St Marys Academy - The Marian Yearbook (Devils Lake, ND)

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When we returned 1n the fall of 1951 we were cons1dered upperclassmen We had a larger cholce of subjects 1nclud1ng typewmtmg U S h1story Enghsh journal1sm speech Lat1n and shorthand The twenty seven of us comb1ned our talents to present the three act comedy You Can't Take It W1th You ' We selected On Top of the World as our prom theme Th1s year Mlchael Mullen Phyll1s Er1ckson and Dorothy Schmaltz were elected to the class offlces S1ster Mary Mercy was our class advlser September 1952 found us as sen1ors 1n St Mary's There were th1rty one of us the largest class ever to be grad uated from St Mary s Our subjects xncluded problems of Amer1can democracy bookkeepmg chem1stry geometry Enghsh rel1g1on and home and fam1ly l1v1ng In add1t1on to these subjects we were kept busy on the school paper and the yearbook Mlchael Mullen was aga1n elected class pres1 dent Grayce Vetsch and Lou1se Senger asslsted hmm S1ster Mary Ursula was our adv1ser Each year we made a sp1r1tual retreat In our sen1or year lt was conducted by Father Raymund Scheller of Grand Forks Our baccalaureate exerc1ses were held on Sunday May Z4 w1th Father Maur1ce Jaeger as speaker We were graduated 1n St Josep-h's Church on Thursday May 28 w1th H15 Excellency B1shop Leo Dworschak del1ver1ng the address Class motto What we are to be we are becommg Class flower L1ly of the valley Class colors Old rose and s1lver 7 I . 1 o Q I 1 I 1 1 . - - ll ' 1 1 Il un . . 1 1 . . , , . . , . . - . . I 3 1 1 A 3 1 ' I ' - . . . . ' 1 1 . . ll ' vu D .

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mi s ,,, K yet J f ' f3+t'fh, ef 5- 232. x 7 fx M. xi' ul' 9 Q' vs g v H' 5 .xc 7' The class of 1953 can well remember September 8 1949 when we f1rst entered the halls of learn1ng at St Mary s We numbered twenty mne green and uncertam freshmen Most of us came from the elghth grade here whxle others came from far and near tOJO1I1 us M1chael Mullen pres1dent, Mary Ann Taylor, secretary treasurer, and James Volk, v1ce pres1dent were elected to lead our class under the d1rect1on of Sxster Mary Olxver. Our subjects 1ncluded general sclence, general busmess, Engllsh, or1entat1ons, c1t1zensh1p, rel1g1on, and Latln. In September, 1950, we returned to St. Mary's as sopho mores, more conf1dent and advanced We had lost three members of our class, but had gamed three, so there were aga1n twenty n1ne of us. Thls year we chose Engllsh, re11g1on, algebra, b1o1ogy, Lat1n, and world h1story as our subjects. Colette DeVany led our class wxth S1ster Mary Margaret as adv1ser. Charles Steffan and Duane Moore, who left us at the end of the year, were v1ce pres1dent and secretary treasurer, respect1vely 6 I Q

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Ways The year 1953 w1ll llnger long 1n your mmds as the year of your graduat1on from h1gh school Many cher1shed mem or1es of your grade and espec1ally your h1gh school days w1ll follow you as you enter the broad and practlcal school of l1fe For most of you your formal educatlon 1S completed and your practlcal educatlon 1f Just beg1nn1ng The 1mmed1ate years ahead are cr1t1cal ones for all of you years of dec1s1on upon wh1ch not only your temporal well be1ng but above all your eternal happ1ness w1ll depend A Cathol1c educat1on has been your pr1v1lege and upon th1s foundat1on you must bulld your future so that you mlght fulf1ll the all w1se des1gns of God for you You have not only learned the human sc1ences and arts that w1ll assure you success 1n th1s l1fe but k1nd and lov1ng teachers have labored long and d1l1gently to ground you 1n the doctr1nes and practlces of Holy Mother Church wh1ch 1f you l1ve andpract1ce them w1ll assure you perfect happ1ness w1th God 1n etern1ty product The S1sters and student body are proud of you Your 1nterests w1ll always be the1r 1nterests Your success w1ll be a measure of reward for all the1r efforts and sacr1f1ces They w1ll long remember the sen1ors of '53 and the1r prayers w1ll follow you wherever you may be A word of warnmg IS always 1n place You are entermng a self1sh and mater1a11st1c world It w1ll try to fash1on you to 1ts l1k1ng 1f you but g1ve It a chance Be true to yourselves and let your l1ves be an uncom prom1s1ng v1nd1cat1on of your Cathohc educat1on Glory IH lt and 1n the freedom that IS yours under God You are not mere tools of a s1nful world but you are chxldren of God a d1gn1ty wh1ch w1ll enable you to take l1fe 1nto your own hands and to make the world better not 1n sp1te of you but because of you Let your h1gh school d1ploma be but your entrance ex am1nat1on to the school of l1fe that w1ll lead you towards the eternal commencement wh1ch we all hope one day to attaln Congratulatlons and best w1shes from the students and faculty May God bless and keep you always' Rev Maumee Jaeger O S B Pastor 8 , 1 . , . y . , . , . . t 9 . . , . . . , . . . , . St. Mary's School sends you into the world as its finished . . , . . 3 . 7 I . . !