St Marys High School - Tower Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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L' W ,Q:sx , ' f sean Gllznsz- Fl is-flnrg How certain events stand out in our rather misty recollection of life's history! How certain prominences in the landscape of memory catch the mental eye, and hold it, as does a sturdy oak in a field of swaying grain. Our first day in high school is illustrative of my statement. V Memorable, indeed, the day when our valiant band entered the portals of that stately edifice, known as St. Mary's High School, that institute which was to pre- pare us for a better and broader ife, whiclr was to help us realize our ambitions. How eager, how more than anxious was that little group. There were ninety of us, and each was ready to acquire-nay to absorb, knowledge. The protecting walls of our school opened wide her portals to admit the bevy of enthusiastic girls, the group of high spirited boys. In we trooped, wide-eyed and interested. Oh! the mystery of it all-a teacher for each subject, a different class room for each recitation. The struggle with Latin or French, with Algebra and General Science was tense, but most of us put to flight the dragon of Failure, and when June came with scholastic and social events crowding the calendar, we heard our names read out in the last assembly for 1923-24, and knew that we were sophomores. September came, and once again we assembled in the now familiar building, still eager, but more arrogant and wiser by far. This was a year of glorious achieve- ments. We developed a few athletes, we served on sundry and divers committees. We traveled until we came to another academic milestone, and began to feel that we were an indispensible group in the cultural life of St. Mary's. Juniors now with real work ahead. Chemistry and Advanced Algebra claimed much of our time, but we managed by dint of determination to make this another happyland aggressive year. We are more learned, and possess now an air of patron- age, for are we not of the upper-classmen? A year elapsed, and June came around, we were honored, when asked to serve as diploma bearers for the mighty Seniors. 9-' 7 7, Q 0 61 9 5 T X - X Page Fifty-three

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6. ,L 0 'L 7 tg- V- 'L 'R .7 1. N-QQ' 1 IKLCSA Z ' J! I C , j F 6 . ' 1 I I I ., cr MELVA ANN MULLANEY C. S. M. C., Spanish Club, Orchestra. ' CATHERINE F. SCHUBELER C. S. M. C., Masque Club, Orchestra, Annual Staff. W ' N ROSE MARIE OLINGER C. S. M. C. RUTH ESTHER STACEY C. S. M. C., Latin Club, An- nual Staff, Masque Club. FORTUNE H. RYAN C. S. lVI. C., Choral Club, Masque Club. MARY ELIZABETH STRATMAN C. S. M. C., Latin Club. A I C A A HELEN MARY SACK fp , C. S. lVI. C., Choral Club, I c Latin Club, Civic Club, F M Z L9 iVIasque Club, Annual Staff. RSFCSSSM. 'C.,mll?a.i2TeAClub, S Civic Club. I kg S Q f,f9V'zAQ'ZEN . I X CQKCY Page Fifty-two '

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'L' p ' 1 JL A Ca ,fS , f ,, , We had the temerity to offer our humble hospitality to these mighty beings, and attained to a measure of success as hosts and hostesses. We even dared, I tell it with bated breath, to present for their amusement, an original drama, which had for its title The Life and Times of the Classof 1926. In September of that year, the loyal classmates came to spend their last year in the hallowed walls of St. lVIary's. Our last year! ' a We must ennoble it, we must make it happy and purposeful, we must make of it a year among years. Y How swiftly the days slip by. We scarcely realize that Winter has turned the school grounds into a fairy palace, until the sharp lancets of spring, pierce the tender bark, and bid the young blossoms come forth to life and beauty. ' The four years have passed. Have we made of them what they should be? Have we helped make more impregnable the fortress of St. lVIary's traditions? Let us hope so. Of this, we are certain that St. hf1ary's has given us more than we know, has opened to us, gateways that lead not only to temporal success, but to eternal achievement. We are glad, dear school, to he indebted to you. We are happy to know that there is no possible way to pay that debt, because that results in our being, Whether you will or not, always a part of you. T ' To those whose love and kindness have given us these four happy years, to those whose pupils we are proud to -be, to the Sisters of Charity, we, try to express the gratitude that words can never tell, and we hope that the future years will show that in so far as the class of '27 is concerned, ye have not builded in vain. -DOROTHY B. CARR Q Qipiblyv A, 7 X KQWEQYNTY 1 Page Fifty-four