St Marys High School - Lance Yearbook (Medford, OR)

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IN FULL GLCDIQY REFLECTED O, SAY CAN YOU SEE- as we enter the lower hall -the grades filing in from ploy. Exhilarated, breathless- glowing over the victorious outcome of the game in the playground, tugging at muffler and cap- whispering, nodding- Nlore mumbling-, a warning reproach- general diminuendo Through the door at the right bearing the sign Fifth Graden-we peelc BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT- The morning sun is dancing on tow head and brown bent over the deslc, intent on the story before them- The Life of St. Francis. We notice the fresh Flowers in the corner- before the Sacred Heart statue- the prim deslc of the teacher- the two shiny red apples, the boy in the last seat of the third aisle shooting a spit-ball at the girl with the red pigtails. WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAILED- Cholcecl up with memories we turn away, leaving the shadow of our juvenile days we ascend the stairs- up-and still up- symbolic of our continual mental growth and the new heights we must conquer. We reach the second landing and start down a similar corridor- with which we are more familiar. From the room at the left we hear- Ventrebleul Vous etes tres stupiclelu- and we lcnow beyond question it is the French l class in one of its lively moments. How well we remember our French 'l classes -our Latin and English 'l classes. We were Freshmen-timid, meelc, self-conscious Freshmen- enraptured by these new ugrown-up activities, this puella, ae, am a business called Latin, this fellow called Caesar and the importance of xyz- Algebra-they called it.

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IN FULL GLORY REFLECTED CContinuedD As we became more accustomed to our new roles- we swung ri ht into the whirl -or High-gchoollu The brisli, biting days ol autumn we stood shivering, lustil cheering our team on to victory the lgliday night baslcet-ball games- vlve never mamssegl- pl t emixers t e enior a then-THE event- Y- our First dance-the Junior-Senior Rroml A delightful year- we can never forget. We proved a little more sophisticated as Sophomores-noticeably little-- Another year crammed lull of activity -and we rushed into the classroom across the hall- the Junior classroom, bumping right into Cicero, hydrochloric acid and quadrilaterals-l O Tl-IUS BE IT EVER- the joys we tasted- out-of-town games- slcating parties-the Junior-Senior banquet- the Prom- May these continue to malce the Junior year- a year to be remembered by others- as we remember it- IN FULL GLORY REFLECTED- Seniors! that coveted title that we dreamed about- hoped for, prayed lor,- crammed lor- We have reached the topl Our years at St. lVlary's lay unfolded behind us- But wait- ON THE SHORE DIMLY SEEN- The years ahead also lay spread before us. Why-we have only started on the mysterious road of life- With our years at St. lVlary's as Q head start- we are bound to succeed- l-lere We Come Americal And conquer we must When our cause it is just, And this be our motto 'ln God is our trust' Mary Anlil