St Marys High School - Sancta Maria Yearbook (Lynn, MA)

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fobn Pbzlzlb Ptlletzw 12 HARRISON AVENUE SALEHI What better way is there to bring back memories than to thumb through the family album' The tirst picture in our collection is of me lying in 1 classrc pose on a sheepskm rug I was a cute little fellow The next shows me scrubbed and pohshed rn readmess for school where I was expected to get on the Honor Roll esery time Why of course I drd' just for com parrson let me mention mv plcture taken upon graduatron from the Salem Institution of knowledge run by the Sisters of the Assumption I have grown considerably and I look wery intelligent here At thrs stage of my life I entered Saint Mary s Here I became widely known for my theory of relatrvity Even if the prcture here in this album of the Class of 1946 were able to speak xt would be incompetent I would lack the razan ave to express my gratitude to all To do this subyect justtce IS qurte rmpossrble Luczeu orepb Pourmrd 18 RAYMOND ROAD SALEM To relate of my being born on anuary first rn nmeteen hundred and twenty eight the first boy rn a famrly of six lovely grrls and to tell of my havmg mastered my first erght years of learning wrth customary facrlrty would only use up valuable space Thus I shall not elaborate on this por tion of my most mterestmg hfe After losing myself for three years in that nation wlthrn a nation Saint Marys I found myself at last thrust rnto the great world of drama with my skrlls bemg used to therr greatest advantage in the senior productlon Through the Nzght I am unspeakably grateful for the many opportunrties so freely given me by my parents and the Priests and Sisters It rs my earnest desire that I shall prove my gratr tude wrthout measure mnef Vmeent Power: 39 LOVERS LEAP AVENUE LX NN Upon investigation of the birth records of New York you will find rn its chronologrcal and alphabetical place the name of james Vincent Pow ers The register goes on to record that this babe wa born in Queens Village Not wrshmg to gnc one city all the glory I moved on to Springdale Pennsylvania where the radnance of my presence brightened this httle coal mining town Tour years later I transferred myself to Lynn Here I yoined the rmks at Saint Mary s Grlmmar School and soon was graduated to the hugh school Sad to relate my enthusiasm was not appreciated here so I w as frequently asked to refrain from answering all the questions to allow the other boys to get some marks Graduation ns almost upon me and I am glad yet sad I want to thank my good parents and the Sisters for an undertaking well done L54 . . 1 , ,- n . .' 1 ' .' , ' .1 Y ' . . , . - 1 - 1 Y . V , 71 . . . 1 . . . , V. Y , . V . V . ' .I . s s a I 7 ' 9 y v , . r . . v. . . . , L Y T 1 . Y '. . ' a t , . . y . , v 1 0 I , - Q 1 Y , . . . . a . , . . A T r Q ' S . v' ' 'v . ' 1 s 1 r A .Y h F l . . , . 4 , , ' V . V. - . - , , ' ' , ' ,' . ' 1 e 1 ' - s - , , 'tk - r ' K . Y ' .-' . . . 5 7 k- . y K . 1 ' . ' . . ' a ' ' .' ,

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Georggjojepb 40 WAVERLY STREET LYNN Without question my school days each and every one spent at Samt Mary s were completely happy I was surrounded by teachers and class mates who were always wrllmg and were never too busy to help when a fellow hit a rough spot During high school I took part in every school undertaking My first love was sports so I have rooteo for Samt Mary teams all over the state To recall my part ln dramatics ns easy because Parents Night of a couple of years ago when I was Aaron Boggs Fresh man from Splmterville is very vivid nn my mind Rehearsmg and acting an this play were barrels of fun Whenever I dream of my twelve years at the Samts I feel that I shall always be grateful to Ma and Dad for selecting Samt Marys for my education I am also appreciative of the Sisters and Priests for they have provided me with a sound Catholic edu cation admirable example and much inspiration R0 erfofe 11 Uuellette g P I GRANT ROAD SALEM The first thought that comes to my mind as I ponder on the stage of my life that I am now completing is how fortunate I have been to have re celved a Catholic school education Appreciation of the finest mother and father in existence also stlrs within me And whnle I thxnk of them my thoughts carry me to my childhood at Saint Ann s School Salem and the Sisters of Saint Chretlenne who were my teachers Indeed I have been fortunate of course I am grateful Many of the friends Ive made espe cially those at Saint Marys w1ll remain cherished in my memory long after my departure Pens1vely now I thunk of them and recall the count less happy days and good times we enjoyed together It IS with feelings of ,ov and sadness that I leav for the outer world May God bless all those who have made my education possible 50 HERBERT STREET LYNN Santa came early rn 1928 and from his bulging pack he placed in the Pashby stocking 1 new addxtnon to their family Readily you can guess that I was this little bundle of happiness Having passed through Samt Mary s Grammar School I enrolled here for a secondary training When I arrived at the door each member of the faculty was there beggrng for my presence an her homeroom No doubt they heard that I was one of the quletest of the new arrivals Rapidly I became ensnared ID the terrible web of sclence and the languages but with the ard of a shears I hope to free myself so I can walk to receive my diploma Before I untangle myself I wish to thank all the Sisters and Priests for their txreless efforts I am grateful to my zealous and devoted parents also fi-3 9 1 I , . . ' 1 . ' ' ' 'K D. , ., , . 1 1 ' , . r Q- - n . . , . . . Y . a 9 ' 1 , . ' 1 . . , v 1 1 . ' ' Q i - 1 ' . . , . . . . a . . , ' ' A . n. . n A 9 , t I . . . - . - I f , . s . . V V.

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Edward Damel Qumn 21 COTTAGE STREET PEABODY In August of 1945 the world rocked wrth the alarmnng nevss of the atomrc bomb Seventeen years preuous nt had been rocked by somethmg almost as startlmg my entrance mto the farr city of Peabody For five years I dxd my best at getting mto mrschxef at home and then proceeded to St john s School to continue at the same The necessary course completed hrgh school became my chref concern I graduate now a confident fearless youtn ready to enter tvsentreth century society I find myself dreammg and making mental prctures of the used to be The funmest one I thunk ns of my Hrst dance the nnght that I so contentedly lrstened to the orches tra and watched the guls dance each other around Oh how Ive changed Ive changed ln thus way yes but never I hope rn my spnrlt of gratltude to my dear parents and the good Srsters and Prrests They labored hard to educate me May therr efforts bear frult Ednjardjojtpb 410 WI STI RN AVENUE LYNN It rs drflicult to say whether I excelled nn musrc or ln athletncs Havrng many ardent fans for both rt was not hard for me to transfer my mam extra currlcular mterest from football to muslc Wlth but few regrets I turned from thrs vrrrle sport the great fascnnatron of my yunlor year to the Ray solo that put the Parents Entertalnment rrght over the top With out ut the Waltz Couple certarnly would have been less glamorous My mmd turns wrth ease to focus attentron on my scholastnc attempts I recall them wxth pleasure Surely nt IS gratlfylng to know that my lnfe s ambrtnon raduatnon from St Mary s Boys Hugh IS soon to become a realrty for 1 was not wrthout toll that I ma tered each year and most especxally the as Wzllmraz Edward Regan 166 TRACY AVENUE LYNN My scholarly attempts at learnnng the three Rs began at Samt oseph Institute and contmued at Samt Marys Hugh where I strove to dlgest much knowledge and the famous old adage Silence ns golden Each year was marked by some special pleasure and thus my secondary educatron was xery enjoyable It was most fruitful also It rs very honestly and readrly then that after I recall each and every phase of my story here I say that Samt Marys rs tops As I dream I realnze more and more hom much I shall mnss these happy days and all that composed them zealous Priests devoted Sisters jolly frlends I am sure that I shall always treasure them Because they worked so hard and long to tram me well I proceed to take the next step-unafrald To Hum The Giver of all grfts do I Hrst extend my gratitude and then to my parents the Prnests and the Sisters msg , . ' 7 ' T 1 ! I ' I ' 7 7 . ' . ' I , . . , , y , . . . . I ft : : . , , , , - 1 ' . , 7 7 playmg an accordion nn the semor perlod. Everyone clalmed that lt was , . . 5 s .I . , t s , - l t. , , , Y 9 ' 1 I ll ll ' v V ' 7 i 7 , . ' . Q , ' 3 7 ' L.