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

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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.

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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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AmMMl1I1l Reid 0 sAc'AMoR15 s'rR12i5'r LYINN I dreamed a dream one day' and now' that dream is here beside me. Yes. at last my lifelong dream is coming true. Constantly have the golden sands of time run on until now' it is necessary for me to leave this particular haven of my dreams. As thoughts of departing steal upon me I fall into deep reyerie and liye again the memories of September 19-I3 to une 19-16. Although Greek was my hardest subject I liked it best I know now that when a teacher says something she means it for lying across her apron wasnt comfortable I knew I should hue done my homework' From September 1944 to june 1945 I enjoyed the responsibility of ringing the Bells of Sam' Mary s On Noaember 27 1945 Tbmu lv ilu Nfghl thc first all senior drama intro luced a new star Al Reid That night I be came an actress and a personagc on the Great White Way Kenrzetb Leonmad Robzmon 1a 89 RIIDINGTON STREFT SWAMPSCOTW All the world s a stage and the men and women merely play ers Slmkefpeafe Apt indeed is the opinion of the great bard to introduce my life story for the stage has been a conspicuous feature in my youthful career There are few among my school pals who know not of my two line off stage role in Through flee N1 bl nor will many forget when I answered the phone before it rang It was fun like this that helped make a dull than l1ke studying a happv es ent in life Having fretted my hour upon the playing stage I stand pee mn into the horizon of the stage of life Made stalwart by the training of the Sisters of Saint Ioseph for twelve years and that of the world Given eve y chance for skillful training as a prepara t1on why should I not tr ad the stage we know as the world w th i master s art? Paul Fmnczf Roflrleu 46 omsit sriuir SALLA Before I step forth from St Mary s to rice the future I wish to leave for posterity the first but of literature that I haye compo cd for print For this hrst publication I hase naturally chosen the subject I know most about myself Skipping oyer my quiet childhood days I shall beg n with the day that I recessed my diploma from S mt ames Grammar School and com menccd my daily journey from Salem to Lynn ua Highland Avenue Th has been one of my pastimes for the past four years I shall long re member those good times on the bus when we enjoyed life so well in the rear seats Mastering my lessons pre cnted many a rough spot but I man aged to smooth them out Thoush I w ts not particularly actise in school affairs I enjoyed them xery much M y I proye myself worthy of all the joy Iye had and of the hne training Iye receised' 136 F , V. . s , - 1 , 0 7 L K 9 , 1 , ,y I j f P v V L B . A Y . ' 4 I . ' ' V C L, , . A 1 N 4 i Y' U r ' 0 1 i I ' ' ' ' f S ts- ' ' ' J - ' . 1 , .' v ,' - ' ' 5 - I . y .0 . Y 'N Y I . I, e ' 1 I . U ' 1 , . ' 1 . 5 Y I l A - ' 7 V 7 -i by my good parents for seventeen. I stand ready to match my strength with 7 . F Y . . . L- ' , f e. I . ' ' , ri 1 f' V . : : : 4 Y, r' A 1 4 .' 4 ' . ' S - ' . ' is N ' I r - A A r j L ' . - r 5 L -, I 'i ' r A A r ' A ' 1- A I Q V' , 1 ' ' NK ' , , ,' 5,2 . . ' f, 'S ' V . . . , K, J . Y s V y I 3 v k ' v Q . . ' ' ' . , . - i i ' 7 ' ' - 5 f .