St Marys High School - Marianite Yearbook (Southbridge, MA)

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SPONSORS and Mrs and Mrs and Mrs and Mrs and Mrs and Mrs and Mrs and Mrs and Mrs and Mrs Edward Labelle Hubert Pariseau Rudolphe Labelle Eddie Castonguay Anthony Detarando H. J. Madore Thomas O'Connor Clayton McKinstry Fred C. Rourke Bernard A. Rannigan Miss Mary Higgins Miss Marcella and Mr. Bernard Rannigan Jr and Mrs and Mrs and Mrs and Mrs Christo Athanas Pnilbert Tiberii James Lapriore Joseph Casey 59

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UBEHHIIHIIEBBEJU Oberammergau is a village about sixty miles southwest of Mun- ich in Bavaria, Germany. The town is famous for its performances of the Passion Play, which has taken place every ten years since the l6CO's. This dramatic performance represents the suffering, Passion, and death of Jesus. It is the outcome of a vow which the villagers made in 1633. At that time a plague of Cholera reached the vicinity. When the village was delivered from it, the people in gratitude promised to honor the passion of Christ by giving this play.1 That vow has been kept every ten years, except for a delay from 1920 to 1922 after World War I. World War II halted the l9uO performance. The persons who take part in this play must lead the lives of saints or of ,holy people they wish to por- tray. The men grow beards and let their hair grow. No twigs of any kind, are used. These people have become very famous and people from all over the world flock to Bavaria to see them. The children of Oberammergau are taught to prepare themselves for a part in the play from their earliest years. The one who takes the part of the Christus must lead an almost perfect life. This part requires some very strenuous acting. The Crucifixion scene reouires so much exertion that the actor is completely ex- hausted when taken down from the cross. One of the young men who took the part of the Christus, Anton Lang, attended Holy Cross College. The girl who takes the part of our Blessed Mother must lead an exemplary life. Those taking part are selected with the greatest of care not only in their outward appearance but also in their lives. The people of Oberammergau consider it the greatest thing that came into their lives and the moral uplift they receivermmes this little town a favorite place for tourists who wish to get away from the mad,restless world to a pleasant vacation in the quiet and peaceful atmosphere of Bavaria. ' The tiny Community of Tovar, Venezuela Count Martin Tovary Ponte noticed the strong the hills of the region and the Black Forest invitation, 371 men,women and children left of Bavaria and came to Venezuela. Little by replica of the community they left behind. for tourists, The Passion Play is not a money-making was founded in l8h3. resemblance between in Germany. At his their native country little they built a Today it is a must affair. The actors and actresses receive a salary which would hardly tempt the least of the Hollywood stars. Due to the ever increasing popularity of the purely religious performance it has been necessary to give extra performances but no amount of money has been able to tempt the Passion Players to go on tour. 57 T z Q N v I l' V I n V . . . ,I 3 n A If 11, I ,qi Y .A A, lk' ffl 6, ,,

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AT 1-ILETICS The athletics at St. Mary's High School have not had too suc cessful a season. Here, we have only one sport so far, basketball We are hoping to have a baseball team this summer. We have very good prospects such asg Michael Moriarty, Ronald Berger, and Neal Leblanc. In Basketball this year we finished with two wins and seven losses. The two wins came at the hands of Woodstock Academy The first game was won 36 to '35 in which I scored sixteen points and Ronald Berger chipping in with eight. The other players are Michael Moriarty, Neal Leblanc, Paul Champagne, James, Moriarty William Battista, Ronald Berger and myself. Ronald had to quit by order of the doctor. We were very sad to see him go as we needed him for rebounding. For the first year in the Tri-State Basketball League we did pretty well. We played such schools as, Woodstock Academy, Dudley, Bartlett, Wells and St. Louis.We didn't have many Freshmen players after Ronald left. There was only Mike Moriarty and myself. But the boys from Junior High helped us very much. We didn't think we would win too many games our first year. Philip Morrill, our coach, was one of the best coaches I have ever played for, and I am sure everyone agrees with me. GRAMMAR SCHOOL Neal Leblanc Robert Trombley James Moriarty Paul Champagne wL-iiam Battista Joe ph Costa Michael Thessier FRESHMEN Michael Moriarty Ronald Berger Ronald Splaine Neal Leblanc Paul Champagne James Moriarty Robert Trombley William Battista The player on the Freshman team with the highest average was Ronald Splaine with 15 points per game and Michael Moriarty with 10 points per game. Bobby Trombley was the player on the Grammar School team with the highest average. Ronald Splaine 60 59 3 7