St Marys High School - Per Annos Yearbook (Cortland, NY)

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Building for To-morrow RONALD PHILLIPS Take a test-tube about six feet long and fill with ten c. c. of humorous guipsg add two grams of athletic blood, a compound of basketball agility and gridiron prowess. Apply heath - run for your life! When the smoke has cleared away, Gwinna , our class president, will remain. Versatility plus spells Gwinna . Be it dramatics, debates, dancing-class or glee club, he is tops, t'Gwinna is the champion gloom dispeller of the class of '39 and he is the claimant of everyone's friendship. During his years at St. Mary's, Gwinna has gained honor in both curricular and extra curricular activities. Who said athletics and scholastic ability won't mix? GRACE NATOLI The case has been triedg the jury, comprised of St. Mary's faculty and students, have reached a verdict. Grace Natoli is found guilty of being the acme of efficiency. Therefore Grace is sen- tenced to be the life long friend of every St. Maryite. lf efficiency is demanded, Grace is efficientp if sympathy is needed, Grace is sympatheticg if reliability is in demand, Grace is reliable. How could anyone be so perfect? Facts prove it. Secretary of the sophomore classg vice-president of the junior and senior classesp arf editor of the Per Annosg honor pupil, are all evidence that lead the jury to reach its verdict. GERALD GERRARD 'llake-, our jack of all trades, is the proud possessor of the long lost art of blushing. Under his French suaveness, you'll find that he is cleverly concealing his shyness. When the senior play was in full swing, lake was the little man with the hammer, fcommonly called the stage managerj executed this task with the same ability as he managed the '38 football team. ln the senior election l'lake was selected to be class treasurer. ln filling this office he has more worries than the United States Government. lf his hopes are realized, ulakeu will spend his days laboring for Christ in some distant land.

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Come one! Come all! See the greatest spectacle in the history of St. Mary's . . . Right this way . . . Step quiolcly . . . Step lively into St. Mary's Hall of Fame! . . . Behold! St. Mary's Seniors on parade!

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MARGARET SWEETLAN D Vifantedz an energetic and tactful young woman to fill the office of Senior Class secretary, which was so capably filled by Margaret. This position was but a stepping stone to success .... Binghamton Secretarial School seems to be her goal. They say she has high hopes of being some business executive's indispensable 'iMan Friday in the future. Complementing her secretarial ability is her mastery of bizarre character interpretations and numerous difficult dialects, which helped to make this year's dramatic attempt of the Senior Class a smashing success! So realistic did she make the character of Minnie, the colored maid, that Margaret, caught unawares, will guite naturally reply in the affirmative Yas Umm! WILLIAM WEST Bill doesn't see why he has to mix geometry, English and history with his personal after-class hours. This carefree senior has passed his years at St. Mary's, never letting business come before pleasure. Because he does not list football as business, Bill has succeeded in making it a profitable diversion both for himself and St. Marys You might think he was bashful, but jive and jam will always bring him out of his shell. l-leavy assignments never bother Bill because he has adopted for his slogan t'Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow . MARIORIE KEENAN Marge is everyones idea of the typical high school student because she is always ready, willing and able to do her part to promote school activities. Her name is just an abbreviation for school spirit. Whether it looks like triumph or defeat, this vivacious brunette is always ready to cheer the boys on to Hfight for the blue and gold . Marge displayed her dramatic ability in the class play to such an extent that we visioned her as a star flickering in the cinema skies. ln her more serious moments Marge is a true child of Mary, a zealous Catholic Daughter, in brief, the ideal Catholic girl. .37 38 3