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

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2 MATILDA VORMWALD Tillie' '... abounding energy . . . wee mite . . . 110 lb. bundle of vim, vigor and vitality . . . big, trusting brown eyes . . . keen memory for dates . . . college-bound . . . million dollar baby in the Five and Ten . . . Sweater girl . . . SUE ROBERT CORCORAN First degree woman-hater . . . What-the-nut . . . wise sayings . . .. cagey hoopster . . . shy-well, maybe . . . most sociable . . . Mr. Five- plus-five . . . Physics wizard . . . elusive. . . pursued but not pursuer . . . ski-enthusiast . . . greatest ambition-yard-bird . . . 'BLUE JoANNR BRAUN Beauty n' brains . . . hit of the party . . . garrulous . . . all the qualities of a good stenographer -including the eraser . . . scholastic ability . . . original essayist . . . partial to chocolate cake and puppies. . .efficient editor . . . Hollywood-bound CSenior Playl . . . clever mathematician . . . happy-go-lucky . . . bashful???. . . B05 HAROLD DUMAS Daydreamer . . . black eyes . . . ardent sportsman . . . fast on court . . . studious . . . lover of nature . . . expert historian . . . reserved . . . sincere X. . . tranquil . . . still water runs deep . . . artist of the comic strip . . . ski-champ . . . favorite baby-tender . . . future General . . . basketball assistant manager . . .

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My tortured mind twisted and writhed under The pressure of these grim ponderings, And my eyes stared blindly through the window, Beyond the tall elm glistening in the sudden burst of sunlight, Past the shining tiles of the Cathedral spires, Up-up to the stupendous arc that adorned the clear heavens. Bright, dull-hues of all sorts Mixed suddenly with my thoughts, My mind became a jumbled mass, reeled, and With a start realized that the storm was over! A bird was singing! My heavy heart made a leap to answer- No!!!-I stopped- My head became flooded once more with the turbulent reflections Ot two seconds ago. ' The bird sang again. There it is! Why, it's an oriole! The lithe amber bird was busily flitting Back and forth, singing all the time. Whatever was it doing? Could it be that- Why, in the exact same spot it was building Another nest! Its whole life was ruined-yet it was singing! Singing! It was happy! Was it possible that our world could also be thus rebuilt-happily? Was it possible to square your shoulders, Smile, And stoop and build them up with worn-out too1s ? Really possible? The oriole's song filled my room- This time my heart did not hesitate to respond! Once more it seemed to settle my problems, And I imagined it was saying to me- No one denies that it's hard to bear our burdens patiently To the foot of the Cross- But it's harder to hang there- . Mary Antil '43 me

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IAMES RAY Answer to any teacher's prayer . . . proverbial red hair with match- ing wit . . . machinist . . . envy of superman . . . flash on basketball court . . . dear-stalker . . . petit package . . . unselfish . . . talented mathemati- cian . . . Gus' '... keeper of the class coins . . . anxiously waiting Uncle Sam's call . . B135 ANN STACK Delectable snack of sweetness . . . keen student . . . companionable . . . intensity of quiet charm . . . cooperative . . . laughing eyes . . . care- free and sincere . . . ardent sports' enthusiast . . . orginality and imagina- tion . . . May Queen . . . twinkling humor a-plenty . . . wind-tossed locks B135 CHARLES INNES Butch . . . man of the hour on the gridiron. . .mystery man. . . Boris Karloff imitator . . . allergic to wine, women and work . . . Senior bogey man . . . alias-Sister Watch-Tower . . . pool shark . . . exponent of wolfing . . . scotch plaid ties . . . hopes of becoming an Army Air Cadet . . B114 MARY JANE ANDERSON Short, sweet, serene and sincere . . . slice of sunshine . . . contagious giggle . . . active participant in school affairs . . . wit and easy-going man- ner . . . typical Irish fcolleenb with blue eyes and a fighting spirit . . . sociable and dependable . . . Vice-president of Sodality. . . 3