St Marys High School - Vale Yearbook (Clarksburg, WV)

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Sl IIIHS MARY JEAN YANOVAK Sodality 1, Z, 3,45 C.S,M,C, 1, Z, 3,45 Junior RedCross 1,Z, 3,45 Civics Club lg Physical Education 1,Z. THE PIONEER MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF '54 1942- 1954

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Sl IIIRS STANLEY TORCHIA, JR. Sodality 1, Z, 3,45 C,S, M.C. 1, Z, 3,45 Junior RedCross 1,Z, 3,45 Glee Club 1,25 Civics Club 1: Student Coun- ' cil Representative 3, Judge 4, Sports Editor for Year- book 4g Football Z, 3,4g Basketball Z, 3,4, Captain 4, Baseball Z, 3,4. ELEANOR LEE URSO Sodality 1, 2, 3,4, Prefect4gC.S,M,C, l,2,3,4g Junior Red Cross 1,Z,3,43G1ee Club l,Z,3,4, Secretary 45 Choir 1,2,3,4g Civics Club 1, Dramatics Club 4: Vice- President of Student Council 3: Class Prophecy for Yearbook 45 Physical Education 1,25 May Queen 4, Cheerleader 1,2,3,4, Co-Head 4, MARY DIANE VASBINDER Sodality 1, Z, 3,4g C.S, M.C, l, 2, 3,45 Junior Red Cross 1,Z,3,4gG1ee Club 1,2gChoir 1,23 Civics Club lg Fu- ture Nurses Club 2, 3,45 Dramatics Club 45 Character- istics for Yearbook 45 Physical Education 1,Z.

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CLASS COLORS: CLASS FLOWER: ORCHID AND PINK CARNATION CLASS MOTTO LET US GO ON UNTO PERFECTIONH Perfection! What a beautiful and meaningful word. lt is supreme ex- cellence in accomplishment. The Blessed Virgin Mary is the perfect model of perfection for she is Regina Sanctorum Omnium. The time has come when we Seniors must go out into the world alone. Yes, we will soon be on our own. Some of us will be in the business world, some in the professional world, and, let us pray, some will enter the religious life, Whatever we und e rta ke we must strive to do perfectly. We will not always have our wonderful parents with us when we may need them most--nor will we have the good nuns who have taught us in all our twelve years of school. They have given us the background of our education and it is now up to us to continue and perfect it. We might wonder how we can become prefect since only God is infinite perfection, and His Blessed Mother is our tainted natu,re's solitary boast. But that does not mean that we should not strive to perfect ourselves. Of course, we will not reach the peak of perfection, but it is worth striving for. First and foremost, we must love and honor God. We must pray to Him tohelp us choose our state of life and to fulfill the duties of that state. We must not fail to obey the commandments of God and of the Church. We must honor and pray to the saints in Heaven and, in particular, to our patron saint. We must be pure in all our thoughts, words, deeds, and actions. We must perform acts of charity, giving aid to the poor and also to the aged and the sick, and most especially must we pray for all who need our help. These virtues and many others are found along the road to perfection. This road is not hard to find. It may be a rough road at first because it is just under construction, but let us not be discouraged. Seniors! we have a long journey ahead of us. Let us proceed on our way with high courage and hope, and let us think of the welcome awaiting us from Our Lady and her Son when He will greet us with the words: Wel1 done, thou good and faithful servant. Enter thou into the joy of the Lord. Patricia Terneus, '54