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

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MASS IIMI lllll I953-H154 AUGUST Registration Day. . .at last we were Seniors! SEPTEMBER The first day of school. . .we met new teachers, old and new friends. Class Elections were held. . .we voted for our leaders for the next nine months. We selected our cheerleaders. . .they're always the best. The first pep meeting was held. . .cried of yeah, Stripers rocked the building. Student Council officers were elected. . .give him a ticket. Our first movie was held. . .we take time from school to enjoy a few good laughs. Freshmen initiation begins. . .look out you kids! . . . oh, oh, you dis- obeyed. . .you know what that means. OCTOBER The first joint Sodality and C. S. M. C. meeting was held. First football victory. . . rah, rah, rah! !! Poor Belington! Freshmen initiation ends . . . well, it looks as if they survived after all. Sodality Halloween party. . .check those crazy ghosts! NOVEMBER First pictu r e s for yearbook were taken. . . oh, that poor camera! 18. Senior pictures were taken. . .Hollywood, here we come, 19, Annual fall bazaar was held in the school hall. . .the Seniors ran the Country Store and cries of Buy your chances on the Coun- try Store here, ladies and gentlemen rang through the hall. . . that is until we lost the P. A. system. D r a matic s C lub put on skits. . .hu1lo, dahling. . .where's Sister Ursula '?. . .is my hat on straight? DECEMBER Preparations for the Christmas Dance begin. . .big deal! Basketball season opened. . . LostCreek triumphed again but we were not discouraged. Decorations for the Christmas Dance went up. . .where do I put these trees 7 . . .have you turned in your tickets yet ? Christmas Dance. . . Love1iest Night of the Year.

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Vlllllllllllllll In a few days thirty-seven boys and girls will walk up the center aisle of the Immaculate Conception Church. We will walk up as Seniors of Saint Mary's High School, but we will return as thirty-seven graduates, thirty-seven alumnae of Cath- olic Education. For twelve long years we have joyously awaited our commencement day. At times everyone of us has felt that it would never come. But now that the goal we so earnestly strove for is almost ours we experience a strange mixture of emotions. We rejoice and are lighthearted because at last we have come to that milestone on the road of life to which these words of Saint Paul are very apropos: When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have be- comeaman, Iput away the things of a child. But also in our hearts is some sorrow mingled with a little anxiety because we are leaving the security of an old life for the uncertainty and doubt of a new one. I think we are fighting the same mental battle that the sailors of the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria must have fought before they set sail from Portugal. They were eager for the New World and the riches it promised them, but fearful of leaving the protection oftheir familiar homeland for the dangers and hardships of the open sea. But, after God, they placed their trust in their captain, and he led them to a glorious land and undying fame, Our glorious land is heaven and our undying fame, sainthood. Our guide is our Catholic Religion, taught and lived by Jesus Christ, and revealed to us by the workings of the Holy Ghost in our Catholic Education System. Our Catholic Education has pro- vided us with a Christian plan of life, the map we are to use on our voyage through life. This precious knowledge has come to us through the untiring efforts, sacrifices, and prayers of our belovedpriests, sisters, and parents. We will remain eternally grateful. Fellow classmates, the future is in our hands. The world we are entering is now in a critical position. If we heed the lessons we have been taught these past twelve years it is in our power to change the world. We can return this bal1 to the Baby Jesus before it destroys itself. Our elders are Placing their faith in us. Let us prove to them that we consider their confidence a sacred trust. Mary Ann Malfregeot, Valedictorian

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MASS CAI! Ill!! 1953-1954 JANUARY 3. We were in our last semester in S. M. H.S. . . . should we laugh or cry ? 9. First basketball victory. . .yeah! ! ! Poor Belington! . . .Better luck next time. 18-20. Examinations.. .need I say more ? 21, Oh! we made it! . . .Sister, did you grade my exam yet '?. . . what did Iget?. . . oh dear, I knew I'd fail that one! 27. May Queen election was held...congratulations to Eleanor, Mary Teresa, and Jean. . .as one boy said, This room hasn't been this quiet in years. FEBRUARY 18, Mr. Toothman, of the Empire Bank, lectured on banking and the Gold Standard. 25. The PERFECTIONIST goes to press. . . now somebody else has to work. 28. Monongahela Valley Tournament. ..yeah! St. Mary's. MARCH 1-2. Monongahela Valley Tournament. . . still yeah! St. Mary's. 4. The Senior Class toured the Clearlite Glass Factory. 10-12. Retreat time came again...we took time to examine our lives 13 15 19 25. 2. 6-7 14. 20. 28. 30. and plan for the future, Diocesan-wide Play Festival was held in Morgantown. The Senior Class toured St. Mary's Hospital. St. Joseph's Day. . . we went to Wheeling to see Cecilia and Helen Rita receive the habit of the Sisters of St. Joseph. APRIL Music Graduation Day. . .Rose Marie, Patty, and Bob made the grade after all. MAY May Procession. , .we pledged our loyalty to Mary once again. . Senior Play was held. . . What! breakfast in the living room again 7 Prom. . .another milestone behind us. Skip Day. . .Deep Creek! What! did Sister see us? Class Night. . .tears came early. Graduation. . .we leave the student ranks of St. Mary's, but she is not forgotten.