St Paul High School - Paulist Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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PRIVATE IOHN SHARON' Not to enjoy life, but to employ life, should be our aim. Sports Editor Spotlite, '43: Class President, '43: Holy Name Society: C.Y.O.: O.A.'l'.: Basketball, '41-'43. PAUL DEVITT. SEA 2fC: Let the Women amuse themselves that's my motto. Circulation Manager Spotlite, '43: O.A.T.: C.Y.0.: Class Vice- President, '42: Holy Name Society: Basketball, '41-'43. PRIVATE KENNETH ROSEN: A little nonsense now and then ls relished by the best of men. C.Y.O. Treasurer, '43: Holy Name Society: O.A.T.: Basket- ball, '41-'43.

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IAMES WOOD: Though spritely, gentle, though polite, sincere, And only ot himself a judge severe. C.Y.O. Treasurer: O.A.T.y Basketball, '41-'44, Holy Name Society. CECILIA BIR: Devoted, anxious, generous, void of guile And her whole he-art's welcome in her smile, Business Manager Paulist, '44, Secretary-Treasurer of Young Ladies Sodality, '44, Class Vice-President, '41, Class Treas- urer, '42p C.Y.O.g O.A.T.p O.G.A. MARY SEWALL: I would be friend with you and have your love. Art Editor Paulist, '44, Society Editor Spotlite, '437 C.Y.O. Vice-President, O.G.A.y -O.A.T.: Young Ladies Sodalityp Spanish Club, MARY ANN HIPSKIND: It's not quantity, but quality that makes a great woman. Class Secretary, '42, C.Y.O.p O.A.T., O.G.A.g Young Ladies Sodalityp Spanish Club.

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PAST It was in the year 1940, that we received the greatest thrill of our school life, when we ascended the first flight of stairs at the beginning of those unforgettable days of our High School career. Twenty-three green Freshmen worked and toiled under the able leadership of our class officers, with lim Stover presiding. We held our annual Hallowe'en party at the home of Pat Britt and in the good old days before we got into this war, we had a hamburger fry at the home of Virginia Ormsbee. During the year we lost Bill Gas- per, who is studying for the priesthood at St. Meinards and Ieanne Latendresse, who entered the convent of the Sisters of St. Ioseph. Virginia Ormsbee was our new student having moved to Marion that year. As our Freshman year passed, our green color faded, and we were ready to become full-fledged Sophomores. We climbed another flight of stairs to assume our famous role of Silly Sophomores. Our former leader, lim Stover, moved to Van Wert, Ohio: lean Lees, Mary Ellen Price and Shirley Crabtree left our class. Martha Garber left to enter the St. Ioseph Convent. One new member, lack Bowman, who came from Marion High, placed our final enrollment for the year at eighteen. During the year we held several social highlights, the brightest of which was a wiener roast at the home of Pat Britt. He surely had the home fires burning, Another outstand- ing tsittingl event was a skating party at Idyl Wyld and everybody had a bang-up time. The stars were elsewhere than in the sky that night. Among the scholastic achievements of the Sophomore year was the honor that came to us when Cecilia Bir carried second place in the County and first place in the District Latin contest. Thus eligible to enter the State contest, Cecilia made a gallant effort to bring home the first prize. Although this was not accomplished, she scored high, and we were all proud of her. As the curtain dropped on the Sophomore year, we held in reserve a small amount from the class treasury for the Spotlite Fund, thanks to the efficient work of our officers. lack Brooks, President, and Cecilia Bir, Treasurer. We were ready for another act in the drama of life. Our third year in High Schooll We had now advanced to the high honor of Iolly Iun- iors. We met our first disappointment when informed that we would not be permitted, due to wartime conditions, to issue the Spotlite, the bi-monthly school paper. However, we managed to present two issues, the Christmas number and one in honor of the Graduating class. The class officers, Iohn Sharon, President: Kenneth Rosen, Vice-President: Carolyn Mott, Secretary-Treasurer: had the responsibility of procuring the funds necessary to finance the big event of the year, the Iunior-Senior Prom and Banquet. We held our annual Iunior-Senior weiner roast on October first at the home of Vir- ginia Ormsbee. After refreshments were served, we held a barn dance. This proved to be a top-notch enjoyment. Several box socials were socially and financially successful, and we held our first dance shortly after the opening of the second semester. Success crowned our efforts and the first war-time Prom and Banquet were held during the last week of May.