St Pauls High School - Veritas Yearbook (Daytona Beach, FL)

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diam oblato W FRESHMAN YEAR Alas! the life of high school freshmen is not quite as simple as it seems. After a summer full of plans for a carefree year ahead, we found our first few weeks in high school taken up with the introduction of many new and diHicult subjectSe religion, English, Latin, general science, algebra, and Christian democracy. But, we were not to be daunted and soon we felt that high school life might not be so bad after all and we proceeded to the election of class oflicers. Then, INITIATION! It almost disillusioned us. The thought that we would not remain freshmen forever was our one hope. At the end of this week of torment we were received oHicially into life at St. Paulls, and all feeling of uneasiness left us. Preparations, in which we now shared, included a trip with the Sodality to Orlando where plans for the State Convention in Miami were madeea Christmas pageant presented by the Glee Club to add more joy to our first Christmas holidays. We were just beginning to enjoy ourereturn to school after the vacation, when midyear examinations were upon us, dampening our high spirits. After surmounting these obstacles quite successfully, we entered into a year of social activitiesethe musi- cal selections of RubinoH and his violin thrilled us as did his praise of St. PauPs and Catholic education,-the dances, hen parties, basketball games, the cheerleaders, Wiener roast, were all events into which we entered heartily. Our interest in the religious side of high school life was shown by the attendance of some of our class at the Reception of the Sisters of St. Joseph in St. Augustine. All of us enjoyed the Retreat given during Holy Week by Father William Fitz- patrick of Orlando. In April and May our time and thoughts were given to such important events as the Prom at the Princess Issena, an Ascension Thursday outing, sponsored in part, by our class and which has since become a tradition; reception into the Sodality of the Children of Mary and the May Procession, the final examinations, Class Day with our presentation of The Merchant of Venice, and the F reshman awards. SOPHOMORE YEAR September 1951 found us a more self-confident group as we returned to school. Quickly we adapted ourselves to the work of our second year by struggling through Latin translations, geometric propositions, and life history of the amoeba. October-The various organizations were well under way and we showed our usual enthusiasm. We supported the Crinoline Days, Dance by appearing in

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1:354 N 'f- r'r JJ J HIT PARADE Monsignor He Knows the Way St. Paulk .Pll Go On Loving You Sister Bernard of Mary Sweet Lady Sister Alphonsue For You a Rose Sister James Edward Young at Heart Our Parente Wonderful Onetsy Miss Hayee She,s Dixie All the Time Seniors God Bless Us All Juniors Kinda Like You Sophomores Dreaming Religion Clase My Devotton Report Card: All Is Forgiven General Science T See the Moon Lunch Hour Idle Gossip Freshmen How Am I to Know Prom Night of My Nights 2:45 So Dear to My Heart New Smyrna South of the Border September ,53 Singin, in the Rain Exams Worry, Worry, Worry Library Fineq Sooner or Later Open House The Cuckoo Waltz Monday Morning -- T Wanna Sleep First Fridays Tt,s a Most Unusual Day Rummage Sale Pennies From Heaven Biology Bull Frog Blues After School T onesome Hours Homework Three OTclock in the Morning Coke Machine Ten Little Bottles Lost Articles You Belong to Me History T Hear America Singing Retreat Sun-up to Sundown May Procession .................................. The Loveliest Night of the Year The French Clasq Des Mots Nouveaux The Catholic TTUTSTT ........................................ My Fate Is in Your Hands Graduateq Aitftcha Ever CominT Back Absence One More Time Our Team Win or Lose Cheerleader: Ready, Set, Go! Annual Outing This Is a Fine Time John Esser Fun and Fancy Free Gloria Godreau The Boston Tea Party Jean Gornowicz ...................................... I Want to Go Back to Michigan Ray Phelan That Meaning Saxophone Rag Ruth Schnippert .................................... Just Snap Your Fingers at Care Pat Sweeney A Letter and a Ring Rosalie Trapini Mama Don,t Allow It Ruth and Gloria Side By Side 7, .P echo

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appropriate costumes. We made a hasty trip to St. James in Orlando to make preparations for the coming convention and to elect oHicers for our dteanery. The Thanksgiving holidays highlighted our Sophomore year, as our Sodalitj' was to be host to the State Convention. Early in November, Rev. John J. Druhan, S. J., visited us to outline the plans. From then until the close of the convention we gave wholehearted attention to this important event. To display our dramatic ability, we presented llDude Ranch, a second time, at the Peninsula Club. The members of the Glee Club enjoyed the privilege of singing the traditional hymns at the Christmas Party, while others of the class took part in the tableaux commemorating Christ,s birth. The course of events was interrupted by the end-term examinations and then the activities continued as usual. The St. Valentine,s Day dance was a llbackwardh affair since it was leap year. While all continued to support the basketball games, the girls were given an opportunity to help to usher for the various social functions at the Peabody Auditorium. March, the month of St. Joseph and vocations, marked a very important event in the annals of St. Paulls. The first Vocation Day program in the diocese was held in our school. This event was on St. Patrick,s day and was attended by prieests and sisters from various parts of the State and by high school students from the neigh- boring towns. Rev. John McNulty conducted our annual Holy Week retreat. Those three days were most welcome and helped us face the end of the year with renewed spirit. The Junior-Senior Prom, held at the Peninsula Club, was the big social event after the Easter holidays. By this time, the calendar was warning us of the passing of time and it seemed that the Catholic University examinations were too soon. On the last Sunday of May, we honored Our Blessed Mother by taking part in the procession and coronation in her honor. Although the end of the year was approaching fast, we practiced diligently under Sister John Marie,s supervision and on Class Day we helped with the celebra- tion by presenting llMargie Goes Ilfoalrzm.n J UNIOR YEAR Junior Year! What delightful memories the name recalls. Now that we were upperclassmen we immediately began work in earnest with such subjects as religion, F rench, English, world history, chemistry, and for some-the commercial subjects. Since some of the boys were in the Reserves, a few of the equally patriotic girls joined the Civil Air Patrol. The Tri-Lang Club also interested the ilinguistical members of our class. On the Feast of Christ the King, the Sodality members at- tended the Central Florida Deanery meeting in Orlando. November became memorable for St. PaulTs won first place in the city-wide llVoice of Democracyh contest; many of the sodalists spent the Thanksgiving holie days at the State Convention at St. Petersburg; a Sadie Hawkins dance, complete With King and Queen and Marryinl Bureau, was sponsored; and a club, the M.O.M.,s, to encourage domestic abilities was formed. Preparlations for the feast of Christmas found us all taking a part in the presentation of the traditional story of Christ,s birth.