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

Page 29 text:

Our big problem as Seniors was the publication of the school Annual, THE VERITAS. We tackled the business of soliciting Thads with great enthusiasm and it was surprising how quickly we reached our quota. The entire school enjoyed the art exhibit of the works of Mrs. J. Idzikovski, who gave a summary explanation of the painting shown. Once again, Thanksgiving holidays saw our delegates off to the State Sodahty Convention in Jacksonville. Several activities were undertaken to help the Florida Burse Foundation Fund. The Freshmen presented The Patchwork Quilt, and the Recreation Center group, The Trysting Place. The entire student body had pictures taken. At the annual Christmas Party, the high school gave a delightful performance of the play, The Innocents, at the Peninsula Club. Just before school dosed for the holidays, representatives of the Volusia County Tuberculosis and Health Asso- ciation presented the Hrst and second place prizes to the St. Paul winners of their essay contest. The events of the last half of our senior year passed in rapid successione examinations in January, selection of the VERITAS StafT, our pictures, the successful basketball season, a pilgrimage to La Leche Shrine, the Forty Hours Procession, the Mission given by Father Ferron and Father Cavanaugh, the Retreat with Father Carroll, the Prom at the Peninsula Club, Reception into the Children of Mary Sodality, final examinations, Ascension Thursday outing, and there we were at Class Day and Graduation! Our four years are over and we, in departing, must say that we are grateful to have had these wonderful experiences and we hope to cherish them always.

Page 28 text:

After we returned from the holidays, we had as our guests, Mother M. Geraldine, O. P., Mother General of the Dominican Sisters who staff our school. Mothefs companion was Sister M. Hildegarde, Novice Mistress. Again mid-terrn examinations came and went. After this we gave our attention to the Pelican, which we had the privilege of editing. Who will forget the interest and curiosity aroused by the new feature article lKPelican Pete ? At about this same time, too, the Holy Name Society began to take an active interest in our recreational facilities and there soon developed the St. Paulys Recreational Center. This organization has done laudible work as the continuance of KlOpen Housel, and other activities prove. Now for the great thrill of our Junior Year-the receiving of our class ringSh emblems of all that St. PauYs means to us and expects from us as loyal followers of her standards. The beginning of Lent found us zealously following the admonitions of Father Ferron and Father Cavanaugh, Redemptorists who gave the Mission. During Holy Week, Father Rodimer of Catholic University gave us an annual retreat which thoroughly refreshed us spiritually and the Easter holidays proved very happy ones. For days in March we had toiled at collecting and marking clothes for the rummage sale, which was a great financial success. Now we proceeded with great plans and preparations for the greatest social event on our calendar the PROM, which we held on April 17th at the Palmetto Club. Quickly the events of the next few weeks, although all very important, took place. There were the inevitable Catholic University examinations, the annual outing, the May Procession, the arrival of the yearbook, graduation and another year was gone. SENIOR YEAR It was hard to believe that we were actually Seniors when we returned to school in September. Strange that we did not seem to enjoy the exalted position as much as we had expected. Maybe we were already feeling lonesome because this was to be our last year. We welcomed Sister Alphonsus as our new Senior home room teacher and under her supervision we lost no time in getting down to the business of school work. Our subjects, with the exception of American history and science, were continued from our Junior year and that made us feel we were walking on familiar ground. Before September passed, we elected our Class oHicers, reorganized NOpen House activities, resumed the weekly Sodality meetings to which Public School members were now invited, and did plenty of homework. It was important that the Freshmen should recognize our superiority and should know that we llruled the roost,,, so earl;r in October we proceeded to the important work of initiation. We took the Freshmen in hand for a few days but climaxed it all with a good-will party in the school hall. With so many added duties as seniors, we gave full charge of the Pelican, after the October issue, to the Juniors. October also brought with it a change in the system of report cards, so we experienced another of those fateful days. However, the Hallowelen Costume Party did much to lighten our spirits. -

Page 30 text:

Cfam ?zopgaay 1979! It seemed incredible that twenty-five years had passed since our graduation from St. PauYsl How well I, recall our plans to celebrate our 25th anniversary with a pilgrimage to Lourdes. Then the idea seemed like but Wishful thinking brought about by proclamation of the first Marian Year. Yet, here I was on my way from business in Daytona Beach to join the other members of the Class of 1954- in a reunion at Our Ladyls Grotto. The voice over the intercom startled me when it announced that we were approaching the International Airport at Idlewild. A feeling of excitement seized me for I was to meet Ray Phelan at this point. Would I know him? It was not long before the question was answered for me, because as I approached the waiting room, Ray hailed me. After a quick exchange of greetings, Ray invited me to join him at lunch in his luxurious office in upper Manhattan. At the oHice, he showed me the model of the Silver Gate Bridge. The contract for construction of this wonderful bridge had just been signd by Ray. It was to be the worldls largest, connecting Miami with the Bahamas. Fortunately, work was to be delayed for a month so Ray could make our class pilgrimage. In a few hours the two of us were winging our way across the Atlantic bound for London where we were to meet two more of our class. As we descended the ramp we were surprised to have Ruth Schnippert and Gloria Godreau call us by the familiar uJohn and Ray? We wondered that they were still together until they explained that London was the main ofhce of the new International Television Telephone Organization of which Ruth was the head supervisor while Gloria was at Oxford giving advanced courses in oHice management. Time did not permit our visiting in London and we were soon traveling toward Berlin where Rosalie, who was now head nurse at the Vatican, was spending part of her vacation with Jean Gornowicz. As foreign correspondent, Jean was doing great work in Berlin creating better relationships between nations. One more stop before Lourdes! At Paris, we were the house guests of Pat Sweeney who, in addition to the many household duties required in raising a family, found time to instruct students at the University of Paris in laboratory technique andeof all things-French folklore. After a few days spent in Paris, visiting famous shrines, the Marian Year Class of 1954 traveled to Lourdes where each of us gratefully acknowledged that for 25 years Our Lady had continued to watch over us. We pledged anew our loyalty to Mary and her Divine Son and hoped that each succeeding anniversary would find us united to her and to Him.