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at the Post Tavern where we wcrc stated at trbl s decorated wrth red blue and whrtc flowers candles and llttle rcd schoolhouscs Faxors wtrc Amcrzcxn li tuty roses, the handiwork of the unror gtrls R m mbcr the hours wc spent makmg them' On May Blst we saxd farewell to the Sennors at the un1orSen1or Banquet rn th Hart Hotel Ballrowm Decoratrons were carrred out rn a runbow motrf wrth a maypole rn the center of the flotr and a runbow formed by tts streamers It was at thrs tlme that w presented the Scnrors wrth our farewell grfts profl es glass plaques One of our fondest dreams came true une 7th In our Freshmen and Sophomore years all wc could do was to take part rn the srngrng for commcnccmfnt But now, as unrors we tc-ok the tradmonal places and escorted the Graduates down the arsle where they re cerved from Rrght Reverend Monslgnor Walsh thexr long awarted drplomas Senlors at last we could hardly belleve rt ourselves As such, we looked forward to our last year of garety and fun at St Ph1l1ps The umor Wrener Roast was held on October 16th at Wrllard Park The unrors took over our prxvrlege of the year before and IH great style the new Freshmen were ushered IIHO St Phllxp Hrgh Had we really looked that green just four years ago' Ghost Revellle our Sernor Halloween Dance, was presented on October 31st rn a setttng of ghosts lack o lanterns, and wrtches Whrle keeprng these characters company, we danced to the musrc of Ken Prrlm and hrs orchestra On November 24th Peggy McDonald entertarned the class at a party at her home The nerghbors cer taxnly must have enloyed the lovely srngrng xorces of the Senrors of St Phrlrps On the nlght of November a0th we rttended the unlors Olde Fashtoned Dance To thc accompanl ment of Les Vans orchestra we danced around an old fashtoned well The unrors took us back a few years by entertannrng us wrth square dancing durlng the xntermlssxon Our own Semor Prom was an occaslon to remember always We chose the Hart Hotel as the settrng and muslc was supplled by Bensons orchestra of Lansrng The cholce of December 78th as the date made possrble the attendance of many alumnr home for the holrdays to make rt a very gala evenrng Those porsonous lrttle darts whrch Dau Cuprd rs supposed to shoot rnto unsuspectrng hearts filled the ur of St Phtlrp largh school gymnasium on February Nth when the Sophomores presented Cuprd Capers The centerprece was an rmmense heart and large paper valentrnes adorned the walls Wtth wrnter gone there was a rush of sprrng events Among these was the Freshmen Sprmg Dance, where we once more spent an enjoyable evennng And then rt was agarn tlme for the Jun1orSen1or Banquet and rt was our turn to be the guests of honor It was a grand exenrng and we have the unrors to thank for a wonderful nrght to remember On une 6th we recerved our drplomas Often through our twelve years of school we had thought th1s would be the grandest of nxghts but we had no more than taken our frrst step down the aisle when mto our eyes came tears For once we werent ashamed although our relatxves, frlends, and classmates were all watchrng us As we neared the altar of the Most Hrgh we knew the begrnnmg of a feelrng that would follow us through lrfe, A lonesomeness for school After clasprng our d1pl0mas to our hearts we once agarn took our places rn the processron now we were Men and Women of the World Gertrude Olmytead Patrzcza Sweet t Q ' ' ' ' ' 2 1 L 22 I 1 T . ' 1 - 3 '1'. er ' .' .,' 1 . 4 V , . , I A K . F L L K ' ' . rl 1 K ' A r 1 ' Dr' r rl L l F I I . A A , A . . . . of Our Blessed Mother and the Sacred Heart on blue Thls fact, along wxth the Chrrstmas decoratrons, helped , . - ' I l . J ' - A , , . ' . . a ' Q .1 - ,, . 1 ' , C , . . . , . - Y - ' ' ' N I . L . V . A A A ' y , . . 109
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1 IN-fa. ,an ma! 'Ml JJ I9 6 There we were the greenest of freshmen all antici pating our first chance to get acquainted with the social events of high school At last the annual unior Wiener Roast was announced for October 8th with a dance to be held afterwards To think we had to dance in front of the whole high school' This called for a spur of the moment get together at Gerties for some practice before our first public appearance Drsregard ing a few bruises due to initiation no one suffered any 111 effects from the Wiener Roast and we had passed our 1n1t1at1on lnto the social whirl Next came the Senior Halloween Dance where we said goodbye to a little more of our self consctousness In February the unlors entertained the high school at their afternoon tea dance and a good time was had by ll The Sophomore Dance followed on March 5th night Finally on Aprll 26th came our first formal the Senior Prom It was every bit as thrilling as our wildest expectations Then it was our turn to prove ourselves as a class We held our Freshman Spring Frolic on May 14th with the Percy Jones Orchestra supplying the music The dance was a success and we had establlshed ourselves in the good graces of the upperclassmen After accompllshrng this we were ready to enter our Sophomore Year Due to the war and meat rationing wreners were an unknown item in the fall of 1945 so the uniors substituted a Halloween dance on October 30th but it turned out to be lust as much fun The next event was the New Years Dance when the New Year was ushered in amld much garety Next we entertained at our Sophomore Stomp on April 11th with the music supplied by our own classmate Tom Pratt and his orchestra It was Senior Prom time again and on Apr1l 28th we gathered at the Elks Ballroom for a grand evening to the accompaniment of the Percy jones Orchestra Amid spring decorations of pink and white apple blossoms the Freshmen came into their own on May 5th when they entertained at the Freshmen Frolxc On une 8th we held a class picnic at Willard Park Although the weather was still cold a few of us ven tured into the water and ended our sophomore year with sore throats After a delightful summer we found ourselves in our unior Year and ready to exercise our privilege of initiating the new Freshmen at our junior Wiener Roast Soon after this the Seniors presented the Goblin Gallop in the midst of pumpkins and cornstalks On November 10th the neighborhood of Battle Creek Avenue was the scene of a snake dance and an evening of hilarxty when we all met at Bonnies for a class party On December lst we the uniors gave the unior Sno Frolic in the gym whrch was virtually transformed into a winter scene with twinkling stars and fluffy whlte snow Year at the Social Hall February 13th was a full day for the juniors In the afternoon the members of Team ll in the Christmas card contest were the guests of Team I at a oarty in the Lab In the evening we attended the Sophomore Heart Hop among the traditional Valentin decora tions At Carols on February 24th we held a farewell party for George Bonnell who was leaving to join Uncle Sam s Navy Here it was spring agaln and on Apr1l 13th we were entertained in high style at the Freshmen Holland Fling where an old Dutch Windmill shared hofio s with Stan Smuddes orchestra The night of April 31st found us at Bruces blddmg farewell to Stan for he was changing his pltce of residence from Battle Creek to Chicago Spring formals were again a favorite topic of con versation and on May 16th th class of 45 gav their Senior Prom in the Hart Hotel Ballroom Wer nt Proms wonderful? Each one seemed better than the last On May 20th we were guests of the Library As ocia tion at the junior Senior Holy Commun1on Breakfast 7 Z -D 1 Lf: 1 I P - f 4 4 - O I 3 . 1 D..- , . U ' an ' I J , 1 . . - s , ' 7 1 il ll - ' 7 . , , . . 7 , I , . , . , . . 1 . , . 4 , H , , . - a . H , U , , . and we found ourselves in an Hawaiian Paradise for a December 31st again found us bringing in the New ' D 3 7 . . 1 7 l . . ' . , - , . . I .. . , , I . ,, , . , l L ' a Q. 1 H - A - . . I , 1 6 - - , . . . 5 l I 9 . . . . . ' ' J ' , , D 7 ' ' ' 1: , . ,, . . . . , A I Y Y. Y 5 . . l I s I D 2 1 F . , I l , . l I v , 5 l 3 I , , . e ' ' . . , , D S .- , . - . . 108
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