St Rose Academy - Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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PANORAMA OF THE PRESENT HE water of the PZICIHC was sllpprng along the edge of the shore and as quick ly recedlng mto the vast depths The quletude whxch enveloped the scene was broken only by the ceaseless waves as they gathered momentum before hurlmg themselves agalnst a reef only to shther on to the margm of the shore On these very w IN es was borne a convoy of shrps steaming mto the Golden Gate Rxsmg IH the background lnlls of varled height and slze can be seen from their summlts one may gaze out upon the shnmmerlng blue or turn and v1ew a cxty spread out over m1les of undulated earth Thousands of people are elbowlng thelr way down the mam street automoblles fllrt wnth danger as they make a dash for a 9x4 parkmg space streetcar motormen mlss you by mches as they doggedly contmue thelr way down the tracks Now lf you look a llttle closer you wlll see that all along the waterfront there are soldrers pacmg to and fro keepmg endless guard over shrps that are moored IH the harbor If you chance to pass a meat store rn mud afternoon you w1ll srght a hne of jabbermg women and chlldren Waltlng for thelr e1ght pomts of meat Then too those autos you see have suckers on the wmdshlelds tellmg plamly whether they are for busxness or pleasure Some bunldmgs you pass are prled hxgh w1th sandbags neatly covered wlth planks The street llghts look as lf they have enormous gray 1ce cream cones placed upsnde down on them Then your eyes rest on a man no ll IS a woman who wears a steel helmet and welder s umform At hrst you cannot take your eyes from her but soon she becomes as famlhar to you as llpstlck and hngh heels You peer mto a back garden and see not chrysanthemums and dahlras but strmg beans and omons Yes thls IS the San Francisco of 495 She IS much the same and yet very drfferent Hou ever her heart has not changed for she stlll loves her tea dan sants and her quamt flower stands She stlll lox es the bustle of Saturday shop pmg Ex 1dently the blrds can see no change for they stnll warble thenr cheery greetmgs to early rlsers nn the resndentral drstrncts and graceful seagulls wmg mland over the clty Xvltll ll all a certam restralnt has come upon our city She knows that at nrght only a famt hght lssues from her hooded lamps because lf unnecessary 1llUl'l'1lI18Il0I1 bla7ed ll mrght mean the sllhouettmg of a shlp at sea makmg ll prey to the enemy San Franclsco realwes that ll IS to God she must look for protection for herself and for our country Fxen the crosses on the church steeples have a new sxgnlflcance they seem to pomt npxs ard to Cod m 1 con stant plea for a lust andumtmued peace lll 1 ts orld nom 'nt wir JEANAE I omsn CORKRAN 45 urn IHFNIX oss 1 , . V .V . . 4 . 1 1 1 1 1- 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 - 1 , . 1 .. V 1 1 1 , . c . , , . . . v. , . X 1 -- 1 V . - 1 1 1 . , . 1 1 1 ,. . . . . , . 1 - 1 1 V V . .. - I . V . Y A , I 1. . E . -. I Y V x 1 1 1. ., . ,'f 1 .. 1 . , . , , . . ..., . .1 .. -.

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ATHLETICS His year has been a xery successful one Ill the athletlc held Our basketball team has won more games 1n the C C NV league than for the past two years IVe are proud of our Sophomore Marle Rovere who plays tennzs so well Ceneral lnterest u as shown ln all the sports The enthus1asm for badmmton rs as spontaneous Some of the outstandmg doubles players were Frances Remlla Roberta Shepherd Iucllle Farrell Allce Rose Sm1th Mary Lou Felder Carol Calbreath Edrth Scadden and Suzanne McHugh played smgles Ex eryone has notxced the mcreased mterest 1n basketball There was great enthuslasm when we were classlhed IH the I C C IV league Our Varslty for wards were Marle Rovere Leola Santuccl Rosahe Mullen Peggy Egan jacquelme Burner and Glorla Zletlch Varslty guards were Peggy McHugh Patr1c1a Flanagan Barbara Lynch acquelme Tllton Patrlcla Warrlck and Mary Gray Rzdzng has alw ays been a popular sport at St Rose Our groups meet on Monday and Thursday at the St Francls Rldmg Club The hlghllght of thls year was the Horse Show at the Domxmcan Convent San Rafael Betsy Smlth oan O Nelll and Glorla Zletxch competed Members of the Rxdmg Club were Nancy Crowell Carol Calbreath Su zanne McHugh joan O Nell! Glorla Zletxch Carmellta Arburua eanette Bastxam Mary Lou Felder I eola Santuccl Lols O Leary Betsy Smxth Rose mary Zettel Illlla MCGllllS joan Donlan Glorla Rae Ellls Carol ulten Lotta Mlnch Semors and Freshmen outnumbered the other classes Ill sendmg members to Wmterland almost every Frtday afternoon Most of those who jomed the zce skatmg club at the begmnlng of the school term haxe made declded 1m provement Some day they may surprlse us by becommg second Son ja HCIHICS Thls year the Falrmont swzmmmg pool u as turned oy er to our U S Army so we generously sacrlhced our water frollcs The Freshmen deserve special mentlon for thelr great lnterest ln tennzs SPORTS ADVISORS 1942 1943 Athletic Manager Carmellta Arburua Badmlnton President Carol Calbreath Basketball Captam lacquellne Tllton Horseback Rldmg Presldent Joan O Nelll Ice Skatmg Presldent Nlancy Crow ell Swlmmlng Presldent Mary Carey Tenms President Lucllle Farrell PAGE TW EWTX V . . i I ' I I . v , . IJ I 7 1 1 r 1 ' Y ! 7 I , - Y l ' 3 I , . . .. , . - 1 9 ' , . . .. . I Y Y ,J .. . . , . a y-4 1 1 r ' 3A P 7 J J Y . . .. y . . . . . . V Y I .. , ..... I . , . .....l ' V f A

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FIRST CASE DNA CAVANAUGH walked down the tenement lrned street where children mingled wxth dogs She glanced at the sllp of paper m her hand 53 Quincy Street thlrd floor back apartment So thls was her first case' She knew the hlstory that Mrs Cooper had told her at the WVelfare Assocratron and when she had heard the story she knew that she wanted to help the ch1ld Randy Dawes The little glrl s mother had dled years before and for some t1me after wards the grrl and her father had been supported by the ASSOCIHIIOH Now he was gone and the buslness of findmg a home for Randy was one of the current problems of the organlzatlon She entered the hallway of 53 umcy Street but before she had a chance to climb the long flight of stairs she was stopped by the figure of a ch1ld standmg near the stalrway It was a thm gaunt l1ttle creature dressed m an rll Fitting smock Her stralght halr was shoulder length her eyes were too small and too closely set together and her polnted nose and chln gave her face a sharp hungry look Edna would have judged her to be SIX but Randy Dawes was all of nme years She looked at Edna without smrl mg but her manner was nelther hostile nor sullen Are you M1ss CavanaughP she asked Her VOICC was perfectly self composed Yes I am answered the young woman smllmg She hardly expected to End such a homely ch1ld for Randy l1ttle resembled the under prrvlleged glrl that Edna had pictured Im Randy Dawes As lf that statement was self explanatory the clnld Sald no more Hello Randy Look I se brought a doll that I thought you mlght l1ke I thlnk lt s dressed beautlfully From her purse Mlss Cavanaugh wlthdrew a da1nt1ly clothed llttle figure and held ll ton ard the ch1ld The glrl did not smlle Instead she regarded the w oman for a moment then finally accepted lt Thank you she sald polltely but XSltllOLlI emotlon X ou re C0fTllIlg wx 1th me to my aunt s house Tlnnk you ll l1ke that? Guess so The brevlty and lack of annnatron on the part of her small compan1on dns couraged Edna so that no more attempts for conversatron w ere made It was decided that Randy would stay with Edna Caxanaugh and her blmd mu mmm mo 1 h . . . . . . U . . ,, . , , . . ' ! 5 l i . . , . . . , ' : - Q 7 . Q , r - a y ' - ' v 7 , . a ' ' , . sf - n tl n - - ' 7 Y 7 ' , . ll Y YY Y - ' 7 KK Y ' ' ' 1 Y ' 7 ' . . , . ,, . . 1 T . , . , . . . . rt y Y 7 7 ' 4. 7 1 ' 7- v - 7 1 ' va tl w yy I 1 1' v v L T , 1 K , ,. 1, za ' '