St Thomas High School - Thomist Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Top Rowflf. Fowler, M, O'l!rien, L. Ross, li, McKimmcy, IC. Newman, M. Judge. Second Ruwfla Kiranc, M. Kramer. ll. 'llit-i'11L-y. Sn-C. Nl. L'ricll, l,. Strcib. First Row-C. Brown. G. Kinney, Viva--l'rcs.g C. llurns, l'res,g M, Kramer, Treas.g l. Corley. Chdfjfy Club The Charity Club is composed of all the girls in the Senior Class of the Classi- cal Department. Une of the most im- portant features of the Club is its work at Christmas time. Every year each mem- ber dresses dolls, and collects toys to send to the Diocesan Orphanage at Free- port. Gay colored stockings are filled and, just before Christmas, are loaded in automobiles and taken to Freeport. Each child at St. Vincentls is remembered and in giving so generously to others the l86 students of the High School feel repaid a hundred fold in the Christmas spirit their charity arouses in themselves. The Club holds its regular meetings on Tuesday afternoons, but every two weeks the members meet for a pleasant social hour. Refreshments are served at the evening meetings. Much enjoyment is derived from the pleasant social hour spent in the library of Alma Mater. Charlotte Burns, ,27.

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if-I , I Y Q, g'A'Alx!at et' A 4 - v f ' , 'l A ' '4 Twp Run-f,'X, lflcsiult. Nl, Kwliing, Xl. Curlly. Bl, l,:i1'lvi:i. lf, BlcC:xr1llj.'. lf. Slurrisscy. L. Ross, M. Burns, R, llibbarll. lf. l's-izrs.. ll. ,lillw-rf. CI Driscoll. C. Ili-l Ycccblvv. Secuml Ruxxflf. Mwrcilv, ,X. livziiwlii. l. Mc-.li11gf':', Y, lk-lling. C. Cixnnell. Xl. NlcNc:iny, R. Dixon, TW, Uricll, l. Curlcg. Nl. l,ynch, lf. llixpn, .X, i'IlQflYll. Nl, iNl:ittl1cns. kl. xilllflillgll. Thircl R-vxvfal. NIL'xliITl,ll'Zl. Y. Salainonc. H. Hogan. Nl. Fglrnier. ll, liibbnns. If. Linillerg, lf. Carly. C. Burns D, Connurs. lf, ll:innnn. E. Newman, R, Crc':l':1n. , Frnnt Rim-ll, Burns. Xl. Lace-. M. Filling. Xl. Bulger. Cl. Kinney. Nl, hlullgc. Nl, O'Brirn, R. Michel, L. Kirzine, C. Bruwn, Nl. Michel. The Girly! The past year has been an unusually successful one in the historyof the Girls' Glee Club. The Club has played a promi- nent part in all the school activities. It has given song programs anal has furnish- ecl special numbers at programs during the year. VVith the assistance of the Buys' Glee Club, a similar m'ganizaticm, the Club gave the beautiful Cantata- Mary of Bethany, during the Lenten Sea- son. That the Ulce Clubs are an essenti l 35 l Glee Club al part of the lligh School curriculum is generally cuncerlecl. The last appearance of the 102627 Club will be on the all im- portant clay when many of us shall make our last bow to the public from the ros- trunl of the olcl Coliseum. Hay the Glee Clubs ui 1927-28 lnake their initial ap- pearance on the stage of the new St. Tlnnnas .Xuclitnriuni. This is our wish for them! Margaret O'Brien, '27,

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Back Row-R. Sclluer, ll. J. Okonnnr, R, Aloyte. L. llylund. liront Row- R. Meluls. J, iirecu l O'll'iirc Fourth Annual Oratorieal Contest The annual oratorical contest was held Monday night, April twenty-fifth, at the Coliseum. The lirst place was won hy Robert N. bloyce. who delivered The Philip- pine Question, discussing the issue of Philippine independence from the View of the people seeking to terminate political relationship with the United States. Second honors were won hy john O'Hai1'e. The judges were: The Reverend F. Conran, Assistant Pastor of St. Marys Church, VX'oodstock: Sister Klary Constanza of Rosary College, River lforest, and Attorney 'leronie Dixon, Rockford. Excellent music was furnished hy the Glee Cluhs and St. Thomas Orchestra. The program was as follows: Conirades of the Roady' .,,,,,.,........,,,,.,,.,.,,,,,,t,t .,.,,.. ll lixed Chorus Qration-The Athlete of Christ .,.,,.,,,,,,,,i,,,,,,,,,, ..,,........,, L lohn Green Oration-The St. Vincent de Paul Society ,,,,,,,, ........,,, I Qussell Heads Roses ...,...,,...,,......,,,,,,,,YY,,,V,,,,,,,,Yi,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, l , iirls' chorus Oration-Obligations to America ,,i,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, ,,,, llarold U'L'onnor Oration-llhe Philippine lndependence ,.,,,, ,,,,.,..,,.,e, l iohert Joyce Oration- The Mexican Situation ,,,.,,,,,,,.,Y, ,.,..,. D lohn O'Haire 'illlinoisn ........,,e.,.,.,,,.,,..,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, l -loys' Chorus fJ1'21ll0l1-lil16 l.ittle lflowei ',e,, .,,,,.,,..,., ...,,, l Q ohert Schaer Oration- Phe lnfluence of the Press .... ,..... L ilill'ord llyland Hymn to St. Thomas ..,,.,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,.,.,,,,, ,,,,,, A lixed Chorus St. Thomas Orchestra. R. Heeklemiller, '27, lS7l