St Xavier High School - Tiger Yearbook (Louisville, KY)

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in nw A Wd ...W V, . 1-47' t vA lbw.,-as-...w-wants -.4 Pick 'em up and lay 'em down, pretty soon that tape'll leaves them lar in the distance in the Shamrock Club's Annual Turkey Day Cross Country Trek. mfg our tecnn lose, and the feeling that some thing was taken out of us because oi the def twat. We could not comprehend why the Brothers blew up when we made some tool- izzh mistake. We had many qay times, too. For hiqh school would not be hiqh school with- out boys, and boys would not be boys without some mischief. We were auilty of throwing those erasers and tons ot chalk. We were the The day's over, c'mon let's get out of here. Alter that last bell rings the occupants ot Freshman Hall disperse like snowllakes in a wind storm. Twenty minutes after nn On your mark, Set! Go! The Freshman members ol the Swimming Team are: from left to right, B. Cooper. H. Harqa- don. I. Buckriegel, T. Hettich, R. Horina, and C. Young. instiqators of those many surreptitous catcalls and sly, witty remarks which kept many ot us aiter school in jury , oh happy place! We were qenuinely airaid when we received our period report cards and thouqht of what our parents would say when they saw the notes. Then aiter that periodic bout with averaqes, we would promise that we would do . . . much he-tier next time. the hall empties, 'tis hard to lind any Freshman unless he has a iob to do on the News, basketball practice or winds up in iug for an hour.

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HEHE WE PH YEIJ, ST DIED AND PL YEIJ The Freshman of l947 will pass on into the other three classes: they will meet new class- mates, new Brothers, and run into new people and personalities. But as it is said, first im- pressions are strongest . Those hours and minutes that we spent as Freshmen will live on and be retold many times, as Alumni of Saint Xavier meet and reflect on the times spent as students at the crowning glory of St X, Freshman Hall! New faces will take our places next year in the old classes, but for all of us the Freshman Year of l946-47 will hold many happy memories. The subiect ot this picture will be known only to those in it. The obiect that has the interest ot the Frosh in the picture is being enioyed by them. as only Frosh can enioy something. So, trozen here tor posterity are a few ot the treshmen of St. X in 1947. The Freshman year sped by very fast. At the time we had no conception that we would someday look back and think of that year going fast . The first day we entered Fresh- man Hall, or the Doghouse, we saw a future of hard work, of wasted time, and of great things when we became Seniors. Now we can These freshmen are working at homework as only Frosh who have loads of it, do. They aren't really worried about the amount they have, tor haven't you heard that only geniuses are allowed into St. X. look back and think of the things we should have done. We wish, and at the time we did our best, that we could do it over again and really burn ourselves out on our studies, or possibly go out for more sports sooner, or try to impress others that we knew more than we let on. We went through our first pain of hav-

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HEHE ABE THE SEE E5 fl I1 PLACES First year days flew by in a brace of new living as high school days found us ready to adopt ourselves to the increased tempo of school life. Activities seem to fill the air at St. X as study was the accepted fashion of the day. Anxiously we checked the honor rollg eagerly we looked for holidays. Our friendships grew as other parishes became familiar to us. We watched thrillingly the Tiger tearns do loattle on the sports field, as we grew hoarse with cheering. We were growing up with school and having a glorious tirne. School's out! School's out! C'mon men. let's not pout! Freshmen after a busy day of problems, sentences, and discipline give vent to their pent up energies in a mad rush to leave the school grounds. So, if you should happen to pass by Freshman Hall shortly be- fore 2.30 p.m., watch out! The change between classes comes as a much needed rest for the boys in Freshman Hall. An hour oi algebra, Latin or sci- ence is enough for any Freshman. The boys in the next class had a tes in Latin. and now there is a chance to find out the more difficult questions. li there is enough time, you will check your book to iind out the answers. too. and hope that your test is the same one!