CLASS OF 1929 GRADUATION

Students: 34 (boys 21 and girls 13)

Class names and other data are beneath photo

Special thanks to Ann Patrice O'Shaughnessy for providing all the names for the photo.

Bottom row: 1. Tom O'Shaughnessy, 2. Harold Thompson, 3. Bob Mahoney, 4. Gene Godfrey

Second row: 1. Louis Schmidt, 2. Eleanor Knickel, 3. Loyola Charleville, 4. Florence Kelly, 5. Julia O'Shaughnessy, Father O'Connor, 6. Helen Martineau, 7. Mary Catherine McGrath, 8. Antoinette Palumbo, 9. Henry Hugeback

Third row: Sister Gabriel, 1. Andy Doring, 2. Helen Hazelett, 3. Veronica Duggan, 4. Albertine Bigney, 5. Virginia Arnold, 6. Eileen Houlihan, 7. Helen Kelly, 8. Catherine Maloney, 9. Harmon Duvalle,

Fourth row: 1. Jack Oates, 2. Dean Vezeau, 3. Robert Kelly, 4. Ray Buescher, 5. Larry Beinecke, 6. Joe Jirauch, 7. Sylvester Nuelle, 8. Dominick Borrelli

Fifth row: 1. Bryon Fannen, 2. Edward Caldwallader, 3. Charles Schatzle, 4. John Murphy

In the June 1929 LET'S GO, p. 9, there is a short story on this graduating class. It says:

"A class of thirty four will graduate from St. James Parochial School and receive their diplomas in church at High Mass on Sunday, June 16th at 10 o'clock. Helen Hazelette who has received class honors. Veronica Duggan and Catherine Mary McGrath were selected to represent the school at the examination held a week ago for scholarships at Font Bonne Academy. The result of the examination has not as yet been published. Robert Mahoney, Raymond Buescher, and Joseph Jirauch who were in the city competition for a scholarship at the Christian Brothers, made excellent examinations but failed to win.

The other graduates are: Eugene Godfrey, Katherine Maloney, Eileen Houlihan. Helen Martineau, Albertine Bigney, Eleanor Knickel, Antonette Palumbo, Virginia Arnold, Lawrence Belnecke, Helen Kelly, Julia O'Shaughnessy, Byron Fannen, Edward Cadwallander, Charles Schatzle, Jack Oates, Louis Schmid, Harmann Duval, Dominick Borrelli, Sylvester Nuelle, Henry Hugeback, Andrew Doering, John Murphy, Dean Bisso, Harold Thompson, Robert Kelly, Loyola Charleville."

Since there are 21 boys on the official class list and only 20 in this photo, it seems one of the boys was not in the photo.