Academy of the Assumption - Voices Yearbook (Wellesley Hills, MA)

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NG Crusa eC0nventio11 At Notre Dalne It was a typical summer day. that twenty-fifth of August. 19-18. when we Pil- grims. 15 in number. gathered together from various New England States to start westward. The three Sisters who were to accompany us were at South Station to greet us. XYe could hardly believe that the moment of the great event had finally arrived. Our dear parents. who made this trip possible were bubbling with happiness as they waved good-bye and Cod-speed to the moving train. After becoming adjusted. we entertained UQ our fellow companions by exchanging the experiences of the sum- mer in lively converse. The train. Paul Rererc, on which we were travelling. was air-conditioned so imagine our surprise the following morning when we arrived in Chicago to learn that the temperature was 105 degrees. The joys that lay before us, however. dispelled all thoughts of heat for within a few moments we were at the Hotel Morrison where the Summer School of Catholic Action was in session. Here we had the wonderful experience of meeting the Priest who spends his life aiding teen- agers on the road to happiness. Father Daniel Lord. whom you see pictured elsewhere in our book. His lecture on voca- tions left us in the proper disposition for all we were to hear at Notre Dame Uni- versity. The second stage of our pilgrimage found us at South Bend. huddled together with thousands of others and being carried with feet oil' the ground toward the Con- vention Registration Oftice. llave you ever been in a crowded elevator? XVe leave this picture to your imagination. asking you to bear in mind that the heat was registering close to 10-1 degreesl Our rooms were in the Breen Phillips Building which we cer- tainly could not have located were it not for the helping hand of that famous foot- ball team. Hmml And then we began to meet other units and many delightful friendships were made between the vari- ous crusade representatives from the other States of the Union and from Xlexico. A constant source of entertainment was the Notre Danze. Indiana. Our Lady SllI'lIlUllI11S the golden dome. The grotto .rt midnight.

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1'l1Si:1 C Ven: Lldl, 1,101 the motto par excellence for .1 XIISSIOII Crusade Caesar thought of dll e.1rthlv conquest ue thmle of a wolld for C,h11st XVe come to the hrst C,I'll5dClt Xleetmg of the vear wc see what he s before us .1nd lf we h.1xe the splrlt of 1 soldler of C,l11'lSt We conquer .1ll the ob st.1eles proposed by selhshness Loolunf., th It the A O A Unlt h.1s responded gc-ner ouslv to the Xhssron call for prayers, alms 'md s1cr1f1ce As 1 body we contrrbutc stamps to the 'I65llltS at XVeston, where these small pleces ot pqper become of xaluc to mlssrons around the world Each month we renew our enthus msm by means of programs from the dlf ferent classes The splrlt of lox IS lee pt .xlnc lv ITIISSIOII socmls the proceeds ot xxlnch .Ire put mto the XIISSIOII tll1lSlllX to be Clfllldtt el to worthy causes Of those helpe el elurmq the p.1st xe.1r we m.1lec mcntlon ot monetux ofle rings to .1 XIISSIUIIJYX ln lllflld to I' 1tl1er de Xl.1rch1 ot I'.1t1m.1 und to tht oex I hee of t1e I'OplQllfl0Il o .utr xestments tor .1 xerx poor HTISSIOII Ill Tex1s rem.11l1ng of lI12lgdLlIlLb to xete1.1n hospl t.1ls .llld .ud for children lil XVII' torn ll .ls by me.1ns of the Brshops Funel These are some of the 1LtlNltItS ol A O A Xlly we Crusaders of 49 continue lll our home parlshes the work xxlnch ue haxe be gun lll these, our school ve.1rs Nlary jane Be IQLIUH The Crusade Xlonthlw The Slnelel lmds tI1tll'lN1lNtlL relelers lvfl A W 1- f - L,-zl Df'-- 'lfP rr' fF4'lg 5' - ' 'f 'L .'.'. Q' - 3 ' ' '-1' ' -'Q 5: ove-r the- records of our four years we find large- supplies of clothing to Europe: the- ' , A , , I , ., , is , , - , ' , ' 2 - . 2 .i,, K . Je ' . J . , - ' I if ' ' 1 '. . L1 , L. 1 ' Y J , x . X i 2 , ' .' A lb.

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xuricty of accent among the studs-nts from xurious sections of thc- country. During our frm- time. inuriy clivvrsions we-iw oflvrecl: a rc-fre-sliing swim in thc- Knute- liocknc Swimming Pool. u cool stroll urouncl tlic' hrkv. or watching tht- Fighting Irisli prac- ticv for another lnig YPLIII Inciclcntully. for tlrr- first time in tlie history of Notre- Danna: wus any outsiclc- unit allowccl tlic- privi- lm-gv of wzitcliing tht- twnn drill ancl prac- tice-. Ont- of tlic picturvs in our display will prow- tlnlt wc' lost no timt- in talking :ul- xnntugc- ot tln- opportunity ollc-rc-cl, tor no lm-ss IN'l'S0ll2lQC'S tliun tht- Coucli uncl tlif' Cfalptzlin lcit us in on tlic- wintvr SCllL'CllllC'. Tlnl 1-xplorution of Notre Danna-'s fifty-two lmuilclings was omittc-cl by no onc- with ll touristls c-ye for olnscrvation uncl ai XVUIHQUIQS c-yv for curiosity. It wus a tlirill to I'l'2lllZl' that many famous men. sucli as our own clmuly-lox'ccl Archbishop lnul visitf-cl or stucliccl ut tlns i'XtI'2l0I'CllIlilI'y sc-at of lv1n'ning. Tha- crowclvcl uttmiclaiiu- at tht- Nlalsscfs tlif- following morning lvft u in-w-i'- tU-lil'-liUl'LIUftl'Il imprc-ssion. Bl'l'ill'ill2lSt ntltm' tliis. untl tht- otlicir mculs of tht- cluys. wcrc' f2llil'll ut tht- vnormous C2ll:l'tt'I'lil wln'i'c' tlic orclc-r uncl cle-unlinc-ss we-rv i'vrimi'kz1lml1-. During tht- First clay. various lc-cturc-s and symposiums alcrplqiiiitvcl us witli tht- vast- nm-ss of Xlissionury work uncl tlic' grvut nvvcl of pruyvrs uncl szicrifice- on our purt. Fri- clufs zictivitic-s close-cl witli 21 canicllc-liglit proc'c'ssion wliic-ll llkifilll zilrout llllll'-tlllftf' in tln' 4-xvning. llns was one- ol tht- Ingli- ligllts of tht- convvntion lmotli l7f'C'llllSlt it gzuv sucli glory to Cod untl Our Bla-ssvcl lncly. Qin-cn of tht- Campus. uncl ln-cuiisc' it IJUIAfl'ilf'i'll in so I't'Il1lll'liilllll' ll nnumvr tln' clmwotioinll spirit in tlu- Cfntliolic Stuclm-nts ol .Min-i'lui. Starting from tht- Xux 5' Drill llgrll lXYllt'l't' tln- lc'ct11i'vs we-11' livlcll tour tliousguicl strong wc' ll1Lll'L'llt'Cl. rc-citing tln' wliilf-. tln' llosary of Our lnnly. ln uncl out among tliv trvvs. tlic- procvssion xv-mlm-cl its way to tlni outcloor Grotto ot Our lncly of Xotrv llmnc-. Ile-nu close to miclniglit. Be-in-clictioii of tln' Xlost Blt'SSttCl Sucrunn-nt was gin-n nncl sw rvcitecl togtln-r Lui Xct of ClOll5l'C1'i1tlOll. lt was lllll-OI'Ql'ft1ll3lC'. .-X T111 Dance' ut IN'lIl'l3y' St. Nlurfs C,ollt'Qa- on Siltllfflilf' alttcrnoon ollvrvcl gi splvnclicl opportunity to clcxvlop tlul trivncl- llllL'I'Il.lflUln.ll Xltlss, : Clin you final .Io.in Kflnrls .incl Xlnry Lou? 1! Monsignor l rn-lsiiig, fll'llN.lQlt' X.tllUIl.ll Sl'LI't'l.ll'f. xu-lt-min-s Assuinptionitm-s to ilu- Cfonu-ntion.