Academy of the Holy Angels - Echoes Yearbook (Fort Lee, NJ)

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1 C 'f 71 1 'f T Cr E W 32555: irgggc ri 109-2'8 D ,Q ,, ,,,, H- , , 5 'vf as ,.,,, ,Q I 2- liOIlIllllllllll!lllllIll!!IX' Y' ' L? L J 6 5 , i. at the end of the Bazaar, it was found that the Sophomore Class had come out first, after a very close contest. The first event after our return to school in january was a lecture by Reverend William A. Griffin, LL.D., Diocesan Director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. Father Griffin told us many interesting facts about the missions and appealed to us for our prayers and any other assistance we might be able to lend to the cause. His lecture incited us to work even harder than before for the purpose of bringing into the fold those other sheep who know not Christ. On January nineteenth we had the pleasure of listening to a violin recital given by Professor Karl Klein, with Mrs. Bruno Oscar Klein, the mother of the noted violinist, as accompanist. Professor Klein entertained us with many beautiful selections. The time passed all too quickly, and we left the hall with the charm of his haunting melodies linger- ing on in our memories. February seventeenth held a special treat for us in the form of a very interesting and novel illustrated lecture by Mr. Raines. The lecture was in the form of memoirs of a trip through Alaska and the Klondike region. The speaker was thoroughly familiar with this section of our country, having traveled over the many different routes, pictures of which he showed us. The scenery was of almost bewitching beauty, especially the many glaciers and snow scenes. Many of the interesting customs of the native Eskimos were explained to us and also many amusing and exciting incidents which had happened to him on his travels. Everyone enjoyed the lecture to the utmost and it added greatly to our store of knowledge of that fascinating country. All good things are three is an old saying, and in our case it proved to be very true, for on April twentieth we enjoyed the third rare musical treat of the scholastic year in the form of a piano recital given by Madame Sturkow Ryder, famous American pianist and composer. As soon as Madame Ryder had begun her recital, her wonderful tone and her power of combining freedom with sufficient restraint were noticed. She played her various selections in three groups. In the first group were a Prelude by Grieg and two old Italian pieces. The second group consisted of The Nightingale, a beautiful gypsy melody arranged by Liszt, Perpetual Motion by MacDowell, and Antics by the pianist herf self. This latter was a delightful little composition, inspired, Madame Ryder told us, by her cat which is called Antics, It cleverly represented in melody the various moods of Antics, The third and last group contained four compositions-a Gavotte, Ghopin's famous Minuet Waltz, a Spanish Dance, and a Tarantella. We were all charmed by Madame Ryder's wonderful rendition of these beautiful numbers and only regretted the brevity of the program. As our copy goes to press the thought of several delightful events which still await us is before us. Among these, the one to which we naturally look forward with the keenest anticipation is the celebration of the Golden jubilee of our beloved Directress, Venerable Sister Mary Theophista. Of those hfty golden years, by far the greater number has been 81

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41 4 EcHoEs 9 2 s A ,flair lvseig U fy, .L . -.,.. . 0 r ,H -.,t 5 5 1: o 4 Q 7 'N ' we Ls. QS! Y , wifes-..,f2- l..ii 41 llIlIlll4llIIl1lllllllIhgQ Y LQ 'rf-1 'qQ9LQj5i,'iljknnxxxxxuu-umm -V sm. LE. Memories We remember, we remember, The one who time did scorn, The door that, softly opening, She came slipping through each morn. She always came a wink too late, And never stayed all day, And once when she arrived on time, She took our breath away. We remember, we remember, The ferns so green and bright- Oh, ne'er might we approach them, Lest their crispness we might blight. The window on whose sunny sill A poor, frail plant was set, It looked so very sickly, but We hope it's living yet. We remember, we remember, That room where we did sing, The halls and corridors about With melody did ring, Our spirits, that are heavy now, Did soar up to the sky, And our harmonious voices With sweetest birds did vie. We remember, we remember, Those days we could not lend Attention to the theme in hand, When periods had no end. We know 't is childish nonsense, Yet we cannot help but say, We'd give the world for that same bliss For just another day. 83 GRACE M. Cmusr, '28