Academy of the Visitation - Crescent Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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What wolf? sald Mary There wasnt any wolf just dwarfs and pretty fames They went away but we can keep the roses and the l1l1es can t we? Keep them always they are love and purlty the prmce sald Yes keep them always sweetheart sa1d her father tenderly The pr1nce was rxght As Mary went home w1th her father she d1d not regret the wonders she had left ln dreamland Her father s shoulder was lots mcer than an axrplane and as he had told her she could always keep the lxlres and roses at least m hef heart Genevxeve Ewers College I E U A DOUBLE MEMORY Lmes to H15 Emmence the late Cardmal Glbbons On the Occasxon of a VlSlt to Our Academy by Our Lamented Slster M Axmee Brent Afar 1n the East from a beautlful bower Loaded wxth sweet smelllng thmgs a tower Sprlngs to the clouds a beacon falr Where the wllderness relgned God placed lt there Hls broodmg love would bulld a place Whence the land would be drenched wlth streams of grace So He breathed Hrs wlll to the soul of the just He nerved hlm wlth every perfect glft That could heal defend mstruct and l1ft The New World showed the promxsed land The d1v1ne work grew there God s Splflt hung Lrke a b1rd ln the nest of 1ts uniledged young The Hocks all learned the Shepherd s vo1ce And Maryland sang Rejolcel Rejolcel From her turrets there shot the llght afar Its errand above that of sun or star And through Freedom s expanse soon splre after splre Was glowlng aloft wlth Maryland s fire The ve1ns of that Mother Church love were abroad And the West felt thelr thrlll and was won for the Lord Txs thy l1fe to wm souls for the Master great Guest Then Joy at the promxse that brlghtens the West Thy presence our hearts grateful homage has won Hall Cardmal Prmce' Hall Maryland s son' Glve us a blesslng strong and sweet Grve us a word we can never forget For thou rt the rnltred head of our Prlmal See Whose Godly splendor IS crowned ln thee 12 ss H ' u 9 - . . , ' s v a , - - - sn . , , . rs as ' sc s 1 1 1 ' - - sy - , . . - 1 9 1 s -' , . s 9 7 , . a 1 9 1 9 , . . . . , . . 1 n , . Y , . . s , . . . . , Y . 7 Y , o v . . . . , Y 7 , . . Y

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That sald the prmce IS a gate of rubles Roses and rubxes are the symbols of love In the next garden are great beds of long soft l1l1es and the gate IS of pearl They are the symbols of pur1ty Unless we remam pure and always love each other the bad faxrles wlll come and change our hlxes and roses 1nto ashes I w1l1 show you the good and the bad fa1r1es soon He led her to a bench and gave her a tiny diamond upped wand of gold Wave thxs wand twlce and the bad fa1r1es w1l1 appear on the lake wave lt thrlce and cunnlng httle nymphs wxll come frollckmg before you Mary waved the wand thr1ce Up from the shmmg surface of the lake rose the damtlest httle creatures she had ever lmagmed They seemed to be made of m1st and sunshme Thelr wmgs were l1ke those of the angels ln her prcture book but shone wlth all the colors of the ra1nbow Hundreds of them thelr damty heads wreathed with flowers danced before Marys en chanted eyes They showered the grass before her w1th soft flower petals They all danced together 1n a rmg around a fountam then suddenly dnsap peared from vlew ln the falling spray Mary dellghted wxth the beautxful l1ttle nymphs desxred to see the wlcked fa1r1es She waved her wand twxce A dense crowd of hldeous dwarfs stood upon the shore of the lake Thelr eyes gleamed red and they were makmg such furlous gestures that Mary was frlghtened and begged the prmce to send them away These mlserable men can do you much harm he sa1d Be careful not to provoke them Then take them away take them away' ulck' cr1ed Mary I hate them' I am afraxd of them' The prmce waved them away and much loth to go the hzdeous creatures Who are those wonderful people cornmg toward us dear Prmce? Are they your father and mother? They remmd me of mme Oh' oh' how how terrlble I am' I had forgotten my mother and father Oh dear' Oh dear' Take me back to them' I must go' Take me back' Look a httle closer at them httle prmcess they are your own father and mother Don t you recognlze them? They occupy the throne now Mary was overjoyed She thought she couldn t be happler even m para dlse She went on walk1ng w1th the prmce more and more dellghted wlth the wonders of the palace grounds Suddenly she heard a cry of angu1sh She saw a crowd of the wlcked httle dwarfs of Whom she had been so afrald chaslng some one down a path whlch wound 1n and out among the trees She heard a loud cry for help It sounded llke her father s volce It was h1s voxce She could see h1m runnmg down the path near the lake The httle dwarfs were gaxnmg on h1m They were almost up to h1m She screamed and screamed but no one seemed to hear her The prmce had disappeared She tr1ed to run to h1m but could not move What could she do' A moment more and Whats the matter sweet? Are the wlcked fa1r1es after you? Mary looked up 1nto her father s calm dark eyes Oh' she crled D1d they hurt you? How d1d you get away? No they d1d not hurt me laughed her father You have been dream mg here by your httle spr1ng And httle glrl whlle you were down here mother nearly went to heaven but God was good to us and sent her back to stay longer w1th us The doctor says that lf we take good care of her we 11 have her a long long trme Isn t that good news? I am prormsed a good pos1t1on too so we wont have to worry any longer about the old wolf 11 64 9? ' ' IC' ' ' ' ' ' . . A ' ! Y ! it u 1 Q u 1 . . 1 . , . . . , y h 1 ' , - ! 7 ' l it . ' SY ' 66 , . i! Sl Q ' 79 ' C6 , . . . ' 99 - 9 Q . 9 mutterrng and grumblmg, fur1ous1y hastened back 1nto the lake. SK , D I . . , . , . ii ,, . . . 7 1 7 ' 77 ' 7 . . . . . , . . D , . . , . . li ! I ' ' Y! y ' ' ' r CC V! ' C6 ' ' 99 if ' 99 . if ' . 9 9 ' ' ' 7 1 7 1 Q . 5 , - . . , ! 1 !9

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EDITORIAL THE STAFF Helen Thompson Edxtor Margaret Farrchrld Ass1stant Edrtor Margaret Draggon Busrness Manager V1rg1n1a LaGrave Nettle Hemp and Corrnne Wagner School Record Pearl Mrchel and Mary Baker Alumnae Notes Olrvra Hrldebrand and Audrey Wrape Athletlcs We gratefully acknowledge the very encouraglng appreclatrons that have come to us slnce the Hrst number of the Vlsxtatron Crescent was lssued We cordrally thank all who by thexr klndly rnterest and suggestlons have helped to make the Crescent a success It was the prlvxlege of the out gorng Class of 21 to start the Crescent on 1ts career We desired to begxn somethmg that would carry on the tradrtlons and show forth a l1ttle of the workmgs of our school somethrng that the comxng classes may contlnue and rmprove upon We now reslgn lt to the care of the Class of 22 conhdent that they wxll loyally strrve to make the llttle magazlne worthy of the1r Alma Mater and ours We heartrly wrsh them every success At the tea glven by Mother and the Srsters on january 29th one of the ladxes remarked 1n the course of her xnformal talk that the V1s1tat1on gxrl rs characterlzed as one who does thrngs The complrment was mtencled for the members of the Alumnae nevertheless It rnsprred us who are about to Jom them wlth the determmatron to go forth and do thrngs too ll E BLEST INDEED' Tho each soul makes h1s earthly pllgrlmage Alone and each hlS specral duty must fulnll And none may tarry rn the weary way Nor turn h1m from the Lord s all holy W1ll Yet hand rn hand our progress IS more sure And sympathy supports us wondrously Blest lS that man to whom the Lord Has lent a frrend Ah blest mdeed rs he' SME 13 , ... 1. . I ,A 5 1 . . . , iv - 1 , . . x . . . 4, . . . . 7 1 . . . ,, . . . v v 1 . . . . . U . ,, 1 s - Q , . . . v 9 y . , . . . ' 9 v 1 1 . , . '-' . . .