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

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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 . , . '-' . . .

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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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CLASS WILL Bemg of sound mxnd and memory we the Class of 21 do w1ll and be queath to the remalnmg classes of the Academy of the Vxsltatlon the fol lowmg ARTICLE I We will and bequeath to the Academy of the Vlsltatlon our pep our rep the playroom mlrror the Crescent ARTICLE II To the dxllerent classes we bequeath the followmg To the Th1rd Academics our hlstory class wxth all 1ts Joys ana all 1ts reference books our valuable Musxcal Hlstory notebooks and our apprec1at1on of that class our row of honor m the Study Hall wrth all xts advantages the second Floor Dom wrth 1ts especlally late hours of rrsmg and retu-mg the dlgmlied tltles M1ss Semor and Model Grad and our pos1t1on of honor durmg Accounts To our slster class our Basket Ball Champlonshlp and the prlvllege of becommg members of the Poor Rxchard Debatmg Soclety To the Flrst Academlcs our perseverance 1n becommg grads and all our old books and empty 1nk bottles ARTICLE III To the drfferent members of the school we leave the followmg I Margaret Draggon leave to Beren1ce Slmpson my gxft of ready talk my gxggle to Hazel McCracken I Cor1nne Wagner w1ll to Grace Brennan my towerrng stature and to Mary Plerce Kelth my neat appearance I Helen Thompson w1l1 my llsp to V1rgmxa Dowdall and my curly halr to Margaret Schuster I Audrey Wrape w1ll my terpslchorean ab1l1ty to Bessle Mltchell and to Jule Huette my love for athletlcs I Nettle Hemp w1ll to Fanme Wrape my t1m1d1ty and my slenderness to Katherme Carter I Vxrgmla LaGrave w1ll to Mary McElroy my pleasures of secretary shlp and my dxgmfied expresslons to Al1ce Anderson I Margaret Farrchxld relxnqulsh my clalms to Bebxta CC WJ 1n favor of Betty Henry and my knowledge of Webster to Ruth Dolan I Mary Baker wxll my faculty of acqulrmg strlkes to Veromca Hayes and my robust figure to Pauline Bush I Pearl Mlchel w1ll to Mabel Marsden my alarm clock and my dlckey to Pud Murphy We do hereby solemnly aH'1rm thls to be our last w1ll and testament S1gned by Class of 21 Wltnessed by B Gone U Dye I Berry Margaret Draggon 21 14 . . , , I 3 7 v - Y ! I , . . . . S . . . ., . Q 3 ! 7 7 Y U ,, . . . . . . . . ! 9 ' ' ' if ' ,Y CC ' 9! ll 91 ' ' 1 Q U 3 ! ' li ' 7, ' ' . . . . U ,, ! s s 9 , . 9 s 1 , . 9 Y 7 9 7 7 , . l Y 9 Y . n 1 ' 7 ! ' . . . . . Q U . ,, . , , . . 1 a - . . . H . ,, . I ! 7 Y V , . 3 l 9 C6 7! - . . . , . , . . Q , .