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

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Cfhe Stucho Colleqe Gir1's Room

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Susan was terribly frightened and opened her throat in a piercing scream for help when she woke up from this exciting dream' jane Barr Eighth Grade PART II A few nights later Susan was wrestling with her lessons again when the phone rang Her heart Jumped a little but she sand to herself Dont be silly' You re only thinking of that old dream' She ran to the telephone and forcing some gaiety mto her voice answered Hello' Anyone watching her could see how the voice at the other end of the wire affected her She turned deathly pale A strange boy s voice was telling her that one of the girls had a crowd over for an informal good time and asked if she would not join them if he might call for her how soon she could be ready Susan was terrified' What should she say? Her parents were out for the evening and she knew enough not to disclose this fact But should she refuse to go the stranger might try some other trick' He must be arrested and put into prison before she could ever feel safe' uickly she decided to let him come there would be time to get help before he could arrive So she told him that she would be ready in about twenty minutes and hung up the receiver only to take it down immediately and call her uncle who l1ved in the neighborhood She tried to explain things and succeeded there was to be an attempt at kidnapping his niece in the course of the next half hour He came running over and by the time the boy was expected plans were arranged for his reception At last the strange young man arrived and Susan trembling like a leaf led him into the reception room where her uncle and two stout policemen awaited hlrn A pair of handcuffs were snapped around his wrists before a word could be said The boy was furiously mdig nant and demanded that they telephone to Susan s friend He claimed to be visiting there The girl was called to the telephone She answered Yes certamly I sent Bob over after Susan He is one of my cousins What' Well of ALL THINGS' So the flushed youth was released from the custody of the Law by his embarrassed captors but Susan was in no cond1t1on to go anywhere but to bed Ruth Thompson Eighth Grade EI C1 THE BELL Tmkle tmkle tmkle lxttle bell You can t fool us for we know you well' You mean Studies' lips you seal' But you call us for a meal So tmkle tmkle tmkle lxttle bell' Bettie Henry 24 28 ! - , l . . , . . . . . . ,, , ' Q ! ' s ' ' ss ' ' ' - sc Qs 3 ! I ' . , . . l . . . . . , 7 ! ' ! in giving such an exaggerated account as to alarm him into the belief that 7 Q 1 . a . , ! . 9 . I , . . ,, . ' s 9 '-' ' ' 31 il . . . , 39 T , ' . . Y . , . , . - 9 , . it ' YL ' T- v . Y v . 1 . v . ' ' ! .. , ,

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VISITATION COLLEGE On Monday September 20 1920 the College founded by Mother Mary Aqum was opened The students were given two rooms on the foul th floor overlook1ng the front campus After several days of planmng and arrang 1ng the g1rls new home was ready to welcome all comers From the vrctrola w1th the dancmg Scarecrow from Oz Peggy the stove brxght colored school and college pennants the large bookcase on whose shelves rested pon derous encyclopedxas and llght readmg books the old square piano wxth 1ts burden of all the latest ln muslc and magazmes the trophy cup the long study table the old fashxoned curtamed tester beds the gay cretonue hang 1ngs the pretty blue rugs the comfortable Morrls chaxr the cosy sofa to the chahng dlsh on the httle square table lt was a typxcal college room The gurls then met their future teachers and decxded on thexr courses which were Englxsh Mathematlcs Zoology a language and Logxc and Ethlcs The feast of St Thomas of Aqum March seventh was chosen as thezr own feast day Thls samt was chosen as thelr patron first because h1s lxfe shows hlm to be worthy the choxce of any student body and sec ondly ln compllment to Mother Mary Aqum On thls day the College g1rls entertamed the Graduates at an mformal supper whlch was followed by a short receptnon for the Slsters ln honor of Mother and a dance for the g1rls of the Academlc Department The College g1rls entered 1n wxth the Graduates ln all thenr athletlcs and soc1al aCtlVltl6S All the mvxtatxons that were sent to the Graduates 1ncluded the College g1rls So the year went on filled w1th many mterestlng school and soc1al events And now as the short year draws to a close the proneer College g1rls are hop1ng that next year and succeedmg years the ranks w11l fill unt1l our Alma Mater shall take her place of honor among the Colleges for Women The Graduates of this year xt IS hoped will help carry the torch whlch wlll keep the watchword VERITAS glowmg clearly to dlrect the footsteps of young g1rls down the long stralght paths of well guxded knowledge Ol1v1a Hxldebrand College I U U ADDRESS TO THE COLLEGE GIRLS ON THE F EAST OF ST THOMAS We are glad of th1s occaslon to express our heart s welcome to you our dear College g1rls and to tell you that your presence wlth us has added a new joy to our graduatmg year We welcome you 1n the name of our Alma Mater who takes you to her heart and dehghts 1n you as the fulfillment of a cherxshed hope as the promise of greater ach1evement We congratulate you on thls umque dlStlI'lCtl0!'l We envy you the happy pr1v1lege of sowmg as nt were the seeds of what ere long w1ll develop mto full blown flower and fruxt Grant that our College has a small begmnmg The xmportance of events and mstltutlons IS measured not by xmmedxate clrcumstances but by the greatness of that whxch they prophesy Lookxng through the vlsta of years we see the realization of today s dream a vast processlon of noble women gomg forth from the V1s1tat1on to every sphere of hfe women tramed m mmd and heart under the mspxra txon of the Angel of the Schools the great St Thomas Aqumas nn whose name you have baptxzed thxs infant College Today s dream Our Alma Mater s hope for the future? We doubt not that lt w1ll be reahzed Wlth the hght and leadmg of her chosen Patron the 30 n 1 1 1 , . . . , . l 7 ' ' CK Y! C6 99 ' 9 Y 7 , - . H . ,, . . . . 9 I 1 - o- ! 7 ! ! 7 1 , . 1 l . . . . . ' ! D 1 ! ' ' ! 7 . , . , - , . . . . . ! 9 , . 0 - 1 . . , . s s n a s 9 ' as as - ' 9 ' - T , . . . . , . 9 9 ! . ! Y ! 1 ! , . . . . . , Y , , . H , ,, . . 7 ' y . V D ' J