Saint Ursula Academy - Scroll Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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-class will the famous Class of 1936, of St. Ursula's Academy, being somewhat fatigued by incessant --llolle toil, and being about to depart from this sphere of education, do hereby bequeath: To the Academy: Our everlasting loyalty by attending the Alumnae meetings and taking active part in whatever they may sponsor. To the Faculty: Our promise to try to live up to the ideals of the Catholic Training, they have given us. To the Juniors: The honor of editing a bigger and better Scroll. To the Sophomores: Our technique in developing the best behaved class. To the Freshmen: The same ardent desire for study and learning that we had. To the Incoming Class: The honor of wearing the Ursuline uniform. Lastly, we do appoint our said Junior class to the office of executors of this our Last Will and Testament. Signed and sealed by THE CLASS or 1936 l09 I936, Senior Scroll

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-should we go to a catholic college? l i 1 and I decided to go on to col .-cj .-,, lege. We had been debating the question since September. Mother and Dad assured us that there was suffi- cient money to carry us through the four years. The question of the day was Is it necessary that a Catholic boy or girl go to a Catholic College P We had finished twelve years of Catholic education and felt staunch in our religion. Twelve years of training, we thought, seemed suf- ficient to safeguard us against any dangers to faith we might encounter if we at- tended a secular college. We knew what Mother and Dad would say, however, if we asked them our ques- tion, and we knew what our teachers would say. We decided to say nothing to anybody, but to answer that question by interviewing prominent Catholic grad- uates and forming our own opinions. We planned to call on a prominent and de- vout Catholic doctor, a Catholic lawyer, a Catholic engineer and a great football player of St. joe's. Here Bob was to do the interviewing. I was to interview a social service worker in charge of the city's charities, a teacher in a public school, a young lady working in the chem- ical laboratory of a local factory and a prominent society lady who was the mother of eight children. Our Hrst visit was with the brilliant young doctor, to whom Bob immediately put the question: Doctor, jane and l have decided to go to college, but we can't make up our minds whether or not it should be a Cath- olic college. ls it necessary that a Catho- lic boy or girl, after twelve years of Cath- olic training, continue his education at a Catholic college? Well, once upon a time, I had to make that same decision and, like your- N April of our senior year Bob Senior Scroll, I936 -Marianne McGinn, '36 selves, after finishing twelve years in Catholic primary and secondary schools I felt qualified to defend any matter con- cerning my faith. So I enrolled at a secu- lar college. I liked the university from the start, and made a. great many inter- esting friends. I received a first class ed- ucation in secular branches, but I know that the more important side, the relig- ious side, was omitted from my daily con- tacts. Many of the university professors had no faith and they laughed at mine. Often times I tried to hide the fact that I was a Catholic. You see my field was medicine and many of the teachers in a state medical school never mention a word about God or the soul and one is apt to forget that there is one. I believe it was only the prayers of my good mother that kept me from losing my faith. Bob and I were convinced that in a Catholic medical college alone a young man studying medicine is trained to rec- ognize in his patient, first of all, an im- mortal soul. We moved on to the offices of Mr. F-, attorney at law. Mr. F- was a life long friend of the family. He was six feet two, with iron gray hair that made him look forbidding, but his twinkling blue eyes showed him to be what he was, the kindest person I know. If you intend being a lawyer, Bob, by all means go to a Catholic University. Law is closely connected with the ten commandments and the Catholic doctrines of right and wrong, divorce, etc. How can we learn what God intended from some- one who doesn't even believe in Him? Difficulties will arise which can be straightened out only in a Catholic law school. We had respected and admired Mr. F- since we were able to toddle and his words made a deep impression on us. IIO