St Josephs College - Footprints Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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(iPur (Enllrgr 3ftral We hold as our ideal a woman ivho will cherish learn- ing for the light it can shed; who will employ knowl- edge and self-sacrifice in making life enjoyable for others; who will shine resplendenlly as a graduate of Saint Joseph ' s. — 7 e to God, lo Church, to kin. to friend; and who at life ' s goal will be deserving of the honors God gives to worthy ivomanhood. — 1923 D SSB©€3 €3:€3=

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(UiiUrur lirtiitnnt 111 ffl B March 19. 1922— March 1 ' ), 192:! In the fust faint liulit nf dawn a traveler stdod at the foot of a mountain lately hlark in the dull lilarkness of iiij;ht. As one nieditatinp; on his goal, he gazed at ll ic sunnni t. visilile l)ut inilislinil in the haze of the early morning. It was thus in 1916, that St. Joseph ' s College, about to begin its career, saw in the distance a realization of the ideal for which it was to strive — the molding of Catholic womanhood for the greater honor of God. hen tiie class of 192.) matriculated in Seplemlier 1919. the ollege was beginning its fourth vear, completing for the first time its register of classes. With ihe other pioneer classes the present Seniors, who were tlien Freshmen, felt all the thrills of that first Commencement year. How the college has grown since then ! October last witnessed the reopening of the College with a registration of one hundred students. This meant the realization of a long-cherished ambition, and the new semester still further increased the number. The once ample building, which in 1919 seemed so spacious to tlie four pioneer classes, is now filled tc capacity, and the steadily increasing register in the freshman classes has accen- acsase€ ::€3=€3= BB Page twelve rrf