St Josephs College - Footprints Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Fairyland Come, Oljeron ! and all yi ' prett)- elves, Come visit iin fair land in small lasjcKin. The stars ' light idear the way to . thens I ' ar — East of the sun, it is. and then west of the nioim. Here from my magic casement you can see That I am bounded by deep seas forlorn ; At night full rou,!;h, wild ]ierilous ; then still They change, to be resplendent for the dawn. At night the waves lap echoes up to me That whisper of the gnnnies and ghouls with fear, Who ride amast their crests, all trembling from Their doings down in . ul)er and in Weir. At niiionlight ou can hear angelic lutes; ' Tis Israfel does jjractise all night long. That he alone shall sing wild ecstasy . nd be supreme in melody of song. . t dawn when glimmering squares now casements turn, . slow procession treads along the shore — Maids of Ix-auty — there Ulalnme. F.nlalia next, the Ligeia — then T.enore. . nd as tlie - walk in beauty, at their feet Tlie washing waves soft jjress ; the sea-tides mo;m And mount the sands to tell these maidens ( )f the love the sea does bear for them idnne. Know, ( )beron — before I built m - realm And made it beautiful as it is now, I knelt to P)cauty, ga e my lift ' to her, . nd ])ledged to her an evcrl.-isting vow I ' ll dedicate my |) iwers to ihee ;md thine. . chievement, Oberon. I ' ve shown to you. ' I ' his land of song and beauty — does it prci e That to the word 1 ]iledged. 1 have been true? lu.lNOK . . r, KKS, ' 29. l.S -

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a s])ring Inxird. N ' ory .shorth-, ouf tiiicls liim ulf i)oisfd on the lirink of splashing into the coldest of waters. Just so, are we poised on the hrink of death. ' J ' hcre is nothing to do but draw a long breath and go ! . 11 of life ' s experiences are incomparable to that la t brief one. It is worth the anticipation. Aleanwhile, because I have to deal with life till that great moment comes, I can aim to make it worthwhile. There are lots of others to helpi and lots of good to be accomplished. Sorrows, regrets, losses, all are waiting. And, life will be inexorable in the doling. In the interim, I can take advantage of the good that comes within my reach, b ' ace sorrows and disappointments with a keen sense of what they can bring to cognizance; try to forgive mistakes in others and to forget my own — for worry over what cannot be redone is life ' s weightiest ball and chain. In this short life of ours, the intellect is cheated of a harvest — my sole regret. The truth that the mind craves is ever absent. Fields of thought scarcelv known, others never entered. A smattering of learning kindles the natural tendency of the soul toward knowledge. The brevity of life smothers it before it grows to existence. All other disturbances, in life, becf me mere incidents, by contrast. Life, with its basilisk and balm still lures, though the dearest moment it gave me, was, incidentally, the most sorrowful, and moments that I prized. 1 found to be weighted with deceit. All in all, I cling to life and hope with its surcease. it will prove to be the shadow of a greater reality. Youth shows but half — trust God; see all, nor be afraid! Frances McGuire, ' 29. j{ 14 )»••■•

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; ' H =e3c 6B ' D Class Will a In the name nt ( ioil. Amen. We the niemljers uf the Class of 192S of Saint Joseph ' s College, of Brooklyn, in New York City, and the State of New York, being of sound and disposing mind, do make, publish and declare the following as for to be our last will and testament, and we do hereby revoke all wills and codicils by us at any time heretofore made. First — We direct an executrix hereinafter tcj be named to pay all our just debts as soon as she may be able. Second — To our dear Alma Mater, our deepest sympathy because she is part- ing with such a large and lovely group of gentle maidens. Third — To our Director, Doctor Dillon, a class of girls whose temperament will not ])revent them from answering in class. Fourth — To our Dean, Sr. Angeline, a class of cultured women who are as refined as we are. T- ' ifth — To Sr. Agnes Joseph, our permanent late excuses. Sixth — To Sr. Angelica, the privilege of distributing the A ' s obtained by those in the last row to the poor and needy of the diocese. Seventh — To Sr. Augustine Maria, our appreciation and gratitude for her guidance during- our freshmen }ear of college. Fighth — To Sr. Carmela, a faithful grou]) of treasures who will ecpial those of twenty-eight. Ninth — To . ' - r. Charitina, the right to be custodian of the keys of the new gymnasium. Tenth — To Sr. Concetta, the latest volume of library discipline. Fleventh — To .Sr. De La Salle, a written copy of her freshmen speech. Twelfth — To Sr. Francis Antonio, exclusive right to the use of the worms on the tennis court. Thirteenth — To .Sr. Francis Xavier, our sincerest regret that she ne er had the privilege of teaching our class. b ' ourteenth — To Sr. Gerardus, a complete correspondence course of W orld History in Two Weeks, Learned at Home. Fifteenth — To Sr. Lorenzo, a mimeographed set of Klapper outlines. Sixteenth — To Sr. Manuella, a patent machine which will automatically sort and give out the 1001 attendance records for which she is daily asked. Seventeenth — To Sr. Maria ConcejKion, two door signs saying No Ad- mittance — Fmplovees Only. Eighteenth — To Sr. Natalie, a large stage whereupon all Shakespearean plays may be performed instead of lectured upon. Nineteenth — To Miss Agnes, a volume of answers for the Ask Me Another. Twentieth — To Miss Cod ) ' , the regrets of our class that the moral victory athletes have to leave. Twenty-first — To Miss Doyle, the total amount of our sewing as a souvenir. Twenty-second — To Miss Kengla. our smaller brothers and sisters to experi- ment upon in Educational Psychology. Twenty-third — To Miss Massey, an ex] ress wagon in which to carry her books from one building to another. Twenty-fourth — To Miss McCann, a class of mutes as drawing pupils. Twenty-fifth — To Miss Pantano, the assistance in her French department of 1928 ' s French Majors. Twenty-sixth — To Senora Rafalli. the exclusive right of setting her hours first on the program. D S fflc€ ::£3= S 3»H3=E3: 39ffl S n 416}. -