St Margarets School - Salmagundi Yearbook (Waterbury, CT)

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Senior Igrearntatiun Smash Traditions are rather solemn, yet extremely pleasant things. One of the most pleasant in this school of many ancient and honored traditions is that of our Senior Steps. VVC have enjoyed that outward manifestation of our dignity, that exclusive privilege, more than we can say, and it is a wrench to part with it. We feel, however, that in passing on our Senior Steps, and our beloved Senior Room to you, Iuniors, we are not really parting with them at all, only surrendering to your competent hands the active possession of Senior rights. As we take our place in the ranks of alumnae, we willingly relinquish our position to you, confident that you will add more than your share to its honor. Jluninr Rrrrptanrr Sperrh Many Class Days have come and gone, each strengthening the traditions of Saint Margaret's. And now, we, the Iuniors, are in the midst of another Class Day. YVe arc another class following in the long line of those who have done their best to keep these traditions. We gain a new dignity with the acceptance of these, the Senior Steps. The thrill of anticipation with which we have formerly regarded them changes, becomes more serious, when we realize just what they symbolize. But the thrill of at last being privileged to protect and guard them will never change. It will be hard to be the senior class in the school, hard to have no older one to look up to and be guided by, and we shall miss you, our present elders, but we will honor our position and do our best to keep these steps as treasures of great significance. Fifteen

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F ourleen Z,- .V-, :ye-, -I ' s Srhnnl Snug Every springtime brings a parting, Every Iune we say farewell, But with fond and lingering memories Of the place we love so well. There is no school like Saint Margaret's- So we think and always will- With its porch of sweet wisteria, And the orchard on the hill. Ah, how fast speed by the hours 'Neath its dear old sheltering roof! Whether sunshine, whether showers, Whether praise or stern reproof! And how steadfast is the loyalty That dwells deep within our hearts! Our First thought is of Saint Margaret's And the next to do our parts. When 'tis but a happy memory, As in after years we roam, We will still strive to be worthy Of the place we once called home. Though the path of life be thorny, And the goal be hard to gain, We will not forget Saint Margaret's, Nor will break the daisy chain.

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Sixteen x MISS WILLIAMS We have known The guidance of a hand Unfaltering and sure- Have felt the strength Of leadership unfailing- And we have learned to love A rich sincerity of friendship, Of little kindnesses And sympathetic laughter. DR. LEWIS You talk to us And say such lovely thingsg You smile at us- What pleasantness that bringsg Our willing thoughts Would loving odes compileg But time is short- We must condense them in a smile. ' MISS EDELL We think of you, And lovely thoughts come crowdingg We try to speak of you- Words somehow seem so trite You are living an ideal . . . And now we End we cannot even write.