Buffalo Seminary - Seminaria Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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SEMINARIA 1948 It IS not that Anna replled In the bombmg ID the same bomb1ng 1n whlch Magda and I were separated I was hurt and I could tell you why your fears are unfounded anterrupted Mass Mart1n gl ancmg swaftly at the shawl covered face but you had better see for yourself She needs you and I thank you need h r She as an the next room Frau Volk Cro an there and ay Magda I am your mother You wall see that eX6rytl11l'lg wall be all raghr But my The woman h ad opened the door There w as nothang to do but obey Anna went an and the door clos d behlnd her The lattle glrl sattang stlffly on a ch a1r ne ar the wlndow turned her head expect antly She was xery small for her age wh1ch was ten and her body was too than wlth stack l1ke legs and spmdly arms Taed to her long thack braads were two brlght yellow r1bbons whlch Mrs Clme the school teacher had spent a whole day securmg and they were a und contrast to her faded dress Anna opened her mouth to speak but the lump an her throat made words amposslble untal she knew She cleared her throat sexeral tlmes and at last the words came Magda You re my mother aren t you7 Anna nodded Aren t you7 the ehald repeated Yes Magda I am your mother Anna crossed the room and stood before her daughter It was tame to hnd out the worst She pulled the shawl from her face Magda look at me Wlth a poundmg heart she wnted for the chxld s re ICUOII to the purple blastered cheek the crooked mouth the lawld scar whach pulled her eye anto her nose But Magda dad not look She gust stared at her mother s stomach llke one an a daze Look at me' Anna screamed Look at me' Slowly the ch1ld raased her face There were tears an her eyes Oh my lattle one' Magda my lattle baby my dear lox ely baby' Sobbang Anna took the lattle garl 111 her arms She was no longer afrald for Magda had looked at her wlth the dull expressaonless eyes of the bland BREND A ZAPI- 49 16 3 ' i e , , 1 ' I a ' f L , H 2 . U . s s K 3 A a 6 ' 3 'x ' s , I ' N I 4 wa h . I H . I a . s. , . Q, . a . M I H Y L- sq 2 L 3 3 5 . 1 V2 A A . 1 P ' ,Q 1 .e ' . ' s ' 1' ' g ' V 2' ,L ' s i s f z . a 1 1 , ' 2 , ' 2 ga 1 ' 5, .. , . f L , ' ' ' ' g' aa V Q ' . z a . 2 , D ' ' ' impossible. She wanted to run to the child and embrace her, but that was also ' 1 ' ' . s s vt - . 2 Q., ,, . ' xv , . L. 1 ' -Y , . H c 1 ' . Y l Q 5 . 3 1 f ' s ' s s s 'v' a ' A 5 ' 5 5 ' , , . . ' ' . . . , 1 . ' ' ' 1 L . 1 . 1 ' 1 . 1 , . I .1 5 1 . , . , a , I , . . , y' ' 1 5 '

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SEMINARIA 1948 Bly PRIZE ESSAT Pets are all very well I belxeve hrmly th 1t every boy should h1ve 11 dog and every glrl a c1t I 1m the hrst to 1dm1re gr1ceful goldhsh III 1 gr1ceful bowl I w1x eloquent xbout 1 e1n1ry s trllllng but to develop 1 sense of responsxblhty 1nd prov1de const1nt entertunment to strengthen the soul 1nd m 1ke humble the heart every house needs a small chlld I do not me 1n '1 ten year old brother elther I mean a xery small chlld I hue fel hed my somewh1t sh'1ky concluslon smce the 1dvent ofw cousm 1preco 1ousl1d of four whose fxther IS m Ch1n1ostens1bly as an engmeer re 1Ily I Ililllli to rest from lxfe w1th Bllly Bxlly IS nelther physl cally nor morally t1r1ng but trymg to lne by the four ye1r old s morals soon tlres the werige adult Bllly h IS 1ch1ld s ch 1r1cter1st1c d1sreg1rd for LXtLI'I1'llClI'CLlI'l1SflI1Ck.S He spe1ks the truth unerrnngly no m 1tter how bltter xt be IIKI I h 1ve found th1t there lb nothlng more defl1t1ng to the supposedly ldlllt ego th ID chxldlsh cmdor I d1sl1ke I hope p1rdon 1ble prlde th lf You got e1ghtyl1st tune He CID qulte thoroughly take 1ll the self I'1gl'lf6OLlS glow from 1 well done ICK wxth 1 nonch 1l 1nt rem 1rk IS to 1ts practlcal X ilue to the doer The prlnclple ofthe small whlte l1e 15 unknown to hxm and Billy seems to h1ve no compunct1ons If 111 about tellmg Aunt Letty he had 1 very dull 1nd w1sted evemng 1t her f1m1Iy dmner whlle the rest of us st 1nd by sh1k1ng our he 1ds vlolently I1lSELI1lI1g to ISQLIFL. the mjured 1unt th 1t we enjoyed ourselves xmmensely 1nd Ill the wh1le 1dm1tt1ng ID the depths of our hearts that Bllly w1s as usu 11 rlght Desplte the enjoyment I get from Bxlly s unsparlng honesty sometlmes I thnnk he c1rr1es1t too f1r At those tlmes ofcourse xt IS turned 1g11nst me I'Ie never fuls to xnform me when I get up ID the cold hght of early dawn th1t my appearmce would s IFC even D1ddy and he also never falls to mform my f1m1ly just how l1te I st1yed out on 1 gxven nlght w1th 1sm1ll comment IS to the ch1r1cter of my es ort My only s1t1sf1ct1on IS th If hls uncompromxsmg honesty turns on hxmself 0 e1s1on 1lly 1nd my only regret th lf we seem to need hls correctxon more th 1n he 'II . 1 y 4 - Q Q I 3 1 1 I . . . . I . - . Q I . 1 5 v . ' . , , ' , . . 1 1 1 , 1 1 , ' ' . 1 1 f f 1 I y 1 A Z va ,Z f- 1 2 K ' ' ' 3 I ' 1 fi- ' S 1 8 - I 4 ' 5 I V , 1 , K , K K , . 3 x I ' 3 I I S ' ' 5 ' 'A .1 bemg remmded, IIS I WZIS recently when ShOWlI1g ll report Cilfd to the f11m1ly wxth, ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 32 1 1 1 1 1 1 , ' 1 1 1 ' ' K 2 2 3 5 I 2 5 2 4 I 3 - 3 5 . f 4 ,, - N . , I V 5 , ' I N, . . ' 1 , 1 1 , . 1 1 Cl 1 , 1 . . I , . I 3 I 5 ' . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1: . 1 1 1 1, 1 :11 . 1 ,1 1 1 1 I I I ' 1