Buffalo Seminary - Seminaria Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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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

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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 Unl1ke the adult the small boy does not merely teach Wlfh words he shows us 1 good de 1l more hy h1s 1 tlons Even the 1dolescent on whose shoulders say the commencement or 1tors rests the future of the vxorld has become so nnhued wlth enxy 1nd h1te neuroses llld complexes th1t he 1ppe1rs to he lost B1lly IS too o cup1ed w1th other m1tters to l1lXe eomplexes he 19 too busy to he self COUSCIOUS and worry about h1s personahty He seems to haxe 1 natural glft for m1k1ng fr1ends too often on our frequent YlS1f9 to the zoo we must needs speak to every pop orn xendor h1lloon seller 1nd fellow chlmpantee 1d1n1rer we meet 1nd we 1n1ke our w 1y through the 1n1m 1l house followed to my LIUIWIITISS ment hy -lllllei lllel frequent exel 1n111t1ons of Isn t he eute' To the xery young rice md I'CI1g1OIl 1ne1n nothmg Bllly ehooses h1 fflLl'lClS on III 1dult shalnmg hasls he merely p1cks out the people he l1kes He plays very happ1ly w1th the younJ son of our eolored laundress, and he qu1te gleefully calls L1ly the lady who do sn t wash her f1ce strangely enough to Llly s ohx 1OLlb del1ght Generous to 1 f1ult he welcomes 1ne If my tlllle to pl ty wlth IU electr1c tram or construct ill E1tf I Tower wlth 111 Erector Set 111 f1et often I 1111 urged to do so when I feel no IIIIICI' urge to englneer Adults would do well to emulate h1s buoy1ney of splrlts d1sappo1ntments mean l1ttle to h1m and no repr1mand can long dampen h1s good humor a c1reumstance dnscouragmg to the well meanmg d1sc1pl1nar1an Too often th1s s1me cheerfulness bursts IIT upon us at five th1rty 111 the mornmg lli hour when I am not pI'OI'lL,1Cl1t 111 WIIIY conx ers1t1on hut I would not check h1s exuhermee for 1ll the sleep I need I hue COI11e to the L,Ol1elLlblOIX, howex er, that whatever B1lly does wrong IS not h1s fault hut ours We reprlmand hun for tou h1ng Grandmother s candle st1 ks wh1le It 15 n1tur11l to want to feel the Splfkllllg pr1sms and only SOC16fy alhe1t IH the mterests of1nt 1 t candlest1 ks that decrees he may not put h1s flngers on them Too often for our self respect It appe 1rs that B1lly 15 the only real adult He h IS an xpparently unerrmg sense of the rlght 1nd htt1ng 1t the recent funeral of 1ny grandfather It w1s Bllly s awed, He looks n1ce that d1d more for gr lfld mother s self control than all of our awkward sympathy It IS we who should adapt ourselves to the laws of the very young rather than they who should l1ve by our rules Desp1te the m1ny hours of d1S omfort they may g1V6 our smug adult world I th1nk they have mueh to tea h us 1f we w1ll only learn B 'KRBARA H ARPER, 48 1 1 1 1 11- 1. 1 , . ,1 - , 3 y 1 , I 1 1, 11 1 1 I 1 - 1 s s s 1 1 ,. . 1 11 s 1 ' ' 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 . - ' ' . . ,, - .1 ' V - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 I I s. 5 I I y . L , I L s 1 1- 1 1 5 1 s I 1 ,1 ' s. e , 1 1 , 1 1. 1 ss -- s 1 s 1 11 ' 1 s s , 1 1 -1, ,1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 111 . . 11 1 .1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1. . 1 . 1 s 1 1 1, , 1 11 1 1 1 . , , , ' 1, ' ' 1 1,1 '. ', 1 . . K. . ' 11, 1 1 , 1 1 b 1 1 1 1 1.. . . 3 V . . 11. . 1 1 , - , , ' , ' , D ' K e 1 .1 . 1 . . K, , , . . , 1 , e 1 .1 , 1 1 , ' 'C ,R 1 x 2 1 ' . I , , I 1 .I .- , , , 1 e 1 3 , 1 , 1 1 3 . x . 3 X . 1 Q . 1 1 1 1 , 1 . . I 1 . N, 3, . . , 1 1 , . 1 1 . s' ' ' ,, 1. ' . 1 11 1 I' J ' 'B - x 1 s s 1 1 1 1 . . - - .I y . 7 1 3 I ' L I 3 s . . . 1 1 II. I ea ' 1 1, 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1. 1, , - f . R 1 . . ' 2 ' 1 ' ' 1 Z I1 ' . . 1 1, . 1, . . , . . f s 1 , 1 1 K 1 . I 1 If- ' . 1 1, , 11. . 1