Cedar Grove Academy - Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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51' zfibzzfe from tba .Alumnae QQ ME seventy years ago, and seventy years is a long time in the history of a city which itself has stood but a century, E when America was riding in calm prosperity, and .all things that were done were done well, the main building cp of Cedar Grove was begun by the Revered Mother Margaret. Today it stands, not only as a monument to her, but to that time when walls were walls, thick and strong, and rooms had space enough to breathe in. Age has brought to the school not decay, pit vlyisdognl culture. Trarldliltiolps llgave gigown up arlpunlil its wall? 1 e eauti u ivy vines. e oo s are rown wit t e usage 0 three score. years and ten, the trees are gnarled with thegweathering of a life time, the desks are friendly with that friendliness which comes from years of association with our kind. Now, the spirit of all this must pass. The days of Cedar Grove as an Academy are over, and the new idea, Cedar Grove High School, comes to take possession of the site. In keeping with the spirit of courtesy and love which the old has striven to teach us, let us welcome the new, and out of our ex- periences try to make its beginning just a little less difficult than such beginnings usually are. Thatgwe are the generation who have loved the beauty of the old regime, shall not make us hostile to the potential powers of the new. After all, though the holding will be theirs, the makings and the memories are ours. We are the ones who thumbed the books, we are the ones who wore the desks, we saw the trees row strong, grow old. Certain things are inviolably ours. The ok? monogram, the May processions, the graduation ceremony with the tiny maids, the beautiful medals, the never-to-be-equalled diplomas, all these pass with the name, Academy. As for the rest, the tuli tree, the gates' that never close, the lawn in May, the warmth inside ona December morning, above all, the wise ministrations of the beloved teachers, we give these to the coming students as a mother gives her jewels to her daughter, and in the same spirit we say to them, We hope that they will give you as much joy as they have given us. Hold them very dearly, for they are precious things. Mary Eleanor Whitehead, '16 10

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61' 7' 66Zl' OQKING back over the stretch of 277 Qgwxv l1fe's road which we have traveled f' here at the Grove, we see the years brightened at regular inter- ffdefi-WJ' vals by the steady glow of the road lamps of our annual retreats. For nearly two-thirds of a century Cedar Grove chapel has been the scene of many hallowed occasions, but the pupils have known no sweeter moments within its walls than those when they obeyed the Master's invitation to come apart and walk with Him . What strange joy filled our souls as we listened for three happy days to the learned exposition of the old, old truths so dear to the heart of the Catholic girl. Appraising in their true value the swift-passing joys ofthe world, we asked again and again, Master, what must I do to possess eternal life? Then love was strong, and when a gentle Voice from the Tabernacle asked for sacrifices we generously made them. The retreat of our senior year took on a newer and deeper meaning. We tried to garner graces for the long years ahead, and strove humbly to fashion our hearts after the Master's own., Now as school girls, our retreats are over, but we hope that their re- membrance will always be a lamp whose steady glow will light our footsteps on the road which leads to the gates of the City of God. Vera Leistner, '17 I9

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Father Tlamomion Sunshine or rain, every morning at exactly twenty minutes before six by the clock on the chapel wall, the figure of our venerable Chaplain can be seen coming up the walk which leads to the side entrance of the Grove. This walk is known by young and old as Father Plamondon's path. On the fourth of No- vember, 1916, Father Pla- mondon reached the six- tieth milestone of his priestly life. A celebra- tion as rare as it was beautiful marked the event. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Charles E. Baden, director of Fenwick Club, was host on this occasion to a score of Father Plamondon's in- timate friends among the clergy. The Reverend Iubilarian was celebrant of the High Mass, and His Grace, the Most Reverend Archbishop, honored the occasion by his presence. A cause for great rejoicing was the reading by the Arch- bishop of a cablegram from the Holy Father in which he bestowed his paternal blessing on our beloved Chaplain. Father Plamondon is in his eighty-fourth year and is the oldest priest in the diocese. During his sixteen years of devoted service at the Grove, never was it known that Father Plamondon was a minute late for early Mass or for evening Benediction. Ever young at heart, he is keenly interested in everything pertaining to the school, and no event is quite complete without his genial lpresence. The yearly First Communion scene at the Grove, when white-robed Chi dhood receives the Bread of Life from saintly Old Age, has ever been an impressive picture. In future years the thoughts of the class of '17 will often stray back to this dear old Friend who holds a unique place in the hearts of all at Cedar Grove. Camille Voelker, '17 7.1