College of St Rose - Rose Leaves Yearbook (Albany, NY)

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-v---' 0 .WOM A word was spoken once: Go thou and teach All nations whatsoever I have taught. The word expanded, grew apaCCQ if left The land of Galilee, it flew unto The Western world and found safe harbor there. In Italy it grew with Peter's strength, In France it was the king who nourished it. Then into Germany it fled and found Abode among Bavaria's hills. It spanned The Channel, found a swift acceptance there Among the emerald hills of Ireland, Along the Thames and inward from the sea. The word passed on, and as it passed men heard Its tale of charity, and nourished it Within their hearts. Go thou and teach. The word Took root and as it spread, Salerno sent Men forth enriched by lore of medicine, The University of Paris grew To show the truth of God to men, to send Them forth to teach and oftentimes to fight. 'Twas in the flowering of the word that men First learned the earth was round, and thus they knew No edge of land could trap the tiny craft That westward sailed beyond the sunset's edge 3 And touched a virgin shore, where lived a race, Umilmffd, Untaught, unknown to other men. .......-.......,-.... -.- ........, ,. - ---....... ..,... .-..... --V -.

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M...-.-far4f Saint Edmund Hall is now a faculty residence. of this history, vvhether in the guise of administrator, adviser, donor, faculty member, or stu- dent. We are gratefully conscious that it is we and our successors who reap the benefits of their labors. In this volume we shall attempt to show concretely the advan- tages and opportunities which have accrued to us as the result of the achievements of our prede- cessors. We recount to you the history of the year nineteen hun- dred forty-curricular, semi-cur- ticular, and extra-curricular-as viewed from the vantage point of freshman, sophomore, and junior, as well as senior, in order that the interpretation may be both com- plete and unprejudiced. In order that our account may be accurate and objective, vve have aimed at the informality, candidness, and lack of pose which have characterized our student life at Saint Rose. In a spirit of modesty and humility vve, the seventy-five members of the class of nineteen hundred forty, hope that vve, too, may have contributed in some manner to the laudable history of our Alma Mater. We confidently trust, that during the years under her guidance which have profited us so greatly, we have lived up to her standards and traditions in a manner demonstrative of our appreciation and loyalty. As vve graduate into the ranks of the Alumnae, vve take vvith us the basic truths, ideals, and values which have been inculcated in us, not for the purpose of hoarding them, but rather to propagate them for the common good. ll

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an Zac Inspired by continents to claim for Christ, The Jesuits conveyed the word across The seas, and pagan people heard the tale Of old-of Faith and Hope and Charity. Then through these holy men the word matured At Lima and at Mexico. It spread 3 The fruitless northern lands received the phrase And Georgetown rose above Potomac's crest. The word sped on and mountain peaks forgot They ever raised their heights into the sky, No river's flood, nor prairie's wide expanse Could interrupt its passage through the land. Into the north it went and lingered there In Albany, the flower of the state, Beside the Hudson's silver majesty Where mountains lend a deepening quietude. Thus here in peace was heard again the plea Of old: Go thou and teach. The word became A rose. The flower grew and petals formed. Then as the years slipped slowly out of sight, The petals fluttered-still do flutter forth, Men feel their passing, quickly snatch a breath Of sweet perfume. The petals float, a hymn Long-lost resounds again: Go thou and teach. URSULA ANNE KUHN, Clan poet.