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

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CACLICJQI' jwo R6gI'5f7'I1fI'0lI Day O The Ilyelcome Tea 0 Begi'mmg Uf Classes HGH WI-sen parm, . f-Weyae Wfjgen party O Imfestztare R. P. I. Dance O Election of Class Officers O Our Town Pro- duction 0 5,D0f'l'5 . Sodfllifl' Reception ' Examinations jznzior Prom. O Senior Ball O Easter Festivities Retreat I Final Exams 0 Rose Day The Class of l943l HOW gfand that fide sounded when we heard it for the first time as students in our beloved high schools- Picture how much more impressive it seems to us now, students in the College of Saint Rose! Yes, college students with all the problems which admittance into an institu- tion of higher learning is bound to create. When Hrst we entered the awe-inspiring por- L ,,,,, ...-uf' tals of the College, our most urgent need was to orient ourselves to our new environment and our advanced course of study, both so different from any we had ever known. With the understanding and help of our faculty, we have already begun to succeed in this endeav- or. Let us review the curricular and extra-curricular events of our first year at Saint Rose and see for ourselves how successful our Alma Mater has been in guiding its latest freshman class. Even at the very first we could sense the essential difference of the collegiate atmosphere. It seems as if we had attained young ladyship almost over night. We enjoyed this newly bestowed dignity, and tried to exercise it with becoming nonchalance. Imbued with our new sense of decorum, therefore, we were ready to meet events as they came, and come they did. The first date indelibly printed on our minds an d hearts is September eighteenth, the day on which we registered as freshmen. What a furor as we bewildered fre make out our schedules for the year! Dialectics, liturgical music, orientation, whatever could shies attempted to they he? At last we completed the schedules and prepared to m invaluable assistance in introducing us to the faculty and to our fellow students and their charming and friendly manner soon put us at our ease. In the afternoon we attended a tea held eet our junior sisters. Their l-4

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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.

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M. Tennien slaows B. Collins, M. Mc- Donnell and P. Hawley bow to wear tlye academic costume. especially in our honor. That tea convinced us that the College of Saint Rose was the right place for us. On Wednesday, September twentieth, the oflicial session opened. To our intense delight, we proceeded to our first class. What a thrill as we realized that we were really launched on our college career! Thursday saw the boarders intent on mak- ing the dormitory as homelike as possible. Naturally, our curiosity led us to inspect the dining hall, the social room, the auditorium, and the chapel, all of which we discovered to be in the dormitory known as Saint Joseph Hall. Returning to our rooms we wrote long, excited letters home, recounting in detail everything we had seen and done and how kind and friendly everyone had been to us. Soon there followed a series of parties, which, of course, are an essential part of every college. The juniors began by giving us a Welcome Party. A week later, the sopho- mores invited us to their Get Wise party at which they kindly informed us we were to be initiated. We were told that it would be very easy and that all that would be re- quired would be a costume consisting of pig- tails and huge green bows, a red bandanna, an apron, a bib with our names inscribed upon it and, last but not least, we must carry our books in a pail. With outward dejection and inward amusement we suffered this horrible indignity for two long weeks. Following the initiation came the dance with R. P. l. which we had awaited with great anticipation. It was our first venture into mixed college life and we modestly be- lieve it was a decided success. Some of the warm friendships made that night are still in We re IVzse , plead M. Gallogly, M. Feane and M. McMerzamin.