DYouville College - DYouvillian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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This last year at D'Youville has been one of realization. The years spent in preparation are at an end. Perhaps the black gowns we have faithfully donned throughout the year have been reminders of the graveness of the step which we are about to take. We realize that the real exams will be held long after this june, 1951, and that the familiar blue books , symbols of our progression, will henceforth be written for all men to see. D'Youville has given us a source of great wealth, and we are to spend it on this world which lies spread before us . Who is this D'Youville with whom we have spent four of our most formative years . . . and to whom we have dedicated this year book? D'Youvi1le is, primarily, a covenant of Christ. She houses Him within her chapel tabernacle . . and yet she brings Him into every activity of the college. D'Youville is a child of Mary, and as such, always seeks counsel within the folds of Mary's Mantle. D'Youville is the parent to whom our own parents have entrusted us. In turn, she has taught us the virtues which should make us the capable mothers of the future, for certainly the qualities of good Christian women will be those of good Christian mothers. D'Youville is our sculptress. She has placed us within the molds of learning and culture. She has offered us Truth in its most noble forms. She has combined the words intelligent and refinement in the person of the Hnished D'Youvillian. She has been our Benefactressg She has been our Friend, She has been our Educatorg And now she is our Alma Mater. Before a man can plan for a future, he must build a present. Our present is symbolized by the wealth which we have accumulated in our four years of college life. It is more than a series of half- connected memoriesg it is the individual herself. It is -the all-round personality--the woman who has emerged from D'Youville, richer in soul and in mind than she was before her inheritance. We realize that our learning is not complete. Experience will smooth the still-rough edges. But we do realize that the foundation has been laid, and for that, we are grateful. It is not conceit for us to have Great Expectations . We are confident of the assets which D'You- ville has given us. We shall change in the years to comeg the mists shall rise and settle again. But, like Pip, we look ahead: To new friends, To new experiences, and, like Pip, we will not forget the pleasantness of the old. 63

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that Expat 7 xperlatiuna IV e tlmflged again, and el agrzizl, :md il um 'mu' frm lure :md mo fu' lo 0 bark, and we K went ml. And the mi,fr.r had all ri.re'11 zmui, and flue world lrry .fprend before uf. -Charles Dickens, GREAT EXPECTATIONS. Before a man can plan for a future, he must build a present. He must take inventory of his assets, he must evaluate himself-and then prepare for his place in organized society. We, as the graduating class of an accredited Catholic college, stand prepared to face the world. In the course of four years, we have, with Dickens' Pip, changed again, and yet again , and as we undergo this introspective process, we, too, realize that we must forge ahead. A To compare our class with the growing Pip is not a far-fetched analogy.. He inherited a monetary fortune-we have fallen heiresses to a spiritual and cultural legacy. As he was urged to be a gentleman , we have been trained in the ways of Christian gentility. And as surely as Dickens followed his character through this great book, so too have the Grey Nuns guided us in our journey. They, through example, patience, and understanding, have taught the true D'Youville spirit, and now, as we graduate, they act as the executrices of our inheritance. They are symbols of sacrifice, for, in giving themselves to Christ, they have given Him to all of us. We, as the recipients of a D'Youville education, followed a pattern which seems typical of heiresses. Our Freshman year was one of initiation, we were not used to the college nor her inhabitants. That year was a series of adaptations-some of which were pleasant, the others, unpleasant, fthese would be so- called because they required a bit more concentration and studious effort than we deemed necessaryj. The tradition of D'Youville was novel to us, as were her very rooms. Of these, we remember such slight pic- turesg the statues in the Latin room, the miniature Joan of Arc in the French room, the Della Robbia reliefs on the stairways, and the Pieta in the chapel. During that Freshman year, these things first appeared, and now we reminisce on them. September of Sophomore year brought us into the era of application. We realized that our newness was a thing of the past. Our inheritance was a part of us, and the golden coins, which we now call mem- ories, were mounting with each new investment. We could find our way around the library with reasonable certitudeg we sang the college song with a confident vigor, and we seemed to fit into more activities than before. Our classmates were more than shadowy masses in seats beside us, they became acquaintances, and, more important, friends. junior year, the year of specialization, was a turning point for all of us. We were divided into our major groups, the first division had come amongst us. The paradoxical thing about junior year is that the dividing actually cements. The class, as a whole, was drawn more closely together that year, and our group activities were more numerous-and most successful. Class spirit soared, and in the process, it became more to us than a mere expression . . . it was our last step toward Seniorhood. 62

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