Dominican Academy - Dominilog Yearbook (Fall River, MA)

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,, f ' A S - s f ' .2559 y K .5-F-f------b -f ' 'Q' - E iron-vo-n-..-.c---...f-. 4377 F 1933 THE E 1959 When our Veritas Chapter of the National Honor Society was in- augurated last June, we were deeply impressed by the dignified induction ceremony, in which the six charter members were received into the So- ciety. At that time we, as iuniors, were looking for a theme for our 1959 Dominilog. We knew that previous senior classes had built up a tradition of choosing a theme which could be applied to our school life before it appeared in the yearbook, it would be the theme of the year as well as the yearbook. We did not want to break this proud Dominican Academy tradition. We wanted to make our contribution to an always better D.A. As we listened to the words of the induction ceremony and looked at the NHS insignia on the large poster in the auditorium, we knew we had found our theme. The National Honor Society, a speaker said, has its own emblem, on which are the letters C, S, L, S. The first letter indicates Character, which each candidate must display by living a life of high moral stand- ards, showing that she would do what is right on all occasions. S signifies Scholarship. Each member must maintain a high scholas- tic standing. L symbolizes Leadership. The honor student is willing to accept the responsibilities of a leader for the good of others, and not merely for self-recognition. The last S stands for Service, which the honor student must give willingly to her school, her teachers, her classmates. The first candidate lighted the candle of Truth, saying, Truth is the motto of the Dominican Order, and for this reason it is the standard of our chapter of the National Honor Society, the Veritas Chapter . . . From the candle of Truth, the other candidates lighted the candles of Character, Scholarship, Leadership, and Service, and explained the sig- nificance of each in words that were an inspiration and a challenge. As the ceremony closed with the candidates' pledge and acceptance speech, we were convinced that our search for a theme had ended. These four characteristics of the NHS are really the ideals our school has always held up to us, and we could do nothing better than help our faculty in their unceasing effort to make our Dominican Academy excel in Character, Scholarship, Leadership, and Service. 3 2036 00391 3445 s - ' ','s5aa!r-sabre-wpsrzlitavvcmerlifwifnrs Mahi