Good Counsel College - Vestigia Yearbook (White Plains, NY)

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GLOWING EMBERS Draw near to the fire! Gaze down into the embers. Come closer. Now look deep and listen to the tale I have to tell. I will disclose to you the future, ten years from now. Think of it, Puss, I will be one hundred twenty-five years old. VVe are getting a little old! Now watch closely, watch closely and you will see Thirty-two Shadowsi' rise out of the embers, and burst into glowing, living sparks of Fame and Fortune. See: from out of the calm and peace of Good Counsel we soar over the mighty Atlantic to the southern part of Dover, England. Here, on the sandy shores of the English Channel, we find a slim athletic figure cutting the waters. Newspaper men have referred to her as Miss O'Connor, but to you she is none other than Maureen. In ten hours we find her on the foggy coast of Calais, France, proclaiming her vic- torious record. Another Gertrude Ederle in our midst. The live coals are still hovering in France. Ah! What have We here?-We are engulfed in the whirlpool of Parisian life and we are suddenly within Montmartre. But look! Mademoiselle Helen Martin is causing a sensation with her revised inter- pretation of the ancient Bolero. Et plus encore, there is Mademoiselle Anne Potenza who acts as a foreign translator of the languages and customs of these people for the great dancer. Wait! The fire is not clear-ah! yes! The gigantic Alps loom before us,-behold Geneva! the seat of the International Peace Conference. And who is it you see taking an important part? Margaret 0'Neil, Ph.D. She has averted impending war by the adoption of a plan based on Pan-Americanism and the Monroe Doctrine. During her college days this was her favorite topic. While we are in Switzerland we will climb Mt. Zurich, and inspect the astronomical observatory of Professors Ecclesine and O'Rourke. Their startling discovery on the influence of the planet Pluto on Earth has changed the theories of many great scientists. For years they have been studying the heavens, and the world owes much to them. What is this we see now? The blue waters of the Rhine. We seem to land right in Heidelberg. Observe the pandemonium of people at this great center of learning. In the midst of that crowd notice that agile woman. Yes, Frances Tubridy. For the past three years she has been a familiar figure about the campus. Her recent work Compilation of Solid and Plane Geometryn has just been published, and she is at present giving a series of illustrated lectures on her famous publication. What irony of fate brings us to Russia? St. Petersburg is our next point of interest. Meet the famous writer Ruth Rogalin who has resided here in order to absorb the atmosphere and customs of the people, and thus transmit it into her writings. Listen to the crackle of the fire, what apparition shall we see now? The land of Romance and Sunshine, Italia. If you examine the ruins and antiques of ancient Rome you will find Alice Hogan, who through a personal interest in Good Counselfs 66 VESTIGIA 19

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roamed the Campus searching-seeking for the sheepskin. Because of her former victorious battle with the invading army of the General Examination, she was per- mitted to go certain places which were denied her before. She was now permitted to use the front entrance of the camp, she could now stroll beneath the sacred pines and they smiled and nodded to her as she passed. Two tasks the oracles told her she would have to do in this, her final year, before she found the magic sheepskin: She must Write an account of her st1'uggles on the Campus Boni Consilii and once again she must conquer the army of Examination. With the glowing eloquence of Cicero and the living vividness of Homer, ,34 wrote an account of her four years of battle, with Herculean strength she once again de- feated the hostile army. And now-day of doom! The oracles had told her her four years were passed and she, too, must cease her searching for the sheepskin. On her last day there, while surrounded by her friends, the oracles, ,34 was sad. She not only had not found the sheepskin, but even the thought of leaving forever this beautiful Campus-her home for four years-was unbearable. When she knelt to say goodbye to the priest of God who had watched with loving care her desperate struggle, her tears were turned to joy for he was holding out to her the sheepskin for which she had searched all these years. With tears of joy and sadness, she heard him say: '34, you have done your work nobly. The wise oracles have told me that you above ALL others deserve this prize. I give you this magic sheepskin which will be your protection against all the evils which you will meet in this world. - -ALICE M. 0,ROURKE 65 VESTIGIA 1934

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classical collections, has conducted a research tour, and has contributed much to the museum of the Collegium Parnasium. We must kindle the fire.-My, listen to it spurt! Look! Jinrikishas. We are in Japan. Do you recall that familiar figure you see working in the Mission fields? It is indeed Cecily O'Connor. For five years she has labored in Christ's vineyard and her harvest has been abundant. At last! We are on domestic soil. America! We will pass by some of the studios while we are in Hollywood. Do you see that luxurious home yonder? It is that of Madame Rita Burns. In the costume world she is known as Ritz. Her intricate styles far excel those of the once popular Adrian, and every fastidious actress adopts them. Now we are surmounting the Rockies and soon we reach the fertile valleys of Montana. Can your eye take in all that vast territory? It is the ranch of Eileen O'Donovan. She is now an author and draws her inspiration from the beautiful expanses of open country. Amid the roaring of trains and planes, the shrieking of whistles and horns, we arrive in New York just in time to see the immense steamer Moderne enter into port. As the gangplank is lowered, the passengers scurry forth. Do you recognize anyone? Why, yes! Madame Barry has returned from a world tour in which she conducted a group of young college students. A photographic flash is seen, as Miss Fechtman, publicity agent of the rotogravure section of the New York Times, obtains a bit of news. Nearby is the social reporter, Mary Driscoll, diligently making inquiries, and noting all the elite on board. The former Miss Johanna Kennedy, active and attractive member of the younger social set, does not escape the re- porter's eye. That laughing young Miss, is Madeline Dinger who has been touring Spain for the past five months. She is the Professor of Spanish at the Johns Hopkins University. We reach the heart of New York City and find ourselves seated within one of the most exclusive penthouses in town. Can you place your charming young hostesses? Indeed you can. Miss McCarthy, most renowned critic of current plays, and Miss Nurenberg, supervisor of the personnel department of one of the elaborate shops in the city. Come now we must be quick, the fire will be out soon. Have you ever seen this building before? It is Rockefeller Center. That office up there belongs to Madeline Wischebrink, leaderof scouts. She has brought a new joie de vivre into the ranks of this organization. My, how those electric lights shine. Here we are along the Great White Way. Do you want to hear a surprising bit of news? Gertrude Mooney is taking Floyd Gibbons, place in spreading the news, and is still continuing to coin those famous phrases of hers. Listen to the uproar in that theatre. Catherine Collins,great comedienne, is there this week in person. She certainly has reached the top of her career. Another person 67 VESTIGIA 1934