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

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MOST REVEREND jAMES E. KEARNEY

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Farewell Oh Alma Nlater, we ask, what were four years Upon thy campus grand? Brief moments of time Wherein we lived as one. Yet now we hear Thy voice, like the whisper of the tangled vines Upon thy tower, say go, ere long the gates shall close. Go seek the trail where empty hearts of woe Cry out. Bring them the light, teach them to see, The truths thy Alma lldater taught to theef' Fear not for us who leave thy sheltered ways, For lo, we have thy counsel planted deep Within our hearts. Our shield displays The mark of culture, knowledge and divine, Rich wisdom, these our laurels high Shall blaze the trail with light, and passerby Shall follow our imbedded foot-prints on the soil, They too shall gather fruits of Good Counsel,s toil. Dear Alma Mater, Farewell, farewell to thee,' The chain that binds our love shall never tear Apart. With every heartbeat we shall see Thy sacred halls, and hear thy sacred prayer. LOUISE M. SICILIANO

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65111121 Glnunzel Deep in the heart of an enchanting site Stands a stone chapel, shaded by tall pines, Shedding a golden ray into the night, Filling the air with sweet and heav'nly chimes. And the night wind takes up the holy sound, Playing it on the pine-harps overhead, Reaching the heights where Seraphim abound, Soothing all souls until their trials have fled. These are the bells Our Lady hears each day, Rung from Good Counsel's ivy covered walls, Bidding the waiting world to stop, and pray, Blessing that world before the twilight falls. In the sweet shadow of this sacred place, Stands the great home where womanhood is raised High on a plane of knowledge and of grace, Up to where virtue and true worth is praised. And in this seat of learning, hall of right, Good Counsel College, lauded far and near, life jind fulfilled the hopes and ideals bright That girlhood vision held to be most dear. MAHALA C. SHERMAN