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

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TO OUR PRESIDENT imlnilpzr Marg Alugaia Oh, Lord, our tongues are rnute, Words cannot say The things we wish to speak Of her today. It was her work, her love That led us on,' And we would tell her so E,er we are gone. But eloquence is dead, Our hearts too jilled, The golden eup of bliss 0'erflowed and spilled. Her grace, her lowing ways Have been our guide And it was she who brought Us to Your side. Lord, as we pray for her, Let her lenow yet That never in our hearts Will we forget. MAHALA C. SHERMAN

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OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEI

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