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

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5 ,i he ,sl tv,v V , f algi ii its This, being our last year the Seniors entered wholeheartedly into the spirit of the retreat. Then came Christmas with the banquet and traditional carols. In what more fitting manner could the daughters of Good Counsel have honored the birth of the Infant Christ than by their songs, when as a band of happy troubadours, they sang the ancient carols as they slowly wound their way from Preston Hall to the Chapel, where kneeling beside the crib they adored the Infant in Benediction ofthe Most Blessed Sacrament. As Spring came our settings seemed to grow more beautiful than ever. Events crowded one upon the other and our play was gradually reaching its climax. -In Feb- ruary the Annual Debate was held in the college auditorium and the Kearney Medal for Debating was awarded to Kathleen Keenan, '35, Social activities called and we held our Glee Club Concert and our Fashion Show and then our last Spring Dance. It seemed as though even so gay and joyous an event as this could reveal a touch of solemnity as we realized that this was to be our last Senior Dance. As we appear on the stage of our Alma Mater for the last time now, and realize that no longer will we walk under the majestic tenderness of our beloved pines-no longer will we know the daily companionship of those we have learned to call Ufriendsngno longer will this Chapel bell gather us to the Shrine of Our Lady of Good CounselAas we think of these things we are set to wondering, where is there room for joy? To you. through whose sacrifice and devotion we have been enabled to reap the benefits of our days at Good Counsel we can only say that life will be all too short to repay you. Let us only add that when future years widen the gap that parts us,we shall ever remain faithful daughters ofAlma Mater. VVe shall not forgetfwe cannot. MARIE MC NULTY VERONICA MURPHY MARGARET OICONNOR 77 - NV F . XJ F In i.! Q 3 3 3 . .a.K-3. A ff ,r. 2 l 12- 'ii --f T4 .0 1 . r. X' B, ,J . fa ' ...S .5 41 Y, L- 1 s if- i ,55- rf as 1 .f ,, piifgl 5:21 gi l :mf Q 27,11 359 s 1 ...ag '13 3: ACL A fi 1 , P ,QIQ fi . .gf .f v

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