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

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FCREWORD T1me and space transcendxng Hurnamty struggles to survwe Passlng on xdeals to keep The Unlversal Man ahve So does our college faculty Axd us to understand A chaotxc world sprung from The selishness of man We senlors soon wlll fuse Wxth th1s cl1che rxdden world Where atoms fallout Cornmunxsrn Are watchwords for us all But we must act a SPCCIHI part Worldly WISC, but ln God s eyes Reflect HIS love forevermore Those who are to follow us Those who are to come Must heed the lessons we have learned Undo the wrongs we ve done No war can be waged If there IS Peace 1n each heart It 1S yours to accornphsh the task of the future In whxch each takes a part As actxons all contnbute To each one s 1nd1v1dua11ty So experlence develops The human personahty If each and every one Seeks the Untversal Good Then Manklnd shall thr1ve As God has meant he should M ag' Ifeatzng . . 3 3 . . . -. , S 3 l 3 To forrn a Christian core- . . , 3 5 , . . . . 3 7 7

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College. Seven students constituted the Hrst freshman class. Today the beautiful stone has emerged perfect and sparkling with the'student body numbering well over hve hundred. Today the sisters are devoted to the Christian Education of youth in elementary schools, high schools, and in college. They are the instruments of Divine Hands and bear to them His Divine Compassion. Theirs is the spirit of compassion of which Christ was the epitome, theirs is the love and inspiration of our Lord. Each one endeavors to manifest the spirit of our Lord's Compassion. Today, seventy-five years later, it is this same wholesome spirit which animates them. Each performs spir- itual and corporal works of mercy in at- tempting to bring Divine Compassion to the hearts of young persons. On Saturday, November twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and sixty-one, the Most Reverend John J. Maguire, with His Emi- nence Francis Cardinal Spellman, other dignitaries, the Sisters, students, alumnae, and friends of Good Counsel offered the Pontifical Mass of Thanksgiving at Saint Patrickis Cathedral in New York. With the angelic voices of the sister's choir we bowed our heads and thanked God for the blessings He has bestowed on the com- munity of the Sisters of the Divine Com- passion. Thus we Hnd the brilliancy and the ful- fillment of the perfection of this stone. It shines on us now and it is destined to do so magnihcently forever. It continuously radi- ates the beautiful words: May I be the instrument of His loving heart, the fruit of His compassion, and the minister of His pity unto others, may His compassion live in me, in my every thought, Word, and deed . . . Marcia Acconci 6 5 F His Eminence Francis Cardinal Spellman blessed each sister after Mass. The principals of the occasion were the Most Rev. John J. Maguire, Auxiliary Bishop of New York and celebrant of the Mass, His Eminence 5 Rev. Mother Mary Ethelburge, Superior General of the Community, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. John Hartigan, Honorary President of the college 5 the Rt. Rev. John J. Corrigan, the Most Rev. James E. Kearney, who delivered the sermon g and the Rt. Rev. Msgr. james A. Boyle. ll A B ' ti rim 1.

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His Holiness POPE JOHN XXIII Never before in the history of the world has a courageous man of truth, integrity, and principle been so needed to point the way to salvation as in these turbulent times. To such a responsibility Pope John has risen, and with the blessing of Christ upon him he has labored with humility, sincerity, and zeal. He is characterized by a genial humor which reveals his deep understanding of human nature. Sympathetic to the needs of his children, responsive in his unending charity, Pope John serves not only as the Head of Mother Church, but also as a model of holiness, exemplifying goodness and truth. May Christ continue to bestow His choicest blessings upon His Holiness and inspire him to guide our mortal paths to eternal happiness. Barbara Strollo