Holy Names University - Excalibur Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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1 ' V 4 wwf DEDICATIV N For rhe spirif of inieresf you showed and +he manner in which you cooper- afed in assuring fhe producfion of ihis yearbook we cledicafe 'ihis ninefeen hundred and fiffy-one edifion of 'lhe EXCALIBUR of 'lhe College of fhe Holy Names +o you, fhe S+uden'rs of 'lhe College, who expended so much +ime and energy in aiding 'rhe Sfaff members in puH'ing ou+ +his I3+h +radi+ional volume.

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PRESIDENT 'S MESSAGE . .. EDUCATION IS AN ORNAMENT IN PROSPERJTY AND A REFUGE IN ADVERSITY -Aris'Io'I'Ie. These pages confain Ihe record of a year of your educaiion a+ Ihe CoIIege of 'Ihe Holy Names, a year in which you have acquired knowiedge 'I'ha+ has made you ofher 'I'han you were. For I'he mind, which is po'Ien+iaIIy all ihings, becomes whaf H' knows. In Ihe various fields of learning you have s+udied, you have found a manifesfaiion of AbsoIu'Ie Trufhg in Ihe cuI'l'uraI values you have learned +o apprecia+e, you have seen a refIec+ion of EI'ernaI Beauiyg in fhe spiri+uaI force and moral s+reng+h you have gained, you have experienced a parI'icipa+ion in 'rhe Divine Goodness. To Ihe ex+en+ 'Iha+ you have made 'I'he knowledge of fhese uI'I'imaIe realifies your own, have you made 'Ihis year of your educafion significant These Ihings +ranscend 'l'he more obvious ye+ evanesceni' reaIiI'ies of maferiaI possessions and I'he specific evenI's of which your Iives are composed. For possessions musi' be relinquished a+ 'Ihe Iasfg and occasions do noi' make you noble or base, fhey mereiy reveal you as such before men. Bur wha+ you are is yours for efernify. May The knowledge you have acquired give you 'Ihe spiri'ruaI 'Force I'ha+ makes your adherence Io Efernal Truih unassaiIabIe. Then only will your educaiion be an ornamen'l' Io wear proudly, and, if need be, an ever ready and adequa+e refuge. SISTER M. MADELEINE ROSE Presidenf

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OCT. DEAR DIARY: Well, fhe firsf monfh of college is over and I feel I-haf I am a definife parf of life here. This was anofher monfh of geffing acquainfed wifh my classmafes, feachers, and books, especially books. Oh, fhose midferms! Of course, we can'f forgef fo menfion fhe dances: a Sf. Mary's Rally Dance, a mixer here af fhe College wifh U.S.F., and a big Calico Ball wifh Sf. Mary's af fhe Oakland Club. l'm beginning fo see whaf people mean when fhey say Dancing fheir way fhrough Iife for fhaf's all some seem fo do. DEC. DEAR DIARiY: Jusf as I gel' seffled in fhe roufine of College life once again, if is fime fo gef ready fo go home for Chrisfmas Recess. There is a fypical lasf minufe flurry of geffing addresses for Chrisfmas Card lisfsg fime for iusf one more of fhese ferrific Newman dances, and, fhen, excepf for a door slammed by some Iafe Ieaver, all is quief in fhe halls buf for fhe whisper, whisper of fhe Sisfers' shoes on fhe polished floors as fhey prepare fo greef fhe Saviour of fhe World. 'z 4 - 4' . 4- I A V b a iilgs 'N SEP'l'ENBEI SEPT. DEAR' DIARY: Summer vacafion was divine buf I do believe fhaf had I known so many wonderful acfivifies were planned fo enliven fhe college monfhs,-well, Ief me fell you. There was fhe big affernoon school mixer for old and new sfudenfs alike followed by fhe mixer ouf af Sf. Mary's. Then rahl rahl rahl for fhe foofball season sfarfed by a Sanfa Clara Rally Dance. If fhis is a fasfe of college life wifh all ifs dances, parries, and fascinafing people, fhen if's college for mel NOV. DEAR DIARY: Upsfairs, downsfairs, back up again-l'm begin- ning fo undersfand why Upperclassmen have sfream- Iined figures. The Sophomores gave fheir Informal Dance. The Crysfal Room of fhe Whifcomb Hofel is quife a place, such afmosphere. Then, Jenny Kissed Me caused quife an uproar. Loucl was fhe acclaim for fhe fall semesfer offering of fhe Masquers. Nexf, fhere was a greaf commofion followed by fhe sophisfi- cafed calm of fhe Senior Supper Dance. Suddenly, frunks maferialized from oul' of nowhere, and home! for a wonderful Thanksgiving Holidayl JAN. DEAR DIARY: Back wifh slamming doors, cheery greefings, and squeals of delighf for a friend who has been away for fwo oh-so-long weeks. Affer a wonderful holiday if seems ferrible fo come back and face fhe looming menace ahead. However, fhey say info each life a Iiffle rain musl' fall buf fhis li'l'fIe rain furned ouf fo be hail in fhe form of firsf semesfer finals. Oh, well, fhey were soon over and everyone seH'Ied back info fheir usual lefhargy.