Immaculata Academy - Lilium Convallium Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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42 LILIUM CONVALLIUM .V .V i 4 5 I Senior Class President. ........ DOLORES PosvAR Secretary ..... ..., M ARIE KLUGE Vice Presirle1zt.LonETTA MCCORMICK Treasurer .....,..... MARY CURRAN Class Motto-Character is the Cornerstone of All Success Class Colors-Green and Gold. Class Flower-Ward Rose. The years have passed And now at last We are to graduate. The knowledge gained Will us sustain After we graduate. Strong ties we've made, They ne'er will fade, Friendships not abate. -LUCILLE MCGOOIKTY, 'z6.

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LILIUM CONVALLIUM 41 a perennial rose tree, are ever sending forth new shoots, destined to bud and blossom in St. Dominie's garden. Often the question is asked: Wl1y so many distinct congregations of Dominican Sisters? An understanding of the character of the Dominican Order will provide an adequate answer. As the Church, destined to save souls in all the varying phases of human progress, according to conditions of time and place adapts its means to its end, yet ever remains the one unshaken Fold of Christ founded on a rock, so it is with her religious Orders. Adaptability is a notable characteristic of St. Dominic's Order. His watchword and that of his spiritual children is, To save souls by all means, and as many as possible. As a natural consequence we have, especially among the Dominican conventual tertiaries, various congregations devoting themselves to all the needs of' humanity. Like thc great Apostle of the Gentiles, they strive to be all things to all men. It is plain that Sisters teaching in schools, those conducting hos- pitals, those who do social service work in the homes of the poor, those who with the missionary priests labor in pagan lands, and others devoted respectively to all sorts of charitable works must live under widely different conditions. All, it is t1'LlC, follow the rule of St. Augustine and Constitutions drawn from those of St. Dominic. Yet each institute must modify its mode of life so as best to attain its own special phase of apostolic activity. With all this apparent diversity there is a great bond of union in the affiliation of the numerous congregations with the one great Order. By analogy one may apply Christ's words to the Deminican Order and its ramifications. I am the vine, you are the branches. And each of these branches, remaining united to the vine, is bringing forth fruit in the vineyard of the Lord. The Little Flower The Little Flower of the Eucharist, as Blessed Imelda is called, is attracting unusual attention at present. A number of recent miracles are at- of the Eucharist tributed to her. And the Catholic children of the world are making an appeal to our Holy Father, Pope Pius XI, for her canonization. Since our late Holy Father, Pope Pius X, has brought unspeakable joy to the hearts of innumerable little children by permitting them to receive their First Holy Communion as soon as they have reached the use of reason, it seems most fitting that the special patroness of first communicants, herself a little child, should receive the highest honors of the Church. The story of Imelda's angelic life is well known. Because of her re- markable First Holy Communion she has continued, during the centuries since her death, to be the special patroness of first communicants. In 1891, a confraternity having Blessed Imelda as protectress was etablished. It has spread in an exceptional manner throughout the whole world. Its object is the greater honor of our Eucharistic Lord. Its aim is to obtain the grace of a fervent First Communion for children and perseverance for all. The privileges of its membership are remarkable. Members become affiliated to the Dominican Order, which entitles them to a share in the prayers and good works of all of its religious. They are also granted many plenary and partial indulgences. The spirit of the Confratcrnity is entirely in accord with the desire of our late I-Ioly Father, the Pope of the Eucharist, Pius X, that boys and girls of the whole world be nourished daily, from the tenderest years with the Bread of Life, that they may wax strong in the spiritual life and grow up virile Christians.

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LILIUM CONVALLIUM 43 Character Is the Cornerstone of Success Do you see the beautiful building standing on yonder hill? Is it not wonderful to behold? Its structure is flawless, its workmanship perfect. Even after its builder has gone, it will stand there as a lasting memorial to him. In what do its beauty and distinction lie? The materials, the finish, the efficiency of the builder, the experience of expert advisers, the labor put into it-all these are necessary. But there is something upon which everything else rests, a something without which all else would fail. This important something is the cornerstone. How carefully it must be chosen! With what effort it must be perfected, so that nothing essential be omitted and nothing harmful, re- tained. In building our house of success, character is our cornerstone. Industry and courage must aid us to do the right thing, no matter what the costg we must have understanding, we must possess loyalty to friends, to parents, to country, to ideals, and to Godg we must have trustworthiness, truth and honesty, finally we must have strength. All these virtues must be real, not affected. If our character is of this type, it is certain to make a good corner- stone, and the house built upon it, our success, indeed, will be worthy of us. By success we do not mean that we shall hold the world in admiration at our feet, nor do we mean that we shall win treasures and gold. Success is something far more desirable than that, far more wonderful, and at the same time far easier to attain. It is simply the fulfilling of God's desires for us in the best way possible, and at all times. If, when We have read every line in the thick book of life, if after we have turned the last page and gently closed the cover, if then we can say that we have done this, we may be sure that our cornerstone has stood the test of time, and that the life we built around it, will stand as a vivid, lasting monument. -MARY WILLIAMS, '26. LILIUM CONVALLIUM STAFF Editor-in-Chief ........,....,........,.,.,.... Mary Williams ASSOCIATE EDITORS Marie Klugc Lucille McGoorty Adeline Vanderbeck Phoebe Wright Dolores Posvar Josephine McGinley Margaret Walsh Mary Barnes BUSINESS MANAGERS Loretta McCormick Bernice Noonan Margaret Miller Mary Curran