Immaculata University - Gleaner Yearbook (Immaculata, PA)

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I IHE GLEIIIIER STIIFF I DE .fl R CL' ISSM ,ll 'I 'Ii S .' VVho of us did not dream her way through Col- lege many times before she actually entered .Immacu- lata's portals? VVho of us will not cherish the memories which the realization of those dreams have f ' ashioned? VVe, who have been chosen by you to compile the record of these happy years, take pleasure in pre- senting' this Silver jubilee edition of The Cilmzicr in the hope that in the days to come it may take you again Down Memory Lane through all these pleasant recol- lections of your 'l 1 :l i -- ' f' n ' c iciis icd Alma Matei l .Iffcc'fio1mfc'ly, 'l'l-'Ili S'l'.Xl li 33

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As the evening Angelus was echoing its message of grateful love on that crisp November 12, 1920, word was received that Villa Maria College, now lmmaculata, was chartered by the De- partment of Public Instruction of the Commonwealth of l'enn- sylvania to grant the baccalaureate degree. Since that memorable day, the Administration and the Faculty have been untiring in their efforts to reach the ideal of a thor- oughly Christian education inspired by the College moto: Sciw1liu fiorrf 'l'fl'fIlfl'.H A well-rounded program of studies, supplemented by a wide variety of extra-curricular activities is designed to de- velop all the faculties of soul and mind and body. fFm'thermore. the spiritual and cultural atmosphere of the College, combined with the influence of beautiful surroundings, cannot fail to inspire lofty ideals and refinement of conduct. In 1945, the evening :fllfjl'fIl.Y resounds through a more beauti- ful and spacious lmmaculataQ XVI.: who have lived its traditions and felt the challenge of its ideals have no greater wish than that the silver years of spiritual, intellectual, and physical growth may ripen into a golden harvest of high-principled. clear-thinking, ef- ficient young womanhood.