Marymount Secondary School - Hiamead Yearbook (Tarrytown, NY)

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PROGRAMME IN HONOUR OF THE FEAST OF SAINT IOSEPH Compliment .........,..,..,..,,....,..,..,..,.....,..............,.......,......,...........,..,. Chant de Fetc Lady Margaret Rose .......,,..,,. Betty .,..... Jane ..,........ Kate ,.,...,.,..... La Pelerine .... Une femme du Irish Airs ...... Irish Dance .. FRENCH PLAY Antoinette Corroon Student Body LES YEUX BLEUS DE LADY MARGARET peuple Music by the Marymount School Orchestra Anita de Zaldo Mary Yankauer Antoinette Coff Mary McGaughcy Sylvia Wheeler Betty Kennedy Jane Burke Junior Class Senior Class Les Yeux Bleus de Lady Marguerite ELON la tradition depuis longtemps etablie, Le Ccrcle Francais a presente a l'occasion dc la Pete de la Reverende Mere Generale sa piece frangaise le- Les Yeux Bleus de Lady Marguerite. Apres le chant de Fete, le rideau se leve et on voit Lady Marguerite installee dans sa chambre avec ses amies Rose, Kate et Jane. Betty, la vieille servante, leur raconte la guerison d'un aveugle qui a retrouve la vue en priant a la tombe de St. Thomas. Les jeunes Hlles se moquent de cette histoire. Lady Marguerite decide d'aller a la tombe de St. Thomas lui demander de remplacer ses yeux bleus par des yeux noirs. Le deuxieme acte montre encore les quatre demoiselles assises sur l'herbe, toutes joyeuses-la folle histoire de Betty les amuse encore Tout 51 coup ellcs apergoivent un vieux pelerin en route pour la tombe de l'Eveque de Canterbury. En reponse a leurs questions, il leur parle des bontes de St. Thomas. Touchees par ses paroles, les jeunes Hlles abandonnent leur idee incredule. Mais Lady Marguerite s'y obstine. Elle se precipite vers la tombe de St. Thomas, lui supplie en des termes moqueurs de changer la couleur de ses yeux, elle devient aveugle sur le champ. Nous sommes maintenant au troisieme acte. Les jeunes filles sont chez Marguerite quand on apprend du triomphe de la Croisade, et du retour du Pere de Marguerite. Celle-ci prend dans ses mains les violettes que Rose lui avait cueillies sur la tombe de l'Ev6que. Elle l'apostrophe au nom du Christ d'avoir pitie de son pere, et de la guerir. Sa priere est exaucee--elle recouvre la vue. ANITA DE ZALDO, '37. F o rt y-six

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Well, did you find it yet, Tommy? asked Mr. Crosspatch. Tommy looked at him hesitatingly. Well, continued the old man, why did you dare to come back here after I was so cross with you and your companions? Please sir, the Little God seemed to say to me when we were singing out there, that this was the place, and I thought I had better come and tell you what He said. Tommy stayed! It was the happiest Christmas ever spent by his benefactor whom we cannot call Mr. Crosspatch any longer, for his heart was now Hlled with that peace promised so long ago o'er judean hills, to men of good will.', RUTH SYLv13sT1aR, '38, Ad Majorem Dei Gloriamn N our History of Art Course, we came across a little verse which told us of the glories of the Parthenon. We may easily apply this to our own beautiful building, and with apologies to the author, say: Westchester proudly wears Butler Hall, as the finest gem upon its zone. The building was completed last year and is a tribute of admiration and loyalty to our beloved Reverend Mother General, who has laboured so successfully in the field of Catholic education. For many long years she has been the guiding light and the kindly counsellor of hundreds of girls, who have had the happiness of spending their school days under her gentle direction. Butler Hall is built of Indiana limestone in the Renaissance style, and occupies the highest point in the county. Its mighty dome, embellished with gold leaf and sur- mounted by a golden cross, is like an index finger pointing the way to Catholic educa- tion. This symbol may be seen for many miles, especially when it is flood-lighted. Then this glorious dome is visible in all its radiant splendour like a magic lighthouse to boats, as they journey up and down the mighty Hudson. The interior of the building with its multi-coloured pillars and marble staircase is most majestic. The rotunda has a host of admirers. The reception rooms, which in the winter evenings glow with the warm light of crackling log fires, are exquisitely fur- nished, and command a magnificent view of the lordly Hudson. The dining room is spacious and bright-its crowning glory is the observation window framing the wooded hills of the Rockefeller estate and looking down upon the twin lakes. The beautiful panels of French chateaux, designed and executed in the Marymount Studio, adorn its walls. I No description of the building would be complete without a brief mention of the chapel, which is modelled after the old Spanish mission churches of the New World. Its beautiful marble altar is outstanding in its austere simplicity, and the shrine of the Little Flower is as artistic as it is devotional. It is a very simple chapel, but one feels there the peace and quiet which only the presence of our Eucharistic King can shed around. Though only Academicians, we feel very proud of our Butler Hall, and although the day will come when we shall feel lonely at the thought of leaving our dear homelike Academy building, we know that within the stately walls of Butler Hall a warm wel- come will await the children of Mother Marymount down the hill. JANE GRAY, '39, Forty-five

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Saint Joseph Dear Guide of our school days, Dear Father so true, In the sadness of parting Our prayers rise to you. XVC beg your sweet blessing On all that we do! MARY YANKAUER, '37, The Feast of Saint Joseph CADEMIC celebrations in honour of the feast of Saint Joseph, the Patron of our beloved Reverend Mother General, began on Wednesday, March the seventeenth, with a formal reception held in thc Auditorium. Miss Antoinette Corroon, President of the Student Body, delivered an address to Reverend Mother General on behalf of the Academicians. This was followed by the traditional Chant de Feta and a charming French play, Les Yeux Bleus de Lady Mar- garet. In order to commemorate the great patron saint of Ireland whose feast was celebrated that day, the Juniors sang some of the beautiful old Irish melodies, so sadly plaintive and yet so lovely. The programme concluded with the singing of the Alma Mater by the entire school. Throughout the performance, the members of the Orchestra Club rendered many famous and popular melodies with amazing dexterity. As on all other occasions requiring their co-operation, they played their part admirably well. On the feastday itself, Solemn High Mass was celebrated with all the customary religious dignity, and liturgical beauty. The entire Student Body of Collegians and Academicians sang the traditional Beethoven Mass, during which the Reverend Dr. Lynch O. Carm., College Chaplain, preached an eloquent sermon on the life of Saint Joseph and its striking resemblance to the life of our own beloved Mother General. Later in the day, a Banquet was given by our Mother to us all, adding one more drop to our cup of happiness, and during the evening's solemn Benediction, a fitting close to a glorious day, we begged Our dear Lord, through His saintly Foster-Father, Saint Joseph, to bless our beloved Mother General, whose maternal love has been the guiding star of our Academic life, and who will have our love and gratitude forever. JEAN SEIGLI2, '3 9. Forty-sc-zfrn