Marywood Academy - Veritas Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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Suu1u:11u1xxu:: vzz' fn L 'T'i2'!'fIT I 1i X' I ,ll Ax S lm i 1 I I i l E 5 3 i 2 5 1 i A , E D, , it E l H11 PASSION PLAY Q Again with the coming of Lent, came work on our annual Passion Play. This i year, we were very fortunate in obtaining for its direction, lkirs. B. VV. Courtwright E of New York, Whom we could say was merely lent to us for the time being, and it A was under her wonderful direction that we earned for ourselves the name 'flVIarywood Players, which so thrills us at the mere mention of it, and makes us proud to be the possessors of it. . lklany beautiful taxleaux were added to the play by lklrs. Courtwright which helped to make it more real to our audience-here was a case in which we could apply 5 the old saying, Seeing is believing. lts effectiveness was carried through by superb E lighting devices. 3 The dramatic effect was greatly heightened by the extraordinary choral Work of e lklarywood Glee Club, who brought many a thrilling stage effect to a fine climax by 1 their singing of Theodore Dubois' sacred cantata, The Seven Last VVords of Christf' E The choir consisted of about fifty selected voices of the College and Academy. The 4 orchestral accompaniment was under the auspices of the director of the violin depart- ment, Mr. Albin Preusse. 1 The play was written by Robert Hugh Benson. The entire action of the play 4 takes place in the Upper Room where Christ and His apostles were present at the Last Suppe1'. The first act finds Achaz, the keeper of this Upper Room, listening to the ' little shepherd boy's account of the Supper and his fears for the Master Who is in Gethsemane. He sends the boy to follow the mob which fills the streets below with their noisy jeers. Then follows the entrance of lklary Nlagdalen on the arm of Joseph 3 of Arimathea, who has found her and brought her to the shelter of Achaz's house. ' She makes known her identity and the infinite mercy of the good lkfaster Who has , raised her up from her sins and set her with the princes and the penitentsf' Quietly, t lVIary, the lVlother of God, appears upon the scene and goes slowly to the table, lifts N the chalice, and beckoning to Joseph reverently entrusts it to his protection. Samuel, I the boy, enters and tells what he has seen-the Masterls Face, the cruel scourging : and the wicked mob. On discovering that the Blessed lVlother has been listening all N the while, he is heart b1'oken and Blagdalen seeks to console Mary with tearful , sympathy. J -'uni 1 9 2 6 Page Eighty-.six

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,-. .. . ,e 1 r '1 x g g kg wmmmmm .M GmWnW51iWmmmIf?'l' f UV- 'WASH-IH X! h I 1 A S L1:1IIIIi1I:x:u1: zxnmnuiiniinmirnimnmmiirmmqmpzuri ' 0 ff? l l E -r , I3 I Friday morning brought with it the appearance of f'Our College Girls. Or we ' may also call it Our Future Teachers' Day: . N , ii . 1 l f r i Chairman ................................................. ......... .,....... ........... M I S S SUTTON I L . Flag Salute. 2 Z Education a Necessity in a Democracy ..... ............... liilss ROSE FLANNERY . The Teacher, an original poem ..................... ......... M ISS FRANCES .JACKSON .....,.....MISS CATHERINE SHEA ...........MISS MARY BROWN ' The Better the Teacher, the Better the School .,........ ........................... M ISS C. N AGEL Vocal Solo ........,......................................................... ................., The Teacher and Patriotism ..........,...........,.................i......... ' Chorus- The Mi1ler's Wooing: XVill o' the W'isp ................,..i. MARYwooD GLEE CLUB The Teacher as a Nation Builder ............... 1 .........................,.,.......... MISS HELEN KAVANAUGH Address- Vocation to the Teaching Orders .....i........................................................................... THE RT. REV. CHARLES D. WHITE, D. D. , 5 Maryw0od, Our Marywood ..,... ,....... ...,................ ,.......... ..-............................,....................... A s s E MBLY ? The program presented the many-sided and interesting viewpoints of education, E both public and private, and Monsignor White's splendid address gave us many I 2 important things to think about. 2 I 5 A i 9 'E u i ST. CEClLlA'S FEAST DAY 5 AT MARYWOOD The St. Cecilia Choir celebrated the Feast of St. Cecilia Sunday evening with due pomp. After annual election of oflicers a select program was presented before the faculty and students of the Academy and College. The oflicers are as follows: Q President .,............................,.......... 1 ..,................................,............ FRANCES JACKSON Vive-President ...................... ,......... ........................,................ C H RISTINE NAGEL Secretary-Trermlrer ..,............i,...........,....................,.,............... .BIARY LEMIEUR E I Assistant Dirertressex ............ FRANCES JACKSON, CATHERINE SHEA Librarians ,,,,,.,.,.,....,,.......... VIRGINIA TVIARTINEAU, MARGARET I-Ioucr-I AIM! To provide suitable Music for Divine services, music in keeping with the Motu Proprio issued by His Holiness Pope Pius X. PROGRAM - President's Address ......... .................. ,............ M I ss FRANCES JACKSON Violin Solos ....................... ..,....r. M ISS FLORENCE BEUERLE Reading ......................... ....,.... .... ........ M I s s HELEN KAVANAUGH 2 Piano Solo ........................,.................... .,,.,...............,.............. G ERTRUDE RAU Song for St. Cecilia's Day ........... ...................,., M ARY LEMIEUR Vocal Solo, Ave Maria ...... .. ......,..............,........................ ......................... V IRGINIA PRINGLE Vision of St. Cecilia .............................................r......,....,.,........................,..............,.. Miss CHRISTINE NAGEL At the PiRIl0-VIRGINIA TVIARTINEAUQ Violin-GENEvIEvE VISNER I I Elmm mmMImdm1mHmhMM MllHEIlmHmmM-EwmmmM3115 1 9 2 6 nnnminnnmninminnngmnnnmnrm Page Eighty-five

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