Mount St Mary Academy - Mercian Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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G 1' 6'6'liI4g5' M . THoMZsSiicin1ciisANY fa the Very Reverend Graduafgg l s ,,.,- illlluuut St. jlfllarga- Brahcniq ri 'dlittlc Qilnrk, Arkansas Dear Graduates of the Class ot 1950: . The years follow one another in rapid succession and once again 'lihave been reminded that it is time for me to extend a valediction to the members of this class. As we stand at the parting of the ways to drink a stirrup cup, sad thoughts fill our minds and unspoken words freeze upon our lips because, in the course of human events, it is probable that never again shall we all gather as we have in the past. Despite all our efforts at future meetings some chairs will be vacant. You have reached the age, now, when you can appreciate the fact that your parents, or those who have acted in their place, have done well by you, when they sent you to a Catholic school for your education. Environment is a power- ful factor in the lives of people. From exactly the same material, one man builds palaces, while another builds hovels. Character is the difference. Your characters have been moulded well by the good and pious teachers, who have generously given themselves to the service of God in schools, established to train Christian ladies. ' Up to this point you have lived protected lives in the sense that you have been under the tutelage and the watchful care o the Sisters. During your school days, whenever any unusual or vexing problem arose, you could go to one of them for comfort, advice, and help. Now this close tie will be severed. You must go out into a world that has little sympathy or time for your vexations, Many a time, you will wish that you were back within the sheltering walls of your Alma Mater. lt may be, that at intervals, you will be able to return to feel once more the wholesome influence of your former teachers, and perhaps that of some of your former companions, who have espoused the religious life. Most of you will remain in the world and become wives and mothers. To you, l recommend the words of Wash- ington lrving, O woman! when the good man of the house may return, when the heat and the burden of the day is past, do not let him, at such a time, find upon his coming that the foot which should hasten to meet him, is wandering at a distance, that the soft hand which should wipe the sweat from his brow is knocking at the door of other homes. You have been taught the duties of good and faithful wives and mothers. Fulfill them. Others among you will choose to follow the example of the Sisters, who have taught you, and will give your young lives generously to God. May He in- spire a goodly number of this class to aspire to perfection in the Religious life. Each year the MERClAN Staff chooses a motif which permeates the Year Book. This year, reference is made to the pine trees that have stood for many years upon the campus of the Mount. Some of these are remnants of a primeval forest that once covered this area. The pines are fragrant and wholesome as should be the lives of those women whose inspirations are drawn from the background of a good Catholic education. The pine tree is ever green, a reminder that graduates of Mt. St. Mary's should be loyal and true to the end. Nobility obliges and surely the graduates of this old Academy have an obligation to show forth in their lives the lessons that they have learned at the knee of their Alma Mater. And now a fond farewell to the members of the Class of 1950. As we go our separate ways, let it be with a promise that we shall remember each other at the hour of prayer, For what are men better than sheep or goats that urish a blind life glithin the brain, if knowing God they lift not the hands of prayer, both for themselves and for those . T, r lives to that eternal home, where we may all meet never to part again no all them frien . all and direct you ' urs in Christ, I U who c l ss you one and Sincerely yo aff May God b e j 'yfifpyvkf THOMAS L. KEANY l . l

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Dedication THE MEMBERS MT. ST. MARY'S ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION AND MT. ST. MARY'S MOTHERS CLUB WHOSE MANY PROJECTS and various undertakings, not only during this school term but during the many years of the past, have, through the devoted interest and conscientious efforts of the members, reflected credit on their estimable organizations and reaped benefits for us and for our school. To the Alumnae, we say a sincere thank you for their generous sponsorship of financing installation of the elevator, for their whole-hearted cooperation in the work of the annual bazaar, and for their many other con- tributions of effort and of funds in the cause of Alma Mater. To the members of the Mothers' Club, a most sin- cere expression of gratitude for their interest in us which extends outside the home, into our school life, and be- yond into our after-school lives. Their self-sacrificing work in supplying improvements and additions to the physical plant make possible the introduction of facilities which supply benefits to us in our physical, mental, and moral growth. A special thank you, dear Mothers, for financing this year the new sewing room and biology lab equip- ment, and for the lovely Mother-Daughter tea and Dads- and-Daughters' Dinner. May God bless you, individually as members and collectively as organizations, for the splendid work you are doing for Alma Mater. Q H. i f: rf w if.. R ,F ...K :g ilt , :., 1 4. 4, ga, Sift Sfi .. ,. . f'1' i -i ,J - 55 ,W , MJ '!5i 1. . ni , 1 ' mix es ls. t ww 'rx we '- ' 4151 fe 17' ' iff ' 5. x rw Q, V. -. ,Q is J? 1, Q25 V tt - 1 1 e .- . 1. h -5 52:-:ii Mp. V N .. NN. A -,K F, , f bgffw L A 5 Fu Qi: as A ,,.,,, - -is ' -tl ' tv - we, K ,A 3 J - 'Q u p -.,,. V... fi ., .. NX i 4'- c, 1 It L . ' ,AQ 'f .. .--1 -,. -ei . ,n w -A . A fd' KX ' 5 V1 ,ik l Qs at p

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