Notre Dame High School - Stella Maris Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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Nathe Dame a ee — aan tO r) fF CARMELLE BEAULIEU fae “Here we have our friend Carmelle, Gentle, “petite demoiselle’’. Carmelle is small, but, did you not hear that “‘good things come in small packages?’’ Energetic and studious, Carmelle will surely make her mark in life. She is the violinist of the Senior Class and has contributed her share in many of our musical activ- ities. Will Carmelle achieve success in the musical world or in the secretarial field — this is a question yet to be answered by the little Miss, herself. With you, Carmelle, go all our best wishes for your future. —Ct Class of ’5

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Notte ‘Dare ‘oO eee Nous avons assisté a la Sainte Messe tous les matins et nous avons invoqué la Trés Sainte Vierge sous le titre de ‘‘Notre Dame des Voca- tions’, lui demandant de nous éclairer dans le choix que nous devons faire pour suivre la Volonté de Dieu. Des livres traitant ce beau sujet nous ont été donnés et une. exposition. de. dessins .et de. com- positions sur “La Vocation’’ a eu lieu dans notre bibliothéque. Pour couronner cette semaine mémorable, La Révérende Mére Soline, As- sistante-Générale de la Congrégation de la Sainte Uni on des Sacrés- Coeurs, que nous avions invitée pour la circonstance, nous a démontré par sa parole persuasive, la beauté de la Vie Religieuse, tout d’abord, et, ensuite, la grandeur de la vocation du Mariage. Voici un petit résumé de cette belle conférence: La Vocation Religieuse est la plus belle des vocations. Si les jeunes personnes comprenaient le bonheur de l’état religieux, il n’y aurait pas assez de place dans les couvents pour tous ceux qui demand- eraient 4 y entrer. Nous devons beaucoup prier pour connaitre notre vocation, car si nous sommes 1a ou le bon Dieu nous appelle, nous serons heureux, méme en portant nos croix. Dans la vie religieuse il est plus facile de se sauver que dans le monde, parce qu’il y a moins d’occasions de péché. Quand une 4me embrasse la vie religieuse elle prend Jésus pour Epoux et Lui prouve ainsi qu’elle l’aime par-dessus tout. Le Mariage aussi est une grande chose puisque le bon Dieu la élevé a la hauteur d’un Sacrement. Pour ceux qui sont appelés 4 cet état, le bon Dieu réserve des graces qui les aideront a remplir fidéle- ment leurs nombreuses et lourdes responsibilités. I] faut se rappeler qu’il n’y a pas de noviciat pour le mariage, et que le lien qui unit les deux époux est indissoluble. Prions beaucomp Notre Dame des Vocations pour que cette bonne Mere nous aide a faire ce que le bon Dieu demande de chacun de nous. — — —. Of Class of ’s5

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Notre Dame © SS a miSAROR OIE (OIGIS COV} e: “eo Our Lady of Pity Elementary School, founded in 1901, is under the direction of the Sisters of the Holy Union of the Sacred Hearts, a Religious Congregation founded in France in 1826, by Monsieur l‘Abbé Jean Baptiste Debrabant Opening with a group of two hundred and fifteen pupils, the school enrollment increased yearly. The Reverend™ Father? Millet, “Si Mz Pastor of the Parish in 1931, appreciating fully the importance and excellence of Christian Education as emphasized by Our Holy Father the Pope, Piux Xl, in his encyclical on “Christian Education of Youth’’, and realizing that educa- tion at the end of the eighth grade is very inadequate to meet present demands, conceived the hope of establishing a high school in which the children confided to his care would continue to receive intellectual, moral and religious training that would prepare them for higher studies or for the pursuit of a Commercial career. With the co-operation of his generous parishioners, Reverend Father Millet was able to materialize his desire, and in the summer of 1931, a beauti- ful modern brick building was erected on the corner of Sargent Street and Notre Dame Avenue. In September of the same year, the high school was opened with a class of nineteen pupils. They met in the Sisters’ Community Room until the formal opening of the new building on January 3, 1932. This new building contained nineteen well-lighted, well-ventilated class- rooms, six of which were devoted to the high school. It was also provided with an auditorium with complete installation for motion pictures, a Principal’s Office and a Nurse’s Room where Doctor and Nurse regularly examine all the children. From the very beginning of its existence, the high school was established on a basis that would give the student a complete and standard high school education. With this end in view Reverend Mother Soline, the Principal, a woman of wide experience in the educational field, an able and farseeing ad- ministrator, applied to the Catholic University of America for Affiliation. After fulfilling the required conditions, as cited below, Our Lady of Pity High Schoo! was Officially affiliated in March 1935. Conditions for affiliation are as follows: (1) The school must submit for approval a detailed statement of its cur- riculum, its equipment, and the qualification of its teachers. (2) The high school must give a course extending over four years and in- cluding a total of fifteen units, four of which must be devoted to English and three to some other subject. For the Commercial Course a total of sixteen units is required. (3) The affiliated high school must follow in each approved subject, the curriculum prepared by the University and toward the end of the second,