Notre Dame de Sion High School - Sionian Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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JVUh, On Sunday, November 4th, alumnae, stu- dents, and friends assembled in tile Grande Salle for the presentation ceremony of the Cross of the French Legion of Honour to Mere Marie Iiene de Sion, known fondly to her students and friends as “Notre Mere”. In the name of President Vincent Auriol of France, Francois Briere, the French consul gen- eral from Chicago, presented the award to Wire Mere in recognition for the many years she has spent bringing French culture to the different parts of the world in which she has lived and lately for her generosity in helping the post war needy in France. Jo Zack Miller III, master of ceremonies, presented the speakers: M. Briere, Bishop Edwin V. O'Hara, Mayor William E. Kemp, and Msgr. L. Curtis Tiernam. IK e member Other guests were Mr. Humphrey Cotton-Min- chin, the British Consul, Mrs. Cotton-Minchin, the Belgium Consul, Senator and Mrs. James P. Kent, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Eisenhower, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Greenlease, who afterwards entertained for M. Briere at the River Club. Notre Mere received the medal as the hall rung with applause. A surprise to some, who know Notre Mere only as a strong and courag- eous woman, was her evident emotion, w hen she responded to the cheering crowd and to M. Briere, “I may not have money, but I have a heart and I have prayers and I love you”. She then listened while two songs, equally beloved by her. were played: the Star Spangled Banner and the Marseillaise. Page 8

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Notre Dame de Sion on Armour Jraditu ionJ Like an old and united family with a proud past, Sion has many meaningful traditions which are cherished and protected against the passing of time. First of all. there is that spirit of charity and of family life, and that special feel- ing of “belonging”. Among the concrete, material traditions, we have the decorations. From the curious little first-graders to the “mature Seniors” every girl considers her colorful belt and cross a reason for proud joy, and to be deprived of decorations for bad conduct or low grades is a terrible dis- grace. The different colors, for each class, sym- bolize ideals. Starting with the babies, there is love, symbolized by red; orange, like the sun. for joy;green for hope; blue for loyalty; white for purity; multicolor to signify all the ideals; and finally purple, the color of royalty, the per- fection of charity. 1 hen there are “notes”. Every morning, before classes begin, each girl gives her own mark of conduct for the preceding day, accord- ing to how well she thinks she did her duty. For the Senior there are special privileges: the stairs, the little recreation room, special doors, through which she alone may pass, and, most important of all, her beloved ring. All these little, but so significant traditions, make up this unforgettable Sion of ours. Page 10