Our Lady of Angels High School - Amaranth Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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AmaranWs Hos. symbolum esf immoHalifaHs. Clemenf of Alexandria. Whaf more appropriafe +I+Ie could we haVe for our annual +han Amaran1'h ? To us +he name no+ only brings +0 mind +he beaufHul plamL wifh deeply-veined lance- shaped leaves. purple on +he under bee. and shining crimson Flowers packed on erec+ spikes-.;bu+.i+ Is a symboi of H16: unfading. Hwe undying. Hwe everfaang. Poe+s make frequenf reference +0 amaranthne flowers.H Wordsworfh, +he grea+ na+ure lover. bids us pluck +he amaran+hine flowers of faith. Milfon ianParadise Eosf er'es: lmmorfal amarenfhea flower which once In Paradise. fasf by H1e free o'F life. Began +0 bloom: bu+ soon. for man's offence, To heaven removed. where firmL 5+ grew, +here grows And flowers aloft shading fhe' founJr of Iiwce . . . . Wifh +hese. ihaf never fade. +he spirH's elec'r Bind fheir resplendenf locks. Pope speaks of+he happy seuls +ha+ dwell In yellow meads of asphodel Or amaran+hine bow'rs. Cowper says: The only amaran'rhfne flower on ear+h I's viri'ue. We are quife ready +0 agree wifh Cowper. During our 1Com years 6+ Our Lady of +he Angels. we have learned nof only +0 prize virfue, but +00. never Jro le'r 1+ fade from our lives erin a word. +0 make if amaranJrhine. Now, th a grea+er knowiedge and appreciaHon of He symbolism of +he flower we have chosen +0 call our annual Amaranfh. Our annual Is. indeed. represen+a+ivei of our happy days a+ Our Lady of +he Angels. +he memories of which shall never fade Anna Mae Pabst '33.

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MOTHER M. CLARISSA DILLHOFF The year I933 is a memorable one for Hie whole Chris+ian worlclpilr is doubly so for +he S'isfers of Sf. Francis of Oldenburg, as H marks +he liffieJrh mile s+one in +he religious life of Mofher Clarissa. +'ne Mo+her General of Hie CongregaHon. Mo+her Clarissa was born in Cincinnali. January 26. l865. She was educafed af +he Immacula+e' Concepfion Academy a+ Oldenburg. from which insl'il'ufion she was gradual'ed in l882. A+ fhe age of eighl'een she enfered flue novifiaJre and pronounced her holy vows on A'ugusf 2. l886. Oldenburg was d-eaned +0 be Hie scene of her educafional and adminis+ra+ive labors. for she +here spenl' nearly forly years in various posilions of frusf. Her sfraigh'rforwardness of charader, her complel'e unselfishness. her ardenl' love of prayeri and her heroic conformify +0 Hie Divine Will so endeared her +0 her Sis+er co-laloorers fhal +hey chose +0 call her +0 Hie highesf office in Hie Congregafion on July 2, I926. FiHy years of religious life! Whaf a world of +hough+ is compassed in +'nese words! They Jrell +he sfory of dufies performed. of sacrifices offered. of you+hful minds direcfed +0 high purposes. of mofherly guidance. of ioys. and of sorrows. We. flue Seniors of l933, in presen+ing +his our Jrrilouhe. +0 you. dear Molher. fondly hope +ha+ some of our number will rally f0 your sl'andard and will have +he privilege +0 call you Mo+her in very deed. We reioice will: your dear Mofher. in H1is. your Golden Year. May we share your prayerful sen'l'imenls. saying wi+l1 Cardinal Newman: 30 long Thy power hasf blessed me, Sure if sHll will lead me on.

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RT. REV. JOSEPH H. ALBERS. J.C.D. Auxiliary Bishop of CincinnaH