Qu Appelle Diocesan School - Noster Annus Yearbook (Regina, Saskatchewan Canada)

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Hy dear Children: It seems incredible that another school year end is upon us ! This past year has been so tremendously busy that I seem to have been out of touch more than usual with the happen¬ ings at the School, and I notice in my diary that I have been in to see you very little. This is not because I don’t value ray contact, and love coming in to see you, either in Chapel service, or as I wander through the School; but simply because of the over-stress of work generally, particularly in this Jubilee year with so many things happening, and so much work to be planned upon. However, here we are at the end of another school year, and we have to say ’Goodbye’ to certain ones of you from Grade Xll. To them I want to say indeed a real ”God Bless You’, and to be quite sure that all of you will know that we shall continue to think of you, and look forward to seeing you whenever you can come back as ' old girls ' . And to those of you who will be coming back next Fall, I want to say how much we shall welcome you in September. Do you know that during the Summer time when the School is pretty well empty, we all on this campus feel a sense of loss? Not only is there far less noise ( l) but we do miss seeing you moving around , and in particular I miss so many of you when I take services in the Chapel during those holiday times. Now, if you have learned anything at Q.D.S. (and I know many of you have learned a lot) there is one thing which I believe is of more value than anything else, and that is, I hope you have learned the need for a dis¬ ciplined devotion to Our Lord. Oh, I know that some of you will feel that the Bishop is being rather over-pious when he says this in a farewell letter, at the end of School year: but far and above all the academic learning you may have assimilated, far and above all the games and social life you may have enjoyed, above all this, I hope and pray that you may have learned the way of Prayer and Sacrament which alone really can provide that contact with God, and help from Our Lord that human souls need as they grow more and more in life. THE RT. REV. M. E. COLEMAN, D.D. As I move around the diocese, and frequently far beyond the confines of our Diocese of Qu ' Appelle, I shall always try to keep in touch with any whose homes I may know of. Some of you, I hope, will be going up to the Uni¬ versity, and will join our stalwart little band there of Q.D.S. and other Qu ' Appelle people, and I shall in this case, hope to see you fairly regularly, since I try to get to the University at least once, and sometimes twice a year. Others of you may be taking business courses, and so forth, but whatever you are planning to do, and wherever you expect to be going, do let us know, and keep in touch. And so, God bless you all. To those of you going away, and not returning, may indeed Our Lord sustain you and lead you aright. To those of you returning, may you have a lovely Summer holiday, and return thoroughly refreshed in the Fall. Affectionately, your friend and Bishop, 4

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Sister Francesca came to Q.D.S. to teach History in 1935» She made this subject an enthralling classroom experience. She was appointed Head¬ mistress in 1938. Her work was marked by care for detail, knowledge of the individual members of the School, thoroughness, honesty, loving perception of character, courage, and wise administrative forethought. Her sympathy was strong, and penetrated to the depths of any difficulty. It has been said of her, When you were with her, you were made to feel that you were the most important person that she knew. Her notes for Confirmation classes have been handed down, and are still used by sane of the clergy of this Diocese. SISTER FRANCESCA, S.S.J.D. R.I.P. March 3, 1959. To Q.D.S. girls of today, the name of Sister Francesca is vaguely familiarj they mostly realize that at sometime or another she was the Headmistress of the School. What they do not know is that they still owe much to that vibrant personality, who will always live in the memories of those fortunate girls who were in residence here with her, from 1935 to 1947. For ins tance, the good name that we enjoy with the Depart¬ ment of Education is largely due to her tireless efforts to raise our standards of scholarship. What we call Black Books were her institution, with fortnightly mark- readings. Our Q.D.S. uniform is well-known and usually approved. It was Sister Francesca who chose the familiar grey tunics and blue blouses in place of navy blue and sand ones. Her fostering care of individual girls made possible the prefect system which is a strong feature in our life. Ill-health, against which she had to struggle for twenty-two years, forced her to resign her work here in 1947, but she still was able to give valuable service at our Mother-House in Toronto, almost until the end, which came on March 3 of this year. At her first Chapel service as Headmistress, she gave the girls these words to serve as a motto as they began to work with her. The could serve as a motto for her whole life. Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed; for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. - Joshua 1,9. 3

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Ity dear children. In School Chapel the Sanctuary Lamp shines continuously, to remind us of God ' s Love and the Presence of His Holy Spirit ever with us. The Lamp should remind us, as we see it daily in Chapel, or when we see such lamps in other Churches, or God ' s call to us all to worship and serve Him. We are called by God, and He has given us life for this one reason only, to give God glory. Jesus Himself is our Pattern and shows us that the way to glorify God is by prayer and consecrated worko In prayer, whether with others in corporate worship or in our private prayers, we worship and adore Him, thank Him for all things, pray for others and ask His grace for ourselves. In work we consecrate it by offering Him ourselves, that we may do for our Father and others as He would have done 0 The Sanctuary Lamp reminds us of our call to prayer; all our life must be offered to God in prayero Then the Lamp reminds us that we in turn must carry His Love to all we meet. The flame is bright, the lamp shines; so must we be bright and shining for His Glory and with His Love. God bless you all. fa Lovingly, Headmistress 5