Regis College - Mount Regis Yearbook (Weston, MA)

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Proffers T ri b u te The year’s at the Spring — a season of awakening and refreshing, a period when new love, new life are reborn. During this greatest month of the year in traditional custom, we choose the love- liest and fairest among us to receive the floral crown under the royal oak and as our Queen of the May to kneel at the shrine of Mary and transfer her diadem to the brow of Our Blessed Mother, the First Lady of the Spring. Our Queen leads the procession with her court — attendants and crown bearer, cho- sen alike for their worthiness and beauty. Across the Campus, a colorful procession bespeaks the gala event, underclass sisters

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sters Gay Act bestows the Cap and Gown upon Therese Foley of the Junior Class. Elizabeth Cos- grove, leader of the Student Government, addresses the undergraduates, advising them of the tradition and high ideals of Regis. Continuing the program, the Class His- torian recalls the episodes of the past four years, which will be cherished in the heart of every Regis girl. Then, all sit breath- lessly while the Great Seer gazes into the Crystal Ball and, in the mystical voice of the Grand Lama of Tibet, foretells events to come in the lives of the graduates. For the imaginative touch, the Poet Laureate reads the Commencement Ode, recalling the “stern daughter of the voice of God. Descending from the dignity of ivities . . . the Ode to the humor of the Will, the Testator reveals the Last Will and Testa- ment of the graduating class. As a conclusion, all proceed to the Pop- lar Drive where the Sophomores form a corridor through which the Class of ’43 passes, led by the Class Marshal. Having arrived at Cardinal O’Connell Hall, all halt while the Tree Orator plants the tra- ditional cherry tree and places the trowel in the hands of the Junior Class President. This scene closes the chapter on Class Day, the day on which Seniors laugh with tears in their eyes while they inspire the underclassmen, by bestowing the banner and the Cap and Gown upon Lreshmen and Juniors, to higher ideals and greater traditions. Glorified arid Bedecked with Garlands [ 23 ]

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p garbed in flowing gowns of green, pink, blue, and yellow, echoing the gayety and blitheful note of a new Spring. Our Queen guides at the head — her coro- net of wisdom and purity, champion of her resemblance to Mary, Queen of Heaven . Seniors, capped and gowned, follow their selected one over the campus trail, fol- lowed by underclassmen, for whom she stands, a model to be imitated and emu- lated. Benediction — and our ceremonies close with a blessing and a prayer to Mary, the Mother of Our Sodality and Patron of our festivities. In Attendance In Honor of Mary , We Croivn Thee