Sidney Lanier High School - Los Recuerdos Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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On the one hundredth anniversary of the annexation of Texas to the Unit- ed States, it is fitting that we tumour attention to the colorful history of the State. No other State in the Union is so rich in folklore and legend. Many and varied are the stories told of old San Antonio de Bejar and nearby territory. One of the most interesting legends cen ers around the Rose Window of Mission San Jose. The window, na- tionally famous for its beauty, served as a model for the carving on the west door of the mission. Since that door, in turn, served as a model for the design of our own front door at Lanier, we have chosen to include the legend of the Rose Window as a theme for the 1945 edition of Los Recuerdos.

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 becLication Jloi. R.ecae'idai MRS. MARY HOLLAND In grateful appreciation for her friendship and sympathetic helpful- ness, we dedicate this, our sixth volume of Los Recuerdos, to Mrs Mary Farrar Holland, our first faculty member to be retired. She began teaching at Lanier in 1927 and was always an inspiration to both teachers and stu- dents. She was well loved for her never tiringpatience, her teaching ability and her encouraging enthusiasm. In recognition of her noble inspiration and in tribute to her high ideals, we dedicate this book to our teacher and friend, Mrs. Mary Farrar Holland.

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jHoi. Recu idoA Jle je tcL of 7lie. Rote l4ji icLaut Pedro Huizar a talented young sculptor was commissioned by the King of Spain to beautify the Spanish Mission San Jose with his art. He left Spain with a sad heart for he was leaving in Madrid a beautiful sweetheart, Rosa, who promised to follow him to San Antonio as soon as a suitable boat passage could be arranged. Pedro reached the mission and worked furiously to complete his assignment before Rosa should arrive. Carving a window, his thoughts on Rosa and the future, he unconsciously carved elaborate roses for decora tions about the window. It wasbeautiful but had no religious significance whatsoever. At last it was completed and while it was admired by the Indians and by the monks and priests, more than a few trembled, for the window had no religious meaning and some said it was a sacrilege. The month of Rosa's scheduled arrival came and as the weeks passed the entire mission made ready for the wedding. The Indian women baked cakes and prepared many good things for the wedding feast The monks wrote prayers and songs and made ready for the Wedding Ceremony. When the day of Rosa's arrival dawned and the sunlight fell on Mission San Jose it found Pedro and a young monk high in the bell tower where they could see for several miles down the road. All morning they watched for the wagon train from the South, but the noonday sun found its place in heaven and still - - not the smallest cloud of dust along the road to show the coming of the wagons. At