St Agnes School - Lamb Yearbook (Rockville Centre, NY)

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fjfx N 'wr , e llQS5ll'l ' X 4 -.- inf? Coming Freshmen Oh, yes, we have the future Freshmen of St. Agnes also, that is, the graduates of St. Agnes' Elementary School-Class of '28. My, what ambitions all these young ladies and gentlemen have! Among these someday we may find a Mayor, a Governor, a noted Doctor, a Professor or even a President of the United States. Now don't let this worry you, Future Freshies, because who can tell what you will become-but at any rate, don't forget to aim for the highest. But beware! Your Sophs will give you a mean hazing because they certainly are a strong bunchg yet have this as your one consolation that the next year will be your turn to do your best at this. To close, all we can say is that we wish you the best luck throughout your course and hope that you find St. Agnes, as pleasant and thorough an institution of learning as its past graduates have found it to be.

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r W! in li. N AA ful ' 'H 'lf' ' 2 1 '11 ir.. '. ' . if 4 . .,a,ae,e:,,w ,W a Books As we gaze at the book shelves of a library, we are filled with a longing to begin with the first book and explore these strange lands of fiction. Most of us are slaves to environment, but need we be when books offer a certain and delightful release? In reviewing the trials of others, an individual steels him- self to meet his own trials. Those who live a commonplace, uneventful existence find joy and excite- ment and relief from the Treadmill of Life by living in imagination the adventures of others. In great trials or sorrows we seek solitude, forgetfulness or sympathy in these imaginary but understanding friends. To one who has no opportunity for an education, there is no better teacher than good books, which instruct him in the school of experience of others. In our search for amusement, education, refinement or consolation, we may end our quest in the world of fiction. As we realize the effect of books on our associates and on ourselves, we can not fail to admire those great writers who have rendered such a service to mankind. We wish to give vent to the ambition aroused within us and to aid in some way our fellow men so that our names shall be indelibly printed on the sands of time never to be erased by the great tide of humanity.

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MX T' IT f W ,Q ltetal - X,.L! . ' Our Grchestra ' 1 v -1, V. 1 Y.,-3 , - t Y r:-14:5 Q-g..'? B Travel vs. College C'ollt-gre and travel are both merliums ol' education. 'l'0 decide between the two is ri. dit'l-icult question but I would Choose the latter. 'Fo turn this tlelii.:ht,t'ul means ol' education into son'ietliinp,' l.lei1el'ieial one should not merely drit't t'ro1n plziee to place. He must arrange a systeinatic- tour ot' the world whit-h would bring him in tour-h with all places ot' interest and worth. It would not be pos:-sible to see every nook and eorner ot' the world if one spent too mum-h time in viewing' the well known plum-es. 'Po sz-cure a true knowledgre ot' France, do not go to Puri:-1, with its rosmopolitznn population. One could not lind the true Il'rencl'inian there. Go to the small peasant towns. Converse and live among the peasant: people. ll' you are so fortunate as to climb the barrier that separates you from the nobility ot' l1'ranee, observe these people. Compare and contrast the two. tio this in all the countries ot' liurope and you will have a true conception ot' the traits and 0harz1,c:tex'ist.ies ol' t-:teh nation. In As-ia seek out places that still retain a part, of the anvil-nt civilization. Study the Oriental people in their struggle for civilization and knowledge. 'Fhenc-e to At'rit'a! Here notice the plaees where civilization has not touvhed. Visit a desert town. ltidr- a bit into the dessert. Pause and drink in the beauty, the vastness and the liereent-ss ot' this land ot' sand. It will till you with more admiration, ambition and inspiration than years ol' studying could possibly do. Thus by traveling: we see countries without any vestige of civilization, countries with ancient civilization, countries Sfl'llII3l'lllll.f for civilization, and countries fully civilized. On the other hand, you migfht go to college. ll' you do not study 1-onseinntzionsly, you will merely waste time and money. At any rate, after tour years oi' college your imagination will not bo so awakened or your mind so hroadened as after one year ol' traveling. It is true that traveling is not accepted as at preparation for a profession, but it may be I'LElllClIllJGI'L!tl that a true knowledge otf lininan neiture never injured, any oztroer.. Traveling prepares us for the more beautiful and artistic paths ol' lite. It frees tho mind and loaves tho spirit to Soar high above tho commerceialized world int.o tho realms of celestial beauty. By all means, travel, but do not leave tho whole burden of education upon it. Resort to books-not text books but fiction, biography, history, and above all, poetry. Your soul will be brought into closer contact with nature and its God.