St Cyril Academy - Violets Yearbook (Danville, PA)

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And then there were the anxious weeks spent 1n prayer when the steel fa1led to arrive However this made us feel more a part of the glgantlc undertaklng espec1ally when our prayers were answered Aat present work has been resumed and Wlth each glance out of the east corr1dor window we note that somethlng new has been added whlch W111 eventually become the fulflllment of a dream To anyone who has helped in any way be it materlally fman clally or most important splrltually with this project a smcere God reward you from the bottom of our hearts We who belong to the rank of undergraduates W1Sh to thank the beneflts of the wing have worked zealously and unceasmgly on everal cla s projects whose proceeds went toward the add1t1on Perhaps ome day I shall be entertainlng my daughters with storles of this annex I shall have much to tell You see I w1tnessed the realization of a dream 1n the form of a four story structure known s1mply as the New Wlng Jo Valgo 58 Garden C1ty New York if Members of the Catholic Womaxfs Club of Wyoming Valley, vwhilch. sponsored the production of the Lenten drama Pilate and the Cross in Kingston, Pa. 102 the Senior Class of 1956 who, although they will not be here to enjoy l l l

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some Off1Cl2l announcement To us lt was somethmg much talked about and planned for but somehow unreal and 1ntang1ble We were teenagers we were 1nmpat1ent we wanted act1on It was not unt1l graduatlon day 1955 when Hls Excellency our Most Reverend Blshop deflmtely and off1c1al1y stated that construct1on would start that the dream was really on 1tS way to becom1ng a reahtv September brought much Joy to the hearts of the students Although our beautlful lawn and tennls courts dlsappeared 1n the pro cess we gazed 1n awe upon a huge cavlty whlch meant only one thlng construct1on had begun and we would enjoy the new ed1f1ce before our graduat1on day As the weeks passed and gradually the framework began to take on a deflrnte form I consldered myself qu1te pr1v1leged After When the cold weather set ln work was naturally stalled We took advantage of th1s dormant stage to become more acquamted w1th the plan for the f1n1shed 6d1f1C6 Here IS the general ldea The entlre L shaped wlng w1ll be four storles hlgh The flrst floor w1ll conslst of dlnlng rooms kltchen and storage room The second floor w1ll house classrooms and a llbrary Sleeplng quarters w1ll make up the thlrd and fourth floors Only the presently confmed students and faculty can der1ve the full sat1sfact1on from the wlde open spaces 1nto Whlch they w1ll soon be mov1ng What joy there was when steel began to mount sky ward 101 , ' . 1 l T g T T . l v X y I 9 ' l y ' X x , My ' , 1 v , l 1 - , T l , y . . . . W . all, not everyone has the honor of watching a dream come true. , ' . , ' , ' H H X H X ' . I . z . I A . , - . . D .1 p t ' Ml H . . . . ,, . I ,, .N W . . .

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Alma Mater s F1rst Alumna Daughter From my 63,I'1l6St years I remember my mother s speakmg wlth prlde of her Alma Mater at that tlme Slovak Glrls Academy nofw Samt Cyrll Academy I recall her tellmg how the school opened ln 1922 and how happy she was to be a student there a. few years later I remembered makmg V1S1tS w1th her to see the S1sters who had taught her I can see her look of Joy and prlde the day my s1ster put on her umform and entered Salnt Cyrll Academy as a freshman four years ago Great as has been her grat1f1cat1on up untll now It IS as nothmg Rose Mary marches even as she herself had marched 1n 1934 p the central amsle to the strams of Pomp and Clrcumstance She wlll rellve her own golden moment when Rose Mary PCCGIVUS the Well earned sheepskm from the hands of H1s Excellency Memor1es wlll awaken wlthm her as the strains of Alma Mater bless thy daughters ere they leave thy fold f1l1 the aud1tor1um But more than anythmg else she w11l be profoundly grateful to God by Whose lovmg Prov1dence 'Rose Mary and I have been able to recelve an educatxon that 1S second to none Jeanne Nlcholas '57 Danvllle Pennsylvanla 103 5, . compared with the thrill of joy she will doubtlessly experience when .. 1 ' .-. u