St Cyril Academy - Violets Yearbook (Danville, PA)

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Ol' O or Country The Freshman Cnlcs Club ln operation LIFE THAT IS LIGHT UC L B lp? 'fa suis. - ' Sophomores R Furlak B Sadovsy M Llpossky A Kozman and M IXOHllSHl'Clk take pride m lllustrfitmg thur study of tho I lfe of Chrlst 115

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Ad Astra per Aspera Outside --there was a hazard- ous combination of snow, fog, sleet and iceg the kind of weather that few will venture to face Inside there was music and dancing beneath a star studded sky Mary Stella Maris and pat roness of the Class of 56 was enshrined within a large shining star to receive the tribute of u nanimous devotion as Queen of the Senior Prom The Senior Prom That was the magnet which drew the young men to brave the iciest streets ever in order to thrill to the charms of young maidenhood So dearly earned the occasion could bring the couples but Joy and satisfaction The theme song that evening was Stairway to the Stars and it is my guess that the starry eyed seniors have re lived those happy moments hundred of times since Margaret Kralouc 54 Cleveland Ohio Y Away I ' I xv 'Sf' . , ' ' 7 Y by . ' ' ' C C ' 7 Y K C ' ' . 7 7 ' ' Y L4 X Q C K ' Y Y T. , 3 Y ' v -0 , f .. X ' .51 .L N- -:ff N- -Q ' rrgqzggv 5 -X-'55 :-,5.,, .'J ..Tam3, c- .1 502293: -..-.- ,fx ,,,.. -. i'f7 'V Wx XVI. D' p, lg: A lk f .' 2

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Pormg over a Book Pamtlnff by J Hala Slovakla on Canvas Wlth the constructlon of the New Wing ln progress our Slovak people are as generous as ever Wlth thelr contr1but1ons toward lts erection Recently however the Academy was the rec1p1ent of some thlng worth more than monev can buy The donors of th1s treasure Mr and Mrs Joseph Junas of New York C1ty must have found lt dlfflcult to part w1th What IS thls treasure? It IS a book A book about the Slovak people 1n the vlllage of Vazec A plcture book 1n gay colors a book As an artlst Jan Hala found beauty ln all thmgs but 1n the year 1923 he found somethmg that surpas ed all the beauty he had ever known Such grace and form he dxscovered 1n the s1mpl1c1ty of Vazec a quamt Slovak vlllage restlng peacefully beneath the hover mg Tatrv Everyth1ng about 1t captwated h1m He found untamted lovel1ness 1n the daxly hfe of the vlllage 1n the changmg of the sea sons 1n the gay songs of the vlllage m the people themselves All th1s fxlled h1s soul Wlth the desxre to become a part of lt He took up re sldence there and w1th eagerness grew 1nto the l1fe of the v1l1age 116 as ' sy ' - ' . D . l . A sa 9 . ' V , v p . . - n n v . , I . p . , . 1 . p . , V U . y . p y of paintings by the Czech-,born artist Jan Hala. . , . . y . . D S y , - . p. . . p . , . I . - 1 y ' - X