St Francis Xavier Academy - Xavier Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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CONTENTS The contents ? Ah, in breadth feet 26, In length 13 rods (with pennants flying), In depth—oh, who can measure? There we mix The metaphor and plain ; His trying ! Length, breadth, and depth of such a class? Work not the problem, Let it pass, And read the answer merely, and the sign Prefixed to humble contents of Class —9. Dedication Greetings Official Editorials Class Roll Calendar The President’s Message Class History Le Cid Moderne Little Rosebud Class Poem An Answered Novena Dramatics The Senior Class Visits to the Chapel Our Day in May A Daily Journey The Tions of 1909 Aunt Hepzibah’s Gown A Word from the Veterans Grinds Memoriae Praeteritorum As Seen in the Fireplace A la Fin L’Envoi

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dedication to (Our gliglxt Icucrcml gislxop TO YOU. RIGHT REVEREND and dear bishop, as a token of ROVE AND GRATITUDE, WE, THE CLASS OF ’09, RESPECTFl LL DEDICATE THIS FOURTH VOLUME OF OCR YEAR BOOK. WE CANNOT SAY ALL THAT IS IN OUR HEARTS, BUT WE DO SAY THAT AN OCCASION TO WHICH WE ALWAYS LOOKED FORWARD IS THAT ON WHICH WE SHOULD HAVE THE HONOR OF BEING ADDRESSED BY YOU, AND SHOULD RECEIVE OUR DIPLOMAS FROM YOUR HAND. WE FEEL TOO, GREATLY PRIVILEGED TO BE ALLOWED TO ISSUE UNDER YOUR KIND PATRONAGE OUR VOLUME OF THE “XAVIER” AND WE THANK YOU WITH ALL OUR HEARTS, CLASS OF 1!M»9, Your most obedient and loving children, per ANNA M.UttiAKKT Ln«

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EDITORIALS E have only followed the tradition established a few years ago when we prepared and published the present number of “The Xavier.” And we are glad to say that we are able to imitate the class of 1906 who so wisely planned ; who “builded better than they knew.” perhaps. What was in the mind of those poiueer editors when they thought of this, we do not know, but it is certain that they left to the school an influence for arousing the interest and enthusiasm of the senior class such as was not here before that time. I11 more than half of our class meetings this year, we have discussed the magazine, hoping that we might be able to give you, readers, something that would be worthy of a senior class and of the senior class of Saint Xavier’s. These pages, far more than anything else, perhaps, make the interest of class and school almost identical. As you pick up this pamphlet, you do not say, “Here is the magazine of 1909,” but rather. “What do you think of Saint Xaviers Academy’s paper?” And because we realize that it draws attention upon the school to such extent, we have tried to feel our responsibility, and have endeavored to produce something worthy, something excellent; while at the same time we beg you to be lenient, dear readers, to remember that, after all, we are only high school girls and that amateur magazine work, although it may not be new to the school, is a novel departure for us, the class of 1909. Conceit is not commonly ranked among virtues, so the class of 1909 would not care to possess it. But there is something with which it is confused and which we consider a necessity7 and that is a thorough appreciation of one’s self. Without this, we could do very little. We would not have dared to have ventured into the liistronic sphere as we have, and as has been told you else where in the “Xavier”, nor would we have been such a success in studies and plays unless we felt that there was something of the “best” in us which it was our duty to bring out. And really we have done remarkably well. The teachers will assure you so as regards studies, and the school will tell you how it has enjoyed our programme given on each