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

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Apr. 5. Apr. 10. Apr. 19. Apr. 25. Apr. 26. Apr. 27. Apr. 28. May 1. May 2. May 3. May 4. May 5. Tin “astronomers” visit “Ladd Observatory,” where they receive the courteous attention of Mr. Currier. Dorothy Roegner is succeeding in her position as “The Lighter of Bunsen Burner.” Helen Sullivan tells the class how to know a barber shop. Mademoiselle gives a conundrum en francain. We bid “Bon Voyage” to our beloved Bishop. May Sheridan receives severe (?) burns on her tongue. She must have been drinking Nitric Acid! Holiday through the kindness of our Bishop. Pilgrimage to the Chapel in honor of our Blessed Mother. Reports!! “Cap. Veneno” utters his first term of endearment. Codas!! Mildred! Inspiring! “The Xa vier” goes to Press. Voila !! Page Twenty-Seven “The Xavier

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Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. .Tan. Jan. Jan. .Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. 16. Miss Teresa Coyle’s letter of resignation as Assistant Business Manager is read at the meeting. 17. There being no seats in the ball, the singing class had to make the best use of the platform, stage, and steps. IS. Annual Sale! 22. Miss Mary O’Neil, sister of our President, interested us by a talk on her trip abroad. 22. Bessie Downes receives first prize for her extraordinary efforts at the “Sale.” 4. Who broke the test tube, and nearly choked from inhaling sulphur? Why, May Sheridan, of course. 15. The Astronomy (’lass has a good excuse, for nocturnal strolls. They’re looking for “Orion.” IS. Anna Neilan names some rocks after Sister “Igneous.” 20. “Birds Christmas Carol” delights the whole school. !(. Reports!!! 12. Friday, the 12!—The rest may be guessed. 22. Reverend Father Donovan gives a lecture on Francis Thompson. 27. Hope Scott insists upon asking why she cannot pick up “Mercury.” 21. Archbishop Dowling visits the class. Ask Margaret Kllis. 1. Bessie Downes assists in making ice in the “lab,” but fails to dem- onstrate its use. 2. Julia Harnedy wears her hair up!! 7. Mary Donahue suggests a trip to the moon with a “ham” as a companion. 12. Mildred Power gives a new pronunciation to the words “aristocracy and “democracy.” 21. The class presents the Signing of the Declaration of Independ- ence.” 22. Mary Nolan purchases a ham sandwich without h-a-ni. 25. Without a ripple! Seniors! 2. Louise Mackinney discusses the battle (?i of Valley Forge. 7. Mary Donahue and Marie Keefe are our champion glass-etchers. 10. Alice O’Neil. Mildred Power, Mary Donahue. Estelle Caulfield take the honors in dancing. 12. A new form of explosion tried and proved in our laboratory. It is very powerful; it sent Hope Scott and Bessie Downes into----, and broke Madeline Mulgrew’s shoe string. 10. A programme for “Patrick’s Day.” 20. Betty Duffy explains a pencil’s use. 21-20. Nothing but-----“Essays!!” 4. Father O'Brien lectures on “Mother McAuley.” Magnetic speaker. Tin Xavier' Page Twenty-Six

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Christian and Pagan Poetry there is a vast difference. Pagan poetry is clouded by a dark shadow of gloomy despair, while Christian literature is brilliant with the beams of radiant hope. It is true that some Pagan authors have been inspired with sentiments akin to Christian hope, and that the writings of some of our modern poets have been tinged with Pagan despair, yet, for the most part, Christian and Pagan poetry bear a marked dissimilarity with regard to sentiment. The poetry of an age reflects the character of its people. The whole religious system of the Pagans was characterized by a gloomy spirit of fatality. What we call Providence was personified by the Greeks under the mythological name of “The Parcae,” the three sisters. Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. These demi-goddesses held absolute sway over the welfare of mortals. Relentlessly they issued judgment over humanity, and not even the gods themselves could persuade them to retract their decrees. The followers of Christ have inherited a legacy of hope from their Crucified Saviour, Who died to redeem all men. They realize that fate is merely the kind Providence of a loving God, Who ordains everything for man’s ultimate happiness. They understand, with Ella Wheeler Wilcox, that “Whatever is, is best.” In Pagan poetry’, we find various illustrations of the inconsistency and injustice of the ancient gods, often we find them allied with sin and crime, while they strive through jealousy to defeat the innocent and virtuous. Edgar Allen Poe seems to have imbibed this idea, for in his “Annabel Lee,” he complains :— “The angels not half so happy in heaven Went envying her and me; Yes, that was the reason (as all men know In this kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of the cloud by night Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.” The Christian realizes that “the Providence of God, which on earth often permits. the good to suffer and the wicked to prosper, will in the end appear just to all men.” Nowhere is this sentiment more beautifully expressed than in Francis Thompson’s masterpiece, “The Hound of Heaven,” “All which I took from thee, 1 did but take, Not for thy harms But just that thou might'st seek it in My arms. All which thy child’s mistake Fancies as lost, I have stored for thee at home.” X X perusing the poetry of the various ages, the thoughtful reader will observe that each era is characterized by poetry abounding in pathos, but between the pathos of Pagan writers and that of Christian authors, The Xavier” Page Twenty-Eight