St Johns Cathedral School - Chimes Yearbook (Paterson, NJ)

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Student body sings Mother Beloved. A formal Queen and her court pause before forming line. Ulm Perhaps of all the religious activities which take place throughout the year, the most well remem- bered is the May Crowining. It depicts the love and veneration of people for the Mother of God. Since the Blessed Virgin is the model of all women, it is the custom of the students of St. John's to honor her annually with a May Crowning. The Junior Class leads the procession. The queen and her attendants gather around the shrine and arrange themselves in the form of an While the stu- dent body sings the hymn O Mary We Crown Thee, a crown is placed on Our Blessed Mother by the queen ofthe Junior class. She leads her attend- ants away after the ceremony and all enjoy a serene moment of peace and contentment. fi f portrait of The Queen's Court. . ,. 'Q 0 W an 1' Il L y- V bw, -qwf J gr: i ima f- f M. gif 1

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zmw Jam As we, the Class of '57, reminisce about our high school years, our minds turn back to the evening of May 9, l956 when, at the Wind- beam on Route 23, the highlight of the social year took place -- the Junior Prorn. Although the heavens were un- kind and the rains came heavily, spirits were tar from dampened. The girls were radiant in their silks and satins, and the boys as dashing as a full company of Esquires. This was a night we will long remember. All good things must come to an end. 'QQQ