St Joseph Academy - Sajoscript Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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S A N D A L P H 0 N The Greatest Poetess of All Times AUDREY BEIINEN V Fourth Ifntermedtate ROM the earliest times all nations have boasted of their literary geniuses. Ancient Greece, paga.n Rome, and more modern nations, have given birth to great writers. America. has produced, and is still producing writers who have written beautiful poems, but I think the greatest poetess of all times came from Palestine, the land made sacred by the birth, life, and death of our Blessed Lord. In the little town of Nazareth lived a humble little Jewish girl, noted for her purity, sincerity, sweetness, and every other virtue. One day a messenger came to her with a very important message. The little maid was much aston- ished by what she heard. NVith no thought of herself she journeyed over the Judean mountains, and arrived tired and footsore at the little village of Karem, beyond the hills. Elizabeth loved her little cousin Mary, and, from her Mary received a warm Welcome. Mary had Visited her cousin before, but never had she appeared so beautiful as now, and Elizabeth greeted her with the words, Blessed art thou among women. After Elizabeth's greetings were over, the virtuous little girl, so accustomed to prayer, exclaimed, My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. These are the opening words of the greatest poem ever written, the hymn sung in every Catholic Church at Vespers,--the Magnificat, Our Lady's poem. NVc all know well the messenger that came to Mary, and the message that he brought. Some day we hope to meet face to face with the great Archangel Gabriel, and to gather with him and Mary's cousin, St. Elizabeth, around the greatest poetess of all times, and sing with our Blessed Lady her much loved canticle, the ' ' Magnifieat. More Stately Mansions IIELEN M. SCHOENBORN Fourth Intermediate T MAY be true that first impressions are lasting ones, but as impressions differ very decidedly from opinions, I must say that my distasteful opinion of the Chambered Nautilus has been most pleasingly changed. This poem, which first appeared very dry and uninteresting, has, by careful study and analysis, proved to be a very interesting and educational subject. Ilow im- pressive, how full of meaning is the last stanza: As the swift seasons roll! Leave thy low-vaulted past! Let each new temple, nobler than the last, Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast, Till thou at length art free, Leaving thine outgrown shell by life 's unresting sea! This is a comparison between the Nautilus and the human soul. Each year thc Nautilus leaves its old shell and builds itself a larger and better one. The poet appeals to his readers to rise to the better things of life. lle seems to tell us that, like wise virgins, we should first secure the interests of our soul, then make provision for those of our body. The Nautilus looks ahead, so should we anticipate means by which we can better ourselves, in spiritual and temporal matters, in educational projects, in the strengthening of our character, and the formation of good habits. page seventy

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SANDALPHON Fourth Intermediate FARRELL BECK AUDREY BEIINEN ANNA BURNS MARGARET CANNON MARY MARGARET CAREN LELAH CORCORAN HELEN LOUISE DAVIS ALICE DAY LEONA GERLING LULA HOOKER MARY JANE JUNK BETTY IVIADIGAN MARY JOSEPHINE BICCAFFREY BIARGARET PARKER ANN RETHINGER ALICE RYAN ELIZABETH RYAN HELEN M. SCHOENBORN IIORETTO 'FANN LOREEN YOERGER FRANCES ZIEGLER Third Intermedzate LUCRETIA ANN BETTS RHODA CATHERINE BOYD MYRA M. BRESNAHAN NIARGARET J. BURNS ESTHER CAIN MARY AGNES CARR J ACQUELINE FOURE BIAGDALEN GERLING MARY JANE LOUCKS MARY BTEAGIIER MARIE OTTLE HELEN MAE SMITH ANNE WENE MARY JANE WOIIFEL Absent JMAXINE ROTH page sixty mne

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SANDALPHON As the busy little Nautilus instinctively feels himself outgrowing his home, and sets to work making provision for the future, so we, by silent toil should endeavor, year by year, to grow in grace and virtue. Thus when our outgrown shell, the body, is left on Life's Unresting Sea, we may rejoice at our Lord's loving welcome into the mansion prepared for us from all eternity. ,1,l...ll..i- The Serpent Mound llTARIBEL YA IIN Second Rhetorfic N LOOKING at the many objects of interest to be found at the Museum of Ohio State University, the 0116 that attracted me most was a miniature of 'tThe Serpent Mound, of Adams County, Ohio. That which prompts me to attempt to pen a picture of this mound is, that I think it one of the most interesting objects to be seen in this locality, then, too, I believe there are many people who have lived all their lives in this state and have never even heard of this wonderful achievement of the very earliest inhabitants of Ohio. The f'Serpent Mound is one of the finest of a. type known as Effigy Mounds. They are so named because of the many forms of animal life they are found to represent: that of the deer, bear, buffalo, fox, frog, fish, and some- times even of men and women. The Mound is on a cliff overlooking Brush Creek, a small stream which flows into the Ohio River. This cliff is of limestone, and the creek washes its base. Viewed from the hill on the opposite side, the huge serpent appears at its best. One can see the monster snake, over thirteen hundred feet long, in its entirety. It looks as if it has just crawled from the top of the hill and has reached the cliff, where its huge head rests, with its jaws wide open. The body, especially the tail, is twisted into coils. In the open jaws is an egg-shaped figure one hundred and twenty feet long and sixty feet wide, which the serpent seems to be in the act of swallowing. The thickest part of the body measures twenty feet. We wonder what purpose the Mound Builders could have had in the ardu- ous task of making this graceful serpent. One theory is that the huge Ser- pent shows the name of the tribe which constructed it. Other tribes would then know when they were intruding if they came into this territory, while the swallowing of the egg might be a warning to trespassers, showing how they, too, might be devoured if their intentions were not friendly. Another theory is that it was erected as an object of worship. Indeed, this latter seems to be more reasonable, when we consider or recall the many dif- ferent kinds of animals and objects that prehistoric man has been known to worship. It is not probable that the Mound Builders had any notion of a Chris- tian Cod. Perhaps hundreds of years ago the aborigines of Ohio traveled many miles to offer sacrifice to this strange serpent or god. We can imagine the cliif as a sort of temple under the open skies where worshipers prayed and sang. For these were strange people, who lived at a time of which history bears no record. We can but look in wonder a.nd admiration on the work accomplished by this tribe or people who have passed away leaving no trace of their existence other than those relics among which the Serpent Mound is the most remark- able. DBZE BEVCIHSY-0118