St Joseph Academy - Seton Light Yearbook (Greensburg, PA)

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'E Q L f- 3 V - -W 5 V , I i' , 1 l ,, la I f If e ' f 1' '1 W 'rf l MADONNA Carmen Benzxvides INFANT Mary Frances Haver Qu! ima .gm The gleaming star in the Fast . . . heavenly voices sing- ing sweetly Gloria in excelsis' '... the humble shepherds Watching their flocks . . . all Bethlehem lies silent in slum- ber . , . the Blessed Virgin and Saint Joseph trudge from door to door . . . the repeated answer No room in this inn' '... the Kingly Magi offering their precious gifts . . . gold, frankincense and myrrh . . . the bitter winds howl through the crude stable . . . the soft voice of Mary singing Sleep, Holy Babe' '... the breath from the lowly oxen warms the new born babe . , . Saint Joseph guards his humble spouse and Infant King . . . The whole world awakens to Peace on Earth while the angels herald the Saviour's Birth , . . 52

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va .,- Inj e - 'fomta - Our guests of honor at the Christmas banquet were: Father Keefer Father Edmund Father Egbert Father Ralph Our Christmas party on the dorm floor the night before vacation---noth ing was wanting---Santa with his gifts, the tree laden with goodies. Silent Night, our last carol at Seton gzifimm Memoziej . . . Christmas is a time of feverish activity and many festivities at Seton. It is a season long awaited and never forgotten. There are so many beautiful tra- ditions that belong to Seton Hill alone that the mere smell of pine can recall poignant memories ofjoyful hours spent during that happy eason. The Christmas Cantata, given jointly by Seton Hill a St. Vincent Prep Glee Clubs, with the beautiful tableaux telling the C ist y, opens the holiday season at Seton. Then follows the custom of 'his is an im- pressive sight as the seniors, dressed in medieval costu any 'ded only by the Hickering rays of their candles, solemnly march thiqyig 'th l dowy halls singing the old beautiful carols. ,fe 41 The Christmas spirit reaches its climax at the tr c ,o lffis s banquet which the Sisters give the students the evening b fff e ea ' r their va- cation. Every girl dons her swishing formal and 47:1 er place ' the Trand March led by Father Edmund and the Senior Cl :K if- . ' - . '- decked dining-room they promenade. Here eve Eff-1 s u agtifgky ' -- 1 ' fi dl 1' h h kl' Ch ' Af S - Biff Joy gowing re D can he ig t, t 'e spar mg ri. In tr . ps e l 1,,va.a blue li hts and silver tinsel standing in the center o , ' rsnow : offsite of tabies laden with goodies. The high-light of t a 5 tfng is X 'Qfx This year Anna Marie Chirico as toast mistress l ' . oast to ye the various classes. S SW I n in 1 Vat , 4 - t i S 1 I 'pk- C lf' .L Other seniors proposed toasts to Alma Mater -- Q ' ep, . 41 .Q 157' 'XZ J V Q7

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Eff in on Once again the combined Glee Clubs of St. Vincent Preparatory School and the girls of the academy presented a joint Christmas program. The first part of the program consisted of carols among which were Holy Night , 'KCarol Sweetly Carol , and Bethlehem , arranged for choirs, during which were tableaux of the shepherds, the Wise Men, and Madonna and Child. Seniors were honored as madonnas in the program. The first tableaux-- The Annunciationu--showed Catharine Redding kneeling in prayer with Madeline Leonard as the Angel Gabriel. Kitty O,Connor held the Infant in the Nativity scene when the shepherds came to adore their God. An unusual feature of the evening was the living, singing Christmas Tree which the girls themselves formed, and which sparkled brightly by each girl's flashlight. In front of the tree sat the Madonna, Mary Helen Dwyer holding The Child. The entire group joined in the Adeste Fidelis which brought the Christmas program to a close. Behold the Handmaid of the Lord Sleep holy Babe, upon thy mother's knee f MADONNAS Madeline Leonard, Catharine Redding, Kitty 0'Connor 53