St Josephs College - Footprints Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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one whom we know to he most tapahle and zealously interested in onr welfare and progress. At the close of a most successful year, we wish to express our appreciation for her wise management, which was largely responsible for its success. As the members of the Class of Nineteen Twenty-four pass into the History of the college, they feel a llirill ol pride at the thought of the glorious destiny of their Alma Mater, and rejoice in tlie knowledge that they have been privileged to share in it. C. C, ' 24. 1 9 2 4 Page eleven

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(§m (El|a;ipl Little did the architects who planned the Art Gallery of the Pratt mansion realize that they were planning the home of the Master Architect. In perfecting a setting of Renaissance design for the beauties of art, they did nut know that the Author of Beauty was to dwell therein. But tliis is what has come to pass. Still preserving the Renaissance influence, an exquisitely lovely chapel has been fashioned out of the former Art Gallery. A richly panelled ceiling beautifully tinted in three harmonizing shades of burnt ivory is one of its most distinctive features. This blends artistically with the brown brocaded tapestry walls and the Circassian walnut ol the pews and woodwork. The altar, in square design of gleaming white marble, is the jewel in this set- ting, reflecting the sunlight as it filters through the stained glass windows in subdued radiance. Its severely simple yet graceful lines follow the general outline of the room. Statues of the Sacred Heart, Our Blessed Lady, St. Joseph, and St. Thomas have been placed in the carved niches in the four corners of the rooLu. while a miniature set of Stations adorns the walls. The first Mass was celebrated bv our Right Reverend Bishop on the Feast of St. Joseph, and our lives have since been enriched by the opportunity of making frequent visits to the Blessed Sacrament. Benediction is given once a week and the Blessed Sacrament is exposed on the first Friday of every month. Everywhere in tlie Chapel there are evidences of the kindness and generosity of the numerous friends of the College. The following are among the donors: The Right Reverend Thomas E. MoUoy, D.D., Mrs. Margaret Doyle, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cahill, Mr. and Mrs. John Walters, Mr. D. C. Fauss, Mr. Gustave Steinbach, the Stella Maris Circle, the Class of 1922, the Class of 1923, Miss Amy Bonnet, ' 22, Miss Marion O ' Reilly, ' 22, Miss Mary Huschle, ' 22, Miss Catherine Lynch, ' 23, Miss Agnes Connolly, ' 23, Miss Loretta De Muth, ' 24. C. C. ' 24. Page thirteen