St Josephs College - Phase Yearbook (Rensselaer, IN)

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HALF A MILLION MEALS A YEAR. LOOKS LIKE MASHED POTATOES TONIGHT. The twelve Precious Blood sisters who reside in their convent connected by devious ways to the Ad¬ ministration Building, at the south end of campus, lead a life of prayer and service. They hear morning Mass, make several visits daily in the Chapel, and prepare and serve twenty-one meals a week to 700 St. Joseph’s students. But actually, both elements of their life are forms of service. Both their prayers and their culinary accomplishments aid the firm growth of the student from boy into man. SR. FRANCETTA SR. SR. CASILDA SR. ETHEL SR. AUREA SR. EMELIANA SR. EUTROPIA SR. JEAN BERNADETTE SR. MARY JOACHIM GWENDYLON SR. MARY ANTHONY SR. STYLETTA SR. APPIA

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AT WORK All this for an hour’s warmth. Mixer Saturday night? These walls are shining now. Maybe the trouble’s here. Take it in a bit there. The day’s first cup of coffee. 27

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HUNGER’S THEIR BUSINESS At first glance it seems that the Sisters have a comparatively easy job. It seems that all they do is stand behind the counter and dish out food. But on second thought, you realize that 700 steaks don’t materialize out of thin air and you wind up thinking that you would much rather study than practice cooking for 700 St. Joe men. Sister Francetta keeping the accounts straight. This is the finished product. Hours of cooking have culminated in the serving. All that remains to be done is the eating by these famished trenchermen. 29