St Margarets Academy - Dayseye Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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AS THE slanting rays of the Jubilee Sun steal ■L through our western windows, they leave a feeling of reverence and veneration for the Sisters who brought our work in Minnesota to its present happy condition. Valiant women were they. Women of granite mold, with strong minds, great hearts, deep faith, and willing hands. Although none of the original band are left to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee, our two Senior Sisters. Mother Seraphine Ireland and Mother Jane Frances Bouchet. both former Provincials. knew them, shared their life and labor, saw them pass, one by one. and saw others come in gentler times, to take their places. These dear Sisters form a link between the far past and the near future—between God and the present workers in the field. With hands uplifted, they daily plead that the zeal and charity of the community they so love may bring countless souls to the Feet of Christ.

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Years Ago Two Hundred and Seventy Years Ago. the Sisters of St. Joseph had the first draft of their Constitution approved, received the religious habit, and were given the glorious title of Saint Joseph by the co-founders, the Bishop of LePuy and Father Medaille, S. J. During the French Revolution, their convents and chapels being confiscated, they were forced to disband. One Hundred and Ten Years Ago. Mother Saint John Frontbonne reorganized the Institute from the ashes of that burning persecution. Ninety Years Ago. the Sisters of Saint Joseph made their first foundation in the United States at Carondelct. in the Diocese of Saint Louis. Seventy-five Years Ago. the Sisters of Saint Joseph landed in Saint Paul to begin their mission work. SIXTY Years Ago. the Sisters of Saint Joseph in the United States severed connection with France, and organized independently under the title of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet. These are a few of the historic preliminaries which made Saint Margaret’s possible, and which for us. culminates in our happy Commencement Day. Louise Kloss

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li e IB asllica of Saint Mary A Ll HOUGH very splendid and graphic descriptions of the Basilica of Saint Mary have appeared in recent publications, the Dayesye staff feel that they would sacrifice a page of glory were they not to enshrine between these covers, a glimpse of this great gem of art. From any angle of our campus, this magnificent structure attracts our gaze upward. It is an honor to Minneapolis. It is a lasting testimonial of the people's love and devotion to Christ, the King. Standing on an eminence in an ideal spot in our city, the twin towers lift their snowy whiteness to the sapphire skies. The golden cross, surmounting the dome, catches the amber dawn, glistens in the midday splendor, and scatters soft, soothing rays from the moonlight, and the blinking stars. From within and from without, this majestic pile of white Mount Airy granite seems to have caught some of the glory and splendor of the age-famed Temple of Mount Moriah. Its surpassing beauty has attracted the interest of 115 1