St Margarets Academy - Dayseye Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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77k Djyesye. Signor Silvio Scionti. our Visiting Music Director, is one of the most brilliant pianists of this country. As a member of the American Conservatory he has attained foremost rank as an instructor. His numerous recitals throughout the country have won him enthusiastic commendation from the entire musical and daily press. He is an honored soloist in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. Though a native of Sicily, he made his studies at the Conservatory of Naples, under such Masters as Cesi, Martucci and Rosso-mandi, graduating with highest honors at the early age of nineteen. Like all great people. Signor Scionti is approachable and sympathetic. When we play for him we feel that he is our Big Brother. Saint Margaret's Music students realize and appreciate the privilege of Signor Scionti's masterly criticism and kindly help. Betty Anne Plunkett. SIGNOR SILVIO SCIONTI Mr. Beck, our Choral Director, is a very important instructor at Saint Margaret’s, and is prominent in the musical activities of our City. On Sundays he makes the very walls of the grand Basilica of Saint Mary vibrate with rich harmonious tones. Thrilled, we ask ourselves. What must Heaven s music be?” On 'Tuesdays at the eleventh hour. the monotony of tasks suspends for a tuneful period, while we sing and listen to the song of life. The crowning glory of this year’s choral work will be the rendition, at Commencement. of Mozart's Magnificat. arranged by Professor Beck for women’s voices. The class of 'Twenty-Eight wish to assure Mr. Beck that Chorus Hour will ever live among happy memories. Lorraine Mulheran. 12

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It has been the privilege of the Class of Twenty-Eight to have had Father Keefe as an instructor during their entire high school career. Although words are incompetent to portray the service he has rendered us. yet we feel that our Memory Book would be incomplete without our frail attempt to remind him of our deep appreciation and gratitude. His course in Apologetics, his Question Box. his splendid lecture on Science Religion made our Senior Religion work very interesting. In his scholarly, yet simple way. he has clarified the outstanding principles of our Catholic belief, and instilled into our hearts a just and holy pride in the grand old Faith of the ages. Through his inspiration may our dear Class never falter in their quest for Ideal Christian Womanhood. Dorothy Stoat. REV. GEORGK NV. KEEFE The Sophomore and Freshman Religion Classes greatly appreciated Father Doran’s Lectures. His whole-serious, yet half-humorous manner of expounding his subject meets the approval of all his young hearers, and makes his lecture hour not only most profitable, but also very pleasant. His talks on Sin. Faith, the Commandments, and the Beatitudes were clear, forceful, and convincing. His sincerity and earnestness have claimed our reverence. His pleasant smile, and his flashes of wit have dispelled fear, and won our friendship. May the seeds of light and wisdom which he has scattered among us find no barren soil, but bring forth a rich and heavenly harvest. Patricia Rochester. % 11 REV. CHARLES F. DORAN

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 M 7 ?( Dayesye MISS ROSE DURCH Miss Durch has happily succeeded in getting the sophomores deeply interested in American authors, as well as in narrative and descriptive themes. An able, earnest, and devoted teacher, she has won the respect and confidence, not only of the Faculty, but of the young students under her supervision. In Latin, she has helped her class to cross the bridge with Caesar. ‘They came, they saw, they conquered' all their difficulties. MISS MARIE RYBAK The Class of Twenty-Eight will always associate Miss Rybak's name with happy sophomore days, when her kindly help made the dry, mathematical tasks interesting and enjoyable. Her sunny, cheerful disposition, her sincere interest in each member of her class, aroused faith, confidence and courage when mathematical clouds gathered thickest. Miss O'Brien has distinguished herself by the successful manner in which she has led the eager freshmen over the rugged path of first year English. Her unflinching devotion to duty, her kind, helpful suggestions, her after-time hours, could not fail to bring her young literary aspirants to victory. 13 MISS MARY O’BRIEN