St Margarets Academy - Dayseye Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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THE 1931 DAYESYE Scribe and Critic Club IUi k Row—K. Maloney. S. Nelson-, . Hehviu, E. Dickinson. H. Names, R. Cor rey, M. Bonner, C. Thelen. Mimii-i Row— . Knapp. I). Hasiert. M. Hughes, K. ll'ilfong, I). Corcoran, I). Ruedy, V. Cailiven, ' . Solan, E. Kroushey. E. I)e Soma. Front Row—Maag, M. Sherman. I'. Duff, M. O'Keefe, A. Hnrerlond, I. Comer, I). Mot . Maiden Knights of the Scroll DETERMINED to merit our golden spurs in matters literary wc, the newly enrolled Maiden Knights, entered English Four with a chivalrous spirit of conquest. Clad in our armour, the Tunic of Three Years English, the Helmet of Brother Leo, the Shield of Twelve Centuries, and the Sword of Earnest Effort, wc knelt in vigil before the King of Kings, and His Queen, our Lady Love, to consecrate to them our service, and receive their benediction. Turning from the Ancients, and the Classicists of Squiredom days, wc entered with Gray into the Country Churchyard, and there meditated on the rhythmic harmony, the melodious sublimity, and the solemn grandeur of his Elegy. Permeated with this serious spirit, wc browsed among other elegies, Lycidas, A dona is. In Mc-moriam. Crossing the Bar, and then turned to those of a lighter strain, O Captain My Captain, and Annabel Lee. After some time spent in study and thought elegiac, it was a restful interlude to 122 1

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We, the senior maidens, have attempted a detailed study of our Knight Divine. With the Four Evangelists as guides, assisted by Fourd, Eliot, Maas, and Loyola, we have trailed Him from Bethlehem to Calvary, and thence to Olivet, the Mount of Ascent. We have talked of Him, written of Him, and tried to illustrate some phases of His wondrous mission in our Project Books. As the year advanced, and we grew to know Him better, and love Him greater, like the disciples on the way to Emmaus, “our hearts burned within us with a holy desire to begin our sacred quest. This desire was greatly augmented by the annual retreat, which, this year, was given by Father Cullinan. It was an ideal retreat. Weeks having elapsed since its close, we feel assured that the impressions were not emotional, but lasting; and the fruits, we trust, will be eternal. And now we, the armored Maiden Knights, having won our spurs, received the accolade, and been decorated with the baldric of our Lady Love, ride forth on our white steeds in quest of the Holy Grail, the symbol of all that is Christ the King’s. —EfvicE Dickinsov. I 21 1 Rev. I. |. Cullinan

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THE 1931 DAYESYE Senior English Debate I. Comer. . Humes, M. Hughes. L). Ruedy. R. Cor{rey. . l. 11 inner meet Bobby Burns with a song on his lips, and go singing with him, his amorous ditties, adown the Lowland countryside. With song in our hearts, vc now entered the Lake Region where we meandered through meadows, over streams, down passes, and up heights, with Wordsworth. Coleridge, Byron, Keats and Shelley. Yes, we even soared with their larks up the blue, ethereal dome. Then reluctantly, we dropped down to prosy earth again. After a careful study of Hamlet, we delved into ghost lore, and debated the question, Resolved: That the Ghost in Hamlet was a Nocturnal Illusion. The novel, the short story, the essay, the drama called for much research, as we traced them in their development from beginnings to our own day. The Victorians trailed us down to modern times, and to living, acting, litterateurs. After the Mid-Term Tournament, we joined company with the sonneteers. We walked with them, talked with them, dreamed with them, until we grew to love iambics. Then we tried out Marlowe's mighty line, some of us with considerable success, and one of us, “that other disciple,” won national recognition. We rejoice to say that in the frequent literary jousts, and in the periodical tournaments, only a few of our company were carried from the field in litters. Early in the term, we organized the Senior Scribe and Critic Club for extra curricular English. The Club met twice a week, and made an excellent record.