St Marys Academy - Blue Star Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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DEDICATION We consider it a great honor to dedicate this first edition of THE BLUE STAR to his Excellency, The Most Reverend Louis J. Reicher, D.D., LL.D., first bishop of the newly created diocese of Austin, Under Bishop Reicher's competent guidance, we are confident that the new diocese will flourish both spiritually and materially; and since the progress of our school is so closely linked with that of the diocese, we wish to ex- press our appreciation for such an outstanding leader. It is with the hope that the student body of Saint Mary’s Academy may always remain worthy of such a friend as His Excellency that we dedicate THE BLUE STAR to Bishop Reicher. May Our Lady, of whom THE BLUE STAR is symbolic, bless his work in the diocese of Austin.

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The death of Sister Mary Ada, C.S.C., last August, marked the close of a long and fruitful chapter in the history of Saint Mary’s Academy, Austin, Texas. For more than sixty years Sister Ada had been associa- ted with the academy as teacher, librarian, and prefect. During her years there she saw the old academy built and watched its progress; before she died she saw the new property purchased and plans drawn up for construction of a new school. Sister Ada was sent to Saint Mary’s in Austin on mission after one year of novitiate at the motherhouse in Indiana and she never went on another mission. When physical disabilities pre- vented her from carrying her share of the active teaching, she poured forth all her efforts in praying for the welfare of the school, its students, and its teachers. Numerous alumnae never think of Saint Mary’s with- out thinking of Sister Ada; she was indeed a vital part of the school. It is to her then that we, the present students, dedicate this page, with the hope that her generous solicitude will purchase abundant blessings for all •who love the Saint Mary’s she loved.

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Most Reverend Louis J. Reicher, D.D., LL.D., Bishop of Austin