St Marys High School - Labarum Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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Working for God and Heaven. Loving our Queen, as heg Telling her beads at Compline, Hailing her Star of the Seal Letting the torch he gave us L Shine in the darkened way- Loving, and living, and dying, Learning of him to pray- So when the roll is called May each of the Black and White Be present to tell the story Cf victory won in the fight. Let not one of our class be missing When Commencement Day shall dawn And the light of the glory of Heaven Shall be our Eternal Morn. Dear Alma Mater! thy children Through life will remember the hours They passed in thy holy precincts, They played in thy tranquil bowers. Ave and Vale! we whisper, For our greeting like summer showers Laden with fragrance comes weeping, On the hearts ofthe growing flowers- And our voices are stilled, and the silence Speaks louder than words of ours. .i..-i0,l..?. Class Color BLACK AND WHITE Class Motto NON NOBIS SOLUM Class Flower LILY

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Class Poem We have come again to the hill-top- It is not the first we have passed, It is not a lofty mountain, Nor a halt that shall be our last. 'Tis but a spot to linger And breathe the freshness of Spring Ere We gather our breath for the journey That to-morroW's dawn shall bring. But to-day is our Alma Mater's i We must live in her arms to-day- To-morrow her heart will be sadder As she bids us Godspeed! on our way. But to-day, there's a Wonderful fragrance Of lilies so straight and so white, Pray that none of them wilt or falter In the breath of the coming blight. Pray that none of the high endeavor, That none of the purpose strong, Be lowered before the onslaught Of a world that knows not wrong. Pray God that we bear our motto In hearts that will never quail, NON NOBIS SOLUM be ever The pledge that our love ne'er fail. The love that is safe in eHort, That Wastes not a day in dreams, That lives for the souls around it- That is real-not only seems, That We follow our noble Leader, Preaching in act and in life, Ready for every occasion, Loving the Truth-the Right.

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St. Iflarusf-HThe Qld and the llew. Still over these scenes my memory wakes, And fondly broods with wiser care, Time but the impression deeper makes, As streams their channels deeper wear. With one touch of her Aladdin ring memory brings before us many pictures of our Alma Mater and proud is the chronicler that may write her history, however brief it may be. It is a far cry from the present beautiful St. Mary's to the small frame building which the year 1869 saw erected at Hoyt and Howard Streets. With -three Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in charge, the school was' thrown open to the one hundred fifty children who sought enrollment. Thus in this humble schoolhouse under the Sisters' gentle guidance many received the education which fitted them for their place in life, and brought them to a true knowledge of their duty to G-od. In 1874 these Sisters with- drew and Sisters of Providence took charge. Under the supervision of the latter the two story red brick building was erected. In 1907the Sisters of St. Dominic assumed direction of this rapidly advancing school, and under their leadership St. Mary's has been brought to its present ef- ficiency, proof of this is shown in the distinction of affiliation with the University of Michigan, which honor was conferred on it in 1912.4 Standing out like mosaics from a painted wall are the distinctive features which from time to time have been introduced and which have made for the happiness and progress of its pupils. To the class of '15, we are indebted for the successful publication of the initial edition of the Labarum, our School Annual, whose presentation at the close of each school year is eagerly anticipated by every senior student. Then as Athletics formed a more important branch of St. Mary's curriculum, basketball teams were organized, their excellent work brought our school into greater prominence. The establishment of the Alumni Association, however, was one of the brightest stones in these mosaics which make fair the records of St. Mary's. The call went forth and with what gladsome hearts respond- ed youth and maiden to the welcome of Alma Mater! Graduates of earlier days hastened from office and from hearthstone to renew old- time friendships and to refresh the memory of old-time joys. It was as if Commencement Day long-looked-for and now long-passed had re- turned, the spirit of boyhood and girlhood came down the years and they felt again :- The same sweet sound of wordless psalm, The same June-day rest and calm, The same sweet scent of bud and balm.