St Marys School - Marian Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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CLASS MOTTO Out of the Harbor into the Deep Far Trom The arms oT Golden YouTh we go TorTh To meeT The challenge oT Age: Tar Trom The sancTuary OT our beloved Alma MaTer we prepare To sTarT Torward on our journey on The Sea oT LiTe. YeT we Tear noT The unknown depThs, The unToreseen dangers, Tor we lcnow our ship is sTrong and sTurdy and saTe. The whiTe, TluTTering sails oT puriTy, The ropes oT perseverance and sacrifice, The lighT oT TaiTh and The anchor oT hope will bring us all To our Home PorT. BUT more imporTanT Than our acTual journey is The precious cargo we musT Torever carry and saTe-guard-The cargo oT a pure hearT and a clean soul: The jewels of a Queen. We shall someTimes Teel TempesT-Tossed and weary, oppressed -and TorgoTTen, buT iT is Then ThaT we shall draw new sTrengTh Trom The Things oT The pasT. Yes, many will be The Times we musT call on The pasT To aid us in The TuTure. So wiTh These ThoughTs, we, The Seniors OT '48, prepare To sail CUT oT The Harbor inTo The Deep. Ave Maris Stella, Dei Mater Alma Atque Semper Virgo Felix coeli portcz CLASS FLOWER We, The class oT '48, have chosen The red rose as our symbolic Tlower, noT only because oT iTs apparenT classical beauTy, 1buT also Tor The deeper and more beauTiTul Things iT brings To our minds. GraceTully molded and beauTiTully colored, This Tlower sTands ouT as a beauTy among beauTies: a regal queen oT The brillianT domain oT' Flowerdom. Poised and gracious iT sTands as we would sTand-The long Tapering sTem, a sepTre oT sTrengTh oT characTerg The delicaTe peTals, jewels oT grace and TemininiTyq The inTense, everiliving color, The symbol oT The warrnTh and love oT ever young hearTs. We are sTriving and shall Torever sTrive To capTure The beauTy and splendor oT This Tlower in our souls, Tor To us iT is her Tlower andgiTs splendor is buT The reTlecTion of The loveliesT oT all roses, The MysTic Rose.

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OUR CLASS SONG MELODY lLONG AGO AND FAR AWAYl S+. Mary's School we say goodbye, The lime fo parl' is nigh And 'friends we love we musl' be leaving, Boolcs and games we leave behind, New comrades we shall find Where ere we go! Memories will linger on, Long affer we have gone From halls and grounds we love so dearly, So we pledge our love fo you, And say goodbye lo Our S+. Mary's School. OLGA RODRIGUEZ OUR CLASS COLORS Red-rosy and soff, silver-regal and gliffering, how we like lo lhinlc of 'l'l1ese colors as fhe red rays of fhe sun and 'i'l16 silver lining of +he clouds: +he red robe of +he Sacred Hearl' and fhe shin- ing scep+re of Chrisf +he King: ihe deep red of +he Queen of flowers and +he silvery ligh+ of a smiling moon., These colors mus+ have a special significance for us, for we musl' lighi' fhe world and sei' if aflame wi+h our you+h, our ideals, our high sfandards' of noble am- bifions and aspirafions.