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THE ACADEMIC MOTTO Out of the Harbor lnto Dttp Ch IIIHLIS ORS IB and llx XXI me The Semor Prophecy Zara was the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter and there fore had power to look mto the future By magxc words and motlons made over a large crystal mounted upon a whlte satln brocaded pxIIow she could make It portray future events Zara was a frlend of Beth s So one Friday afternoon Beth brought Zara to St Al phonsus Academy and aII of the semors gathered ln the music room to greet the httle gypsy for she h d come on purpc e t prophe 5 the future of the graduatlng class The much admired crystal was placed m the center of an oblong table with Zara at the head and the semors gathered about anxious to hear all there was to hear and to see all there was to see After 7ara had made some rldlculous motions over the blg glass and mut tered ome undlstmguxshable words over nt he sat far back m her chaxr gazed lntently 1nto the crystal and sald The semor class of 29 deslres to penetrate the mysterlous vale of the Future and see what they wlll be dolng ten years from now Immedxately the crystal became red then green and then changed to orchld Glddlly the semors gazed mto the swlrhng mass of colors Then the colors dlsappeared and they found themselves t ansported to a distant opera house There on the stage slnglng and actlng with all the ease and grace of an cpera star was Rosella Blaser Sweetly she was carollmg the magic verses of II Trovatore to the ecstacy of the audlence As the curtain fell the crowds burst forth m a storm of applause whlch dld not cease until Madame La Pmsky who was Rosella reappeared wlth her everlastmg smlle to acknowledge the praise of her admirers Then the opera house faded away mto a green mlst And the semors found themselves transported to distant France There ln the rear gardens of a gay chateau stood Agnes Tone surrounded by a number of pedlgree dogs Agnes was now the wrfe of a French ambassador ean La Smythe and amused herself ln her husband s absence by ralsmg fox terrier dogs for sale Then the scenes of France were covered with a blue must And when xt was Ilfted the semors found themselves aboard an Atlantlc steamer There ID a rlchly furmshed stateroom sat Imelda Heesacker who was now prlvate secretary and companion to an aged Countess of Swltzerland It was rumored that Imelda was to be sole helress to a tltle as well as to a m1II1on dollars at the old lady s death A rosy glow fllled the crystal And thls time when the mist cleared away the semors found themselves m Italy Upon the warm seashore wlth the restless waters rollmg almost to her feet sat Beth D1IIy who had gamed world wlcle fame as America s most famous Journahst and novehst She was now spendmg a short tlme rn a v1IIa m Italy gathermg material for her latest book Then Zara put out her hand and covered the crystal I1 Nx CHI, Q1 Iill ' s' 'e-1' FIAJ ' Glti WI' 1 lily , - k ' , a . s -1, s ' S . . .i . S . 'z gl- ,' f ' '11
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THE ACADEMIC The Senlors AC Nl S TUNE Earnest 111 thought and true word BI' TH IJII I I' '1 Her rraxs are wars of pleas arrtrress and all her paths are peace RCQI' I LA BLAQER Q0 cheer ful gay and happv 90 free from all vercatron INII1 LD-X HI' F'QACI'xER The reward of one duty rs the power to fultrll another I rr.,f Nrx . I r I ' l IA 4 A U 1 w 1 ' e ' K 111 V v I H u - v. - v v Q ,.', ,, . 5 v .1 . - . IA , v 1 '- l I r I P: rnL '
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THE ACADEMIC Senior Will What a beautlful day' The sky was a perfect azure flecked here and there by fleecy little clouds Warmly and earresslngly the old sun poured clown nts golden sunllght upon the tall cream colored bulldmg surrounded by green lawns and playgrounds whlch rs St Alphon us Academy From a dlstance came the loud hum of a motor cllsturblng the quletude of thls peaceful summer clay Ah TIS a shlpl A ship of Blue and Sllver bearmg the name of Class of 29 Nlajestlcally she axled to the docks of St Alphonsus and anchored Then a gentle breeze sprang up A slrp of paper duly sealed was caught m a draft of wmd and wafted m through an open wmdow of the Academy and fell on the floor of the classroom lt was the wlll of the class of 29 Eagerly the underclassmen tore off the blndmg seal and luke llttle heathens Ureedxly walted to see what the worthy seniors had left them which appeared as follows We the Semor Class of Twenty mne do establlsh and ordaln thls our last wlll and testament to become effectxve on the twenty slxth day of lVlay ln the year of our Lord one thousand mne hundred nd twenty mne As the class we affeetlonately bequeath to the thrlvlng umor Class the dlgmflecl and elevated posltron of bemg next year s senior To the Sophomores we leave our good reputatlon as we have agreed that they need lt and now that we have graduated we can dlspnse mth lt To the Fre hman Class we will the ablllty to stand on thelr two feet also the virtue of perseverance And to the entlre school we leave our loyalty our happy dxsposxtron and our Good example lndlvldually we bequeath To Delvm enrlc l Agnes Tone leave my excuse to Oet out at three thlrty ew ery nlght To Ruth Sandldve l leave the plants m my red sklrt To Frances acobs l leave my ablllty to write touchm stones And to Marjorre Plaslcer l leave my affeetlon for danclng, To Vxolet Anderson l Ro ellr Bllser le rve my wordmess xn short tory wrltm To Frances acobs l bequeath my t med talent of talkmg whether or not my one ll tens And to Delbert Le 111 l leave all my history Grades To Carl Ben cheldt l lmeldr Heesacker le me my ood oncluct To Mary Kimph l leave my entire boolslteepm e mc ucllr swers To lllen Plasker l leave my fondness for rll populrr And to Vrolet Kncler on l leaxe absolutely nothin as l thlnls l need everythmg else l have To Elura Berns l Beth Dllley w1ll my stupendous he11l't o that she may more easlly overlool-. all dxfflcultles l re P t man l bequeath my LODQLICHU us obserx ante of sllence Clllflllf tudy perxod To Bob W xtlsms l leaxe my lblllty of 1 ettm out of t fu nle Xnd to Delbert leom l le we my abllltv to work two weeks on 1 trlal balance and then not get xt l r - , . . , 5 V ' I s . ' ' , . l . . 5 . S . 1 V f . , ' . . ! 1 3 - , : Y - Y I I - , . a - ' . . ' S -, , Y. . ' L A S . L . . E . r . . . Q , L. ,, - l , . . . K , S - ' 1 ' ' . 5 , . ' . . D I , l .- k'. ' . . , , s 2 2. , 2 ' ' ' J -S ' ' ' Q J ' a L' ln all terpsncherean art. To Elvxra Berns l leave my unlque ability ' ' A 2 .. , , , ,era ',5 V T Z C . . s ' . 2 . , 2 f . S1 c . 2 , ' ' ' . ' gg s t, ' 'l '.g an- .' . L ' J ' , .' 2 , z Songs. . LV Q r Y N . O . ' A . c , . ,,, . , . .' ' ' ' ' . To Jos' or - v ' ' f - . V 'Q . . f ' . Q .' , . X . ' .1 s 1 Y 1 1 4 1 R A . 2 ' J . f 1 4, g If l ,. 1 ,. 'g 2 ' ' ' ' , '. z ,, . .:4- fi:
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