University of Rochester College for Women - Croceus Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Roo Eos OLQ3! Mary Anthony-An Appreciation The memory of Mary Anthony is one loved and revered by all who knew her. A peculiar charm of manner, a nobleness of mind and a true love- liness of character set her apart, but not aloof from the majority of women. Modest and unassuming, the world at large may often have looked upon her simply as Sister Mary, but those with whose lives she came ,in con- tact recognized in her a personality all her own, sweet and gentle but with a distinctive force. Her life was one of self sacrifice and devotion to others, though many of her deeds of kindness were unknown, save to the recipients thereof. For many years she served as a teacher in the public schools of Rochester, and probably no teacher was ever more loved by hosts of children than was she. The necessity of becoming home keeper for her mother and sister called her from teaching as a profession, but it did not stop her activity along educa- tional lines. In this the women of the University of Rochester have special cause to rejoice, for her efforts along with those of her sister were of significant im- portance in gaining their entrance into this Institution. The gift of one thousand dollars which she appropriated for that cause was not one of well directed affluence, but a considerable portion of the savings of her toil, and the putting it here meant the sacrifice of some other ambition. We can but look upon Mary Anthony as one of the poetis conception. A perfect woman nobly planned To warn to comfort and command, And yet a spirit still and bright: With something of angelic light. l7l