Ursuline Academy - Traces Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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fCont'dj THE EXISTENCE OF GOD So Lf the athersts won t belreve that there rs a God tt ts solely because thetr foolish prtde prevents them from acknowledgrng the truth whrch reason can prove MUSIC MARCHES ON Pamela Martrn Class of 61 Every generatron for about as far back as you can remember has had tts own specral type of musrc This type of mustc expresses tn some way the spectal problem or problems facrng the people of that trme as poltttcal tensron or Just somethtng to be new and dtfferent somethrng to break away from the regular monotonous pattern of gorng along wrth the crowd The Charleston for rnstance became popular about the begrnnrng of the depressxon Durmg those prtrable txmes of hunger and sufferrng they needed to have some way to let go to take theu' mrnds off the desparrrng condttrons of the country So they found a means an orrgmal krnd of musrc and danc mg Not Just a worthless krnd of musrc but a mean mgful absorbtng krnd that told everybody tn the world Just how they felt and what they were gotng to do about rt bea rt And of course we know they drd beat rt for the depressron passed Just as everythrng else rn thts world does Wrth the passrng of the depressxon and the Charles ton there came a perrod of dreamy waltzes and tangos No partrcularly specral krnd of musrc Just very very pretty Thrs perrod resembles the one before the storm Then wrth the unexpectedness of a ragrng hurrr cane rnterrupttng a stlent nrght there came the Sec ond World War And close upon rts heels was the Irtterbug The Irtterbug came rnto berng to match and relax rn a way the stram of polttrcal tensron so hrgh dunng the early 40 s The Irtterbug the same as the Charleston came along as a sort of spontaneous reactron to dtstress to grve people a way to let off steam Just as any krnd of mustc ever to be started wrll one way or another Wrrh the endrng of the Second World War the Korean War and the Irtterbug there came a rest from startltng musrc for three or four years And then wxth the suddenness of and probably the same terrlfy mg effect to some people as a clap of thunder Rock 'n Roll and the mixed up age of rockets and moons is upon us Of course ALMOST everybody ltkes Rock n Roll because tt fulfrlls the wants of the modern mrnd as far as enJoyment and newness are concerned But Just as naturally as the changrng of seasons occurs and trme passes Rock n Roll wrll also pass It has to because musrc rnevrtably changes accordrng to the wants and needs of the subconscrous mrnd whether real or rmagrnary Who knows the next trme a new style of musrc rs introduced there may be nothrng but cosmrc space rays hopptng along to the beep beeps of future Sput ntks Tl-IE ENCHANTMENT OF MOONLIGHT Lupe Ramtrez Class of 58 The sun has settled and the creatures of the nrght have taken over the small crtcket rubbrng hrs legs the bullfrog croakrng and the frrebugs showmg off therr trny lamps All rs srlent and many of the houses are dark Only here and there can you hear a baby s cry a car screechrng and the closrng of a door Stealthlly a radrance comes mto the scene It rs the moon rnrtratrng a show of enchantment that starts at dusk and ends at dawn The t1ny droplets of dew on the leaves sparkle when the moonbeams dance on them Everythmg seems to come to lrfe the huge oak trees become sentrnels of the forest the daffodrls are the marden beautres and the nocturnal anrmals the spectators A hush comes over everythrng when Allessandro Srmplecrrc ket the conductor taps hrs wand on the old oak trunk He taps rt agam and starts the sym phony Ten crxckets clothed rn tuxedos play the vrolrns a small June Bug plays the make belreve prano and the sophrstrcated Lady Bug starts her song She starts srngrng gorng hrgher and htgher and grves out wrth a screechmg notse' The next act rs Just about to start when everyone notlces the moon gotng down and the enchantment recedtng The rnsects and anrmals go back to thetr natural mode of lrfe and the forest seems ttself agarn The moon wrthdraws for another nrght but wrll re turn for many wondrous nrghts to come ' 1 . , . , . . ' . , , , 1 . . . . , . I f , , , n I '- ' 1 9 I . . 9 1 I 1 . g o 1 ' 1 ' 1 . . .. . . - D . . , ' ' 1 ' 1 .- '. .. , ' , . . 1 1 ' . ' 9 n . . 9 1 , - : ' I V 1 o 1 . , , . , - 1 - , , . . ,, - .. l . , g - 1 P . ' u 3 . , Q o 1 - ' ' I - ' . . - , - 1 .

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A HOBBY THE GIRL IN THE LOOKING GLASS Marrka Kretekes Class of 60 Rosemary Olrvarrr Class of 58 To the young gtrls rn the vrllage of Greece then hobby rs mostly embrordermg 'I'h1s mtght not sound so rnterestrng to the Amerrcan gtrls because they have so many other actrvtttes such as gotng to a dance at least once a week And besrdes why should they em brolder thtngs when they can buy them and save much t1me'7 The grrls rn Greece also have festivals dances and ever so many other thmgs but durmg the week days after therr housework they gather to talk thxngs over and embrorder Many trmes they have races among themselves to see who wrll embrorder a cer tarn destgn faster I remember when I was tn Greece my frrend and I gathered rn a gxrl s house to embrorder Durxng glorious sprmgttme xt was heavenly srtttng under the snow whrte and newly blossomed almond and plum trees Perhaps we seemed a lrttle rdle Just srttmg there and emoymg the cool breeze whrch scented from the evergreen trees near by and lxstenrng to the whrspers of the bees and butterfltes danctng around the whrte blossoms rn search for food but our mrnds betng busy wrth these thrngs our hands never stopped from thetr task Durrng the wmter however many trmes we gathered at nrght and worked by the lrght of a lamp whrch was fueled by gas because wrres and other equtpment that are necessary to make electrrctty QI-lowever now every vrllage has elec trrclty agarn Q Nevertheless whrle we were embrordertng durtng the wtnter we drdn t mrss any of the fun we had rn sprmg and summertrme Now we made popcorn and many delrcrous pastrres We drd th1s sxttrng by the frresrde and taktng turns watchrng the thtngs we baked whrle the others were embroxderrng Frnally when we got ttred gossxptng and at the same txme workrng all of us spent the nrght at whatever house we were because usually outsrde there was snow many feet deep and durrng the mght rt was very dangerous to walk through ll You mrght wonder what we drd wrth the thrngs we embrotdered In Greece there rs a custom that when a grrl marrtes she must have a dowry so she may equrp the home a lrttle So for thetr dowry grrls make beauttful desrgns on therr ptllow cases sheets and many other thrngs Who ts th1s grrl wrth eyes that shme'7 Who rs thls grrl wrth features fme'7 Thrs rsn t ME tt COULDN T be For I VE NEVER looked so lovely But look agatn My Chtld a Vorce sard unto me Look once agarn and tell me dear now what do you see? I see a lady clothed U1 blue wrth eyes so sweet and ktnd And Just ltke her I m gorng to be sweet and pure of mrnd So I guess tt s really ME wrth Mary shmmg through Oh' Mary dear KEEP on shrnmg and KEEP ME JUST LIKE YOU THE EXISTENCE OF GOD Elste Ramxrez Class of 61 In our modern day we ftnd many athelsts walking the streets How would you argue wtth them the ex rstence of God? Well you have several drfferent vrewpolnts on whtch to base your arguments You can prove that there ts a God from the de srre for happrness Every created flnrte berng has a longrng for happrness There must be an tnfrnrte uncreated berng who can frll thts longmg of human betngs Thrs someone ts God You can prove that there IS a God from our sur roundtngs Look at a flower for rnstance tt IS a beautiful thrng Yet who caused tts CXISICIICCV You can say Well I can plant some seeds and flowers wrll grow That 1S true but where drd the seeds come from? Someone had to make the seeds Thrs one rs God who rs all wrse I-low does a lrght bulb work'7 By means of electrlcrty you have lrght Electrrcrty rs produced by water power from our falls Who put water here on earth? There ts no doubt about rt It has to be someone who ts greater than us God Everythrng rs subJect to change You get older day by day Plants grow and dte Anrmals lrve and dre Our way of ltvrng today IS not as rt was flfty years ago Srnce everythtng changes there must be someone who rs the cause of these changes but that one doesn t change The changer IS God during the World War II the enemy had destroyed the ' . , '

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TO HEAVEN had one The drrector who had not believed rn God Elfega Caballero C1355 of 61 fell on hrs knees to adore God He was converted Once upon a trme a long trme ago a boy named Pancho was born Pancho was a very happy lrttle boy and he loved hrs parents very much This happrness drd not last very long When he was four years old a tragedy struck hrs home Hrs parents dred of pneumonra He was no longer happy He was sent to a home for Homeless Boys Pancho drd not know very much about God but he knew that anythrng that happened was because God wrlled rt to happen DID GOD WANT hrs parents to d1e'? He could not understand thrs He also knew that God lrved rn the sky rn a place called Heaven and that rf you asked God for somethrng He would grve rt to you rf rt was good for you Hrs parents were good to hrm but how could he get to Heaven to ask God for hrs parents? He thought of a letter that he had seen rn the office of the drrector of the Home It sard Arr Mall on the envelope Who else but God could lrve rn the au? He decrded to send a letter to God He told thrs to the drrector only the drrector only laughed and told Pancho that he was foolrsh The man drd not belreve rn God In sprte of berng laughed at Pancho wrote the letter rt was poorly wrrtten I-le was only frve How could he do any better? He addressed rt TO HEAV school paper He wrshed he could send a letter on paper made of gold He sneaked out at nrght and marled the letter On hrs way back to the Home he began to feel bad Who was he to ask God for any thrng'7 The next mornrng when the marlman came to prck the mall up he notrced a letter that drd not have a stamp on rt He took rt to the postmaster The postmaster opened the letter and read rt This rs what rt sard Dear God I am berry lonly and I want my mommy and dad dy It let you haf em for lrttle wrle and now I wan em bak Tanks Pancho God was very pleased wrth Panchos lrttle letter Pancho had proven to God that he had farth rn Hrm The postmaster was full of tears when he frmshed readrng the letter He sent for the marlman that brought hrm the letter and asked hrm where he had wrrtten the letter Pancho fmally admrtted that he had wrrtten it and warted for a punrshment Instead the man and woman hugged hrm and asked hrm to be therr lrttle boy He was very happy and so were they They had always wanted a lrttle boy and now they and they all lived happily ever after Thrs story proves that God wrll answer your pray ers rn one way or the other He may or may not grve you what you ask for We have to trust rn Hrm and leave everythrng up to Hrm for whatever He does rs certarnly the best SKETCH OF EVENING Laura Rodrrguez Class of 60 As Iwalked down the avenue the drm street lrght cast my own shadow rn steel grey before me The last of the sun s rays beamed soft and golden meltrng rnto the pale blue sky A farnt mrst lrke a frlmy verl enshrouded the scene as far as I could see The crrckets flddled a chrrprng accompanrment to the coorng of a few sleepy prgeons Here and there a baby erred a sparrow twrttered a puppy yelped Approachrng my yard I became aware of the vague smell of fresh cut grass mingled wrth the refreshrng perfume of dew sprrnkled roses These are the characterrstrcs of my nerghborhood on a peaceful huge somethrng nerther vrsrble nor tangrble but ex rstrng all the same I stood srlent for a moment not wantrng to break thrs lovlrness I dared not move for fear of drsturbrng the blrssful calm Thrs I knew was lrfe at IIS peak beautrful breath takmg and perfect GOD S LOVE Suzanna Ramrrez Class of 61 Last nrght after supper I went rnto my room and looked out the wrndow at a beautrful sunset It was so awe rnsprrrng that I wrshed Iwould never forget rt My thoughts went out to God who rn Hrs rnfrnrte love created all those thrngs to make us happy and to make us realrze the wonderful thrngs that He has done for us and the love wrth whrch He has done them The colors were red whrch make me thrnk of God s love and of the blood Chrrst shed for us next orange blended the red and the yellow whrch re mrnded me of the ma1esty of God Lrttle by lrttle the blue became black and those beautrful colors whrch I had seen a moment before drsappeared now to lrve only rn my memory EN. He was ashamed to send God a letter on plain fall evening- I C0U1d feel P6306 about me like 3