Villa Madonna Academy - Ros Maris Yearbook (Villa Hills, KY)

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J .J- 4L l I 43, 9Il9rE1f-' it Graceful after years of toll Dancing there among her puplls Lrke a fa1ry on the so1l Next came Hock no longer Peter But a sweet and slmple Nun Teachmg others on the fiddle Changmg labor xnto fun Then came Mog who marrled happy And at last has won her way Smce her husband IS a baker And she cooks all through the day Scxence had led Aldlne to explore And speclmens rare she found She treasures them all but the rarest s Strongly t1ed w1th the nuptlal bond Far away ln sunny Italy In a falr and fertlle Vale Was our Dot st1ll tr1m and damty W1th her Farmer 1n the Dale Rose wearmg a cap and apron Measured potlons wlth great sklll For true to her tender nature She would allevlate human 1lls Julxtta was found on an Enghsh estate Where kennels were most renowned And rn season was seen upon her loved mount In a cross country dash wlth the hounds In the mldst of a faculty meetlng Was our versatrle Irene, Who, for more than a decade, Had been Vassar's honored Dean So I close the rose, and kxss each leaf, Breathmg a slgh of content holds I thank Old Fate from the depths of my heart, For I feel thelr days are well spent RUTH LAUGHLIN, ' lPaye I ,f ff Joris 'g f- fc Y a4 - 0 u' I 4 - -WY IX, S 61 3 . .--' ...u.. I ,V 1 i'fA rg.. ,.- - - First was Lily, tall, and slender, he

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,F .L 4, Ja T9 9EEf':,.czf J sf CLASS PROPHECY Take thls rose and gently press Neath the leax es of some old book When the petals flnally w1ther Open then and take a look Thxs was told me long ago Weary months had slnce passed by Yet I scarce had dared to ope them Though I knew the leaves were dry But at last a curlous feellng Overcame my t1m1d self So I took that dusty volume Took It from 1ts dusty shelf Then I opened w1de the pages Took the rose from out 1tS place And behold' each w1thered petal Had the form of some fa1r face Thxs surprlsed and somewhat cheered me But I scarce could th1nk twas true For those Sl I'11lll lg beammg faces Were the ones of grrls I knew Neath each face was just a sentence ust a llttle word or two But thls Wfltlflg, partly hldden, Set me guessmg what to do Then I not1ced three red petals, Three, besldes the other elght. I-Ixdxng from me all I sought for These were Memory, Years, and Fate So I tore them from the sepals Seeklng those that lay beneath, And began to read the wrltmg There before me on the leaf S ,,.4 V, 4-if - - 1 -f .4 v R if a 77335 e To - I - he Xe- xvf QQ' gf, 1-'J-fAA'T -img sie of it . O 1 J u I Q - . I J I '.'f5'll

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.J INLL- .Q ,QR 45 -9II9f1S,...f' N X- - G 0 Jgsf XY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT WE the Semors of 1925 of Vxlla Madonna Academy I'C3l1ZlI'lg that we must soon lay aslde our school glrl pranks and frollcs leave the shelter1ng arms of our Alma Mater and beg1n our long Journey on the broad hlgh way of llfe feel that xt IS altogether fittmg and proper that we leave be hlnd us certam remembrances to our To the faculty 1n a sp1r1t of love and loyalty we do hereby bequeath our everlastmg grat1tude and bound less thanks for the many many pr1v1 leges they have granted us for the1r falthful observance of that old adage Be to thexr faults a httle blmd and to thelr vxrtues very very kmd and for the herolc patxence whlch they haue shown rn thexr attempt to 1nst1l knowledge and culture mto our mlnds and idellty to duty and perseverance ln the face of d1H'lcult1es 1nto our hearts To the junlor Class we hereby be queath our sun11t spaclous apartments that somehow r e t a 1 n th e 1 r cheery warm atmosphere throughout the year ln spite of the efforts of Boreas who stlrs up the w1ntry blasts and sends the snow Hakes tapplng on the panes our deep seated arm chalrs and luxurlous tapestrled dlvans our hnghly pollsh ed hzgh boy and our many and var1 ous culmary artlcles whlch have caused us so much lovmg concern and anxlety To the Sophomore Class we be queath our vacant places m the class ly bag!! room together wxth any useful mfor mat on they may find m or on the desks our calm acceptance of the vxcrssltudes of fate our extraord1nary lxterary abllxty whlch some may fall to recogmze and duly appreclate our extenslve llI'lgl1lStlC attamments ln La t1n French and Hleroglyphlcs espec rally the latter and lastly one of our tude whlch we are convmced wxll be most valuable to them the Freshman Class after hours or laborlous thought and medxtatlon we bequeath our appropriate sense of humor our well known love of study whlch will prove beneficlal especxally around exammatlon tlme and whxch ln therr class IS consplcuous by 1ts ab sence our mlraculous power of keep mg our tablecloth clean and last of all our fa 1 t h f ul observance of the Rules and Regulatlons To all of the glrls we bequeath our best wlshes and our hopes for a suc cessful future I Irene Ellzabeth Balley 1n full pos sessxon of all my mental facultxes do hereby bequeath my great concern and anxlety about Engllsh assxgnments to Camllle Howell my uke ab1l1ty w1th melodlous volce accompamment to Anne Lounse Lester and my sweet dlsposltxon and calm temperament to Kathleen Flscher I julltta Pendleton Burkard fully reallzmg the gravity of the sltuatlon do bestow my many medxcme bottles 4f1ff 4 1 ' 05 I A I AL I -7' ff Jr- ei A- 1-' I jrfftfc W' - 'xvl f y 3,3 .1- 1 , , - Y ,Y Y 9-5, -4- Zfi ' f e- -f as W- we . 5 ' - , l - I V I l V - ' . I 1 1 beloved teachers and companionsl most cherished possessions, our recti- , 1 . . . - To v Y . .- . . . , D I 9 I ' . . 1 Y Y V Y V . , - , . - - , - , . . . . Y : . z - .. y . - - . . . , . . : - , v .4 - - 'v '- . . . 1 . Y I U - . . . . , ugr Iwen 4 1