Villa Maria Academy - Frontenac Yearbook (Frontenac, MN)

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The streams o the rwer gladden the czty o God P 45 5 .IS CVS Stronger flow the rlppllng streams broademng, Wldenlllg, spreadmg thelr beauty from shore to and formlng here before our gaze the beautlful Lake Pepm, ltS lovelmess the glad result of ever flowlng waters from source, fount, be mnmg ThlS year of state centennlal IS a W1dCI11l'lg of greatness our herltage the streams that flow from every yesteryear Our present glory IS the trlumph of thelr plans and dreams and kept our state a Clty of God Grateful hearts stlll hymn the pralse of her who led the tmy shlps to Mmnesota shores, of her whose name IS eer revered on bluff ln sky and rlver, whose power, love and purlty all generatxons smg We now ln 1958 but add another echo to the ageless hymn sung by the ones who fxrst salled down the streams Our grounds are hallowed by the generatlons of the past Now we umte our efforts to sanctlfy them more shore Carrled along by streams of greater mmds we strlve ln humbler ways expressmg truth and beauty 1n the language of the present the selfsame truth whlch led them to the beautlful and good 20 f . . f 0 0 0 S- 7 who made this land of ours !g,l . . 1

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CO CENTENNIAL As the world dawned lts new year th1s January flrst 1958 the centennlal for two great occaslons began One we are very much aware of MlHHCSOtH,S 100th birthday 'ms a state Grand ma s bustle Wlll be dragged from the attlc trunk and worn agaln Grandpas beard wlll suddenly be very much ln eyldence and celebratlons wxll be contlnuous All these thmgs put together wlll be candles to adorn the cake of statehood But along w1th Mmnesotas blrthday there lS another cele brat1on that we as Cathollcs should not overlook Thls cen tennlal IS qulte dlfferent from lVI1nnesotas People have not walted 100 years to celebrate lts annlversary Every day slnce lts beglnnmg thousands of people have gone there to pay homage to someone very speclal Many mlracles and blesslngs haye been bestowed upon people from all over the world Yes, just 100 years ago outslde a small town IH southern France, the Blessed Vlrgln proclalmed 1n a VISION to a voung glrl that she was the Immaculate Conception C0lIlC1d6l'lCC lndeed But there are certaln thlngs that mlght lead one to belleve that maybe just maybe, lt was secretly planned by Someone aboye To many there may seem to be no connectlon between the two But looklng 1nto Mlnnesotas famlly tree as a state, we flnd that ln becomlng one of the 48 she took upon herself the same leader as America the same flag of red, whlte, and blue that expresses our freedom and lndependence, and most lmportant of all, the same patron to guard and protect us all the Immaculate Conceptlon How prluleged we are to have our state celebrate ltS bxrth day Slde by slde wlth the centennlal for one of Our Lady s great feasts and our countrv's patroness How can we yy ho are proud Cathollcs and also lnhabltants of our falr state of MlHHCSOt3 help feellng that God has blessed us especlally by grantmg us the prlvllege of celebratlng our centennial wlth that of Mary s Lxzann Cede strom, 58 19 CL . . . , , - . . C l - , . . . , . . V. . . , . . . , . , . . - . . . . . , , D 1 . , . . L 7 , 7 That two such occasions should occur in the same year is a . ry , . . 7 y , . 7 , . . . . . , . . . . K ,, I . . . . , I n C , 7 ' 7 . c A . 7 . . . . . . Y, . Y ,

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