Villa Maria Academy - Frontenac Yearbook (Frontenac, MN)

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LFE To llve IS but the smallest part of llfe It IS to see but never to behold The beauty of a mother who ln strlfe Gave from her womb a chlld that she mlght mold It ls to hear llke one who knows not sound And so to mlss the thrlll of gentle raln That softly patters on the thlrsty ground Or so to hear a wlolln ID valn It IS to wear the softest velvet robe Yet not to reallze the wealth of touch It IS to stand before our mlghty globe Pretendlng that lts beauty IS not much The nourlshment of llfe IS beauty bold In mlsslng lt, we mlSS all llfe does hold Mary Margaret Glefer, 58 ADVENTURE he blg day had flnally arrlved I watched Wlth excltement as the crates of food and supplles were hauled aboard our Shlp Everyone was hustllng here and there but nobody seemed to know where they were ww golng A group f VVldC-eyed chlldren sat on a bench a short dlstance away starlng ln wonder not darlng to move Farther away a group of professors were chatterlng over a large PICCC of paper Suddenly a horn blew Wlthln mlnutes the fleld was cleared The people had become a mass of bobblng heads on the other Slde of the rope Several pollcemen were on duty to see that they stayed there As soon as we started walklng toward the blg Shlp whlch now looked almost fearsome the crowd be an shoutlng laughlng crylng and cheerlng or us all at once' The crew boarded flrst then the few speclal passengers llke myself Everyone was aware that thls was the blggest and maybe last ad xenture of our llves Wlth a Jolt that left us dlZZy, we were off on the flrst trlp to the moon Mary Ann Berktold 60 THE GIFT OF A CHILD The chllllng cold of wlnter had settled on the country Trees were heavy wlth sllent snow antlfreeze sales were golng full force, woolens were taken out of storage and all over the soft whlte beauty of Gods wlnter was VlSlblC It was also the season of Chrlstmas Thls was much ln evldence bv the fasclnatlng panor amas ln the store wlndows trees belng decora ted by happlly unlted famllles and all of the beautlful ceremonles that prepared for the com lng of the Infant Jesus Chrlstmas IS a happy tlme for chlldren They dream of Santa of stocklngs fllled Wlth toys of the wonderful food and of a brllllant Chrlstmas tree untll thelr llttle heads SPIH Wlth excltement That IS most chlldren Llttle Tommy was an exceptlon He sat on the steps of Old Jlms shack and poked the snow Wlth a stlck He vaguely remembered the lncldent that had completely changed hls young llfe four years ago Chrlstmas Eve, that four vears ago had been breathtaklng Tommy s motller and father had taken the chlld and hls baby slster out for a rlde to see all the beautlful llghts and to enjoy and absorb the beautlful Chrlstmas Splflt Under that gllstenlng snow lay tragedy The ICC was treacherously smooth and sllppery A Tommys father attempted to turn a corner at the deserted edge of town the car skldded rolled over, and smashed agalnst a telephone po e The old man taklng hls nlghtly walk would nex er hate known anythlng had happened lf he hadnt heard the tlny whlmper of a llttle chlld He peered through the darkness and he turned wlth terror at the slght he saw The only per son allve was a small boy about f1VC years old The old man carefully bundled the boy up and carrled hlm to hls shack at the edge of town As the chlld grew a deep attachment devel oped between the two Old Jlm had been a klnd bachelor a recluse who had never been lox ed by anyone untll a small boy tugged at hls heart strlngs that Chrlsmas Exe four years ago As for Tommv, he grew up to be a shy and qulet box lery small ID SIZC and extremely thln He coughed contlnually and was SlCk more than he was well He had a mop of curly brown halr and huge black eyes that seemed to cover half of hls face MD . . F O I Q . 1 . . . 9 . . . 7 . . . . . . , . . . . 9 I I l T I M I I ,U O - . . . . 7 7 4 - . . . . . . . . 7 Q u . . . . , A I o 9 7 . . - . . . . . . . . . . ,. . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . I D I I 0 . . V .4 . , ' 1 . . . . EEEEQEEZEQQEEQQEQZQEEEEZQIQIE:2:3:Etf12:ii5j3:EjE3E:ijljljigigigigigizi . ' ' l. s 3 3 . 7 . . . . . . ' 1 . 7 . . 7 ' , . . . . . . . - , . . , . . o ' I . . ' 7 . - 7 4 9 U l ' 1 , . . , . . . . . . 1 ' , . ur, V ' . . . . . . , ' I I l Q ' 7 9 . . . . EI 1 1 1 . - . , 7 . . . , U . . , - J . J C , f , - a 30

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COURTSHIPS Romance zs a glorzous thzng or rather zt used to be zn the olden days when knzghthood was zn flower These tzmes are over and the new age of romance has taken over Lets peek zn on these courtshzps and see exactly how they dzffer WHEN RNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWER Knlght May I glVC you a rlde mv Lady? Lady Why thank xou I would be dehghted to rlde a way wlth you lKH1ght takes her hand and helps her lnto hls carriage J Knlght A very nlce dress you are wearlng Lady Thank you Knight My Lady I would be honored lf you would be my partner at the Knlght Ball next Saturday nlght Lady I would be dellghted to attend the Ball wlth you Knlght At elght oclock I shall arrlve for you Lady You wlll fmd me waltlng for you Knlght My Lady we have arrlved at your castle CThe Knlght helps the Lady down from the carrlage walks her to the door sees her 1ns1de and w1th a sweeplng bow leaves her J TYVENTIETH CEN TURY COURTSHIP Glr Boy Glr Boy Glr Boy to Have you your car heres' Yep' Are you golng my wavg Dont know Could you g1VC me a l1ft'7 Suppose so CG1rl and boy walk IU sllence the car The glrl carrles her own books and opens her own door whlle the boy jumps IH on the other slde Glr Boy Glr Boy Glr Boy Glr Boy Boy Glr Nlce weather we re havlng Hum hm dldnt notlce CAfter a long sllencel There IS a good show ln town There 1S9 Yes do you thmk youll be gomg to see 1t9 Guess so Whom do you thmk youll go w1th9 Dont know You want to come along? Okay Ill call when I declde to go Here IS my stop Boy Oh yeah almost forgot tThe car stops and the glrl gets out of the car whlle the boy S1tS waltlng for her to go The glrl carrles her own books walks up to the front door by herself and turns to wave to flnd the car speedlng down the drlveway J Mary Schultz '60 H ER MAJ ESTY The sun shmes through her golden halr and melts the crystal gown whlch wlnter wore so gracefully Glowmg wlth a new beauty not ghttermg whlte but sc1nt1llat1ng greens the mother of hfe appears w1th all her warmth and kmdness The flowers clothed ln beauty awaken to greet her Trees hve agaln and each turns to 1ts own shade of green The forest once dead and noxseless now comes ahve wlth the chatter-chatter and smgmg of blrds The flelds of wheat awaken to her golden rays of sunshlne The rlvers and streams that were once stlll and motlonless overflow then' beds and ripple agam All thmgs l1ve agaln for Her Majesty, Sprlng, IS here Mary Ann Rhoads, '61 TH E LITU RGICAL YEAR Wouldnt It be wonderful to be able to go back to the tlme when Chrlst was born9 T be able to lne when He hved and to umte our selves closely to H1m9 However we do not have to wlsh that, for today we may share more closely ln Our Lords hfe than when He walked on earth The explanatlon for thls IS that Chrlst IS l1v1ng here IH Hrs Mystlcal Body the Cathollc Church Each year Our Dlvlne Savlor llves agaln all He d1d 1n Hls whole hfe Throu h the hturglcal year we not only learn about t e events ln the hfe of Our Savlor but we also learn to part1c1pate ln them If through grace we seek to unlte ourselves to God we w1ll show forth IH our actlons the holy events of Hls hfe We should try to acqulre the sp1r1t of the feasts of the lltl1l'g1C8l year Thls can be done through the frequent offermg of Holy Mass by celebratmg the feasts of our patron saints and by l1Vll'lg ln the splrlt of each hturglcal season as lt comes. Jzll Beaudette, '61 's A Q v X x 4 f' l ' l: . l o v l T ' : . ' l: ' . 5 a j ' t L f J : ' . , n 0 I 'KN :fre 5 - 7 l: . 9 . . . U.. , I - . . ' I' a a g ' Y ' , 'l: ' ' ' . , . , - ' v ' : 7 , - . 1' . . D y , . . .u , o .1 , Q A l i . 1: , . , . . . : I .12 . , . . ' . , ' , 1 ' , . 0 I U . Girl: Sure, I'd love to. l , i , I 7: . . , . ' , ' l: ' . . . . , , , ' ' I . , I . : ,U , ' , i . . 1 . . 7 . . ' 7 . 7 , . . . ' L . 0 . V . . . - I ' . , I u n 9 . , . 7 . . . , I u 9 , . , 1 , I u . . , ' 5 . 0 , Q a - u Q ' 1 29

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THE BALLAD OF FISH HOOK DAN a- if A .1-gg, Kaul, rs! I once knew '1 ww 1r5 l1ttle old man g!X-'O' Who went by the nlckname of Flsh Hook Dan He spent each spare moment he had to go flshmg And a lot of hls tlme was spent just lwlslnng He wlshed he were handsome and blue eyed and tall He WV1SllCd that hls shoulders vxere wlde stead of small He couldnt help hoplng that someday hed fmd Hls dream come true a boon of some kmd Now one d'1v old Dan strolled out through hls gate But l1ttle dld he know of the days flnal fate For down at the rner beneath the blue xmters Llxed one monstrous flsh and sw of lns dxughters Now hsten de mr lrls he sud as he swam Hell put IU lns hook 'md expect us to blte But uell prose whos the boss of thls rner all rlghtl Old Dan settled down by the cool rn ers edge He threw III hls llne and then snoozed on that ledge He proceeded to dream a f ntastlc dxeam VVhen all of 1 sudden he let out '1 scream' For l1ttle he knew that under the w xters That monstrous old flsh vs 1th slx of l'llS dlu hters Had assembled 1n hne 'md had pulled stead of bltten So about old Dms hte now no more can be Wflttfill We know that old Flsh Hook poor thm 19 gone non The only good tlllllb IS that posslbly somehow Somewhere the old fellow s happy at list For all of his daw dreams are thlngs of the past Jerl Helmbrecht 8 noccxtf-Df!i5fDC'5flfiDf ZX! , O ', Q A' ' ' ' U f ' V ee' I p L Y. Y . . . - - , o ,' . , - 'V 1 , 1 . . 7 , . O ! , . , . I u u' , s L L 3 , 1 g' , sz' 1. s f. , Here comes a uite sill da '-dreaming old man. 9 3 O , . . Y . x , C m , 1 7 . , 7 . ' ' Y ' ' C 1 O y 7 1 . V ,1 - 1 5 N ' a . ' 2 . 4. . 4 . g . 7. . 1 0 1 I . . , D . L C C n 6 . z ' ', . - . 7 . - . G . V ' 1 1-pa - 1 Y I ov . r I v ' 7 7 Y ' vvw 1 , . c L , v n . L n . ,, , U