Villa Maria Academy - Frontenac Yearbook (Frontenac, MN)

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THE GOLDEN DOOR - Katherine Burton Katherlne Burton has gnen us another notable blogra phy In th1s great story of achlesement she has preserved the vltallty of the character and has handled the material EVIISIC that sklll necessary to produce a partlcularly good oo Of unusual lnterest to many people wx as the astoundmg news that Katherlne Drexel grandaughter of Francls Drexel who had bullt up one of the largest flI'laDCl3l em PIYCS ln thls country had become a rel1g1ous However throughout the pages vue see the charitable Cathollc envlronment ln whlch she grew Very loglcal steps lead to the tlme when she would leave the luxury of her home and the SOClCty of Phlladelphla whlch she so lov ed to found a new SOClCty of poverty chastlty and obedlence dedlcated to help two of Amerlcas most forgotten mlnorltles the Indlan and Negro races Throughout her hfe Katherme Drexels accomphsh ments are offset by her humlllty She attalned success and sanctlty by refuslng to place herself above her fellow man Her abundant courage ln establlshlng schools for Negroes throughout the South ID face of vlolent prejudlce and lntense hatred for that race was phenomenal A network of rural elementary and high schools and the highly accredlted Xavler Unnerslty ln New Orleans are tanglble monuments to her renowned work and her new order the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indlans and Colored People After a long lllness Mother Katherlne dled ln 1955 at the age of nlnety slx but she continues to llve for all IH THE GOLDEN DOOR ID ltS wealth of experlences and lnsplratlons and ln ltS factual account of a trulv vallant woman Evangelme Faacks 59 TH Gertrud son le Fort THE WVIFE OF PILATE by Gertud son le Fort xs brlef and slmple yet lt relays a sxgnlflcant message to the reader In matrlmony husband and Wlfe are of splrltual and materlal asslstance to each other Pllate was certamly f materlal asslstance to Claudla for ln hrs pagan way he deeply loved her and gave her everythlng humanly posslble Claudla was also a pagan ln her bellefs unt11 '1 strangely real dream turned to an actuallty Claudla dreamed of an unnatural trlal and condemnatlon of a power and the utter wrong she felt at th1s overwhelmed her When the dream became a reallty she turned her asslstance to her husband 1nto a splrltual channel She knew not why but she felt the same compasslon for Pllate as she observed on the face of the VlCtlm as He gazed upon her husband and the Jews at Hxs trlal Th1s look changed her once secure and unruffled days Her hfe tottered her falth lH the ods weakened, and she started searchlng for somethmg to satlsfy her splrltual longlng and to fmd mercy for her loved one and all smners The gods could not flll thls 32 . .Y . - . . Y v .n u , u , . . v 1- . 1 a a, Q - v Y 1 I - .1 ' 7 1 u 1 , u , . . . . Y u ,n o , o 7 7 1 1 . , . .. . . , . , - g , u ,n . u , Y 1 . V1 ' 1 , 1 7 1 . ' 1 1 E - 1 7 . . . . .. 1 . . 7 . .. o 1 , u I . O . . . . . W 7 . 2 1 K . Y . ' ' sc 73. 9 0 I. 1 . .. 7 ' 1 . . . . . . . , S ' cc ' 1 . .. - -

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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

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vacuous feellng and at last Claudla found contentment wlth the Nazarene Throughout the storx the readers mmd IS ahve Wlth constant questlonmg Does Pllate really want to have Chrxst kllledf' Does he reahze the power of thls Man and does he know the look ln Claudlas eyes IS there because of the majesty of the Pr1soner'9 Does he flght aga1nst the Nazarene for fear of Caesar or for fear of fmdlng somethlng ID Hrs teachmgsg? D1d he avold Claudla because he saw Hrs mfluence on herd? D1d Claudlas fear of the condemnatlon of the Innocent One sprlng from love of Hlm or fear for her husbands due pun1shment7 Does Claudla have the quahtles of a true Chrlstlan w1fe9 Gertrud von le Fort answers all these questlons wlth splrltual depth The dlgnlty of womans posltlon soars hlgher and higher as the story unfolds We feel a deep respect for Claudia at the close of the book She IS '1 true model for esery Chrlstlan WlfC It IS lndeed eudent that MISS von le Fort accompllshed her purpose ln w rltmg THE WIFE OF PILATE Barbara Smzth 58 EISENHOWER THE INSIDE STORY Robert J Donovan A current book EISENHOWER THE INSIDE STORY by Robert J Donovan a reporter for the New York HERALD TRIBUNE contalns stores of lnformatlon and facts about Presldent Elsenhower hrs cabmet 'ISSOCI ates and the problems he has encountered and overcome ln the flrst years of hls admmlstratlon It relates ln mfor matlve, yet mterestlng style the mtrlcate workings of our government today Presldent Elsenhower has the quahtles of a truly great statesman and pohtlcal leader He communlcates warmth and frlendshlp to all who come ln contact wlth hlm Hrs sensltlvlty to world opmlon cultlvated by hls vast experlence m International affalrs has done wonders ln reconclllng the dlfferences between men and nations Durmg hrs admlms tratlon he has made great strldes m umtmg the Repubhcan party with the Amerlcan people and he has estabhshed It as one of constructlve actlon He has deflnrte and un swervlng prmclples by wh1ch he governs our country He works toward a balanced budget but he absolutely refuses to put that before our natlonal securlty In matters of m1l1tary defense he advocates a mlddle of the road pohcy between the securlty of a great moblhza tlon of forces at a crushlng cost and the msecurltv of falhng to spend enough IH safeguardlng our natlon He emphaslzes more continental defense than an expanslon of American NATO forces Two of the most outstand1ng programs for promotlng peace ln the world today are attrlbuted to hlm and thus to the Umted States These are atoms for peace and the open SklCS plans These plans have been a means of gaming the trust of the other natlons for they demonstrate to the rest of the world our true deslre for a lastmg peace 33 Q Iii qi V , . . . . o o ', - . ' ' ' ca- av . .', V . . . 44 . ,,. . . Y . . ., . . . , .. . . , .. . . V . . V. V 1 - a 7 v If 9 -' K0 , . ,s n a A, 4 1 9' ' 1 , , 5 . x . . - . - 9 . . . .. a . , 9 ,, . . .. . . , 1 a I cs as . sc ' 77 ,