Villa Maria Academy - Frontenac Yearbook (Frontenac, MN)

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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 ,

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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 GIFT OF A CHILD fC0nt1nued from p 301 The deep shadows under hls eyes and the sadly serlous expresslon on hls face gaye hlm an alr of lookmg far older than hls elght years Thls Chrlstmas dxdnt hold too many good prospects for the old man and the young boy Money was extremely scarce but Old J lm trled to make up for thls by telhng Tommy the beautxful story of the flrst Chrlstmas over and oy er Tommy would st1ll go mto town almost every day and press hlS nose agamst the store yvm dovys longmgly wlshlng for the tram or the blke or must of all the puppy That puppy had captured hls heart but the flye dollar prlce tag dldn t help Llttle dld he know the surprlse that Old J lm had ln mlnd for hlm Jlm had managed to saye a feyy dollars the last few months and on the afternoon of Christmas Eve he lald a crlsp nevy flye dollar blll on the table and told the boy to go spend lt as he pleased Jlm stood by the table and yvatched the huge brown eyes llght up as the boy reahzed that he was to get lns yylsh after all In a flash of red mlttens Tommy yy as off running all the yy ay to toyyn He yy as propelled lns He reached town ln fifteen minutes He yy as pantm for breath and hls llttle body yy as tremblmg wlth the effort As he passed the payyn shop his eye was caught by the large pocket watch that he had seen Old hm looklng at many tlmes It sure would be mce 1f he could buy that for J lm but all the money he had was the flve dollars for hls puppy and anyway old people dldn t hke presents Tommy trudged along to the pet store For some reason he vyas not qulte as exclted as he had been before He stopped a mlnute to tlnnk Then he made an abrupt about face and ran back to the pavyn shop He put the fxye dollar blll on the counter qulckly before he had a chance to change hlS mmd He polnted to the watch The man wrapped It up and he was on hls vsay home before he knew lt As he entered the shack he was dazzled speechless Old Jxm had put up a tree decorated lt and made the shack look as homey and cheerful as any house on the other side of town Tommy yy as so excxted and stunned that he dldnt know vyhat to do He looked dovyn at hlS hands and saw that he stlll had the vyatch He ran over to Old Jlm and put the package ln hrs lap J 1m slowly unwrapped the package Then h looked up and Sald Merry Chrlstmas Boy' It was all he could say Bonme Bagger 58 PEACE ON EARTH 7 The Chrlstmas star shmes down upon the earth the moons reflectlon gxves the appear ance of blue snow on the ground houses are ht brllhantly w1th colored llghts trees are decorated or are waxtmg to be set up ln llVll'lg rooms all over the world The nlght IS st1ll 1' hen a loud blast and the plcture IS shattered mto a thousand pleces by .1 bomb Peace on earth? A mother stands watchmg her two chlldren open Chrlstmas presents She has such loye m her unseemg eyes The tree has beneath lt a manger far back for lt shares the tree vylth hundreds of presents unpald for The children shrlek w1th glee but IH these y oung eyes IS greed greed that yy 1ll royy and nourlsh Ill today s false prosperlty Peace on Fanh? The town shopplng center IS IH a hustle the evldence of Chrlstmas IS worn on every wmdovy and door Xmas or Buy Now Sl ns Clnl dren stand on corners watchm one of the flfty Santas rmg his sllver bell or one yvorthy cause or another The street lamps are gloyy lng vuth mghts shoppmg lights Some stores haye thelr man er scenes up probably behmd a S57 98 slgn adyertlslng a blcycle The shoppers look qulte ordmary hke any other people at any other busy time of the year but up close tllClI' faces are distorted vylth annoy ance rush and worry of how they are goln to pay for JUHIOYS presents Peace on eafth? Such IS Chrlstmas today a paradox Such IS llfe today a paradox The rrch get rlcher and the poor make them rlchl Where IS the earths good w1ll lndden behmd an 'mnoyed face childs greedy face a prlce tag say lng Come a am 9 Let a snoyv flake fall mto your hand Look at lts lHtI'lC2ltC beauty the mmuteness of ltS shape See It melt ln the warmth of your hand and then smlle We dont need slly er plated snow drops nor golden shoyels nor Cadlllacs to take us to lVI1dn Ofht Mass all yye need lS a rehablhtated sense of yalues Materx ahsm has not become a paradlse to us real Cathohcs Our good yylll 1nd peace has not been drowned ln EPICUTCWI1 phllosophy sense of values does not mean we knovy the prlce of a TV set or thls other thlng but the prlce of a lovlng home prayer and a meltln snoyy flake Peace on Earth? Martha Jlmenez, 58 Fdltorlal the Touer Chzmes' Chrlstmas Issue M. fi fl- f f':3-3.1-.t'fF . . a , - . - 1 ' 5 ' 0 J 1 l 0 L 1 0 0 , J 0 o 7 , . . . . B . . T . - Q 1 1 ' 7 7 . ' , ' , . 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