Villa Maria Academy - Frontenac Yearbook (Frontenac, MN)

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FASTER AND GREATER THAN SPUTNIK ately everyone has been marvellng at the won derful eplsode of hlstory that IS taklng place Sclentlsts have been able to bulld an object capable of travellng around the world ln '1 matter of hours and at the same tlme record by lnstruments con talned lnslde atmospherlc condltlons and data of the earth and ltS makeup Thls IS really tremendous nothlng llke thls has ever happened before But are we so sure that Sputnlk IS the very flrst thlng to travel alound the wolldc? I as a Cathollc completely dlsagree wlth thls statement Why? Because there IS somethlng that has every dll CCtlOll contlnullly slnce God created man and the vv orld It IS sometlllng that vvlll never stop clrcllng the earth untll the earth has dlslntegrated Wlthout any materlal mecllan lsm lt has the power wlthln lt to save a nearly destroved earth It has the povv er to determlne whether our destlny IS heaven or hell Yet It lS so common to us that we who have the rlght and contlnual prlvllege to use lt at our own dlscretlon choose to push It off llghtly and at tlmes even forget about lt completely What IS thls thlng stronger than Sputn1k9 What have vve that can be sent around the MY DREAM OF THE EAST IMAGINATION Starllght that gleams Vlenna clty of love and sparkllng WIUC soft muslc sweet trum pe rlppllng laughter raln patterlng on a tln roof whlstllng wlnd flutterlng but terflles buzzlng bees fantasla of mlng lln lmages Oh the fantasles that dance through my lmaglnatlon lulllng me away from stark reallty lnto a world all mv ovvn Once tucked away lnto my world mv lmaglnatlon emanclpates me It lets me llve 'ls I WVlSll to IWC I can be a Peter Pan I can stlck my hands ID my pockets and Whlstllng a gay tune dance down the avenue I can laugh Wlth the chat terlng clllpmunk and the tvvltterlng towhee I can brlng my Pappy back to llfe I can say a pray er to God and the whole world wlll turn to peace and love I can be as gay and free as tearful and happy as I please to be Oh the Joys of the lmaglnatlonl 1 'Publzshed zn Anthology of Western States Hzgh School Essays world hundreds of tlmes faster than that whlch the RUSSIHHS or anyone else could ever bulld 111 a mllllon years9 As Chlldren of Cod dear Vlllans lt should be easv for you to guess t IS PRAYER Llzann Cederstrom 58 U Scrzbble Here through the gllded halls all smoked I dream Of walklng through the cloud llke mlst to see The secret East Wlth golden lamps that gleam Wlth llghts so soft to cast thelr glow on me I dream of Eastern klHgS ln garnet dressed 'WR And all arrayed ln splendored majesty E And here ln awe I stand a humbled guest X To WICW th1S world of Chlnese fantasy Oh how I long to really stand beneath Those glowlng lamps of far off Eastern charm And maybe hold a fraglle cherry wreath And revel ln thls realm so free from harm ,J XX ,....-o- I And though my golden East is far away, f '-1-. It's close ln dreams of mlnd fore er to stay' Mary Sue Walby ' - 35 -x 'k . . . ' . Q c u . , I V u I , . I I , 1 - t . . . 4 . . . 0 a I A , C I V l' ' . ' , In I I . . . . . . . - 7 ff . 1 C , 1 ax 1 . - 7 . Y .1 . . .' ' 7 1 7 . been traveling completely around thek world, in MUY Swanson, 58 , 1 V, ' V ' . . , ' ' . . . 7 . 7 . , I . ' - I 9 . . . . , v . -1 n , u . Y u s I . . - , u A , V , ' x- - ' Q K , . ' . . 5 . ,K .L f- 'f 1 . . . IAA. I . x . i - . . ' Ll. fx ' X X n . 7 .

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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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The streams 0 the raver gladden the czty 0 God Ps 45 5 Xnd beacon hghts reflect the Joy by gllldlllg' traxelers cross the rivers streams Le iders there haxe alwass been m our great Mlnnesota explorers braxe H1 conquest Cass and Nlcollet or traders llke Perrault and mlsslonarmes zealous for the tlllI1gS of God Awers Pnerz and Galtler educators Nexll and Northrop heroes of health Maxo and Hevx 1tt great leaders of our state Sxblex AltlslI1 Ramsex and men to lead III things of God Names as these stlll shme as beacons from exert shore ID exerv xge Beacon hghts shane too here at our Vllla nhere Marg Lady of all Grace stands looklng towards the lake Through her hands come the streams of grace XXl1lLl'l flovx through present leaders our bxshops prlests and teachers tornnng students hearts and minds to lead the Mmnesota of tomorrow Vlax her pure llght xx hen hltered through thelr hands shme clear and strong upon the XdI'lCCl streams of educatxon So all who leaxe our Vllla hue her xlrtues etched lllt0 thelr llxes 36 . . 1 ' 1 , . ' ' , 3 1 - I Q .l -H 3 r if Si ' 1 9 K T- ldv L 7. S ,. , . . - 1, , js NVhipple, Stub, and Ireland. ' ' 1 ' ' 1 . . . , 7 7 1 ' yf f , '- y 1 .i - ' v7 . - 1 ' 1 :iv . , my .. . ' , ' . y 1 1 '