Villa Maria Academy - Frontenac Yearbook (Frontenac, MN)

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THE FAST CIVILIZATION Here comes the traln the bus the plane There goes the truck the car Oh' stop thls hectlc pace to see The beautles that there are Claudza Matz 9 A TREASU RED MEMORY ged llttle Mrs Flelds llved ln a tlny four room apartment She llved behlnd us across the alley All the chlldren sald that she was a mean old woman but they dldnt know her klnd hands of Provl dence that drew me to her abode I happened to be selllng chances for the church soclal and havlng only one left to sell I approached her door After a pro longed walt ln yvhlch I had a strong urge to take my leave the door opened A sweet smlllng countenance greeted me and klndly ln ylted me ln It was then that I notlced her wrlnkled hands crlppled terrlbly wlth arthrltls Trylng not to glance at her flngers I told Mrs Flelds what my mlsslon was She readlly ylelded to my request Whlle she was fum bllng around IS a black cloth purse for the money we started chattlng I was surprlsed when she told me how she dearly loved llttle chlldren and how she llked to watch the flVC of us brothers and slsters playlng ln our back yard She neyer had any vlsltors because she had Just moy ed there three years before and she was unable to go anywhere She wanted me to return and I accepted her IDX ltatlon I went many tlmes thereafter Whlle I sat eatlng cake and mllk ln her llttle parlor she related romantlc tales of her youth Old treasures were usually brought out and ex plalned to me ln lnterestlng detall Because I began to prefer sesslons Wlth Mrs Flelds to play lng vylth my frlends my school companlons Sald I was under an ey ll spell They vyouldnt belleye a klnd vyord I Sald about Mrs Flelds Sprlng came and our famlly yy as gettlng ready to mole VVhen I told Mrs Flelds about lt she yy as much grley ed She told me that the past year had been the happlest for her ln a long tlme Sloyyly llmplng lnto her bedroom, she returned vslth a worn black rosary' She Sald that long, long ago a chlld had gly en lt to her, but she had no rellglon The llttle glrl had taught her hovy to say the 44H3ll Mary on each A LIVING SAINT oye sunt .mc bless lrt the tlree yy ords that bflll a sey Cll year old chlld so near to nle There IS loye to lll lll hls brl lant broyyn ey es lnd he holds no ,rud es He does not understand the yyorld but yet he has loye for lt Although Ile does not knoyy lt he IS a salnt sent dlrectly from bod and I COIISICICI' It a blesslng to llaye the honor of lxI'IOXIll'Ig a men tally retarded chlld Hls mary elous parents and famlly haye a yy onderful splrlt and yyould do almost Hllytlllllg for lllfll They send hlm to .1 Cathollc school ln St Paul and there he IS a student among other salntly boys and glrls llke hlmself Ey ery afternoon one of Ills plrents makes the sacrlflce of Clflylllg ln after lIlIIl so that he can be home yylth them and enjoy the comforts of home Thls sey en year old boy IS yery close to me SIIICC he IS one of my fay Oflte brothers Joyce Vet ea 6 I A LITTLE SHELL In my room IS a llttle shell Of plnk and gold so lnnocent One nlght when a soft south wlnd Blew coldly lnto my vylndow It told me a story long Of an early llfe on a vlolent sea When the clty of Pompell Was burled under a torrent of red Never to speak agaln Of people who left thelr home To flnd a new world to conquer And found thelr world In the deep deep below ThlS llttle shell of plnk and gold Holds many a sorrovy ful tale Teresa Fzke 59 bead Mrs Flelds had falthfully reclted lt oy er and oyer agaln not because she knew of ltS poyverful effects on humanlty but because the small chlld had told her to do so But now she vyas unable to hold the beads ID her crlppled flngers She vyanted to glye thls loved posses slon only to her yery best frlend one who would use lt dally and treasure lt always I gratefully accepted lt Tears vyelled ln my eyes as I left enveloped ln sadness But I knew deep down that some day she would flnd dearer frlendshlps ln her reward of eternal peace Mzchelle McKenz1e, ,62 . A LIL . ,11 as-.1 ' 'I' , 1 he L . 1 , , I . Y . y . . ' 5' - cr Q - ' - . , ' xg ' v s s u . Q ' 2 ' Il ' n ,ni ' - , 3 y 5. , , 7 A. , 1 . Q T . 1 'A I . . K1 - L I I . ' I ' u n w 4 I 1 4 V ' A . ' 1. , n I nl- 1 , , , Y . . . . . I .' ' l .' l , Y. . y . , y . . It must have been the - I - ' v '. 7 ' I K n . Y 1 l 1 .li-T 1 ' ' Q 1 , . 0 Q ' . - 1 . 7. . I . . y , , . 7. . . - , , . 1 . . . 5 7 . Y . . . 7 1 . 9 ' T . . . 7 , . ' , 1 I - 7 I - 7. 7. Y . Y , , 7 n ,, . 7 . . , , 1 . , - V . Y . ' , ' ' U V 7 1 q V s V I - v v . .' ' ' , V y ' ' 7 ' V u in 0 , - ' v Y . . . , 7

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fhas BROTHERS Anx glrl xx ho has a brother knows he can be the blggest nulsance the most obnoxlous person around but she knows also that she wouldnt change hlm Underneath hls pranks and teas lng there IS a good natured heart that can be the blggest encouragement IH a tlme of bltter dlscouragement I know I haxe sllt brothers one older and flxe xounger than I and IU all of them from the oldest down through the xoungest I can see the same loxable tralts that make a brother what he IS Thls unlform characterlstlc IS one I thlnk brothers were born xx lth not one thex acqulred Ex en Dlck at age one IS tx plcal He xxlll klck me IH the teeth as I put hls shoes on he xx lll grab hls mllk glass from me and throw It on the floor and he xxlll splash hls bath xxater all ox er me But he xx lll also creep ox er to me and pull hlmself up on mx leg and hug me xx lth all the strength ln hls llttle arms or he xxlll crx pleadlnglx xx hen I leaxe hlm to go Somew here Dannx less than a xear and a half older possesses the same qLldlltlCS onlx dexeloped a llttle further He runs and hldes xvhen I call l'lIl'II he throws hlS food at me he dumps my drawers and scatters the contents on the floor When Im readx to explode he looks at me xx lth hls blg blue ex es and saxs H1 Marx' You are a crab I loxe xou crab' What can I do? Next comes Daxld an all Amerlcan elght xear old who can spread junk IH a clean room who can ralse ex erx thlng from babx bullheads to fleld mlce IH exerx corner of the house and who can tease hls llttle slsters untll thex cry But then he comes I'llSl1lI'lg lnto the house ex tendlng a grlmx llttle hand and saxs xx lth face beamlng and exes gleamlng lNIarx I found the most beautlful thlng outslde and I want It to be a surprlse for xou I dont care lf he pre sents a blue Jax feather or a butterfly wlng I loxe hlm' Besldes these three I haxe three more broth ers XVallx fourteen Nlllte flfteen and Larrx elghteen who haxe dexeloped the qualltles of brotherhood to the utmost Thex can come hours late for dlnner and complaln about the food thex can tease me about my Chlnese EGYPT I haxe been to a far off land XVhere clxlllzatlon IS old Haxe seen the gleamln desert Rnd the tombs of long ago I haxe traxeled across lts lengths Haxe seen lts malestlc slghts Haxe xx atched lt traxel on so far That lt seemed to meet the Illgllt Three handmade golden pxramlds Stood hl h before mx exes And the Spl1lI1X xxlth nlasslxe head helt hlffh Glowed brlght agalnst the skx Further on the delta lax And rollln earth so green The Xlle a rlxer of heaxenlx blue Floxxed swlftlx xet serene The mlghtx rlxer made lts xxax Fhroughout thls dIlClCIlt land And lt 15 sald thls mlghtx Nlle Came as Gods glft to man The palm trees tall sw axed gentlx FlOXXlI'lg xxlth the rlxers tlde And thex seemed to hold some mxsterx That IS deep and dark lnslde The sun a brllllallt crlmson Gloxxed softlx on thls slgllt Then turned the skx to hues of gold And slow lx enfolded the nlght Yes I haxe been to a far off land Where the ml lltx rlxer floxxs Haxe see the tombs of pharaohs Where the desert sand stlll lows Pcltrzcza Fzans M5 halrcut thex can embarrass me to tears ln front of someone I xx ant to lmpress But I forget all these thlngs when I thlnk of the many hours thex spend patlently teachlng me to water Skl or run a motor boat or rlde a horse or drlve the car Thelr words of encouragement and PIHISC are all I need to forglxe any of thelr frequent pranks Yes I surelx treasure my brothers and thank God that I am lucky enough to haxe many who are so wonderful to me Mary Ellen Blaylock 59 Ylh I K ' Q V - Q U 1 5' D - . I . K . K ' I ' ' -Q ., -qv 3 . . -' -' . . I t . 1 .. 1 D . T , 7, -. 5. . .- -, l I C . v . 9 ' , . 7 , 1 . . , . l v- I - y I y y ' . - A 7 . I ' r I I D ' I . 1 . ' . l . 1 . ,t ' . .' . . - 9 ' 4 ' ,Q i' . : , . . . ' ' v -A ' ' .' .lv .1 , , . K s l I 7 - ' . . . ' . V .' v . V. . 1 y Q . ' . , . - Q e . ' 5 ' . A Q v K . . , u y . l I v' , v n ' . . 1 ' . o- ' ' . , , v 3, , a - I s . - - - g It 5 g f - V - . a 1 . .l i . . ,.. A. 5. , .v , . 1 - 7 39 3 I- 3 7 ,.. X . , . ' 'AT ' ' . ', ,. U 44 ' . ' . H. , . . . , 77 . . u , . . . , ' - , ' 1 8 ' l T . . . - S , . . V , . . 3 ' . ' ' .- 11. . ' . , . , , y ' ' , ' LL , ' , ' . l. . 1 . 1 ' , ' v , . . . ' , as 1 ' ' 7 ' Y 7 ' ' Q n Q . . v Y . . , I ' - 1 , 9 Q 1 9 l ,ly v .. v Q - 1 . as as , ' ' . V , as ' , 9 . , ,

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FIRE WITHOUT MATCHES ere we are ID the Great Outdoors xenturlng forth on a PICUIL ID the xx oods Thls IS not just an ordlnarx plcnlc mx dear felloxxs for todax we are golnv to make our campflre xx lth nel ther matches nor anx tools of modern man' Uh sucll an adxenture' Xh xes thls looks llke a good place to camp Is exerxone settled? 'Now get out the camp book lets see flrst we need a flat board IIN flat bo 1rd John and a stlck some strlng, 1 bmw 1 bow? Thls book must be xxrltten for II1Cll1llS But we sllall make one' Oh xes' We Sllilplk tlke tllls and oops well anxxx ax XXI1 1t7 No that ls not a soft stuck Robert lt IS 1 2111 rm do xou see the llllfLI'CIlCC7 Flnd mot ler lf xou can Now then, do we laxe ex erx Il'l1I10'9 Good Let us start to make our sp 1rk Xou see the strlng makes the stlck xlbrate that causes frlctlon and then oops' thls board IS not exactly flat, Tlmothx kk atch closelx anx mlnute xou wlll see lt befllllllng to get hot' Now watch for the spark Xnx mlnute No lt does not look hot Xlfred but I suppose thats hard to tell XX e d better keep on rubblncf back and forth bac and forth well of course, belng onlx beglnners we cannot do It as qulck lx as the book saxs Here Slmpson, xou keep rubblng thls and Ill go flHCl some fllnts to rub toffether We must do lt prlmltlx elx xou know Pllnts7 H hx xre uh xxell tllex look like uh let me see Now what klnd of ploncer splrlt IS that, Xlfred7 L1lClx glxe them to me before we lll st lrxe to de 1tll Ialzzabfth Fenton 6 1 CHANGE The sea 15 a pool of wrath todax, Sendlng her hlgh waxes dashlng leaplng and boundlng Into shore xxhlle hlsslng thelr angrx roars about the rocks Leaplng skxxxard xxlth a bound, Thex descend agaln and Skklfl themselxes across the beach And sw arm agaln lnto the tumultuous mass of moxement And the xx lld carefree xxlnd howls and roars, Causlng her to be wlld and dlsturbed, YVhlle she SPIIS foam xx hlch forms the dashlng xxhlte caps That rush lnto shore And descendlng upon thls scene There comes a presslng raln The trees ashore bend loxx to the ground In obedlence to the pressured command of the xx llld There IS He xx ho sees all of tllls, And CYtCHd1l'l0' Hls Almlghtx Hand, He saxs, Let there be calm Instantlx the pool of wrath Conxerts ltself IHYO a peaceful state Her hlsslng waxes are noxx onlx occaslonal rlpples across her surface Her leaps and SxSlI'lS agalnst the rocks are noxx the qulet lapplng Of xx ater agalnst the shore The mlghtx xxlnd IS a gentle softlx consollng breeze, That dances IH and out among the trees The presslng raln has subslded and transformed Into a gentle, ethereal mlst The dull skx IS a beautlful slght to behold xxylth her streaks of gold laxender, and plnk Runnlng ln and out of xxhlte, buffx clouds The sun IS castlng her last refulgent raxs on the bluffs and eastern sky And there stands a jagged cllff haloed by The half clrcle of a colored ralnbow A blrd glXCS out a mournful call And three xxhlte doxes flv about the beach Oh, how calm and peaceful all IS NVhen thls wrath lS subdued to peace By the Almlghty command' Patrzcza Judge, '59 1 1 , gi . p ' g v 1 ...A . 5- r. . T ' v Y ' 4' I.. B .T . D '. A- . ' , 'l .' ' Y. . 'v ... A , 5 ' .v 'nie 1 1 S- ' l ' L 1 ' f ' rl -7 ' L' '- ,A l 3 ,n . B- 'vw Y , v . ff- is v ' if ' 5' , . bl' 7 , ' - ,' ff. . 1 ln - 'fi ,-f ' 3 ,gy-., U .- tle' -- , ' -- zh' ' z,. ,.' ',q 1' 1 C ' V Q' N ' , Q kVhat? Alfred brought some matches along? . 1' A l ' ' 5. l 2 1 L ' s A 2 , : V. ' ' 1 v . .v , , 2 vs. l 9 v .xl L Y' 0 1 , A D K, ' H. A v as , 77 f v v iv .l ' L A 1 3 , 5. . 3 a. . . 7 U, ' . .g Q r , v l I 1' 7