Villa Maria Academy - Frontenac Yearbook (Frontenac, MN)

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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

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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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TEACHING A BOY TO DANCE I thlnk the most dlfflCUlt task ever asked of a glrl IS to teach a boy to dance For me, lt would be easler to teach a horse In some cases I would have better results I wlll admlt that I myself haye two left feet and am about as graceless as can be When I dance, the elephants are on stampede But my frlend lf you thlnk thls IS bad, just take a look at a bov learnlng to dance When a boy dances he has not two but four left feet I know thls sounds a blt llloglcal but belleye me, It IS not Lets take the Llndy for example It COIISISIS of a fevy slmple steps for each foot and a tyylrl eyery noyy and then Well a boy can flnd more steps to put ln and more tyylrls that before long I yy onder whether I am danclng the Llndy or an Afrlcan vyar dance It IS at thls polnt that I stop and polltely tell hlm that he IS dolng lt wrong I try to show hlm hls mlstakes, alld quletly go over each step Wlth hlm Once agaln I begln but as before, I only meet wlth fallure He IS rlght back ln the Afrlcan war dance style All I can do now IS grlt my teeth and yylsh I could get hold of the person who once Sald If at once you dont succeed, try try, agaln I flnally reallze that I haye had enough of thls Llndy buslness and slyly change over to a yy altz One would thlnk that wlth a slow dance you would haye better luck A boy Wlll put hls feet ey erywhere except where he IS supposed to Of course thlS lncludes rlght on top of my whlte bucks that I haye spent hours cleanlng He has posltly ely no rhythm and IS contlnually tflpplng oy er hls own feet Flnally I can endure lt no longer I slt down ln the mlddle of the floor and weep When I look up I see my frlend standlng over me Wlth coat and hat ln hand Sllently he helps me 1Dt0 my coat and then wlth a small exchange of vyords we make our way down town to pay a ylSlt to Arthur Murray Susan Lmquzst 59 THE BROOK As I tumble oyer the rocks And cascade oyer falls I send off llttle messages That echo mldst the trees As I sllther among the vyeeds And ponds dark and deep I am the mlrror for llttle ones That romp among trees Laura Ingersoll COLOR GLOW Western burnlslled orange and red Northern green and blue and sllyer Southern layender and plnk pastels Eastern gold brlght colors bold Claudza Matz 9 CUDDLES uddles IS the name of my fellne LOITIPJIIIOII She yylll S0011 be three years old tl SOIIICUIIICS yy onder lf lt ISIII thlrty three the yy ly she nlopes around after she has h ld a long day J Cuddles has acqulred many faults one of yy hlch IS tearlng p chalr coy ers and pllloyys To break her of thls bad hablt I put papers oy er all the cllalrs and pllloyys I thought that thls yyould stop her but I yy as sadly ITllStdkCIl lnstead of stopplng her I tlllllk lt tempted her She yy ellt throu h all the paper comlng up eyery feyy ITIIIIUICS yy lth feathers and stufflngs Although Cuddles has her bad hablts she IS yery pretty She has golden fur yy lth l'CddlSl'l broyyn tyy hen they arent coy ered yy ltll nlud J But I tllllll the tl'llllQ' I loye best about her IS her soft broyy ll eyes that penetrate my heart yy hen I anl about to scold her So ll1StClLl of ffly lllg' her a good smack I pat her on the head and she trots off kI1OXylI'lg that she has gotten lyy ay yy ltll SOTTICIIIIIIO' One Sl77llHg day last summer ylllllti the trucks yy ere yy hlzzlng and yylllStllI1g by Cuddles declded to take a yy alk across the street Xes Cuddles got bounced off the fender of a truck and all I could do yy as run to her and yy alt ulltll my father came home He would take her to the yeterlnarlans offlce As I vyatched oyer her she yyhlmpered as lf she vyere pleadlng Vyltll me to do sonlethlng for her When I smoothed her ruffled fur her eyes yy ere softer tllan I had eyer seen them Soon my father arrly ed and gently yy rapped her ln a qullt VVhen I put her ln the arms of the doctor she seemed to knoyy slle yy as III safe hands Nly father alld I unable to help yyent home In a feyy days Cuddles canle home dlKI only too soon became herself dqdlll Noyy yye lgnore some ol her faults because yye are so gl ld to hlye her yylth us ag nn' C, ollf f I1 BIICIZIIIN ham ol . . - 'I 'I ' I 1 , . I . .' . . A 7 I . y . , , I l Y , - ' . I V . a 3 Y . . . . . . 9 c e n, I I . 1 Q , 1 , - 'N ' Q V U Q ' N ' ' l v' v v y ' v. - . . . , . I ' 4 , f , so y' ' 5 . J D - v . V . . .1 , ,- . . . . x ' y A. 'Li . 3 . . ' I . a ' a I, s ' . . ' u I . . - - 7. Q , . . I . A . M Y 7 ' , Q ' 1 .' ' , ' ,aa I ' -' u , ' ,, y - y ' 1 1 . ' . 1 . y . , . . 7 , . . .A ' I n g , D . y , y , i, , I ' ' I . .. v v . , ' ' ' Y ' - . l 1 I ' , - brown highlights. Her two forepayvs are dark a Y V I 7 , .' . . I . . . . , i yy .I v ' i . I . A. . S , . L ya . . 5 , c n ' li ' ' I I I , z L' ' . g. 7 . I' LI JJ n 4' 'I A a a , I 5 I is - s I I , - - 1 1 , 1 ' ' . .I V 0 Q' 1 nl V V L. , , , I . .I I I .I V v't I L II: 1 -I ' Y . . . , . , , ' l , y , . . ',., E. I Y . y -. 1 my . , A. , H. , A. Ji 1 ' ' J 'ja . ' 1, ' 7' , '5Q 'rr y IZ