Villa Victoria Academy - Memories Yearbook (Trenton, NJ)

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.Ebeckcafion In September, 1947, each of the students of Villa Victoria Academy was blessed with a new Mother, for at that time Sister Mary Brenna, M.P.F., became our Principal and she began to play for us the singular but manifold role of mother. lVe Victorians love, honor and cherish her as the model Mother Principal, for she has been ever solicitous for the mental, corporal and spiritual well-being of the many children entrusted to her care. We shall remember Mother as Directress of Education at the Villa, a guardian of our minds and our characters. We can picture her presiding at our blackboards, guiding the Student Council, or standing before us at the student assemblies, but We shall fondly keep within our minds and hearts our favorite picture of Mother, the one which portrays her as our Spiritual Nurse. By her gentle and patient under- standing, she always inspired us to see the right way, and to do the right thing. By her kindly influence and wholesome example, she has helped us build up our spiritual resistance. Mother was always Mon the jobl' and her 'foffice hours were almost always entirely dedicated to her children. We, the Class of '49, are especially grateful to Mother, for we feel that with the fruits of her care, each one of us shall succeed in our respective worlds. It is with the meekest pride that we think we can serve God through helping others, as she has served Him through helping us, Therefore, we humbly and sincerely dedicate VICTORIAN 1949, a small sample of our endeavors, to Sister Mary Brenna, M.P.F., knowing that she will be one day rewarded in the presence of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, gracious Mother of us all. l'7b'f'.. X 1 Y.. ' i' :'tl '

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nw l '-H30 L :X Il Q n Qrafifucle HIS EXCELLENCY, THE MOST REVEREND THOMAS J. WALSH, S.T.D., J.C.D. Archbishop of Newark As we, the class of '49, prepare to leave the friendly walls which have sheltered us for the past four years, we cannot help but pause to thank one who has been greatly responsible for these years of happiness. His Excellency, the Most Reverend Thomas J. Walsh, S.T.D., j.C.D., has taken a fatherly interest in all of the activities of Villa Victoria, watching over us with loving care. He has watched the Villa'grow from a very small, unknown Academy to its present size and reputation. He has encouraged us in all our fields of endeavor, music, art, and forensics, and by his coniidence in our abilities has given us confidence in ourselves. While Archbishop Walsh was Bishop of Trenton he secured from Mr. james Cox Brady the sum of 550,000 with which he purchased the present site of Villa Victoria. 'It was established as a Mother House, Novitiate, Probandate, juniorate, High, Normal, and Music Schools for the Religious Teachers Filippini of the Ameri- can Province of St. Lucy. After he was made Archbishop of Newark in 1928, his interest in Villa Victoria continued and it was through his endeavors that the present site of Villa Walsh in Morristown, New Jersey, was obtained. The Mother House was transferred to Morristown and Villa Victoria remained as a private Academy for girls. The Archbishop, by his work, has provided for us a school where we have received a thorough education and excellent training in the Catholic principles of life. We have been well prepared by our teachers and we stand ready to assume our places in a troubled and Godless world. We are deeply grateful to His Excellency for making possible our Alma Mater and the training which it has provided. Our parting words to you, dear Archbishop, are a sincere and loving God bless you. May He bless all your labors as He has blessed your work at Villa Victoria. In the heart of each of us on our Graduation Day is a prayer of thanksgiving for the fatherly love we have received from you. May you have many more years of fruitful labor in the vineyard of your Lord. f ,fi ,JW Ofgn QTQ Y N 'iw 5 X J l if' 1 5 1' T , 1 YXYXXIK 95 V ' ' 4 Q -si... ,f , .tug ,S J 'lui' ti tai ii Q 3' .. 9 ri X-Qx T .3:s-Nl.s-.-il' -4 ,r n Vg f, .fxws Q, x Z .... i -. , . . - ' e X, ,I fi - fat 45 , dugg!!! A, 4 -11 -,V I 2 Fit! 6, ggi? u L W fo fl .fa Fi' Q fd Q tx fl ,tit 'em 74,19 , ,, ' T f Q f 's ,-, arf, , , Hill 14 6 KG-,,,