Villanova University - Belle Air Yearbook (Villanova, PA)

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 DEDICATION This Ninth Volume of The Belle Air Is Affectionately Dedicated to THE Augustinian Fathers OF THE Province of St. Thomas of Villanova IN RECOGNITION of nearly ninety YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE CAUSE OF Catholic Education; IN MEMORY of the heroic endeavors AND THE SACRIFICES OF THE MEN WHOSE VISION AND FORESIGHT BEGAN THE WORK OF MATERIAL, INTELLEC- TUAL and Spiritual Building at Villanova: IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT and in Gratitude to the Friars who HAVE CONTINUED THE WORK OF THE PIONEERS, WHO STILL LABOR TO UP- HOLD THE STANDARD TO CARRY ON the Ideals of Catholic Educa- tion—The Training of Youth in Knowledge and in Religion. ® 9 Ui 1 1

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 SPAIN AND THE ANCIENT GLORY OP SPAIN HAVE GIVEN US THE BACKGROUND USED IN TH'S BOOK. WE HAVE TAKEN THAT COUNTRY BECAUSE WE BELIEVE SPAIN TO BE ONE OF THE BUILDERS OF CULTURE AS WE KNOW TODAY IT HAS BEEN HANDED DOWN THROUGH THE CENTURIES. A HERITAGE RICH IN FOLK LORE. OVERFLOWING WITH DEEDS AND STORIES AND CONTAINING A WEALTH OF MATERIAL FROM WHICH TO MOULD THE THEME OF THIS PRESENT BELLE AIR. WE CANNOT GO INTv) DETAIL BUT A FEW EXPLANATIONS WILL SUFFICE TO SHOW THE GENERAL IDEA WE HAVE FOLLOWED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE PAGES. THE COVER IS AN AUTHEN- TIC COPY OF THE SHIP WHICH CARRIED COLUMBUS TO THE SHORES OF AMERICA. WE OFFER THE B(X)K WITH THE IDEA THA I IN OTHER YEARS IT MAY CARRY YOUR MEMORIES BACK TO OUR BELOVED CAM- PUS. OUR COLLEGE SECTION IS THE INTERIOR OF A SPANISH CATHEDRAL. CLASSES REPRESENT THE CONSTANT WARFARE CARRIED ON IN THE DAYS OF THE M(X RISH INVASIONS. OUR PAGES ON COLLEGE ACTIVITIES BRINGS BACK TO THE MEMORY THE FAMOUS PASS OF RONCESVALLFS. ONE OF THE MOST NOT ABLE AND HONORABLE EVENTS IN 1 HE PAST DAYS OF THE EMPIRE. AGAIN OUR ORGANIZATIONS ARE REPRESENTED BY SKETCHES OF A RELIGIOUS CEREMONY WITH A M(X)RISH BACKGROUND. ALL THE SCENES SHOWN ON THE COMING PAGES ARE TRUE TO LIFE. LIFE AS THC SPANIARDS LIVED IT IN THE DAYS WHEN SPAIN W'AS THE MISTRESS OF THE SEAS. THE CAMPUS SCENES ARE ALSO TRUE TO LIFE. LIFE AS WE HAVE LIVED IT THROUGH FOUR YEARS OF LAUGHTER AND TEARS. SONG AND SORROW AND WHEN THE END IS REACHED MAY YOU FEEL WELL SATISFIED THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS VOI UME OFFERED BY THE CLASS OF NINE- TEEN THIRTY-ONE.