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Show ST. MARY'S ACADEMY HOLL OF HONOR St. Mary's Academy presents this week its roll of honor and a well-written essay on the month of October. It is a beautiful tribute to the most glorious month of the, year, although we are nearing the threshold of the bleak November. Roll' of Honor Misses Ashton. Mullin, Mul-lin, McDonald, Clark, Plumhoff, Miller, Mil-ler, M. McDonough, M. Nissler, Tris-bee, Tris-bee, Kane, Meyers, Curley, M. Mc-Hugh, Mc-Hugh, Morrison, Kervin, Santche, Robispn, M. Halstead, L. Halstead, McCovey, Preston, Pederson, Johnson, Egan, Burton, O'D.onnell, Wearyrick, Foster, A. Kinney, K. McDonough, L. McHugh, Turner, Ensign, Viox, Cock-well, Cock-well, A. "Healy, O. Oliver. Kirk. V. Guthrie, Davis, Le Flohie, Gardmund-sen, Gardmund-sen, Jensen, Bawden, McCrystal, Fitz-gibbons, Fitz-gibbons, McMillan. M. Healv. F. Ev ans, McHatton, Ledbetter, Downs, Smithson, A. Smithson, Chantrom, Carter, Gottstem, Pope, Buckley. Hull-strom. Hull-strom. Smith.. Flournoy, N. Geary, K. Sexton, M. Sexton, M. McDonough, Feeney, Fitzgerald, Wrightson, Lawrence,. Law-rence,. Tya, Gillam, Crooks. I. Morrison, Morri-son, L. Newhausen, G. Newhausen, T. Smithson, . McCullah,- M. Donohue. Carr, Gebhart, W. McDonough, E. Daly, A. Anderson, Chase. THE MONTH OF OCTOBER Pome writer has aptly described October Oc-tober as the "nut brown month," and as we view nature at this period we ; feel what a pfcture is conveyed in i these three words. The landscape lies before us clothed in a rich coldon brown.while the dashes of crimson and J tan in the tree's foliage give just the touch necessary to complete the scene. With a momentary pang we realize that summer is gone, but who can look For miles the fields lie golden in the fc-'"""' -utiiifeiu. ihe trees are? loaded with fruits in tints of royal purple and scarlet. The flowers of the earlier months, in all their dainty purity, pur-ity, have come and gone, but we still have the hardy, one might almost say arrogant, blossoms of fall. 'Tis true the birds have gone, and now are pouring forth their trills of rr-oiodv ir otr 'm-fs than nur and were we in the mood to moralize we might console ourselves by thinking that our loss is someone's gain. Far in the hazy distance stands the mountains, grim and austere, like some gray robed friar amidst the splendor and gayety of the world. There is a something gone, perhaps. the vivacity of the preceding month, but with quiet j indolence we resign ourselves to the idleness of this, nature's rest season. Some morning we awaken to find the beauties of yesterday cut down by an iron hand, each flower lies trampled blackened and dead. The trees strip- pea of their garlands stand like sentinels sen-tinels tall and stern. The winds moan through their barren tops, and over all drips the silvery tears of rain. All of this is a purely material sketch of the month, and fades into insignificance when we consider the spiritual treasures it holds. It is, first of all, the month of the Rosary, when Catholics" the world over unite in their homage to our beloved be-loved Mother, and few who kneel at Mary's shrine leave empty handed, for her gifts are scattered with the lavishness of a loving mother. As in pensive mood we listen td the autumnal sound made by the down-dropping down-dropping leaves, we might say that each leaf numbers some whispered ave. Again we have the month dedicated to the Holy Angels, those pure messengers mes-sengers from the throne on high. Do we realize that in each moment of our life we are watched over by our angel guardian? Do we listen to their whispered whis-pered words of comfort or advice' Surely our good star must be in the ascendant this month, with two such powerful protectors! It is the twilight of the year and will we, when our twilight comes, find ourselves as nature na-ture is prepared? O what a glory hath the world put on For him, who, with a fervent heart goes forth Under the bright and glorious sky, and looks On duties well performed and days well spent! For him, the wind, aye, and the yellow-leaves yellow-leaves Shall have a voice and give him eloquent elo-quent teachings. NELLIE MULLEN (class 03). |