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September 24th, Mercy Day, found us assembled in the chapel dressed in the traditional sodality white dresses and blue veils. Yes, we were celebrating the first anniversary of the opening of our college. It would have been a special day were we just celebrating the first anniversary-yet there was an added significance which lay in the fact that His Excellency our Most Reverend Bishop McVinney was celebrating Mass for the first t m:= in our college chapel. As he stood at the foot of the altar, he represented to us the personification of all earthly virtues, and the true Shepherd of our souls. The reverence in his offering of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass was inspirational to all assembled there. After the Mass was over, the Bishop turned to us and before he even spoke, he just smiled a smile that radiated throughout the chapel touching everyone, and bringing with it an air of friendliness and a sense of personal interest in each and everyone of us. Then he began to speak of the importance of our college education, and of the necessity for acquiring knowledge and truth. We have always known education is important. That is why we are here in Salve Regina. The earnestness and sincerity ringing in the Bishop's words, and his energetic deliverance of his message, made us realize more deeply how fortunate we are, and how we should grasp our present opportunity. When the Bishop finished speaking, there were many new ideas and seed for thought in , our minds. The realization of the true import of knowledge came to us fully-we had learned our first lesson of the school year from our spiritual leader and guide.
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A reception followed in the Great Hall on the first floor of the college. We had formed lines in a very formal manner, but the Bishop broke the air of formality at once, and put us at our ease. W e simply met him as a newly found friend, and his interest in us as a person warmed our hearts. One touch of genuine cordiality was his way of saying something nice about our home town or parish. ] ust a little touch that made all the difference in the world! And when someone s;ipj: ed and addressed him as "Father' in her earnestness to say "Your Excellency", his kind smile reassured her. As the gro up gathered about him later to sing the col l ege songs, his very presence fostered better singing. E e seemed so completely at ease and at hom e with us, that it was catching. His aA ro n Stu dio bility to make friends is one of the first impressions one has of Bishop McVinney. All good things must come to an end, and before we knew, it was time for him to leave. His first visit to our college was over-we hope there are many more to come. As we waved goodbye to him when he drove away, we thought of the ideals he had emphasized in his message to us. We thought too of his future visits to our College, of future classes who would receive that same kindly cordiality, but all the while we knew that no other occas ion would ever quite equal this first meeting and this first anniversary of Salve Regina. Thus, we ex tend o ur warmest congratulations, our assurance of prayers, and our sincere hope for many fruitful years to our Most R everend Bishop Russell ]. McVinney, as o ur guardian, shepherd, protector, and friend.