Canary Trills, Vol. I, Issue 1

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Dec. 8th THE COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE 1921i
The Message of the Snowflakes.
Little fairies, light as snowflakes,
Dancing in the frosty air
Fluttered round me,* gently pressing
Soft caresses on my hair.
“ Why to me,” I murmured musing
“ Do these little spirits come?”
“We,” the dainty fays made answer,
“ Bring to you from fairy lands
All the joys that we can carry
. In our tiny elfin hands;
And, in our sparkling silver ch5iriot.
Drawn by prancing snowflake steeds.
We bring a thousand Christmas wishes,
And hopes for valiant New Year deeds.”
c. A. R.
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C — is for Christmas which comes once a year
And fills every heart with peace and good cheer,
is for holly — in wreath and in spray;
Without it, ’twould not seem quite like Christmas day.
is regret — but, of course, you’ll have nong
When gone is the season of frolic and fun.
I — is for icicles, sparkling and bright.
Which glisten and gleam in the sun’s radiant light.
S — is for stockings which well mended should be
For Santa objects to large holes, don’t you see?
T — is for time, meaning bedtime. I ’m sure.
To be good little freshmen, go at eight, quite demure.
M—is for meals; don’t ever be late
Since it isn’t polite to make older folks wait.
A — stands for amiable; be cheerful and gay, |p
Each one should be merry and bright Christmas day.
S — is for Santa that good-natured soul
Who presents will bring from the distant North Pole.
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C A N A R Y TRI LLS .
CANARY TRILLS
Established 1921.
Published by the Students of The College of Saint Rose.
Board o£ Editors.
Editor-in-Chief,
W inifred A . M cGowan, ’24.
Associate Editors,
Margaret Ray, ’24.
A ngela D ugan, ’25.
Literary Editors,
j Cath e r in e R y a n , ’24.
Cath e r in e B oylan, '25.
Social Editors,
Margaret M cN amara, ’24.
Claire Carey, ’25.
News Editors,
A ugusta W olohan, ’24.
M ildred Couse, ’25.
Art Editors,
Maryrose Gilroy, ’24.
Mary Mah o ney , ’25.
Grind Department,
Gertrude O ’Conne ll, ’24.
Marian K ie h m , ’24.
Margaret W elch, ’25.
H elen D o n ah u e , ’25.
Business Managers,
U rsula Casey, ’24.
D orothy K ie h m , ’25.
Subscription Managers,
K a th a r in e Grewen, ’24.
R osalind M cGuire, ’25.
Vol. I ALBANY. NEW YORK. No. 1
COLLEGE SPIRIT.
The true college spirit is manifest in the desire of the students to
publish a school paper. Nowadays in most colleges, periodicals are
instituted and published by the student body, and while, viewed from
the standpoint of student enrollment, the College of Saint Rose is one
of the smallest institutions of higher learning, yet this does not mili­tate
against its ability to publish a paper second to none!
The fact that the periodical is the publication of the entire student
body, is shown by the manner in which each student has co-operated
to make the first issue successful. The versatility and cleverness of
the girls is well demonstrated by the profusion of material which
they have submitted. The staff appreciates the attitude and feels it
is indicative of the spirit which will always prevail.
With a spirit of co-operation which is hoped will be developed
through the medium of Canary Trills, our monthly paper, we may
look forward, with happy anticipation, to a successful future.
COLLEGE NEWS
Our Bishop’s Visit.
On the Feast of Saint Edmund, Right Reverend Edmund F.
Gibbons, the President of our College, paid his first official visit
to the students. After Mass the faculty and student body
gathered in the assembly. As the prelate entered the girls sang
the song of greeting, “ Ecce Sacerdos Magnus.” The Bishop
responded very warmly to our welcome and then began his
address.
In the course of his talk, he touched upon our advantages as the
first students of the College of Saint Rose, and our duties and
responsibilities as the founders of a Catholic institution for higher
learning. He emphasized strongly the importance of strengthening
the building of our characters by laying securely the three great
cornerstones, “ Bonitatem, Disciplinam et Scientiam.” *
As a result of Our Right Reverend Bishop’s talk, each girl resolved
that in the future, she would let pass no opportunity of performing
every task, no matter how small, to the best of her ability, and of
working ceaselessly with all the powers of her mind and God-given
talents of her soul, to make HER college an institution that the
whole world could point to fifty or a hundred years from now and
say, “ There, there is a college that I should be glad, yes, even proud
to call my Alma Mater.”
Lecture on Music.
On the Feast of Saint Cecelia, November the twenty-second, the
Reverend Joseph A. Dunney, Diocesan Inspector of Schools, gave
a most interesting lecture on the “ Development of Music
through the Ages ” The students of the Department of Music
illustrated by vocal and instrumental numbers the various stages
through which music passed. Father Dunney emphasized the
part played by the church in the development of music, and
showed that many valuable compositions would have been
lost to us if they had not been preserved in the monasteries
of old.
Chi Mu Kappa Corner.
Chi Mu Kappa opened its social activities this year with a dinner
at the Canton, followed by a theatre party at Harmanus Bleecker
Hall for Margaret Disney, a former student at the college.
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On October twenty-first the first regular Chi Mu Kappa meeting
of the year was held in Saint Edmund flail, Marion Dee and Ursula
Casey acting as hostesses.
November fourth found us in Cohoes, the guests of Margaret
Kelley.
At a Thanksgiving party given on the evening of November nine­teenth,
Sara Fahey and Maryrose Gilroy entertained the Sorority
girls.
The members of Chi Mu Kappa entertained the faculty and stu­dents
at tea on the afternoon of November third. The colors, tan
and brown, were most effectively carried out in invitations and
programmes as well as in the decorations. A clever sketch, en­titled
“ The Class That Set the Pace,” was presented in admir­able
fashion by the members. A reading by Miss Carey, and
several musical selections completed the programme.
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Our Social Calendar.
September 29th — Formal opening of college.
October 1st — Hike out to Normanskill. What happened ? Ask
Maryrose.
October 6 th — Get Wise party given by the “ Sophs” for the
“ Frosh.” Found “ Frosh ” all good sports.
October 11th — Famous party in the “ Booby Hatch.”
What? My dear, how could you? I t was
a. mere accident with sealing wax. Indeed,^
who said they smelled coffee and smoke.
Why the smoke entered the hall through
the back window. Does Dot talk in her
sleep? Yes, but she doesn’t scream and
walk and wake the whole household.
That was all with the one exception, that at
1 :30 Wynne decided to have a coughing spell,
— May we say choking? Keyme managed to
donate a dried cake, three weeks old. Besides
that and a . few other things, why, nothing hap­pened
at all.
October 12th — A Holiday, thanks to Columbus, Sail On.
Theatre party at the Hall.
October 13th — We’re Wise Party. You bet they were wise.
October 15th — Lolly Pop party in Saint Edmund Hall.
October 31st — Hallowe’en party in Saint Edmund Hall. Two
men were present. Something unusual, eh?
November 1st — Holiday. Thank the Saints for this one, Thealre
party at the Hall and Tea at the Marybud.
November 11th — Holiday. Freshmen had afternoon social in
“ Sleepy Hollow.”
November 12th — Some of the girls showed their finery up at Saint
Mary’s, Troy, that night.
November 16th — Informal party in the “ Bee-Hive.”
November 18th — The girls in Saint Rose Hall were delightfully
entertained at the home of Mrs. Murphy.
November 21st — Girls from St. Edmund Hall were entertained by
the owners of the “ Hang-Out.” Rosalind
McGuire and . Peg Welch did much towards
amusing the guests.
November 28th — Party in “ Dew-Drop-Inn.” Guests were
entertained by the weird stories of Miss
Gilroy! All back on the job after the all too
brief Thanksgiving Vacation.
December 2nd — We girls all sang at Saint Mary’s Hall, Troy.
Becoming more famous every day.
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CHIRPS
Heard Along the Boardwalk.
Dontcha hope we have ham and mashed potatoes ? ”
“ Just to know that you’re here.”
“ Oh, Fm starved.”
“ Got your Latin? ”
“ Wasn’t that last class terrible? ”
“ I haven’t heard Sarah’s orchestra lately.”
“ Gee, I ’m frozen.”
“ Did you save me a back seat ? ”
“ I don’t know a thing.”
“ Tell me, won’tcha now? ”
“ Did I get any mail ? ”
Sayings of the Faculty.
Can you guess who said:
“ The boys at the Institute, etc.”
“ According to Livy.”
“ Because it is so.”
“ Don’t look at me now, take this down verbatim.”
“ Your assignment for next week will be------
“ Wear your own faces.”
“ Once again, Girls, and then you may sit down.”
“ Take the odd numbers from 1 to 50.”
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Instructor—“ Miss McNamara, what is an oscillating body?”
Miss McNamara—“An osculating body is one which repeats its
limited action at regular intervals of time.”
Sara — (After working one hour on her history.) “ Oh, dear,
I ’ve spent one perfectly good hour doing this when I might
have been sitting here doing nothing.”
Ursula to Keyme —“ Marian put your head on the knob of the
bed and make yourself comfortable.”
At the end of the speech'in St. Edmund Hall, Catherine Ryan be­came
so enthusiastic that she “ degenerated into fanaticism.”
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Gert O’Connell’s “ elephantine” wit has quite overwhelmed us,
and would be more acceptable in an “ eleemosynary institution.”
Kathrine Grewen (referring to girls), “ I didn’t see them in the
chapel when I came in.”
Wynne McGowan (thinking of flowers which were recently
purchased for the chapel) : “ No, they are in the cellar to keep
fresh.”
Peg Keane —“ Mother, please give me an excuse for tardiness.
My Spanish teacher was holding me and I couldn’t get to
Philosophy Class.”
Maryrose (to store clerk)—“ Have you any coffee in the bean? ”
Hurt?
“ She slipped on a raincoat.” (Margaret Kelly in an informal
compo’.)
Philosophy Teacher—“ Tell me what you know about General
Metaphysics.”
Augusta, trying to appear intelligent —“ Doctor, I was just going
to ask you whether it was with the Greeks or Aristotle he fought.”
In History.
Our Instmctor — “ Miss McGowan, what happened to Wycliff.
Miss McGowan —“ Why, he just had his head cut off.”
Instructor —“ Give the dates of Elizabeth’s reign.”
Miss Rogers — “ Elizabeth reigned from 1490 to 1603.”
Instructor ■— “ Then how old was the queen, when she died ?
Miss Rogers — “ She was 104 years old.”
Instructor—“ Where was the king cr6wned?”
Miss Dee—“ Why, on the head, wasn’t i t? ”
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Instructor, speaking of Italy —“ How did Florence regard the
actions of Henry VII ? ”
Anne, just waking up —“ Why, she spurned his attentions.”
Instructor —“ Well, tell me about it.”
Anne —“ Oh, they were finally married.”
Peggy Ray, in history class —“ Yes, really, Joan of Arc was born
in 1412 and died when she was 19 years old, in the year 1841.”
Our history instructor was recently compelled to discontinue her
lecture owing to the loud snoring of Marion M. Carey.
We have decided to ask Miss Carey to discontinue her flirtations
with Jo-Cose.
Our Music Market.
Urtie Casey —“ I t’s All Over Now.”
Marion Dee —“ My Man.”
Sarah Fahey —“ The Music Box.”
Maryrose Gilroy —“ I ain’t Nobody’s Darling.”
Katharine Grewen— A Young Man’s Fancy.”
Marian Kiehm—“ Ain’t We Got F u n ? ”
Peggy Keane —“ Ma, He’s Kissing Me.”
Wynne McGowan —“ The Jazz Baby.”
Peggy Ray —“ Darling.”
Sally Wolohan —“ Wonderful Pal.”
Gert O’Connell —“ Some Baby.”
Gert Rogers —“ Waiting for You.”
Marion Carey —“ Dreaming.”
Catherine Ryan —“ I want My Mammy.”
Bob McNamara —“ Kiss Me Again.”
Anna Carey —“ Cuba.”
Margaret Kelley—“ We Ain’t Heard Nothing Yet.”
Anita Maas —“ I Sing Because I Love to Sing.”
Elizabeth Hanrahan —“ Sweet and Low.”
Anne Hammont—“ Say It With Music.”
Margaret Welch —“ Old Black Joe.”
Rosalind McGuire—“ Do You Remember?”
Florentia Pate—“ Oh, Frenchy.”
Waltrude Tunney —“ Oh, Hel-On.”
Florence Madden —“ Home, Sweet Homie.”
Dorothy Kiehm —“ There’s a Little Bit of Bad in Every Good
Little Girl.”
Mary Mahoney —“ O h ! How I Hate to Get Up In the Morning.”
Miriam Radigan —“ Sleep, Baby, Sleep.”
Bernice Shor —“ They’re Wearing Them Higher in Hawaii.”
Virginia Murphy—“ Tell Me.”
Rose Gamble —“ Vamping Rose.”
Angela Dugan —“ Bright Eyes.”
Helen Donahue—“ You’d Be Surprised.”
Catherine Boylan —“ I ’m Forever Blowing Bubbles.”
Margaret Reagan—“ You’re Still an Old Sweetheart of Mine.”
Claire Carey —“ Nobody’s Baby.”
Mildred Couse—“ They Go Wild, Simply Wild Over Me.”
Peggy Hanley—“ Take Me to the Land of Jazz.”
Bright Freshman translating the French Exercise, “ Elle a achete
des beaux chevaux.” “ She bought some beautiful hair.”
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In a Freshman compo:
“ Little notice was taken of the sign posts passing by.”
Frenchy —“ Oh, the lights have gone out.”
Barney—“ Well, run after them.”
An Extract from another Freshman’s compo:
“ The man went to the library after his breakfast.’
As Waltrude was preparing for bed, someone knocked on the door.
“ There’s someone downstairs to see you.”
“ Oh, dear! What shall I do ? ”
“ Why, just slip on something.” Whereupon the obedient fresh­man
immediately slipped on a cake of soap.
From another Freshman’s Masterpiece;
“ He was riding along on horse back. The wind blew the whip­ping
mane in his face.”
English Teacher —“ Miss Boylan, what is meant by a whipping
mane ? ”
Miss Boylan, dubiously—“ Why, the sea.”
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Math. Instructor—“ Is this a permutation or a combination? ”
Brilliant Freshman —“ I t’s a combination of both.”
From another Freshman’s weekly theme:
“After the assassination of Lincoln, the assassin jumped from the
box, broke his leg, and fled to Virginia.”
Some Speed!
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