Now you, too, can own a piece of the rock!
"Here
is another picture, the chapel, with its
white alabaster walls, communion rail and
altar of shining turrets. The sun behind
the fine stained glass windows splashes
color onto the pews where we kneel in
reflective repose. The colors move ever
so slowly like the tide washing over us in
pools of azure, gold, velvety purple, and
garnet red - its color bathing our folded
hands reminding us of our budding
womanhood."
From "Shards of Memory"
There was a lot of marble used in our
chapel. As you can see, there were pedestals,
statuary, and steps and flooring that seem
to made of marble. There were also,
according to my recollection, a marble
altar rail and marble sills under the
stained glass windows. Several years ago Les (Mike) Berkel of
Belleville made a lot of jewelry from the marble
at the request of a class reunion. He has held
on to the rest of the marble that he
polished into stones. He would like to tell
our alumnae about these pieces to see if
there is any interest in purchasing them.
Since I'm in contact with several alumnae
from many classes, I said that I would put
it on my website, send out emails, and post
it on Facebook for those interested in
buying them. There a lot of pieces - so
think big!
Here
is a sampling of his many pieces I am selling them at cost plus a dollar
each
for shipping. I averaged the cost of the
pieces at $5.00 each plus $1 each postage.
It should be noted that the metal used in
the jewelry is not real gold or silver but
gold-tone and silver-tone. Above is a
picture of some of the items. I
have many, many pieces. So, please buy as
many as you like - sisters, cousins,
reunion gifts and. of course, for
yourself. For more information about the altar,
the various pieces, and a link to an order
form click here:
Marble Jewelry from the Chapel at the
Academy
from: RAW 1964 October - see below
Pages courtesy of Class of 1952 - Eva Prpich Dunn
April/May 1951
May 1952
Courtesy of class of 1960 - Special thanks to Pat Enright Baeske
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- September 1956
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- May 1961
Pages courtesy of JoAnn Kinsella Nadler Class of 1965
Pages courtesy of Carol Whobrey Mauchline - Class of 1965
Do you have some RAWs stored away? Break out those memories and send them to me for our AND webpages.
Here are your challenges:
1. Where is the chapel altar and stained glass today?
2. Where did this drawing appear:
3. What was the original name of Notre Dame back in 1859?
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New Pages added to AND Webpages
More news and views from the Class of 1950
Class of 1949 - 60th Reunion picture and article
Class of 1953-More memories from Pat!! 2011
In Memoriam to Class of 1960, 2011
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Rita Winkelmann Hall: Class of 1966 - Memories!!
More memories from Class of 1968
Class of 1965 Updates and new page:
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