Transcript
of video (dated June, 2005):
I
came from
the College
of St. Francis,
because that’s
what it was
known as when
I entered it
in 1964.
As
a lay student,
I came from
my home state
of Maine.
And I was trying
to decide
what College
to go to and
I applied to
3 or 4 Colleges.
And
the College
of St.
Francis had
a sister program
where sophomores
would take
on 1 freshman
coming
in and write
to them and
invite them.
And it seemed
so inviting
that I couldn’t
resist.
I also
was impressed
by the
reasonableness
of the
College. It
was inexpensive
at the
time to go
to. And finances
were certainly
a concern,
so I thought
that would
be a good choice.
The
part of Maine
that I grew
up in was
mainly Protestant.
In my graduating
class in public
school, there
were only 3
Catholics.
So I thought
it would be
wonderful for
my growth to
go to a Catholic
College. And
so that’s
why I chose
the College
of St. Francis.
When
I entered
its’ doors,
they were very
welcoming.
Sr.
Rose Agnes,
especially,
was concerned
for those
students who
didn’t
have a background
in Catholic
Theology.
So
she offered
for the
first semester
an informal
class where
we would just
gather and
she would help
to instruct
us on fundamentals
of Catholicism,
which was
very nice of
her to do.
I
was deeply
impressed with
the College
sisters, especially
Sr. Emeran
and Sr. Joan,
because I took
many classes
in Chemistry.
So
impressed was
I that in my
the beginning
of my junior
year, I crossed
the campus
and entered
the Sisters
of St. Francis. |
