Dallas

A "Legacy of Service" was commissioned to commemorate the presence of the School Sisters of Notre Dame in the United States from 1847-1997.The figure on the right represents Blessed Mother Theresa of Jesus Gerhardinger, foundress, holding the original rule book of the congregation. The figure at the left is Mother Caroline Friess, the first superior in the United States, whose hand rests on a plow which symbolizes the work she undertook of "breaking new ground." It is the work of G. E. Mullan.