Academy of St Joseph - In The Pines Yearbook (Brentwood, NY)

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W DEDICATION O'OUR BELOVED PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. WHO HAVE WISELY - UNSELFISHLY - GENEROUSLY PREPARED US FOR THE FUTURE AND ENABLED US TO BECOME GRADUATES OF THE ACADEMY OF SAINT JOSEPH WE LOVINGLY - GRATEFULLY - HOPEFULLY DEDICATE OUR IN-THE-PINESH

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OUR ALMA MATER Pine trees grown so very tall, Same in summer and in fall- Sentinels, so proud and straight, Guard well our beloved gate! - A pleasant sight to us - well known - A part of our dear second home. - With you we have often shared Our varied secrets and our cares. You remember when we came - Little Freshmen -all the same: Bewildered, scared, prone to beware, Yet Senior Hall to walk we,d dare! - As Sophomores we were not shy, And gaily watched each day go by. For Latin even we were eagerg The Ides of March we buried Caesar! Soon Jolly juniors we became, Saint Catherine,s Hall- our Hall of Fame. - Our Senior year then loomed in sight, VVe seemed to grow up overnight. Pine trees swaying with the breeze, Like old friends, our worries ease. Seniors we are now at lastg And Senior rings are coming fast. - Finally for them we kneel, And new, lasting joy we feel. - Senior weekends, Christmas play, Dances, concerts - happy days. - And Class Night some few tears we shed, VVhile Commencement loomed ahead. B 0 9 Pine trees pointing toward the sky, The time has come to say, Cood-byel,'- Dear Alma Mater and kind Friends, God bless you ,til we meet again! CI. V. and A. KJ

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'V0lzmtas Dei-Pax Nostra THE WILL OF GOD-OUR PEACE THESE WORDS, from the biography of our Holy Father, Pope Iohn XXIII, we have chosen as our motto. Inspiring and practical, The Will of God, Our Peacen, must be for us a lifetime guide and prayer, for it embodies the fundamental principle of Christian living. It is the ever recurring motif that runs through the sonata of a well-directed life. It has been the pre- dominant theme in our varied and profitable years at Brentwood. As Cardinal Roncalli and Patriarch of Venice, our present Pope often repeated this aspiration. With the will of God ever in mind, he met and efficiently handled difficult affairs of state as well as baffling political problems. His strict adherence to God's will probably won for him the title, Optimistic Patriarchv, which his beloved Venetians fondly called him. So we should permit the will of Cod to dominate our lives, Thy Will be donev must be not only our daily prayer, but also a motive power guiding thoughts and actions. Doing God,s will means character building- cultivation of God-given gifts. It implies developing the two-fold virtue of charity and other necessary virtues, in short, doing the will of God is the road to sanctification. Following our God-Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier-will make our lives truly successful and peaceful. He knows what is best for us.-His peace must be the answer to the message each one of us sends to Him: TRUSTING MY ALL TO YOUR TENDER CARE, AND KNOWINC THAT YOU LOVE ME, I,LL DO YOUR VVILL, WITH A HEART SINCERE, I,LL BE WHAT YOU WANT ME TO BE!