Bethlehem Catholic High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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Qi? Q fin ggxfkx Jwaii-,ey jf! xx'-iK,f1?gl3rowQagdCrcJ Q COURAGE. HE wlnd howled b1anches of the trees snapped the sto1m that BNI had been raglng, IO1 two days seemed to IIILIGRSL 1athe1 than d1 Q m1n1sh as It swept the llttle Island ot Zappo In 1ts fu1y as he E E stood 1n one of the rooms of h1s cottage Jack Dearborn looked out at the 1u1n wrought IH forty elght hours and wonde1ed how great a toll Natule would clalm th1s tlme IO1 these sto1 ms we1e mo1e O1 less fle quent on the Island Supplles w ere xery low and the boat that brought them each month had not as Vet a1r1x ed Had lt lost 1ts course 1n the sto1m or had a gl eater d1saste1 ox 91 taken It P Ot cou1 se the tempest w as pred1cted and D1 obably the boat had not left on schedule Many other thoughts crow ded the worr1ed m1nd of Jack as he stood there and natural ly they w ere not all about the w eather cond1t1ons He thought of the c1r cumstances that led h1m to settle flnally on th1s Island peopled w 1th a few wh1te 1nhab1tants and some sem1 C1XIll79d blacks He had cut hlmself OH entlrely from all acquamtances Pe1haps It w e1e better who knows 7 H1s reve11e was 1nte1rupted by 1 knock at the doo1 VVho xentured out 1n th1s uolent storm P Was there danger of whlch he was lgnorant and th1s the w arn1ng7 Hu1r1edly he w ent to the doo1 and opened It to admlt one of the whlte women of the Island W1ll you come rlght away? Baby s so s1ck Oh please come She stammered these ph1ases as she passed h1m to leach a cha1r lnto wh1ch she sank exhausted Where IS the place and how' haxe you managed to get here ' It IS not far A few' mlles I 1eally don't know One doesn't thlnk of dlstance when lt IS for someone you love. Please come w'1th me. Now keep calm, Jack soothed. Tell me about the slckness how long and w hat symptoms haxe you 11Ot1C9Cl?,, For weeks my chlld has been 111, but only SIIICC yesterday has been get tlng worse all the t1me. Ugly sores on hi? body, and dreadful pam Why do you w alt Start Jack w as the only w h1te man 1n that sect1on of the Island, and the na tn es had turned 1nst1nct1xely to h1m when they were troubled or puzzled about thlngs, but he had as Olded all contact w 1th the whlte 1nhab1tants. He knew a llttle about dOCtO1'1I'1g, and he hgured he m1ght as well go and rellexe the ch1ld's mother. At least lf he w ent he would be dolng his part and perhaps help the chlld Actually only a few mlnutes had elapsed llmltuz - - 1 '1 1 ', - .--11 -- -1' K' f' -- '-' ff ' 's ' 'f Ava, Y fl- W, ,-- ,-, ,..,- f -I , -1-32: 1- 1:-1' 11 'CZ' ,.f:f- f - - 1 1. . 1 7 ' -- 1-ff'-:-'.,-gr., f f ,fi 1' ' so V : ' P' 4. 'S . -- ff QPN 11' 1 4.vf'w '21 . 1: c f ,ff -if Xe 'A -'T-T1 Ji fi. I ' X , ' .. -I 1151.51-J: 5 gs sas?-1.1,-1: W6 I ---I :lx :gg L.,1s,:4 A ff 1 L A9 ' C-X X ,132 -1. nw , H 1-'-HQ.- se 1 H- - ff 1 0 1 2- 'f- .,., 1 11, -r- 18 1: .X 1 xi J , , ,i Li A ,Y AW --Qs. Y ---G. ,., .Y -- L1-sg sf, , ,. 1 , V?-J 1' 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 Y , I 1, 1 ,' , 3 1 . 1 . 1 1 , 1 1 - az F - I - 5.11, 5 . . . . 1 . ' i , x 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 t-' IX- 1 , 1 1 1 , Us , . . . -1, , 1 1 1 ,- 'A x x m 1, Q . v . ' I 1 v 1 v f ' 1 1 1 ' ' 1 ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 L , s A A L. L - . N V f I . . . 1 1 1 ' r . . 1 Y . . , 1 . . I 1 . . , . 1 1 ,- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , . . . , . . . 1 1 , 1 . v Y . . '1 1 , - v V . . . - N . Y . . W v. Y . . . w . . v. . . v - A L1 n A I . 1 1 . Y I V 1 l n L W V Q ' 1' 1 ' 1 1 y ' L s C u . 1 Y. 1 I 'Y 0 v . Vf . 1' . 1 1 . - I . , . . . 1 ,. 1 1 1 ' Y . Y 1 1 . 66 . . Y 6 , Y 1 1 . 1 ,, . . 1 . , . 1 1 'D N 1 1 1 1 . V I I . V . . 1 1 1 ' S

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' w We , ff ZX-R if-if,JyV'f Br wry and C IDEALS And behold the stfu they had seen 111 the East we11t befole them unt1l It came and stood OVQI whe1e the Chlld w as Down th1ough the centu11es has come to us the St0ly of the anclent Magl hastenlng 0291 bu1 mng sands 1n lesponse to the guldfxnce of a star E'1ge1ly and anx1ously d1d the Magl follow step by step 111 the hght of 1ts beckonlng force Eage1ly and anmouslv dld the Magl hope to lQ1ll7G the sta1 s p1ophecy H1St0lW tells us the 1esult They found the Chlld the Chlld thelr Kmg the Iqlllg' then God Wlth a l1ke 1nsp11at1on and Wlth a l1ke guldance has man eye1 had g1ven to hlm a sta1 a llght a deslre a noble1 1nst1nct that beckoned h1m on safely and surely ONQI the bu1n1ng sands of l1fe s desert wastes It leads h1m oxer 11fe s wate1y Ways It pilots h1s bark OXG1 l1fe s locky shoals It floats h1m safe Such a stal such a hght IS but an ldeal Then what IS an ldeal and why 1ts 1mpo1tance IH l1fe'? Does It llght one s better nature to b11ng one aboye the common sod to a pu1e1 all a11d a b1oade1 new But what IS an ldeal 'P An ldeal IS a guldlllf., star It IS a falthfulness that makes one falth ful It IS an hono1 that emulates one to be ho11o1able It IS pu11ty that catches 1n 1ts llght one s YQIV soul It IS a st1eng,th that conquus w eak ness Eve1y llfe be It great 1n smallness O1 small 111 g1eatness must pos sess thlg xdeal As earth ls ba11en XK1thOLlt the sun so too 18 manhood VS1tl'lOLlt an 1de'1l But where seek thls ldeal and how fashlon one s l1fe on 1ts 1l1l99 lvlthlll the sanctlty of home 1s Mother the ldeal f womanhood In he1 can be traced the lofty vutues that are he1 glo1y to day And even as the Sllflllgllt d1leCtS the gale to the sun so do s th1s earthly mother pomt to her who IS our l1fe, our sweetness, and our hope W1th her as model, llfe has an 1deal The hlgh school student needs the guldmg star of home, of mothel, of Mary Never IS It sufficlent to count credlts 111 terms of Latm, F1 e11ch, Engllsh Mathematlcs, etc Rather should the Hlgh School furmsh credlts 1n H1d93lSn The student wlth lofty '41deals can be everywhere He can abstract from hls school, h1s teachels, h1s classmates, the s1lk of l1fe a11d weave lt 1nto the fab11c of h1s own exlstence But never can these u1dG3.lS,, be ours unless they be sought 111 thelr Source The stlength found 111 the shadow' of the Tabelnacle w'1ll help a11V weakness There the 1deal must be sought, and as of old wlll the Stijlb be, the 1deal becomes leallty ,Inna If Bvzzlv, '99 71LCf16 - ', 2 :,--,-- ,,n-1,.,-- vc, ,1 ff Y -V - v Y 1- 1-11 X1 - ,- -1 - , 1 1 '4 . ,,4-i'.'.? 7 -:-T' .1. 1- ,..,s 3, 1 s1, . -1 f 'T,.. 1:: f Y-. ' ff 1 ' ' 3 -JE-'T '-':'1:-'- ' 3 1 Ag ' ff ' X- : . A-5' ng ' C- 21? 11 1 X, X . - ..-- Vs ,ld-if , . 1-'1 -1-. vas ex N 1221,-ffl 'W .- 'f -' o1'5g,:.'-1' '- ' f' ' J, X X '1's:31j'.--' . ,f f f ,, X 1 111' 1-gg' Q , f Q A-24. iif, fy ,J Af f f 1 X -,011 6 ' ff yfS:,2.f,j1 V sr V, V ' 1' fb - I K ,L 17 -- ' E .gf .-.gV's,-14-53:54,-11x J 0 I 0 X 1. J1 A E e.,,,- 1, - - '-- Q - - ' n - ' '1.. - 1 V ,- L1 - U 4 w ' 1 v Q ' 1 C K n C A , ' 4 v 1 ' 77 L' I 7 svn V 1 fn' Y 1 1 A v - 1 1 1 1 1' Y ' A 7' 1 1' ' 1' 1 , c 1' I . 4 . . I . 7 i V V . . c 1 , 1 1 , 1 . ' . 1' .I Y ' ' 2 . .7 4 v ' . v w Q 1 y W ' 1 1 U . 1 v 1 1 1 . , , . 1 1 . . N . N. 1 . . . - 1 v a A a 1 Ls 7. v 4 1 ' S L ' 'ku Aw v L As ' . 0 v l , N 7 1 V ' . - 1 I v 4 . , 1 9 ' 9 K . V . N 1 W . . U. ,, 1 1 1 , 1 . . U. ,, v Y . K . 4 . . . K . . , 4. 1 It 4 4 . fv 1 , - , as - aa- sr I. 7 u Y L A H. ,, . . . . . . u . L Y AT n L nik - Q 1 1 LT ' c s 1 7 C . . . , v 1 ' i 1 w v n K A -K nl g L nl r A 5. ' I 11l. ' , 1' 111 ' 11 ' ru 11, 1' 1' . ' U' . 77 'f- 1 1 v' s ' s 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 , 1 1 - u' av ' 11- as , - s Y C u y sv n 1 All . . Q . . X . . i H. ,, 1 . 1 T 0 D . 1 . 1 ,- . , - v ' ' 1 f of-. ' . 1 . 1 , 1,1 1 1 ' - . 1 .

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'gag 'Q-ffCZffvfBg'6N,,.'-xgx Q 'iii' 0559 f 45' W. gBroc-Q9 GSA C Zi slnce the woman s a1r1x al but Jack reallfed how long, moments ale when one IS lmpatlent to start so he went lnto hls 1oom to prepare fol the Vlblt to the s1ck chlld He soon re appeared and together they braved the elements for the sake of a mother s love Strange how mothel hood changes a woman He wondered lf any of the glrls he knew back home would be capable of mak lng the sacrlfices these mothers made Wlthout a murmur H1s own Mother had not ln ed very long after h1s bll th and hls only memorles of hen were the p1ctures he had seen and the storles told h1m by hls Dad Would he be here now had hls Mother l1V6d9 What d1d h1s Dad thlnk of hls sudden dlsappearance had the eXplanat1on offered by the mllltary authorl tleS sufHced Agaln h1s reflectlons were Intel rupted but th1s txme It was by the fall 1ng of a tree ln thelr path Thelr progress had been xery slow and now thls obstacle added to the delay After conslderable dlfliculty they man aged to get over the obstructlon and contlnue thelr way It s only a llttle further the xx oman sald and Jack lnwardly thanked God the journey was almost at an end Flnally they arrlved at the hut the wx oman rushlng 1nto the llttle hovel to see lf the baby st1l1 l1ved Jack followed her through the doorway and there on a bed scarcely worthy of the name a baby turned about f1om s1de to slde moanlng and crylng Jack Went over and exammed the chlld vshlle the Mother looked on anxlously He was startled at vshat he found Nothlng but small pox could cause sores hke that Dld the Mother know th1s dleadful d1sease'7 Turnlng to her he sa1d, Thls 1S very serlous, a doctor must be found 1mmed1ately. What can I do? What can I do'7 There IS no one on the Island and the nearest place to locate one lb at the malnland Jack pondered: If thls dlsease spreads, many llves w1ll be lost and all because I falled to follow the d1Ct3teS of my healt and consclence Aloud he Sald, I W1ll leave you here Yvltll your baby and you must carry out my lnstructlons to the letter, then I'll go down to see about a boat and get to the mamlandf' She sobbed her gratltude and went fusslng about the chlld trylng to qulet hlm and ease the pam. Jack's last gllmpse of them was of the Mother Slttlflg' by the baby, her cheeks wet with tears, angulsh and fear ln her eyes eyes that pleaded wlth him not to fall 1'u1u teen - ' -14: --:-.cv - ' f --.ff ,fff ' 'vl 'ff A-X-X -. r '--.-- if:--f-' .-- ' f x 5. wi T- - J,-f 447-, 3, f X ki .,..- nr- 2 , - X152 X - I ,, X ' L 'jf,: .,f,-f -Q 4 ,g 1 X777 -Vg.-ir-:TA-1.5 11- , ff..f ,- - A ,- -X X ii? 'Y I ff-' . 'LSL'-. ' 'A M I I Q gn '?-'Lf'lfdJ 'Af ' 2 ' Qfntxf ' ' ' ' N-Qi-L X'-.141 XX, . X 'ii ' P --Y ' - . J HL-' X ' ,fr ' - fi .- ii- ' I fl: bglgff. X snfxifff ' 0 - 'X V, if 'ze ' 5 ' 7 . ' ' - . . , , 1 ,A ,- K . . . Y y . . Q Q . i . , . . an , I , 1 1 . . . . 1 . . , K . , S . - . . . . . W . . 1 . . . . . . 1 . . - , . . . . . . r . k 7 S , n L - I . as 9 - as , i - ' 7 , . . . . . r r , . . . . ' 7 7 Y , . , Y . . 7 .- . . . . . . . . . . U . . .