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

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,lil In his class in Apologefics, Fafher Sangmeisfer guides fhe seniors lo a higher inielleclual and spirifual life. With qrace and simpliciiy he expounds lhe rnvsferies of our Holy Faifh, and wiih 'the lrenchanf weapons of logic and frufh he enables fhe sludenfs fo refufe any of fhe insidious aflacks upon fheir Faifh which fhey may encounler in fhe modern world. Fa+her's calm and gracious manner, exemplified in fhe grace of his priesfhood, incifes his sfudenfs +o lead a holy and a happy life. Above, Fafher quesfions Jane Ryan of 4A on Ohe primacy of Sf. Peier. Every Thursday, Faiher Devlin insfrucls fhe seniors in The sacred lifurgy. The iexl' used is The Meaning of fhe Mass. Fafher 'frains lhe sfudenfs io appreciaie ihe Holy Sacrifice, and io live fhe Mass in 'rheir daily lives. Arts and Sciences

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--l Ure Student Assaciaiiau is ll Patent ,41kI in Cfrzflmliv Adrian Joseph Cunningham, Joseph Fischer, Anfhony Lynch, sland- ing, and Thomas Tachovsly, junior sludenf represenlalives, maize arrangemenfs for lhe junior spring dance, an annual evenl ol' major imporfance in which fhe iuniors have fhe opporlunify of displaying lheir execulive and arfisfic abilifies. The freshmen are exlremely generous afler school hours. Alfhough rhey are only learning 'ro lype, neverlheless, lheir help is invaluable when work is lo be done fha? requires accuracy rafher lhan speed. Edward Alberlson and Harry pn 'iii ff:::::' Siegleldl, above, are freshmen sludenl represenlalives. lllll Falher Sangmeisler addresses lhe newly elecled sludenl ol- ficers on lhe dulies imposed on lhem as members of fhe Sludenr Associalion. He reminded Them, as well as lhe sfudenf body, lhal lhe purpose of Calholic educalion in- cludes a knowledge of God and His love for man, moral lraining, and elhical principles. Fafher slressed 'lhe per- sonal sanclificafion of lhe individual which undoubledly will remedy fhe evils of our lime and prolec? againsl lhose of +he fulure. Tallis were given by lhe sludeni edilors of fhe school's publicalions, and by Miss Jean Pursell, edilor of The Sceplreu of l952. :Y X--iQ ,e' cy A ,fv-Q. if . lil., I if ' I 'I 0 v

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Bs- x 4 r wi, , I Y ,im 4 r- Q ,vs Ffa x Q . ,X Our sfudenls confribufe generously lo supply lhe public libraries in ihe vicinily wilh subscripfions fo fhe mos? popular Cafholic magazines. Above, Rosalie Pursell leafs lhrough ihe curren'f issue of lhe CATHOLIC WORLD, while Edward Ansbach chooses TIME for a comparafive sludy of the labor quesfion in preparafion for his naiional problems class. Maryanne Bilsalz developes and explains a lrigonomelric formula for her classmales of seclion 4A. Eleanor Yanlro, Belhlehem Calholic senior, and librarian af lhe Public Library, gladly sfarnps books for her classmafes, Anlhony Baba, John Harvey, and Anna Mafus. Locafed direcfly opposife our school, +l1e library has become a sor+ of annex lo BCHS. Our sfudenls spend many hours lhere preparing English and hisfory assignmenfs. Miss Presfon, fhe head librarian, by her gracious manner and willingness 'ro help lhe sludents, males a visil lo fhe library a pleasanf evenf. l .xx