Creighton Preparatory School - Jay Junior Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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The Graduates Graduation Day has come all too suddenly. It is almost incredible that the past four years have sped by so quickly. With mingled feelings of joy and regret we take our leave of our beloved Alma Mater. There is joy in the thought of having completed our high school career with some measure of success. There is a shadow of regret in the thought of having to leave the portals and halls that have grown so dear to us. Some of us have made definite decisions in regard to our future work. Others of us are still in doubt as to what we shall do next year. But all of us look confidently to whatever may lie ahead. We are convinced that our high school training has laid deep the foundations on which we are to build our future lives. Our education has been a complete education, directed not only to our mental de- velopment. but to our physical and moral development as well. The program during the entire four years at Creighton Prep was aimed at a harmonious advancement of our mental, physical, and moral powers. That is a complete education, that is the edu- cation which has been ours. Hence, we rightly feel that we have attained to a sense of values in the realities of life. We intend to make more sure our grasp of those real- ities so that nothing in later years may lead us from the high purposes we now enter- tain. At a time like this it is impossible to keep from reminiscing. Maybe it is the brightness of the present occasion which blinds us to our faults of yesteryearg still, as we look back to our Freshman year we can see nothing but a group of quiet, model youngsters. Certainly we were timid. As the weeks wore on, however, we made bold to assert an occasional opinion and when-to our amazement-we were not contradicted, we realized that our days of probation were past. We had been accepted as an integral part of the student body. About this time friendships began to spring up, some of which were to deepen as the years slipped by. The Sodality of Our Lady was a golden medium by which our friendships and joys were enhanced. Then came the longed-for Sophomore year. It was our turn to welcome the new- comers, and that welcome was as warm as we could dare make it. Then the extra-cur- ricular activities got under way. Happily, a number of us were represented in those organizations. There were quite a few in sports, a surprisingly large number in dra- matics and debate. As the year drew to a close it was evident that we were beginning to scale the heights of achievement. 1 Our Junior year in a way was our most brilliant year. We were represented in every activity. We had a full quota on the championship teams of the yearg we gave our full measure of effort towards making the 1940 yearbook the most talked of vol- ume any Jay Junior staff had yet produced. As June approached we were almost loathe to see that happy year fade away. Last September we came back with the unshaken resolve to take up where we had left off the previous June and build to higher and greater successes. We were steadfast in our resolveg success came. Again we scored unforgettable triumphs in athletics. In dramatics, forensics, and journalism we led the way. This is noteworthy when we stop to recall that this yearis plays were some of the best Prep has seen in a number of years and that several speakers in the various forensic contests were accredited with outstanding ability. To a select, hard-working group of seniors is due most of the credit for the prod-uction of this year's annual. This distinction holds a unique merit in that the 194-l Jay Junior is the first yearbook in Prep history to present an art theme in two colors. This is an achievement which may not be repeated for several years to come. Behind the splendor of our success stand our teachers and spiritual guides. They have sought only our welfare and advancement. If at times we may have seemed un- grateful, we make a hurried apology. We have always been aware of their interest and solicitude in our behalf. To them, next to our parents, do we owe an undying thanks.

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