St Joseph High School - Lilium Yearbook (Emmitsburg, MD)

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A Father's Blessing - urbi et orbi. THE WORLD MOURNS A LEADER--a leader for peace. Pius XII spoke, prayed, and worked for justice, freedom and order. His was the cause of Christ. His was the unremitting task of binding the wor1d'swounds, of rec- onciling brother to brother, of bridging the gap between East and West, es- pecially through us, today's youth. He was concerned about our education, our recreation, and our home life. The Holy Father knew that a better youth means a better world. While we, seniors, contemplated leaving our Alma Mater, His Holiness left this workaday world for a better one. But the Pontiff did not leave us without re- membrance. He willed us his dream, the vision of a prevailing Christian Social order, a world at peace. May we try to be worthy of this immense spiritual legacy. May his principles live on in us and in our posterity.

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OVQZUOT' In the beginning God created heaven and earth. Genesis 1, 1. We are living in an age of awareness of mammoth stars, of orbiting satellites, of re- volving planets, all contained in the vastness of space. Yet space is timeless. Only man gives to space the concept of time, of a point of origin and of cessation. Existence itself can be compared to a planet, as it takes up an orbit, receives light from the sun, returns to its point of origin. For we, also, are given an orbit of life, receive light from the Son of God, and, eventually, return to the point from which we started. From God the Creator is our life and to God the Creator we tend. This is the purpose of our livesg this is the idea we must try to keep before us as we step forward on the pathway of life. It is with this thought that the editors of this book present the LILIUM of 1959.

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With the Faculty - after hours. 2 it -. Q A silent tribute to Sister Catherine, our library with its well-kept files. How much patience and diligence have been ex- pended here! Deeply engrossed, Sister Catherine skims 8 a newly-purchased book. I l To each student there is a par- ticular outstanding incident in his or her memory, where Sister displayed great understanding of the modern American teenager. Every pupil in future years will recall her inspiring example. No one can ever forget what an interest she showed in us, our ambitions, our ideas, and our principles. Sister Mary--in the mailbag. t, W ' N w., N who r, 'U pb 'til QU' T 'I xxx my 9 w J' A I To the Seniors: God has favored you with very special opportunities to develop mind, soul and body duringyour high school days. Assess these bl e s s i n g s at their true value and strive to have them regulate your future lives. --Sister Clare Sister Clare files a Trig test.