Archbishop Ryan High School for Boys - Arrow Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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con en 1 IFF ts 14 1 IRFRTY 46 PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS 66 SPIRIT OF 76 90 In the words, There comes a time in one’s life”, there exists the knowledge that we, the Spirit of 76, after a long and difficult struggle, have realized our manhood. We have become individuals capable of accepting any challenge given to us. In 1776, our Founding Fathers discovered their individuality. The Patriots felt that they should have the liberty to choose their own way of life. But they also knew that without a unified effort, they would never attain that liberty. We the Patriots of today, must continue to strive for unity, for we are a community of brothers, a community of love. When recalling the anniversaries, of both our school and our nation, we must not let ourselves become caught up in facts and figures. For in the true pursuit of happiness, statistics mean nothing. It is the presence of love, the existence of brotherhood, and the essence of the spirit, that makes us what we are. In this, our pictorial representation of the 1975-76 school year, the student, his life, and his teachers are all interrelated. For this reason they are presented as Life. We, the student body, possess the freedom to choose our own extra-curricular activities. Therefore, these activities appear as Liberty.” We also hold the zest for competition. We chose to call this the “Pursuit of Happiness.” Needless to say, we, the Seniors, are the Spirit of 76.” 5

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If you wore there at the beginning he wae present, dedicated and strong for good education In a well constructed facility. On the very first faculty he served as department chairman and teacher in Religion and Dean of Students at a time when hard work and many functions were the rule. As a classroom teacher he won the lasting and continued respect of students, whom he even now serves as a spiritual counselor, mentor, and friend. Then he became Principal and for eight blessed years has struggled to edication bring the school to full maturity as a Catholic Institution, providing moral leadership and administrative know-how which often left weaker wills and lesser spirits gasping for breath at his tremendous energy and creative vitality. All these talents, all this wisdom dedicated to providing students with a good education, the faculty with meaningful careers and creative outlets and his brother Franciscans with fraternity and service, for all this we, the anniversary class of 1976, choose to single out someone who most embodies the ideals of this institution, the man who helped create and sustain Archbishop Ryan High School for Boys in its ten years of existence. —Rev. Noel Wall, 0. F. M.

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IERARCHY His Holiness Pope Paul VI His Eminence John Cardinal Krol. D.D., J.C.D. Archbishop of Philadelphia Rev. Msgr. Francis B. Schulte Superintendent of Schools Rev. Theodore Zaremba. O.F.M. Minister Provincial i ! | 6