Bishop Ryan High School - Ryanlight Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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:tif f 'v ,ii We Honor ', ' ex ' -. , ff? If-if W 1 r' 'V X' 5 , h--- n lf ' - 'i lluwl as lhe sowei' sows lhe seeds ol grain in lhe fields, so foo do some men spread fhe seeds of lcnowledge among olhers. To iusl such a man, Fr. Henry Senll, we dedicafe fhis years Ryanlighl. He has fried lo implanf fhe seed of knowledge within us and has fried 'ro culfivale E+ wifh his wisdom and humor. For his long and somelimes iulile aliempls af fulfilling lhis, his mission, we dedicale lo him ihis yearbook, our humble lolcen of appreciafion. 3

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oreword The l954-i955 school year of Bishop Ryan High School was a period of expansion and developmenr. lfs mosl nofable feafure was 'rhe conslruclion of lwo new buildings +o form a unif wilh rhe older facilifies of 'rhe school. ln addilion 'ro +his, 'rhe main building was remodeled and a sludenl chapel was creafed. This maferial developmenf was accompanied by improvemenfs and addilions in our curricular and co-curricular program. If all spells progress For fha? reason, if seemed appropriafe +o selecf fhe idea of Progress as 'rhe 'lheme of fhe l955 Ryanlighl'. We feel lhal The physical developmenf of our school is a symbol of fhe advances made in +he spirifual, cullural, and social life of lhe school. And, iusl as +his all-around progress was based on The accomplish- menfs of fhe past we expecf 'rhaf if is also a 'roken and promise of even greafer progress in rhe fulure. I+ is our firm resolufion +o reflecl lhaf ideal of progress in our own lives. We salufe 'rhe new Ryan of l955! May our school have reason in fhe fufure lo salure us for living up 'ro i'rs ideals! ' 'ii 2

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The real growlh and progress ol Ryan l-ligh rnucl be arlribuled lo lhe Facully ol our school. ll was lheir leaching abilily and ellicienl adminislralion lhal made if nececsery lo expand +he school planl in order lo acconnodele rhe growing nurnber nl nludenlm from year lo year. Prolicienl, underclanding and experienced, Jrhe Frane riscan Feiherf and rhe lay leachers ol our Faculry have given us generously noi only Enlorrnalion and guidance bur also inspire- Von lo laml our liferime. Truly, lhey live 'n accordance wilh +he prayer of lheir Seraphic Founder: Lord, make me an insfrumenl of Your peace, Where lhere is halred, lel me Gow love? Where lhere in iniury, pardon: Where lhere is doubt failh: Where Jrhere is despair, hope: Where lhere if derlcness, lighr: And where lhere is sadness, joy. We leel privileged lo have been +he fludenls ol such Jreachers.