Canisius High School - Arena Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Tx! gx Q lush ao' '70, N 0 f O 'Q 5' o -5- 0 rA L09 Dl1'.'lR GR.lDU.I TES: Thrrr is an old axiom that frmly tclLs us, Mm nrr thr rrraturrs of their idralsf' Efvrryonr in thr world follows surh idrals. Somr are honorlablr and trur: othrrs arf thr rontrary of thrsr. In any evrnt, wr arr mannrd or unmanned by thr thoughts and prinriplrs that, at timrs, ronsumr us. Il'r should likr to lzrlirfvr that your graduation from Canisius High Srhool hnds you with idrals that wrrr born in Ilra-vrn. For whilr your :Ilma Mater has ronstantly sought to prrparr your mind with thr nrrrssary knowlrdgr to mrrt thr rough passagrs of lifr, it has nrfvrr forgottrn that you arr a spiritual, immortal bring, having God as your Mastrr. llis srr-'virr you must not rsrapr, if you arr to rrarh your 'haul dignity as a Man. Our thing is rrrtain in lifr: No man rfvrr surpassed his ideal. The tnaitor apostlr fwas srarrrly distinguishablr from the othrr rlrfvrn till he rmfraled himsrlf with a kiss. Thru it was srrn that hr had perfvrrtrd thr highrst ideal that man mu follow-Ihr idral of loving and srrving God. Thus high idealism is thr choirrst gift of God. Its formatisvr stages arr always found in thr days of youth, whrn hrarrs glow with firr and enthusiasm. Youth is hardly a time of inronslanry and indrrision, but a prriod of high resolution, whrrrin thr srrd is plantrd for a kindly harfvrst or an amply om' in latrr Iifr. Thus, lu-hilr you are thr latrst rlass to lralvr Canisius High Srhool, your trarhrrs 'would haw it that you br thr hrst in -virtue and goodnrss. You rannot possibly haw' sprnt four yrars in our midst -without rralizing that this was thrir intrnsr drsirr through all thr yrars. .lny graduatr of ia .Prsuit Srhool knows that his rdumtion is nr-'vrr limitrd to rarlh, but always looks toqvards Hrafvrn. whrrr wr shall know thr grrafrst Trachrr of thr agrs. May thr llrawnly Idrolism of Christ br with you all thr days to fomr. Somr of tlmsr days arr rrrtain to hr dork, but many mort' will br bright and sunny. lI'hatr4vrr tliry may br, rrmrmbrr your drstiny as a Christian grntlrman. God had drsigns on you, whrn Ilr offrrrd thr opportunity of a Catholir High Srhool rduration, and likr the farmrr who mrrfully watches thr .ford that hr has planted, you should know that a spiritual harwst will be yours only if thr samr rarr is gi-vrn to fulfilling thr things that arr of God. For thr rrst-rvrry good wish for surrvss and happinrss in your future lifr. 1.i,t'r has a 'valiant phasr to it, and your toarhrrs rxprrt you to possrss that quality. May your Irars and sighs hr frw, your yrars happy and your futurr rarrrr blrssrd with .Yllt't't'I.T bryond your drrams. For many of you. thr yours to romr arr going to bring arromplishmrnt and possibly ffamr. Many will srrh your frirndship, but wisdom and arfomplishmrnt will warn you at timrs to rhallongr thr rrason. flbo-vr all. kfrp rlose to 0nr Who is your Changrlrss Frirnd. Thrn you will romr to know and possrss Him in the lifr that is to rome. Sinrrrrly in Christ, f. .JT

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Youth THE future always belongs to youth, and youth is endowed with a charming, God-given enthusiasm for its heritage. Down the centuries, whether their dawn was brilliant with peace and promise or shrouded in threatening clouds and heavy gloom, the youth have always peered into the spreading light with brave, eager, searching eyes. The particular heritage of the Class of 1941 brings them face to face with a future menaced by forces alien to their tra- ditions and to their aspirations. For them, more than for most generations of youth, truly to live will be to contest and conquer. With a solemn though buoyant awareness of the rigors of the way that lies ahead, they whisper the prayer: Lord, ifThou art with us, who can be against us? They dedicate themselves to the leadership of the Son of God, and march forth resolutely into a disorderly, dis- consolate world. It is in the spirit of this dedication that they present be lmses xl 1 X 35651 if -, I Z wi -gi 1

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l ' . A QVKA. 'KAW in Herbert Herman Bauer William Edward Bodie Sodality l, 2, 3, -lg Class Sc-0. 33 Sodulity 2, 3, 43 lluces Club 3g Prom Committee 4-5 Baseball: Arena Stnlf 3, -I-Q Silver Medal Minims lg Intramurals l, 2, 3,4. lg Class President 33 Football: Miuims 2, Varsity 3. John Peter Boland George Raymond Richard Francis Carrigg Rus. 1, 2, 3, 4, Class sr-f. Bowman Sodality 2, sg K.1z.s. 1, 2, 4, l, -I-1 Intramurals 1, 2, 3, -l-. gudnliu- 1' 2' 3, 4: K. B. 5- 1' 2' Class President 2, 3: Prom ' 5' 4: i3m.t,S I' 2, 3' 4: S,.i,,m.,. Cmmnittee -I-5 Intramurals 2, 3. ' Club 3: Class Sec. 3: Class Vive-Pres. 4' B' -1 - ' , aschnll. Acrmus 23 Intramurals l. 2, 3, -l.