Cardinal Ritter High School - Generation Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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i Besides teaching Speech and freshman English, Sister Eileen, who heads the English depart- ment, is vice-principal of Ritter. Sister is vitally involved in Raider activities since she handles all student scheduling and also moderates the National Honor Society. New faculty member Father Anthony Etienne teaches senior Religion classes and moderates YCS activities. As Administrative Intern, he di- rects flexible scheduling. Secretaries Mrs. Phyllis McKenna and Miss An ' .ta Bordenkecker, affectionately known as Miss B., handle Hitter ' s clerical work.

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Father Cleary: an Administrative Dynamo One time went to a schoo where discovered that Christianity meant happiness and life. It was a school v here I learned the immense satisfaction of working and planning and playing and suffering with others. I felt accepted, and I was happy. The people there stirred my ability to think, to analyze, to criti- cize, to express my opinion. I came alive. I felt impor- tant. And I recall that I first faced the fact that I would have to be just a little bit different in order to repay all the faith and confidence that had been placed in me by so many others. Gradually I began to ask myself what I could give to the world, rather than what life had to give to me. That ' s when I really be- gan to grow up, and it was a most satisfying experi- ence. It was in that school that I decided that what really counted was how deeply I would love and al- low myself to care. And so resolved to accept the suffering that would result from loving. Somehow I knew that I would have to be willing to risk utter failure if ever I was to succeed. Christ ' s Passion and Death became so very meaningful to me. It all happened while I went to that school. It was a v onderful experience. It changed the course of my life. IT IS MY FERVENT PRAYER THAT THESE WILL BE TYPICAL OF THE MEMORIES OF HIS SCHOOL THAT EVERY GRADUATE OF CARDINAL RITTER HIGH SCHOOL WILL ENJOY IN THE YEARS TO COME. GOD BLESS YOU!

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Faculty Accents ' Now ' Spirituality The conflicts and trials, chai jes and ques- tions of today ' s church are given dimension by the priests who make up the Religion Department at Ritter. Breaking from the traditional courses, the Department offers electives for sophomores and juniors. Freshmen and seniors do, however, have standard courses geared toward their maturity and need. The discussions in all classes are very different from those held previously. As all realize what the mission of man is on earth, religion classes do not discuss only what sacraments and original sin are, but what role they play in the world today. The religion faculty helps us to see both sides of war, racial riots, drug addiction and alcoholism and how to be positive, not negative, Christians. In his favorite lecturing position, guidance counselor Father Waldon instructs his senior religion class on the values of modern Christian thinking. Father Waldon ' s gestures are as familiar as his horribly ' s and this is true ' s. In this Family Living class, Father acquaints seniors w ith the economic, social, and psychological aspects of marriage. He believes that better pre-marriage education will help students build happier marriages and therefore, happier lives.