Cathedral High School - Orbit Yearbook (Hamilton, Ontario Canada)

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VALEDICTORY C Today marks a significant milestone for us, the 1958 graduates of Cathedral High Schools. We are celebrating the successful completion of four years of education in which we have begun to develop into mature young men and women. To us, Cathedral has meant something more than an institution of learning. Our alma mater has not only imparted knowledge to us, but also has instilled in us the highest principles of Christian ideals and courage with which we can venture into the world with a confident hope of success. When we first came to Cathedral, we were filled with sincere aspirations, yet we were timid and confused. However, after four years of close association with Cathe- dral, we have acquired a sense of courage with which we can face the future confidently and not despair of success and happiness. In our school, we have learned to be honest and loyal in all our endeavours. By the enlightened guidance and inspiring exam- ple of our teachers we have been shown that sincere effort and sacrifice constitute the essential qualities of success. At Cathedral, we have come to know our religion more intimately. The line of demarcation has been clearly and infallibly drawn. We will be able to give a worthy account of our religion and support it with fullest confidence. With this knowledge, our path toward eternal happiness in Heaven will be less obstructed. The strong undying spirit which our school displays at all scholastic and inter- scholastic activities has had its effect on us. The idea of working, praying, cheering and undergoing difficulties together, has kindled in us asense of true brotherhood. We need this solid, united effort to oppose and successfully overcome in a Christian way any obstacle which may lie in tomorrow's path. The purpose of education at Cathedral is to create in each student the image of Christ 'Himself. Therefore, our training has embodied every aspect in the development of a true Christian, namely physical, spiritual, intellectual, moral and emotional growth. Our courses of study at Cathedral have drawn us closer to God by manifesting only a very small portion of His Supreme Majesty. The sciences impart to us just the barest fundamentals of the infinite and complex beauty of nature. The languages help us to appreciate the finer, more stimulating points in the art of expression. After four years of exposure to truth, we cannot help but feel deeply insignificant and yet proud and thank- ful for having the opportunity of developing God's likeness in ourselves.

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Valedictory tcontinuedl Through her policy of strict discipline, Cathedral has effected in us a con- spicuous moral development. Though at first, it seemed to be an intrusion on our freedom, we gradually came to accept this discipline. Unfortunately, only now are we beginning to realize and fully appreciate the significance of discipline in our lives. A spirit of self-sacrifice has emanated from the strengthening of the will which we acquired through discipline. By a constant havit of self sacrifice, we will be able to choose between pleasure and the shining heights where so few stand because so few have the moral courage to pay the great price. We must strive to act like those to whom Longfellow referred when he wrote, The heights by great men, reached and kept, Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night. Our bishop, our principals, and our teachers, working with unassuming dedi- cation to form figures of Christ in us, certainly are paying the great price. Our fathers at home have deprived which properly belong to them so that we strong educated manhood. Our mothers live in uncomplaining sweet and fruitful on the children they themselves of even the simple comforts may develop mind and soul and body into sacrifice so that life may open large and love in God. Unspeakably shameless and unworthy is the son or daughter who is unwilling to appreciate such sacrifice. For some to pursue even no matter how situation which of us, this will be the first and last graduationg some will go on higher fields of learning. Nevertheless, no matter where we go, long Almighty God allows us to live, no matter how difficult the may confront us, we will be able to put to use and display, those qualities of mind and soul and body which we have learned at Cathedral. May we be able to say at the end of and sublime courage, I have fought the good fight, our days like Saint Paul, a man of ideals I have finished my coursesg l have kept the faith, as to the rest, there is laid up for me, a crown of justice. tll Ten: 4:l8P MAIN AND CATHARINE STS. . ' CHFVFUIFT ?W v . a amsubslu' aff IA. 1-4-41l