Catholic Central High School - Shamrock Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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HIINCIPAL VF Ci-'Ii-If LIC CEN'IR'-L all ll Very Rev. J. D. Sheehy C.S,B. The American Christian is a privileged character in that he enjoys not one but two citizenships. By his birth he gains a temporal citizenship here in his native land, and by his baptism he gains an eternal citizenship hereafter in Heaven. As members of the class of 1949 you are about to step out into the work-a-day world and eventually to exercise the rights and privileges of this dual citizenship. For these past school years your teachers have been trying to give you a knowledge of all the implications of this dual citizenship. Yours is a glorious heritage as an American and as a Christian! It is to your credit that you seemed to have learned this lesson wellg for in this your Senior Annual, you have taken a glance over your shoulder to the Detroit of yesteryear. In your research into the past to prepare for this edition of the SHAMROCK you discovered a spirit that made the name Dynamic Detroit a by-word in America during the war years. This was the spirit of the founders and early citizens of Detroit, the spirit of men who fled from persecution and bigotry in the old world and who were conscious of the privileges of dual citizenship in the new world, the spirit of men who appreciated this gift by giving unstinted service both to God and to Caesar. May the spirit of the pioneer Father Gabriel Richard, whose image stands guard at the City Hall, be yours in the years to come. A good Christian is a good citizen, and one who is loyal to God is loyal to Caesar. May the knowledge of your native land of America and your adopted land of Heaven gained in the classroom yesterday fire your wills tomorrow to serve these lands with all the powers of your bodies and souls. May God be with you. J. D. sneeny c.s.B. 13