Central Catholic High School - Katholikon Yearbook (DuBois, PA)

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Uhr Mrutnr Pastor Mother Teachers Once the good old town was hvely but 1ts lonely there today For tlme has come and changes wrought and frlends are far away Bout the only strong remlnder of the good old days of yore Is my parchment from St Catherme s dated Aprll 1904 Some day we d have to separate we knew lt from the start We reallzed thru all these years some day we d have to part For the days go bv so swlftly and the dearest ones have gone Stlll thelr memorles gently lead us to the Go den Gates beyond They ve left a lovlng memory that w1ll llV8 thloughout all tlme Wlll permeate l1ke rays of llght thelr teachlngs so d1VlH6 For what greater grander nobler thlng can mortal do on earth Than tram vouth and ma1d ln vlrtue to go forth and prove their worth Thelr buckler was rel1g1on thelr sword the golden rule Each day equlpped w1th fervent prayer they sauntered forth from school Year IH and out thls falthful work the good Nuns for Hls cause Have taught the would be wayward chlld obedlence to God s laws Tomght I Slt and ponder tlS ln Years but twenty three Our elght grade was completed and the Hlgh School course to be We ve some apt and eager puplls Sald our Pastor who ve been here Slnce thelr early days of chlldhood and thelr future s to us dear Our congregat1on humble our finances very low But progresslon IS the word dear frlends and we must glV6 them a au' show We ve cut and sawed thls tlmber and 1tS ready for veneer So we ll keep them 1n St Catherme s and we ll pollsh them rlght here Cllmb though the rocks be rugged was the motto that we chose And lt helped us o er the weak spots as step by step we rose Ah' now my spell s be broken a shght tap at the door The mallman Oh' a letter to the class of 1904 We want you to Jom us on commencement day thls year To renew your old acquamtance and g1ve Alma Mater cheer The good old town seems lonely for those so far away St Catherme s stlll progressmg ln that good o d fashloned way Bertha Harrmgton Koon 04 L 1 1 I . 1 . , . , . 1 - 1 1 Y . 1, nf Y . . . , A . Y, . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 , . 1 1 1 . . , ' 1 . . . , . . U 1 ' ' IK 1 1 1 ' ' ' ' 1 11 an ' 1 1 , f , . . . , ! , . . , , . . as ' - 1 9 1 , ' - 1 1 ' - , . . U 7 . . . 1 . , . . . 1 . . l . , ' 1 , .

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Eh: illmtur Qracluatlon Days We have ex ery thmg to hope for We have many thlngs to see We have proud antlclpatlons Of the day that IS to be We are thlnkmg whlle we labor Of rewards that st1ll are due Of lewards that may tomorrow Be 1n falrness given to few We ale looklng to the future As the hopeful look ahead Fol wlthout these expectatlons We mlght just as well be dead We have tested all ou1 talents We have merlted I9WalClS And dare to covet honoxs H1gh Wlth hope and mlrth we 16 wa1t1ng For those commg thmgs to see Darmg thlnkmg plannmg ploudlx For the day that s soon to be We shall lne exlstence somble Sullen he1rs of hope and dleacl For wlthout these ewcpectatlons We mlght Just as well be dead RDL95 Y? To the Qngmators of the Mentor These wele the brax est SCIIIOIQ of them all All the rest saxe onlx these Follow ed an example that had been gn en Thev wele the ones who wlth many haxdshlps Began a class w hose ex 618 att was to be a precedent They can wlth honest prlde and 1oy Saw to the rest VS e were the fll st 7 ' ' , v ' ' i 7 Z . Y That the world to worth accords. . , . . , . , tv Y v . Y D 7 ' 7 ' 1 4 T ' , I. . ., '...l. 7 I v l vl 1 V Y v A ' V , 7 ' Y. ' l V ' .4 v , , I n

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' 9 Eau' arm 1. s V' -lmllmll :lull.lll7M6 1 fs' Y? 'PIR For God and or Country O thy duty come what may the motto so wlse ly chosen by the class of 1923 stands for hlgh ldeals It embodles what we owe to God and what we owe to count ficlent cltlzens to country and great salnts to heawen Our first duty IS toward God We fulflll th1s obllgatlon when we endeavor to l1ve up to Hls admlr able teachlngs and to follow HIS dnlne example when we are ready to sacrlfice all even llfe ltself rather than offend Him In the early ages of the Church thousands of 1tS members were promlsed wealth honor and d1st1nct1on lf they would but wlthdraw thelr alleglance to God Rather than do so they un derwent the most 1nhuman tor tures Next to our duty toward God comes that of our duty toward our country Unless we fulflll th1s ob hgatlon ln vam do we prlde our selves on our love for God The one presupposes the other Answer mg our country s call and marching away from home and all that home C29 holds dear amld the floating of flags and to the measured beat of the flfe and drum are patrlotlc dutles to Wh1Ch every one who IS summoned must respond Slnce comparatlvely few are call ed upon to show thelr loyalty to thelr country 1n th1s way are there no obllgatxons then on those who are not IH a posltlon to follow the colors or who l1ve at a tlme when frlendly relatlons SXISU7 Most assuredly there are If lt IS pralse worthy to fight that our country may have peace IS It not equally commendable to so l1ve that she may keep that peace If we would really do our duty to th1s dear land of ours we must not be o tent wlth mere outward show such as the dlsplaylng of flags and the smgmg of patr1ot1c songs These are but means to an end and are therefore valueless unless accompa n1ed by actlons that rlng true ac tlons over whlch Old Glory would proudly wave actlons over whlch whlle we ale performlng we could honestly slng O er the land of the free and the home of the brave We do much toward performmg . di 'ir ' l 4 ' Y 1 l Y . A I ' i S-..1-. A Q? J . ' ' ry, and, if carried out, will give ef- - - a 1 4 . , n- . . ' ' I6 97 5 - ' I ' l cc 9 . , . . - 'H J