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

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wh: filrntur Ofleb 1n the upenmg of tx ue fllendshlps 1n the reaplng ot bounteous bless mgs of the buoy ant sprlng and brlmmmg summer happy ln the knowledge of some httle k1ndness done some great good galned happy m our new stlength ou1 su1e1 hope our wxder hyes and loftlel XIQIOXI Let these be our 1ub1lant days the days of our re1o1c1ng for wlth S6128 the Opportun 1ty as ou1 g'LllCl9 and motto vse cannot fall Let us 1eal17e that thele ls nothlng so great as Opportunlty of belng able to pluck out of every mom ent uh xtcy L1 happens Oplllllllllllty to hnd that one can llllt? is gay ind buoyant on the angry tumultous waxes of hfe as those who ghde and ghttel under a cleal sky that lt lg not deteat and metchedness Whuh tome out of the St0lH1N xt dtlXLlSltX but stlength and calmness LeonaJ McDonald 24 glnglg llhwla HAT are 1deals One heals that questlon so often that we long l1v1ng prlnclp es not condltlons They are never to be found ln condltlons unless we recognlze the prmclple whlch that condltlon GXDIQSSQS and whlch makes up lts partlcular quahty We all have Ideals some pxedomlnatmg tralt ln a person whlch we greatly admlre and deslre to lmltate In all walks of hte happy homes m unruffled married hves 1n joyous nature cheertul splrlts successful undertaklngs there IS always an ldeal We who envy such thlngs should strlve to attaln them It IS our task to dlscoyex what that ldeal IS that l1es back of the actlon for It IS always there whether known or not The se ectlon of an ldeal doe not mean the cultlvatlon of a pose Many pose as charltable and unselfish and what uncomfortable people they are to have around' For a yxrtue even l1ke that of unselfishness IS only really altogether a yn tue when It can be exelclsed unconsclously and with out effort and dlsplay Courage IS an ldeal by whlch we may choose to hve proy 1ded we understand courage as the soldler does Cheerfulness coultesy hospltahty happiness ln the home hdehty 1n frlendshlp and ln maluage pe1 fe tness 111 uoxkmanshlp pu11tx loyalty and tluth all ideals only so long as we grow ln compxehenslon of the prxncxples they embody We yyho acquxre ldeals must sometlmes chng as closely to them hold as fast and thlough as many t11als is some p1 eclous tallsman 1n an Orlental fany tale hold them yy hen the ymble slght of that fol whlch we suffe1 lb entnely denled and loye alone lemalns to keep us falthful to our lost Wan 'VI Harrls 24 ', - 27 Y . . . , Y . V 7 . , . . . . y , , . .L Q . . V Y . . . . H . . v . . s ' J' f 1 ' v - ' - ' 1 ' , - 2 Av,. f K.. . ' V' ' if -' Zn. V2 Y , 1 V v l A A ' ' s n m 1 tw r v: l .L .3 v 1 A K l 1 S ' .11 'vs' ' J ' ' 7 . , . l.-0-.-..... ,Qi 0 Auf 1 Q ' 'X 4 5 . . I Q . to understand thoroughly the meaning of this word. Ideals are 1 ' . ' Y 1 N ' I . . S . . . . 7. . . t y . . , y v A V - -' - n 1 ' 1 ' ' . 'l ' ' ' ' .1 , p A . l , 2, L t ' I Q 1 I . I 1 1 . . I 1 . , J . u V l . . . , .

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MIP flflmtnr 'lim 1 JI 1 Qhppuriuuztu Ol Q PPORTUNITY IS so slmple that most people fall to lecognl7e It and respond to 1tS gl aces They thlnk lt comes flom d0lIlg some thlng on a large scale from an enormous foltune O1 some great achlevement when ln fact lt IS d6l1V9d from the slmplest the quletest the most unpretentlous thlngs ln the wolld Llttle klndnesses pleasant Words llttle he ps by the way trlfllng courtesles llttle QIlLOLl1dgbIll9HtS dutles falthfully pelfolmed unselflsh servlce work that we enloy all these ale slmple thlngs yet they are what constltute Opportunlty Opportunlty lS a wax slde flower free to all who wlll pluck lt not a rale orchld to be purchased only by the rlch In the quest for Opportunlty eifectlveness must be the leal object of pursult for effectlveness IH a hlgh sense wlll brlng Opp01tL1llltX whlle many of the appal ent oppoltunltles of llfe are but the masks of mlsery There was HCVC1 an unearned Opportunlty yet thousands there be Ill sealch of It md some have thought f01 the moment that they had lt IH thelr grasp The fallule of thlS quest lS the source of the great prob lcms of S0ll8tX the allol pl Olllfflll the tempelance ploblem the soclal evll and thousands of othels xxhlch wx ClX1l1Z9Ll sotlety can nevel be solved Lllltll each man shall solxe hls own f0l l'l1H1S9lf An Oppoltunlty that comes to us flee llOIll effolt and flee f10Y11 l9SDOl1S1lJll1tW tulns lnto fallule ln oul xery hands ODIlOllLll11tV IN not a flllttiil lllg supelflclal thlllg but a sound lealltv therefole lt behoox es us to be ever on the alert for we know not when our Opportunlty may come Perhaps to day tomorrow or perhaps alas' lt came yesterday and you fal ed to recognlze It Let us resolve then to b81Ze every Opportunlty Grant that every day shall be f01 us a harx est season that our llves may reap the frultage of a well spent year Let us be happy Wlth the Joy of the flamlng hlllsldes Wlth the glory of the Indlan summer Wlth the ecstasy of the rlpenlng graln happy ln the harvest of our hlgh hopes IH the garner of sweet mem Z6 - , .. N ' s vo s 5 s s V - . ,Q 52 'l'hm-rv is a tide in the affairs of me-ll, Which taken at the flood llads un lo forhlll- lnmmitlrd, all the voyage of their life ls hound ill shadows and ill miseril-sl. And we lllllil lnkr the current when it ' .', r use 0l ven ure-s. ' V ' - ' . . A 1 . Q . . 4 , 7 7 y r 9 , , . . . . , , , r ' 7 I A Y s K. K., - . -. , ., X I, . . , . - 1 . . s . s v . . Y v N. Y. . - nf A 9 Q . . 7 . , ' x . 1 i . . I , , , 7 v . D n ' v ' I I 1 . ' y l A 1 . H . . Y - . . Y 1 ' sy -f. YE X. , C , 1 x, ' , . ' N .' V l . . l -. . . .' ' ' ' ' . 7 A Y 7 7 f v sw V ' l 7 ' ' Y' ' v l' 1 . T . , l . x 4 Y Y . V Y v . Q . j W . - - ., 1 I u u 1 1 1 1 1. . A 7 v . . 1 . , , , l, L 7 s ' . v ' 1' 1 H 1. I 1 u ' ., ' r . v - ' 1 7 9 K ' - 1 . ' , 5 . . Y -v ' ' Y . . . - S K 7 . . . . . - . r V . , Q V' . v '

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Uhr Qlllmtnr Sussman cl t y light t pt W t I g p d th gh T IS related that Abraham Llncoln the ann1versary of whose b1rth was recently celebrated throughout the Un1ted States walked n1ne mlles to obta1n a copy of Bunyan s P1lgr1m Progress and had lnsatlable thlrst for knowledge 1n h1s younger days enabled hlm to cope successfully durmg h1S term of office as Presldent of the Unlted States With the tremendous problems wh1ch confronted h1m on numerous occas 1ons An old and oft repeated D1 ox e1b 1n tl1e sea1ch for success IS to Alm hlgh The a1m lf reached or not makes gl and the l1fe In thlS wonderful country 1n Wh1Ch we IIVQ and under a democrat1c form of government such as we have there are no asp1rat1ons WhlCh by perslstent effort and an earnest desire to succeed may not be eventually real1zed The story of Benjamm Franklln who landed 1n Phlladelphla wlth sufficlent funds merely to buy two penny loaves of bread and who by h1S mdustry became the lead1ng c1t1zen of that c1ty among hlS many act1v1t1es foundlng the Un1vers1ty of Pennsylvan1a and actmg as the Emlssary of the newly formed Republlc to the peace conference at Parls after the ICVO lutlonary war IS too well known to bear repet1t1on To outllne the var1ous elements whlch constltute success would be to mclude most every term embraced by those humble words of Anglo-Sax on gr1t honesty lndustry and enthuslasm In a la1ger sense a number of elements enter lnto what IS called success In h1S w11t1ngs John Wanamaker states that one half of success cons1sts 1n be1ng on tlme and the resultant formatxon of hablts 1nc1dent thereto Enthuslasm IS another very 1mportant factor It IS stated that one half hour of determlned concentration IS worth years of dreamy speculatxon and also that That moment of 8XC1t6d mterest 1S the tlme for the acqul s1t1on of knowledge Personallty as a success asset can ha1dly be ox Cl estlmated A good xllustratlon of the mfluence of pusonal atmosphere IQ found 1n the orator 28 A 77 Success hy great men, reached an kep, Was not attained h sudden i , Bu they. while their companions sle , ere oi in u war in e ni t. ! 1 u 4 , u . , ! read one hundred and fifty pages before reaching home. This 1 7 1 . 1 . H . . . . N . ,, . . . . , . I 7 . . . . . . , . . . . , Y ' 9 r . . ' 4 I . 1. . , - Y . . V . . H . . . . . . . . b x. . ,