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

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Uhr illlmtur align Ufangleh fdlclegrzrxn HAT a Joy It was to know that our last lesson was fimshed and our summer vacatlon was about to begm One could see the glrls of the Academy gathered 1n groups here and there plannlng how they should spend thexr vacatlon and each 1nv1t1ng the other to spend a few days at her home I was employed at that tlme 1n packmg my trunk and was not bother1ng myself wlth what they were talkmg about for I had already planned to spend my holldays w1th my room mate Mary Whlle I was thus engaged Mary entered and asked me to send a telegram to her brother requestmg h1m to meet us at the hotel and suggested that I slgn my own name Im sure he ll understand that It IS from me So com plylng w1th her request I went to obtam the Slsters permlssxon Thls bemg granted I hurrled to the telegraph office and scr1bbled a message to Mary s brother which read Please meet me and Marry at the Annex at two oclock Rush that I sald to the operator who glanced over the message and grmned Certalnly he Sald thls sort of a message always goes rush and I W1Sh you luck Hls last words puzzled me why dld he w1sh me luck? Walklng back to the Academy I happened to thmk of the mlstake that the grammatlcal error would not be notlced Upon leachlng the Aca demy I forgot eyerythlng save the final p1 epalatlons for my vacatlon I helped Mary wlth her packlng and ln a short tlme we were 1n the tram After tiresome hours of rldlng we at last reached our destlnatlon and hurrled to the Annex Hotel expectlng to meet Ted but there was no slght of hlm Thlnklng he had not recelved the message ln tlme we de clded to start out to the house We soon reached the Boyer s home whlch was C81 talnly a beautlful resldence There was Mary s mother w1th a glad smlle of welcome for us both Ted was also there but what was wrong w1th h1m'7 He scarcely greeted us and flom the first I began to dlsllke hlm and really thought I would not enjoy myself 1n h1s dlsagreeable company Some days later whlle I was a one 1n the hbrary looklng over the splendld collectlon of books 'led came ln he wore a sad or rather a puzzled look I was very sorry to dlsappomt you the other day but what you re quested of me 1n youl telegram IS qulte 1mpOSSlbl6 for I W1Sh to study and furthermore more I am too voung I vsas nearly petrlfled wlth amaze ment What could he mean What was he too young for who was hlnd S2 l 7 YK . ' , . I . . , . H 7 7 ' ' Il - , . 7 ' . H , c 9 H il H ' ' 7 7 ' 66 ' ,YY ' il ' 7 7 . ,, . . 3 ' 7 . v . . I made in writing the message, for I placed myself first. I secretly hoped . . . , A . . 7 7 , , . 1 . . . , . . ' 7 . , . , . . . , . , . . . . . , , . 7 7 H ' ' v Y - 7 v 7 I Q l 7 9 77 Y ' ' - 7 c ' . . ,v v Y ' -

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wht Hlrntnr lllness As soon as he had legained strength enough he boarded the steamer fox home and set sail for the States After landing Allen hastened to his bankers office To hls sur prlse and dismay he found the place closed and upon inquiry learned the bank had tailed All his capltal was gone' His palents dead There was no one to we come him home He was a physical and mental wreck The wo1 d no longel possessed any att1 actions for the weakened dlsappomt ed youth He left New York for any place he could reach by his small stone of money The wretched llttle stieet looked dalk and dismal that late autumn night A few gas iets and dlmly lighted windows threw small rays of llght against the darkness Suddenly the dools of a saloon were thrown open and a black mass was hur ed upon the pavement This black heap was a man His face was worn and haggeled deep furrows were around hls mouth and a little blood oozed from a wound on his forehead and mixed Wlth the dlrt of the gutter Few would have recognlved Allen Haldlng the ambitious young engineer who had set out to COHQUQI new wor ds Broken by his physical suffering he had given hlmself up to despair and there he lay a dope fiend a drunkard and an outcast Two women hurrying home vsere moved by sudden pity and calling two passersby took Allen to thelr tenement home where a doctor was hurriedly summoned When Allen came to his senses a tall dark dis tlnguished man was bendlng over him Nothmg was said but the doctor injected something 1n Allen s aim and soon he was asleep The followlng day when the doctor arrn ed Allen was ab e to tell what had brought h1m to that condition I have not always been the wretch you found Once I was young lng but death would be welcome to me and w1th all my soul I wish for it Well suppose you tell me the whole story The doctor listened mutely to his tae of suffering and despair here and there durlng the narration a look of astonlshment and perplexlty would creep over the doc tor s face Final y he blurted out You can t be Allen Hardmg who was graduated from High 1n 03 I was then but I m not any longer I changed my name so as not to brmg disgrace to my old Dad Then surely you remember me Im J 1m Carter the boy to whom you gate the scholarship You were ambitious once why have you abon doned hope? I know you can win YOUI p ace among men Will 5 ou come to my sanitarium whele I can have you undel my C3197 I ll go muttered Al'en and I ll fight my way back lf It takes every ounce of strength I have Ill show the wor d a man can come back even from the lowest depths of degladatlon Allen s moral recox ery was slow but sule At last he found him self a cuied man puxified by suffellng and cleansed of his despair by the noble work of Jlm who on the dax of gladuatlon had promised Al'en he would make a fitting letuin some dax JOSGDIIIIIL Seallc 71 ' 51 . . , . 9 ' ' . 1 D . g . J A ' ' ' . . . . A - 1 I I ' A 1 1 1 v y 1 , 1 1 ' 1 A . 7 . D. . . . . ' . , , . - . . . . , 1 I . ' Y I 1 CS y and ambitiousg once I was rich and decentg but now I am an outcast. Noth- . I . 7 . ' . . ,, ll ,Y ' 3 . 7 ' I 66 Y ' - I A . 1 , , C6 3 KK 9 ' L . Y' uv . 1 I 1- ' , . ' ' 1 1 v v 1 1 ' 'Y CK ! I! K6 7 1 1 7 ' U , . . A ' H 1 , Y 7 Q ' A 1 ' , 1' - v 1' ' w - ' 9 1 .I i ' . ' A -' ' A x ' 1' 'L'

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Uhr illlrninr erlng h1s h1ghe1 educat1on'? What k1nd of a message d1d he recelve from me? For a mlnute I was so stunned I could not speak but finally I man aged to gasp I do not understand 5 ou He looked stlll more puzzled and hand1ng me the message vuent away I took the telegram and lead as follows Please meet me and marry at the Annex at two o clock Here I crled aloud Now I have the prob lem solved After short explanat1on to Ted I had the satlsfactlon of seelng h1s face wreathed ln smlles I blamed myself for all the trouble because 1n a hurry I had been careless IH my spelhng and punctuatlon I now knew why the operator had WlSh6d me luck Wanda 24 Qhanks The Mentor W1Sh6S to thank the many advertlsers for the support they so generously gaxe us thls year We wlsh them every success On thls OCCZSIOH we W1Sh to express our gl atltude to Mrs T Gleason for the very beautlful CI LICIHX presented to the school We appreclate the QITOIIS that ale belng made by St Catherlnes Alumnl to further the 1nterests of the Hlgh School We w1sh to extend a heal ty Thank You to every one who ln any way helped the Athletlcs We also W1Sh to thank the Knlghts of Columbus for the many favors recelved 1n the past It g1V8S us the greatest pleasule to speak of the courteous treatment accorded us as SGHIOTS by all the classes of the School May they recelve as good We are thanklng the Juniors ln adv ance for the grand receptlon that we know they are golng to give We are countlng the day s F1 om oul heal ts we thank oul teachels and all IH any wap, COHCQI ned xx 1th ou! educatlon Mav we l1ve up to then splendld counsels Oul Mentol would lndeed be mcomplete lf we falled to expl ess our gratltude to our palents who haxe labol ed so UI1C63Slllglj to glV8 us the advantage of a Cathohc educatlon But slnce actlons speak louder than words we shall by the mannel ot ou1 ln es endeax or to 1mp1 ess on the n that we applecxate then QITOIIS A 53 . . . . . . . . - 1 . , ' u , n ' . r . ' 7 . . U - i 9 rv ' as u , ' I a . . . - 9 1 , . fi 'S 7 . . . ' 1 . . , - , as ar - . y . v v 9 . ' . . . Y . . . . Y 1 1 Q Q 1 ' , , , , Y. ' . . . . v . V I Q Y . . I . . . , ' 1 1 f 1 1. V l 1 ! ,s ' . ' w' . 1 ' 1 w . I . V u ' v . ' v v ' I 7 7 . ' , . ' ' . .