DeAndreis High School - De Andreian Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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The CONTRACTORS The students of De Andreis High School, and especially the Senior Class, compliment lVlsgr. Alfred G. Thomson, the Superintendent of Schools, and his assistant. Father Iames E. Hoflich, for carrying on the building program inaugurated by the late Cardinal Glennon despite the problems of change, working conditions and ma- terials. The theme of our Yearbook would not be complete if we did not give place to the men who have assumed the respon- sibility of erecting a large and modern high school in the midst of the upset postwar conditions. We introduce our contractor, Mr. Rallo. f5l Qur present Archbishop, his Excellency Ioseph E. Ritter, D.D., has already manifested a deep and sincere interest in the education of the youth confided to his paternal direction by Holy Mother Church. It is for him to read carefully the blueprint of Christ's redemptive plan, to make it come to life in flesh and blood, to transform each Christian into an edifice erected to the glory of God, whose corner- stone is Christ. His constant vigilance and supervision of all the material that goes into the building. his solicitude that the workmen be qualified and his constant preoccu- pation that the original plans be not changed is our guarantee that each graduate will say with St. Paul: A'For me, life means Christ. X fV.k ,- . 'V gr..

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The ARCHITECTS lt is the purpose of the Church to make of this world a huge cathedral in praise of God. The architect of this spiritual edifice is our beloved and universally esteemed Pope Pius Xll. l-le carries upon his shoulders the awful burden of teaching. governing and sanctifying the faithful. ln these times he looks to American youth to rescue a world which lies in ruins at his feet. l-le places great trust in the Catholic education of youth: The Church is a power in America. The Christian education, given by our numerous -- Hwy z ' schools, produced many good results during the war .... That is another proof that the educa- ,.,i e c..i- tion of youth is a basic factor in all social moral restoration. 'J X f i? 5 S F ,QS Q ff ir :C wgi' 'Q ' ' I 1 Our new school, so splendidly designed by our architect, Mr. Hess. is planned with only one purpose in mind: to make it possible and even easy to realize the ideal of Catholic education. This ideal was perfectly realized but once, and that within the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Our school must, therefore, be Marian. Christ was once formed in the womb of the Virgin Maryp we are to become other Christs in the bosom of the school. l4l Christ is the pattern after which all created things were made. He is the source of grace, the cause of our hope, the object ol life. Man, the created image of God, has as his noble destiny the obligation of reproducing the uncreated image of God in his own soul. The school has as its object this same great and noble purpose, namely. Hthat Christ may be formed in youth. . i ' i wr - is W, i if Q Z l

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THE FACULTY AR IoiiN MESSNER, S.M. Religion I. ll Typing Mzitli I, II GERARD KNUTH, S.M. Religion II English I Clicniistry WII.I.lAM DISCIIIER, SM. Religion II Minh II, IV IAMES POVVERS. SM.. Principal General Scicncc prmcipdl 3 ,N .. ' 'MM Religion iv Latin I RAYMOND Soinvi, S.M. Rcliqion I Citizcnship Latin II American History EUGENE S'rREc:KFus. SM. Religion III Mzith I, II. III General Science I6l