Divine Redeemer Academy - Pinetum Yearbook (Elizabeth, PA)

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Class of '68 Patron: St. Alphonse l.iguori Colors: Navy Blue and Yellow Flower: Blue-tipped Daisy The Days of the Young Youth is such a vital moment in our lives and yet it is so strange. lt is the path from conception to adulthood, a path jour- nied swiftly, but uncertainly. Youth always wants a cloudless sky so that he may see the glow of the sun. But he is now groping with many ideals for life and he is perplexed why they are hard to find. But youth is on the move, touching, probing, wondering, and forming his visions. l-le has not yet the concept of self necessary as a foundation for life, and he must rely upon adults for this. From the arms of his mother to the insights of his college professor, he takes his outlook on life from those around him. l-le does not quite know himself well enough to find confidence and peace in who he himself is, and what he believes. Thus youth is looking for meaning. l-le studies professions and places. l-le meets people and reads books. Possibly in a deeper moment or two he gets a hunch that the overwhelming experience and meaning in his life is his participation in life with his fellowman, within the warmth of love. But a youth does not deeply realize this, for if he could, he would no longer be a youth. There is a myth that the happiest days of one's life are in youth. But if they are, then the days of youth have failed. For they receive their full significance in lifting one into the rich life of an adult, a life which sees deeply, and loves much. The happiness of youth should only be a beginning for the joys of adulthood. But now, then, we are the youth and we have our bridges to cross. So let us move on, rising when we fall, searching when we are lost. l.et us take much from these fascinating moments of growth, so that through them, we may come to discover the mys- teries of the years ahead, and to realize our meaning within them. Daniel l-lughes

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Colleen Donnelly Secretary Geralyn l.utty, President xii Q ik Q 4 The Impossible Dream To dream the impossible dream, to fight the unbeatable foe, To bear with unbearable sorrow, to run where the brave dare not go. To right the unrightable wrong, to love pure and chaste from afar, To try when your arms are too weary, to reach the unreachable star! This is my quest, to follow that star, No matter how hopeless, no matter how far, To be willing to give, when there's no more to give, To be willing to die so that honor and justice may live! And I know, if l'll only be true To this glorious quest, that my heart will lie peace- ful and calm, When l'm laid to my rest, And the world will be better for this, That one man, scorned and covered with scars, Still strove with his last ounce of courage, To reach the unreachable stars. Kathleen Bartko Treasurer Joan l.izik Vice-president