Elk County Catholic High School - Memories Yearbook (St Marys, PA)

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, K 47 , x x X ,A Xb' V ,W I f 1 f fi ' 'fl XT X T X, -. 'A--,'i . X A so OUR CLASS CCLORS Each year since C, H. S. was begun Including the present year '41 Our class agreed upon blue and cream To us they're more than what they seem. The students met their colors to choose For loyalty and truth one stands Among the many tints and hues. Which God and country of us demands. Our country's colors, red, white, and blue ' Of soothing kindness cream reminds Teach lessons dear to each citizen true. And hence to charity us it binds. Our love to Mary and the Church of old Where charity and truth abound We show by choice of blue, white and gold. There loyalty too, will be found. They are a bond of love and peace And bid contentions 'mong us cease. We thus will find that peace of soul Which leads us safely to our goal. Michael Herbst. i,l OUR CLASS MOTTO Even the blackest clouds reflect the rainbow. OW true! In times of distress and dire need we can always find a faint glimmer of hope if we only look for it. Often after a storm a glorious rainbow can be seen suspended in the sky-the colors blending to- gether in a beautiful arch. When this phenomenon appears, the entire sky reflects the beauties of na- ture, and even the dark clouds, which only a few moments before were sending down torrents of rain, disperse, revealing the power of their Creator. Viewing all this, we cannot help but marvel at God's mercy and kind- ness. The rainbow has been a symbol of salvation since Biblical times when Noah and the people deemed worthy by God were saved after the deluge. f As clouds of hatred and strife cover the world today, we must endeavor to see the hope which is inspired by our Holy Father, Pope Pius the twelfth, in a recent message to the world. His article reads: Noi consumma- tion of the world is not yet come. Christ is with us all the days, even in the midst of wars and rumors of war. We must not be troubled. God with that infinite and tender mercy which is over all His works will hear us--at the moment and in the manner which He will have disposed--if we send up with one voice a trusting and fervent prayer, enriched by the humiliation of penance. When Adam and Eve were driven from Paradise they were told: But after the blackness of night has passed away, a glorious morning shall dawn upon you. The cruelest misfortunes sometimes turn out to be blessings in disguise as in the case of loseph who was sold into slavery and cast into prison but later rose to become the saviour of Egypt. Theresa Neumann has recently said: lf we pray, God will take care of everything.' Recalling these sayings and those of many other great people, we cannot doubt that God is in His heaven above. Iesus Christ, who is eternal Truth, solemnly declared: I am the Resurrection and the Life, he that believeth in Me although he be dead shall live forever, and everyone that liveth and believeth in Me, shall not die forever. Rita Cheatle.

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X, . ff r if Xxhff f 7 1 Q , KX U A Dovf: I looked, and there up toward the sky It came so close Within my sight A pure white dove was flying high. It filled my heart With great delight. Up, up, it went, then down again A bird so fair upon they green It soared and tumedp but ohl what then? No closer had I ever seen. Symbolic of a soul most pure Whose beauty could not but allure- How peaceful would earth's children bel If all possessed simplicity. Adeline Minnick.

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x ,XXX ui ,x ,lv 1 fxfx lx, f x I f s x ii 1,1 gf 1 ki , ALTAR OF ENTHRONEMENT STUDENTS' DEVOTION TO THE SACRED HEART ACH year during the month of October, just before the feast of Christ the King, the entire High School gathers in the assembly hall to take part in the consecration of our school to the Sacred Heart. The ceremony is not elaborate, but all the pupils are anxious to gain the indulgences granted and the spe- cial blessings given. The senior boys, who built the beautiful altar, pictured above, are requested to bring something to make the altar as elaborate as possible. The boys consider themselves highly honored to think that they were chosen by the school to have the privilege of showing their devotion to the Sacred Heart by building a very beautiful altar. lust before the service takes place the candles and vigil lights are lighted and the entire student body gather around the altar and unite in one grand chorus singing the praises of the Sacred Heart. The rest of the ceremony which consists of an act of consecration, a prayer and a litany is conducted by Very Reverend Father Timothy. At the conclusion Reverend Father delivers a short address to the students on the signifi- cance and beauty of this devotion, then follows a hymn and the blessing after which all may disperse. However, many linger about the altar and are loathe to take it down. To keep what they can of this, those provided with cameras take pictures to be retained as a future remembrance of the happy occa- sion. Some ol these pictures appear in this book, and we hope they may serve as constant reminders to each student ever to be loyal subjects of Christ Our King. fQuintin Fritz,