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

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CLASS HISTORIES S we progressed in grade school from day to day and year to year we began to dream of the delightful future when we could call ourselves High School Students Finally we graduated from the eighth grade and found ourselves happily preparing for our entrance into high school Upon our arrival at school everything seemed strange and mysterious to us but we were ready to take up four years training in that splendid building We made many new acquaintances for the pupils of the Saint Marys School and the Sacred Heart School amal gamated How anxious we were to associate wlth those new friendsl However we could not become intimate in the first year of our high school because there were so many of us and we were divided into two groups Then came the yoyous day when we took one more step and found ourselves on the second floor This made us feel very important but we soon met with disappointment when cur class was again divided and some of the pupils had to return to the first floor In those two years we found many interesting things which were new to us especially the assemblies in which all of us took part Once again we took another step and found ourselves Iuniors we all remained in the ame room that time and were able to become closer friends That year was filled with many new events the main one being that of choosing our class rings of which we are all very proud During that year the class was honored by being chosen to deliver several selections of choric speech before an audience of visiting priests and religious The rendition of the selections ln choric speech was so successful that we were requested to repeat the pro cram in our senior year Durmg the following summer our little group experienced a bitter sorrow due to the death of one of our respected classmates whom we all loved very dearly She was called to her Heavenly home where we some day again expect to have her in our own little group Our last big step was one which we will all remember for we were then the seniors of the Central High School and proud of our long hard labor That year was filled with many thrills and new events the students had a greater variety of clubs in which they could par ticlpate and the subyect Physical Education was reintroduced in the curriculum ln the beginning of the year we all met with an unexpected blow which saddened our hearts for we lost one of the 'nost wonderful Sisters of the Saint Ioseph's Convent Mother Gregoria. Although she was not so well known by some of the pupils to many she was one of their best friends and some of us will always remember her as our faithful teacher. Her many duties being finished on earth she went forth to serve her Father in Heaven. Our class remembers with pleasure the tea they sponsored for the school faculty. After lunch was served entertainment was provided by different students poems were recited and many interesting stories were told. Which of us can ever forget the day we selected our class colors? Or the many inter- esting assemblies during that last year? We had the honor of having Mr. George Hossfield the world's champion typist demonstrate for us and give us many important points in typ- ing. Mr. Bob Ford showed the high school faculty and students many thrilling pictures on wild life which he had taken and which proved very educational as well as interesting. Father Alcuin head of the department of education St. Vincent's College at Latrobe Pennsylvania visited our school in March for several days and spoke to the students on 'The Present Need to Develop Leadership. Each month George Rupprecht Esquire gave interesting talks on careers and other important topics which will prove valuable to us as we progress through life. Then came hours and days of toil on the year book when everyone was busy getting advertisements and snapshots, writing articles, character sketches, and assisting in any way that would make our year book a success. Finally the day of graduation dawned, the day that had seemed so far away andfto which we had been looking forward for twelve long YSGYS. Now as the long years of our grade and high school training are over we wish to thank l 5 FJ J, sg. 'f Q l v fri Y' X -f s--- 1 . I-mi? nn -N - , , ' !'r-rti,'Z.':f

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1-1 ,W- IAMES A. SCHAUER-A Science student, he likes his work and will probably spend hrs future time in a laboratory Hrs free hours will frnd him enyoying the outdoors as he loves nothing better than the open fields and shady' woods Irrn rs of a Iovral disposition, kind, charitable, rrrovrna the adage-'AA friend rn need, a friend rirdeeol IOSEPH E.. SCHABERL-A commercial student for whrch work he shows considerable talent A lover of sports, he Joined the varsity and during the past year captarned the team through a very successful season. His fine leader- ship rs an assurance of hrs ability to do things Chosen president of the Catholic Students Mission Crusade, we expect a successful campaign under hrs guidance ROBERT I.. GERG-ln school Robert followed the scren trfrc COLAYS9, showing hrs love for science although hrs rnrnd rs not set on rt, for he rs more rntercsted rn out- door lrfe, where he spends many of hrs hours, He rs also a great hunter. During his school life he was an ardent lover and follower of our basketball team and did hrs part to cheer all USU! THOMAS I. SKOK-Carefree and happy at first sight but capable of serious thought for all that Realizing that everyone rs either better or worse because of hrs corn- panrortslfrrp he uses hrs influence to promote Catholic Ac- tion and regularly contributes hrs share towards rn- fluencrrra others to better things. Also a good sport and a successful player on the Varsity HERBERT L. GLEIXNER-Scientific student and Crass Prophet. A tall lanky lad, slow rn action but fast rn thinking, has many ideas for the future He rs rnterested in orl fields and may choose to spend hrs future Workrng there or rn refineries whrch also have attraction for him. Ev nature he rs considerate and kind and ready to ao 1.41 Hb I-Env Hrs on hrefdg a gocd turn. ARCHIE I. SHIELDS-A science student, arid, although he lives several miles from school, does not shrrk walk- lng that distance when he cannot go by bus. Archie is a great hunter and is a lover of outdoor lrfe, ln charac- ter he rs frank, generous and kindly disposed towards all. IAMES I. DANIEL-Iames took the regular course with typing as an elective which he prefers to hrs other studies. He impresses everyone as a happy-go-lucky' lad, but on occasion can be serious The beauties at nature have a special charm for him. Good-hearted and accommodating, never farlrng to oblige when a favor rs asked. bww au IAMES M. GLEIXNEH-A rnost successful solicitor for ad- vertrserrients, he has done more toward financing the year bool than any other student thrs year or rn any 5..evrous year Friendly, alert, sociable and with a man- ner of ariproach that fev: can resist, he makes a good business manager, which office he was chosen to frll during the present school term

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' Q It mga H9142 the loyal Sisters and Fathers for the part they have played tn our lives We are all eager to see what the future has in store for us and what we can accomplish in this wonderful world of ours Elleen Mules HISTORY ST MARYS BOYS ANY years have come and gone among the happiest of which were the ones that we spent in preparing for our urst years of school What a delightful feeling we all had when on the morning of our first day we prepared for the momentous step in our young lives the first day at school' I remember a group of Jolly youngsters gaily making thelr way up over the hill whlch leads to the schoolhouse Many of us attended Holy Mass with our parents and afterwards were introduced to our first teacher to be enrolled by her ir' the school Through the kindly efforts of our Sister all were contented and happy and we soon learned about the wide world about us and tts wonderful Creator in Little Bible stories and from beautifully colored pictures During our second year we became mo e famihar with our teacher and our companions and time and events seemed to move more raptdly It was during this year that we had the great happiness of receiving the holy Sacraments of Penance and Holy Eucharist It surely was the happxest day of our lives Durmg the next few years new sub1ects were added to our studies such as grammar geography hlstory map drawing and others As the years advanced we realized more and 'nore the benefits of an education and that serlous study as a preparation for a future ca reer was a duty not lightly to be shirked On the other hand we began to think we were rather important and that we could rule the world Our self established superiority met with many a rebuff from our elders whose wisdom and experience prompted them to make us realize that to be a good ruler one must first learn to obey our recreat1ons and everyone had individual thoughts and ideas which were passed on among us with the result that there was an endless chain of GCllV1l19S and sports dampened only as the summer advanced by the thought of lessons ahead when school reopens in fall Our seventh year of school was a milestone in our lives as we left the old school bulld ing on the hill to proceed to the h1gh school building so unfamiliar to us whereas the former had become dear to all and we were loathe to leave it Here besldes we soon learned that once more we were the l1ttle shot as all other puplls were older and above us in rank while during the past year we had been the seniors among the students What a comedownl However a great grace was ours th1s year we were admitted to the Conflrma t1on Class and received the noly Sacrament at the hands of our Most Reverend Bishop be fore the closing of school We were now true soldiers of Christ and an indelible lmprlnt upon our souls marked us as such forever One thing we rather enioyed in our new surround1ngs was the regular ringing of the bell at the close of each period and the tramp of feet as the htgh school students marched to thelr respective rooms for the classes next 1n session Our own day to enter high school was not long in coming and w1th it an entirely new field of studies opened up to us A different teacher was assigned for each of our sublects new actlvities were opened up to us among whlch a chance to become a member of the varsity held quite an attraction for some of us We were not slow to adapt ourselves to all this and entered mto the extra curricular act VIl1eS w1th rather too much zeal often to the detriment of our stud1es Detention and poor marks resulted and taught us to strike a bal ance between pleasure and duty Our last year at school finally arrlved we were senlors What were our chances for graduat1on'? Were there any conditions to be removed? Would we succeed ln getting the senior credlts required? Some faced the sad reality that extra work was necessary if they wished to reach the goal It meant less fun and more work but they undertook the work and hoped to succeed eventually They did Many new tnterests took our time and attention during this last year Among these Nas the issuing of our high school weekly and the publicatton of our annual the Memo This latter IS an all year task that never loses our interest Now it is the camera that sud denly appears and snaps something which has taken its eye in the classroom on the gl 5 Q .L ' f' W 1 A I 5 F ffl r . ,. 's-2' 5' :Q -- , , .,.... .....dP4f Our vacations at this time became more enjoyable, as we were given a wider field for . . . M . Y