Gabriels High School - Trumpet Yearbook (Lansing, MI)

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Brother Athanasius, principal of our school, has been signifi- cantly influential in the lives of all who have passed through the doors of Msgr. Gabriels. For him we are truly grateful. Oct. 9, 1965 saw the solemn celebration of Bro. Athanasius' twenty-fifth anniversary as a Christian Brother. HTG PRC GTE ,Mx sux ea-r Gabriels' spiritual director is Fr. Sears. He is looked up to and respected as one who has learned to live in the present. We if' .J ' Mr. Jastrab, Gabriels' guidance counselor, believes chance favors the prepared mind. Helping stu- dents select colleges and courses is a full-time job.

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l l D1 VID A 'Ours is to seek perfection, without expecting it. The true Gabriels student is acutely aware of his present vocation in life-that of a student. He con- scientiously applies himself to his academic work to obtain a background on which he can build his step- pingstones to perfection. The academic program here at Gabriels is geared with two basic intentions in mind. First, each student must be made aware of how much he doesn't know and be embued with a life long desire to know it. Secondly, he must come to the realization that the longest journey he will ever make is the journey in- ward. Perfection is a seeking. This seeking takes place in the Biology, Chem- istry, and Physics labs, in the English classrooms where Macbeth and Hamlet reign, in the Religion classroom where the concept of God is brought to life, in the language labs where the student prepares himself to help others, on their terms, in the Latin classroom where Julius Caesar is dissected and the Olympian gods are realized and evaluated, in the Math rooms where the process of logic is developed, and in the Government and history classes where the citizens of tomorrow are shaped, by introducing them to their heritage and their government, making them realize that they are truly the Hope of the Nation! E

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THE GE ERAL WELFARE77 Our Administration's primary aim is to assist us in discovering the key to living with other people, for the art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. Our Administration tries to meet the challenge of the inquiring student with numerous educational and cultural facilities. It encourages initiative in the individual through the stimulating training it offers. In this way the Adminis- tration of Gabriels' hopes to promote the general welfare. Bringing God into the life of the student is an impor- tant part of the program that our Administration presents to us. Society is based on love of God and love of man, it is impossible to cheat life, there are no answers to it's problems in the back of the book. Thisis the key, and with this, our education is completed. Education would be much more effective if it'spurpose was to ensure that by the time the seniors leave school every one should know how much they do not know and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it. The fondest wish of every teacher on the staff of Gabriels is beautifully illustrated in this poem: May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind be always at your back May the sunshine warm upon your face, and until we meet again, May God hold you in the Hollow of His Hand. The school secretaries, Mrs. Spedoske and Mrs. Wilson, are instrumental in the smooth functioning of our umain office. Sister Marie Doloretta, head of the girls' department, has been most helpful during her first year here at Gabrielst Assistant Principal of the boys' department, Brother Hugh, is also school disciplinarian. Brother has been here for three years.