Immaculate Conception High School - Immaculata Yearbook (Connellsville, PA)

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IHI' IVVIMALI LA IA I IMMACULATE CONCILP1 ION HIGH SCHOOL 1 Q gk! W P 0I'f?'ZU07'll7 I it ' In publishing this Commencement Number of The Immaculata, it is the aim of the Juniors of 1935 to present to their upper classmen, the Seniors, a fitting memorial of their high school career. so soon to he brought to a close by Class Day Exercises. As the years advance, may the pages of this Annual be the cause of happy reminiscences of schonldays and the beautiful associations of youth and carefree happiness therewith connected. May each frail leaf. as an inspiring monument erected in sweet memory's shrine, whisper words of cheer and trust. ot merited praiseg revive the blessed, potent spirit of Alma Mater, an-.i above all, proclaim in clarion accents to each member of the graduating class of '35, a hearty reassurance of the lasting good wishes of the Junior Class. Qtrrmg 4101! n m writing IN LL mtnw mcn1m'y.

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THE IMMALULATA IMMACULATE CONCEPTION HIGH SCHOOI lt was a common thing during the great World War to see the be- loved figure of Father Burns standing on a truck or street corner exhort- ing his fellow citizens to be loyal to their country. He was also known as a four mlnute speaker at meetings in theatres, etc., during this period. ln fact, he worked so unceasingly and cheerfully in the inter- ests of others that his very name became a household word. He was loved by all who knew him and every mouth spoke nothing but praise of him. Even though he was suffering intensely for years from an illness that was slowly sapping his life, Father Burns discharged faithfully every last duty. Finally, the atfliction got the best of him and in May, 1921, he passed away to his eternal reward. One feels sure that this good soul received much and a blessed recompense as a result of such a virtuous life as was his. llis death was quite a shock to the entire community. Business houses were closed during his funeral in homage and reverence to the great man, humble in his glory, who was loved and respected by people of every creed. The holy remembrance of Father Burns is dear to many parishioners, young and old, of Immaculate Conception parish. How applicable is the saying. Deeds live on. That charity alone endures which flows from a sense of duty and a hope in God. This is the charity that treads in secret those paths of misery from which all hut the lowest of human wretches have lledg this is the charity which no labor can weary, no ingratitude detach, no honor disgust: that toils, that pardons, that suffers: that is seen by no man, and honored by no man, but, like the great laws of nature, does the work of God in silence. and looks to a future and better world for its reward. lil oftht fllfli is placed f f iw? W in tht mtmory of the living. f- - - H -A' ' '-

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IHIS. IMMAK ULATA 2 IMMACULATE CONUEPTION HIGH SL H001 e itorial 'l'o the .luniors. Sophomores. and Freshmen, Commencement Day means just another turn of the massive wheel in Education's vast and mighty mill, just one more day on the school calendar, but to the Seniors this momentous event stands for something far more: to them lt means the coming true of happy dreams- -fulfilled ambitions of four long. tedious, yet happy years. School days for upper classmen at l. C. are now coming rapidly to an end. Commencement Day will soon make them full-fledged graduates, when they will be eligible to enter institutions of higher learning or to try out their education in the world's various industries. ln a very short time, these young men and women of the graduating class, eighteen in number, will be expected to face alone the problems of a practical life in the big, wide world, they must soon enter the rank and file of the on-rushing tide of humanity in which they will bargain and barter, propose and decide for themselves, not under the careful, painstaking guidance of a facility that is solicitous for their temporal and spiritual welfare, but according to their own judgment and opinions. The road of golden opportunity now lies open before them and the ever-beckoning finger of Time urges them to enter upon this well-beaten track, so they follow the dictates of the supreme mandate. As is well known, the path of life branches off to the right and to the left. lt has many by-ways. Upon the decision of the individual as to which direction to take at the forks of the road, depends much of his or her well-being here and hereafter. The success or the failure in life of our Senior students will now depend very largely upon the choice decided upon, as well as on the prudent or injudlcious use they make of the knowledge acquired during the course of their journey through the class-rooms of our dear Immaculate Conception School. What- ever may be the trend of their adventure. we sincerely trust that they will do all that lies in their power to live up to noble, worthy principles--high ideals and hope that the benefits that accrue from their example of fortitude in well doing will be a worthy contribution to posterity. ln bidding Farewell then to the Seniors of 1935, who comprise the sixth graduating class of our school, we Juniors extend to them our most sincere wishes for real success, fully confirmed that they will utilize, to the best of their ability, any presented opportunity to do good, that they will he willing and ready to give to the world valorous deeds of highest quality, even if the giving exacts most untiring effort. ln conclusion, we assure the Seniors that we will do our part in perpetuating the fame of I. C. ll. S. ltl u llClVK' faith lllui right lllillil'Sllll1J,lll. :mtl in that fuilll let us totlit-1-ml tlurv to :lo our rluiy .is ut umlcrstamtl it. f -Alrrnlizun lincoln. , ' . I. .,, , , ,A , ,