Jesuit High School - Flight Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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UniTed STaTes ciTizenship papers on July 8, I96O, aTTer 69 years in This counTry, he commenTed, Frankly, I was worried. WhaT if I walked up To The heavenly gaTes and had To Tell ST. PeTer ThaT I was an English subiecT? I'd never geT in! FaTher Ray was born in TiTusviIIe, Florida, on January I I, IB94. He enTerecI The JesuiT order in I9IO and received his BA. and IvI.A. degrees Trom Gonzaga UniversiTy in Spokane, WashingTon. He made his Theological sTudies aT The ImmacuIaTe ConcepTion College, IvIonTreaI, Canada, where he was ordained To The priesThood in I925. During his years as a JesuiT, FaTher Ray has served as dean oT TacuITies aT ST. Charles College, Grand CoTeau, Louisiana: reTreaT masTer aT Grand CoTeauq dean oT men, sTudenT counsellor, and head oT The deparTmenT oT Theology aT Loyola UniversiTy, New Orleans, Louisiana: pasTor oT ST. Ann's CaThoIic Church, WesT Palm Beach, Florida: and professor oT religion and English aT JesuiT High School, ShreveporT, Louisiana. In I943 he began a Tour oT duTy wiTh The UniTed STaTes Navy as a chaplain wiTh The rank oT lieuTenanT. He served in The PaciTic TheaTer, and his abiIiTy To communicaTe sTrengTh and courage To The men, combined wiTh his own personal eTTorTs, earned him Three baTTIe sTars and Tour campaign ribbons. He was discharged in I946 wiTh The rank of lieuTenanT commander, and he is now a commander in The Naval Reserve. He is also a member oT numerous veTerans' organizaTions, on boTh a local and naTional level. Impressive as iT is, This is only a parT of FaTher Ray's accompIishmenTs. He is widely known and regarded Tor his work wiTh youTh, boTh in clerical and non-church acTiviTies such as The Boy ScouTs. In his relenTless work in The inTeresT oT youTh, he was The Tounder and direcTor oT Our Lady oT The Oaks ReTreaT House in Grand CoTeau, Louisiana. His ready smile, his endless supply oT inTeresTing anecdoTes, and his TaTherIy concern Tor The progress of The sTudenTs have endeared him To The boys aT JesuiT High. They know him noT only as an exceIIenT Teacher, buT as a Triend. To FaTher Nowlan and To FaTher Ray, Two shining lighTs who have iIIuminaTed our paThs, The sTudenTs oT JesuiT High School, pasT and presenT, say Thank you wiTh The dedicaTion oT This year's FLIGHT.

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presldemus message Seniors of Jrhe Class of Sixiy-one: You are The firsf class To graduaie from our school under i+s new name of Jesuir High School. While previous classes commenced a new life as graduaies of a Jesuii high school, you begin as graduales ol Jesuii High School ilrself, as Jesuif graclua+es, so ihai' you will now carry noi' only Jrhe siamp of Jrraining, bul Jrhe name, loo. of Jesuit Thai name is respecied. admired, and beloved Jrhrough Jrhe ceniuries and ihroughoui' Jrhe world. I+ means much lo many, and we hope Thai ir will be meaningful in your personal lives 'For The resi of your days. There are many facels io The name of JesuiJr graduaief' Thai name denoies men of balance - inielligenf, culiured, courageous, ariiculaie. May ii primarily mean for you. men lilce Jesus, for JesuiJr is a coniraciion of 'rhe Lalin words Jesu-Ha. Jesus was Jrhus. May His ideas be yours - abou+ Jrhe world and God, success and suffering, Jrhe soul of man and eierniiy. May His values so be your very own, Thai His spirii and life, His courage and sirenglh may permeaie your whole being, so Jrhal' every person wiih whom you come info coniaci may feel His presence in your soul and see His image in your life. Sincerely in The Name of Jesus, Presideni' Q