Mount St Michael Academy - Mountaineer Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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IQ38 Our graduation represents years ot toil in our behalf by the Marist Brothers who, although they are inspired by altruistic mos tives, are deserving ot our warmest thanks. Each ot our teachers has been ot immeasur- able aid to us, Our tirst, second and third years' teachers, as well as those who labored tor us in the fourth year, are all co-sharers in our victory. Rendering sutti- cient and individual thanks to these, our benetactors, is, ot course, an impossible task. Nonetheless, we here sincerely express our gratitude to each ot these zealous men, be they still at the Mount, or laboring as quietly and diligently elsewhere. Special recognition must be given to Brother Francis Xavier, our Director, whose guidance and cooperation niake this annual possibleg to Brother lohn Lawrence, who in his initial year as Principal has earned the same virile respect that characterized our attitude to- ward Brother Linus William, Principal dure ing our iirst three years. The Reverend August Tapin, our beloved Chaplain, has endeared himself to each of us during the past tour years. His kindly and paternal guidance in religious matters elicits our fullest recognition and deepest gratitude, Our diligent librarian, Brother lames loseph, has many times generously aided us in our guest tor knowledge and thus merits our thanks, which we hereby otter. Concerning our dear parents and guardi- ans we have but one thought: we thank God that He, in His lntinite Wisdom, has seen tit to entrust us, in our impressionable youth, to men and women who are aware oi the inestimable value ot a Catholic high school education. We realize well that we owe them a debt too huge to be paid in mere words, but during lite it will ever be our aim to repay them with actions and deeds typical of men educated within con- secrated Walls. lt, by leading lives dedif cated to Catholic principles, we can reauite the love, devotion and sacritice they have showered upon us, we do here gladly and solemnly make that dedication. Sports and other extra-curricular activif ties have several purposes, outstanding among which is the manifestation of school spirit, How well the Senior Class ot '38 has P.l.Qc' T14 writ-mfg N , :Wh

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CLASS Shilo h0lId6 l'01lHIfL7fi,f time rorolzali Hof. ffow expressly and completely this quota- tion describes our four fruitful years within the sublime maturing confines of Mount St. Michael. For each of us, the cherished memories of our high school life will, for- ever, remain ineffaceable. The joyous hours spent on the campus, the friendships here established, our petty problems, and our subsequent mastery of them, all will be topics for delightful reminiscences in later years. When the swiftly flowing sands of time have obliterated from aging minds all other vestiges of our youth, one imposing monument will remain untouchedffthe memory of our stay at the Mount. Now, at long last, we have reached the port for which we have been striving, the culmination of our high school career is at hand if we are graduatingl Therefore, we are forced by the attainment of our goal reluctantly to ring down the curtain on the happiness which has been ours during the past four years. To bring our joyous so journ here at the Mount to a close without manifesting in a material way the genuine sorrow that wells up within us would be to stigmatize ourselves as ungrateful. Our sentiments on this occasion find words in- adequate to convey the depth of our mesf sage of regret. However, cognizant of this fact, we are nevertheless desirous of pub- licly expressing the grief occasioned by our leaveftalcing of our beloved Alma Mater. Graduation for us spells success, Sucf cessful completion of the high school course and possession of that long sought after diploma are accomplishments of which to be justly proud-e and we are proud. But let us consider for a moment whether this success is truly and wholly ours, Consider the major role played by our devoted teachers and parents. Have not they, in a large measure, been responsible for filling the cup of joy and success from which we now so copiously draught? We can say truthfully, and without any sense of false modesty, that we, of ourselves alone, are undeserving of graduation. What then is our position? We have been the recipients of a great beneficence and hence our posi- tion is one necessitating expression of humble gratitude Page Tuwzlj

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irraspea this purpose is easily ascertained by considering the large fourth year dele- gation on every athletic squad. Football, baseball, basketball, track and tennis teams have won many hardfearned victories through the assistance of Senior members of the sauads, Throughout the entire four years members of the Class of '38 have manifested on countless occasions their loyalty to the Mount. The Seniors who have participated in sports seek no higher tribute than to have it said of them that, whether in victory or defeat, they have always borne high the principles of sports' manship and courage which will ever typify the wearers of the Gold and Blue. Wliile speaking of sports and sportsmanf ship we feel it apropos to mention one whom we have come to hold in high re gard. His energetic leadership accounts at least in part, for the splendid showing the teams of the Mount have made in the last two years. f-fe is himself a true gentlef man and a fine sportsman, one who sets the example for the boys he coaches. The Class of 38 wishes to express thanks to Coach Howie Smith for the very successful teams he nas turned out, and may his suc- cess continue unabated. Brother Paul Vtfilfrids direction of our track team war' rants our congratulations and thanks. We are certain that under his tutelage the team will enjoy as many victories as it has in the past under his predecessor. We have mentioned above that our so- iourn here at the lflount has been a happy one, and we reiterate that remark with emphasis But let not the reader conclude that we have been inhabitants of a Utopia. The Senior Class of '38 knows well the pangs of an hours detention and the men- tal anguish one endures while awaiting the hebdomadal distribution of reports. Paraf doxical though it may seem, the momentary sorrows and depressions of our high school career have served only to endear the Mount to us for, following the prescriptions of our teachers, we have recuperated raps idly and have auickly regained our scholf astic equilibrium. During our four years at time Tflount, we have seen or wonderful transformation tak- ing place, When we arrived in September i934 with a class of eighty-ive we were fyiite ftY','lffl of tqe izct that stirs was the l'.1Lf: Tri swf,-,'1i fi