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

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Um fampua To fhe people of lhe Neighbor- hood, lhe Mouni' represenis lwenly- 'lwo acres of recrealional facililies, buf fo fhe siudeni' body, lhe Mouni' represenls much more. The buildings are no'l' iusi' meaningless s'l'one edi- fices, bu'l' ralher +hey represenl' living monumen'I's fo ihe pasi. homes for ihe presenl' sfudenl body, and shining goals fo fuiure Meunlies. We say thai' +he Campus is a home, and ii' is. li' is a freasure house of memories, of scenes lhal lime will noi' efface. Whaf memories are locked in lhe Quadrangle, home of lhose spiri'I'ed punchball games-and who can deny 'I'ha1' McGovern Field holds many vivid memories of pasl' vic- fories? The Buildings are quiel' now, fhe Quadrangle is emply. and fhe crowds have deserled McGovern - bui' if you lisien closely, you may sfill hear 'lhe eager foofball fans, sfill see lhe nervous faces of lhe punchball leam, sfill sense fhe quiel' acfiviiy of fhe now darkened classrooms. Yel' if ihese memories do exis-I' for you, 'lhey are only fhe resuli' of 'lhe leamworlc of every facul'l'y member and each s1'uden'I', each and everyone responsi- ble for making fhe Mouni fhe success il is. .Lp-.1 H W Q., 95,1 'Y'a..fs X-'l'ii'5'? '- 'A ,. 1. -' -15 53zi3u3'l'3l1i-,if K' 'Q-?:5P5:-3 iw-Tiff' wx-fi .sggvg r iw W. V: -N-.QQ 21- gf 15 -1 'N f - , .1 '25 V Mg. -fl..-395355-E-Q 'W M ' ,,., , 52,1 Q, H,,:.g f , -e'RM. ., H. ef... -.2.,.4,,k -, W-Y if-1 V Q .g K 05513. we . lx -Y Ey e -1' . , T a g in ...J .ie M iw-Tffrfri' 'ilk V 5 W f 1 ' fiif i wg. iqpim' er , , ,N N A E ii in K Dat, 5 5:11, -, A , F gi Y . lim. . a an M I- W -34 ' xx ww Q W nwgfil 'jg-W 'Zvi 4 X, ., 'M Mr: iiilww- --. R! fri,-W ,- 5 QP vv, f,' Ye fi-'fe ' 1.1-'ff '-w -'hifi' , .fy Q5 gjr1fF..-rr ig' 5,15- ,. 0 ff sus- li! ,fiii fix. ti' .wah ' , is i r fJiT.5E 5if ' Q . f je, . . U A '. - 5' 1 4' AN 'JIU' rw' 3' V -' if . . Q A n .. H . I .. I Y A I . ll 4 l 1, Wg +A I 7 '7 Y. . an n i A 'A - , if E , . ir Ili W f g i rl? 1. ,-is Q' wif- 3:5 - ml Willie

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I O I Dear Graduafes of l959, The Marisf Brofhers of Mounf Sainf Michael exfend fo you and fo your parenfs sincere congrafulafions. Four years ago wifh high hopes and ambifion you enfered The Mount We frusf fhaf fhis iourney ferminafes wifh a sense of safisfacfion iusfified by fhe achievemenf fhaf graduafion signifies. However, you may have already viewed fhe pasf in refrospecf and regreffed fhaf fhe progress has fallen shorf of your expecfafions. This experience is common fo all who sfrive manfully 'ro fulfill high ideals. Sform-fossed emofions confinually disfurb fhe even fenor of our lives. Man musf ever cope wifh human frailfy. Disappoinfmenfs and failure are fhe lof of each of us. We offen overlook fhe facf fhaf conflicfs faced wifh courage and faifh sfrengfhen fhe fibers of fhe soul. Sfrengfh and infegrify unfold in fhe crucible of suffering. ln fhe final analysis 6od's grace defermines fhe growfh of wisdom wifhin us. Significanf years have passed. Your childhood days, parficularly. have been vifal because fhe foundafion of characfer resfs on fhe lessons of early youfh. No school nor faculfy exerfs an influence comparable fo fhaf of your parenfs. To fhem you owe an undying debf of grafifude. Gradually. as fhe formafive years draw fo a close a man is revealed. You are now fhaf man. Buf fhe end is nof yef. The mind musf confinue fo enlighfen and sfrengfhen fhe reason and increase your power fo fhinlc. All your sfrivings, however. will prove ineffecfive unless accompanied by progress in virfue. As a Cafholic genfle- man go forfh embracing a wider horizon, sfriving fo permeafe every acfivify wifh fhe spirif of Chrisf.' Sincerely yours in J.M.J.. ,QQ Zbyooowt

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