Nativity BVM High School - Ave Maria Yearbook (Pottsville, PA)

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,We cv ff from known zz the .L gateway to the mzfurzfzzzn arm the antlzmcifc my 2114. 'r . i lu Our mountain homeland lies in the hard coal region of 1 PCllllSylVillllil. On all sides rolling hills stretch away into 'i the distanee. The Sehuylkill River winds its course through the valleys. and beautiful woodlands lie along its banks. Deep in the earth lies the buried sunshine of the ages, the black diamondu deposits that have made the area famous. Mining has heen the chief industry here since Necho Allen. in l790. so strangely discovered the wealth of hard coal hidden in the veins of the earth. From Europe came Welsh, lrish, Poles, Germans, Lithuanians, Ukrainians, lluleh, Slovaks, and llalians to seek security and freedom. Towns and villages sprang up around the mining pits and soon houses, large and small, dotted the hillsides. To their mountain homeland, the immigrants brought the beautiful customs and traditions of the 'colde countries, a priceless heritage. Here the settlers became one people, a typical example of the melting pot that is America. Witll the years the people have absorbed the strength and simplicity of the hills. and reflect the sturdy character of the rugged terrain. The S1'Stllll Mass. opening the Pottsville Centennial, was celebrated in the school auditorium by Father Fasig. Bishop Leech preaished the sermon. 'f,,.: F gf.- . f v i r ff. f . 'if' -.. x in t . ft T. s Ti C w 5F S X F. t X I, X, I

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We pause to wzprcss nur grafifude in HI EXCELLENCY ur: R1cuT IHQVEREND Moxsxcexmc EIIWAIHD NI. RMLLY, ,I.C.D. Superintendent of Svlmols His I5xr:r:LI.xNm,Y Tm: Mosr Ruvmuzxu Jonx I-'mxfzxs U'II.anA. C.S.C,, DJJ, Archbishop of llllil8LlK'lltlliLl THE R1-Jvrzmzxn Jouw J. Crmlmm, D.D, Tm: Rsvsnmlm Jonx C. Hmm. J.C.D. Tun Rurznuxu Fmzmznrrpu J. STr:vr:NsoN Assistant Suu-rintend t fS'h I W4 ' ' ' I cn U L 00 5 At-1.tant bupcrxntmndt-nt of bchools Assistant SUjN'FiIlll'Ildl'Ill uf Schools 1, 5 ig

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K . X, -J! uf- fi 4' 1 Success! John McDonald lcenterl and his companions bag two wild turkeys on the opvning day of the small game season. Irs aftvr 2:35. C:-nter Slrret lJPl'0llltAS the sturlvnts' UIIIPCCHU as Nativ1tys Own desc:-ml on tlie- town. A coke-. a snack. and ai hit of pvrsiflage- help to rs-lease pent up rm-ruin-s. Ronald Gcguzys and Margaret Crc-gitis, two live wires, are hurrying to what tryst .i' ,75f ' A 'H' xv . ,..3 vi' ,rt if .,- 15 this an advertise-ment from a travelogue-? No. lt's Tumbling Run-Schuylkill County's veritable winter wonderland. You load 16 tons. Coal lirealu-rs, like this K Colliery, dot our landscapv. X