Notre Dame High School - Shield Yearbook (West Haven, CT)

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THEME The word kmght has many hxstorlcal and legcndarv connotatlons To some It recalls the daxs of Kmg Arthur and of the search for the Holy Grall by the brave knlghts of the Round Table Knlghts who brave all sorts of dangers 1n thelr noble quest To the romantlcallw lnclmed It brmgs forth v1s1ons of knxghts errant w mderlng through the land rlghtlng wrongs conquermg outlaw horsemen and courtmg ffur maldens To the more serlous m1nded however would probablv come first the thought of the noblest Q1d6 of a knlght h1s devotxon to Cod and the Church Thls devotlon was lllustrated most prommentlw ln the be1ut1ful custom of the all nlght Vlgll of pray er and fastlng of a youth about to be knlghted and 1n the Crusades ln whlch the flower of Chrlstlan manhood for over two centurles battled ln a not altogether futlle effort to save thelr c1v1l1zat1on from the onslaught of the Turks The Knlght of Notre Dame must be a composlte of all these L1ke the good Arthurlan knlghts he too has h1s heavenlv quest and IH h1s path also are sundry perlls sent bv that ev1l trlumvlrate of the world the flesh and the devil The Notre Dame Knlght strlves to keep HIIVB the ehlvalrx of the knlght errant first by belng a true gentleman that 19 by never mtentlonally performlng an unklnd act and strlvlng as best he can to rlght the wrongs of others To ladles he shows onlv the hlghest respect and honor For h1s heavenly mother the Blessed V1rg1n he holds a speclal devotlon whlch lb exceeded by no mundane attachment As befits every true knlght the Notre Dame Kmght 1s rel1g1ous Be cause he knows that God has reserved a place IH the world for everyone he prays for h1s vocat1on much as the medleval squlre IH h1s v1g1l However by h1s Slde lnstead of steel armor he has h1s heavenly armor the tunlc of the love of God the helmet of fa1th a breastplate of purlty protectmg h1s chaste heart Over all these hangs the protectlve mall of hum1l1ty For hlS Shleld he chooses h1s devotlon to Marv w1th her perfectlon of all the vlrtues Wh1Ch w1ll stand before h1m wardlng off all blows untll the Knlght IS tendered to hlS eternal destmy 6 Y 44 - as 1 , , - - - 1. 1 A . 1 , . ., D I 1 v . , . t. . K , . . . k a , . v . s . 1 , 'z . 7 Y ' . . . , . c .. . l 'X Y L ' v v e A K . , .' 1 ' - . S . 3 1 s j z s - . . . v . Y l . D . t . Y . . Y . v .W . X . . . .. L . . . . . . r . . , . . t . , . K v . v . . . I . Y . ' e ' . . I . . 1 y s L k x N . , . U , . . . . . . .Q v v , x c ' K L Y , . , . . . , L x L ly 0 7 s . K . ea l

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Blessing The Most Reverend Henry J. O'Brien, D.D., Bishop of Hartford, blesses the new building during the dedication exercises. He is accom- panied by, the Rev. John Heller, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. John' J. Hayes, Chancellor of the Hartford Diocese, the Rev. Timothy Byrne, the Rev. John Hackett, and Brother John Baptist, C.S.C., Principal. C ertijication State Accrediting Committee: Rev. W. Kennedy, S.J., Mr. Boinkman, Mr. Learned, Brother John Bap- tist, C.S.C., and Rev. A. Heffernan. The Rev. Cornelius J. Laskowski, C.S.C., professor of English at Notre Dame University delivered the dedicatory address. The Rev. Louis M. Kelly, C.S.C., assistant superior General, gave the invoca- tion. Dedication and Recognition C omecration Msgr. John J. Hayes, of Hartford, the Most Reverend Henry J. O'Brien, D.D., Bishop of the Hart- ford Diocese, and the Rev. Joseph Hackett, the Bishop's secretary.

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