OLeary High School - Envoy Yearbook (Edmonton, Alberta Canada)

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And in his quiet way he does a wonderful job. Archbishop O ' Leary It was in these simple and sincere words that Archbishop O ' Leary paid his personal tribute to an eminent educator -- Mr. Austin O ' Brien. , In gratitude for the latter ' s unwavering interest in our high school, its staff and students, we offer a joint dedication of the first issue of the O ' Leary ENVOY. On July 1, 1961, Mr. O ' Brien retired from his position as Super¬ intendent of the Edmonton Separate Schools, after an active administration of thirty-seven years. During his term of office, he was renowned for his traditional respect for high academic standards, coupled with a modern regard for better methods of teaching. We, the students of O ' Leary High School, are daily reaping the benefits of his faithful adherence to his responsibility in spearheading the constant progress of the Edmonton Separate Schools.

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-ITER PARA TUTUM- ITER PARA TUTUM --- MAKE OUR WAY SECURE These were the words inscribed on the insignia of Archbishop Henry Joseph O ' Leary. To his memory we respectfully dedicate the first issue of the O ' Leary ENVOY. The education of Catholic youth was, he considered, of prime importance and during his episcopate he laboured unceasingly to further Catholic education in our Archdiocese. On one occasion Archbishop O ' Leary stated, The intellect, the memory, the imagination, the will, not to speak of the physical faculties, all require training and the most important part of education, is not so much that of the intellect as that of the will. In the formation of the good citizen, intellectual instruction alone will never supply the deficiency of in¬ adequate training of the will. On the contrar y, the better instructed intel¬ lectually, if the will is perverted towards wrong, the more dangerous will that man be to his fellowman and do to society in general.

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ARCHBISHOP BEST WISHES FROM MAC DONALD HIS GRACE My congratulations and my thanks to all O ' Leary teachers and students on the splendid progress made up to the present time. Such results would hardly be possible without working and pulling together. This cooperative spirit should always prevail in your school. I believe it will. A sound tradition once started and based on truth and common sense, is not easily lost. Life is hard in recent years for those whose High School educationi was neglected. Such neglect is like starting life on a shaky foundation, something that was quite possible a generation ago when nearly all labour was unskilled, but extremely difficult in recent years, and becoming more so as we advance in this age of science. We wish you all to enjoy success and happiness. For this the secret is industry and application all through life and particularly in Junior and Senior High School years. Most of us can recall our own years at school. They were not always pleasant; but those who made good use of them were deeply grateful later on for the lessons learned through hard work and self-denial. This applies whether answering a call to the priesthood, the religious life, or secular pursuits. All of them deserve serious and reverent consideration. The priesthood and the religious life are not the easiest walks of life. Neither was the path chosen by our Saviour to show us the way to happiness and genuine security. What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole.world, and suffer the loss of his soul? The fact that any particular walk of life is not easy should not deter us. The Lord who calls us can, if we ask Him, make even the hardest way both pleasant and fruitful. There are thousands of vacant jobs these past few years, because most men and women shun those that entail hard work and self-sacrifice, -- the very things that would build better characters, better homes, better schools and a better world. Sincerely in Christ, Archbishop of Edmonton.