Redemptorist High School - Almarre Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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A -,mm-To Umma ZS Venit summa dies I Examination day! Even the appearance of the outslde atmosphere sends forth the dread foreboding for old Sol is obscured by dark clouds although day has well advanced from the Ocean Naturallv it seems like our Day of Doom Tantaene animis caelestlbus irae? Can passions so great be in the minds of the gods that such tortures should be inflicted on young innocent g1rls3 Thus say the walls of the passaged halls and they seem to close in around us as we pass through them allowing no means of escape from the inevitable doom lVl1rab1le visu Dux femma facti And indeed she is She arraigns us so that there is nothing around us but lovers of La France She then produces the paper which will have to be summoned from Hades if we expect to answer such questions One glance at the questions and Furor arma mmlstrat Serzlng our pens we take spite on the paper But Furor iraque mentem praecipltant It is impossible for us to think However the first question does not seem so bad We are a little consoled Adsplrat prlmo fortuna labori But such relief 15 short lr ed The rest of the questions takes our heart away Com fortlngly Edith says Osccu neque enlm lgnari sumus ante malorum O passi graviora, dabrr deus his quoque finem l 7 l ' , has been stowed away, only the gods know where. Truly, Virgil himself I 1 Thirty- f ou 1' Nevertheless, we all sustain the strain by Dolus an virtus, mostly Virtus. Now everyone is filled with joy, for we have survived 'the unspeak- able day, and all exclaim, O terque quaterque beati. In calmness and dignity, the teacher says, Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit. ELIZABETH RIEHLE, '27, WHAT MY HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION MEANS TO ME' What my high school education means to me? Ah! that is difficult to say, but infinitely easier to feel, for have I not been thrilled by the stirring tales of Scott, Cooperg have I not laughed and cried with Dickens: have I not shuddered with Macbeth, marveled at Virgil, and have I not been awed by the grandeur of Milton? And so on, down the line of the masters of prose and poetry: I have wended my way, finding at every turn some new truth, some fresh marvel, seeing nature and eternity through other men's eyes? Through pages of history, I have watched the rise and fall of nations, the founding, flourishing and decay of empires, the passing of men and marvels, all bounded within the covers of a book. I have been, as it were, a spectator in a vast area, watching and waiting for the outcome of the struggle, while the gladiators fight the deathly fight, making the sands slippery with their life's blood. With thumbs turned upward, I plead, Mercy, O Caesar, mercy! With Archimedes, I have cried, Eureka, when after hours of intense application to the innumerable laws of science, I have clearly understood, as the scientists of old, the why and the wherefore. So I could go on indefinitely, naming the chambers to which my high school education has been the key, and I find that the walls rise higher and higher, as I proceed and find rooms beyond, deeper and more silent. I am filled with a majestic sense of awe for what I have seen, and eager desire to press forward, even though I find myself shrinking to the floor, as I realize how very little I do know. EDITH SCHROEGER, '2 7.

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k N f W9 r 'Rf' 1 ix 1 the building October 3 of the same year. This building was converted into the convent home for the Sisters two years ago. For several years the curriculum was limited to the grades, but in 1904 it was considered best to open the high school department, and to add one class each year so that the pupils who wished to carry on higher work might have an opportunity to do so. In 1908 there was one girl graduate, Miss Josephine Mangan. Three pupils graduated the following year, and two in 1910. Then the high school was discontinued, but was reopened in 1913. The fol- lowing year a commercial course was offered. From a total attendance of forty in 1913, the high school has since grown till it now has a daily attendance of two hundred sixty. Again in 1919, the enrollment was such that all could not be accom- modated in the school, and for the four succeeding years, the Fathers gave up the old chapel, which had been the first Redemptorist Church, to serve a twofold purpose of study-hall and classrooms. We can trace the progress of Catholic ideals and efforts, like silent currents, ever lengthening and widening with the advance of better facilities and higher standards, until finally culminating in the handsome structure, the model elementary and up-to-date high school which is our pride today. In 1923, Father A. Chapoton, C. Ss. R., drew up the plans for the building which we now occupy. Work was soon begun but in a short time Father Chapoton was transferred to another field of labor, and through the able administration of his successor, Father J. J. Gunn, C. Ss. R., our present rector, was dedicated Right with impressive cere- building cost about the vast dream became a reality. When the new school Reverend Thomas F. Lillis, formally blessed the school monies, after assisting at Solemn High Mass. The S360,000. We of the Redemptorist School think that it is one of the finest in the United States. The building has thirty rooms and is used for both the elementary and high school students. The fame of the work done at Redemptorist was soon broadcast-not by radio, though-and the school became recognized throughout the city. Our school is affiliated to the State University. Both classical and commercial as well as courses in Physical Education and Household Arts are offered. The teachers strive to cultivate the minds and hearts of those entrusted to their care and to develop in them the power to perform their duties to Cod and fellowman. It is commonly said that a school may be rated in terms of its student product. During these years many boys and girls have passed through the portals of Redemptorist School into the busy world: a goodly number have given their lives to God by following the call to the pri-esthood and the religious life, while others carrying on the good spirit of the school are engaged in' home duties or other social activities. We are justly proud of our school. This living monument testifies to the deep interest of the Redemptorist Fathers, who realize so well that the greatest asset to any church is its parish school, and who, regardless of sacrifice, have not spared themselves, but have provided every facility.for Catholic higher education, thus making our school second to none. ROWENA MoLlNc, '2 7. 1 Tga,.,- ' Thirty-three

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gf usrc H tk C arms Music of all the fine arts is undoubtedly the most wonderful the most uplifting the most complete Music explores the most sublime heights and the murkiest depths of human passion and of human experience and transports the soul through the whole gamut of the emotions Imposslble life without music! Wlthout musics calming caress at close of day without muslcs soothing influence in pam without music s exhilarating buoyancy in Joyl It is a human help to safeguard the soul for it fills the fancy with fair bright forms t attunes the ear to sounds that are sweet the heart to impulses that are innocent In my opinion music deserves the appellatlon shaper of destmies For what man I ask you can calmlv contemplate any wrongdoing while listening to the immortal strams of the Moonlight Sonala9 And again what man can hear unmoved the war like measures of a Ch0pln polonaisei' When an mtense thrill or enthusiastic throb rocks the musician s mmost soul the waves of his melody arise in their majesty and fling their ocean like harmonies upon the awe struck ear In every man there IS a love an appreciation a latent desire of expressing himself by music in music and for mus.c. From all ages evidence of this IS given by every nation. The harp was another step in this curious cycle, the first string instrument. Some musician discovered that he could make a larger variety of sound by using two strings, and so another string was added, and yet another. The ancient Egyptians made many-stringed harps of beautiful shapes. From them we have received our knowledge of the virtues of a sounding-board as a means of increasing the volume of a tone. In all probability, the Hebrews learned from the Egyptians how to make and use harps. Evidence of their proficiency in this field of endeavor is given in the Psalms. The Assyrians, in the musical world, are renowned, especially for the invention of the dulcimer, from which the desired sounds were brought forth by striking upon the strings with hammers. The Greeks had a very extensive knowledge of music. Centuries before the coming of Christ the Greeks had learned to measure the intervals of a scale on a little instrument called the monochord. This .monochord was but a string stretched tightly across a bridge but it was a large.. step in the ascent toward the perfected harp. Later in history, the Irish people were considered the national leaders in music. From the Irish, the Italians. obtained a knowledge of harp-making, a profession in which they excel. But one need not search in the realms of forgotten ages to Find evidence of musical appreciation. Music itself is the keynote of our daily life, of our simplest joys, and of our most tender griefs. It is the strong tie that binds the home together, and so a vital factor in family life. It keeps the home life alive, and unites the family in that close harmony impossible without its inlluence. The first recollection of our childhood is our mother's lullabyg the last earthly echo, our funeral dirges. One might almost say that man is ushered into this world and out again to the strains of music. 55 I IR' ' ' 'L . ' ' - -1 i 'L!2 ',f- . 'Wi Qty f -V 1, f X, if . ,EQJQGY i H-SWIQJ. 3, f Qffg- .If , V1.1 . 1 I- s. 1 -Q - - ' v' 'f' ...S , 'ii' 'Y A 'X N... -. E Y NTT' V' J W 7 . 1 5, r N l 0 dis' U i s v i u , . . . . A v . . , . i . , . , . . . . . . , . . , . . H . ' . r 1 i I - - u , . . . . . N . . ,, s 1 ' 9 9 , ' 1 - 1 v v ,. . - . . , . i . v . , . . , . .- 1 1 v n Music has only reached to highest art, when it is wedded to Christianity. The organ, the voice of the Christian Church, tradition tells us, was invented by St. Cecilia. By the divine and celestial accents of music, the Church speaks her love and. sorrow, her faith and hope. As a painter, so also the musician has won undying glory only when the Church has inspired the ideal. MARGARET BENTLEY, '2 7. A I . fl 1 1 Thirty-five