Sacred Heart High School - Gleanings Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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A TRIBUTE TO OUR TEACHERS Next to parents whom can we find that is more interested in our work, than our teachers? With greatest care and with a great effort on their part they try to fill our minds with knowledge. Patiently they labor as if it were for their own good and not for ours that they put forth such an effort. In our school work we are always assisted by them, and with their loyalty and kindness they help us store our minds with mental as well as moral knowledge. We could indeed accomplish very little without them. They have great confidence in our ability to do each lesson well. As an example of patience and self-sacrifice, they are outstanding figures in school life. When we paddle our own canoes on the journey of life, let us ever keep before us the wholesome lessons and good example of our teachers. We shall never so fully appreciate what they have done for us until, in later years, we look back to our school days, the happiest and most care-free in our life.

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IN GRATITUDE To our beloved pastor we owe a deep debt of gratitude. He 1ms been with us daily for the last year giving us instructions. The impression of his eloquence has sunk deep into our minds. He has sponsored every action of our good director and at all times been ready to give his personal assistance whenever asked. He ever greets us with a smile and happy word. May his lasting memory be a sincere proof of our love and respect for him.

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A SKETCH OF THE HIGH SCHOOL Since this High School of ours has had an annual increase in attendance and edu¬ cational administration for several years, we feel that it may be of interest to in¬ clude in our annual a history of our high school and its progress. Early in September, sixteen years ago, four students entered as members of the Sacred Heart School, which was at this time near completion. School began on time, hut not in a new building. They were doomed to attend school in the church base ' - ment for a few weeks, with the promise that the new building would be ready for use in a short time. It was not until January 29, 1909, that the new building was dedi¬ cated by the late Right Rev. Bishop Cunningham. In September 1909, school opened with a boom; the enrollment had increased five times the previous year. This year for the first time in the history of the school the grades were required to take the County examinations. The teaching staff was en¬ larged to meet the demands of the incrased enrollment and it was necessary to trans¬ fer the high school department in order to make room for all. In April, 1912, Dr. Johnson of the State University visited the school and at his recommendation the school was put on the accredited list. It was later approved for normal training work. In 1912 two students completed the four year course and left as the first graduates of Sacred Heart. The graduation exercises were held in Con¬ vention Hall and in the absence of Father Maher, Father Reidle addressed the grad¬ uates. The Knights of Columbus presented the graduates with medals and kept up the practice of giving a medal for scholarship each year. The Ladies Guild also made a generous donation including among other things a bust of Shakespeare. The following year the enrollment had reached fifty. The increase indicated that it would be many years before more room would have to be provided for the students. The graduates of this year all entered the field of pedagogy. The next year plans for a new school were formulated.