St Josephs Academy - Patrins Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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Y? to work and keep the earth. QQ, 5409 ,Q He placed us in these classrooms to memorize facts, assimilate and relate ideas, express our- selves through recitations or carefully reworked compositions, and to prove our knowledge in exacting tests. Patrinsi- Table of Contents Dedication ....,,.. 4 Administration ...., 5 6 Guidance ....,.. 7 Faculty ...,..,.... Maintenance ..,. 8 Class Album ..,,,.....,,.,, 'IO Academic Classes ,,,.,., ...,.. 5 7 Organizations-Activities . 73 Memories .,....,....,....,.,.. ..,. , 89 94 Index ....., A ..,., . Our yearbook's name is a Scandinavian word mean- ing trail-blazer. Just as gypsies used to blaze trails by scattering leaves behind them, Patrins has the memories of the school year 1959-1960 blazed upon its leaves. He placed us in the gym to stretch and strain in the name of physical fitness, and in the auditorium to present long-prepared-for plays, assemblies, speeches and recitals. Hoi worker, Joseph, watch over our work. Second Vespers, Feast of St. Joseph the Workman

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God, the maker of the world, placed man in it .1- He placed us here, at SJA He placed us in the Music Department to prac- tice tedious scales and memorize meticulously each tiny detail of dilticult compositions. He placed us in the Library to transfer knowledge from the pages of books to our minds, and in the Chapel to sing His praises and prayertully beg for His guidance and forgiveness. 1 , f SM

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We dedie sf. f E2 jj. .liljhtrins to the late Sister De Chantal I J I 4? ,-,Qs .1 .W .at if ff iv. As our assistant librarian, Sister De Chantal dedicated the last twenty-seven years of her life to us at St. .loseph's gg Academy. To many Joeds, Sister De Chantal was a name only, however, others knew her as a warm and witty per- sonality, always willing to spend time looking up especially elusive information for some bewildered student. We have Sister De Chantal to thank for our excellent picture and .13 information files which she developed. She also originated eff the library's vocation hle which the seniors find so helpful. F Sister's chief duty was that of cataloger, and in this A V' field her prohciency was well-known among other librar- ians. In fact the High School Librarians' Institute thought so much of Sister that in 1950, the year of her Golden! Q F Jubilee, they dedicated their institute to her in honor of her fifty years with the Sisters of St. Joseph. This is iust one proof that those who knew Sister De Chantal admired rg.. and loved her. Though often ill during her last years, she was always eager to regain her health in order to return to her be- loved library. Her work, motivated by deep love of God, was always her main concern. Sister De Chantal was truly a Joseph-like worker in her humility, pleasantness, relative obscurity, and above all, in her dedication to her work. K. .F I, 5