Sidney Lanier High School - Los Recuerdos Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Jloi Recu icLoi Jletjend 7he Rode TOUtcLout sunset, an impatient Pedro hurried down the curved steps from the belfrey and ran to the great gate in the wall. A lone rider was galloping along the road and Pedro raced to meet him. He had nothing but a parchment which he handed to Pedro, it told of Rosa's death at sea, for the boat in which she was traveling had sunk. Pedro urned with a sad heart to the mission.. He fell before the altar and cried his grief. At last after weeks of sadness and after many prayers he found a new peace. I have been wrong, Pe- dro told the monks. I have sinned greatly in carv- ing roses on the window of this mission. God has punished me and I must do penance. I shall carve on the West entrance to this Church a door more beautiful than any in the new world. It will be an inspiration to all who pass through it and all who look at it will say This door is truly a tribute to Heaven. So Pedro carved a door and his prophecy came true. For hundreds of years all who have passed through its portals have been blessed. All who have gazed upon it's magnificent detail have marveled and have said It is a divine thing, he must have been inspired by heaven! This is the legend which we hold so dear for this door in the West wall of San lose Mission, carved by Pedro Huizar, was the inspiration for the en- trances of Sidney Lanier School. As you pass through the doors of our school, may the blessings and beauty of the doors fill your heart and bring happiness.

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jHoi. Recu idoA Jle je tcL of 7lie. Rote l4ji icLaut Pedro Huizar a talented young sculptor was commissioned by the King of Spain to beautify the Spanish Mission San Jose with his art. He left Spain with a sad heart for he was leaving in Madrid a beautiful sweetheart, Rosa, who promised to follow him to San Antonio as soon as a suitable boat passage could be arranged. Pedro reached the mission and worked furiously to complete his assignment before Rosa should arrive. Carving a window, his thoughts on Rosa and the future, he unconsciously carved elaborate roses for decora tions about the window. It wasbeautiful but had no religious significance whatsoever. At last it was completed and while it was admired by the Indians and by the monks and priests, more than a few trembled, for the window had no religious meaning and some said it was a sacrilege. The month of Rosa's scheduled arrival came and as the weeks passed the entire mission made ready for the wedding. The Indian women baked cakes and prepared many good things for the wedding feast The monks wrote prayers and songs and made ready for the Wedding Ceremony. When the day of Rosa's arrival dawned and the sunlight fell on Mission San Jose it found Pedro and a young monk high in the bell tower where they could see for several miles down the road. All morning they watched for the wagon train from the South, but the noonday sun found its place in heaven and still - - not the smallest cloud of dust along the road to show the coming of the wagons. At

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9» Me tUVua tt 9 t Memoriam J!al RecuesicLni. HONOR OUR PATRIOT DEAD Anonymous Memorial Day is consecrated to the soldiers; it is dedicated to patriotism; around this sacred day cluster precious memories of our fallen brave. Over the silent chambers of our sleeping comrades we wreathe garlands of flowers —symbols of our love and gratitude. These graves are the Nation's shrine, the Mecca to which patriots journey to renew their devotion to the cause for which these patriots died. The fruits of their victories are a united country. This is a sacred heritage purchased by their valor and sealed by their blood. History is their encomium. Battlefields attest their courage. Sleep, heroes, sleep; Your deeds shall never die. Cpl. Carlos I. Aguirre was killed in action in Leyte in February, 1945. Pfc. Leonard Araiza was killed in action in Italy on December 21,1943. Sgt. Clemente W. Barbozadied of wounds received in action, summer 1944. Pvt Jose Centeno was killed in action September 26, 1944. Sgt. Rudy Cortez died in the service of his country, November 2,1943. Cpl. Ramiro Gallegos was killed in action in North Africa on January 17,1943. Pfc. John M. Garcia was killed in action on May 23,1944. Pvt. Rogelio Garcia died in the service of his country. T Sgt. Henry Gomez was killed at Kasserine Pass on February 16,1943. Albert Gonsen, U.S. Navy, prisone.- in Philippines, was killed while trying to escape September 7, 1944. Pvt. Manuel Hernandez was killed in action in December, 1944. Pfc. Simon V. Jaramillo deceased 1944. Pfc. Joe A. Nino was killed in Belgium on February 13,1945. Pvt. Richard J. Reyes was killed in action in France on September 26, 1944 Pvt. Rudolph C. Torres was killed in action September 1944. Pvt. Valeriano Torres was killed in action summer 1944. Sgt. Jose Zepeda was killed in action in France on August 13, 1944. Antonio Morales died in the service of his country. David Munoz died in the service of his country. Pfc. Roger A. Gonzales was killed in action in Italy on December 1, 1944