St Anthony of Padua High School - Siquaeris Yearbook (Watkins Glen, NY)

Page 13 text:

We hope that this dedication will be accepted by him as a suitable token of our gratitude for his unselfishness and his brotherly love for us. Thank you very much, Fr. Joe for all the good times we had together and may God reward you for the many occasions when you preferred our friendship to anything else.

Page 12 text:

To show our appreciation for a man we all admire, the Class of 1970 dedicates this book to Rev. Joseph Knitter. Through the four years that he was with us, teaching us and helping us with our personal problems, we found out that he would always be our friend. Father Joe is truly dedicated to the priesthood and any remarks about unfaithfulness and dissent cannot be rightfully directed at him. Through his love of music, Fr. Joe came to be known as the Glenn Miller of Padua” and even after he has listened to his last note on this world, that pseu- donym will linger on with us through time. While not coaching cross country, teaching French and English, or advising the Junior Class as its moderator, Father Joe could be seen playing football with many of the students. 8

Page 14 text:

Over on the opposite page are Fr. Leonard and Fr. Tomian, the deans. They are the ones who get to know each stu- dent down to the way he ties his shoes. Their job is by far the worst and no man who intends to live an easy and happy life should accept such a job. We are proud to have these two very capable men in our midst. As we introduce our faculty to you, we’d like you to meet Father Humphrey Tobias, our principal. This being the sec- ond year of his rectorship, we can well say that we have learned to share a mutu- al respect with him as he is known to fol- low the golden rule very strictly.