St Augustine High School - Saintsman Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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Qaculty

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A Faculty Member Is . . . . . .a grade book, a greenie, an All present, Fatherf, . . . the preparing, the giving, the correcting of final exams. . . . the victim of criticism from the students but recipient of praise from an appreciative alumnus. . . . the right answer, the final word, a tradition in himself. . . . the one who closes the door when the first bell rings and then tries to open a few. . . . many a late night and early morning preparing for the next day. . . . a short break in the teachers' lounge between classes. . . . a hurried hello before first period and a tired smile at the end of the day. . . . a mixture of smoke, briefcases, and canteen bought lunches. . . . a pickup game after school or on Saturdays.

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Our Principal .7s. . . the hand that blesses us all at the end of the school Mass in the gym. a jaw, set just a bit more firmly, when Saints trails at the end of the first quarter. a deliberate, slow pace across the patio, perfectly matching the pace of education going on around him. a crack in the voice, a flashed smile, a quip, in the midst of the most serious remarks. thanks for every achievement, student's or teacheris, prefaced by: This assembly should not pass with- out a few words of . . . a voice on the public address system, clear, mean- ingful, forceful, and very rare. a cheerful guardian of the good of all, firm and inflexible towards him who threatens it. a black robe, streaked with yellow chalk, leaving an honors math class, head shaking in disbelief. respect for every last student, as long as that student respects himself-and then a little longer. The long View of a philosopher, the fatherly care of a priest, the pride of an alumnus, the precision of a mathematician, the repartee of a wit, the cur- iosity ofa student, the understanding of an educator, the calm appraisal of an administrator, the placid warmth of a friend. another Saintsman, Father Patrick Keane, O.S.A.