St Bernards High School - Bernardian Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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French explorers also carried wiTh Them To The New World, devoTion To The MoTher oT God. OuTsTanding is EaTher MargueTTe who on December 8, The TeasT oT The ImmaculaTe ConcepTion, wenT Toward The GreaT WaTer. As soon as he had TloaTed Trom The Wisconsin inTo The Mississippi, he began as he said, all TogeTher a new devoTion To The Blessed Virgin lmmaculaTe which we pracficed daily, addressing To her special prayers To place under her proTecTion boTh our persons and The success oT our voyage. As EaTher MarqueTTe conTinued down The river he called iT The River ol: The lmmaculaTe ConcepTion. BuT even beTore The coming oT MarqueTTe, There were more Than a score oT mission ouTposTs in The UniTed STaTes, many oT Them named aTTer Our Lady, as +ha+ near The mouTh oT The PenobscoT River in Maine in l648. As wiTh The Spanish and French, Our Lady made her enTry inTo our land wiTh The English also When The TirsT English came To our shores under The lTalian CaboTs England proudly looked upon herselT as Our Lady s Dower BuT all This had changed Tor now Mary and her shrines were ouTlawed on English soul cf lT was in I634 ThaT The Ark and The Dove. The ships oT Lord BalTimore, arrived in The Spanish-called Bay oT The MoTher oT God, now Chesapeake. On The EeasT oT The AnnunciaTion, March 25, Two JesuiT priesTs celebraTed The colony's TirsT Mass. The name Maryland recalled Our Lady To The CaTholic mind, buT oTTicially iT was named in honor oT Queen l'lenrieTTa Maria. Maryland's TirsT liTTle ciTy was called ST. Mary's. In I790, our TirsT bishop, John Carroll, was consecraTed in England in a chapel dedicaTed To Our Lady, and on The EeasT oT her AssumpTion. l-le soon adopTed a seal Tor his diocese on which was picTured Our Blessed MoTher surrounded by sTars. Realizing how much he needed The help oT Mary, To waTch over his vasT diocese oT Three million square miles, one oT The TirsT Things ThaT The new Bishop did when he reTurned To The UniTed STaTes was To have The LiTany oT Our Lady reciTed beTore The cele- braTion oT High Mass ThroughouT his diocese j fl X43 X' HKU 911 Ni KCI will T eu W 5 Q xi? 2 X. Q N M xl fgagliisif I N Ti: if say 53- ,f N 4 '.y,,o -1 W- ,J -- I 01 'H x l ff 1 if Nl Q ll L T f NT 5 ,T f ix Mm ' . , L TN a A ,N 5 J. g y'tQ,,5: ,.y, is r i T X , . if 'X e J, X M lli A , vb T' -..T a csr A T 4 oct . .ur , v .Il ,.L,k2'l i5i3'xQi1xJ iltbgi is ,ii 5 ll A E N T- f ' . s l 85 - gf' P 2 'X La

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Q' Freshman Declaimers in lhe Bishop l 5 x Wrighf Declarnalion Con+es+: Rosearfr Addorisio Rebecca Barholm Jean Bocrgef Palricia Bula June Cenlra Robert Connors Joah Collon Dorolhy D'Geronirno Wiliiarn Fynn Mary Gilnnarlin Lois Gaoding Maureen l-layes Marguerile Janelle Eileen Ledden Maureen McCallrey Jane McGinley John Pe eqrini Kafhleen Regan Joseph Srnilh Bernard Therriaul Berr-ard Welch John Morrissey Coach Garvey and Freshman Foolball Squad: Henry Ashe Roberl Leone James Ecck ey Frank Mamrnone Angelo Brasi'i Wiliiarn Burke Richard Dasohinais Barry Desqrcssei liers Edward Norton John Peleqrini Raymord Pindell Kerrelh Rameau Wiliam Flynn Joseph Ffgclehi John Geary Rayrncrd l-larney Roger Landry Richard Leqer Rc and Richard Pai, Rousseau Andrew Sccll Jarres Shaw Joseph Srnifh A an Whilney Joseph Gulino had ll-e hcror ol making rhe varsily Q' loolba learn. Seolennber 7, l955, lhe Class ol '59 began i+s high school career al SBHS wilh an enrollmenl ol 287 lresh- men, lhe largesr in lhe hislory ol lhe school. Deleqales elecled lo CYC nneelinqs were: Carolyn Kealinq, Linda Gallney, Jane McGinley, Jane Carr, Vera lngennie, Rcberl Connors, George Bourque, Rob- erl Kendra, James Buckley, Bernard Therriaull, Bernard Welch. Mary Gilmarlin was chosen lo represenl lhe lrosh al Boosler Club rally rneelinq. Conslance Desaulniers was selecled io loin lhe ranks ol ohe cheerleading squad. Making lheir deb-ul in lhe orcheslra were Judilh Ellis, rrumpel: Barbara Lehndorll, violin: William Vail- lancourl, lvlarquerile Janelle, clarinelq Dennis Leger, drums? l-lenry Babineau. Conlribulors lo lhe lirsl issue ol lhe Blue and Gold were Doris Rhodes and Julielle Morin. June Cenlra and Joseph Smilh represenled lhe fresh- rnan class in The inlra-class declarnalion conlesl held in SBHS audilorium on Oclober l8. Joseph Smilh won oul in his division and +herelore represenled lhe school in lhe freshman-sophomore conlesl' al Nolre Dame Academy al Worcesler.