St Casimir High School - Casmirron Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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T ig gr 42 gx ' bien i Besides knowing and understanding our religion, it is necessary to practice it, remembering what our Lord has said, WBlessed are those who hear the word of God and Keep it.n . V One of the principal causes of so much crhme is the neglect of religious duties. War has, without doubtj resulted from the lack of religious instruction. So, let us strive to be on the battlefield an army of men and women, equipped to fight the battles of Our Lord, Jesus Christ. ' D. Garlauskas, '45 1 Year after year they come to school, These students with questioning looks, Year after year they leave school, ' As they leave their outgrown books: And we wonder sometimes if they've been taught Just some of the worthwhile things, Just some of the things they'll need in life, Be they peasants, or poets, or kings, Of course, they've learned English and history And how to divide and add, But have they learned that these are not all That makes life sad or glad? Have we taught them the cause of smiling When things are at their worst? Have we taught them there's nothing that helps like a prayer T ' I When the heart seems ready to burst? Have we taught them the joy of clean living? That Honor is better than Fame? That good friends are the greatest of treasures? Wealth, less than an untarnished name? Have we taught them respect to the aged? Protection to those that are weak?' That silence always is golden When gossip bids them speak? Have we taught them that fear is'a coward? Who is beaten when they say, 'I cann? That Courtesy ranks with Courage In the heart of the real true man? Have we taught them these things and the others That will help make them brave, kind, and true? If we have, then, we care not if they tell us That Irkutsk is a town in Peru! ' ' Q --Selected

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' 'fT 'W Q. C C s Cfwlffeeprf ln contrast with these errors and lies, we have the teachings of the Church. Above all there is one God, Creator of all men. Man was created by God to be a mem- ber of a family and state. Man and civil societies come from God, and so neither can destroy the other's rights. From the beginning it was the doctrine of the Church that abolished slavery and told of the true dignity of manual labor. St. Joseph is the model of the Christian laborers and the example of faithfulness in everyday du- ties, for he bore burdens of poverty for himself and the Holy Family. There would be no fatal ISMS in the world today if the leaders of nations had hearkened to the voice of God speaking through his Vicar, butthey, instead, bent all hopes on the foundation of stones that today are crumbl- ing before our eyes. There are two teachings of the Church that have special bearings on present conditionsg namely, detach- ment from earthly goods, and the commandment of charity. The evil today demands the help of a spiritual po- wer. Such is the Catholic Church. Her task is to pro- mote, through human happiness, that eternal life they seek. --Helen Jencka, '41 my religion The study of religion is one of the most majestic and dignified of subjects. Salvation is much, much more important than the knowledge that we receive from the study of history, algebra or language. study of religion the means of salvation And through the are pointed out to us. It is well to ponder often on the statement, HWhat will it profit if you gain the whole world and suffer the loss of your soul?N Religion is also the most fascinating of studies, presenting the beautiful story of creation, of God and His Perfectionsg of His glorious Resurrectiong of the beautiful gift of grace and of the sacraments. And what shall we say of the glory of the life to come? as

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CASNHRCW TUKWAK D The graduates are going forth-- God bless them ever To run this hard and s Just as it should b But much I fear they'l y one!-- tubborn world e rung l find that facts Don't always track with dreamsg And running this old w As easy as it seems The graduate is prone His wisdom is compl He's but to ask--the w Its trophies at his orld is not to think ete. orld will feet. But schooldays done and work begun,a He learns to his re The real school of exp He has not mastered The world has garlands At graduating timeg But may forget him the When he attempts to Life is a battle where Must seek and hold He who would rise abov Must scale the heig This is the rule of li gret erience yet. and applause next day, climb. each one his owng e the clouds hts alone. fe today, As it has ever beeng . The world bestows its smiles on those Who have the strengh to Win. Beneath all outward semblances It looks for merit It little cares how mu But asks, Hwhat can F, Sgammc, Noi BU-g tI'L1S . ch you KNOW, you DO?W C BZPXQ 2 ?