St Francis High School - Alvernian Yearbook (La Canada Flintridge, CA)

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In concert with all Catholics and all Americans, and particularly with the people of all faiths in the City and County of Our Lady of the Angels, we rejoiced at the elevation of His Excellency, the Archbishop of Los Angeles, to the exalted rank of Cardinal of the Catholic Church. For that reason the Alvernian is proud to proclaim its measure of admiration and praise of a distinctive honor, and re- spectfully tenders its most heartfelt congratulations to a distinguished Prince of the Church, His Eminence James Francis Cardinal Me Intyre. His Eminence James Francis Cardinal Me Intyre

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Dedication Next to serving -God the highest measure of service a man can give is to his country. The pages of American history are rich with the tales of valor told of America's fighting men. Whenever America called, her young men rushed to her colors, holding service to her to be dearer than life itself. That service and, too often, that life they gave as their full measure of devotion. Ours is a small school and its graduates are not many, but we are proud in the knowledge that the hour of present crisis saw the young men of Saint Francis High School willingly accept the burden of military service and proudly wear the insignia and uniform of the armed forces of the United States of America. It is to the graduates of our school who have taken their places in the noble ranks of our nation's fighting men, it is to our Franciscans in Uniform, that a grateful school proudly dedicates this edition of its Year Book, the Alvernian, and deems it a privilege thus to salute those who only yesterday were the graduates of Saint Francis, but who today are the defenders of the Republic.

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HIS EXCELLENCY Most Reverend Joseph T. McGucken, D.D., Auxiliary Bish- op and Vicar General of Los Angeles. His Excellency is Pastor of St. Andrew's Church in Pasa- dena. HIS EXCELLENCY Most Reverend Timothy Manning, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop and Chancellor of Los Angeles Rev. FR. EMILIAN, O.F.M. CAP. The re-opening of School in September saw a new Father Rector, in the person of Father Emilian, guiding the destinies of Saint Francis. Father Emilian received his high school education in the Capuchin Franciscan Seminary in Ireland, graduating with a B.A. Degree from the National University of Ireland, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1946. Coming to America in 1947, Father has been on the Faculty of St. Francis ever since, and is, to-day the school's second Rector. The Alvernian warmly and sincere- ly congratulates Fr. Emilian, and prayerfully wishes him every grace and blessing in the new and arduous office he so capably fills.