St Francis Preparatory School - San Fran Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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SAN IQ T437 ITYN Brother Vincent FRAN C53

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DEDICATICDN SAN +05 Q, Go OUNLYN For fifty years Brother Vincent has labored in the furthering of the Franciscan ideal spreading the principles of faith love and humility to all he has taught and while doing o he himself has been a perfect example of that life he represents True We have never had the good fortune to have Brother Vincent as a teacher but We know the sentiments of his former pupils and may express them in the words of Charles Lamb referring to one of his teachers lt is pleasant as it is rare to find the same arm linked in yours at forty which at thirteen helped it to turn over the Cicero De Arnicita or some tale of Antique Friendship which the young heart even then was burning to anticipate Therefore We the class of l937 dedicate tnis book to Brother Vincent on hrs Golden fifty years of zealous work both as a religious and as a teacher FRAN s , ' , , ' ' . C Anniversary, in sincere appreciation for his W if 33 l 5 'A F 5 Q 5 3 A. ,,,

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MESSAGE FQGM SAN tn X 0 OUHLY Pl? AINT FRANCIS PRLPARATORY has always en deavored to tram both mentally and physlcally those whom she sends forth from her portals so that they may be able to solve rn a credltable way the problems of hfe Whether you are to contrnue your studles at an 1nst1tut1on of hrgher learnlng or to take up 1mmed1 ately some occupatlon the trammg recelved at Salnt Francls should carry you through the dlfflcultres and temptat1ons that may from tlme to tlme beset you Beware of false prophets and false doctrtnes that have mvaded our soclal l1fe and halls of learmng 1n our tlmes Youth today through no fault of 1ts own flnds rtself rn an unbeltevlng farthless world that has acqurred an rnordlnate craze for pleasure Confronted wlth these evtls remarn steadfast to the stab1l1z1ng and gu1d1ng xnfluence of your alma mater and to the mfallrble teachmg of Our Holy Mother the Church Remam perseverlngly 1n the solrd phalanx of the Cathol1c Front of our country agalnst the enemres of our Chrrstlan herltage Remaln outstandmg apostles for true Amerrcan ldeals Lrve the true fundamental prlnclples of the Chrrs ttan rellgron whtch you have so fa1thfully practrced tn vour classroom and home hfe durlng your academlc areer cause of the prevarlrng evlls of our day by enthusr astrcally cooperatmg wrth our duly constrtuted supe uors rn Church and State Hold a sense of Chrrstran duty as your hrghest acau1s1t1on rn lrfe Knowledge of the duty you owe to God wlll be a great 1ncent1ve of the duty you owe to others especrally to your parents Take care of your duty to God and you w1ll be unfalllng 1n the duty you owe to yourself FRAN f Increase the happiness of others by removing the A C62 ,gY1xH? D-92, 15 Q.. 1 Q. .. 4'-. ca IQ -1 e F 5 37 0 VV h 4.