St Francis de Sales High School - Accolade Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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Every precaution is taken that no man escapes. The ugly Wall even suhmerges itself heneath the water. East Berlin soldiers are laying steel harricades in the river. And charity is the heart which makes it flow Christianity confronts Communism on the world scene, but if Christianity is to be negative and merely a protest against Communism, it will never achieve ultimate and decisive victory. In many countries men have worn the mask of Christianity to solidify their vested self-interest and to preserve the status quo which insures them a position of financial power and social prestige. Besides the great theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity, Christianity must be imbued with a strong sense of social justice which finds expression not so much in learned treatises and pious articles, but in dy- namic action. The students of St. Francis during their four years do, we hope, learn the difference between a wordy, pietistical type of Christianity and one that is living and vibrant. Our soldiers guard an entrance to East Berlin. In the darkness of the hackground, so in keeping with atheism, is the neon sign of the Communist newspaper. Neue Zeit — New Era. Ho v true!

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Justice Is the Life Blood of Christianity A general view of the Wall which cuts throrigh Berlin like a twisting serpent spitting forth its poisonous venom. Behind the Wall are steel tank traps. Notice the barrenness of the other side so indicative of the emptiness of Communist philosophy.

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• i To take his place in the world and give part of himself for man ' s welfare Many and varied are the activities which con- tribute to the overall development and add a bit of the spice and zest for living in the daily life of the student of St. Francis De Sales High School. Our school is not very much different from other schools in its function of turning out well-rounded individuals, except perhaps the primacy we give to spiritual, moral and intellectual objectives. This is just the best answer we know to the challenge of world Communism. 10 We are so used to living with crises that it is the little pleasures and joys that afford us the major portion of the happiness we enjoy — maybe a ball game, a dance, a picnic or just getting together. These, plus our responsibilities to our fellowmen, make up the fabric from which our lives are woven. We do not exist for ourselves alone, and it is only when we are fully convinced of this fact that we begin to love ourselves properly and thus love others.