St Gabriels High School - Archangel Yearbook (Hazleton, PA)

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The TRUMPET 4 1 1 O Senior Class History HE years nineteen twenty-four and nineteen twenty-six will long be remembered by the Commercial Class of nineteen twenty-six, for it was in the former year we began eagerly the studies that ended and that will place us with the hundreds who have left St. Gabriel's fully equipped to enter the business world. We were delighted on the first day of school, when, after hearing Holy Mass, we entered the classroom and found our capable instructor, Sister Mary Ursula, seated at her desk ready to hand out to us knowledge garnered in years of study and experience. There was the usual large enrollment. The sessions extended from 8:50 A. M. to 11:45 A. M. and from 1:10 P. M. to 3:00 P. M. Nothing was spared to make us scholastically as competent as our predecessors in the depart- ment. Nor was the social side neglected, for we conducted many little social affairs that have left fragrant memories. One of the most en- joyable occurred June 3rd, when we attended the Fete and Field Meet at College Misericordia, Dallas, Pennsylvania. Our Junior year closed with the animal entertainment which because of its superiority and rarity attracts hundreds every year. With the importance and confidence that is at- 45 tached to seniority we commenced our final year desirous of being the beSt class that ever left St. Gabriel's. Filled with this purpose we de- voted most of our time to our studies until now we .find Finis written boldly across them. We know of course that we have not finished, that we are only beginning, that there is but one end, and that is when Finis is written indelibly upon our life's work. Preparation for this im,- portant ending was not the least part of our Commercial course, since it closes a bigger. more important business than we shall ever handle in the world of Commerce. As officers during this year we had Mary Farrell, presidentg john Urislin, vice presidentg Norah Boyle, secretaryg Manus Gallagher, treasurer. Under their guidance we conducted the few literary and social affairs we permitted ourselves in a busy year. In our two years as Commercial students we had set before us high and noble ideals and were taught to aim at becoming better citizens and better Christians. This aim implies strength of character, and calls for patience, virtue and tact. VVe are leaving the school with the fixed de- termination of achieving success. NORAH V. BOYLE, '26, Conzmcrcial. 46' -QH i i l - E131

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illlarg fill. Giarrahani ARY joined us in our junior year and from the first her gentle, retiring manner endeared her to the hearts of teachers and classmates alike. She counted as friends all with whom she was associated. As we look back upon the two short years spent with us, it is hard to realize that her presence has been removed from us forever. So quietly she came, and as peacefully has she gone, leaving an aching void in every heart because we miss her so. During the months of Mary's illness, all had hoped from day to day, to hear that she was better. Our hopes were high enough to make the shock of her death come as a decided blow. The joy of this, our time of joy, has been saddened indeed by the shadow of her passing. Yet, with the sorrow is mingled something of glad- ness too, for we feel sure that now the class of '26 has a powerful advocate with its Heavenly Father and that Mary will not forget them and they will ever remember her. Her sweet and gentle spirit, we hope, has been near us during the last beautiful days of our High School life, and when the storms and trials of the world come thick and fast upon us, may our dear classmate, at home in Heaven, intercede for us and keep us faithful. Mary has gone before. we must face life's battles. Vilhen these are over may we hear what she has already heard, Come, faithful servant, and, once more re- united, sing the Heavenly anthems through an end- less Eternity. In ejffemoriam She passed away like morning den' Before the sun was high, So brief her time, she scarcely knew ' The meaning of a sigh. fs around the lose its soft perfunze, Love was her guardian angel here, Stuff love around her floated, But lone to death resigned her ldnnrt d she grew-while mortal doom Though love was kind, why should 'we fear C rapt on uufeared, unnoted. Her happy death was kinder T11oMAs A. SHERIDAN, '26.