St Gerard Catholic High School - Majellan Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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MESSAGE FROM 0UR PREFECT Dear Graduates Congratulahons' Your hxgh school years have come to an end You have learned the unfa1l1ng lessons of successful hvmg for th1s world and for eternlty We are happy wxth you m th1s achleve ment Now there hes before youa l1fet1rne of opportun1t1es tolwe true to the lessons you have been taught at St Gerard's As you venture forth on th1s new avenue of l1fe, my dear Graduates, re member these lessons Be true to Chnst Whose very own teachmgs they are Pattern your lxfe on Hxs l1ve your 11fe as He hopes you w1ll un1te yourself to H1m by frequent Holy Comrnun1on and by l1v1ng the Mass Wherever you go and whatever you do, r e memb e r always the 1dea1s you have been taught here fa1thfulness to your God, 1m1tat1on of Jesus Chrlst 1n your dealmgs w1th others, and a sh1n1ng pur1ty m thought, word, and deed. If these lessons are really a part of you 1f you have really learned them by heart and put the rn 1nto da1ly pract1ce then, dear boys and gxrls, you w1ll be truly great, truly successful 1n the eyes of God. May God be wxth you as you go, and may H15 Blessed Mother of Perpetual Help be always at your Slde. Reverend Luke Carrabme, C. Ss. R. wr -me I if K K ,iiigif K ' Q cp , . . . . . . . . . . . - . B I - . . Z S .

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MESSAGE FROM OUR PASTOR Dear Graduates: K You have just completed four important years of your life. Very likely you will never again have four years like these, because while you were spending these four years you were growing up rapidly. From month to month, week to week, things seemed to change in you and around you, These were important years because they were years in which your character, personality, and your spiritual life were being formed. The impressions made on your character by these four years will leave their mark. You were blessed in being able to attend a Catholic High School during these years. You were entrusted to the Redemptorist Fathers and the School Sisters of Notre Dame and we sincerely hope and pray that you are prepared for life because of this association. We were happy to have you. Since your parents entrusted you to us we felt obligedto give you the very best in education and thus help your parents in the work of your character formation. lt is common knowledge that most High School Graduates are glad to get out of school ------ considering school a necessary evil--so no doubt you feel the same way. But we hope that later you will look back with some little regret because you are no longer in St. Gerard High School and that you miss some of the happy days spent here. I have one thought uppermost in my mind and one bit of advice:--Be true and loyal to your God in the Blessed Sacrament--Love and Serve Him--Continue your devotion to Our Mother o f Perpetual Help which you learned in school, and I feel confident that your life will be happy as well as successful. God bless you each one wherever you go in life. KSignedj Alvin O. Billimek, C. Ss, R.

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.,, .,k , , A A - 3 A A 7 A '45 Q, Ti. I W RELIGION INSTRUCTORS sb vf Special instructions in Religion are given by the Redemptorist Fathers. Pictured here are, left Fathers, Albert Fuytinck, Instructor of Sophornoresg Joseph Peifer, Instructor of F r e s h men Alvin Billimek, Instructor of Seniorsg and Luke Carrabine, Instructor of Juniors. MR. ELMER KOSUB Coach Social Science st? 4 as lui' 9 ,, . zr. s .3 mv. C Ei! ' of I . ' Hi ' MRS. ROY E. KNEIP Girls' Physical Education Teacher and Coach. MR. ROBERT KLEIN Band Director