St Helena High School - Helenian Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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F31 .eff -fi 3521 ag History's greatest merit lies in its presentation of the finest achievements of all past ages to each successive century. Profiting by this handicap, we of the 20th century have turned back the hands of time in our search for an cxemplar of human perfection. Largely influenced by the aura of admiration which cloaks the accomplished archer of Robin Hood days, we have almost uni- versally agreed that this majestic bowman personifies intended perfection attained through unaided human effort. For after hav- ing selected a specific target as his goal, the expert archer un- erringly directs shaft after shaft to its very core. He has attained the highest possible degree of excellence in his sphere . . . he is therefore perfect. W'ere we, hozvever, to stop short at admiration, our experience with the archer would be fruitless. Our chief in- terest at this time is: How did he reach this highest possible degree of excellence? A brief examination quickly reveals that it was due to the harmonious development of his powers: coordina- tion of movement, understanding of his goal and of the means to reach it, and the ability to accept and profit by correction, . . . synthesized by a strong determination of the will to succeed, namely, perseverance. Our archer ideally portrays universal man's innate make-up. Man's goal is predetermined by his supernatural character, and the means to attain it are clearly outlined in the life of our Divine Model, Christ. Besides creating man to His own image and like- ness, Almighty God infused into him an impelling directional force intended to lead man back to Him. But like the archer who can at will select any target he desires, man's free will enables him to spurn this attraction to God and seek his own finite pleasure. The only possible explanation for this incongruence of man's co- operation with the Divine plan is his complete absorption with the means, which leads to forgetfulness of the goal. In order to restore a proper balance to God's plan for man's happiness, it is evident that he must acquire a proper sense of values. The best possible way of assisting him to acquire this sense of values is through education which implies the systematic and harmonious development of all his faculties, - spiritual, mental, physical, aesthetic and social,-for the purpose of attaining his ultimate end. The ideal situation will have been reached through education, when the educand exercises all these faculties in the performance of actions which are directed, like so many arrows, toward his final goal, Heaven. The following pages of this book represent the eforts of the Helenian stag to depict and proclaim to everyone the specific role which our high school of St. Helena fulfills in the vast scope of education. It contains a detailed survey of the diverse agencies of our school, each of which aids us, in its own special way, to develop our faculties with a view to our using them for the greater glory of God through our own sanctification. May it serve as a lasting witness that we, the beneficiaries of Christian educa- tion, are formulating sound principles based on eternal truths principles that will enable us to orientate our lives in accordance with the W'ill of God. Thanks to St. Helena H.S. where a group of men, dedicated to God's service, have laid the foundation for convictions in our life U that stem from a true sense of values, we can now chart our future securely by the motto: To direct all our actions to God, straight as an arrow to its mark! A syl, 1-. 'gn 6 xii' -exam . 5 ' -Aw .,...i9- -,,,,,.-.-1. N, , 1 ,ggi f :gf X ,., Sl V h ,. H,-I 1,4 .S L' ' 1. , .. , ,gl Y - ., e' 1 . H .1 . - ',.4-.izzjsld . .. . ,. .M ..-,f- Y ,,,. ., iwwsevf Y 1 .W i.-a4','J.:'fl5ii5 i.4f.,rwfuihsi't9. Q . 41:3-. -, A., 7 ..-.,g fwifcyififfi-N? Hiya- . .r bn..-ay '-mg, x mx, .f-f A . '. - J,-.1 -K , s R 4., U .U-.-23'-f'7'i, f L':1'r n I W' 5 ' ' ' '1 QA kim' Z' if ,I ,-cz,-E.. E fL:Pf-L' -,-:fS vf'x 'Y'-x 371'-EI-:bf N 1-' 'F -- P x V -Pisa!-Q W 'K f 9 hihhx

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SHORT STORY OF GROWTH For nearly a quarter-century, New York's Major Seminary at Dunwoodie boasted of a certain erudite professor on its staff, one whose name became legend to all future priests who came under his dynamic influence. This professor was unlike the average tutor in many ways, especially because of the fact that he wasn't shackled to the cold terms of any textbook, but rather, freely formulated theories of his own concerning such an important item as the proper administration of a parish. There were many who scoffed at his theories because they de- parted radically from traditional methods. Today, however, when this man, Msgr. Arthur J. Scanlan, has proven his theories in practical application here at St. Helena's, these same scoffers have no choice but to join the thousands through- out the city who view with awe the remarkable progress that has been made in 12 years, and Whose outstanding sentiment is one of deep-seated admiration for this man of conviction. Let us follow this progress through the years, from the erection of a church to the establishment of a grammar school, and finally, of a high school. The church, Monsignot's Hrst concern, was begun in a tavern and dance hall in early summer of l940. A permanent edifice, already under construction on the corner of Westchester and Olmstead Avenues, was completed and dedicated in April, l942. The rest of his plan called for the education of the children of the parish from kindergarten to college, thus preparing them for life. The inaugural step in this undertaking was accomplished by the institution of a grammar school, intended to accommodate 600 pupils, in September, 1941, by the Do- minican Sisters of Sparkill. The first classes were held in the halls of Loeflier's Picnic Park and the adjacent radio shop. In late October of the same year, the school moved to perma- nent quarters in the same building as the church. Each year saw the school's rapid growth, so rapid, that in 1946 Bro. Conan Vincent, Bro. Edmund Jude, and Bro. Paul Octavius were sent by the Marist Brothers to teach the 6th, 7th and 8th grades. Still the school grew, and it became evident that it would soon outgrow its quarters. ln l947, however, showing the resourcefulness of the true pioneer, Monsignor rented two floors in a building of St. Josephs School for the Deaf to accommodate the Brothers and their pupils. Around graduation time of 1949, he saw an opportune time to accomplish another step in his plan, namely, the estab- lishment of a high school. This occasion seemed particularly fitting, since the graduates of '49 were the first class to go through the eight years of St. Helena's grammar school. Initia- ting the high school in September of 1949, with an enrollment of 46 boys and 90 girls, its promoter encouraged its develop- ment till its buildings now cover fourteen acres, and its student body comprises 500 boys and 600 girls. Like an artist who steps back to appraise his work, Mon- signor Scanlan can now view the happy fulfillment of his efforts, the idea he originated twelve years ago. This idea gave rise to a scheme that has hnally materialized into a model educational structure, whose keystone is the very foundation of true education ,... the Church.