St Henry High School - Trojan Yearbook (Charleston, MO)

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QQ' , 'wyy a FATHER SCHMITT Dear Graduates The Class of 1953 has had the distinction and joy of assisting at the ground breaking ceremonies for the new St Henry School January 18, 1953 was a day of local historic interest for it marked the beginning of a work which bears good fruit during the years to come, in the education of our children The cornerstone of the new school is inscribed with the words of the Psalmist NCome, children, ear me, I wil eac you he fear of the Lor ' KPS 33 127 We understand that it is Christ, the Eternal Wisdom, speaking He it is who teaches s the hidden things of God, the eternal truths, the of the Lordn He leads onward and upward to wlsdom, the highest knowledge It is in the light of these truths of faith that we can understand the world about us 'Mine are the world and its fullness says the Lord, He created it all for His glory It is our job to use the world for His honor and glory, to make of earthly things so many stepping stones to heaven The wisdom which Christ teaches does not ignore the earth, it does not despise the riches of temporal life It teaches us how to use them all for God's glory and our salvation This is Christian education Our ideal is expressed in our cornerstone It is the ideal which permeated to efforts of the class of 1953 Your teach ers have tried to direct you to Christ, who is Himself the Cornerstone of the Kingdom Above all they wish that you will always recognize Christ as the true Teacher of men, the divlne Wisdom, who come to be the Way, the Truth, and the Life O Q : h ' 1 t h t d,' . . u . truths that make us free. Beginning with the important lesson of nthe fear . ' ' has