St Ignatius College Prepatory - Ignatian Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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theme................... 2 faculty................. 8 pictorial review...... 44 graduates..............100 dedication................ 5 activities............... 16 sports................... 56 classes 4 128

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 Earth, The Sea, And The Sky Then God said, ‘Let the waters below the heav- ens be gathered into one place and let the dry land appear.' And so it was. God called the dry land Earth and the assembled waters Seas. And God saw that it was good. (Gen. 1:9-10) And God saw that it was good. This short locution is reiterated after every step in the crea- tion of the world. But how many of us appreciate what our Creator has done for us? When we stop and look at a sunset we should think of its beauty as the work of God. and we should stop and thank Him for it. For indeed, the world God has given us is beautiful. The earth is but a mirror of God. It reflects His beauty. Wherever we go, we see it. We see it in the forests, the snow-capped mountains, and the sea-battered coasts. Man can not escape the beaut) of the earth. But, the sea has more than beauty, it also has a mystery pervading it. Man has lived on the earth, but he always had the sea near him. There was something about the sea that man could not and cannot resist. There was a mystery that man had to explore and solve. It was this mystery that lured men into venturing farther and farther upon it. Thus we see that man has always been attracted by the mystery of the sea. The sky has beauty and mystery, and it also pre- sents a challenge. It is the last frontier. Its chal- lenge is to enter it and conquer it. We have a long way to go before we will conquer the skies. But man must have the courage and the perseverance to accept the challenge of the sky. The beauty of the earth, the mystery of the sea, and the challenge of the sky were all created by God because He could see that they were good. God created them for us to appreciate. That is their main purpose. It is hoped that this book will stimulate our appreciation for THE EARTH, THE SEA, AND THE SKY. 3

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Dedication Late into the night, a light often burns bright in the basement of Ignatius High School. There, in his office, works a priest whom not too many Ignatians know and appreciate. Sitting at a desk clut- tered with the files of alumni, mothers and fathers, bills, projects, and myriad papers, toils Father Donald O'Gara S.J., a man who has done much for S.I. Father O'Gara, himself a graduate of St. Ignatius (class of 1931), has come back to his school, bringing with him a tremendous talent for organization. Such talent was not to be wasted; lie was made Director of Development. Not just an empty title, his is a position of the greatest responsibilities, for upon his shoulders rests, in a large part, the future of our school. A new field house, bleachers for the athletic field, even the renovation of these hallowed halls themselves are his projects. Every building project entails raising funds. Father can handle that too. His drive and perscvcrcnce have encouraged the Parents' Clubs and the Alumni Asso- ciation which have become indispensable and integral parts of S.I. Much of the funds in the Development Treasury were raised by the Fathers', Mothers', and Alumni Clubs. Father O'Gara has been a chief factor in their success. This then is Father O’Gara, the organizer. But more important is Father O’Gara the priest. Here is a man who has brought many sheep to the flock of Christ. His sincerity, understanding, wisdom and expe- rience have converted many to the Faith. As a chaplain in the army, spiritual Father at Bellarmine, and parish priest he has fol- lowed in Christ's footsteps. Through his priestly ministrations and his work in the Parents' Club and as a teacher at S.I., he has helped many become more fervent. So it is we dedicate the 1962 Igi atiau to Rev. Fr. Donald B. O'Gara, outstand- ing director, and alter Christus.