St Ignatius High School - Ignatian Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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Rev. H. A. Brockman Religion Rev. W. G. Lauer English Rev. S. A. Vana Latin, Religion Rev. C. A. Burns Latin. Religion Rev. A. J. Walter Latin, Religion Rev. R. C. Cronin Religion. Phy. Geog. Rev. J. J. Gillespie Religion, English Rev. J. W. Stejskal Physics, Math'm'tics Rev. J. J. O'Brien Religion. Math. MOULDERS which to do life's work, so were our characters built, from the unstable natures of grade-school boys to the firm foundation of Catholic manhood which typifies every graduate of Jesuit-taught high schools. You. our instructors, members of the Society of Jesus, have given your entire lives to the betterment of mankind by teaching youth that, to be learned is for the advancement of the world, to have a strong character is the hope of the world, and to love God is the salvation of the world. It is by no means an easy task that lies ahead. The end of a preparatory education means one of two things: either we will discontinue our schooling, or we will go farther into the realm of education. If we must leave school Rev. A. J. Gallagher Latin, Religion Rev. P. M. Coogan Mathematics Rev. C. P. Ford English, Religion Page T en

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Instructors, Advisers, Friends: It is only as Seniors, when we are about to leave the institution of learning which we have known and loved so dearly, that we realize to the fullest extent the tremendous change that has taken place in us during these past four years. Through the tireless efforts of you, our teachers, our intellects have been moulded from undeveloped mechanisms of children to those of intelligent young men, ready and willing for the adult life that lies ahead of us—even in the present war-torn world. In the years before entering high school, we learned the fundamentals, subjects of a purely mechanical nature. We then were taught a little of how to study. Having enrolled at St. Ignatius High School, our fundamental knowledge was immediately cultivated so that it became the background for the singular quality which every educated man strives to attain- the ability to think. As our minds were taken and moulded and polished like fine tools with Rev. Gerald B. Garvey, S. J.. Principal Rev. Gilbert F. Stein. S. J.. Assistant Principal Ptujr Xiiir

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OF MEN to take up our places in life, we will have received, through your painstaking endeavors, a firm and confident viewpoint on life which shall last us forever. If. on the other hand, we will have the opportunity of continuing our studies by attending a college or university. we will doubtless then learn that our training here has given us a foundation in accurate thinking which will be invaluable. In either event we will be forever indebted to your noble Order, which, for four hundred long years, has accumulated knowledge and the most efficacious methods of imparting it so that you could instill in us an intense love of God and a burning desire to serve Him. Mr. F. P. Biestek Mr. H. T. Birney English. Sociology Civics. History Mr. J. B. Woods Mr. T. M. Downing Latin. History Latin Mr. R. P. Pingstock Mr. John G. Henry Latin. English English Mr. R. G. Liska Latin. English Mr. G. J. O'Kelly Greek, English Page Pleven