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

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Rev. Andrew J. Welfle, S.J. Respectfully, We Dedicate .... At the end of our four seemingly short years at St. Ignatius High School, we look back upon many happy and memorable friendships. In particular we shall always remember Rev. Andrew J. Welfle. S.J., whom we have all known and respected as a friend and teacher. Kind and considerate to every student at all times. Father Welfle has instructed almost a generation of young men at St. Ignatius. Throughout his entire career as an instructor, he has striven tirelessly to impart to his charges the fullness of his own knowledge. So it is with deep respect and admiration that we dedicate this, the 1942 Ignatian, to Fr. Welfle. I it r Four-

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Recoiling by word and picture a year at St. Ignatius High School, a year rich in memories and accomplishments—this is the purpose of our present volume, and. if it can be called such, its theme. It is our most earnest wish that through these scenes, typical of a Jesuit education, this past year will live in our memory, a symbol of yesterday's joy. and a prophecy of tomorrow's greatness. May these pages be a key to those personal memories suggested here pictorially. and a help in recalling and cherishing them. Pain1 Thm

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Rev. William P. Hagerty. S. J. President of St. Ignatius High School Dear Seniors: The youth of a former generation heard the cry of Christ’s Vicar: God Wills It. And in response came the Crusaders. Once again, the powers of evil have been massing their forces to wrest the world from the Kingdom of Christ. Today, the clash of the forces of good and evil is heard around the world. Once again, the Vicar of Christ is calling to the Catholic youth—to all Christian youth. Through the generosity of a Divine Providence we are in a position to be the arsenal of Democracy. The world is looking to us for support and salvation. Our resources and armed forces are marching to their material aid. But realizing, with our Holy Father, that this world crisis has one bitter root, the ignoring of God's Majesty, the complete neglect of His heavenly commandments,” we Catholics must supply more than material assistance. We must be the spiritual leaven with which the whole mass will be leavened. You have completed this phase of your training. Your knowledge of right and wrong; your practice of all manly virtues; your splendid intellectual training; your strong, pure bodies fit you to be the leaders in the formation of a new order based on the Peace of Christ. A glorious opportunity for self, for country, and for God is offered your generation. God be with you in your work. Be loyal to Christ and His Church, steadfast in the pursuit of virtue, and faithful to the principles and teachings of Christ. This will assure success for yourself and country. God Bless you—Inspire you— Strengthen you. I’turr h'ivr