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

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RETREAT 19 Sodality Reception Leaving St. Mary’s Rev l I Furd. S.J. Ketrem Master Fur three days we kept silence. For three days we ploughed up the depths of uur souls. For three da - we thought, we planned, and we prated— ahuut (iod and about Christ: about ourselves and about our futures. Three days we spent in a spit itual reorientation of our lives. Met ween the semesters and after the mid-year examinations. Rev Cornelius P. Ford. S.J.. conducted the annual three-dax retreats for lunarians. Fach da began with the celebration of the Mass, followed by the first of Father Ford’s four d;til instructions. Benediction, vocal prater, spiritual reading, and reflection made up the rest of the day. On Wednesday. Januan 24, at the end of the Senior-Junior retreat, nine men were received into the Senior Sodalitx ; on Saturday, January 27, seventx-seven first-year men were enrolled into the Freshman Sodality. At the close of each retreat. Father Ford nave the Papal Blessing to the assembled retreatants. Ptttfc ' 'u t nfy-tico

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45 SENIOR RESOLVE OINCE all men arc created for the sole purpose of giving glory to Almighty O God and of saving their immortal souls, it is only reasonable that we. C atholic high-school graduates, lead lives which will realize this end. To accomplish this, however, we must follow certain definite principles. With this idea in mind, we have endeavored to formulate an all-inclusive list of such principles, which, we think, are worthy to be adopted by us, the St. Ignatius graduates of ’Tv Hence, we the Senior Class of ’4 as we leave our Alma Mater to take our places in a sorely troubled world, do resolve: In regard to the Church, we resolve to be Catholics always. We will accomplish this by thinking as Catholics; by respecting and fostering Church doctrine and Catholic education; by speaking as Catholics in defense of our Faith if need arises, and in our use of becoming language; by acting as Catholics in taking a timely interest in diocesan and parochial activities; by fostering Catholic missionary endeavors both at home and abroad; lastly, by proving Catholicism to be practical as a way of life as manifested in our prayer, in our work, in our recreation, in our home. In regards to the State, we resolve to be good Americans by being good Catholics; by respecting the American ideals as embodied in the Constitution; by using our voting privilege judiciously bv not confusing prejudice with straight thinking; by cooperating with legitimate authority in the interest of the common welfare whether as a member of the armed forces or as a civilian at home; bv justly carrying on our professions and our careers. In regards to the individual, we resolve to respect the rights of our fellow citizens as members of the Mystical Body of Christ; bv fulfilling our just obligations as established by an immutable moral law and as demanded by a society composed of men with equal rights towards life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; by developing a sane Catholic attitude towards the meaning of true success; bv having an abhorrence of sin in a materialistic world which too often advocates false principles of action. We place these resolves under the aegis of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, under the patronage of our Immaculate Mother Mary and of her Spouse, St. Joseph, under the militant auspices of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the patron of our Alma Mater. I age Tu'enty-one

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FLIGHT COURSE 1. “Off vvc go......... 2. “Fasten it this way. 3. “Not m fast. 4. Yes that's where we’ll go. 5. Simple, isn't it! Off ter no, into the lei hi lilnr yonJrr. (Him hi nn hu h into the sun . . This was the tunc played upon the heart string-of Ignatius Seniors and Juniors, as each one. in turn, sat in tho cockpit of an Acronica trainer, eagerly awaiting the lirst coughs and sputtering of the engine, and the resultant whirl of the pro-pcller slicing through the comparatively still air. This aeronautics course, combining ground train inn with flight training, and held at Aero-Wavs, Inc., at Cleveland Airport, was a distinctly lunarian enterprise, inasmuch as Ignatius was the lirst school in this vicinity to offer such a course. Classes, composed of eleven Seniors and thirteen Juniors, commenced on Friday, September 13. 1944, and continued each Frida) thereafter, for nineteen successive weeks between the hours of 3 and b 1 M. The ground school, taught h Mr. C. A. Brown, consisted of sixty hours of instruction in the fundamentals of Navigation. Aerodynamics, Meteorology, Aircraft and Pilot Certification, and C. A. A. Rules and Regulations. In addition, however, the stu-dents reviewed the Air Traffic Control Center, a point from which all planes flying civil airways between Goshen. Indiana, anti Buffalo, New York, are guided through the skies; watched a Link Trainer in operation; and were given a demonstration in parachute packing In a veteran of three hundred and seventy-six leaps. The close!) coordinated flight school comprised four half-hour flights in an Acronica two seat, dual control trainer. At the controls were either of two competent, government-certified instructors, Messrs. Richard Dorn and Lloyd Noss. During flight the student, following the directions of the instructor, actually flew the plane. With the approach of winter, the trainers were equipped with -ki , which added an extra thrill to landing and taking off. I hose who completed the course were: Kevin Barry. Bob Beargie. Tom Boutton, Jim Burdcnski. Bob Burns, Al Dinner, Tom Gardner, Kd Giese. Myron Hill. Al Howard, John Jasko. Don La Franiere. Paul Mc Jarrell. Tom Molitors, Jim O'Donnell. Lee Perme. Joe Piskura. Dan Scherry, Krvin Schwent, John Shandor, Tony Sibila. Jim Slattery, Henry Trenkamp. and Ciarry Wilson. Myron Hill and Joe Piskura are continuing their living lessons with hopes of receiving their private pilot’s license. I'nt c Ttvtriily-three