St Johns High School - Crest Yearbook (Delphos, OH)

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Staff turnovers dispel serene tenor of living Transfers of Father Yeager, principal the past two years, of Father Gorman, other fac- ulty, and personnel have touched the lives of teachers and students in a way that would be difficult to express in words. Bishop Donovan ' s directives effective Aug. 31 sent Rev. Robert Yeager as administrator to St. Mary High School, Sandusky, and brought Rev. John Lester from Calvert, Tif- fin, and the appointment by the pastor of Rev. William Parker as principal. Additional as- signments came Oct. 11 when Rev. Thomas Gorman, assistant since his ordination in 1959, was appointed to Blessed Sacrament in To- ledo and replaced by Rev. George Koerber, St. Mary, Tiffin. Speakers honoring Father Yeager besides those pictured below were the then Mayor Richard Wulfhorst and Coach Robert Arn- zen. At Father Gorman ' s farewell speakers included Fathers Schill, Yeager, Parker ; Mr. Raymond Pohlman, Joseph Scherger, and Mr. Louis Scherger (MC). If the yearbook would have had a dedica- tion, it could well have gone to Mrs. Henry Weisgerber ' 26, who resigned in November after having served under all the priest-prin- cipals since 1952. Mag received a portable television from the students at her tarewell. Some speakers for the farewell of Rev. Robert J. Yeager, principal from 1965-67, were Pastor Rev. Jo- seph I. Schill, the departing principal. Assistant Rev. Thomas J. Gorman, Superintendent Arden D. Blythe, New Principal Rev. William C. Parker, Student Council Preside nt Joseph Scherger and the Master of Ceremo- nies Mr. Louis Scherger, president of the local school board. UPPER RIGHT: Increasing physical disability was a factor causing Mrs. Henry Weisgerber to resign as high school secretary. 11

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i f ■ te. 1 •25 . lW M| 1 Kf TT iK , ' v y V . B HwH. d UPPER LEFT: Father Lester has shown concern over implementing the decrees of Vatican II. ABOVE: Father Koerber teaches timely topics in junior boys ' religion. MIDDLE LEFT: Parishioners bid Father Gorman farewell. BELOW LEFT: Father Yeager joins serenaders from Oklahoma and Carousel at his de- parture program. 10

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Priests witness God through communication with teens; Throughout our high school days there is al- ways one group of people willing and ready to help us in anything. These people are the priests of the faculty. They are a source of counsel and understanding. They form friendships each per- son cherishes and make a link of better communi- cation with modern teenagers. In religion classes, they point out to students the role Christians must play in life. As the Constitution on the Church says, theirs is often a humble and hidden service in which their generous cooperation with their bishop and pastor is of greatest value to their growth in holiness, and therefore, ours. The students especially appreciate and ad- mire St. John ' s novice principal. Rev. William C. Parker, for the way he willingly and whole- heartedly took over that demanding job. His de- termination that We are the best! stressing a spirit of devotion and pride in the school and its aims, generates contagious school spirit. Father Parker, born November 12, 1938, ordained May 30, 1964, and still in his first assignment, has shown leadership and concern by advising St. John ' s Young Christian Students and teaching two classes of sociology in which he emphasizes student responsibility to learn by research and thought rather than by formal classes. REV. WILLIAM C. PARKER, A.B., THIRD ASSISTANT; FOURTH PRIEST-PRINCIPAL. UPPER LEFT: Father Parker is one administrator whose genial morning smile is not obscured by a day of responsibility. LOWER LEFT: As sociology teacher. Father stresses maturity to Nancy Bockey while seniors Deborah Bryant and Mary Lou Bonifas agree. RIGHT: Assemblies contain moments of personal confrontation between principal and students. 12