St Joseph Academy - Palladium Yearbook (Tipton, IN)

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Page 26 GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OF PALLADIUM 1908- 1958 Fifty years! Half a century! Years which have included two world- shaking wars, a depression, and have witnessed either the birth or the development of the automobile, the airplane, the moving picture, radio, television, household appliances without number, in short, everything we consider necessary to modern living - not to mention atomic power and its vast potential. I ask you, who can point to a more interesting or signif- icant period of history? But we were not thinking in terms of history when in 1908 we launch- ed the first edition of St. Joseph's Palladium. Our ignorance of things editorial was nothing less than abysmal g but what we lacked in know-how we made up for in ambition and enthusiasm. The Palladium was the natural outgrowth of our Literary Society. Each Friday afternoon St. Joseph's students devoted to a program of liter- ary efforts, - plays, debates, elocution, and the crowning glory was the reading of the weekly Palladium. Each student in turn was responsible for its editing, and all were expected to contribute stories, poems, jokes and accounts of student activities. Sister Xavier as head of the English De- partment was our mentor and our inspiration, and was no doubt respons- ible for the classical name chosen for our paper. Under her guidance we were encouraged to express ourselves by the written word both early and late, with emphasis on originality. Just when the Class of 1908 first entertained the idea of publishing an annual Palladium is hard for me to recall, but I do remember quite well the vast amount of planning, exhortation, writing and re-writing, along with the burning of much midnight oil, which went into the compiling of that first little volume. The months of work involved seemed all out of propor- tion to its modest dimensions when completed, but we breathed happy sighs of relief when we finally went to press. I am proud to have played a part in the editing of that first Palladium, but I am prouder still that St. Joseph's students throughout the years have so ably and successfully maintained the tradition that the Class of 1908 established. My congratulations to the Class of 1958 and to the Classes of all the intervening years! Helen Hall Donahue '08

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CHEMISTRY The science of Chemistry is invaluable in 20th century living. Thanks to good chemists we enjoy better clothing, good foods, modern household conveniences, luxurious automobiles and many other items. At SJ A, we are most fortunate to have as our chemistry teacher, love- able, likeable and conscientious, Sister Madonna. BIOLOGY Biology is not only a study of plants, but of all God's living creatures. It is a most interesting study because it reveals the beauty of our Creator's handiwork. x v G