St Joseph High School - Arrow Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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G9111' Ellarnltg ROM time innnemorial the world has come to the teacher, sat at his knee and there drunk the milk of knowledge and ate the honey of wisdom, which have enabled it to go forth, with an indomitable courage, which has made for things great in religious, domestic, social, economical and financial circles. The teacher is the ruler of the world, the fashioner of man, the molder of character, the foundation stone of the edifice of the world. Pull him from oft his rostrum and banish him from the face of the earth and ere long man, cultured man of this great twentieth century of ours, would lapse into barbarism or in time would become a ht companion of the beasts of the forest. Now, if the teacher of profane sciences is of paramount importance today, how much more so is the religious teacher-the disciple of the Great Teacher-- Christ? lrle not only trains the youth of today to be the business or professional man of the morrow, he prepares him for citizenship in Mansions Eternal, for life in the land of- never-ending happiness. His is the greatest, best and noblest work today. His is the work of the Master Christ. We admire educators, but what do we think of those great educators-those self-sacrificing, devoted, unselfish men who are carrying on the great work ot the world's greatest educator-the Brothers of the Christian Schools the sons of that great Apostle of Youth-St. john Baptist De La Salle? This great institute of religious educators begun in 1680 is today recognized as the greatest teaching order in the Catholic Church. Its system has stood the acid test of 242 years. Its fame is world wide, the luminaries who have been in its ranks added to its reputation ere the hand of Death stayed their earthly exist- ence. Its founder stands out as the greatest educator after Christ. Its system of education is now in force in every school of the world. Pestalozzi, Locke, Comenius, Ratke, Froebel, Compayre are given credit lor the systems now in operation in our Colleges, Normal Schools, High Schools, Boarding Schools, Reformatories, Elementary and Primary schools, when all honor and credit should be laid at the feet of the peer of Educators-St. john Baptist De La Salle. We need not delve into history in order to prove the foregoing. St. La Salle's system speaks for itself. The success of the Brothers, Boys in no uncertain way proves it very conclusively. The Christian Brother today, yesterday and tomorrow is but carrying on that great work established two hundred and forty-two years ago. VVe here at Alma Mater are indeed blessed in having the Sons of La Salle as our preceptors. VVe know their reputation, we know what those who, occupied the places we now occupy, are today, and we know, that we too, in a few weeks, in a few years, will be the men in whose hands will lie the destinies of the city, state and nation. And when it comes our turn, we 'will take our place in the business or professional world shoulder to shoulder with the best of them, but in training and wealth of knowledge and reasoning power above and beyond them all. And all because of the training received at the hands of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, particularly from those who now occupy rostrums at Alma Mater, the best school in the land. Our seven teachers are all that they should be--true Sons of St. John Baptist De La Salle, of them we will now say a few words trusting that we will not offend their modesty, but on the contrary that we will please them for they are deserving of our meed of praise. Page Twelve

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