St Joseph High School - Gold and Blue Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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nie uv- '01 6 Reverend John Fhnn of the Maryknoll Fathers conducted our annual re treat on October 13 14 and 15 We can truly say xt was one of the most wonderful retreats we ever made We enjoyed Father Fhnn not only m h1s confer ences but ln the many opportu.n1t1es we had to talk w1th h1m Father Flmn you are alwa y s welcome at St Joseph's Come back agam'

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ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION In de dl c atlng our GOLD AND BLUE '58 to the Athletlc Assoc1at1on we feel that we are honormg an organxzanon that really and truly deserves th1s specxal recogn1t1on The St J'oseph's Athlet1c ASSOC1at1OD 15 headed by these off1cers Pres1dent MBUTICC Powers Secretary Wxlfred Lang Cha1rman of Tournament Frank Lombardo The Board of Dlrectors IS composed of twenty three men who under the leadershlp of these off1cers plan organlze and carry out the program of the athletlc assocmatlon Over f1ve hundred contr1butors support our aSSOC1at10H flnanclally by thexr dOhBt1OnS and encouragmgly by then' presence at our games At such an 1n1t1almeet1ng as shown below the St Joseph's Hlgh School Athlet1cAssoc1at1on meets 1n the hxgh school and plans 1ts program for the year 79 aww -pf- 5 .e 5 1 3 af Q ,. l , ,YT . W, as nl , , Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . E. J. Anderson . , . ' . . . l . , . . . - , N ' N , T- A f . . y ,cj I ' , Q T. - .. 5 . Q . r-'X'

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EDITORIAL P 2 Q Qulet and solxtude are by the1r very nature somewhat opposed to thxs fast moymg rushtng to the moon century 1n whlchwe l1ve And yet perhaps the greatest strxdes that l aye been ventured and accomplxshed had the1r beglnnmg ln quret and solxtude Yes great thmgs have the1r humble beglnnmg 1n sxlence and ser1ous thought We found thxs to be true ln ou r annual retreat we experxenced a closeness to God that must have brought forth constderable serlous th1nk1ng Smce thattype of serrous thoughtxs just between God and you there IS no way to record all the pensrve th1nk1ng that Wended 1ts way heavenward durmg tho s e day s of retreat And yet l'm wonderlng what 'great thlngs' had the1r begrnnlng durxng those days of qulet and sohtude All of us espemally the senxors found ourselves durmg Father Fhnn s retreat th1nk1ng of the We know too that earthly happlnc ss can be found lf we keep close to God Fmdmg our true vocatlon as Father Flmn stated 15 lmportant IH l1fe lf l am where God wants me to be 1f l urn dotng the Work He wants me to do then I haye more of a chincc to be happy on earth Real happmess IS found mn domg what you feel God wants you to do Guxdance dxrectors testche rs and our parents have told us that very fact many tlmes Just as An many other mstances the no1se and tumult of our busy days keep us from hearmg and heedmg tmportant facts When all thlng s were m qulet and sol1tude the words of that xmportant fact seemed to have '1 d1fftrent rmg' I llke to th1nk that ln our retreat thxs year there was a certam key to happxness one that c ould become mme just for the askmg How approprxate that such a key should be extended to senxors as theyare about to graduate It opens the door to a way of llfe' le'1d1n0 to our etc rnil happmess wlth God Ple a s e God let me always remember my last hxgh school retreat VN hen hfe 1n the tuture places me IH the m1dst of many dutles when the busy everv day life ofthe world crowds abou me when the nolse and the tumult lncrease then let me remember the quxet and solltude of Fathe r Fllnn ' s retreat For ln rememberxng that l'll have rn m1nd 'ny good mtentlons my resolutxons and a key l'll always treasure Nlarsha 'ylehmert 7 l'l'.'Ii'l..f'-.l - 'lflfz 'lib l Iflf 5.3 - ' ' ' I , ' , -1 7 , 1 I n V 3 , , . - , , , 4 why we are really on earth, We know we have a goal - eternal happiness in heaven with God, . A , A . . i . I . I. . . . i . 4 l . K ' , f 1 C 1 z ' 1 . L . , . . . . . , I N y y . . v X . . , . . . . y . A X f . A ' - - - ' I , - I - I Y I Y ' A , ' I ' h r - D 1 , ' A C . V A - x l E . . V . - - . V V L 2 7 1 , f A V , .