St Joseph High School Nazareth Academy - Excelsior Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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Na z a r e th Academy and St. Jo- seph ' s school are built around Chris- tian ideals . Each of our studies is presented to us in a fashion which will bring us closer to our Divine Creator. A religious nature is in- stilled in each of us. We are en- couraged and advised to talk over our heartaches and joys with God, our heavenly Father. We are urged to take time out for Christ. Al- though we have heavy schedules and crowded extra-curricular activities, we always find time for a short as- piration, a whispered ejaculation to our Blessed Mother or our favorite saint. The statue of the Blessed Virgin is a favorite spot for a be- tween classes visit. Abbie Noll and Ray Traber pause for a few minutes of silent prayer before the statue of the Blessed Mother in the halls of Nazareth. Visitors and students alike find this a refreshing spot. Our Schools Produce A portion of the cheering section at one of the St. Joe foot- ball games of the 1959 season shows the joined forces of St. Joe and N.A. as they cheer the team to victory. Our first interests in school are readin ' , writin ' , ' rithmetic, and religion, but out- side interests are a main stay in the cur- ricula. In developing well-rounded citizens, the faculty and administrations of our schools see that each of us takes an active interest in the playing part of high school. Each sea- son is important for the special sport which is popular during its months. In winter, the basketball court comes alive; in spring, everyone meets at the baseball diamond; and then the favorite of most of us- -fall and football. Someday we will be adults who can find joy in the world by playing well and work- ing well. We will be better sports in the game of life because we learned to be good sports in high school. We are taught to remember that It ' s not whether we win or lose that counts, but how we played the game. 10

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Victoria V youth for Many years. The completion of the new three story building in 1951, marked the eighty-fifth year in Nazareth Academy ' s history. St. Joseph ' s has come a long way since it was originally established. Today St. Joseph ' s grad- uates some forty young men each spring. St. Joe ' s total enrollment is now over five hundred. The education, which it is possible for us to receive at St. Joseph ' s and Nazareth Academy, must be attributed to the Sisters and Brothers, our grandparents and great grandparents, those pioneers who came to Victoria when the going was rough. In the words of the late Sister George, We can look back on a past, not of glorious deeds that attracted great attention, but on a steady course in a good cause. It is up to our generation to look ahead and to provide for our pos- terity. We must leave St. Joseph ' s and Nazareth Academy with some- thing to remember us by as our forefathers have left us. We, the seniors of ' 60, are about to complete our secondary edu- cation. We stand on the steps of adulthood. Throughout our yearbook, we have tried to bring out some of the ways in which St. Joseph ' s and Nazareth Academy are forming better citizens for Victoria. We have tried to show how our schools are producing well rounded, Christian educated citizens of the vorld tomorrow. The I960 Excelsior Staff Co-Editors Robert Cornelius, Carole Bunge, Pam Geistman Class Editors Feature Editors Ray Traber Mary Lynne Broderick Jim Seller Pat Nevlud Clara Marie Hawes Dennis Weitz Copy Editor Advertisements Subscriptions June Herring Jean Fossati Shirley Goodwin Personalities Business Managers Activities Proof Reader Sandra Taylor Frank Sisti Peggy Tolbert Nancy Henkel Lillie Mae Faltysek Delphine Vela 9

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A special type of training is ex- perienced by our student officers . Leadership is a virtue to be gained from experience. Our clubs, social and scholastic, give each of us an opportunity to contribute our ideas for the betterment of others as mem- bers and to lead our fellow students as club officers. We are able to ap- preciate the fact that soon we will be members of a complicated adult world, and we will be better mem- bers of it because of our high school training. Connie Viller delves into the pages of the hugh dictionary that can be found in the school library as Dennis Weitz jots notes from another reference book. better Citizens Frank Sisti and John Pozzi care for some of the tropical fish in the St, Joseph aquariums. An active interest in nature develops an active interest in God. Every day we can ponder over the mil- lion dollar shelves in the school library. We call our library shelves million dol- lar ones because of the treasures of knowl- edge they encompass. We will be well-read adults, not only in one field but in every phase of hunnan interest. The world of tomorrow is sure to be a scientific one. Students of Nazareth Academy and St. Joseph ' s are encouraged to take an active interest in science . Science clubs and fairs give an interesting view of the wonders of the world. We discover how much better we can understand our neighbor peoples and their achievements from scientific data. Our science fairs have shown us how much each of us can contribute to science. Who knows-- someday one of us may be another Einstein or Von Braun. We are living in an age of discovery. We must be ready to meet the scientific challenge of our foreign neighbors. 11