St Josephs Academy - Academia Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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Theme T11 Tltmouqlt Catltollc PTLPLITCIIZOT1 F01 Future Caucus utn Bx St Josephs Academy Cn the outsxde St Joseph s Academy IS a square brlck structure xx 1th the tradrtlonal 1X y xx mdlng rts xx ay ox er xx alls and around doors A xxmg connects thxs mam bulldrng wrth the Motherhouse of the Snsters of Mercy lin Mamet wlth the resultlng appearance of a pro tectmg spxrlt hovermg ox er a small charge Once the threshold IS crossed the atmosphere of tradltlon becomes more evldent as one adm1res the handsome llbrary walks down the pollshed corrldors stops for a moment rn one of the parlors Although the desks 1n the classrooms are not scarred wlth venerable 1n1t1als nor marred by m1s chlevous penknrves former graduates look wrth wlstful smrles at the plctures on the walls or the vrexx framed by the bxg old fashloned wrndows Of what are they thmkmg as they FCVISII the scenes of thexr school llfep The struggle they had wxth knotty problems rn algebra rn thrs classroom? Or perhaps the Englxsh theme that was heartlly prarsed rn that classroom? XVho can say? No matter what thelr memorres certaln rt IS that they recall vx1th gratltude the lessons the sol1d foundatron both matermal and sp1r1tual that therr hlgh school educatron has prox ed to be Educatlon may lnclude latrn Englrsh composrtron French geometry brologv or chem1stry but a true educatlon must center around God Its focal pornt and dynamo must be a sprrltual one St Joseph s Academy has my er lost slght of that obyectrxe and nex er faxltd IH rts fulfallmcnt Fxtry mormng the student body enjoys a rarc prrxrlcgt that of xnsntlng tht Blcsstd Sacrament rn thc students xx mg of the SISILYS Chaptl The fact that rellglon IS the first subject on the agtnda and that each class commences xx 1th a prayer serx es to remlnd tht grrls of l-lxm XVho rs the Begmnmg and the End of us all 7L C - A ' 7 A - 'J 73 - G l '7 V . ' ,' J P V. . . . Y Y. . . 7 V Y ' . . V . 1 . they learned in those very rooms. How well they realize the value of ' v ' 3 Y . ' . Y Y 3 'X 3 Y. Y V l f I

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Q'-'U uA3 Qu 'H Sgngt nsiliitx l 307 Qongress Street Portland Maine lo the fluss of 1991 SI Joseph S flceldemef ln sexeral forexxords already xx ritten for our xarious school yearbooks I haxe pointed out that xx hat xxe need aboxe all things else in our xx orld today is sanctity Perhaps people do not xx ish to be saints perhaps they think that it xxill be time enough to think of sanctity xxhen they sense the approach of death perhaps they think that sanctity is a xocation peculiar to a fax ored fexx among us try to be serious sometimes xx ith ourselx es In a serious state of mind xx e shall see that xx hen xxe begin to take seriously all our instructions beliefs and resolutions xxe shall then bevin not to restore peace but in truth to bring peace to the xx orld lt is my deep conxiction that our C atholic school graduates hax e much to ansxx er for in the present stlte ofthe xx orld lhey haxe been taught sanctity thex haxe lixed it they hlxe no excuse for not lixing it more intensely and for not propagating it xx ith more 7eal As the Graduates of 1931 I pray that xou may measure up to God s e xpectations for you 'lllklflelfej Bishop of Portland ei is , .Z!ZZl.IgQ. ' S -i w I Yi 'K V Y Y I X V I I 7 3 ' All these attitudes are rank nonsense for a Christian mind. l.et us V X Yi V I 3 . 1 ' ' , I I I ' Y I O. Y 1 3' V ' ' ' X cw ' 1 I

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Sturdy backgrounds rn relrglous truths and prrncxples develop and become enrlched IH the four years of secondary educat1on spent at the Academy backgrounds that xx 111 not lease therr ou ners groprng rn a bevm llderrng haze of 1ndec1s1on and lgnorance The secular srde of learnxng lS by no means neglected by the good SISKQIS Fen schools can boast of a more complete currxculum a more extensxxe range of subjects Not only readln r1t1n r1th metxc but the more complex mysterres of hlgher mathematrcs the au esome beautxes of dlstlngulshed llterature the baffllng secrets of scrence are drscox ered and enjoyed The l1fe at St Joseph s act1v1t1es and studles are all arranged to be of greatest benefit to dex eloplng the characters of those entrusted to rts care Wrth patlcnce and sk1ll the Slsters of the faculty rntroduce new subjects to w1de eyed Freshmen and pursue these subjects wlth others as add1t1ons throughout four x ery rmportant years Such rn br1ef IS the preparatron students at the Academy recelve If IS a thorough Cathollc preparatron because 1ts central mterest IS the Center of the Unlverse because rt allows that Dnme Influence to permeate every branch of knowledge because If neglects no fneld of studles that could possnbly benefit the student It rs preparatlon for lxfe For some the majorxty graduatlon day marks the end of formal educatlon for a few others college looms on the horrzon but for all secondary educatlon forms the basrc ground work for future careers For graduates of St Joseph s Academy th1s groundwork IS a stable sturdy structure upon whrch they may bulld useful ln es as mtellxgent thoughtful Catholrc young ladres In the follovx mg pages we shall attempt to prcture for you th1s preparatron IH 1ts varnous stages The three outstandlng courses wxll bc explalned and thelr partlcular purposes outlmed BV means of pxcturcs artlcles storres and poems we hope to lay before your eyes a x rx 1d glrmpse 1nto the school l1fe at the Academy that pas es the way for future careers CONISTANCE Fox 51 Page .rm en pr Y v V Y r V Y k . - . . N .,,..,,. Y - . v v .,, . . . v 7 n . . . . , ... 7 . . , I V J . v N. . . . v v Y f 1 - v - v v ' v f . Q ' Q , . - Y v v - v V ,r 3 V v - vv V 1 L , . 1