St Josephs College High School - Chronicle Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Illllllllllll On Sepfember 8fh of fhis year, fhe excifemenf and newness which accompany fhe opening of school-fhe pleasure of hailing old friends and re- living wifh fhem fhe pleasanf experiences of fhe summer season pasf - was marred by fragic news, and pleasanfness faded fo obscurify in fhe shadow of misforfune. The large building on Sfiles Sfreef sfood cloaked in a manfle of sorrow af fhe deafh of Mr. Urban Schmidf, a member of fhe faculfy. Mr. Schmidf was a man who, for fhe pasf nine years, has made if his work fo place himself, and fhe wisdom and learning fhaf were his, af fhe disposal of fhe young men who came under his guidance. Sadly, and nof a liffle bewildered af fhe sud- denness of his passing, we began fo realize fhaf a parf of whaf we had come fo regard as fhe Prep Mr. Schmidf explains a difliculf mafh problem fo McDermoff, Dolge, Harrison, and Campbell. lln backgroundl: Baker and Barfon awaif bell for class. The famous daily quiz. was losf fo us. The memory of his fall, powerful frame, and ever presenf cigar, and fhose numerous pedagogical schemes-fhe new sysfem which was infroduced when Der Lehrer sformed info class wifh fhe resulfs of fhe weekly quiz-all fhese pass in review before us, and wifh fhem fhe excellenf records of his classes in fhe Province Exams. Then, rising before eyes fhaf did nof wish fo accepf if, came fhe sobering fhoughf fhaf fhis man would no longer walk fhese corridors, feach in our class- rooms. Buf, lesf appreciafion for his work obscure fhe man himself, we, fhe Senior Class, respecffully dedicafe our Yearbook, fhe symbol of our life af fhe Prep-fhe record of our work here and a fribufe fo fhose who have made if possible-in permanenf fribufe fo Mr. Urban Schmidf.