St Josephs High School - Crest / Signet Yearbook (Garrett, IN)

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Nie tee hide ‘ F iG or mf ev pepe me . Rae ROBE: pia 2 Sead PLY @ a MeL AAO VU eee eee eee Te ee ee eae te eee eet EtG hw piel RNa ep ee) ot we Dear Fathers, Mothers and Friends: - It is indeed a pleasure to greet you and to welcome you tonight to the commencement exercises of the Class of 1939. Since our entrance into this school four years ago, we have been zealous in our attempt to attain our ‘“goal’’—the day of our graduation. The years have been full of pleasant anticipation, and if we did occasionally find the path wearisome, as most boys do, we have never failed to receive inspiration from the seniors going on before. We have been studying and putting into practice, though sometimes imperfectly, the philosophy of true living. What we have gained can never be taken from us. We have a knowledge that shall make us good and honest citizens, Catholic in mind and heart. It is this Catholic training that we value most. We are now old enough to realize to a certain extent, dear parents, haw wisely you have acted in sending us to a school where we were not only taught the academic subjects but also how to live happily as real American Catholic men and women. If we fail, though God forbid, the fault will not be yours nor will it be that of our instructors but only our own because we cannot say that we have not been taught. We are ready to enter the busy world with unbounded hope, courage and faith. And now, dear friends, we welcome you most cordially to these, our last exercises in St. Joseph School. 4 i ‘ ‘ inet ) ens we 7 ‘ me

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Jet are le Ist row, left to right: Jeanette Etoll, Jane Muzzillo, Marian Poppele, Corinne Mansfield 2nd row, left to right: Richard Seifert, Harris Hoeffel, Floyd Fetter, Carl Shoudel, George Mansfield The class of ’39 chose for their class play, a mystery comedy called “Dummy.” The story revolves around the stealing of a valuable diamond. Heading the cast as the absent-minded professor was Floyd Fetter who acted very absent-minded. A grand performance was given by Carl Shoudel who had the role of ‘“‘Dummy.’’ Margaret, the love-starved girl was played by Marian Poppele who proved her dramatic ability. Jane Muzzillo was given the role of Margaret's cynical mother. The rest of the cast was as follows: Jim Cameron, a nephew, Harris Hoeffel; Alaska, a sleuth, George Mansfield; Sam Hedges, a villain, Richard Seifert; Dorothy Burke, his assistant, Corinne Mansfield; and Sylvia, the maid, Jeanette Etoll. The play proved to be a real success and has placed itself among the never-to-be-forgotten hits of S.J.H.

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Reverend Father, Teachers, Friends, and Classmates: We are here tonight to bid farewell to the surroundings that have been familiar to us for at least twelve years. Retrospection, if at all serious, is always followed by one or more resolutions. Perhaps that is why we, though eager with expectation of the life before us, find that uppermost in our hearts tonight is a manly resolve to go out and ‘make good.’’ We shall do this if we but remember our motto, ‘Not how much but how well.”’ In “The Imitation of Christ’? we read that ‘‘a man doth much who doth well what he hath to do.”’ Is it not true that the most popular Saint of modern times, Saint Theresa, was raised to the dignity of sainthood because of her faithfulness in little things? Too, we have seen in our own lives as we served as officers or as members of a committee in our little affairs that it is “Not how much but how well” that really counts toward success. All of us have experienced the thrill of having done some task well but none of us can boast of having done much. This is due to the fact that quantity has a limit while quality does not, and also to the fact that of the average human being much is not expected but only that he does well what is his duty to do. Reverend Father, to you, who have so earnestly taught us to be real men and women, we offer this pledge, that we shall at all times try to do well and with manly courage whatever we find is our duty to do, so that though not numbered among the world’s immortal heroes for great deeds we may be numbered among the many men and women who have lived and died bravely but lie under unmarked graves. Classmates, tonight we part, but before we go let us express our grati- tude to our pastor, teachers, and parents. Gratitude is better shown by con- duct than by words. Therefore let us resolve tonight to live lives worthy of the lessons taught us by our pastor and teachers, of the sacrifices made by our forefathers and parents in supporting Catholic education and of that Supreme Sacrifice of Love made for us upon the Cross nineteen hundred years ago.