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

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1 A— — — I EaSa]Io=hm— I o—SSSIE)]pE]==h—— aI E)Oh— — ESI) I) —— LS ELSSSSLOO SALUTATORY Dear Parents and Friends: The gladiators of old Rome, when they filed into the arena, passed before the throne of Caesar and cried out aloud, ''We who are about to die salute thee!'' But today we graduates of Saint Joseph School cry aloud in buoyant hope, We who are about to live salute you. It is true that we have been living but tonight marks an epochal turn in our lives. We are cognizant of the fact that the year 1940 may mark the end of an epoch and the beginning of another not only for us but for the world at large. For at least ten years graduates of high schools have been taking places in a country caught in the throes of an economic depression and unemployment. The census taken in the spring will show just what has happened in the last decade and to thinking minds adjustments will be suggested. In a certain sense we shall be pioneers. Not the pioneers of the frontier as our forefathers were, but motivated by the same principles of faith, honor, sacrifice and courage we shall do our little part in perfecting the economic and social structure which is our ‘'frontier.'' We shall use what we have learned in making satisfactory adjustments to the conditions of the times in which we live. We have more leisure than the pioneers had and if we use it rightly civili- zation can steadily advance. Again we who 'finish to begin'' salute you. |

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— SES SWOOSH CLASS WILL Last Will and Testament of Class of 1940 At this our time of graduation, we the Seniors of S. J. H. in Garrett, Indiana, do solemnly and sanely make this our last will and testament. Article | We, the seniors with due reverence do hereby bequeath to Rev. J. G. Bennett, our princi- pal, our sincerest appreciation for his “helping hand throughout all the years of our school life. Article Il We leave to our beloved teachers wh o made our school life such a happy one, all the happiness and gratitude we can give. Article Ill To our dear Sr. Theresa Marie, we leave the memory of our happy faces and the many hours of companionship, we have enjoyed. Article IV |, Jeanette Etall, leave the following: Section |. To Eleanora Wilondek seventy per cent of my silence. Section Il. To Mary C. Mezydlo my ability to type. Section Ill. To Charles Seifert | leave my residence in room six. Section IV. To Helen Dunham the hope that your years in high school will be as successful as mine. Section V. To Nicky Filip the wish that he grow taller than J. Article V1, Harris Hoeffel, bequeath: Section |. To Collins Redmond my Chemistry ability, to be used in his junior year. Section -Il. My ability to play the piano to June Thralls. Section Ill. To Stanley Ludwiski my cigarette smoking. Section IV. My way with the women to Charles Mansfield. Section V. To Joan Simon my ability to dance. Artilcle Wl To the lower classmen, I, Clifford Kobi, do bequeath: Section |. My ability to play ping-pong to Howard Seifert and Leon Gingery. Section Il. To Paul Johnson my typing ability. Section Ill. My beloved pipe to Edward Steinmetz. Section IV. Last of all, to Theresa Richter, my night life. Article VII 1, Corinne Mansfield, bequeath the following to the undergraduates: Section |. To Teresa Muzzillo | leave my old sewing materials to remind her of the good times we had in sewing classes. Section Il. To Eugene Beber | leave one large bottle of brilliantine, to pay him back for all | have rubbed off. Section Ill. Because of her quietness, to Mary Helen Miller my talkativeness. Section IV. To my cousin, Ladonna Shoudel, my joy for dancing and my appreciation for good swing music. Article VIII To the following of my classmates of two years past, |, Marian Poppele, do bequeath my possessions. Section 1. To my friend Beverly Clark, | bequeath my journalistic traits which she can improve upon from where | leave off. Section Il. To James Steigmeyer | leave three pleasant years at S. J. H. Section Ill. | do bequeath the second desk in the first row in Room 6 to Bill Dembickie, which he may not take possession of until a period of one year has elapsed. Section IV. And finally | do hereby bequeath a well worn Shorthand book to Ellen Miceli. CLASS OF '40. my Ey pny Eg ps Ey pry arg pr sd I ss ee ll

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———So—EaESSaoam=EEaaIEEE=E=hmn5 — I —E—EaI|E)6l o™— hm SSSI] SSS SSS] 1 VALEDICTORY Reverend Father, Parents, Teachers and Friends: Each year the early part of June finds groups of people gathered to honor the youths who are leaving school to enter the various fields now open to them. Each year, too, these groups listen to valedictories and salutatories which are of great moment at least to the ones who give them. Tonight ''we finish to begin our adult life in this land of opportunity. Yes, in a pensive, expectant, wondering mood we face the World which at once seems wonder- ful and terrifying. We realize that all our hopes and ideals, all the courses we have taken, all the facts we have learned are finally to be put to a test. This country is even today a land of opportunity but opportunity does not come looking for the 1940 graduate. We know we must go out and seek it. For this reason we have during our last few months here in Saint Joseph High been carefully appraising ourselves as to our assets and liabilities and the things we want of life. This appraisal has filled us with the realization that to be successful we must give a personal contribu- tion (be it large or small) to the society in which we live, to our family, to our employer and to our work. If we give our best effort s with enthusiasm, promptness and cheerful- ness we shall be happy. Then when opportunity comes, as it surely will, it will find us ready with that initiative which makes for success. Dear classmates, you, as well as |, know that during our entire school life our educa- tion has had as its primary end the building of a good character which should serve as an armor against all evil things and finally make us perfect. We are girded with a con- sciousness of the value of good manners and our breastplate bears the insignia of S. J. H. to which school we are in gratitude bound to bring honor. Our feet are shod with the knowledge we have received in school. Just how durable our shodding is depends in a large measure on how well we have mastered the subjects taken and with what care we strengthen what we have learned by a conscientious use of time. The true philosophy of life that has been so painstakingly inculcated will serve as a shield to protect us from the false philosophies of the crafty. Good judgment tempered with charity and justice, strengthened by each new experience, shall be our helmet and with a sword already well sharpened by the constant practice of the principles of religion we finish to begin. As we say farewell we are moved by a feeling of gratitude to those who have so completely outfitted us in a Christian armor. For this we thank our principal, Reverend J. G. Bennett, our parents and our teachers. — ee ag Fd FD a IE