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

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Salutatory It is with no small amount of pride and happiness that we, the graduates of 1942, welcome you to our “commencement exercises.’ We have looked forward to this day a long time. Just as we know the freshmen in our school tonight feel that they are one step nearer graduation and can already see themselves as graduates of the future so we too looked forward to our rank as seniors when we were freshmen. Tonight we have reached that desired goal and again the future looms before us. So it will be as long as time exists. We know these twelve years spent in our school have been years of preparation. Yes, years of preparation for all that life brings. To acquire a sane outlook on life and its problems is the work of many years. The main- tenance of such an outlook is the business of a lifetime. It is precisely because everyone must encounter obstacles and wrestle with opposition that our principal and teachers have often held us to the performances of tasks that we thought were difficult. Tonight we can begin to understand that the successful completion of certain non-too-well-liked subjects and other tasks nec essary to the social part of school life is the cause of our feelings of pride and happiness. It is the successful accomplishment of a hard task that engenders a feeling of self- reliance, and anticipating the aid of God’s own guiding hand, we joyfully take our places among adults tonight pledging ourselves to the service of God, country and fellowmen. With these thoughts in behalf of the graduates of 1942, 1 bid you welcome.

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Valedictory Tonight we are before you as a unit bidding you farewell with feelings of eagerness mixed with sadness. We are eager to begin to shift for ourselves and make good but at the same time sad to think that tonight we break those ties that have united us with others in the pursuit of learning. It is encouraging for us to know that these ties will not be entirely broken for the spirit of “our school’ will remain with us and its friendly interest in us will be maintained through our pastor who has been our principal and guide during these twelve years. Yes, in a certain sense, our teachers will remain with us through the principles they have urged us to practice. Long before the entrance of this glorious country of ours into this second World War our class chose for its motto ‘United we stand and divided we fall. Can you not see the guiding hand of Divine Providence in this seem- ingly small matter? May we say that motto is small or unimportant when upon that very resolve depends the success of our country, in fact, the success of every nation that would save Christianity and Democracy? All of us know that in the ordinary life of an individual, not clouded by the hard- ships of war, success is the result of long persistent effort, of patient waiting and of constant willingness to co-operate with others. How much will we, who begin our careers tonight as adults in a world at war, need these qualities? The answer to this question belongs to the unknown future. There- fore, we cannot answer it. However, we as a class do thank you, dear parents, for having permitted us to attend a school which has prepared us to meet the successes, yes even the failures of life, with courage and confidence. Dear classmates, let us go forward tonight courageously. We have been taught to face our difficulties. This should help us to live sanely under the most trying circumstances. If we live up to and tenaciously cling to the principles inculcated upon us during the most important part of our lives, our high school days, we shall be preparing for that union which has no end and knows no war.

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Class Prophecy During the summer of 1962 Sister Theresa Marie was enjoying herself on a pleasure trip around the world. (Small world isn't it?) She was astounded as the U. S. S. Busy Bee launched its weighty anchors on the shores of France, to be greeted by a former pupil, Paul Johnson, who now assumed the name of “Captain Johnson,” commander-in-chief of the Curlian Army. After spending several days with the Captain, Sister resumed her travels this time being accompanied to Poland by Mary Catherine Mezydlo, Air Stewardess of the Zeppelin, ‘‘Bennett.”’ Sister was called to New York on business and when she reached Rockefeller Center—was amazed to find that Mr. Rockefeller's personal sec- retary was Ellen Miceli. The trip to New York, rather spoiled Sister's plans, but she was comforted when Ellen placed her in the hands of a competent guide, Mr. William Dembickie. When Sister had seen all of the points of interest in New York, she pro- ceeded to Washington, where she dined with the President of the United States, Nicholas Filip, and the Protegee of the First Lady of the Land, Theresa Richter. Sister went to see Mr. Paul Anderson, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture. After this visit Sister motored to Indianapolis where she visited one of her former pupils, Miss Helen Dunham, the pianist at Ladywood High School. This marks the end of Sister Theresa Marie’s pleasure trip around the world where much to her surprise she ran into the Seniors of 1942. Mary C. Mezydlo Class Blowerann.. eee Pink and White Carnations Class’ Colorsiit + 2.2 eee ee ee Orchid and White Qass Mottoneesaa eee United we stand; Divided we fall