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

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VALEDICTORY “Success comes with effort’’ is the motto that we as members of the graduating class of 1945 have chosen. No one will deny the fact that in all normal people there is an innate desire for success. For some this success means merely the acquiring of material things, such as wealth, fame and power, oftentimes procured with great effort and at the expense of the rights of others. To others again success means being socially prominent and apparently beloved and preferred by all, especially by those in high places. All of these so called ‘‘successes’’ are really ambitions realized. This is not the type of success that we of the class of 1945 had in mind when we selected our motto. None of us hope to be fabulously wealthy, unusually famous, very powerful or socially eminent. What we want is that success that comes from the knowledge of living a good Christian life and of duties well done—duties done with constant effort when success seems far away and failure near; duties done because we know that in ful- filling them we are being true to ourselves, our teachings, and our God; duties performed that ‘‘cost’’ but bring with them the inner assurance of having made a good effort; duties done with an “‘inner fire’’ that speaks of a true Christian, a lover of Christ. This means success and requires heroic and enduring effort. Fellow classmates, we have been taught to recognize true values. Let us imprint deeply on our minds the truths learned during our years in school. Today more than ever the world and democracy need valiant men and women to champion right principles. We can do our part if we make the effort. It will not be easy. To you, Reverend Father, we extend our sincerest thanks for the many favors we have received, and we know that our gratitude can be expressed in no better way than to live up to the ideals that have been taught us. Somewhat fearful of the future that lies before us but encouraged by trust in God expressed in the words that we have viewed daily—'‘l will look towards the Lord: My God will hear me,’’ we take up our new duties. As we Say ‘‘farewell’’ may He who watches over all protect and guide us all and may He find each and every one of the class of 1945 in the evening of a successful life saying or thinking with St. Paul “Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor might, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Page 10

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«% CLASS PROPHECY On June 25, 1954, an elaborate Banquet was held at Sardi’s Restaurant in honor of Sister Theresa Marie. It was presented by her former students of St. Joseph’s School, Garrett, Indiana. Those attending were Barbara Ann Bonkoski, the business manager of the Silkee Hosiery Company; Edward Kinney, president of the Kinney Air Lines; Arthur Johnson, test pilot for Vultee Aircraft Corporation; and Isabell Kelley, secretary to the president of the Interna- national Harvester Corporation. Sister Theresa Marie then made an address in which she thanked the students for their kindness and hoped to see them soon. ““Eddie.”’ CLASS WILL We, the Seniors of the Class of 1945, do hereby publish our last will, knowing that our days at St. Joseph’s will soon be over. ART. 1. We hereby give to our pastor, Rev. Leo Pisula, our most sincere thanks for all he has done for us, while we were in school and all that he will do for us in the future. ART. Il. To our Faculty we hereby give our sincerest thanks for all the efforts that weré made for our benefit. ART. Ill. 1, Edward Kinney, do bequeath to the following under classmen: Norbert Muzzillo, my job as part time janitor. le 2. Robert Brady, part of my height. 3. Maebell Myers, my ability to have a good time at social functions. 4. Donna Delagrange, my ability to like people. 5. Richard Sobasky, my unusual ideas at Club meetings, (including my ability to fill half of the minutes with my name) . ART. IV. I, Isabell Kelley, leave to the following classmates: 1. Ruth Ann Wilson, my ability to skate. 2. Dorothy Hoeffel, my ability to chew gum. 3. Gene Snook, my ability to dance. 4. Kate DePew, my ability to stay home at night. ART. V. 1, Arthur Johnson, leave to the following classmates: 1. Raymond Gingery, my ability to get my lessons when there is other work to do. 2. William Steigmeyer, my quietness and cut up antics in the classroom. 3. Richard Yanuszeski, my bashfulness towards the girls. 5. Mary Young, my ability to patch up injured freshmen. 5. Joan Mezydlo, my knowledge of second year Latin. ART. VI. I, Barbara Bonkoski, leave to the lower classmates: 1. Phyllis Mezydlo, my promptness in going to church every day, and in knowing my shorthand. 2. James Bonkoski, my brother, my ability to dance at the school parties. 3. Margaret Miller, my ways of chewing gum. 4. Edward Kobiela, my slenderness. Barbara Bonkoski. is for sureness of thought, word, and deed. is for energetic, let this be our creed, is for niceness together with love. is for intelligence, a gift from above. is for Oneness, united as one. is for right until life is done, Put them together, SENIOR they spell. With these virtues in life we should dwell. 7PO-ZMU Edward Kinney. “Page 9

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SALUTATORY Since graduation is an annual event in our school and many of you have been present at one or more of the commencement exercises held at St. Joseph's you are all prepared for a welcome speech. Yes, it is my duty or better yet, my privilege, as salutatorian of the class of 1945 to welcome you this evening. That you are welcome, dear parents, is understood. By that | mean that just as we in the class have become accustomed to taking those things, that good parents provide for the children they cherish, for granted; we want you to take for granted that you are welcome. For you and for us this is a happy event. This happiness becomes even greater when it is shared with our friends. To all of them we say, ‘“‘welcome.”’ As the word ‘‘welcome’”’ runs through my mind something within me prompts the questions: ‘‘Are we welcome in the world we are facing? ls there a need we can supply? Is there a service we can render?” To all of these questions the answer is in the affirmative. Your presence here this evening and the generous help and the encour- agement you have given us while we were in school assure us that you have been interested in us and are glad that we have completed our work in this school. We are cognizant of the fact that in the world today there are many needs in the economic, political, social and religious fields and that wherever there is a need there is also an opportunity for service. While four of us cannot do much for the world at large we can permeate our ideals among those with whom we come in contact and live lives worthy of the education we have received. Who will deny the truth of Shakespeare’s immortal words: “How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.” Eager then to take our place in the adult world and eager to render service wherever and whenever it may be needed we of the class of 1945 bid you a hearty welcome.