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

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Salutatory For twelve years we have been locking forward to this night—the night of our graduation. It is only natural, then, that we should want to share the happiness of t his hour with those who have made it pcssible for us. With grateful hearts we extend a most sincere welcome to all of you. The theme song of seniors on graduation night is gratitude. To our fathers and mothers, first of all, we would say a hearty “Thank you!” Your love and sacrifices are deeply appreciated and words alone could never repay our debt to you. So tonight we solemnly promise to live up to the high ideals to which you have inspired us—to be the men and women God wanis us to be. You who have given so much to us have a right to expect much in return. May our lives ever speak a silent appreciation. To our pastor and faculty whose untiring efforts have contributed to our formal education we are indeed grateful. The principles learned within the walls of St. Joseph's will serve as guiding lights along life’s path. We also want to take this opportunity to thank our friends whose interest in us is shown by their presence here tonight. Yes, this night is a momentous one in our lives, for tonight we take our places in the ranks of adults. We have tried to learn how to face life’s prob- lems and to accept its responsibilities. Tomorrow our ability will be put to a test. Trusting implicitly to the guiding Hand of the good God, we will go for- ward to do our bit toward making this world a better place in which to live and to prepare for that eternal home to which He shall lead us.

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Valedictory “The maximum of happiness is in the minimum of desires.’ This is the motto which the class of 1946 has chosen. In it is the secret of happiness in this life and in that eternal life for which we are all destined. Tonight we are facing a world which has little faith in such a motto—a world which has lost sight of the chief purpose of life. Pragmatism, materialism, communism, and a half dozen other “isms” threaten to destroy the spiritual life in man. It is natural for the human heart to desire. St. Augustine accounts for this when he says that our hearts will find no rest until they rest in God. God or- dained it so for He did not want us to be satisfied with mere earthly pleasures. The happiest of men are those who realize this and devote all their energies toward the fulfillment of the one great desire. But far too many refuse to recog- nize the restlessness of the human heart as a spiritual need. They ignore the supernatural completely and create a multiplicity of artificial desires ,the satis- faction of which is intended to stifle the higher life. Does this mean that all desires save those spiritual are wrong? By no means is this true. Men have a right to desire temporal goods so long as these desires are subordinated to the spiritual. First things must always be placed first; men must keep a right perspective of values. We must also remember the promise of our Saviour that to those who strive for the higher life all these other things will be given to them. It does not necessarily follow that such will be the most successful in the eyes of worldly judgment, but they will enjoy an interior peace—the supreme joy of right living. As we bid farewell to St. Joseph's tonight we are not without ambition and hope for a successful future. Our ambition is to fulfill to the best of our power that position in life which God wants us to fill. Our hope is to live a life of faithful service to our fellow men. May we give a little spark of the great gifts of faith and belief which we have received to others; may our lives be a living reflection of the prayer of St. Ignatius: ‘Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous, teach me to serve Thee as Thou deservest—to give and not to count the cost—to fight and not to heed the wound—to toil and not to seek for rest—to labor and not to seek reward, save that of feeling that I do Thy Will.” Thus the class of 1946 hope to mirror their motto—''The maximum of happiness is in the minimum of desires.’ Our desire is one—to be the men and women God wants us to be—in this life and in the next!

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Senior Class History Four years ago nine freshmen entered high school and started off with a bang. We struggled through our text books and finally completed our tasks. During the course of our freshman year we lost two pupils leaving only five boys and two girls. As sophomores we worked hard to achieve our goal. We waded through geometry and battled with Julius Caesar. After great suspense we found out that we were to be “jolly juniors.” In our junior year we moved to Room Six. We lost another classmate, but after a few weeks, Ruth Wilson entered our school. We were glad to welcome her and she made this year a very enjoyable one by working along with us. We worked hard and our social functions proved successful, especially the Junior-Senior Banquet. By this time we were all looking forward to the day when we would be dignified seniors. “Dignified seniors’’ —this is one year that will never be forgotten. At last we had the opportunity to demand the respect we had had to render as underclassmen. This was also a very busy year as there were no juniors and everything depended upon us. We published a fine paper and annual. Everyone gave a splendid performance in the class play, “The Sunshine Twins.’ As the end approaches we are looking forward to gradua- tion although we hate to leave good old S. J. H. Her memories will always be with us! Phyllis Mezydlo Senior Class Officers Presidlenitum naaiacoe amen tame Phyllis Mezydlo Vice-President ess ateet eee Ruth Wilson Staff of S. J. H. Bulletin ECO Tareas api eta UA ee eee Norbert Muzzillo ATT PEGITOT te neeen eee eee Raymond Gingery ING Si: TECHS Aare sccrceatroe William Steigmeyer Business Manager .....cc.cc.0---- Ruth Wilson Editor te ee ee os a Ruth Wilson ATE EICLIt Ota ects eaecenr net Raymond Gingery ASSHt DECIOrmane eine eee Dorothy Hoef‘el Business Manager ............. Norbert Muzzillo 10