St Josephs High School - Red and Blue Yearbook (Manchester, NH)

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THE RED AND BLLE St iiatmka Bug Ahhrraa LL that 15 glO11OLlS IH the aCh1eweme11ts of ans F45 Xe, Q7 people cente1s lound the gleat ones whom that 4 A f people hono1 and 1f we could 1ead aught the hls tO1X of a nat1on a11d est1mate Justlx the nat1onal cha1 1cte1 of a people we must studx the11 h1storw 111 the gl eat ex ents xx h1ch the people annuallx com memo1ate and 1ead then cha1acte1 IH the h9lO9Q whom thex hon O1 ln the 11at1onal h6lO a1e 9I'IllDOCll9Cl the alms 2lmlJlt1OllS and the ChaI'3Ct81lStlC sp111t of lts people P9fOl9 the student of h1Qt0lY as he looks back ox 91 the mlst sh1ouded hlghwas of tlme the popula1 he1oes stand out as mlle stones upon ws hlch he may 1ead the o11g1n and p1ogress1xe march of natlonal amb1t1on and the g1OYYtlf1 and du1at1on of the nat1onal cs uQ3vi3a'eY6g5 sp111t and 1n leadlllg thus the 1mpa1t1al student of h1sto1x takes the tvuest mdex to a people s Splllt and dll1X es at a 1ust est1mate of then nat1onal cl1aracte1 X19VS9Cl 111 thls l1ght I19l3.I'1Cl 1n hex L1I'lSXX9lYlI1g Cl6W0tl0Il to St Patuck stands umque among I121tlO1 1b The cha1aLte1 ot Ile land h9lO and the 'lffectlon he mspnes a1e 11 1tl'l0llt pa1allel 111 the wo1ld s h1sto1x Othel nat1ons haxe 19Y919Cl the mlghty leade1s 11 ho xx 1th p11de and msdom upheld the su ax ot the vast emp11e othe1 peoples haxe halled 111th the aCclamat1ons of gleat the stern xx HIIIOIQ sn ho upheld the 11at1on s glou bx the 11on ach1exe ment of wa1 and 9IlllCl1E3Cl the nat1o11 s t1easu1es bx the SD01lS ot conquest In the nlthe of 11at1onal fame a g1ateful people haxe 911 sh11ned the memozx of courageous sons xx ho 1n the despelate hour of opp1ess1on led thell tountumen 111 the Just and 11go1ous de fense of the11 11ghts Lpon the 1oll ot 11at1on1l ho11o1 adm11111g postexltx 1eads the names of these g1tted ch1ld1en of gemus xx ho upon the H001 of se11ate chambe1 haxe Cl'13.IT'lp10Il9Cl a people Y Ilght 01 111 the 1nsp11111g st1a1ns of deathless song haxe pexpetu ated the glO119S of the land thes lox ed I1 eland alone has 1a1sed upo11 the pedestal of nat1on s homage surrounded bs the deepest lox altx of a people s heart the memorx of a st1ange1 and he a peaceful humble apostle of rel1 Y Y . 1 Y .-5.8 . , ,,' , , 1 y N , tg 2: nq , .1 , ' , ,Y-1 - -1 ' , N ' 1 fi. , ' 1 ' . ' Y , Y Y' Y- fu , 1 ' f ' x , -Y 1 L - , 3,81 +J,4.f . . '. 1Yqq1,vr7' :1Eiq?to.-0 Y , Y. . Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y LQ: Qtr! - f 1 ' Y, 'H Y t ' Y .94-Y Lb . 'F' ' Y Y Y Y ' Y - fx Y Y ' Y Y 1 Y ' Y Y Y - , . 1 1 ' 1 . 1 ' . 1 n V ' Y i nl m ' xv n 1 ' 1 1 'v', 1 1 ' 1 - 1, 1 ' ' 1 1 v ' 1 4' ' ' D Y ,, 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 ' Q . , V . '. I ' '. v . N . . 1 , . 1 1 ' 1 ' Q 7' Y ' ' Y ' Y ' Y Y 1 Y Y' Y ' 1 , , 1 ' 1 1. w w I . 1 1 1 s I v . , 1 1 . Y 1 . . Y l 1 1 Y Y. 1 ' EY c 1 1 ' Y Y 7, ' Y Y Y Y ' Y Y Y Y Y ' Y Y Y Y Y' Y' Y' Y Y Y ' Y ' Y . 1 1 . 1 , , ' ,' ' ac , 11 - 1 fu v 1 1. 1 v ' vw 1 v 1 D 1 . Y 1 1 G .I - , . . , Y Y YY Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A , 1 1 G 1 Y . 1 I 1 1 v 1 1. 1 1 3 11 1 Y W v I 1 1 1 5 1 1 , 1 w 1 Y. l I 1 u v . ' w v. 1 1 1 , L 1 ' W , Q 1' 1 V v ' . 4 w 1 . Q. 1 1 . c , w 1. v 1 1. w Y ' ' . 1 . 1 1 ' 1 l ' ' 1 1 Y . Y ' 1 , , 1 1. 1 . l ' 1' 1 . 'w v w v Y 1 1 , - 4 Y' Y Y 1 1 1 ' 1 . 'W Y Y , V 1 v 1 Q ' . 1 1 1 '

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THE RED AND BLUE xxent outside The xxh111 of an anplane motoi attiacted mx atten tion Looking ox ei in the d116Ctl0Il fiom xx hence it came I espied oui fliend Robeit Nlonex in the cock pit the most xaluable man in the an mail foices We hailed Bob as he took off and he xx ax ed back Aftei seating mx self in an easx cha11 in the lobbx of the hotel I picked up the ex ening papei and glanced at the sport page Theie in large punt xx as a fine xx11te up of txxo more of mx class mates Simeon Thibodeau and Rogei Wlanseau Bldou had shoxxn signs in eailx life of being a champion and todax he was the Champion Bovxlei of Nevx England Rogei Manseau had a fine position that of llght xx ing on the Canadian National hockey team Chick had piox en himself the best man on the team and xxas elected to pilot the team Reading th1u the pages I chanced to see a large adx eitisement Coal When You Want It Russell Coal Co So here xxeie three more friends We would haxe to meet The next aftelnoon xxe called on our old friends and bid them success A1r1x1ng back at New York xxe xxe1e stluck vxith the idea us back IH the 20 s With this thought in xlexx xxe set out to xisit LaSalle Militarx Academy at Oakdale L I Our attention was at tracted to one cential figure Gieat xxas ou1 Jox xxhen xve recog nized the Commanding Officer to be none othel than our old friend and fo1me1 classmate Emil Boui mx al He found the xxork so in terestmg and helpful in life that he dex oted his xxhole time to the life of a xx 311101 of Uncle Sam Remembeiing the purpose of our xislt heie xxe inquned of him as to xx heie some of our teachers had gone He told us that Bxothei Patxick our teacher at St Joseph s that xe1v moment xxas a guest at the 'Brother s House VVe lost no time in making ou1 xxay to this buildlng whele vxe found our old friend and benefactor B1 othei Patrick in the best of health and high spirits Aftei a prolonged conx eisation with our friends xxe depaited at ex enlng and tu1 ned oui mmds to making piepala tions for our trip home A1r1x1ng back in Manchester sevelal weeks later xxe xxele the happiest men that ex e1 took a xacation Max God bless the school that turned out such fine and noble men Iohn Crniy .2 Iostph Iavzllf, 50 I' , Q Q Q A Q, - . , L v ' .- ' , ' U '9 V y 7 v 'Y ' . . g ,A . ,, . , A . , sc ' , , , as , K. . , ,. ,. , . . . v mc ' , ra , , ' , , ' u u ! av . . ' 1 - y- , v v 0 I v. I , that xve should like to visit some of the Brothers' that had taught VY , , . . . v - . . . , ' . ' v . v ' - , , . V . Y.L l v , v . - 0 . v 1 I xi . Q L. y I 7 Y 1 V 7 , V . . s ' v' ' 1 , , , , ' . V . y . ' -, I .p , , 7 . J ' .-, I. , V JV Ai' , . '27-

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52 THE RED AND BLUE glon Helem rests the real glory of the Irlsh people Ireland s proudest boast IS Ireland s fidellty to the rel1g1on of St Patr1ck and the natlonal sp1r1t of Ireland s sons IS essentlally a sp1r1t of 16l1glOH We who hate gathered here th1S evenlng are but one of countless thousands of such gatherlngs today assembled IH every land Wh1Ch acknowledges the name of Chust to do honor to the memcry of St Patr1ck The centurles that have passed smce the salnts death have not weakened thls devotlon the trlals and changes of tune have but brought lnto bolder rellef the cherlshed memory of that below ed patron and the hearts of rnllllons of Irlshmen and Irlshmen s sons beat today ln one grand unlson of love and glatltude for Ireland s apostle' When at the davsn of the fifth century Patrlck first landed ln Ireland as a C3pt1V8 slave he saw a noble people gropmg ln the darkness of paganlsm and when a fevs yeals later he returned as a blshop and preacher Ireland heard for the first tlme the name of Chr1 t and for the first tlme hstened to the savlng doctrlnes sy mbollzed by the cross Rarely IS It glven to a man to pluck the frult of the seeds whlch h1s own hands have planted But St Patrlck was pr1v1leged Chrlst had been preached 1n every quarter of the lsland through out the provmces churches had been reared 1n Cod s honor and natlve prlests had been ordalned to m1n1ster to them and when St Patrlck closed h1s mo1tal ey es upon the beloved scenes of h1S labors Ireland was glorlously and forever Cathohcl The constancy of Ireland s rellgxous sp1r1t has wlthstood allke the t1y1ng test of prosperlty and the bltter ordeal of persecutlon The fame whlch for generatlons was Justlv accorded by Eu rope to the learnlng of Ireland s schools and scholars ln no way weakened the rel1g1ous zeal of he1 people and when forelgn 1nva slon set 1tS brutal foot upon the land when under the mocklng plea of c1w1l1zat1on came the SUDDFGSSIOH of schools the spollatlon of churches and monasterles the banlshment and executlon of prlests and the 1nhuman butche1v of defenceless people the fortl tude of Ireland s rellglon xx as equal to the test In these dark houls a suffeung people found then strength and consolatlon ln the command vshlch St Patrlck had 1epeated to the1r forefathers Hold fast to that xnhlch thou hast that no man take tht clown . , . . . . ' . . 7 . . 1' , I a n Y L. K ! . ' 3 . ' ' 7 1 ' 7 , , . . . , . ' S ' ' , 7 .Q . . . . 'M 7 7 . beyond most preachers of the gospel. Before the end of his labors . . 3 - . . , I - 5 Y I 7 . ' , . . . . . . . ' 9 V - . . . y . . - ' 1 v . r , , ' 7 Q., 9 .' C4 I V '. 7 , , .ag