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

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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

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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 BLLE When Ileland s chlldlen sought a home and a 1efuge ln for elgn countr1es thexe was stlll that rellglous Splflt to cheer the exlle s lonelmess to llghten the emlgrant s pox erty and to brlng blesslngs upon exerx land 1n whlch the exlle and the em1grant tound a home What the rellglous Splflt of the Irlsh emlgrant has done fol the wo1ld shall be known when the natlons stand befoze the Judgment seat of the xvorld S Creator and the achlexe ments of t1me are xx elghed IH the balance of eternal Justlce Look around through all the nexx countues of the w o1ld studx the 1nst1 tl1t101S xx h1Ch a1e dolng the noblest w 01k fo1 the xxelfale of the human race and ex e1x xx hele xou find 1ndent1fled wlth them the names of I11sh Cathollts ex e1x w here x ou see at w 01k fol the bet te1mrnt of manklnd the 1el1g1ous sp111t 1nst1lled bx St Patuck nook at the myr1adchu1ch spnes who closses upllfted to the sk1es proclalm the Chll'3tl3.H1tX of the land IH w hlch xxe l1xe Who has 1ea1ed to God these temples 1n xx h1Ch mllllons are taught to be just 1ndpu1e 'Ind lox al Beneath the p1ctu1ed xx 1HdOXXS w h1Ch 1 use the xx o1sh1ppe1 s mlncls to thoughts of hlghel llfe xou m'1x lead the names of the bu1lde1s the good old names of Ileland s sons and daughtu In the e houses of D1 ax 61 xx ho ale the futhtul men w ho ple ith the gospel ot Ch11st and pOlIlt out p lths ot X1 tue And xx 1th1n the e conx ent w alls beslde the ChLl1Cl'1 xx ho a1e these dex oted selt 53C11flClllg xx omen xx no xx 1th patlent 7eal Oflllde the m1nds ot the xoung 111 the EKQLIISIUOII of know ledge xx hlch begins and ends xx 1th God and xx ho xx xth tendel sx mpathx oothe the t1x mg houls ot the poor ind the s1clx These agalll a1e the thllcllen of St Patutlx Folloxx the he1o1t IT1lSS10ll2illE 1IltO the ALlStl3.l13.ll bush llltO Pagm Chllla 01 1IltO the thlclx Jungle of Afllt 1 ind then too bllllglllg llght lI1tO dallxness l3.lJOllI1g to xx1n souls to1 Qhust xou xx1ll nnd the Ill h P11est and the I11sh nun Thus thlough g9IlL13t1OIl his Ilel md plox ed he1 f1del1tx to the 1m,l1f,lOIl pleathed bx St Patuclx That t1del1tx IQ I1 eland s glolx that 16llg1OH 1S the true sp111t of hex people Justlx then do xxe 1exe1e the memolx of the gl011OLls Apostle to xx hose labors xxe oxxe ou1 falth In folloxxmg out th1 plllt of ou1 people 111 Ilxlllg up to xx hat thls sp111t demands hom us xxe a1e attannng the highest ldeals of cxtlzenshlp m the land ln xx hlCh xxe l1xe ' ' 53 . ' ' Q 1 ' ' v ' ' ' v . ' s 1 . ' v . . . . L . s 1 v 'O ' Y . s 1 l y ' V5 y . . . r ., ' , . . L. V . . . . 1 v Q v y 1 v . l v. K 1 v 1 1. . 1wn v s v v H V Y 'v 1 - 'f r . . . . I . . 1 . y. . V . Y '. 7 v ' Q ' 4 - 1 ' 9 1 . v . u. I . v I v . a v . v r . .I - . V , s - . . v . . . ' , ,. . Y 1 ' . .' , . ' . t c t . . 11 .1 v 11 - 1,1 . -4 1 . Q . f Y c . . , . . Q at u f y I vu: u 7 ' v - .' ' X 'S. S X .' .' 'rf ', ' 'X 2 x ' 'xl ' 7' .' X , ' ' .' Z 2 . . . , 'I 1. v- Q , v v w -v' 1 s v v 5 ' 1 v X v V 1-W Q. , b. Q Y, '. . . .s , . . C L L Y 1 '1 vu v -. . fv v g u 4 .. . , r .N L 5 v v. vw H 1 5 '1' , v . , t - c . . L . . . . . . .G . . , . S, l ' . V . I 1 . i . . v . A . , , 4 1 , 1 -' .. 1 I., x' 7' r ' ' , , 1. .' z c , , . . , v. A v . . , . . , . . . . . . . . . . - l . . . . . , t s , . . .' ' ' ' ' S, 21 ' 2 ' ' ' ' ' v' Q I ' 1 . v 1. r ' ' v I 1 ' 3 T 6 L . . t . ' 1 . ' l 1 ' 1. Q N. v , , . ., 1 , ' ' 1 . v. .1 -v . 1. t l . s s , ' v' - . '- ' -' N '. s . - ' ' ' v - N . W . . N . . . v . v . v