St Martin of Tours High School - Victoria Yearbook (Millinocket, ME)

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MESSAGE to the PIONEER QRADUATES AD ASTRA PER ASPERA The stars have had from tlme 1mmemor1al a pecuhar s1gn1f1cance 1n the h1s torles of men Every llfe had 1ts n1ght 1tS hours of care and sorrow when the sun of happlness refuses to shlne unt1l one wonders 11' lt w1ll ever shme aga1n' Even as young as you are 1n years you have already learned some of l1fe s les year the number of your school companlons decreased you undoubtedly felt that lt was almost useless to try to keep on agamst the apparently msurmountable d1ff1 cultles of ever reachmg your goal But no your eyes were so f1xed on the goal ahead that you pa1d llttle attentlon to the rocks along the way It 1S the dark hours you've just passed that br1ng out at present the stars of falth hope love and endurance 1n your characters These hours of advex-s1ty have proved your real worth and that of your devoted parents Remember always that God gwes HIS best scholars the hardest lessons and that the rougher the Journey the sweeter the v1ctory at the end May God bless and reward you Your Pastor Reverend Joseph D Qumn f' ...mmm- , . - - I I l - sons, and formed some ideas of what the night isg when, for instance, year after 7 1 ' Y 1 , . , , - , , .

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R vererl Joseph D cbdmn DEDICATICN We the Senxors of St Martm of Tours I-hgh School are now elxglble for graduatlon Th1s would not be possxble wmthout the great perseverance love and sacr1f1ces of our beloved Pastor and Founder Rev Joseph D Qumn to whom we dedxcate thxs the VICTORIA, w1th the utmost love and grautude 1 w w , -,- f ' 1' e L.- . , ,lu . . , . , . 1 1 - - 1 r u n - V

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'fi' nil' REV LIONEL IVICKEONE Dear Graduates Thanks to your beloved Pastor dear parents devoted teachers and sacrificing selves you have received the best that Catholic Education offers in the grade school and High School where all the Christian virtues were well exemplified in the teaching Nuns By Catholic Education I mean an educatmon a school of thought a culture in which God permeates the daily curriculum e g In MATHEMATICS you learnedthat 2 x2 equal 4 but also that Time does not equal Eternity In GEOGRAPHY you familiarized yourselves with countless places but mention of Heaven was made a place where one day we all pray and long to see God and His Church In SCIENCE whereas men s brains are bent on the atomic power of bombs for destru tion you have over and above this realized the atomic power of prayer for construction In CHEMISTRY while evaluating the human body in terms of chemicals at 67? o Sl 67 with high cost of llving you were impressed more about the inestimable worth of your immortal soul for what doth it profit a man if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul? In RELIGION Church and experience have taught you that character formation built on morality order and Peace of soul with God is the cornerstone of success for they labor in vain that build without God Onthe lawful pursuit of happiness more stress was laid in the saving Sign of the Cross and Almighty God and less on the dollar sign and almightly dollar May your class motto Let Us Be Known By Our Deeds be your guiding star on the rough sea of life God bless you Lionel J McKeone X ki, , A K -R up 9. In HISTORY you studied about great men and events, including Jesus Christ, God-Man . . . . 1 r