St Mary Central High School - Renard Yearbook (Menasha, WI)

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XM WR Reverend Father WILLIAM RICKERT Instructor at St Mary s We have known Father R1ckert for only one year but 1n that year he has become our ad v1sor and helper more rmportant st1ll our very dear Ir1end I-hs l1vely 1nterest ln all student dCl1V1t19S has earned for h1m the adrmratron and respect of the ent1re student body h1s youthful cornradeshlp Wlth each and every student has made h1m popular and a loved hgure 1n school clrcles A great pr1est as well as trlend Father R1ckert labors zealously as a rel1g1ous 1nstructor HIS zeal has been our 1nsp1rat1on h1s hne example a model for our future llves We hope that h1s teachmgs w1ll bear great IFUII We wxll remember h1s lnstructlons when we are confronted w1th d1tt1cult1es Father R1ckert s shy humor tlckles our funny bones and to say the least he 1S a pal to all of us Full of frlendly counsel and helpful l1pS we put all our trust IH h1m Yes though our acguamtance w1th Father has been such a br1et one we have learnt to know h1m to respect h1m and to admlre h1m as a PFISSI of God We shall not forget h1m and we pray that h1s years at St Mary s w1ll be many and happy ones encouraging youth to lead Christ-like lives in a world that is tar from Christ and His holy Mother. Page 12

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xlf, Q al? Reverend Father IOSEPH A BECKER Prlnclpal of St Mary l-hgh And the Lord sald Come follow Me and you Father heard lrhm wh1sper Brmg others wxth you Through all the years of patxent strugglmg to brlng l1ttle chlldren up to h1qh school standards and then the harder work of ushermg them out fully prepared for a wa1t1ng world you have never regretted your cholce Your prlestly robes that famtly rustled through many tasks demanded respect But most of all your klndness that reflected your beautlful soul wound rtself around our hearts Sleepless mghts and prayerful hours tn worry over us are lost mn the corrldors of tlme but m God s eternal record they are etched 1n gold world of today How fortunate we are to be able to have had mt' We wxll str1ve never to forget those prm clples you so thoroughly have taught us Our amb1t1on w1ll be to carry them out Ill our future l1ves so you may feel proud of us knowmg your efforts and hard work were not IH varn To flnd someone who could match your enthus1asm for Catholxc Actxon would be a dlff1CL1ll task lust to hear you talk about your plans and 1deas seems to lnfect your l1steners w1th some of your ardent zeal It would be hard for any student to leave St Mary s w1thout some vestlge of Cathohc ACt1OH Today we stand prepared to face the world w1th a strong wall of falth Our mere thank you seems so madeguate for all the thmgs you have g1ven us but our hearts are saymg much more God m HIS goodness has permltted us to have such a valiant leader You may be assured that we w1ll never forget our Rev Father Becker God s prlest Page ll X . xx lr . . it - - fl , , From your wise teaching, we have learned just how important Catholic education is in our fast moving

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THE REV CAPUCHIN FATHERS They shall shme llke stars who teach others unto good These are the scrlptural words that may well be applled to our Reverend and esteemed Capuchm Fathers who durmg the current year have so generously devoted themselves to the m structlon of the youth at St Mary s Llke other Chrlst they have ever endeavored to 1nst1ll 1nto these young souls the love ot God to l1ve 1n Hts sacred presence and to pract1ce and keep Hls holy law We humbly express our slncerest appreclatlon for thelr zealous labors and beg God to reward them a hundred told Rev Fathers we thank you REV FATHER PETER DUER Actlonl Dynamlc Power' These terms fully comblned give us the personallty ot Rev Father Peter Duer In hrs rellglon classes he works v1gorously and enthu SldSl1CdllY to lmpress upon the youthful mlnds the value of rellglon and to l1ve that rehglon 1n dally hte It IS through his questlons that he stxrs the wheels ot thought ln the students They readlly respond they hsten to the words of th1s prxest of God Also at our soclal and athlet1c act1v1 hes we fmd Father Duer mn attendance lt IS he who helped to create a hlghly anxmated school sp1r1t Heres to you Father Duer Page 13 H . . ,, A . - I . . R . . . a, f . , . . . . 1 - I