St Mary High School - Astrolabe Yearbook (Jackson, MI)

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Ee fccztzon In recogrutton ot the debt whxch we can never fully repay we the class ot 1948 rn a spint ot grateful appreciauon. snncerely and proudly dedlcate thxs book to The Sxsters of Chanty who have labored unceasxngly to lnstxll m us the fundamental pnncxples of rehgmous moral and intellectual development. They have guxded us safely through showmg us me right from wrong dxstm guxshmg the worthwhile from the worth ess They who have devoted their lives to the servxce ot God have been an mspx ration to us and thls 18 our way of say mg Thank you 6 the inevitable problems of early youth. l .

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R! Rev Msgr Frankl Hardy When they leave the1r desks for the last tlme to Jom the great band ot Gods followers the graduates of l948 wxll carry wlth them the memory of a man who has done much for thelr beneflt Mons1gnor Frank I Hardy pastor of St Mary pansh has been the1r counselor and thelr gu1de He has glven them an xdeal to a1m for a goal to reach He has stralghtened them out when thelr xdeas have gone astray and has shown them the true road to Heaven The Monslgnors hard work has made possl ble the completlon ot many of Mons1gnor Culll nanes Wlshes Partlcularly has he done so 1n the beautlful decoratlon of the church recently completed by Daprato Stud1os of Chlcaqo MOHSIQDOT Hardy s great love for the Blessed lowlng h1s example the students and parrsh loners are QIVIHQ spec1al attenuon to Mary and to the causes for whrch she pleads Thls pansh 1S 1ndeed proud to bear one ot her most beaut1 ful txtles St Mary Star of the Sea Through the last four years, Monsignor Hardy Mother is certainly the key to his success. Fol- 5

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Reverend John E Madden Born and reared in St Joseph Mich igan Father Green attended St Joseph grade and high schools there He then entered St Joseph Seminary at Grand Rapids From here he went to Cin cinnati where he attended St Gregory and St Mary College Father was or damned November 8 I946 and his first permanent assignment was St Mary Jackson Mainly his parish duties consist of making sick calls and giving instruc tions Father lists photography as a favor ite hobby and spent a good deal of time at it while in the seminary Also in terested in fishing he finds little time for it now as his duties keep him busy Truly Father Green is a fisherman of men Father Madden was born in Muncie, Indiana and received his education at St. Matthew high school, Flint, Mich- igan, Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit, Mt. St. Mary, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Catholic University of America, Wash- ington D. C. After ordination in l94O Father Madden was sent to St Philip Battle Creek where he remained a year before entering the Army Air Corps as chaplain During the l5 months spent in the Army Father Madden was stationed at Drew Field Tampa Florida and spent some time at Fort Dix New Jersey Following his dis charge from the Army Father went to Resurrection in Lansing and then came to St Mary August 30 1944 Deeply interested in competitive sports Father has coached several out standing teams while here and is now acting athletic director Possessing a likable personality Father has made many friends among the student body and members of the parish Reverend M Joseph Green 1 1 ' I I I 1 1 ' ' 1 . , , . 1 1 . I ' , . 1 ' 1 1 1 I , . . . , 1