St Marys Commercial High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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At Christmas time we all had a grand time making the children in the mission school happy by our annual Christmas party. It is truly more blessed to give than to receive--and a million times more fun! In January, Father Thiefels visited us, and showed us his col- lection of pictures of the Madonna. He gave us a most interestinf lecture on this subject. we now appreciate Art a little more intel- ligently. With February came our first real disapnointment of the year, for Father Zoeger was transferred to the Holy Ghost Seminary. He made his farewell speech at the closing of the Hovena to Our Lady of Lourdes. There were tears in the eyes of many at the thought of losing a dear friend and counselor. However, our tears were dried when we saw our new pastor, Father Knaebel. He is doing an admirable job of fillinq the posi- tion left by his predecessor. The theme of our retreat this year was the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, which Father Knaebel very beautifully correlated with the seven last words of Christ on the cross. It was closed by a re- newal of our baptismal vows at Sass on March third,fol1owed by a delicious breakfast. On Palm Sundav, we marched in the annual procession. Cn Holv Thursday we all assembled before the beautifully decorated repos- itory for our hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. This vear'we decided to have the Hother's party after Lent, in the hope of warmer weather. It rained, bvt the day was not lost--a few prayers to lar? for better weather stopped the downpour. A lerie crowd of mothers rttcnded and the part? was a tremendous success. Hay, the month of tary, was a month of devotion to her. Each noon before lunch, the students assembled before the shrine erected in the typing room to invoke her protection and sing her praises. As the concluding act in our devotions, we crowned her our Queen. After the Noon-day Lass we marched through the church sinring hymns to Mary, climaxing this bv the crowning of Har? with a wreath of flowers. So endeth the year. Can you blame us for being proud of our new nearness to Mary and her Divine Son? Uur sincere hope is that we may always grow ever closer to then, and never forget the many things we learned this year.

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HONOR, NOT HONORS, IS OUR GOAL We are working not just for today, or even tomorrow, but for our entire lives. Honors are such hollow things, they last but a moment, and are soon forgotten. The crowds who shouted, nHosanna!u to Christ on Palm Sunday were the same ones who shouted, nCrucify Him,n on Good Fridav. Sic transit Gloria Mundi . . . Trembling at the threshold of a new life, we feel dubious and somewhat panicky at the thought of the difficulties that are sure to come. How guiltless our conscience will he, if, at the end of our life in the business world, we may know that our QONOR has not been tarnished, but instead, has Ween held high above the temptations which accosted us! Honors are those words of praise and acknowledgment of achieve- ment that mortal men bestow on those of their fellow men who have distinguished themselves in a certain field. Still, praise and flattery are only deccivers. Our aim should be greater than to entertain our pride with such conceit. And honors have such little worth! Tomorrow those revolutionary discoveries, those wonderful feats of courage, will all be forgotten--huried in an avalanche of superior achievements. And yet men strive for honors! On the other hand, HCHOR is the basis of all true character. It is our only claim to enduring fame, our one chance to make our name one that our descendents will remember and point to with pride. HONOR is a quality that is as attainable for the poor and illiterate, as it is for the wealthy and intelligent. It is within us, and remains there as long as we prize it above all mere monetary gains. It makes us fit companions for kings--and saints. HONOR is truly a virtue to strive for, and once obtained, to count all the trials and difficulties well worth the effort. Above all, if we attain this height, we should always cherish it as the precious treasure it is. Mary, the nldeal Homsn,n should he our model in our struggle for perfection. To her should be given an invitation to accompany us into the business world. he should hey her to ask her Divine Son to keep us beneath His Cloak of Purity. If Je do this, we shall never have to be troubled about the loss of our HONOR, and the HONORS will take care of themselves. X