St Marys High School - Labarum Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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EDWARD J. WATERS All his faults are such that one loves him still the better for them, -Goldsmith ISABEL W. HERZBERG A smile is the whisper of a laugh. -Pope HELEN M. HOLIHAN e ower o mee 'ne ows o a Th fl f k ss n stem of grace. -St. Francis

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EDWARD A. MacDONALD To live as gently as I bang To be, no matter where, a man. -Guest AGATHA A. COCKERILL Simplicity is the fairest of virtues. -Carlyle CATHERINE W. HERZBERG At all I laugh, he laughs no doubt, The only difference is, I dare laugh out --Pope

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Our Holq Father The passing of a Pope and the election of his successor have never failed to engage the attention of the entire Christian World. The Church's bitterest enemies have long since realized that the Papacy passes not away despite the fact that its incumbents have at times suiered martyrdom, endured persecution, and died in exile. The king is dead, long live the king, exclaim courtiers when a monarch dies and a new ruler is declared king. But the kingdom that flourished yesterday today is fallen, the greatest empires the world has ever seen have tottered to decay, yet still resounds down the ages-the Divine promise and prediction: Upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And behold I am with you all days even to the consummation of the world. Shorn long since of tem- poral power the Sovereign Pontiff is the undisputed spiritual head of three hundred millions of dutiful and devoted subjects. His rule is no iron sceptred sway but the tender albeit firm authority of a wise par- ent who directs his children with a view to their immortal destiny, and even men and nations claiming no allegiance to the Holy See, turn hope- ful eyes toward the Sovereign Pontiif when in great crises of the world's affairs, he essays to bring order out of chaos. The well beloved Pius X died broken-hearted at the spectacle of a world in arms. He was succeeded by the wise Benedict XV who with all the power of his office and his own engaging personality endeavored to turn men's minds toward peace. When their hearts proved stubborn he bent all eiorts toward assuaging war's inevitable horrors and his name will be ever venerated for his unique and efficient services in this direction. He was truly, A true Christian shepherd whose heart beat only for his flock. The history of no man may be written in his life time, nor can one accurately predict the genius with which he will react to his circumstan- ces. But the character of our present Supreme Pontiff is not embryonicg it has already beautifully unfolded in his achievements in Milan and Po- land where the strength of his scholarship, his invincible courage and rare tact, wrote the name of Ratti large upon the records of the world. Born at Desio in Lombardy, about ten miles north of Milan, Achille Ratti was the third of six children, three of whom survive. His father, Francesco Ratti, was a weaver by trade, his mother, Teresa Galli, was a native of Saronno. Although of the middle class yet this youth destined for such supreme dignity enjoyed the advantages of a superior education. First, as a student under the parish priest, then as a pupil at the Semi-