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

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self-evident, therefore, that it is the trained, the educated man who is needed, who is being demanded not only in professional lines but in all the different walks of life. Such has been the training,-intellec- tual and moral-which we have received in our twelve years at St. lVlary's. We go forth armed with knowledge, and not merely that sort of knowledge which begins and ends with the accumulation of facts and information. The training we have had has given us facts and figures, to be sure, but more than that, it has developed in us the faculty of right thinking and reasoning for ourselves, and applying facts and principles to the problems at hand. To you, dear pastor and teachers, who have been instrumental in forming our characters and fitting us for the battles of life, we extend our heartfelt appreciation and thanks. We shall endeavor to remem- ber your words of wisdom, and so live that when you gaze over the calendar of your boys and girls and their achievements you shall not be disappointed in the class of '22, Beloved parents, what can we say to you? The words of Avon's Bard spring to the lips, Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks. No words, indeed, can tell our gratitude for all you have afforded us in the way of a Catholic education. If you have a pride in us now, may the coming years give you far more occasion to rejoice, and us the opportunity of living our gratitude to you. Dear classmates, we sunder today the ties made strong by years of companionship. Other ties we shall make, but they will not be the same as these we rend today. There is magic in that sentence ad- dressed by Brutus to his companion in arms, Thou knowest that we two went to school together. Then let us ever bear in memory the happy years spent in our Alma Mater. -Valentine J. Dente, '22

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operation must be performed if Francis was ever again to look upon the beauty of God's world. Nurses were quickly summoned and all that gold could supply was added to make the doctors' efforts successful. Hope dawned slowly but surely. June found the boy's sight grad- ually returning, an ever increasing happiness filling each heart. Francis could see and his first day in the open air marked the day of Molly's marriage to Dr. Theodore Hastings. -Josephine M. Jacob, '22 The lleccls of the Dau FTER many pleasant years spent with our beloved pastor, teach- ers, and school mates at dear St. Mary's the time has come when we must go out into the turmoil of the busy world. No longer will we discuss the topics of the day but actually take upon our young shoulders immense responsibilities, with the intention of 'doing all for the greater honor and glory of God and of making a name fitting for a graduate of a school such as ours, As we advance in civilization, greater and more difficult problems must be solved. Gigantic, indeed, are the religious, commercial, in- dustrial, and social enterprises of today. The more extensive and complicated these enterprises are, the greater must be the strength and skill of the young men and women who must face themg the greater must be their capacity to carry out to the best advantage these numerous and vast undertakings. Many untrained men are today holding positions for which they are not intellectually equipped. This is due to the fact that properly educated men are lacking. On the other hand, there are a great number of men who are now working at uncongenial jobs for the want of better training in the various branches of work. Although the majority of men solving the present day problems are fairly well trained, yet, there are many instances in which the work might be carried out to a greater satisfaction by these men were they more opportunely instructed. What was it that made Hurley, head of the United States shipping board, so successful in the late war? What was the cause of Marshall Foch's unbounding success in decis- ively defeating the central powers? It was nothing other than their thorough training in that particular line of work and their strong be- lief in God. Aside from this, man's moral nature must be trained, for it is in his moral nature that the power resides to choose the right or eternally good and reject the wrong or eternally evil. No genius, no industry, no attainments can compensate for the lack of moral character. It is

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