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Salaaaa Niagara faa a faaasfrzas For nearly two centurles the Nlagara Frontler has been of strateglc lmportance ln the defense of our beloved country In 1762, even before we were a Unlted States, the French mtent on blllldlhg a colonlal emplre, establlshed Fort Nlagara the strongest cltadel south of uebec on the banks of the Nlagara Rlver Dllflng the French and Indlan War however the Engllsh frustrated these plans by capturlng the Fort wnlch remalned ln thelr hands throughout the Revolutionary War At the Slgnlng of the ay Treaty ln 1796 the Stars and SIFIPCS was ralsed above the Fort A large part of the War of 1817 was waged along the Nlagara Frontler The Battle of Lundys Lane, fought close to the mighty cataract, IS llTlI1lOl't3llZ8d ln ames Fenlmore Cooper s The Spy Today the plcture IS a different one Fort Nlagara no longer must protect the surroundlng territory Peaceful relatlons exlst between the Unlted States and her northern nelghbor Canada, no soldlers patrol the border However ln a far different, yet just as lmportant, aspect tlllS area contrlbutes to natlonal defense Aided by the abundant supply of power provlded by our mlghty thunderlng waters, our lndustrles have taken over the task of defense We can clte here but The Niagara Mohawk Power Company by harnesslng the power of Nlagara Falls, generates power for lndustrlal, resldentlal, and commerclal customers ln Western New York The SCICIIIIHC research at Bell Alrcraft Corporatlon IS keyed to produclng hell copters, rocket englnes, and gulded mlsslles for our Alr Force Carbide and Carbon IS a dlvlslon of UHIOD Carblde COFPOFHIIOH, whlch co operates wlth the Atomlc Energy Commlsslon The Carborundum Company, famous for the manufacture of abraslves, IS today experlmentlng wlth and producing materlals whlch can wlthstand very hlgh tem peratures These materlals are of great value ln atomlc reactors and other such nuclear d6VlC6S whlch the government uses for natlonal defense Hooker Electrochemlcal Company whlle not prlmarlly a defense lndustry, IS, nevertheless, by IIS research, and partlcularly by IIS development of a flame reslstant plastlc, worklng for the welfare of our natlon Even the employees of Olln Mathleson Chemlcal Corporatlon are not fully aware of the vast amount of research ln progress at that plant Not too much lnformatlon has been publlclzed, but lt IS known that much research ln the field of hlgh energy chemlcal fuels IS Caffled on here and that the company works closely wlth the Department of Defense We the Senlor Class at Salnt Mary s I-Ilgh School, are happy to pay trlbute to the personnel ln these plants, who by thelr earnest and constant research, are contlnulng the task of protectlng the llbertles for whlch our forefathers fought and dled To them we dCdlC3tC the 1957 SANCTA MARIA 0 0 I . , .A . . . . . . ,, , Q H 9 9 ' 7 , 9 , . . , A- . V . . .. . J ' ' . . . , . n n 1 u l ,, . . . a few of the many plants which have made, or are making contributions. - , . . I . . . . , . . 3 - ' 7
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Niagara Falls N VQUQNQ 2 il' it v, r H 'if' 'BY LEARNING ggi? BE GOOD CITIZENS supported by our school, by our God, we prepare iotic Americans . . s '.., , ki :V as aae or the lf ilflll yi lf CONTENTS Dedication , . , . ,..,. . . . . Administration . . . . .... . , . , , , . Classes ..,....,...,.....,........ . Hooker Electro-Chemical Company, and Carbide and Carbon in background. Activities,..... ,,.,,... Bell Aircraft, and Olin Mathieson in background. Socxals .....,. ...,.,..r,.,...... 4 7 Carborundum, and Niagara Mohawk in background Patrons and Boosters .,.....,......... 54
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THE MOST REVEREND JOSEPH A BURKE, DD ,vrawdzug us ufzfh . O Prnest of Trxune God Most High Thou Gods appomted Whom He did choose to dxgmfy Thou God s anointed' Blest art thou whom God has chosen To dwell Wlfhlh Hts Courts' Adapted from Natures ubnlate School Snster of Notre Dame A 7' admiuisirafars fasfcr nur patriotism How beautiful upon the mountains A The feet of him that brings Good Tlidiligs The power of God is in thy voiceg The power of God is in thy hand. And at thy sacerdotal word When bread becomes the Body true of Incarnate The whole Communion of the Saints And all the heavenly hosts Prostrate themselves m adoratlon A1 is... THE MOST REVEREND LEO R SMITH DD 7 , .ffpgfhf T z il' F, ,ps U 'os Q ' f o Q 7 9 h , . Y , . , . ' f H X glow., O Prince of Hts own sanctuary! ' 1-.fffI Y3f M t,',.:,, Y' -Z E. u - . -V f 1' ' ' as .- :ai . - .1 ' -I 0 1 I 1 ' . to. ' . U , J H I-1',',n , an ,H Q -Q 1555 'in ' 7 - .
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