St Michaels High School - Defender Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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5 I' MICHAEL S CHURCH 1016 wx-:er MANCHI-,s11-'n AVFNLI' 1 os ANGEI ss 44 L xuronma June 1, 1959 My dear Girls, is a real Joy for the pastor of Saint Michael's to take up his pen to write this introduction to the first edition of THE DEFENDEH The graduation of this first class which it commemorates, marks the shining reality of a dream come true a dream that began a decade of years ago when the need of our high school became evident and the first far off steps towards its reality were taken I would like at this time to thank those who helped to shape that dream His Eminence, who lent it the prestige of his encouragement, the gracious people of Saint Michael's who provided so generously the needed fundsg the generous and devoted Sisters who wear the black and white of the Order of Saint Dominic Particularly do we wish to render our thanks to our principal who, by 'doing the truth in charity,' has laid firmly and securely the foundations of Saint Michael' High School And now I turn to you, our dear graduates, with the prayer that God, through the intercession of Our Lady and the great Archangel, will guard you all your mortal days Hay your lives show forth the beauty of the truths taught you here at our beloved Saint Hichael's High School Devotedly, ffm Af f ight Reverend Honsignor Hchael A Iee anct through whose untiring efforts it wa.4 brought to comptetion Tlmxvnnll PLBABAIT 3-6157 It ' ' 9 . 2 . B . . . ,Z ,Q - .

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an lo our principal , SISTER CECILE MARIE ST. MICHAEUS HIGH SCHDDL IIDD W. MANCHESTER AVE. LDS ANGELES 4. CALIFDRNIA June 114, 1959 Dear Girls, In all of our endeavors Our Lady has played a prominent role, it has been to her that we have entrusted our every intention. It seems only fitting, then, that this message to you should appear on her page. Four years have passed since we opened our wonderful school--four years in which we have learned to share joys and sorrows, and in which we have become a family united in the love of God and of neighbor. For our pioneer class this year has been the final year. Dear Seniors, as you stand on the threshold of young womanhood, we pray you to keep foremost in your lives a Marylike approach to things spiritual, intellectual, and material. Whichever walk of life you follow, may you stay close to Our Lady and go through her to her Song may your example be as a beacon, guiding others to the right way of life. Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen, you, too, play an important part in our school's life, it will be up to you to carry on the strong and vibrant traditions begun by our pioneers--tradi- tions of courtesy, refinement, and loyalty. We all are different, yes, but we seek the same goal. As we congratulate our graduates and their parents let us all unite in thanking God for His gracious blessings, let us beg of Him to grant that we may work Hby Him, in Him, and with Himn unto a blessed eternity. Lovingly in Our Lady, Tgfgoggg 654,41 f6f 'fg ,- ' QV xv, me - fee r .V ,f , I, ,ig 7 f z J! l,4'i -LQA, -lil ca.. Cv' ' ' Q ,., 5