St Michaels High School - El San Miguel Yearbook (Santa Fe, NM)

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INSTITUT DES FRERES ECOLES CHRETIENNES ROMA F Sp Rome February 14 1959 Reverend Brother Norbert Director Samt M1chael's H1gh School Santa Fe N M Dear Brothe r Director In the absence of the Most Honored Brother Supenor General lt becomes my happy priv1lege to extend to you the Brothers students alumn1 and fnends of Samt M1chael's the congratulat1ons and best w1shes of the Superiors of the Instltute as you celebrate your Centenary A hundred years ago the f1Ve p1oneer Brothers four from France and one from Canada planted m the shadow of the Old Church in Santa Fe the seed dest1ned to produce a flour1sh1ng tree 1ndeed The1rs was truly an act of subl1me famth for on that far off October day m that m1serable adobe hut open to the four W1ndS bereft of every con ven1ence and comfort who but men of 1I'1V1l'l.C1b16 fa1th would have dared to bel1eve that Sa1nt M1chael's could ever grow mto the magnihcent 1nst1tut1on we know today? The1rs was an act of supreme conhdence humanly speak1ng the school they started had only the slen derest chances of surv1v1ng yet survmve lt d1d Nurtured by the1r selfless devot1on watered by the1r tears protected by the srlent herorsm of the1r l1ves lt grew and prospered All honor to those early heroes and to the1r successors and may those who carry on the1r work today show themselves not unworthy of the task and the trad1t1ons they have 1nhe r1ted Nor should we forget on an occas1on such as th1s the constant generous collabora txon of so many others w1thout wh1ch the efforts of the p1oneers and of the later generat1ons of Brothers m1ght well have gone for naught Who can 1gnore the debt of grat1tude Saint M1chael's owes to the clergy of Santa Fe part1cularly to the Archbxshops from that sa1ntly m1ss1onary Archb1shop Lamy who called them to the dlocese down to H15 Excellency Archblshop Byrne ? Thelr gu1dance help encouragement and back1ng have been deC1S1V6 elements 1n the growth and success of Salnt M1chael's over the years A SPCCIB1 word of commend:-1t1on to your fr1ends your many d1st1ngu1shed and fa1thful alumn1 and especxally to the generous benefactors whose help f1nanc1al and otherw1se has 1n large part bu1lt the phys1cal plant at Sa1nt M1chael's and furmshed the Brothers w1th the means of carry1ng on the1r work Some l1ke Mr Mlguel Chavez have by the1r outstandmg benefact1ons won a place of honor among those whose mun1.f1cence have enabled the school to surv1ve and expand others whose crrcumstances l1rn1ted the1r collaborat1on to more modest proport1ons have yet made an 1nva1uable contr1but1on to the l1fe of Sa1nt M1chael's st1ll others whose sons have come to Jo1n the Brothers' ranks and ded1cate the1r l1ves to the cause of Cathol1c educat1on that Samt M1chael's stands for deserve to be counted among our most effect1ve helpers To all w1th sent1ments of deepest grat1tude and cord1al apprec1a t1on a very hearty THANKS and GOD BLESS YOU' May these Centenary fest1v1t1es 1nsp1re the Brothers to re ded1cate themselves w1th renewed zeal and self abnegat1on to the noble task that has devolved upon them may th1s year mark a new departure towards ever h1gher ach1evements worthy of the long and glo r1ous h1story of Samt M1chael's Beheve me Very cordlally and frate rnally yours Q, Q vt oo-1 V1car General .a.M..1. 4.3. oss ave, vm Aunsuix - van.. same: 'cv P. on nw C 1 . ' se u erneur General 1 1 - 1 1 . . 1 1 . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . . . . I l e . . . 1 1 . 1 9 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 . 1 1 I ' 1 . 1 1 1' I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . , . , 1 1 1 1 1 1 - p ' 1 1 ' ' I 1 . 1 1 I s t 1 . 1 Y 0 .

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Unit I Congrafulatory Messages

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W? I Mfgvail 3 Qs wiv 'E ii? CI l' NII' NTI' CARDIN XI HIC AR X Sure Dean ot the Sacrml College C ardmal Bishop oi Welle-trl Klear of tre Holy I-ather for the Diocese of Rome Protector ot the II1Stltllt9 of the Brothers of the Chrnstlan Schools smce 1900