St Michaels High School - Footprints Yearbook (Union City, NJ)

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REVEREND BERTIN IHINAHUE, C. P WATI-IER BERTIN seems to belong to us, the Class of 1942, in a Very special manner, for his advent here as Pastor of St. lVl,iehael's Monastery Church marks our coming to St. Michaclis l-ligh School. He came to St. Michaells from Scranton, and as soon as we realized how much his smiling presence added to our enjoyment at athletic and social activities, we began to sympathize with those friends who lost him when he left St. lVlary's. P During four years he has heen our friend at every turn, striving always to pro- mote what would make for our spiritual and temporal good. We shall ever remember him for his appreciative attitude toward our every undertaking and for the resource- lulness which contributed so many pleasant additions to our high school days. A more loyal and persistent fan for every 'team would indeed he hard to find. When his arduous duties allow him the time to visit with us in the school, We become ever more aware of his interest in us and our work, and his cheerful greeting over the public address system draws happy smiles to all faces. As befits devoted friends as well as loyal alumni, we shall seek out his smiling face, confident of friendly recognition, whenever we shall gather at future Michaelian events. 13 Jaxx . fs: -f.,.ai-Si ' l V tl ' 1 swim i. WT -'yi mf l ' lil. i IJHAE- A :iii

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-ifffqftfg ,ki H5321 1-f:1 il3if'2'3 .,,.,. ,, , , 'ii1f'1j:f::fl -fr . - l . . I MlGHAE'fi iillii REVEREND ALEXIS SUO'l'T, U. P. N November of 1940, when Father Bertrand left St. lVlichael's to take up his new duties at Dunkirk, we turned with anxious eyes to Father Alexis who had been appointed to assume the responsibilities of Superintendent of the high school. Many of us knew him by sight and that made getting acquainted a little less difhcult, but we were somewhat apprehensive as to how we might fare under a new regime. Now, as we look hack over the past two years, we realize that we had no cause tfor anxiety, for our pleasant days of school life suffered no change, Father Alexis kindly and sympathetically guided our scholastic activities and showed himself more than willing to do all in his power to maintain the Michaelian spirit and to promote an interest in whatever pertained to school life. The clubs henefited by his unfailing support and the athletic teams have found in him a loyal friend and director. These proofs of his devotion to us and to St. lVIichael's High School have endeared him to all, but especially to us, the Class of '42, who are soon to be deprived of his inspiring influence. However, we are happy in the thought that to Father Alexis, as counselor, friend, and priest, we may still turn though future events may take us far from all that we have cherished for four happy years at St. Michael's High School. 141