St Philip and St James High School - Scholastic Yearbook (Phillipsburg, NJ)

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1939 Aviator Cody Pilot Cody came to us from St. Josephs Easton. As a pioneer he proved he was a combination of mechanical resourcefulness and daring skill. In class he was not afraid to ask questions for fear the other flyers might think he was stupid. In his Junior Year he was selected to represent our training school at the First Aviation Vocational Conference held at the Newark Airport. For four years he worked on the gridiron. Cody was elected Chief Pilot of the 1939 Bombing Squadron. He led many progressive attacks without a single fatality to his men. The carefully planned schedule and successful mass formaf tions were due chiefly to his ingenuity and enthusiasm. Pilot Cody created a spirt of interclass good will and school loyalty. I-le has been known to climb down from the cockpit after a great flight and give the credit to the co-pilot. Throughout his training he was never known to disobey a control officer's orders. We salute this flyer as he receives his aeronautical diploma. FHIRTY FOUR Scholastic

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Scholastic Annual Retreat A cultivated mind is part of the beauty of holiness and therefore to culti- vate the mind is part of a holy life. After our ship had circled around for a few months we returned to our base for a few days of retirement from the world. A special maintenance engineer had been engaged to fit our machines and pilots for the tremendous responsibilities we must bear as members of God's Kingdom. Our ships we want to be models, the most perfect on the market so that others may imitate us. Reverend Father Collins, a Redemptorist Father, director of the three day's overhauling, analyzed our mechanisms and gave us ,special instructions on emer- gency exits. So when skies grow dark or we see the red warning light of danger we will be prepared -to save our souls. Father Collins having had a wide experi- ence in modeling motors and adjusting machines has equipped us with powerful floodlights so that we may charge through all kinds of clouds until we take our final hop to our eternal destination. CHARLES FOLK U THIITY THREE 1939

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Scholastic Q-ii Aviatrix Reddy It is said that a flyer is headed in the right direction when she performs a small deed as if it were a great one. Aviatrix Reddy from her first days in Paroch- ial Training School has lived this principle. For three years Elizabeth was elected an officer of the 1939 Fleet. She was eflicient in every phase of flying. As assistant librarian she was very helpful to younger flyers who otherwise might have taken a nose dive. In dramatic history she was remarkable not as a wing walker but for her solo flights. As a pilot she was never reckless, never roman- tic. but calm and well poised. This superb pilot would soar forth into the air smiling from her cockpit and one by one the male aces would fall. After months of training and study. climaxed by still examinations Aviatrix Reddy is now to graduate. We congratulate Elizabeth as she receives her certificate of distinction. THIRTY-FIVE