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Page 8 F O R E O R D Their footsteps are our guides to life MESSAGE T0 ALL ALUMNI Fellow Alumni Members: From the foundation year of i905 to the present year, your school points with pride to you as its outstanding achievement. You are the reason why Priests and Laymen, from the days of the Very Rev. James F. Green, O.S.A., to this day of the Very Rev. Ruellan P, Fink, O.S.A., have consecrated their classroom en- deavors of each day. For you, and the present student body, additional buildings have been constructed, the Faculty membership multiplied, the four major courses improved and adjusted to modern needs. To you has this Cascian been proudly and endearingly dedicated. St. Rita High School, both Faculty and l5OO students, are proud of you. ' Q 4- 56 431 YE5 Tollflffcldaiiflll ,Q Q 1 a '0 sf-.aa-I' fp 'f'C4co.iwtQ Your school has given its all to prepare you for your present work. As Catholics, you are representative of what is best in the field of education, as you have been trained mentally, morally, and physically. And now that you are on your own, you must not turn your back on your school. Prove your loyalty through an active participation in the Alumni Association. Your membership will be an honor to the school, your co-operation will be an indication of your appreciation for what the school has done for you and is still trying to do. Don't Stand-up St. Rita High School-the School that still Stands-up for you. The Augustinians, your teachers, are a Reli- gious Order of Catholic educators with a rich heritage of tradition and experience. They have tried to instill into you that heritage, a Catholic philosophy-and that experience, a Catholic way of life. The Laymen of the Faculty have offered equally as much in moulding character. A tribute to their zeal, courage, and vision is due them. A glowing tribute is due each and every, one of you Alumni for the extraordinary example you have set in upholding the traditions and teachings and way of life of St. Augustine, St. Rita, and their endless line of filial disciples from time immemorial to midway in our own twentieth century. -THE CASCIAN STAFF
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HISTORY OF OUR EAL Qt C' 'Q no O 'IDLLL llc! ' 5 LILI'Tt7llf Q ,9 IS -': V .FW E I VB i in 'v . a 0' - fzyc'-...sa-1' G5 400 nut LEGEND OF SEAL ON FRONT COVER The use of the symbol is so common that everyone is familiar with it. The Stars and Stripes as the symbol for one nation indivis- ible, with liberty and justice for all, the ring as the symbol of marital love and fidelity, are known almost to everyone. The symbols of the seal of St. Rita High School have come under the eye of all its graduates, but perhaps their meanings are not too clear. These symbols are eye-words that appeal to the mind and heart by their wealth of meaning. They constitute the story behind the story of St. Rita High School, for they blend nicely the events of the live-s of two great Saints, Augus- tine, the Founder of the Augustinian Order, and Rita, the great Patrcness of the school. The center portion of the seal represents the various figures of St. Augustine. The heart burning and pierced with an arrow is symbolic of his great love for God. The crozier, cross, and mitre denote his Episcopal office. The cincture is part of the Augustinian habit, it having been given originally to St. Augustine's Mother, St. Monica, by Mary the Mother of God. The book is symbolic of the writings of St. Augustine and is particularly apropos in the seal of the school since a book in Christian symbolism has been connected with the office of teaching. The inscription TolIe lege! Tolle lege! calls to mind the time St. Augustine was pray- ing for light and heard the voice of the Angel repeating these unforgettable words: Take and read! Take and read! For in following such advice he opened the letters of St. Paul and read: Let us walk honestly, as in the day: not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chamibering and impurities, not in contention and envy. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ. lRomans Xlll, l3, l4.J This was the final touch in St. Augustine's conversation. The Bees and Roses are symbols of our Patroness, St. Rita. The day after her baptism a swarm of bees, white as the driven snow, alighted on her lips and were seen to enter her mouth without harming her. The roses are sig- nificant of her title of Saint of the Impos- sible, for at her request God caused roses to grow in January, something her cousin had told her was impossible. The Cascian urges St. Rita students to have this legend at hand while studying its impres- sion on their class rings. Page 7
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