St Thomas High School - Thomist Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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- .,5 , V e X,-7 ' ' Foreword In selecting the Right Reverend Bishop Muldoon as the theme of our Annual we have set for ourselves a momentous task. Although , . We are aware of our inability to treat so ad- mirable a subject worthily, we feel that the Right Reverend Bishop Will be the most kindly of critics. A A f x r 0 3 :P i X X Z N , f H . M ' as Q53 Other Senior Classes have had more oppor- Yl tunities for personal Contact with the Bishop. G 'FA They have seen him frequently in the class- fvxf l roomg they have been encouraged constantly Xi l by his presence at school assemblies, but no. V other Seniors have had the privilege of com- l ll memorating in their Year Book, the Silver Ju- bilee of the Bishop. K The simple happenings of school life may 1 l seem too trivial, too commonplace, to intro- l 596 duce into a book with such a noble theme, but we know the keen interest our Bishop takes in our school life. His long absence from Rock- ford has, without doubt, caused a break in the close relationship which he has always main- ' tained with Saint Thomas and its activities. We propose to span this breach by a Bridge of Memories. The l927 Thomist is the result. W' May the Year Book of 1927 be an expression of our heartfelt WELCOME HOME, and may it contain a wealth of silver memories to our Bishop and our Friend. J T Q19 ma. - W Xvx 46 l'91 46 'q Qvi 'Li

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