St Vincent High School - Shamrock Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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and thls IS how we began f ow a G Stree v s y x6 X K. K. 'L 56 X698 Our 1906 graduatmg class numbered all of four g1rls ln 1915 the h1gh school Con usted of a room 1n the rear we we' ox 9X 'w,?,.f ol the church and seated 60 puplls at one tune De c1d1ng that they needed a more pretent1ous h1gh school the people of Salnt Vlncent set about blllldlllg a larger school Wh1le Amer1CaWh1stled Over There durmg World War I the Boy Scout Troop of Salnt V1HCGHt sang out Buy here Whlle selhng Llberty Bonds to flnance the bu1ld1ng of the new school Presented to the students 1n eelebratlon of the erect1on of the new bu1ld1ng was a bronze stat ue of thelr patron Salnt Vlneent de Paul the Mhar ly St V 61 adllal D 659 I V6

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born in hope Cur life began in hope- the hope of parents who envisioned our future, of parishioners who saw a need beyond a one-room school, of pastors and teachers who have seen in education a tool for molding minds and characters to the mind of God. Ours then is a hope which is another beginning, for from it springs our growth.

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O O O X if i from g0 f'1l'1Seff to . o ady, Ulwe 'lah I', D 11 Z' Uona11aL1Leg1l9Q55?nb Sfgdgzmali D Ianmgalvell 5119, Igtgh g The statue now guards the main hall of the high school. Father Scullen, founder of the school, stat- ed, This statue of Saint Vincent de Paul represent- ed my Wish to give to all the students a daily re- minder that the final test of education is its outcome in service to mankind. This service to mankind, in- stilled into the students of Saint Vincent has reaped a harvest in achievements and progress. This year, l956, finds us celebrating our fiftieth anniversary - fifty years of Work, of laughter, of boundless en- thusiasm. Looking back is an enriching experienceg looking ahead is a hope and an inspiration. Looking into Saint Anita Meley and Fr