Tillamook Catholic High School - Academic Yearbook (Tillamook, OR)

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l 0C90lCP0lCP0JC902C50CD0lCD0IC10lCD0vJ0JC900C909C903C50lC50 GRADUATION ADDRESS Deltvered by REV MARTIN POLLARD o s B Ph D The gradua1on day that closes each successtve school ,fear IS always a memor able one for those who rece-1ve dtplomas as a tesumony of the1r havtng f1n1shed all or a notable port1on of the1r school l1fe lt IQ to honor them that these ceremomes are held But a school does not end wtth the graduat1ng class and hence the econd func t1on of the speeches and celebrahons ldeals are reafftrmed trad1t1ons explatned the purpose of educ.at1on Catholtc educa1on espe 1ally 15 shown to parents both present and future that these may unders and the 11npor ance of tra1n1ng the youh of our IlCIllOT1 One must know a thmg H1 order to love 1t one must love deeply that for Wl1lCl'1 he makes a great sacr1f1ce That the bu1ld1ng matntenance and ma11agement of Sacred Heart Academy 1n T1llamook has demanded and does demand even great sa TlflC9 you who form th1s audtence know even be ter than l Perhaps at t1mes when the burden lS heavy when you feel t1red and weary when money 15 scarce you may be tempted to say ls 1t really worth vxh1le? May these few words of m1ne help to remove any such doubt lt IS and always w1ll be more than worth wh1le Each r1s1ng generatton has the r1ght to expect noth1ng but the best from tho e who tra1n and gu1de 1t The adult generatton has the sacred duty to QIVQ th1s b GSSIHQ of edu at1on to the men and women of tomorrow Th1s duty rests f1rst of all upon the paren s then upon the Church and the Stae each w1th1n tts proper sphere of mflu nce To negle t th1s duty IS to harm odr ch1ldren whom we love 1t starts also the 'lownfall of the 1nd1v1dual the fam1ly and the natlon To the parents of the ch1ld belongs the r1ght to eauca e thetr offspr1ng The ent1re ra1s1ng of the 1nfant from blrth to adult age IS pr1mar1lv the1rs Thts r1ght IS based on the na ural law No s a e can arrogate to 1self the r1ght to supersede the paren s ducat1on of the chtld ln our own sta e of Oregon such an attempt was made and as we all know the value of our Const1 u 1on and the Supreme Court was never more forc1bly shown than when the 1ust1ces reaff1rmed 1n clear terms th1s fundamental r1ght of parents Farmltes of human be1ngs group themselves together 1nto clans tnbes c1t1es na t1ons 1n order to secure by soc1al un1on what IS 1mposs1ble for the fam1ly alone l-lu man na ure lncltnes man to do th1s man lS by nature a so 1al an1mal These un1 ed am1l1es have a government to care for the general wel1are One of the great ftelds 1n wh1ch the state ass1sts the famtly ts 1n educat1on Schools supported by taxes as s1st the parents The government for the common good can even force negl1gent par n to have thetr ch1ldren educated because oherwtse these ch1ldren w1ll not be bible to l1ve properly 1n the organ1sm of the state But 1t must not be forgotten that the parents delegate th1s power to the government author1ty over ch1ldren does not come from the sta e to the parents but conversely The reversal of thts bas1c pr1nc1ple IS one of the great errors of the world today The greater part of Europe 1s suffermg from thts glor1f1cat1on of the s ae Th1s wtll never happen 1n the Un1ted States 1.1 we hold fast to our CODSlllLll1OH 1f we do not we shall fall 1nto the same perhaps even worse t rrors lf mankxnd had been left by God 1n a purely natural cond1t1on that 1S not dc llflfxd for the d1rect VISION of God 1n heaven not CJIVEAH a grace l1fe of preparatton here on arth the c1v1l power would be the supreme author1ty 1n rel1g1ous 1natters also There would be rel1g1on but one ba ed on the natural law alone The state would have to regulate the pubhc worsh1p of God mterpret the natural law and be the COHI ple e cttstorh rn of n1oral1ty But uch a cond1t1on of the human race ha ne ver ex1sted 1, . . tt 711 A - 1-'H NJN te' Acaclemtr' A A , , . A . A A . A . Ax A AAO . A A A A A Ld . , . . ., . . 1 ' V - . ' ' .s. A . , : ' t 1 C . . . - 1 tt t , . t t fu ' ' '- ' A , F.. . , , . A . ' ' 7 ' ' W A . , . , . -1 ' I ' e . c ' . ' 1 1' :' ' c , , . t . , ,, ., . ,. l . L 1 k l 9 - t ' t t 1 , t. f 1 I I - L . ' : C . 1 , .. f . t . - t 4 1 ' e ts ' ' ' , 2 ' ' ' F , . . . I t l t 2 , t , , I V I lf I ' Al XS, D 1, . , ,, c , . . A 1 , . Aer. 'C s. . 3 . s 9 L..

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1X OCPOKDOKDGJCDCJKDOKDOJCDOJCDOK DOKDOKDOOCDOKDQKDOKDO Especrally since the coming of God s Divine Son to this earth as Redeemer srnce lesus Christ founded a Church there exists an authority above thc civil power in the reli aious sphere To this relrqrous body belonqs the riqht to see that its baptizea children are trained as becomes tts members This training is called Catholic edu atron lt nic ins cooperation with Divine Grace in formina the true and perfect Christian These United States are a wonderful country We are proud and happy to be 1 s ritizcns Great benefits and advantages are ours For all of these we are truly qrateful to the Providence of God We love our coun rv dearly because it means so much to us Now it is pre isely be ause we as Catholics love our country rts aovernment and its splendid Lonstitution for which we are ready even to shed our blood that we vrew with much alarm and many aloomy forebodinqs the past and present trend of public sr hool educatron We have no hina but aenuine admiration for the vast army of pub lu. school teachers whose lives are redolent of heroism and sacrifice for the cause of American edu a'1on The work is lonq and hard the pay all too rnadeauate But at 'hc same t1me we make no apoloay for criticizing: the false principles that underlie public s hool education in the Uni ed S a es W'e mean the lack of religious ins ruction both in doama ic and moral teachlna Our government is founded upon such doqmatic ment if they are not tauqht how and why to do so? This feature of public education must cause much sorrow to all who truly love the Stars and Stripes Each day in the pubhc courts of our land we see the sad effects of this lack of reliarous trarninq luvenile court is constantly increasing Home influ ence and education in reliqron has de lined area ly and is in no way able to supply this defect Th1s is because the parents training has already been defective The harm increases the decline progresses as aenera ion succeeds generation lt is easy to point out a difficulty hard to find an immediate solution Let me at least remark that Catholic principles emphaically do not demand that freedom of worship be curtailed On the contrary we are ready to lay down our hves to main tain this riqht for ourselves and for all others No man is to be forced to accept this religion or that Freedom of speech of the press of religious worship are the very life blood of American public life But there is a vast difference between maintaining freedom of relrqion and praising a system of education pubhc or priva e that allows no place to reliqion As American citizens we claim the riqht to criticize any institu tion paid for wi h taxes derived from Catholics that fails to satisfy our consciences To make a random parallel Quakers for conscience s sake refuse to bear arms for their country and therr fellow citizens honor and respect them for their fidelity to principles Catholics refuse to send their children to public schools for consciences sake At the same time they have never refused to pay taxes for the support of pub lic education although this entails the additional burden of supporting their own Catho lic schools Surely they are entitled to honor and respect for their fidelity to principles Let it be said with Joy that they are so respected by their fellow citizens ln all difficult tasks man is cheered by sincere encouragement These words are meant as such for the Catholic parents whose sacrifices are represented by the arad uatinq class todav Gradua es of 1939 your parents have lonq realtzed the truth of the principles Just explained For this reason they have shouldered the burden car ned out the duty that is theirs They have aiven you their best as have also your self sacrificing teachers lt will be for you as the men and women of tomorrow to provt that this sacrifice has not been made in vain May your success of the past be a pledqe of the future lVfay you never fail in your duties to your parent your beloved fountry and your God' T I1 ff A ct ll fl ef nz I 1- Pug- fim- . .- ' . ' ' L ' ' . D -' . 1. 2 ' . 'Q .' 41 v 4 - I , ' ' -t 4' ' V , ' 4 ' , ' ' t' t v ' 1 Q ' ' 'i t 1 , f ' ' ' i ' and moral principles. How will these qenerations know, love and support this qovern- ' ' ' ' C ' l ' ' .. L ' ' ' 1- - ' - - 1 . ,, ' ' - t , . , - 'I A . I , ' 1 -' ' ' 4 w