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

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Page Sixteen The Acad ami c VALEDICTORY Reverend Fathers, Sisters, Parents, and Friends: We, graduates of nineteen hundred forty-eight, have before us the task of entering a fuller and more active life, Through these twelve years of education, we have been preparing for this step and are now ready to take our place in the world, as strong Christians and loyal citizens. We leave our school, furnished with guiding principles to mold our characters and shape our destinies. Hope fills our hearts with high expectations for the future. Although at times the way has seemed diflicult, with hardships and disappointments, these have been more than surpassed by the joys of happy days, which will be uppermost in our minds to the end of our lives. The world of which we shall soon form a part is passing through one of the greatest upheavals of all times. It is both revolutionary and evolutionary. It will be our duty to stand in opposition to two great dangers: excessive use of creature comforts, and the menace of disguised, athestic, political policies. The use of modern comforts and pleasures is excellent, only the abuse of these may tend to develop a Godless life, at the expense of spiritual values, while the great danger in evil government today is in our indifferent attitude toward it. The times demand constant vigilance, quick decision, unerring judgment. Vvlith zeal and vitality we cnter this new Held. Much we have won, for which we must render an account. For the privileges which have come to us with amazing force in these last moments, we must do justice. This we shall accomplish by developing a strong enthusiasm, that can never be silenccdg an unswerving loyalty, unchanged in victory or defeat, and high minded integrity against all superficiality. With high aim, firm purpose, and unselfifzh ambition we will know no failure nor defeat. To our pastors, teachers and parents, who have assisted and guided us with fortitude and patience, we wish to show our sincere gratitude not in words only, but in actions. In our behalf you have devoted your energies, giving us a new spirit of mind. mode of thought, and standard of life. You have impressed on our minds the truths that will develop in each one of us the truest manhood and womanhood. We came untired, unlearned but we go with higher ideals, clearer understanding and marks of discipline. We shall remember you with honor, regard, respect and as a powerful influence on our lives. Cod Bless you and farewell. Undergraduates of Sacred Heart, to you we leave our memories, endeavors and goodwill. We hope you will preserve and add to, the glory of our dear old Alma Mater, remembering that: We live in the present, we dream of the future and we learn eternal truths from the past. Betty Couzins, '48

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The Academic Page Fifteen TO OUR SENIOR GRADUATES As another year comes to a close we the lower classmen realize the sterlmg example th1s year s Semor Class has set for us and we wish to thank them for the hugh ldeals they have built We hope ln future years to graduate with as fine a class as thelrs We regret to see many star members of our football and basketball teams leave us and we hope they may attam to as much success m future l1fe as they dld m school athletics To our Student Body Presldent and our Sodalxty Prefect we bxd a fond farewell We pray that our student government will succeed as well m the commg years and that our Sodalxty will gxve as much praxse to Mary as xt has under your guxdance Good bye Class of 48 untxl we meet at the etemal commencement Virgmxa Van Dyke 49 Senlor Class Hlstory In September 1944 seventeen of us as eager Freshmen boarded the shlp Sacred Heart for a four year voyage through the stormy channels of leammg Our first cargo mcluded math scxence English world geography and Religion After a rough voyage we finally succeeded IH reachmg port but m1nus three of our crew The following September as Sophomores thirteen of us again boarded our ship and set sail thxs tlme with a cargo of Englxsh Religion algebra biology and hlStO!'y We had smooth sallnng and all reached port safely Losmg one crew member and gaming four new seamen we started our trnp as Juniors more experienced and capable of assuming responslbxlxtles These were shorthand typxng English Rehglon history and algebra II The followmg Mav we made port but were saddened by the loss of two of our members On our last voyage fourteen loyal Seniors climbed aboard the good ship Sacred Heart and for our final cargo chose Religion chemlstry typing II soclol ogy Enghsh geometry home economics and first amd We cruised mto home port after havmg survived the many perils that lay m our way at last reaching our joumeys end Commencement Day May 30 1948 Marxlyxi Fxtzpatrxck 48 Mary Stephenson 48 ' 9 . . , . . 9 - 9 1 9 s 9 , 1 . 9 9 ' . . . , 9 - o o ..1-- 9 9 9 9 - u 39 - 9 9 ' ' 9 '9 'V 9 '9 ' 9 A 9 ' 9 1 9 9 9 . - - , 1. . - 9 , . . ' J 9 9 9 A 9 - . ? 3 ' . , , . , U ,, . . . . . 9 9 9 9 ' , 9 9 9 9 ' 9 9 - 9 9 9 9 ' . . . , 9 9 9

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The Academu: Page Seventeen SALUTATORY Reverend Fathers, Sxsters, Parents Frxends Another year has gone by, a year of fun and excxtement, of troubles and dlsappolntments, but wlth that year comes the most excltmg, the most joyful, and perhaps the most tearful tlme m our school lxves graduatlon Smce we could never have reached thxs goal wxthout the help of our pastors, our Szsters, or our parents, we, the egraduatmg class of 1948, wxsh to render our thanks to them As one member of the class, I wlsh to express the sentxmz nts of us all We will nevcr reahze or appreclate everythmg th t has been done for us but we can and w1ll try to repay our bcnefactors, at least a httle bv obeylng thexr admomtlons at all tlmes They have always had our souls 1n mmd and we thank them for xt And the dear Sisters' how much they have sacr1f1ced m order that they m1ght show us the may the good,clean way, to heaven' By their teachmg and example, we have learned more than from any number of books To our parents we vush to express our apprecxatxon for thelr unselfzshness m provxdmg us w1th a Cathohe educat1on We know lt was hard for them, at txmes, and we love them for It umors today we leave you, and me leave the beloved school ln your care We present you wxth the l-eys Open the doors to the many httle mcxdents, the quamt experiences that have so hghted up our last exeltmq year as seniors We stand together for the last txme but knov. ng your dependabxhty your earnestness and smcerrty we have no fmars Xou mll ea rv on the great tradmon of the school, brmemg her great honor and respect We cannot help but feel a sense of VICIOTN of success s we finally have the s'tt1sf1ct1on of attamlng a goal, ready to face hfe and the future wlth a broad r kno yledfre and stronger determmatxon May we fulhll the expectatlons of all' Rxta Gass '48 . .1-... . . L 1 . . Vx '. 1 'x lr . ' 8 1 2 . V I K a u ' 1 4 I . .... I f . , , . , ., ., , - Y J ' ., ' , 'S ' 4 Y . r x x Y . . . . ' . , '1 ' . y', i' ,.. . ' ' , , , , I ,' Vx. 15 ' 1 A, L . V -fs v , , . ., ,, . .,.. . . . .. ' . ' e vw' l . ' :J ....