Trinity High School - Trinitas Yearbook (Bloomington, IL)

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ts? T RI N l T A S N Trinity High School C'lmnyv upon rliougc, ycf one rllangv rrim forth fo another lilac alternate Sfftlflllllll in fvraisv and glory of flzrir Malccrf' The cause of Catholic education in our community has, indeed, called for change upon change. Its beginnings were inaugurated in two red frame structures which the children of half a century ago called Saint lVlary's School. Its growth and development were fostered in a two-story brick building, the greater Saint Mary's of 1884-1928, which many of us saw outgrow its material surroundings and cry for a change to a larger building which would afford mod- ern educational equipment and provide facilities for a broader course of study. The cry for this last change has been answered in the magnificent achievement of 1928, the new Trinity High School. On Labor Day, September 3, 1928, The Right Reverend Edmund M. Dunne, Bishop of Peoria, assisted by the Reverend T. E. Shea, Chancellor, and the Rev- erend S. N. Moore, pastor of Holy Trinity Parish, dedicated Trinity High School. Three thousand people, numbering over one hundred priests and sisters, came to attend the ceremonies. After having blessed the school, the Right Reverend Bishop, surrounded by the clerics and acolytes, addressed the assembled people from the entrance of the building. He spoke on the achievement of the Church in promoting popular education through the long centuries, and praised the pastor and beople of Bloomington for their vision, energy, and sacrifice in providing a modern high school building for their sons and daughters. It is fitting, the Bishop said, that such a building should be erected by Catholics, since the Church during the rude and barbarous centuries diffused a love of learning through the world which molded and shaped the course of civil- ization. To build a sound civilization it is of vital import that a sound education be given to all. Such an education should include religion, for religion is the golden fruit of the tree of knowledge. We of the Catholic faith recognize the necessity of building character during childhood and youth through the educa- tional training that includes religion. Without religious training education is one-sided and will eventually tend to make the student's life a lopsided one that will topple into ruins. Such an edu- cational program as has been made and which is symbolized in the building dedi- cated here today, is due to the impetus given by the Catholic Church. Change upon change, yet one change cries out to another like alternate Seraphim in praise and glory of their Maker. Trinity High School, the answer to the cry for the long dreamed of change from old Saint Mary's, stands in all the glory of her maiden beauty, giving prom- ise of education with religion which is the golden fruit of the tree of Knowl- edge, and invites our youth to walk in a triumphal march For God and Country. Page 17 w ss- X-f N., ,V xc. x.. Nt- X.. Q. r v. . ,. ,. . . ,. ,. . S N 1939 s-

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