Vincentian High School - Vincentian Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Our Chaplain, Rev. Father Thomas Eichenhoffer, C. PP. S. Dear Graduates: This is a time of great satisfaction for you. for Graduation marks a very special moment in your life. You will often recall it as a precious mem- ory. Life is an art. To live well may be the greatest of arts. As children. when you began schooling you memorized without fully understanding it, the answer to the first question in the Catechism: Why did God make me? The purpose of your years of schooling is that you may fully understand and put into practice this first lesson. Although young, you have certain definite assets to bring to the world. You possess real Religious Training. a thorough knowledge of various sub- jects behind which lies a great unseen force. Also you possess enthusiasm. And then you are endowed with another marvelous gift, namely, the power of making friends and drawing others to yourselves. No other class before you possessed this happy faculty in so high a degree. Try to preserve this great gift throughout your whole life. God bless you and may the Blessed Mother guide you. Father Thomas

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FORWARD AROUND THE CLOCK AT V H S For the first time in four years, a Vincentian graduate may step out into a world of peace. Our former high school days witnessed the brutality and desolation of a world at war. We had no idea what to expect next, but finally, through numerous prayers and the mercy of the omnipotent God, victory was won and negotiations for lasting peace are under way. Looking backwards, we see that despite the war, many happy school days were spent amid the serene surroundings atop St. Vincent's Hill. These school days began and ended in prayer - - prayer for the termination of the hostilities and cruelties of war. Finally, in a world still striving for peace, we graduates find ourselves ready to open the door of life and to embark on our future careers. Equipped with the strong principles of a good Catholic education, we lay aside our school texts and look a little fearfully, expectantly and hopefully to the world at large, as we step over the threshold of a new life, wondering what it has to offer us and what we have to offer it. Yes, those blissfully happy days shall be a pleasant memory of carefree schooldays gone by. To almighty God we pray that He may give us the grace to hold steadfastly to our Christian ideals--come what may!

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L if Reverend Mother Mary Gregory The beloved counselor, guide, and spiritual directress to whom we turn in all necessities is, Venerable Mother M. Gregory. Despite her mani- fold duties as head of the Community of the Yincentian Sisters of Charity, her interest in our spiritual and intellectual development is not lessened. Mother M. Gregory is an inspiring example for us -- gentle, kind, thoughtful, and charitable. She realizes our need for guidance and is always willing to assist us in doubts and difficulties. Gifted with a lovely and excellent tone quality and intensely interest- ed in music, she seeks to impart some of her knowledge and appreciation of music to us. Each evening under her direction. we tune up and train our voices for a sweeter, more beautiful rendering of praise to our Lord. Through her admonitions and example, many of us have acquired the little way of perfecting ourselves.