Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Contact Information for Classmates Request



BISHOP McDEVITT HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 1967
50th Class Reunion

CONTACT INFO NEEDED FOR 44 CLASSMATES
CAN YOU HELP?

We are trying to get contact information for the below list of 44 Crusaders from Bishop McDevitt's Class of 1967 so that we can contact them regarding our 50th Class Reunion.  
  1. If you have information on a classmate, please email it to us at McDevittReunions1967@GMail.com.
  2. If you can contact a classmate, please let them know we are would like their contact info to keep them informed about the our 50th Class Reunion in September 2017.
  3. We may have info on a few of these, but we are working to update our database.



FirstMiddleLast/Maiden Married

Janet Marie Baker Hodges
Mildred Esther Baltimore
Mary Catherine Bezsylko Parry
Sandra Kay Bostdorf Windish
Michael William Cadden
Robert Earl Chambers
James Richard Check
Glenda Marie Chubb
Rita Marie Coccia Higgins
Anthony Francis Del Duco
Mary Louise Demer Fischel
David Gerald Dunn
Wendy M. Farran
Michael A. Gallagher
Patricia Marie Gustin Wiley
Janice Mary Heckman
Carol J. Heineman Akers
Raymond Joseph Henz
Patricia Monica Hevel Zimmerman
Frank Paul Hollenback
Kathleen Patricia Kearns Carroll
Merrianne Klink
Cynthia Anne Kostelac
James M. Kurtz
Patricia Ann Lahey Letmauchin
Cynthia Elizabeth Lawton
Kathryn Elizabeth Leach Thompson
Mary Ellen Leonard Smith
Thomas Emilo Lippi
Alfred Guido Lupacchini
Frederick J. Lutz
Diane Elizabeth MaGee Hulstine
Fern Carroll March
Natalie M. Matjasic Minardo
Mary Ann Theresa McGurrin Hivner
Catherine Mary McLaughlin Thompson
Karolyn Anne Miller
Fredrick Thomas Minchhoff
Richard John Muto
Eileen F. Reardon
Patrick Allen Turnbaugh
Marie Anne Velte Kizzia
Dianne Wolf
William Jacob Wright

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP



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Prepared by
James Barbush
2021 Blue Mountain Parkway
Linglestown, PA  17112
JamesEBarbush@GMail.com

(717) 514-5549


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Monday, March 27, 2017

"The 400 Crusaders"

The Classmates of Bishop McDevitt's Class of 1967

"The 400 Crusaders"


YOUR NAME IS HERE!

AND YOU ARE REMEMBERED!


YOU ARE 1 OF 400 CRUSADERS!

AND YOU COUNT!



Yes, the classmates of Bishop McDevitt High School's Class of 1967 were 400 strong.  And 50 years later, they are still 400 strong with each and everyone remembered, a half century after their graduation from "The Twin Towers".  

YOU ARE A CRUSADER!  YOU COUNT!  You are ONE of "The 400 Crusaders" of the Class of 1967.

With great respect, we fondly remember the 39 Crusaders who have passed from the ranks of the living to the ranks in eternity.  Though they are no longer seen and heard here on earth, we still see and hear them in our memories, in our Pridwen 1967 yearbook, and in the portraits shown when their passing was announced publicly.  

As I look back over my life, it's 67 plus years, I wonder about many things.  Much of what I think about is PEOPLE.

At this time, as we plan for our 50th year Bishop McDevitt High School Class of '67 Reunion to occur in September 2017, I am much thinking about OUR CRUSADER CLASSMATES - how I knew them then, and how I know them now . . . . . and how I did not know them then and do not know them now.

This 50th year reunion of the 1967 Crusaders is an opportunity to get to know classmates like we never have before. That's my vision for this reunion - GET TO KNOW OUR CRUSADER CLASSMATES LIKE WE NEVER HAVE BEFORE.

In high school, I was a shy guy who had little skill with speaking to the ladies and to many of the guys. Though, as with everyone, there was a core of friends and acquaintances I ran with and we gravitated to one another. Social frameworks were established. 

In walking back into the "high school zone", we are probably still within many of the frameworks of relationships as they were then, 50 years ago.  Now, we are, or should be, but might not be, different people, different than we were then in the 1960s. In some ways, that's good. In other ways, that's not good. For me, the shy kid of 50 years ago needs to be gone, if he is not. In many ways, he is gone. In some ways, he is not gone and he lingers around. Could it be that for some of us, we need to break the molds that were created 50 years ago and that still persist today and that keep us from being who we are meant to be? I think so.

Today, a half century after attending high school, I am thinking about OUR CLASSMATES. Who are they today? What are they really like today? I think about those who have passed, and I remember our interactions then, and my heart is touched by their passing. Of our 400 classmates, 39 are no longer with us.

Thus, that brings me to a thought I had one morning. I am working to update the contact information for our 400 CLASSMATES. That fits my forte of collecting and analyzing data, and then sifting through that data to determine some hidden, not so obvious meaning. So, I thought, "What are the FIRST NAMES of all OUR CLASSMATES?"  Then I decided to write this post and list every first name . . . . . just for the heck of it to see what happens. All the FIRST NAMES are here, the living (to get to know more) and the passed (to be remembered more).

HERE THEY ARE - THE FIRST NAMES OF THE BISHOP McDEVITT HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF '67.  WHY? Because you should know that YOUR CLASSMATES ARE THINKING ABOUT YOU and CARING ABOUT YOU and WANT TO KNOW YOU LIKE THEY'VE NEVER KNOWN YOU BEFORE.

YOUR NAME IS HERE:


1 Alanna  101 Frances 201 Keith 301 Paula
2 Albert 102 Frances 202 Lawrence 302 Paula
3 Albert 103 Frances 203 Layne 303 Philip
4 Albert 104 Francis 204 Leo 304 Phillip
5 Alfred 105 Frank 205 Lewis 305 Philomena
6 Alfred 106 Frank 206 Lewis 306 Raymond
7 Alvester 107 Frederick 207 Linda 307 Raymond
8 Anita 108 Frederick 208 Linda 308 Regina
9 Ann 109 Frederick 209 Linda 309 Richard
10 Ann 110 Fredrick 210 Linda 310 Richard
11 Anne 111 Gail 211 Linda 311 Richard
12 Anne 112 Gemma 212 Linda 312 Richard
13 Anthony 113 G. Craig 213 Linda 313 Richard
14 Anthony 114 George 214 Linda 314 Richard
15 Anthony 115 George 215 Linda 315 Rita
16 Anthony 116 Gerald 216 Linda 316 Rita
17 Anthony 117 Gerald 217 Lola 317 Rita
18 Antonia 118 Gerald 218 Lonnie 318 Robert
19 Arthur 119 Gerald 219 Lonnie 319 Robert
20 Audrey 120 Gerald 220 Lorraine 320 Robert
21 Augustus 121 Gilbert 221 Lorraine 321 Robert
22 Barbara 122 Gino 222 Louis 322 Robert
23 Barbara 123 Glenda 223 Louis 323 Robert
24 Barbara 124 Gregory 224 Louis 324 Robert
25 Barbara 125 Gregory 225 Louise 325 Roberta Ann
26 Barbara 126 Harold 226 Louise 326 Rocco
27 Barbara 127 Harry 227 Luigi 327 Ronald
28 Bernard 128 Helen 228 Lydia 328 Ronald
29 Brigid 129 Helen 229 Lynn 329 Ronald
30 C. Mark 130 Irene 230 Lynn 330 Rose
31 Carmen 131 James 231 Madeline 331 Rose Ann
32 Carol 132 James 232 Marcella 332 Rosemarie
33 Carol 133 James 233 Marcia 333 Sally
34 Carol 134 James 234 Marcia 334 Samuel
35 Carol 135 James 235 Marco 335 Sandra
36 Carolyn 136 James 236 Marcus 336 Sandra
37 Catherine 137 James 237 Margaret 337 Sandra
38 Catherine 138 James 238 Margaret 338 Sharon
39 Cathy 139 James 239 Marguerite 339 Sharon
40 Cecilia 140 James 240 Marianne 340 Stephanie
41 Cedric 141 Jane 241 Marianne 341 Stephen
42 Charlene 142 Jane 242 Marie 342 Stephen
43 Charles 143 Janet 243 Marie 343 Stephen
44 Christine 144 Janet 244 Mark 344 Stephen
45 Clair 145 Janice 245 Martha 345 Stephen
46 Claire 146 Jean 246 Martha 346 Stephen
47 Concetta 147 Jeanne 247 Mary 347 Stephen
48 Constance 148 Jeannette 248 Mary 348 Stephen
49 Constance 149 Jeffrey 249 Mary 349 Stephen Paul
50 Constance 150 Jerome 250 Mary 350 Susan
51 Cynthia 151 Joan 251 Mary 351 Susan
52 Cynthia 152 Joan 252 Mary 352 Susan
53 Daniel 153 Joann 253 Mary 353 Susan
54 David 154 Joann 254 Mary 354 Susan
55 David 155 Joanne 255 Mary 355 Suzanne
56 David 156 J. Geoffrey 256 Mary 356 Suzanne
57 Deborah 157 John 257 Mary Ann 357 Teresa
58 Deborah 158 John 258 Mary Ann 358 Teresa
59 Deborah 159 John 259 Mary Beth 359 Teresa
60 Delores 160 John 260 Mary Ellen 360 Terrance
61 Dennis 161 John 261 Maurice 361 Theresa
62 Dennis 162 John 262 Melanie 362 Thomas
63 Dennis 163 John 263 Melvin 363 Thomas
64 Dennis 164 John 264 Merrianne 364 Thomas
65 Diana 165 John 265 Michael 365 Thomas
66 Diane 166 John 266 Michael 366 Thomas
67 Diane 167 John 267 Michael 367 Thomas
68 Diane 168 Jon 268 Michael 368 Thomas
69 Diane 169 Joseph 269 Michael 369 Thomas
70 Diane 170 Joseph 270 Michael 370 Thomas
71 Diane 171 Joseph 271 Michael 371 Thomas
72 Diane 172 Joseph 272 Michael 372 Thomas
73 Dianne 173 Joseph 273 Michael 373 Thomas
74 Donald 174 Joseph 274 Michael 374 Thomas
75 Donald 175 Joseph 275 Michael 375 Timothy
76 Donald 176 Joseph 276 Michelle 376 Veronica
77 Donald 177 Joseph 277 Mildred 377 Veronica
78 Donna 178 Joseph 278 Nancy 378 Veronica
79 Donna 179 Joseph 279 Nancy 379 Veronica
80 Donna 180 Joseph 280 Nannette 380 Vikki
81 Donna Marie 181 Joseph 281 Natalie 381 Vincent
82 Dorothy 182 Joyce 282 Natalie 382 Virgil
83 Edward 183 Juan 283 Nicholas 383 Virginia
84 Edward 184 Judith 284 Patricia 384 Virginia
85 Edward 185 Judith 285 Patricia 385 Wendy
86 Edward 186 Judith 286 Patricia 386 Wendy
87 Edward 187 Karen 287 Patricia 387 William
88 Edward 188 Karen 288 Patricia 388 William
89 Edward 189 Karolyn 289 Patricia 389 William
90 Edwin 190 Karon 290 Patricia 390 William
91 Eileen 191 Kathleen 291 Patricia 391 William
92 Eileen 192 Kathleen 292 Patricia 392 William
93 Elaine 193 Kathleen 293 Patrick 393 William
94 Elaine Marie 194 Kathleen 294 Patrick 394 William
95 Elizabeth 195 Kathleen 295 Patrick 395 William
96 Emilie 196 Kathleen 296 Patrick 396 William
97 Fern 197 Kathleen 297 Paul 397 William
98 Florence 198 Kathleen 298 Paul 398 William
99 Florence 199 Kathleen Mary 299 Paul
399 William
100 Frances 200 Kathryn 300 Paul
400 William



SO, WHAT ARE WE TO DO?

"GET TO KNOW OUR CRUSADER CLASSMATES LIKE WE NEVER HAVE BEFORE"



Related Article:  


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"Human beings have the right and duty to live in communion with one another"

Pridwen 1967, Page 4

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Prepared by
James Barbush
2021 Blue Mountain Parkway
Linglestown, PA  17112
JamesEBarbush@GMail.com

(717) 514-5549

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Saturday, March 11, 2017

WISDOM OF PRIDWEN 1967 - “A Statement for Peace”

WISDOM OF PRIDWEN 1967


“A STATEMENT FOR PEACE”


To The Classmates of 

Bishop McDevitt High School

Class of 1967 

In preparing for our 50th Class Reunion, we should go to our senior yearbook, Pridwen 1967, to look at what it said about our class; to see if there is something there that spoke to us then in 1967, and still speaks to us and others today in 2017.  It's been 50 years, a half century since our graduaiton from hign school.

In Pridwen 1967, we discover some thoughts that are quite interesting and profound.

The purpose of a high school yearbook is to highlight all the students, all the faculty, all the special activities during the year, and the special accomplishments of students, classes, and organizations.  Pridwen 1967 does that.  As we page through Pridwen 1967, we can discover other things that can be understood to be quite unique and quite profound.

In our search to discover something spoken by the Class of 1967, we find 18 statements distributed throughout the book.  In a review of those statements, we discover that the 18 statements seem to converge around the one main theme of Pridwen 1967 – PEACE – PEACE on Earth and Peace in Individual Hearts Here is how we can arrive at that conclusion.

OPENING and CLOSING THE YEARBOOK, A DEDICATION TO PEACE


    When we open the yearbook to the inside cover, we find this statement about PEACE on Earth:
  • PEACE ON EARTH, which men of every era have eagerly yearned for, can be firmly established only if the order laid down by God be dutifully observed

When we close the yearbook, on the inside of the back cover, we find this statement about  a prayer for PEACE in the hearts of men and women:
  • May He banish from the hearts of men whatever might endanger PEACE, May He transform them into witnesses of truth, justice, and brotherly love.

Thus, we have Pridwen 1967 opening with PEACE and closing with PEACE.

On an opening page of our yearbook, we find that Pridwen 1967 was dedicated to PEACE with this statement:
  • Dedicated to Peace – among nations, among races, in the heart.

With our dedication to PEACE on both inside covers and on the opening page, we see the beginnings of a framework for what was being said by the Class of 1967.


CENTRAL STATEMENTS ABOUT EVERY HUMAN BEING AND GOD

As we proceed through the initial pages of our yearbook, we find 4 statemnts that can be considered to be central to the theme of PEACE.
  • Human beings have the right and duty to live in communion with one another. (found on Page 4)
  • Every man has the right to life, to bodily integrity (found on Page 6)
  • Peace I leave with you; My Peace I give to you. (the New Testament words of Jesus found on Page 7)
  • Social Life in the modern world is varied, complex, and dynamic. (found on Page 11)

We will delve into the meaning of these 4 statements later in this writing.  What we should see now is “the order of the statements”.  We open Pridwen 1967 with a statement about PEACE on Earth that is followed by our dedication to PEACE for Pridwen 1967, which is then followed by 4 central statements about PEACE.  Thus, we are being setup for what comes next – Curricullum.


CURRICULUM – FOUNDATION FOR THE BISHOP McDEVITT STUDENTS

After the opening statement, our dedication, and the central statements, the order of Pridwen 1967 now brings us to 10 statements about the curriculums of study that was available to us and what those statements could mean to us, the students.

After assessing the 10 statements, one for each area of study, we can conclude that the areas of study are the foundation for the Bishop McDevitt Student upon which to learn, and thus, create a platform from which to launch their endeavors to pursue PEACE on Earth and Peace in Individual Hearts.  

Though the studies in Secretarial Sciences and Home Economics may seem out moded by today’s standards, what their statements say is still relevant to today and the future.
Thus, in the Curriculum section of Pridwen 1967, we have 10 topics of study, each with it’s own statement of wisdom that can contribute to the pursuit of PEACE on Earth and Peace in Individual Hearts:

  • Art - Further development of God-given talent. ..... Page 68
  • Secretarial Sciences - The key to understanding the commercial world. ..... Page 70
  • Home Economics - Valuable training for the woman of tomorrow.  ..... Page 73
  • Languages - The gateway to communication in words and ideas. ..... Page 74
  • Mathematics - Insight into the realm of logic and the abstract. ..... Page 76
  • Music - Supplementing McDevitt's curriculum for a well-rounded individual. ..... Page 79
  • Physical Education - Aiding in the full development of the McDevitt student.  ..... Page 80
  • Science - Understanding the physical world through challenging experimentation. ..... Page 82
  • English - Fulfillment through self-expression and appreciation of our language. ..... Page 84
  • Religion of Christ - Strives for the total realization in self and others. ..... Page 86
  • Social Studies - Providing interest in the past and concern for the future. ..... Page 88


WHAT’S OUR PURPOSE IN THIS ENDEAVOR?

      At this time, 2017, the year of our 50th Class Reunion, we can explore the significance of what was stated in our yearbook.  The 18 statements hold the wisdom we want to extract.

       So, let’s explore further what we, the Class of 1967, said in Pridwen 1967.  We will start by viewing all 18 statements.  

       We will also provide a tabulation of the scanned pages of Pridwen as they appear in the yearbook.  We provide a scanned pic of each statement's page with the statement provided next to the scanned page. (TO BE ADDED AT A LATER DATE)

       You are invited to parouse all 18 statements and ponder them.  

      You are invited to consider what was being said by us in those statements and what were our concerns, wishes, goals, and desires.

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THE WISDOM OF PRIDWEN 1967
“A STATEMENT FOR PEACE”

The 18 Statements

Bishop McDevitt High School
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Class of 1967

OPENING STATEMENT FOR PEACE ON EARTH – INSIDE OF FRONT COVER
1.      PEACE ON EARTH, which men of every era have eagerly yearned for, can be firmly established only if the order laid down by God be dutifully observed. 

DEDICATION TO PEACE ON FIRST PAGE
2.      Dedicated to Peace – among nations, among races, in the heart.

CENTRAL STATEMENTS ABOUT EVERY HUMAN BEING AND GOD
3.      Human beings have the right and duty to live in communion with one another.
4.      Every man has the right to life, to bodily integrity.
5.      Peace I leave with you; My Peace I give to you.
6.      Social Life in the modern world is varied, complex, and dynamic.

CURRICULUM – FOUNDATION FOR BISHOP McDEVITT STUDENTS
7.      Art                                     Further development of God-given talent.
8.      Secretarial Sciences          The key to understanding the commercial world.
9.      Home Economics             Valuable training for the woman of tomorrow.
10.   Languages                         The gateway to communication in words and ideas.
11.   Mathematics                      Insight into the realm of logic and the abstract.
12.   Music                                 Supplementing McDevitt's curriculum for a well-rounded individual.
13.   Physical Education            Aiding in the full development of the McDevitt student.
14.   Science                              Understanding the physical world through challenging experimentation.
15.   English                              Fulfillment through self-expression and appreciation of our language.
16.   Religion of Christ              Strives for the total realization in self and others.
17.   Social Studies                    Providing interest in the past and concern for the future.

CLOSING STATEMENT – A PRAYER FOR THE HEARTS OF MEN AND WOMEN ON THE INSIDE OF THE BACK COVER
18.   May He banish from the hearts of men whatever might endanger PEACE,
May He transform them into witnesses of truth, justice, and brotherly love.

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"PEACE ON EARTH, 

which men of every era have eagerly yearned for,
can be firmly established only if
the order laid down by God be dutifully observed."
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Prepared by
James Barbush
2021 Blue Mountain Parkway
Linglestown, PA  17112
JamesEBarbush@GMail.com

(717) 514-5549
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