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Sagada Postboy Online
November '69
NEW CHAPLAIN FOR ST. MARY'S The Rev. Archie C. Stapleton, who reached Sagada with his wife and three children last November, has been appointed chaplain of Saint Mary's School. Mr. Stapleton, a Deacon who had training and experienced in education and school administration before entering seminary started studying Igorot language and culture as soon as he arrived in the Mountain Province. The Rt. Rev. Lyman C. Ogilby, Bishop of the Philippines, will ordain Mr. Stapleton to the priesthood next week on St. Peter's Day, June 29. Mr. Stapleton is teaching Holy Scripture to the First Year students, and Science to the Second Years. He is also in charge of Saint Mary's counseling and guidance program and athletic program, and will be in charge of the school reforestation project. Mr. Stapleton last year was a part-time teacher in the school, and collected student fees; he observed the general school situation and noted various problems that will concern him in counseling and guidance. To round out his study of Igorot culture and customs, he made trips during the vacation to the outstations of St. Benedict's, Besao. Mr. Stapleton was born in Montrose, Alabama, and earned his B.S. in Physical Education in 1952 and MA in school administration in the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in Auburn in 1956. He got his BD (?, gab) degree from the School of Theology of the University of the South in sewanee, Tennessee, in 1959 and was ordained to the Diaconate on June 25, 1959 in St. Dunstan's chapel in Auburn by the Rt. Rev. Murray, bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of Alabama. The chaplain taught mathematics and coached basketball and football in Opeliba Junior High School in 1952-1955, and swimming, basketball and volleyball in the University in 1952-1956. During the summers, he was in charge of the Auburn Municipal Recreation department which has a program including boys and girls of all ages. (PB issue June 22, 1959). --------------- FORMER PRINCIPAL'S LAST ADDRESS TO SMS STUDENTS . . . Mr. W. Richard Hughes, Principal of St. Mary's School in 1957-1959, gave his last talk to the faculty and student body at this morning's assembly in the school quadrangle. Mr. William Henry Scott, Principal, introduced Mr. Hughes, and Walter Bayoya, President of the Senior Class, presented him with a "pinagpagan" style blanket which had been procured by voluntary contributions of Faculty and students who wished to show their friendship and gratitude to the Hugheses in this way. Mr. Hughes began by saying that he and his family had awakened this morning with laughter and tears, laughing when they remembered the many humurous things that had happened during these past three years, and crying when people came to bid them goodbye. The former Principal then went on, "I wish the years could be turned back 25 years so that I could be standing out there a student like you". He told the students that he would like to correct three mistakes he made when he was a boy in school. "First is the science laboratory," he said. "Here at St. Mary's I have learned much by observing experiments directed by our science teachers with the microscope, but I did not learn enough in the laboratory as a student. Second is the library; I always picked up just newspapers or magazines in my school library. I wish I were still young so I could have all that free time to go to the library and read good books. And third is the Bible. I never voluntarily read the Bible because there were no pictures in it or coupons to clip out and sent to New York to get a free knife or something. Now I'm making up for it by reading the Bible, but it's harder to find time as I get older." (PB issue July, 1959).
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