During the early 1950's, a boy named John and I were classmates at Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary School. The red brick school building had been build in Festus, or since the demarcation line separating the Twin Cities along Brierton Lane slants radically to the right, the scuttle-butt was we were actually educated in Crystal City, Missouri. Looking at a map it's hard to tell where the boundary lies. Directly across the street from the elementary school, ruling high on hill overlooking Bailey Road, is the monument to salvation: the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. That's where John and I served as altar boys.