Bishop Noll High School - Marquette Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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An Old Friend On the morning of January tenth, as the cold hand of winter touched heavily on the Calumet Region, a fire struck our campus. Our gymnasium building with the athletic and band equipment and classroom facilities burned to the ground — an estimated loss of $350,000.00. How fortunate we were that school had been dismissed the evening before due to the extreme cold. It was sub-zero cold in which the firemen of Ham¬ mond and East Chicago fought. Mrs. Hronsky of the Noll Mother’s Club and Sister M. Francis Catherine, with the help of some Nollites who arrived on the scene early, served coffee, soup, sandwiches and doughnuts to the trembling, ice- crusted fire fighters. Though the 37 year old gym will no longer serve us as an auditorium, chapel and gymnasium, it will be remembered in its absence as an old friend that served us well.

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Co- Principal Now in her sixth year as co-principal, Sister Cecile Marie has, since 1956, worked effectively in association with three outstanding leaders of Bishop Noll High School, aiding them in the maintenance of those ideals upon which this institution was founded and continues to function. Prior to assuming her present duties, Sister served with distinction in several ad¬ ministrative capacities, among them the principalships of St. John ' s Grammar School, Peoria, Illinois; St. Mary’s Academy, South Bend, Indiana; and Schlarman High School, Danville, Illinois. Sister’s achieve¬ ments in administrative pursuits are sur¬ passed only in her dealings with individual student problems. The sincerity of interest and swiftness of action with which she ap¬ plies herself in these situations is responsi¬ ble, in great part, for her many successes. It is in this regard that she is best known and appreciated by Nollites. Sister seems bound to the blue and gold —of Notre Dame as well as of Bishop Noll. Born in the shadow of the Golden Dome, she attended St. Joseph’s Academy in South Bend, received her B.A. from St. Mary ' s College, and her M.A. from Notre Dame. The spirit of Notre Dame which has, understandably, been a prevailing force throughout Sister ' s life is to be found, in some degree, here at Noll, for Sister has expressed love for the universal attitude of co-operation and enthusiasm displayed by the student body. More than this, she is drawn by their “liveliness and loveli¬ ness.”

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Transition The need for improved facilities becomes in¬ creasingly apparent as each new class becomes larger than the previous one. In order that this deluge doesn’t curtail the traditional Noll accept¬ ance of all-comers, the diocese has begun a vast expansion program. The architects, Bachman and Bertram of Ham¬ mond, have been working with Bishop Grutka and Brothers Philip and Damian of the Christian Broth¬ ers on this complex project. The facilities will include an educational wing with 50 new classrooms, expanded science labs, language and arts departments, shop facilities, library administration section, cafeteria, vocal and instrumental music departments, convent and broth¬ ers’ faculty residence. The recreational wing will contain a swimming pool, boys’ and girls’ gymna¬ sium, meeting rooms, bowling alleys, auditorium, snack room, lounge and crafts shops. The project’s cost, which will be well over 3 million dollars, will give us a product well worth the price paid and will be a tribute to the sacrifices of the people of our diocese.