St Rita of Cascia High School - Cascian Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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7fze 1947 CASCIAN PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF ST. RITA HIGH SCHOOL a year gone by . . .

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fix Tribute lo . . . Page Four a friend, scholar, teacher, Dedicafion Wirh fhe mosf hearffelf affecfion and sinceresf respecf, we dedicafe fhe CASCIAN fhis year fo fhe Very Reverend Joseph A. l-liclcey, S.T.lv1., J.C.D., OSA., loyal friend and former feacher of S+. Rifa l-ligh School. A nafive of Chicago, Fafher l-licl4ey made his preliminary sfudies in fhis cify, affer which he wenf fo Villanova College fo prepare for fhe Priesfhood in fhe Augusfinian Order. l-le was senf fo fhe lnfernafional College of Sf. Monica in Rome for his fheological course and was ordained fo fhe Priesfhood December 22, 1906. Affer his Ordinafion, Fafher l-liclcey affended fhe Appolonaris, fhe famous Canon Law School in Rome, from which he received his Docforafe in Canon Law. Upon his refurn fo fhis counfry, Fafher l-licl4ey's firsf assignmenf was fo feach af Sf. Rifa l-ligh School. I Affer his fransfer from Sf. Rifa's, Fafher l-licl4ey's career has been a gloriously successful one. l-le has held fhe following offices which he always discharged wifh fhe ufmosf zeal: Professor af Villanova College, Regenf of Sfudies, Definifor, Secre- fary of fhe American Province, Prior of Sf. Mary's l-lall, Presidenf of Villanova College. In i924 he was elecfed fo fhe mosf disfinguished office of Assisfanf General of fhe Augusfinian Order, which office he has held during all fhese years. Pafher l-licl4ey is also a member of fhe Sacred Congregafion of fhe Sacramenfs and has been a Professor af fhe Augusfinian lnfernafional College in Rome, fhe Appolonaris, and fhe Cafholic Universify of America. On his visifs fo fhis counfry, Fafher l-liclsey has always manifesfed a deep inferesf for Sf. Rifa High School, and so if is wifh fhe sinceresf grafifude and affecfion fhaf we dedicafe fhe annual fo one whom we consider a mosf oufsfanding friend and benefacfor of our Alma Mafer.