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

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Schnnl Personnel and Ilnctnrs MISS MARION KERRIGAN Registrar MISS CATHERINE MURRAY MISS ISABEL GILROY Secretory Stenogropher The efficient and smooth function- ing of St. Rita High School is in no small measure due to the expert per- sonnel in the office. Miss Marion Kerrigan, Registrar, keeps the records accurate and readi- ly available. Her unfailing courtesy and tact eminently qualify her for her office. ' Miss Catherine Murray, Secretary, and Miss Sally Gilroy, Stenographer, ably assist the administration to main- toin its high standard of efficiency and courtesy. The Augustinian Fathers in their solicitude for the mental and spiritual welfare of the boys of St. Rita High School do not neglect the boys' physi- cal welI-being. A competent medical staff keeps a careful check on the physical con- dition of our students and athletes. Dr. Henry Christiansen, our oculist, Dr. Stephen Grady, our dentist, shore HENRY A. CHRIS IANSEN, MD. with Dr. Frank Saletta, our school School OCU'ist physician, the responsibility of keep- FRANK J. SALETTA, MD. STEPHEN A. GRADY, 0.0.3. ing the boys physically able to fulfill School Physician SChOO' Dentist their scholastic requirements. Page Eighteen

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0111' camera catches the faculty but also in the development of their chorocters. In this regard the Au- gustinian Fothers are well known. With their rich heritage of tradition and experience, they are well equipped to give 0 thoroughly Cotholic educa- tion. They do not merely attempt to give the boy 0 text book knowledge, but also try to develop in him 0 plan of life which will be of value in his The dismissal bell dOQSan always mean the end of the school day future endeavors. With this in mind specialized training in technical and commercial lines is given to the stu- dent who is so inclined. By personal and intimate contacts among them- selves and the students, the foculty tries to produce 0 Christian gentle- man, ready to cope with the spiritual, moral, and every day problems that are bound to be his throughout life.

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Tn 5t. Bitals... MEN IN THE SERVICE World War II will leave in its wake much at bitterness, destruction, and sorrow. It will also bring to light innumerable deeds of honor, glory, and valor. At the time at this writing more than 125 of our boys are serving in the armed forces at the nation: the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. According to government reports two have made the supreme sacrifice: namely, Lieut. John F. O'Connell '33, an Army pilot, killed in action while on duty in the Philippine Islands, and it ir Vk 1k 1k 1k 1k it i' it 1k 1k 3k 1k 1k 1k 3k Richard Jaske '42, one of the men aboard the destroyer Edsel that is reported to have gone down during Another alumnus, James Fedigan '33, while the sea battle for Java. serving as a pilot in the Royal Air Force was brought down and is re- covering in a hospital in London. The deeds of valar and glory of Rita men will be fully written at the culmi- At such time a complete list of our boys who have nation at the war. served in the armed forces at the nation will be compiled and published in the CASCIAN. Page Nineteen