West Philadelphia Catholic Girls High School - Gleam Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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we ffga l Ql0l 8f5QI'l!5 fAe SPIRIT Ul llllll SliHll0l Here's our sealf' says Sen- ior M. Maguire to Freshman V. O'Donnell. M. Maguire, and V. Clarahan, while Sen- ior G. Coleman listens in. Tl'xere's a lovely explana- tion of it in the Handbook, page 9. 'Ut seres metes', our motto, means 'As you sow, so shall you reap'. Our school days are for sowing. I

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,K l '39 C t C Y . T t Q.. an - - . . .nz 1 3 is S S 2 iififiiffiiiiss , wk 5. KX Q xi zz, is x . , ,.., '1 .Q 1 , 1: 2 ' A Y Before the auditorium stands ai statue of Mary. Immaculate Mother of God. Patroness of our school. The dedication of the school to its patroness is symbolized by this group of Seniors: M. Holmes. T. Kane. L. Buckley. R. Schneider. L. Rover. R. Stevenson. T. Mc- Carthy. A. Riehl. N. Carson. H. S-ocha. K. Ryan. D. Connaughton. M. Collier. The school day not only begins and ends with prayer but every period has a short bless- ing. Grace before meals is said at lunch and the Angelus at the period nearest noon. One half of the student body goes to weekly Mass in the auditorium. However. one of the most gratifying aspects of life at West Catholic is the frequency with which girls make pop visits to Our Lord in the Queen of Peace Chapel. Before and after school, between classes, the pews and aisles of that tiny chapel are al- ways crowded by petitioning and grateful pupils. MARY, lNIIVlAlIlllAll NllllHHl lll BUD

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'lilic llaniing fprcli. symbol of life. i'epi'esents the spirif of our scluml. ln front of flu' forcli of life is flu' circle of eternity snfrpumletl ln flue roses of 'llrutli anal l,oyalfy, and ln flle lilies of Purity. Xvifllill the circle. :ls it were. lvefween lift- :intl etern- ity. is flu- sllieltl of l m'fitutle. Upon the sliieltl is flie llook of Kfiuwleclge suppm'tt'tl ln I1 clove, em- lwlein of flu- llply Spirit, upon the firm fuumlation of wliose inspirxlfion all mn' learning will lie secure. lfrmn alum- the Ll1'UXYll, syinlwol of Lllirist. rays of llglit point ullf flu' mall fo lrutli :intl l,1te. llllllljllflllx' ffflyft' A' Every morning after prayers. the reverent words ring out. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. and to the Republic for which it stands . . . Senior H. Reilly. Junior R. Eagan. Sophomore R. Deven- ney. Freshman H. Gruber symbolize the sincere pledge. There the torch of faith is shining. Truth and Loyalty combining. Senior Representatives M. McCandless. R. Persia. E. Wlmeeler. M. Flaherty. McGann. E. Han- lon and T. Curran at the piano. fervently sing the school song. in the hope that Fanny Frosh will share their love. l46,,,f vf'Q MAA Gap A A' If 5 I ... ,pc ll 5 1