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

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di tingui hed for it olerg Hlz IRA-Xlll l IUNS that we enloy so hap- ence of this central school will radiate into eyery pily today at Xvest Catholic were made pos- sihle over 50 years ago hy the then Right Reyerend Xlonsignor Philip R. Klcllevitt. Superintendent of :Xrchdiocesan schools. ln 1809. Xlonsignor llc- Ueyitt hegan an investigation as to high school pupils attending parish schools. After the investiga- tion. it was realized that a central high school was necessary. A year later. three high school centers. conducted hy the Sisters of Saint -loeph. Sisters of the lmmaculate Heart of llary. and the Sisters of the Holy Child jesus. were opene.l, thus heginning the diocesan high school system. lt was helieyed that a central high school would ruin parish loyalty. hut Klonsignor refuted the argument hy stating, No local school can do for our girls what the high school is intended to effect. not in secular lfranches merely. hut principally in the training and formation of character at a crucial period of life .... The influ- parish. not only in affecting the individual girl, hut in contrihuting to the dcyelopment of a truly Catho- lic spirit. 'lhese diocesan centers led to the estahlishment in l'7l2 ot the hrst tree Lathohc diocesan lugh school in the country. Catholic Girls' High School now known as the .lohn XY. Hallahan Catholic Girls' High School. 'lihis school we call our mother school. though its pupils are no older than we. young and happy Catholic girls. Host of our schools 25 years lie within the zealous episcopacy of the late llennis Cardinal Dougherty. lVe hegin the second phase of our school under a worthy successor to the Cardinal and to the distinguished prelates who preceded him. His lfxcellency the Host Reverend .lohn I . cyldilfll. C.S.C.. D.D.. :Xrchhishop of Philadelphia. THE MOST REVEREND J. CARROLL McCORMICK, D.D. Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia Titular Bishop of Ruspae '7 THE MOST REVEREND JOSEPH M. McSHEA, D.D. Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia Titular Bishop of Mina

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IH 1 GHEH' KIHIIIIIULE E HIS EXCELLENCY THE MOST REVEREND JOHN F O'HARA, CSC, DD Archbishop of Phlladelphla 4 A 4 I 1 fi ' 15 , ' 4 'i I Q

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