All Saints Commercial High School - Excelsior Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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propose to Reverend Mother Augustine that she turn over the promising, llour- ishing Community High School to A11 Saints Parish. Naturally, during the two years 1916-1918, while the Community was Financing the venture, the income had never covered the outlay of Community funds for essential equip- ment. With her spontaneously generous spirit, however, Mother assented to the transfer, and All Saints Commercial High School became a Parish 1-ligli School. During the lirst fifteen years of its existence the registration in the Corn- mercial High School lcept mounting, reaching an enrolment of two hundred and eighty-live students in charge of eleven Sisters, teachers of Commercial suhjects. The Curriculum was hroadened. Spanish and the study of business machines, such as veritypers, hooldceeping machines, dictaphone, etc. were added. From the years 1931 to 1937 the registration in the Commercial High School exhibited a downward course, in fact gradually the numbers attending dropped seventy-five per cent and the staff went down to three. Two causes responsible for this were: the compulsory education law extended the age ol? school attendance to eighteen. This meant that if an elementary school gradu- ate attended the two year commercial course she would he, normally, sixteen years old and not eligihle for employment, secondly, the Financial crisis fol- lowed hy the great husiness depression closed many openings and left those who remained open only to graduates of high school or even of college. The Commercial High School enrolment gradually hegan to increase. the register rising from 66 students in 1937 to 245 in 1942. ln 1937 a Post- Graduate class was organized. Graduates from the two years Commercial Course in All Saints devote one year to an intensive study of various types of husiness machines, including comptometer, adding machines, mimeograph ma- chines, multigraphing, addressographs, linotype, ediphone and dictaphone, in fact any machine commonly employed in husiness. Besides this they receive advanced instruction in husiness methods, English, and fundamental religious apologetic and ethical instruction. The last ten years has seen the resurgence of All Saints Commercial that loolcs lilac the heginning of a Second Spring. At the time of this writing the religious stall' numhers eight, the student hody three hundred and eighty- two. Une hundred twenty-six girls applied for admission for the new term, hut it was only possihle to accept one hundred and eight of this numher. We are hopefully loolcing forward to the day when no applicant worthy of admission will he tumed away and when we will hehold a new edifice where students will he trained for God, youth and country.

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ALL SAINTS COMMERCIAL HIGH SEIIUIIL Uur aim here is to give a hrief history of your Alma Mater, the School you Iove so weII. Its history dates hack to the days when Vxfittiamshurg was in the heart of the country, when not a tree hut many trees grew in Brooklyn. The completion of the Williamshurgh Bridge in 1904 effected great changes in the WaIIahout district. There was a great iniIux of Jewish people who hought some property within the Iimits of the parish. Littte hy IittIe all the husiness went into their hands. An aImost continuous exodus of the pio- neers of the parish took pIace effecting a steady and continuous decrease in the pupiI register. Ctasses were consotidated and hy 1905 the entire upper 'floor of the heautiful schoot huitding was vacant. Right Reverend Monsignor Kaupert, ever anxious to promote Cathohc education, gave weighty consideration to the prohIem of the empty cIassrooms. He conferred with Reverend Mother Augustine, Prioress GeneraI, and with Reverend Mother Chrysostom, PrincipaI of All Saints SchooI, and after dis- cussing the matter and viewing it from every aspectl steps were taken with the diocesan authorities to make possihte the opening of a Commerciat High SchooI for Girts. With the decreased revenue of the parish, it would have heen an irn- possihihty to assume the financiaI ohIigation necessary to equip a commerciaI schooI. Typewriters, expensive machines of aII types, the instaIment ot furni- t.ure needed for machines, Iihrary faciIities, aII that was necessary to give stu- dents the advantage of a good husiness training meant a Iarge outIay of money. Af ter due consideration, Reverend Mother Augustine consented to open the Commerciat High Schoot as a Community High School, the outIay to he defrayed hy Community funds. The First ctasses met in the wen equipped and compIeteIy renovated upper Hoor in Septemher 1916. The pIan was for a two year program. The suhjects offered were ReIigion, Business Engtish, Typing, Shorthand, Business Arithmetic, Booldceeping and Business Law. Sister AdaIhert was the Hrst teacher appointed and tweIve students were graduated in June 1918. During the two years 1916-1918 the register graduaIIy increased and when the First cIass graduated there were seventy students enroIIed. From the outset high standards of scholastic exceIIence were maintained. The University of the State of New Yortc granted a Charter of Registration in 1918 and this was renewed annuaIIy. In 1918 Right Reverend Monsignor LLVS. IVIcCIancy, Superintendent ot Cathotic SchooIs in the Diocese of Brooldyn, was authorized hy His Excel- Iency, Most Reverend Chartes E. McDonneII, D.D., Bishop of Brootdyn, to

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Jack Adams Mrs. Madeline Adams Mr. John Adams Margaret Allen Checlc Ahherton Lucy Allen Mrs. Armand N. Aymong Lina Aymong Mr. Armand Aymong Eugenie Aymong Howard Austen Henry Adams Walter Atlcinson Betty Austin Angelina Audito Ralph Alessi Tom P. Abrahams H. Amherson Mrs. H. Amherson Mrs. H. Amherson Mrs. Pearl Arthus H. Amherson Alfred S. Arthus Fannie Avino Suzie Avino Joseph Aderrotty Vincent Aurigema Mary Aurigema John Alliance Raphael Alhano Mrs. A. Azzara Josie Accomando Marion Alandano Dominica Amato William Aldrige William Aldrige J Patricia Aldrige Josephine Aldrige Marie Alandano Rose Ariano Mary Ariano Philip Ariano Dominica Amata I'. Elizaheth Anlcenhrand Ruth Anlrenhrand Grace Alhano Frances Allen Suzie Avino Malcis Androv Raphael Allsancl Mr. and Mrs. Alhano Lois and David Alhers BUUSTEHS George Alddeldone Margaret Aslcin John Aslcin Margaret Rose Aslrin Dominiclt Ahate Norman Ahel Sister Antonia Rosemary Africano Domenica Amato Domenica Amato Domenica Amato Domenica Amato Domenica Amato Domenica Amato Domenica Amato Domenica Amato Domenica Amato Domenica Amato Theresa Appenzeller Tinny Amorosa Ann Amorosa John Amorosa Mrs. Margaret Amorosa Judie Asencio Benito Asencio Mary Buscemi Marion Buscemi Mrs. M. Buscemi Joseph J. Buscemi Charles Buscemi Doroth Buscemi id.. Balham Arthur Balcom Eddie Bisson Charlie Breslin Walter A. Bergin Harry Belloth Emma Brown Mrs. J. Barniclcel John Brossmer Marie Boclc Mrs. J. Batewell Rohert Brush M. Blumenstetter Edward Branson Rosemarie Bogliole Marie Bogliole David Bogliole Jr. John Bogliole S lfc U.S.N. David Bogliole Sr. Celest Bogliole Pvt. Charles E. J. Boyer Eugene Brolia Brother Bill Dorothy Beiclcert Mrs. H. Barnett Joan Baclcmann Mrs. Baclcmann Mr. Baclcmann Mr. Baclcmann Mrs. Harold Brown Elsie Brown Edmund Brandlofer Mrs. M. Byrne Joseph Bamherger Mae Bamherger Mr. W. Benada Mrs. W. Benada Margaret Bortscheller Loretta Bradley ' Mortimer Brennan Mary Burggrat Hlhe Bootsn Mrs. J. Barnett Mr. J. Barnett Mary Bruno Josephine Bruno Rose Bruno Gennaro Bruno Mary Bruno Josephine Bruno Anne Billano Miss Rita Brennon John J. Barchalc Dorothy Barchalc L. Brueder Helen Begen Catherine Begen Ensign Franlc Begen Teresa Bellotti Angelina Bellotti Angelina Bellotti John Bellotti John Bellotti John Bellotti Teresa Bellotti Faust Bellotti Angelina Bellotti Mrs. E. Bahin Master A. Bahin Miss R. Bahin Miss C. Bahin Master J. Bahin Miss R. Bahin Gennaro Bruno Mary Bruno Rose Bruno Gennaro Bruno Mary Bruno Josephine Bruno Gennaro Bruno Mary Bruno Josephine Bruno Rose Bruno FT. i.lOl l1'1 Bl'adSl'l8lI', The Boots Mrs. E. Braemer Martin Broenner John Bramley Mr. J. Breslin Mrs. J. Breslin Rosemary Breslin Kathleen Breslin Michael Breslin Patricia Breslin Patricia Breslin Edward Barhera Helen Bernardini Judit Bernardini Mrs. D. Bernacchi Lt. James Bernacchi Kathryn Barrett George Billingham Catherine Ball Anna Batarch Theresa Brown Aura Barhosa Nilda Barhosa Eva Barhosa The Big Four Mrs. Madeline BOll0l'l Mrs. A. Brown Loretta Bradley Barney Bird Henry Bacltmann Jaclc Beacon Bart and Marie Pat Breslin Bill Beaton Claire Berry Mr. J. Beclcer Grace Breitung Mrs. Veronica Birgele Teresa Birgeles Veronica Birgeles Joseph Birgeles, Jr. S