Alleman High School - Pioneer (Rock Island, IL)

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Administration Under The able direcTion and leadership oT FaTher John O'Connor, The TaculTy members, re- ligion insTrucTors, and oTTice Torce worked TogeTher in a happy and eTTicienT adminisTraTion. A new- cerTainly a unique-seT-up in This locale was The Teaching sTaTT. Four orders oT sisTers, The SisTers of ST. BenedicT, SisTers oT ChariTy of The Blessed Virgin Mary, SisTers oT ST. Francis, and SisTers oT ST. Dominic combined Their eTTorTs and abiliTies To Torm a lceen, vigorous TaculTy. Working wiTh The sisTers were lay insTrucTors Tor indusTrial arTs and physical educaTion. PriesTs oT The diocese gen- erously gave Their Time To Teaching religion To homeroom groups each Wednesday. In This way sTudenTs were in consTanT and inTormal conTacT wiTh The priesTs who could give Them consTanTly- needed spiriTual direcTion. Homeroom sisTers TaughT religion on The oTher Tour days. AssisTing FaTher O'Connor in The adminisTraTion was FaTher Richard Powers, who was in charge oT The school Tinances and who headed The embryonic music deparTmenT. FaTher direcTed The acTiviTies oT The Home and School AssociaTion, and during FaTher O'Connor's brief sTay in Rome, acTed as principal oT Alleman. Miss Anna Mae l-lollemloaelc and Miss Marjorie Jones were able oTTice assisTanTs To FaTher O'Con- nor, Taking care oT all The ineviTable deTailed lisT- ings, recordings, and correspondence, and The sundry oTher duTies oT an eTTicienT oTTice Torce. A board oT direcTors, composed oT The pasTors oT The area, deTermined The over-all planning oT The school and Toolc on The burden oT The Tinancial responsibiliTy. FaTher Powers and FaTher O'Connor plan The schedule

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Reverend John F. O'Connor Principal

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Alleman School Board, lefr +o riqh+: R+. Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Jordan, Very Rev. Msqr J.J. Leven, Rev. John O'Connor, R+. Rev. Msgr. P. H. Durkin, Rev. Enos H. Barnes Rev. Wm. Cleary. dmmlstratlon Bishop Schlarman celebrafes Mass in gymnasium m ew