Bishop McDonnell Memorial High School - Mitre Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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MOST REVEREND RAYMOND A KI-LARNEY STD OUR BELOVED PRELATES In the solemn commemoratron of our Drocesan Centenary Archbrshop Thomas E Molloy along wrth Brshop Raymond A Kearney and Brshop john Board man occupy posrtrons of supreme honor and drstrnc tron That our farth mrght not stand on the wrsdom of men but on the power of God these holy Pre lates have devoted themselves wholeheartedly gen erously completely to the drxrne work of advancrng the Krngdom of God Srnce hrs corrsecratron as Brshop of Brooklyn rn 1920 untrl thrs present day Archbrshop Thomas E Molloy has fostered every CDICIPIISC drstrngurshrng the wrde educatronal fields of our drocese In hrs erectron of elementary and hrgh schools volumes would be needed to descrrbe adequately hrs monu mental work It rs to our beloved Archbrshop that we owe our own Drocesan Hrgh School The Brshop McDonnell Memorral the result of hrs foresrght and prudence hrs patrence and zeal hrs courage and de votron Srmrlarly through hrs ausprces an outstand rng graduate each term rs awarded a St Josephs College scholarshrp Indeed rt rs through our devoted Archbrshop Molloy that we enyoy the prrvrlege of havrng two auxrlrary brshops Back rn February 25 1935 Reverend Raymond A Kearney was consecrated auxrlrary brshop As a boy attendrng Natrvrty School rn Brooklyn he first be came acquarnted wrth the drocesan schools Years later as assrstant pastor at Holy Innocents Church he had the opportunrty of studyrng the parochral school rn a drfferent aspect Lrkewrse wrth character rstrc zeal Brshop Kearney has contrrbuted much to catechetrcal rnstructron especrally rn hrs role of our first Drrector of the Confraternrty of Chrrstran Doctrrne Brshop Joln Boardman too has actrvely partrcr pared rn the drocesan school system Hrs own personal progress rn learnrng and culture has run the gamut of educatron from St john the Evangelrst Elementary School St johns Preparatory Hrgh School to St ohns College and Semrnary Through hrs drstrnc trve role as Drocesan Drrector of the Propagatron of the Farth Brshop Boardman has rnaugurated a new era rn mrssronary support In hrs rnsprrrng talks to the grrls of our own Brshop McDonnell Memorral Hrgh School he has penetrated hrdden depths of generosrty and enthusrasm whrch has made preemr nent therr Mrssron Crusade Unrt It rs srgnrhcant too that hrs harvest of mrssronary actrvrty should reap the golden wheat symbolrzed rn the glorrous martyr dom of Brshop Ford of Brooklyn Truly whrle we honor rn the annals of our beloved drocese the holrness humrlrty and ascetcrsm whrch mark our pastoral leaders vse especrally revere therr dey oted sacrrficral labor In therr lrves vue behold the vyrsdom of God rn a mystery a wrsdom whrch rs or darned before the world unto our glory Indeed the sxrsdom of God rs revealed rn such leadershrp the centenary of our drocese grves glory to God through Archbrshop Thomas E Molloy Brshop Ray mond A Kearney and Brshop John Boardman Trtular Brshop of Lysrnra Auxrlrary to Archbrshop Molloy ig... ls gg MOST REVEREND JOHN J BOARDMAN, DD Trtular Brshop of Gunela Auxrlrary to Archbrshop Molloy . , . . . - 1' ' ' ' X, y - v Y . ,, . . . M . n 3 s s ' , , - .V . v 9 , . . . . . vs. 1 ' . 1 'Z x . . at 5, r 1 ' ' v . 6 . , , c . A - r t . , . I V . . . . 7 . . . 1 s - ' x . . . . li.. I ,',..-g s ' Q' 'QQ' sus .. ' ' ' 1.135 S.. , rt . , . my A s u S , , . , - r s 'I 1 X , - b U. L . .I .. ' 1 v 1 1 4 . . . r , - E' , , . 4' J , . . . . 9 s - v s r 1 4 ' 1 1 v r , ' I . . . . y ,, - a 1' ' 1 1' 1 ' ' - , .. . H , Y , - . , f, . . . . s . r - .g. XF r ' ' I . 3 . , - K' . ' .'kf. ' ' ' - ,...-...-

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MOST REVEREND THOMAS E. MOLLOY, STD. flrcbltzkliop-Bzlfliop 0fBr00klw1, INN' York To his Excellency Thomas E. Molloy, Archbishop, Bishop of Brooklyn the Champion ofCath- olic Education, with gratitude for his benevolent interest in making us the recipient of the best in the held of Religion, Cul- ture and Scholarship, we the students of the Bishop McDon- nell Memorial High School, in this blessed Centenary Year, humbly and respectfully dedi- cate our yearbook, The Mitre. T. mai N X ug X-itll' A 'lm KIX Mu, imazu swnfmu ' qun ' T ' 1 51 'tsl .fit 1 n T ugrg, f' '-V' KO rs 'J 'Kp 'lx Q A G N-'I' U1 3 ,ly f A T 1 . 1 3 el s 'T '5 1 -, f 'X : . .J J . - Q11 . I li 5 KXfX.fS. A I Af ii li A I i . 'S 135,

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lnsistently the Apostles word reechoes- - This is the will of God your sancrificationf' lror one hundred years Brooklyn Isle of the Apostles has been the scene of a flourishing faith expressed in prayer fasting and good deeds Realizing the great need of the corporal works of mercy hospitals orphanages and other institutions have been erected the continual de- mand and establishment of new churches have been made possible by the tireless consuming, eflorts of our priests and the religious orders of men and women together with the many zeal- Likewise inspired by the Great Teacher Who is The Way and the Truth and the Life, educational pursuits have advanced through these ten decades With consistent enthusiasm and interest the people of the Diocese have co- operated with their religious leaders in erect- mg and supporting elementary schools, high schools and colleges Today there are two col- leges one university eighteen parochial or dioc- esan hxgh schools and thirty six private ones- two hundred one parochial elementary schools NNIVERSARY DIOCESE OF BROOKLYN INAUGURATES CENTENNIAL YEAR 1853 - 1953 Thls is eternal life thlt they may know Thee the only true God and Jesus Christ, Whom Thou has sent As His kingdom is not of this world He in His infinite power, wis- dom and goodness has given us the means to enter the gates of the Heavenly City Here in 'v K w ' the Diocese of Brooklyn created on July 29, 1853 we vutness the growth spiritually and temporally of our Diocese within the last cen- St. James Church A ll' I