Bishop Timon High School - Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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On Farther Soulh, You Tumon Menl When quariers in Our Lady of Perpeiual Help School proved madequale for lhelr increasing numbers, Tlmomles marched from fha hearl of lhe Ward 'lo fhe hear? imon grew rapidly in every way. New faculfy members were added lo lhe slahr. New courses lound place in lhe curriculum. The sporls program was expanded and social acliv- ilies increased in number and frequency. Falher Claude had played The prophel al 'rhe lirsl assembly and venlured The opinion 'rhal lhe sludenl body would increase 'ren-fold in four years. ll did iusl lhol. Two hundred boys came lo Pe+'s for lhe school's second year. ln lhe 'rhird year lhe line ol sludenls was almosl 400 long. By June, 1949, if was lime lo move. Soulh Buffalo. Fading is such sweef sorrow . . . lhal' we said il wilh music and dancing a+ a Farewell Frolic, ihe lasl' of our social evenis in fha old building. R 4

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-fav- wmzfdeafal Bishop Timon l-ligh School mode ils debul inlo scholoslic sociely in Seplemloer, IQ46, when live Friors ond 72 boys golhered for Jrhe lirsl czsseinbly of one of lhe seven clioceson high schools inouguroled by Bishop Q'l-lcuro. The ploce wos Our Lody of Perpeluol Help School, 84 Vondolio Slreef, 'rhe heorl ol lhe Firsl Word-wilhin sighl of lowering groin olevolors ond wilhin souncl ol shilling roilrood engines ond o belloviing foghorn on The Lolce. The sludenls were moslly from lhe Word ond Soulh Buffolo. The lirsl boy lo enroll wos Morlin Monn. The pioneers-72 shong. The original sfudeni body in fron? of fhe W .im 'U'--W, ,,.ns..' 4 div...- .-.fic 'film ldlyw-uf frvnl!

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1... Timon High was noT desTined To sTay in Temporary quarTers Tor long-only unTil a suiTable building could be erecTed. ThaT was Bishop GT-Tara's plan from The beginning. The presenT siTe of The school was purchased in The spring aT I948, The ground blessed and work begun. The TuTure of Columbus Field was seT- Tled. IT had been a playground, a place where muscles were exercised and TesTed in sporTs. IT would henceTorTh be a place where minds would be Trained. The cornersTone of The building was laid on Ei gs. Zufazde made in consTrucTion of The n building. M4 OcTober 26, l948. AlmosT a year inTervened beTore The sTrucTure was compleTed and ready Tor use. IT was a year Tilled wiTh anxious waiTing and wondering ThaT ended lasT SepTernber I4 when The TirsT assembly aT The new Timon gaThered in The audiTorium. IT was Ten Times larger Than The TirsT assembly in The school's hisTory. Nearly BOO boys represenT- ing 40 parishes ol BuTTalo and ouTlying Towns were in a'TTendance, ready To begin a new chapTer in a school ThaT was Tinally coming To Tull growTh. Fafher Eugene and company, Bill Leary and John ChilcoTT, observe progress