Cathedral High School - Spires Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Although Sister Miriam Aloysia became principal in 1949, she first came to Cathedral in 1926 as a teacher of English, later becoming the first assistant principal in 1939. Many improvements in our school have been introduced by our present principal. Very significant in a senior's memory of high school days is the ring ceremony which commemorates the first Mass in our own Chapel of Mater Sedes Sapientiae on October 11, 1951. Although Cathedral has always had an oratory and has made preparations for the coming of the Master into our chapel, it was left to Sister Miriam Aloysia to make this dream a reality. We now have the privilege of weekly Mass in Our Lady's Chapel. ln addition to giving the school a spiritual impetus, Sister has also pro- vided the school with a New Look, New chairs and tables in the cafeteria have greatly improved the atmosphere there. The redecorating of the audi- torium, with the addition of the new trophy cases, has made the receiving of report cards at assembly a less unpleasant adventure. Any visitor to the building is duly impressed by the offices on the first floor and the Guidance Library on the second, which were renovated under Sister Aloysia's super- vision. Evidence of this New Look can be seen throughout the building in the new classroom lights and the pleasantly painted rooms, particularly on the lower floors which'are,done in harmonious pastel shades. Attention please! We shall never forget the Public Address System. Always foremost in Sister's thoughts are the students of Cathedral High School. A Home Economics course, was introduced as an' elective and' pro- vision was made to meet New York's most vital problem- the education of the Puerto Rican children. No doubt, the future holds great promise for Cathedral under Sister Miriam Aloysia's able supervision. We, the Class of 1955, are especially privileged to have this opportunity of showing Sister Aloysia some appreciation for what she has done for the Cathedralite. 20

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? 017016 I 6' 5 1-u- Qffliffdfl Qffrklzbm 1942 - 194 9 ln September, l942, a new era un the hustory of Cathedral Hugh School was begun when Suster Muruam became pruncupal and other Reluguous Orders were untroduced unto the Maun Buuldung and the Branches Thus move was a tremendous step forward un the expansuon of the faculutues for the Catholuc hugh school educatuon of qurls un New York ln Suster Muruam s tume every successuve year brought a steady stream of umprovement, many of whuch are stull evudent today Loud speakers were unstalled un the audutoruum and senuor dances became a welcome tradutuon Always concerned wuth the wel fare of the students Suster started the Health Servuce Program, whuch has made great strudes un promotung the health of the Cathedral student Whule January graduatuons and February admussuons were termunated, a four year busuness course was started un St Joseph s Branch Auduo vusual auds were uncreased throughout the school Suster reorganuzed many courses so that students of lower abuluty mught enjoy the opportunuty of a Catholuc hugh school educatuon All these advantages Suster Muruam offered because she gag a genuune concern for the welfare of the students of Cathedral Hugh c ool I9 gffsw Qffaiy Qwlfldfljlh 1936 I9-42 At the tume Suster Mary Bernarduta took charge of Cathedral the school had already attauned an excellent reputatuon ut was offerung a wude chouce of academuc subjects and was mauntaunung a hugh stand ard of scholarshup However new needs arose and Suster Bernarduta was prepared to meet them Because many of the students now at tendung hugh school were goung ummeduately unto busuness Suster untro duced a two year secretarual course as an electuve Thus was a modest begunnung for what has sunce become an extensuve department un the Maun Buuldung and also a four year course un St Josephs Branch Greater numbers of students were seekung admussuon every year T avoud turnung these young people away Archbushop Spellman formu lated a plan for extendung the opportunuty of a Catholuc educatuon among the youth of the Archduocese To Suster Bernarduta went the arduous task of adaptung thus plan to the gurls schools Several new branches were opened All Saunts St Veronuca s later St Joseph s and Holy Trunuty Suster s next work was the reorganuzatuon of the old branches and provusuon for the welcomung of dufferent communutues un the Maun Buuldung Thus latter was planned by Suster but she was changed before uts fulfullment lt was Suster Bernardutas unusual admunustratuve abuluty that made successful these duffucult but far reachung changes un our school Luke former pruncupals Suster sowed the seeds whule ut was left to another to reap the harvest thus makung ut possuble for the work for souls to go on 'fi 49? aiifgtk, Va 14 bg fi, 'F Q Tb

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