Catholic High School For Girls - Silver Sands Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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l lallahan As WENTY-FlVE years ago the .lohn W. ' ' ' l'ligh School T l'l ll Catholic Girls t a Cath- a ahan was the name of an experimen 1 olic secondary school exclusively for girls. Today, it is a vital part of Philadelphia. Situated on the Parkway, it is surrounded by buildings which are landmarks for visitors to the city. On the left, the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul with dominates the sky-line, illiam its huge dome ' few blocks farther away W zes blindly on while a Penn, atop City lrlall, ga the city he founded. Almost directly in our path, looking Parkway, is the Academy he finest south across the tural Sciences, one of t . Both of these, ' r of Na museums in the state the imposing Cathedral and the quie Academy, are intimately connected with l-lallahan: for one is the symbol of our religion and stands as a constant re- minder of what we are, while the other is a source of information to our students

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The l lub Hallahon has the g located within easy reach of three more well-known buildings. The pillars of the Library, the steps leading to the Frank- lin lnstitute and the entrance to the Art Museum are all familiar to us. Each of these is famous in its own way. The Library Company of Philadelphia grew from the first circulating library in America, the Franklin lnstitute is the oldest establishment in the United States devoted to the furtherance of applied science, and the Art Museum was the first to put into effect its idea for a panoramic history of art. Today we, the Class of '38, with iustifi- able pride present a l'lallahan ready by reason of tradition and reputation to take its place among the celebrated edifices that face on Philadelphia's historic Park- way. May future generations know her and revere her as we dol f'fL2'sl fi l,', 27,22 7 ood fortune to be if Y