Central Catholic High School - Centralma Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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A limb for a limb Don't just stand there. Say something! In May, 1939, the residence of William H. Luden became Central Catholic High, chiefly through the efforts of Father William Hammeke, rector of St. Paul Parish. Recognizing the possibilities of the Bon Air estate as a school for all the Catholic students of Reading, he purchased the mansion in October, 1939. In the second year of the school's history, the size of the student body had more than tripled, soaring from seventy-five to two hundred forty-seven. Accordingly plans were formulated for an annex between the main building and the garage, which had been converted into a chemical and biological laboratory in 1940. The 1941 annex included a combination auditorium- gymnasium, locker rooms, showers, cafeteria, eight class- rooms, and library. A second section was added to con- nect the mansion with the new building in 1945. In 1954, three classrooms were erected at the east end of the school, connecting the laboratory with the rest of the school. At this printing, a new two-story faculty home, to cost approximately .15150,000, is being erected at Clymer Street and Eckert Avenue to house the Sisters of Chris- tian Charity. The convent will contain twenty-two private rooms for the Sisters. The building, ninety-five feet by thirty-two feet, will also have a chapel, community room, kitchen, dining room, service rooms, laundry, and bath- rooms. The date for completion is October 1 when the Sisters' rooms on the third floor of the high school will be converted into four classrooms to take care of additional enrollment. Takes all types . . .

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The Most Reverend J. CARROLL MCCORMICK, D.D., Ph.D. Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia Titular Bishop of Ruspae His Excellency The Most Reverend John F. O'Hara, C. S. C., D.D. Archbishop of Philadelphia Hundreds of thousands of Catholic High School graduates in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia gaze proudly upon the cultural surroundings in which they were educated. This system of schools, second to none, is the happy result of the interest and support of the Archbishops of Philadelphia. His Excellency, the Most Reverend john Francis O'Hara, C.S.C., D.D., present Archbishop, is personally responsible for the recent rapid expansion and development of elemen- tary and secondary education. His impressive building pro- gram is evidence of a remarkable confidence in God and 'a deep fatherly solicitude for his teen-age Hock. In this centenary year of Lourdes, we note that Our Blessed Lady is the Patron of the Archdiocese, and that, on May 23, 1952, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia was solemnly consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary at the shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Portugal, Further-the Archbishop bears on his coat of arms a silver star set against a blue pennant. The silver star, Her symbol, blue, Her favorite color. 8 The Most Reverend JOSEPH MCSHEA, D.D., Ph.D. Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia Titular Bishop of Mina