Central Catholic High School - Florentian Yearbook (Lawrence, MA)

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Wdgafze fw' w,amen'6 FDL Mrs. Mary I. Kilcoyne The perenial proponent of all things pertaining to Central Catholic .... led again this year by its zealous and hard-working president, Mrs. Mary I. Kilcoyne. . .the league is noted for the tremen- dous amount of activity during the year .... rare- ly did a Week go by during which the Caf was not being used for a meeting, a party, a supper or some other activity sponsored by the League .... conducted the now widespread Merchandise Club through which the school realizes an appreciable prolit each year .... members of the Ladies' Lea- gue were among the first line group of volunteers when the call came for the Building Fund Drive . .the League was one of the initial contributors to the Drive with a check for 2142000.00 .... for its support of all the financial, social, scholastic and at'1letic activities through the year, the boys and the Brothers of Central express their sincere gratitude. 1.

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publication, the official organ and strongest voice of the Alumni, not only keeps members abreast of events within. the organization, but also relates the ventures and whereabouts of their former classmates. Favorable comments about the paper have poured in from interested readers every- where. A The founding of the HALUMNUSH was not the only step taken in this direction. A big reunion was held during the Christmas holidays, enab- ling many of the boys who were home for the holidays to renew old school ties. In view of the fact that the school Basketball and Hockey teams enjoyed successful seasons, plans were made by the Alumni to recognize the fine work of the two squads. The boys were presented with suitable emblems for their respective sports at a special Sports-Nite dance. The members of the alumni received Communion in a body at St. Mary's Church on May 18, and immediately afterwards the Annual Com- munion Breakfast was held in the school cafeteria. LOOKING AHEAD At the present time the Alumni is busy formulating plans for the most important undertaking in its history- its part in the school drive for the new Auditorium. The members have already demonstrated their enthus- iasm by voting to finance an athletic room in the new building. This room will be dedicated to perpetuate the memory of those members of the Alumni who were killed in Xvorld VVar 2. This has been the most active' and successful year that the Alumni of Central Catholic has ever enjoyed. It was more or less a year of acquaint- ance- a year to acquaint the people of the city with the society- and to acquaint the Alumni with the responsibilities of such an Association. Witli these formalities over, the Alumni can now settle down to render to its Alma Mater whatever services lie within its power. ' THAT ALUMNI TEAM ll

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we -2' 4 1 i i Weegaae fwque K I , W-:if 'i Dr. Philip J. McMahon XVith the long range view of doing something tangible about the need of the school for a new gynlnasium-classroom building, Brother Nilus last year reorganized the Men's League at Central Catholic. Gathering a group of men who were the nucleus of the newly organized body, he grad- ually formulated plans which blossomed into fruition this year, Elected to the presidency for the year 1947 was Dr. Philip McMahon. Every activity undertaken by the League during the year pointed for the big job which began in the last month of the school year, the Building Fund Drive. Through an unbelievable amount of sac- rifice, and unstinting devoted and difficult work this project was carried to a successful conclu- sion. To the lNlen's League in particular and to all workers who took part in the Drive, the school expresses a thousand thanks ...... yes, a hun- dred and fifty thousand thanks! 117