Central Catholic High School - Towers Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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--N ff- Yllhia e f s -sf A The pleasant voice that greets the parents of absentees every morning belongs lo Mrs. Dirlrs, receptionist. Rising above the other buildings is a towering pinnacle of education, The Cathedral Of Learn- ing-The University of Pittsburgh. From its lecture halls and laboratories come the doctors for the medical centers, the lawyers, engineers, teachers, business men-all ambitious graduates ready to conquer the world. Carnegie Tech, with its spacious, colorful cam- pus, famous the world over, turns out some of the worlds finest scientists who contribute mag- nificently to the progress ol our atomic age. No less famous are the Law, Pharmacy, and Business Administration Schools of Duquesne University. With a tremendous expansion pro- gram in progress, Duquesne is rapidly becoming one of the outstanding universities of the state. The secretary of Office B is Mrs. Munhall, the able assist- ant of vice-principal Brother john. 3:1 .wx R I i I it - it t . L 'C X-'fl O if i .5 t' 'f x ,XV lkiiag These smiling shining faces certainly bear witness to the excellent cafeteria ood. fOr is that their own foocl?j Sad faces exemplify the fact that the boys are going back to the grind after their lunchtime stroll around the quadrangle 4? ,av f 'f ff Lf - .4 T' f ggi x 'A 'X. , - Y X x -f' r K ' ,J A - - A Miss lean McMahon, secretary of Office A, here shown hard at work as usual. ..r... 4 t.

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Some of the boys getting behind the team by buying tickets from Pat Dillane. Getting a br'eath of fresh air after lunch. Wonder what the center of attraction is? Spires that spark memories of retreats to Centralites. St. Paul's Cathedral will always remain impregnated in the minds of our grads. Wi'thin sight of Central is the Great Civic Center, the nucleus of Cultural Pittsburgh. Better known as Oakland, the district in its expanse, contains the very life of the city. Looking around at the vast number of hospitals one can almost accept that statement literally. In an area of several blocks, are some six or seven hospitals accepted as our major medical Center. Inside the walls of these hospitals, famous doctors, equipped with the latest advancements in medicine and surgery are constantly combating disease. Some lucky boy receiving the thrill of a life-time at Cen- tral. One of Brother Thomas's personalized invitations to an afternoon in room 206. M

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UUTH if CHLIFUQW Eager faces studying Brother Edwaraus colorful display next to the book store. Lineups at the water fountain. Half of their dry, hard day is over. wk Al its Con Pokorski seems to enjoy listening in on the conversa- tion between Gene Trichtmger and his sister His sister? I5 C'