Holy Names High School - Echoes Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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Iish, Latin. Sister M. Regina Ann, Superior Principal Religion. God calls you to an apostolate. You are Religious . . . who will carry afar the glory of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. In 1844, after many months of prayer and serious contemplation, Eulalie Durocher, with the aid of Melodie Dufresne and Henriette Cere, founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, based on the rules and habit of a French religious com- munity. At the suggestion of Bishop Ignace Bourgat of Mon- treal, the three girls began their religious life in a little stone schoolhouse in Longueuil, Canada, on October 28, 1843. The following year, on December 8, they pro- nounced their vows, and Eulalie received the oflicial title Mother Marie Rose. I I I Sister M. Francis Raphael Vice Principal Chairman of the English Dept., Eng- Sister M. Helen Irene Treasurer This seemingly insignificant incident marked the be- ginning of an ever-growing apostolate of true dedication and devotion to the work of God. Within a few years after the death of Mother Marie Rose, her Sisters ful- filled a life-long ambition, and missions were opened in New York, California, Florida, Oregon, and in the Provinces of Windsor and Manitoba, Canada, all func- tioning from and through the Mother House at Outre- mont, Montreal. Over the years, the community has fur- ther advanced to include novitiates in Oregon, Califor- nia, New York, and Basutoland, South Africa, and' schools in twelve of the fifty States, three Canadian Provinces, South Africa, and Latin America. Sister Miriam Christopher Sister M. Eulalie Rose Dean of Girls mga R6giSIrar Senior III, Chairman of the Science Senior II, Italian, Sodality, C.S.F. Dept., Religion, Physics, Executive 6 Council, Red Cross.

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English Sister M. Angela Clare English. In 1852, when their venerated Master of Novices, Monsignor Francois Allard, O.M.I., established his See as Vicar Apostolic in Rome, South Africa, the Sisters be- came associated with the work there through prayer. The first Sisters, however, left for Basutoland only in 1931. It was at this time that a group also left for Japan. Many months of valiant work and immense good among the Japanese were interrupted by the war, and the Sisters were forced to cease their efforts. They have not since returned to the Orient, but each Sister individually longs Sister Clara Mary Sophomore II Religion, Clerical Practice, Consumer Economics, Typing, Sodality, Apostolic Committee. Piano, Orchestra. Mrs. Basil Carbis Sister Mary Clotildis Chairman of the Music Dept., Violin, Sister Mary Christine Senior I Chairman of the History Dept., Re- ligion, Civics-Sociology, U.S. History, Sodality, Echoes Moderator, Alumnae Moderator, Publicity. for the opportunity to share her knowledge and love of Christ with all peoples. Be ye perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect. This is the most vital duty of a Religious, personal sancti- fication through the special mandate of her community. She consecrates her life to prayer and an education which will prepare souls for life eternal. She shares in great abundance the apostolate of her Congregation. This is her happinessg this is her holiness! Sister M. David Eugene Freshman IV Religion, Lab. Biology, Biology, Gen- eral Science, Sodality.