Johnstown Central Catholic High School - Memories Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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SISTER M. DEMETRIUS Social Studies SISTER M. DEO CORA English and Math youngest in years, as well as, in religious life. She was the last to leave our staff and the first to enter Paradise. In June, 1942, she completed 20 years teaching in Catholic High and 25 years in religion. Late in the summer she was reappointed to Johnstown, and was resting at the Mother House, preparatory to returning, when, on the night of August 18, the Angel of Death came and ushered her into eternal life, after a warning of only thirty minutes. Five other Sisters, who spent varying numbers of years on our staff, have been called to their eternal reward: Sister Mary Fabian, Sisters of Charity, September 5, 1931; Sister Mary Crescentia, Sisters of St. Francis (Joliet), February 25, 1934,- Sister Mary Paul Francis, Sisters of St. Joseph, August 4, 1944; Sister Mary Callista, Sisters of St. Joseph, June 18, 1946; Sister Mary Antoinette, Sisters of St. Francis (Millvale), May 2, 1947. SISTER M. ESTHER Mathematics SISTER M. EUGENIA Social Studies

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SISTER MARY CORDIA Latin SISTER M. DAMIAN English sometimes impossible. And so it is that it has not been customary at Catholic High to print the photographs of our Sisters in the yearbook. Why then are the pictures in the book this year? The answer to that is simple enough. This is a jubilee year. Exceptional things happen in years of jubilee. At least, that' has been our experi- ence. It has been an exceptional year in the fullest sense of the word. It was in deference then to the wishes of the jubilarian who has written these lines and in recognition of the silver jubilee of the school itself, that the Sisters agreed to mortify themselves con- cerning the objections they had to photographs, and all became of one mind for this special occasion; the Superiors graciously concurred, because of the unusual circumstances—one of these Superiors, it is interesting to note, Mother M. Lucina, O.S.F., was on the original staff—and the photographer did the rest. When the school first opened in September, 1922, four Sisters comprised the staff, namely. Sister Mary Augusta, of the Sisters of St. Joseph; Sister Mary Genevieve, cf the Sisters of Mercy,- Sister Mary Lucina, of the Sisters of St. Francis (Millvale), and Sister Mary Vivian, of the Sisters of St. Francis (Joliet). The last named was the SiSTER MARY de LOURDES English and Librarian

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SISTER MARY FRANCIS Latin SISTER M. GREGORY Science One hundred and two Sisters, including these on the staff at present, have taught in Catholic High School since its opening. The little group of four pioneers has now expanded to twenty, in keeping with the increase in enrollment from 127 in 1922, to 700 in 1947. On our staff we have a semblance of what might be called representative gov- ernment. There is an Advisory Board, made up of four Sisters, one from each Com- munity. This Board meets once a month to consider the state of the union and to devise ways and means of perfecting the organization. After the meetings they sub- mit written suggestions to the Office. The members of the Board at present are: Sister Mary Francis, Sister Mary Gregory, ranking staff member, who is now com- pleting her 22nd year on this mission,- Sister Mary de Lourdes, and Sister Mary Vincentia. SISTER M. JUDE THADDEUS Spanish SISTER M. PATRICE English and Earth Science