Mount St Marys Academy - Mercycrest Yearbook (Fall River, MA)

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Holiness, Wisdom, and Reverend Patrick J. O'Neill, A.M. Superintendent of Schools Father O'Neill's lceen interest and foresight are always at worlc for the interests of the schools in the diocese. Father realizes the pupils of our schools will soon talce their places, either among the laity or as religious, as Catholics who must help to form a hetter world. ln order to he adequately prepared, our students must now he educationally and spiritually trained for the taslc, Last school year Father O'Neill appointed committees of teachers to revise the entire curriculumfl-'his year Father has aslced that modern mathe- matics he taught to the junior high students, and he has pro- vided an in-service mathematics course for the teachers. Reverend Joseph Delaney, A.M. Reverend Paul F. McCarrick Assistant Superintendent of Schools Spiritual Director of the Sodality Father Delaney shares in the responsibility and worlc of our large educational system. He has lueen a tremendous help to the committees who are revising the courses of study for our secondary schools. ln all the problems and difficulties in adjusting our cur- riculum to the needs and demands of a modern world, Father assists the committee memlaers lay his alnle and understanding assistance. He realizes the need of a well integrated program which will pre- pare our pupils for higher educa- tion, or to talce their places in the world as intelligent Catholic Americans. Father lvlccarriclc, loecause of his deep sense of spiritual values and his lcind manner, is held in high esteem lay all lxllount stu- dents. Occasionally Father gathers the seniors together for spiritual instruction, and he is always ready to he of assistance to any girl who seelcs his advice. Father is also interested in the social activities of the lxflount. l'le realizes that in order to prepare our students lor a hetter world we must provide for their social as well as their spiritual and intellectual lile. Vvhenever there is a school dance or other event, Father is always there. , ,.f .. ,. ,W

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Living Ima es of His Excellency The Most Reverend JAMES LOUIS CONNOLLY, D.D.D.SC.H. His Excellencyflqhe hlost Reverend James l... Connolly. in his years of dedication to the Diocese ol Fall River, has shown a constant interest in the spiritual and scholastic progress ol our secondary schools. :Xt present he is planning lor another regional high school in the Diocese. This sec- ondary school will accommodate the laoys in Fall River and will he staffed hy ,lesuit priests. It will he the first Catholic high school for the hoys ol this city. His Excellency The Most Reverend JAMES JOSEPH GERRARD, D.D. As Auxiliary Bishop, Bishop Gerrard does a great worlc assisting in the guidance of a Diocese which is en- deavoring to do its utmost in helping to form a hetter world. Nvhile Bishop Connolly attended the Ecumenical Council, Bishop Gerrard tool: the lull responsihility as spiritual father and leader ol? the Diocese. lxluch of the success in the responses ol the laity to the requests lor the new regional high school is due to his enthusiasm and cooperation.

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- l Mother Mary Helena, R.S.M., Ed.M. Mother Provincial Nlother Blary Helena is always interestecl in the worlc ot the faculty ancl the stuclents at the lxlount. ln provicling lor a souncl spiritual and eclucational program for us. Blother loolrs lirst to the preparation of our teachers. She lmows they cannot impart to us what they themselves do not possess. To equip the Sisters for their worli, she olllers opportunities lor spiritual and scholastic cleyelopment, Truth in the Panorama W1 Mother Mary Alban, R.S.M., A.M. Assistant Mother Provincial lxlother lxlary Alban plans and guicles the eclu- cational preparation ol our teachers. She sees that each Sister has a goocl haclcgrouncl in her major lielcl ancl also in any other suhject she may teach. Sisters who have their lxlastens degree are otierecl occasional refresher courses. thx -nl Sister Mary Chrlotte, R.S.M., A.B. Superior Sister lxlary Charlotte is religious superior ol lxlount Saint lvlary Convent. ln her lcincl ancl gentle way she is always alert to the neecls of all at the Aeaclemy. The faculty and stuclents are grateful for all she cloes to malce lite at the lxlount so pleasant.