Northeast Catholic High School - Falcon Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Om DV Faiher Edward Reilly has more ihan proven him- self capable of bearing The yoke as superin- 'ienden+ of 'rhe Diocesan schools. His lceen comprehension of The problems confronfing edu- caiion in a secularized world has emphasized his farsighi' in The progress made in Philadelphia. May 'Phe Seal' of Wisdom guide ihe noble aims and encourage an oufsfanding educaior of ihe naiion . . . a disciple leading our youih inlo a bei-fer world. ileadma Faiher John Haydi, 'lhe Assisianl' Superin- lendenl of Diocesan Schools, is a graduale of our Alma Mater. His duiies eniail a wide inleresl in ihe affairs of boih grade and high schools. During 'rhe years he has held fhls posniion we have come fo admire hlm even more as a frue 'friend of Encee. 'C'

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l,,:.f. I f 1 xXx --1 eg is fi lx L L.,,-- , -- -V ' , r ..' . -1 f. 4 ' 35' Q- V... . 4' ', '. l . , f' :A Fil ' The Mosf Reverend Hugh Larnb, Auxiliary Bishop of The Archdiocese, is an able- bodied assisfanf 'lo Cardinal Dougheriy. He is 'l'he man io whom mosf of us are 'rhanlxful for being Soldiers of Jesus Christ May fhe Holy Spirii inspire him, as He did 'lhe firs+ Aposfles of rhe Church. Hrs excellency, Mosl' Rev. J. Carroll Mc- Cormiclc is Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia and pasfor of S+. S+epl1en's Church. Since his consecrafion iusl a few shorf years ago he has shown a flowering inferesl in ihe youfh of fhe Norlheasf. May God fhe Fafher give him grace +o confinue his fine work among his flock. ,J I H A 1 X For over 'rhree decades, His Eminence Dennis Cardinal Dougheriy has zealously ruled over fhe Archdiocese of Philadelphia laying for us fhe ac'l'ual 'foundafion of her preseni' educarional sysfem, second io none in +he naiion. Al' an advanced age he has remained aciive, iusrly deserving 'ihe iifle, Prince of 'lhe Church. Lei' us pray 'rhal' perpefual grace may shower his years 'lo come, and may his Hoclc never perish.

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Ill I I I -'F 'Q' -1 XA T Nei . 'Ci Very Reverend J. Francis Tuclcer, our former reTreaT rnasTer, is General Coun- selor of The Obla+es. Now sTaTioned aT MonTe Carlo. Monaco, FaTher Tuclcer is a graduaTe of Salesianum and was The firsT American member of The order. A greai' 'Friend of Encee, we are indebTed To FaTher Tucker for his True spiril' of devoTion. X l H We may deTine educa'Tion as 'The guidance oT human developmenT or The Training oT The whole man, soul uniTed To body. w'iTh all his TaculTies wheTher spiriTual, inTellecTual, or physical. A person is educaTed primarily by selT-acTiviTy, and, Therefore. The TuncTion oT educaTors is To guide Those under Them To achieve To The TullesT all The capabi,li,Ties oT Their individual personal- iTies. The obieciive is-To Teach The boy whaT To believe and do To save his soul-To aid him To Torm good habiTs-To imparT such inTormaTion as will arouse his inTeresT and inspire such appre- ciation as will lead him To conTiriue his sTudies in college or ouTside oT college-To produce good ciT'izens in a Democracy, who will Take an acTive and inTelligenT parT in iTs acTiviTies and who will worlc, Tor The' beneTiT of socieTy by realizing ThaT a naTion's welTare depends upon The soundness oT iTs Tarnily!liTe-To develop sound bodies-I Through regular class periods in healTh and phys- ical educaTion, and by inTramural and inTer- .scholasTic sporTs-To develop TuTure leadership by giving The boy an opporTuniTy lby parTicipa- Tion in school acTiviTiesl To display his Tale,nTs,s iniTiaTive and originaliTy-To sTrive To aid The pupil To develop by acquiring a healThy person- aliTy,- and individualiTy. Such is The purpose of NorTheasT CaTl1olic High School.