Rice High School - Edmundian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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wifi SOME OF THE MOTHERS and fathers that attended the second parents' meeting listen to Brother Synan's words of advice regarding their sons, above. The Faculty found the parents extremely co-operative. They gave the teachers every bit of assis- tance they were capable of. At parent- teacher meetings, the words Don't be easy with him, Brother and We'Il see that he does it were heard often. ,ww A TYPICAL, INTERESTED MOTHER talks with her son's General Science teacher, Brother Morkan, below, left. She is Mrs. Bruggeman, mother of George in Room 44. Often, only one parent could attend the meetings since the other had to re- main home with the other children. The yearly tuition funds parents spent on their children could have been used for other necessities and luxuries. Yet, they sacri- ficed these things for their sons' benefit. AFTER MAKING A VISIT to the school chapel, Mr. and Mrs. Lagala and son Louis speak with Brother Maloney. Here, too, the students had reason for thanks. The fine religious spirit around Rice is due, in great measure, to the parents' own great faith. At right, below-A father, Mr. Lydting talks to Brother G. F. Murray about son Dennis's progress in Latin. Such interest helped the faculty keep the pupils at their studies.

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'U' l ll MLK .i 1 2 T sh aft, 3 t ,.... E ' We lledicate . . . The words thank you sometimes comes hard to a high school student's lips. lt isn't because he is ungrateful, but, in his mixed-up adolescent way, a growing boy often regards such things as a sign of weakness. Too often, parents suffer the most from this deficiency. They give a boy the most important things in life. And yet-because they do these things in such an unpretentious manner, they are sometimes taken for granted, and so the parents receive the least thanks of all. There are almost seventeen hundred mothers and fathers con- nected with Rice. Almost one hundred and forty are parents of two students or of a student and a graduate. A few have sent three and four sons to Rice. The families average three to four children. Some students are an only child. Others come from large families of from seven to thirteen youngsters. One student-a Freshman-is the youngest of seventeen. Most fathers are laboring rnenftruck drivers, policemen, fire- men, carpenters, electricians, etc. Many of the mothers work to make ends meet. About half are from the old country . Less than a dozen are college graduates and many did not even complete high school. And yet, they sacrifice, struggle, pray and worry so that they can provide an education-through college, if possible-for their children. These few facts form only a part of the story. Each student, in his own heart, realizes the many other things he owes his parents. And since he is so often ashamed to say thanks, we gladly give this opportunity to him to offer a public expression of each student's gratitude to his parents. May God bless and protect them. AFTER A HARD DAY'S WORK, parents journeyed to the school to speak to their sons' teachers about their boys' progress. Above-a long line of par- ents and boys wait outside the classrooms to talk to the individual faculty members. Most had other children at home, and, although they could have sent their sons to public school, sacrificed a great deal to see that their children received a Catholic education. Belowetwo such parents speak with Br. Mcllmurray about their son's algebra. They are Mr. and Mrs. Cooney, parents of Freshman Michael Cooney. ,rv

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BROTHER WALSH, above, now stationed in Antigua, B.W.l., enioys a laugh with Mike Cotton l2-421, Alvin Tymes l2-433, William Terrell, and Olice Williams lboth of l-46l. Brief gas sessions after school provide faculty and students additional opportunity to know each other better. . f ' 1 . t b. 52.1 F l :S Q 2 fig if Q 9 BROTHER SYNAN DELIVERS a few words of advice and encouragement to a group of parents, above. Despite big-city school difficulty of keep- ing in touch with the parents, the faculty managed to contact parents by parents' nights, special reports and telephone. On their part, parents could call the school at any time. af! Faculty . . . lmir HSA' PREPARING BOYS FOR MANHOOD Since their founding in l802, the Christian Brothers of Ireland have grown like the scrip- tural mustard seed. Founded by Venerable Brother Edmund Ignatius Rice, tor whom this school is named, the Brothers now teach in every corner ot the globe. In the U. S. since l906, they now have over thirty establishments from coast to coast and are adding an average of two new schools each year. Yet the demand continues and the Brothers have commitments for new schools as tar ahead as the mid l96O's. Rice is indeed fortunate to have twenty such men as well as five equally capable Catholic lay teachers. Many Church leaders would wel- come a fraction of such educational talent into their local schools.