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

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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.

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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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'S I H , ' Maw K .3-nf V- BROTHER FISH, above, Room 73's trigonometry and chemistry teacher, iokingly consults his mark book in a feeble effort to frighten students William Dollurd, Richard Collins and John Connelly. Brother also taught them Advanced Algebra during the second term. MR. O'KEEFE, below, long-time faculty member, helps Frosh John McQuade ll-461 with a General Science problem. Mr. O'Keefe also coaches track. 'Q I 4 iff? ,nn -..z .,-41-41 BROTHER MORKAN, above, Freshmen track coach, weighs in one of his would-be sprinters. He's John Doherty of 1-dl. Brother Morkan has been stationed at Rice for eight years. He also moderates the Apostleship of Prayer and is one of the school's vocation directors. BROTHER FLAHERTY, below, two-year faculty member and top-notch athlete himself, gives a few halt-time pointers to his Freshman basketball team. ll 37