Roman Catholic High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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High School in the United States . . . Below, we have a clear view of the Vine Street en- trance any day at 2:30 P.M. sharp. We wonder why they are so gay and happy. Is there something going on? It couldn't be dismissal? Below, we see the famous cellar of Catholic High. It is open to view only utter school hours. You guessed itethe northbound platform of the Broad Street Sub- way. Its car No. 7 in the morning. what is it in the afternoon? When the snow falls thick and fast; into snowballs some is' cast. Well, the snow has certainly tallen and some is cast judging from the action in this picture. The boys had this out before the Fathers arrived to stop it.

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. . . B.E.H.S. . The dedication of Roman Catholic High School, at Broad and Vine Streets, yesterday, marked a great onward step in the progress of the Parochial School System of the Cath- olic Church . . . The school is the only one of the kind in the United States. lPhiladelphia Press, September 7, 1890i Having reaped much fruit from his long labors, Thomas E. Cahill was urged by friends at various times to give up his busi- ness for a while and to go abroad to enjoy the sights of Europe. He would merely reply that he had a thought in mind, cherished for years, and for its realization he wanted to make all the money with which God might bless him. No one surmised what this thought was until, after his death, his Will directed that, except for minor bequests, his entire fortune All good things must come to an enddven the school day. An observer at Broad and Vine, any day at two-thirty. must be impressed by the reluctance with which the students tear themselves from their scholastic . . First Free Catholic should be devoted to the founding of a Catholic High School for Boysethe first of its kind in the United States. The standards of this first Catholic High School for Boys were so high that in the first decade of the school's existence only twenty per cent of the students enrolled actually finished the four year course. Through the years, Catholic High has met storms of opposition but it has weathered these and has come down through the years virtually unharmed. It is to our Administra- tors and Faculty, therefore, that a word of thanks and gratitude should be tendered for their untiring efforts towards the furthering of the good interests of Roman Catholic High School-THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE UNTED STATES OF AMERICA. pursuits. They are u mourniul lot as they move slowly through the school doors with faltering step and tecn- dimmed eye. They dread the thoughts of departure. If that is what you think, watch out brother! That's all!

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...HIS EMINENCE . .t The career of His Eminence the Cardinal, extremely varied and colorful, has always been associated With education. After achieving an excellent scholastic record at home and abroad he became c1 professor at Saint Charles Seminary at Overbrook for thirteen years. Later, as Bishop in the Philippines and in Buffalo, he showed himself a true patron of learning. Under the auspices of the Cardinal, the Catholic School System of Philadelphia has become the model of the whole world. President of the board of trustees of the Roman Catholic High School, he has been identified very intimately With its progress. During his long and distinguished tenure as Archbishop of Phila- delphia he has ever been an inspiration towards learning and culture. The faculty and the students entertain towards him a strong respect and affection.