Southeast Catholic High School - Crystal Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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CHEMISTRY LAB STAIRWAY

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THE SCHCDCL Y I

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Page Nine SCHCCL HISTORY O estobltsh o Cotholtc Hugh School for boys, on rnstttutton whtch would offer o sound educotton, both rntellectuollv ond sptntuollv, wos the orm of the Norbertrne Fothers under the leodershtp of Ver-W Rev Hubert L Troeger, 0 Proem, when on September 4, l'fV341 Southeost Cotholrc Hugh School wos ofttctolly opened by Rt Rev Mrgr John J Bonner, supenntendent of Cotholtc schools an Dhtlodelphto, Gnce founded, Southeost Cotholtc progressed vert roprdl, Prevtous to thus ttme the butldrng hod been o porochtol school ottended bv the chrldren of St. Mon lvlogdolene Du Po::t's portsh The ftrst veor brought on enrollment of opproxtmotely sux hundred students, tncludung ,luntors ond Sophonoores from the vortous onnexes Throughout the poor dtfferent olons were mode ond successfullv corrted out, The vorsttv footboll ond bosketboll teoms were orgontzed, ond engoged rn tnterescholostlc octtvrttes The Rocket, o student publtcotton, mode its debut o few months otter school opened, os olso severol clubs for the Interest of the students. The second teor commenced wrtn o few chonges ond more progress The en- rollment wos Increosed os olso the focultv ln oddrtton to the vorstttes, tntro-murol leogues were formed, the purpose of whtch wos to promote bosketbol? ond to uncover posstble tolent, Moreover, these oomes fought the students to be good sports, the, promoted friendshrp ond cooperotton, ond developed not only physicol trotts but olso mentol powers Other octrvrttes were lrkewtse orgontzed, nomely Dromottc Club, Chemrstrv Club Stomp Club Monogrom Club, Euchonsttc Crusode, ond the frrst Crtstol stoff These octrvrttes offered splertdtd opportuhtttes os rneons of recreotron ond dtverston in school ltfe ond enobled sfudenrs 'o come two closer contoct wrfh eoch other ond thetr reochers We hove from com? 'o the 'hard ,eor ot foutheosf Cotolti when the number of students reoched etghf hundred ond etghtj -one In ccmoortsor wtth the seven hundred ood seuent -Elk' enrolled lost peer thus xeor's 'oo' shows o ver, substonttol tncreose However ro' on I. mos the enrdlneent tncreesed bu' olson the srondoros of the schoo' were rotsed f.rogif1,rttcreo'e', Thts ,eor's :ref 'og if schoc' fourd o r-ew Rector the Pet. 'Nltchoel J 'N'-clifouglh C Prof 's'- Ph C who reg loced Pe, H L Troeoff fhe loner woe oi J st' 'ei S'-1LE lf Cl 'he 's.o'berttr e 'e ft t'to'e ot Modtsonf Nlqrsiovfsrrt