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

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IIUB PRINCIPAL WELL, indeed, can we remember our first glimpse of Southeast Catholic High School under its newly appointed principal, the Very Rev. M. J. McKeough. At that time, four years ago, we were young and Hlled with trepidation as to our reception into a new environment. We had not, however counted on the courage and inspiration we were to receive under Father McKeough's able leadership. Our gratitude to him cannot be measured in words, but in our hearts he has embedded a place which can never be uprooted by time. We began our high school life four years ago with Father McKeough in his Hrst year as principal. Though we were active, we were nevertheless able to stand back and watch our leader preparing us for our particular vocations. He seemed to lend a helping hand to everyone. He organized our parents in an association whereby they would be able to work with the faculty for ours and the school's betterrnentg through his foresight opportunities in music and craftsmanship were offered to usg un' der his supervision a student council was organized whereby the students too may voice opinions on certain phases of school life. We feel certain that parallel to the brilliant success of the past four years Father McKeough's future will be even more triumphant. We hope with confidence that when we have been graduated, he will give a thought of pride to us, his first fourfyear men, the class of 1940. THE VERY REVEREND MICHAEL J. MCKEOUG O. PRAEM., PH.D. Principal

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Holy Mass begins the term I2 UR the sixth consecutive Septemher the students assemhled to hegin new classes T at Southeast Catholic High School. After an extended period of vacation they were only too eager to renew their former friendships and to make new acquaintances. This registration day marked the heginning of a new adventure for the Freshmen. However, to the Seniors this assemhly seemed different from those of former yearsg it was the heginning of the fourth and final chapter of their high school career. They have grown from light hearted freshmen into mature seniors determined to ind places in life. With a feeling of solemnity, therefore, the upperclassmen entered Sacred Heart Hall to attend the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass offered hy one of the newly ordained faculty memhers in the chapel, and with him to plead for a shower of G0d's ehoicest hlessings on their endeavors throughout the coming year. At the end of the Solemn High Mass each of the newly ordained priests ascended the altar steps to hestow upon the students his first hlessing. On the following day the Freshmen assemhled for their hrst Mass as students of Southeast Catholic. Again the new priests gave their hlessings