St Adalbert High School - Albertonian Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Producing a splendid harvest Rev. Anthony Tarkowski' Rev. Anthony Muszynski Rev. Michael Kozlowski' Monsignor Anthony Habrowski' Rev Rev. Rev. Rev Rev Rev Rev Rev Stanislaus Labujewski Theodore Schultz' Julian Lachendro' Bronislaus Mieruniski John Styka Vincent Kuklewski Stanislaus Kupiec Casimir Zielinski' Laborers to Reap the Sr. M. Prospera' Sr. M. Desideria' Sr. M. Berarda Sr. M. Severine' Sr. M. Maximilia Sr. M. Christine Sr. M. Emerencia' Sr. M. Sebastian Sr. M. Lubomira Sr. M. Medarda Sr. M. Adelia Sr. M. Antoinette' Sr. M. Leonilla Sr. M. Faustine' Sr. M. Saxnuela Sr. M. Anisia 'Deceased Other Christs and Sr. M. Charlotte Sr. M. Ludwina' Sr. M. Valentine Sr. M. Sanctoslaus' Sr. M. Dobroslava Sr. M. Agnella Sr. M. Melchiada Sr. M. Seraphica Sr. M. Stephanie Sr. M. Viatora Sr. M. Ignatius Sr. M. Gaudiosa Sr. M. Philomena Sr. M. Jerome Sr. M. Paula Sr. M. Theresa Aspirant - Janet J. Ciak Rev . Rev. Rev Rev Rev Rev Rev Rev Rev Rev 'De Francis Filip Aloysius Borkowski Joseph Wichmanowski Leon Darkowski Jerome Filip Walter Wichmanowski Ferdinand Lech Victor Stachowiak Stanislaus Redmerski . Richard Czapinski eased Harvest Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr M. Magdalene . M. Simplicia . M. Damasia M. Alma . M. Xavier M. Petronia M. Richard M. Pauline M. Robert M. Dolores . M. Philip' M. Julia M. Philip M. Angelis M. Alexis M. Angela

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15 years of Christian Education St. Adal bert School St. Adalbert School had its hunuie beghnungs in the basement of a rectory where in September of 1885 Rev. Ladislaus Miskiewicz, then pastor, attempted to provide educauon for the youngsters of the parish. For lack of space, this school was limited to one classroom of 120 children taught by Mr. John Bruchwalski. The following year the increase in enrollment necessitated partitioning of the church building into several classrooms on weekdays to serve as schoolrooms. When in 1890 the present church building was erected, the old building was converted into a school containing 9 classrooms on the lower two floors and an auditorium on thethird Hoor. With the rapid growth of the parish it became imperative to seek additional quarters. For years the problem was solved by setting up the 'portables' in the parish lot now being occupied by the new auditorium. Here, under conditions far from favorable, many ofthe present day parishioners obtained their grade school educauon. Due to the location of the school near the railroad tracks, both the teachers and students were greatly inconvenienced in performing their tasks by noise made by trains in passing In June of 1944 when an op- portunity to buy a neighboring public school presented itself, the pastor, Rev. Ladislaus Rokosz, purchased the building, renovated it, and presented it as school quarters for students returning in September. It was here that St. Adalbert High School was born in September of 1944 with the formation of a ninth grade. On May 28 of 1947 when Sister Mary Laurentia was principal, Dr. Edwin Cruttenden of the State Department of Public Instruction made a supervisory visit prior to accrediting the high school. In January of the following year while Sister Mary Eugenia was principal, the task was completed. The acitivity of the Felician Sisters of St. Adalbert School dates back to 1888. At the request of Rev. L. Miskiewicz, three Sisters from the Detroit Province under Mother Mary Cajetan assumed the task of educating the youth of the parish. Through the ensuing years the Sisters from the Coraopolis Province have labored with their num- ber growing until at the present time 16 sisters with Sister Mary Chrysostom as principal devote their energies to the greatest task - the Christian Education of Youth. Graduates of St. A's 1948 1953 - 40 1949 1954 - 32 1950 1955 - 39 1951 1956 - 37 1952 1957 - 32 I0 1958

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A true Christian lives a supernatural Amid the cares, joys, and trials of daily living, the Church stands as a beacon of hope. The focal point of religious devotion - the Mass, the divinely efficacious means of grace - the Sacraments, the sacred ritual so wonderfully instructive, the material fabric of the churches with its art and liturgy - all loudly proclaim the transient nature of things temporal, and draw our attention to the duty of making manifest in our mortal flesh the life of Christ that will merit for us the beatific vision. Although we leave school, we go forth confidently knowing that the sacra- mental and devotional treasures of the Church will be ours to use throughout life.