St Bernards High School - Bernardian Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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When the cornerstone of our high school was laid in 1926, it was intended to be a high school for St. Bernard’s parish. But a few years later, it became a central high school for all the parishes in the area. Today pupils attend SBHS from seventeen or more parishes, and from parishes as far distant as Ashburnham and Westminster. Gradually in the course of the years, ten additional classrooms and a Home Economics Lab have been added. But as these are not sufficient to accommodate all who apply for admission, further additions to the school may be made in the near future. e hed Sana 5 ha a. aoe a oe oe oS mR ; Enz 3 Aas r i TTT Tt 34++4+-1444-44 ' - : ' ; : } } ; i ; ; : - : : : : : ; f

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Little Tommy Lane finds the bars of the iron railing outside the office an ideal setup in taking those first precarious steps. Greater confidence and moral support in the gigantic undertaking for such a little fellow of eleven months are afforded by the ale rt presence of mother Nancy.

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About thirty-five years ago, the Sisters of the Presentation transferred with their pupils from the high school in the girls’ school on Middle Street, to the fine new building on Harvard Street, built by Monsignor Donnelly, the pastor of St. Bernard’s. Adjacent to the school, at the corner of Summer and Harvard streets, the old Page mansion had been converted into a convent. Later the Cookman property, at the corner of Summer and Goodrich streets was acquired for another convent. 422 a eoetr oe i bd eee ae pene «er gy ? uM ae Betta we. Returning to school at the beginning of our Junior year, we found the older of the two convents had a new look. Gone were the Ionic columns and the ornamental railings of the past. Old age‘ and decay had necessitated the changes to more sturdy wooden columns, cement, and iron railings. oe % ie me sie 2 eae R Aare ; FY ee if, Rs ie a,