St Gregory Junior High School - Gregoriad Yearbook (Tyler, TX)

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Rev. John Przydacz Chaplain to Sisters ,, ,, IMMACULAT E C ONCEPTION CHURCH Pioneer priest, Rev. J,S. Chaland, erected the first Catholic Church in Tyler in 1878. The present church was dedicated in 1934 by Rev. S.A. Samperi. 'In 1949 the church was renovated and redecorated, and in 1950 it was air-conditioned. The social room and kitchen in the basement of the church was remodeled in 1957 under the supervision of Msgr. E.V. McCullough. ST. GREGORY SCHOOL Bishop Lynch commissioned Rev. V. J. Wolf to formulate plans for a parochial school. The cornerstone was laid June 20, 1946. The school is named in memory of .Tustin Gregory Glasco who died in 1943. His father was a great benefactor to the school. Rev. Paul Higginbotham Teacher of Religion ST. GREGORY CONVENT T he old convent adjoining the school was inadequate, and so Rev. V. J. Wolf set plans for a new sixteen-room air-conditioned convent. The Colonial Style of the convent is the same as that of the adjacent school with an 'arched arcade connecting school, audi- torium, and convent. His Excellency, Bishop Thomas K. Gorman, dedicated the con- vent of the School Sisters of Notre Dame in January 1953. In the peaceful atmosphere of the convent chapel, in the glow of the sanctuary lamp of the King'of Kings, the School Sisters of Notre Dame find their strength to lead forward the Army of Youth entrusted to their care. In the chapel are Sisters Marie Theodore, Monica Marie, Mary Marca, Mary Clared, Mary Ursula, and Mary Lorita, principal of St. Gregory's School.

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SUPERINTENDENTS MESSAGE February ll, 1958 Dear Students and Parents: Education consists essentially in preparing man for what he must be, and for what he must do here below, in order to attain the sublime end for which he was created. Its great function is to make men and women measure up to the stature of Christ. The raw material which the educator molds is man whole and entire, soul united to body in unity of nature, with all his faculties, natural and super-natural -- man, fallen but redeemed. ' The educand is made for heaven, his ultimate goal is God. The child must grow in the use and control of his powers -- physical, intellectual, emotional, and volitional. Parents are primarily responsible for guiding the child in developing his potentialities -- to find his way back to God and to live the way fully. Hopefully and prayerfully, parents ask the school to be co-workers with them.' They do not abdicate their rights, but ask the school for help. The religious teacher, trained in spiritual values through Novitiate years of intensive prayer, meditation, religious formation, and trained in secular knowledge at colleges and universities, stints no effort to pro- duce men and women who are Christ-centered, intelligent, cultured Catholics, healthy in mind and body, social-minded American citizens. Parishoners are to be commended for the sacrifices they have made and are making to erect and maintain a new Junior-Senior High School, placed in the care of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. May God bless the Priests, Sisters, Teachers, Parents, Parishoners, and Children. Working in peace and unity, we shall accomplish great things for the glory of God and the salvation of souls. Monsignor McCullough

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Mrs. Nelda Godell, part-time volunteer secretary of St. Greg- ory's School, received her B, B, A, degree from Sam Houston State College, Huntsville, Texas. V I S U A L E D U C A T . I 0 N Pat Cooney and Doug Johnson proudly display a part of the Visual Education equipment including tape recorder, record player, movie projector, opaque projector, and filmstrip machine. Shown at the left is Mr. C. M. Haddad presenting a Film Strip Machine to Sister Mary Lorita, Principal of St. Gregory's School. S C H 0 0 L O , F F I C E Program for Reindeer on the Roof, Christmas play presented by Grade IX, is being mimeo- graphed by Mrs. B.J. Finn, secretary, who received her B .A. degree from Oklahoma University.