St Joseph Commercial High School - Parmentier Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Q 117 , l 9 ip :ip Wm? ,,i 'M x ,ay- dns His Excellency, Archbishop Thomas E. Molloy, S. T. D During his Excellency's thirty-four years as Bishop of Brooklyn, Archbishop Molloy has always shown a gracious interest in the educational needs of the diocese. As a foremost Catholic educator, he has eagerly fostered the growth and expansion of our vast school system. ln keeping with the trend of modern times, the Archbishop realizes the need for well-trained and alert Catholic students to defend the faith, and carry it to even greater heights of success. The expansion program now under way here at St. jloseph's is a definite step in the direction of a better world through Catholic education and toward the fulfillment of his Excellency's hopes. '

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A Sister-nurse assists two interns in caring for an injured patient at St. john's Hospital in Long Island City. All members of this staff have had intensive training in the various fields of medicine. Beside the spiritual and mental welfare of man, the physical care of God's creatures is another outstanding con- cern ofthe Sisters of St. Joseph. Sister Muriel Perpetua instructs a class here in St. ,loseph's, which is only one of the 78 grammar and high schools in the diocese of Brooklyn which the Sisters of St. joseph claim as their own. Their most widely acknowledged work is their role as the edu- cators of the diocese. L L S A I7 x, Y 'sr-1 . e Xi 4 ,W I. fig Q W' 1' W ii .hu g Hg--. sf., c 'N xi so it . Sister Alice Francis, a teacher at St. Joseph's Nursery School, instructs two hoys in boat building with blocks while lVliss Suzanne Todd, a student-teacher from St. Joseph's College for Women assists her. 'liraining the pre-school child socially and educationally is another important phase ofthe work of the Sisters of St. Joseph. The motherhouse ofthe Sisters of St. Joseph has its scenic location in Brentwood, Long Island. Situated on the grounds are the Academy of St. joseph, a boarding school for grammar and high school girlsg the Sacred Heart Chapelg St. Joseph's Conventg and the new Novitiate and College for candidates ofthe Community. P 1 .i . --Q... r , -:1 'M'T 'it NM' ., 4' lg W t Y I P M ' KX.-Q li- A . 'rt - - .,,-fr' A- V V ' A w LV I FWAWF4,-5 f ! V , Q-A an i nails! , . A pi ,.i5g l'?',Fii'm 'fi lifll ll , ' rw , A- 'sinful -4 ..-:fn ' , if , c V, ng- --- - H 'ff it r - AIM 'n . l i ll C ' n .Ji-si' is 2 'A' :REA , ' his 1 'uf'-fsadif .i e . -l'+d?: e , w ,.n ,. l .uf B V, H ff - H x s y u ,, tP.I'iiw. . . , ...., ,

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if--ev 41? -el. 2-..'L-5 5 1 Reverend Mother Charles Edward, C. S. J. Reverend Mother Charles Edward, Superior ofthe Sisters of Saint Joseph, de- f student of St Joseph's serves a grateful remembrance in the prayers o every . . Reverend Mother has told us many times how dear St. joseph's has always been to her, and how important a phase of work to her beloved Community. It is our privilege as centenary year graduates to offer to Reverend Mother and to all the Sisters of St. Joseph our sincere congratulations on their hundred years in this wonderful diocese. We are proud to be a part of their achievement, both in the monuments they have erected in this city, and in their building toward the city of God.