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

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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.

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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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He shall build a house to My Name II Kings 7-13 This mansion which was donated to the Sisters of St. joseph by the Parmentier family, became the home ofthe school in 1908. It remained so until the present ten story building at 382 Bridge Street was purchased. In 1955, the Parmentier building once again became a part of St. joseph's Commercial High School, and the home of eight freshman classes. With the demand for women in the business world ever increasing, the necessity is becoming more pressing for more classroom space to accom- modate the hundreds of girls who seek admission each semester. In order to provide such space, the two new buildings, one facing on Lawrence Street and the other on Bridge Street, additions to the ten story main building, were opened for the occupancy of the eleven new classes of freshmen admitted in September. By the beginning of the February term the two buildings housed the entire first year of 529 girls. The Parmentier Building, at 342 Bridge Street, has had a long standing association with St. Joseph's Commercial High School. In 1908 the Parmentier family willed the property to the Sisters of St. Joseph for the purpose of establishing a school for girls who would go into the business world. After the present main building was ac- quired, it became a preparatory academy for pros- pective candidates of the Community ofthe Sis- ters of St. Joseph. It so remained until this year, when it again became a significant part in the growth and expansion of St. Joseph's. Adjoining the Sisters' convent on one side, and the Lawrence Street extension on the other, the building contains