St Lukes High School - Pindarian Yearbook (Ho Ho Kus, NJ)

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lllS'l'0RY 0F ST. LUKE'S CHURCH N Oc+ober I6, I864, +he Reverend Dean McNul+y, 0+ S+. John's Church, Pa+erson, s+ar+ed +he parish +0 be known as S+. Luke's, and +he +irs+ Roman Ca+h0lic church in Bergen Coun+y. The new parish c0nsis+ed 0+ +he +owns 0+ Wes+wood, Ridgewood, Darling+on. Ho-H0-Kus, Waldwick. Saddle River, Ramsey, and Mahwah. La+er +he work was +aken up by Reverend Fa+hers Grie++ and Hens 0+ +he Church 0+ S+. B0ni+ace 0+ Pa+ers0n and s+ill la+er by +he Franciscan Fa+hers +rom +he S+0ny Road M0nas+ery near To+owa. For a good many years +he church was wi+hou+ a residen+ pas+or. Fa+her George Corrigan +oll0wed +he Franciscan Fa+hers in caring +or S+. Luke's and in I887 he le++ S+. Luke's +0 +0rm a parish a+ Wes+wo0d, +he +irs+ branch +0 spring +r0m +he pioneer church. Fa+her Nevins replaced Fa+her Corrigan and remained +0r +wo years. He +hen realized +he need +or a parish and church in Ridgewood and he s+ar+ed +he Church 0+ Cur Lady 0+ Moun+ Carmel. He became residen+ pas+or a+ Ridgewood and S+. Luke's was again a mission parish being a++ended +0 by Fa+her Nevins. From I905 wi+h +he appoin+men+ 0+ +he Reverend P. F. Pindar as +irs+ pas+or. +he real developmen+ 0+ +he parish was rapid. ln Sepfember l92O Fa+her Pindar es+ablished +he +irs+ Ii++le school a+ Saddle River. The +0llowing year he erec+ed a small +rame building near +he Church. As +he enrollmen+ increased he added several addi+ions +0 +he original s+ruc+ure. ln I937 he saw his +0ndes+ dreams realized when +he beau+i+ul, modern building +0r +he grammar and'high schools was opened. ln +he years 0+ i+s exis+ence S+. Luke's School has made a splendid con+ribu+i0n +0 +he parish in +he excellen+ educa+ion impar+ed by +he Sis+ers 0+ S+. Joseph 0+ Newark. l+s pupils have won many honors and +he sch0las+ic repu+a+ion 0+ +he school is 0+ +he highes+. On January 28. l938, a s+riking blow was deal+ +he parish in +he un+imely dea+h 0+ Fa+her Pindar. A++er serving +hir+y-+hree years as shepherd 0+ +he +l0ck 0+ S+. Luke's he was called +0 his heavenly reward. He is missed grea+ly bu+ he will be cherished +0rever in +he hear+s 0+ his parishioners. On +he occasion 0+ Fa+her Pindar's dea+h, +he Reverend E. F. Kirk, pas+or 0+ Our Lady 0+ M0un+ Carmel in Ridgewood, was named adminis+ra+or 0+ +he parish. On January 27. I939 +he Chancery O++ice 0+ +he Archdiocese 0+ Newark announced +he +orma+i0n 0+ a new parish which was +0 include Ramsey and Upper Saddle River and +0 be known as S+. Paul's Church. A+ presen+ S+. l.uke's comprises +he +owns 0+ Allendale, H0-Ho-Kus. Saddle River, and Waldwick. On +he same day, +he Reverend Pa+rick J. Maloney, assis+an+ pas+or 0+ S+. Aedan's Church, Jersey Ci+y, was named pas+or 0+ S+. Luke's. On +he coming 0+ Fa+her Maloney many changes have +aken place. The in+eri0r 0+ +he church has been redecora+ed. Two side al+ars were ins+alled and +he main al+ar changed in+o a li+urgical al+ar. A large pain+ing 0+ +he Cruci+ixion hangs in back 0+ +he main al+ar. New ligh+ing +ix+ures, c0n+essional, bap+ismal +on+, and al+ar rail were procured. A+ presen+ +hree Masses are said a+ S+. Luke's: 7:30. 9:00 and I I:I5. One mass is said a+ +he mission chapel 0+ +he Guardian Angel, Allendale. Maior socie+ies in connec+ion wi+h +he church and which are ac+ive are: The Holy Name Socie+y, The Rosary Con+ra+erni+y, Children 0+ Mary Sodali+y, Holy Angels' Socie+y, S+. Aloysius' Sodali+y, and The Guardian Angels' Guild. ln +he pas+ seven+y-+ive years S+. Luke's has grown in+o one 0+ +he larges+ cen+ers 0+ Ca+h0lici+y in +his sec+i0n 0+ Bergen Coun+y. I+ has been seven+y-+ive years 0+ n0+ew0r+hy achievemen+. May God shower many blessings upon our presen+ pas+or, Fa+her Maloney and may he reap many +rui++ul years as shepherd 0+ +he +l0ck 0+ S+. Luke's. MARY DONOHUE, '40. I 52 '

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-.vv . W... 1,11-vv-,-.,,.,,,,.,,v-W lllS'l'0RY 0F ST. LUKE'S SUll00L EW indeed were +he advan+ages +or religious educa+ion in Hoholcus parish +wen+y years ago. Then omy a smaH +our rooni+rame buHding,lacHng needy aH +he conveniences, was +he +irs+ S+. Lulce's School. l+ was loca+ed a+ Saddle River and s+ar+ed wi+h an enrollmen+ o+ +i++y pupils and +our Sis+ers 0+ S+. Joseph 0+ Newarln as +eachers. The +irs+ s+a++ included Sis+er Thecla, Principal, Sis+er de la Salle, Sis+er Rosarri, and Sis+er Carmeli+a. A++er a year a +rame building was erec+ed on +he grounds 0+ +he presen+ church and in +his s+ruc+ure +he parochial schools, bo+h elemen+ary and high, were conduc+ed +orseven+een years To make provhkuw +orincreadng enroHmen+s addiHons were rnade several+hnes. T ln T924 +he school was inspec+ed and a Four Year High School Curriculum was approved by +he New Jersey S+a+e Board 0+ Educa+ion. A classical, a commercial, and a generalcourse E ohered so +ha+ pupHs may have adequa+e preparahons +or +he professions, +he pries+hood, and business careers. Gradua+es o+ S+. Lulce's are accep+ed uncondiHonaHy a+ any coHege and +hey have in many inwances won high honors a+ vadous hw+HuHons. S+ Lukes s+uden+s have en+ered +he +oHowing coh leges: Fordham, Manha++an, Holy Cross, No+re Dame, 6eorge+own, Loyola, S+. Pe+er's Ca+holic Universi+y, S+. Elizabe+h's John Marshall, Moun+ S+. Vincen+, Vermon+, Dulce, Virginia, Kansas, and Iowa. In I937 +he dream o+ +he sain+Iy pas+or, Fa+her Pindar, was realized when +he presen+ beau+i+ul, rnodern and well equipped building was erec+ed. No more noble monumen+ could be raised +o +he memory of +his devo+ed and sel+-sacri+icing priesf +han +his splendid school provided wi+h +he la+es+ appliances +ha+ con+orm +o +he presen+ s+andards Tor com+or+, sani+a+ion, convenience, and e++iciency along edu- cahonalhnes A+ presen+ +here is an enrollmen+ o+ +hree hundred and +i++y children in +he school and a 'reaching s+a+T o+ +our+een. The +acul+y comprises: Sis+er Pa+ricia, Principal, Sis+er Michael, Sis+er Lore++a Ann, Sis+er Miriam, Sis+er Alacoque, Sis+er Chris+ine, Sis+er Redemp+a, Sis+er Jeanne Celes+e, Sis+er Pa+ricia Ann, and Sis+er Ca+herine Pa+ricia, Miss Isabel Ruclc, Mr. Philip Cummings, Mr. Wal+er Wines, and Mr. Leslie Smhmam Tha+ +he sphH'o+ +he schoolis a progreesdve one E shown by +he acHvHies spiri+ual, and social, which are conduc+ed. There are +hree sodali+ies, +wo mission crusade uni+s, a sa+e+y pa+rol, s+uden+ council, glee clubs, drama+ics, deba+ing, orchedTa, basebaH and baske+baH +eanw, cheedeading squad, and an a+HeHc associa+ion. The eIemen+ary school publishes a paper. The Lucan. The high school edi+s ano+her papen Taurus and a yearbook,The Pindanan. These +hree pubhcahons won +he highes+ awards and honors +rom +he Ca+hoIic Press, The Columbia and Na+ional Press Associa+ions. Since +he appoin+men+ o+ our presen+ in+eres+ed and zealous pas+or many im- provemen+s have been made: +he building has been insula+ed, s+orm windows added, +he ca+e+eda +horoughW equipped and +he grounds deared +or an a+HeHc heH. Due +o Fa+her Maloney's en+husias+ic and generous assis+ance, +he baslce+ball and baseball +eams have brolcen all records in winning games and have brough+ grea+ glory and renown +o +heir Alma Ma+er. K illnder +he guidance and inspha+ion o+ our Reverend Pas+on our schools grea+er educa+ional and spiri+ual achievemen+s will be assured and S+. Lulce's in every way will rank wi+h +he highes+ and bes+ ins+i+u+ions in +he land. ' JOHN MANZ, '40, 54-