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

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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-

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