St Mary of the Mount High School - St Mary Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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trator of the parish. With Father Immekus contributing his share in shouldering the responsibilities of the parish, Father McCarter carried on until a new pastor was appointed. On July 9, 1931, Reverend Thomas C ' Reagan Rea fulfilling his obedience to His Excellency Hugh C. Boyle, came to St. Mary of the Moimt parish to serve as its seventh pastor. Prior to his appointment to the Moi nt, Father Rea had spent thirty-seven and a half years in the priesthood, years of zealous and fruitful work. Worn frail by long years of arduous Christiike labor. Father Rea, nevertheless, assumed the responsibility of a large cily parish with characteristic zeal and un- daunted courage. Just one year after Father Rea ' s coming, the parish experienced a favorable growth by the building of the section known as Chatham Village. Built by the Buhl Foundation, Chatham Village is a demonstration in modern urban housing, and because of its established success, hrs been widely copied by builders in all parts of the country. Numbered among ihe Chatham Village Community are many parishioners of St, Mai ' y of the Mount. St. Mary of the Mount owes a debt of gratitude to Father Rea for many things, many of which are recorded only in heaven; however, concerning his interest in the school — in the pupils and in the sisters — there are tangible evidences. In order to have the high school classes compactly housed, and to do away with the portable buildings that seemed to have outgrown their utility, Father Rea set about the task of adding a third floor to I he school. Work was begun on June 22, 1933, and so efficiently was the constructic n carried on that all work was completed and the school ready for the fall opening. Thus, on Monday, September 11, 19? 3, the Sisters and twelve hundred pupils began their new term in the remodeled :nd enlarged fireproof building which now contains 20 classrooms. The classrooms are 23 by 23 ft. with a 12 foot ceiling height, providing the rec}uired cubicle air content for each pupil. Daylight is derived from the left side, the glass area being 20% of the floor space. The lighting, the length and width of the rooms, the acoustic partition tile and acoustic plaster — all are conducive to good concentrated work and study. Each room is provided with thermostatic temperature control. Slate blackboards with tackboards above extend around the walls upon every available space. The floors of the classrooms are of select Michigan maple, the corridors and stairways have terrazzo floors.

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jlJUI i |tt • S17 p ?| ,Js5 M W ' l ' J B E m f I K ' W Wi ' - 1 ■ uKIpi si |JK gl lp First Officers of Women ' s Guild Mrs. Catherine Edwards, Mrs. Dorothy Weinheimer, Mrs. Mary Testa, and Mrs. Esther Murray. 1956 Guild Officers Mrs. Vera Ebbert, Mrs. Mary Bolick, Mrs. Alice Gaffey, and Mrs. Mary Testa. Monthly Meeting of Women ' s Guild