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

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Boys ' Basketball Team — 1955 Top row, left to right: Edward Curley, James Fetters, Edward Sweeney, James Petrolio, Thomas Gaffey, John Connors, John Rodhoff. Bottom row, left to right: Joseph Testa, James Piacquadio, Robert FogHo, Michael Graner, Michael Lynch, James Skeels, Raljih Piacquadio. Tlie scliool is equij ped with a public address system connecting the classrooms with the principal ' s office. Reverend Michael Mclnerney, O.S.B. of Belmont Abbey, who drew the plans for the remodeling, preserved the character of the original building designed by the famous Catholic architect, John T. Comes. The total expendittire, including the renewing and modernizing of the entire heating system for the whole school, together with cleaning, painting, and repairing throughout came within the appropriation of $50,000 designated by Most Reverend Hugh C. Boyle. Father Rea had a fatherly interest in the school and the affairs of the school. During the war years the pupils of the school made a phenomenal showing in the sale of U. S. war bonds. The sale totaled the magnificent sum of $477,804.64. Father Rea was naturally very pleased and very proud of his school ' s patriotic zeal. Priests, sisters and pupils were happy to hear Ed Sullivan announce on a national broad- cast that St. Mary of the Mount School ' s sale of Bonds exceeded anything of its kind Characteristically, Father Rea, taking no credit to himself, attributed the tremen- dous success of the drive to Sister M. Evelyn, I.H.M. (R.I. P.), who, in her unassum-

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ing and very efficient manner managed the campaign. A cherished plaque com- memorating the event is still on display in the school. Its inscription reads: To the loving memory of Sister M. Evelyn Hart, I.H.M., whose untiring leadership in the sale of war bonds by the pupils of St. Mary of the Mount School during V orld Var II gained national recognition, we respectfully dedicate this plaque. Beneath these - vords a metal plate is einbedded, and on it are inscribed these words: Ambulance, Field, presented to the United States Army by St. Mary of the Mount School through the purchase of war bonds. This metal plate was taken from an abandoned field ambulance along the road near Grenoble, France by P.F.C. William Coleman of 153 Mulberry Way, Pitts- btngh. When he rettirned from overseas, he presented the plate to Father Rea. Girls Basketball Team 1955 Student Managers (the girls in uniform): Mary Ellen Merkel, Patricia McNierney, Mary Jo IcKenna. Top rou ' . left to right: Patricia Flinn, Margaret Chilleo, Margaret Petraglia. Catherine Nee, oanne Mastandrea, Joanne Kuncth, Lucille Aiello, Patricia Nee. Bottom roil ' , left to right: Jo-Ann McMahon, Margaret McNulty, Nancy Mc- Mahon, Florence Braun, Evelyn Colotto, Dorothy McKenna, Julie Ann Scanlon.