St Marys High School - Blue Mantle Yearbook (Milford, MA)

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no d£o no fWfMA On the exterior wall of our school are inscribed the words RC 7)730 s PRO PATRIA, Upon this inscription, the fundamentals of our education are based. In these four words lies the sole prin¬ ciple of our existence, and thd moans for which we were created. Let us translate this inscription; PRO DEC,means for God, Who is the First Cause. You may ash in your minds, K What do you mean by a first cause2 n Accurately defined, a first cause is a beginning from which everything is created,is originated. Our First Cause, who is God, is the Giver of life and happiness. If this world of today, based its principles upon this inscription,there would be less hate and more happiness. Our dcwriri. 1 : riginated, when peo¬ ple thought it possible to exclude God r m their lives. This in itself has proved a failure many tines over, but nevertheless, a group of atheistic- minded people still y .ist in this country of ours. If we are loyal to God, we are likewise loyal to our parents and country, thus the Inscription; PRO PATRIA. In our schools we are taught to be future citizens. Y e are rained to believe that honesty is the best policy, and that G n d is the foremost King of all Kings. With PRO DEO: PRO PATRIA unfwrlr on our banners, the stu¬ dents of St. Mary’s High School are sen forth into the world to defend truth and conquer evil. Margaret Lyons ’41

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the Catholic Faith, for which they had previously fought so hard to preserve. They also brought with them that indomitable spirit, that not even Great Britain with her vast empires could overrule. In 1849, Reverend George A, Hamilton built a small church oh the Holliston road. Succeeding him were, Reverend Edward Farrelly, Reverend Michael Caraher and Reverend Patrick Cuddihy respect¬ ively, serving as pastors. The name of Reverend Patrick Cuddihy is one that has been mentioned frequently in the past; it is one very often spoken of today; and it is one that will be remembered for years to come. As a symbol of his great love for God, Father Cuddihy instituted in 1866, Saint Mary’s Church. It is a beautiful structure built in English Gothic style, whose doors were opened December twenty fifth, 1870, to the public for the first time. Besides this he built the Grammar school, a building consisting of nine large rooms in each of which fifty ’pupils may work comfortably. Father Cuddihy did not stop at this. He constructed the famous Irish Round Tower situated in Saint Mary’s Cemetery. A curate of Father Cuddihy’s for twenty-five years was the Reverend James Canavan, afterwards a pastor for five years. A man with such great loyalty for his church, shall never be forgotten by the people comprising Saint Mary’s parish, % His successor was the Reverend David McGrath, who was born in Milford, graduated from its High School, and later studied at Holy Cross College in ' Worcester; He was ordained in 1873, and served in North Adams, Chicopee, South Hadley, Leicestor and Hol¬ yoke before coming to Milford. Upon his arrival in his homo town, Father McGrath immediately set to work remodeling the Church, He had its grounds graded and Its interior redecorated; in addition he built the vestibule and installed new stained-glass windows, which added much to the beauty of the Church. General improvements were made on the Cemetery during his pastorate. Reverend David