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

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Children ' s Mass with Fr. Foran, Celebrant; Fr. Foran speaking to the assembled Fr. Carberry, Deacon; Fr. Lacey. Sub-Deacon. crowd at the Dedication of the Plaque on East Main Street. VUe £ t. Ma u ' d fyJcuj, The exquisitely decorated Altar for the Pontifical Mass. Sunday. Oct. 10. 1948. At the northern end of the town of Milford, one sees stretching far above all other land marks, the Gothic spires of Saint Mary ' s Church and a scant five hundred yards away, Saint Mary ' s High School. It hardly seems possible that all these things, the Church, the Rectory, the Convent, the High School, the Grammar School and the Catholic Women ' s Club have been built up here in the comparatively short space of one hundred years. A century of religion from the day of the first Mass on East Main Street in Milford, to a parish which would do honor to a large city. The High School, centered in this beautiful parish unit, has a comprehensive curriculum, modern in every way although arrived at through long years of study and observation. An air of calmness seems to permeate the whole atmosphere. In every classroom one can almost feel the influence of religion and the great part it plays in the lives of the students. The Sisters of Saint Joseph, teachers at Saint Mary ' s, have been always a hard working group of religious, yet ever ready to lend advice or a helping hand. The incoming student soon finds the one great difference petween a Catholic High School and a Public School. Religion, the one great treasure in this world of false values, is felt in every class by every stu¬ dent. This is only right, since religion is the one prop or attribute which is indispensable. The new student also realizes that he is here to study. There is no place in any school today for one who does not wish to study, for in the final analysis, he will be weighed and found wanting. It is impos¬ sible for a student to attend school every day and not be influenced by the atmosphere of Religion which is everywhere present.

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1 Grammar School 2 St. Mary ' s Convent 3 Grammar School Annex and C. W. C. 4 The Rectory — 26 Pearl Street

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Bishop O ' Leary attended by the Officers of the Mass, Fr. Deery, Monsignor Phelan, Fr. Rock, Fr. Champoux, the Bishop and Fr. Fitzgibbons. James Rooney at the mike just before the unveiling of the Plaque. of life and leoAmncf, Nor is this influence found solely in the classroom. On the football field, the basketball court, the baseball diamond or even on the dance floor, we find that religion helps us to become well-educated, well-trained Catholic men and women. Our athletic teams, sometimes winning sometimes not, offer a perfect application of our Catholic teaching, -— to be able to win without boasdng and to accept defeat without making excuses. Lest we should leave the impression that here at Saint Mary ' s it is all work and no play, we have ample opportunity for relaxation in the athletics, dances and parties, which play an im¬ portant part in the development of a genuinely Christian character, for one must be able to meet others to go far in any profession. Here at Saint Mary ' s much care is given to the individual student, his needs and his attri¬ butes. We believe in the dignity of every pupil The Bishop leaving the Sanctuary after the Pontifical Mass.