St Patricks High School - Patrician Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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4 ,t .. t s .r U ' amdqqfaa am ' Sz. Paz-uma Same Richmond Family Has Sem' Four Generafionst fo Sf. ,Pafrick's Stif-Patrlck's School likes to keep its students in the fam- lly.j Since the early 1900's four generations from the same Richmond area family have been taught by the school's Sisters of Charity. - They didn't have uniforms or yearbooks or school huses when l was there, said Mrs. Columbus B. Donati of Me- chaniesville. Mrs. Donati then was Eve- ly1 Griffin, one of a family of ,fiye children all of whom atended the school on Church I-llll. 'She and her brother and two sisters were only follow- ing ln their mother's foot- steps when they walked 16 blocks each moming to classes during the 1920's. Their mother, Mrs. Lillian Griffin Sierpina, also walked to class in the old St. Pat- ri':k's School at 25th and Franklin streets during the early 1900's. Mrs. Sierpina, who is 70 years old and has lived in Connecticut for the past 3l years, plans to come to Rich- mond next fall for St. Pat- rick's 100th anniversary cele- hratlon. It'll be a real family cele- hration for us, Mrs. Donati said. My brother graduated the same year I did in l932. He was the only boy in a class of 25 students. f This year's 28 St. Patrick's seniors make up the school's 100th graduating class. Mrs. Donati's children and her grandchildren have gone to St. Patrick's, too. I have two children en- rolled now and three have graduated, Mrs. Donati sa'd. Oldest son, Stanley B. Don- ati, graduated in 1953. One of his classmates, William Gef- fert, later was to become his brother-in-law. Continuing the family loyal- ty' to St. Patrlck's, Donati has enrolled his two daughters in the lower school. Carolyn Ann, 7, and Donna Marie, 8, are among the first students in the family to wear the school uniform - green jumpers and white blouses. Their dad, however, did ride a school bus instead of walk- ing. Four-year-old Keith Stanl' also plans to keen St. , rick's in the family. Q l'm going, too, when l'm big enough, he confided. E However, the children in tht Stanley Donati family have a double reason for wanting to go to St. Patrick's. Their mother, the former Patricia Pezzella, is a grad- uate of St. Patrick's class ot 1954. i git We QYUN '3,f,m-puff DE Qu, t 'D

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1906 GRADUATE . . . Mrs. Hortense Watkins Delaney proudly displays her diploma as Mary Margaret Cooley, theyoungest 1966 graduate, looks on in amazement. Mrs. Delaney was born on January 17, 1884: Mary Margaret on January 5, 1949 QEGEMBER. 6, 1914. i r V I I i T5T.,PilHlIBK'5MIAUEMY7' . UEIHEATEII UN TUESUII Bishop 0'Connell to Ofllciate . I Exercises and Make' ' Addressf-' HANDSOME NEYV RUILDIN Bazaar Recently Held Cleared 85,9 for New Structure--Knights Columbus Present Flag-4Scho Children to Take Part. Right Rev. D. J. U'Connell. Bishop 1 the Catholic Diocese of Richmond, wi omciate at the dedlcatory ceremonies l be held in the' handsome new schot building in St! Patrick's Parish o Tuesuily. The cs-remonise will begin at o'clock in the afternoon. and the ne' -building will be open for lnspectlo to the public. The new school is 1' Twenty-sixth and Grace Street. It is t he christened St. Patricks Acadam3 Catholic clergymen from all parts braces the State of Virginia and del nations from many orders fra'ctnl ties 'md Catholic socletlts will atten the ceremonies. Various Catholic societies will b represented by delegations, includln the Knlghts of Columbus, Anclen Order of Hlbernlans, McGill Cntholi Union, Holy Name Society and th 'Immaculate Conception Society. The members of the Fourth Degre Assembly of Knights of Columbus wi be present and take part in thc cert monies. After the dedication' cer monies, Bishop O'Connell will addre those present .in the school audltoriun after which there wlllibe a,music2 program and chorus by the school chil dren. A handsome American Hag fo thc school will 'be presented to S Patrick's Parish by the Knights ol' Cc lumbus. ' ' HANDSOME ADDITION U T0 SCHOOLS OF CIT' The new school is a handsome build ing, and modern ln every respect, hav ing' been designed by Marcellus Wrigh rt Richmond architect, and erected b James Fox Kc Son, of this city. It i a splendid addition toithe handsom schools of the city, and 'the'pasto' Rev. H. J. McKeefry, and his .peopl are proud of the new St. Patrick' the Diocese of Richmond, which e I ' ' ' f L-.Female Academy. ' I V ix l The program of exercises will be B follows: Blessing of the school and Sister. home. Address of Bishop O'Connell. Chorus by the pupils of St. Patritk Academy. Presentation of the flag, by,John . Blake. Reception of the flag, by Rev. H. - Mclieefry. Chorus by the pupils of the acndemg Benedlction. A delegation of four member: ' ul the following societies will lcqy Twenty-fifth Street ln motor carsfvc 2:30 0'clock, to escort Bishop O'Conv ' to the school: The Knights 0! CAT, ms, the Hibernzai, .tneient order. at il 5, 4 McGill Catholic Umon, Holy Name 'Sl ,clty,. Immaculate Conception Soclel land the members of the building cop mittee ot St, Patrlck's Parishf. t .V Father McKreefry stated ycsterda that the bazaar rc-cently held for tl benefit or the ,building fund of tl jacademy had cleared 35.918, and hz Qbeen most successful in every respec

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CLASS OF 1914: Miss Annie Fleming, Miss!-Ielen Katharine Kelly, Miss Mary Rosalie Bagley, Miss Mary Eliza beth Moore, Miss Annie Patricia McDonough. an 700134 ' N Q ffl-l