St Thomas High School - Thomist Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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chip! gg lay Commencement exercises will be held june thirteenth, nineteen twenty seven at St. Thomas Auditorium. The following students have completed the four year Classical course Cecelia Mary Brown Charlotte Monica Burns Arthur Charles Cholke Marian Ethel Corley Irene Frances Corley Madeline Aloysia Farmer Evelyn Marie Fowler john Robert Green Clifford Francis Hyland Kenneth Stephen Hanlan Russell George Heckelmiller Francis joseph Holcomb Robert Charles Joyce Margaret Cecelia judge Genevieve Louise Kinney Laurena Margaret Kirane Marian Elizabeth Kramer Phillip Bryan McDonald The following students have completed Angeline Mary Bianchi Williani Cannell James Louis Chiodini Catherine Marie Del Vecchio Kathryn Isabelle Driscoll Alice Dorthea Ekstedt Ruth Mary Hibbard Nellie VVanda Kozleski Beulah Genevieve McKimmey Helen Lafayette McMahon Russell George Meads Edith Adelle Newman Raymond Edward Nolan Margaret Ann O,Brien Harold Francis O'Connor Harold joseph O,Connor Carroll Eugene OyConnor john O'Haire Edward Thomas O'Shay Louise Mary Ross Robert john Schaer Allen Francis Shea Thomas Carroll Sizer Lucille Eileen Tierney Robert Joseph Tierney Mary Ellen Uriell the three year Commercial course Joseph Merle Lewis Elnor Ann Limberg Josephine A ntoinette Matranga Mary Elizabeth Matthews Monica Rose Michel Ruth Marie Michel Elizabeth Elsie Peters Virginia Margaret Salamone 11221

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Mrs. lzzra Cireenslit is another valued member of our faculty. NYhen lfather lflanagan was forced by the increased de- mands of a large parish to discontinue his classes in Public Speaking, the principal of the lligh School was fortunate in obtaining 1 Nlrs. tireenslit to fill the vacancy. Mrs. lireenslit has always taken a keen interest in her pupils and has made the students of St. Thomas her loyal friends. MRS. ICZR.-X GRF2F:NSl,I'I' St. lhomas High School is to be congratu- lated in having Mr. Xfarques Reitzel as A-Xrt Supervisor. The people of Rockford need no introduction to Hr. Reitzel, for he is widely known. Mr. Reitzcl is president of the Rock- ford .Xrt Association, and instructor of .Xrt at Rockford College and other schools. lle is noted for his paintings which were exhibited in the qXrt lnstitute of Chicago. llere his land- scape paintings took several prizes. The faculty of St. Thomas are greatly elated over the beautiful oil painting -luly Morning, presented to the school by Klr. lieitzel, and are planning to give it a prominent place in the new Thomas. This particular painting is a very good ex- ample of modern art. The picture depicts a true july morning with characteristic airiness, The variety of colors in the landscape is very pleasing and beautiful. The frame for the painting was donated by -Ianies ll. Vorcoran. NIR. Xl.XRQl'lfS RlCI'I'ZlfL l121j

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