St Thomas More High School - Utopian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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242 flag!! ffevmefzaf jd ., .ZZ . jfhfzszyfzafl WWW 5 M l-lappy Thoughf iT is ThaT all of us aT ST. Thomas More share, in a sense, in The dignify of Monsignor Cox's honor. Through him, every sTudenT who has ever aTTended our school is honored: every faculTy member, pasT and presenf, is similarly honored. For The Archbishop, in rec- ognizing The accomplishmenTs of Monsignor Cox, salufes, aT The same Time, his priesfly associaTes and The sTudenTs who have benefiTTed by his guidance and concern. Thus, Monsignor Cox Told us ThaT he Treasures his new dignify noT so much because iT came To him, buf because iT came To us. l-le spolce beaufifully Too of his affecfion and regard for The Reverend Faculfy, who always supporf his admin- isTraTive policies and give him The consolaTion and sup- porf Thal malces The yolce of his office sweeTer and iTs burden lighTer. We of The Class of l953 are very happy indeed To exTend, in The name of fellow sTudenTs of yesTerday and Today, our mosf hearffelf congrafulafions To a priesfly genTleman and scholar who has labored unfiringly in our behalf. lT is our sincere hope, Monsignor Cox, ThaT we shall prove ourselves worThy of your inTeresT and guid- ance: ThaT in fuTure years, you will see The harvesf of your labors in our behalf expressed in The way in which we live our Cafholic lives: ThaT we shall be a crediT To our homes, our CounTry, and our CaTholic l:aiTh, as you so earnesfly desire. We pray God To bless your worlc in educafion abundanfly and To give you many years To con- Tinue your successful efforTs in The educaTional field for Counfry and Faifh. For all your disfincfions and honors, Monsignor, we prefer To see you always as an exemplary priesf of God who leads Cafholic youfh To The poT of gold To be found aT The end of The rainbow of Cafholic edu- caTion - The salvaTion of Their immorfal souls. Joseph N. Vallely, '53

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LEAIIEE EF TEE AEEIIEIEEE A EEIHIL SYSTEM The individual successful school is The reTlecTion oT an eTTicienT adminisTraTion. A CaTholic high school in Philadelphia is parT of an educaTional sysTem ThaT linlcs every secTion oT The MeTropoliTan CiTy. JusT as Monsignor Cox has The responsibiliTy oT The welfare of ST. Thomas More, so Monsignor Reilly has The adminisTraTive care oT all The CaTholic schools ThroughouT The Archdiocese. l-lis is an herculean Taslc. Monsignor Reilly is TorTunaTe To have Two able assisTanTs To aid him in his educa- Tional worlc. DocTor Graham and DocTor l-laydT worlc, shoulder To shoulder, wiTh The SuperinTendenT oT CaTholic schools. TogeTher They consTiTuTe a mosT consTrucTive Torce ThaT insures The repuTaTion ThaT The Archdiocese oT Philadelphia has enioyed Tor so many years in The educaTional Tield. ST. Thomas More is happy To exTend To Monsignor Reilly iTs hearTiesT congraTulaTions on The occasion oT his elevaTion To The digniTy of domesTic prelaTe. Righf Reverend Monsignor Edward M. Reilly, J.C.D., LL.D. Diocesan Superinfendenf of Schools Reverend John J. Graham, D.D. AssisTanT SuperinTendenT Very Reverend John J. Haydf, JC D AssisTanT SuperinTendenT