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

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Shades of George Washinglonl Mr. Purcell musf have a secref 'formula for keeping 'lhese sophomores hard ai work. American history provides secfion C5 wilh an accurale knowl- edge of lhe hislory of our greal' counfry. The American of loday mus'f have a 'Full educaiion and fhaf edu- ca+ion would be empfy, indeed, wifh- ouf a knowledge of his coun'lry's his- fory. In a few years, fhese sludenls will be puffing ihaf knowledge 'io work. Perhaps, 'fhen, fhey will remem- ber lhe genfleman who laughl 'fhem despile 'lheir profesfs? Whal's a liHle homework befween friends? llll III! 'Dieu 1 '1 . iii fy. s -asus 4 . um Supl! V The ymbel of our ATl0 AL UNITY wa ereated here Our counlry, despile ils relalively shorl hislory, abounds wilh fradirions and nalional shrines. So much ol Americas herilage had ils source in 'rhe Philadelphia area. One such nalional shrine is lhe Belsy Ross l-louse in Philadelphia. In lhe June of l776, a+ lhe reguesl of a commillee fha? included General George Washinglon, Colonel George Ross, and Roberl Morris, Belsy Ross fashioned The S+ars and Slripesl' To lhe salislaclion of our iirsl Congress. If became our symbol ol nalional unify on June I4, I776. According +o legend, 'rhe lhirfeen srars were originally infended lo be six-poinled ones, buf Seamslress Ross sug- gesled The live-poinled slars. Again, a woman had The lasl wordl The Belsy Ross- l-louse is iusl one of lhe many famous hisloric landmarks of our cily. l-lave you visiled il? You should. li is localed on Arch Slreel, belween Third and Fourlh.

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