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

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ir vi 43 . , ,Hwy ,,,.N,,- , Hey, dig ihis, fellows, i'f's a prehel! Tha+'s righf, Bernie, Seniors are 'raking advanfage of fhe smoking liberiy allowed ihem in 'lhe park. Bul' il' and you don'+ need glasses 'ro know i+'s one of Val's. appears as fhough a favorire 'lopic of conversalion has 'rhem voicing differenf opinions: Look for 'lhe frademark: hard and wel. . . . aw, my '37 Ford can oufdo anyihing you have. I Remember . . . all for Saini Tommies siand up and holler! You can be Our disciplinarians, Fafhers Gillice, QM., and Grass, C.M., quickly and em- cerlain everyone did iusf fhal. Pep rallies gave our leams 'Phe cienfly find +he roo'rs of all 'rrouble and dispose of ihem. Look al' 'rhe gloomy desire and will fo win, and 'the siudenls lhe spirii' fo cheer Them 'faces of fhese gen'l's, and you know ihal' 'rhey will be seeing a lol of room l02 on'ro vicfory. 'for fhe nexl few weeks. 67

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In Kefraspce l remember our Tirsl yearg we, Two hun- dred sirong, marched inlo a srrange world. Alifirsf, ii was a bewildering world. No longer did we sir ai one Mk ' i We changed rooms seven limes daily. Un- heard phrases like Hquadraiic equaiionsf' laissez faire, and porTo ,+eased our brains. Gym classes, siudy hall-all so un- familiar! Bur soon we became acquainied wifh life ai S+. Thomas More. We learned To look up and To follow in The Tooisleps of +he upperclassmen. We celebraied Fresh- man Day: we cheered our 'reams on To vicloryg we made +he'annual reireal. Yes, we were really a parr of Sainf Thomas More--a viral parr. l remember our Sophomore year, one rung less To climb on The ladder of high school achievemenls. As we moved on, our friendships increased. We found our class conrriburing irs share +o our Alma Maier. The class of l959 had become more accusromed 'ro every phase of life a+ S+. Tommies. Our scholasric rosler Then in- -iuded a variery of difficulr and inreresring subiecis, some old, many new. We inquired info The mysferies of biology, rheorems of geomeiry, and facis of U. S. Hisiory. l-land in hand wiih This group of formidable sub- iecis, wenr many added aciiviiies. In our rank numbered Chancellor, U'ropian, and band members. Our Toorball, baskei- ball. and Track Teams boasied of sophomore siandouis. Reviewing This exciring year, we find memories -are numerous, regreis few, as our rhoughis Turn To Junior year. l remember our advance in basic courses, The rhird year. Our gleaming eyes envi- sioned leadership and a Tar greaier role for us as juniors. Sparkling wiih iniriaiive, we ser our To perleclr ourselves Thar we mig'h+ bear our priceless herirage info The world. Wifh high resoluiions, we viewed our rosier and wondered ar our new subiecis-L Typing, chemisiry, bookkeeping, economics, Spanish, and German. Earnesily we siudied To increase our slorehouse of knowledge. TConiinued on page 68l .l alll, 'fvA,t, , 1 Every Friday morning in Our Moiher of Sorrows Church, Mass is celebraied for The siudeni body. The opporiuniiy of going To Mass and receiving Holy Communion is deeply appreciafed by all. We Thank Fafher Cusack for allowing fhis privilege fo occur daily during Leni. I l' fe eg... l . U X36 ...an Billllksc This is a behind-The-scenes picrure of The women working in The cafeieria. These ladies have done much in helping fha sfudenfs feel more af home. Reading from lef+ To righfz Mrs. Farrell, Mrs. Sheedy, Mrs. Chinery, Mrs. Winslow, Miss Oswald, and Mrs. Cummings. We, The siudenfs of S.T.M., hail you as an unforgeiiable pari of Sf. Thomas More.

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In Kefrospscf School spiriT reached iTs peak as we learned The meaning oT upperclassmen, EnThusi- asTically, we cheered our Teams, and bravely we bore deTeaT. We recall also The un- TorgeTTable day we vanquished WesT CaTh- olic on The gridiron, our school play Tom- Tollery, The baskeTball games, and Track meeTs. And we observed anoTher TirsT aT ST. Thomas More-The VincenTian FaThers, under The direcTion oT Reverend John J. Cusack, C.TVT., underTook The adminisTraTion OT our school. As we Think oT our iunior days we grow somewhaT sad: buT eagerly we looked Torward To The golden dawn oT The TasT-approaching Senior year. The Golden Year-I959. These words seemed a Tar way oTT on ThaT TirsT day Tour shorT years ago. BuT The dreams oT This year have Tinally come True. We have known The pride which comes when we enTer The classes ThaT signiTy The culmina- Tion oT Three years Tilled wiTh memorable evenTs and happenings. Yes, we can sTill recall ThaT TirsT TearTul look aT our school, our TirsT unTorgeTTable school day aT ST. Tommies, our TirsT rosTer, and our TirsT TasTe OT TooTball and baskeTball games, publicaTions, and newly made Triendships. Our GraduaTion Year-1959! The evenTs oT The memorable pasT were incomparable To This golden year oT achievemenT. Qui' Senior days, each one Tilled wiTh lasTing memories, conTained every desire oT pre- vious years. As seniors, we realized aT once The ecsTasy oT our Senior Prom aT The Penn Sherwood T-ToTel on December I2Th, The anxieTy oT opening nighT oT 47Th STreeT,'i and The Tinal happiness oT our GraduaTion Day, June 5Th. Our memories oT ST. Thomas More are closing, buT our TuTure is beTore us. May we, as CaTholic genTlemen, TulTill The hope oT our Holy MoTher The Church by spreading The Torce oT ChrisTian inTlu- ence inTo our every Tield oT endeavor. bl if?-Q4-sg i ' -. - .1