West Philadelphia Catholic High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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FIFTY XE S A PRIEST' HE SEE of Phlladelphla has had as ICS B1shops and Arehb1shops men not only 1llustr1ous for the1r v1rtue but also d1st1ngu1shed tor mtelleetual ach1evement In 1918 there came to the arChd1oeese one who h1s pre served the trad1t1on of Phlladelphla s gleat ep1seopaey Te 1eher n11ss1onary great Churehmm H1s Ennnence Denms C1rd1n.1l Dougherty lb the f1rst nat1ve of th1s d1ocese to reach 1ts h1ghest ecCles1ast1cal ofhee As a student 1n Rome Cardlnal Dougherty 1mpressed h1s teaehers and fellow students by h1s br1ll1ancy just as later he was to 1mpress h1s own students 1n the Sem1n1ry of 'Samt Charles Borromeo by h1s el lllfy and thoroughness A a m1ss1onary 1n the Ph1l1pp1ne Islands B1shop Dougherty exper1eneed great sullermgs and hardsh1ps The Islands were then dlstraught by C1V1l and rel1g1ous d1ssens1on The Cardmal s 1eh1evements there form 1 splen d1d ehapter IH the h1story of Arnencan 1111ss1on11y labors As Arehb1shop and l1ter as Cardmal H1s Emmence has 1 d1st1ngu1shed reeord of aeh1eve ment 1n the hosp1tals orphanages schools and churches that have eome 1nto be1ng durmg h1s adm1n1strat1on Though the l1st of such bu1ld1ngs 15 1mpos1ng more 1mpress1ve st1ll IS the fact that they were 1ll bu1lt solely for 1 sp1r1tu1l end The cross that gleams atop e 1th one 15 1 tCSIZ1IDOIIl 1l to the Zeal w1th wh1ch H1s Emmenee Carnes out th1s 1dmon1t1on of h1s motto In reeogn1t1on of h1s fifty years of prlestly ze1l 1nd 1tta1nn1ents the Faeulty 1nd student body ol West Ph1l1delph11 f'1thol1e G1rls H1gh qehool offer H1s Emlnenee fel1e1tat1ons and 111111 homage on the golden anmversary of h1s ord1nat1on We pray God to bestow on H1 Emmenee the grate to see h1s w1shes brmg 1n 1 r1th harvest of souls Over the mam door of our bulldlng the seal of H1s Emmence the Carcllnal IS sculptured The rxght 1mpalement 1nd1cates the See of Phlladelphla the left the Cardlnals personal coats of arms The natlonal colors and the d1fferent1at1on of W1ll1am Penns arms are em T4 ployed The motto IS Cruc1s m S1gno v1nc1s Three Q 7 . , 4 ' , , . .- - ,, . . . c . L , , I , JL , . . . . . . . Y . S 1 1 . - . . . x 1 u 1 1. . h a s . . . . . , r Q . - , I . I C E I C - I . r 1 f I . A I . I s 1 s , I , K. 7 5 7 , L 2 2 . P c 1 2 2 C u ' 2 Z 2 , V - . V . .g . , . L C L I JL 5 . . Q .a. I . Y .' S x M l I t - l . S I I N E I E 4 f E. I 9 7 ' , . . , - Q 1 Y 1' ry . '- ,. n ,' V ,' . . . . . , . - - .

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Hrs Emznence DENNIS CARDINAL DOUGHERTY ARCHBISHOP OF PHILADELPHIA 1 v7iT 4 o

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West Phlladelphla Cathollc Gnrls Hugh School has no more interested frnend than Bxshop Lamb Alumnae meetmgs plays muslcales and Commencements find hmm a welcome and appreciative guest We are happy to offer htm our congratulations on the twenty fifth anmversary of hns ordmatlon Hls Excellency HUGH L LAMB, D D AUXILIARY BISHOP OF PHILADELPHIA . . . . , . ' 7 9 7 o Q A 0 0