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

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The Reverend EDWARD M. REILLY, J.C.D. Superinfendenf of Schools of The Archdiocese of Philadelphia The Calholic Qchool Qydem in The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has increased rapid'y Trom The dale of The eslablishmenl ol Sainl Marys in I763, unfil it is now raled as one of The Toremosl educalionai ayslems in our counfry, IT now accornmodales I37, OOO Tulure Cafholic men and women in QI high Xchools and 294 Parochial elemenrary schooli. The besl Teaching abilify available is Qupplied To Those Cafholic yourhs Through The palienf worlc ol The Teaching orders of priesfs, brolherz, and sisfera. The conxislenl qrowlh of This school Qysfem haw been rnainlained, during The pasl six years, Through The unceasing and 'rireless eflorls of Falher Reilly. He has been capably assisred during This consfruc' live period by his noleworfhy assisfanfs Fafher Graham and Falher Haydf. OF THIS GREAT ARCHDIOCESE D Vis. 'Wh 5? The Reverend JOHN J. GRAHAM, D.D. Assis+an+ Superin+enden+ of Schools The Reverend JOHN J. HAYDT, J.C.D. Assis'fanf Superiniendenf of Schools

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J The MOST Reverend HUGH LAMB, D.D., V.G. Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia The Mosf Reverend . CARROLL McCORMICK, D.D. Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia His Eminence DENNIS CARDINAL DOUGHERTY Archbishop of Philadelphia The CaThoiic populace oT The fkrohdiof Gene CTT Philadelphia has -,Teadily increased since I808, when iT was Tounded, unTil iT is now one oT The TorernosT dioceses in The COL1VllVy, The increase may largely be aT Tribulecl To Tho unTiring eTTorTs wroughl Torrh by The parish prieuT and his superiors, who have worked relenTlessly in order To bring abouT The vasT sTeps needed To raise iT To The high rank iT now holds among The dioeepes oT The QounTry. ITs M568 briesT- in 392 parishes Tend To The spiriTual needs oT 978,870 CaTholic rnen, women, and chile dren. The aQTiviTies oT These priesTs have been careTully regulaTed in recenT years Through The rnasTerTul planning oT Dennis Cardinal DougherTy and his rnosT capable as5isTanTs The Reverend Hugh l.arnb and The Reverend J. Carroll lvlrcorrnifh. ADMINISTRATORS

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BROTHER DANIEL HENRY, F. S. C. Principal BroTher Daniel Henry has proven his capabiliTies as principal in his TirsT year aT WesT CaThoIic by mainTaining The high sTandards seT in previous years. I-Ie has succeeded in doing This by his unreIenTing eTTorTs To Iceep WesT ranking high among The high schools OT The Archdiocese oT Philadelphia in religious, schoIasTic, and oxTra-curricular acTiviTies. WITH THE EXALTATION OF THE CATHOLIC Broiher Daniel Henry Takes pleasure in awarding an honor card To Corcoran of Freshman B, while Mahoney awaiTs his Turn. Ever since I92o when The BroThers oT Mary IeTT WesT CaThoIic, The ChrisTian BroThers have been Taking The boys who graduaTe Trom grammar school. They Train Them inTo CaThoIic men who are ready To Talce a prominenT olace in The modern world by The Time They wallf Through The Tamed corridors ai sTudenTs Tor The IasT Time. Every young sTudenT who onTers NNosT CaTholic Tinds ThaT he is given The besT guidance ooisible in spiriTuaI, schoIasTic, and oxfra-curricular maTTers Through The guiding and understanding hands oT The BroThers, Each class cf boys ig olaced under The surveilf once oT a home room BroTher, who, besides Teach- i g Them The m- e complex inTricacies oT The CaThf relic TaiTh which make Them The sound CaThoIic men of The Turure, sTrive3 To Talie a personal inTeresT in each boy. Tenoing To The spiriTuaI needs oT The bgyg ia Ea'her Thema, M, CIiggeTT, chaplaih QT WQ'gT Carhclic. Thi: igisuf icfiesT ceIeIgraTe', Mo' I 4