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

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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

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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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BROTHER G. JOHN, F. S. C. Vice Principal During his Three years as Vice Principal, BroTher John has devoTed hours oT Tedious work To The unheralded Task oT keeping WesT TuncTioning as one oT The besT CaTh- olic high schools in The Archdiocese. I-Ie has made IasTing Triendship wiTh aImosT every Burr graduaTe Through his aTTenTion To The problems which are broughT To him. FAITH AS THEIR ULTIMATE GOAL and Benediclion Tor The enTire sTudenT pody. Be- 'ides Teaching religicr To Their pupils The BroTher prcsienf a chp'a1Tic :purse which give- To each ,TuoenT a choice oT many Tields. Through Their Tire less paTience, The Brdhers pas-1 on T: Their pupil a hrowledqe which MI' cpape 'hem T: ef'hef enTe coilege pr aTTain a pcsfion in The pusincsf world This knowledge ij crczcpoed ir such a war, ThaT QT appears ca y Tir 'ne pup' 5 To aoscrp Tre Brdhcf' aff T ,Er :no are Tcoiiul day off oT Tpnhiho 7' afiinwpii-shed, The' 'ur' Thcir .. A, .,, 4 AM ig, , - . c. . . , , , cs. nc Marx cu fi aa' co p. GQCh'C1 The'e i. a IETF ' acf 1 c F'7Af'JC :U' r T r C C 5152 2 f' ' Af'. ii TA 'Q 'EE' WITBT so 1, 'iac 3 'n'oefa': inc. 'pa -,iiffl ' .acc 'np F IUC .' Sis Ll , 'Q ' IQQ, . I 5 Q Brofher John's Taslr of Ireeping WesT Cafholic Tuncfioning sysfemafically sTarTs wifh The schedul- ing of classes prior To each school Term.