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

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NM MORIA BROTHER ATHANASE E ILE, F.S.C. During The pasT scholasTic year, The ChrisTian BroThers mourned The loss OT The Superior General oT Their lnsTiTuTe, The MosT Honored BroTher fXThanase Emile. A spiriTual and physical qianT, qiTTed wiTh an asTonishinq abiliTy Tor sus- Tained applicaTion To exacTinq worlc, BroTher ATha- nase piloTed The lnsTiTuTe Through The Taxing posT- war years. IT was his Task To superinTend The worlc oT The l8,000 BroThers sTaTioned in sixTy provinces ThrouqhouT The Tive conTinenTs, and mosT parTicu- Iarly To do whaT he could Tor The hundreds oT l3roThers behind The Iron CurTain. This beloved General Toured The schools oT The UniTed STaTes on The occasion oT The cenTennial celebraTions in I948, leaving everywhere a repuTaTion Tor aTTabiliTy, une usual re-cepTiviTy To The ways oT a naTion new To him, and a Truly aposTolic spiriT. BROTHER ATHANASE EMILE, F.S.C. Superior General The solemn Mass of Requiem Tor BroTher AThanase Emile was oTTered in The imposing main chapel oT The MoTherhouse of The ChrisTian BroThers, Rome. RecepTion aT La Salle in I948: PicTured are Brofher M. Alphonse SecreTary Generalg BroTher E. VicTor, AssisTanT Superior General Brofher AThanase Emile: BroTher 6. Paul, Then PresidenT oT La Salle The laTe BroTher Abban Philip, reTired AssisTanTg and BroTher Emilian Provincial.

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D HIGI-I ID KEYS TO I TRICATE B RR LIFE Our diocesan parochial and high schools are capably supervised by R+. Edward M. Reilly, J.C.D. This lille was recenfly conferred upon him for his menfs. Placed in charge ol lhe vasl is a man whose unliring eiiorls schools. Monsignor Edward M. unique problem. One problem of schools wilh lhe individual Monsignor Reilly is slriving lo ohlered ai lhe schools. These are so designed as lo presenl EAL : Reverend Monsignor oulslanding achieve- syslem of schools in lhe Archdiocese ol Philadelphia are direcled foward lhe beflermenlr ol our Calholic Reilly's laslc is one which never ceases +o presenl some ever presenl is lhal of reconciling lhe immense size alleniion lhe sludenl needs. This problem, which abolish, is parlially solved by lhe dillerenl courses courses, Aris, Science, Commercial, and Technical, lo lhe sludenls lalcing lhem lhe allenlion deserved. Monsignor Reilly is helped in his lremendous 'raslc by his capable and eiiicienl assisl- anis, lhe Reverend John J. l-laydl and The Reverend John J. Graham. Reverend John J. Graham, Assislanl Superinlend- enf of schools, complemenls lhe efforls of his colleagues in running fhe many schools of an arch- diocese lhe size of Philadelphia. ln his eighlh year as Assisfanl Superinlendenl of schools Reverend John J. Haydf, J.C.D., once again has proved his abilily in filling ihis exacling posifion. I5

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SCHUOLED PROFESSIO AL SERVANTS OF GOD BROTHER 6. JOHN Vice Principal BROTHER DANIEL HENRY Principal ln one of fheir frequen+ discussions concerning fhe smoo+h and skillful managemenf of +he school, Bro'rher G. John submifs his lalesf suggesfions +0 our principal, Brolher Daniel Henry. This has been Brofher John's fourlh year in lhe posl of vice principal while Brolher Henry has served in ihe capaciiy of principal since I95O.