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VOL. 51 NO. 40
SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1954
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New St. James' Parochial School Blessed By Bishop Dearden
Photo by Ambridge Citizen
Thousands of people crowded into the new St. James Parochial School on Sunday afternoon to attend the dedication exercises and to inspect the modern building. In the picture, the Most Reverend John F. Dearden, Bishop of Pittsburgh is shown decending the stairs with the Reverend Edward Rec-tenwald, sub-deacon on the Bishop’s right and the Most Reverend Anthony Benedik, deacon, on his left. In the left foreground is the Reverend Roy Getty, assistant pastor at St. James’ and in the right foreground, is the Reverend Shinar, secretary to the bishop.
St. James' Pupils Start Classes In New Building On Monday
Photo by Ambridge Citizen
Pupils moved from the old school to the new one on Monday morning. This is the first grade, shown at their new, light colored moveable desks and chairs in a room which has flourescent lighting, green ‘blackboards’, rubber tile floor and built-in lockers through which hot air circulates and dries the children’s clothing while they are in their classes.
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Thousands Visit New St. James School And Parish Hall For Dedication.
Tour of New, Modem Facilities Follows Solemn Blessing Service by Bishbp
A huge throng of people crowded into the six completed class; rooms, the corridors and stairs of the new St, James Roman Catholic Parochial School on Sunday afternoon for the Solemn Blessing Service conducted by the Bishop of Pittsburgh, the Most Reverend John Francis Dearden. Girl and . Boy Scouts and Brownies lined the entrance walk from Broad Street and the white garbed boy choir sang from the steps during the first portion of the dedication. The bishop was accompanied by the Very Reverend Anthony M. Benedik, Deacon of the District and the Reverend Edward Recktenwald, treasurer of Duquesne University, as he strode from room to room, blessing each portion of the building.
The Reverend Jacob Shinar, secretary to the Bishop, was master of ceremonies; the Reverend Roy G. Getty, assistant at St James, assisted the Reverend Shinar; the Reverend Francis Lackner, assistant
of Holy Rosary, Homewood, and the Reverend Francis Plantes, assistant at St. Titus, Aliguippa, wero Chaplains to the Bishop and the Very Reverend Msgr, Thomas Quigley, superintendent
of Schools, Pittsburgh Diocese, was the speaker, •
The Reverend Quigley stated that education in the Catholic schools teach the civic subjects to make the children good American citizens. The difference between the Catholic and public schools is that in the Catholic schools the children are also taught to love God with their body, soul and mind, as a supplement to their home training in religion. Man may do many things in his life but unsuccessfully unless he has a ultimate union with God,
He said that the church, school and family all combine to give Children an education as God-fearing citizens of the community. He praised the parents in the audience for their Sacrifices in providing better facilities for the children Of the parish, Bishop Dearden closed the formal portion of the program with the dedication of the new facilities to the work of God.
The visitors were presented with a handsome program booklet which gave (Continued on Page 14)
High School Students Speak For Chest
JUNIOR SPEAKERS for the 1954 Fall Campaign of the Community Chest of Allegheny County are these four Sewickley high school students. Shown here (1. to r.) are: Shirley Stevens, Janice McPherson, Mary Ellen Malade, and David Challis. They will take the “Community Chest story” to various clubs and organizations in this area.
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1,741 Aided By Chest Here
COMMUNITY CHEST REVEALS SURVEY FIGURES
Red Feather services reached into every community in Allegheny County last year, and were utilized by a grand total of 6,483 families and 182,655 individuals, exclusive of those served by-hospitals.
According to a Service report, 44 families and 1,741 individuals from Area 1, which includes Aleppo Township, Edge-worth, Glenfield, Haysville, Leet, Leets-dale, Osborne, Sewickley Township, Sewickley Heights and Sewickley, were among those who cgme into contact with Community Chest agencies.
A great many local young people were enrolled with organizations sponsoring leisure-time activities, such as Boy and Girl Scouts. The Conference of Catholic Charities helped 15 families in this area, Family and Children’s Service served 26 families, Pennsylvania Association for the Blind provided casework services for 15 persons, Visiting Nurse Association cared for 222 persons, and the Sewickley Community Center offered recreational activities for 346 persons. The Pittsburgh YMCA served 51 persons and the Pittsburgh ŸWCÀ, 64 persons from this area.
Among other agencies which served the people of this area were Travelers Aid Society, Koselia Foundling and Maternity Hospital, Pittsburgh Child Guidance Center, Pittsburgh Home for Babies, Holy Family Institute, Harmar-ville Convalescent Home, Pittsburgh Hearing Society, Pittsburgh Skin and Cancer Foundation, Woods Run Settlement, Legal Aid Society, United Vocational and Employment Service, and the Urban League.
Services of the Chest, agencies are
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available to everyone, regardless of race, creed or color. While,many people pay for these services, other cannot. Your gift to the annual Fall Campaign of the Community Chest makes it possible for everyone, regardless of income, to benefit from the 92 Red Feather agencies.
Union Aid Society Makes Appeal
This week the Union Aid Society of Sewickley will send out its annual appeal for contributions, large and small. It lias come to our attention that many of the new people of -the Valley do not know the functions of the Union Aid, which has been carrying on its work since 1898. In that year it was started on .a very small scale by the church women here, in Sewickley, Its purpose then, and still is, is to provide confidential and immediate help to needy families, to give financial assistance where necessary, to provide undernourished children with milk, the sick with medicine, and comfort and care to those who are old and alone.
The Society is assisted by Mrs. Virginia McClelland, a trained social worker, whose office is on the secord floor of the Municipal Building. She has there also, a storeroom, and is always grateful for the dresses, suits, coats and shoes which many of you so generously bring to her: She keeps these articles carefully, according to size, for mothers who have large families and find it difficult to clothe their children for school and Sunday School.
Due to the generosity of the boroughs of Sewickley, Edgeworth and Osborne, tire expense of Mrs, McClelland’s automobile is kept to a minimum. Without their financial aid she would be unable to visit,'as she does, many homes on (Continued on Page II)
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