A NICE 'BLAST FROM THE PAST'

This great photo was sent to me by Joan Fitzgerald Ebsary quite some time ago.  Joan sent it to our Facebook messenger and, for more than a year, I was unable to access Messenger.  So, this photo languished  there until last night when, thanks to Sean, I was able to get into messenger.  

Here is Joan's photo. It is Grade 6, 1961.  I notice the old S P C Crest on the uniforms.  I love it!  Perhaps Joan or a classmate could tell us a little more about the photo.  It might not be a good idea to risk messaging me on Facebook, just in case it decides to lock me out again. Instead, it would be safer to  send anything to me at the Blog contact address,  mcallistersmith@gmail.com.

S P C, GRADE 6, 1961

Thank you very much Joan for this nice 'Blast from the Past'.  I am most sorry for the long delay.  

SAFETY PATROL MONITORS

I am indebted to Dora Reid for this post.

In the 1980s, Dora was one of the Safety Patrol Monitors who regularly guided pupils over the Cross Walk on their way to and from school. Dora and fellow Monitor, Nicole Molloy, were selected to represent St Patrick's at a Cross Walk Safety Conference in Ottawa. At that time, Dora was in Grade 6 and her teacher was Mrs Warren. We are delighted to share Dora's newspaper clipping here.  

Dora Reid and Nicole Molloy

I have cropped the picture in the hope you will be better able to read the newspaper report.  

What the newspaper said!

I thought you would like to get a closer look at Dora and Nicole too.

The chosen delegates

No doubt, Some of you will know Dora and Nicole and will remember this occasion.  I expect you will probably remember being secretly envious too.

Thanks very much, Dora.  If you have anything else you would like to share, we would be more than pleased to hear about it.

GRADE 6, 1959/60 (REPOSTING WITH A NOTE FROM NOREEN CULLETON)

Today, 27th June 2017, I am re-posting this  with the addition of an email I received from Noreen Culleton Press. Noreen has come up with some more names plus an added bit of information which I didn't know. Here is Noreen's email.

"Hi Beth Anne,

My cousin’s son emailed me with the link to your blog, as he had seen my name in a class picture. Pat Hurley McDonald had posted a picture on May 10/14.

I was in Grade 4 in this picture. It was a Grade 5 class. There was a row of Grade fours, as there wasn't enough room in the Deanery Avenue School for all the Grade Fours. In the first row, I have Helena Turner as the 1st ?, Patsy Dinn as the 2nd ?, and Mary Healey as the 3rd ?.

In the 2nd Row, I don't have a name for the 1st ?. I have Catherine Sheehan instead of Patricia Penney. I don't know which one is correct. I have Stella Brazil for the 2nd?.

In the 3rd Row I have Bonnie Guy instead of Elizabeth Guy. I have a last name Grant for the 1st?. I have Maureen Healey for the 2nd ?. I have Elizabeth Pynn for the 3rd ?, and Patsy O'Keefe for the 4th ?. I have no name for the 5th?.

In the 4th row, I have Maureen Walsh instead of Sharon Walsh. I have no name for the 1st ?. I have Ellen Dobbin for the 2nd ?.

My name is Noreen(Culleton)Press.

Thanks,

Noreen"

This picture comes courtesy of Pat Hurley McDonald.  It is Pat's Grade 6 Class, 1959/60.  Pat has also identified many of the girls but a few names are missing.  If you can name any of the unidentified girls in this photo we would appreciate hearing from you with the names.  Oh, yes, the teacher's name was Sr Mary Immaculata.  Lots of corridor mopping that year girls? 

Grade 6, 1959/60

"Grade 6 – Sister Immaculata's Class probably 1959/60

I think the first person in this first row half cut out of the picture is Carmel Hayes

1^st Row L – R:  Rosemary Bishop,  ?,  Patricia Hurley, Catherine Sheehan, ?, Janet McGrath, Catherine Walsh, Noreen Culleton, ?.

2^nd Row:  Sheila Moriarty, ?, Elizabeth Guzzwell, Margaret McManus, Brenda Murphy, Ann Marie Cleary, Phyllis Reardon, Patricia Penney, ?, Diane Flynn, Elizabeth Finch, Maureen O'Brien.

3^rd Row:  Elizabeth Guy, Catherine Tobin, ?, Geraldine McDonald, Carol Ann Fowler, Margie Whitty,?, ?, Esther Scott, ?,?.

4^th Row:  Trudy Ashley, Sharon Griffen, Kay Johnson, Sharon Walsh, Nancy Stanley, Joan Roy, Diane Mulcahy, Sheelah Hurley, ?, Sheila Moyst, ?, ?, Sharon Perchard"

I am sorry, I was unable to make the photo any clearer.  Thank you Pat for sharing this photo.  I am always delighted to receive  photographs.

Thank you Noreen for taking the time to update us.  I find it very interesting that grade 4s and 5s shared a classroom. Although I was at St Patrick's at that time, I wasn't aware of the sharing.  Of course, thanks again to Pat Hurley McDonald for the original post.  I hope to hear from both of you again soon.  

MISS DOYLE'S CLASS, 1967

I couldn't manage to keep this blog going without the help of so many generous St Patrick's girls.  In this case, it is Rose Ash to whom I am indebted.  I received this e-mail and class picture from Rose and she and her cousin Mary Lou have also supplied the names.  Thank you so very much Rose and Mary Lou.  Keep the great material coming!

"Hi Beth Anne

This is my Grade 6 Class of 1967 at St. Patrick's School. My cousin Mary Lou Tucker, my sister Helen Mallard and I were in this class.

Hope this can be added to your St. Patrick's School Blog.

Mary Lou and  I think we're accurate with the names, but not sure. We're hoping we're correct.

 

Cheers"

 

 

Grade 6 class, 1967

 

 

 

Front Row (L to R): Miss Doyle, Dianne Finley, Marie Wyatt, Miranda Jenkins, Glynnis Janes, Donna Kavanagh, Allison Murphy, Helen Mallard, Debbie Parrell

 

Second Row (L to R): Caroline Frizzle, Jean Harding, Maureen Power, Isabel Hynes, Rosemary Mallard, Betty Walsh, Elsie Johnson, Joan Marie Chipman

 

Third Row (L to R): Marie Cochran, Marilyn White, Rosalind Pear, Anne Marie Tobin, Cecilia Lampkin, Mary Lou Mallard, Rhonda Bishop, Lorraine Howell

Top Row (Lto R): Sheila Corbett, Joanne Ring,

Doris Walsh, Dianne Peddle, Marilyn Tucker,
Noreen Osmond, Debbie Walsh, Betty Walsh,
Betty Murrin