ARCHDIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA

On Tuesday, September 29, 2009, Most Reverend Joseph P. McFadden, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, along with Wayne Spilove, Chairman of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Councilman Jack Kelly, City of Philadelphia City Council; and Dr. Richard McCarron, Secretary for Catholic Education, will preside over the dedication of an historical marker honoring the founder of Roman Catholic High School, Thomas E. Cahill. The marker will be unveiled by Roman's oldest alumnus, Stan Nanczuk, Class of 1935, and the school's youngest student, Michael Thorne, Class of 2013, in front of an audience of Roman Catholic students, faculty and administration,

1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Roman Catholic High School
301 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 627-1270


Since 1946, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) has administered a program of historical markers to capture the memory of people, places, and events that have affected the lives of Pennsylvanians over the centuries. PHMC has chosen to honor the memory of Thomas E. Cahill with an historical marker for his founding of Roman Catholic High School, the first free diocesan high school in the United States, which served as a model for many Catholic and parochial schools across the country.

Following speeches by Mr. Spilove, Bishop McFadden and Councilman Kelly, the Roman Catholic High School band will play the school's alma mater

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