In this late 19th-century photo, students at Loretto Academy in Las Cruces, N.M., participate in music class. Photo: Loretto ArchivesA Loretto Academy class at the Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky. The blackboard reads, “The Palmer Method of Business Writing Class of 1904.” Photo: Loretto ArchivesStudents ready to learn at St. Patrick Cathedral School in El Paso,1960s. Loretto opened the school in 1923. Photo: Loretto ArchivesA class participates in a stamp drive for charity at Holy Name School in Los Angeles circa 1961-1962. Photo: Loretto Archives
Loretto education outside of the U.S.
The last Loretto graduates in Shanghai (1949) pose with their diplomas. Enrollment in the school had decreased considerably due to emigration after World War II, leading to a very small graduating class. See this story for more on Loretto in China. Photo: Loretto ArchivesValerie Ann Novak SL teaches in Tacna, Peru, 1965. She was in Peru until 1970. Photo: Loretto ArchivesMary Peter Bruce SL teaches at Loretto’s school in La Paz, Bolivia, in 1961. Mary Peter spent 16 years teaching and serving in Bolivia. For more on Loretto in Bolivia see the summer 2022 issue of Loretto Magazine. Photo: Loretto ArchivesStudents engage in a learning activity at St. Anthony School in Lahore, Pakistan, where Loretto has been teaching for many years. Photo: Loretto Magazine archives
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