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Loretto classes through the years and education outside of the U.S.

Posted on September 22, 2023, by Loretto Community

Loretto classes through the years

Sepia toned group photo of a 19th century music class where the entire class is holding instruments. — In this late 19th-century photo, students at Loretto Academy in Las Cruces, N.M., participate in music class.
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Sepia toned 1904 picture of students sitting in a classroom. — A Loretto Academy class at the Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky. The blackboard reads, “The Palmer Method of Business Writing Class of 1904.”
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Students sitting attentively at their desks in 4 rows with two nuns in full habits standing in the back of the classroom. — Students ready to learn at St. Patrick Cathedral School in El Paso,1960s. Loretto opened the school in 1923.
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A group of young students in a classroom holding stamps at their desks. — A class participates in a stamp drive for charity at Holy Name School in Los Angeles circa 1961-1962.
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Loretto education outside of the U.S.

A black and white photo of five women in white graduation cap and gowns holding their diplomas in front of two doors that have "Loretto" signs on them. — 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.
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A young nun wearing glasses, habit and grey sweater stands behind four kids sitting at desks at a school in Tacna, Peru. — Valerie Ann Novak SL teaches in Tacna, Peru, 1965. She was in Peru until 1970.
Photo: Loretto Archives

Mary Peter Bruce SL in full habit reading from a book as children follow along at their desks in a classroom in La Paz, Bolivia. — Mary 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.
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A classroom full of young students in Lahore, Pakistan engaged in a learning activity. Their uniforms are blue collard long sleeve shirts and some have black sweaters on top. — Students engage in a learning activity at St. Anthony School in Lahore, Pakistan, where Loretto has been teaching for many years.
Photo: Loretto Magazine archives

To read all the articles in the Fall 2023 issue of Loretto Magazine, click here.

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