1932 Graduation Booklet Advertisements

Some of the businesses which advertised in the STA graduation booklet for 1932 were still very much in business in the 1960s.  How many do you recognize?:

Thanks to Maura Cagney Leus for sharing parts of her father's 1932 Graduation booklet.  Edward John Cagney, Class of 1932.

1932 Girls Graduating Class

In an earlier post we saw the young men of the 1932 graduating class from St. Thomas Aquinas, here are the young women.

1932 Graduating Class

Note, even in 1932 they were using some form of "Photoshop" or else the young lady in the last row on the right had a very large head!

Photo and graduation list courtesy: Maura Cagney Leus whose father, Edward John Cagney, is Class of 1932

Boys' Graduating Class of 1932

Maura Leus, daughter of 1932 STA graduate Edward John Cagney, shared these wonderful photos from her Dad's graduation year.

STA, Class of 1932

Edward Cagney is in the second row, fifth from the left.  On the original photo, someone in the family had drawn a "heart" on his chest!  And the rest of the graduate boys are.........

She writes her Dad lived at 48 N. Lotus when he attended St. Thomas Aquinas.  Sadly, his mother died in 1926 when he was only 7 years old so his Mom never had the opportunity to see her son as a handsome STA Grad.  Maura has fond memories of her Dad and shares he was a very loving husband and father.

Edward John Cagney, 1932, Graduation Photo

One of the keepsakes Maura has from her Father's graduation day is a copy of the Graduation Exercises of St. Thomas Aquinas School, June 19, 1932.  Perhaps she will share some images from this too? 

Note the stained glass windows above the doors on the school as well as the marvelously patterned stockings on all the boys.  It seems, even in 1932, the boys' and girls' classes were separated!

Maura, these two photos are treasures.  Thank you for sharing them with us.

Photos courtesy: Maura Leus, Missouri