Dedication of St. Joseph's Boathouse, First New One on the Schuylkill in 98 Years, Set for June 15.PHILADELPHIA -- Key figures in the movement that led to the building of the first boathouse on the banks of the Schuylkill in nearly a century will share the limelight limelight: see calcium oxide.limelight Early form of theatrical lighting. The incandescent calcium light invented by Thomas Drummond in 1816 was first employed in a theatre in 1837 and was widely used by the 1860s. at dedication ceremonies with an anticipated audience of hundreds of supporters from St. Joseph's Preparatory School preparatory school: see school. preparatory school School that prepares students for entrance to a higher school. In Europe, where secondary education has been selective, preparatory schools have been those that catered to pupils wishing to enter and St. Joseph's University. They will share in the official opening of the Robert M. Gillin, Jr., Boathouse, home of the J. Vincent Taggart, S.J., Rowing Center, that will be shared by both institutions.
DATE: Saturday, June 15 TIME: 12 Noon
PLACE: 2200 John B. Kelly Drive (1000-meter mark, south of the
Strawberry Mansion Bridge)
Principals in the program:
Rev. David A. Sauter, S.J., President, St. Joseph's Prep School
Rev. Nicholas S. Rashford, S.J., President, St. Joseph's University
Hon. Michael A. Nutter, SJP `75, Philadelphia District 4 Councilman
William Mifflin, Executive Director, Fairmount Park Commission
Henry A. Backe, SJP `48, who pioneered the movement for building a
St. Joseph's boathouse
Andrew W. Hill, SJP `69, member of SJP Board of Trustees, who spearheaded
the fund-raising campaign for the project
Daniel Cullen, representative of Nason & Cullen, Inc., builder
James P. Murray, SJP `59, SJP Director of Athletics
Dominic DiJuilia, Asst. V.P. & Director of Athletics, St. Joseph's
University
John C. Bannan, SJP `69, SJU `73, St. Joseph's University Rowing
Coach
Kit Vallhonrat, St. Joseph's Prep Rowing Coach
Eustace Wolfington, Trustee, St. Joseph's University
Mrs. Martie (Robert) Gillin, mother of Robert M. Gillin, for whom the
boathouse is named.
Representatives of the Schuylkill Navy and past rowing champions of St.
Joseph's Prep, including the members of V8 crew that won the Princess
Elizabeth Challenge Cup on the 2000 Royal Henley Regatta.
A large turnout is expected of the more than 950 SJP SJP Sarah Jessica Parker (actress) SJP Students for Justice in Palestine SJP St. John's Preparatory School SJP Society of Japanese Pharmacopoeia SJP Singapore Justice Party SJP Saint Joseph's Preparatory School families who pledged more than $2 million in support of the project. The St. Joseph's Boathouse is a two-story structure with an attractive stone facade facade (fəsäd`), exterior face or wall of a building. The term implies ordered placement of its openings and other features and thus seems inapplicable to a wall without design. . The 8,860-sq.-ft. first floor has four bays, a 270-sq.-ft. veranda with a beautiful view of the river. The 6,680-sq.-ft. second floor has two common areas for meetings and out-of-water instruction. It also features large windows, an elevator elevator, in machinery elevator, in machinery, device for transporting people or goods from one level to another. The term is applied to the enclosed structures as well as the open platforms used to provide vertical transportation in buildings, large ships, , bathroom facilities and a 750-sq.-ft. deck. MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT - Click Here http://tbutton.prnewswire.com/prn/11690X06625142 Contact: Daniel A. Brennan, SJP Vice President for Development, +1-215-978-1960 |
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