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When Helen graduated from Cathedral Academy of Albany in 1941 she became the first of her siblings to do so. Her brother Martin Jr. had a G.E.D. from the army, her brother Tom had dropped out to get a job to help the family and I'm not sure what happened to her sister Dot or brother Jim in High School. Her sister Mary would graduate from St John's Academy of Rennselaer in 1945

                                    Helen Jane Shields 
"Red" came to us from St James in her freshman year, but Cathedral was not new to her for she had attended first grade here. Helen appreciates the finer arts such as music. For many years she has yearned to be an Aviatrix. We hope some day you'll pilot your own plane to Hawaii, the land of your dreams, Helen!

St James Institute
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