First-day registration in the St. Boniface Parochial School System, which includes St. Mary’s High School showed a total of 608 pupils and students. The total is somewhat less than last year.

Sixty-nine first graders contributed to the total, in which an interesting component is a 35 student Senior Class, an unusually large amount for the parish. Of the 608 students, 479 are grade pupils and 129 high school students.

In the entire plant there are 329 girls and 129 boys in which respect, the high school total contributes most to the girls’ majority, showing 83 young women and 46 youths. In the grades are 242 girls and 237 boys.

St. Boniface Grade School will be graduating 39 into the freshman year next term. This year’s Freshman Class numbers 28 girls and 18 boys.

This term’s Seventh Grade promises to give the school its largest graduating class in years, having registered 71 Tuesday, including 39 girls and 32 boys.

The Sisters of Christian Charity who have charge of the three school buildings on St. Boniface Street, Washington Boulevard and Hughes Street have a new sister superior, Sister Lucilda.

The Rev. Bernard T. Borr as pastor at St. Boniface has general charge of the schools.