The St. Joseph High School Home and School Association has voted to become an active participant in the Community Relations Commission (CRC) of Atlanta, becoming the first school in the metropolitan area to join the Commission.

At a meeting of the CRC held last week at St. Joseph’s, CRC executive director, Nat Welch praised the active part that Archbishop Donnellan has taken as one of the 22 members of the Commission. He also analyzed the role of the high school in the following manner: ‘It is the only place I know of where rich and poor, black and white, from suburbs and inner city go to the same high school. The best place for a student to get a people-oriented education is at St. Joseph’s. This type of education is very important to equip our children for the national and international problems they will be facing as adults. Our leaders of tomorrow will have to have the capacity to solve people problems.”

The CRC was created in 1966 by the mayor and the Atlanta Board of Alderman to improve human relations and eliminate discrimination. In addition, according to Welch, it “fosters mutual understanding, tolerance, and respect among all economic, social, religious and ethnic groups in the city.”

The Home and School meeting also included a discussion by Fred Stokes, chairman of St. Joseph’s religious department.

Principal Ray C. Kerwin announced that the school will add an eighth grade next year. This decision was reached by the Archdiocesan Board of Education at its meeting earlier this month. Applications for enrollment and further information by telephoning the school at 659-6300. MOTES