1957

OUR VILLAGE:
By 1957 St. Mary's thrift store began to show a profit and St. Mary's pastor Father Jeremiah Murphy was able to give back $1,500 to Bishop Buddy and the diocese.

SD HISTORY:
Theodore Seuss Geisel, long-time La Jolla resident writing as Dr. Seuss, publishes "The Cat in the Hat", changing the way American children learn to read. He had been given a 225-word list, with a challenge to develop a book which would improve children's literacy. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and two Academy Awards, Seuss was author and illustrator of 44 children's books.

His books became an important part of SVdPV’s literacy program at the Village.