So You Are Not Catholic!

I attended Notre Dame High School for grades 9 thru 11. There were four classes at each grade level. The classes were ability grouped and I was in the second group. Smart but not brilliant!! I was one of about six non Catholics to attend this school. All Catholic students had to take religion and the six students stayed in the class but used it as a study each day. Brother Oliver was the principal and at report card time he would go into each class and pass out the report cards to each student. When I was handed my report card I simply said "Thank you, Brother Oliver." After Brother Oliver left the teacher Brother John Charles was extremely upset. He stated how disappointed he was in what took place in the classroom. It seems that I was the only student to say Thank You and the Brother could not understand why the non Catholic seemed to have manners. I guess I should thank my mother for bringing me up right!