Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School - Loughlinite Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Dedication Loughlin ' s Silver Jubilarians of 1960: Brother James, Brother Alban, and Brother Adrian. The history of the Christian Brothers throughout the world and in particular at Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School has been fittingly chosen as the theme of the last and finest tribute a graduating class offers its school, the yearbook. Here at Loughlin we have three Brothers who epitomize the devotion and zeal which characterize all Christian Brothers, wherever they may be. It is, therefore, with humility and re- spect that we, the Editors and Staff of the Loughlinite, on behalf of the Senior Class of I960, dedicate our yearbook to you: Brother Alban Francis, Brother Aurelius James and Brother Cletus Adrian on this, the occasion of your twenty- fifth year in the Brotherhood. Brother Alban, since you arrived here at Loughlin at the beginning of this school year, we have come to know and respect you for your abilities both in the scholastic and athletic fields. Coming to us from LaSalle Academy in Providence, Rhode Island, you brought with you a reputation for being an excellent history teacher and a tennis coach of outstanding merit. We have watched you, as teacher, and as moderator of our tennis team, competently and efficiently live up to your reputation. We congratulate you on your twenty-fifth anni- versary in the Brotherhood, and we pray that your future endeavors will be blessed with the same success which has marked your first quarter century as a Brother. Brother James, since you returned to Loughlin from the Christian Brothers Academy in Albany, New York, in 1957, you have been a teacher and advisor to the seniors of Loughlin. You have spent thirteen years on the faculty here. As the moderat or of senior activities and as a teacher of Latin, you have given us the benefit of your knowledge and experience in all phases of senior life. In addition you have been the alumni moderator affording past graduates of Loughlin the opportunity to keep in contact with their alma mater by means of dinners, dances and athletic events. We congratulate you on your silver jubilee and we trust that your work in the Brotherhood of Christ will flourish ' for many years to come. Brother Adrian, since coming back to Loughlin in 1958 from Ecole Monseigneur Tache in Quebec, Canada, your zeal and generosity have set an example for all who know you. As a French teacher your command of the language has motivated many boys to choose the humanities for their higher studies. As Director of Athletics your zeal and your ability to organize have been instrumental in the many honors and awards Loughlin has garnered this year. Brother Adrian, we congratulate you on this, the twenty-fifth anniversary of your entrance into the Christian Brothers. Our prayers will go with you always in the fervent hope that you will continue to experience the joys that only a vocation to the Brotherhood can bring. It is to you Brothers, and to all Christian Brothers that we can attribute the fine education we have received here at Loughlin. Therefore we wish to extend to you our heartiest congratulations on your silver anniversary in the Brotherhood, and offer you our prayers that God may bless you with many more fruitful years in His treasured work.

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Brother James checks the files of Senior Activities with Harold Murray and Tom O ' Grady. Brother Adrian ' s class frequently enjoys reading the French newspapers which he provides.

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Brothers advance cause of education in America I adore in all things the will of God in my regard. These were the words uttered by Saint John Baptist de la Salle on his deathbed. The date— April 7, 1719, Good Friday. How emblematic of the future of his then infant order, destined one day to become the largest religious order of men in the Church solely devoted to the instruction of youth. From humble beginnings in a small school in seventeenth century France, the Christian Brothers, despite trials and set- backs, have emerged as the embodiment of the true Christian spirit. The enormous expansion of the Brothers of the Christian Schools throughout the world came as a result of the foresight and courage of men who envisioned the need for a religious order to educate in Christian principles the sons of the working class. This vision was brought to realization on the North American Continent when Calvert Hall was founded in Baltimore in 1845, one hundred and fifteen years ago. ■ Calvert Hall was co-founded B ' i by Brother Francis, the first . J J M American Brother, who re- m ' I Eg ceived the habit in 1842. ■■■■ 4 H E yen tnen tne Brothers and j 3sS their teaching were in great tf»9j demand, as Brother Francis himself wrote to the Superior Brother Anthony General: . . .we began two classes ... we have one hundred students ... I had to refuse a good number . . . not to overcrowd the classes ... the pastor could not contain his. joy at seeing the establishment open. Despite opposition from all sides Calvert Hall and the community grew. The program was expanded all through the United States, not least among all the districts was New York. In 1848, Bishop Dubois of New York wrote to a friend, I have the sorrow of witnessing an abundant harvest rotting in the earth for lack of Apostolic laborers. It was into this field that the Christian Brothers entered. After a twenty-two day steamship journey, four Brothers embarked on a new horizon full of faith and hope in the future. New Yorkers of the 1840 ' s were accustomed to strange sights, but many stopped to gape at the spectacle of three Christian Brothers, in long black robes, white rabats and tri- cornered hats upon their heads, riding on top of a coach up Canal Street. The fourth, guarding the baggage, followed in a cart. About this time, a man named Francis Barat, later Brother John Chrysostom, who lived sixty years in the order, became the first American to join the order in the New York province. His first contact with the Brothers was made by giving lessons in English to newly-arrived freres. Three more joined this little group in 1849. Bishop Hughes, then Bishop of New York, suggested a formal cere- mony for the induction of new Brothers. This was accom- plished, Bishop Hughes himself presiding in the old Saint Patrick ' s cathedral, on Pentecost Monday, 1849. It was mainly due to the efforts of Brother John Chry- sostom that the parochial school system, which is still faith- fully carried on by the Brothers of this district, was begun more than a century ago, a fitting remembrance to Brother John, pioneer and first novice of New York. Their first New York school was Saint Vincent ' s. Many of the neighboring clergy looked upon this as an experiment, but this was proven erroneous, as within a few short months their work progressed more and more, till their toils pro- duced tangible evidence of their ability. For in July of 1849, a contest of questions and answers was held whose results amazed the Bishop. At this time the Brothers were congratulated on their achieve- ment. Faith and zeal had con- quered all the barriers that challenged the success of that valiant band of pioneers. The future loomed bright and hopeful. As immigration totals in- creased, the need for more educational facilities was pointed out. The first metropolitan community house was completed in 1849 and the Brothers moved from their temporary quarters on Howard Street. The Brothers expanded their apostolate in the parochial school field by taking charge of St. Patrick ' s School. St. Stephen, St. Mary, and St. Francis Xavier parishes all built schools having the Brothers as faculty. St. Joseph ' s and St. Stephen ' s were staffed by the Brothers in 1855 and 1866 respectively. Brother Cassian