Menard Memorial High School - Menardian Yearbook (Alexandria, LA)

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1 l so RT. REV. DANIEL F. DESMOND Jon. 5, 1933 Bishop Desmond hos evinced ci most keen interest in his cothedrcil porish boys' school since his orrivol in Alexondrio in 1933. During these post ten yeors Menord Memorial hos grown olmost to copclcity. The toculty hos been doubled ond the enrollment hos grown from 135 boys to 300. A source of much pride cind joy to our deor Bishop is the course in militory training which hos been inougurclted in the school. His Excellency witnessed our first dress pcirode of the yeor with our new rifles.

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RT. REV. C. VAN de VEN Nov. 30, 1904 - May 8, 1932 Rt. Rev. C. Van de Ven, before becom- ing bishop of Natchitoches, was pastor of Saint Joseph's Church in Baton Rouge. lt was during his pastorate in Baton Rouge that Bishop Van de Ven came to know and admire the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. When his Epis- copal See was moved from Natchi- toches to Alexandria, he became an almost daily visitor to the school and to the Brothers. The present school building was erected during his epis- copocy. -- RT. REV. A. DURIER Mar. 19, 1885 - Feb. 28, 1904 Rt. Rev. A. Durier was the bishop of the diocese when the Brothers of the Sacred Heart came to Alexandria to establish the first boys' school in Cen- tral Louisiana. On his arrival to dedi- cate the school on the second Sunday of September, 1893, he was met at the Union Station by Rev. Bro. Felix, Principal of the School's first faculty, which comprised Rev. Bros. Robert, German and Austin.

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GHANCERY QFFICE 1805 JACKSON AVENUE ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA March 14, l944. Rev. Brother Jerome Menard Memorial High School Alexandria, La. Dear Brother Jerome: The approach of the Golden Jubilee of the Menard School arouses my interest. Certainly these five decades have been Golden years. I am proud of the record. Menard School now, at this present moment, enjoys a very enviable standard. I am well informed as to the curric- ulum of the school and in particular of the spirit of scholastic endeavor which exists among our student body. It was indeed a happy arrangement to introduce the atmos- phere of the Military Campus into our school. The recent review which I made of our marching boys was a source of edification to me. It stands to reason that the introduction of the spirit of military discipline and the esprit de corps of a Military Unit is bound to rebound in a wholesome way to our student body. I am very hopeful that the oncoming years will record new triumphs for Menard not only in the field of business and the professions, but also in the ranks of our consecrated men in religion. Our hopes are high. We have every reason to expect that our boys will turn out to be a credit to their Homes, the Church and to our Country. Sincerely yours in Christ, 7L ,p ,,,,,,,g,,a i7.,UE.....,.x- Bishop of Alexandria.