Saint Bede Academy - Via Baeda Yearbook (Peru, IL)

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Administration Works Hard To Educate Us St. Bede College and Academy is a boarding and day school for young men. It comprises three departments: the major seminary, the junior col- lege and the academy. Both the junior College and the Academy are fully accredited to the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and to the University of Illinois. Each is recognized by the State Department of Public Instruction and affiliated with Catholic University of America, XX'ashington, D.C. This institution of learning is conducted by monks of the Order of St. Benedict. In its edu- cation program it strives to inculcate the ideals of an Order that for fifteen centuries has been one of the greatest civilizing and Christianizing forces in the Catholic Church. Abbot 1..mren e ri one it his daily rounds. pauses for a moment tu see how Brother Dom- inic is progressing with his work on the west steps of the abbey. RT. REV. LAXVRENCE VOHS, O.S.B. THIRD ABBOT OF ST. BEDE ABBEY PRESIDENT OF ST. BEDE COLLEGE AND ACADEMY Abbot Lawrence is a native of LaSalle where he began his studies in St. Patrick's school. In June, 1922, he entered the Benedictine Order and was ordained to the priesthood in 1928. XY'hen St. Bede bought Spalding Institute. Peoria. in 1933. Father Lawrence was assigned there where he remained until his election as Abbot, April 10, 1942. During his reign as Abbot, St. Bede has seen a steady growth in its community. At present there are sixty-four priests. six clerics and ten brothers. Since Abbot Lawrence took over his duties. many improvements have been completed. Reno- vation of the school was necessary because of a fire in 1945. Other additions include a new gym- nasium, water tower, sewage disposal plant and stadium.

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if L, Father Dunstan Morrissey, O.S.B., director of studies, has a meeting with Father Nicholas Schille, O.S.B., registrar, and Father Stephen Souse, O.S.B., secretary, concerning class schedules. St. Bede students come to know Father Nicholas Schille, O.S,B.. early in their school days at St. Bede. It is his primary duty to register all students. Father obtained his B.A. at St. Bede and his M.A. at Catholic Uni- versity, Washington, D.C. During his nine years as Rector and Prin- cipal, Father Theodore Fuertges O.S.B., has seen a steady increase in student en- rollment. At present there are nearly four hundred and twenty-five students in the College and Academy. These students are cared for in academic affairs by a faculty of forty-one. All but four of the fauilty are members of the monastic community. Father Theodore received his B.A. from St. Bede and his MA. from Catholic Uni- versity. He later did grduate work in Education at Bradley University, Peoria. Freshman Ancient History classes enjoy the informal manner in which Father Theodore gets his matter across to them. Transcripts and class schedule changes must be taken care of and Father Stephen Souse, O.S.B., does a meticulous job in this endeavor. Quiet by nature, Father received his college education at St. Bede and later acquired a Licentiate in Sacred Theology at Catholic University. w I V Q i Q 2 Q Father Theodore Fuertgcs, OSB., rector and principal, consults Father Victor Henkel, OSB., disciplinarian and bursar, about school affairs.