Benedictine High School - Benedictine Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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QB M H h, oi Whose mercies there is no number, and oi Whose goodness the treasure is infinite, we render thanks to Thy most gracious Majesty for the gifts Thou hast bestowed upon us, evermore heseeching Thy clemency, that as Thou grantest the petitions of them that ask Thee, Thou wilt never forsake them, but wilt prepare them for the reward to come. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the I-loly Ghost, God, world without end. Amen. -Collect of the Mass of Thanksgiving in the Roman Missal.

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We - Father Florian Plays lflaior Role In Benedictine llthletrc Program llave you wondered why some of our fine athletes, as Ed VVettrick or Hd Stakolich, ever' canre to Benedictine? If you have. their look to Father Florian for the answer. llefore high school entered the minds of these players, Father foresaw their ability and encouraged them to enroll at BHS. llis own participation in sports and coaelringf have so trained and developed hirrr that he is now He- rredictint-'s chief scout. Other' boys that he has attracted to llenedic- I .t'I'Ill'lR l I,0Rl,-KN line are: Kay llorovielr, tlil Ver- derber, ltay tlernbarski, Frank lflvans, .loc Kotrany, Ronald Foli- ano, and lion tlustie. Father Florian was egraduated from Benedictine in 1934. As a student he played varsity basket- hall and football for two years. At St. Procopius college, Lisle, Ill., Father continued his sports activities and added baseball to the list. His success as a pitcher attracted even big' league talent scouts, and brought the young pitcher offers to play minor league hall for Detroit and St. Louis. Instead he chose the way of God, and entered the religious life being' ordained a Benedictine priest March zo, 1943. llere at Benedictine, Father Florian plays a major role in the athletic department. Beside coach- ing: varsity baseball and football and helping: out in basketball, Father coaches frosh basketball and weekly 'luring the winter months conducts thc Bengal loop CYO basketball tourney. As Jay Vee basketball coach, Father Florian had the first un- defeated JV team. And his efforts with the boys greatly helped Be- nedictine win its triple sports' crown in lil-18. t'lreerirrg.:' arrd bzrckirry.5 our victorious varsity this year, were many loyal fairs and llerredictine students, a thousand strong. Pictured :rhovc is a typical rooting section, taken at the East 'l'ech game. I I I I A lively march or popular trrne makes every football contest 'more lively. And this Benedictine's band faithfully supplied. Every game, rain or shine, found them playing' their best for the school. Not only did they play the Bengal eleven to victory. 'l'hey also cheered them on, as this shot taken at the Stadium during the Latin game gives evidence. Financing BHS Sports s Father Placid's Job 95501, 3502, S503 .... Ah, thought Father Placid as he prrt the money into the safe, that should going a while. help keep the athletic department Most. probably when he was back in New York, his home town, attending St. .lohn Nepomucene grammer school, Father l'lacid never dreamt that someday he would be business manager of the athletic department of a large boys' high school. Father Placid, then Francis, left New York to come to Benedictine in 1932 for his high school training. Interested in athletics, he cap- tained the basketball team in his senior year and earned varsity letters in all three major sports. After g'raduation in 1936, he entered St. Procopius college, Lisle, Ill., and here again Father cap- tained the cage team for two seasons. From college Father joined the Benedictlnes and was ordained a priest Sept. 233, 194-1. While still a cleric Father Placid joined the high school athletic de- partment as freshman basketball coach. After ordination he was made business manager of the de- partment. He still holds the business ma- rraeger's job, and through his hands 'flow all the transactions concern- ing: athletics, such as ticket sales, purchasing' equipment, expenses, F.t'l'llER l'I,.Xt'IlJ frame prog'rams, schedule rnakingr, publicity, etc. Without a doubt Father's behind the scene work played a large part in Bcncdictirrc-'s successful '48 season.

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