Benedictine High School - Benedictine Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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Throughout the scholastic year Benedictine students have the opportunity to begin each day with Mass in the chapel. Assist- ing at daily Mass helps them realize they are Catholics at all times, not just on Sund ays. Whenever assisting at daily Mass, Benedictine students can be found reading a missal or a prayerbook, or praying the rosary. A favorite form of prayer with every Benedictine student is which is prayed publicly during October and May. rosary,

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to Rev. Father Robert R. Wilkes, 0. R. whose presence was felt . ..inplay ... in study .. .inprayer The Reverend Father Robert R. Wilkes, O.S.B., in his first year as principal of Benedictine, success- fully directed the school through one of its greatest years. Father Robert was born January 1, 1921, in Cleveland. He was graduated from Saint Benedict parochial school and Benedictine high. He obtained his bachelor of arts degree from Saint Benedict’s college, Atchison, Kans., and completed work for his master of arts degree at the University of Notre Dame. He was ordained to the priesthood May 31, 1947. Through his many contacts with the faculty and students as a teacher, administrator and rector, Father Robert has won the admira- tion and love of everyone connected with Benedictine. 13