Bishop David High School - Crosier Yearbook (Louisville, KY)

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J r-i ABOVE: View of Dixie High- way from Gagel Ave. looking north towards Shively. LEFT: Steve Wirth demonstrates haz- ards of jaywalking on busy Dixie Hwy. at Gagel intersec- tion looking south. mm

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THE CROSIER 1975 Bishop David High School • Louisville, Kentucky 40216 • Vol. 10 CONTENTS OPENING 2 STUDENT LIFE 8 ATHLETICS 19 ORGANIZATIONS 57 FACULTY 68 CLASSES 77 INDEX 108 CLOSING 112 Our school is situated among and draws students from three neighborhoods in southwestern Jeffer- son County all joined to that pulsating lifeline the residents call, Wide, Wide Dixie Highway . . .

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2tf Shively is a fourth class city with a growing population of over 20,000. It is Kentucky ' s fifteenth largest city. Shively is surrounded by Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan areas and spreads out from the point where 7th St. Road and Crums Lane meet and become Dixie Highway - the traffic-clogged main artery for the southwest suburbs. Our school is situ- ated between Shively and Pleasure Ridge Park on the highway. One of the highlights of Shively is the Newman Library, shown in the picture at left, which doubles as the Shively City Hall Building. The tower in the picture is used as a fireman ' s practice tower. Shively is known for the distilleries located within the city limits. To- gether they employ about 1 ,000 resi- dents and pay about one half of the city ' s tax receipts. Other landmarks in- clude Shively Park, one of the first major parks to open in Jefferson County. It is located behind the Shive- ly City Hall-Newman Library building. Soon to be built is the Marty Axman Memorial Fountain in memory of a community leader and father of a Bishop David alumnus who died of a heart attack several years ago. Another landmark is St. Helen ' s Catholic Church which was founded in 1897. It is located in the hub of Shively on the corner of Dixie Highway and Crums Lane, and is one of the largest parishes in the Archdiocese. Shively, formerly known as St. Helen ' s, was renamed in commemoration of one of the 18th century founding families. In the old days it was a truck farming communi- ty- Most of the businesses in Shively hog Dixie Highway. The main shop- ping centers are Bacons and Southland Terrace. Night life for most students is going to McDonalds for a hamburger or just crusin ' Dixie Highway looking for something to do. Many of our stu- dents live and work in Lively Shive- ly.