Campion Jesuit High School - Knight Yearbook (Prairie du Chien, WI)

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BLUE SKIES GREEN HILLS TALL TREES TURNING BROWN SHOWERS OF AUTUMN COLORED LEAVES BLANKETING THE LAWNS DAYS GROWING SHORTER NIGHTS BECOMING CHILL WIDE EYED FRESHMEN GAZING SILENTLY AT THEIR NEW HOME EAGER SOPHOMORES MILLING IN THE SMOKER DEJECTED JUNIORS MOVING IN THE HALL CONFIDENT SENIORS TALKING OF THE RISING FROM THE STANDS BOOKS DUSTED IN PREPARATION FOR THE APPROACHING QUARTER EXAMS THE FIRST FROST CHANGING THE MORN NG DEW TO A SILVER PLATED CARPET BATS AND OWLS AND PUMPKINSHEADS APPEARING ON HALLO WEEN HEY LOOKIT' ITS SNOWING' WHERE RE MY ICE SKATES7 HOMECOM'NG WITH ALL ITS RIVALRY AND REVELRY SHINING BEFORE THE BONFIRE THANKSGIVING MEANING THE CRUEL ASSAULT OF THE FIRST SEMESTER IS OVER SENIIORS GLOWING OVER THEIR NEW CLASS RINGS PAST SUMMER AND DREAMING OF MAY . . . TOUCHDOWN CHEERS

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Reverend Thomas J Stemper, S President of Campxon Although Fr Thomas Stemper, S has been the president of Campion for the last six years his associations with Campion reach back to 1931 when he first came here as a scholastic He became head prefect of Sr Dlvl sion two years later, and held the post of athletic director as well Fr Stemp r left Campion in 1934, and after his ordination to the priesthood, returned In 1939 to assume the position of assistant principal Hts subsequent appoint ment as principal in 1940 was followed two years later by his assignment as president, which office he has held to the present It is perhaps significant that ours is the only esult school at which he has taught in uly of this year, he will have been here continuously for nme years, during which time Cam reason for this recognition were required, we should say that lt has been due m great measure to Fr Stempers conscientious leadership and enthusiastic devotion to the continual improvement of Campion, materially and schol astlcally as well as spiritually And it is this remembrance of the capable leadership inspired by his administration during our four years here that will be uppermost in our memories of Campion when we, the class of 48, are graduated pion has flourished and grown to enjoy a more widespread recognition. If a . 4 ' ff