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

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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

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,H P. J. MURPHY. S.J TREASURER R. A. Bernert, S.J., Principal V k ' 1.-lLi'f:fF':s2i45-5:12. E. W. COURTNEY. S.J. C. M. REINERT. S.J. SUPERWTENDENT ASSISTANT PFHNCIPAI.