Catholic Boys High School - Rocket Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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FR MARTIN E. BUSBY FR. THOMAS J. KENNEDY FR JOHN W. KORDSMEIER FR. SIMON STOCK O.C.D. . . .AND A FACULTY OF 10 IN 1955 By 1935 the school had one hundred thirty-three students and the need for a full time athletic director became evident. The job went to Mr. Tom Murphy who, in two years, despite a small football squad, won eighteen out of twenty-three Games. Growth continued and with over one hundred forty students expected for September 1936 enrollment Father Healy knew that the Gaines St. building would be inadequate. With an extensive remodeling job, the larger State St. building seemed the answer to growing pains. The summer was feverishly spent in changing the dormitories and private rooms of what had once been Fitz- gerald Hall of Little Rock College into a high school. When the iob was completed the building had seven classrooms, a large study hall, as well as a library and cafeteria. The old building was devoted exclusively to the science department. Hundreds attended the formal opening of the new plant on October 28th. Sports-wise too, '36 was a big year. An athletic association was formed as well as the Rocket Booster Club. The following season Mr. Cliff Shaw was signed on as assistant coach. With Mr. Murphy's departure in 1939, Mr. Choice Rucker took over the athletic department. This year also saw Frs. Claiborne Lafferty and John J. Mulligan added to the faculty. In the meantime Fr. Healy, having given the school a good start, was appointed Diocesan Director of Schools and Hospitals and Fr. James E. O'Connell succeeded him as principal. Father Healy's program was carried on by Fr. O'Connell and these other faculty members appointed during the late thirties and the early forties: Fathers James W. Nugent, John E. Murphy, Patrick M. Lynch, Edward R. Maloy, Rudolph E. Maus, John F. Kilpatrick, John M. Bann, Adam A. Micek Cfirst alumnus to be ordainedj, Arthur L. Pietrowiak and N. Charles McGinnis. A Fathers Club was organized in 1938 and a Dramatic Society in '39 produced plays under the auspices of the club. The plays were directed by Fr. M. F. Donovan, another new faculty member. Ccontinued on page 871 FR. LAWRENCE P. GRAVES 1946-1947 1946-1947 1948-1949 1951-1952 1952-1953 1948-1949 FR. JESSE C. CHENEY 1944-1950 FR. JOSEPH S. QUINN 1945-1946 FR. JOSEPH M. WALSHE 1950-1951 MADAME HEMANS MADAME BERTOLOTTI 1949-1951

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. 4 PRIESTS IN 1930 Athletics took its position among extracurricular activities right from the start, and the program was directed by Father Yeager. He directed the football program for the first few years while Mr. Tommy Donahue coached basketball. Other early coaches were Mr. W. D. Mathers, Mr. Joseph Scott and Mr. Collie Williamson. It didn't take long for a good thing to catch on, by the start of the second year the student popu- lation almost doubled itself. Two new priests were added to the faculty, Fr. Joseph Burns, formerly of Morris Prep and Fr. F. A. Allen, recently ordained in Rome. Under Fr. HeaIy's direction the school's first newspaper, The Squawk, came into being, the Annual Spring Carnival made its bow, a P.T.A. was organized, the Sodality was set up. Getting Acquainted With Madge, the schooI's first play, was presented in the Fall of '33. In the following Spring Fr. Healy originated the Annual Father-Son Communion Breakfast, an activity close to his heart. Increases in enrollment continued through the early '3O's. Old faculty members departed for sem- FR. CLAIBORNE LAFFERTY FR. JOHN J. MULLIGAN 1936-1938 1936-1938 FR. JAMES W. NUGENT FR. JOHN E. MURPHY 1938-1939 1938-1940 inary and pastoral appointments, and new ones ar- rived including Fathers Leo M. Dailey, Charles A. McCauley, Richard J. McCauley, Thomas J. Prender- gast and Stephen F. Jacklin. . . TO 187 STUDENTS FR. RUDOLPH E. MAUS FR. JOHN F. KILPATRICK 1939-1945 1940-1941 FR. PATRICK M. LYNCH FR. EDWARD R. MALOY 1939-1941 1939-1942 FR. JOHN M. BANN FR. ADAM MICEK 1941-1943 1941-1945 FR. A. L. PIETROWIAK FR. N. C. MCGINNIS 1941-1943 1942-1951 II

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I I ' I I I 8 PRIESTS FR. ADAM A. MICEK '33 FR. Jesse c. CHENEY '34 FR. MARTIN BUSBY '39 FR. EDWARD L. MOONEY '42 QP' Maior Seminarians at St. John's: Mr. Earl Booth '47, Mr. Thom. Keller '50, Mr. Raymond Rossi '50, Mr. Bernard DeBosier, Hon. '51, Mr. Richard Savary '52. MR. JAMES C. DOIG CSC, '47 l BROTHER IZ SEMINARIANS :gg FR. PAUL BUJARSKI '37 FR. JOS. BROWNING SJ '37 115 KNO... X FR. THOMAS STAUDER '42 FR. JOS. BILTZ HON. '49 To be ordained in May 1955 Minor Seminarians at John's: Mr. Louis Hart '53, Mr. John Oswald '53, Mr. Edward Allison, Hon. '53 and seated: Mr. Thomas Donahue '54. I3