Christian Brothers College High School - Guidon Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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The Most Reverend Archbishop of St Louls The hustory of the Brothers of the Chrustnan Schools In e Musslssuppl Valley reaches back almost to the beginnings of the Catholuc Church m thus area At the early date of l8I9 we tlnd three Brothers In hlstorlc Ste Genevieve teachung under the aegus of Blsho DuBourg They were the flrst Chnstnan Brothers to labor nn the mted States However because of cnrcumstances beyond thelr control these Brothers were forced to dlscontunue their school after three years of hardshrp and toll Only after thu years the ear I849 thus tame at the mvntatnon of Archbishop enrlck the Brot ers were able to return and reap the fruut of theur earluer sow mg and to begm what has now become a century of successful labor un the field of Chnstuan Educatlon un the Archduocese of Samt Louns lt as truly a happ prrvrlege for me as Archbushop of St Louls to we expresslon to t e Brothers of the smcere gratutude of the whoe Archdnocese for theur century of labor un our mudst and to extend to them heartfelt congratulatuons on the celebratlon of the centenary of thelr work an the United States Certainly God s Provu dence shmes brlllnantly m the extended and glorlous apostolate of Slncerely un Chrlst JOSEPH E RITTER Archbrshop of St Louis November 5 l947 ,The Most Reverend Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louls On thus goyous occasion of the One Hundredth Anruversary of your establushment IH the United States I loln with your many nllustruous alumnu and your frnends In extendmg my heartfelt con gratulatuons and good washes on the century of achievement an the field of Catholnc educatnon The Archduocese of Salnt Louus has every reason to glory an the progress whuch the Brothers of the Chrustlan Schools have achieved smce the humble begmnmg at Ste Genevueve Mlssouro Today throughout the length and breadth of our land the mfluence of the Brothers an lmparhng a clearly defined and truly Catholic method of traumng body and soul has made ntself felt an all spheres of Amerlcan llfe May the efforts of the past century contmue to blossom forth m the centuries to come under the glonous banner of your patron and founder St John Baptlst De La Salle Slncerely yours In Christ JOHN P CODY Auxulrary Bnshop of Samt Louns March I5 I948 1 1 o . . I 0 I I the Brothers of the Christian Schools in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. 1 I

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S ,,.-nv'-0 ' xN Moa! ,mf adam Brother Elxphus V1ctor Assxstant General of the Brothers of the Chrlstlan Schools on the OCCSSIOH of the Centenary Celebratmon Aprll May 1948 humbly prostrate at the feet of Your Holmess begs the Apostollc Benedlctlon for the Brothers of th Chrlstxan Schools ln the Unlted States of Amerlca Teachers Puplls and Alumnl lllflllll NIIR IX IJOVINO PIUSP P XII S lx. , 1 - 4 3 x , 'I 'I X 'rl flx F If K fl af , ' x . ff N X il' 'V . X 1 X E 5 x , P - f , A Q I X 1 Y S I . lg' fag' 3, V , 1, LQ tags: ue' X ., ,- -g,JV.,g- 1 ' I 334, if , ,V 1.-Y ' I ? l . - ' 1 Q . . . . . V 5 , .