Cretin High School - Cretinite Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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Brother Timothy, a newcomer to the Cretin faculty this year, has, in this relatively short time, established himself among the students as a truly remark- able figure. Upon his arrival here at school, he commenced his duties as a teacher, assembly moderator, Senior Class Moder- ator and golf coach. However, his service in these capacities was interrupted for the duration of several months, when, due to an automobile accident, he was forced to abide in a hospital ward. After a successful, but unfortunatel lengthy, recuper- ation, his former duties were resumed. The Brother's vivacity and active interest in school affairs, have caused him to be regarded with awe and respect by many. This vitality, coupled with his unique brand of humor has made Brother Timothy a most popular and successful teacher. The ,5O-'51 school year saw the arrival of Brother Josephus at Cretin, where he immediately assumed his position as advisor of 203. From the beginning he conscientiously applied himself to the tasks of teaching, aiding the students in their studies, and counseling and guiding them along the path toward manhood. His wholehearted efforts, tempered further by many a well placed smile, have gained for him the conHdence and friendship of the students. Realizing that sports, in their place, constitute an important factor in the forming of char- acter and the maturing of minds and bodies, Brother Josephus has always given unseliishly much of his time to the further- ance of many sports at Cretin. At present he is coach of the Cn basketball and B base- ball teams.

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Brother Mark has the distinction of being the Director of Discipline at Cretin. This job calls for--a keen understanding of high school attitudes and problems, as well as the ability to handle them. The cadets know all toowell that he takes his position with all seriousness, but he has never been known to be, harsh or unfair. Problems inevitably arise in a school the size of Cretin, but as long as Brother Mark is around, it can be safely said that they will never get out of hand. Discipline was not the only field in which Brother Mark was well versed. He also taught chemistry to the Seniors, acting as moderator for the Chemistry Club, an organization founded for the purpose of allowing interested students to further their knowledge in that Held. The Sophomore Class also claimed the services of Brother Mark as their moderator. Among the more important of Brother Mark's duties was probably his most satisfy- ing and rewarding, the position of moderator of the Benildus Club. The club was formed for the purpose of helping Seniors to decide what they will do after graduation from high school. Brother Mark has done a noteworthy work in his education of the students on this important phase of their life. BROTHER LAWRENCE WALTER Assistant Principal Vocational Guidance BROTHER L MARK Sub-Director Director of Discipline The years a boy spends in high school do much toward determining what his life's work will be when he leaves. The boy is indeed the man in miniature. Fully aware of this fact, Brother Lawrence Walter began, many years ago, to pioneer in the field of vocational guid- ance in high school. His experience in this field has been of incalculable value to the entire school. Upon a student's arrival at Cretin, Brother Lawrence Walter fills out a file card begin- ning with the boyis score in the entrance exams. He records each cadet's semester marks and also his percentiles in the co-oper- ative tests. An accurate knowledge of every boy's interests and abilities can be gained from his tests and evaluation sheets. These tests include preference tests to determine in what categories the student has the strongest interests. This will help a boy to eliminate some jobs in which his interests would be weak. Many tests are also designed to ascer- tain in which fields the student has the most ability. With all this information at hand, Brother will sit down with each Senior and discuss his plans for college and what he intends to take up as his life's work. These discussions are a great help to the boys. It is obvious that when a fellow reaches his Senior year, he will see much of Brother, who has taken as his life,s work the job of helping others decide on theirs.

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Belonging to the younger set of teachers at Cretin is Brother Virgil, the most recent addition to our school's faculty. Having arrived at Cretin in january, Brother set about his various tasks, not the least of which was his position as ad- visor of 207. Brother Virgil wasted little time getting into the full swing of affairs, he as- sumed, in general, the duties of Brother Martin, who had left for a southern clime at the close of the first semester. His earnestness in teaching and his attractive personality, have earned for the advisor of 207 the friendship of his stu- dents. Ten graduating classes have each successively passed through the halls of Cretin High since Bro- ther Pius first joined the ranks of our faculty. And ten graduating classes have each successively rec- ognized the sterling character of that same Brother. In his many years as a Christian Brother, Bro- ther Pius has proved to be a most versatile teacher, and, although the complex sciences have claimed most of his attention, and have re- quired a goodly share of his abil- ities, his foremost interest has been focused upon the field of nature, especially animal life. And un- doubtedly his favorite subject in this category is the study of bird- lore. The Brother has even taught a course in that subject. Supervis- ing the cafeteria is another of his activities which he has efficiently done for the past two years. It is true that a good teach- er must possess not only a thorough knowledge of the subject he teaches, but also keen insight, sincerity, ready wit, and amiability. These vir- tues contribute to his popular- ity and also to his ultimate success as a teacher, advisor, and counselor. Those of us who have known Brother Raphael, real- ize that he fulfills the above criteria. Natural inclination and genuine interest, coupled with experience in the fields of Religion and English, have given him surpassing know- ledge of those subjects. His kindly attitude toward the students, his unusual teaching methods, and frequent witty remarks, add up to the unan- imous decision that Brother Raphael is one of the most valuable and loved teachers ever to be stationed at Cretin. Y