Elder High School - Elderado Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Origin of Catholic Secondary Education of Price Hill The summer of 1912 is a significant one in the history of Price Hill. At that time came the first announcement that our fair suburb was to be honored with the establishment of a Catholic High School for boys. Rev. John F. Schoenhott, pastor of St. Lawrence Church, made it known that the Society of Mary would send two of its members to take charge of the new educational institution. Excitement spread rapidly throughout the hill; it gripped young and old, parent and Child alike, and was especially evident in the eager antici- pation visible in the faces of the prospective high school students. Were they not to be the pioneers in a new enterprise? They felt all the enthusiasm of a great adventure. Eider High School was the nzme bestowed on the new institutizn as it took over the old school building on Warsaw Avenue, just opposite the church. Such was its humble beginning. But the germ ot a splendid undertaking was there. Established primarily for boys from St. Lawrence School, Elder never- theless was attracting students from the entire hill and even from St. Anthony Parish in the basin of the City by the time it was a year old. The courses she offered included academic and business subjects. There were no electives; every pupil followed the same curriculum. The new school made rapid progress. The idea spread that the girls, too, ought to have the opportunity of higher education under Catholic auspices. An expansion program was needed to meet this new demand. Elder High moved into a new building on Laclede Avenue, Boys and girls alike crowded the hallowed halls, for it was now a coeducational institution. This expansion came about under the guiding hand of Rev. Louis J. Nau, who had succeeded to the pastorate of St. Lawrence Church on the death of Father Schoenhoft. With that initiative which characterized his entire priestly lite, Father Nau planned yet farther ahead. He was not satisfied to see only a minor portion of the youth of Price Hill reap the fruits of higher education offered in the still- parochial Elder High School. He beheld Visions and dreamed dreams of every Catholic boy and girl continuing his or her education under the guiding hand of religious teachers. A central Catholic high school for the parishes of the Western Hills was his ideal. He worked unceasingly for the fulfillment of that ideal. He instigated the discussion of such a school, and so convincing were his words that ten other pastors joined with him in forming the Elder High School Association. A bond issue was floated to finance the new undertaking. Father Nau was elected to the Presidency of the Board of Directors. A site for the building was purchased. The present day ELDER HIGH SCHOOL was well on the road to realization.

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