Elder High School - Elderado Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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I9I2-l965 I 946- I 962 THE REVEREND URBAN J. STANG Principal of Elder High School

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DEDICATION Returning alumni could aIWays expect a warm welcome. Fr. Stang's c00pemtion with local pastors enabled real progress to be made, To his students, Fr. Stang was first and foremost a priest of God, Fr. Stang's genial good humor saw him through many a difficult moment. Whenever an annual is dedicated, the person to whom that book is dedicated is chosen because of some special contribution he made to the school It is definitely in keeping with this custom that we dedicate the 1965 Eldemda to 9. man who served Elder High School for twenty-two years, and who is, in a large measure, tesp0nsible for Elderls present successw the late Father Urban I Stang. Father Stang first came to Elder in 1940. In 1946, he became principal, a position he held for seventeen years. During these seventeen years, Elder experienced its greatest growth. The enrollment increased from four hundred fifty to thirteen hundred. The first new wing and the new gymnasiumWei-e built. In 1962, he left Elder after being appointed pastor of St. Agnes Parish in Dayton, Ohio. He served there for four years until his death. Father Stang left Elder before this yearis graduating Class of 1965 arrived. We never knew him personally. But in a larger sense, we did know him through the things he did for Elder; and we all felt a deep personal loss at his death. His life and death were an inspiration to all who knew him, and should also inspire us students to Alliomethe higher thingswwhich he exemplified throughout his life. So it is with a deep sense of gratitude that we dedicate this picture of life at Elder to Father Stang, hoping that it will be near to the ideal that he envisioned for our school.

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The priests and laymen the things of God 6 THE HIGHER THINGS of the Elder faculty are a key factor in leading their students toward . . . SPIRITUALLY A religious spirit underlies all phases of student life at Elder in the classrodm, on the athletic field, and in every other student activity. The Chapel of St. Henry is always open to the student who wants to make a visit. A priest is always available to the student who wants to discuss a problem Although most religious organizations function through the individual student's parish, Eldef has two fine Catholic Action organizations of its ownhthe Cgtholic Students Mission Crusade, and the Cadets of Christ. It is by these two meanshatmosphete and actionm that Elder fulfills its purpose to produce educated Christian gentlemen for the modern world. Archbishop William Henry Elder is both model and inspiration for the school which bears his name.