Fairfield College Preparatory School - Hearthstone Yearbook (Fairfield, CT)

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LOYOLA HALL BRIDGEPORT In The sprang oT I948 a new phase oT The Buuld ang Fund campaugn begun an I946 was launched waTh The sellung oT cardboard braclcs Tacsamales of Those used an The acTual consTrucTaon The openang oT Xavaer Hall an SepTember I948 was a concreTe ancenTuve To sales and a TurTher realazaTaon of The bualdung plans Though Xavaer Hall has been used sance aTs openang by The College deparTmenT aT wall serve as a classroom and laboraTory bualdang Tor Prep uunaors and senaors evenTually Scholasfac vaTalaTy was evadenced an The annual meeTang oT The New England Classucal AssocaaTaon held an Berchmans Hall on OcTober I6 I948 and an The Homerac exhabaTaons presenTed by The Jun uor Class an I949 and l95O A revampang oT The TormaT oT The Bellarmane uarTerly The Prep whach won a TarsT place award Trom The Columbua ScholasTac Press AssocaaTaon an I949 Thus was The year oT Preps wonder eleven our TursT uncle TeaTed TooTball Team La Salle oT Provudence STraT Tord Iona oT New York Greenwach Xavaer oT New Yorlc Roger Ludlowe and STamTorcl all Taaled To down our luggernauT For The record we mughT menTaon ThaT Preps Teams an The seasons of I948 I949 and l95O enaoyed an eaghTeen game unbeaTen sTreaIc In I95O FaTher James Barry who had been STU denT Counsellor sance The openung oT The school leTT Tor The mussaon oT Jamauca BWI and was succeeded by FaTher Thomas Murphy The enTare sTudenT body assusTed aT an ouTdoor Mass an honor of Our Lady ceIebraTed on The porch oT Mc Aulaffe Hall on May I I95I Thus scholasTuc year also waTnessed The erecTuon oT a shrune To Our Lady oT FaarTaeld OTT The paTh leadang Trom The area an TronT of Berchmans Hall To McAuluTfe Hall FaTher Fraracus X CarTy SJ succeeded FaTher Kennedy as Prancapal aT The sTarT oT Preps TenTh year ATTer almosT seven years as RecTor I:aTher Dolan was succeeded by FaTher Joseph D FaTz Gerald SJ on OcTober I8 I95I EPILOGUE Now our Alma MaTer begans a new chapTer oT her hasTory waTh FaTher FaTzGerald To guade her on her consTanT course Torward As earnesTly as we hope and as Tarmly as we belaeve ThaT FaarTaeld Prep wall grow greaTer and reap new harvesTs we Thanlc ThaT The glory oT her TarsT Ten years as a brallaanT one We The members oT The Class OT l952 are happy and proud To have had a parT however small an Thus momenTous decade I942 I952 A benefacuaraes oT all ThaT as good an FaarTaeld Prep we wash To Thanlc Those who clad so much Tor her and Tor us The Iv1osT Reverend Maurace I: Ivlc AuluTFe D D oT revered memory has successor as Bashop oT The Duocese oT HarTTord MosT Reverend Henry J OBruen DD The RaghT Reverend and Reverend Clergy and SasTers oT The daocese who ji' TV mil! BERCHMANS HALL have gaven such splendad encouragemenT and sup porT To The school our parenTs and The members oT The Bellarmane Guald and The l:aThers Club who have sTood soladly behand every endeavor sponsored by our Reverend RecTors To The good people oT ConnecTacuT and especaally Those oT The ammedaaTe area who gave To The new prolecT an FaurTaeld a warm and cooperaTave welcome To all we say a very sancere Thanlc You FURTHER JOTTINGS FROM THE SCHOOL DIARY I942 I943 FaTher John J McEleney SJ as ap poanTed RecTor on March I8 regasTraTaon be guns an May under The supervasuon oT Rev D AugusTane Keane SJ and FaTher Muchael Walsh enTrance exam gaven aT CenTral Hugh School an BrudgeporT The Tlag raasang ceremony near Bellarmune Hall an July Bashop McAulaTTe blesses Bellarmane Hall an AugusT Mr Thomas . . . . ll m III ' Q - - magazine. eTTecTed a change In conTenT and layouT fum , - W Z,-M 'j , K g' 'i I I .I ' S.J .... I I I ' ' I 8

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mine l-lall Terre-ce cn lhe allernczn ol Jne lorh, IQ43. l-lis Exce iEVTCf. Bizhop Q'Brien, conferred lhe dielornas and Pa'rer lv4iEecey and Pl: Excellency, i Governor Raymond E. Baldwin aodrezted lhe as- sernblaqe. Eighl greduales received lher dplornas in person, wh'fe loqr olhers were aozenl in The service of lheir coc ry. The second acacernic year was Pllirqly begun wirh a solenfri ccriecralien el llne :chocl lo The Sacred Hear? eg Qepi. ln December, l944. lwo ol The Jesisils rrczl dreclly concerned wilh Preps louwdirg exchanged roles. Palher lvfcilerey be- came Prevircial oz 'he New Enqlard Province ol lhe Sociely ol Jegci, whle Palher James H. Dolan, SJ., became The iecond Peclor of l:a'rl'e'd Col- lege-Preparalory School. As Provincial himself, 'ncch lo lhe delighl cf 'he zlcdecl body. i l945 lc al'lail al In Sererncer, -wo , of 'n tion rear Seiaiide Par? in Brfdqeoorl, c f 545 lreghnwen. Alcnnni Pied wa: deoicaled Q o cer. Darrg lhis year cleci :or lhe lulure rner+ cl Fairfield Un've'5i'y irlo an inglir iecordafv, colleqiale. q'edJa'e and pfee elude: dfawn up Lander Parre' Dolanls sucf were made public. l946 brouohl 'he decarlgre ol flne pr .-, had held rhe irnporfavi coil' of Prirooa' frg' leur years ol Press lfferv Palher fn Pei iy, SJ. To succeed hrr cafe Palher W3 Kenredy. SJ., who was 'C 'ernain al lhe lor lhe nexl live years. This :anne year, l94o r'n3 ff lhe arrival of Mr, Pelle Grvoli, who replarea Nr vs? fun., BELLARMINE HALL . ,. , , ,f e','l :ff'I,,'-'-.tg -Q .tiff--:V ri'-Q 5-Tiki, lnvifigi.,-E . . ,.,e'. N , M . '- .' .ff f Q V f is McAULlFFE HALL F i l . . , , . , , , , Vjl Cf' Do A' Lag boar' I-Cweer-A F rm 'fs- 'run r::.l.:f- T,-AN-Q, ff ffl-X 1 Cfsgfe fs: 3--.lf-+ fe A ff V ,.. J ce ...e .Je V c, -,,- c, ,, ... L, v, ode V ' 'C ,J : c - 4 r V i f . ,, - ' 3' i'3 Cficiie C' e 'ence :'c:e .'. 331.3 c' Pa ez P'e:. C' ae:'e oer A MWMMQ. car' .M .c ,F . -4 ,ML - Wm-M-,..-M A1 -,- -- A s ,-o-.,, e, a 1 ,adcoo - - ca c - e 5 L,e e'r r- i nf-Ars - rvqfs-0 1-no. .I i, fc Alf ,, ' ' ' ic, ee s cs eye - cc: e pea' '43 saw cel, ' 'fa 'L c' Ninn Ame' ca a S: V' ' 'r 1' r - ' 'N K Ps . , i Vi 'QEC Lf' 'ff 'v C. S.. 7225 :E ENV 'f 'ff' Av ' ' or Ljrahzj or' '-Q. Clear-c. new S:fi'E: :V - T :E-Keri If-r ,E-.AS v -. v-i-,: : rei. Av1iAJ'.-.Q L.-E . ,-'E has -..E .',: Cimii' if 33 5 Z'3 Q'93 J f 5 'C 'Eli ic 'he s'c'.' c' 'e fc':ei. Vvle c 'Q C:c'e' a -ic :e3'ee3 az e'e -, . :'we' 'n e 54' rn:A.?'lHS'C'.5' 'he su. cc ecei e': - '.e'1 'e3. A ce:a'e c' 3' ceece 2' e fre' ff 'Jae 'ffl 42 Mya- -A c':,Q a -.e Mme ree: :fm ' E 5 -cewesinc ce:-:':,'3 53' : : ce'e ':'.. Y 5 f l i ' - ,i -. ,' , , e'N1:.:'e'e 3 f racer' a'd 5'-:e 1 fve'e e- an 6 94' the ' ee ri 'ne 3115 'PX 'N' F 'Vs ' N' fvsfxr- f-nrvx 'of' i in f- - - i ir J- lCv'v:fI c ,Luv -3 'qw' . r: c- fc: SQ L3 I L i', wi. T328 rv Q'E5r TQ C' 3 'ne reader c' e:,:3 :n. Bcffre 'he cfie 3' 'he Ee-'ehdan' Hail. The VQQ :rg wgg gggag .ard af Mm-, . H, Q. Aw. e- --- .V :MMA4 -.,.,-. A: .Le Y - ll l ocioe - .ce J o od, pc- - -rv s or :,., L cc c. l 3 :iffy 1:3 ,

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STEJFZA- Murphy us appounled fursl coach school opens on Seplember 9 lhe lursl relreaf under Fr John E Lyons S J Prep loses uls lursl foolball game 'lo Hopkuns I3 O lhe fursl' Parenls Nughl un McAululle cafelerua on December 9 Fr Fay fursl Dean of Men leaves for lhe servuce debale wulh BC Hugh on March I9 second Parenls Nughl on Aprul I3 un Bellarmune Hall lhe fursl' Annual Pruze Debale won by George Kearns 45 'rhe larsl Sodaluly Recepluon al whuch Fr Paul Barry SJ spoke E Slanlon Kennedy 45 won lhe fursl Oralorucal Conlesl lhe unulual Senuor Prom al lhe Rulz lursf Gradualuon Exercuses on Bellarmune Hall lawn Carl Asman Senuor Class Presudenl was Salulaloruan and Wulluam Mann Valeducloruan I943 I944 The second year beguns wulh 395 slu denls refreal conducled by Frs Archdeacon and Herluhy lhe cuslomary Parenls Nughls debale wulh B C Hugh un Boslon and Loyola School wun 'Www XAVIER HALL un New York un March rhe usual Pruze Debales and Oralorucal Conlesls 'rhe lounl concerl lursl of several wulh Laurallon Hall May devoluons al' 'rhe groflo Preps fursl baseball game won by Prep over Sfaples Hugh 4 3 lhe flrsl school play Twelflh Nughl new slalue deducaled al lhe grolfo on Sodaluly Recepluon Day Fr Paul Murphy SJ spoke D Day and dauly Mass for lhe prolecluon of our lroops Communuon Breakfasl' for lhe senuors and Graduahon Day See Page 5 I944 I945 The hurrucane un Seplember and no school for Iwo days we number 42I rs Lunehan and D Tobun guve our relreal Calholuc Book Week we deleal SI' Joseph s Hugh de bafers un Phuladelphua +he dealh of our good fruend Bushop McAuIuffe un December Fafher James H Dolan SJ becomes Reclor Hugh debalers defeal ours here Memorual Mass for James Curran 43 kulled un acluon Juluus Caesar al lhe Kleun V E Day lhe deafh of Ruchard Gerely Ex 45 us reporled from Europe newly unslalled Bushop O Bruen celebrales Mass 'For lhe senuors on Gradualuon Day I945 I946 Our numbers now reach 6I3 dedu caluon ol Alumnu Fueld on Ocfober 7 Annual Relreal by Frs Donaghy R Kennedy and W Dwyer loolball banquel and lhe dance al' lhe Barnum J V loolball leam league champs nexl year also debale wulh Cranwell Prep un March baskelball lournamenl' af Newporl' R I Moluere s Would Be Genlleman al 'rhe Kleun Communuon Breaklasl and gradualuon I946 I947 Frs Waller E Kennedy and Darcy arruve 'ro replace Frs Reully and Kelly luve lay leachers uoun lhe laculfy 692 sfudenls Buu ung Fund Druve slarls lhree day carnuval al' K of C Hall Frs Creed McFarlane and Barry preach lhe relreal ground us broken lor Berch mans Hall on Jan 7 Page I25 'rhe lursl' Falher and Son banquel Valenlune Day dance al Euchners A Bell For Adano al' 'rhe Kleun ground us broken for Xavuer Hall un Augusl I947 I948 Enrollmenl' us up lo 849 Annual Relreal' by Frs Leo O Keele McGovern and Barry Mud Wunler Dance lhe Bruck Campaugn beguns The Three Wusdoms of Old Wang us presenled 'rhe new cafelerua un Berchmans us opened end of anolher year I948 I949 A hugh enrollmenl of 924 lursl wun lay leacher Frs Gookun Leroy and Barry guve 'rhe relreal baskelball feam loses un Boslon 'lournamenf Brolher Orchud al 'rhe Kleun Greek exhubuluon I949 I950 A record number 983 our llrsl undefealed loolball feam lhe magazune druve Frs P Foley Reardon and Barry relreal' mas ers Falher McEIeney newly consecraled Bushop welcomed by lhe sludenls on Aprul 28 Sporfs Nughl on lhe l9'rh senuor uumor debalers lose lo B C Hugh here we presenl' Career Angel 'rhe second Greek exhubufuon I950 I95I Enrollmenl of 972 I8 game unde fealed slreak ended by Sl' Muchael s un N Y Frs Leo OKeele A McCarlhy and T Murphy preach lhe relreal' fhe Mud Wunler Dance Whal A Lufe al lhe Kleun Solemn Hugh May Day Mass on McAuluffe porch I95I I952 The lenlh school year beguns wulh an enrollmenf of 854 Falher Joseph D FulzGeraId SJ becomes Recfor un Oclober lhe Holy Hour and vocaluonal lalks for lhe senuors e relreal by Fr Thomas Burke of N Y Fr Talbol' and Fr Thomas Murphy we have menfuoned only 'rhe hughlughls 5 . . . I u-H - , h ' ua- 'vw ul T- ' ll. - I ' . I lil!! 'Nw . over Harding In foolball . . . dealh of Mr. Coakley, nn nn un. I 'lu ... I -,Qs ' L...... . , I - . 5 j. ':g.B.C. 9