Fenwick High School - Blackfriars Yearbook (Oak Park, IL)

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of the training of the active student at St. Joseph's school as early as 1851. There is no need to expand upon the activities offered and engaged in at Fenwick today for the present volume will amply show by word and picture the various educational, moral, physical, cultural, and recreational activities engaged in by the stu- dents at Fenwick. A brief persual of this book will suffice to show how Fenwick and her religious teachers fulfill their duty to God and Catholic secondary education in the United States by training young men in the knowledge of Christian principles of right living so that they may bring to the com- munities in which they shall spend their adult lives the advantages of a Christian heritage twenty centuries old, the great moral training and guidance of the Catholic Church. Brother ll. J. Sclioffinzin, C.S.V., NLS. D Biology Mr. A. R. Lawless, I3.A. Coach and Physical Director Miss Loretta Frasz, B.A. Librarian

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Rev. E. C. Lillie, O.P., Rev. J. A. Quinn, OP., Rev. Ii. M. McGowan Religion History and Religion Religion R q, , .miiii i Tl Il I I I I 'lfillllll-l Tlllllllll l M.A. B.A. , O.P., B.A. last, but not least, school to be founded by the Dominicans in the mid-west is none other than our own beloved Alma Mater, Fenwick, which opened her doors in 1929. It has always been characteristic of Dominican education to lay stress upon moral and intellectual development, but this does not mean that it neg- lected the other phases of activity necessary for a well rounded education. The idea of extra-curric- ular activities to develop the whole man always played its part in the scheme of Dominican educa- tion. Sports had not yet become a part of school life in the middle of the last century, the hardships of the pioneer sufficed to build up the body, but from records we do learn that such activities as debating, music, and dramatic productions together with the publication of a monthly paper were part

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IN MEMORIAM 'lhe members of the Class of 39 on the eve of gradua- tion deeply mourn the - ence of their friend and who died August 24 1938 as a result of an accident at Chadron Kansas May he rest in peace l 1 , 9 , ab S . classmate, Harold R. Rempe, 9 ' 7 5 9 , . Harold li. Henipc The Seniors' Story . SEPTEMBER 1935 We entered as new Freshmen, trembling, but determined to succeed. Beginning in October we spent our Sunday afternoons in Mills Stadium watching the Fenwick Football team. ln Decem- ber the basketball season captivated our interest, and soon after- ward we ran into those tedious semester exams. The rest of the year was well occupied with the Midnight Show, the Boxing Tournament, the Annual Carnival, and the final exams. SEPTEMBER 1936 As Sophomores we were more mature, and quite frequently attended the Fenwick dances. The football team became City Co-Champs, and the basketball team, not to be outdone, walked off the courts at Loyola as National Catholic Champions. In April the only play at Fenwick in four years, Joan of Arkansas, was pre- sented in the gym. June again brought the final exams and the end of another school year. ll il ll l l l l 'MIIIIIII Mii