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

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ffbovez Reverend W. D. Van Rooy, O.P. Righfc Reverend G. G, Conway, O.P. ,AJ nzuffos unnof The 'Facul+y, sfudenfs, and Faiher Con- way's many olher friends congralulafe him on his +wen+y-fiflh anniversary of or- dinafion 'ro 'rhe priesfhood. Fa+her Con- way has been 'reaching here for iwenly- four years. His specially is mafhemalics, of which he has laugh? all high-school courses. He is fhe founder of 'lhe Debaling Union and has direcfed ii from ifs in- ceplion in I935, and many a champion speaker he has developed. All Fenwick sfudenls know Faiher Conway as fhe manager of 'rhe school books+ore, a posilion he has had ever since he came here. He has sponsored several olher aclivifies. Since Seplember, I932, he has de' vofed himself generously 'ro Fenwick and has given many, many hours of his lime for ex+ra help lo his former sludenls who refurn +o +heir frusfed and admired in- slruclor. wo Sfver yugilees Congralulalions are exlended +o Fa- fher Van Rooy upon his compleiion of 'rwenly-five years in 'rhe pries+hood. Fa- +her came 'lo Fenwick in Sepfember, I932g +augh+ here +wo years: 'rhen +ook fwo years of graduafe work al lhe Uni- versily of Wisconsin. ln Seplember of I936 he refurned and has remained here since. His aclivilies here have been numerous: class moderafor many +imes, drama+ics +wo Years, The Wick i939- l942, Blackfriars I955 and I956, and many olhers. He became assislanl prin- cipal in I942 and was principal in l943, I944, and I945. He direcled lhe Fen- wick Building Fund unlil 'lhe presenl ad- difion was builf. He has laughl English, Journalism, Lalin, Religion, and German. ,H

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iscip ine in fhe school is lhe problem given 'ro Fafher Reardon: and all of us have many no+es aboul him and fhe office on sec- ond floor. The duly of lceeping II8O +een-agers in order is no+ an easy assign- rnenf, and penances and jug have been frequenf causes of irriiafiong buf really we do apprecia+e +he necessify for cor- reclion and lhe excelleni' resulls obfained and +he good advice given by our effi- cien+ direcior of discipline. Faiher Reardon was born in Sioux Falls, Sou+h Dalio+a. He a++ended +he Dominican elemen+ary and high schools fhere, and 'rhen enfered Nolre Dame. He joined fhe Dominicans and sfudied a+ River Foresf, and was ordained 'rhere in I949. He has been assigned lo Den- ver, Colorado, and lafer wenf 'ro ihe Uni- versify of New Mexico, where he was chaplain of fhe Newman Club. The Reverend John l. Reardon, O.P. Ph.Lic. The Reverend John Fran:7s Jacobs OP. Ph.L'c. B.M,E. Direcfcr of Sfcdies 7-a fAer aco has given us many occasions for pleasanf enfries in our memory noleboolc. His genilemanly consideraiion for us in our diiiicul+ies wi+h siudies and marlcs makes us ior+una're +o have him as one of our leaders. Fa+her Jacobs comes from Currie, Minneso+a. Afier high school in Minne- soia he enfered S+. Joseph's College in Collegeville, lndiana. During his ihree years in ihe Navy he afiended ihe navy fraining school a+ Marquefie Universify, where he remained ai+er his service dis- charge fo gef his degree in engineering. He enfered lhe Dominican Order, 'roolc his philosphy af River Fores+, re- ceived +he degree of Liceniiafe in Phil- osophy, fhen complefed his 'rheology course and was ordained a+ Dubuque, Iowa.

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'W nl' Rcvc ond Reverend Reve end Re crcnd I D MALONE O A A SIMONES I W RECAN me fGCMlfcy A IJS SFCC!!! PHC? among fhose who dII'eC+ us Our memory noleboolr could be enhrely filled wnlh recollechons of +he +each ers bofh prles'rs and laymen who 'framed In fhe ar+ of +eachlng and guided by a Chrlshan philosophy of lnfe have endeavored +o have us calch 'rhelr splr1+ of schol arshup and devohon 'ro God and Hrs precep+s The long and careful +ralnmg of fhose who leach us make Domlnucan educahon whai 1+ ns a process no+ merely of durechng young people fo full ihenr mnnds wlfh facis bui of fllhng fhe scholashc con+en+ mio iheur luves and gnvung lufe and sludu s a purpose We hope +ha+ we have caughl +he1r spurs? of seemg 'rhmgs ln a +rue perspechve fheur spurrl of s+udy of +olerance and pahence of manly Chrlshan charuly Our 'reachers as much as our paren+s have shown a genuine un+eres+ ID our umprovemenf and develop menf They have seemed severe af hmes +hey have gnven us worried hours +hey have lnfllc+ed penances on us Of course we have noi' reached fhe siars +hey have pounfed ouf for us buf we are be+'ler equipped and +ramed and closer +o +hose s+ars fhan we were on lhe day we en+ered Fenwrclc ln+o our nofes we pu+ a sincere word of 'rhanlcs fo fhese +eachers who malce Fenwlclc +he oufsfandmg school of 'rhe commumfy and make us proud 'ro be as soc:a+ed wr+h +hem and 'rhe school Rcvc end Vcrv Revo cnd Rcvc cnd Rc Q end I MADR CK OP M FISHER OP E M MCGOWAN OP MS T A DYMEK OP MA W 'MDV A--'P ,, M 1 'W J., 7' H , ' 4 'fu Y Y V' R. l. TUCKER. O,P. B.S. . , .P., M. , .O.P.. B.A V. .O P M A . , . - I I I I I - . - I 1 I . . . . , I . ' . . . . . - . , I . . . I . . i Y f f VY 1,. I,,..M.A cr. ,,,M,A . . .. A . -Q N fy f N ,Z -.W X l7