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

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l. . f. ,,,, V3 Lf, ,ff-V . 1 And what about the future? The new addition is fiiiiS'lt'l lil 5lllf.lstg3f:,,5,lii' , 7 .. . , t it -a , 2 7 l'.i lil, l ,, til i 4 ii' glllit' 1 Vi j:i'j ......., il k t , H iii l ' Z . M- ,M f,,-1-Sw ,,.- I it - -.- AN AUDITORIUM LIKE THIS is what parents and students are awaiting with hope and interest. lt can not be completely finished until sufficient funds are raised. Building Fund report tells the story Father Dooley, Fund director, says in a letter to Fenwick friends: We knew the type of people with which we were dealing, and so, we never grew doubtful or faint of heart. Was our faith justified? Were we right in giving you our trust? The Progress Report tells the story. still in debt to the amount of S500,000, the con- tractor estimates that it will cost another S450,000 to complete the new auditorium. We still need a great deal of assistance. Are we concerned about this? lt would be imprudent not to be, the sums of money involved are large. Are we discouraged? We still know our friends, we know with whom we are dealing. The steady growth of our pledge totals testifies to their willingness to continue to help Fenwick. The Dominican Fathers deeply appreciate the many personal sacrifices you are making to help us Page 23 continue with your boys. We wish to thank you for your faithfulness in fulfilling your pledge. lf you continue to help us, you can be assured that Fenwick will remain Chicago's outstanding Catholic High School. Here is our financial picture: CASH PLEDGES May l, i956 ...... S 72,224.83 S37i,i85.00 July 20, T956 ...... SlO5,86O.47 5382184.10 February i, 1957 ...Sl62,858.99 54i0,049.l2 April i9, i957 ..... Si84,750.67 S47O,772.39 Fenwick's debt to Chicago Archdiocese ............ S500,000.00 Contractor's estimate on cost of completion of new addition ...... 5445000.00 S945,000.00 Difference between pledges and debt ... 5474227.61

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4,1-if Page 25 The 247 graduates 967 underclassmen make up the student body. The 247 graduates now have a hope fulfilled - their Fenwick diplomas. They are growing to manhood. The underclass- men, still with their foibles and failings of boyhood, are working their way up. A joy to the heart of our patron To have thousands ot young people under the tutelage ot the Dominican Fathers was the ardent hope ot Bishop Fenwick. lt was not until about l8l2 that his proposed Col- lege ot St. Thomas ot Aquin was hnally completed tor the education ot the youth of Kentucky and surrounding states. The nurnloer who came to it was a great ioy to Father Fenwick the realization of a long-cherished dream. At one time it had an enrollment ot more than two hundred a large number tor that period. Within its walls many men ot note were educated, men who became well known in their professions. Among the most interest- ing tor Fenwick students are Abrahant Lincoln's school teacher, Zachariah Riney: and Jetterson Davis, president ct the Con- federate States of the South. JeFFerson Davis, as a boy, travelled on a pony all the way from the extreme south- western county ot Mississippi. iMr. Davis' recollections ot the school will he found on page 69 in the Studies sectioi' ot this bookl