Jesuit High School - Blue Jay Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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.,, Y :r ijiissiwissiwaiwii'-m'The Bm J'-Y Ely ' Shaw, Archbishop of New Orleans, and Father McCreary, the President of 3556 the school, should be the only speakers on this occasion. But on the stage was a man who, as Father McCreary fittingly expressed the thought, Had ,male heard the knocking of young promising boys at the temple of Christian edu- cation, asking that they 'be not barred because they did not have the means glqeelrgtgirziand he has answered their plea in a princely way-Mr. Henry C. Father McCreary then told the audience that the manner in which Mr. gggigzi Prevost had answered the plea of those young boys was by a donation of 5500,000 for scholarships at the Jesuit High School. ' The donation is known under the name of the Francis Prevost Schol- glggii arshlp Endowment Fund. The interest alone that comes from this fund means Lhat ln the first year .of the new High SchooI's existence sixty boys will 61:5 ave, iS MT- PTCV0St.Sald, A chance to earn a place in the world through edu- cation 3 and these sixty boys will continue their course at Jesuit Higg School QQ? for foul' YCHTS-. In the second year another sixty boys will be offered four- 5299 year scholarships, and this number will continue to be added each successive Q-i year. ,cz No wonder th th t h en a t e name of Mr. Henry C. Prevost can be numbered emi-Z ?rff10fl8 Such NeW.Orleans benefactors as Delgado, Newcomb, Stanley, Howard, C5415 lton, TuIane,'Pizzate. Indeed, New Orleans is to be congratulated on having found among its sons such a man as Mr. H. C. Prevost, and the city will ben- ggi? emi efit hy the memorial that is a Living testament, a powerful constructive force Shaping thfg-ITDSS of lives, long after the most imposing of physical monu- 9592 ha' - nl ' ' . .QB en S WO? 6 . Jeswt High School appreciates the gift of Mr. H. Prevost. Both the glift of the father, and the. memory of the son, who died while a student of ,Mile t C-Jesuit High School, will be perpetuated in the plaque that stands in the 515, entrance to the High School: S20 Elia? ' Mile A. M. D. C. 'rj THE JESUIT TEACHERS +-as ' . 4... 6.312 DEDICATE THIS PLAQUE AS AN HUMBLE BUT ABIDINC TOKEN OF THEIR GRATITUDE TO MR. HENRY c. PREVOST FOR HIS MUNIFICENT SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, GIVEN TO THE JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL SEPTEMBER 24, l926, IN MEMORY OF HIS BELOVED SON ' FRANCIS JOSEPH PREVOST, TO PROMOTE AND PERPETUATE THE NOBLE IDEALS OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN THE CITY OF - NEW ORLEANS. , I iii? 5534 '1 3?4'?'IF7'I ?3F7'?1'i'IF7Ql 'Z9FJJi.i'Lf-?'I'2 2FXD: i IFP: .mzwmz zCX2: ':00: ':rff1' 'fw-

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P, it,...1,?61s..t2fn....str:'.t:r3fn2.,4rr2fo:..:E2i.e:r3ffn2.fe:rcY5:...rz35a2.f,x,?2u2:.,rc3'.at2..5.tg g 4 as 1233 M515 . . T155 95515 ?'fi?'i s 358 684' M55 :.... mg '15 . pc? EPB is ., 23 M956 gig? VMC iii, iss, ti is 15 65,4 95215 -7325 GHEQ 95515 Y Zz., tr. - r .f::.g . ,. -3 :D REBS :al 5:5 .EQ itil? '55 wha? its .gb . G51 , ig 'mir ni' 'Q tio was 2.3325 1 'PQ :Cac MSE ei?-I2 5185? Us ? . . . Formal Opening of Iesu1t H1gh School UNDAY,September 26, l926, saw the formal opening of the 5553 Jesuit High School. The ceremony took place at 3 o'cloclc in the afternoon in the presence of many ecclesiastical and secular dignitaries and distinguished guests. Archbishop John W. Shaw 'iii officiated at the formal ceremonies. Standing on the steps of the imposing entrance, he blessed the front of the building, and then moved in QSM solemn procession to a table on wfhich was placed a large sized crucifix. This he blessed and Rev. Father lVlcCreary, President of the Hight School, af- gf? fixed it to the wall, where it can be seen by any person entering the building. I d. . . 312.2 mme lately on the completion of these ceremonies the people Hacked QUE to the large Assembly Hall, where Judge St. Paul, of the Louisiana Supreme SSM Court, was to deliver an address. ln the meantime the Knights of Columbus Band entertained the large concourse. Within a brief period all had taken their places and many, unable to gain seats, stood in the aisles and crowded the doors. ln his speech Justice St. Paul began to delineate the difficulties that first met the Jesuits on their coming to New Orleans, and how Bienville longed for their entrance, so that they could take in hand the education of youth. Next gsm, he mentioned the scope of Jesuit education: Apart therefore from the end 89535 in View as to its own members, the great aim and object of the Jesuit Order is the education of youth: to which it has always devoted itself, and will gm always devote itself while the Society lasts. Hence the Jesuit keeps ever in mind that education which trains the mind alone and not the heart and cfm character, is often worse than no education at all. For what availeth wisdom, or riches or honors, when the heart is corrupt. Then followed an encomium of the non-elective system of education that is carried out at the High School, 51225 where the boy is not allowed to follow his own whims and fancies, but is compelled to select a Curriculum that requires judgment such as can be g 'W exercised only by those skilled in such matters. Latin and Greek, though doubtless distasteful to most of the boys, are nevertheless excellent mind train- ers. The student must think for himself and his command of language, an 51599 asset much needed in these days, is rendered ready and virile. The import- ance of mathematics was then stressed, likewise the thoroughness of a compre- hensive education as illustrated in the time-honored Jesuit system. Finally, as a Cf tf,, I fitting close to his speech, a loving and tender tribute wfas paid to the departed Jesuit students and to one in particular who has been an honor to Jesuit edu- cation. l will therefore not attempt to call the long roll of Jesuit students whose fame is immortal: poets, philosophers, statesmen, warriors, churchmen: their name is legion. I will mention but one, because he was from this State, -':: and all of you remember him, Edward Douglas White, late Chief Justice of the United States, who ranks second to none of the great jurists of all times. aim It had been intended that Justice St. Paul, the Right Reverend John W. asia .rip - ...lat - Ugg.. 4 49. ' 49. - Mig. - .Q,..,..gQ.- - .QQ-LG' ng- 'rug-p'r-Qian l -QQ-L 'V--rg-591,

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Blu' JW WE bf? QE? fifcs Ms? ZS?-1? MSE WSE ,M G5 SEQ WSE sr-'55 :EQ M896 C? Qj aiica Wav? sis is-e GE.: . HV Wi? aio x X We tai use ie' 'f' axis? W een .jj 9,5 5 .. .1. we of? WEE 1' The Iesuit High School fw Q any HE view of our new Jesuit High School on Carrollton Avenue is imposing. The red brick facade, the concrete ornamentation, and the balustraded roof, leave themselves indelibly imprinted on the imagination. The front of the structure runs the length of one of the largest blocks in the city, and two gigantic wings Hank Banks and Palmyra streets. There are five entrances. The main entrance of marble leads to the first floor corridor on which are the administration offices. An antechamber leads into the office of the Principal and Prefect of Discipline, and adjoining is the office of the Registrar. Three parlors, where visitors may consult the professors, are also on this floor. The remainder of this floor is devoted to class rooms and the library. The second floor is occupied by the classes of First High. There are about thirty class ro-oms in theqbuilding and these will accommodate over a thousand students. Each class room is equipped with all modern improve- ments and the requirements of present day hygiene. Desk chairs have taken the place of desks. The rooms have air space for forty boys. An automatic telephone connects with each class room and the Principal's and Prefect of Discipline's offices. Each class room is equipped with an electric clock that is governed by the master clock in the Prefect of Discipline's office. The win- dows are large: and one of the features of these windows, that stretch from three feet above the floor to the ceiling, is that they afford plenty of light. Each room has four of these large windows and a transom. The corridors are long and wide. Two automobiles might easily pass without fear of collision. The walls are almost entirely window space. The Hoors are covered with mastic, and in consequence, the noise from hun- dreds of feet is deadened. On the fourth floor are Fourth and Third High class rooms and the chemistry and physics departments. Each of these departments has an office for the professor, a preparation room and lecture room. The chemistry department has a laboratory covered with tile flooring. The balance room is fitted with concrete tables. The physics department has a lecture room, preparation room, laboratory and also a dark room for photographic work. There is also a private room where students, desirous of pursuing individual experiments, may carry on their work undisturbed. No expense has been spared in the equipment of the laboratories, and in addition to the instru- ments, already in the High School's possession, Sl6,000 worth of experi- mental apparatus has been bought. The basement of the building has large space that is used for recreation in wet weather. Here is situated the 55,000 cafeteria that supplies the students in wet weather. I-lere too is the 55,000 cafeteria that supplies the students 539 x :SM 'fi - 4:4 u,GJ slag ess if-at egg? 85. .sn -R filig c- ff, C559 1:5 oil: 5-:QM i 1 C?-co rat -an 49 .mn 56+ 415 wt 339 T: EESQ fG9 599 'Sli . 45, JE fit? iii? e si? 339 s'i'.::GfJ: .::Pm-:PQa'!.::QfxxzC2'fa:rrzD'f2: IE1Z'2. 'l9QZ'i 'IQQZw'IF-itll' :Gfw::QQ::.1':9F2c 'v-'f