La Salle Academy - Maroon and White Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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joseph l'ngat'o William liane lCtlu:u'tl Nlcflatthy james Patrick The Maroon and White Annual O try' and meet with the standards ol' past MARooN ,two Witrrti editions is indeed a dillicult task. We, the members of the H348 yearbook stall' soon lound this out, and it is now our hope not to try to surpass past edi- tions, but merely to meet with and equal them. ln previous years, the book was ttnder the supervision ol' Brother Patrick, bttt this year Brother Patrick relinquished his post as MARooN AND XVut'rtQ moderator to locus his time and attention more closely on the Christian Brothers Centenary program. Our new tnoderator came lrom the lay lac- ulty. Mr. Vincent Mcfiinn proved himsell' a most, worthy successor to Brother Patrick. By his intimate association with the writers and other stall members, Mr. McGinn has com- pletely won our respect and admiration, and we hope that the work we have done pleases him and satislies the hours ol arduous work which he has pttt into this ISJ48 yearbook. The Seniors, from the very lirst meeting held lor yearbook aspirants, displayed their keen interest in this project. Many students possessing various talents came-writers, art- ists, arrangers, typists, all eager to oller their services. Then the important task ol' assigning each boy to the position he was best. sttited for was undertaken. After each Senior had been carefully placed, various departments were established. Mr. McGinn selected those boys who displayed initiative and extraordinary talent to head each department. He chose as editor ol' the yearbook Edward Mcflarthy, an honor student who has worked lealously in the making ol this yearbook, and William MeEnery Matthew Mztttera consequently has won the admiration ol all who have worked under him. He was capably assisted by Vincent Troli, also an honor stu' dent, and he has also contributed much to this I9-18 yearbook. To receive accurate information on the vari- ous varsity teams, members ol these teams were asked to write a description of their teams and an account ol' the season's activities. Handling this department, the sports section, was joe llngato and Matthew Mattera. '1 he business department, under the super- vision ol' X'Villiam Kane, did an excellent job ol' collecting the yearbook fees and arranging the schedule lor Senior yearbook pictures. The .-Xrt Department deserves special recog- nition lor its outstanding achievements. NVQ mttst give special thanks to Alames Patrick for all the art work prominent in the lirst sections ol' the book. XVilliam lN'IcEnery devoted much ol' his extra time in photographing the various athletic activities and other programs ol interest around the campus. Last bttt lltll least is the Arrangement De- partment. This group handled all the mate- rial, pictures, etc. which had to be corrected, and assembled. This all-important. depart- ment was headed by Aloseph Ungaro. There you have a short explanation of how we gilt this ISHS yearbook together. X'Ve are very sorry that we cannot mention all who have contributed to the yearbookfall the typists, and writersg we can only thank them for their excellent cooperation. And to you, the reader ol' this yearbook, goes our fondest hope that you will enjoy it as much as we have enjoyed presenting it to you. Vincent 'l'rol'i Robert Hebert

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Mrs. slcrotne I'. Nolan. Roger Ifaucher. Brother Cornelius. Nloderator, and Williatn Nlurphy. Centenary N Iti0S St, jean Baptiste de I.a Salle. lullx cognizant ol' the educational needs ol the poor children ol' his natixe Rheinis. opened a lree school for boys. .Ks various priests in other parishes saw the marvelous work being done by St. De La Salle. priest after priest begged hitn to open schools in their parishes. Seeing that his schools were becoming tnore nutnerotts, Ile La Salle decided to unity his teachers into a religious hotly, 'lihus was planted the seed of what is now one ol' the greatest and largest Institutes in the Catholic Church. the Institute ol' the Brothers ol' the Christian Schools. Although the early expansion was concentrated in the countries ol' Iiurope. by lS30 the Institttte was operating on a world-wide basis. Four Christian Brothers lrotn France began ltr teach in Montreal in INST. The report ol' their acttontplishntents in dealing with the Canadian, French. Irish and Indian boys tllti- ntately reached Baltimore. Maryland. and prompted .Xrchbishop Iiccleston to secure their services for .klllCl'lC'llll Schools. 'I'hree Brothers ol Irish descent were assigned lilillll Montreal in ISIS to take charge ol' Calxert Hall school in the Cathedral parish ol' lialtintore. Actually. the New York l'rorince saw its beginning under the direction ol' Brother Ifacile, I7.S.C.. in ISIN when a cotnntunity ol' Brothers was opened in St. Yincents Parish on Canal Street in lower New York. llrothers from this cotntnunity hrancihed out to found ntany grammar schools. and high schools and the famous Manhattan College. Within fire years of the lirst foundation in New York City, schools had been opened in Troy. Utica. .Xlbany and Detroit. and the roots of new provinces were planted in St. Louis, Missouri: Galveston, Texas. XVashington, II. C, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Today approximately I000 Brothers teach 31,000 young tuen in schools ol' the hve provinces of New York-New Iingland, Baltimore. St. Louis, San Ifraucisco and Santa Ife. Of these the New York-New England Province is the largest. The Brothers completed their first century ol labor in the United States in IEH5, hut, because ol' the war. the Centenial celebration was postponed ttntil IDIS. Tlierelore, throughout the country this year. Brothers' Boys held banquets, drives and other celebrations in honor of the Christian Brothers. In observance of the Brothers' hundred rears ol' service a Solemn Poutilical Mass was celebrated in the Cathedral ol' Saint l'eter antl Saint Paul for the Students of the I.a Salle Acacletny. How wottderlul it was to hear the beautiful notes ol' the Mass sung by our own I,a Salle Acadetuy Glee Club! Besides the l'ontiIical Mass, the Brothers ol' the three Rhode Island Schools conducted a drive. 'llhe drive at La Salle centered merely on the Mutuui. tum

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