Notre Dame High School - Crusader Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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WE P Y TRIBUTE T0 . .. RICVICRENIJ I!ltU'l'lllCli HAli'l'HOI.UMEW. Sli., lVl.A. Atl liuni pc-r lianifi to the Sacred llt-art through Mary, has been the guiding light of llrotln-r llartliolome-wis fiftyfiw- ye-ars of rt-ligious life. If Notre Dams- lligh Svhool stands today. it is dum- to his rt-lt-iitless efforts and his indolnitalile will. lla- used 1-wry nie-ans in his power to give tht- Crusaders every possible ad- vantage. morally. inte-Il:-rtually. and physirally. llc' staffed the school with choice religious nn-n, lnrought to tht- students wt-ll-furnished lahoratories, spacious, modern 1-lassroonis. and a niagnifiwnt gyninasitnn. llc gave- them a means of participating in all typi-s ol sports. thus aiding thi-ir physic-al dove-lopnient. Notre Dame will always stand as at lixing te-stiniony of his great low for Our Blessed Mother, and as a inonunit-nt lo a great Christian e-durator. It is, therefore, in a spirit of deep gratitudt- that we- cl:-flii-atv this first issue of The Crusader to Reverend Brother llartlioloim-w. Sli., form:-r provincial of the New lfngland Province of the Brothers of the Saw-rod llt-art. and founder of Notre Dante High School. 8

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'UMW L uf iizgfffg' sf' A , fu ' , I H al. i- 'E j tx .331 km 1 i 'P 3 eipifti -iyy I 1,4 il ia ' K X I' Q if l it e 'Z iw M if III ! W s 'rf I 3 .r f ,. I , Iii Q. 1 ,Q-f' 1 F ' :fe lf... t , R4 A: or November. 1953. Crusaders, now in- it X e X i Q ' f stalled in the new school stantl about -'F 5 ,,fl 4f's X . E W , 'Q MWMM during a short revess. They are an- - ticipating, the completion of the new ,e V gymnasium. .J K , 4 - A. 5 ,w ' th I . it B 4 L99 4-. f as K if-.RX if . , N ,H iyw MMM. Rl X l 1 . x i . , X i. - , Q . . my r g t k: X 3 1 ' ifge k J W yy . ttolmer l974 Bi-hop Wright 'Nlr Tousignant. Iirothcr leo and 'Nlayor Levanti '-mile cheerfully as ax 951 lunior with their excort parate in a maLe of tolor Thi Crand Ylareh ll1g.l'lllf1l'lIS the ,, .......s-J -ci--1. October. 1954. Bishop Wright. assisted ly Brother Leo, principal. prepares to insert the vornerstone :luring dedicatory exercises.

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'HOST REVERENIJ JOHN J. WRIGHT. D.D. REV. OMER .l. IIHEVRETTE Bishop of Wurfestvr Ph.D.. S.'I'l1.lJ.. J.4I.D. mp um J. Wrigglifw furuivr nluli:-5 na 'iuwiliury liislmp uf thc- Arvh- Thi- Rr'w-rmul l'.i-lor ui liuuuuulzilr- liuiwt-pliuti Puri-h hi ilu ut ilu-lun hruughl his pntvrmil niiuistraitiuns lu tho students ui the ti 1-lu-rislu-il nu-mort uf his furuu-r tum-lim--, ilu- l4r..llu-i-- ul thi in li ulhirs uul in Slmruu :mil Mulmvr. Later as Bishop uf his :mn nliuvvsc- Hr-art. ,is he- o'.lgv'rlx v-.ill-lu-il thu-tu prngro-as in the- iwlilvailimi nl it uri:-ir hi- wvli-uuu-nl lhi- Ilrwtlwrs tu 1-stnhlish ii svrollilary prop in nth:-r rumruuuitit-Q uf Nun l'iugl.iuil, hv -trnnglx rowululuemlul the ui rhlwurg elf'-pilv uuuivruus vliffiriiltii-s. Two years after tht- bring the tulvniitngf-s ul lhvir at-lurlnr-liip :mil rt-ligiuus lraliuiug, tu thi mi uni oi lhi- le-ii1pm'ar'y arluvul. hu. un Us-tulwr 215, 1931, sulvnmly ul North Worm-atm' ifuuulx. Culisvqiu-ntlx. lhv- yiuiu-i-ra ui Nutr: vawil 4 mln' llaiuu' lligh anti Gsluua-iuui, ilu this uvraisiuix, llia lligh fuuutl nliuutlznlt twuiaulnliuii .mil hvlp in l'i.tllu'r lfhvir mtl 41 i 1-sa:-+I it fuuil uivh that thi- sluilvuls iu their personal train' turf' for the-ir wr-Ifnrv. They. Ili:-rvinrl-, tluiuk him :mtl Gml fi ui L, 1 -li I trzuliliun ul an-lf-gov:-rtiuu'ul lrasml un uhat is right, for, ui-sa lic has so ggnllnullx 1-ttvlulml :mil 1-xl.-mls to llu- Cru-ul4r in and Nutrv- llnuu- lima shuulzl in 1-ivrx uulk ul' lift- r-xvtupliiy thi- Christian 1-ililvzitioti uf yuuth in Ihr' l iI4'l1luurp alvu. all 1 uns ztuil gt-nil:-inzltnwsa that usrruvim- thi- iili'. 'lihv iuvlnlu'r. in i nun uri' llnpl-3 lu he uumugg tha- priiilt-gt-il flovk of His Ex- i 1 'my Gini mul Our Lnilt lu pri-in-t his pt-rsun zlntl bl:-at and ,..r. .11 uf mt .....i.-ft..ta..,... BROTHER DENNIS, S.C., B.A. A man needing no introduction, Brother Dennis was the motive force of Notre Dame High School for the first three years. He was vice principal, a member ol the school board, and always an active recruiter both for the school and the community. His seal for the welfare of each and every young Crusader will remain unparalleled in the history of our school. Although a specialized teacher of Latin and foreign languages, he held his own in any other high school subject, whether it be religion, math, speech or dramalics. He has left, as it were, a part of himself here in the Alma Mater Song and in the school emblem, both creations ol his prolific mind. Can we ever forge! such an imposing personality? BROTHER EUGENE, SC.. MA. Piety, a great spirit of faith, and nnllagging devotion to our school beat characterize Brother Eugene. Brother was one of the varlicat ro- cruitera. After having spent a year of apt-uializeil study in Rome, he joined the teaching staff in the fall of '53. Aa vice principal, junior class advisor, and director of the Leaguf- of the Sacred Heart, he exerted a great inlluvm-e over the entire student body. A perfct-liunisl at heart, he found many a way ui he-tte-ring the school organism. An English scholar himself, hr- was able to give to each uf his English sliuherits an immediate preparation for 1-ull:-gn. Brother Eugene was called upon in 1955 tu assunu' the direction of is sevondnry school at St. Colum- ban's, England. He is 1-quul tn the tasks at hand. The Crusade-ra arul the faculty int-mhcrs have lost in him a sonrvt- ul' inspiration and encouragement.