Seton Hall Preparatory High School - Tower Yearbook (West Orange, NJ)

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Orange, in full View of the Orange Mountains, it could be easily reached from most surround- ing communities. The former land and building in Madison were given to the Sisters of Charity which they have developed into the largest community of that order in the country and one of the finest women's colleges in the area, St. Elizabetlfs. The administration rapidly began changing the new sixty acres to suit the needs of the school at that time and still provide for future expansion. The original mansion was converted into a seminary and the cornerstone was laid for a new college building. On March 8, in the year 1861 Seton Hall was granted its charter by the State of New Jersey. The charter, which is still in effect today was unique in more ways than one, it served as a model for others to follow and it gave full re- ligious educational freedom without government interference. And so in this year, Setonia offi- cially joined the ranks of fewer than forty pre- paratory schools in the country before the Civil War. In 1863 work was begun on what is now the oldest building still standing on the campus- the center of student religious activities for both the prep and college, the chapel of the Immacu- late Conception. Its architecture is recognized as a perfect example of English Gothic and its altar stalls have been called first-rate examples of early American woodcraftmanship. The next year the college building was com- pleted and named Bayley Hall in honor of the founder, Bishop Bayley. To add a disasterous climax to this period of expansion, a devastating fire stru.ck Setonia in 1866. It completely demolished the original man- sion which housed the seminary and might have spread further if it were not for the efforts of the priests, teachers and students who worked to confine the blaze and save as much as possible. But the loss of half his facilities did not dis- courage Bishop Bayley. He erected a completely new seminary in the early l870's, which still stands today as our Administration Building. Setonia suffered a greater loss in the following years when Bishop Bayley was made Archbishop of Baltimore and Father McQuaid was made Bishop of Rochester. But as a compensation for this loss, Seton Hall received the support of two brothers, Fathers Michael and James Corrigan. In 1873 along with being president of the Hall, Father Michael was made the youngest bishop in America and in three years was forced to devote all his time to that work. His brother Father James took control of Setonia. His first accomp- THE UENTENNIAL YEAR lishment was organizing the alumni association and construction of Alumni Hall which later served as emergency living quarters when the second fire struck twenty years after the first in 1886. Like his predecessors, Father Corrigan did not stop but immediately set out to rebuild the college building. In 1889 the Prep was organized as a distinct educational unit but still maintained its close association with the college by using the same campus and facilities. In 1909 another fire damaged the Hall only to be overshadowed when Msgr. James Mooney, president at the time, erected two new build- ings, Mooney Hall in 1909 and the new Bavley Hall in 1913. The next great addition to the Hall came in 1940 when the new Auditorium-Gym- nasium was built. In the past five years many new buildings were added to the campus under the guidance of our current president, Msgr. John L. McNulty, who along with our present and former headmasters, Rev. Thomas J. Tuohy and Rev. William J. Duffy, proudly attended the Centennial celebration of Seton Hall in the Waldorf-Astoria last December. Throughout the years the aim of our institu- tion has been, uto impart a good Catholic edu- cation to young men in the critical years of their lives-to train their moral, intellectual and phys- ical being .... The mere imparting of knowledge is looked upon as a small part of the work of Seton Hall. Although a hundred years ago at Seton Hall teaching methods were different, discipline was stricter, and there was less emphasis on scientific studies, the founders and administrators have never wavered in, carrying out this principle aim. As proof of this continual development of Catholic men, Setonia's list of graduates grew rapidly. In the years before 1900 about three hundred men were graduated. In contrast to this, over fifteen hundred were graduated from the University this past spring alone. These great numbers of graduates have brought the fame of Seton Hall not only to every known profession but to every part of the world as well. There are Setonia products in Africa, Arabia, Spain, France and Ireland as well as all over our own United States. It is to them, the past and present graduates of Seton Hall that this issue of THE TOWER is proudly dedicated. '51 E N N Ge 'qi + + 1856 1956 tl Q Ns 4 l ui

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Table of Contents ADMINISTRATION Page 3 SENIOR CLASS Page I6 UNDERCLASSES Page 52 ACTIVITIES Page 66 ATHLETICS Page 80 CHOPLICK CROSSES CHICKAMAUGA CREEK THE MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITY KNIGHTS OF SETONIA