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ships for the next five years. As well as being a great basketball coach, Prof was also а very inter- esting personality. It is a known fact that he kept a live grizzly bear in his cellar and would wrestle with it. He used to amaze his gym class by tossing a shot-put into the air and catching it on the back of his neck. Another one of his tricks was to dribble a basketball with a broomstick and using the broom- stick to hit the ball into the basket. The more recent of the three is Mr. Kasberger, who is still а prominent personality around the school today. “Joe К” as he is called, came to Saint Benedict's in 1930 as a graduate of Oregon State and Columbia University. Also included in his back- ground was a year of football at Notre Dame in 1924, the year of the “Four Horsemen.” With his great ability and knowledge as a coach “Joe” be- came a valuable addition to the coaching staff. The school prospered in the thirties under the direction of Rev. Boniface Reger, O.S.B. who had succeeded Father Cornelius, O.S.B. in 1927. Father Cornelius had retired due to his failing health. Among the activities established in these years was the school band. It was begun in 1931 with the assistance of Father Boniface for the purpose of “adding zest to many of the school activities. especially in the field of sports. Also in 1931 the official sch ool newspaper was instituted and called The Gray Bee”; the name was later changed to The Kayrix” and finally The Benedict News”. “The Gray Bee” provided an opportunity for those who had journalistic talents to develop their abilities since the Quarterly, the former school journal, had been abandoned in 1918. K x Jost MIS, SEPTEMBER | St. Benedict's Prep To Stay and Build 4 же с N жә 788,622: жз የበለ el th popud страни. Viana das ha compe ce әзі ¡de Главе» ЕНОТ Ранк ORRIN чо T PSIG espe? am um “теге s tw petes ар In 1934 the Glee Club was instituted. In its first years the Glee Club performed primarily for the parent sponsored events held at Saint Benedict's. It afforded “ап opportunity for enjoyment of music and the appreciation of art. These early Glee Clubs established a tradition for which the Glee Clubs of today are still famous. On July 9, 1937, Rt. Rev. Ernest Helmstetter, O.S.B. succumbed to a heart attack. Rev. Patrick O'Brien, O.S.B. was then elected Abbot and became President of Saint Benedict's which position he held until 1966. With the forties came the second world war and great changes took place in the school and the country as the nation adjusted to wartime life. Many teachers and former students were called to serve in the ranks of their country, while the students re- maining in Saint Benedict's contributed their share by participating in the school war bond drives. The war was very much a part of the students' lives as evidenced by the frequent appeals in the Benedict News to buy war bonds. In 1943 Father Boniface retired due to ill health and was succeeded by Rev. Gerald Flynn, O.S.B. In the following year Father Gerald was replaced by Rev. Charles Carroll, O.S.B. In 1948 Mr. Cavanaugh who had coached the school's track teams since 1928 retired. The fol- lowing year Rev. Phillip Hoover, O.S.B. was ap- pointed to the post of Headmaster which he held until 1961. Also in that year another of the great coaches, “РгоҒ” Blood, retired. For the next eight years the school continued in a regular routine all the while becoming more and more distinguished in the fields of academics and athletics. The enrollment during these years was approximately seven hundred students while many hundreds of applicants were refused each year. This situation initiated the desire to erect new facilities and with this goal in mind, a fund drive was started in 1957 which proved to be a success. The groundbreaking for the new building was held on February 27, 1958. The new addition was com- pleted early in May of 1959 and dedicated on May 4 by His Excellency, The Most Rev. Thomas A. Boland, Archbishop of Newark. The new facilities were first used for the commencement of the class of '59 and the classrooms were put into use the following year. The 1961-'62 school year saw Rev. Mark Con- froy, O.S.B. succeed Father Phillip as Headmaster. The next major changes of administration came in 1966 when Abbot Patrick because of his inability to fulfill his duties due to ill health resigned in Novem- ber. Shortly afterward, the monks met and elected Rev. Martin Burne, O.S.B., a graduate of Saint Benedict's, Abbot. The following June, Rev. Laur- ence Grassman, O.S.B. succeeded Father Mark as Headmaster and Mr. Kasberger stepped down from his roles as Athletic Director and football coach. These changes bring us to the present day, a day in which Saint Benedict's resembles the school begun in 1868 only in its goals and principles. Now in its hundredth year Saint Benedict's in accordance with its centennial theme, Reflection-Direction, is not only looking back upon a rewarding hundred years but also looking ahead optimistically to a future that appears very promising.
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Graduates of St. Benedict's Had to Pass а Rigid Examinatít John A. Derivaux and Raymond 3. Mul- Un, the twó young men who were grad- uated at the commencement exercises of St, Benedict's College, in High street, at Krueger's Auditorium on Thursday night, were talented students. The final exam- ination of members of the senior clase is very strict st this college, for it covers every branch of study taken during the entire course, and to be worthy of a diploma a candidate must attain a very high average in every branch. The fact that Mr, Derivaux anf Mr. Mullin passed the examination with the highest honors is evidence of their ability. ARMY NAVY ን А y ) à MARIN ES Raymond J. Mullin, -- 5 In the drama at the commencement they exhibited marked dramatic power, speaking their lines correctly and with the proper emphasis, and even in long and impassioned sentences nelther became ех- ceasively declamatory. They merited the vigorous applause the audience gave to their efforts. f the Inte Michael М, indie, who зав pro- During this period of growth, the athletic teams e o£ ihe qo] p were also growing in size and in the esteem that a celebrated baritone soloist, singing at they were commanding from the public. The varsity John A. Derivaux. concerts and in church choirs. : Š E sports which had begun so inauspiciously around the turn of the century were, by 1930, flourishing. ward changes, the school still possesses the same Basketball was ‘Һе most popular. sport at Saint fine core underneath.” Benedict's. Teams in the first twenty years of the The year of 1919 also brought with it new op- sport won over eighty percent of their games and portunities for Saint Benedict's to expand its borders. compiled several records one of which is the state On March 21, Saint Benedict's day, Mr. Bernard M. scoring record of 145 points in one game in 1914. Shanley, Jr. donated a sum of money for the purpose This record is still in existence. The football te am of building a new gymnasium. On May 2 at a quickly established itself as one of the foremost in special meeting of the Order of Saint Benedict of the state and gained the nickname of the “little New Jersey, the chapter voted to buy the Halsey Notre Dame of the East. Invariably the teams property adjoining the school. The acquisition of placed one or more members on the all-state squads. this property resulted in a decision on July 16 to The track teams were also very successful and build a large addition to the school and a new gym- . achieved great fame especially in the nationally ac- nasium on the Halsey property. These additions claimed Penn Relays and in the М№.Ј.1.5.А.А. meets. were necessitated by the inadequacy of the existing The baseball team, one of the earliest sports at the building to accommodate the increasing number of Hive, did not fail to live up to the great tradition students and by the lack of proper gymnastic facili- established by the other teams. ties. The frame buildings on the property were torn There have been many outstanding athletic down and the new buildings were erected with the coaches at Saint Benedict's; however there are three gymnasium being named in honor of Mr. Bernard who stand out: Mr. Ernest “Prof” Blood, Mr. James M. Shanley. These new facilities enabled the school Cavanaugh and Mr. Joseph Kasberger. The first of to continue to expand to an enrollment of 500 stu- the three to come to Saint Benedict's was Mr. Cava- dents and by 1924 there were 700 students. naugh who had been called “the best coach and In May of the same year Rev. P. Cornelius, trainer of scholastic teams in the country. A O.S.B., who had been instrumental in the building former graduate of Saint Benedict's, Mr. Cavanaugh drive of the early twenties, started a campaign for came to the Hive in 1919 from coaching at Barringer the purpose of raising money to purchase property High School. Although he did spend a few years for an athletic field. This highly successful cam- coaching basketball, his main distinction was on the paign culminated in 1925 with the purchase of four track. His cross country teams were state cham- acres of property at Third Street and Fifth Avenue pions for the first fifteen years after he came to in Newark. It was in the fall of 1925 that the first Saint Benedict's and four of his runners at one time football game was played at Benedict's Field. held world marks. Benedict's Field was one of the most complete and In 1925 “Prof” Blood came to Saint Benedict's. modern athletic fields of the time, consisting of a His credentials upon coming to the Hive were baseball diamond, football field, tennis courts and remarkable. For he had just finished coaching the a quarter-mile track. The field had accommodations Passaic “wonder team” which had accumulated 157 for 7,000 people for football and 2,000 people for consecutive victories. The basketball team prospered baseball. under “РгоЁ5” leadership winning state champion-
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