St Ferdinand High School - Crusader Yearbook (Ferdinand, IN)

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Priests Contribute Best As an integral part of the parish, Saint Ferdinand High School plays an important part in the lives-of many people. Father Firmus Dick took over the duties of pastor of Saint Ferdinand Parish two years ago. Saint Ferdinand High School represents an integral part of the parish by serving as the educational center for its young citizens. Father Dick takes an active interest in the well-being of Saint Ferdinand High School while taking care of his parish. As superintendent of Saint Ferdinand High School, Father Bernard Verkamp presents Christian standards and morals so necessary for a good school. Besides acting as superintendent, Father Verkamp teaches religion and coun- sels the students. He has gained the respect of every stu- dent. Interests to S.F.H.S.

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Bishop Paul Leibold Assumes Duties of Evansville Diocese On April 6, 1966, the Apostolic Delegate, Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi, announced the appointment of Auxiliary Bishop Paul F. Leibold as Ordinary of the Evansville diocese. Prior to this appointment, he served as Apostolic Administrator of the Evansville diocese upon the retirement of Bishop Henry J. Grimmelsman on October 25, 1965. Bishop Leibold was born in Dayton, Ohio, and was or- dained in 1940. He spent two years at the Catholic Univer- sity studying law. After six years of work in the chancery office in Cincinnati, Bishop Leibold was sent to Rome to acquire his doctorate in canon law at the Angelicum. While there he served as assistant pastor of St. Suzanne’s, the American church in Rome. On his return home, he was appointed Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, a post he held for ten years. He also served as Vicar General of the archdiocese and pastor of St. Louis parish, a downtown parish in Cin- cinnati. While serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati and Auxiliary Bishop of the Evansville diocese, he was also chairman of the diocesan building commission, the dio- cesan school board and the diocesan liturgical commission of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. 5

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St. Ferdinand High Welcomes New Principal Sister Mary Carmen, O.S.B., has joined the ranks of S.F.H.S. once again. After leaving us for three years, during which time she taught business subjects at Mater Dei in Evansville, she has returned to fill the position of principal. Taking an active interest in every department and every student, Sister Mary Carmen is making every effort to help us obtain the very best education possible. A part of her day is devoted to teaching a class of seniors Typing II. She feels right at home in a typing class since she taught such business subjects as typing, shorthand, and bookkeeping at S.F.H.S. before leaving us in 1962. Molding her daily schedule around the needs of S.F.H.S. and the CRUSADERS, Sister’s schedule includes such varied tasks as signing absentee slips, making judg- ments in regard to disciplinary problems, counseling, and making out transcripts to send us to college, but she ac- complishes them all with a smile. In addition to working directly with the students, Sister Mary Carmen also devotes a great deal of time to planning faculty meetings and facing the challenges of cur- riculum and school policy which are essential to a growing school. Sister Mary Carmen has done a great job in keeping our school outstanding in the Christian standards and the ideals that we are here to receive, and at the same time, in planning our essential academic studies so that we are not lacking in any quality represented by a Catholic high school diploma. Each student, whether freshman, sopho- more, junior, or senior, admires and appreciates Sister’s work, and wishes to say, “Welcome back, Sister.”