St Francis Preparatory School - San Fran Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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REV. BROTHER JARLATH, O.S.F. Director of the Cafeteria When the Prep moved into the new and more spacious building which contained, among other modern features, a much-needed cafeteria, the Rev. Brother Jarlath, O.S.F., assisted by the Rev. Brother Gregory, O.S.F., was appointed to take charge of the management of the cafeteria. Brother .lar- Iath was chosen for this task because of his experience as manager of the cafeteria at Camp Alvernia in Centerport, Long Island. Although the students miss the freedom of the old Prep, they benefit from the many conveniences connected with the new cafeteria. The food is of top quality, economically priced, and of a wide variety. Another good feaure is the self-service, there is no long wait before being served as was the case at Court Street. On First Friday, breakfast is served immediately following Mass, thus eliminating the rush to return to class on time as so often happened at the old Prep. The faculty also enjoy the pleasure of having a good hot meal for lunch every day. The faculty have their own private dining room set off from the main room and are served by the members of Brother Jarlath's service squad. Brother Jarlath's service squad also sets up and distributes the food and cleans up after the lunch periods end. ln order to take care of such a large student body, Brother Jarlath em- ploys Mr. Lloyd Walters, former chef in the Monastery at Butler Street, to do the cooking. Mrs. Green and Mrs. Gallagher see to it that the food moves quickly and efficiently to the students. The main room of the cafeteria is lar e enou h to accommod LLOYD WALTERS Chef Q g ate six hundred students at one time, The faculty room comfortably seats twenty- four people. In an operation that sees three to four hundred sandwiches, hundreds of bowls of soup, gallons of ice cream as well as forty-five pies, strings of hot dogs, mountains of chow mein, stacks of fish cakes and one thousand containers of milk consumed daily, Brother Jarlath and his staff are easily among the busiest people in the school. Tom Sheehan, Bro. Jarlath s hot dog butcher, has to work fast to satisfy the hungry crowd. Where the elite meet . . . Senior section of Cafeteria. Mrs. Cassidy, Miss Gallagher, Mrs. Ber O'DonneIl talk about day's activities d ry and Mrs uring lunch

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The moulding and the processing are two of the most important phases of building. In the Franciscan planifori education, these steps receive the utmost stress. The rnouid. is where all the characteristics of an object or of a man are formed. ln the mould the designs and markings of the finished product are formed and in the processing, theyisaret made bold and clear, burnished and polished and the various ornamentations that set it apart are added. gt One of the most important of the Franciscan mouldsis- the one labeled Activities. ln all the various clubs and activities the finishing touches, the distinguishing charac' teristics are added to each student. f The processing strengthens the product shaped in the mould. It finishes the production and makes the item mar- ketable. The dipping and the cooling, the coating and the painting, all combine to bring out the finer points sug- gested in the mould. The students at St. Francis are not dipped and cooled, but they are processed to bring out their finer points. The activities and clubs in which they participate develop and strengthen the characteristics formed in the mould. This is especially true within the aura of religious activities. We are students at a Catholic high school and therefore are in the mould for Catholic thought and action. Actual participa- tion in such actions as First Friday Mass and in clubs as the Third Order process and develop what was suggested in the mould. Each student has a different talent. The Franciscan plan for education carefully provides for a full development of individual talent. From music to mathematics there are clubs and activities to suit each student. However, these are not merely clubs which a student can join because he be- lieves he has a certain talent in a particular field. They are more than that. Each is 8 group designed carefully to nur- ture and develop the talent of every student. The Math Club, the Galvani Society, the Glee Club-valet the clubs- fit into the Franciscan plan to develop fully individual needs and interests. Another important phase in the development of the student is the relationship between the faculty and the students. This is accented in the various clubs by the manner in which the moderators discreetly handle each student. ln this building process every student is a custom-made article -not something turned out by mass machinery. Yes, moulding and processing are important. Each has a definite place in the making ofa Franciscan man. Mathe- matics, science, languages, music and, most important, Religion are all moulds in which the different talents are formed and through special attention and active participa- tion they are processed. Suggested by the Franciscan blue- print, the distinguishing marks of the Franciscan man are developed through the many activities at St. Francis Prep which form a sound basis building for education. . H -we , f A -, cate:-i -. t. ., - - . l-Fsiffm ' S' 'V - sr. r ,. . . - 'mgfisksw-fa . ' X ' rr 'V l j 'f.2 ?,,g,i,si. 1- x si? ,Q X New I ggi' qw - . K L . 5, ,ae . . - - -,W aswc...g...mxixiW ... 4 F