St Francis de Sales High School - Accolade Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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,TTU Father Healy Father Hermley Rev, Mr, Hel-tli Yet, Father Brisson's greatest task lay ahead of him. The Superior of the Visitation Monastery was the Venerable Mother Mary de Sales Chappuis. For years, this devoted nun had implored Father Brisson to found a society of priests who would carry this same spirit of St. Francis to the world. Finally, at the continual insistence of Mother Chappuis and under divine inspiration itself, Father Brisson set about the work of founding two new religious fam- ilies. Established first, in 1868, were the Oblate Sis- ters of St. Francis de Sales. In 1872, the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, composed of priests and brothers, were founded. As youth had always been his concern, Father Bris- son now directed his priests to the education of boys. Their first project was St. Bernard's school at Troyes. Schools were soon established in other parts of France. The Congregation spread throughout Europe. Austria, This is the Salesian High School, Detroit, Michigan. It and 17 Oblate teachers. .-T England, Italy, Holland, Germany - all welcomed the sons of Father Brisson. Missions in South Africa and South America became part of Oblate work. The American chapter in the history of the Oblates began formally in 1903, when the Salesianum School in Wilmington, Delaware, opened. In 1906, a no- vitiate property was acquired at Childs, Mary- land. This is the present site of the Novitiate College, an extension school of the Catholic University of America. A House of Studies, De Sales Hall, adja- cent 'to the Catholic University campus, opened at Washington, D.C., in 1924. The Oblates went to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1926 to conduct the Northeast Catholic High School, In 194-3, they ar- rived in Toledo to assist on the faculty of Central Catholic High School. Our school, St. Francis, opened in 1955. The Bishop Duffy High School, opened in 1950, and has an enrollment of 400 boys 4 earn-an ...- F .3 1 .. 1 -Y ' vi is ' L' ' ' was i 3 ww W 1

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:Il E 15: y zz, I Father D'Angelo This modern building is the new Salesianum School in Wilmington, Del' ware, housing 1200 students and 37 Oblates. ww . . -pf' 1 ll V :,g . ,- ,, ,N I-fn! it s-4-lim 3 Father Dean Brother Edward REV. JOSEPH A. BARANIEWICZ, O.S.F.S., Chemistry REV. JOHN P. CONNOLLY, O.S.F.S., Mathematics REV, MR. RICHARD M. DAVITT, O.S.F.S., Mathematics REV. SALVATORE J. D'ANGELO, O.S.F.S., Religion REV. WALTER R. DEAN, O.S.F.S., English BROTHER EDWARD FRAWLEY, O.S.F.S., Brisson House REV. PAUL G. GILLESPIE, O.S.F.S., History REV. JOSEPH J. GRIFFIN, O.S.F.S., French, English Father Gillespie Father Griflin

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The DeSa1es High School, Lockport, New York, is a co-institutional school taught by the Oblate Fathers and the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur. REV REV REV REV REV REV REV ROBERT 1. HEALY, O.S.F.S., Latin ROBERT J. HERMLEY, O.S.F.S., German History MR. PETER HERTLI, O.S.F.S., French, German WILLIAM H. JUERGENS, O.S.F.S., Mathematics REV. . NICHOLAS J. KOELZER, O.S.F.S., Hixtory LOUIS A. KoMoRowsK1, o.s.F.s., Biology JOSEPH c. MCNAMARA, o.s.F.s., Religion ANDREW s. MATESZ, o.s.F.s., Eiigzioii F athcr Komorowski Father McNamara Wi! Father Juergens -'Q-V o Father Koelzer Father Matesz X 53 311, oo V