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

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Apparently enjoying the conrersa- tion are Fr, Brennan and Fr. Ken- nel as they Visten to Fr. Savarre discuss plans for expansion irith Fr. Stalil, foujider of St. pTancis de Sales High School. 19

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Gently but firmly He Who Wins Hearts, Trains Minds, Educates This is a statement of Oblate philosophy of education Does Oblate education have a character of its own — a certain something that makes it unique? In common with all philosophies of education we know that a young man must acquire knowledge, must learn to think and must be guided to use this knowledge and skill both to cope with and adjust to his total environment. In common with all specifically Christian philosophies of education we know that training the will is at least equally as important as developing the intellect. Briefly, a young man must be taught to love God and neighbor and to practice virtue. Our one claim to uniqueness lies in that we are dedicated to achieve all these objectives in the spirit and the mind of St. Francis de Sales. Fortiter et suaviter, firmly yet kindly is the motto of this great saint. This is the spirit in which we educate the young men of St. Francis de Sales High School. 1 Father George P. Shugrue, Principal. 2 Father Law- rence R. Knehels, Superior. 3 Father Raymond J. Na- varre, Treasurer. 4 Father Rohert ]. Healy, Assistant Principal. 5 Father Fernan ]. Brennan, Director of Guidance. 18

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At the request of Father Shiigrue, officers of the student council display the Golden Knight de- signed hy Father Earley. Golden Knight Symbolizes Rapid Growth Of St. Francis, Necessitating Expansion Golden Knight Ball kicks off expansion program In the summer of 1943, fu ' e stout-hearted men eamc to Toledo. Fathers George Shugrue, William Stahl, John Fuqua, Anthony Dougherty, and Edward Coreoran ar- rived in answer to a call of Bishop Karl j. Alter for Oblates, as requested by the Visitation Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Toledo. They began their work at Central Catholic 1 ligh School. In addition to their faculty duties, Father Shugrue and Father Fuqua acted as football and basket- ball coaches for both the Freshman and Lightweight teams. At this time the priests lived in their first Toledo residence, the house on the corner of Ashland and Batavia. These pioneer Oblates worked devotedly in this city, not only teaching at Central Catholic High School, but also assisting in daily and weekend ministries in the Toledo parishes and surrounding area. Finally in 1955, chiefly through the efforts of Father Stahl, a new college preparatory school was opened. This was St. Francis de Sales High School. At that time there were nine priests and 279 students at St. Francis. Today we have grown from a faculty of nine to forty-one, and from a student body of 279 to over 750 in enrollment. This is certainly an indication of the; rapid growth of St. Francis de Sales High School . . . a school committed to excellence! 20