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

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4975. Father George P. Shugruc Principal tar Father Raymond J. Navarre Treasurer Father Robert Healy Assistant Principal Father Robert R. Dickman Latin

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Ublates Twin Youth in Spirit of St. Francis French Pioneers bring St. Francis to United States t. Francis de Sales, profound Doctor of the Church, director of souls and author of the popular Introduction to a Devout Life, founded the Sisters of the Visita- tion in the early 17th century. Because of his early death, he never saw his work completed in founding the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. In 1870 the Visitandines spread their Salesian heritage to a con- gregation of priests and lay brothers. Mother Mary de Sales Chappuis prevailed upon Father Louis Bris- son to found a congregation of priests for the purpose of propagating the spirit and doctrine of St. Francis de Sales. The spirit of sacrihce of the early French Oblates was a blessing to America. Driven out by anti-clericalism in France, they came to Wilmington, Del. in the early part of the 20th century. The found- ing fathers in the United States were three French- men, Fathers lsenring, Frometin and lacquier, who ignited the flame that spread to the new world. Fa- ther Francis Tucker, who later became chaplain to Prince Ranier of Monaco, was the first American to join the congregation. True to the prophecies of Mother Mary de Sales Chappuis, the Oblates did not begin to grow until after the Second Wrirld War. Since then, the growth has been most rapid. Our personnel has increased from three in 1903 to over six hundred priests, bro- thers and scholastics. Starting in 1903 with one school in Wilmington, Del., where also is the Mother House of the American Province, the Oblates now staff two schools in Philadelphia, Pa., Harrisburg, Pa., Toledo Ohio, Erie, Pa., Niagara Falls and Lockport, N.Y. Detroit, Mich., Salt Lake City, Utah, Alexandria Va., and a college starting in 1965 in Allentown, Pa. The total number of students coming under the in- Huence of the Oblates today numbers over 12.,00O. 7 v y s ii' i it Father Lawrence R. Knebels Superior New 3M machine is demonstrated by Father Komorowski for Father Knehels and Father Conmy. 10

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blaztes Teach Student Svzlesiam Slbiafituczlit 1 -I Father John F. Wagner Chemistry Fithcr Joseph I. McKenna Algebra Brother Robert McDonald Bookstore Spirit of St. Francis de Sales animates all classes hat makes Oblate education different from any other type? A young man first of all, must learn to think, acquire knowledge and must be guided to use this knowledge and skill to advance himself and to cooperate with and adjust to his environment. Our system of education has this in common with other systems. We also have in common with the Christian philosophies of education the principle that training of the will is just as important as the training and developing of the intellect. ln other words, a young man must be taught to love God and his neighbor and to practice the virtues. However, our claim to uniqueness is in the fact that the Oblate way of education is dedicated to achieving these objectives in the spirit and mind of St. Francis de Sales. lt has been our privilege that this saintls philosophy carries on in every Oblate of St. Francis de Sales, our teachers. Through them, students have learned a devo- tion at once gentle and first, universal and yet individual. Men rarely have an opportunity to do great things in life. They usually live not on the mountain peak of great crises, but in the valley of everyday common- place events. Men have numerous opportunities to do little' things well and upon this is based the spirit of St. Francis de Sales - to do the little things in life for love of God. This oft-times means many little sacrifices. Father Fernan I. Brennan Religion