St Ignatius College Prepatory - Ignatian Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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Fr. Pierre Jacobs, S. J. In the city of St. Francis, there is a tradition called St. Ignatius High School. This is a tradition of spirit and a tradition of excellence. The tradition of spirit is exemplified by the student body. Among the prime exemplars of the tradition of excellence—many dedicated members of the faculty—there are two priests who have become one with St. Ignatius: Father Pierre Jacobs, S.J., and Father Richard Spohn, S.J. Graduating from St. Agnes Grammar School together, and then from St. Ignatius, they enter the Jesuit Novitiate in 1931, and were ordained one in 1944, one in 1945. In their twenty years of teaching, perfection has been their watchword; excellence has been their standard. Father Jacobs with his innocent quizettes,” and Father Spohn, by forcing his students to find the schmaltz of the problem,” have instilled in their students a yearning for perfection. It is this yearning, this striving for personal excellence, which has characterized their years of devoted teaching in the classrooms of Saint Ignatius. For this devotion, we, the editors, dedicate this Ignatian to Father Pierre Jacobs, S.J., and Father Richard Spohn, S.J. 3

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A TRADITION AT S. I. Fr. Richard Spohn, S. J.

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ACADEMICS