St John Kanty Preparatory School - Kantian Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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kantyne A soda fountain within the school or within the proximity of the school is a ga- thering' place for teenagers. Kanty Prep displayed a Wonderful soda bar within its walls. The Kantyne was one of the most popular rooms in the school. In the Kcmtyne a student could satiate his mid-mealtime hunger with the many sweets and candies that line the shelves, Sodas and milk shakes were a favorite treat of the students who went to the Kantyvze. The managers of our soda fountain can be looked up to for their painstaking dili- gence behind the counter. They frequently sacrificed much of their free time for the benefit of the students, Edward Moore, Henry Goscinski, and Norbert Orlowski served the boys faithfully and dependably in the Kantyne. Q 1 . ly r T l i 1 1 I-injuring snacks ln' Knntvnc har. Naum-s on end pages.

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L..xY.1.'-1 1 1 , 1 Sl. john Kantv Prep, Erie, Pennsvlvania fiftv years old next year. kanty if Xi K Ju f .H all . il Our proud SAINT JOHN KANTY PREP was founded in the year 1909 upon the initiative of the Right Reverend Mon- signor Andrew Ignasiak, Rector of Saint Stanislaus Church, Erie, Pennsylvania. It had long been a cherished desire of the Polish pioneers in the Erie diocese to establish an institu- tion for the higher education of Catholic young men. Thus a committee was formed of Very Reverend George Glogowski, C.M., Right Reverend Andrew Ignasiak, Attorney Francis Nagorski, Mr. Isidor Maserek, Mr. Francis Schultz, and Pro- fessor James Burns. They were the early organizes of the institution. In bringing about the realization of this desire, the com- mittee purchased two tracts of land, comprising eighty acres, situated five miles southeast of the city of Erie. Shortly after, the construction of the school was begun. The foundation of the first building was completed du- ring the winter of 1910, and on Memorial Day of the follow- ing year the cornerstone was laid. The solemn dedication of the building took place on Labor Day, 1912, with the ceremo- nies attendant upon these events conducted by the Most Re- verend John E. Fitzmaurice, Bishop of Erie. The first Solemn Mass in the school chapel was celebrated by the Most Reve- rend Paul Rhode, Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin. This new educational venture was placed under the pa- tronage of Saint John of Kent 41397-14733, who was a ta- lented, virtuous, diligent, saintly student and teacher at the J aggellonian University in Cracow, Poland. On September 3, 1912 the committee, having successful- ly reached the immediate goal of its plans, resigned from fur- ther activity. The ownership and management of the school was then transferred to the Fathers of the Congregation of the Mission, under whose care it still remains.