St Joseph High School Nazareth Academy - Excelsior Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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BRO1 HFR HERBER1 LEIES SM During Brother Frank Britz seyen years as principal the transition from the old to the new St osephs took place Gradually viith the help of sexeral organizations the problem of .1 nevs school was solxed In 1935 a group of dynamic Victorians under the leadership of Prosper chan! flzsfvry Brother Herbert Leies took over the school in 1927, and sought to have Sf. ,l0S6pb'S aCCr6Clif6d. However, the buildings were in poor condition, and the depression halted all efforts to undertake any' large-scale projects. The Spirit Bannerf given to the class which excelled in the school, was inaugurated in 1931 A notable feature of those days was the number of well remembered plays presented rt the school Brother Herbert is at present professor of Sociology at St Mary s Unner sity in San Antonio flvlvlsbfvkvls 1911 Brskctbill tc 1 was to plan for the new school and to organize financial matters Mr oseph Wfearden was elected chairman Others on the Foundation included such men as Streckfus O C Matthews Larkin Smith Dennis OConnor Tom Ofonnor r Vincent lritz Arthur XVearden and W C Xvillemin The Iathers Club mth Mr Wfilliam Reuter as President was organized in February 1936 Groundbreaking for the new school took place in june 1937 and by spring the school was ready With it came accreditation and the new St Josephs on the new location was a reality Brother Frank Britz is now vice principal at St Michaels High School in Chicago BRO I Hl R IRANR BRVIZ S lN 11711 1921-31 f ' 4 -.in . , , . . - - 1 . ' ' 7 , . y Y, 1 . I K. - B. Streckfus, organized the St. Josephs Educational Foundation. Its purpose F 'I ,Jw ' , :un .' yy- 5-5 : A., - , . . , . . i . f I. ' 7 ' - ' , ' cv .33

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of L joseph is Brother John Ryan took over St. Josephs in 1913. During his tenure of office the first football game was played on November 19 1915 lt vias a success a 7 O xictory ower Victoria High School At the beginning of the same year a peanut slot machine the fore runner of the modern day soda and candy machines was installed on the premi es St osephs achiexed a real distinction in 191-1 when the school won a flag for selling the most Christmas seals in the state Bro Ryan died in St Louis on anuary 8 1925 wh I at vi BROTHER CHARLES HLEBERT SM 1915 27 BROTHER IOHN RXAX SM 191315 3333333 Probably the most well known of the principals at St joseph s was Brother Charles brother of the former principal Brother Louis Huebert Brother Charles serw ed for an unprecedented four terms as head of the school It was during his term that a regular four year high school course was introduced in 1919 The school became known by its present name St joseph s High By 1925 there were already 149 students in attendance In September 1924 the first issue of the famous Excelsior school paper appeared The title was chosen for rts meaning of higher the idea of to excel the spirit which it was to represent The people of Victoria bade a reluctant farewell to Brother Charles who left to take oser a large high school in St Louis A few years later he returned to Texas where he died on April 9 1937 in San Antonio V V r - 1 l fi - i ' ' . , . i V - v H y - H b v 1 A ' 1 '5 . . , , V . . X . u Y D A t Y . . J , . . 7 . 1 , , . ..., . ,gwvQ an A J, lf' Jgf. if' J 'file . 0 . 4 i . - ' ' ' V f, Q . f' 9 1 ' ' ' 4' V V , , , , . my A -a L . . - ly , v -v , A 2 v A it fi . , I . ' 3 P 1 . ' ' . ,infill ,- 55 2 7 W' 'f 7 'Q' 5 'F v H fi H 1. . 'K ,L U1 v Efww f' ' A 1-,ref y 1 V se- gf - V - . .. - ,, . A .. L ' Bw, ' ' , . Y W ' . . V , . - . s Q - , .' 7 I 7 '

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of I joseph 5 Brother Vmcent Brand the new prnncnpal sau thc establlshment of the Athletxc Councnl under the chanrmanshlp of Hobby Abshler Football sus revned rn the form of slx man type and under the expert coachlng of Mr Duck Harn the Ilyers won the state champuonshnp mth a 14 1 record I August 1939 the frrst coachmg school of srx man football nn the U S was held at St Joseph s The generoslty of Mrs Wfelder proyrded a gym m 1939 and ln the same year 11 man football was begun ag ln The basketball team won the sports manshnp trophy at the TCIL tourney Construction on a faculty resndence was completed by 1940 thanks to BROTHER VINCENI the generous help of Mrs Welder and Mrs Thomas O Connor Sr BRAND S M 19154 IO Brother Vmcent IS stationed at the present tlme at McBride Hlgh School St Lours BROTHER GERARD BLSCH SM 1940 46 Hlfflfvlfvfflfvkvk lroop K4 mt bt joseph Enrollment jumped durmg' the term of Brother Gerard Busch from 223 m his fnrst year to 337 by 1945 But the school s athletrc abrlxty contlnued strong as the football team vyon two consecutne state Catholxc champron shlps C1940 and l941j under the coaching of Leo Dmllon XV1th XVorld War II boxmg replaced football and rs strll gomg strong ln rts fourteenth ear In 1941 Monsxgnor john Sheehan of St Marys Monsngnor Salyador Marco of Our Lady of Sorrows and Mr james I' Wfelder benefactor of St joseph s all passed away With the War news of scrap dm es evc students rn seruce sales of bonds and stamps filled the pages of the Exrelnor by nova m nts 20th year In the mndst of all thus m 1943 St Josephs celebrated the 75th annnersary of its orxgmal establishment Football St Josephs number one sport came back nn 1945 this trme to stay Brother Gerard Busch ns now the vlce prmcxpal at Central Catholxc Hugh m San Antomo o , , , . , . . , , - - . n . , B ' . . 1 ' a , ' a . ' 7 '- ' s v ' . f ff- Y s Y , I U , 4 A 4 . V - ,1 Y an--Q ' f 1 Q 11 , H, typ , . . . H . 1 . ' 1. 5 H , x 1 . , 's 1 pi 7 , . 4 Y -V 1 D . . I l 7 . V, - Y I ' 3 V T ' y - - y . . , . 9 Y I , . . . . , , , t - V V .. 1 - r ' I . . . , i A .y V l 7 ' 1 ' A Y 7