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

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Qafhcrs' 61116 Back Trustees Reynold Mrorr G B McAp1ne Rrchard Cory and Ed Prrbyl Front Brother john Kurz Secretary H C Moreau Presxdent joe Ed Wearden and Treasurer Fred Sandhop The Fathers Club of St Josephs IS th1s year celebratmg 1ts 20th year of exrstence havmg been founded rn February 1936 Mr Wxlllam A Reuter was frrst Presrdent to be followed by a successron of capable leaders rn the form of Messrs Frank L Fossatr Kemper W1ll1ams John Branchr Fred Sanderson R1chard Frrtz Herbert Post john Stockbauer Claude Rrley joe Kelly Allen Gudat Rrchard Cory Ed The Club has a1ded much m materral progress not to ment1on the loyal Splflf wh1ch 1t has fostered and developed Unt1l 1939 the Club was drrectly responsrble for the athletrc program of the school Its annual turkey drrves are great successes Bmgo partres festnals and the lrke are means by whlch the Club rarses funds for rts good works Srdewalks around the school the new track completed thrs year and other rmprove ments are all tangrble proofs of the work of the Club Durmg the football season the fathers who sacrlfrce therr trme to sell soda coffee and hot dogs are showmg therr real 1nterest and lose for St joseph s Agaxn congratulatrons to the Fathers Club on rts anmversary and may rt long contmue to prosper' . . . , ., . . , . ., , . . , 3 7 ' 7 7 7 ' 7 Pribyl, and at present, joe E. Wearden. D ' 1 , V , , . . . . , y . , . . ' J ! ! S

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Qaundatiou Present members of the St joseph s Educatronal Foundatron Standrng Messrs joe Cullen Thomas M OConnor jrm Hunt Tom OConnor jr Dan Braman Seated Messrs Manuel Reyes Denms OConnor Rev john McDonald Mr joe Kelly Absent Messrs Hugo Pahmryer Leo Welder fPres1der1tj joe Ed Wearden Claude Rrley and F G Mexssner and Msgr F O Beck and Rev Hyacmth Rosatr Smce 1935 the members of the Foundatron have done a lot for the progress an welfare of St Josephs and 1ts students W1th Prosper B Streckfus at the helm the parrsh prrests of V1ctor1a secured the permrssron of the Archbrshop for the establrsh ment of the orgamzatron and a group of 1nterested Vrctorrans jorned the flrst group Mr joseph Wearden was frrst cha1rman and held thrs posrtron untrl two years ago when Mr Leo Welder succeeded hrm The Athletrc Councrl was gxven charge of the sports program rn 1939 w1th Hobby Abshler as chaxrman Mr Leo Welder succeeded Mr Abshrer mne years later and thrs year Doctor joe Cullen has taken over the charrmanshrp A hearty word of thanks rs due to the loyal frrends of the school who have helped over the years , . l , ' ' ' Y ' 1 - . I . ' , 7 i 9 , 1 - , . . I . , I ' I ' ' v - - , . . . . , d , . . . . . , , . . , 1 9 . . . ,

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368 Mathers 61110 As uc look through the pages of hnstory me fmd your Dnary a most msprrnng lrfe As all Mothers of gromng boys take good care rn gurdmg therr young so has our Mothers Club done for us here at school The Club has had an mterestmg hxstory If we look rn the drary of the orgamzatnon many hcart xx arming ments haue happened of vwhrch the present gcneratron can justly bc proud The Club began 1ts pulsatxng hrstory on february 20 1912 rn the home ot Mrs L G Krelsle It was through her msprratlon and encouragement MRS JAMIISI XWELDER SR Frrst Presrdcnt 1917 1950 From thrs s1mple bcgrnnmg a Mothers Club was rnaugurated Thc first contact mth St oscph s that the Mothers had as a unlt was only a year later rn Mrrch 1913 It started mth haxmg a room frtted up at the St joseph s College for the boys Mrs james I' Welder Sr the frrst Prestdent and farthful leader and Mother made the mose rn obtammg perm ssron for the Club to enter rnto the school hfe and 3CtlN1flCS of the College XV1th thxs begxnmng the Mothers vsent to work and enlarged therr actrvlty From the frrst club room project many other tasks and achlevements were taken on and accomphshed The notable and strll exrstmg custom of usmg the telephone to call for wolunteers and help rn the Club work was already well establrshed by January of 1914 a real tradrtron' An outstandrng custom of a benefrclal character vxhrch st1ll prexarls IH the school of today IS the gmng of breakfast lunch to the boys who recene Holy Communron on Frrst Frrday 1 1955 1956 Offrcers of the St Josephs Mothers Club, busy as ever, left to right Mrs J D Cohen Mrs j M Mrorr fPresrdentJ, Mrs Em1lKruppa, Mrs H O Henkel, and Mrs R M Byars J . 'A an 41 K4 AY 'ip' K 1 5 1-My t W , , r . . . , 4 I . I ' 4 4 I' . 'A ' ' that the ladies of St. Mary's Church organized a Catholic Club for Women. , ' 1 V ,' - J , ' K ' v . . . i . , . .y. .