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

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1912-1956 Old Time ww Of the many activities which were created by the needs of the times, some have been changed or adapted. When the school was thriving on Main and Church streets, surprise parties lunches and spring picnics were arranged and taken with great joy and pride' Now the Mothers Club gnes the boys a treat of ice cream for their Class Picnic at the end of the school year It also yoms them in the Spring Frolic Bazaar on the new school campus ex ery year Picnic As years passed the Club dropped some projects while others were enlarged upon At one time a S5 00 bill was well spent for 20 library books Financial stress and expansion of money value has enabled the Mothers to expand and extend their help in the care of the modern St joseph s High Under the direction of later Presidents such as Mrs Claude Riley C19501953 Mrs H C Moreau C19531955j and Mrs M Miori C1955 J the Club has continued the outstanding work begun by Mrs Welder As our diary brings our thoughts to present day activities, a visitor needs only to visit on the school grounds to see tangible proofs of the Mothers latest works 1 P ii.: Cafeteria workers St Josephs Band aided by both Mothers and Fathers Clubs Although much time has elapsed since the humble beginnings in 1912 the school is justly proud of the record of its Mothers Club The Mothers of yesteryear prouded for us then so too we know the present and future members of this organization will continue to give their untinng dewotion and loyalty to the support of St Josephs 7 Y 7 , , V A 1 ii , , H Q ,, 1 i , . 1 ' ' ya . . . - , . . ' ' - , D cw 'V h V r :L 3 v,, i I' A, L f Z ' A Q Q . 'H i 7 ' 1 l , ' 1 , ' gt . MX-s..i , K . i , i ' ,

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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. .

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f- Zzculfy BROTHER JOHN KURZ, S.M. Principal Business Law Business Arithmetic Typing Algebra I Remedial Reading REVEREND CLEMENT OTTING, S.M Chaplain Religion IV English IV Sociology Latin II English, Spelling C6Aj BROTHER JAMES MCMENAMY, S.M. Vice Prinripal Religion III English II, III World History Typing Library