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

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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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Schwl J-lisfary The frrst three Brothers who taught at Vrctorra were Brother john Garun prmcrpal and Brothers joseph Brtroff and Jerome Frscher Forty boys greeted them on opening day the school s fame must haxe spread howex er for by the end of the year there were 124 students At the end of the frrst year Brother ohn drd not return but was assrgned to drrect St Patrxcks School ln Cleveland Ohio Brother john who was a wrrter of ab1l1ty wrote among other thrngs the Hrstory of the Socrety of Mary rn Amerrca f1917j before hrs untrmely death on October 7 1918 at Washrngton D C BROTHER JOHN GARVIN sM 1906 ov Iklkiklkvlvkvll Brother Lours Huebert became prmclpal rn 1907 and served for srx exentful years The erghth grade was added to St Josephs College rn 1909 and the hrgh school department fwrth an enrollment of threej rn 1910 Science was added to the curriculum thanks to generous contrrbu tlons from Mrs ames F Welder Sr Patrrck Welder and Dennis O Connor The frrst known basketball game played by a St joseph team was rn 1908 agarnst Vrctorra Hxgh Score was 11 4 1n favor of V H but St oseph won the return match 5 2 In 1912 the Mothers Club was organrzed one of the fxrst such rn the country wrth Mrs F Welder Sr elected Presrdent Shortly after leavmg St osephs Bro Lours dned rn St Lours on September 9 1913 BROTHER LOUIS HUEBERT SM 1907 13 il The old St joseph s College - . . Y. 1 ' ' v , . - v ' f v a n a I , . . , . . . , . s 1 Q 1 s 9 1 ' ' , . . . . y 1 9 , . ' ' a 'a 1 . ' ' . - 1 , . ' ' '7 , - ' 2 7 . , . - - ., ' , . . . , . - . . , . . . . . J , . . , ,. . I , . . Li .ff . 3 1

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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