St Joseph Preparatory School - Azuwur Yearbook (Bardstown, KY)

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NO EXCEPTION-The central point ot most Kentucky towns is the courthouse. Seniors Rice and Emmick. and iunior Eidt are back- dropped by the Nelson County hall ot iustice at Third and Stephen Foster Avenue. ' 'ifavm This is a sacred state. lt has a wealth ot Catholic vigor and history. Such was the comment ot Most Reverend Diomede Fa1conio,'Aposto1ic Delegate to the United States, when he visited Kentucky in Sep- tember, 1911, to preside at the opening ot St. 1oseph's Preparatory School. With a Proto-Cathedral and tive mother houses ot religious orders in the immediate vicinity ot Bardstown, the area has con- tributed greatly to early American church history. The legendary and historic lore surrounding Louis Philippe, lohn Fitch, and Stephen Foster also show the im- portant role Bardstown once played in the drama of the Ohio Valley. INSPIRINGAince its consecration August 8, 1819, St. Ioseph's Cathedral has been lifting men's minds to God. This church, the first Catholic cathedral west oi the Alleghanies, is the setting oi Prep commencements. X? 11 CITADEL OF SILENCE-A century ago the lamous monastery of Our Lady oi Gethsemani was founded by Trappists from France. En route, the monks were overnight guests at St. Ioseph's College.

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9 .r AVA BENEDICTION-Father Michael Lally, Prep chaplain lrightl, gives the Blessing at the end of the Mass ot the Holy Ghost which officially opened the school year. Acolytes are Tom Bouqher and Tom Osterman. Brother Maiella labovei with three seniors looks over a volume in the Trappist library. For 130 years since the time ot saintly Bishop Flaget, St. Ioseph's has been devoted to the education of young men in sound Christian principles. At its outset a college conducted by the diocesan clergy, it became from 1849 to 1869 a college under Iesuit auspices. From 1869 to 1872 seminarians were educated here. After 1872 the seminary was combined with a college. Following service as an orphanage. the St. Ioseph property was turned over by Bishop O'Donaghue of Louisville to the Xav- erian Brothers for use as a preparatory school. Here in historic surroundings students still acquire a respect ior the past, and a sound foundation for the future.