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

Page 9 text:

TRADITION AND HISTURY St. Josephs College hrst opened its doors to cause of education. l868, they relinquished the the youth ol Bardstown with the Reverend charge and the institution again passed under George Elder as President. Later the conditions diocesan control and continued so until l889, were such as to perinit the taking ol boarders. when owing to diillicult circumstances, St. Joseph The college grew in nuinbers and popularity reluctantly closed its doors. In l9l l, the Xaverian under the direction ol the clergy of the diocese Brothers reopened St. Joseph as a preparatory until l8-48, when, owing to the scarcity of priests, school. Bishop Flaget placed it under the management of the fathers of the Society ot Jesus. Under the control of the Jesuits, St. Joseph's continued to exert its influence for good in the IN THE OLDEST CATHEDRAL . west of the Alleghenles Prep stu- dents begin and end their scholas- tic year with prayer ST. JOE MEN relax on the back porch of Xavier Hall during lunch 35 time. l Q I L 'P r 2 tx 5. ll. THE GREATEST TREASURE of ' 3' 2 St. Joe life-the chapel possessing the presence of the lnfinite with whom the St. Joe man can refresh ll '5 l l qi ' himself spiritually at daily Mass and drop in for a chat during the ,, day. 15 1, -.- --........f,,,.. A- 5,-.-Q.. .- .... ti .14-Q-sqm, . 5 -:L '3if

Page 8 text:

STATELY SPALDING HALL. with its three dormitories. chapel. clubs. and faculty quar- ters, looks out upon winter's effects. 1 WHAT PREP STUDENT will forget the purple and white buses safely carrying them to movies, games, forsenic contests-and month-end leaves? 'Z N 1 . .X , Nr t il tl if i FOUNDATION Under the providence of the Almighty, the Catholics of Kentucky owe their religion to a band of priestly exiles who came to America, where they could follovv in peace their divinely commissioned conquest of souls. Among that band was the pre-ordainecl Patriarch of the West, Benedict Joseph Flaget. Soon after his arrival, he was chosen for the newly established See of Bardstown. After building a cathedral and a seminary, his unwearied mind and indefatigable hands found other work to do. True to the spirit of the holy Church, he realized the importance of higher education as the strong auxiliary in safeguarding lll lll mi fl iff ' vi ry the interests of the faith, and side by side, the former Catheclrai of St. Joseph and St, Joseph's College stand. lf the church looms to heaven as a monument to the zeal and piety of Ken- tucky's tirst bishop, the College is no less a tribute to his devotedness and many sided ac- tivities, and both will rebound to his glory ages after their material construction shall have mingled with the elements. x 4-. aw -. li llll llll i ig 'Q UNTIRING are the doctors and nurses of Bardstown. Our grati- tude to them and nearby St. Joseph Hospital. SATURDAY MORNING finds the average prepster in a hum of ac- tivity from shining shoes to raking leaves. 'r D, i. H . li isvi wx 'i

Page 10 text:

A f-,: ,? ' f',. .,H I : --fj 01gEiI.:, Que? Lf .Q QUIET PREVAILS and the school corridor of Xavier Hall hypnotizes the onlooker under a spell to be broken only at change of class periods and at dismissal by a flux of students from Xavier's twelve classrooms. NEATNESS REIGNS in Flag- let Hall and thus ends the con- stant struggle between the vigi- lant Brother prefect and typi- cal freshmen boys. ACROSS THE PAGE the in- quiring photographer discovers ,x gif ab some seniors catching up on some conversation and periodi- cal literature in their room. 'S+----N., ACTIVITY AND DEMUCIIATIC LIFE The more energetic flocked to the gym on free week end nights, Saturday and Sunday after noons for fast half-court games. Warmer weather enticed our prepsters outside for pick-up softball games, extra practice on the golf stroke or lust plain resting in the sun. A few were always seen camera in hand, clicking away at unexpected times and then dis- appearing into the dark room for developing, contacting, and printing. Others preferred to tinker in the radio shop, to try their carpentry in the hobby shop, or to pry into the mechanical operations of a car en- gine. Future wizards hounded off to the lab for science projects or peeked through the telescope lenses of the astronomy club. Occasionally they traveled to Lexington to watch athletic alumni perform at the U of K or to Louisville for special shows and entertain- ments For still others the quiet of the library beckoned All in all the keynote was variety By graduation time some of our graduates have been class ofhcers others club officers and a few specially chosen for their qualities of leadership reliance and responsibility have been Senior Counselors. Our graduates have formulated their own designs for club socials, helped Brother Director select the Sunday night movies. They learned to pray, work, and play together as bene- fits a social being. On Saturday and Sunday afternoons they made the short trek to town to take in a movie or to go shopping. Friday or Saturday night found them either iourneying to cheer the Eagles in varsity competition or travel- ing on the Purple and White caravan for movies. Free time found some at the pool table, some at the chess board, and others at their favorite western on TV.