St Josephs Academy - Twin Towers Yearbook (Collegeville, IN)

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Wla.t 4-la.pjaened to the XavUtitei? Standing alone on the glistening floor of the New Administration Building, a young boy scans the south wall, lined with pictures of Academy Alumni. His gaze hesitates, then rests upon one class picture that strikes a note of curiosity in his youthful fancy. Desirous of learning more about that picture, his eager eyes catch a passing priest. “Pardon me, Father, but I have been gazing at that class picture on the wall so long and wondering what has become of all those boys, that I wish you would please tell me something about them.” “Why surely, son. Those boys were all Xavierites and members of the 1945 Academy graduating class. The boys finished high school twenty year ' s ago. So you see, youngster, they have had time to do a great deal of work. All of them have been ordained now for twelve years. “In that picture the boys are arranged in rows of fours. Perhaps that is the way they sat at table in the refectory. Anyway, the first boy there is Father Don Ballman, professor of agriculture at St. Joe. He is the author of the recent treatise, ‘Corn: How to Grow Big Ears.’ Although his recommendations are not conventional, Father Ballman’s ideas are said to be feasible. The next lad, director of music now at St. Joe, is Father Baranowski, the author of numerous liturgical pieces. The most prominent among these is ‘Ave Domine Saeculorum.’ The third fellow is Father Barga who is now at the Catholic University of America, where he is seeking a Ph.D. in Literature. In a recent le tter he tells us that ‘my greatest delight has been in translating “Le Morte d’Arthur”.’ That boy is Father Bolan, a member of our Eastern Mission Band. He has conducted a considerable number of successful retreats and missions. A happy faculty of Father Bolan’s is his concise manner of relating humorous anecdotes. Twenty-two

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