St Josephs Collegiate Institute - Star Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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THE STAR' QEIHSS nf 1930 Q Q?!lgQ mlEPTEMBER 9, 1926, the day on which we first entered the Qs.- '54 ' m' ' portals of St. Joseph's was for most of us a day of surprise and anxiety. Our anxiety was soon relieved, however, by the Brothers who receive-d us kindly and graciously. With- 1 fy, -mga out much ado we were assembled in the gymnasium. Brother Philip in a short talk emphasized to us the value of a Catholic High School education and the importance of acquiring from the very start the spirit of study that should characterize every true stu- dent. We were then divided into three groups, due to the large number of applicants and assigned to various classes: Those taking the classical course to 1A and 1B under Brothers Virgil and John, those pursuing the science course to 1C under the able direction of Brother Edmund. Thus began our initial year at St. Joe's. We soon made friends with the upper classmen and to our satisfaction we found them to be pleasant, sociable and cooperative. The first few days were devoted to the purchasing of text books, note books and other accessories needful to a first year student. No regular school work was done during this time. The following Monday school was begun in earnest. After a few days we became deeply engrossed in the intricacies of Latin and Algebra, sub- jects which to most of us were foreign. Shortly after the opening of school a retreat was conducted by Father Sammon, O. M. I. As fervent freshman we entered into the spirit of the retreat and carried therefrom many valuable lessons. It was not long before we were confronted with the first Quarterly exams. Undaunted, we attacked them and to our keen satisfaction most of us passed our initial tests successfully. As the weeks passed, we found ourselves getting deeper and deeper into the mysteries of algebra and latin and biology. This however did not dampen our spirit and so we continued to exert greater effort in order to assure ourselves of ultimate success. The Christmas holidays interrupted our arduous work, but this short respite was gratefully heralded by all. Just a few days -before Christmas we received the sudden and sad news of the death of Brother Alexander, who for many years was associated with St. Joseph's. Although We were acquainted with Brother Alexander but a short time we had learned to love, respect and admire him both as a religious and as a teacher. The holidays having passed we found ourselves facing the second quarterlies. These, the majority of the class passed with commendable success. Civics, the only Regents subject we had to take at this time was completed by over 90 per cent of the class. Sly 'DH