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

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Dedication - New Building The rising sun shone in all its grandeur on the New Horizons of St. Joseph's Col- legiate Institute on Sunday, May 14, 1950, as over 1,400 clergy, nuns and members of the laity gathered on the site of the new school at 845 Kenmore Avenue to dedicate the most modern school in Western New York. The Most Reverend John F. O'l'lara, C.S.C., Bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo, presided at the dedication. . After blessing all the rooms of the two-story brick structure, the Bishop and the other dignitaries proceeded into the school gymnasium for the real dedication ceremony . Bishop O'Hara, in addressing the assembled congregation, first proffered his congratu- lations to the Christian Brothers on their work at St. Joe's and thanked them publicly for their outstanding contributions in the field of Catholic secondary education, explaining that this was a matter of deep concern with him. In decrying secularism, the leader of all Western New York Catholics warned, Secu- larism has been eating away at the very foundations of our nation. l speak not only as a Catholic. lspeak as an American. The men who founded this country set forth a moral code in our Declaration of Independence and said our liberties are God-given. The Con- gress protected rights given by God against aggression of the state. Secularism is eating away our foundation and is destroying faith in God. In continuing his warning against this Uharbinger of evil Bishop O'Hara further admonished us declaring that, When it be- came no longer polite to acknowledge your religious faith, secularism had its day. People became cowardly about making known their religious beliefs, and out of it came great dan- gers to liberty. The Bishop starts his tour of the building

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Below: Science Congress Winners Science Club Right: Lelt to Right: Rapp, Jep- son, Cheasty, Brother Albert, Bloom, Klocke, Cunningham, Wintringer, Roberto, Hayes, Beacham, Minnemeyer Ma o Whelan, Stievater Cro l y ll Sreinborn, R. Doll, Burke, Alfie Klocke, Beacham, Hayes The Science Club completed its fourth year ot existence at St. Joe's under the leader- ship of Brother Albert. The purpose ot this club is to provide an outlet for the scientific interests of its members by helping them prepare for the various science contests held throughout the year. A science contest ot maior importance is the annual Science Congress held in the Museum of Science. At this competition, there were entries by John Altieri, Frank Beacham, Arthur Whelan and Francis Klocke in the physics division. Donald Wintringer and Gregory Ryan competed for honors in biology, while a group of Freshmen ot Room lO4, led by Michael Ryan, contributed a project on meteorology. ln this contest, Francis Beacham vvon a scholarship to K, Canisius College tor second place honors among West- ern New York entries. F Another recent innovation was a division ot the club known as the Radio Club. This group worked during the year to obtain amateur radio licenses. Officers elect- ed for the year were: Presi- dent, Harry Minnemyer- I Vice-President, John Alfieri, Secretary, Francis Klocke, Q and Treasurer, Ronald Stein- born.

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A part of the Dedication crowd The head of the Buffalo Diocese also took time to laud the Christian Brothers, Jesuits, Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Franciscans, and other Catholic teaching groups for Uprotect- ing the philosophy of life in which this coun- try was founded. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. John P. Boland, DD., pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in South Buffalo, also spoke. He firstly congratulated the Brothers on their fine work and praised St. John Baptist de la Salle, founder of the Christian Brothers, whose feast day fell on the following day. Stating that there is no greater conflict than that between religion and science, Msgr. Boland declared, There is no conflict and there can be none. Religion is not only a rela- tionship between God and men, but it also is a science, a collection of knowledge derived from the revealed word of God. The Rev. Brother Andrew, F.S.C., Principal of St. Joe's, in introducing the countless luminaries, said that this dedication was the fulfillment of a 25-year dream, which began when the Rev. Brother Philip, F.S.C., then Principal of St. Joe's, purchased the property on which the new school is situated, and which was culminated at today's ceremony. Most Rev. Stephen Ferrando, Bishop of Shillong, State of Assam, India, was also on the speakers' platform. Others present included Rev. Michael Sekelsky, an alumnus and present Chaplain of the student body of St. Josephs, Rt. Rev. Leo R. Smith, D.D., Chancellor of the Diocese of Buf- falo, the Rt. Rev. James F. McGloin, pastor of St. Nicholas Church, the Rt. Rev. Joseph E. Maguire, pastor of the Basilica in Lackawanna, the Rt. Rev. Leo E. Hoen, rector of the Little Seminary of St. Joseph and the Little Flower, and the Rt. Rev. Edward J. Rengel, V.F., rural dean of Cattaraugus County. The beginning Then, the roundbreokin ,- Next, the cornerstone Q 9 ALTQ T J V ,JTQBH-v