St Xavier College - Xaverian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Four THE XAVERIAN NEWS MISS FLORENCE. ALBERS Master of Commercial Science

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THE XAVERIAVN NEWS Three REVEREND JAMES J. McCABEt President This Book is Respectfully Dedicated As one passes along Victory Boulevard, north of Dana Avenue. he is impressed by the spectacle of two magnificent buildings of Tudor Gothic design; one the Alumni Science Hall, made possible by the generosity of our Alumni, the other an imposing Faculty building, named Hinkle Hall, the generous gift of Mrs. Frederick W. Hinkle. Directly opposite, on the other side of the boulevard, one beholds what is perhaps the best athletic field in the city. These are only several of a group of buildings and improvements con- templated for a Greater St. Xavier. Several years ago, no one would have dreamed that so much could have been accomplished in so short a time. Most of our Alumni and well-wishers. not even in their most optimistic moods, did not dare hope for such progress. But when Father McCabe came to us on January the hrst, I917, after having been President of St. Mary's College, Kansas, and Marquette University, he set about immediately in his own quiet way on plans which hitherto had been mere creations of an architect mind, and in the space of a few years was realized the dream of former generations. On his artival in Cincinnati, Father McCabe found times and circumstances anything but encouraging. For a time, owing to the war, building was out of the question. But just as soon as occasion offered, ground was broken at Avondale, and two new buildings were started. Numerous strikes delayed the work considerably, but on September 14th, I920, classes were opened in the Alumni Science Building, and several months later, November I4, the two new buildings were formally opened and blessed by the most Reverend Archbishop Moeller. ' Father McCabe has always been progressive. While Presiaent of St. Mary's College. Kansas, he did much to- ward bringing St. Marys to the position she now holds among Catholic boarding colleges of the country. In the five years he has been in Cincinnati, the development of St. Xavier has been nothing short of marvelous. In the High School we have the greatest enrollment in the history of the institution. There are at present over six hundred boys. With an average registration of over two hundred and fifty new boys each year for the last three years, we have reached that era, under Father McCabe, which former generations had ardently longed for-a Create: St. Xavier.

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THE XAVERIAN NEWS Master of Commercial Science It was not until 1918 that the doors of any department of St. Xavier were opened to women. In that year a policy of co-education was announced in the School of Commerce and Sociology. The 'response to the announcement was immediate and gratifying; and from the beginning the co-eds have them- selves proved the wisdom and practicability of the policy by their leadership in student activities and their consistent ap- plication in the class-romil. In 1921 four young ladies were granted the first de- grees ever bestowed by the institution on Lay women. Among them was Florence Albers. the very popular Miss whose picture appears on the bpposite page. Not content with her excellent record in studies and student activities, which latter included the presi- dency of the Senior class. she returned to College last Sep- tember and assumed a schedule that entitles her to still an- other unusual honor. in the form of the degree of Master of Commercial Science: The fact that the Master degree in this school is earned and taken for the first time by a woman reflects honor not only upon the recipient, but also upon the entire eco-ed student body. And if the statement were not self-inclusive, we might say that Miss Albers' record is a shining mark for the men to shoot at. At any rate, We're fair enough to hope that her un- paralleled efforts may meet with the reward they so richly deserve.