St Xavier High School - Tiger Yearbook (Louisville, KY)

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A DAY IN THE L I F E OF T H E TYPICAL SENIOR Up Be+imes To His Books In The Lab. On The Job Sfepping Ou+

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WALLY SPALDING Typifying 'lhe X Spirif fo flue n+h de- gree - - - fha+'s Wally. vofed by fhe Senior Class as 'lhe mos'l' 'lypical senior . lnleresf- ed in all lhe causes of ll1e school. he porlrays lhe Green and Gold spirii' al' ils besl. typical senior

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class history 4-7am Qleeiwq QGCIJM The First Year 1936-1937-We were Freshmen! Brother Be- nignus was Director of Studies and Brother Benjamin was Principal. On November l, Brother Dionysius died suddenly and, on a snowy day, the entire student body heard Mass at St. Boniface's for the repose of his soul. In February, 1937, the unforgettable Ohio Valley flood disrupted school for a period of weeks and damaged many homes of boys in this class. Mid-year exams were dispensed with when school finally resumed and returning students found that the water had damaged basement typing and lab rooms. In May, the Freshman Field Day was held at Shawnee Park. Paulie Miller won the 100-yard dash and baseball throwing contest, while lack Mc- Sweeney won the 220. The Freshman Relay was won by lA, but IH amassed the greatest number of points. World events to be associated with this period include: The maritime workers' strike on the Pacific Coast, the inauguration of Presi- dent Roosevelt tor a second term, the New London, Texas, school explosion, which killed 293, the destruction of the dirigible Hinden- burg , and the Coronation of King George Vl and Queen Elizabeth of England. The academy award motion picture for 1936-1937 was The Life of Emile Zola and Spencer Tracy was acclaimed for work in Captains Courageous. In the world of sports, the New York Yankees defeated the New York Giants four games to two to win the 1936 World Series, Pittsburgh defeated Washington 21-0 in the 1937 Rose Bowl, and War Admiral romped home with the 1937 Kentucky Derby. ,. The Second Year 1937-1938-Sophomores now! A new principal, Brother William, and a new building, Fresh- man Hall, greeted the eleven hundred and fify boys who entered St. X this year. Bernie Crimmins led the Tiger footballers, and several new clubs, including the Camera Club and the Stamp Club, were formed. The year was cli- maxed in March, 1938, when the St. Xavier basketball team, coached by Bob Schuhman, won the National Catholic Basketball Tourna-- rnent at Chicago, for the third time. On the team were three members of the class of '40- lirn Ewing, Tommy Geisler and Paulie Miller. The team, feted by state, city and religious dignitaries, was received by the public at the Armory, and a special edition of The Xavier News was issued in its honor. Earl Gerhard, won top honors in the State test in Geometry. Sophomore class of '40, Achievement Field Day results listed lack McSweeney as winner of the 100-yard dash, Charles Wathen as winner of the 220, Class 2A as carrying away honors in the tug-of-war and softball contests, and 2E as the winning class. Thus ended our second year at St. Xavier's. lt was during this period that Italy gave notice of her withdrawal from the League of Nations, Germany took over Austria, and the Richard Vlfhitney Wall Street scandal came to light. Spencer Tracy again won the Academy Award, this time for his part in Boy's Town. Bette Davis was lauded for Iezebel, and a special award was given Walt Disney for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first feature length cartoon. The New York Yankees took the 1937 World Series from the New York Giants, four games to one, Lawrin won the 1938 Kentucky Derby, and California defeated Alabama 13-0 in the 1938 Rose Bowl game. i' 'k 'k The Third Year 1938-1939-As Iuniors, we began the second half of our schooling at St. Xavier's. When classes resumed on September 5, 1938, Brother Adalbert was the new Director of Studies, Brother Rudolph was athletic director, and Brother Sylvanus was athletic business man- ager. Ioe Celetti captained the 1938 Tiger foot- ball team, whose greatest feat was the con- quest of the Male High Bulldogs. The Booster Club was organized and promoted many