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

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Special credit should be given to these members ol the class ol '40, who were on the honor roll throughout their lour years here. 4A Thomas John Carroll John Roberl' Clancy Charles Alexander Clark William Morisser Cormier Rudolph Fulfon Klarer Philip Joseph Muldoon Karl Michael Schmirf William Francis Talbol 4B John Edwin Benlreri' Bernard Francis Bowling Earl Roberf Gerhard Thomas William Geisler James Joseph Kessinger Edward Dominic Krebs John Louis Schuhmann Warren George Von Roenn 4D Bernard James Blalre Marius Joseph Gadlage Leo Andrew Gies Raymond James Haragan Leo Aloysius Link John Lawrence Schweinharf

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class history activities, finally donating a new loud speaker unit to the school. The Marconi Science Club also came into existence this year. The jubilee spirit prevailed throughout the second semester as l939 was the centennial year of the Xaverian Brothers, the seventy-fifth year of the Xaverian Brothers in Louisville, and Brother Columba celebated his Silver Iubilee in April. Following' the Iunior Field Day in May, our third year at St. Xavier's came to an end. Memorable events of this time include: The New England hurricane, Gerrnany's annexa- tion of Czechoslovakia, the death of Pope Pius Xl and the election of Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, who took the name Pius Xll, as his successor, Italy's seizure of Albania and the United States Government's official recognition of the Franco nationalist regime in Spain. Mickey Rooney was the star of the year and the out- standing picture was Good-bye Mr. Chips. The Three Little Fishes was the novelty song hit that everyone was singing towards the close of the year. The 1938 World Series found the Chicago Cubs going down before the New York Yankees in four straight games, Duke succumbed before the Trojans of California, 7 to 3, in the 1939 Rose Bowl, and Iohnstown was the winner of the 1939 Kentucky Derby. i' 'k i' The Fourth Year l939-1940-At long last-Seniors! Eleven hun- dred and forty-six boys enrolled at St. Xavier High School in September, l939. This entire student body heard a special Mass of the Holy Ghost at the Cathedral of the Assumption soon after the beginning of the semester. Class elec- tions followed soon and Pat Lenahan, captain of the Tiger football team, was elected general- issimo president of the student body. Knobby Walsh and Tommy Geisler were elected gen- eralissimo vice president and secretary-treas- urer, respectively. At the head of the St. Xavier Student Council was Phil Muldoon. Two Senior C.S.M.C. study clubs were organized and met throughout the year. The St. Iohn Bosco Club was organized with Brother Iohn Ioseph at its head to assist boys in selecting their vocations. The Marconi Science Club this year elected Earl Gerhard as its president and later in the year gave a special science exhibit in the school auditorium. The P.E.P. Club replaced last year's Booster organization and had as its president, Charles Clark. The club sponsored several dances, one a special dance for the Seniors held in the St. Xavier gym. The P.E.P. Club also sponsored the first girls' pep rally ever held in the St. Xavier' gym. The Music Appreciation Club was organized. The Rev. Cyril Georges, a former student at St. Xavier, was retreat master at the annual retreat for the Seniors and Iuniors. Brother Adalbert was stricken with an attack of appendicitis and was forced to undergo an operation. Thomas Geis- ler captained the St. X cagers who Won the seventh regional tournament, bowed out in the State to the eventual winner of the State Cham- pionship, and then travelled to Newport, R. I., for the Eastern States Catholic Invitational Basketball Tournament, where it lost to one of the best teams in the East. Then came the round of activities, exams, ceremonies and formalities terminating with graduation. The New York Yankees won the 1939 World Series four games to none against the Cincin- nati Reds. The Louisville Colonels surprised the world when they defeated Rochester four games to three to cop the Little World Series. Southern California defeated Tennessee in the l939 Rose Bowl by the score of 14-U, and Gala- hadion was the winner of the 1940 Kentucky Derby. This final year was a war year. War swept across Europe like a scourge, involving Eng- land, Poland, France, Germany, Russia, Den- mark, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, Fin- land, and other countries. President Roose- velt provoked a nation-wide controversy when he proclaimed the third Sunday in November fNovember 233 Thanksgiving Day instead of the traditional last Thursday in November date. Gone With the Wind was the motion picture that everyone was talking about and the wee voice of Wee Bonnie Baker made Oh, Johnny Oh the national anthem.

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-11 messages from the presidents by PaT Lenahan presidenT oT 4-D Several Things have impressed me during my Tour years here aT ST. Xavier. Among Them is The way ThaT The Teachers have cooper- aTed wiTh The boy in maTTers boTh in and ouT of class. I Think ThaT I will be indebTed To The BroThers Tor all The resT of my life. Tor all ThaT They have done Tor me. Then, Too, all my companions here aT X have been very Triendly boTh in and ouT oT ciass. All in all I am glad ThaT I selecTed ST. X. as The high school in which To spend The pasT Tour years. by Augie Di Chiara presidenT oT 4-E I pick ST. X. as The besT school Tor any boy To undergo The proper Training Tor making a success oT life. I base This opinion on my ob servaTions and experiences aT X during The pasT Tour year by PaT Cain presidenT oT 4-C ST. Xavier is The besT school in The counTry, as Tar as I am con- cerned, and I urge all boys who inTend To go To high school To aTTend iT. Never during The pasT Tour years have I regreTTed my de- cision To go To ST. X. and The days I spenT There will be among my mosT Treasured memories. by Clyde Graven presidenT oT 4-F ST. X. is a good school. The boys ThaT go There are The TinesT, To my mind. There is a splendid spiriT oT cooperaTion beTween sTud- enT and Teacher. I-lowever, There is one change ThaT I be- lieve should be made. I Think ThaT ST. X. should be co-ed. by Thomas Geisler presidenT oT 4-B Even Though, ST. Xavier ranks above oTher schools in every Tield as Tar as I am concerned, There is one Thing more Than anyThing else ThaT disTinguishes X from oTher schools. ThaT is The religious insTrucTion given here. Religion is The backbone of characTer and wiThouT iT, There can be no real success, even Though we win The enTire world. by Charlie Johnson presidenT oT 4-A The period ThaT separaTes Freshman from GraduaTe is very brief and I beieve ThaT mosT Seniors will agree wiTh This view. The value of ThaT period is deTermined by The way ThaT we uTiIize each single minuTe oT iT. ST. X. oTTered us everyThing ThaT we needed To geT ahead. Now we musT ask ourselves The que-sTion: Did I geT all ThaT I could have goTTen ouT oT my Tour years in high school?