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

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HERE HE THE l'i IIJES Brother George Francis. Principal. His duties of guiding and directing the manifold activities ol St. X have proven him to be a courageous. in- spiring. religious leader. Brother George is our Principal. To the Saint Xavier stu- dent or alumnus that would be enough. His accomplish- ments are Widely known. Among them are the starting of the Improvement Fund, from which came the proposed Fieldhouse, the renovation ot the school building, and the painting oi the Gymnasium. By Way of this Fund, St. X now has one of the finest Audio-visual studios in the state. Under his energetic leadership, St. X has mounted to new heights oi scholastic progress. A complete Guidance Program has been set up to provide lectures, directors, and movies to assist the boys to rightly discover their place in lite. In Brother George, we have been blessed with a human dynamo. The prominence of Saint Xavier in future years may be credited to our friend, our benefactor, our leader Brother George, C.F.X.

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Il PLAY . .. D GHUW We had our lun too, There were the daily :zussions at lunch periodsg the big little dances in the Gym, the dances at the Madrid. The times when we had Pep rallies before a game with cr city schoolg it was at these games when the :student body rose as one and cheered until every man on the bench would have played a championship game to deserve the support ot The Gang . Prom the time we were Frosh we grew in height, in love for God and love ot Xavier. ln later years we'll remain loyal sons oi our school Saint Xavier High. Even though her hands were often full of cards and papers, Miss Lewis, Brother Climacus' secretary, would never hesi- tate to put them down to look up a record or type out a special bulletin. The loyalty oi the Band has been outstanding in the sports' program. ln victories and defeats, they have encouraged the team. Under Brother Edward Ioseph's enthusiastic guidance and led by colorful Doris lean Gramiq and Bert Clark, the wearers ot the green have written another chap- ter in Band History. 5 t if? 1 Tv' 4 A I ...se-.

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Often. as we hurried from class to class. we passed Brother Ill? ll H SIIHUI. STIII DAYS Brother Climacus, Director of Studies. the man of all work. Concerned primarily with teachers. classes, and books. he is responsible for the cur- riculum taught at St. X. Brother Climacus is a familiar figure to all students, We meet him as he goes about his many duties. Iri the office he is the acme of prxtierice. No question or schedule seems to :surprise him. With equal ability he disposes fit tardiriess arid headaches. He is an efiicierit preiert. These were the brothers outstanding in our school days. lt was Brother George who initiated the lecture and educa- tional movie program, which played so large a part in helping us to decide our future careers. The efficient and comfortable assembly floor was built under couldn't be contacted, amazingly omniscient hall and proiection room on the top his direction. When Brother George it was invariably Ed Schneider, his secretary. who took the situation in hand. He seemed to thrive on activity in both offices. He was second assistant to Brother Climacus, director of stud- ies. who divided his time between the office and school. Climacus standing at the crossroads of the main hallway. He was the Brother most closely associated with our school days.