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

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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.

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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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x' THOUGHTS ABOUT XAVIER I K -Going to St. X. After taking an l.Q. Test graduation arrived 'inylihlx 'l 'l X' quickly. All summer our thoughts turned toward one objecteXavier. l l I Then our study card arrived announcing a special orientation course for all freshman students of Latin and Algebra. These two weeks were an exciting introduction to St. X. Soon the novelty of the school wore off. Our first pep rally, our first association with the Brothers, were all new experiences because now we were high school students. D. Watziq and F. Reesor perch momentarily on the steps Brother Connor reveals the literature index to I. Raley and of Freshman Hall to snatch a hasty glance at the period R. Herndon. a little uncertain oi the large size text, as report before making the homeward iourney. other first year camera shy students gather round for the photo-flash. 1 4