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

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S, tt i Class IA struggles through the daily Algebra period. At the board demonstrating their ability to solve the mysteries of the Arabians are D. Logsdon, D. Baird, R. Vardiman, and B. Hawkins. Www. ,, , f,f,,' 'W ,..,.jfT?.If , ,.,,L,, ,. r i I ,-5 . r , i 'W A QW I Doodge wrote it. the boys in IA Translate it. The first de- clension holds the attention of D. Rudolph. L. Kaelin. and R. Fultz. Brother Sylvan pronounces iudgment on the Past Passive. HEHE WE ST DIED fl D BREW Green Freshmen! Green Freshmen! We were just beginning our time at The Sen- iors were leaving school. The juniors and Sophomores were also old men. We still had the whole thrill of going to Saint X. We were still enjoying the new methods and new sur- roundings. That first day we had to go to Freshman Hall was the best . . . Remember? . . . We came in that back door.. There were strange faces all around us and we looked upon each one with wonder and possibly a little childish antagonism. We hoped to get to know them. We had already formed opin- ions about some of them. Generally we were wrong and were glad to be proven wrong. The classes i nthe Hall ran from 1G to ll-l. The class sessions were strange to us. We tried to understand why, just when the class got interesting, the Brother would leave. Then we would be confronted with a new personality, a new subject, a new Brother. The subjects were not allowed to run together as they some- times did in Parochial School. lt was also a help to know that if we came up short on the homework we would only be with that Brother for an hour or forty-five minutesg but what hould happen in that hour! Lunch was the crowning point. We were allowed only a half- hour in which to exchange wise remarks and tell the latest jokes. lf we were fortunate enough to be placed in one of the lower-lettered classes then we had to climb three flights of stairs to participate in our daily round of Thiesen and McCoy and Dooge. Most of the boys who trotted the sev- enty odd steps were found to be in the first

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ll IIEII 5 TU THE W YS UP Ii UWLEIJBE dents. Brother Faber's mild manner is felt by all at one time or another. Brother Leonard Francis, the school librarian, teaches about everything here at St. X. He is a friend to all boys, save those who fail to return library books when due. Brother Connor came to the Tiger institution after the death of good Brother Athanasius. He has a slight Eastern ac- cent, often saying: Thats fine, Ioe. He loves sports, but says that he has too much work to keep up with them. Brother Sylvan's witti- cisms may be heard in lB during the first pe- riod where he teaches the fundamentals of Latin. Mr. Morris, who also has a slight accent, being a wee bit Southern, is a fine gentleman and scholar as well as an excellent teacher. Mr. lones is a quiet, easy going Freshman Tutor who is quite popular with the first year students. He is backfield football coach here at X and he is now starting his second sea- son. He also is a fine history tutor. All in all, the teachers of the first year boys are a swell bunch of regular Brothers who can understand the problems of a high school boy and help him with them as well as with his school work. The opposite side of the lounge is occupied by Brothers Leonard Francis. Timothy. Donatus, Fabius. Faber. Evan. Valerian, and Austin. t - Qs- A 'Qt Ott BWUM X R BROTHER FABEH, C.F.X. Home Room IE Latin BROTHER FABIUS. C.F.X. Home Room 1F History-Algebra BROTHER AUSTIN. C.F.X. Home Room IG Science-History BROTHER I-IVAN. C.F.X. Home Room II Science-Algebra BROTHER TIMOTHY. C.F.X Home Room ID English-Algebra BROTHER MAIELLA. C.F.X Prefect of lunch period Treasurer

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string line-up on the l.V. football and basketball toarns. lt's a wonderful body conditioner, climb- ing those steps. The portable was the real cen- tor of activity, any activity of man or nature. When the weather decided to take a dip to- wards zero, the Doghouse seemed to be the cfoldest part of the ampus. Then the boys in iff flew by the doghouse, But Freshmen have the rnost fun of anybody, because they're new and they know it and try to make the most of ii. Wpell, it's overp rny first year at St. X. Whale over happens to ine during the rest of my years here at X rriay be more exciting and more enjoyable, but l'll never forget my Freshman year in the Doghouse. Everyone who has had any connection with the school will know what the Doghouse is. lt holds two frosh classes, usually lA and lB. Students tell scores of storys and tales about the irnmortal institution. 'l'hey say the ink freezes on the cold days and that every tiny breeze shakes its walls. lfvory day at approximately the same time, the heaters spray hot water over the whole roorn. These tales may be hard to believe, but They aro actually true. Even though the Dog- house has its faults, every fellow who has spent a year in it can look back on a group of fun- loving boys having a wonderful time. The well used books and equipment ol the Freshman Year were lamlllar to us all, for we all saw the light ol Xavier over these Gateways to Knowledge . The Frosh members of the Camera Club are. backrow. S. Harp. I. Yann, R. Baumqartel. I. Voor, front row. E. Miller, D. Coen. I. Gerry. and R. Neel. The members ol the Xavler News Stall lrom the Freshman Class are I. Allen. T. Mahoney, T. Schoen, A. Cassidy, and D. Baird. Suspense! The boys from IH are deeply engrossed in the mystery ol the disappearance ol Smoe.