St Xavier High School - X Ray Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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QQQTHE llflVAl3Y! S When Mr. 'lihomas XV. Clecleon, conclucts his four claily Physics classes anal his lic-slnnan .vXlgc'ln'a class, a cordial scientific approach preclomin- ales. Mr. liecleon aclcls to his classes the extra-curricular raclio and camera clubs. Fully occupied is thc best description for Mr. john Brennan. He combines a class of freshman Algebra with four classes of Chemistry. Mr. Bren- nan is one of the men who has servecl a large portion of his life on the St. Xavier faculty. TN r A livery Xavier stnclent can easily recog- ni1c'Mr. Nicholas V. Ricci, SJ, For he is In-hincl the bookstore counter where every student cmnc-s at one time or another. Mr. Ricci teaches freshman incl sophomore llistory and directs the Poster Club. sl 1 till? RQ, in is i ' el, The success of St. Xavier's monthly publicaticm, The Pn'j1. is greatly clue to the elforts of Mr. john C. Schwarz, 'liwo years ago Mr. Schwarz chang- ecl from the olcl newspaper format to that ol a magazine. In the classroom, Mr. Scliwau contlucts four classes of freslnnan and sophomore History.

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They ozimz Fr. Richard Brown, S.-I., with thirty long years experience, is a master of the art of teaching. A great amount of his teaching time has been spent in rescuing confused freshmen from the mass of positive and negative numbers which could bewilder any stu- dent of Algebra. After twenty-five years of teaching, Mr. John R. O'Leary still maintains a vigorous schedule including all years except the freshman year. The sons of men he taught a quarter of a century ago are a reminder that he has begun his second generation of working with the Catholic youth of Cincinnati. His loyal and effective devotion speaks for itself. We, and all his former students, offer Mr. O'Leary our congratulations and thanks. Four years of math is the usual course for most Xavier students. Fr. John L. Uhl, S.j. reaches a large proportion of the school in his Trigonometry, Geometry, Algebra, and Religion class- es. As some students may not know, Mr. john T. McAnaw, math teacher at St. Xavier, feels just as much at home on the baseball diamond as he does in his Algebra, Geometry, or Trigo- nometry classes. Out of eight sea- sons, he has coached six champion knot-hole teams in the Queen City. A 'A aff' .-.f p , ,M The library doors may be closed. But the work of repairing the old and cataloguing the new books still goes on. In addition to the hidden work Fr. Stephen A. Meder, SJ., willingly lends a hand to assist the student decipher the Dewey decimal system. Nh-un1lQ'i

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These mezke the mm9 0 0 0 lt's always early evening when Mr. Alvin E. fllobj Von Holle begins to head home. Coaching football during the fall and summer months and base- ball toward the end of the school year keeps his afternoons well filled. Mr. Von Holle teaches History and Econom- ics. NEWCOMERS Three new teachers came to Xavier in the second semester. Fr. Mark A. Finan, SJ., and Fr. Jerome McFarland, SJ. had classes in English and Religion. Fr. Finan was modera- tor of the Glee Club, while Fr. McFarland took charge of the Catholic Students Mission Crusade. Mr. Paul B. Gorman taught four sophomore English classes and one freshman English class. Ready repartee together with a genial and determined drive have enabled Mr. Thomas N. Ballaban to lead the varsity basketball team to a most suc- cessful season. Mr. Ballaban was as- sistant football coach. He teaches fresh- man and sophomore History. sa -'.,. N A 1 fo I? The marching band has always added to the school spirit manifested by loyal at- tendance at all athletic contests. Its mem- bers have led the cheering, and always put on a good show during half-time. This year Mr. John Wimmer directed both the March- ing Band and the Orchestra.