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

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lirium and joy-Armistice. The tense apprehen- sion in which America had lived for over a year relaxed and a tremendous'roar called the twen- ties rushed in to take its place. During this first quarter of the twentieth cen- tury, Xavier further established itself as a strong force in the community, and its faculty drew much prestige. Father James J. Daly, S.J., one of the several Jesuit poets, resided in Cincinnati at this time. His poetry has earned him a place in American literature. Another literary man, the champion of boys fiction, became one of the most popular hgures in the city while he resided at Xavier for thirty years. Father Francis J . Finn, 8.1., will long be remembered for the work he accomplished in Cincinnati and the books he wrote, which are regarded by some people as a necessary part of growing up. It is interesting to follow his heroes through their adventures and then to realize that the Xavier student of today trods the same halls that Father Finn walked and wrote about. Many were the Citizens of the Queen City who mourned his death in 1928. Bread lines and suicides were as common in Cincinnati as anywhere else in the nation when the depression descended. Cincinnatians had hardly picked themselves up from this blow, when another struck. Fed by wintry rains and thawing snows, the Ohio River rampaged from its banks in 1937 and crept into the City as far as Cincinnati, Covington, and Newport in 1853. Wsmiesmmw..mmmwa.VnTWTWWW,Wr , Itll, Third Street. It was the most disastrous flood the city had seen, and as its hungry waters re- ceded, somewhere in Europe the overture to World War II was begun. The treacherous thirties changed into the war years of the forties. Ration coupons, scrap iron drives, and Xavier to the fore with its own private War Bond Rallies. After the joys of another armistice, Cincinnati settled back to the relative normalcy of modern times. And Cincinnatiis Catholic Mother, St. Xavier High School, has proven a staunch com- panion in the face of feast, famine, and flood. One hundred and twenty-Iive years old now, but not weary. One hundred and twenty-iive years old now, but still alive as ever. What does the tourist see as he crosses the Suspension Bridge or drives down Columbia Parkway? What landmarks will he View during his stay? He may wander along the ancient water- front, take in the sights of Cincinnati long past. He may gape in admiration at the modern library or catch the enchantment of the May Music Festival. He will be told the story of the Foun- tain, stare up the dizzy heights of the Carew Tower. And he will pause at Seventh and Syca- more. There stands more than a landmark. There is a living, breathing part of the Queen City. There is a symbol of Cincinnatits Catholic edu- cation and of men who are yet an important community force. 53 Hum 4 h , 11113.1 nnxux: y. ' ., 9 m ,II muting 13 Kt , . . S? gwfnzzudn 'mwnn' ft .4 5131-3. y ' V h .. p u L - ,.. Cincinnati in 1886. Taken from Fountain Square looking North. The old Post Office Building is in the extreme right front.

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After more than one hundred and flfty years of progress, a changed Cincinnati stands on the unchanging Ohio. And the school Which grew with it is still the brightest beacon among the evening lights of the metropolis.