University of Detroit Jesuit High School - Cub Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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DEDICATION ' who 1-1nu...,,......-fs REV. JOHN l. NASH, 5.1. On Friday, May 18, 1952, Fr. lohn I. Nash finished his last class for the day. His work of the week cmd his period of life were completed at almost the same tick of the clock. Within fifteen minutes of his return to his living quarters from the classroom, he dropped dead of a heart attack. Born in 1879, Pr. Nash attended old St. Ignatius College in Chicago from 1891 to 1897. He then entered St. Stanislaus Novitiate, Florissant, Mo., to begin his course of studies as a Iesuit. After fifteen years of training he was sent to Detroit where he spent the rest of his life as a priest and teacher. Those who were fortunate enough to have Fr. Nash for first year Latin will never forget him. He held the respectful attention of his boys by a careful pre- paration of each class and the observance of West Point discipline during each class. ir S

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K ' x lg t M S. 5 as fr: x i 5i 'iT':lQi'?'is't Img Pita ltikiifuh' ' v . saw East of the school is the impres- sive new gym. Although not yet four years old, it is already well known to students and strangers alike. Familiar to those who frequent the U of D campus is the Iesult faculty building just west of the school.

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25' -ie? erm? 5.5 QCD' Elfwo- m'4Q Q 5 US- D- 0 Qs: 5722 313, Q-.Hs 5-Q 53 Unique procedures also helped to put over the matter. His most famous was his Latin class baseball games between the Army and the Navy. Here the spirit of competition was a strong incentive to study. So interested were the boys in the subject matter of the game that team captains often telephoned the parents of their team members to give warning of coming contests. Fr. Nash's influence was not limited to teaching Latin, however. He was quick to note the strong points in a boy's character and to foster them: he was equally quick to notice the defects of character and try to work with the boy to overcome them. There is no boy whom Fr. Nash taught who did not learn more from a heart-to-heart talk than any book could teach him. Fr. Nash loved the University of Detroit High School and wanted to remain as a permanent part of the school. His thirty-eight years of teaching tirst year Latin has given the school a tradition that did not die with his last earthly breath. lllllll llliill I ..... ! WIIIII IIIHIHH I!!! llll As umpire Fr. Nash had to keep both sides cool when the Army clashed with the Navy in I a Latin vocabulary baseball 4 Q game.