Brothers May Join New Northern District

Each Brother of the St. Louis District will be given the option of joining “the new Northern District” [i.e. Winona area] in September 1963. Two months later, it was announced that the new Winona District will start out with 191 Brothers in service and 31 student Brothers in training.

Newsbriefs of Baltimore, March 1963, p. 2. Newsbriefs of Baltimore, May 1963, p. 2.

Archivist’s Note:
The Central States District (Chicago area) would later split off from St. Louis in the mid-1960s.

New TV at St. Patrick’s!

Brother Louis Chrysostom set up a TV studio in a small room above the stage at St. Patrick’s HS (Chicago).

New York Newsletter, April 1, 1963, p. 4.

Rummel Freshmen Incoming

A big class of eager freshmen is being rounded up for the new Bishop Rummel HS in New Orleans.

New York Newsletter, May 1, 1963, p. 4.

100 Years for St. Mary’s Moraga

St. Mary’s College (Moraga, CA) celebrates its 100th year in 1963. Prominent entertainment alums who returned to campus included singer/actor Dennis Day and Darryl Hickman (“Dobie Gillis” on CBS-TV).

New York Newsletter, June 1, 1963, p. 2.