Schools

Baltimore District to Assume Control of La Salle HS, Miami

The Baltimore District will assume control of La Salle HS in Miami starting July 1. The native Cuban Brothers had been valiantly conducting the school since summer 1961. The three other American districts which have Brothers there on exchange will continue this arrangement for a year or two. The first director of the school and community from Baltimore will be Brother Felician Patrick (Ellis).

Newsbriefs of Baltimore, March 1962, p. 1; and also LI-NE District Newsletter, April 15, 1962, p. 2.

La Salle College 100 Billboards

The La Salle College 100th anniversary billboards—sponsored virtually free by two alumni—are in sixty locations in the Delaware Valley.

Newsbriefs of Baltimore, March 1962, p. 5.

2/3 St. Gabe’s Hall Home for Easter

Over two-thirds of the population of the Philadelphia Protectory for Boys (now St. Gabriel’s Hall) went home for Easter vacatiom. It was the first time in history of the Protectory that there were so few residents. Trips to Washington and NYC and field days filled the time for the stay-at-homes.

Newsbriefs of Baltimore, April 1962, p. 3.

Ed Sheehy, Junior at La Salle High (MD), Wins Speech Contest

Edward Sheehy, a junior at La Salle High School (Cumberland, MD), won the speech contest conducted by the local optimist organization and qualified for the state finals in Ocean City (MD). Ed’s father is the head of the Lunar Development of Project Apollo (NASA).

Newsbriefs of Baltimore, April 1962, p. 4.

Archivist’s note: Just over a year later, Ed entered the Christian Brothers; today, Brother Edward Sheehy is a beloved fixture at La Salle University.

Dorothy Day Addresses La Salle College

Miss Dorothy Day, famed social activist, addressed an overflow audience in the theater at La Salle College.

Newsbriefs of Baltimore, April 1962, p. 4.

Brother Clair Stanislaus Receives Honorary Degree at La Salle

Brother Clair Stanislaus (Battersby), the famed historian of the Christian Brothers, received an honorary Degree from La Salle College along with Rev. Mark Heath (OP) at La Salle’s annual Founder Day in May 15, 1962. About 1,000 grads, faculty and guests attended the event at the Four Chefs restaurant.

Newsbriefs of Baltimore, April 1962, pp. 1 and 4.

New Shrine at Lourdes

The new shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes is now complete at La Salle College High School. The waterfalls work well and shrubbery has been added.

Newsbriefs of Baltimore, April 1962, p. 4.

Altar at St. Gabe’s Hall

The Class of 1962 at Bishop Denis O’Connell HS (Arlington, VA) presented an altar, designed by Brother F. Gregory and constructed at the Philadelphia Protectory for Boys (now St. Gabriel’s Hall), to the school chapel.

Newsbriefs of Baltimore, May 1962, p. 3.

St. John’s Chapel Window

The new chapel window (recently installed at St. John’s College HS) is a “knockout.” The window includes an image of De La Salle, subjects taught in the school, symbols of a military school and other features.

Newsbriefs of Baltimore, May 1962, p. 5.

Forensics at Central Catholic a Hit

Thanks to Brother Gregory Rene (Sterner), forensics has put Central Catholic HS (Pittsburgh) on the map. Central won first place at a McKeesport tournament, qualified four debaters for the CFL finals in Miami, and placed 10 speakers in the CFL Diocesan speech semi-finals (more than any school in Diocese).

Newsbriefs of Baltimore, March 1962, p. 6.

Cardinal Spellman Finishing Touches

Cardinal Spellman HS is putting the finishing touches on its new campus, anticipating the May 26 dedication and the big Open House on June 2-3.

New York Newsletter, April 1, 1962, p. 10 and May 1, 1962, p. 2.

New Wing at De La Salle College

Construction on the new wing at De La Salle College (Washington) is making progress despite the harsh early spring weather.

New York Newsletter, May 1, 1962, p. 6.

Arthur Murray Dance Studios at
Incarnation Parish School

From Incarnation Parish School in NYC:

“Every Friday afternoon a group of our boys and girls—8th Grade—are practicing dancing under the watchful eyes of instructors from the Arthur Murray Dance Studios. No Twist Please!”

New York Newsletter, May 1, 1962, p. 9.

100+ Go Home for Easter

At St. John’s Training School in Uxbridge (ON), over 100 of the boys were allowed home for Easter visits. Some eighty boys were in attendance on Easter Sunday.

Annals of St. John’s Industrial School (Uxbridge), p. 374.

Language Lab at La Salle College HS

The establishment of a language laboratory is planned for La Salle College High School for the summer.

Newsbriefs of Baltimore, May 1962, p. 4.

St. Francis Vocational Receives First Case Worker

The first case-worker hired by St. Francis Vocational School in Eddington (PA) has begun work on a part-time basis, working directly with the school.

Newsbriefs of Baltimore, March 1962, p. 4.

Bishop Loughlin Top Catholic School in New York State

Bishop Loughlin HS (Brooklyn) ranks as the top Catholic school in New York State regarding the number of Regents scholarships won; in a senior class of 400, there were 131 winners, 66 alternates, and 4 Veterans’ scholarships.

LI-NE District Newsletter, March 15, 1962, p. 3.

Bishop Loughlin’s Camera Club in Kodak Magazine

Brother Charles Felix and his camera club at Bishop Loughlin HS (Brooklyn) received cover publicity and the inside cover space in the nationally-distributed “Kodak Magazine.”

LI-NE District Newsletter, April 15, 1962, p. 7.

New Name for Philadelphia Protectory for Boys?

Archbishop Krol of Philadelphia is studying the possibility of changing the name of the Philadelphia Protectory for Boys near Valley Forge.

Newsbriefs of Baltimore, March 1962, p. 6.

Archivist’s note: The name was indeed changed later that year to St. Gabriel’s Hall.

St. Joe’s Collegiate Centennial Forthcoming

St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) is gearing up for its big centennial (1861-1961) celebration to be held on May 15, 1962, with the local Bishop celebrating a Pontifical High Mass at the old cathedral and Bishop Leo Smith (an alum) giving the sermon. Later that night at the Hotel Statler will be a civic celebration in the Golden Ballroom. Meanwhile, a new residence for the Brothers is under construction in the rear of the school building. St. Joseph’s claims 15,000 alumni.

New York Newsletter, May 1, 1962, pp. 14-15

17 Albany Boys Confirmed
in New Chapel

Bishop Scully of Albany confirmed 17 boys of La Salle School (Albany) on May 21, 1962, in the new chapel.

New York Newsletter, June 1, p. 7.

Mom & Pop Hop Follows Military Ball at Albany

The annual military ball for Christian Brothers Academy (Albany) is scheduled for May 25, but the day after the ball is the annual parents’ dance called the Mom and Pop Hop.

New York Newsletter, June 1, 1962, p. 10.

St. Martin de Porres Canonization Celebrated by St. Augustine’s

St. Martin de Porres was canonized (declared a saint) in 1962, and this event found the parishioners of St. Augustine’s parish in NYC at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on May 6 to celebrate the life of St. Martin with the boys of St. Augustine’s School singing the Vespers and Benediction.

New York Newsletter, June 1, 1962, p. 14.

Bradley State Science Fair Wins

Three students of Bishop Bradley HS (Manchester, NH) represented the school in the State Science Fair. Two of these did so well that the state prize for the school placing highest in the entire fair went to Bradley.

LI-NE District Newsletter, April 15, 1962, p. 3; and also May 15, 1962, p. 4.

Mater Christi HS Nears Completion; Dedication May 6

Mater Christi HS, although open, is inching closer to final completion of its physical plant. The school library opened in late winter, and the school’s first-ever dance was an afternoon Valentine’s dance. The formal dedication of the entire facility was on May 6 and featured Bishop McEntegart (Diocese of Brooklyn) and the entire student body. Bishop McEntegart insisted on being introduced to each Brother in the procession—”After all,” he said, “I’m one of them, you know.”

LI-NE District Newsletter, March 15, 1962, p. 4; and also April 15, 1962, p. 6; and also May 15, 1962, p. 3.

Tears for Tomorrow Filmed Across from De La Salle Academy (RI)

A filming company provided some excitement for De La Salle Academy (Newport, RI) by using the Berwind estate (across the road) for scenes of a forthcoming movie about the Hungarian Revolution (“Tears for Tomorrow”). Some of the DLS boys got bit parts.

LI-NE District Newsletter, May 15, 1962, p. 5.

Fireworks at St. John’s

The annual fireworks display was held at St. John’s Training School on Monday, May 21. Over 500 cars were parked on the property with well over 2,000 spectators. Once again the group from the Ontario Training School at Port Bolster were guests. the Uxbridge Boy Scouts took up a collection in aid of youth hockey in Uxbridge and some $150 was collected.

Annals of St. John’s Industrial School (Uxbridge), p. 374.

Cadets Tour Washington, D.C.

Brother Cleophas James (pictured) and 40 cadets from La Salle Military Academy (Oakdale, NY) enjoyed a weekend trip to Washington; their visit to the White House was facilitated by John Bailey, son of the Democratic National Chairman.

LI-NE District Newsletter, May 15, 1962, p. 3.

Brother Motivates Giving to Africa Trip

At St. Augustine’s HS, Brother Adelbert Eugene is motivating his students to fill up the mite box for his forthcoming missionary venture to Africa:

“If you don’t contribute generously to help pay my fare, you’ll have me again next year!”

LI-NE District Newsletter, March 15, 1962, p. 5.

New Annex Delayed in Detroit

Construction on the new annex at De La Salle Collegiate (Detroit) has been delayed by a strike and by zoning technicalities.

New York Newsletter, June 1, 1962, p. 16.

La Salle (Troy) March in Parade

The entire cadet corps of La Salle Institute (Troy, NY) marched in the parade held in Troy on Armed Forces Day.

New York Newsletter, June 1, 1962, p. 15.

CBA Albany Language Lab

Christian Brothers Academy in Albany is constructing a new language lab which is expected to be completed after the Easter vacation.

New York Newsletter, May 1, 1962, p. 11.

La Salle Military Students Ties for 2nd

A student from La Salle Military Academy (Oakdale, NY) tied for second place at the state oratorical finals held in Albany.

LI-NE District Newsletter, April 15, 1962, p. 6.

New School at Oakdale Encourages Ideas

Plans for a new school building at La Salle Military Academy (Oakdale, NY) are progressing rapidly; the entire faculty is invited to contribute ideas.

LI-NE District Newsletter, May 15, 1962, p. 3.