Bottom row, from left: Jules Lorio, Andrew Bacon, H.G. Zehner, Jr., Clarence East, Jr.,
James Delhom, Patrick Johnson, Vincent Donahue, Adam Mulheisen, Jr.,
A.J. Hurst, and Harry Charbonnet;
Middle row, from left: B.B. Bordelon, Jr., Milton May, Gerard Shuppert, A. Luria, Ray Fleming, Arthur Smith, A.F. Culotta, John Ford III, Francis Hecker, Wallace Schneidau,
Edward Patterson, and C.F. Deichmann; Top row, from left: M.J. Ohlmeyer, William Lyons, John Trauth, Malcolm Plaeger,
Charles Rantz, Jr., Jesse Gibson, Jr., Connie Miller, C.J. Acomb, G.D. Martin,
Thomas Harrison, and F.C. Power
Back in 1933, class photos of the Jesuit students were taken in a corner of the yard. The Freshmen in the B class are not smiling, perhaps heeding the directive of the photographer. But many of the photos in the Jesuit Yearbooks all those years ago feature boys who did very little smiling. It was the style.
The only person who may be smiling is not really in the picture. If you look closely at the left window, a face is staring out at the scene. Did the face belong to another Blue Jay from a different class, or maybe a boy from the Freshman B class who ran afoul of the Jesuits, or perhaps the little sister of one of the boys in the photo? The face will probably always be an unsolved mystery. These Blue Jays, most of whom are now deceased, went on to graduate in 1936 and 1937. However, there are five or six who apparently did not finish Jesuit High School. Below is the article in the 1933 Yearbook that accompanied the Freshmen B class photo.
When school opened last September, thirty shy Freshmen assembled in the classroom of First High B. Since that day, many months have elapsed, many events have taken place; but now, we leave that dear old classroom with only happy memories. About the third week in September the members of our class elected their officers. The following members proved themselves worthy of the class’ choice: Patrick Johnson, president; James Delhom, vice-president; Clarence East, secretary; Hullin Bowman, treasurer. Much of the class’ success can be attributed to our professors: Rev. William A. Fillinger, S.J., and Messrs. G. Gernon Brown, William Von Lubbe, and Francis Achee. As a class we fared well in the undertakings of the school. We had a large representation in the band and John Trauth was one of the violinists in the Blue Jay Orchestra. Excellence in class work was the aim of every member of First High B. We made splendid averages in our studies throughout the year. Hullin Bowman and John Ford generally led the class in excellence and succeeded in carrying off the highest honors in scholastic work. These two luminaries were followed closely by Clarence East. Now that the first year of our high school career has passed away, how different are our sentiments towards our school. We indeed consider Jesuit High School our second home and every one of us would be most reluctant to leave it. |
