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CRIMSON SHIELD
THE ONLINE MAGAZINE OF BROTHER MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL
February 2013
Published Monthly September through May
News and Notes
The special Provincial Chapter of the New Orleans Province of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart voted unanimously on Mon­day, January 21 to recommend to the Superior General that the three U.S. provinces merge into one province.
  • Since the New York and New England provinces also approved the resolution, the Superior General will set the timetable and procedures for effecting the merger, which could take place as early as July 1, 2014.
  • As Acting Provincial, Brother Ronald Hingle, S.C. ('78) presided over the New Orleans Province chapter that met in the province office across the street from Bro­ther Martin.

Sister Lawrence Habetz, long-time faculty member at Bro­ther Martin, has been elected president of the Congregation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
  • Sister Lawrence served as councilor and then vice-president on the Executive Council starting in 2005. The demands of the position required her to leave Brother Martin.
  • She returned in 2010 and has worked in the Instruct­ional Lab as math tutor.
  • However, she will say farewell to Brother Martin again in April to assume her new role.

Brother Ronald Hingle, S.C.
Brother Ronald Hingle
Sister Lawrence Habetz, O. Carm.
Sister Lawrence Habetz
Did You Know?
Brother Martin Hernandez, S.C.
Brother Martin, S.C., 1934
The Louisiana High School Athletic Association, founded in 1916, voted 13 years later to admit private schools provided they followed the constitution and bylaws of the organization.
  • Jesuit and Holy Cross accepted the invitation in order to have the opportunity to compete for state championships.
  • All the schools in the New Orleans Prep league, whether members of the LHSAA or not, voted to follow the associa­tion guidelines.
  • It's hard to pinpoint when Aloysius joined the state or­ganization, but in April 1931, the school participated in a boxing tournament as one of 16 schools, "all accredited members of the state high school association," at the "annual state rally" at LSU.

Brother Martin, S.C., became principal of St. Aloysius in 1934.

  • Also serving as Athletic Director, he immediately became involved in the New Orleans Prep League and, before long, in LHSAA affairs.
  • In 1942, he was appointed to the LHSAA executive board.
  • The following year, the New Orleans Prep League elected him President.
This is written within a few weeks of the LHSAA's historic vote to separate schools for the football playoffs into "Select" and "Non-Select" schools. Some think that decision is the beginning of the end of private school participation in the LHSAA.

Photo Quiz
The picture below shows a 1938-9 P.E. class led by Coach "Wop" Glover at St. Aloy­sius High School. The school was located at the intersection of what two streets?

Bonus: What was the address of the school?

St. Aloysius PE Class 1938-9 
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