Pictures from the Past: First Alumni Publication
November 1965 brought Volume 1 Number 1 of the "Rampart Street Parade," the publication of the two-year-old St. Aloysius Alumni Association.
- Brother Marion, S.C., served as executive secretary of the association, which sought to reestablish contact with the 5,700 living Crusader grads.
- The board consisted of: Frank Demarest, Jr. ('47), president; Thomas Buckey ('36), vice-president; Henry Denoux ('34), secretary; John Ridgley ('50), executive secretary.
The newsletter featured the schedule for the Homecoming Festivities on Sunday, November 14.
- The day began at 8 am with the Alumni Mass celebrated by Monsignor John T. Adams ('32) of St. Maurice Parish in the Baronne Street Church.
- Afterwards, alumni and their families walked several blocks to Holsum's Cafeteria on Gravier Street for breakfast. "Due to the sparse attendance at last year's breakfast, alumni will be permitted to bring their families to this year's breakfast."
- The inaugural Mister Crusader Award was presented at the breakfast. The plaque, donated by Thomas Gilmore ('40), went to the alumnus judged to have rendered the most service to his Alma Mater during the foregoing year.
- Over 200 alumni were expected at City Park Stadium to watch the Crusaders take on the Redemptorist Rams at 2:30. Three graduates of the silver anniversary 1940 class escorted members of the homecoming court: Ben Abadie, Jr., Ward Guillot, and Edward Riche.
- Following the game, which the Red Knights of Coach Bill Arms ('42) won 7-0 to finish the season 6-4, an open house was held in the St. Aloysius Gym from 5-9 pm. Refreshments were sold as alumni returned to campus to reminisce with their classmates.
Other news items in the publication:
- Brother Warren Laudumiey, S.C. ('36), returned to St. Aloysius after a stint on the missions in Uganda, Africa. He taught freshman religion and served as school registrar. Brother reported firsthand on what was accomplished with the money and other articles alumni and students had donated to the missions: construction of a chapel to go with the recently completed dormitory and school building.
- Under the leadership of new president Brother Remigius, S.C., the school now had computerized report cards thanks to a computer system acquired with the help of Dr. Aynaud Hebert, the brother of Sacred Heart Brothers Cecil and Edward, who taught at Cor Jesu.
Dr. Hebert explains new system to Brother Lee
- Changes to the curriculum saw elimination of bookkeeping courses and injecting modern techniques into science classes.
- The list of student organizations now included the Rifle Club which was affiliated with the National Rifle Association and moderated by Brother Marion, an NRA member as were Brother Remigius and the principal, Brother Lee, S.C.
- Two pre-fabricated aluminum classrooms now stood on the vacant lot adjacent to the main campus on St. Claude and Esplanade Avenue. The air-conditioned buildings were used by the eighth graders.
- Garage space under the Brothers' residence was converted into a faculty lounge and a staff room for The Aloysian and the Crusader.
- The most noticeable addition was the concrete rain shelter extending across the face of the main building from the Brothers' residence at one end to the principal's office at the other.
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Brother Marion, S.C.
Coach Bill Arms ('42)
Brother Warren, S.C.
Brother Remigius, S.C.
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