The first articles on a St. Aloysius athletic team appeared in 1901 along with the usual articles on special events at the school, including commencement and school opening.
Times-Picayune, February 9, 1901
ST. ALOYSIUS PUPILS Entertain Their Friends with a Clever Performance
The students of St. Aloysius Academy gave a musical and dramatic entertainment last night at Union Francaise Hall, Rampart street, near Dumaine, and reaped well-earned laurels for their splendid exhibition of lyric and histrionic ability.
Although the weather was unpropitious, a large number of parents and friends of the pupils were present. An allegorical scene and tableau, "Judgment at Heaven's Gate," was enacted by James Arnoult, as "St. John, the Beloved;" Henry Preau as "Angel of the Vestibule;" Walter O'Connell and Charles Sarrazin as "Angels on Guard;" George DeBlanc as "Angels from the Throne;" and Morris [Maurice] Lagarde, Ed Theard and Domingo Fatjo as mortals.
This was followed by "Les Petits Pages de Triboulet," a one-act musical comedy with the following cast: Paul Mazzel, Rene Lacoste, George Minon, Ernest Bozonier, Maurice Theard, Oliver Durac, Robert Staig, Henry Trepagnier, Louis Gele, Ed Trepagnier, Ed Zitzman, Sidney Delery, Roger Delery, Fernand Tabary, Felix Bachemin, Aloysius Frey, Frank Ganucheaux, Chas. Cormier, Augustin Jarreau, M. Lacoste, F. Viola, P. Gele, A. Marchal and G. Igau.
The concluding piece was a comic trio between an allopathic doctor (Morris [Maurice] Lagarde) and a homeopathic physician (James Arnoult) and a patient (Henry Preau). The young people received merited applause for their very intelligent acting and fine singing, due to the careful training of their music teacher, Miss Amelia Moureau.
The first article on an interscholastic athletic contest by an Aloysius team appeared in The Daily Item, Tuesday, April 30, 1901.
NEW ORLEANS COLLEGE LEAGUE
Holy Cross.....................................3
St. Alphonsus................................1
St. Michaels...................................1
St. Aloysius....................................0
Holy Cross defeated St. Aloysius at Sportsman's Park Sunday afternoon by a score of 12 to 1. Had it not been for an error in the sixth inning, St. Aloysius would have been shut out.
Holy Cross challenges any team in the city to play at any of the parks.
Historical Note
Sportsman's Park opened in 1886 near what is now City Park Avenue and the Pontchartrain Expressway across from Greenwood Cemetery.
The New Orleans Pelicans minor league franchise began playing there the next year.
The Daily Item, June 27, 1901
COMMENCEMENTS
ST. ALOYSIUS COLLEGE.
Morris [Maurice] Lagarde, Frank Carriere, Henry Bouny, James Arnoult and Fritz Vennaman were graduated last night at the closing exercises of the St. Aloysius' College, which were held in the Tulane Theatre.
Maurice Lagarde 1901
His son, M. L. Jr. ('45) coached basketball and
baseball at Aloysius in the 1950s; several of
his grandsons are Brother Martin grads
The programme, which was prepared by the brothers and students of the college, was of a highly entertaining character. It was introduced by the presentation of a piece entitled "Strange Visitors," seven pupils, Robert Trepagnier, Carl Loeliger, Clarence Sheen, William Desportes, Ernest Sindos, Alexis Dumestre, Taafe Flannery, in line on the stage to receive the visitors. These consisted of couples, arrayed in the national costumes of the several countries they represented, carrying the flag of that country, and as they advanced to the center of the stage they sang and danced the national song and dance of that country. ...
Then came a little piece of comedy entitled "The Rival Politicans," which wsa played by James Brown and Ernest Sindos, and was followed by the remainder of the programme, replete with interesting numbers, and concluded with the presentation of the diplomas. |
New Orleans Item, July 7, 1901
National French Fete
For the Benefit of the Free School for Boys
FAIR GROUNDS
SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1901
PROGRAMME:
2:30 p.m., Grand Opening; 3 p.m., Automobile Races; 4 p. m., St. Aloysius vs. Washington Artillery Baseball clubs; 4:30 p.m., Military Tournament; 5 p.m., Fat men's Races and Young Ladies' Games; 5:30, official opening by the French Consul, Speeches, Marseillaise and other Patriot Songs; Distribution of Prizes; Music, instrumal Concert. 7 p.m., Opening of the Ball; 8 p.m., cinematograph; 9 p.m., Taking of the Bastille and Grand Torch-light Parade. Fireworks.
Tickets 25 Cents.
The July 15 article on the National French Fete included this sentence:
In
the game of baseball between the Washington Artillery team and a team from the St. Aloysius College, the latter won by a score of 11 to 5.
The Times-Picayune, August 18, 1901, contained the annual ad for the school.
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ST. ALOYSIUS COLLEGE,
Esplanade Ave. and Rampart St.
SPLENDID EQUIPMENT,
PRACTICAL COURSES,
THOROUGH TRAINING
NEXT SESSION BEGINS MONDAY, SEPT. 2.
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Times-Picayune, Tuesday, September 3, 1901
SCHOOL BEGINS FOR HALF THE CHILDREN.
The Catholic and a Number of Private Institutions
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St. Aloysius College ... opened yesterday with the largest number of students enrolled in a single day in years. The number had reached 300 before the day closed. The college buildings, which are a stately pile, have been thorougly renovated and are splendidly equipped in every department. The college is in charge of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart.
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