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Burke Hall Cigarette card featuring the Xavier College colours and crest, c. 1920s. In 1920, Studley Hall, a gift from T.M. Burke, a Catholic businessman, was opened in 1921 as Xavier's first preparatory school. James O'Dwyer SJ, Rector of Xavier between 1908 and 1917, became Burke Hall's first headmaster, before the campus was renamed Burke ...
There are many notable former students—known as "Old Xaverians" (Old Xavs)—and members of the "Old Xaverians' Association" ("OXA") of the Roman Catholic school Xavier College in Kew, Victoria, Australia. Most entries here have been sourced to the official announcement of the Old Xaverians' Association "Roll of Men of Achievement" announced ...
It was built in 1927 and opened on March 7, 1928, with a win against archrival Cincinnati.It is named for Walter Schmidt, Class of 1905, a benefactor to then-St. Xavier College who also donated money for Schmidt Hall (formerly the library, now the President's office) on campus.
St. Norbert is the world's first and only institution of higher learning, sponsored by the Premonstratensian order. Pennings later started a commerce program at the college for lay students before retiring in 1955. St. Norbert's second president, Dennis Burke, expanded the college, anticipating the student population would eventually reach 2,000.
St. Xavier collectively refers to its graduates as the Long Blue Line, [1] after the school colors and the blue attire worn at graduation. The school's living graduates number over 18,000, as of 2013. [2] Many St. Xavier alumni are well-known figures in the Cincinnati area, and many others have gained recognition nationally and abroad as well.
Pages in category "People educated at Xavier College" The following 176 pages are in this category, out of 176 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A multitude of schools and universities have been named after St. Francis Xavier, a Spanish Roman Catholic saint and co-founder of the Society of Jesus.This page lists notable educational institutions named after St. Xavier, arranged by country and region.
Xavier follows a traditional college preparatory curriculum. Students are required to take classes in English, Mathematics, Catholic Theology, Social Studies, Laboratory Sciences, World Languages, Fine Arts and Physical Education as well as half a semester of Computer Programming. 46 Honors classes are available in all fields of study, and 27 Advanced Placement Classes are available to ...