Missed the 1962 Homecoming Game of 1962, where the Waco Reicher Cougars beat the Rangers 30 – 14. Jesuit was not supposed to lose, but....
I’ll pay tribute to our gorgeous homecoming queens and princesses. Jesuit, being an all male school, had to choose our female royalty from sister Catholic all girl schools. Back in those days, we recall if later classes do not, there were three in Dallas: Ursuline, Our Lady of Good Counsel, and St. Ann’s Academy. In the spirit of equal opportunity, Jesuit chose a queen and princess from each one. Since those days, OLGC morphed into Bishop Dunne, admitted boys. and formed their own football team. St. Ann’s became history, presumably because the needs it fulfilled were taken up by both Bishop Dunne, and Bishop Lynch in East Dallas, who also has its own team. I suppose that Ursuline, being Jesuit’s only all female sister school, still provides our queen and princess.
So, lest we not remember the lovely and accomplished ladies who graced our 1962 homecoming, they were:
Ursuline: Queen Barbara Neuhoff Princess Lou Ann Hairston
Our Lady of Good Counsel: Queen Cora Sue Hollern Princess Kathy Bell
St. Ann’s Academy: Queen Theresa Silva Princess Diana Vega
Attempted to copy photos from the yearbook at the Dallas Public Library (mine disappeared over the years), but the B&W half-tone printed photos didn’t come out well, and didn’t do these ladies justice. If anyone has decent photos, or can loan me their yearbook so I can use my photo equipment at home, I’ll post them at a later time.
Here is a photo of the old place as it looked around our time, courtesy of my brother Steve (Class of 1968).
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