GENESISTHE ALUMNI MAGAZINE OF SAINT IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY, SPRINGIV 2005 he banners are fl ying high on Sun- set Boulevard. Spiritus ‘Magis,’ the Thistory of SI, is due back from the press any day now. Even as students are cramming for fi nals, preparations are un- derway for the Day on the Boulevard ses- quicentennial celebration, marking 150 years of SI’s service to students of the San Francisco Bay Area. Make your reservations now for the June 4 event, as no tickets will be sold “at the door” for this Wildcat extravaganza. (Go to www.siprep.org to register.) When you come, you’ll fi nd 37th Avenue turned into a giant block party featuring live mu- sic, performances, games, rides, food and refreshments. You’ll fi nd SI history every- where, from a student multimedia theat- rical experience to old photographs and memorabilia. You might even fi nd more than a few of your classmates ready to share stories of your time together at SI. You’ll also fi nd a remarkable mural cre- ated by Boris Koodrin ’67. His work, also entitled “Spiritus Magis,” spans the hallway on the school’s fi rst fl oor and depicts SI’s history. Boris began planning his mural by reading an early draft of the history of SI. He took those unfi nished words and turned them into something remarkable and beauti- ful. (The middle third of that mural graces the cover of this magazine. We ran the fi rst third on the cover of the winter edition; look for the fi nal third on the cover of the summer the tape, he saw students staring and, when now, are doing the same. edition.) revelation struck, pointing and leaning close On June 4, come to SI and watch the Boris included only one word twice to share a discovery with a classmate. When living mural of your SI classmates as they on the mural, both carved into stone. That you come to SI, do the same, and be prepared span 37th Avenue, the embodiment of word is “seek.” He riddled his mural with to be surprised at what you fi nd. many years of labor and love. hundreds of symbols and signs, some taken Boris did on a large scale what we It will be a great party and a great day from SI’s history, some from medieval philos- all do. In the four short years we spent at to celebrate. See you there. ophy and some from the Bible. His hope was SI, we began to learn our stories and also — Paul Totah ’75 to invite students to search for these sym- witnessed thos of our classmates. We then bols so that they might fi nd meaning in the translated those stories into something mural and, thus, learn to fi nd hidden mean- grander as we grew older. Just as Boris read Sad News ing in their own lives. His mural tells them: a portion of the school’s history and turned SELLA MUSCAT, WHO HAS SERVED AS “Seek and you shall fi nd. There is meaning at it into something beautiful, so, too, do we Director of Special Events at SI since hand, and all you have to do is know how to translate our four short years of SI history. 1989, died Good Friday after a valiant look.” We do this in our professional lives; we do struggle with cancer. She was a dear As Koodrin worked on the mural, stu- this with our families; we do this as mem- friend to so many of us here. We will dents did just that. Boris used a video cam- bers of parishes and civic organizations, publish her obituary in the summer is- era to record progress on the piece and note living lives of service and leadership. Boris sue and offer her the tribute she so richly student reaction. Every day, while reviewing translated SI history into art. You, right deserves. -- PT developmentnews GENESIS IV THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE OF SAINT IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY, SAN FRANCISCO, SPRING 2005 4 Development News Sports Rally! Auction breaks all records • The Murphys create scholarship to honor man who built Bay Area landmarks • Ken Atwell’s parting gift to SI: $2 million • Jerry Brown’s Class of 1955 honors him by creating scholarship. 13 School News SI faculty explores service learning fi rst hand • Julius Yap inducted into Paci- fi ca Sports Hall of Fame. DEVELOPMENT: The Sports Rally! auction brings in over $675,000 … Page 4. 15 Feature Articles COVER STORY: The second of three excerpts from Spiritus ‘Magis’: 150 Years of Saint Ignatius College Preparatory. 60 Alumni News Lt. Michael Mayne invokes prayer of St. Ignatius in Iraq • Invitation to “A Day on the Boulevard” • Six Ignatians graduate from the Naval Academy. 63 Sports Highlights Boys’ Soccer WCAL champs for fi rst time since 1981 • Girls’ Basketball takes fi rst in CCS • Sophomore Elise Wilson fi nishes second in world championship rowing competition. SESQUICENTENNIAL: Come to the “Day on the Boulevard” on June 4 … Page 61. 66 Departments Keeping in Touch • Births • In Memoriam • Feedback • Calendar On the cover: The cover art is the middle section of “Spiritus Magis,” the Ses- quicentennial Mural on the fi rst fl oor of the school, painted by Boris Koodrin ’67. The cover depicts Fr. Anthony Maraschi, SJ, SI’s founder, carving a path to the school amidst the sand dunes that surrounded the fi rst one-room struc- ture on Market Street. Come see the entire mural at the June 4 “Day on the Boulevard” celebration. COVER STORY: The second installment of the history of SI … Page 15. GENESIS IV A Report to Concerned Individuals Sports Rally! Auction Vol. 42, No. 1 Spring 2005 The Rev. Anthony P. Sauer, SJ President Breaks All Records The Rev. Harry V. Carlin, SJ Executive Vice President Stephen Lovette Vice President for Development Mr. Charles Dullea Principal The Rev. Gerald P. McCourt, SJ Rector James Dekker Director of Alumni Relations Paul Totah Editor Art Cecchin Sports Editor Stella Muscat Doug Salin Design Consultants GENESIS IV (USPS 899-060) is published quarterly by St. Ignatius College Preparatory, 2001 37th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94116-9981. Periodicals postage paid at ports Rally! the theme for this year’s we do our best to combine a great party with San Francisco, CA, and additional mailing offices. Fathers’ Club auction, hit the mark as great fund-raising for the school.” 700 enthusiastic attendees came to rally Pacini singled out Sports Rally Vice Chair- S POSTMASTER: Address Service Requested. around SI and raise close to $700,000 (net), a man Bob Guglielmi, calling him “a true part- Send address changes to GENESIS IV, 2001 record-breaking amount, to benefit the SI En- ner in everything we accomplished. Bob made 37th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94116- dowment Fund. a major commitment of his time and energy 9981. SI’s fans came dressed in uniforms, jer- to Sports Rally and was a big part of our suc- seys, referee zebra stripes and other sports cess. He already has great new ideas planned CONTACT US: You can send e-mail to styles to bid the night away on exciting auc- for next year, so get ready for another exciting [email protected] or reach us at (415) 731- 7500 ext. 206. You can also read the issue on tion items including a Mercedes Benz, a trip to auction.” He also thanked last year’s chair- our web site at www. siprep.org. the Masters, golf with Ronnie Lott, premiere man, Sal Rizzo who was “always there for us tickets to and roles as extras in Rent (the new to provide direction and support.” ST. IGNATIUS, mindful of its mission to be film directed by SI dad Chris Columbus) and Pacini praised SI’s Br. Draper and Fr. Sauer witness to the love of Christ for all, admits hundreds of other items donated by the SI for their constant support and for being such students of any race, color and national and/ community. great ambassadors for SI, especially at each of or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, “The engine that drove our success was SI the gift gathering parties. Special thanks also programs, and activities generally accorded to or made available to students at this school. itself,” noted Chairman Dave Pacini. “People went to Stella Muscat and Shirley Minger for St. Ignatius does not unlawfully discriminate love SI very much, and I realized early on that their dedication and hard work, and to SI chef on the basis of race, color, national and/ if we reached out in the right way, the entire Tom McGuigan for his delicious rib-eye steak or ethnic origin, age, sex or disability in community would support us, whether as un- dinner served to more than 700 appreciative the administration of educational policies, derwriters, gift donors, advertisers, bidders or guests. Pacini also thanked the Fathers’ Club admissions policies, scholarship and loan volunteers. More than 200 dads volunteered Board for its support of the auction. programs, and athletic and other school- to help us this year.” Gary Brickley and his team decorated administered programs. Likewise, St. Ignatius does not discriminate against any applicant He also credited the “auction’s forefa- the gym and Carlin Commons beautifully. for employment on the basis of race, color, thers” who laid the groundwork for success Everyone enjoyed the sports rally theme, es- national and/or ethnic origin, age, sex or by “establishing the auction as a fun fund- pecially the large banner-photographs, hung disability.