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A Catholic, Augustinian School in Tulsa, Oklahoma (1924-2006) UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA GRADUATE COLLEGE A HISTORY OF CASCIA HALL PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A CATHOLIC, AUGUSTINIAN SCHOOL IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA (1924-2006) A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE FACULTY in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy By REV. BERNARD CARL SCIANNA, O.S.A. Norman, Oklahoma 2006 UMI Number: 3207185 Copyright 2006 by Scianna, Bernard Carl All rights reserved. UMI Microform 3207185 Copyright 2006 by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. ProQuest Information and Learning Company 300 North Zeeb Road P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346 A HISTORY OF CASCIA HALL PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A CATHOLIC, AUGUSTINIAN SCHOOL IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA (1924-2006) A DISSERTATION APPROVED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIES © Copyright by REV. BERNARD C. SCIANNA, O.S.A. 2006 All Rights Reserved. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Special words of thanks are given to my parents, Michael Augustine and Genevieve Anne Scianna and to my Augustinian brothers, particularly Rev. David L. Brecht, O.S.A. and Rev. Theodore E. Tack, O.S.A. who have continually encouraged me in my educational endeavors. I am also grateful to my committee members Joan K. Smith, Courtney A. Vaughn, Lawrence F. Rossow, Grayson Noley, and William O. Ray for working with me throughout the entire process of obtaining my Ph.D. Special thanks also to John LaFortune for his work with the photographs in this document and to my loyal assistant, Connie Leos for her work on transcribing interviews. Another word of thanks is given to the Hastings and Siegfried families for their encouragement to pursue my doctorate and their wonderful hospitality and friendship throughout this process, especially in moments of doubt. Finally, thanks to the entire Cascia Hall Community for their patience with me as I worked on this degree. It has been an honor to be the leader of such a wonderful educational and spiritual community for the past nine years. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS……………………………………………………………..vi ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………...…ix INTRODUCTION………………………………………………….…………...………...1 THE AUGUSTINIAN PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION………………………………6 A BRIEF HISTORY OF CATHOLIC AND AUGUSTINIAN SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES……………………………………………………………………….22 CASCIA HALL: THE FOUNDING YEARS:1924-1944…………………………….…42 YEARS OF GROWTH AND STABILITY: 1945-1965…………………………….….87 TURBULENT TIMES: 1966-1986………………………………………………...….117 RENAISSANCE AND RENEWAL: 1986-1997…………………………………..….157 CASCIA HALL TODAY: A POSTSCRIPT…………………………………………..172 CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………………………184 NOTES……………………………………………………………………….…………197 BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………………………..…..198 APPENDIX A: A PARAPHRASING OF ST. PAUL'S LETTER TO THE CORINTHIANS…………………………………………………………………......…203 APPENDIX B: CASCIA HALL PROSPECTUS 1926-1927………………………....204 APPENDIX C: PRIESTS WHO ATTENDED OR GRADUATED FROM CASCIA HALL…………………………………………………………………………………...211 APPENDIX D: OSSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1976-2005……………..…....…212 APPENDIX E: ASEA OUTSTANDING FACULTY/STAFF AWARDS 1995-2005...213 APPENDIX F: GRADUATION AWARDS 1926-2005...…………………………..…214 APPENDIX E: AUGUSTINIANS WHO SERVED AT CASCIA HALL (1926-2006)………………………………………………………….………………….218 v LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Depiction of St. Augustine Seal of the Augustinian Order Original Seal of Cascia Hall School Current Seal of Cascia Hall School Depiction of St. Augustine washing the feet of the Poor Christ Photograph of Tulsa in 1927 and 1928 Photograph Looking South from Twenty-First Street in mid 1920s Copy of Western Union Telegram from N. Vasey to Bishop Kelley Photograph of Original Building Fund Bankbook Photograph of original buildings at Cascia Hall Photograph of Chestnut Gymnasium Photograph of damage done by fire in January 1928 Photograph of Rev. Francis A. Driscoll, O.S.A. Photograph of Rev. Thomas A. Rowan, O.S.A. Photograph of first students to attend Cascia Hall Photograph of first graduating class in June 1929 Photograph of Cascia Hall Diploma 1931 Photograph of Commencement Announcement 1933 Photograph of Junior Commandos 1944 Photograph of Augustinian Faculty with Villanova mascot Receipt of Bishop Kelley’s gift to Cascia Hall vi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS (CONTINUED) Copy of Thank You note to Bishop Kelley Photograph of Augustinian Faculty in 1944 Photograph of Theodore E. Tack as a student in 1944 Photograph of Rev. Theodore E. Tack, O.S.A. in 1997 Photograph of Rev. John L. Seary, O.S.A. Photograph of Rev. James J. Sinnott, O.S.A. Photograph of original Chapel in 1926 Building Photograph of Driscoll Memorial Dormitory Photograph of Rev. John H. Gaffney, O.S.A. in 1953 and 2006 Photograph of Rev. Theodore E. Tack, O.S.A. at first Mass Photograph of St. Rita of Cascia Chapel in 1958 Photograph of Guillermo A. Perez as a student in 1953 Photograph of Rev. William A. Perez, O.S.A. in 2006 Photograph of Rev. Martin J. O’Neill, O.S.A. Photograph of Chestnut Gymnasium Fire in 1967 Photograph of Rev. William F. Labadie, O.S.A. Photograph of Rev. Bernard T. Flynn, O.S.A. Photograph of Richard T. Allen as a student in 1954 Photograph of Rev. Richard T. Allen, O.S.A. in 1972 Photograph of Mr. William A. Hamill in 1959 Photograph of Rev. William A. Hamill, O.S.A. in 1997 Copy of Proposed Retirement Center for Cascia Hall NW Property vii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS (CONTINUED) Photograph of Rev. J. John Peck O.S.A. Photograph of Rev. David L. Brecht, O.S.A. Photograph of Dedication of New Middle School and Spielmann Gymnasium Photograph of Rev. Stephen R. Fogarty, O.S.A. in 1953 and 1986 Photograph of Mr. Walter J. Peters in 1991 and in 2006. Photograph of Cascia Hall Students when school became co-ed in 1986-87 Photograph of Rev. Theodore E. Tack, O.S.A. Photograph of Rev. Bernard C. Scianna, O.S.A. Photograph of Dedication of St. Augustine Hall Drawing of New Performing Arts Center Photograph of Rev. Henry V. Spielmann, O.S.A. in 1940 and in 2006 Photograph of Cascia Hall Campus in 2004 Photograph of Cascia Hall Chapel in 2001 viii ABSTRACT A History of Cascia Hall Preparatory School: A Catholic, Augustinian School in Tulsa, Oklahoma (1924-2006) begins with a review of the Philosophy of Education of St. Augustine of Hippo and the development of the Augustinian School throughout the centuries leading to the arrival of the Augustinians in the United States. A brief overview of the history of Catholic Education in the United States with specific emphasis given to the westward expansion of the Augustinian School in the early 1900’s will be presented. One of the schools established during this expansion was Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Augustinian Tradition of Education dates back to St. Augustine (354-430 A.D.) himself as an educator and philosopher of the late fourth and early fifth century. Friars from the Augustinian Order (founded in 1244) were part of the first great universities of Europe such as Cambridge, Oxford, Paris, Bologna, and many others in Spain, Germany and throughout Europe. In 1553, an Augustinian founded the University of Mexico. In the late 1700’s, the Irish Augustinians came to the United States and established parochial schools, secondary schools, and tertiary schools, the first being Villanova University in 1842. Today the Augustinian Order has educational institutions in more than twenty-five countries. The Augustinian Secondary Educational Association (ASEA) has eight middle/high schools in the United States and one in Ontario, Canada that make up its membership. In 1924, Bishop Francis Clement Kelley, recently named Bishop of Oklahoma, invited the Augustinians to open a Catholic school for boys in Tulsa. Provincial, Very Rev. Nicholas J. Vasey, O.S.A. sent the President of Villanova, Rev. Francis A. Driscoll, ix O.S.A. to explore this possibility. The rest is history. The Augustinians have owned and operated Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tulsa, Oklahoma since these humble beginnings. The history of Cascia Hall is primarily a history of the Augustinians and those who have assisted them, both Catholic and non-Catholic, in this educational endeavor as well as those who have attended this educational institution. In this study we will see the contribution of Provincials, Headmasters, Priors, teachers, administrators and coaches who have, in the Augustinian tradition, built a community of faith and love in the pursuit of truth. We will also see the responses from those who have been fortunate to be part of this experience of community as students, parents, board members and alumni regardless of their religious affiliation and what effect it has had on their lives. We will also see that even though the number of professed Augustinians may have decreased, the lay members, again both Catholic and non-Catholic, have taken up the torch of knowing and promoting the Augustinian way of education to ensure that this Catholic, Augustinian institution will continue its mission of transforming minds and hearts well into the future. In January of 2004, the Augustinian Secondary Educational Association (ASEA) held its inaugural Institute for Augustinian Values in Education at Villanova Prep in Ojai, California. This Institute gives teachers, staff members, administrators, and board members of Augustinian Schools an opportunity to explore further what it means to work in an Augustinian School. Looking at the core values of Veritas, Unitas and Caritas (Truth, Unity and Love), the group strives to see how each school’s operating principles and practices align with them. It is essential that those who are part of an Augustinian Community know not only the philosophy of education, the mission and the vision, but also the history of the particular institution within its greater context. Much of this story x has been passed on orally, by the Augustinians themselves. It is now the time to take the necessary steps to put this history into written form to assure that this story will be known and told for generations to come.
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