Captured in Time
Happy St. Patrick's Day, Scranton!
Seated: Brothers Elias Andrew Woleski, Dominic Luke Doyle, Edward of Mary Bork, Eulogius James Coughlin, Florus Timothy Rollo, Daniel Henry Barry, Godwin John Condon, and Eliseus Leonard Brennan
Standing: Brothers Erminus Stanislaus Duzy and Florence Christopher Buskinsky
It’s St. Patrick’s Day in Scranton, circa early 1940s.
The Christian Brothers’ community at the University of Scranton registered sufficient chapel time during the morning hours to do some serious partying that night. This photo was snapped just before 7 p.m., which begs the question "Did everyone make it to the chapel at 5 a.m. the next morning?"—as the Rule prescribed in those days.
In Scranton, the Brothers conducted St. Thomas HS (1897-1939) and St. Thomas College (1897-1938, which was renamed the University of Scranton in 1938). The Brothers were compelled to withdraw in 1942, and the Jesuits replaced them. Old-timers in the Scranton area still remember the Brothers quite favorably.
If you know more about this photo you would like to share, contact Brother Joe Grabenstein (La Salle University Archives) at grabenst@lasalle.edu
