St. Edward's High School
| St. Edward's High School (Austin, Texas) | |
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Austin, Texas USA |
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| Type | Private, All Male |
| Established | 1872 |
| Closed | 1967 |
| Principal | Br. Peter Celestine, C.S.C. |
| Enrollment | 478 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Tigers |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic, Congregation of Holy Cross |
| Website | www.sehs-austin.org |
St. Edward's High School was a private Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located in south Austin, Texas. The high school was known for offering a high quality college prep education and for its picturesque campus situated on a hill overlooking the city of Austin. The campus's most prominent landmark is the recognizable neo-gothic Main Building.
In 1872, Father Edward Sorin, C.S.C., arrived in Austin, Texas to investigate the possibility of building a secondary educational institution in the capital city of Texas. In 1872, Father Sorin bought one hundred and twenty-three acres from Mrs. Mary Doyle, a parishioner of St. Mary’s Church. Later Mrs. Doyle donated an additional three hundred and ninety-four acres to Fr. Sorin for the purpose of establishing a high school-college.
St. Edward’s High School was opened in 1878, on the site of the present Internal Revenue Service Building, (the SE corner of Woodward and IH-35) and was known as St. Edward’s Academy.
The year 1881, found St. Edward’s first boarding student moving onto the campus. This same year the total enrollment was three (3), two day students and one boarder. St. Edward’s Academy was a six year high school offering a classical course and a commercial course. Meeting the requirements of the State of Texas, the Academy was officially chartered, in 1885, for a period of 50 years.
Father Peter J. Hurth, C.S.C., determined to build a physical plant which would satisfy the needs of the growing enrollment of the Academy, so that in 1885 the Main Building was completed.
On April 9, 1903, the first main building of St. Edward’s burned to the ground. It had been estimated that the fire broke out in the attic and completely destroyed the interior of the massive, gothic, white limestone edifice. Within two days the plans had been drawn up the rebuild the magnificent structure. The specifications called for a central portion of 107 feet by 50 feet.
During this time the school was known as St. Edward’s College, a name which is deceiving in the current era of educational demarcations, since it was really a high school.
Under Fr. Matthew Schumacher, St. Edward’s defined clearly the collegiate and high school departments. For years the distinction between high school and college had been blurry. although the term “high school” began to be used in the catalogues around 1900, the secondary level did not have the distinct existence that postwar standards would require. the high school even then did not have its own principal - the president held that title - nor did it have a fully separate faculty. It was at time even referred to as the “prep department.” Still it possessed a real identity which had been lacking before.(1)
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