Upper left, 1898 baseball team; upper right Brown Indian football, 1950’s;
lower left, Bob Lanier; lower right, baseball 2004; center, Bona Wolf
The Arrival of the Friars in Western New York, p. 12
This
period also saw the curriculum updated with the introduction of a Philosophy
program for the college students and more business courses.
The seminary program was extended from three to four years.
The high school and college courses were formally separated for the first
time.
Upper left, 1898 baseball team; upper right Brown Indian football,
1950’s;
lower left, Bob Lanier; lower right, baseball 2004; center, Bona Wolf
Athletics
also became more central to life at St. Bonaventure.
An extensive intramural program developed and interscholastic sports
received a boost under the guidance of Father Joseph and Father James Dolan who
recruited future Baseball Hall of Fame members John J. McGraw and Hugh Jennings
as player coaches. This tradition of
striving for athletic excellence burgeoned into a longstanding rivalry with
