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The Bonadieu was first published by the senior class in 1928
and was called The Laurel Annual. The Laurel Annual included 101 pages
dedicated to St. Bonaventure's College. In the first edition of The Laurel Annual,
a forward was printed which read, "The Laurel Annual, the first successful
endeavor of a senior class to publish a yearbook has established a precedent for
our successors. We have tried to record all our undergraduate activities from
our enrollment as freshman till we passed from the sacred portals of St.
Bonaventure's College as alumni." It was published until 1934. |
The first editor-in-chief of The Laurel Annual
was William Le Strange, Jr. Its contents consisted of
Administration, Classes, Organizations, Athletics, patrons.
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On January 14, 1958 Robert T. Haenn, co-editor of The Bonadieu
wrote a letter to the Very Reverend Father of St. Bonaventure University
claiming the annual message to
the graduating class, in whose honor the book is published, as the most important feature of The Bonadieu. These messages
continued to be used in each issue of the Bonadieu.
The Bonadieu was published from 1936-38, 1940-43, 1947-2014.
The Bonastu
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In 1944, St. Bonaventure published The Bonastu.
During WWII, most student publications were curtailed because of wartime
constraints. The Bonastu provided the ASTP, the Army
Specialized Training Program with its own yearbook. The Bonastu
included officers, cadre and nine sections of ASTP trainees.
The Bonastu also contained the history of the ASTP, activities,
scenes of campus, a letter from the Secretary of War in Washington,
D.C. written to each ASTP trainee, and advertisements from local companies.
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This picture shows three
officers.
Pictured at the top is Capt. John E. Wurst, Commandant.
To the left is Capt. Donald F. Smith, Company Commander, and to the
right is Lt. William C. Davis, Adjutant. |
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This picture is the first of nine ASTP sections.
Each section had a page dedicated to their portrait. |
Today, The Bonadieu was a student run organization that
produced a yearbook for each graduating class. The yearbook covered the entire
school year including Commencement, Senior Week, Spring Weekend, and all
athletic events. Seniors received an issue of The Bonadieu shortly after graduation. |
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04/02/2007
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