Monthly Archives: February 2007

Villa graduates, 1931

Posted on 02/28/2007 by villastjean

Editor’s note: Kevin Di Palma, the godfather of our alumni site, passes on this note from a son of a Villa graduate. — Villa St Jean Fribourg 1930-1931 Following research on Internet, I discover your site which, suddenly, evokes familiar … Continue reading →

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Update: Cyril Boschert since the villa…

Posted on 02/27/2007 by villastjean

Editor’s note: This is another installment in our “where-are-they-now” feature. Earlier entries include updated bios of Steve Boom, Thomas Brew, and Jhon Akers. Boschert, a Marianist at the Villa in the ’60s, is also the author of our section on the … Continue reading →

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Cyril Boschert on the end of the Villa ….

Posted on 02/21/2007 by villastjean

All: In response to our plea for details about the end of the Villa, we received this missive from Cyril Boschert, still stationed in Switzerland.. Here is his report. ——— Reading Stu McClintock’s article on the closing of the Villa points … Continue reading →

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Saint-Exupery & Mr. McClintock, VSJ ’70

Posted on 02/16/2007 by villastjean

Stuart McClintock, french professor at Midwestern State University in Texas and Saint-Exupery scholar, sends along a couple items from his closet for our web site.   Saint-ex_and_Consuelo This first here is a picture of an exhibit of Saint-Exupery and his wife … Continue reading →

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The Villa in color…

Posted on 02/14/2007 by villastjean

Montesano Ball VSJ Soccer circa 1968 Pulled from our villastjean.vox archives here and from Kevin DiPalma’s seminal site here are a couple of the very few color photographs we have of the school’s last years. If you’ve got a photograph to add to … Continue reading →

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More from Steve Boom…

Posted on 02/12/2007 by villastjean

    Dorrance v Boom     A postscript filed to villastjean@gmail.com from Steve Boom… After my years at VSJ, I transferred to due to my father’s job. Post-graduation, I returned to in . For now, this is just a short … Continue reading →

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The end of the villa …

Posted on 02/10/2007 by villastjean

This is an open solicitation to those at the Villa during the last (1969-1970) school year. We at the vox site would love to hear any details about the end of the school. Send your account to villastjean@gmail.com. Photos gratefully … Continue reading →

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