Stories by author "Edgar Velázquez Reynald": 4
62 Years of Alumni Gym
A dirt floor welcomed visitors when Alumni Gym first opened its doors in 1938. Designed as a multi-use facility, the St. Mary’s College Alumni Association first proposed the building in 1927, the year of St. Mary’s diamond jubilee. Then in its…
St. Mary's on the Riverwalk
As San Antonio grew, so did St. Mary’s University. After opening the school in 1852 with twelve students, the Marianist Brothers moved from a temporary schoolhouse to a permanent building constructed near the San Antonio River. The first building…
Rattlers Travel on a Giant "Blue Goose"
The “Blue Goose,” a behemoth of a bus, transported St. Mary’s basketball and football teams cross country between the years of 1938 and 1942. Despite only transporting St. Mary’s athletes for four short years, the “Blue Goose” became known across the…
The Scholasticate and the Legacy of Brother Tom Treadaway
Built in 1967, Treadaway Hall served as the Scholasticate to the Marianist student brothers in residence. The Society of Mary leased out parts of the hall to St. Mary’s University in the early 1970s to provide more space to the growing student body.…