1,168 Comments for Salesian School

The best years of my life, the man I am today is all because of the Salesians. I will always cherish the memories of such fine men.

Yes they had horses all the years I went there! I was in the National riffle Association at the range to the right of the tower when coming out of the main building there and got to Bar Three Sharpshooter. I was the best swimmer there in 1976 and also one of the best archers,we did a lot of arts & crafts in the cantina that red open air building going toward the lake. we use to change into our swim trunks in the old buses near the lake and have sleep outs with a camp fire there! On that Site that I got the picture they say they are tearing down all the buildings to build something and that its haunted! I just had a bad night trying to sleep after thinking about where I was an alter boy had swastikas painted on the chapel walls!

On Feb 7, 2011, at 6:25 AM, KEVMC44@aol.com wrote:


hi Mario, I read the comment you wrote about Camp Salesian
I never realized how weird the history was for the Goshen Camp, I was a camper from 69-76 at least 6 weeks! When Nixon resigned we heard it over that horn on the tower!<salesian tower 2.jpg>

Kevin McHugh
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Just a side note:

I often take chalk when I go into abandoned places... I will use it to mark where I have been and try to leave behind inconspicious markings to warn others if areas are unsafe by using different colored chalk to mark my path.

I am writtng this from the grave Fathetr McCormick introduced me to gay death style and since I was 14 I thought I was gay to make a long story short I died from aids when I turned 34 please pray for me and all victims Peace from Chris and brother Mark

Rainbow (*pride*) radiator in a catholic boys' school.... lol :P

That school will forever be the best part of my life. I am saddened that it has ended up that way and most recently by the discovery that Father Dick was accused of molestation. What a great school though and great times. I tell my kids all the time about those etiquette classes in the library on Saturdays.

hi all the years that i spent at salesian formed the foundation that i built my life on.i became close friends with many of those who taught and cared for me.the one who remained my closest friend and confidanrt was fr.elidgio della rosa right up to his death.i think of him often.the one who had the biggest effect on me was fr.joeseph herzog.i,ve tried for years to find out were he ended up to no avail.if anyone has any information in regard,i can be contacted at villavaldipesa@hotmail.com.then there was br, allen (squueeky)
who decided that the prieshood wasn,t for him.we our paths crossed many times over the years.if your out there,get in touch.warmest regards to all of my ex mates.mario stacchini


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I'm glad i found this website. Of all the priests and brothers that were at Mary Help of Christians in Tampa, from September 1944 until May of 1949, I believe only one is still alive and is in New Orleans. The list, Father Dominic, Father Kormann, Father Louis, Father Adam, Father Clementi, Father Angelo, Brother Lino, Brother Leo Wintershite, Brother Wolf, Brother Francis, Brother Charles are the ones that come to mind and I'm curious to know how many of them are buried at Goshen. One day I hope to get by there.

Father Adam Saluppo was the Confessor and taught math at Mary Help of Christians in Tampa from 1944 until 1949. He also took care of the Sacristy. I was surprised to see the pictures from his collection on this website.

Just want to say Thank You for these shots. I just happened to be looking today and found this site. My attendance at the school seems so long ago but it is part of my personal landscape. Perhaps it is because it was at a time when everything was an experience. My memories hold the school when it was a vibrant, living place of learning and growing up. Perhaps one should also offer that Goshen was (is) a beautiful town in New York. When I had my Sundays with my family we would go to the restaurant with the racetrack (Home of the Trotter ..?) which was a great place. Each week, usually Thursday afternoon, we would go for a walk in the town as part of our schedule. Just walking and talking and enjoying the environment. So many lives in that place. The later dark history. The changes. ..and now decline. The shots and memories are great here. Again, thanks for the time and thoughts. Deo Gratias.

Wow, what a flashback ! I had forgotten about being a waiter in the dining hall. I remember reading to the students on the PA and later went on to be a dishwasher and later a waiter to the faculty here in the building. That was a "big deal" then. I still have the crest for my jacket pocket...it says, "Quis Ut Deus ?" Anyone remember that ?

Are you Laszlo Kovacs? '59-'60 ?

I lived there for a year, we had showers and privacy was maintained. That was the same shower room & the curtains were cloth/canvas. It was '59-'60.

I was there for a year '59-'60. I think Fr. Rinaldi was there even then. He was kind to us and had a great personality. If I remember, he wore a cape alot...we called him Fr. Drac (ula). I wonder if it was the same man. He would hve been just starting out with your group Ralph.

I attended Salesian School '59/'60 =8th grade. Fr.Bob Savage was Prefect of Studies. Fr.Adam Saluppo was there (now buried there). Brother Benny, not a sweet heart. It was a good school. The dining hall was in the "mansion" or admin building. I used to read to the students on a PA system there for the first 15 minutes of lunch( Hardy Boys/Tom Swift Jr. etc.), then we were allowed to talk. Study Hall, Jug Slips, Saturday Eve. had TV (usually Bonanza) if you didn't have a Jug Slip to deal with. The slips were given to you if you did something considered "bad conduct." You did time (in the Jug) in study hall, when others could go to recreation/watch TV or whatever. I thought so much of it that I went on to their Junior Seminary at West Haverstraw, N.Y. Eventually I went back home to finish high school in Jersey. Anyway, Salesian was a good school for me. Sad to see it decline. Perhaps it will be reclaimed and go on in another way.....education hopefully.