Home Timeline 1938 June Jesuits Coming to Dallas Anecdotes Jesuits Coming to Dallas June 6, 1938 155 0 Fr. Thomas McGrath, S.J. confers with Fr. Thomas J. Shields, S.J. – first documented mention of the possibility of Jesuits coming to Dallas; idea received well by Bishop Lynch. Minutes of NOLA province Comments Browse The Timeline Browse by Year 2025 (2) 2015 (3) 2014 (1) 2010 (1) 2009 (2) 2008 (4) 2006 (1) 2005 (2) 2004 (2) 2002 (3) 2001 (1) 2000 (1) 1999 (2) 1998 (3) 1997 (1) 1996 (2) 1995 (1) 1994 (2) 1992 (4) 1991 (2) 1990 (5) 1989 (3) 1988 (1) 1987 (2) 1986 (4) 1984 (2) 1983 (1) 1982 (2) 1981 (3) 1980 (3) 1979 (2) 1978 (4) 1977 (1) 1975 (4) 1974 (2) 1972 (2) 1970 (1) 1969 (3) 1968 (4) 1967 (1) 1966 (5) 1965 (7) 1964 (3) 1963 (3) 1962 (5) 1961 (5) 1960 (6) 1959 (1) 1958 (3) 1957 (8) 1956 (7) 1955 (14) 1954 (17) 1953 (8) 1952 (6) 1951 (2) 1950 (14) 1949 (10) 1948 (14) 1947 (7) 1946 (8) 1945 (15) 1944 (14) 1943 (26) 1942 (36) 1941 (10) 1940 (2) 1938 (1) Browse by Category 1940s (112) 1950s (47) 1960s (28) 1980s (3) Academics (12) Activities/Clubs (74) Alumni (1) Anecdotes (117) Awards/Honors (14) Band (3) Baseball (2) Basketball (10) Campus Building and Grounds (31) Debate (4) First two years (44) Football (17) Golf (1) Photos (16) Sports (77) Timeline (30) Track and Field (1)