▁to ▁take — at ▁least ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁several ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁school ' s ▁ten ure . ▁Pri ests ▁taught ▁all ▁religion ▁courses , ▁and ▁religion ▁was ▁a ▁required ▁subject . ▁An ▁out standing ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁its ▁mathematics ▁department , ▁head ed ▁up ▁by ▁Francis can ▁Sister ▁Ther esa ▁Marie . ▁Under ▁her ▁guidance ▁the ▁school ▁captured ▁med als ▁in ▁state ▁math ▁compet itions ▁for ▁several ▁years , ▁beginning ▁soon ▁after ▁R ex ▁M und i ▁opened . ▁The ▁sports ▁program , ▁particularly ▁the ▁basketball ▁team , ▁also ▁gar ner ed ▁attention ▁state wide . ▁Gr adu ating ▁in ▁the ▁class ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁basketball ▁team ▁captain ▁Bob ▁G ri ese ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁fame ▁in ▁college ▁and ▁professional ▁football . ▁ ▁Father ▁Men y ▁kept ▁strict ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁day - to - day ▁work ings ▁of ▁the ▁school . ▁Un like ▁another ▁Catholic ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Evans ville , ▁Re itz ▁Memorial , ▁which ▁bo asted ▁separate ▁programs ▁for ▁young ▁women ▁and ▁young ▁men ▁within ▁the ▁same ▁building , ▁R ex ▁M und i ' s ▁boys ▁and ▁girls ▁attended ▁classes ▁together . ▁( Rel ig ion , ▁bi ology ▁and ▁g ym ▁classes ▁were ▁separated ▁by ▁gender .) ▁In to ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁middle ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁a ▁de mer it ▁system ▁drove ▁the ▁discipline ▁policy ▁of ▁the ▁institution , ▁and ▁speaking ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁opposite ▁sex ▁in ▁the ▁hall ways ▁was ▁against ▁the ▁school ▁rules , ▁resulting