▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁third ▁c atholic ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Evans ville , ▁R ex ▁M und i . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 5 ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁was ▁purchased ▁from ▁Mr . ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁O ll ie ▁He erd ink . ▁ ▁R ex ▁M und i ▁was ▁constructed ▁by ▁Vir g il ▁Miller , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁planning ▁other ▁schools ▁within ▁the ▁dioc ese . ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁on ▁First ▁Avenue ▁near ▁Bu ena ▁V ista , ▁the ▁school ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁hold ▁ 7 0 0 ▁to ▁ 7 5 0 ▁pup ils . ▁ ▁On ▁opening ▁day , ▁R ex ▁M und i ▁wel com ed ▁ 2 8 0 ▁students . ▁ ▁Of ▁which , ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 ▁were ▁fresh men , ▁and ▁the ▁remaining ▁were ▁s oph om ores . ▁ ▁En roll ment ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁reach ▁ 8 0 0 ▁in ▁several ▁years . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁ ▁The ▁high ▁school ▁began ▁with ▁a ▁Catholic ▁priest , ▁Father ▁Charles ▁Men y , ▁as ▁super int endent , ▁and ▁with ▁pri ests , ▁n uns ▁( S ister s ▁of ▁St . ▁Francis ▁of ▁Old enburg , ▁Indiana ) ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁lay ▁teachers ▁making ▁up ▁the ▁fac ulty . ▁The ▁school ▁" track ed " ▁its ▁students ▁for ▁most ▁courses , ▁providing ▁basic ▁college ▁prep ▁courses ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁business ▁and ▁home ▁econom ics ▁courses ▁that ▁those ▁in ▁college ▁prep ▁were ▁not ▁allowed