, ▁becoming ▁a ▁voc ational ▁and ▁trade ▁school , ▁training ▁students ▁in ▁sil vers m ith ing , ▁car p entry , ▁hat - making , ▁we aving , ▁and ▁sh oe - making . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁Saint ▁Louis ▁High ▁School ▁opened . ▁ ▁As ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁St . ▁Louis ▁School ▁res umed ▁classes ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁until ▁it ▁became ▁impossible ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁Class es ▁were ▁then ▁susp ended ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁car pet ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁B agu io , ▁the ▁school ' s ▁buildings ▁were ▁destroyed . ▁T ents ▁were ▁thus ▁used ▁as ▁temporary ▁class rooms . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁the ▁combined ▁efforts ▁of ▁M s gr . ▁William ▁Br asse ur , ▁Rev . ▁Fr . ▁Rafael ▁Des med t , ▁C IC M , ▁and ▁Rev ▁Fr . ▁K arel ▁Piet ers , ▁C IC M , ▁founded ▁Saint ▁Louis ▁College , ▁then ▁consisting ▁of ▁three ▁depart ments : ▁Education , ▁Liberal ▁Arts , ▁and ▁Com merce ▁and ▁Secret arial . ▁The ▁school ▁started ▁with ▁only ▁ 7 5 ▁students ▁with ▁Rev . ▁Fr . ▁Ger ard ▁Dec a este cker , ▁C IC M , ▁as ▁its ▁first ▁re ctor . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁the ▁gradu ate - level ▁programs ▁of ▁Saint ▁Louis ▁College ▁were ▁granted ▁recognition . ▁ ▁University ▁Status