Around the transition to the 19th Century Father Brunner left his native Germany and migrated to America. His purpose was to establish his faith among the German people in Pennsylvania. The order was to be "The Society of the Precious Blood." Their descendants have kept alive the Society and established Brunnerdale Seminary High School for boys preparing for the priesthood. They named the school in honor of Father Brunner.

The original site for the school was donated by two bachelor brothers by the name of Race, who owned the farm which surrounded the school. The classic Gothic building was built during the years 1930-1931 with the first class starting in late October of 1931. The building contains approximately 167,000 square feet.

For those of you who remember the depression you can realize how much an edifice of that magnitude meant to Stark county and Canton, Ohio. The building contains Belden Brick, East Canton Tile and Republic Steel, not to mention all of the labor force required to complete such a building.

Sometime, shortly after the school was completed, bandits came through the area and seeing the building in the middle of a corn field decided the brothers must have been wealthy to have built such a building. So they tied the brothers up and burned their feet with hot lids taken from the old wood burning stove. However, the brothers were able to convince their captors that they had merely donated the ground and were very poor farmers. It is interesting to note that their life savings were hidden under the floor boards they were sitting on.

Following that experience the two brothers came to the priests and asked to be taken in and to live out there lives here in the school. The brothers willed the farm to the society at their death. Thus the School came to own nearly 400 acres which was farmed to produce the food to feed the students and staff over the year. The seminary was almost totally self-sufficient until the last few years when enrollment dwindled and not enough man power by the students could be provided to keep going. The students who have come back to visit tell lots of tales about the various chores they performed while here in the seminary. By the way, the boys were here year around except for a two week vacation sometime in the summer. So all summer they were busy in the fields doing those chores necessary to feed them the next year.

The enrollment increased from the beginning year until approximately 1968 when it reached a peak of about 400 boys in the four grades. It was during this era, that the Timken Foundation graciously supplied funds to build the finest gymnasium in Stark County for the boys. Earlier the foundation supplied funds to build an indoor swimming pool and diving area. These two areas have now been transformed into the Spa at Glenmoor.

If you stop and think about the attitude of the American public during the 60's, it isn't hard to understand the decline in enrollment. I'm sure the rugged life caused many of the boys who started out with good intentions to drop by the wayside. We know from the records that the last class to graduate in 1980 had 13 students and the class of 1979 only five.

A few of the brothers tried to keep going after the school closed by having retreats for various surrounding parishes, but that did not produce enough income to heat the building, so around 1985-86 the doors were closed for good and it was put up for sale.

The Wolstein's purchased the 381 acres of land and building in 1989, that many considered to be one of the most desirable tracts in Stark County. After two years of renovation, the spa portion of the club opened in December of 1991. On July 1, 1992 Jack Nicklaus took part in the gala celebration which opened the golf course. The Grand Opening of the Clubhouse in September of 1992 followed.

Thank you for being part of our growing history. Have a great visit with us at Glenmoor Country Club. We look forward to serving you and welcoming you back again soon.

Appropriate golf attire is required for all players on the golf course and practice area. All players are expected and required to wear proper attire at all times. A description of "proper attire" shall be posted prominently in the men's and women's locker rooms from time to time. Members are expected to insure that their guests and children adhere to such rules. Changing of golf attire (including shoes) must be done in the locker room.

All players using the golf course should do their part to make a round of golf at Glenmoor Country Club a pleasant experience for everyone. Here are some suggestions:

1. All players must not waste time. Players should anticipate the club or clubs needed, and go directly to their ball. Players must always be near their ball to play promptly then it is their turn. If a player is delayed in making a shot, it would be courteous for such player to indicate to another player to play which should not be deemed playing out of turn.

2. The time required to hole out on and around the green is a chief cause of slow play. Players should study and clear the line of their putt while others are doing the same. Players should be ready to putt when it is their turn.

3. When approaching a green, players should park their golf car on the path in direct line to the next tee. This can save about one-half hour per round. Players should never leave the golf car in front of the green where they will have to go back to get it, while the following players must wait for them to get out of the way.

4. When play of a hole is completed, leave the green promptly and proceed to the next tee without delay. Do the scoring for the completed hole while the others in your group are playing from the next tee.

5. If players are not holding their place on the course allow the players behind to play through. Do the same if a player stops to search for a lost ball.