Archmere Academy - Patio Yearbook (Claymont, DE)

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First Row Seated, left to right: D. Devine, R. I.aPenta, Tigani, Nolan W Craven, Haley. Second Row Seated: W. Dewson, J. Callahan, W. Doherty, R. DeFiore R Shiels B Fagan T. Walsh. . Standing: Mr. Stuart H. Degginger, E. Westhead, J. Kane, M. Wendel I Haley R Schilly W. Hutchison, Dugan, R. Walton, R. Eisler, F. Filliben, D. Monigle, C Brown T Nester Kelly, Daley, McLaughlin, W. Crawford, Cassidy, Phillips. IHI lillll ARCH In the high cost of printing, the Green Arch fthe bimonthly newspaper of Archmerefhit its First snag this year. In the veritably exclusive participaf tion of the students in athletics, it met its second. These and several other factors, including a change in moderators at the midyear, limited Volume XI to three issues. Mr. G'Brien directed the first issue with a regular staff under the editor' ship of joseph Tigani. For the first time in several years the Green Arch in this edition, and the two succeeding, appeared in its former large size and layout. The second edition was assembled by Father Hurley and Mr. Degginger, who had been editor of the Green Arch in 1939, from the best articles in papers submitted by the different classes in competition. The final edition-W totally an undergraduate productionffwith Mr. Degginer as adviser came out in the final week of school. The submission and acceptance of articles in this issue was made a condition for eligibility for an editorial position next year, and this final paper was organized as a tribute to the graduates of 1944. Y I

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3 Lefr to right Mr Degginger, Father Hurley, R. Shiels, W. Dewson, C. Brown, I. Tigani, J Phillips J Haley I Filliben, T. Walsh, Cassidy, W. Craven. lHl PATIII STAH There was much to hinder the publication of a Patio this year, and the fact that Father Hurley could not see his way to giving his consent until late in March is fair indication of how great the obstacles were. But the very fact that he did so must stand as a testimony of his and the entire staffs fortitude and perseverance in overcoming them. Consequently we must confess that much of the effort normally put into creating a masterwork has had to be spent in creating any book at all in a limited time. And yet the Seniors of the staff and their moderator, Mr. Stuart H. Degginger, are to be praised, if not so much for the book, at least for their gift to the School of a fine profesf sional camera by which the scope of future Patios may be widened im' measurably. The staff composed of the entire Senior Class of 1944 was superbly or' ganized: Editors, james Phillips and James Haley, Business Managers, Wil' liam Dewson and Joseph Tigani, jr,g Associate Editors, for Sports, Charles Brown and John Fillibeng for Organizations, James Cassidy and William Craven, for Photography, Thomas Walsh and Richard Shiels. But no book is possible without the entire school behind it, especially in the matter of financing, in this the Business Managers had the support of a large group of underclassmen fsee page 361 to whom a large measure of their incomparable success is due. 20

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First Row left to right: L. Potts, W. Shields, F. Filliben, R. Stanford, Phillips, A. Monigle, M Wendel Mr S H Degginger. Second Row J Rowe, E. Westhead, J. Kane, J. Kelly, D. Devine, I. McLaughlin, J. Dugan, D Momgle R Kaiser R. LaPenta, Cavanaugh. PHI SIGMA AlPHA After a lapse of three years the Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity of Arch' mere was reorganized to undertake to defend Archmere in the Wilmington Catholic High Schools' Debating League. Under the direction of Mr. E. V. 0'Brien, who was its founding spirit five years ago, for a short time before he left in january, and then under Mr. S. H. Degginger, a Charter member in 1939, the boys who enrolled at the call became L'Members of the Second Charter. Later, others attracted by the vitalized program were accepted as pledges and are in various stages of initiation. The original Constitutions and Byflsaws were reaffirmed with few abrogations, and the stated purpose was broadened: to represent Archmere in any cultural activity whenever called upon. In the four debates in the League the several debaters of the Phi Sigma Alpha were in the anomalous position of being able to convince everyone ex' cept the judges. In its first debate Archmere unanimously defeated St. Eliza' beth's, but in the other contests, where a different and disadvantageous sys' tem of voting was employed, it was defeated. A more satisfying activity was the research for and the composition of a radio sketch portraying the littlefknown history of the Norbertine Canons in Pre-Columbian America. 22