Beloit Catholic High School - Arista Yearbook (Beloit, WI)

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Page 3 February, 1964 Janet and Mike Reign In ‘Wonderland By Night’ Queen Janet Pulaski and King Mike Hahn reigned over Our Lady of the Snows winter formal, Saturday, Jan. 18. The junior court members were Nancy Buchko and Rodney Meade. The gym was decorated to the theme “Wonderland by Night. A large snowstar was sus- pended from the center with streamers surrounding it, ex- tending to the walls. A grotto with a statue of the Blessed Virgin was arranged in one comer. Coming from it was a creek of mirrors on white paper. Over the creek was a bridge leading to the dance floor. Crowning of the royalty Here And There An invitation was extended from Edge wood high school to all juniors and seniors to attend a performance by the Marinotes, a dance band from St. Mary's, Win On a, Minnesota, and a dance after the Beloit Catholic-Edgewood game Feb. 7. On Feb. 13, all juniors and seniors taking math courses will participate in the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Contest This is a primary test which 19,000 math students of Wisconsin will be taking. The top 1,000 will take the final competitive exam. Prizes will be awarded to top students in this contest. Over Christmas vacation, the Biology department re- ceived 10 new microscopes. They have Zoom eye pieces, that enables one to change oculars without changing the eyepiece. The five phase microscopes are also equipped with phase discs which make it easier to see microscopic parts of Protozoans. and placing of a bouquet of roses before Our Lady took piace after the grand march. The music was provided by the Squires, led by Mike Wolf. Chaperons were Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Chamon, Mr. and Mrs. Mullins, Mr. and Mrs. Loomis, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Van Kampen, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Choudoir, Mrs. Hamill, Mrs. Frye, Mrs. William Schuler, Mrs. Walsh and Mrs. Bliss. 'Collegetown, USA’ Theme of Show “Collegetown USA” is the theme of the Press Club Va- riety Show which will be presented Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 2:00 for the student body and that night for parents at the Home-School association meeting. On the Variety Show com- mittee are Kathy Jo Basmagy, chairman, Kathy Stauber, Kathy Murphy, Terry Petit, Mike Hahn and Jan Protteau. Committee members are still urging all students in- terested in participating in the Variety Show to contact them. Views and Reviews Father Richard Madden Life of Christ - Men in Sandels Thomas A. Kempis The Seven Storey Mountain Seeds of Contemplation The Waters of Siloe Rev. James Keller M.M. You Can Change the World Rev. Charles Mortimer Carty Padre Pio: The Stigmatist Franz Werfel The Song of Bernadette Bishop Fulton J. Sheen Lift Up Your Heart Peace of Soul DICK ASHTON and KEVIN DARRAH (front) puzzle over construction problems while Bill Brown and Jim Boho ex- amine their handiwork. The boys have been building an arena style stage to be used in the spring drama. For Your Datebook Shakespeare Chosen For Spring Drama “But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East and Juliet is the Sun! Perhaps you have heard declamations such as this when passing Room 16. This year Father Lenahan will present adaptations of three Shakespearean plays: Romeo and Juliet, King Lear and As You Like It. These plays will be produced early in May in honor of the four hundredth anniversary of Shakespeare's birth. All students were invited to participate in play readings which have been held about three times a week since November. About thirty stu- dents are trying out for parts. Father plans to announce the casts soon. JAN. 28 29-31 Basketball So. Beloit - Here 6:30-8:00 Retreat Days Casting is not the only preparation being made for spring production. The plays will be staged in arena style. The audience will be seated on all sides of the raised octagonal platform. Seniors Jim Boho, Bill Brown and Dick Ashton are constructing this platform. They plan to build the stage in four parts for easy moving. FEB. 1 - Basketball at St. Mary's 6:30-8:00 7 • Basketball at Edgewood 7:00 8 - Basketball: Marion Cen- tral - Here. 6:30-8:00 9 - Mardi Gras 10 - Basketball: Clinton - Here. 6:30-8:00 12 - Ash Wednesday 13 - MAA Exam 14 - Basketball at Boylan 7:00-8:00 17 - Bake Sale - Library 18-22 - Regional Tournament - St. Joseph, Kenosha 25 - Variety Show - 2:00-8:00 Home-School Meeting 7:00 Conference with Teachers 8:00 Meeting Students and faculty of BCHS wish to extend their sympathy to: Rev. Jerome Turner (’55) on the death of his mother, Mrs. Robert Turner. Barbara Dempsey Kaster (’59) and Mary Dempsey ( 63) on the death of their mother, Mrs. Francis Dempsey.

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Page 2 February, 1964 A Pause To Refresh Us Once again the days for our annual retreat are fast ap- proaching. Realizing that there are undoubtedly some under- classmen and perhaps others who are not sure what a re- treat is all about, it deserves a long explanation. The school administrators consider the retreat so im- portant that it reserves three school days during which the regular class schedule is set aside so that the whole time may be devoted to brushing up our spiritual lives. Every year an inspiring speaker is brought as the retreat master. This year it is Father Omer Kelley, a Capuchin priest from Milwaukee, Wis. Then the day is spent primarily in listen- ing to lectures, in spiritual reading, and in private medita- tion. This gives us a chance to find out how we stand with God, what we want to do with our lives and how we can succeed in doing it. Though to some this may seem to be a boring schedule, the time actually passes very quickly. It is up to the in- dividual whether or not he wants to make good use of these retreat days. A good retreat can be of immeasurable benefit. We are hoping that everyone will try to get in the spirit so that the retreat will be a success for everyone. Tim Harrington Time For Spring Cleaning It’s the beginning of a New Year and as usual we want to make it a very good and prosperous year. This is a very good time to do some early Spring Cleaning with ourselves to get off to a good start. As in cleaning a house we must go into every corner and clean out the dust. How well did we do in school in the last semester? Whether we have done well or not we now have a chance for a fresh start. We can start off right by resolving to do our homework and to study harder. God has given us our intelligence and he expects us to use it to the best of our ability. Let’s not put our spring cleaning off. Let’s begin now so that in June our efforts will b£ rewarded. Mary Harrington DEAR STUDENTS: Things happen quite suddenly in our life and we must readily accept them. This has been very hard for me because you have made it so pleasant. I want to thank you for all your kindness and cooperation. I have been very proud of you and the school every minute of my stay here — proud of you spiritually, morally, scholastically. Only YOU can make this kind of pride possible —it is my prayer that this will be the case always. Father Murray Thank You, Fathers Father Murray and Father Massion are leaving us They came into our lives and gave us part of themselves They gave so much and asked for so little They prayed with us They worked with us They played with us They learned with us They are a part of us They will always have our gratitude They can’t be dismissed with merely “Good-Bye” They will always remain a part of us ARISTA Beloit Catholic High School Beloit, Wisconsin .......................................... . . .Maureen Griffin Assistant Editor.................................Elizabeth Chamon News Editor........................................... Sue Choudoir Feature Editor........................................Kathy Basmagy Sports Editor..........................................Michael Hahn Art Editor.......................................Mary Lou Chamon Photography.......................................... Steve Ullrich Advertising............................................Diane Haffey Layout Editor....................................Pauline Van Kampen Circulation ...............................Lynn Bernstein, Pat Ryan Business Managers................... John Aeschlimann, James Bo ho

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 Page 4 Mr. Cameron Tells Reporter Of Varied Work Experiences In a recent interview, Mr. Heron Cameron, one of the present maintenance men at BCHS, related some of his interesting experiences and employments since coming to Beloit in 1924. When he was of junior high school age, Mr. Cameron came from the South with his parents and six of the eight children. The purpose of his father’s coming was employment at Stoney’s Nursery. Until his graduation from Beloit high school, Mr. Cameron worked at Fairbanks-Morse as mailboy and janitor. Sometime after his graduation he took an apprentice course in interior house painting in Chicago. When he returned to Beloit, he again worked at Fairbanks and also did some painting. When World War II broke out, he joined the army and received his basic training in Arizona and later was sent overseas. In North Africa he was put at the head of a group of men who unloaded ships. Here he experienced his first air raid as he was unloading an English ship. He explained that 32 planes went over and he remembers being saved because he followed the advice of an Englishman and stayed aboard the ship. Later he went to Naples, Italy, and then on to Marseilles, France. One of his European experiences was an eight day leave at the Riviera for rest. By the time he returned home he had earned five campaign stars. Following the war he went- into the garage business for a few years. He married in Chi- cago in 1947 and then returned to Beloit. Until 1951 he held a variety of jobs, one of which was that of chauffeur to the vice-president of the Diamond Match Company. By Pauline Van Kampen MR. CAMERON In 1951 he worked at Great Lakes, III. for the Electronics Supply Office. As supervisor of the guards from 1951 to 1954, some of his duties were taking finger prints, checking passes, and holding posts of fire chief and civil defense officer of three buildings. When he returned to Beloit, he was employed by Norming- ton’s Dry Cleaners until he came to BCHS. Now, as a part time job, he sells beauty supplies to beauty salons in various cities around Beloit. He works at the high school from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. He says, “I like the atmosphere at Catholic High, but dislike gum that has to be removed from the floors.” Some of his duties as general maintenance man, are washing windows, sweeping floors, and replacing burnt out light bulbs. February, 1964 Classrooms Get New Cabinets During the Christmas holi- day new cabinets were in- stalled in both the typing room and the biology laboratory. New display cases were also added in the laboratory. On Dec. 14, the janitors removed the old cloakroom from the typing room to make room for upper and lower cabinets of a natural wood finish, complete with sliding doors. Installed also is a counter with a formica top. These cabinets are all numbered so that equipment can be found quickly and ef- ficiently. They are a great asset to the typing room for the storing of extra supplies. Sr. Febronia commented, “I’m so happy with the new equipment that I just haven’t any words to express my feelings.” Sister Ronalda seems just Carole Fuhrmann Places In Contest Carole Fuhrmann a BCH senior, took second place in an all-city ‘‘Ability Counts” essay contest. She won a $25 Savings Bond. Kathy Mullins and Jim Boho, also seniors, received honorable mention and $10 Savir gs Bond. The essays written by these students have been entered in the state com- petition. Carole is a member of the Press Club and also is on the editorial board of the school paper. She has taught first, second, and third grade Satur- day religion classes and a summer religion class. Carole says drawing is her favorite pastime and she plans to attend college next year, majoring in art. as happy with the new cabinets and display cases in the biology room. The side blackboard and bulletin boards were removed so that display cases complete with sliding glass doors, could be fastened to the walls. At the bottom are drawers and cupboards. A local firm made and installed these cases and cabinets. Sister Febronia and Sister Ronalda expressed their gratitude to the Beloit parishes whose generosity made it possible to obtain this equip- ment. CAROLE FUHRMANN