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

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BELOIT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Beloit. Wisconsin Vol. 17 April, 1964 No. 6 Jim, Maureen Lead Class JIM BOHO The election of student council officeis and class officers for the '64-'65 school year will be held in the month of April. Student council elections, which will be held first, will start on April 3. Classes will hold their elec- tions in succesive weeks. Four is the maximum num- ber of nominees for each office and each candidate must have a campaign manager. Managers will register for candidates on Friday and take out the nomination petition on the following Monday morning. In order to be certified, the candidate must have 15 stu- dent signatures and 3 faculty signatures by Tuesday after- noon. For the student council election, however, each can- didate must have 30 student signatures and 5 faculty signatures. Students may sign only one petition for each office. Candidates may use ral- lies, speeches, posters and buttons in their campaigns. Voting will be held on iL'tJREQJ GRIFFIN Friday during the lunch hours and before and after school in the cafeteria. Voting is not compulsory, but those who vote must register. Student Council election began April 3. Opening dates for class elections are: senior officers, April 10; junior, April 17; sophomore, April 24. James Boho has earned valedictorian horrors as top student of the senior class, and Maureen Griffin has earned salutatori an honors as second highest student. Father Pierick announced last week. Jim and Maureen have maintained these ranks through out their high school years. Besides being top students, Jim and Maureen are also active in extracurricular af- fairs. Both were elected to the National Honor society last year and are ARISTA staff members. Jim is NHS pres- ident and has been ARISTA business manager; Maureen has been ARISTA editor. Student Council, Letterman Club, drama and sports round out Jim's list of activities. He plays the title role in King Lear and also works with the stage crew. Last fall he was manager of the football team. He has played baseball for three years. Jim plans to attend Notre Dame university, Notre Dame, Ind. Maureen is senior class treasurer and a member of Sodality and of YCS. Recently her high scholastic achieve- ment earned her an honor scholarship of distinction from St. Xavier college, Chicago, where she plans to major in secondary education. SENIOR COLLEEN TYLER, Student Council election official, supervises as campaign manager Robert Pospischil and vice- president candidate Jan Toubl sign up in the publications room. Candidates Campaign For SC, Class Offices

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Page 8 Good Easter Buys Noted March, 1964 SISTER M. CLETUS, mechanical drawing instructor, is shown giving pointers to winners in an area mechanical drawing con- test. First place went to Ed Goessel (seated), second place to Ray Cipra (r) and third place to Dennis McKeam (1). The con- test, sponsored by the American Society of Tool and Manufac- turing Engineers, is based on regularly assisted class work and is open to all schools in the Rockford area. Competition is with- in each school rather than among all schools entering. BCHS Bookstore Thriving; Keeps Sister Cletus Busy by Roberta Laughlin Leading our Easter Parade is Kathy, dressed “just right” in her beautiful Easter dress from UGENT'S. UGENT'S also carries a complete line of coats, suits and ensembles to please any taste. Escorting her is Bob, so handsome in his Easter suit from the NATIONAL. NA- TIONAL'S new lightweight suits come in a variety of styles and colors to flatter any young man. Here comes Cindy, gaily stepping along in her shiny new CHARNON SHOES. She could hardly choose from CHARNON’S fabulous selec- tion of spring styles and colors. There's Chuck, still swing- ing along as he hums his favorite Beatle song. He's just thrilled with his Beatle album from the MUSIC RECORD SHOP. What a perfect finishing touch to Judy's Easter suit — a corsage from EMMANUEL'S! And how pleased her mother was too with a beautiful Easter lily, such a thoughtful gift. There's Terry — isn't she stunning in her new hairdo? HAZEL'S HAIR STYLING always does such wonders with your hair. “In your Easter bonnet....” And doesn't Debby look beautiful in hers? Where did she get it? DOLLY HATS of course! You'll find your favorite “Easter bonnet” there too! And here's Carla, as fresh as spring itself, thanks to her pretty pastel Christian Dior lipstick and nail polish from DREKMEIER’S. She floats along on a cloud of enchanting Chanel Cologne, also from DREKMEIER'S. “I'll see you in homeroom, I have to go to the bookstore.” How often have you heard this comment? Uave y°u ever stopped to think what that one word “bookstore” means? Besides spending spring months preparing orders for new textbooks and summers preparing these books for use. Sister M. Cletus, manages to run a thriving business. Stu- dents realize that the store is there for their convenience and they use the opportunity well. The most popular item is pens, with an estimated 3,000 sold per year. This does not include refills. Sister Cletus says she also receives many requests for things not in stock, such as safety pins, needles, thread, or aspirins. The bookstore was opened in the fall of 1956 by Sister M. Amadea. Previously a few articles had been sold by Sister Mary Alphonsus to St. Thomas pupils. At the current rate of business Sister Cletus needs “about three times the space I have now.” The room which houses the stock was a storeroom until its conversion to this use. Sister Cletus finds the work “slow” at times but she says rush hours make up for these. At various times between 7:30 a.m., when buses start arriving, until about 4:30 p.m., she may be found in the book- store providing for student needs. She also teaches three classes of mechanical drawing in which all students are boys. The biggest disadvantage of her work. Sister finds, is that she does not really get acquainted with most of the students but knows them by faces rather than names. Sister sells ordinary school supplies, plus a large selec- tion of religious articles and greeting cards. Formerly, the bookstore also stocked paper- backs but the library handles these now. Many people other than students who know of the bookstore stop in after school to purchase articles for gifts. Sister orders the stock from some sixty companies.

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Page 2 April, 1964 Voting Requires Thought, Courage With the election of closs officers coming up, the pro- blem of who to vote for arises. The following are some of the candidates who might be running for an office: Sharp Sherman -- he's all looks and no drive. Look-at-me-Letty -- she’s just running for the glory and fame. Aimless Arnold -- he couldn't care less about the duties of his office. Partial Penelope -- she has only her friends' interest in mind. Superior Stacy -- a willing worker with plenty of ideas and with the best interests of the class in mind. It isn’t always this easy to decide which person would be the best person for an office, so stop, look, listen, THINK, and then vote. Jean Behrman Nation Realizes Poverty Problem There have been world wars, civil wars, and cold wars. Recently we, as citizens of the United States, have been challenged by o new kind of war -- the war on poverty. America is the most affluent society in history yet 35 million people (one-fifth of the nation) live at or near the level of bare subsistence. They live off whatever they can get and if there is nothing — they don t live. For some of these people sanitation is a muddy stream running through the ‘community’. Meals consist of flat, cornmeal and water cakes. Education is a one room cabin with no facilities and a teacher who can only 'try' to make education exist. We speak of war-torn countries left desolate, while our own is desolate because of its wretched poverty pockets, such as Applachia. President Johnson declared a 'war on poverty’. He did not ask for guns, uniforms and killing but rather for sin- cerity and responsibility. He gave Americans a challenge, but how many of us will answer that challenge? Many laughed at this new war - but what is funny about a five-year-old child merely existing in a mountain hovel? Kathy Jo Basmagy Students and faculty extend sympathy to NANCY JVHLO)! on the death of her foster father. Teenage Crushers Strike Again My life is a brief one, and I must admit I have a few complaints to make. When I hear the bell ring for the first lunch period I can sense that my life is almost ended. Is it a herd of elephants? No, just all of the students rushing in to get a place in line. I can’t understand why they rush ... to me, their quickness means the beginning of my downfall. With their trays in hand, they sit down and immediately proceed to . . OUCH ... rip me open. PHEW! The least they could do is treat me gently. After all, the meal would be pretty dry if I were not there. For 15 minutes, I sit on the troy as an innocent by- stander, being filled in on the latest gossip. Oh, if I could only talk . . . Then comes the fotal blow. Some choose to put me on the floor and let loose with a foot that invariably knocks me senseless; while others try to play Superman and crush me in their fists. Next in line is the Death March” up to the container, where I am nonchalantly tossed in among my associates. We’re all battered and torn and sadly anticipate the truck that will soon remove us from such inhuman surroundings. Mary Jo Kutter ARISTA Beloit Catholic High School Beloit, Wis. Editor........... Assistant Editor . News Editor . . . . Feature Editor . . Sp.orts Editor . . . . Art Editor...... Photography . . . . Advertising .... Layout Editor . . . Circulation...... Business Manager .......Elizabeth Cham on ............Jean Behrman ..........Theresa Pettit .......Mary Lou Finley ...........Peter Piazza ........Nancy Buchko ..............Ed Gossel ..............Kay Eddy ...........Diane Haffey Pat Haokina, Judy Engler ............Diane Schaul