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

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P tS y PARKIN LCT PROBLEMS ? BCHS Road Rates Under Way This is your speciol international American car rally correspondent, Ray Fuller, reporting to you on the pre-rally tryouts at BCH, situated in the scenic Rock River Valley. My expenses are graciously being paid for by the new Edsel for 65” company. They tell me the Edsel is going to be the big number one this year. The track on which the tryouts hove been conducted for the last three and one half months is a small but tricky course. The starting point is the school west parking lot, which is ideally suited for such manuevers due to its lack of space and its close proximity to all school exits. The warmups begin at about 7:45 each morning, before classes convene. You can get a pre-race look at the ma- chines if you con get up at this atrocious hour. The people who live in the houses along t..w course get up at ridicu- lous hours hoping the morning won't grace them with one of these aged experienced drivers wrapped around a front porch or making a grand entrance into a front hall. The race itself, which begins at 3:15 P.M. with a mas- sive LeMons start, is truly a sight to behold. Mostly pa- rental rally cars ore used - those which dad drives to work and the young driver strips down for school. These are the machines that are close to these driver’s hearts. The last few days there has been a vicious rumor going around of someone’s clamping down on the race this year. They seem to be mumbling something about danger to pedestrians. That's stupid, isn’t it, guys? I mean you’re all pros; you wouldn’t hit one of those little kids on purpose. Jut I know that a few bashed fenders and 10 or 15 suspended racing permits won't dampen our spirits. No- body’s ever been killed or seriously injured yet. What’s all the complaining about? Think about it once and what do a f; clumsy pedestrians mean to us? io until next year, when I will again cover the rally in this area, this is your BCHS correspondent saying So long and keep taking chances! Ray Fuller NHS Salutes.... PAT MONAHAN a six foot, 175 lb., blue-eyed junior has been active in school functions since his freshman year. Playing two and sometimes three sports a year and still pulling above average marks, Pat still finds time to attend any extracurricular functions connected with the school. Pot has been a member of the Letterman’s club since his sophomore year when he lettered in baseball. As a junior he was the only non- senior to hold his starting defensive end spot for the whole year. Pat appears to be well liked by the students as well as the faculty, as he has a good sense of “fair play” in whatever he does. All his qualities show why he was chosen boy of the month. Congratulations Pat! Peter Piazza '7 think they re trying to tell me something! Go to CLARE EDDY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE, for your answer! MARY EGDORF, a junior, is an active member in many of BCHS activities. She is on the ARISTA bound volume staff, and a member of the Press club. She also works as an assistant librarian in the school library. As a freshman, Mary was chosen homeroom representa- tive for the Student Council. She held the position of vice- president of her class as a sophomore. Mary has been a member of the chorus for the past two years. She has been on every honor roll since she was a freshman. Born in Beloit, Mary is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wal- ter Egdorf. She is a member of St. Thomas parish, where she plays the church organ. She holds a part time job at Bred- esen’s. Sewing, swimming, and water skiing are among some of Mary’s hobbies. After graduation from high school she will probably attend the University of Wisconsin, where she hopes to major in math or science. Diane Schaul

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December 1964 Page 4 What is the Background of Christmas? Christmas, December 25 is the day celebrated in all 1 Christian countries as the day of the birth of Christ. It is the day marked by religious services in various churches, Q fa by charitable deeds, the exchange of gifts, and by merry- V making and rejoicing. y v The time when the Christmas festival was first observed iVl III is not definitely known. It is spoken of in the beginning of [ mA v I the third century by Clement of Alexandria, and Chrysostom fly speaks of it in the latter part of the fourth century as a if 1 I custom of long standing. Ii Other dates were often celebrated as the day of the Nativity, but finally December 25 was universally adopted, I f although there is no evidence that this is actually the date liRLi J of Christ’s birth. Its celebration was set at this time of fj the year to replace the religious festivals which the con- iflHJlf Jlj verts from paganism were accustomed to celebrating. In Vi doing this, Church officials often permitted the new Chris- tians to celebrate in their old familiar way, but they gave a new and Christian meaning to the festival symbols. Thus we get many Christian customs from the pagans. In the winter the pagans celebrated Saturnalia and the Yule feast to honor the returning of the sun or light. The Christians replaced this with the celebration of Christmas, or tne birth of Christ as the Light of the World. The exchanging of gifts in the pagan festivals became a Chr.stian reminder of the fact thaT Chnst gave Himself to iMC? us, as well as of the Magi’s gifts to Christ. ViflliU 111103 • The holly,mistletoe, and evergreen tree became symbols Christmas means many different things to many different of the divine life of Christ Himself and of the eternal life people. The little child thinks of Santa Claus, presents, in heaven which He would soon win for us. and the Baby Jesus in the crib. Today let’s try to keep the spirit o Christmas” alive Teenagers think o vacation from school, baking and and let it grow. decorating for the holidays, the happy Christmas spirit, Merry Christmas Everyone! gifts for themselves and others, and then the birth of Christ. Donna orres Parents worry about budgeting their money omong pre- ARISTA sents, cards, decorations ond food. They wonder if every- BELOIT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL thing will get done before the big day arrives. When and if Beloit, Wisconsin everything is accomplished, a big sigh of relief is heard, editor....................................Elizabeth Chamon and then on|y CQn tke reflect on the peace and joy of ASSISTANT EDITOR..............................Jean Behrman p. . r 17 NEWS EDITOR..............................Mary Lou Finley nriStmOS. feature editor................................Terry Petit Some people aren’t looking forward to Christmas at all. sports editor.................................Peter Piazza This season means only a lonely time for people away from mdlilies.i„ cub on,.he,hoUgh.s photography.......................joe Cousin, Ed Goesaei these people are mostly on tneir loneliness. It is pro- aovertising....................................Kay Eddy bably difficult to be joyful. CIRCULATION.......................Pat Hankms Judy Engler Are fhese reo|, fhe f0 thjnk 0f CHRlSTmOS? BUSINESS MANAGER..............................Diane Schaul 7 Jean Behrmann

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Pace 6 Pictured are Varsity and JV cheerleader subs; (back) Sue Ryan, Barb Conry, Karen Zimbrich, (front) Jackie Zahn and Cathy Eichman. Moans, Groans Begin One • two - three - tour! Groan! Ooh! Ouch! These are the sounds com- ing from the gym on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, when the girls have gym with Mrs. Goodwick. They are the sounds of girls going through a rigor- ous exercise period as they attempt “to get in shape” at the beginning of the class. Each girl is contributing an exercise of her own invention for use by the class. Some- times this presents problems. Apparently some of the girls are double-join ted from head to toe — and prove it in the exercises they invent! n ralis- BCHS Drops Opener; Bounces Sobos December 1964 Girl’s Gym Classes then ics. the girls are now involved in a program of soccer. Mrs. Goodwick is teaching soccer fundamentals by having the girls play games which tncknde such activities as blocking, kicking or drib bling a balL After several weeks of this preparation they will finally move into the real game. Twice a month the girls walk to Bonnie's to bowl • hoping each time that scores will improve with practice. Tamblmg will soon begin in emmrsttk for all classes. Then, in the spring, the annual fall aacheiy tournament will be completed — since bad weathes in the fall insisted upon coming on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Mrs. Goodwick has pmmuinrd that a trophy will be awarded to the ace archer. Sinca thair opening loss to Clinton, Crusader Varsity eagers have been spacing their wins between losses. To date they have a 2-3 overall record but are tied for the SHARK conference lead with a 2-1 record. First victory of the season came in a Dec. 4 conference game with South Beloit. Be- ginning with a 9-1 lead in the early minutes of the game, the Crusaders continued ahead to the end of the cage race. From a 25-13 lead at the half the BCHS cagers romped to a 62-42 victory over the Sobos. Don Smiley led the scoring with 19 points. Larry Scott and Mike Mowers added 12 points each, and Pete Piazza added 10. BCHS beaten by Edgewood Edgewood Crusaders’ strong first half carried them to a 58-53 victory over BCHS Cru- saders in their first meeting of the season. Down 19-9 in the first quarter and 36-22 at the half, the BCHS Crusaders came back strong in the second half. In the third quarter they outscored Edgewood 21-10 and were down by only three points at the beginning of the fir charter. Pressing hard in the final quarter, Beloit cagers got to within one point of Edgewood but failed to stay this close and were beaten 55-53. The Beloiters had well- balanced scoring with 14 points from Mika Mowers, 11 from Jack Pohl, and 8 each from Don Smiley and Dan Bums. Crusaders Dump Turner Beloit Catholic defeated Turner 71-59 in the first con- ference game between the two Beloit high schools. The Crusaders jumped to a 19-10 first quarter lead and lengthened it to a 38-25 at half-time. The third period buzzer showed it 61-38 Catholic Higi, and a slow fourth quarter on the Crusaders’ part ended the game at 71-59. High point honors went to Mike Mowers, who hit for 24 points. Larry Scott followed with 16. Don Smiley and John Winger hit 9 and 8 respectively. Cogers Drop Close One to Indians y; Beloit Catholic dropped from the ranks of the unbeaten SHARK contenders Dec. 12 by losing to Hononegah 47-45. A slow start saw the Cru- saders trailing 11-7 at the first buzzer. However, they staged a second quarter blitz led by Jock Pohl's 10 points and went out to the lockers with a 23-17 half-time lead. The third quarter buzzer showed the Beloit lead cut to one, with a score of 35-34. Fourth quarter fouls proved to be the deciding factor with the Indians hitting for 9 of their 13 points on gift shots. The game ended with a 47-45 Hononegah victory with the Crusaders hitting their poorest percentage of the season - 16 for 60 shots. High scorer for the Cru- saders was Jack Pohl, who accounted for 14 points. He was followed by Don Smiley with 10 and Lorry Scott with 9. This loss left BCHS with a 2-1 SHARK conference record. Marcia Evenson JV’s Beat Clinton, Drop Honnonegah A via mmd a lost marked the opening JV games of the sea- son. In both Earl Penewell was lead scorer for the Crusaders, wrack mg ap a total of 30 points. On Dec. 11, the cagers squeaked oat a 35-32 victory over Tamer ia the last quarter of the game. Penewell’s 18 points mere supported by 6 points earned by Mark Che- kouras. The aexf evening the Cru- saders lost a hard fought game to Honoaegpb with a score of 48-40. This time Tom Wright added 9 points and Brion Luebke added 7 to Penewell’s 12 points. Fill her Christmas stocking With some useful and beautiful gifts. Give her a matching roller bag and Irmerf. Available in plaids. pastels, and calicos at DREKMEIER'S Santa's main workshop in Beloit.