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

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April, 1965 Page 4 Man Proposes - God Disposes Think of all the wonderful things man has done to beau- tify our country. He has built huge skyscrapers, beautiful monuments, gleaming steel bridges, and intricate highway systems. He has devised ways to forecast the weather weeks in advance, so that he can prevent some undesirable effects. Man has improved nature by conservation methods and genetics. He has also reduced working hours to pro- vide for more leisure time. Yet in a single second God can and sometimes does destroy all these. The floods in northern Wisconsin, the recent tornados, the numerous East coast hurricanes, and uncontrollable forest fires show the might of our Creator. But why does God sometimes destroy man’s progress and accomplishments. Mon is a proud creature, and rightly so, because of his many achievements. Still man must be humble and realize that he is very dependent upon the Almighty. These “tra- gedies could be God’s way of reminding men of their limited abilities. Jean Behrman ARISTA Mailbox f T H I TO THE EDITOR: Soloists and ensemble | members would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Jack Farina and Mr. Joseph Simmons for all the help they gave us in working up our numbers for the music contest, and for their patience in putting up with us these past few weeks. 0 W ! THIS yCAR- 6croi?E Sandy Schultz Mandate for Leadership Y O Li T H MAY 965 X) A Y A X 0 R A T I 0 N Returning from her job at a nearby hospital, Katherine Parker was attacked and robbed by two teenage thugs. The victim stated later that during the attack, at least eight or ten people passed by, completely ignoring the brutal pom- meling. These people were too cowardly or pusillanimous to help the victim, because they did not wish to become involved. Did Christ worry about getting involved” when He broke up the Pharisees in the temple or when He died on the cross for us? No! Christ was o leader, on “ involved” leader. The results of Christ’s leadership are we, the members of His Mystical Body. So now it is our duty as Christian students to carry on His work and to become “involved . ARISTA Beloit Catholic High School Beloit, Wisconsin EDITOR......... ASSISTANT EDITOR NEWS EDITOR .... FEATURE EDITOR . SPORTS EDITOR . . ART EDITOR..... PHOTOGRAPHY... . . . Jean Behrman Kevin Van Kampen . . . Mary Holmberg . . .Nancy Fenrick . . . . James Wright ........Jan Toubi ........Ed Gos8el ADVERTISING...................................Joanne Milatzo LAYOUT EDITOR.................................Angela Brown CIRCULATION.........................Mary Egdorf, Linda Newton BUSINESS MANAGER............................Gina Agostinelli In our school we need leaders to stand up for what is right. A leader may not always be as popular as everyone else, but a leader is not everyone else. A leader is a per- son respected and skillful in his field. One person may be a leader in athletics, another in scholastics, or another in student government. No matter where the leader leads, people will follow him if he excels in his field and is truly a good leader. Today there is a great demand for leaders, and it is our obiigatign to meet this demand. Kevin Van Kampen

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April 1965 Page 3 Here and There NHS Inducts 19 The St. Joseph Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 19 new members on Sunday, April 11, in the school auditorium. Father Joseph De Stefano, pastor of St. Paul’s parish and director of the Beloit College Newman Center, was the guest speaker. Peter Obligato, president of the chapter, was in charge of the ceremony. After Linda Osborn gave a brief history of the society, Nick Paley pre- sented the qualifications for membership. Candles symbolizing charac- ter, scholarship, leadership, and service were lighted by Donald Goldsworthy, Elizabeth Chamon, Theresa Petit, and Joseph Cousin. These repre- sent the qualities a person must possess to be a member of the National Honor Society. A short explanation of each characteristic was given. Father Pi «rick gave each new member a lighted candle as a symbol of acceptance into the Honor Society and then the pledge was recited by the entire group in the darkened auditorium. The ceremony closed with Benediction. A reception honoring new members was held in the cafe- teria following the induction ceremony. The sophomore chorus under the direction of Mrs. Watson sang “Lift Thine Eyes' and “Tantum Ergo . Processional and recessional music was played by the band, directed by Mr. Farina. New senior members are Marsha Dalles, Mary Lou Finley, and Jeffrey Fuhrman. Juniors inducted are Gina Agostinelli, Jean Behrman, Virginia Belvedere, Marilyn Bugni, Mary Carney, Ray Cipra, Mary Egdorf, Nancy Fenrick, Carol Gannon, Jean Hamill, Joanne Milatzo, Karl Perkins, Sandra Schultz, Jan Toubl, James Wright, and Bernard Zickert. Mary Egdorf Elizabeth Charnon lights the candle symbolizing service while Fr. Pierick and Fr. DeStefano look on. Musicians Earn 8 ’First’ Ratings Twenty-four BCHS band students participated in the District Instrumental Tourna- ment in Whitewater, Wisconsin, March 27. Two seniors, Peter. Obligato and Marcia Evenson, received superior ratings in the Class A division for their solos. They will enter the state tournament at Madison in May. Other “first rating? in Class B were awarded to Ann Toffanetti and Sandy Bachand for solos; Linda Senes and Richard Asplund, clarinet duet; Marcia Evenson and Pat Fitzgerald, saxaphone duet; Sandy Schultz, Mary Koehler, and Ann Toffanetti, clarinet trio. Cheryl Hanson received a “first in Class C. Robin Brooks and Margpret Fitzgerald received, a “Very Good rating in Class A. Receiving a “second rating in Class B were Harold Rayment, Susan Haffey, Angela Brown, Sandy Schultz for solos; Marjorie and Veronica Meyers, a trombone duet; Marcia Evenson, Robin Brooks, Pat Fitzgerald, and Marie Murphy, a saxaphone quartet. In Class C, Sheila Gianoli, Mike Olmstead, and Jerry Pech received “second for solos. “Good ratings were given to Alan Bach, Mary Koehler, and Marie Murphy in Class B and to Jack Ryan and Alison Mitok in Class C. “Soyonoro is to be the theme of the Junior-Senior Dinner Donee scheduled for May 15. In charge of the din- ner and donee are the junior officers and committee chair- men, who have not as yet been chosen. Jim Wright, a junior, won first place in our school in the United Nations test taken on March 30. Kevin Lauer, a sophomore, placed second. Both boys, to qualify further, have to write a 200 word essay on why they would like to win a trip to New York and visit the United Nations building. Other BCH students taking the test were: Marjorie Meyers, Daryl Van Landeghem, Barbara Hudson, Sue Ryan, Carol Warriner, Gloria Sierra, Richard Asplund, Nancy Hanish, Karl Perkins, Ray Cipra, Jane Trafford, and Linda Tyler. A Catholic Youth Conference was held in Milwaukee at Mercy High School Sunday, April 11. Four BCH students and two faculty members at- tended the Recharger Day . Accomponied by Sister Sharon and Sister Rita Clare were Barb Demos, Cathy Eichman, Mary Gharrity, and Jane Traf- ford. The main speaker was Mr. Blue, a student at the University of St. Louis. Gina Agostinelli was se- lected to represent our school, tit Badger Girls' State. Al- ternate is Mary Egdorf. Gina will attend the convention on June .12-19. Mary Holmberg A French vocabulary con- test between six students from Mr. Godin's second and third year French classes was held during fourth hour on April 14. Linda Holmberg, Michele Chekouras, and Jane Trofford, second year students, “slaugh- tered the third year team comprised of Kathy Murphy, Pete Piazza, and Nick Paley. Could it be that the first year students would also be able to beot the third year students? Rock County Government Day was held on March 23. Its purpose was to enable high school students to see how their county government is run. Pat Spano, Jerry Conway, Ann Toffanetti, Jan Toubl, Jane Traffo d, and Fred Haselow were accompanied to the Janesville County Court House by Father Raymond Lenahan. Congratulations to Peter Van Kampen who was elected Kiwanis Boy of the Month. Why Not? Veronica Meyers

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April, 1965 Students To Elect Officers Student Council election began April 23. Opening dates for the other class elections are. senior officers, April 30; junior, May 7; sophomore, May 14. Election rules are: I. General Ideas A. The seniors in student council will run the booths and register petitions. B. Elections on Student Council and each class will take place on separate weeks. C. There shall be an election committee from Student Council to organize the elections and the President of Student Council or someone appointed by him, shall head the com- mittee. II. Petitions A. Each candidate will have a campaign manager. B. The campaign managers will register Friday for the cani- date. If they have not registered Friday, the candidate is not eligible for the elections. C. The campaign manager will take out the petition Monday morning. D. Each candidate for a class officer must have 15 classmate signatures and three faculty signatures on their petitions by Monday afternoon. These classmate signatures cannot be any candidate or campaign manager of the same office. Each candidate must have 15 signatures “different from his opponents for that office. E. The head of the election committee will check all the petitions, and if there are errors, he shall return the peti- tions Tuesday morning to the campaign manager to have them corrected. Campaign managers must have the cor- rected petitions in by Tuesday afternoon: thus, no peti- tioning will be done any later than Tuesday afternoon. III. Campaign A. Campaigning will be done on Wednesday and Thursday. B. Campaigning will be done by posters and buttons. Posters will be 11 x 20 and buttons 6 x 6 . No more than $5.00 will be spent by any candidate on campaigning. C. Candidates may have rallies outside of school time. D. All campaigning methods will be approved by the head of the election committee. E. During Friday morning homeroom, the candidates will give their campaign speeches to their classmates. IV. Election A. Voting will be held on Friday during cafeteria and after school. B. Voting will not be compulsory. C. Those voting are required to register. D. There must be four Student Council seniors who count the votes. E. In case of a tie, the candidates who tied will be voted upon the following week. This will be done by having the homeroom representative taking a vote in their respective homerooms. V. Student Council Elections A. Student Council elections will be run the same way as the class elections are run, but on a school-wide basis. B. Each candidate must obtain 30 student signatures and 5 faculty signatures. C. Voting will be done by the entire school. Representing the winning cfass in the Stampbook Stampede are (front) sophomores Marie Murphy, Jan Goldsworthy, Kathy Rahom, and Carol Warriner, (back) Sister Ronalda, class moderator, Ken Bach, Sue Ryan, Karen Zimbrich, and Kevin Van Kampen. Stampede Causes Strange Actions Anyone coming to BCHS during the past few weeks would probably have seen some students wearing on their blouses or shirts stickers reading “Sophomores Save Stamps or “Junity Forever. If the visitor had been lucky enough to talk to these students, he would probably have seen, too, that they had yellow, orange or green tongues. In the morning, during homeroom period, he would have been apt to notice another strange thing about these students. They would dart in and out of their homerooms, peeking around comers and slinking down the hall, carrying large envelopes or boxes under their shirts and accompanied by a contingent of bodyguards. This might have seemed strange to an outsider, but to the students it was a very serious matter. This was the time of the Stamp Stampede! When the parents and faculty decided not to have a Mardi Gras festival this year, they persuaded the Student Council to sponsors contest among the classes to raise money needed for the school. With the Student Council they decided that the students should save stamps and money and turn them in to their homeroom repre- sentatives. In order to increase their funds, classes would each be allowed one bake sale. The winning class, contest directors decided, would be re- warded with a half day free and a chance to swim or skate at the Wagon Wheel. The runnerup class would be admitted free of charge to a Home and School sponsored dance. The mood of the contest caught on quickly. In a few days class effort was in full swing and money came rolling in. Final results were announced Wednesday afternoon, April 14. The SOPHOMORES were the winning class with a total of $892.15 or $7.63 per student. Coming in second were the JUNIORS with $764.03 or $7.57 per student. The FRESHMEN, most of whom do not hold jobs, earned $681.85 or $4.95 per student The SENIORS brought in $363.59 or $3.05 per student. The GRAND TOTAL for the Stamp Stampede was $2,702.75. Donna Torres New te- Hfcw toe as at old Gcorgc BRo Vevr J.B. GEORGE w