Calvert High School - Calvertana Yearbook (Tiffin, OH)

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ay Crowning Again this year, in the latter part of May the student body assembled in the Italian Court to pay homage to the Blessed Mother, under whose patronage Calvert has been placed since its establishment in 1923. During the chanting of the Litany, the singing of hymns, and the renewal of the Act of Consecration, the hearts of all were uplifted in praise and honor to Our Lady. Almighty God, we remember, chose the Blessed Virgin to be the Mother of His Glorious Son What greater honor could be bestowed on a woman? Jesus loved His Blessed Mother devotedly and since she is the spiritual parent of the human race she ns vener ated In every corner of the globe Elizabeth Fabian and James Myers senior religion honor students were elected by their classmates to crown Our Blessed Lady MN :DQ 9' Twzyer Ierzgzze On October 7 Feast cf Our Lady Queen of the Holy Rosary pledges were made by the students to con tinue the Perpetual Rosary which was recited daily In the Convent Chapel One hundred and thirty eight boys and girls made up this Guard of Honor The Seniors were represented by thirty four of their number the lumors by nineteen sophomores thirty eight and forty seven freshmen completed the spiritual roster The purpose of the League IS to beg God and His Blessed Mother to help the students and the school and to implore Him continually to spread this practice of prayer page t enfy se en 1 1 , '- M rm , 'QF ELIZABETH FABIAN JAMES MYERS 1 1 1 ' . . ' . . - . I 1 1 1 ' P ' - W - V

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Retreat Appropriately opening the Lenten season the 16th annual Calvert Retreat was this year held from February 26 to 28 Reverend Edward Mattlmce former assistant at St Marys Parish Tiffin and now stationed at the Queen of the Holy Rosary Cathedral Toledo Ohio conducted the conferences Because of the Increase in the 19401941 enrollment and the consequent lack of adequate space in St Angela s Hall students were requested to attend Mass and receive Holy Communion In their parish churches during the three day period This year the retreat was brought to a close with an unusual and beautiful candle ceremony Candles were distributed to each of the students A senior boy and a senior girl then lighted theirs from the altar candles which symbolized the wcrd of God From these two liahts the candle of each of the participants was in turn lighted All this was symbollcal of the duty of each Christian to spread the light of faith to his neighbor and throughout the whole world REVEREND EDWARD MATTIMOE Jldzssozzs The years mission activities began with the election of officers in the eight homerooms The electees con ducted the annual paper sale in which the senior boys seized first place and trophy with 157 8 per cent The same boys organized a mission club and have had regular meetings None the less important and very entertaining were the mission rallies held on November 20 and February 20 respectively Both proved very successful netting sufficient funds to replace the mission dues and Lenten mute boxes in the homerooms The climax of mission activities was reached when Father Clarence Burns a missionary of the Maryknoll the Chinese doctors and their unsuccessful results He also related his hardships and trials of captivity with bandits MISSION GROUP Seated left to right Rev Earl Schmit Pauline Weimerslurch Alice Wilhelm Paul France Jane Phillips John Halma Margaret Schauder Helen Guss Standing Thomas Burkart Maxtne Hoffman James Relf Donald Burch Helen Herbert Silvio DeRose Jettre Dell Frederick Von denberg page twenty six , , - , I I I I ' - I I . . . . . . , , - , Order, recounted his harrowing experiences in China. He told of the different methods of cure used by i 1 'ei ' 1

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Calvert News I Co ed tors 2 News and Sports Staff in page twenty eight ff! Co Edltors Mary L Dlstel and Anna C Martm News Editors Joan Gabrmger Bernard Vondenberg Rose mary Marlnls Angela Boehler Angeline Gal etto Margaret DeRan Charles Grummel Feature Edrtors Catherme Baumgarclner Albert Drrmger nedy Evelyn Kuhn Martha Schelber Sports Wrrters Thomas Schelber Rlchard Welty Joseph Glrz Advertising and Circulation Ruta Zoll Louls Lee Margaret Galetto Rose mary Sevtert Jane Phllllps Exchange Claire Ruta Fox nm' Typlsts Ps' Ellzabeth Fabran Cecllna Smith 3 Ad ert sung and C rculatnon 4 Feature Staff 2 Z Z aff ZZ -1 ,Q W 'T V 4 ff ' X an V S X f ya- . . i . ' an V i. . r wk, . ' ' , kv , Helen Herbert, Ralph Stelfenson, Daniel Ken: 3 S. ' 4 I I 0 . . I .. I . umd'lv.I'rt 'El ' , ' , ' , - ly Q ' I ' ' if