Saint Bede Academy - Via Baeda Yearbook (Peru, IL)

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CLASS OFFICERS These are the men who have led the senior class through its last year at St. Bede. They have directed and whipped the class activities into running shape. At the left is John Kane, secretary-treasurer, who had the purse and did the business. Seated center is Jerome Pietsch who has made presidency a habit. Stand- ing at the right is Howard Schmidt, vice president, who left in March to join Uncle Sam. THE TEINICRT HAVE STRUTTEDAND FRETTED TDEIR EAST 7 4ey W ie. a ClaAA. 'Which 1bid And Jled Student tctioitieA ☆ The '43 senior class of St. Bede history has “strutted and fretted” its last in the Bedan corridors. Critics have judged the performance an excellent one. Certainly the seniors have spent their four years at St. Bede in being Christians and doing things. They have been busy being Catholic students. The class had its share of scholars who have led the honor roll most of the time, and its athletes who have helped realize several undefeated seasons. Thespians, musicians, and jounalists, too, have help- ed make up the roll call of the class, and have entertained and informed the student body. The immediate futures of the seniors, of course, are, in most cases, certain, and the army will profit. Some will continue their school work in the army, while others will prepare themselves in civilian life. But all of the seniors will fill out the parts they have created at St. Bede, and make them as success- ful. eighteen

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CUP STUPENT BCCy WAS TRADITIONAL cM iei+t J'te Stude+tt fyaceA. Ut the CtaiAeA Herein we present the St. Bede student body in a traditional way for the student body this year was a traditional group. We had our Callaghan, our Moskalewicz, our Romagnoli. We had our short and stout, slim and trim fellows, the temperamental type, and the regular outdoor American. We were all, however, Bedans at heart, and as one in our pur- pose at St. Bede. The seniors, of course, are in the spotlight with their graduation pictures because they are the seniors. We also present the junior, sophomore, and fresh- man pictures in traditional poses. Caught in the midst of a busy class day, they have posed on the stairways and in the dubrooms and shown them- selves exactly as they are. That is the way we want to remember our fellow students. St. Bede college has been depleted by the draft, and the number of collegians now is small. Many ot the men, however, who have left the college for the army appear on these pages and bring back memories of the time that they spent with us. We give you, then, within this section, the boys who were Bedans during the past year. After you have seen them, pass on, and behold what they have done. seventeen

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John Alblinger William Aplington JOHN P. ALBLINGER Abbie We give you a man from Ivesdale who did. Let his accomplishments speak for themselves: Abbot Justus Scholarship; Honor Roll, 1, 2, 3, 4; Secretary Junior Fraternal Club, 3; Records, 3, 4; Pleiades, 4; Science Club, 3; Band, 4; Imaginary Invalid , 3; Latin Plays, 3, 4; Senior Frolics, 4; Pleiades Varieties, 4; Yellow Shadow , 4; Organist, 4; In- tramurals, 1, 2, 3, 4. WILLIAM L. APLINGTON Bill Bill is a day-hop from LaSalle. Aside from studies, of course, his chief interest is music, band music. He joined the Bedan band as a sophomore and this year became president of the organization. He was a successful soloist at the concerts presented in 1942 and 1943. An honor roll student in his sophomore year, he has also been a journalist and thespian: Day Student Amateur Show”, 1; Passion Play, 2, 3; Pleiades Varieties, 4; Day Student Let- terette, 4; Pleiades, 4. EUGENE I. BALSAVICH Yulch Here we have a man with a lean and learned look. Part time day-student, part time boarder from Spring Valley, he has been able to fill spare mo- ments: Honor Roll, 1, 2, 3, 4; Class Excellence, 1, 2, 3; Day Student Tatler, 1, 2; Day Student Varie- ties, 1; Records, 3, 4; Pleiades, 4; Latin Plays, 3, 4; Papa Behave , 2; Passion Play, 2, 3; Senior Frolics, 4; Pleiades Varieties, 4; Intramurals, 1, 2, 4. RAYMOND J. BENOIT Ray” Spring Valley is the home of this day student. This year Ray has helped send out the Day Student Letterette to the men in the armed forces. A fighting Frenchie , he has been among the high point men for four years in the intramural program, and this year participated in the intramural boxing bouts. The Day Student Variety Show and the Latin Play in '42 gave him an opportunity to show his histrionic ability.