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

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RAYMOND H. ENGELS Raf After graduation, Ray will hurry’ back to the farm near Mendota to help relieve the national food short- age. While at St. Bede he helped create it. Ray is quite a scrapper. In his years at St. Bede he has taken part in tthe intramural bouts and has emerged with golden gloves in both his sophomore and freshman years. Intramurals keep him busy. Raymond Engels James FitzSimmons JAMES J. FITZSIMMONS FitzT I'itz, from Peru, is the leading scholar of the day student department with Honor Roll tacked behind his name for each year at St. Bede. The cool, col- lected type, he smiles at curious moments and gen- erally comes up with the correct retort. Time left over after studying he spent like this: Day Student Amateur Show, 1; Science Club, 2; Latin Plays, 3, 4; Day Student Letterette, 4; Records, 4; Pleiades Varieties, 4; Intramurals, I, 2, 3, 4. HENRY H. FRITZ Ookle” Henry came to St. Bede from Pontiac, but this association has nothing to do with his conduct. One of the more refined of the class, Henry was vice- president of the Holy Name Society in his junior year, and this year was a Holy Name prefect in the seniors. He was also elected president of the Junior Fraternal Club in his junior year. Not only a partici- pant in intramurals, Henry has refereed many of the crucial championship intramural games with all just- ness. JOHN P. GRAHAM Geefy Geefy Graham spent his first two years of high school at Ludlow High in his home town. When he came to St. Bede as a junior, he went all out for football and was on the team this year. He has par- ticipated in intramurals for two years and was an intramural boxing champ his first year out. This year he turned wrestler. Graham was a member of the Science Club in his junior year.

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Francis Berta Charles Black FRANCIS D. BERTA -'Berta’’ This Spring Valleyitc is a bosom buddy of the one just preceding. In fact, most people could never tell them a part. Berta graced the honor roll in his junior year. He was Benoit's partner in the Day Student Variety Show in 1940 and this year is one of the staff of the Day Student I.etterette. Intramural minded, he has played in the intramural games for four years. This year he was an intramural boxer. CHARLES T. BLACK Charlie” Charlie is the unique LaSallean. A sense of humor and a leaning toward the Igloo have marked his four years at St. Bede. When not talking jive, Charlie is playing it on his trombone. In his sopho- more and junior years, he added his musical talents to the band, and last year took a charming picture as a band member for the Pleiades. Charlie has been a rabid intramural fan for the last four years. FRANCIS W. BROWN Frank” Frank came to St. Bede from Kewanee. An intra- mural enthusiast, he has played on many champion- ship teams and has been a swimming, table-ten- nis, and bowling champ. In his junior year he took part in the intramural boxing bouts. This year Frank has been on the football team. A member of the Science Club, a choir member in his freshman year, and a performer in the first Pleiades show, he has filled all spare moments. JOSEPH P. CUMMINGS Joe” Joe, when writing his list of activities and accom- plishments for this write-up, said: Honor Roll, 2, (I think) . We hope so. Joe, from LaSalle, is quite an Irishman, but still managed to appear in both of Father Peter's Latin Plays. His thespian activities also include the Day Student Amateur Show, 1, and his journalistic adventures were: Day Student Tatler, 1, 2; Day Student Letterette, 4. This year he has been an officer of the Day Student Fraternal Club. Francis Brown Joseph Cummings twenty '... And now I have completed a work which neither the wrath of Jove, nor flame, nor sword, nor devour ging age, can have power to destroy.” —Ovid.

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Allan Haas William Haas ALLAN P. HAAS Allan Allan is the sixth and last of his family from El Paso to attend St. Bede. He might be described as the frank farmer lad, and his chief interest is the good earth. An honor student in his sophomore year, Allan has managed to maintain a high scholastic record. His activities have been: Latin Play, 3; Ten- nis Champ, 2; Science Club, 2, 3; Intramurals, 1, 2, 3, 4. WILLIAM R. HAAS Willie Willie is from El Paso, too, and has the distinc- tion of being the smallest member of the senior class. His size, however, has not prevented his being one of the most active members of the class: Honor Roll, 1, 2, 3, 4; Science Club, 3; Records Staff, 3; Latin Play, 3; Imaginary Invalid , 3; Passion Play, 3; Senior Frolics, 4; Yellow Shadow , 4; Intra- murals, I, 2, 3, 4. JAMES A. HEBEL Jim Jim is the solid type of fellow from Peru. Good natured and already possessing a settled married look, he has been both day student and boarder. In his freshman year Jim was on the honor roll. This year he was elected to the Pleiades staff and participated in the Pleiades Varieties. Jim puts all of his weight behind the Day Student Letterette, too, and helps send it on its way. He's a four year intramural fan. JOHN F. KANE Big fawn Yes, it's Jack,” and Jack is the 6’ 2 , 197 pound Bedan All-Stater. Big Jawn is from Chicago and has to be big to be so good-natured and to have done so much: Honor Roll, 1, 2, 3; vice president of the Senior Fraternal Club, 4; secretary-treasurer of Senior Class; Choir, 1, 2; Deportment Medal, 2; Records, 3, 4; Pleiades, 4; Latin Plays, 3, 4; Upper Room”, 3; Senior Frolics, 4; Pleiades Varieties, 4; Football, 2, 3, 4; Captain, 4; Basketball, 4; Intra- murals, 1, 2, 3, 4. James Hebei John Kane Men ought always to pray and not to faint . . . God is a spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. —Matthew. twenty-two