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

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That God May Be Glorified in All Things . . . is the prayerful hope of the students of St. Bede College and Academy as they present the 1953 edition of the VIA BAEDA. It is with that hope that we of the staff suppliantly dedicate our humble efforts to Him, in Whom we live, and breathe, and are. ff' A A ANNUAL .T buf!!! WMPO3 Q 6 Zflfffmkmwfifc? , , N- 15' C'5 VfN? f I F ANNE A The editorial and make-up work tor this issue of the VIA BAEDA was handled by Michael W. Arms, editor-in-chief Charles E. Stewart, and Thomas B. Martin. THE VIA BAEDA STAFF The advertisements and donations from patrons were solicited by the four students pictured at the beginning of the adver- tising section, together with Anthony Friedrick Qleft on picture belowj. Raymond Sarwinski who made photographic contri- butions is pictured with him. nfs? f,- 35235221-' :1faP5z?'- TABLE of CONTENTS Faculty Meet the Students Highlights of the Year Advertisements it,.,3M,:5::11,1 The Quest for Knowledge THE GATHERING OF THE HARVEST in the late summer of T952 climaxed the various activities that claimed the time and the at- tention of the monks ot St. Bede. Harvest time meant that the summer of T952 was coming to an end. As it came to an end some of the monks returned from summer schoolg others put the finishing touches on the various work proiects with which the facilities of the school were im- proved and beautified. Harvest time also meant that the academic year of T952-53 was soon to begin, and that its beginning would suspend . . . 'Mu- fain af' W- .. gm. 1 Il t . 1 ,ir Q , , '. ' 2 I -wp if 2 ' as .s .-. , A . f I Nw-wc,...c ..'iw,Qmi'ii'1sf E s i .- - as X . . . the relaxation along the scenic banks of the gently flow- ing IlIinois, . . . and the pleasant gatherings in the monastery gardens, where some of the monks carried on friendly discussions, while others watched the friendly competition provided by the daily session of croquet. :t'f 1'? . F sf :-' QW' ,wvxsi ' ,H .. .. --,sN0 ' if ,J 1 14 x .mi 1 s THE i952-53 SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS -September 2, T952 The bumper crop of the summer's harvest was matched by a bumper crop of students with a near all-time high enroll- ment of a total of 307 students in the academy and about fifty in the iunior college. - ,: so bw N Father Theodore Fuertges, O.S.B., rector, greets the boarders, who came from various sections of the state and from various states of the union . . . and the day students who come from neighbor- ing towns and rural areas. ti NN On registration day parents and students crowded the school ottice as they waited their turn to discuss courses of studies with Father Gregory Wiesner, O.S.B., director of studies. After arrang- ing their classes they proceeded through the assembly line to make out class cards and to discuss business matters with Father Victor Hen- kel, O.S.B., bursar. From the office most of the students proceeded to the book-store Cbetter known as The Shacknj, where Father Leonard Brisch, O.S.B., genial man- ager, welcomed them with open arms and tur- nished them with books and other school supplies. 'Www-nr FT1 G . . . this was the key-word of the solemn high Mass at which the students assisted on September 9 in order to invoke the guidance of the Holy Ghost on their endeavors during the 1952-53 school year. During the Mass, which was offered by Father Victor Henkel, O.S.B., student Chaplain, Father Theodore Fuertges, O.S.B., the rector, preached the sermon by means of which he welcomed the students to St. Bede and urged them to appreciate the advantages of a catholic education in a Benedictine school. After invoking the help of the Holy Ghost on their endeavors, the stu- dents crowded out of the chapel to go to their respective classes with the realization that, without God's help, their own efforts are unavailing. E QF Fl M' 3 ii M !l!l!l!l!l IHIMIHIIU !! il' lf' :gig if w i J U If !!!l!l!!!l!l!!3! RS Going therefore, teach ye all nations . . . teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. Matt. 28, l9 5116111 y President ,K X K M K I KU ,Mm . ., Q44 ' zl' K f RIGHT REVEREND ' A :'G 2 5 1 LAWRENCE VOHS, O.S.B. 1 Q wx ,W h T I jay: Thirdcjxbbof Y . 1 ST. Bede Abbey . 5 N - sb -,.,1-...Q m .W I rx 96049 ,Bm X' ' A J Q , 5 , ' px ' xy, ' I , , V Q' I , I , : S! NJ Uvi gy IQ I X 'A . Q, A, , h , V K 1 FZ , 2 f A f 3 in ' ' Q1 4' 'ff :Vi 4 ' i 1 '-M L -...,.A,,W ,ff..'f.fj.M..y,, W1 H 'E amen i Tmmausl QER AD DEUM Priuvipa! 2 1 REVEREND THEODORE Rector St. Bede College and Academy In his role as rector, Father Theodore not only directed the work of others inside the classroom and outside of it, but he personally engaged in such activity, as is evident from the accompanying pictures, which are typical of his educational activity as professor of history and jack of all trades in manual work. ' is I w ,Y V A N c . s NM 'l' A 'hx . .fc 5 A. J-rises FUERTGES, O.S.B. -X--W.. . cc c,.,.-...-...W r Those who maintain that Latin is a dead language have never seen nor heard Father Peter bring it back to life in his highly successful Freshman classes. Father Peter not only kept his Latin students stepping lively, but he had to do so himself to keep pace with his duties as member of the faculty and Prior of the monastery. .Q VERY REV. PETER ZURECK, O.S.B. VERY REV. DAVID DUNCAN, O.S.B. 'The truths of Religion were explained in a lively and enter- taining fashion to the high school Sophomores by Father David, whose methods are being observed at close range by Jones and Kasperski. Father David, the sub-prior of the abbey, also taught Sopho- more English in the high school, Chant and Psychology in the Junior college. The arrangement of classes and class schedules for the stu- dents as well as the members of the faculty was handled by Father Gregory, the Director of Studies. His own teaching schedule included an academy Freshman English class, a course in Creative Writing given to the college Freshmen, and a course in British Prose and Poetry offered to the col- ' lege Sophomores, with whom he is shown in the accompany- ing picture. t UIQQ REV. GREGORY WIESNER, O.S.B. Dean of College Father Victor's class schedule consisted of courses in College Algebra and Freshman Algebra. His extra-curricular duties REV. VICTOR HENKEL, O.S.B. as student Chaplain, Bursar, and prefect of the divinity students did not leave him much spare time, but what little he had he devoted to the many remodeling iobs that were done in the school. Pictured below are some of Father Victor's College Algebra students working on problems involving computation by logarithims. Five typing classes, with a total enrollment of about fifty students, filled the teaching schedule of the veteran typing teacher, Father Philip Stauffer, O.S.B. He vvas supervising the progress being made by Puetz and Bozik when the photographer visited the classroorn. REV. PHILIP STAUFFER, O.S.B. REV. ALOYSIUS SHARKEY O.S.B. Part of the supervisory and clerical work in the student library was handled by the Rev. Aloysius Sharkey, O.S.B. Doing research in the studious atmosphere of the spacious library are: H. Senica, J. Kulpa, Rog Kowalski, Sandall and Klug. Refresher and elementary courses in Latin were taught tc, the college Freshmen by Father Boniface, who was also profess ' of high school Economics. 'i 'z l ll REV. BONIFACE MARTIN, O.S.B. ,. J ,L QQ-fi , REV. PATRICK MARTIN, 0.5.5. Father Patrick's philosophy students present convinc- ' ing proof for the philosophic thesis which maintains that one of man's distinctive characteristics is the ability to smile. iw Logic and religion courses in the college together with T dogmatic theology in the seminary were among the courses taught by Father Patrick. w REV. NICHOLAS SCHILLE, O.S.B. Father Simon, veteran English teacher at St. Bede, taught Freshman .English and Speech courses in the college during the '52-'53 school year. He also conducted a class in third year English in the high school. In the classroom scene presented below, Father Simon is shown with a portion of his Junior college class. It was Father Nicholas' duty as Registrar to announce the glad, and sometimes sad, tidings to students and parents when the grades were issued by the teachers every six weeks in the high school and every quarter in the college Father Nicholas was usually assisted by DePasquaIe, O'Riley and Slavish, with whom he is shown in the accompanying picture as they prepare the grades for mailing. in REV. SIMON RAKAUSKAS, O.S.B The mysteries of the fauna and flora were explained to the Bedan biologists by Father Damian, who taught the college and academy biology courses. Father Damian was also student infirmarian. Under the watchful eye of Father Damian, members of the college course conduct some microscopic research in the well-equipped laboratory. REV. DAMIAN MILHONE, O.S.B The voluminous and modernly furnished St. Bede li- brary, situated in the newest section of the buildings, was supervised by Father Edward, head librarian, who, on this occasion, was being assisted by Arms, as Walewski and Kendrick waited for their books. REV. EDWARD MAHONEY, O.S.B. REV. AUGUSTINE ClMA, O.S.B. REV. HILARY SONDGEROTH, O.S.B. Collegians who maiored in Commerce learned the fine points ot Economics from Father Augustine, who is pictured below with a group of his students as they listened to discourse on Banking delivered by Sarlitto. Experimental demonstrations were an integral part of the high school chemistry course taught by Father Hilary, who is shown below with some of the members of his class, for whose benefit Father Hilary was giving a vivid visual ex- planation ot the process of fractional distillation. When Father Hilary was not occupied with his Chemistry class he was kept busy with his duties as Procurator of the monastery and Director of the Brothers of the Abbey. Hoerdemann and Mack review some of the fundamentals of German in the course taught by Father Leonard, while Henry Borst anxiously awaited his turn to go to the board. In addition to the course in German, Father Leonard taught Business Math and Geometry, and served as prefect ot one of the divisions of Freshman day students. 1 Included among the courses taught by Father Bede was this course in Senior Religion. Freshman Civics and two classes in Ancient History rounded out his teaching schedule. When Father Bede was not occupied with classroom duties he served as assistant librarian and supervised the Sopho- more day students as prefect of their homeroom. REV. BEDE RUSSELL, OSB After spending a number of years in parochial work, Father Michael was recalled to the monastery shortly before school started in the fall of '52. Upon his return, he joined the academy faculty as professor of Freshman Religion, Besides teaching Religion, Father Michael was a prefect of one of the two groups of Freshman day students. REV. MICHAEL CALLAHAN, O.S.B. REV. RAYMOND MATULENAS, O.S.B , What kind of men are these . . .? That's what the Latin inscription on the board says. The answer, not found in the text of Vergil's Aeneid, from which the question was taken, is that these men CWaligora, Arms, and Wolfj are the ones who studied Latin IV under Father Raymond. ' .wo courses of College Latin and the supervision of the St. Bede mond's duties as member of the college and academy faculty. Records and the Via Baeda were also included among Fr. Ray- By virtue of the tact that Father Gordian taught courses in Geome- try, Advanced Algebra, General Science, and Senior Religion, a great maiority of the academy students were enrolled in his classes. His duties as prefect of the Junior day student home- room and substitute for Father Abbot, during the latter's absence from his Geometry classes, assured Father Gordian of becoming acquainted with quite a few more students. REV. GORDIAN STREMLAU, O.S.B. The students who are intrigued by Father Gordian's angles are members of the Abbot's Geometry class. The mechanics ofthe tibia and the fibula seemed to intrigue a group ot Father Alcuin's students as he conducted his course in Physiology. REV. ALCUIN MUELLER, O.S.B. W REV. WILLIAM KIRK, O.S.B. A. '7-..- is - -' IN gy--1 Though small in stature, Father William carried a heavy load during the school year. ln his ca- pacity as teacher, he handled courses in Sopho- more, Junior, and Senior English. As Director of Athletics, he supervised the school's athletic pro- gram. As prefect, he teamed up with Father Eu- gene in directing the Senior Department. Scientitically inclined Seniors received their course in high school Physics from Father Eugene, who was in the process of explaining some of the marvels of electricity when the photographer invaded the lecture roorn. Courses in Freshman Latin and Sophomore Religion were also on Father Eugene's teaching schedule. Fundamentals of gram- mar claim the attention of Father William and Joe Kennedy, member of the Sophomore Eng- Iish class. REV. EUGENE LAUER, O.S.B. loa- f qt' REV. SEBASTIAN LEWIS, O.S.B. A lively discussion about religion and government was in progress in Father Sebastian's Sociology course when this picture was taken. Bildhauer was the moderator of the class discussion. In addition to this course in Sociology, offered to the Seniors, Father Sebastian taught three Freshman English classes and was co-prefect of the Minim Department. REV. STEPHEN SOUSE, O.S.B. Until Father Philip was sufficiently recovered to resume his teaching duties, Father Stephen served as typing instructor. Father Stephen is manager of the Abbey print shop and its chief linotypist, and is a member of the Seminary faculty as professor of Scripture. ...f REV. HERBERT COMYNS, O.S.B. One of the branches of-Freshman Religion and a course in Junior Religion were taught by Father Herbert, who is shown below with a portion of his Freshman class. Included on Father Henry's teaching schedule were two REV' HENRY FRHZ' O'S'B' classes in Freshman Religion, one of which is shown below,- and a course in U. S. History offered to the Juniors. Outside of the classroom Father Henry directed the student band as its moderator and paired up with Father Sebastian to prefect the Minim Department. ll- Two Sophomore Latin classes a course in third year Latin, and a course in college Greek made up Father Alban's Under Father Alban s direction three of the members of the Sophomore Latin class Wachowiak Donald Meyer and Bar- rett were working on some Latin sentences when the pho- REV. ALBAN ALBLINGER, 0.5.8. Father Alfred's teaching duties consisted of instructing three classes in Algebra. His extra-curricular duties as one of the prefects of the Junior department kept him well occupied outside of the classroom. Shown below are Croegaert and White receiving an assist from Father Alfred in their efforts to subtract polynomials during their Algebra class. R rt' ....--H-. T we Two faculty members at St. Bede with unusual and interesting back- grounds are the Rev. Dunstan Morrissey, O.S.B. and Mr. T. Bow- yer Campbell. Both of these professors, who are converts to the Cath- olic faith, were formerly members of the Angli- can church, of which Mr. Campbell was a minister and missionary. lt was in this capacity that he traveled extensively in the Orient, visiting Ja- pan, China, Korea, and many other far Eastern domains. Father Dunstan is not unfamiliar with these spots, since he spent a great deal of time in the Orient as a member of the American Diplomatic Corps during World War ll. MR. T. BOWYER CAMPBELL REV. DUNSTAN MORRlSSEY, O.S.B. These two men became well acquainted when Mr. Campbell was the Dean of Arts and Letters at Notre Dame University, where Father Dunstan was a student at that time. During the past year Father Dunstan was again a student as well as a teacher. As a student he took courses in the Abbey seminary in prepara- tion for his ordination to the priesthood. As a teacher he conducted a c o u r s e in Sophomore English in the academy. Mr. Campbell taught two courses in the academy, a class in English to the Seniors, with whom he is pictured at the left, and a course in Freshman His- tory. In the Junior col- lege he taught American History. ,EW In order to be better prepared to cope with commercial problems in modern life, a number ofthe high school Sen- iors took a course in Bookkeeping from Mr. Alongi, with whom a part of the class is pictured. Mr. Alongi also taught courses in Accounting, Business Man- agement, and Business Law tothe Jun- ior college students who were maior- ing in Commerce. MR. LEONARD BERTRAND MR. ANGELO ALONGI For the seventh consecutive year Mr. Bertrand wielded the baton for the St. Bede student band, which reached new heights in quantity and quality during the '52-'53 school year. ln the picture below, Mr. Bertrand is shown with a ortion of the forty five P piece band as they pre- .nmnfl A between halves ' 'W . :N pe MR. STEPHEN ORACKO tai fd' mm I .. fifffwlw i ti 4 A .' A ,nm During the course of Coach Oracko's U. S. History class it was often necessary to point out important geographical landmarks, which Coach is doing in the above picture for the special benefit of Heitman, Manning, and Trumble. Athletics were not the only concern of the St. Bede coaching staff, composed of Messrs. Oracko and Moskal. Both had their share of classroom work. Mr. Oracko taught courses in Modern and U. S. History, while Mr. Moskal conducted a class in Modern History in addition to two classes in physical education. Their class schedule also in- cluded the supervision of study periods. MR. TED MOSKAL 5? Personal attention was an important part of Coach Moskal's History class, as is evident from the accompanying pic- ture, where Dooley is getting some of Coach's special attention, while Schafer awaits his turn. Meet the Sfudvnis C. Arnolts R. Baracani J. Baron E. Barr M. Brennan A. Cisneros D. Donnelly L. Dreas J. Foley A. Frangenberg H. Frizol V. George y fudmf Weshmvn When the 1952-53 school year started at St. Bede on September 2, a bumper crop of 'lO7 Freshmen brought the academy enrollment to a near all- time high. The large Frosh class consisted of 52 day students and 55 boarders. On this page are pictured the day student Fresh- men who composed the personnel of Father Mi- chael's homeroom. K. Glubcynsici G. Hanck D. Hoffman F. Jasiek W. Klug R. Konczal R. Kramkowski R. Krolak J. Landgraf M. Leclercq E. Lesniak C. Link J. Marenda E. McMillion R. Mini G. Moran K. Murphy P. Perona A. Piano L. Reynolds J. Ruggerio P. Savio R. Schlosser Dean Schmitt Duane'Schmitt B. Schweickert The twenty six Freshman day students A pictured on this page were members of Father Leonard's homeroom. Zfeslzmeu P. Senica lH. Severson R. Shinske K. Sondgeroth J. Stachowiak D. Sweetland I L. Swiskowski A. Taliani W. Utz J. Wagner T. Wall W. Watson W. Yanish S. Zakryeski G. Bader R. Benkendort J. Boyle G. Budreau W. Cherry J. Cleary M. Cornsg E. Cranley J. Croegaert H. Datzman R. De Rosa A. De Craene Sfrcslzmerz 1611 rders The Freshmen pictured on this and the following page were members of the Minim Department, which, in former years, was composed of a com- bination of Freshmen and Sophomores. During the '52-'53 school year, the Minim De- partment was .composed exclusively of Fresh- man resident students. C. Dillon D. Duffy R. Fisher W. Ford J. Forrestal G. Gallagher D. Goralczyk L. Gourley P. Grebener T. Hayes R. Helms H. Jones J. Kinsella R. Lanciotti T. Lupien Prefects of the Minim Department were Fathers Sebastian and Henry. Student officers of the de- partment were. Thomas McAllister, Presidentg Gerald Gallagher, Vice Presidentg Dennis Duffy, Secretary-Treasurer. E. Mangan M. Marmion T. McAllister P. McCollom R. McMahon J. Meier E. Monoghan M. Morrison E. Phelan L. Phelan R. Rauwolf R. Reagan We hm ll 150 rdcr D. Ryan H. Rodeo T. Safranske T. Schellenberger R. Schluttenhofer WG' E. Senninger R. Siegele F. Sospenzi W. Sutton ww M. Svete E. Tallon Q g C. Thompson A ' J. Wegeng 't . if F. White M. Wyzinski Q .5 . 55 zz ss, ff' as s-37, Dfirq -A.. vs .XE The student officers of the minim department, whose members were pictured on the two previous pages, are Thomas McAllister and Dennis Duffy Qstandingj and Gerald Gallagher Cseatedj. The prefects are: Father Sebastian and Father Henry. if TQ K Father Michael, one of the prefects of the Freshman day stu- dents, makes sure that his charges eat their luscious lunches. -A L M. ln the picture above are shown a small group of rninims with their prefect, Father Sebastian. The officers who guided the activities of the combined Freshman day student groups were: Maurice Leclercq, and Ronald Mini Cstandingj, Paul Perona, Walter Utz, and Dennis Donnelly Cseatedj. The prefects were Fathers Leonard and Michael. Saplzzww e Day Student D. Barbas E. Challenger P. Dooley R. Ficek J. Hill D. Jasper K. Konczal K. Krogulski E. Maggi A. Michell P. Rocheffo W. Roth F. Colmone R. Crickman F. Foley J. Hansen F. Kasperski J. Keiffer W. Kudela A. Latz S. Nogaj K. Piletic R. Sanders M. Schmidt My Saplzafuarv Day Students J. Shields R. Stasiak J. Torri A. Trompeter D. Wasilewski E. Wieczorek J. Stephanites E. Terry M. Tuttle F. Ward D. Wilke J. Wimbiscus The thirty six Sophomores pictured on this and the previous page formed the Sophomore homeroom. Father Bede Russell, O.S.B., was the prefect of the group, while the student officers were: John Torri, President J Hansen Vice President, and Milo Tuttle, Secretary-Treasurer. ln addition to his clu- ties as prefect of the Sophomore h o m e- room, Father B e d e taught History, Civics, and Senior religion. This picture was taken during the course of his Freshman Civics class. Snplzoma 5 150 rder G. Anderson W. Barrefi H. Borst T. Burzycki E. Carpenter C. Case M. Ceci M. Cline T. Co'f1er T. Devine M. Gleason R. Gregg R. Griggs W. Hahn D. Hallesy J. Hamlin D. Hansen J. Harding . Heinzel J. Hennelly l. Herrmann H. Hoerdemann J. Hoover . A. lssert Saplzfwzare 150 rdcr H. Jones J. Kelly E J. Kennedy T. Kuk M. Lavin R. Lemieux J. Loughnane T. Malach J. McHaIe D. Meyer C. Migliore E. Mulheran' D. Myers J. Neville J. O'Brien W. O'DonnelI N. O'MaIIey R. Painter R. Plaza F. Priller J. Prindiville L. Pudwell F. Roti l R. Schafer 2 R. Schreiner B. Schellenberger R. Slusarski H. Smith R. Uttlch A. Vogel 0 I' T. Wachowiak J. West The students pictured on the last three p a g e s formed the Junior De- partment, whose disci- pline and activities were directed by the prefects and councillors pictured at the right. The pretects are: Father Bernard Hor- zen, O.S.B., and Father Alfred Scheidler, O.S.B. The councillors are: Irv Herrmann, Mike Lavin, John Kelly, Hal Smith, and John Prindiville. Although Mulheran, Roti, and Lemieux were mem- bers ot the Junior De- partment, they were not Sophomores in c I a s s standing. The first was a Freshman, the other two were Juniors. J. Whalen J. Zaranka Sophamnre 130 filer PREFECTS and COUNCILLORS of THE JUNIOR DEPARTMENT OM: F. Assalley J. Bozonelos A. Causa C. Dahl G. Daley R. Ellerbrock H. Emmerling J. Farrell D. Glynn R. Harth J. Heitman C. Henning G. Hoar C. Hoscheit ,Y ' D .57 rl I J. Hurst D. Just The students pictured on this and the following page formed the Junior homeroom. Father Gordian Stremlau, O.S.B., was prefect of the group. W. Kaszynski J. Klimek D. Kowalski D. Klug R. Kowalski R. Kulpa R. Liiewski J. Loebach R. Lyons L. Mack R. Mathieson R. Pelka R. Pricco A. Senica M. Simenc 47 21 Z? Sf d I J. Story R. Sfudzinski +-Q... QR ,,.. Daniel Dunson David Dunson H. Auchstetter P. Birsa R. Bries W. Burke J. Campbell R. Compton juuinr Kaardcr F. Frodyma W. Hackett T. Horan Jos. Kelly J. Manning P. Marcolini W. Morrissey Q R. Moskal . V. Schmitt lg W. Trumble J. Von Bampus A smoke, a chat, and a rest at a favorite spot were an important part of the noon recreation hour for Father Gordian Stremlau, O.S.B., prefect of the day student Juniors, who were pre- sented on the pages im- mediately preceding the Junior boarders. Pictured alongside of Father Gordian are Dean Schmitt and Frank- enberg. 5 9' Cx 1 N t sw Vinyl! L xx as is B 'vgx .S .S I .F 5. ,,,: S . ,sw re The Junior boarders to- gether with the Senior resi- dent students formed the Senior Department, whose prefects and officers are pictured here. The prefects are Father Eugene Lauer, O.S.B., and Father William Kirk, O.S.B. Dan Sandall, Vice President of the de- partment, stands between them. Seated are: John Walsh, President, and James McDonough, Secre- tary-Treasurer. ! I than--ef R, Beckley G. Bullock E. Crowe T. Haberkorn Gb R. Haggerty juuivr Kallege Three of the Freshmen divinity students CBulIock, Royer, and Remmj are busily engaged in their studies . . . ...iff U 'Y311v ' f time QQ'-ww -'ilfihu N 9 W. Hawley W. J. Longbons D. MCGr0gar1 'R Q5 M, if RE ' E .w, D. Moran T. Piper G. Remm 5'rc'sl1mc . . . while Father Gregory, dean of men, relaxes with a group of his sfaii charges, composed of Piper, Toohill, Haggerty, and Moran. J-Q.. The Freshman class of ihe Junior college was completed by two of the nuns from St. Mar- garet's Hospital, Spring Valley. They are: Sister Therese Celine Craven and Sister Julia Marie Dionne. Uh-ezf J. Sullivan ugtev L. Toohill . 'f-El Q..-Q. T. Royer 1 ,xg 9 Q 3 N ' 'tam-1 .QQ JM3.. ...L,. . , . K. 5 ff Y N . as .... E. Spence get -3, - K X-nr' L x Y mls CHQ ' fm' 5 T. Welsh . MSX - THE QUEST for KNGWLEDGE... . . . was the main objective of the i952-53 scholastic year at St. Bede, during which the students, with the help of their teachers, laid part of the foundation for the future. Since the quest for knowledge consisted mostly of study and classwork, ioin us now as we review a very integral part of the life of the students at St. Bede, When O'Riley takes a test, deep meditation absorbs im. History was a favorite subiect for the, Freshmen, es- pecially when it was taught by Father Theodore, the rector. He looks very pleased as he surveys his pro- teges, although this wasn't always the case. Father Eugene seems to be pondering a question put to him, as his ambitious religion students wait fo recognition. I' If LABORatory in Bi- ology meant i u st that--WORK! A group otstudiousco I lege i students, supervised by Father D a m i a n, work on their labora- tory proiects. The first Chemistry class in years that didn't try to blow up the school are shown with their teacher, Father Hilary, during a lecture period. For the leaders in the busi- ness world of tomorrow, Father Leonard conducted a class in Business Mathe- matics. Here Jack Camp- bell is showing Frank Roti his answer to P equals B R. He must be correct, for Father Leonard is smil- ing his approval. 71 wr Mr. Steve Oracko, head football mentor, was also busily engaged in his duties as teacher of History. This Sophomore class pursued the study of Modern History during the year under his able direction. 5235555 'N x- - -rr- L rv vd' ...Q ' E A I P1 3 Af X 4- l V 4 1 Government ls Your Business was Father Bede's motto as he conducted a course in Civics tor the Freshmen. Here he points out the ci 'es that Ike assumed after his inauguration for Hayes and Bader. ':.'- in 3. Physics was an engrossing sub- iect for the Seniors. But, as Hur- ley, Haskins, and Cisneros agreed, it was even more en- grossing when you have gad- gets like this to fool around with. Father Bede also taught a class in Senior Religion. One of his favorite methods in conducting the class was a blackboard quiz as demonstrated by Golick, Zwick, and Siebert. if ,, f .4 s Y , A The college men were sometimes amazed at the things they saw through their microscopes, but Father Damian usually came to the rescue with a reasonable explanation. inn.-ins .Q-.ls History is being made at all times and in all places throughout the world today. The stu- dents of St. Bede became acquainted with rnuch of that news by perusing the World News of the Week bulletins posted on the second floor landing . . . . . . but the students of Father Henry's American History class were more con- cerned with bygone events . . . .JV- . . . and so were Gleason and Latz as they checked the geographical location of historical events. Because the teacher hap- pened to be the photogra- pher on this occasion, the college Latin students en- ioyed a brief respite from the burdensome task of translating the Odes of Horace. 'Mfr tyw With three years of high school English to their credit, this group of Seniors continued their study of this important and interesting subiect, made even more interesting by their teacher, Father William. Moskal and Mathieson seem to be in perfect agreement with Father Gordian as he sets forth a proof for a problem in his Geometry class. I X X 1 Nwyexy Ag kvi A a V Latin was a high school subject also, 'and these Freshmen learned the lan- guage of the Church from a minister of that organization, Father Eugene. xx. . . . while Father Sebastian conducted a survey of our native tongue with another group of that class. Many of the newcomers to St. Bede were amazed to find out there was so much to know about English. i Fundamentals of algebra were taught to this crowd of Freshmen by Father Victor . . . +324 G s Science, its mysteries and its beauties, were inves- tigated constantly by students of physics and biology. The civic-minded Civics class appears to be deep in study. Father Bede, teacher of the group, seem s pleased at the prospect. Juniors literally ate up English Litera- ture, which was taught by Father Si- mon. On this occasion Hurst, Just, and Manning were getting some special instructions about the interpretation of Shakespeare. ' x ss ii' . ,B .A ' I F -J gl ww fi -V' if If dl X , mi Y a-iv aw? If f xy Y? A ulwt' Father Peter will long be remembered as one of the most vigorous Latin instructors at St. Bede. He was caught in a very characteristic pose as he This group of Freshmen who were taught Reli- gion by Father Michael learned this above all else-that Religion, since it vitally concerns our welfare here and in eter- nity, is a very important subiect. was pursuing his daily task of opening the my- sterious world of Latin to incredulous Freshmen. That Math is the queen of sciences was Father Victor's contention, but it is debatable whether his Senior College Alge- bra students acquiesced. -92 is l . N w . P . X ' 1 9- .J Favorite among the Seniors was Mr. AIongi's Bookkeeping class, during which debits, credits, bal- ances and many other details of this important branch of com- merce were studied. That the study of Religion can be entertaining as well as instructive was quite well proved by Father Henry's group of Freshman theo- logians. The language of the an- cient Romans claimed the attention of this group of second year high school students. In view of the tact that their teacher, Father Alban, is also very proficient in Greek, the class wasn't too far off when it ex- claimed, lt's all Greek to me. THE STOREHOUSE of KNOWLEDGE In their pursuit of learning the students of St. Bede had at their disposal a modern and well equipped library, stocked with approximately 21,000 volumes, which lined the walls and filled four spacious floors of the stacks. These books were made accessible to the students by the aid of the Dewey Decimal System and the assistance of the faculty and student librarians. As chief librarian Father Edward directed the operations of the establishment d a i I y. Here he helps Ray Cisneros locate infor- mation in the Readers' Guide. Siebert, Buckman, Zimney, and Reinhard make expert use of the library. During their student days at St. Bede, these and all the other students came to know and appreciate the facilities available in the library In the library knowledge was sought and found by the students as a supplement to their daily classwork. rf?-,,,.,,,, , , ,, X h:-5 nge fe! -.33 V3 g... ' -f 4 . e e X? V ' Q-. 51 ills H r mf. L fi Flffl .rf .i I U' Axfifx I A e R ve is x , gs, A . X., Q F 2 , D A3 Li i 1,4 Sv A , 1 Vx 1 , l Ellie worlb ot: lw01g5..i5. dsc most remarlmlvle creation ol: xmut-uorlsixig else that lie lvuilbs ever lasts-monuments Hull- lmtieus perish - civilizations grow ole Gila Die out-nlfrer an em ol: burlmess new races lmilb oilters-lmt in the Worlb of in-alas are volumes rims live on-still its young mm ti-esln as time bm' they were written-still telling xuexfs hearts ol: the hearts ot: men eenturies beab. A Q Father Bede was Father Edward's assistant, and handled many of the crowd during the daily study periods, and during evening periods. He is shown here during one of these sessions helping fourth floorite Tom Royer as other members of the penthouse browse about. Another member of the library staff was Father Aloysius, who perfected the card catalogue, marked the many new books, and had charge of all periodicals. The atmosphere of silence, en- forced in the library at most periods of the day, was a quality which helped the students in their work. :fain ,T 9339 if SWS. it These Sophomores seem to be racking their brains for nouns, pronouns, and other parts of speech, as they are examined on their knowledge of English by their professor, Father Dunstan. The A group of Juniors, put their books, pencils, brains, and Teacher Steve Oracko together, and came out with a passing knowledge of American History. Sandall and Slade engage in a little religious visual aid, which Father Bede posted on the bulle- tin board. These Seniors were two of many in fourth year re- ligion class. L, , At least three students of the large group above are anxious to ask questions.. . while four ot Father Gor- dian's General Science stu- dents have their questions about the inclined plane answered by a convincing demonstration. it 1' 'XX x'X,Qf5 ,, ff' X gr 'fx vi 'jlx U! -A RQ 'ea 2, T . I y l r T zflb' wr . if 6' . . ao wir. 5 R' 2 4 The Highlights of the Year were handle R 4 by a different medium-the school n a K paper, entitled the ST. BEDE RECOR small but industrious staff of bud olic journalists combined th ' produce a complete and of the many events a The Rev. Raymon rected the act' nalists. ln his second year with the RECORDS' staff, Michael W. Arms was the Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper. 'e SXXO ROY 3, dex 'Q06 Q to 'ble xk- aw' 1090 sta G R6 96 Q06 X Q9 01066 Ox e O STG X066 sow f0i25xef5 loxeflax d ew DS di eir lit rou d iviti S- . The ng Cath- abilities to erary summary nd St. Bede. Matulenas, O.S.B. di- es of the student iour- W..-W ' 3 f . . the latter assi who was the E section. Frank Crowley Ccenterj co alumni news, Simenc a the academy reporte took care of circu ness matters. sted ditor of mpiled the nd Audo we rs, and DePas lation and ot rel qua her BEDS we Rilll .MS le busi- Tom M the arti S U, po rts Qfherp priest is taken tram among men, nrhaineh tor men, in the things that pertain tn Goh, that be may nf- fer sarritiee for sins. 4lil THE REV. BERNARD HORZEN, O.S.B., a native of La Salle, Illinois has been associated with St. Bede for many years. He was graduated from both the college and academy and thereupon he entered the Benedictine novitiate. He com- pleted his college work as a cleric at St. John's University in Minnesota. Upon the completion of his course of university studies, he began his theological course at St. Bede in the fall of '49, Simultaneously with the beginning of his theology course he began his duties as teacher and prefect in the academy, where he is very well known. THE NEWLY ORDAINED Among the many highlights of the 1952-53 school year, one of the most notable was the ordination of two members of the St. Bede community to the Holy Priesthood. The sacrament of Holy Orders which was administered by the Most Rev. William E. Cousins, Bishop of the Diocese of Peoria, raised the Rev. Bernard Horzen, O.S.B. and the Rev. Dunstan Morrissey, O.S.B. to the dignity of the priesthood forever. THE REV. DUNSTAN MORRISSEY, O.S.B., who was born in Pecatonica, lllinois, was ordained as a culmination to his con- version of the Catholic faith. Father Dunstan completed his undergraduate and graduate work for a Master's Degree at the University of Notre Dame. After a colorful career with the American Diplomatic Corps during World War ll he embraced the Catholic religion, came to St. Bede as a teacher and subsequently en- tered the monastery in 1948. Since that time he was a student in the school of theology and also a teacher in the academy. Qu wg. ,ff f 1' . fxff? ff 'sl' ' 17,4 xx z'M 'X 15: 9 ygff'-55 3- 5' 4-ff .Q 1 gf-K, ,ig E x as , , N 5 0 'it WH W '35 fi we-...F ' ':- W . if 1 qw ,A I .kVV.. fk.. WKLKK K ,. . .,,h g V ? i MN 'WY'LW Pfkk M -'L M' H, 5- Q A 0 A 5 . , Ib! , fx xt h F Lg 5 il Ar ' I , Q N , 'sir ,J w ei 5 wzigl, .. g f .ff ', : Nix ji F . ,.., X ,......-V ' Z A f gf -5 s ,N 'Z' 5, gi Q N , 'jx - ., A , . . Ask AL,.1 , A 4 Q . Q K A gs ' 13' Y 4 S FOOTBALL Among extra-curricular activities, undoubtedly the most popular was athletics. From September to May the students participated in many forms of sports, which were designed to provide recreation, help in physical development, and create a spirit of competition and good sportsmanship. lnter-scholastic games were the main exhibitions of athletic skill at St. Bede. First on the program of inter-school sports came football, with the beginning of prac- tice at the end of Au- gust, the first game early in September, and the final game in November. Scrimmage sessions were a very important and at the same time a very strenuous portion of daily practice. r CLEARY and DOC GEIGER Before any of the stu- dents were permitted to participate in inter- scholastic sports, they had to be examined by a physician. Doc- tor Geiger, who is shown here examin- ing John Cleary, and Doctor J a c o b s per- formed 1' h e s e and other services. JOHN WALSH-End Captain ,, fra .-..m...... . -al:wvz....,.-s .W . .sa Coach Oracko surveys his pracficing players, . as a few stalwarts prepare to ioin The i Y ,wk .v DUNNE GLYNN-Center H fx NN is , i .ll,.. Wu ' Q . . . in which Riggs awaits The onslaught . . . ,L-A tent only To watch. . . . while others are con- lxswx ll a W' YQ 'B A' 'H ' ' 1't fps., X A touchdown drive in the St. Bede-Elmhurst game adds six more points to the Bruin tally, which totaled 20 points to the opponents' 14 at the end of the game. After practice, which prepared the team for the tough schedule ahead, football began in earnest. Although the season's record of one win and eight losses seems lopsided, it must be remembered that the 1952 schedule was one of the most difficult in recent years. The inexperienced team, which had only three lettermen for a nucleus, encountered a number of undefeated teams, and none which had lost more than two games. Credit is clue to those faithful players who persevered and fought gamely throughout the season. ess-pd Ei .. .1 3 iqmfsfs JOSEPH KULPA-Bafk JAMES Rises-lineman' M it DANIEL sANDALL K f his A A ' an S. 'Ns we ir. N- A wx- 0 + Q no.. 1 mf Q. an ,SL H V JOSEPH SLADE-Tackle nz., ...i j-?-ww' ., , , fs s -1-1. ROBERT SIEBERT-Tackle uk 1 -if Q. :5,11g1id.MQ A , i 41-A if' w Managers Meyer a nd Eden check some of the equipment during prac- tice. 1-1 Hx u u vw., my N JT- -,Jax ' A '33 'X r 2 mf, 'M fig , , . ,V f UZ tf',i .Vs i X f 'w 3 Vp, 8 its., J is his ,V s1 f'LZ.g.k.k MMG A ' ' NM . ' W gf Hg. aft 4 'ws he W U ,g,,,g-'13, , . W H ffl . 7. A .A fr,-i'5'.k faq ' 'Y' 'K Q, IQ-i ,Eff w , , wi X 'W - mf 1,14-if A g,.i1.1i CHARLES sTEwA s.l4fw. ., . RT-Back O'DonneIl prepares to loin his teammates in the-Marquette game as Coach Oracko tensely watches the progress of the contest. The Frosh-Soph Mana- agers were, left to right: Tom Wachowiak, George Bader, and Bob Comp- ton. NON.. in Coach Ted Moskal, new at St. Bede thus year, assisted Oracko as Coach of the Freshmen and Sophomores. I Q r -5 P 'fi' X I F Lf JAMES zwucx-Tackle f 'fT5s'.f+.:' 'Nl . ,- It J. J-3 JN ,M Q ' J' I-Yu fzextfn X ,tf.i'nff:i4,w 5 --N -4 f tf-N dt iq lf H Qt E -1 2' . L R 55.1 . d w ,tix V it NM,,HV1v,l' . --Skmxxmqllw. I, xlv Stewart C311 drives forward as a teammate blocks a would-be ' ' PAUL BIRSA-Guard tackler. i ff fgr2i fw- w- A-1 . fi? . .lf -f.?3Q5'3'9g Sigue. .rvfie ' ' L' K' -A. -. fi- -.-M3132-sa'aA,ff Wifi-'K '33 5' - 2.4-TA' V 6 . . f - . .1 1-at - fx , , lr 5:23.-. A Ngiaggss gpm at-wx X. K A er wh H.-gw, , 'mfr fiiiafr f Lfkl ,, N 'X Q .., . , . , M.. ' q'm? 'M1nuf '. , in W 1' u l if 9. y in gh, ' 4 THE T952 ST. BEDE VARSITY FOOTBALL ROSTER consisted of the following players. First row, left to right: Gerald Gmeiner, Daniel Sandall, Dunne Glynn, John Walsh, Captain, Joseph Slade, Robert Siebert. Second row. Thomas Culhane, John Heitman, Charles Hoscheit, Donald Kowalski, William Morrissey, Joseph Kulpa. Third row. Manager, Victor Meyer, James Farrell, Richard Ellerbrock, John Torri, Paul Birsa, John Kelly, Ronald Kulpa, John Prindiville, and Joseph Kelly. ST. BEDE , I N19 JosePH KELLY-egg-rg! r ,XFX .. iii? W 4' t '13,-..,,, ff 1. SL Bede e,cc,,. SL Bede c,c.ee, SL Bede c,c.ce, St Bede c,cace. SL Bede ....... SL Bede ,c,c,ee SL Bede cce,,,, St Bede c,c,,,, SL Bede c,c,vc, SEASON'S RECORD OPPONENTS .V- O Johet Cathohc un, vMcc2O 0 La Salle-Peru ,c c,,cW34 7 Streator ,.vc,.c,c, ...,,, , 33 6 Marquette -,v---,23 UCUTA CuNer,u,W -Wee26 W 7 OHawa We uum27 on 6 HaH cce.c.... nnl4 7 Spalding c,,,..., .ec,.e e 27 WHMQO Ehnhurd L C.W .nnJl4 frK' me VARSITY ROSTER, continued, first row, James Riggs, Charles Stewari. Second Assalley, William O'Donnell. Third row Charles Case, James Hurst, and Manager :snail in... it JOHN HEITMAN-Back iii -,., X F1 :Wi 'J left to right: James Fuerholzer, James Zwick, Roger Reinhard, row. Anthony Causa, William Trumble, John Campbell, Francis John Shields, Robert Siudzinski, James McHale, James Loebach, John Eden. WILLIAM MORRISSEY-Back 212118-l'3-J 'H-S X 1513.3 f. -- ffl. - - .. is 4- l L CHARLES HOSCHEIT-Back H4144 -. jllgr J s xx w 5 995 'S+ ,315 :Bal W' Members of the 1952 FROSH-SOPH FOOTBALL SQUAD were, first row, left to right: Manager, Paul Grebner, D. Goralzyk, V. George, R. Migliore, T. Devine, F. Cline, C. Dillon, F. Priller, L. Reynolds. Second row: Coach, Ted Moskalg T. Gourley, D. Wilke, M. Corns, W. Cherry, R. De Rosa, E. Cranley, J. Stephanitis, T. Burzycki, D. Hallesy, R. Griggs, J. Cleary, C. Link, P. Perona, W. Hahn, J. Foley, R. Regan. McHale' attempts to evade an Soph game against Mendota. 'Wi . 2 N , ' ' ' .. .Ei. 73' j 'U' Ill. :Q ,. ,. at A in V Va. A W I I 1 T F 'ii'-E1-::..L 4 r Y - V . :dl-:En ' --ff 4 Lf.. .Q ,. ' nlxalulndnn iw 5 L L 'E . JoHN KELLY-Guard fi it 1, xxiz ,,,,,,,,, me . , - ,f .e -Ja , ' iii e..........,,............ -, .. -...1.....-......- opposing tackler in the Frosh- is M5 9'51 ' 'fa I Q Q S W 1 4 i C' mf dia I' iff' ff Q Q Q, :Qc X x Us fag. .J iv X Egg 33s ..- S Qi' 'sf 'dv V54 Qi. ffgf . l, ,X .i ,...., mm,. ,gg Q fviivfv' 1 . ggi! KN, 'Qi' ,- YK Q xx ,' V J A 1 3.4, - .' 'ix A! S st RX ,A v- 9' . i vc' , .tr Y ,Q Vi' 445 P .3 k U... 'P -', 's b-Sf'-K 1 44, , I , 9 . 5, P 1-'-ff -1 4 af f 4' A, git? El 5245's k V 1 545 ' 3 A K KN K - NX. Q lg kkks- kkk.. pwfswx x ., N Qs Q 'X 3 K lg ix! X ' if ' 7 tin.. ROGER REINHARD-Back With Father William's farewell gesture, rnacle on the occasion of the team's departure for Cul- ver, we take leave of the l952 football season and proceed with the other events of the year. - AMN M ,,..-,,..A-m av'-'we X WW 'W -. , . A ' K N 3 , ,. .. K ,.,L . w 'gg i 5-ikrlk f if .R f M 1 H r f , .--'H as -r5F 2:3 ' '7.'.'.J sf W- A A lan- ,. in We Ju! amuml parts Another aid in physical develop- ment and recreation were the many intramural contests held throughout the year. From the students who did not participate in inter-scholastic sports teams were formed in all of the depart- ments in the school. ln the intramural program at St. Bede a suitable variety of sports was necessary, and as a result, the intramural games were greatly diversified. At the beginning ot the school year softball was played. Successively, foot- W - I .. is H. ball, soccer, and basketball held in limelight, and soft- ball re-appeared in the spring. .l':'U' -gg . s senat- , . -, D. 93, or Q ?ft.g? igL ,Q .. RW 71 iff'-' sift X, Ni J'- : sssismtcsvsss ' s 4,554 Ffsiakzi . A tight play arouses the intense interest of these participants in the fall Senior softball league, . . . while it must have been an amusing incident in one of the games that evoked Auchstetter's laughter. at fi H, '- s ,iff 1 . . . Krogulski gets ready to take a cut at Umpire Father Alfred ponders a decision in one of the softball the ball, 2. to Q games . . . 'lwuigy 1 ' . . . and Rivera seems to be preoccupied with everything else but intramurals. .,. .ammwm . , , rcccc - 2 il . QQ X. , sz 3: V, W' ' vp L an x 5. I ,W-ga s . . . and it must have been a mighty blow that caused the mixed emotions on the part of these players. 49 K is r , MY KK . N, I, A Q gg X s , I , ... ..,,.. P- i ' ix 74 , L ' 1 xv 0 A M r , ' ' - X f- Q X K. ' 1 - V X' 'R il' s, is 'S , t A K X , if sr t 41' Q Hurley clouts the ball with mighty blow . . . 4 'xvanlvfvax ,gt ' When the Seniors played is the Juniors, the Senior prefect, Father William, f was always on hand to urge his team on to y ,N victory. A S 'R ,gf N s 5 ss- s egress, ,K L K ' is -. ' Q , of '10, c JY' Qs-f ,x ffSQK '-I . 55 .ns we if su. str ,. I-1 4' . ss I ' :H ' ,s , .... g.-gf . . x - n,,, we is fi . s ,....... ...sz E' r , fig:-1,-sis 5 9 ffg as Grandstand a n d 'X 1 ,., E jx f W all :ily , - sideline coaches . ff Q 'L : 1 - BVI, 2 S were an important 'Nt - J, Q f Q 'ef . - part of all intra- : ' , , 'F' . r Q ' ...- if - :H-'F' s Q mural games. 3 l it gf H i i K x, . ku in ' r-,, is P , H n , I l . - - I f -s -rf.- . i I 9 r Ji I ,M if gn--1 F ' I 'lg K1 A i J WV , ,T . A, M M . .1 . ., W A x - F1 - ,rv l FOOTBALL became the pop- ular intramural sport in the late fall, and competition continued as long as there wasn't much snow on the ground-and there wasn't much snow until afte r Thanksgiving. Football ability and debating talents were both tested during the intra- mural g a m e s, as H a m l i n clearly proves to Neville. Teams were formed in the various departments and all Those who did not engage in interscholastic football got their share of fresh air and exercise. However, t h e r e wasn't much room for argument when Father Bernard called the deci- sions. Wi Q W H wh' Pr Y-.',....i ff'-' - 1 gwsuQQ..i gsm' 33333: 'E ,s 'lv -X 44-fy 1 Q 9 3?i.f'SWfumf K F- ' .fi R, Q QQ x :kk 4 :rf X of I, . 4 gall' Goldcni ,fubilcc An active member of the St. Bede monastic family for fifty years, Father Frederick Win- chell, O.S.B. observed the iubilee of his profession as a Benedictine monk on Thanks- giving Day in 1952. The iubilarian renewed his vows during the Mass celebrated by the Abbot to mark the special occasion. During the ceremony he was presented with the symbolic gold- headed cane, with which he is pictured. The Abbot presided at the iubilee ceremonies in the Abbey choir chapel in the presence of the members of the community. ALL SOULS' DAY in November was set aside as usual for a remembyrance of all the faithful departed. At St. Bede this day was observed in the tradi- tional manner with a solemn Mass and a procession to the Abbey cemetery. The student body and faculty partici- pated iointly in the ceremonies. rig' ! ffl ff? gf' ,Xe . li l ' ' I f' ., L N F an t y, fl ., ..., .. A ,H , ' L F X f-'. .,,,'-'.': K znf -' - - -Q l l , f L Father Victor, the student Chaplain, celebrated the Mass of Requiem, assisted by Father Bernard as deacon and Father Eugene as sub-deacon. Z' Q' The procession of stu- dents, teachers, monastic family, and Carmelite siste rs formed at the main door of the school and then walked to the cemetery, where prayers were offered for the de- parted members of the St. Bede community. X W-EBSTEFJ :Riff fl rv ' W 13 ISU if . . . They wenT To The Chapel where mosT of The exercises were held d u r i n g The spiritually profiTable Tri-duum . . . The s T u d e n T s learned The True meaning of The re- TreaT by means of The various signs which were posTed Throughouf T h e 3 school before and during The re- TreaT . . . 1555 THE ANNUAL RETREAT held during The monTh of November furnished The sTudenTs wiTh an opporTuniTy of Taking a spiriTual in- venTory. For Three days They prayed, assisTed aT special devoTions, and listened To The conferences of The reTreaT master. SeTTing aside The Things of The world for a few days, They endeavored To come closer To God and To realize more fully Their obliga- Tions Towards Him. . . . and TheTe fulfilled The purpose of The re- Treaf. Father Brady, together with a few of the retreat- ants, reviews the theme ot one of his retreat con- ferences. The three days devoted to God were terminated with solemn Benediction after Father Brady had administered the Papal Blessing. Xl 170 Mi If 402 E: si '? S12 Z4 QS IIA qv - -Q 1. 'F The retreat master for this year was the Rev. Leo Brady, C.P., from the Passionist Mission House in Chicago. In an informal and ap- pealing style he pointed out to the students the many aspects of religion that affect them as the youth of today. 3 donga fi , il u d RETRES? VGCAFSSFS ll vtiiii is H sg ilsi fs 11 5 li' -5 E ff ii , Q ' 1 A n K i' 231 X. 2',fE'f'?' 'tai - i sm is, xxx , V i - 5 fp L -it. - l ii . 1 ' , -.gli 5: Q Q. 3' A gi , .I X 5 27 2 as is 1. i i HOMECOMING DAY on October 26 was one of the memorable occasions of the school year. A large crowd of alumni and their families re- turned to their a l m a mater for the occasion, which featured a football game between Spalding of Peoria, a traditional rival, and the St. Bede Bruins. Between the halves of the game, which ended in defeat for the Bruins, the St. Bede Band appeared for the first time as a marching unit. Another feature attraction of Homecoming Day was the Pancake Supper sponsored by the Mothers' Club of St. Bede. After the homecoming game, the alumni and their families gathered in the gymnasium to partake of a lunch and to renew old acquaintances. A representative group of alumni ap- pear in the picture at the left. They are: Bill Bulfer of Peru, class of '33, Tony Komlance, graduate of the acad- emy in '38 and later a coach at his alma mater, John Doherty of Spring Valley, class of '34, Father Sebastian Lewis, graduate of the academy and college and now a member of St. Bede Abbey, and George Bud Moore, college graduate in '38. About l,OOO guests partook of the Supper. The husbands of the members of the society and the Carmelite Sisters prepared the food, while the mothers served the meal to the delighted guests. The real Aunt Jemima was helping with the preparation of the Pancake Supper, while Mrs. Callahan doubled.for her in order to drum up business for Mrs. Schultz, who helped with the ticket sales for the Benefit IMPROVEMENTS GALORE were executed during the school year as a sequel to the remodelling program carried on by The monks during the summer. Chief among the betterments were: The re- pair of the Towering power house chimney Cpictured abovej, part of which had to be demolished and completely rebuilt, the mod- ernizing of the fourth floor section of The college, where new walls and fixtures were installed and paint artistically applied, and the remodelling of the second and Third floor landings and cor- ridors. Pictured in the upper left hand corner are Bernard McKean and Jim Mowbray, two of the many fourth floor residents, who as- sisted with the project whereby their residence was beautified. While Dave Dunson wondered how The workmen would maintain their balance on the precarious perch of The chimney, we won- dered how he balanced his ice cream cone as he watched the intriguing process. GUEST SPEAKERS and ENTERTAINERS provided the students with an interest- ing variety of programs presented at special assembly programs during the school year. Miss Betty Schneider, national director of Friendship House, addressed the students and faculty on December li. She provided the audience vvith a lot of food for thought as she explained the work that the members of Friendship House are doing for oppressed minorities and down-trodden racial groups. Mr. Jay Morris and his wife, known professionally as Miss Kay Graham, provided the St. Bede audience with a lot of fuel for laughter as they presented an interesting and humorous program consisting of the songs, dances, and iokes of their native Scotland. is i Mr. Emil Liers, nationally famous life expert,-and his trained otters fascinated the Bedan audience with their program on De- cember 7. Although there was plenty of time in the daily schedule for recreation, the students set aside special occasions for celebrations and relaxation when they held their blow-outs. These parties featured a variety of activities to amuse and entertain the partici- pants. The Junior department was fa- mous for its many blow-outs that were staged regularly and irregularly during the school year. Among the host of diversions that characterized the affairs one of the most popular was good eats which were enioyed to the utmost by the fifty six students who comprised the group. An indispensable feature of the 'blow-outs, as well as of all recreation periods was the card playing which absorbed the interest of the sharks as they relaxed in their clubroom. Handicapped by a lack of Their own recreation center, the residents of the fourth floor leased some of the other department clubrooms where they held their parties periodically. Notable among these was the pre-Christmas blow-out, some of whose scenes are pictured here. ln true Gaelic style Bartender Dennis O'Riley sings a rendition of an lrish Ballad, entitled Biddy Mulligan . . . and Haberkorn, Dour- neen and Morrissey seem to find delight in his attempts to yodel. In the picture at the lower left of the page, the officers of the Senior department, McDonough, Walsh, and Sandall, assist Santa Dour- neen to distribute gifts at the annual Christmas gift exchange. what was a chicken. 5 4 Bries, Buckman, and Moskal put the finishing touches on The spirit ot Christmas was renewed and in- creased in The hearts of The students as they Took part in the original tal- ent shows that ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous. Some ot the more sub- lime presentations were the quartet composed of Slade, Riggs, Sullivan, and Rivera with Buck- man at the piano. Christmas tunes were also supplied by The novel five piece orchestra, featuring Auch- stetter, the Dunson twins, Schmitt, and Compton. The most sublime of the Christmas pro- grams was the one presented bythe minims. The choir in the scene pictured below sang the story of the Nativity as the moving tableau enacted the sacred drama. U M' T X? I Q-we 5 3 5 'ev rl., A is we 5-1 i 4341 ...J X if 1, I 1 R DANCES were held on the campus and elsewhere during the school term to furnish the students opportunities for asso- ciation with the fair sex. C.Y.O. groups from the different par- ishes in the neighboring cities and the Senior class and Junior department sponsored many informal dances, while the college men conducted more formal get-togethers. The pre-Christmas dance at the Kaskaskia Hotel was the mo, memorable ofthe college dar' On this occasion Father Theodore chatted with the guests and watched the dancing from the sidelines. The King and Queen of the holiday dance were: lawrence Toohill a nd Rosemary Fitzgerald. The college officers and their guests were the royal 1 attendants. They are: Wilma Graham, Robert . .. Terracina, Richard Butler, and Mary Serby. -L.-X -Q. ULU Q W H X is if-,rj I sr:-:P if 'fi . f 1 if .lk Q5 Qs J 'P Q 'Qi ,L Q, Y gi ,A V Q. . V , .K lf, 'I gif? 2 . studzimka 4393 and his Opponent leap for the ball in a game between St. Bede and Hall, its traditional rival. After the football season was completed, the next major sport on the program was basketball. The squad, under its new Coach, Ted Moskal, not only played a successful season but also went through a period of development for the future. Although off and on during the long time set aside for interscholastic basketball the team showed that it could play with the efficiency of BASKETBALL a well-drilled and a polished unit on many oc- casions. Some of the high spots of this year's season were a string of four victories in a row, an 83 to 80 victory over the strong Depue quin- tet, a tremendous scoring duel between Rog Kowalski and Ron Kulpa and the winning of the Illinois Valley championship by the Frosh-Soph team. SEASON'S RECORD VARSITY St, Bede Opponents 5,B,OOO O O Vl,lV, OO O75 49OO O Magnolia-Swaney S,B, OO OO 59 65 O ss,ss e,s,,ssc.,s P rinceton S,B, OO OO ,,,a, O54 80OO OO Ottawa 5.8, O O OO 35 43 OOOOOO OOOOOOOO H all SOB, O O59 71 OOOOOOO Streator S,B ,OOOOOOO OOOOOO 6 4 58 OO.O OO OOOO O Wenona S.B. OO O OOOO 49 40 OOOO Henry S.B. OOOOO OOOOO O 59 45 OOOOOO O OOOOO O- Marseilles S.B.OO O OOOO 78 59OOOOOOO OOOOOOOO Earville S.B.O OOOO OOOO O OOOO50 58OOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOOO O Depue 5.8. OOOOO OOOOOOO 6 7 70 OOOOOOOOOOOO Joliet Catholic 5.8. OOOOO OOOO O 55 58OO Marquette S,B.OO O O OOOOO 54 61O OOOOOO La Salle-Peru S.B.OO OOOO OOOO O OO 40 32 OOOOOOO OO OO Marquette S.B.OO OOOOOOO 46 55 .OOOO O Ohio OOOOOOOO 58 63. OO.OOO OOOOO.OO . OO Hall SOB ,OOOOO O OOOOOOOO 48 56 OOOOOOO OOO. O Streator S.B. O OOOO OOOO 83 80 OOOOO . O Depue SOB ,OOO OOOOOO O54 81OO. OOOOO OOOOOOOO O ttawa S.B .OOOOOO OOOOOOOO 7 5 65 OOOOOO. Marseilles S,B .OOOOO O OOOOOO ,O48 51 .OOOOOO Ohio S.B .OOO OOOOOOOO 57 45 OOOOOOO OO.O La Salle-Peru S.B. OOOOOO OOOOOOOO 5 4 28OO .OOO OO.OO O Hopkins FROSH-SOPH FRESHMAN S.B. Opp. S.B. Opp. 50 17 23 21 42 29 32 26 46 34 41 22 40 39 26 22 49 39 37 20 55 57 25 24 53 40 35 39 34 27 37 26 44 40 27 20 37 31 36 43 39 50 42 31 50 57 54 23 40 55 34 23 31 48 38 21 48 30 47 36 62 45 43 41 43 29 51 18 41' 36 ROGER KOWALSKI--Co-Captain Center Harold Jones tries to recover the ball as Kelly, Perona, and Link await the outcome J A RONALD KULPA-Co-Captain Guard of his attempt. Q -E! 1 's 5 ! Klug drops in another basket during the Bruins' best game of the sea- son in which they scored an 83-80 victory against Depue. ' 3 Studzinski is the shooter, Ron Kulpa gets readY fo' 5 re 'Nt 2 5 .1 V Us 31.3 RAYMOND CISNEROS Guard ROBERT STUDZINSKI Guard For the greater part of the season the St. Bede cheerleaders demonstrated what the well dressed cheerleader doesn't wear. Despite their dress and their clowning, the Bedan rooters responded with cheers between their fits of laughter. X 1 if x 3 'I A v ks 1 The highly successful '52-'53 FROSH-SOPH TEAM was comprised of, first row, left to right: J. Hansen, W. Barrett, P. Perona. Second row: Coach, Steve Orackop J. Kelly, R. Mini, J. Cleary, E. Tallon, Coach, Ted Moskal. Third row: J. Prindiville, H. Smith, Harold Jones, Howard Jones, C. Link. ' In the picture on the left, Smith takes a rebound away from an opponent and passes off to Barrett, who dribbles in for a shot. 1 .ef .5 lie 55 ga, The opponenfs astonishment block Torri's shot, ww ' Na: N , ..N.,h,,M .. isn't enough fum.-, JOHN TORRI Guard IRVIN HERRMANN Forward pw gn .Q- N12 'S ii i i 3 Sq 'tu i i i -Q. .,., Q was-. + Qu. su., ,,... Ya' w O it THE STUDENT BANDS The talents of the ac- cordian players at St. Bede were pooled to form the first accor- dion band on the campus. The direction of the group was en- trusted to Ronald Boa zik, vvell-known in the tri-city area as a musi- cal entertainer. The personnel of the BAND consisted of, top row, loft to right: W. Kaszynski, J. Meier, D. Barbas, V. Meyerv Third row: R. Harth, A. Frangenberg, W. Kudela, K. Glubcynski. Second row: C, Dahl, Ronald Bozik, Director, P. Rochetto. First row: T, Wachowiak, J. Wagner, K Konczal, J. Foley. Students of the fine art of music were given an excellent opportunity to develop their talents as well as to entertain the student body by playing in the St. Bede Band. Comprised of over forty members the active organization gave concerts, played at athletic functions, and formed the first marching band in many years. The pictures of the members of this musical organization appear on the next two pages. MR. LEONARD BERTRAND REV. HENRY FRITZ, O.S.B. Director Moderator JOHN KlNSELLA Xylophonist se. C ff XJ' lC . . On the picture at the right are: W. Golick, T. Kuk, A. lsseri, R. Compton. Below are: J. Baron, C. Hen- ning, G. Moran. 5 I C33 The five musicians above are: V. Schmiif, R. Baracani, T. Hayes, M. Marmion, and V. Pictured above are: J. Cleary, C. Gourley, J. Rodighiero. Thompson, J. George. At the right are: H. Auchsteher A. Cisneros, J. Ruggerio, J West, and J. Kennedy. bi In the picture at the left are: L. Phelan, R. Cisneros, A. Senica, J. Hoover. 'FS Below are: E. Phelan, R. Lan ciotti, D. Donnelly. In the picture above, are: C. Case, M. Simenc, R. DeRosa, and J. Fuerholzer, The five band members shown in the above picture are, stand- ing: F. Senica, A. Friederich, P. Audo. Seated: Dan Dunson and T. Wachowiak. ln the picture at the left are: Dave Dunson, D. Sweetland, P. Senica, A. Vogel, and R. Krolak. The fourth floor divinity students provided a liturgical choir, which sang at all the high Masses and other church functions. Their excellent rendition of both polyphonic and Gregorian music was a great help to devo- tion and a fine means of edification at re- ligious services. These members of the col- lege also formed a Glee Club, which pro- vided entertainment for themselves and others. Father Victor directed both of these choral groups. The members of the CHOIR are, first row left to right: T. Haberkorn, E. Spence, J Morrissey, D. McGrogan, G, Remm, E. Crowe. Second row: R. Slavish, D. O'Riley, T. Welsh, T. Royer, D. Kendrick, J. Sulli van, R. Beckley. Third row: T, Herrmann G. Bullock, J. Dourneen, D. McKean, F. Crowley, T. Lacey, R. Schladen. Ure lay Hrafher Some members of the St. Bede community were little seen or known by a maiority of the student body. These men are the Brothers, whose task it is to do specialized manual work around the abbey and school. Farming, dairy, baking, printing, and tailoring were some of the jobs that they performed in their daily lite, to help keep the physical plant of St. Bede functioning. 'S . In the picture above are: Brother Albert Thomas, O.S.B., Brother Pauline Kramer, O-.S.B., and Brother Francis Pease, O,S.B. QR -l-gg BROTHER LUKE HONRATH, O.S.B. and FATHER HlLARY SONDGERQTH, O.S.B. Director of the Brothers indulging in a game of cards during recreation are Brothers Vincent Erlacher, O.S.B., Bernard, Scheier, O.S.B., and Thaddeus Bradner, O.S.B. The onlooker is Brother Thomas Joseph, O.S.B. ,f td BROTHER JOSEPH FREDERICKSON, O.S.B BROTHERS GEORGE MATSCUOKA, O.S,B. and DOMINIC WESTGATE, O.S.B. --.-. ..,........ BA EBALL America's favorite sport is the spring time favorite among the St. Bede students. About fifty candidates reported for spring tryouts in an attempt to gain a spot on the varsity, which had approximately twenty games on its 'schedule, not counting the tournament games. As the VIA BAEDA went to press, the outlook for the '53 season looked quite bright. Eight players who saw action in '52 were back for the '53 campaign. They are pictured at the bottom of the page. fi, ig , , - i 5' - l gl' 'L . ,f 'ai ibm.-2' I ss awk? '-,, i -fa? A Vit-,..1X'. if if -1.-W K J . F ., . . , 'W.: g.jz. , 4, , A , ., . 1 .I,ge3fL'Wg ti , al 1 ..g,15?g!i?g8 P 8 fan .. gig , 1 L8 tr mf? -if N ..-fuk 'X . W .2 as ,f milf Q. B fa' .QSifl5QQ. N A if ., dxf' in A . i'i vs Q. c' A :Lu E Of, Shiflfcsl gyglilltgii J M- , S A W5 W f . . J... ogy mmm if . it ' B., as ' A if I 'ig 1' iiiiig is g . I fl lA 1 A A li A I A i. SM' S,ya.s 6505.53 5 ., r S K . X I :ri E Y 'Q' X Q, 3 V! i-vu. J 'E 3 ji 'sf-mf-f' :l W it ' 5,1 he Q WM at A - ' H ' -. 'Q .M Q - J .. .., r F ' J R W X Pictured above with Coach Sam Vukovich Cleftj and Coach Steve Oracko Crightj are the members of the '52 baseball team who were graduated last spring. In the front row are: Jim Finnegan, Matt Peoplis, Manager, George Nellisg Dick Callahan and Don Smith. Standing between the Coaches are: Jim Piletic, Tom Devine, Ed Crowe, and Rog Weber. In the picture at the right are. John Torri and Ray Cisneros, kneeling. Dunne Glynn and Bill Haskins, standing. Below, left to right. Jim McHale, Bill Herrmann, Irv Herrmann, and John Prindeville. we ,EL in ig ,. 'Y . A I A nf' 3009, -as A 2 V .1 . 5, j i mi? 7 l' ' xii...-., X I ' it m K ' ' an ,fl r lm 9, i J' if in if X i. in We 1 .. ,gf o ' ' Q f' twins X ' 3- in QF N X fic' V 1 t- ., ....... ,.,....,. , .,. 55.1777 l ab? c' 4 it WA ' fav 7 .A 4 - rr . , -' N. . ' ' a Al l ri' ' K., 'xv N N Q itll ' Q i iiivf a: i cal' ti Wit t tel and al' The winning of second place in the 1952 lllinois Valley Tennis tournament and the return of tour veterans plus a host of promising recruits foreshadowed a successful season for the St. Bede Tennis Team in the spring of 'l953. lt is the hope of the Edi- tors of the VIA BAEDA T that the '53 team carried to completion what they foreshadowed in the spring of '52 and par- ticularly that they lived up to the expectations of their Coach, Father Ray- mond. TN .T .1 .-V - A ' smsswxwmwmwwws .Q SS Q TENN . 4 t t it ,',,,.t , , w. lllllMtl,My, ' M ,r itll, l R, .J Members of the '52 TENNIS SQUAD were, top row. Paul Wolf, Paul Birsa, Charles Case. Bottom rovs. John Colby, Edmund 'W . h4A ' m Goodall, Joseph Slade, David Walewski. Only Colby and Goodall were lost to the team through graduation. Some of the many activities that filled the calendar for the stu- dents during The second semester of school were. the visit of His Excellency, Bishop William E. Cousins of Peoria, who cele- brated the Pontitical Mass and delivered the sermon on the Feast ot St. Benedictg . . . The Abbot greets Bish- op Cousins on the oc- casion of the laTter's visit to The Abbey in The sum- mer of 1952. Q in 5 . . . an address on The important subiect of cancer by Doctor John Rogers Ccentery the executive director of the Illinois Division of the American Cancer Society ss ' - A 1 ? a QW s my . . . and The appearance ot the Southland Singers who pre sented an enioyable program of song and pantomime at one of the student assemblies. E 3 If T ' l I yi C' g if s S it T s T l -sl .rf A ,4 1 V. . gk , + 1 , P X 1 If fr L0 if ,H--Ida... E' u S- Q f ,fs-Q Y A O Il. 4 HU? ,Q P .- ,H sh' x-E xx jx - 0 We W5 M A f . if 252i veg ix! ' fggpvlu .jj 'ihliiv I U. .4-I 3' 4'p '?f fl- : , AVE' .W . 1 R . A ' 6e: 'yg'x k ' ,145 I 'V i zf l' I , 1. N f J X , I 1 'T I . -f Q -. .SV o limi X Q 1 Y, it 551,- ,I , if fl is if I x '61 a Iillliu., 5' ' f .L X, I iz K. 1. RICHARD A. BUTLER FRANCIS L. CROWLEY Fort Madison, Iowa Chicago, Illinois I RICHARD E. DOLDER JOHN M. DOURNEEN Skokie, Illinois Pekin, Illinois THOMAS E. HERRMANN DENNIS P. KENDRICK Steward, Illinois Somonauk, illinois 'IHQMAS A, LACEY BERNARD L. MCKEAN Seneca, Illingig BI'8Clf0rd, llllI'1OlS ,gl JAMES J. MOWBRAY DENNIS H. O'RILEY Buda, llllfl'-'li Danville, Illinois RICHARD E, PUETZ FRANCIS E. RUTKOW,SKl Losiant, Illinois Chicago, Illinois kan-H RONALD S. SARLi'r'ro ROBERT G. SCHLADEN Brookfield, Illinois Mason City, lllinois RucHARo Sl.AvlsH Matherville, Illinois RoaERT S. TERRACINA In addition to the college graduates pictured on this and the pre- ceding pages, the graduating class consisted of SISTER MARY MARGARET GUARNERI, a member of the community of St. Mar- garet's Hospital, Spring Valley. Edward J. Morrissey, Peoria, lll., who was graduated from the Junior college in 1952, attended classes in the college. PHILIP J. EVANS Chicago, Illinois Member of the 1953 graduating class, who was sum- moned to his eternal reward in November of 1953. Q God grant him eternal rest. ,Academy G aduafcs SECRETARY-TREASURER VICE PRESIDENT PRESIDENT CHARLES E. STEWART Kewanee, llhnols Any good that I can do, let me do it . A , now. :N t x THOMAS B. MARTIN JAMES J, ZW,cK Kewanee, Illinois La sane, Illinois There is nothing better than a friendly Every man is a little world. man who is a friend. it is E, , X CARL P Auoo MICHAEL W. ARMS Sdn Van' IH. . Moline, Illinois p 9 ey' mo HH . , Solitude is the best nurse of wisdom. ,heorjik Ten fear nenher 'he hgh' no' L BERNARD J. BARR Mendota, Illinois You have no need to borrow conf: dence use WILLIAM M. BILDI-IAUER La Salle, lllmols I bear a charmed life. 1 , Li ,, ,V fi . :Ab I RONALD G. Bozuc Peru, Illinois Do good and do ir again. SENIORS AT WORK WILLIAM D. BUCKMAN Bradford, Illinois Smooth words make smooth ways. Q., a-Ii RAYMOND J. CISNEROS . .V- 5 T55 A Depue, Illinois A good example IS the best sermon THOMAS E. CULI-IANE Oak Park, Illinois Quiet persons are welcome everywhere, .auf- V fl WILLIAM J. DEPASQUALE Downey, Illinois I am not afraid to admit that I am ignorant of the things I do not know. SENIORS AT EASE CHARLES D. DRENNAN Utica, Illinois Faithfulness and sincerity are the high- est things. luv' JOHN R. EDEN Princeton, Illinois The spirit of the time shall teach me speed. g :.., , . E X N Q N X Q WILLIAM F. DONDELINGER Peru, Illinois Everything is becoming to the noble. 1-ee A ss it SQSEQ.. x N X 'iff' GUM! QPF' ANTHONY F. FR1EDRicK Granville, Illmols He was ever precise in promise keep- in u JAMES J. FUERHOLZER Peru, Illinois I dare do all things that may becomi a man. S. , N Nl E 3355 N - . . M ww 9- Xxx A . xl ll -g.-.af AX in-A 1 'Wilv DUNNE R. GLYNN la Salle, Illinois A man is known by his friends. GERALD T. GMEINER La Salle. Illinois KnowIedge is power. WILLIAM A. GCLICK Oglesby, lllmois Where no fault rs, there needs no pardon. NNW-war WILLIAM V. HASKINS La Salle, Illinois Full many a glorIous morning have I seen. WILLIAM A. HERRMANN Steward, Illinois He that cloth well, wearierh not him- self. AND ENTERTAINED J .J .. Il JOHN J. KENDRICK Somonauk, Illinois Great hopes make great men. THEODORE L. KROGULSKI La Salle, Illinois Silence is a friend that will never be- tray. we l l 'C' 4 i JAMES D. I-IURLEY La Salle, Illinois Assurance is two-thirds of success Q9 'R X . . R is X x X Q s x S .S Q N x i X JosEPH S. KULPA Peru, Illinois Lirrle bodies have greai souls. VICTOR E. MEYER Sheridan, Illinois A man of gladness seldom falls madness. 'Sire s info ii , mi. . :y:f1f ::.' -' il i Q fl fi? ? A,,, W, 'rfi51f?:. K T. JAM ES Mc:DoNouoi-4 Fort Madison, Iowa He speaks cannon-fire, and smoke, and bounce. JAMES W. MCKUNE Chicago, Illinois He is wise who can make a friend of the foe. KENT A. ORLANDINI Spring Valley, Illinois He does it with a bef- fer grace but I do ir more natural, PREPARING FOR THE PORTRAITS SOMETHING TO REMEMB ST BEDE BY JAMES A. RIVERA Chicago, Illinois is happy tha? Thinks himself so. jf 'R ROGER L REINHARD La Salle, Illinois No gains wirho pains. nf' ft? ,,,.-s.,..., STUART W. RICHARDSON La Salle, Illinois He goes far that never turns, avg.. in JAMEs W. Races Aruba, Netherlands West Indies A clear conscience is a coar of mail. Joi-iN E. Roolcme RO Oglesby, Illinois Learning makes a man fit company for himself. PAUL SCHMIDT Mendota, Illinois ' Virtue is its own reward. was-.u..s. F. DANIEL SANDALL Chicago, Illinois ln sports and journeys men are known. H RAYMOND E. SARWINSKI Peru, Illinois Patience conquers the world. . we 'f , V , . , , V. .. at .aff iii I ef. , 'af N' FRANCIS F. SENICA , Oglesby, Illinois 'Be always merry as you can, for none delight in a sorrowful. ROBERT C. SIEBERT La Salle, Illinois, God knows the truth, there let it rest. SENIORS RELAXING JOSEPH B. SLADE Chicago Heights, Illinois A full heart hed never. v-WY I 1 I rx - ,ff 'F' ff' I ,ff JOSEPH V. SULLIVAN Chicago, Illinois Education begins a gentleman, conver- sation completes him. A TEAM OF SENIOR INTRAMURAL CHAMPIONS 'Q ......, JEROME F. TRAI-IAN Detroit, Michigan Kindness begets kindness. DAVID A. VVALEWSKI Chicago, Illinois He was a man, take hrm for all In all. - a WILLIAM D, SULLIVAN Gary, Indiana Pleasure and action make the hours S' I seem shortf' ju' ,KP I' . I I 'S J RICHARD L. WALIGORA La Salle, Illinois 4 wise head makes a close mouth. JOHN J. WALSH Highland Park, Illinois An lrishman'S heart is nothing imagination. but h .QF ix if CLASSICAL STUDENTS IN A CLASSICAL SETTING PAUL J. WoLF Lincoln, Illinois Be great in acts as you have been in thoughts. KENNETH M. ZIMNEY La Salle, Illinois Proper words in proper places. ADVERTISEMENTS James FUERHOLZER and Carl P. AUDO The adverfising secfion of fhe VIA BAEDA mighf well be called ifs source, since wifhouf fhe assisfance of our ad- verfisers and pafrons fhis yearbook would nof exisf. To fhe many firms and individuals who are lisfed on fhe follow- ing pages, we express our sincere grafi- 'l'ude for fhe indispensable aid fhaf fhey have given foward fhe producfion of fhis book. If is our hope fhaf our readers will favor fhe firms wifh fheir pafronage and bofh fhe firms and 'l'he pafrons wifh fheir prayers. We also express our fhanks fo fhe sfu- denfs picfured here for fheir efforfs fo secure many of fhe adverfisemenfs and pafrons for fhe annual. Because of her assisfance wi'l'h fhe ad- verfising Mrs. Frank Seneca, Jr. also merifs our grafifude. A99 XS-hm William HASKINS and James HURLEY The Home of Wesfclox al La Salle-Peru, Illinois We are happy +o exlend Io fhe Class of I953 our very bes'l' wishes for hap- piness ancl success in your iourney along I'he road of life. Your days al S+. Bede will falce on a rich meaning and deep significance in Ihe years 'Io come. Westclox LA SALLE-PERU, ILLINOIS ZDUNCANJW We Complimenfs of LA SALLE STATE BANK La Salle, Illinois MEMBER of FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION C. A. Jensen JEWELERS Tri-Cifies' Oldesf, Largesl' and Finesl Jewelry Sfore Eslablislwecl I9 I 9 DIAMONDS WATCHES SILVER Regislered Jewelers American Gem Sociely 709 Firsl' SI'reeI', La Salle, Illinois Telephone 377 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS AIAIX A - K ,jx Yfllllxj Calverl' Council No. 792 I I I MALONE'S DRUG STORE EARL SMELZ, Manager I29 Marquelfe Slreel' LA SALLE, ILLINOIS LA SALLE-PERU ILLINOIS Your: HEALTH -122. C9166 :su Sl N E ss vw- --7 u 9--.1--v pvvw gvwyv - - - f -- vvyv vywv--vt--v ---- -- 'vw M. J. CURTIN PLUMBING and HEATING SERVICE 227 BucIrIin SI'reeI' LA SALLE, ILLINOIS Phone I03 I UNITED CIGAR STORE 54I Firsf SI'reeI' PHONE 334 LA SALLE ILLINOIS J. P. Hollerich COMPANY Phone 730 LA SALLE-PERU ILLINOIS HEAVY GRADING and ROAD CONTRACTORS CompIimenI's of STUART RICHARDSON Owner WESTERN TIRE AUTO ASSOCIATE STORE Au+o Supplies, Radio Television 602 Firsi' S'I'reeI' LA SALLE, ILLINOIS Phone 29 L.n.A,,,, A 44... Complimenls of La Salle NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY Oldesl' and Largesl' Bank in l'he Tri-Cil'y Area MEMBER OF FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM and FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Fenwick DECORATING COMPANY High Grade Painls Complimenis of and . . llllnols Wallpaper PHONE 267 POWER COMPANY 220 Joliel' Slreel' LA SALLE ILLINOIS SIEG-LA SALLE CO., Inc. Aulomolive Equipmenf-Replacemenl Parls Machine Shop Service 5l8 Third Sfreel' Phone 2308 LA SALLE, ILLINOIS PEORIA NEW YORK SCRANTON EDWARD F. C. MCLAUGHLIN 81 CO. S Incorporated INSURANCE BROKERS and ENGINEERS JEFFERSON BUILDING Peoria, IIIinois f NATIONAL BANK IN PERU Peru, Illinois General Banking MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION C '1 U- Q :s o 2 VI E B11 T'C EE 52 WW mm 'FI 5-K '45 SQ-I 'U 9? Fo -I ,-cn :ua ZN Q-A U1 III 'rl c E -.I 3 ..,.. , fee If 1 Q' -Q ' .'.' L.,.' Z O 2522. I ' 0 QQP. L '1 Q 1'5.:.-1 ' H- E- I rf' 9 f II II, 6 N X7 - f I 'III 3 Z v In II, :s ED I0 Larges'I' Selechon of U in Cen+raI Illinois PAUL COHARD REGISTERED Jewel rv GEMOLOGBT JEWELER Peru, Illinois CERTIFIED PERU Electric Shop MAX DONATT Elecfrical Con+rac+or I807 Four+h Slreel' Phone l988 Tom Lyons IMPLEMENTS ALLIS CHALMERS and NEW IDEA SALES and SERVICE Phosphales and Ferfilizers Gleaner Combines Gehl Hammer Mills I 7 I 5 Fiflh Slreel' Phone I2 I 2 PERU 1, ILL. I 3. -11,-,1 ,G.r!l. , xi ,P wif 2 '.,s ff' , Lgfrf '- N me n.LiNols J, .io-in ,jk H is +f 'C -s DRINK 1 SOEDLER HARDWARE PLUMBING HEATING Eleclrical and Sheel' Me'ral Conlracfors PERU, ILLINOIS PERU COCA-COLA TelePl'0ne 333 BOTTLING CO. 2325 Fourlh S+ree+ TELEPHONE 32l Eslablished in I 872 MW 652 qffzyffmxi' PHONE 354 20 I 7 FOUTIII SI. Peru' Illinois FURNITURE CARPETING -:- INLAID MODERNFOLD DOORS 7g rife GOQD FQQD you aww! . . . Sfop 6+ 'Ihe IGLO0 DRIVE-IN Sandwiches Soff Drinks ZSIIQ 41'h S+ree'l' Peru, IIIinois CURB SERVICE Phone 849 CompIimenI's of PFISTER HYBRID CORN COMPANY THE l87 HYBRIDS EL PASO. ILLINOIS FITCHMOORE GRAIN COMPANY THEODORE STREMLAU Proprieior Rou+e 2 Mendoia, III Phone 24F2 GRAIN COAL CREOSOTED LUMBER , -1...-1I 4x I X E SPRING VALLEY O' WESTERN I E SAND and GRAVEL I, SPRINCCi::l-Il-ILLEVAJRLIISNOIS X COMPANY g ' X X I K-is Aga 044, - Ready Mixed W XE 2 Concre+e fl q I Resources over lj .51 five million dollars , 7 II SPRITSNISQELEY MEMBER of +he FEDERAL f 9 DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Sei gi ' VE gk 9 -'SL SPRING VALLEY GAZETTE Prinfing Publishing Office Supplies SPRING VALLEY, ILLINOIS TELEPHONE 5 Priniers of +I'Ie S+. Bede Records ,l Hunter-Doherty I' VV IIIIIILumber Co. Painfs, Lumber, Coal Spring Valley, Illinois Cassiday Bros. WHOLESALE Toys - NoveI+ies -- Cigars - Candies FEATURING JOHNSTON'S BOX CHOCOLATES Home Appliances and Household Goods Soda Founfain Supplies Spor'l'ing Goods SPRING VALLIEY, ILLINOIS PHONE 275 Nestler's GRANVILLE ICE CREAM MOTOR COACH CO. Phone Granville II5 - 4lIlILCl G , l il xx li- W, 9 -i I Q- Q '- I - .. VI, -I-I--Zibmf 3 A Ii I I 'XXI I- f I II ,I M gil ir d manufaclured by an Ihe V LL YI E REAM CO. SPRING A E C C SANDBERG NESTLER 8: SON Phone I SPRING VALLEY ILLINOIS TRUCKING COMPANY Phone Granville 3I ILLINOIS SAND and GRAVEL CO. SPRING VALLEY, ILLINOIS Main Office-Corner Greenwood 8: Erie Sis. Plani' Telephone 504RI Main Office Telephone l0I Sou'fh of Spring Valley Bridge WASHED SAND 81 GRAVEL ROAD GRAVEL COMPLIMENTS of a Friend Torri Grain COMPANY Coal, Feed. SaI+, Seed, Fencing COMPTON, ILLINOIS Ed. J. Coveny MOTOR SALES Spring Valley Phone Illinois I5I Ou' SOM' Yea' CARS TRUCKS TRACTORS SEATONVILLE ELEVATOR DEARBORN lMpLEM.5NT5 Grain, Building Maferial Feed SEATONVILLE, ILLINOIS Knuuf HARDWARE and IMPLEMENT STORE FARMALLS HOTPOINT SKELGAS HARVESTER Ladd Illinois REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS MARTY SVETE'S D. H. Mayou ROOFING COMPANY TAVERN I20I Morrow Avenue 5 QL Norfh Chicago Illinois EIS' n . , ,, MARTY SVETE -7! CLASS of '28 Roofing, Siding and Insulaiion OTTAWA ILLINOIS Malden g CO-OPERATIVE OIL COMPANY Q iii-I, Y MALDEN, ILLINOIS - 'au' 'ugfh gi 5iL'. :'Eg3-Oaii LL-:-2' 7 T'-- f CompIimen+s of PRETTO CABINET CORPORATION OGLESBY, ILLINOIS Crum CLEANERS 225 E. WaInu'I' S+. Phone: Oglesby 3-8823 OGLESBY, ILLINOIS T. J. DALEY'S TRANSFER LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE HAULING ONE STOP SERVICE STATION PETROLEUM PRODUCTS GASOLINE and MOTOR OILS BATTERIES and ACCESSORIES LEE of CONSHOHOCKEN TIRES and TUBES for passenger cars and 'I'rucI:s Phone: Oglesby 3-8524 In Business Since I925 A den 'hoallee Wanda! v 4 7 cu! MIDWAY GARAGE BUD McNAMARA, Propriefor Class of '38 MINONK. ILLINOIS Au+o Accessories and Repairing Tracfors, Tires, Gasoline Oils CompIimen+s of fluiif P h'iiI:Q'ra.p h zr' Cudahy PACKING COMPANY OMAHA NEBRASKA OfficiaI School Phoiographer Since I932 228 Soufh Wabash Avenue Phone HA 7-5200 CHICAGO ILLINOIS Maurice SPORTING GOODS DISTRIBUTORS 7807 S. HaIs+ed S+. Telephone: Vincennes 6-8626 CHICAGO 20. ILLINOIS Bes+ Wishes +o Our Friends al' S+. Bede. 'rl-mn it's the juice of luscious, tomatoes-or of golden oranges or tangy grapefruit-you are always sure of top quality when you see the name Sexton. PATRONS Righr Rev. Lawrence Vohs, O.S.B. R+. Rev. Clarence Higgins, Champaign Rl. Rev. A. A. Jagodzinski, Peru Very Rev. Leo P. Henkel, Lincoln Rev. S. D. Bernardi, La Salle Rev Rev Rev Rev Rev Rev Rev Rev Rev Rev. Rev Rev. Rev Rev Rev Rev. Rev Rev. . M. H. Coughlin, Ulica . Edward Duncan, S.T.D., Champaign . John Gordon, Seneca . Ralph Gales, Spring Valley . Leo L. Henkel, La Salle . George Kuzma, Peolone . George Jung, O.S.B., O++awa . James Lauer, O.S.B., Peru . Carl A. Mayes, Oglesby Augus+ Mey, Kickapoo . Casimir Miller, O.S.B., OH'awa Daniel Monaghan, Lincoln . John Roche, C.M., La Salle . J. T. Shields, Ponliac . Norberl' Tibesar, O.S.B., Ladd Fred Verbeckmoes. Davenporl, Iowa . Anrhony Wehrmann, O.S.B., Cherry Michael Zeleznikar, La Salle Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Aplingron, La Salle Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Black, La Salle Dr. F. J. Bries North Buena Visra, Iowa H. F. Ciocca, D.D.S., La Salle Dr. R. E. Davies, Spring Valley Dr. and Mrs. L. DePasquale, Downey Dr. and Mrs. W. Farley, Peru Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Geiger, La Salle Dr. and Mrs. W. V. Haskins, La-Salle Dr. and Mrs. H. J. Jacobs, Spring Valley Dr. A. L. Keiffer, La Salle Dr.James Rooney, Peru Dr. and Mrs. W. Scanlon, La Salle Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Toraason, Peru Dr. W. H. Toraason, Spring Valley Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Ulz, Peru Dr. and Mrs. S. C. Wood, La Salle Dr. A. J. Ziherle, Chicago Mr. Russell L. Anderson, Earl Park, lnd Mr. and Mrs. J. Audo, Spring Valley Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Auchsfeller, Mendofa Mr. C. W. Bader Gary, Indiana Mr. and Mrs. Primo Baracani, Peru Mr. and Mrs. Ma'H' Bildhauer, La Salle Mr. and Mrs. Frank Birsa, Jolie+ Mr. and Mrs. John G. Borsr, Chicago Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Campbell, Chicago Mr. Charles W. Case, O'H'awa Mr. and Mrs. Pasquale Ceci, Chicago ur. John Cleary, Rulland Mr. and Mrs. Forresf Cline, Oak Park Mr. Lawrence P. Dolder, Skokie Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Duncan Mrs. H. A. Dunson, Sidney, Ohio Mr. William Findlay Mr. Charles J. Fisher, Oak Park Mr. and Mrs. J. Fuerholzer, Peru Mrs. M. Gleason, Mendola Mr. and Mrs. H. Grebener, Rockford Mr. John G. Gregg, Chicago Mrs. Elizabelh Hahn, Pesolum Mr. H. Hallesy, Macomb Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Hamlin, Lake Villa Mr. and Mrs. J. Harding, Winnelka Mrs. Viano Hassen, La Porfe, Ind. Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Lewis, La Salle MIS, Doris A. Hoar, Oglesby DT. F. J. MaSCOI'i, D.D.S.,ClllC6g0 Mfg, Hugo Hgerdgmannl Pgorig Dr- and Mrs. A- F- Miller. Le Salle Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Hollerich, Spring Valley PATRONS Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Horan, Chicago Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hoscheii, Peru Mr. and Mrs. J. Hurley, La Salle Mr. John C. Jones, Chicago Mrs. Agnes D. Kendrick, Somonauk Mr. Francis S. Klug, Peru Mr. William Kowalski, Spring Valley Mr. and Mrs. T. Krogulski, La Salle Mrs. Mina Lemieux, Chicago Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Loughnane, Chicago Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Mangan, Chicago Mrs. Marie T. Manning, Chicago Mr and Mrs. Samuel SarliH'o, Brookfield Mr. and Mrs. George Schlosser, Peru Mr. and Mrs. Vincenl' Schmi'H', S+rea+or Mr. and Mrs. Frank Senica, Jr., Oglesby Mr. Henry A. Severson, Peru Mr. George Shields, Oglesby Mr. and Mrs. J. Sieberr, La Salle Mr. Joseph F. Siegele, Chicago Mr. and Mrs. Michael Simenc, Oglesby Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Slade, Chicago Mr. and Mrs. Kenneih A. Smiih, Sou+h Bend, Mrs. Francyne Sospenzi, Chicago Mr. and Mrs. F. Marcolini, Riverdale Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marfin, Kewanee Mr. and Mrs. J. Maiulenas, Waukegan Mr. and Mrs. W. McCar+y, Springfield Mrs. James McHale, Chicago Mr. and Mrs. T. E. McKune, Chicago Mr. Mr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Meier, Skokie and Mrs. Anfon Moskal, Chicago and Mrs. Joseph Mowbray, Bradford Mrs. Mary Neville, Chicago Mr. William J. Painfer, Chicago Mr Mr Mr . and Mrs. Paul Perona, Spring Valley . Ar+hur Phelan, Ransom . and Mrs. An'l'hony, Piano, La Salle Mr. Francis Piper, Ohio, Illinois Mrs. Rul'h Prindeville, Chicago Mr. George Rauwolf, Tinley Park, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. KM. Regan, Chicago Miss Kafherine Reinhard, La Salle Mr. Mr and Mrs. Lawrence Reinhard, La Salle . and Mrs. William Rofh, Peru Mr. Vincen'l' Ricci, Chicago Mr. and Mrs. Sam Roii, Chicago Mr. Louis M. Safranske, Chicago Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Spence, O'H'awa Mr. John Sfachowiak, La Salle Mr. and Mrs. Evere'H S+ewar+, Kewanee Mr. Bernard Su'H'on, Huniingion, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. A. Sandmark, Moline Mr. and Mrs. Wayne D. Tallman, Chicago Mr. and Mrs. William Trahan, De+roi'l', Mich. Mrs. Nicholas Trompeier, Peru Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Urfich, Villa Park Mr. and Mrs. Fred Von Bampus, Chicago d. Mr. and Mrs. An'l'on Wachowiak, Waukegan, Ill . Mr. and Mrs. Mike Walle, La Salle Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Walsh, La Salle Mr. and Mrs. John Walsh, Highland Park Mrs. Margare+ Wegeng, Villa Grove Mr. George J. Welsh, O'H'awa Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wimbiscus, Spring Valley Mr. and Mrs. John Wolf, Lincoln Mr. and Mrs. Sfanley Zakrzeski, La Salle Mr. and Mrs. John Zaranka, Chicago Mr. and Mrs. E. F. McDonough, Forl' Madison, l Mr. Frank Volk, La Salle Mr. and Mrs. L. Too'l'hill, Wapella Mr. and Mrs. M. Longbons, Decaiur PATRONS BUSINESS FIRMS PERU Bader and Blass Clolhiers Hurley Sporring Goods KasIigar's Grocery Kohry's Food House Mueller Funeral Home MueIler's Dress Shop Peru Federal Savings 81 Loan Ass'n. Peru Greenhouses Peru Molor Company Plalc Funeral Home Ed. Weiland, Inc. SPRING VALLEY Dairy Bar Chas. Fehr and Son Happy's Super Service Kaleel Brofhers K 8: C Floor Covering Koyalc 8: Riva Les-Buzz Roller Rink MaIooIey's Grocery RolIo's Apolhecary Thompson's Drug Slore Valley Appliance Co. Valley Concrefe Block Co. Waller Zulcowslci Furs BarreH Hardware. Joliel' LA SALLE Andes Candies Fil'ch's Laundry Flower Mari' Fredman Bros. Furn. Co., Inc. Green Valley Slables HalIen's S'I'udio 8: Camera Shop Hyblci Funeral Home Hummer Furnifure Co. Kaslcaslcia Hoiel Kaszynslci Bros. Hardware Kelly and Cawley Khoury's Clolhing H. Levine Frui'r Company MarinangeIi's Tavern O'Leary Painl' 8: Appliance Co. Purify Drug Slore A. R. MEDILL E. F. SNOW Robin Hood Sweels Sieber Eleclric Company Silver Congo Bureau Cou-nI'y Republican Mrs. J. W. Bailey, Publisher Princelon, Illinois OGLESBY Corgial' Insurance Firs'I Nalional Banlc Fuerlges Brofhers, Bradford John McGra+h Fish Marlcel' Sl'rea'I'or F. Meyer and Bro. Company Jobbers and ReI'aiI Dealers Peoria Underwood-Sunslrand Agency OI'I'awa in f p f .Ki hhnwzfiz IKE! ,f ' 'WW Aqfi 439 - 'Nsd ni fl i I - 3746 553 H v 1 4 I I 5 s 4 S i 5 1 i L F A F E 5 3 1 Q s S Q 2 5 . .1