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1 Invoking the .Special the Blened during the year the Jtzzdenl: ST. BEDE COLLEGE intercesfion of Virgin Mary dedicated to ber, AND ACADEMY PERU, ILLINOIS present the 1954 edition of the aedn HAIL, HOLY QUEEN . .! It is the happy privilege of the Via Baeda to be able to present a reproduction of a document by means of which His Holiness Pope Pius XII has bestowed the Apostolic Benediction upon the faculty and students of St. Bede. Qopposite pagej. It is an added privilege to know that the document conveys the Popes personal approval and commendation of the dedication of the Via Baeda to the Blessed Virgin as one of the many Marian Year activities in which the faculty and students of St. Bede participated during 1954. In the picture at the right, His Holiness. Pope Pius XII, re- ceives the homage of the Right Rev. Lawrence Vohs, O,S.B,, abbot of St. Bede. during the Iatter's visit to Rome in the fall of 55. Father Abbot was privileged to greet the Pope personally when he attended the International Congress of Abbots in Rome. 2 His Holiness Pope Pius XII has officially designated the year 195-4 as one of special honor to Mary, the Immaculate Mother of God, In answer to our Holy Fathers proclamation and in union with Catholics throughout the world, the Staff of the Via Baeda express their filial love and devotion to Maryg and on behalf of the faculty and student body of St. Bede Col- lege and Academy, respectfully dedicate this edition of the St. Bede yearbook to the Queen of Heaven and Iiarth. Vifith the hope that the Mother of God will graciously accept this small token of our love and affec- tion, we earnestly pray in the closing words of Pope Pius Xllis Marian Year prayer: Receive, O Most Sweet Mother, our humble supplications, and above all, obtain for us that, one day, happy with you, we may re- peat before your throne that hymn which today is sung on earth around your altars: 'You are all beautiful, O Mary! You are the glory, you are the joy, you are the honor of our people '. QE all WWW NSA BH 96x Qibost B019 father h Abbot Rxqhl Reverend i MX WW? X , li ll' 33? A JVM -awrcncc Eyoha W B and monlfe, ofbt cbegbbeg ana the students Ofinrfseoeueoazege M and 68620135 rberu Jllvnons for then- specs! acbnvulty bw-mq the? Q91 nan Legs humblg 19r05tl'Bt2 Bt U12 feet of ljdur IXWOIIUQSS bgq e ,5Fipo5fohc lesismg V I 1 421 lid! 141 LJ 0 f wftilll , dl, cffwf f,JHZMg,A,g Xb , if Y X Q x 4 C-2 ,V 'A'A'W ' 'g L . , , . f - 1 X :f VL f X A X 4, .' f - , H f , M- ,H . f L 1' A MAN.. 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X1 I, k r V' L I Jr .. flux ,Z tji: ,Qu I 1 J, I I.. l1IL,tfZL1j 1 5 ' 'I X I Q Q - . K , 1 F - I ,fc If X .1 L J' L ,fy I , MICHAEL W. ARMS HE YEARBOOK STAFF WALTIiR Urz. ,lR. THOMAS '. SMITH E THOMAS ROYER Layout Cv :Ol I 41,, -J I li I ' V I I ,' I Mia- 0 1, D Mr 0 rff jfmh 1954 EDITOR Michael VU. Arms PHOTOGRAPHY Vlfaltcr Ijtz, jr. ART Thomas E. Smith FEATURES Viftur Ahcll CIRCULATION Vfilliam DcPasqualc ADVERTISING Carl Ando Franiis Kaspcrski Ronald Ruth Gerald Daley Conrad Arnults The members of the Via Baeda's advertis- ing staff are pictured on page 135. The Rav. Raymond Matulcnas, OSB., was the faculty advisor. ' WIl.I.IAM DQPASQUALE VICTOR ABELL FACULTY GRADUATES Pagef 7 I0 26 Pagef 27 to 39 TABLE OF CONTENTS Fflflouirzg my lbej Q ' Illliflbrff of 1141115 fmt ldifllllfftd rnuhr lbw pztlurer an lb page. IN MEMORIAM ........ LAY BROTHERS ....A.... UNDERCLASSMEN .......,.... .......... BUILDINGS .....,...................,. ,..,....,. BASKETBALL RECORDS ADVERTISING Page! 134 to end of book P486 pagef pager pager pages 6 24-25 41-59 124-125 155-156 THE WORLK OF A STUDENT Pager 60 fo 70 ATHLETICS Pagef 71 I0 102 THROUGH THE SEASONS Pagef 103 to 123 ORGANIZATIONS Pagef 124 10 134 5 6 'nr Wag, is., 7 'www 'if 4, , .,.-Us Sffzvulfy and Menus fic Qamilyf '95 W RIGHT REV. LAXVRFNCI2 VOHS. 05.13. QA' Pwfuurft-IL1ly Z. 1915 OlLl.1lIILd1J7'fL.1f.' Du. S. 1928 Efnflwf Afifmli April 111. 1942 Doc. 8, 19571. The viqturc in the uwvcr lcft Lorncr ww mkcn durin' the Pontifical Mass offered 1 1 1 I 3- Q H b' the Abbot on Iuly 11, 195 S3 the mlurc .lt thc lmttmn 01 thy W.1'C was taken durmf 1 1 1 5 5- thc Pontltlcal H1311 Maw ottnrnd by thn Abbot on tl lust of thc Immuulatc THE ABBOT OF ST. BEDE ABBEY Pwficfwzl Of SI. Bede College and Amdezzij 1 ,Q THE RECTOR Sl. Bede College and Anzdemy 55 644 Q ll 2, 412 459 REV. 'l'HlfODORlf l:l'ER'l'Cilf5. 0.5.5. Pwfuit'd. IL1ly2. 193-l Oi-d.1im'd.' june 2. 1940 i X 9 I Although busily otcupicd with ln the pitturc prcscntcd here, thc .itlministnitivc tlutics of Rettor. l:-lll1CT Thcoclorc is explaining Father Theodore also had his short' some detail ot' history to DePas- of teaching duties as professor of qualc klklfillg 1111 AUUCYH Hl5fOfy Ancient History and English II. class. THE PRIESTS A large portion of the typing students received their instructions from Fa- ther Philip, who is pic- tured here with a part of one of his classes. REV. PHILIP STAL'I:lfER. O Pwf1f.i.ied: june 20. 1909 Ord.mztfd.' june 28, 1913 .5.l5. Curricular d uties for Fathers Aloysius and Gilbert consisted of library work for the formerg the teaching of College and Academy Chemistry fore the latter. REV. AI.OYSIIfS SHARKEY. O.S,I5 P?'l1fcl.1',1Ed.'.IUly 1. 1911 0v'd.m1td.'Dec. 15. 1915 REV. GILBERT BULFER, O.S.B. Pmfc'5.ied.' July 4, 1917 Ordaizzedx june 11, 1922 REV NICHOLAS SCHILLE, 0.5.5. Pfrzfvrfedz July 2. 1918 Ordlzizzedz july 15, 1923 REV. SIMON RAKAVSKAS, O.S.lS. Pmfuncdz July 2, 1920 01'd.1if1cd: july 22, 1923 Father Simon taught Senior English in the Rtfgiytmr In his capacity as teach- er, Father Gregory served as professor of English both in the Academy and College. He is pictured here with a part of his English III class in the Academy. Acaclemyg English and Speech in the College. DiYA'L'fUI' of Sluzffa ,i REV. GREGORY XYIESNER O 5 B Pwfcrwdz july 2. 1912 07d.lfIILdI june 6 19 5 2 E 37 O 3 an 24:3 C .. Z 1 90 N Q 2 J' X . . V mil REV, DAMIAN MILHONE. 05.15. Solemn I ffzz't.' -luly Z, 1921 Ord,1ii1fd.' Nov. 28. 1926 REV. AEGTQSTINE CIMA. OSB. Pw1fef,red.' July 2. 1926 O1rf.11md: -Tune 12. 1933 Professor of Economics and Business Math 'J-YH Courses in College Biology and Hygiene were taught by Father Damian, who is shown with some of the mem' bers of his Biology class. whom he was assisting during L1 laboratory experiment. The students at the desk with Father Damian are Brajkoxitli. Murray. and Vlfisniewski. Orlnnelini is in the foreground, REV, LEONARD BRISCH. OSB. PIufb11:,j.',lL1lf' I. 1926 UrJ,1ff.'4J. wlune lf. 1952 lNI.xni1ger uf 'l'he Slmtl-cug Prefett of Senior lfU.l1'klCI'xl Professor ufCieU1l1ctl'j' Lintl Cicrrngm. RIZV. IQDXYARD MAHONFY. 05.15. .hug -,19-h Umf.11md.' Det, ZZ, 1934 I.il'vi'.ii'i.1n Rl:V. HILARY 5ONDQiliRO'1'H, 05.15. Pmfw.1'tJ.' july l, 1928 fl?'L4J.II2IL'd.' june 5, 19541 P1'OQLI1'L1l0I' of the lNlltI1.lNlL'1'Y An essential part of the high school Chemistry course. taught by Father Hilgry, was the lab period during whith the students performed xuirious experiments. Manning, Mareolini. Bries, and Von Bampus are the amateur them- ists whose lab work liither Hilary is supervising in the pitture above. REV. VICTOR HENKEL. O.S.B. PmA1t.iwd,' july Z. 1918 Or,f,mi4d.' june 5. 1934 Student Chgipluing ljursiin Prefett of Dixinity stride Professor of M.ithem.itics. Y I r , Atl .7 J 'X IN A 1 UND QE 4, NDS M b o Rl'V. PF l Izll Ll Rlpflx. 05.14. V Ord.11ma'.' june 5. 1958 Prior of the hlUl'1.lNlLI'Y Profesmr of Iitin RIZV BEDI RL S5ELL O S B 7 'a rdnz 41 june 5 1964 Jill! Orflrl .l 4-....,,,-M The globe ol the vxorlel wab .ilwip it hand to help solxe geogjraphiexl prob lems in ltitlier Bedes frebhman history class At the time thit this picture was taken Father Bede mtl Piul Mison were wsitching Terry XVelver5 ittcmpts to lo L1lL SOIUL point ot interest Civics 'mel senior Religion were also on Father Betlek teiirliinisv schedule. REV. MILHAIII. CALLAHAN, O.S.l':. 1 5 -. i 54 Or 5111 J: une 2, 19-10 Infirnmrizmg Pre-fett if Lay student freshmen' Professor of Religion. Third year Latin was the subject that these high school students tried to master under the guidance of Father Raymond, who also taught College Latin and Canon Law. L 1 REV. RAYMOND lNfATUl.ENAS. OSB. Profeuedx July 2. 1934 0rdi1ir1ed.' June 2. 1940 REV. ALCUIN MUELLER, O.S.B. Pmfef.red.' july 2, 1936 Ordaizzed: june 7, 1942 Professor of Biology, Physiology, and Religion REV. DAVID DUNCAN. O.S.B. Pmfn.red.' july 2. 1938 07'd.1i!1c'd.' June 13. 1943 Sub-prior of the Monasteryg Professor of Philosophy. History. and Religion. I5 A 'ii' A RIZV. EVGIQNF l.Al'I2R. OSB. P7ufc .Yul,, Sljpl. OiJ.ii11fd.' june 13, 1943 Professor of Admmed Algebra: Reli- Qiong General Si innre. ' v REV. STIEPHEN SOVSII. 05.15. Prf1fw.1ei2'.' July 2. 1937 OiJ.1ir1ed.' june 13, 1943 Saered Scriptureg Typing 453 Besides teaching Moral Theology in the Seminary, Fa- ther Daniel taught Religion, Latin, and Sociology in the Academy. He is pictured above with a part of the Socis ology class. REV. DAINILI. CRL ICKSHANK. O.S.B. PwAfe.i.red: july 2, 1939 0rd.zi116d.' june 13. 1943 f fm of REV. GORDIAN S'l Rlf1NIl.Al', 0315. Pmfe.f.red.' july 2, 1939 Ordained: May 20, 1945 Professor of Physits. Algebra. and Religion. ,M J- W l i 'ir -,S 51- 1: r Wu 1 JSE' A.. - Y '1.i1:,l1,g'QgQ3li V V Professor of Englishg Pre- fect of senior boarders. REV, W'II.LlAM KIRK. O.S,l5. P ll if I ,- -ull' 2. 1 0 H rr 6.23 Director of Athlrtics Ord.1i11 'dx unc 9. 1945 jj!! . 1 received their instrut Counting, Bookkcepi Training, and Typing Ralph. Three member legc Accounting c 1.15 Sullivan, and lfcwcllj thc 1ll7OYC picture wit Pmfeaiwd: July ll, 1945 Ordizfrzedx june 1. 1947 REV. HERBERT COMHNS, O.S.B. Pf0f6JJ'6d.' july 2. 1942 Ordrzizzedx june 6. 1948 Religion REV. RALPH NETRY. O.5,B. Students majori ng i -1 r RFV. JOHN l7l'l'7fiFRAl.D. 0.8.14 Pmfuw11'.'.lLzly 11. 19-H 07'cf.lf?16d.'h1.11' 28. 1950 Hand I,ibi'.iri.in Professor of Fnglisli 'lu 3. I Il 'ff' At the beginning of the scholastic year, Father john took over the administration of the library as head librarian, He replaced Father Edward, whose ill health permitted a very limited amount of work in the library. In the library scene pictured here, Vince Schmitt consults with Father john, while .lust and Story conduct some research. R11V. KEVIN GORMAN, O.S.B. REV, ALFRED Pr'ofef,fed.' june 14. 1945 SCHEIDLERQ 05.15, 07'dJj7ltd.' May 13. 1951 Pr0fef.red.' July 11. 1946 Head of Department of Agriculture Ordained: May 22. 1952 Professor of Algebra. Advanced Alge I8 bra. Geometry. HENRY l'RI'1Z.O.S.1S Ol-L11LLI.',lllly 11. llflfu Oml,imt.f' Mu' 'Z 195' Histwrx' 1 Rt liginn REV. ALBAN AL15I.lNCiER,O.S.1i lJl'UfL1,1:,llJ.' July ll. l9-l6 0i'd.1imd.' lNI.ly 22. 1952 One of llrthcr AlbL111iS .rssignincnts w.15 thc tcich ing of 1 course in Latin II, whith hc was con uct ing when this picture was taken. Courses in Greek and Chant in thc Collage wcrc included in IIS schedule. W, REV. DL NSI AN MORRISSEH. 0.5.11 Pr'fffu1i6d,' july 13. 1949 Ordained: May 23, 1953 Professor of English Former Members of the College and Academy Faculty are -1 Q1'.-ff .., R1'V D1 NNIS 91'V1 RlN 08.15, REV. 17R1fD1fRlCK XX'INCH1EI.1., USB. REV. FRANCIS DORR, 0.5.11 1991 Pmfttwd: 'luly 11. 1902 Ipfrivfgjfgd: july 2, 1910 Ordurzrd uly 13 1899 Ord.1im'd: july 4, 190' 0Vd.If71t1dI November 21, 1914 REV. -11211015112 WAl.SH, 05.15. Pmlenwdi lNovcmher 1, 1913 Or .zimdz Marti: l , 1917 REV. PATRICK MARTIN, 05.15. Prufefn-di july 16, 1916 0rd.1i11ad: September 18, 1920 .f. ' The priests whose portraits are presented on this page are members of the monastic community and are living in the monastery at St. Bede. Although they are no longer actively affiliated with the faculty of the college or academy, all of them had their share of teaching and prefecting duties until advanced age or illness brought about their retirement from the college and academy staff. K- 1 ll it 3,5 4 Vg 13- jf' At Mass in the Brothers' chapel, situated on the lower floor of the Abbey. 1 icuii lTlN'xl xtiviizn I iwi-ttixmi fe'iixiitxi xffklllvlflill Xl Qt lRlSi!l Father Patrick. member ul' the college teaching st.itit' until the spring of '53, taught L1 course of dogmatic theology in the abbey seniin.iry during the '53-'54 School term. Presiding in one or the Seiniimry cl.1ssmoins. lfather Patrick is shown above with two of the eight clerics who are pursuing their course in theolugy at St. Betle Abbey. In the summer of 1955, the Rex: Clasiniir Miller. OSB., celebrated the fiftieth jubilee ntl his profession as tt Beneclittine monk. The iubil.iri.in is shown in the picture below, kneeling between the Very Revs, Peter Zureck, OSB., and Dtivicl Duncan, O.S.B,, during ceremonies helcl in the St. Betle student chapel on the occasion of Father Cttsimirs jubilee, july 11, 1955. FR. ROGER eoRPLis. osis. English I THE CLERICS FR. .lOSEPH l-IEYD. OSB Geometry FR. ARTHUR SCHMII. OSB. German I The teachers pictured on this and the following page are the Benedictine monks, each of whom taught one class in the Academy, while they were busily occupied with their own studies in Theology in preparation for their ordination to the priest- hood. Fr. Charles and jim Funk collaborate on a factoring problem in Algebra class. l.111.1111.1gt 1114 1l1t- Ro111.111s from l'r. Aiiilwroxt. wlio ix wliowii ,ll tht- ltftt, with 1x1rt or lm Om group ol Soplwmort l..1t1i1 Ntmluiitx lu,1rm-tl tlit 1l.1sN .u 1l1t-1 lolloxwtl .1 ruti- AI.l,AN MA'I l' Ifnglisli 1.1tio11 lwy Xlfit-1 zort These clerics ioinctl the llitulty upon the tomplction ot' tlit-ir L1l'lLlCI'KQI'.1Lll,1.1fl.' wt111l' ics .11 St. blolmk Uiiixcrsity in tlic xpring of '35, All six imatlc tlicir profu- sion of vows .is Bcmtlittiimt-S on .luly ll. 1931. XX'l1itc .mtl RLlKLfLQCflU gt-t .1 little spatial tittciition from thcir Geometry tmtlicr. Fr. vloscpli. as is uitlt-nt from Ilia pitturt- .11 the right, r-. f ., 1. N. VR. CHARLES SPIZCQK. O.S.H. Algulvm BROTHFR IOHTN DIIWPFI O S B BROTHER BERNARD SCHEIER O S B BROTHFR AI BPRT THOIWAQ O S B e ft lf P10f6ffL'lJ August 15 1976 1 fe r d Noxcm U13 1 35 THE LAY BROTHERS Many of the lmportant tempoml needy of thc school md thc momstcry are attendcd to by the l1y brothers of St Bedc Abbcy prciantcd on thrs md the follovsmg PILLC Humg, cnrollcd ID thc Qrhool or tha Lord Q Scrum hy thclr PI'OfCSSlUI1 1s Bf.l'1CdlLflHC monks the brothers deyotc thur lrxcs to prxycr ind work for the glory of God the serum. ot thcrr ncrghbor and thcrr ovm Sniflttlfl catron T1kmQ ure of thc power plmt fllllflg thc S011 lmryestrng the crops plumbmg ClC.LfI'lQ'11 vsork iuto IULQIIIHILS butchermg tulorrng prmtmg housc work Llfllig for thc ink md 1 numhcr of othcr most useful ind necessary amyrtrcs lre rmluded rn the work progrlm of the Brothers BROT HFR 'I HADDYL S BRANDNIFR O S B im S If NW ll 'hifi-, BROIHI R PAI IIINI S KRAMYR O S B BR JIHI R Il KI HONRAIH US H thn IN 1 Bnnuhn S w r If otul s L urnul rms lrl on Au 195W 24 k ' X , -. . Y . 1 ' ' . , -. A - - L , . . . A . . -. . . . Ijmffm 'ffi July' 12. D24 -A ,L ,g K Q - P U19:'1Av '- h- V, 97 v f L 5 . - K . M , I r v 4 v , L ' A 1 v lx A In L L '4 Y 'll I 4 , k ' A A 'N k 1 '4'1v' v ,I jj, 4 1 u W -. . y , t - - a'g'a 1,'AY'.',. ., - Ak K ' 'W - N 3 1, 1 Q 1 , , A V - ' Y ' . L ' - ' y - 1 . . , I mfwmf: Nav 1 , Mo ' Ssefiiw f- r.-' f ff A A -' K .. I , v T. 1 - C 2 , f f .' H . . At - .lgc of 5. in the With year of his life 1' 4 A ' Atinc. l'r-Ufrmd: frytunhn -1. Ml Br I -' P.1uI vnu xummonul to hi 'I' . ' '. Q gust ', LAY TEACHERS MR. I . BOXX X KR C.AMPBI,Ll Professor of History NIR. LEONARD BIZRTRAND Duutm of thn hand J, gr MR. YI EPHEN ORACQKO lwuwthnll 01.1111 f modern civihzation Thc historicgl hcritaflc mail S of sophomores by was cxplamcd T0 three Pd here with Ll puff Coach Omnkw. who '5,V'LtgrS1mCQ of one of his Modem Hnstofb Q Hixtury MR. EDD KIZLLOXX' Iinskcthglll Cuguh 'N' A 2 altiun Instu 'azzztt THE GRADUATES' PRAYER O Mary, our Mother and our Queen, we praise you with one accord in this year dedi- cated to you. We acknowledge and honor you, O Mother of God, as the most sublime and perfect member of our race. And sinee you were designated by your Divine Son as our heavenly mother, we beg you to listen attentively to the prayer which rises up today from each of us, the graduates of 1954. We therefore humbl' and earnestl' im lore . . .. 'uto w'at'1o'e 3' ' ' rt. Standing upon the threshold ot a new lite, loxvith ,gm Zngtltrlloliiylgoglssgn Zin we do not know, we cannot know what lies ' l before us, Sickness or health, prosperity or poverty, joy or sorrow, yea, even life Or eleathg all are hidden from our eyes. 3 l P O Mary render our endeayors sue queenly benevolence, and your heaven- ly mercy, protect, cherish and prosper us in all our future life. eessful make us worthy of your :W 'ig FI mm: xx: motherhood Let us never be sey Irated from the Sacred Heart ot your Son and from your own Im maeulate Heart Grant that as your respectful and obedient sons we may with the help of your power ful intercession so live in this life that we may attain the erown of glory in the next Amen 'finial 'H' -mmm, '!3 !'S'3' ,,,,. .. 2 1 iq W A ',..,.,,t,.. I 5'-'Har-kgs. gg, .WFHE1 H ,...'l.5-g-33-gg-'re' ,gp- r !i i E-13 Xie, Jim f 'M if- r time QE as Wi, r E' 'isa 11-au 1 1 K.. im, ,gg ,nr f+'mEii2'f'gf 'W 3 ' 1a' 553 if 3 S. 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' -+ ,,.g ' .. tr.. . .. ,... ..--,::.'t.'131- ' i::C-.-.. e' H r: . 21,1---1-.-Aw ' --'- ' , Wg..- .....- .:.'!M!..,-22.-1.-merges:-::...- ACADEMY GRADUATES Vire Piwidwif Pi-mdwn S1'f 'f'fJl'Al -7J'cw1-'frm jams H, Hizimmx CHARLES E. Hosci-iran' PAH. lf. Biizsix pc,-uh Illinois pcm. Illinoig Joliet, Illinois A UI A relaxing b ull session was a favor- ite entertainment For L the seniors. IRANCIS I.. AssAi.1.m L11 Salle. Illinois HENRY j. AVCHSTETTER Mendota. Illinois jmim A Bozomros Peru Illinois 5 , p ' '. 5 '?'-fix 5 i ' . .,,m3f X 5 j ' , . 1, ,t ,m,, I . , ,Tip , , Q, V X A If 'Q' . f 43113. sig- .' , ' V - ,f ' ,J in W K X! 'x ii Q 1 M, 21 3 3 1 A A at . my , 1 , rf 4 ..,x.fv.. M t?1H1'., 1 ' Mv'4'54' ' Q '-, . U-'f Q fs-. Q , 4 'SP' CP' gal lun AJ -s. 'Y ' . ,4,x. 4 Dox.ai,1u E, lui Peru. lllinoix K . XY'Ai5r'i2R P. KASZX'NSKl 1.11 Siille. Illinois Prank lrodyiiu, prcbident of the senior boarders, be' liexcd in keeping things pinlced up. The senior-junior prom Ol' 1933 w.is .1 meinomlwle event for joe Kelly. Birsu, .mel their guests. lf .lnsiivii B. Klil,l.H' VIOHN Vl. Krmiiiq DONMI1 lille, Menilcim. Illinuis Peru. Illinois Pull- lll1f1U15 ' 1 DONALD L. KOWALSKI Roc,IiR R. KoxX'Al,sKl RONALD F. KUI-PA spring Valley, Illinois I.g1Sullc, Illinois Peru. Illinois tv? A group of senior sociolo- gists studying their daily lessons. 19' oslrn Llc AT North Cl'llLdf.,0 Illinois A 1 Q2 RONALD L. Lijiawsxl LaSalle, Illinois ' I inf, M,s.1,,L .V A I 'Pi' I cf F an 'qs 'gf' jAMIIs A. LOIIBAQH Spring Viillcy, Illinois The pcnsixc seniors look things over with a placid micn. T lI C y are Nianning, Vonliampus, and labcr. RICI-IARII j. Lxoxs La Salle. Illinois JOHN T. MANMNG Chicago. Illinois PI-IILIP j. MARCOIINI Chicago. Illinois LIIDWIG A. MACK Peru. Illinois id:-ylwv ..-- W 4 ' K +14 ffl! Q,-L QL Q 1 1. .s 'S 4 ,JV , A. -a. 4 ,M -, ,yr is , wr' .1 1 1 -ri 4 M er . Q5 3 m Q 'P-.aw , Mg., , .A in . , E M, X if 15 ,ft wa- A ,iw . AS ' A x 1' ff f A f vs Q 3. w2'v-Fifi .W 3, 'F Q Wiz, 5, Q! Donal l Edward X Francis Birhis Challenger Colmone JUNIOR DAY STUDENTS Like a weary traveler, who has just completed the greater part of his journey, the high school junior is now well prepared to move on to the final stage of his secondary education-an educa- tion whose main purpose it is to mold the stu- dent's character like to that of Christ, his divine model. Under the guidance of his prefect, Father Bede, and the rest of the teachers at St. Bede, the junior day student has made much progress in his efforts to attain his immediate as well as his ultimate goal. i Ohh Francis ,IA lDon Keiffer Kasperski jasper 219- Kenneth Kenneth Wfalter 4 Konu il Krogulski Kudela Paul Dooley Richard Robert Ess I Finl- james Hill Alan Latz 4 Francis Iioley hlicliiiel Gleason Donald Hansen fClViVli'u W Jay Hansen Eugene Maggi Adolph Richard Sanders Marvin Schmidt john Shields QL Sylvester Kenneth William Peter 15 If Nogaj Piletic Piletic Rochetto 1 ' Ronald N Roth JUNIOR DAY STUDENTS With the completion of the third year of his high school education at St. Bede, the bonds of friendship have been strengthened for the junior. He has become more zealous in his efforts to reach his goal. By his participation in the various spiritual, intellectual, social, and athletic activities of his school and his schoolmates he has learned to be- come a better c-itizen and a better child of God. In the light of all these things, there is no reason why the 53-54 school year at St. Bede should not remain a very memorable one for the juniors, who are pictured on this and the previous page. john Edward o Stephanitis Terry rri Arthur Trompeter Raymond Stasiak 'Nm Z r-' BRE Milo Franfis Donald Edward David ' James Tuttle VC'drd XX'asilewski Wieczorek Wilke Wimbiscus 43 BOARDERS' DIVISION OF UNIORS joseph Bakes William Barrett Will the boarders' section of the junior class of 53-54 have something to talk about and to remember in years to come? We certainly will. Not one of our fifty-five members will easily forget the joys and sorrows, the hardships and the good times that we ex- perienced during our junior year in high school. When we come back to our old home as alumni, the sur- roundings of our alma mater will surely revive our memories of many things. As spectators and as participants well thrill at the thought of the spirit of the fighting Irish on the gridiron, the hard- wood, and the diamond. When we visit our old study hall in the southeast corner of the first floor, we won't easily forget our arduous quest for knowledge. Much less will we forget the times that we sat at our desks in solitary confinement or hard at work on some well deserved punishment. 'nur Isa? Hffnfy Theo. Ed Charles Michael David B01'5f Burzycki Carpenter Cage Cui Child Mifhfwl Thumris Thomas Anthony David Ronald Cline Cotter Devine Drury Gould Gregg Robert Walter Dan ames gmc-5 John . ' J J 44 Griggs Hahn Hallesy Hamlin Harding Heinzel Our school rooms will undoubtedly bring back many mem- ories of our classmates, our classes, and our teachers. The clubroom will suddenly come to life through the haze to remind us of many pleasant hours spent therein in gab- fests, games, and leisure. Most memorable will probably be the thought of the many festive blowouts and parties that we enjoyed there. These will be some of the thoughts that will gladden our hearts in the distant future. In the more immediate future, when we shall have the honor of receiving our diplomas, we the members of the graduating class of '55 will be thankful that, under the patient guidance of Fathers Ralph and Dun- BOARDERS' DIVISION or JUNIORS Irvin Herrmann Anh Haynh stan, we had such a good preparation for our last year at St. Bede Academy. Joseph John Thomas jog, Hoover Kelly Kelly Kennedy James Thomas james Donald Loughnane Malach McHale Meyer ames Thomas James john Neville Nolan O'Brien O'Bfien Thomas james Kuk Leonard Ll0Yf-l Donald hfIOllCIt Ixfyefg Wm- Neil O'Donnell 0'Ma116y 45 Ci PREFECTS of the BOARDERS' S E C - 'HON of the JVN- ICRS were: Fathers Ralph Xtftry. OSB., and Dunstan Morris- wy. OSB.. xx ho .irc pictured left to right. UNIORS Rtiyrntmtl Plavix J Riclmrtl Slusurslci Fiximis Prillcr -lohn Richntxl .l11H1CS Xvwf H.1l Smith ljrintlixillt' Stltmint-1' isa, Md ' l w..f s' if l s s ng.-. 1' Ik YD E: 1040 Ritlmrd P.1intcr -lohn Pinto Ritlmi-tl Sicvxvriglit john Z.1mnl-:ti ans-4' 'nu' .AX Robert Arthur Thomas I lftigh Vogtl XX73Cl1ONK'1L1lC james Zdanowiu IS, A v Y 4 OIIICYRS of the IUNIOR BOARDFRS, lcft to ri fhtr Irv Herrmann - 3 . xitc prcsidcntg VC'illiam O'Donr1cll. prcsitlcntg James Neville. secretary- tI'C'2l5UI'CI'. ,mfiiam s 5 H , I 'E 5 ' i ' t 5 i jg V ,S fp , Q ji ' E fu 5 ? iz ali fi ' 5 fl q , 3 K A Q 1 Y f 'a Q 'Wt' gag? HL ? 11? 56 E: 9 V v , .Q ,Ng 1 kgym ,. 4 if V ,fy . f X, , A V -. ,f Philip McCollum james McGrath Edward Mangan Michael Marmion John Meier Edward Monaghan Michael Morrison Edward Phelan Robert Regan When the members of the 53-54 edition of this department refresh their memories about this school year, they undoubtedly will recall both outstanding and insignificant events. However, all will be memorable. How can they forget the time when they were learning to become better citizens through the fre- quent re-writing of the Constitution? There will probably be a tinge of regret when they recall the loss of an important intramural game by one point. Pleasantly memorable will be these and many other places, persons, and incidents that were so much a part of our life at St. Bede. But, whatever the memories, all the members of this department will, in later years, proudly boast to underclassmen: Now, when I was a sophomore at St. Bede in 1953-54 . . Edward Senninger Thomas E. Smith Thomas j. Smith Francis Sospenzi Martin Svete Edward Tallnn Clifford Thompson Fred White Matthias Wyzinsld Dennis Ryan Thomas Safranske BOARDERS' DIVISION OF SOPHOMORES Bernard Schellenberger Thomas Schellenberger 53- 43 ' w 1 . ' . r , 1 X x fi 1 Cb' t?G' .V, xx Y'-ff 4.22 'rr if Kenneth Gerald Donald Glubcynslci Hand: Hoffman DAY STUDENT SOPHOMORES Fr mklm Wlilliam Ronald lgsiqk Klug Konczal . ,lL,, cf' 5. lf : E. l :iam , 1 ZQPQL Wi kis e 2125-Ciif. .i saw . 'x 3 ul p A M sally? M Q Conrad Arnolts 'N ,W Robert Baracani John Baron Earl Barr Alfred Cisneros Qin Denis Donnelly Leonard Dreas Herbert Frizol Marshall Brennan One of the branches of sophisticated sophomores made its headquarters in room 203, It was here that we, who .ire pictured on this page, met for Ll short study period each morningg for our lunch hour at noong and for any other session that might have been convoked by Fa- ther Gordian. As our prefect, Father Gordian was johnny on the spot with help when we needed it and asked for it, and with a correction when he thought we needed it, whether we asked for it or not. A glance at this page will always re- mind us of friends with whom we spent a memorable year during which we made much progress in age and in wisdom as sophomores at St. Bede Academy. Richard Kramkowski Edward Krolak james Landgraf M. Duane Leclerq Eugene Lesniak Charles Link Daniel McDonald James Marenda 'gr--' Ronald Mini Anthony Piano Gordon Moran Kenneth Murphy Richard Noonan Paul Perona james Ruggerio Lee Reynolds Paul Savio Richard Scholosser Bernard Schweickert The twenty-four sophomores who are pictured on this page made up the other section of second year day students. Wfhatever supervision was needed, was furnished by Father Alban, who was in charge of our group as prefect. As a group we dicln't accomplish any- thing spectacular. We simply took an active part in the curricular and extra- curricular activities that are a part of a sophomores life at St. Bede. One of the things long to be remem- bered by the group was the daily, drow- sy arrival of one of the members. His entrance each morning would give our prefect a little distress, but the timely ringing of the class bell would always relieve the situation. Donald Sweetland Leo Sxviskoxvski Andrew Taliani XX'alter l'tz james XX'.igner Thomas XVall XX'illiam XX'atson Stanley Zakryeski Vernon George Us Q Q--it 'K'-9 I 'Q -gag? 5 'fe A A R P I , ., X .5 g Paul Earl Randall Senica Severson Shingke DAY STUDENT SOPHOMORES Richard Kenneth john Siegele Sondgeroth 5iL1Cl10Wi3lK M JMX qv- f At the It-ft art- pitturt-tl the prt-ft-tt antl offitt-rs of one of tht- tliv stutitnt stiplioriioit tliwisions, wliostr mtnihers ap- OFFICERS AND PREFECTS of the JUNIOR AND SOPHOMORE DEPARTMENTS C11 I' tin taut' Stl. P I Left to right art- Ctinratl Arnolts. Rtvnaltl Mini. anti Father ILHYT. itr Bt-rite. tht prt-ttftt of the gunior tlax' stutlent depart- ment rpnai ' Xt '- f t pi Trti FI it piet iprt is in tht pi Lite hthm' with tht- oftiters of thc rmtnt. 'l'ht vittittis are, left ttf riuht: ,Ianies Hill. s rtil -Itihn Torri, Presititntg john Shieltis, SCtI't'f.lfy. N -11 anti -tl, nihtis ut tht- iiinior tlepartnitnt are pitturetl on Qw- The other division of the large day student sopho- more tiass was prefetrtetl by Father Alhan, who is s.. shown at lttt with the tlepartmttnt offitt-rs, Lee Rey- Tht' mttmhtrs of this 1 The sophomore ttepartmt-nt ot tht' boarders. whose story and pictures appear on pages 48 anti 49, were tlirectcti by the prefetts and officers shown in the picture at the right. , Ifthiarti Tallon, Prt-sitit-nt of the tit-partnient. is flanktt! hy the prefetts Father Keiin. left, anti Ifathtr Altreti, right. Stanthngg are: Phil lNitCtil1tum. Trcasurerg Dennis Ryan. Vine Prtsitit-nt. nnltts anti Paul Perona. tlepartmtrnt appear on page Sl ww' MUSEUM W R 'vll C fwi ' s+ B1 ' isa, fy 'FSP' rw' 1 yy-wig? 2255352 ti1'lr.fk Wf -359 Qa- S F 5 . gi, f ' -s W. I N: 12 'QFQQ 4:5 9-RU 2.11 DAY STUDENT FRESHMEN When we, the members of the freshman class of 1953-54, look back over our first year at high school, each of us thinks of some significant ex- perience. Some recall the occasion when they were the target for an eraser or the object of a lecture or the author of an unscheduled composition. For others there will be memories of brighter things, such as blowouts and intramural games. Those who played on the interscholastic freshman football and basketball teams will recall their big games and their big thrills. As we continue our quest for knowledge during our high school course and during our whole life, we're bound to remember the teachers and prefects who did so much for us in their attempt to give us a good start. It's going to be hard to forget our patient and likable prefect-Father Michael-and the student officers, whom we selected as our representatives. They're pictured in a group on the next page. All of us will vividly remember our experiences as little fish in a big pond and we realize that we are well prepared to go ahead in high school and in life because of the good foundation we receixed as frosh at St Bede 54 R Herrick R Hurst E Hylla -I Jaraczewskl .l Kimber E. Bernardi G. Bernardoni R. Bukovic G Carey W Delvalee T Emmefling D. Ferrarri K. Ficek D. Flaherty R' Hammack J. Mini E. Pyrz 'IQ La Flamme J. Landgraf B- MCGFHW W- Mlfhell , A. Murdock R- Myer J- Pndaww . A' Pftfalozzl' U R. Pyszka W. Reynolds D- Sdlmidf C' Semen R. Sondgeroth J. Waligcmra DAY STUDENT FRESHMEN D. wfisiimii STUDENT OFFICERS of the DAY STVDENT FRESH- R. Winqbigfug MEN were -lim Mini, vice prcsitlcnt, Bob Hurst. president, G. Wfolf Art Pattarozzi, secretary-treasurer. Thcy are piuturerl below, left to right, together with their pic-fact. Father Michael. xi' C. NX'idlowslci all Xl P. Sondgeroth L. Yattoni L- ZCYH BOARDERS DIVISION OF FRESHMEN J Asselborn C Cadkm K Barrels G Bennett T Bird R Corcoran T Coicoran F Coyle I Funk J Hanlon I HGTVSY Brooks .I BUFZYCIU DePasquale I Dldlef Hoesel Keegan To the younger! and 115114113 ihe wmller! finden!! 0 Sf Bede Academy fhe Mrmmf fhzr and fhe ollouzzzg age 0 lht VII Bfzeda NIH he 1 zzzzd fezzznzder 0 the compmzzafzf uzlh uhom they Jhmed then mmwofz ex enamel fzr rerhmefz nz high Jchool Forgetting the few tlIfl'lLLllIIC.9 of becoming adjusted to a new way of life in a boarding school each of the minims will remember many pleasant things recreation periods tramural games checker ping pong tourna ments club room parties better known as Blowouts Since attendance at school was the main purpose of his being at St Bede the minim will surely remember with a shudder or a grin his unforgettable bouts with such men as Fathers Peter Bede Michael Theodore and others and h1s few tangles with men of discipline like Fathers Eugene and Henry who were the prefects of the minim depart- ment. When the minims recall the im aluable guid- ance gixen bv their prefects theyre not very likely to forget the agility with which both prefects assigned the well-known Constitu- tion' and Declaration' ,I KIIWHU J Kuzmickas B Lasievsicz .I MCCHIUW P McCue T McNulty We Like every well organized society, the MINIM DEPARTMENT had its duly elected OFFICERS, who are pictured below, with the prefects of the depart- ment, Top row, left to right, are: Tom Corcoran, president, Father Eugene Lauer. OSB.. jim Funk, treasurer, Bob Corcoran, secretary. Below are: Father Henry Fritz, O.S.B., and Terry NX'eber, vice president. R. Machlet P. Mason if R. Megfsman Milakovich D, Nora L. Nordstrom BOARDERS' DIVISION OF FRESHMEN R. Nuccio T. 0'Ma11ey E, Pfeffcf j. Prindiville P. Schauble R. Sommer G. Suhi L, Tamborini J. Tobin J. Vandewalker D. Vyvvfmfm C, Walsh T. Wfeber J. Weedman P. Wolf E. Srhnitzius J. Vugcl A Michael Arms Robert Becker 109' Thomas Brajlcovich Henry Dersch james Emge JUNIOR CCLLEGE FRESHMEN Twenty-eight college freshmen chose to further their education at St. Bebe junior College during the school year of 1953-54. From this number, thirteen were members of the divinity section and pursued courses designed to prepare them for the major seminary. The fifteen general college students were engaged in such courses as pre- medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-law, commerce, and agriculture. THE DIVINITY SECTION The members of the divinity section of the college were quartered on the sacrosanct of the fourth floor, known as the penthouse, Under the direction of their prefect, Father Victor, the 13 freshmen and 11 sophomores who com- posed the department were introduced to the rigorous, yet pleasant and rewarding life of a semmarian. In addition to their avid pursuit of studies, the fourth floor students found time to organ- ize Gregorian Chant and polyphonic choirs, sing in the glee club, recite prayers in common, and help the priests whenever needed. The pictures of the freshmen divinity stu- dents appear on this page, those of the sopho- mores on pages 28 and 29. 'e-f D0nHld Finnegan Raymond jacobowski james Murray Robert Pietras Rifhafd XVHUEOYH Donald Wisniewski Paul Wolf Russell Verona S8 JUNIOR COLLEGE ERESHMEN During the 1953-54 school term the junior college saw an increase in numbers, in the number of students, the number of teachers, and the number of courses available. The student enrollment showed a twenty percent increase over that of the previous year. The return of Fathers Gilbert, Daniel, Ralph, and Kevin swelled the ranks of the faculty, and made possible the restoration of a complete pre-medical course with Fr. Gilbert's return and the introduction of a course in agriculture with lfr. Kevins homecoming. THE GENERAL COLLEGE Among the general college freshmen were 10 boarders and five day students, who are pictured on this page. Together with the three sophomores who appear on pages 28 and 29, they formed the general division of the college. Their quarters were located on the second floor. Here they studied and learned the mys- teries of art and science. Here also they con- ducted the bull sessions, which are so famil- iar to college life. In addition to their pursuit of studies, the college men participated in intramural athletics, engaged in various forms of social activity, and aided in the library and elsewhere. Curl Audo William DePasquale Guillermo Colombari Robert Harmon Donald Fewell -r ' W! dna... 1154 1 'bd' Z hs Ve Theodore Krogulski James MCKUUC Thgnjag OBrien Kent Orlandini john R0dighiCrO Thomas Schmidling Francis Senica Joseph Sullivan . N . i james Rivera Robert Toohill 59 f fr At St. Bede a student receives a very broad and comprehensive mental training. Religion, the classics. and mathematics form the basis of the curriculum. which is completed by courses in science and physical education. For instructors in the various branches of learning, the stucient is fortunate to have men re- plete with wisdom and learning. lt is the added privilege of the St. Bede student to be under the care of those who have enrolled in the school of the Lords service in order to lead others closer to Christ, the exemplar of all teachers. Besides the aid of a competent staff, the student has the advantage of a pleasant environment in his search for wisdom. Large and airy study halls, well lighted classrooms, modern library, well equipped laboratories: all help the student to achieve his goal in school and in lifevuto advance in wisdom and knowledge. THE WORK OF A STUDENT The students oi' St. liede, whose portraits were presented on the preceding pages, merit the title of Hstudenti' by virtue of the fatt that these young men devote .igrrig part of their d.xv's activities to work in the classroom. Scenes from this integral part of school life are pittured on this and the fol- lowing eleven pages. O 4 'iw if R Q V ggj ' Q Q, Q , fn ' i f xi H 4 ' M Six :Wm ng' f Y K' .,.., .wit .X .sf Q ii fr, 4 i K 3-:.'5. ul R tam 1 .E 553' Q! gm 4 4 A' 4 ,. - -Sf ' Q f if fl :,, 1 A . . Y . mm i 5 fb is 'W' 3 bl 8 , if X ,r wlvv' rf H.1fQc-rm' and Imngbons. mcmbcrs nf Iizrhcr Gillu-rrd crvllnguf L1Yl Uf5U5' WMA Wetcitxwlm thc '1m'1tcu1' nhcmixts uhm Strmc fur thc cmurnus dc11i.1ncfcw1 by U16 Fllbffff- IIN fm?'fit7'l: their data she-L-rs mxghr slum at least .1 sn-mblamc rf! Skltflflfli f-id. Lhw-ISU? SIMD S U' ' U,m'mC fm-If ,fukin-s ru 111:-w1'ct11.1I ungilyxzs, Affflrlfwh U R111-,.J. R ICJ' pfltilln-I I hrncfl kruflyjuciru Lili. Li Q I If U! 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W .M -' V r- A., ,- V Y . , .Twig-,S-,, f-mf, --':mf,:lw'l B ,af 5 1' ' Nr, '7'3'5?1f4'N93'Aw.,., . W jf gk f,?ffs'f,rf,ai 'f'mQ-2 N. . - Wfivv. g,,.w , A ' XY, . X ,M 19 Sffiix 'X 69 -si? A.. I' I i n Q.. 5 L Q 1 , K Q 4 1 '5 P5 , X .L ' 4 1 N 1 1 Q L 1 -,. W: :L ' ' t f A A' ' wk ' T 23 iv , A , Q I 23-4 .La K x 'QQX 0 'Q F I Nr' Ev, 1 Af 3,-9 ' Q ,, ,Q 5:4 ' ay Q53 NW, ef- - f 3: t 48 I 1 fg 1 3 fl nd' Q VARSITY FOOTBALL With a decisive 26-13 victory over Immaculate Conception High of Elmhurst, the 1953 varsity eleven completed a tough, ten-game schedule in the middle of November. By winning their last game, the Bruins brought their victory mark up to four as against six losses. The VARSITY ROSTER consisted of the members pictured below. Reading across the two pages are the following: top row, left to right: Mgr. G. Bader, D. Hallessy, V. George, P. McCollom, L. Gourley, M. Corns, 1. Cleary, N. O'Malley, J. Zaranka, T. Burzyclci, Mgr. R. Compton. Second row from top: Coach Steve Oracko, Trainer W. Trumble, j. Boyle, M. Schmidt, 1. Shields, A. Piano, E. Tallon, P. Perona, W. O'Donnell, Coach Edd Kellow. Third row from top: W. Morrissey, C. Link, C. Case, E. Cranley, R. Griggs, j. Loebach, J..Prindeville, J. Mc- Hale, W. Burke. Front row: R. Studzynski, john Kelly, Jos. Kelly, Co-Captain P. Birsa, Co- Captain R. Kulpa, Co-Captain C. Hoscheit, J. Torri, R. Ellerbrock, D. Kowalski. J. Heitman was absent when the picture was taken. Bede Bede Bede Bede Bede ....... ....,. Bede Bede ....... ..,.,. Bede ....,.. ...... Bede ...,... ....,. Bede ..,,,.. ....,. Outstandmg Players of the 53 Eleven SEASONS RECORD Mendota L-P .....e, Streator .. Marquette Culver .,.. Amboy .A Spalding Hall ,..... Ottawa .. Elmhurst Admiring the Cassiday Brothers trophy on which thelr names w1l1 be mscrlbed are the three gridmen selected by their teammates as the outsandmg players of the 53 team Standxng 15 Charles Hoscheit, named the most valuable back Seated left to rxght are ames Loebach and Paul Bir g linemen. , J, ,.,t4n, 34 M. .ETH fn 'Q A' 1527 , K M . M., If ,gf,,QQD N 'iii- gllazg ,-. ' Q aw .iz 12532,- , z 5 wifi X Maj I Wk f 5 fxw ,- vs V Y -fv fi , 'lv -. ' ilk W sw Sm! 352fi'l'f!J'!' naw ,MW ,A K' P552 W U E1 E- U A ,gy ' + . Q af' jf? A 9 'WM 'A ff- :mm H 5, E? A 359 45 L , V, 'V 1' dai' 4 fa. Q .gf my 51 Q gt .v .1 'q , 'AA VV A Q N3 V N -Q, 5 Zi Q ,252 X 6 , S 4. ..WJ,ff ,K Q . 1 1 M5-nf A 'flex T - M- H . .ggi ,. X f ww 3: ,L f mia f s -lr ., xx ,nv 1 1 wif. ,ff , nf sm ., A xv: rf 4' f M 1 s L . lfvwv, K -I - 1 '3, 31? I - 1f,t ,.1 ,'v ivwfyfx ,Y 3 Q, Mr' 5 is riff ff? I . Q ' .. , . sg K K ' . t 'f slr - V '- X Y PAQ. lx A W ,ijt , -, A-5-.yi KJ m.1j,.f,. 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Jones, Crowe, and Moskiil were part of the rrew that lined the field for the gdmes in the St, Beds me- moriiil stadium. QOH' 4? ,Mm J- ,f ag, 5 6 'HW S 'V'1ov FRESHMEN zz--3 1 4 9 . Uf' i K, . ,.,A ,,AX, . -, ' 1' ff - Vk . -.,,, I . wi. ' 'S' , 1 f' K M if 5 r Aff' 'K , v mn . iss Y Al 1 V X A ii Q, ' -if n :Q , -si! 'A 4 W' if? ' I' 9 1 E 5: if 3 15755 - w f' X L S if E35 Q 5? 1 5 The 1953 EDITION of the BABY BRYINS consisted of the follmx-ing. left to right, from mu Hcmy. McCue, Cadkin, O'M.1lIcy. P.1tr.1mzi, BL-rn.11'dwni. Semnd mmf Conch Edd Kellow, Tom Corwmn. Hurzyxki. P.1d.1w.1n. Bird. Tlmirl row: XY, Reynolds. Bob Corcoran. Awclborn. Kirwin Schmidt, Kuzmicl-cus. aff., 83 BASKETBALL Although the St. Bede basketball teams faced a number of exceptional obstacles dur- ing 1953-54. they turned in an exceptional performance during the season. Foremost of the disadvantages was the lack of their spacious gymnasium, which was destroyed by fire on March 9, 1955, Next of the handicaps was the illness, of the new toach. Edd Kellow. He was stricken a few days after the first game and did not return to the helm until after the tenth game. Another of the serious disadvantages was the fact that the senior members of the varsity--the mainstays of the teamnr- had been under the tute- lage of three different coaches during their high school playing days. Last, but not least, of the handicaps was the fact that '53-'54 teams had to practice on strange floors and that they had to play all of their games away from home. Yet, in spite of all these obstacles, the varsity ran up a string of nine victories before it lost to Mendota in the finals of the Mendota holiday tournament. The frosh-soph had a seven game victory march to their credit before they succumbed to Marquette of Ottawa. The frosh sported a five and five record by the middle of February. All in all, the 1933-54 basketball season was exceptionally good under exceptionally bad circumstances. S ,411 v ' For an exceptional sea son we are happy to present in exceptional uc ure t cs i happen Nery often that seyen out of ten con e ants get uc camera s range 84 The action occurred in the xarsity 5 first game a 1 n Iwi zrsei cs xx om the Bruins feitecl twice during., the season tKOWALSKl, es-5 csumzg KEY T0'l5l-3 max lol Sig B d Rolls Wifh 'Mr. Poi ...-...qqg Roger boasts a variety nt shots and as a suphornore Pre p C 6 Q e I- scored N233 points. Hg tolalefl News LOOO Y TOMMY KOUTVI ' ' , ANG! I' Chlrtxo Amqricam Ma!! Writer. PERU, Ill.. Feb. 13-A His arm: is Roger Kowalski. but 'Mn Points fits St. Bode cademys 6-5 basketball cen- er much better. Thafs wha he's ber-n doing, coring points at ex svnsatiom' lip for the third straight sea- Jon. He is about to become St. 4ede's first 1,000-point player. Kowalski. a re-sidc-nt of La alle, Lll., is 19 and weighs 186 unds. M ' 'uma - u 417 pomts an hrs jumor year despite missing three games because of illness. To date he has 340 and has five regular games left to play before the stats- regionals. His total for his threemyear prep career is 990, TWO-STYLE SHOTS ' His shooting percentage for this season is an amazing 575. Kowalski scores most nf his baskets on a fadeaway hook, nr a one-handed push shot from the corner. Like any tall pivotman, he gets his share ol tip-ins. ' It's easy to see why St. Bode has won 15 of its 18 mes l . ga and once was ranked No. 8 among Illinois prep quintets. Kowalski, quiet and we!!- mammred. is rf-ported to have been approached by many col- leges and universities. W DKK DILIGENTLY He hardly had played basketball when he enrollqd here as a freshman after gran- uating from Sr. Patrick me- mentazefchool in La Salle.. Agra hman he was awk- wa Sam Vukovich to er . rm De Paul U. star, who then was St. Bede's coach, worked diligently and patiently with the youth for twq years. Kbwlgllki developed a hook shot Stihl: junior year under Teal Henkel, who coached here ont QHIOIJ. GUAM! N Bowl Oct, 1 Edd Xailawgst. ,Q new coach, giwkozer a now routine-l ' hook shots with eitberhind 8115- uteseichdl Ill tmtni bull to ll h- Qnnxmz 'W Coach Kelgpwln a veteran of 13 fampalgns. also Cf'P?1L:l1ir?'Ci, at ntuwrw, Ky, whervhe'hel'pnd , Murray StatETeaehersoCol'1uQ f Slllgfl the annual Nmtth-Stltlzlii MODEST ST.-XR . . . ls Si. Beds Academys Roger Ko- walski who specializes In scoring' baskets from any angle on the vcr-urt. Kowalski lowers 6-5. weighs ,186 and Cailegfw will ln' :ntl-r him all-star hi h achooi baslsztbtll game. Ffa trite! among the but has seen. l l o lf St. Bef1e's scoring and has enjoyed such ,hot nights that ' in one game he pouwd-in .12 straight baskets before mfs- ELQHEQ 'IWO MORE POZNTS.. . . lu! St. B060 Aculmy 01 Pam, Ill.. sa 6-toot, 5-duck Roger Kowalski will high into air and connects on two-handed jump shot, St. Bode ace has totaled 990 points it 18 fumes this um. wi-stil ' ifif' QW. - 4, rki 4- 86 1 15: i. S., i . Mn 3 2' Q vw x X O' ZW -,xl Ns, ff- V x QM: vt f ' A9 5? 'gg A. .Kr 9 W . W' 5 ww- ,. ff - ' 'Y .. A4 4 r ,T . . Q I K . 5 3 EW a'. x 1 li . 'J 7' iii- Y I ful. W r?gV-j? 1 X Q ' X f' 3 91 W' 5 3' 4 m n ,fi 3 1-V I 4 , QQ .IOHIN lxl.l.l.X .luniur l7urw.lril DONALD Kll'G Stnior lorxsartl Dribbling past and around many opponents was a regular feature of jim Farrell's play during the season. Besides being an adept ball handler, Farrell was a Constant threat to opponents by virtue of his accuracy on long shots, HAROLD JONES junior-Center . 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Poised in mid-a Mini shoots. -n-'I t J 95 N .3-wac:3t?'f4 s W else it fy :ff ' i 'if-Qft 'wh' .ave ,as e rr' Wk -.715 lfRlfD LISXIYROS Siiplitiinni-e pitchci' who was one ot the mainstavs of the '53 squad STEVIE ORACKO CUJKXJ ls BASEBALL One of the sure signs of spring at St. Bede. as elsewhere throughout the nation, is the teen-ager's interest in baseball. Shortly after the basketball togs are tucl-ted away and even before the thaw is out of the ground. lic-dan baseball enthusiasts start trying out their arms and sharpening their batting eyes with the hope of being well prepared for the varsity. XX'eather permitting. preliminary practice begins for all base- ball hopefuls before Easter, and gets into full swing after the Easter vacation, when the coaches start whipping the boys into shape for a short. but active. season consisting of about fifteen games. During the '55 season the Bruin nine played eleven games. completing the season with a record of three wins. seven losses. and a rare tie. The baseball oddity occured in il game against Depue. which had to be called because of cold and darkness. W'ith the return of fourteen members of the '95 squad. most ot whom saw action last spring, hopes ran high for a very suc- cessful season in 'i-i as this issue of the Via Baeda went to press. Pictured below are the returning members of the .5-1 squad. Top row. left to right are: Irv Herrmann. james lfarrell. john Prindixille. J. Boyle. Kneeling: john Tnrri. Robert Studginski. Ken Krogulski. S. Zak- sl-ci. Seated: D. Ryan. If. Phelan. XY. Barrett. M. Corns. Xxfj 5 2 . Walid uf' Lt., , 4.1- 2 .1 1 ' Mgt d A me ...,....i K l x ix 'i ,tx ex . SL mid K9 2 A Members of the 1955 gi'iidi1.1titwn tl.iss whim wmpleted their high selwol iithlctic tiireers with the nirsity lmiselviill team in the spring of '55 tire: kneeling. left to right: Dain Sandull. Vie Meyer. Bill Herrmann. Standing: Charles Stewart, Rog Rienhard. Jim Zwiclc. Dunne Glynn. JAMES MCHALE As ii junior in class standing. Mel-Iale is the '54 squads xeteran moundsman. Torri. one of the leading hitters of the '53 squad. displays some ut his power in Ll game against Streator. -5 ,iff ,, it Wit TENNIS XY'ith liunr xctcrnns returning from thc pru- CHARLFS UBVZZ' CASE N .1 inninr. Luc is it thrcc yuti' xctciptn ttf the ttfnnix tc.xni and iti nninhcr tint' l.twr. vionw yt.tr. thu St. Bt-tim 'Ibnnis TL-.tin of 'QS h.tti .t uri' stitccwtittl st-Axon. Bcsitiu h.tx'ing .tn iinprcxsiw rcuord of six Wim. ont- tic. .Ind ontt loss. thc Bcdtn nctnicn took it-tonti plate in thc- Illinoii V.tllt-y 'It-nni5 Coiittruiitt- tonrmtnt-nt for tht' sttonti tniixttti- tixt- year. Cut- .tnti Birmt titvrim-ti thc' initluns of thc 'it ytlutti, whith win tit-stimti to go plttts in this st'.twii's tompctition. Tht- 1955 tunnis squad tnmixtcti ut tht iiwit't't-18 pittnrtti .tt tht iight. 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Xlfilliam Kirk, OSB., athletic di- rector. lid Crowe Cat lir. XVilliatn's rightj, junior college sophomore, handled the freshman basketball team during Coach Kellows illness in the early part of the season. Seated are the academy students, whose job it was to record the scores and tabulate the statistics dur- ing the season. Left to right are: james XVimbiscus, statisticiang james Zdanowicz, oliliicial scorerg john Crowe, statistician. Because of their late arrival on the campus or because of their ahsence at the time that the photographer was at St. Bede. the pictures of the students in these three pictures do not appear among the portraits of their respective class- ITIQHCS. l 'asa wat . P M ,, SOPHOMORE DAY STUDENTS joseph Mazzorana and Paul Smudzinski SOPHOMORE BOARDIRS R Eugene Reuss Paul Hiep Van Vo Paul Grebener CO1 I FC I I RYSHMYN Rohtrt lxuchcr Dtntcl Lenihm W- ' .1 I Q W is 53335, f wwf, VL . I Zi xv, 4? I04 A xuru xign tl1.it stlmul liiltl lvcgun WAS tlic .annual f.ill liuvcsting. As the grain llllttl tlu lvins intl tliu l1.ly fillctl thc' llilyllll-IN, gi rcuwrtl numlvcr of stmlcritS fillttl St. llult- for another your nf lgnirning. Another sum- sign tlmt stlimwl li.1tl begun was the giiitlimiyctl. iinil wmutimcs unauthorized, liurw csting ut tlig- fruits ul' the orclmrd, as mn- tluutctl by Mmlml .intl Dunsnn at the right. , In tlic midst of the liirwitini. Semin I-itlicr Altuin lilvoxa monwtcry firm iv tiirttlitr xx ith thc brothers 0 tw , U sig mtupic with miiiius tlutiu tl1.1t rcquirc lfttnfllln- ic . 'Hon 1 h mc I 1i'i stlimil lite .mtl from L-lcmcntary sihool 4 .ri mms ' the Sturm. 1' 5 mul vnu c pctiglly lifficult. 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'llwy wcrr Lnplggul m rlmt p1.uu' uh the p1ktL1n-hclmx' um t.1kun. W 4 5.41 'Nr nw Q vlfggf' ' M ,gwzaifik x Ref, fx 1-., rygmi - V ek' 5-Q CQ? ar- 1. , .. MW, WJ, ,fi r .1 ' is ,: ANX -9- . , 42 ff , . 5 gg. . ,L . ,xx , 1, My ywlf ,AN ,A Y . -li? 4 N:q'M...hr f A x . E. -4, 3a., Mg, Y R 'fr- f 1 4. -. f- Af' ff ,.,. .4 A if v, ff , L' . f 11. V 1 ' N ' q 'kwa ' ' MW t 9' fif' L: 4 Y Q 1 J .- a. ' 33, . Q K 4:5 1 Q ,, 3 ,Q V' , ,w.:ra.gv-'nk .,:n'w, W Q X M -B Y .-, 5. Academy freshmen, left to right in the picture at the left-T. Corcoran, Ben- nett. Vfalsh. and Vogel-spend some leisure time on a favorite pastime and Emge. Grundei. XY'isniewslci, and Kranz, left to right below. spend some of their leisure time on thc hooks. i .J X 4- '1 As the students became more familiar with St. Bede life. they deseloped some old and some new in- terests. XY orl-ting and playing togzther. hobbies. or g iust an old fashioned bull session became daily extra-curricular activities. ' i At the left Arms delights his fellow college fresh- men, Finnegan lon bedj and Murray, with a se- lection from his infamous joke hook checkers interest some academy sophomores ion the leftj, and a lively game of euchre was an almost daily after lunch pas- time for the college clay students Cbelowj. Q 2 Qgf, ,,,.i 5 0 .Q Q .71 is M 1 35, f ll 'lg 7 Y, wxlfii A 4 1 l Il ? at if ' Af .PV ' I I X 1 I , ,. A Eff 4 gg 'CQ J , f QC A Nw Nc x x Schmidling. Larry Toohill, and Harmon give themselves a beauty treatment . . in preparation for scenes like the one at the right. This picture was taken at the College Prom, held at the Kas- l-caskia Hotel in December. Among the academy's avid dancing fans were Carpenter and Henning fabovel, pic- tured with their dancing part- ners at one ot' the many dances that were held during the year. At most of them an innumerable number of dance ing fans crowded the floor as they did during the dance shown at the right, Social lite was Dot confined to the campus. howex er. Dances in near-hx' towns were another part ot' the students' extrafcurricular actixities. Various organizations and departments at St. Bede sponsored dances during the Vearg at in , . . ' other times the liedans were invited to dantes Sponsored bv C..Y.O, groups and other societies, Because ol' the lack ot' a suitable place for dancing on the campus as the result ot' the destruction ot' the gymnasium, all ol' the dances that the students sponsored or at- tended during the '55-'Yi school year were olili-tampus ex ents. ff Father Bede. junior clay student pre- fect. and two of the members of his de- partment. together with their guests. frightj. seem to he quite pleased with the outcome of the Valentine dance. sponsored by the juniors, Hill and his guest aboveg Torri and his guest across the page. fig? iqixt ,eu - f ipmggp. . .QL v4 76 ' ' a 15:3 47 A I 'WR 'ILP 4 ?3 iw Jr fn -' . L 5 1 2 it :Z 1 ,q n . x 2 , , Jggb fr. Y Y -fg, 'if L 'lv .Q JA 'ut Fx xx NNI '17- I.1x'1114Sl lUi,fL'lllL'l' III 1111111111111 811011 pI'OtlL1LCkl .1 stu- dent 51111.11 l11'c 1l1.1r.11tcr1st11 of bmrdirmg s1h1mls. 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Ifclo lic-Ili. nrcliitccti Father Hilary. pro- . , , va Llll'.lllll', .incl luitlucr llic-o.lorc', rc-ctor. tlmusn thc' problem ot' reconstruct- ing the gnu. -,4 4 if ri 3 ' The Full montlis wcrc fillccl with at variety of intc-rusting .1LtiXltiL'5. Among thc- liiglilights of the scmon wc-rc Homecoming, the Rural Life Conference. .incl tlic' rcmoml of tlmc clclwris from thc clcstroyccl Abbot Vincent giymnasiuni. 'D .- Afc., The process of clc-.xring away the clclwris during the fall of '55 was one of thc main attractions on the campus in fall. The expertly clclicntc way in which thc monstrous equipment of thc Hollcrich Company 1-:is lmncllccl was at constant source of wonder and curi- osity both for thc- stuclcnts gintl faculty its is cviclcnt from the pic- turc at the left. lwclow, :incl top right. C lv 1 s A rural lifc conference. Sponsorccl under the uuspiccs of the Pc-orin Dioccsw. was hclcl at St. liqclc on Novcmlucr 21. Fiitlicr Kc-xin, head of thc clc-pnrtmcnt of agriculture tit St. Bc-cle, took nn .ictivc part in the confcrcnccc on thc campus. mi J-'f 41 1 A . 5 .. di' - 1.'.m., Three veteran memheri of the Re-Lords and Via fi lS.ieil.i with .itteniletl the Catholit Press Comeri- tion heltl in Milwaulcee. Xwistivnsin, on Ottoher 50-Noxemher l. The staff memhers who autom- panieil liitlier Raymond, l'.1iulty ailiixor. .ire piituretl in the upper right hantl corner on the Nhores of l..il-ie Clenua. where they stopped for a rest en route to Milwaukee. The eonventioners are. left to right: De-l'.uqu.ile. Army anil Auilo in front ot' the k.1INLI'.l. liither Raxmontl hehinel the a.uner.i. Inilutleel in the .utivities of the elay were a foothall game. an alumni get-tim HK 'mmml llUmUl mnl':' lull 'lt M4 BW lm getlier. the Mothers' Cluh spaghetti ilinner, anel it Homeiorning Dame. A hon- 5 . 'L ' . ' ' ' YA A - - - ,. cmlhu ll' mllltml lhllullll mlmbu of llumm fire rally on the eve of Home-toming heightened hopes and spirits for the for the ext-ntful ilay, Homecoming gvlmc A. . F Y 'nh The Rural Life Conference he-.irtl an .ultlress of weltome given hy the Very' 'Y Rev. Peter Zureelc, OSB.. prior or St. lieele Ahhey Lihovel. The Marquette Crusaders took the we-ltome extentletl to them hy the elerorated arch frightj too muth to heart antl spoiletl the Bruins' homecoming game hy a 13-0 seore. Two alumni, however, were quite happy about the outcome of the game. They were Coaehes Potivavsek and Gaughan of Marquette. Both were great athletes in their high sthool days at St. Beele. II7 As their less hardy school- mates watch them from the inside, McCollum, Pfeffer, Meersman, and McAllister, left to right, amble outdoors on their way to the hill south of the huildings, Un their way to the ski slide, they watched Marmion. For- ,.!,i if I. Bitter cold. frost. and then the first snciw: Mother Nature quickly and silently replaces Indian Summer with hoary winter, The coming of Winter. however, dicl not mean a complete ccssa tion of outdoor activities. On the contrary. the students found numerous ways in which to amuse themselves in snowy weather J I restal fun the sledj getting .f ia.. a shove from McAllister and Leonard. 415 Meersman watches McAllister give a demonstration on how not to ski. fleftj, while Meersman trightj seems quite fearful about putting the lesson into effect with Pfeffers willing help. Exe Jkt rfb, ,,. I ng Nwrrlx .xrtw thu .1r:1x,1l -ft umtu thc bllllflflll fp-.ut rf' C11 N U wUn.r:ui. 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'Luv 'iii-':?', ' me , , x' 'ff 'Q' 3' Ihls Jun-r.1t1w wrnll .md aflb rumic N Ilwn mer. xwu- Im.1tuI mxt my my Lh.1pl.11mx pw XX'Imu IN thu -1LiINll'k'I' hug: The eullege divinity students .intl their guests from the faeulty laugh he.1rtily git the antits uf tuga-tl.rel Remm .mtl Rnyer lupptrsite page! .rs they attempt tu wlxe the mur, tler ot Caesar with Dragnet turtles. The swplwinores entertain themselxes e.trtl games theluwl . . . , 4 I hx pl.1yin3g their tuunrite ln the pitture elirettly tvppwsrte un the next page. ltther lfugene rmel swine nt his minim thurges rul- rnire e rrstnms presents ne ut tie nunims re- this one. Father Dunst.in .intl Ralph, yuniur btmreler pre-frets, together with Nexille, une uf the LlLAf'.ll'fA ment uffieers, admire some ut' the tlelieitwus Inml prep.tretl for their Cliristnms party. and the juniors Qleftj, lmxing finisheel their games fur thc evening. eng.1ge in the even inure entertaining p.tstime of an elgilwmte lmnquet in the stuelent dining rmvm. whith wus elalwr- ately elcuarrttetl fur the mtgtsiun. To must peuple, Christmas wouldnt seem like Christmas without the eusttmmry pres- ents. Santa Claus was on the job at St. Betle tu make sure that no one got left out - even the prcfetts. In the pit'- ture at the right Sant.i is giv- ing 21 present to Father Henry. teivetl in the gift exthgtnge. ln the pitture .tlungsitle ,1' Q' 'This S.mt.i Claus has rwthing tin mc. thmlu S.tnt.i Clhix Kiyim ,iw hc ltmlh at the festive pmtcr 4 . . Ql3t:s1mGSwG1l5I0mS Q sol? ' aPni, i,,-L!-ixgrl ff' I v V' f '.' sv - .y.Kf-qgxxwslv 5 , 'ill itll? .Y 'Vg' 1 I , v-L and every Santa Claus wtiuld h.ivc .agreed had he scan Kimim in .ittiim tlur ing thc Christmas p.1rtics, espciially thc imc npunwrutl by thc lNitmtliri'5' Club. ,- iw Loo imc torwmrtl to .1 Whitt Chriatmam, wxhith muiximl uiy pitmhahlt in tht day that the vacation hcgim, the Bctlms nude ii guncml cxtmtlub tm' lwmu, 121 the flowers hloomed. One of the plates most favoret Shown on the left. Spring fever even Caught up with Father Frantis' ubiquitous pet. Sparky, whose actions did any- thing but spark. - A , 1 ,,1.st23fQ2Lff?- Spring meant a rebirth of life and energy for the world of Nature, but nothing of the sort for the students at St, Bede. For the return of balmy days invariably produted that inagical etfett called spring fever. However, with all the letliargy induted by spring. the students were wide awake to the fat! that sthool was tluitlxly turning to a close. A few parties, the annual outings at Starved Rock State Park, and final testsg these were all the events left in the calendar of the 1953-54 sthool year, And after these happenings-a return to the summer freedom so highly treasured by students every- where. fda-... Arms and Miilrogan take a tloser look at the park fabovej. and tenter their attention upon the fish pond. whith was well stotked with goldfish during the warm weather. The beautiful Starxed Rotk State Park near Ottawa provided a pleasant pitnit grounds for the students. who usually spend a day there before the end of sthool. In the pitture at the left. Father William and .i group of students haslt in the sun and engage in a leisurely tonxersation. As Nature slowly awoke from her winter hiberna- tion, the grass began to grow. the trees hudded and with Natures springtime beauty was the front park. ,,' , f, 615 Xl - . I, , ,X 11 -' -H-'Y 1 !f'f'f1 -'so -:mi PM 41 - , 5,f Qi M.-Q. ,am X . 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Iintlosed in tlie monastery building are the living quarters of the moniistii family, clmpels and dining room. In the Section on the left side of this piqture is enclosed the student library. At the right is the architects' drawing of the proposed Ab- hot Vincent Gymnasium, which is currently under con- struction. Reconstruction of the gym- nasium did not begin until about ii year after the destruc- tion of the old edifice be- cause of many unforeseen complications that arose in an attempt to obtain an insurance settlement of the fire. THE BUILDINGS OE ST. BEDE COLLEGE AND ACADEMY AND ST. BEDE ABBEY At the left is gi picture of the original Ahbot Vincent Gym- nasium. which was constructed in 1926. It was almost completely demolished hy fire on March 9, 1953. Q, An air View of the buildings and campus of St. Bede. iw? ST. BEDE IIEGURDS t CHARTER MEMBER CATHOLIC 1,'.. SCHOOL PRESS ASSOCIATION I .. A , -. u .f -E ' qw iiok' . V! X J, '- Xu ' ., 'J S HJLL Recipient of All-Catholic Rating I sr for the 1952-53 ferief Official school newspaper and organ of the Alumni association. Published ten times yearly by the students of St. Bede College and Academy, Peru, Ill. Subscription price 32.00 per yearg 85.00 for 3 years. Single copies, 20c. Entered as second class mail matter at the Post Office at Peru, Illinois, under Act of March 3, 1870. ,-1v, lfrL 41:71. . i STAFF Editor-in-Chief ...................... Michael W. Arms Circulation Manager .... ....... W illiam DePasqua1e College Reporters ...... ......................... Carl Audo, Robert Toohill High School Reporters ............................ Francis Kasperski, Victor Abell, Roger Fisher Staff Cartoonist ............................ T. E. Smith Sports Editors ........ James Neville, James Wimbiscus Faculty Advisor ...... Rev. Raymond A, Matulenas, OSB The Records Brings .... the students a Catholic newspaper of their very own. The RECORDS is a very well established newspaper, having existed for over 33 years. And as in each of these 33 years, it will be the staff's purpose to produce for another year a newspaper which will contribute to the religious and intellectual purposes of St. Bede: that is, to produce a Catholic school newspaper. In our future issues, we will try to diffuse Catholic thought throughout the whole paper, at the same time maintaining high journalistic standards. li' we do this well we will be satisfied and we know you, the readers, will be also. XX'l L L I A M DCPASQLIALE, standing at left, was senior busi- Circulation and other business details of the Records were hand- led by this pair. DePasquale also compiled the monthly calendar and collaborat- ed with Toohill in editing Col- lege Claptrap Hint., N 5 ..... hw MICHAEL XY. ARMS Edffln' This column, called the editorial, will be our way of attempting to show you in what ways Catholicism might be integrated with your daily lives, to show you how Catholicism might become for you not only a religious belief, but a life. For this reason we regard this section of the paper as the most important. We hope you will also regard it as such, paying attention to the editorials written for your benefit, Lights In The Darkness The feast of the Purification was truly celebiated in a beautiful and impressive manner at St. Btde VICTOR ABELI. SMH Poe! .md Ftlllllft' II v'ilw ness manager. In this capacity he was assisted by ROGER FISH- ER, tscatctlj. 0 ll -'35 'op 0 ,P ,ts 4 vs ,Wa yloexxb N 1 we i' .iw M iw r. VW F X.. MR. LEONARD ISFRTRAND II: t Uni Members nf Sexted. left Mtllntw. li. tintti. C. Moran, D, Stlnnitt. M the grnup nt the right ure- tn riglitt C. Henning. Pl1L'l.1I1. A. Vogel. R. Tlinrnpwn. Smnding: Dnnnelly. C. Cue. Siineni. rl. Ruglgerin, THE ST. BEDE BAND Tlmnks to the ze-.ilnus eltinrts ntl Mr. Lenngtrd Bertrand. director. .ind liitlier Henry lfritz. U Sli.. tnittilty inndemtnr. tlie St. liede stu' dent lmnd dextlnped intn .1 pretisinned and well-lxilniieetl mnsitqil ensemble during tlie 'Win-i stlinol ye.1r. l3eQides Iilixingl ll1USlt.llly t.1lented students :in opportunity tn develop their talents. the lmind spnnwred tl nnmlwer ntl ennterts tinr the entertainment nt students. faculty and parents. Most ol' the l5L1I1Ll'S performnees consisted of playing for fontlull and lurketlull ligtines. However. both the toncerts and the playing at gaines were eurmiled sornewlmt by tlie lack of fl gym .ind auditorium. 'iff 'ff cr , r I -.4 ,vt .0 Seated in the grnup at If the left are. lett tn f right: T. MtNulty. F. Cisnernx. -l. Aasellmrn, est. P. Senitug Standing: 'lf lf. Smith. A. Drury. R. Compton. -l. Kinsell.1. A. Senica. it the right .ire Ntdndingi l.. Mollet. 'l. Ayes. lf. Senior. H. Atithstetter, C. St-nii.i. l lfnige. S e .1 t e tl: .uid Dunson, R, lxroldk. R. Nuctio, D 'N alirogdn, VI. Ken- n ily. 'FK' xl gf-lfhllrilu. left to right: D.lIllLl Dlmson, ,l. Piiiiilixillt f Ant Nailed: UI. lxfifiie li lnisiixxitf, During the spring ol' 1954, sexer.il out- standing members of the hand were entered in the Illinois High Sehool Assotiations Dis- triet Music Contests at Marseilles, where they competed on individu.1l lmsis. The musieirins so honored were Charles Case, john Kinsella, Roger' Krolak, john Prindeville, and P.iul Senien. The Via I5r1ed.i went to press before the results were .innounted ln the group .it the right .rin -Standing, left in iight M. Mdrinion. H. D.itzm,1n. R. B.1r.1t.tni. Suited: 'I Keegan .ind R. Siinimer. 1 .T X L'INlWL'I'R of Ihe- group T i 3 f i mm-fm-r 5 Q 5 . THE c3Ho1R- c 3 GLEE CLUB j l The group of students that literally worked together with great harmony was the choir-glee club. This musical organization was com- posed of seventeen members of the college divinity department. Under the direction of their prefect, the Rev. Victor Henkel, O.S.B,, the choristers practiced long and faithfully in order to prepare the many excellent programs they presented during the 1953-54 school year. During their nine month season the choir-glee club made numerous appearances. For several great church feasts the choir sang polyphonic Masses and hymns. They also sang hymns at the special religious de- votions held for the students. In the capacity of a glee cluh the group presented programs hoth for the students and faculty. and for organiza- tions at St. Bede and in the vicinity. They also gave short impromptu programs in the school corridors as trial performanc es. I30 The rnemhers of the choir-glee cluh are-First row, left to right: H, Dersch, A. Grundei, J. Emge, R. jacohowski. R. Beckley. G. Remm. P, Wcmlf. Second row: E. Spence. R. Verona, T, Royer. J. Lukoskie. Third row: T. Lacey, Rev. Victor Henkel, O.S,B.g T. Braikovich. Fourth row: D. Finnegan. R. Pietras, R. Becker. G. Bullock. ,I effsm C O .,--3-, -44725 ,Q 4 sw A Q ' 9' , . L' t, if 9 4 K HMWV Y X . g M-, We ff , 1 1 nk L, . sg 4' - Y' Q Pi MOTHERS' CLUB Officers for the 53-54 school year were. left to right: Mrs. Lee Rey- nolds. Spring Valley, Treasurerg Mrs. A. Senica. Ogle-shy, Presi- dent: Mrs. C. Hoscheit, Peru. Vice President. Mrs. F. Mathieson. La Salle. Secretary, is pic- tured below. Although not a student organization. the St. Bede Mothers' Club was nevertheless one of the most important in the life of every stu- dent. Under the chairmanship of Mrs. F. Mathieson and Mrs. L. NX ali- gora fabovej, the Mothers' Club sponsored a yery successful Spa- ghetti supper on October ll. Part ot' the large crowd that jammed the student dining room on the occasion of the Mothers' Club spaghetti supper is shown at the right. l32 5 fx as 5 f .- 5 It is through the aid of this organization that many of the improvements and renovations in the physical plant of St. Bede have been accomplished. In order to raise funds for this costly remodeling, the Mothers' Club sponsors two main projects dur- ing the school year-a Homecoming supper in the fall, and a Card Party in the spring. In addition to their business projects, the Mothers' Club met regularly during the year and sponsored such social activities as an Open I-louse, and a Fathers' Night. Their monthly meeting provided a chance for the mothers of St. Bede students to meet each other, make the acquaintance of their sons' teachers, and discuss problems ot' common interest. ' ., S Q' H . an P' ay, 4 . 'r . is Eg' 3? f vm W 1 Qu! H A A W lf W VL , ' W Ny, ' ,- i S , ' . - I 6 35,15 Zak? XS . , . wf 4 5 +-.xx 1 V1 93:5-i Q if ' 5' lyk ' , fig .-. A A ,V . K X4 ,s im OBLATES All of the students were at't'iliated with St. Bede. their alma mater, However. a few were affiliated with St. Bede in a special vvav hv virtue of their memhership in Oblates of St. Benediet. The Oblates constitute an organiza- tion corresponding to the third orders of other religious societies. .L By their religious profession in the Ohlates, the memhers follow the spirit ol' the Rule ot' St. Benediet as their guide. and join themselves to'the monastit soeiety ot' St. Bede and partieipate in the spiritual lwenetiits ot' the monastie hodv. The student ohlates reteived their direttion from liather Herhert. the direetor of Ohlates, who is shown in the aetoinpanying pit' tures as he im ests several students as novites in the Ohlate sotiety. urine monthly meetings. Father Herhert tounselled the students on the ohlate wav ot' life. ln addition to the monthlv tonferenves. the ohlates also attended two days of reeollettion. vvllieh are held tnnuallv for all the ohlates ot St. liede. Two groups of hohhv club enthusiasts are tit tured htre. ln the picture ahove are, lett to right: Pteffer. Xweedman, Fr. Eugene. Me- Nulty. Nathlet, W'olt', and Asselhorn, At the right, are, left tw right: Tainhorini. Nora. latsiewitl. Nordstrom, Suhi. and Bird. HOBBY CLUB A tievv ol' the more energetie and skillful minims formed the Hobby Club. In their work- shop, loeated in the annex behind the minim dorm, these amateur erattsmen eonstrueted sueh artieles as model planes, ships, ears, and trains. Under the direttion of liather Eugene, the memhers of the eluh found their organization to he verv re- warding in so far as it gave them an exeellent op- portunity to develop many useful skills. U15 Advertisers' and Pafran ' affirm 001,- V S tll YDIII Advertisers Slut 's , ia lt gives the editorial staff of the Via Baeda a great deal of pleasure to present the students who were greatly responsible for the last, and in many respects the most im- portant, section of the yearbook. These are the students who acted as the business agents for the Via Baeda by contact- ing the local advertisers and patrons, whose subsidy is so vitally necessary for defraying the expenses of our annual. Carl Audo and Francis Kasperski tleft to right. abovel shoulderecl the biggest part of the burden connected with the advertising department. In addition to doing such a commendable job in solitit- ing advertisements, Kasperski prepared the advertising material for the publishers and took rare of a great deal of the torrespondence for the advertising department. The Peru and Oglesby advertisers and patrons were con- tacted by the students pittured below. They are. left to right: Gerald Daley, Oglesbyg Conrad Arnolts. Pt-rug Ron- ald Roth. Peru, The Via liaeda staff expresses its gratitude to Mrs, Frank Senica. -Ir, of Oglesby for ber assistance to the advertising department. The Home of Wesfclox af LaSaIIe Peru Illlnous We are happy Io exlend Io Ihe Class of I954 our very bes'I wishes for happ ness ancl success IH your lourney along Ihe roacl of Ile Your days a+ S+ Bede w II lake on a rlch meanlng and deep sign flcance n 'Ihe years Io come WESTCLOX Dlvnsuon of GENERAL TIME CORPORATION La Salle Peru Illmols ELLI ELLI ARCHITECTS ENGINEERS CHICAGO A Zen 7'20lld!6d MIDWAY GARAGE BUD MCNAMARA Proprlefor Class of 38 MINONK ILLINOIS Au+o Accessories and Repairing Tracfors, Tures, Gasoline Oils . Y' at 5 Z2 QQIQQ f , ff T lm 73 31 JSP Z f IA SALLE STATE 'i LA VI I I Ti I KJ' -ar-.. I El-I -I-I If? I- 535 f 11254 ff' SHE I was COMPLIMENTS OF LA SALLE STATE BANK La Salle, Illmols MEMBER of FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION L1-r 1-+I - 1 113 - I ' ' f' T .- L S 1, Q '-' Z4ff'I: ' . V25 Hi ' T E X f. I25if A IQ CI I if f ff' '.1 1' ,'f 7 X! ! :J A 'S A ,iV f3 1f II IlI2 g1,Q ?'f2'- A--... Ex ' II X II f O- ' ' -1:11 L ,, ..l !1YT '-' TTT T- 0 'T I n , . if 55? ff -L , - . : 2-Q IE III A I f IQ 3I A Q I in -I 1+ , gif, II! IZ I I f 35,7 I, , EF A I I ' E- S? f - I I II 1 .I S IMI I f. gy-:IL,i Iwi' I +I 5-S E- Il f '?-T ffII1I1IT:ggIrIVLu .3 I III I Y, 1 I -'freer I H I: ESIPSIH I II I IL, 'MI , II I ':f,lI,II.I I I ' 23 X i f I I I II- ff Ei!-if'Q.,- . - 'TL ' R ' I 'iii-I-7-. '75 33 PI , T I '- - - Ifiiig 'I TT O O HINIER FYLIIIALRESCYVE ESSL'S FRIENDLY TAVERN ST. LA Good Food Our SpeciaI+y Fridays OUR FAMOUS CANADIAN WALLEYED PIKE BULLHEADS, FROG LEGS, FRIED SHRIMP Saiurdays Our Delicious Chicken and Salad Daily: Homemade ChiIi-Ho+ Sandwiches 20I NINTH SALLE. ILL THE DUNCAN INSURANCE OFFICE SIEG LA SALLE CO. Inc Aufomohve Equlpmenf Replacemeni' Paris Machine Shop Service 5I8 Th rd S'Iree+ Phone 2308 LA SALLE ILLINOIS CompIImenIs of LA SALLE NATIONAL BANK LA SALLE ILLINOIS OIdes'r and Larges+ Bank IH Ihe TrI CI+y Area MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CompIImen+s of AAN POWER COMPANY CaIverI' CouncII No 792 ' LA SALLE PERU ILLINOIS THE DAILY NEWS TRIBUNE 426 Second SI' LA SALLE ILLINOIS ILLINOIS MONARCH ELECTRIC CO Phone 770 UNITED szo F S+ s+ La sane III CIGAR STORE Compl mem' I WERNSMAN PIANO COMPANY Phone 263 n L Salle III 54I FlrsI' S+ Phone 334 LA SALLE ILLINOIS FENWICK COMPANY Hugh Grade Palnfs an Wallpaper Phone 267 22 JoI 'I S1 e I LA SALLE ILLINOIS SAMPO ROOFING SIDING AND INSULATION COMPANY 93 Isf S+ L Salle III GIFTS FDISTINCTION ELLERBROCK S APPLIANCE and GIFT SHOP Phone 2048 6I0 F sI' S+ La S Ile 602 2 d S+. a , . DECORATING phone 23,9 7 . a , . d . 0 ie r e Ir - a ,III. GRAY 8. euzuec LA SALLE DRUGS Flrsl' P one 703 LA SALLE ILLINOIS Prescrlphon Speclallsls Rf fi WESTERN TIRE AUTO STORE STUART RICHARDSON Prop Aulo Supplies Radao and Televnsuon 602 Fursl Slreel' LA SALLE ILLINOIS Phone 29 Compllmenls of a FRI END Exton searches the four cor ners of the world to brmg you fish and sea food delicacies that make your salads entrees and hors d ocuvres tmly out of thxs world Only the choxcest most delncate portlons are packed un der the Sexton Qualnty label Tuna lobster sardmes smoked oysters and cavlar are m the bet ter Independent food stores THE SEXTON Sllilf ln Dui., 0 .r.l.,r.r . Q s way hi AFECLQ ' A ltr .lh Sxf ICQ S to Sqn Chong Ill La Salle 33l Slrealor 2l6l DWIGHT M AKERMAN Oplomelrusl' House of S9 50 Glasses II9 Gooding S+ IOI N Bloommglon Sl' LA SALLE ILL STREATOR ILL S+. I1 I .sf 1 I R 0 . I K ll I , . . Y I 'H . v . 1 , ' J if lillil LJ ,EN . 11 .gb r Lf, I 'LQ--. at -. A' A L onion ..oxn n,' o.. , . , . DIAMONDS WATCHES SILVER C A Jensen Jewelers Reg sfered Je elers Amerlcan Gem Socneiy Tru Cuhes Oldesf Largesf and Fmesf Eslabl shed I9I9 709 Flrsf Slreef La Salle Illnnos Phone 377 J CURTIN WALTER M CURTIN J P Hollerlch Co Curhn PlUmb'n9 Phone 730 Healing Service 227 Buckln S+ree+ LA SALLE ILLINOIS Phone IO3I Heavy Grading and Office 3I0 Brunner Sfreel' LA SALLE PERU ILLINOIS Road ConI'rac'rors ZENITH RADIOS TRI-CITY HARDWARE FURNITURE Froclc Shoppe LA SALLE, ILL. 833 845 Is+ S+. KELVINATOR ABC W ROPER GAS RANGES Phone 400 ASHERS i w I I 1 L - 1 . I If f V , I Jewelry Sfore I . I I . i M. . . . d i . Besi' WIshes and Success WOODROW CORPORATION F + STEEL PIPE NIPPL S I f--- EQUIPPED FOR PHONE SPAULDING 2 3220 SPECIAL THREADING AND BENDING W I N +h SPECIALS ouR SPECIALTY CLHCAGO 39 'LUNOIS PHONE 823 INSURED APPROVED D H Mayou Roofmg Co Roofmg Sldlng and InsuIa'rIon ConI'rac+ors RemodeIIng and General Confrachng OTTAWA ILLINOIS You Know I'l's Goo ARMOUR AND COMPANY Unuon SI'ocIc Yards PEORIA ILLINOIS STAR The Armour Sfar LabeI IS one of The World s Greaf Guaranfees' Richelieu QUALITY FOODS Since I862 SPRAGUE WARNER, CHICAGO A DIVISION OF CONSOLIDATED GROCERS CORPORATION U R . J- 1, ,I Af X. Manu ac urers of Iflieb +4122 ,. ,vvomm VN ,, I, C ww, IIIIW 463 I es or Avenue I . . . . I I I I I I Rhea 45'Z-My FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN PERU N PERU ILLINOIS Zn You re mcg? 'Q General Banlung MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION PTAK FUNERAL HOME I I I0 4+h S+ Peru Illnols LOUIS M PTAK UNDERTAKER Phone I72 4278 KOHRYS The Fnesl' m Sfealcs Chicken and Sea Foods We Caler 'Io Wedd ngs Parhes and Banquefs Noon clay Iuncheons Served from I2 Io 2 KOHRY S Hugh ay No 6 Wesi' Peru SOEDLER HARDWARE PLUMBING HEATING Elecfrlcal an Sheef Mefal Conlracfors PERU, ILLINOIS Telephone 338 Esfablished in I872 D22 :inf 5 'jjl WSI 5 Tom Lyons IMPLEMENTS ALLIS CHALMERS and NEW IDEA SALES and SERVICE Phosphafes and Ferfilizers Gleaner Combines Gehl Hammer Mills I7I5 FIFTH ST Phone I2 I 2 PERU ILL. QEAQJ I ' 6 '.f , . '-5 o l: .1 '.:55f5:' fn:- ' ' :T ..:::. ' f -:Qgy '55, lf, , Xl Tv--1 I . I i . I . , . . I ' I u ' w . . lll . fx X- I , a..:.w ' .I ,cl 4:1 - 'lei-I . ,H , j Tiff- gg, I . ' sr I Q, , I- ' '. --I ' V' , - -'I , -F-JE - ,eq , . Q- , f hive, 'W 1-,3f F-,J':-Af f 1 , ,.-f- :gl ,1 P,-as f ' I'. 7 ' 4 I rm' ' . M' .1-' I .5 I5 V A , ,uf . lx 2 .A 'wg' xr .IN ., d v M , 1 , PIONEER COLLIERIES COMPANY Laura lIlInoIs I:I 'I:TlI Pl1':TIIiqlr-ap zr MHZ Off cal ST BEDE Pho+og apher SMG 1932 Peru Coca Cola zza s +I w I, I1 A Phone HA 7 5200 BO-H-Img Co CHICAGO ILLINOIS 2325 491 5+ TELEPHONE 32I I1 I 1 URI i . r i - OU 6 85 ve. q Largesf Selecfion of Furnifure and Floor in CenIraI IIIinoIs ' 9221 fdmkl Urbanowski FURNITURE MART 427-429-43I E. Fif+h SIree'I' Coverings phone 324 PERU. ILLINOIS ru, I , X 1 1 5 S444 ' WL X 62005 HARRY DEBO and SON Hardware and ReIaI'ed Lmes PLUMBING d WARM AIR HEATING MATERIALS I723 I725 I:ourI'h SI' Peru IIImols Phone 46I Peru EIec+rlc Shop MAX DONATT EIecI'r:caI Con+racI'or 807 Fourfh S'Iree'r PERU ILLINOIS Phone I988 PAUL COHARD REGISTERED J Ir CERTIFIED ewe y JEWELER GEMOLOGIST e dahlfbocs e+ fWe+cIo Peru IIIlnols ED J COVENY MOTOR QALES igjllhf scifi 1:-:- CARS 5 A TRUCKS lj FORD TRACTORS and IMPLEMENTS Sprung Valley lllmons Phone DEARBORN IMPLEMENTS Our 5ls+ Year SEATONVILLE ELEVATOR Gram Bunlclmg Malerlal Feecl SEATONVILLE ILLINOIS TORRI GRAIN Coal Feed Sali' Seed Fencmg COMPTON ILLINOIS CUDAHY Pdwpwafxl' vnu: rzsrfn , AND Pnovsn 6546 The Cuclahy Paclong Company Umon Sfoclc Yards OMAHA 7 NEBRASKA I C E f T i 1 X T . I I 0 C I I5l I 1, O I I C 7 7 O , I I I , , I O I SPRING VALLEY GAZETTE Prmhng PubIIsI'IIng OffIce SuppIIes SPRING VALLEY ILLINOIS TELEPHONE IIS I' WESTERN Les Buzz I SAND and GRAVEL Roller Rmk COMPANY SPRING VALLEY ILLINOIS Q Ready MIxed NX , Concrefe I X I I: MEYER 8: BRO CO BuIIders Hardware f SPRING VALLEY lndusmal gt ILLINOIS Ins+II'uhonaI SuppIIes 69 ,, J I3 s I Q fi PEORIA ILLINOIS Hun+er DoI1erI'y IIILumber o PaIn+s Lumber CoaI Sprmg Valley IIIInoIs I Prinfers of 'IIIe S . Bede Records , s'x - I II ' L g I ,. iAr'.,,,l5 E-W q I . . I . . II - 'I . . . .1 F -'x , I3II- ouIIAdams I' I - C III c . CASSIDAY BROS Wholesale TOYS NOVELTIES CIGARS CANDIES Fealurmg Johnson s Box Chocolales Home Appluances and Household Goods Soda Foun+aIn SupplIes Sporhng Goods SPRING VALLEY ILLINOIS PHONE 275 A 79547 T0 EAT T Sprmg Valley CI+y Bank -I is SPRING VALLEY ILLINOIS Resources Over SIx MIIIIOH Dollars Manulacfufed 'DY MEMBER af +he FEDERAL We DEPOSIT INSURANCE SPRING VALLEY ICE CREAM Co OORPORATION NESTLER 8: SON Phone I Sprung Valley IIlInoIs ILLINOIS SAND and GRAVEL CO Sprmg Valley IllInoIS MAIN OFFICE Corner Greenwood and Erle Sfs Plani' Telephone 504Rl Ma n Off ce Telephone IOI Soufh of Sprmg Valley Brldge WASHED SAND and GRAVEL ROAD GRAVEL I I I l I ' A 7 I Ie: cnfhnl g ' Y -N-qi-.I-M O 'I' Q www..- ' 'Y' . . .S I 'I I ' I 1 i I . . INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER Knauf Hardware and Implemenl S+ore FARMALLS HOTPOINT SKELGAS REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS Ladd Illinois Complumenfs of Mar+y Svele s Tavern 0 Morrow Avenue Clncago Illmols Phone De 6 4842 Nor+I1 MARTY SVETE CLASS of 28 Crum Cleaners 225 E Walnul' SI' Phone Oglesby 3 8823 OGLESBY ILLINOIS C3 i bba- slr:-'52 E- Malden Co operahve Oul Company l I2 I : ' I I I 5553 , t 0 o I ,:. 1' if ggggl 51 MALDEN, ILLINOIS F iaifl fi 21, 'W' 55. 'EET' --J A - ' m 4 ' ' -1- iifg' L Si in I: Q if A 7 'Zf cl' 'c GQQD FQQD you camel... Sfop 6+ +he IGLOO DRIVE-IN Sandwiches Sof'P Drinks 28I9 4I'h Sfreei' Peru, IIIinois CURB SERVICE Phone 849 T J DALEYS Comphmenfs I LOCAL and LONG DISTANCE HAULING ONE STOP SERVICE STATION PRE-I-T0 CABINET PETROLEUM PRODUCTS pmllw, Gasoline and Mofor Oils Q Ba++erles and Accessories Lee of Conshohocken Tires and Tubes for Passenger oGLEsBY uLuNois CNS and Trucks Phone Oglesby 3 8524 DRIVE IN PLEASE DRIVE OUT PLEASED S ho w Y o u r Grahiude +o I' h e Adverh n e s s Pa'l'rons Ihe I Via Baeda Favor +he Ad 'J f I pucfs C0 verhsers a n d D' Beam cvmce Hom WH 38461 Your Pafron UGLESBY ILLINU I ' o sers a n d Busi- 'L l yfpo wjng Business Pa- . Y ii . i . in 9 5 4 PHUNE: - ' s w , n T o w 5 L3 IIIIUILIJ CUIQCLI lCf CQHlPCUlgf GENERAL ELECTRIC 6I2 Easf 4'I'h S'IreeI Phone 2880 PERU ILLINOIS GRANVILLE MOTOR COACH COMPANY Granvllle IIImols MR FRANK SERRINE Presuden+ Phone GranvuIIe II5 In Ihe name of aII our readers parhcularly In 'l'he name of Ihe sfudenfs and faculiy of S+ Bede Ihe Vna Baeda sfaff express 'Ihelr deepesi' appreclahon Io I'he adverhsers and pafrons appearing un 'Ihls edlhon of 'Ihe SI' Bede yearbook We are aware of Ihe fac'I' 'Ihai' a yearbook such as 'Ihus would be an ldIe dream wlfh oui' Ihe suppori' of our adverhsers and paI'rons We hope +haI' our readers mlghi' rea hope Ihai' whenever posslbIe our readers wlII express 'Iheur appreclahon by 'Favonng Ihe busmess fnrms among Ihe adverhsers and pafrons wlfh Iheur pafronage If Ihls can noi be done Ihen ai Ieasf a prayer can be offered for 'Ihe weIfare of Ihose who dad so much 'Io make Ihls yearbook a reaIrI'y To all of 'Ihe adverhsers and pafrons 'I'he members of Ihe Vla Baeda s'Iaff say Thank you very much Our Ihanks IS exrended aIso 'Io 'I'he personnel of 'the Roo'I' Sfudlos par'hcuIarIy 'Io Mrs A SameII and Mr John Roche for Ihelr phorographlc confrubuhons Iize how greaI'Iy 'Ihey are Indebfed fo 'Ihe Via Baeda's adverlisers and pairons. We aIso PATRONS BUSINESS FIRMS LA SALLE Andes Candles Arluns Rexall Drug Sfore Doc Padlos Novelhes FlI'chs Laundry Dry Cleaners Flower Mari Fredman Bros FurnrI'ure Co Hallen s S+udlo and Camera Shop Hyblu Funeral Home K 8: R Racllo Shop Kaslcaslua HoI'eI Kelly and Cawley Khourys Cloihlng H Levme Frulf Company Marmangell s Tavern O Leary Pam? 8: Appliance Co Malones Drug Sfore Purufy Drug Sfore A R Medlll E F now Sllver Congo Sheas Dry Cleaners Urbanowslu Super Marlrei' 8+h and Jollel' Sfreefs Herrclces Hardware PERU Bader and Blass Clolhners Hurley Sporhng Goods Mueller Funeral Home Lamps Flower Shop Peru Federal Savmgs 8: Loan Assn Peru Greenhouses Peru Molor Company Ream Insurance Agency Ed Wenland Inc OGLESBY Corgua+ Insurance Clydesdales Furmlure Co Delvallees Clofhmg Farsi' Nahonal Banlz SPRING VALLEY Daury Bar Kalleel Brofhers K 8: C Floor Covering Koyalr and Riva Malooleys Grocery Thompsons Drug S'l'ore Valley Appliance Company Valley Concrefe Block Co Waller Zulcowslu Furs UNDERWOOD SUNSTRAND AGENCY O'r'rawa MAURICE SPORTING GOODS Dlslrubuiors Chlcago Mrs J W Barley Publisher Prlncefon III FUERTGES BROTHERS Bradford JOHN McGRATH FISH MARKET Sfreafor GEORGE W SOMMER Peorla Commerclal Phoiography Pierson? Home Bakery BUREAU CQUNTY REPUBLICAN PATRONS Rughf Rev Lawrence Vohs O S B R+ Rev Clarence Hugguns Champaugn R+ Rev A A Jagodzunsku Peru Very Rev F P Blecke Sprung Valley Very Rev Leo P Henkel Luncoln ev GV GV 6V GV BV ev SV ev ev ev GV GV BV ev ev ev EV ev ev S D Bernardu La Salle M H Coughlun U+uca Edward Duncan S T D Champaugn Joseph Farley Budd John Gordon Seneca Ralph Ga+es Pruncevulle Leo L Henkel La Salle George Kuzma Wulmungron George Jung O S B Olfawa James Lauer O S B Peru Bonuface Marhn O S B Peru Carl A Mays Oglesby Augusl' Mey Kuckapoo Casumur Muller O S B Oflawa Danuel Monaghan Luncoln John Roche C M La Salle Jo T Shuelds Ponhac Anlhony Wehrmann OS B Cherry Muchael Zeleznukar La Salle Kolomon Kassovuc Sprung Valley Dr and Mrs J B Aplungfon La Salle R C Benkendorf M D Bushnell and Mrs L DePasquale Downey F Cuocca D D S La le and Mrs Hugh Black La Salle R E Davues Sprung Valley and Mrs W Farley Peru and Mrs J W Geuger La Salle and Mrs W V Haskuns La Salle and Mrs H J Jacobs Sprung Valley A L Keuffer La Salle Paul B Mason Sheboygan Wus F J Mascaru D D S Chucago and Mrs A F Muller La Salle and Mrs V J Puscufellu La Salle James Rooney Peru and Mrs W Scanlon La Salle and Mrs G W Toraason Peru and Mrs W J Ulz Peru and Mrs S C Wood La Salle Dr A J Zuherle Chucago PERU an and an an an Mrs rs Mrs Mrs Mrs Premo Baracanu S'I'anley Dreas Augus+ Hanck C J Hoscheu+ Francus S Klug and Mrs Alberi La Flamme an an an Bn an rs Mrs rs rs Mrs Howard L Lunk Wulluam Ro'I'h Henry A Severson A J fory Clemenl' Wolf LA SALLE Eugene Bernardu and Mrs MaH' Buldhauer Sylvesfer Kofecku and Mrs Anfon Kaspersku Sfanley Kramkowsku and Mrs Harry Krogulsku Danuel Lyons Mrs an an an an an an Mrs Mrs Mrs Mrs rs rs Anfhony Puano James Prucco Joseph Pyrz John Slachowuak Frank Volk F J Walsh OGLESBY Mrs Dorus Hoar and Mrs Andrew Senuca and Mrs Frank Senuca Jr and Mrs Muchael Sumenc Mr George Shuelds ' ' , 1 Mr. d . ' ' ' ' ' ', Mr. M . ' ' ' ' , Mr. d . ' ' , ' Mr. d . . . ' 5 - - - -, , Mr. cu . - . R ' ' ' ' . Mr. . R ' f ' ' Mr. d M . . ' R ' ' Mr. d . ' ' R ' ' . . Mr. d M . . R ' ' Mr. d M . . . S R Q I . . Mr. d . R . , . . ., R . , . . .. E . , . . ., Mr. - R ' ' ' , Mr. . ' ' . . . ' Mr. ' E . . , . .. ., Mr. . - R ' ' Mr. ' . R . , 'I ' j' Mr. v . Rev. Norberf Tibesar, O. S. B., Ladd Mr.. d . - 5 - , , - -. -. Mf. ru . - R ' , ' , Mr. d . ' ' Mr. d . ' . Mr. d M . - - - - - Mr. d M . . . Dr. . . , H. . ' ,... , Sal Dr. . , . ' Dr. . . ' , ' Mr. . ' Dr. . . , Mr. . ' , . Dr. . . . ' , Mr. . ' ' Dr. . . . ' , . ' Dr. . . . , ' Dr. . . ' , Dr. . , , '. Dr. . . ', . . ., ' Dr. . . . ' , Dr. . . . ' ' ', Dr. , Dr. . . , Dr. . . . . Dr. . . . , Dr. . . . , CHICAGO O S+ Josephs Church and Mrs John W Heunzel and Mrs Thomas Horan Frances M Hoover Mr John C Jones Mr ancl Mrs Jacob Legal Mr and Mrs John P Loughnane Dorofhy Machlef Mrs Marue Mannung Mr and Mrs E L Mangan Mr and Mrs Anfon Moskal Wulluam and Bernuce Paunfer Louus M Sanfranske and Mrs Mafhuas J Schnulzuus and Mrs Muchael T Regan and Mrs S Roh Wayne D Tallman an an an an an FS rs Mrs rs M rs George Faber V H Abell Luncoln Wm Auchsfelfer Menclofa J Audo Sprung Valley C W Bader Gary lnd Marue Balhs Ruversude Mr and Mrs Frank Bursa Jolue+ Mr and Mrs C W Case Ollawa Mr John Cleary Rullancl Mr and Mrs Marshall Corns Evansfon Gerald J CoHer Ml Pleasanl' Much Mrs Kaiherune Dunson Sudney Ohuo Mr and Mrs C J Fusher Oak Park B S Funk Earl Park nd and Mrs H Grebener Rockford Harry Hallesy Macomb and Mrs OH'o L Harfh Mendoia and Mrs lrvun W Herrmann Slewarcl and Mrs C N Holleruch Sprung Valley lor and Mrs J S Holbrook Waukeg and Mrs RoberfC Kelly Sprungfueld Ohuo and Mrs and Mrs and Mrs and Mrs and Mr James A an an an an Mr and Mrs Mrs rs Mrs Mrs E W McNul1'y Hunlungfon lnd John Kennedy Seneca Thomas Kuk Oflawa J Mafulenas Waukegan W McCar+y Sprungfueld McGra+h Manhaflan Roy Nordslrom Fox Lake A R Meersman Molune Louus J Perona Sprung Valley Eugene Reuss Wheelung Vuncenl SchmuH Slreafor Kennelh A Smuih lnd Mr and Mrs Soufh Bend Mr and Mrs A Sandmark Molune Mr and Mrs Louus Tamborunu Orfawa Mr and Mrs A J orru Seafonvulle Mr and Mrs Molune Leroy W Trumble A J U'Huch Mr and Mrs Vulla Park Mr Frank A Taylorvulle Vyverman Mr and Mrs An+onJ Wachowuak Waukegan Mrs Calherune Vande Walker E gun Judge and Mrs Wm J Wumbuscus Sprung Valley Mr and Mrs James C Zdanowucz Sr Norlh Chucago III ld . ' . . . ' , Mr. . . ' . . Mr. . I - ' . . . .T ', Mr. ' . Mr. . ' . ' ' - - - - ' . Mr. . ' . ' Mr. . . ' Mr. . ' . ' ' Mr. d M . Mr. d M . . . , ' ' ' ' ' Mr. d . . , l Mr. d M . . , ' . ' Mr. d . . . , , . l ' . . , , l . Mr. . . , Mr. , Mr. . . , ' Mr. . ' . , Mr. . '. . ' , ' Ma' . . . . an Mr. . . , ' ' . ' Mr. . . . , ' , . Mr. . , Mr. . , Mr. . . , Mr. . . , ' ' Mr. . , Mr. d . , Mr. d . . . , ' Mr. d M . ' . , ' Mr. d . , ' S 661501255 Records in 1953 BASKETBALL 1954 VARSITY Sl. Bede Opp. 73 51 57 99 60 50 46 53 89 49 1 FROSH-SOPH Opponent Sl. Bede Opp Magnolia-Swaney 50 Princeton Ottawa Strcator Hall Wenona Henry Marquette Rochelle Mendota Marse1lles F arlx 11le Depue 46 46 49 51 LaSalle Peru Marquette Ha Streator Depue Ottawa Marse1lles LaSalle Peru Hopkms By wmnlng SIX and losnng one xn Ill1no1s Valley Conference play the St Bede Vars1ty attalned the Ill1no1s Valley Champlonshlp The Frosh Soph were nosed out by L P ID the dec1d1ng game and thus ranked second IH the Conference Sl Bede 27 Marquette Prmceton LaSalle Peru Streator Ha Mendota Hennepln FRESHMEN O 24 38 38 24 24 J St Bede O Hennepm Streator Marsenlles Ottavs a Marquette Mendota 75 51 57 38 90 45 66 21 53 49 1 50 56 62 55 - - 61 63 - - 72 69 ' 48 42 68 61 , f' .. - 89 59 55 C4 44 63 - 33 29 59 62 37 56 67 52 ll 47 44 74 58 39 49 35 23 60 48 55 75 64 38 84 61 ' 40 31 52 66 - 32 34 96 62 ' 43 23 ' PP- - 38 A ..,,...,,......,., 21 48 ' ,,,,,,.,,,, , 34 ' ...,,,.,..........., 40 44 I1aH .,.1..,..,,..,.....,.. 19 - - .........2,.., 31 31 ...,...,....... . 27 -......,A......,..,... 30 47 ' .......,.... 28 ll .,....................,..... 24 41 1 .,,,,,,,,...,,,, 53 .................... 11 40 ,,.,,,,,,,,, ' --,-............., 34 44 ............., Touwzament Pamngs VARSITY REGIONAL TOURNAMTNT AT Ml NDOTA Mflrch 2 3 Prnmtton Tlskllx-.1 H1 LaSalle Peru St Bede XVITDLIT Mendota Dcpue Semzzd Platt Regmn If C11 1111 1071 IROSH SOPH TOURNAMI NT AT MARQL FTTE Mirth 6 8 9 AIIIBCIIICS L1 Salle Peru Depue St Bede Orrma Morrrs Marquette Serozzd Plfzre 11121 1072 FRESHMAN TOURNAMENT AT LNALLL PERU March 6 8 L1S.1lle Peru M lrscxlles e St Bede Ott1w1 c Strcltor Hall St Bede Ottawa Sammi Plfzre Cb zmpzorz 4 1 2 , . , , 4 . ll . 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