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

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New Students Wishing their son, John, the best of luck for this coming school year, the Henning family is tossing coins into the fish ponfl. Here Patrick Mullen is re- ceiving his final instructions from Father Theodore before he starts school. Catching the conversation is Pat's mother, Mrs. Robert Mullen. Very appropriately on the first day of school Father Marion celebrated a Mass of the Holy Ghost. This gave the students a good spiritual start for the year.

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chool Opens To Old And I V ,,,,,,,,f,,.M,A .V ,!!. , L .J X Eta ' an t 5 Father Dunston explains to Bemard Miks his senior class schedule. St. Bede boys, new and old, are waiting to register After the first day, Freshmen, Sophomores, juniors and Seniors participate alike and unsegregated in all the academic, spiritual and social activities of the Bedan life. The academic program is outlined by director of studies, Father Dunstan. Daily life at St. Bede begins with a rising bell at 6:30 AM., followed by Mass at 7:00 and breakfast at 7:30. Morning classes begin at 8:25 and last until noon. Dinner, recreation and a study period take up the students' life between noon and l:30 after which there are two more class periods in the aftemoon. At 3:15 day students depart for home and resident students partici- pate in recreation until 5:00. Study hall comes at 5:30 at which time students may study, go to the library, write letters and read magazines. At 6:00 dinner is served after which the students have recreation until 7:15, and thence to study once again. The daily routine is called to a halt when the students retire for the night, only to awaken the next day to the clang- ing of bells. .-3. Thomas Cleary, fourth floor seminarian, is re- fol' HYSBY Of Si- Bede life- ceiving his books for this year from Father Ralph, 'I6 Manager ofthe Shack. E V V, W i.' N . YK

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X ?'fX Beautiful Father Bemard is shown here starting the Home- coming bonfire. Many old alumni gathered at Homecoming to recall old times. The two alumni talking here are joseph Cullen and Dr. Ronald Kruskas. After the game many hungry fans jammed into the refectory for the Ham Supper sponsored by the Mothers' Club. To conclude the days excitement, a dance was sponsored by the seniors- Autumn Day Brings Except for the varsity eleven's loss to Nlarmion, the 1958 St. Bede Homecoming, held on Oc- tober l9, was a big success. About 5,000 people, consisting of many alumni, relatives of students, friends of St. Bede, football fans and others, crowded the campus most of the beauti- ful autumn day to participate in the various events on the pro- gram. The Homecoming Day program included a varsity and frosh- soph football game against Nlarmion Nlilitary Academy of Aurorag an alumni get-together after the game in the gymnasium, where the alumni, their families and members of the faculty gath- eredg a benefit llam Supper, sponsored by the St. Bede Nlothers' Club, and a dance sponsored by the academy seniors. Matching the Bedan Bruin on the entrance arch is the Mannion Cadet.