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

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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.

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tudents Participate In Missionary Activities LDEN Jaclutss Awann me K , Colden Jackass, symbol of scholastic endeavor. To the right Father Nlarion, student chaplain, points to the needy mission fields that need financial help. Around Father Marion are Tom Quinn, jim Duncan and Dominic Verona, chairmen of the bazaar Students of St. Bede contributed almost 3700 to the missions through the medium of the third annual Nlission Bazaar held on Jan- uary 11th in the Abbot Vincent Gymnasium. It gave all the students an opportunity to take an active part in the missionary activity of the Church and have some fun in doing so. The bazaar had many things to offer. Roulette wheels, blackjack, penny pitch, fish pond, food, and other games of chance were in abundance, but probably the funniest of all was the dart-throwingbooth of the Nlinims. At this booth, one could throw darts at three large caricatures of Fathers Peter, Ralph and Henry. The object of the game was to throw darts at the balloons attached to the caricatures. Pictured at the left is a drawing sup- posedly representing Father Peter. Attaching the balloons in the picture is Jim Budreau one of the caretakers of the Minims' booth. Father Peter's caricature received muchbusi- ness due to his popularity and the Golden Jackass. Father Peter, many times in his teaching career, presented his most bril- liant student with this remembranceg but this year a freshman, Mike Curtin, struck back and beat him to the draw by presenting him with the model at the top left. 's