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

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Seniors Take Air Force Examination James Donarski and Thomas Peterson receive their tests from S t. Russell Terrel and S t. Jack Dujtuid of the U.S. Air Force. Father Henry and Patrick Weiher look over books on exhibit at the yearbook convention. All seniors took the Air Force Qualification Examination in December. The test was designed to measure probability of suc- cess in four general career areas: general, mechanical, electronic and administration. Father Henry, Patrick Weiher and Ralph Navarro represented the yearbook staff at the National Scholastic Press Association Con- ference in Chicago. NSPA, a critical service which reviews the Via Baeda. sponsored lectures and exhibits on ways to improve the yearbook. The Conference was held at the Conrad Hilton Hotel on November 26-28. The Mothers' Club was enter- tained on Valentine's Day by Father Placid's production of R J. Schneider's The Devil You Say . Timothy Glaza, Ed- ward Littig, Robert Torri and Sisters Anita Marie, Anthony and Celestia, FSM, put on the short play.

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Barbershoppers Welcome Christmas Duane Scephens does a solo as rhe Barbershoppers entertain a lar ?e audience Mr Alex Finkler, master of ceremonies, introduces the Kfoup. Students and faculty were treated to a free performance by the local chapter of the S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. in the gymnas- ium on December 20. The con- glomeration of letters stands for the nation-wide Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Quartet Singing in America. Their Christmas concert was part of their general program to keep alive a peculiar American form of singing. About thirty of the area townsmen combined to create a barbershop choir and maintain the tradition.

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Mothers’ Club Hears Dramatic Reading1 Robert Torri reads his part in The Devil You Say, which was presented for the entertainment of the Mothers’ Club, their husbands and the St Bede Community. Mr. Leon A Mayer, representative from the University of Illinois, points out the advantages of a large school to Mr Peter Riva and his son Donald during the St Bede College Day Program Academy juniors and sen- iors profited from the fourth annual College Day held on Sunday, October 14, under the direction of the guidance- department. Representatives from several colleges spoke about rheir schools' scholas- tic programs and require- ments. Four sessions of lec- tures were followed by re- freshments served by moth- ers of sophomore day stu- dents. Among the schools participating were St. Bede, Marquette University, Quincy College, University of St. Louis, Loyola Univer- sity and the University of Notre Dame. 2: