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

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Senior physics students who qualified for the DeKalb District Fair were Peter Navin, Leslie Dewes, and James Wojciechowski. 29

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Science Fair Proves Successful Science took precedence at St. Bede Sunday February 27 when the ninth annual science fair presented a wide sampling of projects from the fields of chemistry, physics, mathematics, and the various sciences. Of these, eleven were judged to be “outstanding thus qualifying for a berth in the regional science fair held in DeKalb. Organized by the Bedey Beaker Breakers, the format of the 1966 Science Fair was closely patterned after the 1965 Fair which sent thirteen representatives to the DeKalb District Fair, three of whom eventually ar- rived at the state finals in Champaign. Judges for the fair were selected from among the teachers and industrial scientists of the area. John Luppens, James Zmudka, George Pyrz and Steven Nemeth all qualified for the DeKalb Dis- trict Fair with their outstanding” chemistry projects. Michael Martin and Norman Raffety explain their outstanding project to the onlookers Nick Chiaradonna and Paul Berens both of whom also earned berths at DeKalb. INORGANIC 8arlUm Thlocyanate SYNTHESIS ( Tellurium 28

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Death Visits Abbey And College FREDERICK A. MALA VOLTI Academy Class of 1964 Junior College Class 1966 Faculty and students of St. Bede were visibly stunned the morning of October 22, to learn that college sophomore Frederick Malavolti had been killed in an auto accident on his way to school. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Malavolti of Hennepin, Fred was an academy graduate of the class of '64 and had been a stu- dent in the junior college for the past two years with an en- gineering career in mind. Respected by students and teachers alike during his stay at St. Bede, Fred distinguished him- self scholastically and was ac- tive in school affairs having been a member of the football team, the track squad, the tennis team and the band. Fred was also a member of the Via Baeda staff during his high school years. REV. LOUIS FLAHERTY, O.S.B. 1913-1965 Ordained: June 8, 1941 Death visited the monastery September 8 when the sudden, unexpected death of Reverend Louis Flaherty, O.S.B., shocked all of St. Bede. Father Louis ap- parently had been enjoying ro- bust, good health and was only fifty-one years of age. Ordained to the priesthood in 1941, Father Louis served in parishes in Chicago, Rockdale and Ladd and also taught a num- ber of classes in the Academy. From 1944 to 1946, Father Louis worked for God and his country as a Navy chaplain on duty in the Pacific area. Preaching was Father Louis’s pride and joy as his powerful sermons stirred congregations throughout the Midwest. Father's zeal in carrying out his priestly duties will serve as a model for his confereres who fondly remember him. 30