St Josephs Preparatory Seminary - Yearbook (Holy Trinity, AL)

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unfortunate experience of getting caught. Getting apprehended usually produces sympathy from the remaining ship's company, but in Terry's case thefella he dragged with him gets all the sympathy. lt seems that Terry cannot get into trouble without dragging someone with him. He hates to be alone. A word to the wise is sufficient: 'If you want to have Saturday afternoon free, when the bell rings for silence, keep away from Terry.' While on the subject of people.who talk about themselves, we spot the ship's cabin boy, John Marquis, A.B. fAlways Blabberingl. A cabin boy has various and sundry duties which he will, in the course of a few minutes, foul up to the 'Nnth degree. This A.B. is no exception. He was supposed to type up the ship's log, but his nanfinger which con- trols the 'back-space' key, developed such a large callous that he was unable to type at ali. But even if he cannot type too well he has an unsurpassed ability to talk - not to say anything- but to talk. This was really put to a test when he represented the whole fleet of the high school ina debate against the college land forces. That even con- vinced him that heneeded more practice inspeaking. Usually his conver- sation is of a lighter nature - a fact not always appreciated by his English teacher. But whether he is making a polished soeech or just hanging around the mizzen, spinning a yarn, he is typical junior all the way through, Always to be found with sou'wester in hand is the ship's weather- man, Maurice Hendrickson. Marty hasduch a great interest inthe weather that he has abarometer, thermometer, anemometer with a rooster weather vane to boot. Anytime you want to know the weather for tomorrow, all you have to do is approach Marty fthe best times are after the latest news broadcastsl. He'Il have the answer. In a more active field, Marty is also on the gunnery crewg in fact, he is the chief gunner. He's 8 real good shot, too - just ask him. Well, that is the crew that most folks call the juniors. Believe it or not, the whole lot of them are sailing into their senior year. That voyage, I am sure, could not be more interesting than the one so re- cently completed. So, as the juniors disembark after nine months in all types of seas, they wish their junior year a fond ADIEU. Pro Deo et Coenaculo

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include flapping arms, stiff legs, distorted facial expressions, and wiggling ears. If, as a missionary, Dave needs some golf money, all he has to do is go to Hollywood or T.V. and work as a sound effects man. On the other hand, while Dave is imitating some groans and bellows, Roger Skifton, A.B. fAlways Bruisedl is continually groaning, but from real wounds. As gardeners have green thumbs, Rog is able to lead him- self into more 'one-step-away-from-death' accidents than anyman alive. For instance, the other dayhe and Pete were walking along the school hallway upstairs just shooting the breeze: upon reaching the head of the stairs, Roger was looking at Pete while his foot was aiming at the first step - he missed. In the next instant Roger was balled up in the corner of the landing, but being a plucky fellow, he stood up immedi- ately. He was dizzy, really dizzy. In fact, he was so dizzy that he fell down the rest of the stairs. There at the bottom of the steps lay Skifton: left leg wrapped around his neck, right arm behind his back, left arm tangled with his right leg and his head constantly twitching. Accidents like this would not be so bad if it were not for the fact that they happen all the time. What is absolutely amazing is that Rog stays in one piece. Admittedly he is well padded, but even padding has'its limits. Roger is either working or, what is more common, laugh- ing: and why soouldn't he laugh? He eases the pain that way. In a field of somewhat more pleasant sound is discovered the ship's band which consists of Marty Mayer and Dick Schoessow. Now, Dick was always musically inclined - the harmonica, ocherina, some piano,and accoridan - but his best talent is hhown when he strums the guitar. On the other hand, Marty has never had great leanings toward the field of notes and, for all practical purposes, still doesnlt. It seems that Dick was foolish enough to show Marty the basic fundamentals of the ocherina. From that time, Mart rapidly picked up 'Yankee Doodle' and 'Oh Susanna'. Since he learned these so quickly, he enjoyed replaying them as often as possible: we figured that it would be a4l right and that in a little while he would learn new songs and then it would not be so bad. Here it is almost the end of the year and Marty is still 'playing' the same two songs, smiling, confident and faltering .... Besides being an accomplished musician, Dick Schoessow, A.B. lAlias Beethovenj is the master of the Soupy Shuffle. This is an ingenious dance wherein he moves all over the floor in a sliding motion that never allows his feet to leave the floor. Also, in addition to his un- muscial alilities, Marty Mayer is a Mississippi gambler of the old school. Just have him perform two or three of his tricks witha deck of cards, and it will soon be evident just how old the school is. It is said that when Marty does a card trick, one can not only smell but also feel the mustiness in the air. In a different vein, Marty's other favorite diversion is the 'game with the hoop and the bouncing ball.' In times past, rounding upfellas for a game took a lot of talking: but now Marty just starts playing his ocherina and all one can do is lj kill himself: 2l go llay basketball fonly to be tortured at some future date by that impious instrument: 3j ????? So that everything stays 'ship shape', the fleet has employed Terry Maurer to take care of the ship's laundry. Terry is such an eager beaver and works so hard that when he is down at the laundry room one can hardly tell the difference between him and the people who actually do the washing. Moreover, Terry loves to have a good time and usually finds some way to have one. As a matter of fact, he has his best times during Major Silence. Terry is not as lucky as Jim: so he has had the

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SOPHOIVIORES s the Sophomore class of '58-'59 witnesses the cl'osin9 of 3fl0th? year, we like to reminisce just for a moment on the highlights of this year. It has been a memorable one which has left us a knapsack of mem- ories to sustain us during ourvacation. We have enyoyed the moments of laughter and frivolityg we have likewise weathered the hardships and headaches. But soon these will no doubt slip into our subconscious and only the one, outstanding memory will remain. This memory will ne- ver be forgotten. It will increase as the years themselves. Yes, the word is class spirit. Class spirit in which the achievement of one is th em f ll. , . . eLomokior:gy Baci? over the year, all of us find JOY 'n th0U9ht5 and Ve- collections gf our classmates. what they have done,now it is ours: and what is now ours is enriched because of the achievements of each one. So in this article we have set out to give you in a few snatched thoughts a deeper insight into the Sophomore class. In knowing these fellows you will come to understand what the intangible elements are that compose class spirit. For each of these men is the author and recipient of their particular class spirit. Joel Courtwright comports a fine Southern disposition which had un- doubtedly added in an exemplary manner to the spirit of our class. In every activity it seems that his small stature has a hard time enclos- ing his generous heart which isnlt happy unless helping others. And this sunny disposition is evidenced also in his athletic endeavors, For he not only excelled in the fields of track, football, and bgsket- ball but, even more lasting, his example herein is certainly that of a tum Sportsman. Yes, Joel is a twinkling star fgr Us whose light we arecertainly proud to follow. The only vice-president in the school with a colorful Southern drawl is Joe Shaffer. And equally as distinguishable in Joe is his all-in- clusive personality. This is brought out by the fact that Joey is ever ready to develop his talents totheir fullest. One instance is his fine development in the skill of carpentry where he is our high school handyman with a hammer and nail- Another is his athletic pursuits. Joe Played on the J.V. and, at the close ofthe season, advanced tothe Var- Sit! quintet for the annual tournament. And this potential of Joe's for advancement is the same in virtually every sport and activity on the campus where his sportsmanship coupled with leadership will always be a credit to Saint Joseph's. The many interests and talents of Bob 'Bon-Bon' Brown make him out as a truly diligent seminariani and a natural leader as our class presi- dent. His inquisitive personality and intellectual astuteness has won the honor roll laurels for him once again this year. And only not is Bob one of our intellectual genii, but he has also proven himself to be an all-around fellow in practically every channelof the school schedule. In the winter he participates in junior varsity basketball. and follows this up in the spring with baseball. As a member of the Schola Cantorum, Bob seems right-at-home with musical notes. This fac- llity sparkled Bob's dramatic impersonation of a lady sergeant in a temperance group at the annual high school musical.