Assumption High School - Assumption Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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President Confirms Planks An experienced politician, Michael A. Ceurvorst, who stands firmly on the planks of his platform will be the official representative of AHS for the ensuing year. Mike emerged from the spring SGA elections sport- ing a decisive victory. This represents an overwhelm- ing vote of confidence by the student body. As a representative of the students, Mike believes that he “must represent those who elected him.” Holding the positions of class president for two years, secretary-treasurer of YCS and vice-president of the Honor Society, Mike has attained invaluable experience in leadership, his chief duty as our new president. Three important planks comprise Mike’s platform: (1) to give better homeroom representation; (2) to en- courage more student participation in school activities; and (3) to form a more closely knit school. To bring about these changes he plans to make use of special committees organized by one or two stu- dent council members, but the committee member- ship will consist of non-council members. This will give many more a chance to participate in preparation for school activities. He also plans to make better use of homerooms under the same system. “In name, we are Assumption high, one school. In reality, too often,,” emphasizes Mike, “we are As- sumption high boys’ and girls’ divisions.” Through the student council program for this year he plans to aid the “breakdown of the barrier” and “speed up this unity.” Editorially we will back Mike and the Student Council. H.V.F. KNIGHT BEACON As a Beacon in the Night The Knight Beacon is published eight times a year by students of Assumption high school. The yearly subscription rate is $1.50. CO-EDITORS: Hal Feeney Roseann Laake FEATURE EDITOR: Sally Healey NEWS EDITOR: Ken Wolf SPORTS EDITOR: Scrap O'Donnell SPORTS STAFF: Gary LaFayette. Mary Ann Keller YCS—SODALITY: Greg Cusack STUDENT COUNCIL: Mike Ceurvorst CIRCULATION: Carole Westphal. Buster Hobein ADVERTISING AGENT: John Jayne CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER: Paul Bauer PHOTOGRAPHY DEPT.: Denny Hogan. Bob Hill. Joe Nahra Nancy Spencer Jean Meyer ART: Merwin Hart EDITORIAL STAFF: Laurence d'Autremont. John Kane. Bill Keefe. Rita Macken. Karen Sanders. Pat Swails. Mary Ann Walter. John Crossen ADVISOR Fr W. F. Wiebler Awards Distinguish Beacon In its first two years of existence the Knight Beacon has won national acclaim. Besides receiving the All- American award from the NSPA, last year’s Knight Beacon merited its first “Newspaper of Distinction” award as well as All-Catholic from the Catholic Press Association. The groundwork has been laid; we will try to “fill the shoes” of our predecessors. Last year at the trial the Knight Beacon was ac- quitted on the charge of not being a truly Catholic publication. No doubt, we will again be prosecuted, and you, our readers, will be our judges. Read what we write so that you may judge. H.F. R.L. Sam Sets Out Welcome Mat For Freshmen Dear Freshmen, Congratulations for achieving your prominent new position on the social ladder to success. As an As- sumption freshman you will enjoy privileges not avail- able to less distinguished persons. This fall your activity book will allow you to cheer a tough AHS football team to a victorious season. This book will also admit you to other varsity con- tests such as basketball and wrestling. Diane Miclot ’61 bought hers the first day. Maybe you would rather be a participant! You won’t find your talents wasted here at AHS. Football, wrestl- ing, basketball, golf, baseball, tennis and track are all part of the Assumption athletic program. Girls also have a chance to excel in athletics. The Girls Recreation Association (GRA) provides competi- tion in bowling, badminton, volleyball and basketball. “Everyone on stage” is an anticipated summons to the Assumption thespians. Always alert for new talent, the AHS drama club invites you to tryout for a part in the celebrated “Three One-Act Plays.” Later in the year some of the better performers will be cast in a more elaborate production. Getting a chance to use stage make up and dressing up in an unusual costume are two of the things Margie Ries ’62, vividly remem- bers from last year. YCS, the Sodality, and the Vocation Club are mainly concerned with spiritual development. YCS and the Sodality develop young Christian leaders through weekly group meetings and general sessions. Instilling an awareness of other students is one of the prime attri- butes of YCS in the opinion of senior Greg Cusack, National YCS President. Developing religious voca- tions is the basis of the Vocation Club. You may wish to run for a class office. As a stu- dent council member you will be able to represent your fellow students through meetings and committees. SGA President Mike Ceurvorst ’61, has announced that non-council students will compose the main body of the Assumption’s committees. “What about developing our social life?” Roger Ca- wiezell ’64 says. The administration feels that your first school dance is such an important affair that it should be saved untl the end of the year. In the meantime you will be able to attend the exclusive Freshman Party, plus other special activities. Of course you can’t forget your studies since this is why you are here, but moderation is one of the prime virtues. 4 Yours truly, Sam Senior

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Student Council Tables Homecoming Oct. 21 The executive committee of the Stu dent Council (the top four officers) will work with Fr. John V. Ryan in planning Homecoming activities this year. Although listed as a home event, the game will be played in the Brady Street Stadium. West High will handle programs, ushers, and other details. The Council is seeking permission for halftime activities and extension of the normal homecoming to include a Sat- urday night demonstration and dance. Committees are forming; interested volunteers should contact their home- room representatives. Vince Neu is general chiarman of the student council bus committee this year. Busses to the Clinton ($1.10, Sept. 30), Wahlert ($2.10, Oct. 9), and Burlington ($2.15, Oct. 28) games must be chartered a week in advance. Fares will be collected in homerooms. “No one can charter late. Once the order goes in, it will not be changed. Therefore, your money must be turned in before we can order,” says Vince. Jane Mumey’s student directory com- mittee will produce the finished pro- duct soon. A service to the student body, the directory will be sold for a nom- inal price, tentatively set at 25c. CNO Of- hlO J,4i DISCUSSING PLANS for this year’s SGA activities are officers Kathy Ceurvorst ’62, secretary, Judy Egger ’61, vice-president and Mike Ceurvorst ’61, president. Dave Huyette '62, treasurer, is not pictured. Parents Night Introduces YCS Two big events herald the begin- ning of another year for YCS at As- sumption. Seniors had the chance to “show their stuff” as they took the responsibility for the annual Parents’ Night; YCSers at Hayes High School in Muscatine will try their hand at the Fall Study Day. YCSers will travel to Muscatine for the Fall Study Day in late October. Intent upon making this the most suc- cessful study day yet, Hayes’ YCSers are enthusiastically preparing the pro- gram. The countless jobs include lin- ing up speakers for the general as- semblies and the workshops as well. Attendance is expected to top 250 stu- dents. Popular and informative, the Par- ents’ Night was held in the fall this year so that the parents of both old and new students might “know the score” at the beginning of the year. Suggested by the parents themselves at the Parents’ Night last spring, the idea was effected by the students. The YCS bookstore at Assumption will continue to function this year as usual. Students looking for books for classes, or for just plain good reading will find values in the book- store. Senior YCSer Don Perry will be in charge of the literature. Expansion will be a key word at AHS this year. Typical of this theme is the new group being taken by Sis- ter Ann Marita, CHM. Sister, who help- ed organize the Regional Study Week during the summer, is looking forward to having her own group. “We have high hopes for this com- ing year,” said Father M. Mottet, ex- plaining that YCS will have 100 mem- bers this year. Father, who is the YCS chaplain at Assumption, stated that this is indicative of YCS activity throughout the Federation. Encompass- ing the Diocese of Davenport, the Dav- enpjort Federation has approximately 500 YCSers under chaplain Father L. Colonnese. Referring to Assumption’s plans for the coming year, Father Mottet said, “Most of our efforts will come about as results of actions decided upon by our groups. These actions wll revolve around politics, international life, and leisure time. The national program. Change, divides the school year into three sections, each section taking one of the three topics. As a result, YCSers throughout the nation will be concen- trating on the same problems.” X-mas Comes Early Assumption’s cafeteria will undergo a startling transformation Nov. 19-20 as the Mothers’ Club sponsors a Yule Carnival. Members will erect booths contain- ing bakery goods, toys, Christmas dec- orations, and clothing. The mothers will manufacture all articles. Chance games such as, Bingo, Cane Toss, and Penny Toss are being plan- ned. Also, the Club intends to sell Christmas trees during the bazaar. A rummage sale will be held Octo- ber 6-7-8 at the Eagles building in Davenport. 3

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Liturgy and Laity Let s Schedule A Rally by John Crossen “We’ve got the pep! We’ve got the steam!” Did you ever listen to the fans at the game? They sit up there cheering and coaching every play. They send in imaginary men and call all the signals. Every- body wants to be heard. “Dominus vobiscum! Et cum spiritu tuo!” Did you listen to the students at our first Student Mass? They participated in a big way too. We need more of these Masses. How about having one each month on school time, with each class taking a turn at sponsorship? Just as Father Robert Walter, the athletic director, schedules games, Father J. V. Ryan, our spiritual director, could schedule Masses. How about class presidents leading their team (class) in their turn at a Dialogue Mass? Why not a “pep rally” to practice the Mass? Let’s direct that enthusiasm and leadership in God’s direction. Don’t let the Devil block this goal. His de- fense is no stronger than our offense. Let the devil have his steam — as long as we have the pep. Student Recommends “Assumption students for Kennedy to the Assumption students for Nixon to the right!” That’s just one of the many possible ways we could have a straw vote here at Assumption. Perhaps seniors and freshmen could back one candidate, sophomores and juniors the other. We have campaign buttons, posters and banners left over from last year when the seniors failed to stage a mock convention. They bequeathed these to us; we could use them in a mock election. More possibilities include a grand campaign with speeches, debates (such as on TV,) panel discussions, and interviews — all these, of course, with student participation. Student campaign teams for the candidates could be set up. They could be organized similar to the student-J.F.K. movement in Rock Island. However, we would want both candidates represented. This straw vote could take place one week before the national elections, using replicas of the official ballots. If we have some industrious and adventurous students, maybe voting booths could be built. They could be used in school elections for years to come. “Genuine student interest must be stirred up in this coming election! A mock campaign and election will prove our interest in Christian politics,” says Steve Mesmer, ’61. We need a real roust-a-bout campaign, possible only Policies Guide Paper These policies will guide the Knight Beacon through the following year. 1. The Knight Beacon is the student publication of Assumption high school. All material appearing is stu- dent work. 2. We will continue to develop the portfolio format of this original student publication. Through the text we provide newspaper coverage; through pictures we give yearbook coverage. 3. As a yearbook we will record, as a newspaper we will predict. 4. In our editorials we aim to discuss student is- sues, presenting both sides of the problem. 5. We will highlight all phases of school life through explanatory features coupled with illustrative pictures and cartoons. 6. To promote creative writing we will accept orig- inal student work for possible publication in the Knight Beacon. We urge all students to submit their work to the editors. 7. The staff welcomes constructive criticism. If in- terest warrants we will initiate a “Letters To the Ed- itor” column in future issues. 8. Through our writing we will integrate and reflect Christian ideals by presenting the news as “a beacon in the night.” through the ingenuity of high school students. There are many ways this show can be put on the road. Certainly the Student Government Association could back it. If they are unwilling, perhaps Mr. Joseph Maher’s and Sister Mary Irenaeus’ American Govern- ment classes will? L.d’A. The Staff Use For Senior Inheritance left! 5