Assumption High School - Assumption Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Study Later CHECKOUT CLERK . . . Janet Benson ’63 grinds at a cash register as she collects her tuition. TUITION PAID . . . Jerry Schutte g ’63 and Barb DeZorzi ’65 apply their knowledge on the recent ▼ ITED tests at AHS. TRACTOR JOCKEY Jack Hogan '63 scoops up well- aimed golf balls at Laake’s Driving Range and earns his tuition thereby. “ALL RIGHT, CINDERELLA” . . . how does this one feel?” asks Jim Howes '63, ending a wearisome day and 500 pairs of shoes for his tu- ition.

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CARHOP JILL SCHROEDER 64 doesn't put the smile on the bill as she smothers Denny Flaherty’s hamburger with friendliness—but it still adds up to her tuition. Work Now EPISCOPAL BLESSING . . . Bishop Ralph L. Hayes at the Mass of the Holy Spirit, Sept. 5, blesses the new principal. These students earned their tuition by diverse means this summer so they could attend Assumption during the “year of the Ecumenical Council ’ Fr. R. F. Walter, principal

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In Peru Alumnus Aids by George Koenigsaecker Building homes and sewers, distrib- uting bread and powdered milk and administering to the sick and aged . . . these were but a few of the many tasks undertaken by former Knight Beacon Editor Patrick Deluhery '59 while spending the summer in Peru. Pat, now a junior at Notre Dame Un- iversity, was accompanined by eight other Notre Dame students on his eight week trip to Ciudad de Dios, Peru. The primary purpose of the trip was to help two peoples — the Peruvians and the Americans — to learn about one an- other with respect to history, culture, resources, needs and potential. The idea for the trip was first put forth by CILA (Council for the Inter- national Lay Apostolate), of which Pat is a member. A board of CILA moder- ators chooses members on the basis of group compatibility, motivation and “a spirit of sacrifice.” The Board knew that the climate and food of Peru would be hard on health and they wanted men who could still come through even in spite of illnesses incurred. After mem- bers of the trip were chosen, CILA organized a fund drive for $5,000 need- ed to send and to sustain the nine young men in Peru. Begin Routine After a careful study of the Span- ish language and Latin American cul- ture, the nine youths departed from Miami aboard a Peruvian airliner. Up- on arrival in Lima, Peru’s capital, the students were driven to Ciudad de Dios, a town of 10,000 about 20 miles from Lima. They soon began a routine that was to last for the remainder of the eight week stay. Each morning three of the boys would go behind the mission where they stayed to open the dispensary. One representative of each family would collect two cups of powdered milk and one chunk of bread for each member of the family. The remainder of the students would accompany Fr. William McCarthy, pastor of the mis- sion, on his daily rounds. It didn’t take the boys long to find something useful to do that would benefit the citizens of the area. It was not unusual for the citizens of Ciudad de Dios to see an American painting the church doors, building sewers or helping a neighbor paint his home. Clinic Work Once a week the boys would go to the clinic to prepare patients for the doctor. As each child came in they would clean, weigh, measure him and take his temperature. In the clinic the boys realized how close the mothers really were to their babies and yet how they could accept death as an everyday thing. Large families are part Natives “IT’S A LLAMA,” explains Pat Delu- hery ’59 to seniors Dave McGee and Pat McGivern as they admire his Peruvian Alpaca wool rug. of the Latin American culture, but most children die before they reach the age of two and one half years. This is large- ly due to the fact that the Perubians have yet to learn to use simple health precautions that are accepted standards in the U.S. Peruvians usually live in a two-room adobe house, two families to each house. They have a diet of beans, po- tatoes, bread, bananas, tomatoes and a non-alcoholic drink called chicha which is made from corn mash. The average mountain Peruvian’s life (half of the population lives in the mountains) is spent in a befuddled state caused by chewing the cocoa leaf which contains narcotic cocaine. This addiction short- ens the average life span, which is about 40 years, but numbs the pains of starvation and toil. Without the co- caine the Peruvian laborer is unwilling to work. His diet is always inadequate and his body is in a constant state of starvation. Achieve Purpose The real purpose of the trip was achieved in the understanding reached between the nine Americans and the Peruvians they met. “Each of us felt that by going out individually or in small groups and participating in fam- ily life . . . having meals with the fam- ily . . . talking with the young men of the village ... we would learn to know the people and their problems, Pat said. “The people of Peru do not wish to have the wealth distributed but rather the opportunity. They wish only the chance to be able to support a fam- ily and lead a prosperous life. They look to the United States to show them the way to make free-enterprise and democracy work for them so that they too may have opportunity. The Peru- vian people are not turning to com- munism because they do not feel that there is opportunity in communism. The knowledge that they have of the United States is primarily gained by watching TV, which many people buy and then rent to others,” he added. After spending several weeks in Ciu- dad de Dios, the boys were invited to a family fiesta. (Only close friends of a family are invited.) At the fiesta there was singing and dancing and a warm friendship for all. It was a grand ending to what could be only the be- ginning observed Pat. At Oasis Knights Cain Steeds Cars, not camels, are given away at the Oasis. Two Assumption seniors won cars during the summer at the Oasis drive-in theater One of the first cars awarded was to Gerry Schutte ’63. “Little Jenny,” as he called it, was a deluxe ’51 Nash. Trouble after the first night and lack of gas soon encouraged Gerry to sell his “lemon” and save for the future. Showing off his prize possession, Gerry invited a couple of senior friends — Bob Daurer and Lee Barta — for a spin. “Runs pretty good, for noth- ing,” commented Bob. “Yeh, it floats like an upside down bathtub,’ ’teased Lee. Everything was going fine until he turned it off. Gerry kept joking about having to push it home, and that’s what he did. A prize ’50 Dodge was awarded to Barb Lewis ’63 for her autograph. Her luck came towards the send of the summer. Knowing of the troubles and investments needed for such a car, Barb refused the car and took $40 in- stead. 10