Assumption High School - Assumption Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Counciler Converts Summer to Profit by Mardi Gaydos Summer school, preparation for col- lege and a glorious summer vacation all rolled into one — this was the five week Northwestern High School Jour- nalism Institute which I attended this summer. Saturday, June 31, I arrived at Northwestern and registered at Alli- son Hall, the girls’ dormitory. Over the weekend I got acquainted with my roommate, fellow “cherubs,” coun- selors and teachers. The institute of- ficially opened at a general assem- bly Sunday night. After the assembly the various divisions — journalism, technology, speech and education — met for separate organizational meet- ings. Writing Lab Classes started bright and early Monday morning, with the first ses- sion an eight hour reporting test. The test was a story of a record snow- storm, which had to be constantly re- written for later editions as new in- formation arrived. It was a hectic scene as 109 amateur reporters tried to sift, judge, write and rewrite the complicated story in a lab just a lit- tle larger than a classroom, crowded with 109 clacking typewriters. Eventually the pace slowed down to a less harrowing everyday class schedule. Morning sessions were usual- ly devoted to an hour lecture and a writing lab. After supper we had talks on contemporary affairs from either members of the Northwestern faculty or prominent speakers from Chicago area. The talks were always followed by lively question and answer periods. Among the most popular speakers were a political scientist, an economist, a Negro reporter, and active politician, the British consul-general and the ed- itor of Chicago's Amercian. The afternoons were usually devoted to lectures in contemporary thought. This phase of the Institute tried to develop the student’s ability to think out logically his personal convictions and beliefs. The keynote of the course was open-mindedness. After the lec- tures on such topics as race, suicide, capital punishment and professional ethics, the students divided into small discussion groups. Also as a part of contemporary thought the Institute required five 1000 word papers on some problem or per- sonal conviction. Through these papers we had a chance to develop and form- ulate our ideas. Although papers were not graded, each was “commented on” by two of the counselors, who tried to correct objectively any errors in logic and to suggest other ideas or avenues of thought. College Prep The Institute was also a marvelous preparation for college. I had exper- ience living away from home in a dorm with 500 other girls. We became ac- quainted with the lecture the usual college method of teaching — and our papers were graded on a college scale. We also had talks from the assistant Dean of Admission on college entrance and bull sessions on college life, soror- ities and fraternities, and career plan- ning. All work-no play wasn’t our story either. We had dances with other divi- sions, journalism mixers and special parties. The Northwestern beaches on Lake Michigan were availble to us and we had permission to go to town during our free time to shop or see a movie. We also went to see Igor Stravinsky conduct his own music at Ravinia Park and for our grand finale we had a night out at the Empire Room of the Palmer House Hotel. Lights out that night were in the morning. Once a week was field trip day. Our agenda included the Museum of Sci- ence and Industry, Chicago's American, Rand McNally publishing company and the Bahai House of Worship. But the most impressive thing about the Institute was the people I met, es- pecially my fellow students. My most paluable lectures were not in a class- room but at all night bull sessions, in a corner of the Allison lounge or walk- ing quietly around the campus. As the director of the journalism division told us, “You will learn more from each other than we could teach you in a year.” RC Activates AHS “You understand people better when you are a Red Cross volunteer,” Bruce Cusack ’63, a volunteer for three years now, observes. Other RC volunteers, Tim Maher and Bill Deardoff, both ’63, aided in the Red Cross First-aid tent this sum- mer during the Mississippi Valley Fair, as did Bruce. Mary Buckwalter and Tony Chernetsky, both ’64, and Tim lifeguarded at St. Ambrose College pool during the recent CFM Confer- ence. This summer Tim and a Central stu- lent, Bill Evans, attended the Red 3ross Training Center held in Wichita. Kansas, June 18-23. A panorama of [ted Cross services was held and the Scott County delegates were able to ;wap ideas with high school students from 11 other Midwestern Area states. When they returned, they inaugurated - Dino Ifnrtll Qonitoriiim Thirty-four per cent of all RC certi- ficates issued since 1946 for the suc- cessful completion of courses in first- aid, water safety, accident prevention and home nursing have gone to school- agers. Last year 50 students at AHS passed the standard first-aid course held here. The course will be offered again this year, along with an ad- vanced course and water safety and livesaving instruction. 14

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Knights Falter In Opener; Confront Imps Friday, Sept. 28, Assumption and Central will meet for the fifth time. Central won last year’s contest 19-0. This year Jim Fox, Central coach, has a number of talented players both in the line and in the backfield. Up front are 200 lb. end Jim Hester, 235 lb. center Larry Sherman and 155 lb. flanker Rollie Miller. Hester was All-Valley, 4th team All-State and All-Quad City as a junior. Running coach Fox’s wing T offense is Larry Rathje. Fullback Larry Schrieber, at 210 lb., should be hard to stop up the middle. Gene Wyatt, Frank Camp- bell, Terry Huff and Brad LeHew give Central speed and depth at half- back. Oct. 5 the Bettendorf Bulldogs will host the Knights. Coach Merrit Parsons is putting his hopes on underclassmen. Nine Advance A team without a coach: this was the situation faced by the Assump- tion baseball squad soon after the opening of the season. With the resig- nation of Mr. Ron Mellen, the Knights played their final 15 games without a coach. Fr. Robert Am born assumed the position of faculty moderator till the close of the season. Mr. Gary Simoens will direct the team next summer. The season’s totals showed Mick Tri- nite ’62 leading the Knights with a .391 hitting average and 13 runs batted in. The eight season victories were divided- evenly by junior Phil Pash 4-7 and sen- ior Mike Hansen 4-3. Assumption had a team hitting average of .272. With a regular season record of 3-9 the Assumption nine advanced in- to the Iowa summer baseball district tournament After passing by their first two foes — West Liberty 12-5 and Lone Tree 4-3 — the Knights downed Mus- catine 6-5 in the Durant Sectional. The extra inning encounter saw Pash allow Muscatine five runs on six hits1. The Knighst had been victims of the Muskies in two regular season games. Tom Nolan ’62 led the Knights with three of their 10 hits. With a 10-3 victory over Ainsworth, Assumption earned the Sectional title at Durant. Mike Hansen limited Ains- worth to four hits in the seven inning game. Assumption picked up their 10 runs on 10 hits, with Clarence Mason ’62 and Mick Prochaska ’63 leading the hitting attack for the Knights with two apiece. A 8-7 decision over Elwood gave AHS the right to meet Iowa City in the finals of the district. Two unearn- ed runs gave the Little Hawks their needed margin for a 4-3 victory. Hugh Stoll, a 190 lb. end and tackle Ron Owen are senior stalwarts of the line. Junior Steve Carroll and soph- omore Mike Toom, who both lettered last year, will be the big guns in the Bettendorf offense. Assumption won last year's encounter 13-0. Oct. 12, West will again be Assump- tion’s Homecoming foe. West squeaked by last year 7-6. Rich Clayvon, 175, and Ricky Price, 175, will handle the end chores this year. Big (200) Tade Gerischer holds down the center post, while bigger (235) Tom Galanius, a transfer from Central, will start at tackle. In the backfield are quarter- back Jim Marti, fullback Howard Goettsch and Tony Williams, and’out- standing junior halfback. The Clinton River Kings will be Assumption’s foe on Friday, Oct. 19, at Clinton. Coach Dusty Rhodes has three seasoned lettermen on the line: Doug Brown at guard, Steve Mayer at center and Cliff Jenkins at tackle. Tom Hagge at fullback, Ken Vilmont, a halfback and Ron Murphy, the other halfback should give the Knight for- wards plenty of trouble. Senior halfback Doug Felton will lead Muscatine against Assumption when the Knights travel to Muskie Land on Oct 26. Coach Homer Eies hopes to use juniors Herb Grigg, Dan Wegler and Joe Doddger. Felton is the only returning letterman so things look bleak at Muscatine. The Knights walloped them last year 42-12. On Nov. 2, Assumption will travel to Burlington to play the Greyhounds, 1961 Little Six conference co-champs. For the opening game Sept. 15, it JIM KELLENBERGER 63 gets snagged as he runs with the ball. was Paul Leahy bulling over the tac- kles and his brother Walt skirting the ends that accounted for the 20 points Alleman needed to ruin Assumption. In the Knights’ first series of downs, John Kennedy of Alleman picked off John Burke’s pass and ran it back to Assumption’s six yard line. Two plays after the interception, Paul Leahy put Alleman in front 7-0. As the second quarter began, the Knight’s offense began to perk. In eight plays, they moved from their own 10 to the Pioneer 21. Denny Miller started things off with a 25 yard end run; then Jim Kellenberger picked up 11 and McMahon netted seven. Follow- (Continued on Pag 15) Sophs Anticipate “We have the size, speed and strength to hold our own against anyone,” asserts coach Mr. Bill McAfoos about his soph- omore team. The “size” of the team includes Pat Crossen at center and Kim Clay and Jim Laake at guards. Mike Stolmeier and Jim Hammes hold down the tackle posts, while John Reyes and Dari Dugan man the flanks. Steve Huyette has a firm grip on quar- terback and Jim Salsbury will start at right half. But a battle is looming for other backfield spots. Martin McCarthy and Jim Cawly are battling for left half. Joe Kellenberger is being pushed for his spot by Lucier, a transfer from Betten- dorf. The sophs were undefeated as fresh- men last year.

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Alfredo's Teaching English us? Person Most Worthy of Recognition in Humor-US: Don Shaw ’64, who quips, “I don’t want to learn Eng- lish — I already know one dead lan- guage.” • Talk about messed up schedules and mixed up students! After teaching third period senior math for two days. Sister Laurent, CHM, noticed that one of the students did not seem to be following too well. Realizing that he could not explain the classwork of the two days, she asked if he had had freshman algebra. The reply of the confused student? “But Sister . . . I’m only a freshman.” • • “I will now illustrate what I have on my mind,” explained Sr. Mary Michael Mary, BVM, erasing the blackboard. • • This summer, while working at a local supermarket, John Loihl ’64, an- swered the phone. There was a pause after which the voice on the opposite end of the line inquired, “Do you have pickled pigsfeet?” “Yes, sir,” Loihl responded polite- ly- The caller laughed, “Keep your shoes on, and just hope that nobody notices them.” Later that day, Loihl received another phone call — with the caller asking the same question. “Listen, funny boy, if you think that I’m so gullible that you can trick me twice in one day, you’ve got another think coming!” screamed Loihl. “I ... uh ... I think that there's been a misunderstanding somewhere. I don’t know who you think I am, but all I want is a jar of pickled pigs- feet,” stuttered the earnest customer. The customer is always right. FOUND: A notebook without a name on it In it were four five dollar bills. Will the owner please form a line out- side of Father Walter’s office. • • • Mary Kealey ’64, who lives on a farm near Walcott, has many chores, one of which is counting the cows as they come in from the pasture. Since the Kealeys have 54 cows, it takes a while to count them. One time, after numerous cow counts, Mary still could only see 53 cows. What could you say in a situation like this? Well, since Mary knows her business, she asked the appropriate question, “Cow 54, where are you?” Alfredo Omiste’s year in Davenport as an Assumptionite and a member of the Gene Wohlers family is ended. In June he joined several hundred other foreign exchange students for the re- turn trip home. After a brief stay in the Windy City, the group headed for Washington, D.C., to NCWC Headquarters — sponsors of their stay in the United States. A1 took in the sights for nearly a week in the nation’s capitol, then made preparations for the remainder of his homeward journey, which included a stop in New York City. Then, a plane scare and a revolution later, Alfredo Knights Falter (Continued from Page 13) ing an offside penalty, John Burke rolled out and hit Jim Kellenberger with an 18 yard pass which put the ball on the Alleman 34. Miller picked up nine and Burke bulled for 4 to the 21. After Burke was thrown for a sev- en yard loss, Denny Miller fumbled, Alleman recovered and the Knights were never a threat again. Just before the first half ended, Paul Leahy busted into paydirt from the one. His kick failed and Alleman led 13-0 at the half. Not to be outdone by his “little brother,” Walt skirted right end for another 6 points. Paul converted and the scoring was ended. Omiste finally reached Potosi, B.S.A. Alfredo, relates Mrs. Gene Wohlers from his letter dated Aug. 3, encoun- tered several delays on his way home. The first came upon departure from Miami, Fla., July 13, 7:00 p.m. Just as he was flying over Cuba, a jet engine on the plane developed trouble and forced immediate return to Miami for repairs. Upon reaching Peru, Alfredo was de- layed for another three days due to a revolt against the Peruvian govern- ment. On July 18, Alfredo met his older brother at the airport in LaPaz, Bolivia, where he remained for another week before going home. Today Alfredo is living with his sis- ter’s family in Potosi and is working as an English instructor in the Bolivian- American Center there. “Things just didn’t seem right with- out him,” recalls Mrs. Wohlers after he had left. We just then realized he would be gone. Alfredo made us realize just what an average teen-ager from South America is like. He simply made us aware of the many different things about his country — South America seems a little closer to us now.” Here’s a closing quote from that letter dated Aug. 3: “Potosi, at this time of this year is cold — therefore I’m missing the beau- tiful days over there, particularly all of you because you were part of my life in the short time we spent to- gether. Give my regards to Fr. Colon- nese and all who ask.” Your temporary son, Alfredo PUFFED CHEEKS . . . Karen Shelang- oski 65 mightily blows her clarinet at Assumption’s first football game. Band Sounds Off The AHS band at the Rock Island Lines station? What are they doing there? Welcoming visitors? No, rather they’re seeing off a distinguished Daven- port resident, Bishop Ralph L. Hayes, on his trip to Rome and the Ecumeni- cal Council. Some 25 band members played the Assumption school song as the Bishop bade farewell to the crowd of priests, sisters, students, and diocesan residents gathered at the station. The band has also made appearances at Assumption’s first pep rally and at the Assumption-Alleman football game. They performed both before the game and at half-time under the direction of Mr. Carl Paarmann. Their next perform- ance will be at Brady Street Stadium, Sept. 28, when Assumption meets Cen- tral. 15