Assumption High School - Assumption Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Freshmen Line Up for Council unices Thursday, Nov. 8, the freshman class will elect its student council officers. The following eight candidates are representative of the 12 girls and 8 boys seeking office. (See accompany- ing editorial.) Cathy Froeschle considers the stu- dent council “an opportunity to meet more students, share ideas, make plans, and help to acquire the feeling of unity so important in a successful class.” While attending Holy Family grade school, Cathy was a cheerlead- er, Red Cross representative, and a winner in the PAVLA essay contest. She is presently a member of the As- sumption GRA. Another past Holy Family cheerlead- er, Terry Reinart, is also contending for a student council office. She is in GRA and the Freshman Mixed Chorus. If elected, Terry promises to strive for “better relationships between the stu- dents and faculty.” Bringing every member of her class to “active participation in all areas of school life” is the goal of Mary Lou Joyce, a third nominee. Now active in GRA and chorus, Mary Lou was part of a swimming team during her grade school days at St. Vincent’s. Pat Riley, member of the chorus and previous cheerleader for Our “Sister I’ll take a pack of paper” ‘Typing paper, please” “Give me four pencils” No longer will these familiar phrases be heard at the bookstore after Sr. M. St. Catherine’s departure. Automation will replace Sister’s smile and cheerful words. Instead all one does is put a quarter in the slot of the vending machines. These are set up in the cafeteria and in the “A” and “D” wings to avoid con- gestion at the bookstore. It will be open only before school, after, and one per- iod during the day. Sister can’t quite get over the idea of being replaced by a machine. Forty eight years of her life have been spent running a bookstore. During this time she was head librarian at Immaculate Conception Academy. She boasts of having had the first catalogued library there. When ICA was closed, Sister estab- lished the Assumption bookstore. She chuckles that at first it was nothing more than a bare room with a desk. Today she proudly escorts visitors through her modern bookstore, which includes 128 different texts. Ten thou- sand dollars worth of books are handled annually by Sister. Due to her unique system of bookkeeping, she has never suffered a financial loss. FRESHIES LINE UP . . . Cathy Froeschle, Gary Peterson, Mary Joyce, Pat Flynn, Pat Riley, Pat Stolmeier, Theresa Reinart and Giles Crider, freshman class candidates, show off their togetherness ideas. In October Sister returned to her beloved Chicago via the Golden State Rocket. Sister holds a Rock Island R.R. pass, the gift of the railroad in apprecia- tion of her patronage. Formerly Sister personally escorted the boarders from ICA in their many trips to Chicago. She will long be re- membered and loved by the many port- ers, waiters and conductors who served her. Although she will no longer manage a bookstore, she will keep busy in her own private office as treasurer of the Immaculate Conception Province. Her residence will be the new Holy Name Cathedral convent. Sister will appreci- ate hearing from her many friends, she said. Tears come into Sister’s eyes as she recalls the alumnae reception held for her Sunday, Oct. 7, in the cafeteria. Many of the ladies were former ICA girls whom she recognized on sight. The present became the past for a few hours. Forty eight years of memories long stored within her came to life ... the waxing of the golden stairs, the Christ- mas Candle lighting service, the mission carnival, the May crowning. Sister has already put 50 golden beads on her rosary in the service of God. Five of these will represent Assumption for her. Lady of Lourdes states, “We want to be proud of Assumption and we want Assumption to be proud of us.” Pat wants to remind her classmates of her campaign slogan, “You’re Really Right with Riley!” Lloyd Peterson, aspiring freshman class president, hopes, if elected, to be an observing student of govern- ment and to do every thing in his ability to improve the freshman class. In grade school Lloyd was nominated mayor for a day in Davenport, was active in scouts, has experienced giv- ing ten minute speeches to the Parent Teachers Association and was in the Quint Cities Science Fair. Lloyd held a high average in grade school and hopes to become a lawyer. Giles Crider, who is trying for the vice-presidency, hopes to study the way the student council process works and promises to fulfill all tasks given to him. Giles was vice-president of his class at Sacred Heart grade school. He is at present a member of the Young Christian Students and is on the foot- ball team. He also plans to golf and to wrestle. To make new friends and learn about democratic methods of govern- ment are two of the objectives of Pat Flynn, candidate for secretary of the freshman class. Pat was president of his class at Sudlow junior high school, where he earned a “B” average. Pat is on the AAU swimming team and plans to participate in basketball and golf. As for future plans, Pat hopes to become an engineer. Vying for the office of treasurer of the freshman class is Pat Stolmeier, who hopes to be an active member of the class and build interest in fresh- man activities. A member of the foot- ball team, Pat contends to go out for track and wrestling also. He is in YCS. It now remains for the 292 mem- bers' of the freshman class to deter- mine which of these, if any, will rep- resent them in the Student Council. In Chicago Delegate Plans Trip Robert Schwarz ’63 has been named as Assumption’s delegate to the 1962 Ntional Youth Conference on the At- om, Nov. 8-10. The meetings discus- sions and workshops will be held in the Sheraton-Chicago Hotel, Chicago, Illinois. Some of the discussion topics Bob ex- pressed interest in are ‘The Atom in Medicine” and ‘The Atom in Our World and Universe.” “I think the con- ference will not only be interesting but also a challenge. I hope it won’t be over my head,” he remarked. Automation Replaces Personality 26

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Are Elections Monopoly or Free-for-All? Eight student council officers were elected to rep- resent the class of ’63 in their freshman year. Three have persevered in student political life for four years; these are girls. How does one account for this? Could it be differing methods of election? In the boys’ division, a freshman student council hopeful must first designate a particular office he Keds Kapture Kids Did you spend three to five dollars for conformity? About half the senior class did. A Knight Beacon survey disclosed that 55 of the senior boys and 64 of the senior girls recently bought tennis shoes, which until recently had been outlawed. What do these fig- ures show — merely a desire for inexpensive shoes or a need among students for wearing what the “crowd” does? Perhaps the reason students place so much emphasis on conformity is because they align it with popularity. However, such students are letting a large chunk of their life slip away from them. When they fashion their activities to include “what everybody’s doing” they are permitting the “group” to dictate not only what they do but possibly how they think. It’s not that group activities aren’t good; what we’re aiming at is a rebirth of creative thinking — students striking out on their own, doing something different merely for the sake of doing it. Taking a walk, coining a new nickname, thinking up some unique decorations for the next dance or writing a hit song about a lost love are a few suggestions. How will this creative thinking help students? First, by doing things he normally never would have thought of, the student may hit upon something he really en- joys. Maybe he is capable of writing a hit song; he’ll never know until he tries. Secondly, since this creative thinking is an ex- pression of self, it will help the student realize just who he is and what he associates himself with. More- over, the student will look upon himself with more distinction than a coded number on an IBM card. Putting this into practice, Knight Beacon staff mem- bers have had an opportunity to try their creative powers on this issue. By special arrangement with Gordon Printing Co., the staff have pulled “production proofs” for this issue. Heretofore this work has been done by professionals. This issue should indicate whether the idea was a good one or not. Finally, and probably most important, the experi- ence of thinking for himself, rather than having some- one do his thinking for him, will instill in the stu- dent the courage to do the right thing even when “everybody else” is headed in the wrong direction. So, students, give it a little thought the next time you tie those tennis shoes. wishes to hold. Secondly, the candidate must secure a nomination petition for an office from the vice- principal. The petition must be signed by twenty of his classmates. Repetition of signatures for each office is not allowed. The voting consists of choosing one boy for each office. All freshman girls desiring to run for student coun- cil are asked to submit their names in their home- rooms. A few weeks before election day, each home- room eliminates until three candidates remain. No one contends for president, vice-president, secretary, or treasurer. When the voting takes place, each girl in- dicates her first four choices. The four girls receiving the most votes are “student council representatives.” In examining these methods, two main points should be considered. First, in the present method of election employed by the boys’ division, there is a great tend- ency to find a dominant number of able candidates running for the same office. Since only one can be elected, the remaining lose their opportunity to de- velop their leadership qualities via the student coun- cil. This unbalance also tends to weaken the other representative offices. Second, the method employed by the girls’ division emphasizes homeroom representa- tion, which is important to the goals of the Student Government Association. However, an objective look at the student council representatives of the class of ’63 also reveals this fact: although the boys elected more candidates during the four years, they tended to stabilize after freshman year. For example, as sophomores, the boys elected three new’ officers. Two endured for the remaining three years as active student council members. Perhaps this indicates 1) that freshman boys do not select leaders who will last or 2) that such lead- ers do not run in freshman year. The question the Student Council should ask it- self is this: “Do the disadvantages of the differing systems outweigh the advantages?” AM PD 25

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AHS in Diocesan Spotlight “School spirit grows like Pinocchio’s nose,” decided D-3 freshmen, first place winners of the bulletin boards during School Spirit Days. Sr. Mary Leon’s champion homeroom was awarded the School Spirit crest for accumulating the most number of points. The second observance of SS Days was held Oct. 1-3, the result of the senior girls’ YCS action. Their purpose was to promote school spirit in the girls’ division. The senior girls and their mod- erator, Sr. Mary Diana, BVM, decided to observe the days earlier this year in order to carry out more school spirit throughout the entire school year. Some homerooms maintained a theme through each division, such as the E-7 Roman charioteers and the E-6 space theme. Sr. Mary Helen Rcgine’s home- room E-5 won first place for their defi- nition. E-5 also had the superior but- tons, while E-6 juniors composed the best song and the junior class enacted the best skit. E-2 encouraged attendance at Mass and triumphed in the projects. Extras Keep tion won a first place school trophy in the diocese. This contest is an annual highlight of Assumption’s speech de. partment. This past Oct. 21, Assumption was the scene of the annual YCS diocesan fall study day. Students from Clinton, Ottumwa. Muscatine, Fort Madison, and Burlington joined Davenport YCSers in a day of workshop discus- sions and Mass. Two Assumptionites, seniors Barb Lewis and Joe Nahra, served as secretary-treasurer and na- tional representative of the Davenport Federation at this study day which was based on the theme ‘The Bishop and His Flock.” Another study day will Frosh Frolic Garbs Win Prize Mike Bauer, Bob Motto. Janet Schlit- ter and Lora Berendes received awards for their costumes at the Freshman Frolic this past Sept. 21. Using his sister’s school uniform, Mike Bauer came as an Assumption girl. Bob Motto appeared as King Nero, while Lora Berendes came out of the hills dressed as a hill-billy. Janet Schlitter, who supplied an oriental at- mosphere in her Japanese costume, feels that the tradition of the Frolic should be continued. Tom Duax and Laverne Busch, both ’64, came as a married couple. They were probably the most humorous two- some present at the affair. Juniors Pat Thompson and Sue Wil- lers were MC’s, while Theresa Schwab was in charge of refreshments. be held this spring at another diocesar school. Assumption’s band and chorus par- ticipate in numerous diocesan activi- ties throughout the year. The band under the direction of Mr. Carl Paar- mann, performed at the Muscatine Band festival. Oct. 13. as did majorette Cheryl Kelsey ’64. On April 5 and 6 the band and chorus will participate in the Tri-School Music Festival along with Bettendorf and Muscatine. Al- though these schools are within the diocese this is more of an extra dio- cesan event since these are public schools. Assumption’s music department also competes in the annual diocesan music festival to be held in two divisions this year. The diocese is divided into the north and south sections for competing schools. The north section will meet at Assumption on March 7, with the south meeting later in the month at Ottumwa. Assumption is also active in extra diocesan social events, as on Dec. 7 when the YCS will sponsor a post- game dance with Muscatine high school. There’s no question in the minds of Assumption students about their im- portance in the diocese. The bishop’s activities may be more important in the diocese to all members, but As- sumption’s activities serve as a stand- ard for all the other diocesan high schools, maintains the principal, Fr. Robert J. Walter. SS Day Sparks Spirit You don’t have to be a bishop to be an important member of the diocese. Four AHS extracurricular activities give Assumption students opportunities to participate in many diocesan activi- ties. Speech students, besides par4icipat- ing in the diocesan speech contest late this spring, are also active in the Iowa Tuberculosis and Health Association contest being held throughout the state all during November. This is an essay contest and radio speaking pro- gram on the topic of either Christmas Seals, respiratory diseases, or the peo- ple versus TB. Three Assumption en- trants will enter area competition for possible broadcast on a local radio station and a chance to go on to state competition. At the Knights of Columbus diocesan speech contest held last April. Assump- TALL, BLONDE, BEAUTIFUL? . . . Mike Bauer at the Frosh Frolic lets everyone know what his favorite side of the school is. AREN’T I BEAU- TIFUL? . . . Den- nis Boone combines lipstick, earrings and a star beauty mark to emphasize his point for the Frosh Frolic.