Assumption High School - Assumption Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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COUNCIL BOUND . . . Bishop Hayes is assured by Pat Dray and Mary Motto that AHS will be taken care of in his absence. Nickels Gas-Up Mallarys by Mike Wahlig Remember those nickels and dimes you tossed into last year’s lenten col- lection? Right now part of that money is on its way to Bahia, Brazil, to buy gas for a Pavla jeep. One-fourth of the $1,130 collected in the homerooms last year was donated to the Office of the Apostolate and is being used in the slums of Bahia to aid the work of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Mallary. Accompanied by two of their seven children, Martha, 19, and Margaret, 12, Mr. and Mrs. Mallary left Daven- port Aug. 12, bound for Petropolis, Bra- zil, and the Center for Intercultural Formation where they will complete their training in Latin American cul- ture, history, language and back- ground before beginning their work. Martha Volunteers Martha and Margaret, who have had mixed emotions about the trip ever since they helped their parents decide to volunteer for the project three years ago, are now anxiously awaiting December. Martha was a nurses’ aid at Mercy until shortly be- fore they left and will work in the hospital which is being supplied and staffed through the Davenport Dio- cese. During the week Maggie will attend the North American Community School in Salvador and live with her parents on the weekends. Originally Martha was not planning to go as a volunteer, but as she learn- ed more of the needs of the people of Bahia she became a volunteer. She will help her mother to teach. Mrs. Mallary, a former public school teach- er, has done graduate work in teach- ing and music; her students will be boys from a nearby orphanage run by Sister Dulce. Purpose of PAVLA Although this family of four will perform many services for the people of Brazil they always keep in mind that the purpose of the Pavla pro- gram is to work itself out of a job. Their task will be twofold: 1) they must eliminate the hunger and illiter- acy which now threatens the people and 2) eventually they will instruct the people in proper farming methods. This job belongs to Lyle Mallary, who farmed near Cordova, 111. until three years ago. When Mr. Mallary accepted this mission he sold his farm, but he is far from through with farm- ing. In fact he must increase and adapt his knowledge of soil, animals and ir- rigation. He will face several new problems including: how to get croc- idiles out of the farm pond and how best to handle his banana crop. The Orphanage farm on which they will live must produce enough food for up to 100,000 people (100 acres for 100,000 people). He must also run soil Student council SC Heads Learn Their New Trade Interesting lectures, informal discus- sions and fun constituted a week of enjoyment and work last summer for seniors Pat Dray and Mary Motto. Pat and Mary, president and vice- president of Assumption’s student council, attended the Summer Student Council Workshop, at State College of Iowa, in Cedar Falls, July 14-19. “I especially enjoyed Mr. John Schoolland, the workshop consultant,” noted Mary. “He spoke with zeal and showed great interest in young people. Lecture topics included history, aims and objectives of SC, organization and group leadership in SC, projects and activities.” Pat says, “The main idea I observed from the talks was the definition of student council in terms of its admin- istrative purpose: to assist in the or- derly administration of the school; and the definition in terms of the ed- ucational purpose: to learn by doing — formation through action.” “We divided into four councils. Pat was secretary of ‘Union City high school,’ and I was president of the ‘Untouchables,’ ” stated Mary. “Dur- ing the week our individual councils discussed and solved a mythical pro- blem, composed council cheers and produced skits. The young people we worked with were wonderful.” The week was rounded out with mix- ers, programs and a swimming party. Regarding this school year, Pat re- marks, “The week I spent at the work- shop and the people I associated with have given me a greater understanding of Student Council, thus it will make this year more rewarding and enjoy- able.” tests and experiment with crops and animals so he can help the people to help themselves, after they have been fed. Hope of Future “The Mallarys are the hope of the future for the people of the garbage dumps. With their new knowledge these people may leave the disease- ridden slum and return to their farms, or to a decent job. They will be able to provide their families with the necessities of life which the dignity of man demands. They may become fruitful and educated members of so- ciety and of Christ’s mystical body,” observes Fr. Marvin Mottet who first interested the Mallarys in the project. Since this project should hold a per- sonal interest for Assumption students the Knight Beacon has asked Martha and Margaret to write about their pro- gress. Several of these letters will be printed in forthcoming editions. 12

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Knights Bark At Bulldogs Tonight Assumption will try for its first win of the season. The Bettendorf Big “BULLDOGS BE- WARE . . . there’s hot dogs tonight,” promises Mike Morrison at AHS pep rally. Girls Scrape Up Scrapbooks Armed with scissors, paper and glue, members of the GRA board can be seen cutting up Knight Beacons. They are compiling articles and pictures concerning the Girls’ Recreation Asso- ciation for a scrapbook. This summer seniors Barb Beyer and Susie Riedel attended the GRA camp, held in Waverly, Iowa, June 16-23. The camp was attended by 100 girls from all over the state, who elected Susie state treasurer. The girls feel that by keeping all the past activities of the GRA in a scrapbook they will be able to im- prove the organization and also show the many ways in which GRA is bene- ficial to the girls and to the school. New members of the board include: President Mary Kealey ’64, Treasurer Carol Lewandoski ’65, and Program Chairman Nancy DeJulius ’64. “Through GRA the girls participate in group activities, learn good sports- manship, fair play and the rules of the game and are able to demonstrate their athletic abilities,” affirms Mary Kealey. “The homeroom competition held after school releases the girls from the pressure and tension of school work.” Volleyball is first on the program of tournament play, followed by shuf- fleboard, badminton, basketball, table tennis and golf. Team competition will again be on a homeroom basis. Each activity is directed by a sport- head who applies for this position the previous year. A bowling league is also sponsored by the GRA and usually starts in the middle of September and lasts till Ap- ril. New officers of the league are: President Jan Abbas ’64, Secretary Marge Walatka ’65, Treasurer Carol Lewandoski ’65, and Sergeant-at-arms Mary Fick ’65. “We were able to see how GRA was adapted to various situations through- out different schools,” reports Barb. There were many organized activi- ties such as swimming, archery, nature study, softball, cheerleading canoeing, campfires, cookouts, organized games and song fests. To get other ideas, Geri Barrett, Mary Kealey and Susie Riedel, all ’64, plan to attend the State Play Day in Ames, Oct. 12. On the Gridiron Sophs Even Scores The Little Knights at present have a record of one win and one set back. In their opening game against Alle- man the sophs came out on the short end of a 14-13 score. Bob Walter and Jack' Peacock scored touchdowns in the effort. The sophs’ second game was a dif- ferent story. The Little Knights rout- ed North Scott for 34-12. Charles Harp- er was the game’s star with three touchdowns, including a 97 yard TD scamper, and four extra points. Jack Peacock added two touchdowns to the score to clinch it for the Little Knights. 11 Bulldogs tied the Knights last year 13-13. In this second home game of the season, the Knights will face Betten- dorf for the last time until the two teams meet officially in the Little Six Conference. In a varsity reserve game played at Bettendorf on Sept. 16, the reserve Knights downed the Bulldogs 13-6. The varsity Knights will bring a strong line averaging 180 lbs. to the contest. Bettendorf has seven returning grid- ders. Leading the backfield players are fast-stepping halfback Mike Toom and backs Steve Carroll and Jerry Rine- hart. The Bulldogs also have several standouts in the line, including tackles Bob Dailey and Ray Wooten, and guard John Calhoun and Warren Power. Bob Ballantyne is the veteran center. Alleman Game In the opening game Sept. 13, it was speedster Bill Healy and quarterback Dick McAllister skirting the ends that accounted for Alleman’s 13 points. This victory pushes Alleman’s series ad- vantage to 9-6 over the Knights and gives the Pioneers the Quad-City Cath- olic prep football crown. Alleman took a 13-0 lead to the dressing room at the half and then fought a grueling defensive battle with the Knights the second-half. Although the Knights went scoreless, they held complete control of the offensive de- partment by outrushing the Pioneers. Tackles Roger Cawiezell and Dick Peavy, linebacker Darrell Warta and juniors John Reyes and Dan Dugan showed great defensive effort by hold- ing Alleman to 3 yards in the second half. Wahlert Game It was all Wahlert Sept. 20, as they trimmed the Knights 27-0. Taking the ball after the opening punt, the Gold- en Eagles marched 75 yards in 16 plays to hit paydirt. Wahlert took full ad- vantage of four Knight fumbles as the Assumption couldn’t get its offense clicking. In the second quarter Wahlert’s quarterback Cushing surprised the Knight defense with a 36 yard pass to Tom Schlitz, who had sneaked be- hind the secondary. The Eagles re- covered two more Knight fumbles to score two touchdowns, one on the 68 yard run by Schlitz. Davenport Central Game On Sept. 28, the Knights succumbed to the No. 1 team in the state, 46-6. Although the Blue Devils had the game almost completely in their hands with the running combination of Baker and Wyatt, and the passing combination of Campbell and Hornbuckle, the Knights put up a good fight. They held the cross-town giants scoreless in the first period, and with 3:19 left in the game, Steve Huyette scored from the three.

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Seniors See Superb Sights by Phil Andrew Have you ever seen an Eskimo? Or did you realize that an igloo is really made out of mud instead of ice blocks? Well, if you didn’t, talk to senior Dick Neufeld — he’s quite an authority on the subject. Dick and several other Assumption students took some very interesting trips during summer vaca- tion. Leaving May 10, Dick and his uncle began their seven week tour of Alaska. Traveling through every part obtain- able by road, Dick became well versed in the customs and way of life of the people. Although a great part of the resi- dents in Alaska are military person- nel, we did have a chance to see and talk to the Eskimos. The Eskimos live very primitively. They work mainly over a period of three or four months and rest the remainder of the year. The native born Alaskans were gen- YCS Studies A carpet of lighted candles spark- led in the balmy August evening. One- thousand students chanted psalms and stood in front of Davis Hall at St. Am- brose College. This was the culmina- tion of a five-day study week on the Lay Apostolate, August 19-23. Revolutionary ideas inspired AHS students attending workshops and as- semblies. What happened to my grade school religion?” questioned Jerri Ryan ’64, emerging from ‘The Two Edged Sword,” a workshop by Rev. Geno Baroni. Heaven, angels and every- thing seems to be changing. It’s like a whole new Church.” Another popular workshop was the Student Discussion of the Racial Question,” a panel led by John Gen- zel ’64, Booker Cole. Horace Peeples and Diane Stevens. Everyone was in- terested to see how Negroes our own age feel about race,” commented John. ‘The end of each period usually in- terrupted an intense discussion.” Every morning workshoppers at- tended Mass in Christ the King Chap- el. These included dialogue, participa- tion and Eastern Rite service. Dur- ing the offertory procession, every- one walked up and placed his individ- ual offering on the altar,” observed Mary Thompson ’64. ‘This created a spirit of unity.” The Anatomy of a Leader,” by Theodore Mazarello, was a very pop- ular workshop. Denny Shinners ’65, stated, Mazarello elaborated on every aspect of leadership. He was an in- spiration because he actually had the qualities he spoke of.” The entire study week, as Anne Pea- cock ’64 put it, was a terrific success.” erally opposed to statehood,” comment- ed Dick. While Dick was roaming about north- ern Alaska, Mary Kealey ’64 was on the opposite side of the continent. Mary, who was one of 66 winners in an es- say contest sponsored by the Rural Electric Cooperative, went on an eight day trip to Washington, D.C. On our first day in Washington we visited the Capitol and were inter- viewed by our respective Congressmen. We also attended lectures concerning cooperatives. In the remaining days we went sight-seeing through the Mall and other memorials in the city.” Leaving no section of the United States untouched by Assumption cul- ture,” seniors Mike Townsend, John Stokes. Jim Riley, Tom Bribriesco and Phil Andrew covered eight midwestern and Western states. Our vacation was originally plan- ned to encompass only northern Wis- consin, but after a week there, we decided to move on west,” says John. “We wrote our parents of our plans and were off to Colorado,” added Mike. Moving through South Dakota and Wyoming, the “happy wanderers” took in such sights as Mt. Rushmore and the Black Hills. “Pike’s Peak was probably the most interesting sight on the whole trip,” Tom reminisced. Just what might these vacationing gypsies recommend to Assumption stu- dents? “Enjoy your summer while you can,” muttered Jim Riley as he saunt- ered to his fourth period class JA Bargain Birdbath, Lady? “The hardest part of JA is trying to convince an unwilling customer that your birdbath is the best there is,” protests Rosemary Pauli ’64. She and several other students signed up for Junior Achievement this year. Junior Achievement is a nation- wide organization designed to pre- pare young men and women for the business world,” observed Mr. Thom- as Priester, executive director of Jun- ior Achievement, at the JA assembly Sept. 17. “Through JA young people actually run their own business; from this they gain valuable practice in business fundamentals. JA is design- ed to combat socialism in the only way we know — through free enter- prise,” he concluded. How are JA companies formed? First, the student decides on a pro- duct, then he proceeds to sell stock at fifty cents a share to finance the com- pany. Each company must advertise, promote, and sell its own product. Members meet each week in business centers equipped with light tools and workshop equipment provided by local Junior Achievement organizations. The firm pays rent for its quarters. Each company has three advisers: one in production, one in administration and one in sales. While the advisers often explain the factors involved in deci- sions that affect the JA company, they do not make the decisions for the members. PROFILES OF THE GREATS . . . Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, Lincoln, Riley . . . Riley??! No, Jim is just visiting Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota. 13