Assumption High School - Assumption Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Knights Crush West, Burlington Assumption 27-West 14 The Assumption Knights overcame a 14 point deficit and went on to defeat West High’s Falcons 27-14, September 19, at Brady Street field. The Falcons dominated play in the first quarter, marching 56 yards in five plays for the first talley and utilizing a 41 yard sprint by halfback Denny Hammill for the second. Both PAT’s were good and West had a 14-0 first quarter advantage. In the second quarter, a bad pass from center on 4th down gave the Knights the ball on the West nine yard line. Joe Kellenberger ’65 scored from four yards out and the extra point made the score 14-7. Later in the quar- ter the Knights romped 69 yards in 15 plays behind quarterback Tony Nav- arro ’65 who replaced injured Steve Huyette '65. Joe Kellenberger ran for the extra point ending the half in a 14-14 tie. MARTY DRIVES . . . Marty McCarthy ’65 races by a would be tackier on his way to a touchdown. Pat Crossen ’65 is closing in to help Marty out. The Knights defeated Burlington 32-18 in their first con- ference game. Neither team scored in the third quarter. In the 4th quarter, the Fal- cons were stopped on a 4th and 2 situa- tion on their own 10 and Assumption scored two plays later. The PAT fail- ed making the score 20-14. The Knights padded their lead late in the game when John Reyes ’65 re- covered a West fumble and raced 25 yards for the touchdown. • • • Wahlert 13-Assumption 6 The Golden Eagles from Wahlert utilized two blocked punts to defeat the Knights in Assumption’s opener 13-6 at Muny Stadium. The meeting of all GRA representa- tives was called to order by Kathy Morrissey at 3:13 in E-7. The first topic discussed was the collection of dues. A charge of 25? per semester is required of each member of GRA. At the end of the year this money is used to buy awards; the total cost being about $300. In order to vote in the May elections second semester dues must be paid. Each homeroom captain is asked to have three lists of their homeroom GRA members. One is to be kept by her, another to be given to Kathy Morrissey and the third to Theresa Malick. All dues must be in by Sept. 23. Last Wednesday (Sept. 9, 1964) a new rule governing after school activ- ities was passed by the executive board. It states: every girl must play in at least two games in order to play in the championship game and that every girl has to play in half of the total games (including the regular and The Knights drew first blood late in the first period when halfback Joe Kellenberger scampered 48 yards for the score. The extra point was missed and the Knights led 6-0. With 1:35 left in the first half, a partially blocked punt gave Wahlert the ball on the Knights’ 22. The Eag- les scored one play later ending the half in a 6-6 tie. Late in the third period, Wahlert blocked an Assumption punt, recov- ering the ball in the endzone for a touchdown. The Knights failed to score again and lost 13-6. championship games in order to re- ceive a ribbon). Captains were asked to have each girl in their homeroom that participat- ed in any summer activities to turn in a written statement to Mrs. Young signed by the activity director. Partici- pants will be accredited with ten points which will be added to individual scores. All sophomore girls, in order to win any award, must accumulate 95 points per year. No girl is allowed to partici- pate in any extra-curricular activities with low’er than a 1.5 grade average. Kathy Morrissey then read the rules of the point system and asked each captain to read it also to her home- room. The Constitution of the Girls Recreation Association is to be post- ed for at least two weeks on the home- room bulletin board. All questions were answered. At 3:45 the meeting was adjourned. Frosh, Sophs, Reserves Begin Gridiron Season The Assumption varsity reserve foot- ball team won their opener over a tough Bettendorf reserve team. The game was played on the Assumption field on September 14. This high scoring contest was high- lighted by many long runs and fine plays. Quarterback Bob Walter ’66 turned in a fine performance as did Jim Farley and Charlie Harper, both juniors. The sophomore team hasn’t fared as well so far. In their only game, the little Knights were beaten by a tough West team 28-0. The game took place at Brady Street Stadium prior to the West-Assumption varsity clash. The annual Freshman Football Jam- boree was held in the rain on Septem- ber 17. Following the game Coach Dan Roushar posted the list of those mak- ing the team. 1964 Varsity Football Friday, October 9 — Bettendorf Away Friday, October 16 — Davenport Central............Away Saturday, October 24 — Keokuk Away Friday, October 30 — Muscatine ............... Home Friday, November 6 — North Scott................... Home The First Meeting Of The 64- 65 GRA Will Now Come To Order 14

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STICKING TO- GETHER . . . Lynn and Sue Hamann, ’65 and ’66 respectively, add pictures taken during their summer vacation in California to their scrapbook. It's Fun In The San For AHS'ers Beacon Editors Explore Rainbow . . . Red, white, red, white, red, blue. — Blue? That’s the new color of the Knight Beacon portfolios. While attending a journalism work- shop this summer at Iowa City, Kate Schaffert ’65 and Chris Wahlig ’65 talked with Mr. Rod Valh of West High about the prospect of changing the KB cover. Mr. Valh referred them to Mr. Robert Merriman of the Dur- nad Manufacturing Company in Chi- cago. Lee DeJulius ’65, editor of the KB, and Chris made up the delega- tion sent to the company to look over the choice of color and designs. They decided on a blue cloth mater- ial because it was the most attractive color. Chris, explaining why red hadn’t been chosen, said, “At the workshop we found that very few schools carry their school colors out into their year- books. They just go by what looks best.” Lee thought that the change in the cover would make the portfolio more like a yearbook. He also added, ‘This year the portfolios will be personalized. The students will have their names engraved in silver on the cover.” Spaghetti Money “Sold to the group with the spag- hetti!” So it was that the Assumption high school class of ’64, laden with the pro- fits from the senior-sponsored spag- hetti dinner, purchased a bronze bust of the late president, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The bust which was selected by Jerelyn Ryan ’64 from Stephens House of Trophies, is one of the few of its size existing in this locality. While most of Assumption’s Knights were keeping their noses to the grind- stone with summer jobs, two AHS girls, Lynn Hamann ’65 and her sis- ter, Sue ’66 were getting their’s sun- burned by the hot California sun. Buys JFK Bust Mr. Stephens, proprietor of the store, sold the bust at a greatly reduced price, because he ascertained that the money raised by the spaghetti dinner, was for a “good cause.” Among the other gifts from the sen- iors are a new mosaic at the front en- trance of the school and an outdoor sign for announcements. The bust and other gifts were presented to the school at the annual senior breakfast held at the Blackhawk Hotel. “We spent only five weeks in Cali- fornia,” commented Lynn. ‘The other two weeks of our trip were spent driving out there and back.” The girls, making the trip with their aunt and two cousins, left for the Pacific coast on June 21. As Lynn put it, “We had a riot. We stopped at everything that was inter- esting; otherwise we tried to make a little time, and only got one warn- ing — for doing 70 in a 45 mph zone.” When asked what places they liked best, Lynn and Sue both replied that San Francisco and Lake Tahoe were their favorites, ’though Lynn also en- joyed the mountains and Sue liked Disneyland. While on their vacation, both were hoping to learn how to surf, but had to be satisfied with riding air matresses — just like home. Jill Receives Royal Care On Canadian Camping Trip Jill Cox ’67 never dreamt that her two-week camping trip would entail wining and dining with Canadian dig- nitaries. One of the two girl scouts chosen from a six state region, Jill attended Abegweit Centennial Camp at Brackley Beach, Prince Edward Is- land, Canada. In Chicago, she met other U.S. Girl Scouts and proceeded to Toronto by train. Still excited about the past sum- mer’s experience, Jill said, “There were seventeen of us on the train. We had our own private car and sleeping quarters which,” she added, “weren’t used very much that night.” Their plane at Toronto was grounded by fog and made their arrival at the camp two hours behind schedule. The guides, who had arrived earlier from Nova Scotia, had their tents pitched for them when they arrived. Jill, comparing the Canadian camp to that of the States, claimed, “In Canada camping is more advanced. We still slept on the ground, but we had grills for cooking.” Between grand tours and receptions at the homes of Canadian officials, Jill enjoyed talking with her new friends. Of the twenty-six girls at the camp, Jill was one of two from the United States. “Comparing accents was the most fun. Some of the girls with Brit- ish accents told me I was pronouncing my last name wrong.” At Summerside, Canada, Jill went to a Lobster Carnival. The lobster was served cold and without hot butter, but she still enjoyed it. Jill says that she will never forget her deep-sea fishing trip. “The ride out onto the ocean was fun, but when the boat stopped, the rocking motion made us all ill. We could only stay out an hour but some of the girls caught some good size salmon and cod, which we cooked the next day.” The highlight of the trip was the formal dinner the girls attended at the home of the prime minister of the island. Not wanting the two Americans to feel left out, a toast was proposed to the President as well as the Queen. “We found the Canadians to be very warm and friendly,” she commented. “We got a lot of publicity both on television and in the papers. They really went out of their way to see that we had a good time.” ‘The only trouble,” she added, “was that our green uniforms clashed with the red carpet at the Prime Minister’s home.” 13

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Assumption high school’s varsity football team sports the largest squad in the school’s history, both numerical- ly with 54 and pound for pound. There are a record 26 seniors who average The Knight's Diamond Nine Bats-in First Little Six Title The Assumption high school summer baseball team captured all honors in the Little Six Conference this past summer, winning the league champion- ship with a perfect tournament record. This was the first year of Little Six competition for coach Tom Sunder- bruch’s Knights. The team ended play with a record of 11 wins and 11 losses. The final loss came in the sectional of the state tour- nament; the Knights dropped a 5-4, last inning thriller to Iowa City. Prev- iously the team had taken the district title with a victory over Bennett. Pitcher Phil Pash ’64 was the teams winningest pitcher, compiling a 7-5 record. Gary Calkins ’67, recorded a 2-3 season, Bud Friedholdt was 1-2, and Jim Hammes, 1-1. The Warta brothers led the team in batting with Darrell ’64 hitting .441 with two home runs; and Ron ’68 hit- ting .368. Jim Hammes ’65 hit .350 and blasted one home run. Others hitting home runs were Phil Pash ’64, Greg Anderson ’66, and Gary Calkins ’67. Coach Tom Sunderbruch looks at next season with optimism as only 3 of this year’s lettermen won’t be re- turning. Phil Pash ’64 and Darrell War- ta ’64 graduated, and Ron Warta '66 moved from the area. Other players who played regularly were Jim Cawley, Joe Kellenberger, Pat Hall, Tom McGivem, and Gary Thompson who was a pinch-running specialist. 200 lbs. on the line. The Knights have been pegged as the team to beat in the Little Six Conference. • • ♦ The Davenport Park Board water- polo team has been recommended for those interested in swimming as an off-season conditioner. The water-polo season will run from October through November. The team will be com- posed of athletes from Assumption, Central, and West high schools, most of whom are swimmers. The cheerleaders for the 1964-65 school year are; Peg Parker ’65 — cap- tain, Mary Lynn Wahlig ’65, and Ro- berta Mullin, Terri Tubbs, Joan Mc- Means, and Cathy Froeschle, all jun- iors. The cheerleaders have added two new cheers this year: one to the tune of the “Martian Hop” and the other to “Hey Loddy Lo.” RUNNING INTO ... a little trouble, Joe Kellen- berger ’65 is downed by a host of tacklers during the 15