Assumption High School - Assumption Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Boosters Bring College To We the students of Assumption High Soon to college must apply We know not where, or how, or when, But that’s where College Night comes in! This year on Wednesday, October 15, at 7:30 Assumption high school’s annual College Night will take place. A college atmosphere will be enacted when over 40 colleges, universities, technical colleges, and nursing colleges will send representatives to the event. Being sponsored by the Boosters Club again this year, a rewarding night is in store for everyone. Sophomores, jun- iors, and seniors are invited to come, compare, and judge the colleges so that they can make a good decision on a specific college. Again this year the colleges will be in seperate rooms and all will be on time schedules. This enables the rep- resentative to start his presentation at a certain time for one group of people. Fr. Charles Mann, boys’ division vice- principal noted, “The system worked well for the colleges that used it last year, and we hope it will work again this year.” Three new additions arc foreseen in this year’s schedule. Those schools are: The College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa, and Edgewood College of the Sacred Heart, Madison, Wisconsin. Besides Marycrest and St. Ambrose, to which most AHS graduates apply, there will be other schools which have participated in College Night before. Among these are: John Carroll Univer- sity, Cleveland, Ohio; Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois; Ottumwa Heights Junior College, Ottumwa, Iowa; Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois; Rosary College, River Forest, Illinois; High School St. Mary’s College, Winona, Minnesota; and St. Thomas College, St. Paul, Min- nesota. Refreshments will be served in the cafeteria during the evening. Knite Lite s I’ll bet everyone’s eyes were on Sr. Mary Ambrosina, BVM, when she said, If you’ll pay attention, I’ll go through the board.” • • • Four for ’64 was the call when Tom Gehlsen and Tom Ketelar found voca- tions as diocesan priests and entered the seminary at St. Ambrose last month. Jo Ann Machol joined the Urse- line community in Cleveland while Mary Beth Coleman entered the BVM’s. ♦ • Did anyone notice the blond sopho- more boy vainly trying to hide his scarlet and orange potted marigold as he came in the door early last month? • • Tuesday, September 8, during eighth period the senior boys began their guidance program. Throughout the year on the first Tuesday of each month the Boosters club has planned vocational talks for them. • • • As the seniors are now in their last year at AHS the CEEB (SAT) and the ACT tests are approaching. Below is a schedule for registration and admini- stration of these tests: CEEB: Test date: Nov. 7; Registration: Sept. 8 to Oct. 10. Test date: Feb. 20; Registration: Nov. 9 to Jan. 23. Test date: April 24; Registration: Feb. 22 to April 3. Test date: June 19; Registration: April 26 to June 5. Test date: August 7; Registration: June 21 to July 24. SAT: Test dates: Sat., December 5; Sat., Jan- uary 9; Sat., March 6; Sat., May 1; and Wed., July 14. • For the benefit of those who have no way of getting to the Keokuk foot- ball game there will be buses. Mary- kay Derouin ’65 and Pat Stolmeier ’66 are in charge of getting the buses. This is a project sponsored by the student council. 2

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KNIGHT BEACON Vol. VII, No. I Assumption High School, Davenport, Iowa October, 1964 KICKING OFF ... the new year, Charlie Harper ’66 symbolizes the opening of a big year for football at Assumption.

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Student Council Many Activities To Highlight Year “This year we hope to promote a better knowledge and understanding of student council,” said Student Gov- ernment president, Bill Kurtenbach, in the opening meeting of the student council this year. During the summer both Bill and Kathy Frater, SGA vice-president, at- tended a student council week at Ce- dar Falls to gain new ideas. “We plan to fill this year with worthwhile pro- jects and make SC a more active or- ganization,” Kathy explained. Student council also hopes to strengthen the foreign exchange stu- dent program and to stress academic application among the students. • • This year’s student council modera- tors are Sr. Mary Diana, BVM, and Fr. Louis Mulligan. Both are new to the student council this year. • • • On Tuesday, September 22, Officer Phil Axelrod of the Davenport Fire Department spoke to the student coun- cil on the Muscular Distrophy drive to be held November 22. All student coun- cil members have signed up to collect donations. Any interested volunteers should contact a student council rep- resentative. • • • Freshman elections were held last week. In charge were Bill Kurtenbach and Kathy Frater, both ’65. See next issue for the new representative’s names. • • Connections: “Early publication of these is our aim!” proclaimed Jack Peacock and Jan Ruge, both ’66, in unison. “Cover sketches have been submitted and names typed up so it looks as though we should receive them soon,” Jan continued. • • Foreign Exchange Project — Lee De- Julius ’65 is chairman of a committee assigned for the year to take care of the various projects to finance our pre- sent exchange student. Any ideas should be submitted to Lee for student council consideration. • Hall of Fame: In response to last year’s inquiry by Mr. Ambrose about a permanent all school Hall of Fame the student council is looking into the prospect of setting one up. • Football programs for the remaining home games will be sold through the student council during the homeroom periods and at the games. Joe Barnes and Bill Kurtenbach, both ’65, will layout the copies for the remaining programs. CHANGES MATERIALIZE ... as new uniforms are modeled by Cindy Rolston '67 and Jill Meyers ’65. The bust of John F. Kennedy and the mosaic tile behind the statue are gifts of the class of ’64. Knights Head For Homecoming underclassmen in some of the home coming activities. Freshman and sophomore floats, an innovation of this year’s Student Coun- cil, will decorate the school during the homecoming festivities. Approximately five by three feet in size, these minia- ture floats will be displayed in the cafeteria, gym hall, by the bookstore, and possibly at the dance. There will be four floats in all, one each by the frosh and soph boys and girls. The purpose of this idea is to involve the Requiescat In Pace LARRY ADAMS ’65 Homecoming weekend will begin on October 30 with the parade through downtown Davenport in the afternoon and continue with the game against Muscatine that evening, climaxing with the Homecoming dance on October 31. As in previous years there will be three floats for the Homecoming par- ade and game, the Queen’s float, the Senior float, and the Junior float. At the game the mayor, Mr. Raymond O’Brien, will again crown the Home- coming Queen during half-time. Senior Student Council members sponsor the Homecoming activities. SC moderator Fr. Louis Mulligan is in charge of the parade, floats, and half- time ceremonies, while Sr. Mary Diana, BVM, is in charge of the dance. Senior committees named were: Buttons — Teresa Schwab and Lee DeJulius, Queen — Mary Kaye Derouin and Mike Pracht, Cars — Tony Navarro and Bill Kurtenbach, Queen’s float — Michelle Chenoweth and Steve Huy- ette, Senior float—Joe Barnes and Jill Meyers, Dance — Kathy Frater and Bill Kurtenbach, and the Junior float — juniors Shelia Shanahan and Tom Fennell. 3