Assumption High School - Assumption Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Knight Awaits Name “Percival”? “Fenton”? “Lancelot”? This poor, battle- scarred knight needs a name. Fashioned after the infamous Colonel Davenport, our knight in “shining armor” will be popping up on the editorial pages of the Knight Beacon frequently this year, pointing out student difficulties, school faults, and other such unwonted aggressions. We give him to you title-less. Name him, and there’s a prize of $5 awaiting you. All names are welcomed at the G-3 press room, or can be given to a KB staff member. The winning name and author will be published in the November issue of the Knight Beacon. Criticism, Participation, Hightlight Year s Policies 1. As a student publication, the Knight Beacon will cover all fields of student endeavor — religious, academic, social, and athletic. 2. The portfolio format will be continued, but with added emphasis towards a yearbook. 3. Criticisms by the student body are welcomed by the Knight Beacon staff. Signed letters to the edi- tor will be printed whenever possible. 4. All articles contained in the Knight Beacon will be written and published by the students with administrative approval. 5. The Knight Beacon will inform the student of his role as a young Catholic man or woman in the world today. 6. As its theme, the Knight Beacon will emphasize student participation in school, community and national affairs. 7. The Knight Beacon will continue in reporting the happenings of the school in a clearly objective manner. Rat-a-tat, Hip-hip 'til 21 Do you know who your precinct alderman is? Your county sheriff? Your state representative? Here come the excuses — “I’m still in high school — it doesn’t make any difference to me.” “Voting age is 21 — I’ll worry about it then.” But 21 is too late — like arriving to vote four hours after the polls close. “If the student becomes civic-minded at an early age, it will continue in later years,” commented Mayor R. T. O'Brien. Alderman-at-large Charles R. McElroy remarked, “Some day, today’s teenagers will be running the country, and early experience is needed.” In his Inaugural Address of January 20, 1961, Pres- ident John Kennedy observed, “Let the word go forth . . . that the torch has been passed to a new generation . . and they are unwilling to . . . per- mit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed . . .” Surely voting is a “human right to which this na- tion has always been committed . . and the need for more interest is very evident when only 40-50% of the registered voters actually go to the polls for state and county elections. Knowledge is knocking at your door now — through organizations like the Teen Democrats and Teen Re- publicans. Both groups have sections at West, Cen- tral, Bettendorf and North Scott, which are deriva- tives of the college-level Young Democrats and Young Republicans. This year the Teen Democrats wrill help in the local county elections, in which there’s always door-to- door canvassing to be done, posters to be made, tele- phones to be answered and typing to be done. The Teen Republicans raised $40 for a mobile dis- tribution unit at this summer’s fair, and plan de- bates, rallies and mock elections for this fall. Foot- ball games will be advantageous for selling Gold- water drink, GOP peanut crunch, bumper stickers and buttons. Both clubs hope to have some part, however small, in this fall’s national election, and the Teen Repub- licans are hoping for the chance to route Goldwat- er’s path when he tours Iowa. In the words of Mr. Gordon Barns, leader of the TARS (Teen Age Republicans), “The people can’t cast an informed vote if they don’t know the issues at stake . . . Those (teenagers) active in politics look upon it as a part of citizenship. If they’re not inter- ested in high school, they’ll probably go along and won’t ever be interested.” After graduation from high school, the Young Dem- ocrats and Young Republicans, both functioning in Davenport colleges, provide the opportunity for a young man or woman to remain active in politics — right up to that almighty age of 21. But once you reach 21, it’s too late. Be a Demo- crat drummer or Republican rooter now. Rat-a-tat-tat! Hip-hip-hoorah! BK 5

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Blue Beacon Beams Involvement For '65 Roses are red, but violets are blue; This year the Knight Beacon cover is too. This change in the portfolio cover from the tradi- tional red or white is just one of the many changes inaugurated by this year’s KB staff. The ’65 port- folio cover is of a blue linen cloth, inlaid with three silver crosses and the student’s name. As a result of last year’s Knight Beacon Press Assembly, another change was enacted to make the portfolio more similar to a yearbook. Acting on this student request, the KB is publishing a four-page colored insert of pictures depicting the different phases of school life: apostolic, scholastic, athletic and social. This addition will serve as an introduction to the portfolio, and combined with an elaborated graduation issue, will give the portfolio a finished yearbook quality. This year the general theme for Assumption’s monthly publication is “Student Involvement in the World Around Him.’’ Although revolving around a central axis, the school, the student’s world branches out to include community, national and international affairs. Every teenager during his high school years, stum- bles across dozens of activities in which he is able to become involved. He may have the opportunity to participate in interscholastic or intramural athlet- ics, or to do volunteer work at one of the three area hospitals; to help “stuff” napkins on his class’s Homecoming float, or to take part in religion or soci- ology class discussion; to obtain membership in the Chiefs Fire Lightens Path Riding his faithful, shiny-blue pony, Impala, the Chief thought of his many great deeds that would long be remembered around midnight campfires. Ever since 1958, when he had moved to the AHS reservation, his tribe had adapted to a new strategy in battle, the portfolio format. It had served them well through the years — winning the All-Catholic and All-American Press Awards in 1963, and the Knight Beacon Trial that same year, when his braves warded off an attack by the savage Pius X Journal- ists from the land of Milwaukee. Those were the years of plenty for the Chief — plenty of work, plenty of arguments, and plenty of writing and rewriting. But those years are not over for his tribe. He instilled into the KB staff a tradition, gave them pride in their work, taught them to learn from experience and to enjoy creating something worth- while. Yes, Chief Fr. William F. Wiebler has passed on to the happy hunting grounds, a parish. He is gone, and yet frequently in the years following, his spirit will stalk through his old village. His “teepee” will remain standing in Assumption high school, and his flaming campfire which searched for the truth will never be extinguished. Catholic Interracial Council, or to write a letter of protest to his state senator, representative or gov- ernor. During the six years since its beginning, AHS has produced numerous “in” (short for “involved”) young men and women. One of these people, recently in the news because of her involvement in racial justice, is Carole Gross. Carole graduated from Assumption in 1960. Upon finishing college she volunteered her services, free of charge, to helping SNICC, Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, to teach the people of the all Negro community of Harmony, Miss- issippi, to read and write. Currently she is helping to set up a library with donated books for the people of that town, since they are not allowed in the pub- lic libraries. Carole and people like her will be the leaders of our generation. They will be the ones who shape the history of our time. They are the ones who are “in”. LDJ Knight Beacon Staff Advertising — George Allen, Kathy Herd, Noreen Kivlin, Peg Parker, Kathy Morrissey, Barb OeZorzi Art ............................................................ Joe DeCook Business —.................. -............................... Mary Hartkop Editorials........................................ Lee OeJulius, Barb Kruse Features Kate Schaffert, Eileen Figel, Larry Geisler, Mary Gimbel, Marcia Welch News George Mitchell, Marykay Dudek, Bill Fischer, Nancy Nagle, Bill Schutfe Pictures Chris Wahlig, John Dunn, Steve Huyette, Daria Olmsted, Don Wolf, Greg Dohrn Sports.. Bob Townsend, Jim Dower, Wayne Hunt, Maureen Judge, Marty McCarthy, Denny Shinners Adviser Sister Mary Annetta, BVM Printer......................................... Gordon Printing Company 4 t rxo KNIGHT BEACON As a Beacon in the Sight” M»»‘V The Knight Beacon is published eight times a year by students of Assumption high school. The yearly subscription rate is $1.50. The Staff of ’65

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AT GRADUATION BALL . . . Maria Vergara 64 shares a dance with her father. Although a graduate, Maria is attending AHS this year. AS GUEST OF HONOR ... of AHS’s biggest birth- day party, Maria blows out her birthday candles. Eighteen courses a year? Most As- sumptionites would rebel at the sugges- tion, but the idea is not a new one to Maria Vergara ’65, Assumption’s for- eign exchange student during the ’64- ’65 school year. In her home town, La Paz, Bolivia, Maria attended a private high school staffed by German priests and nuns. There she took such courses as chem- istry, physics, biology, advanced math- ematics, sociology, German, Spanish and English. At Assumption she is reg- istered for college prep English (3rd year), typing, shorthand, national problems and sociology. “Maria does not quite understand football,” explained Marge Walatka ’65, “but she enjoys attending the games.” Other things Maria enjoys do- ing are listening to records, playing tennis, golfing, watching TV and play- ing cards. While attending Assumption, Maria is staying with the Charles Schebler family of 2411 Myrtle Street, Daven- port. Her year in the United States is sponsored in part by the Student Council of AHS. After graduation Maria hopes to go to Spain to study to be a lawyer. DIFFERENT TIME, PLACE . . and partner Maria now ’65 still enjoys dancing.