Bellarmine High School - Cage Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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PAGE TWO THE LION February, 1943 Now Listen . . . Of course, we know you're not guilty. not you. Why. you pride yourself as a cornerstone of Bellarmine. A But, do you see yourself as others see you? If you are showing yourself as the cornerstone, the edifice must be unsteady. What's the point, you ask? Oh, if we told you sooner you wo-uldn't have read this far: you see it's rather an old story. We know it is better to appeal to your selfish side so we term it school pride, not spirit. Spirit is something which results from a genuine interest, but frankly, we wonder about you. Do you respond to the school as some- thing close to you-all tied up with your interests? For example, why must groups be organized to keep halls presentable? This is no credit to your pride. Or are you one of the loud voices claiming indifference as your right because your parish clique is excluded? It is not that the control of such matters is in the hands of a. few but that you have left the field to- them. Oh, now don't risein your righteous wrath and demand we apply this to incidents. You see if you aren't troubled by this malady, don't worry, we probably didn't mean you. We mean the fellow next you-- the one who is a six hour a day student and that is all and even that is done poorly. We leave the application of these indefinite words those few-they will know those answers. Experience qualifies them. If you've missed the point and it's probably our fault we are wondering where you have discarded the school pride Cwe didn't say spirit! which you once so proudly boasted. Student Demoralizes Macbeth THIS MONTH . . . tribute is paid, in some small way, to that splendid group of Catholics who, as journalists and authors, are carrying the banners of Catholic Action for all to see. In these days when false values are falling victim to the havoc of their own design, there is so much comfort and value to be drawn from the works of these men and women who portray in periodicals, newspapers and books the truth so needed in the world. And there can be no doubt of the value to be drawn from their efforts for theirs is a nobler purpose in writ- ing than those who write merely to please the public. Train your- self now by these accepted ideals and in enjoying and learning you will also be adding additional ar- mour to your Catholic training, NEXT MONTH . . . on March 10 is issued in the season of Lent. How appro- priate a penitential season this year! All the world might find example in the Man of Sorrow's struggle and if it followed, Easter morn would mirror also the glory of nations reborn in the peace of Christ. Help, by applying yourself in the spirit of Lent. Some authors enjoy pushing a would-be big shot up the ladder to success, but in Macbeth, Shake- speare unmercifully puts the skids under an Eleventh Century Little Woman who made an all out ef- fort to put her husband in the big shot class. As the story opens three old witches, chanting an Eleventh Century Boogie Woogie tell poor weak-willed Macbeth that he is to become king-which is enough to swell anyone's head. The old boy, being quite elated over the prophecy, tells his un- scrupulous wife the good news. The forerunner of all social climbers, who get there by much back stabbing, Mrs. Mac steals into the kitchen for the sharpest of her culinary weapons. It so happened that Duncan, one of the few people in the way of Macbeth's immediate rise to pow- er, visits Macbeth's little fifty room shack. Before Duncan's visit, Lady Mac- beth instructs her husband in the gentle art of the double-cross. fAny similarity at this point, to Hitler, Tojo, and Mussolini is purely in- tentional.J After Lady Macbeth slips the unsuspecting Duncan a few Mick- eys, Duncan dozes. Macbeth deposits the knife in Duncan's chest land I don't mean silverware chestl. Elxit Duncan- The three witches appear with BELLHB- S I r r rl IHJdHe We did something this month and are we proud! Yes, the Lion staff let Mr. Penna's I challenge us once too often and Fred and the gang, as this sheet shows, have come through. It seems that ,we had heard of the idea that advisers are overworked and we agreed. Sooo, we took matters in- to our own hands and look what we have. fYeah, just look!!J But before we break our arms, we turn to the real important stuff: FANFARE, PLIZ We award this month's imag- inary diamond-studded gold medal iyou can see why it's imaginary? to Vince Beuzer, whose expert breeze-shooting procured for him a real award of a gold ring. Vince came through one of the toughest elocution contests in Bell history and the boy was carrying the ball all the way-you betcha my life! NOSE FOR NEWS DEP'T The month at Bell finds Tommy Flood still looking for the eleva- tor the has some ticketsbg Vern Morris, conducting a special ac-- tivity in the halls: Nathan Swan- berg, the second Barrymore, pick- ing up where the first left off: Rich Simpson and friend lain't we nosey?Jg Van Rooy and Erck, wandering aimlessly around, mumbling Junior Prom g Tony De Filipps, now on display at the Indigo Rodent CBlue Mouse to another song and dance, telling the badly scared Macbeth that avenging fate would not catch up with him until the march of Birn- am wood upon the castle. A wishful thinker, Mac feels secure so he goes on a killing spree and rids himself of his enemies. Lady Macbeth finds her con- science, loses her mind, and dies. In the meantime an army of civ- ilians, aware of Macbeth's treach- ery, assembles in Birnam woods and begins marching upon the castle. - Poor muddle-headed Mac thinks Birnam wood is marching and rushes out to meet his fate. Al- ways losing his head, he does a thorough job of it this time. Which all adds up to this-It's great to be driven by ambition, providing ambition knows when to use the brakes. ifah 'com o ll Bud Barnes: How long can a Qfellow live without a mind? La Verne Martineau: I don't know. How old are you? -r 1 Fr. Conway noticed that one of his Latin pupils was day dream- ing, and not following the work on the blackboard. To recall his attention he said, sharply: Bich- sel, Bichsel, board. Tom startled, looked up, Yes Father, very, came the reply. 1 ff Professor: Who was Homer? Student: That's the guy that Babe Ruth made famous. 1 1 Yessir, dat hoss ob mine am de fastes' hoss in the world. Dat hoss cud run a mile a minute iffen warn't for one thing. What dat, Brudder? De distance am too long fo' de shortness of de time. if af All humor aspirants are request- ed to send their jokes on tissue paper so the reading public can see through them. fPlease note.J if is I think, you think, we think, all think- I copy, you copy, we copy, All flunk! youlg Taylor and Bichsel, show- ing the Commandos a fewg us, hoping the aforesaid individuals don't find out who writes this stuff. The Lion Published monthly during the school year by the students of Bellarmine High School, Tacoma, Wash. Subscription, 50 cents a year. Entered as second class matter, Feb. 14, 1929, at the post office at Tacoma, Wash., under the Act of March 3, 1879. wait SCHWAY, I mm m ff-'Assoonl' Editfll' .......... FRED SCI-ILATER. Associates .......... Bob Hines, Jack Huston Sports Editor jim O,Brien Associates:Al Fairhurst,Lavernc Martineau Features Bob McDonough, Rich Simpson Circulation Ed Oswald, Jack Scherer Exchange Editor Vince Beuzer Librarian ,. .. Stan Fairhurst Reporters: Billy Van Rooy, Tony Dc Filipps, Jim Schuler, Charles Galbraith, Gene Lombardi, jack Erclc, jim Holt, Ed Graisy, Jim McGoffin, Phil Brown, Fred Holt, Bernard Loonam, Bob Bres- kovich, john Skupen. Faculty Adviser ..... .. S. D. Penna, S. J. Member of the QUILL AND SCROLL 4

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PROTECT 3,451 Pilialiggiv It TT l f 2' i t an E if ' 4 1 n , f ' f V . New Editor? l l Volume 19, No. 6 BELLARMINE HIGH SCHOOL, TACOMA, WASHINGTON V February, 1943 FIRST PRIZE AWARD T0 VINCE BEUZER Vivat Hispania Domino gloria, -a government of the people, by the people-my Rosa, my little Rosa. These were the oft heard phrases at the Senior Elocution Contest held recently, of which Vince Beuzer emerged winner, Jack Huston, second and Claude Knecht, third. ' The contest, in the opinion of all present, was the finest given in many years, evidence of the care and interest of the contestants. Others who gave selections were Bob Breskovich, who gave Le- panto, Al Fairhurst The Death- Bed of Benedict Arnold and Pe- ter Stefoni, American Beauty Rose. The prize winning selections in the order in which they placed were The Perfect Tribute, Cas- ey at the Bat and The Old Ac- tor's Story. This affair is sponsored an- nually and the winner will receive an engraved gold ring as a testa- ment of his excellence in elocu- tion. The Junior Contest, open to Scphomores and Freshmen, will be held some time later in the quar- ter, the date to be announced by the office. The same procedure will be followed and -a coveted ring awarded to the winner. His Memory Guides Us . i Ea -f'-. .L if . w, , fa 5 'A 2 ar . 5 -is--r' ' I 1-., - .':-' ' ,- 4..- 1 .5 h ,aj-r ig fx 'X 1 -? '51 . Wir, .m ' - - ' yi' 5 Wife-. I l - i .lf gag 1 ig. '57 M f Q Q: 1-... ...sig .H Sw ggisj' -- -:I 5551- ii V- 5 ,Eng -lg! I It -, -5!'1Ql5 .h 1, D ,Q ,, .. if 325:32 4 . . 1 qw ' 1 - f' xi? f' 1 . . 'fn 51, .- ffifi i aiis ' Iii'-Lg. F if? - 2 ' . 'r agus.. ..,-fr we . . . ii, C-': iTIF2'? ' . , Y- 'G ar'- V -S2:wff1-H1415-. - MMT. 1 iyiuxu , 1 .. l ffm . .... . kggy,w.e,DBpw- .,.,s. ,,.. , cp , grad' .n.... H., Wy. .. S ' .- .,-xvA1M? -at-w,43,'ia39?fciiif'Lt:ifi' fl 2.- .Wei v?',fa. '-'it' fp V. ' tv. :gf-114.51 'trrmsavr ifiiieefrs f'af!'-ate' . P- 1, ur-.izicr -- v- 'Ii-,rvQ-ifvhaief351HG-l-'f--2:-!3m.f5,g,q2.:Qgemy:ew-f1-,Sr?:127sf,2:g'f1s: f.f',-,,1 to -- -tif.-ff. , .ff Necessity of Organization Now 9 Stressed at Journalists Conference Indicative of the spirit of Taco- ma Catholic youth to formulate a definite association for journalists was the recently successful Cath- olic Press Conference. Delegates from the staffs of the St. Leo's Former Rector Named to Gallery Many friends and students of Bellarmine recently recalled mem- ories of a former rector, when word was received that the Rev. David P. McAstocker, S. J., had been honored by being elected to the Gallery of Living Catholic Authors. I-Ie is one of less than 300 persons to have been enrolled in this group which is chosen from eminent Catholic authors through- out the world. The election was conducted by a board of governors including distinguished e d i t o r s, publishers, educators and literary critics. Other members include such famous names as Maritain, Claudel, Dawson, Feeney, Kaye- Smith and Maynard. Fr. McAstocker was rector dur- ing the first years after the schoo1's founding and is Widely known for as, Once Upon a Consoler, and his Hour Glass, in a present he is sta- Diego, California his books, such Time, and the column, Life's local paper. At tioned at San where he recently assumed duties as pastor of a new church there. His latest work, Speaking of An- gels, is to be released in a short time. Sa-Le-Hi, Aquinas Echoes and St. Martin's Sword and Saber attend- ed the conference which was spon- sored by the Bellarmine Chapter of the Quill and Scroll. Chairman for the day session was Mr. Penna, whose theme of challenge resulted in the organiz- ation of a planning board, con- sisting of the editors of the school papers who are planning a. spring conference on a suitable date, and is to be held at Aquinas. Each school presented a topic, developed by a speaker and dis- cussed in an open forum. Monica Roller of the sa-Le-Hi staff spoke on Influence of Journalism on all Frontsng Margaret Kiely, editor of the Aquinas Echoes, presented a paper on The Value of the Cath- olic Press g Tom O'Grady of St. Martin's on Problems Facing a Small School, and Fred Schlatter 4Continued on page 41 Sodality Reveals Memorial Plan Plans for the memorial project of the joint sodality groups are rapidly nearing completion, it was announced by Claude Knecht and Bill Sullivan, prefects. On con- ferring with Fr. Jos. Lynch it was decided that the sodalities' gift to the school this year would be an antependium for the altar in the Faculty Chapel and, if possible, other small decorations. Unlike past years, the money will be raised by subscriptions for both Junior and Senior groups. Fr. Lynch points out that since the chapel is in constant use by the students for visits, it is only proper and to their own advantage this plan be carried out in beau- tifying it. Announcement is also made of a reception to be held for candi- dates on the Feast of the Annun- ciation, March 25. 1 ....l- ST. LEO'S CONDUCTS BELL INITIATION Officially inaugurating the pres- ence of a Quill and Scroll Chapter at Bellarmine, the Elizabeth Jor- dan Chapter of St. Leo's High School conducted initiations re- cently for ten students chosen for this honor. The initiation, following the im- pressive candle light ritual, was held at the St. l'.eo's Auditorium by the chapter chairman, Marilyn Wilton, assisted by Monica Rol- ler, Patricia McGuirk, Evelyn La- tour, Marjorie Christin and Pat Keely. This affair was under the direction of Sr. M. Rosalinda, ad- viser to the Sa-Le-Hi. The new members, who include Vince Beuzer, Tony De Filipps, Jack Scherer, Fred Schlatter, Bob Hines, Bernard Loonam, Ed. Os- wald, Rich Simpson and Bill Van Rooy, are planning to elect their chairman soon.

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February, 1943 THE LIQN PAGETHREE Poor Foul Shots Lose Game for Bells I Misses at the foul line provedg costly and were a main factor ini Bellarmine's defeat when the Lions played Stadium here recently. The Bells played on even par with the I Tigers but failed to register on their foul shots, making only 5 out o-f 22. The final score was 36-27. The lead was held by Stadium throughout most of the game but they were never ahead by more than two or three field goals. Close checking on the part of the Ben- gals led to many fouls but the Lions couldn't seem to connect via the free throw. Stadium led at halftime 17-12. Fincham of the Tigers was high scorer with 16 points and Hermsen added 10 for the Bells. In the opening game the Sta- dium Sophs downed the Bellar- mine Sophs 36-14. LIONS Bow TO LYNX SQUAD The Bellarmine gym was the source of tremendous vocal out- bursts when the Lincoln basket- ball squad played the Lions there recently. The house was loaded to capacity and the spectators were on the edge of their seat the entire game as both teams played heads-up ball. The shorter Bells played an ex- cellent defensive game but the Lincoln heighth enabled them to score despite the Lion defense. The halftime score was 18-15 in Lincoln's favor. La Verne Martin- eau was high point man with 12 points, while Sivertson and Bruns- wick were high for Lincoln with 9 points each. In the preliminary the Bell year- lings dropped a 48-15 decision to the Lincoln Sophs. LIONS 38, LYNX 53 In a game at the Lincoln gym the Lynx were hotter than filte- crackers and just couldn't miss the hoop. The Lions played a good game but Lincoln was definitely on and couldn't be denied. Lincoln led at halftime 28-17. Brunswick was high point man with 21 points while Jack Herm- sen contributed 13 points for the Lions. In a preliminary game the Lin- coln Reserves defeated the Bellar- i mine Seconds 26-15. VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM Kneeling, left to right, Dean Pitsch, Bud Farrell, Cliff Schieszf Capt., La Verne Martineau and Larry Rask. Standing, Larry Donohue, Mgr., Al. Fairhurst,'Verne Morris, Ray Sullivan, Jack Hermsen and Mr. J. Kelley, S. J., coach. LIONS EDGE OUT TIGER TEAM IN CLOSE CONTEST 32-31 SCORE 9 In the most exciting game of the game and Bellarmine was vic- the season by far, the Bellarmine Lions caged the Stadium Tigers to win by a 32-31 margin. The Lions took an early lead and managed to stay in front most of the game. Rask and Schiesz worked the ball so well that Sta- dium's guard who was supposed to check all the way down the floor was often left off-balance which enabled the ball to be worked in for close up shots. I-lalftime score was 13-12 with the Bells on the long end and the second half opened with close checking by both teams. At one time in the fourth quarter, the Lions had a five point advantage but two Stadium baskets cut the lead to one point. Stadium then went out in front to lead the score by one point with less than two minutes to go. However, Cliff Schiesz sank a long swisher to put the Lions in the lead once more. With but seconds to go the Lions decided to freeze the ball. Sta- dium, desperate to get the ball, aided the Bell stall by fouling the Lion players 3 times, but in each instance the Lions took the ball out from the sidelines instead of chancing to lose possession by taking the free throw. The horn ended the final tense seconds of l torious 32-31. Verne Morris was high point man and played a fine game under both baskets. The Stadium Sophs won a close game from the Bellarmine Sophs by a 19-14 score in the prelimin- ary. CUB TEAM WINS SIX OUT OF SEVEN ONLY LOSE T0 ALL-STARS The Cub team, winning their sixth game in seven starts, con- tinue to set the pace for Bell teams. Playing most of the city parochial schools they have gen- erally won by comfortable mar- gins. Their only setback was at the hands of the Haniger All- Stars of McNeil Island 24-20, but they avenged their loss by de- feating the same All-Stars the following week 22-12. Cub play has been featured by the scrappy floor work of Thad McArthur, the uncanny left-hand- ed shooting of Tommy Flood, and the consistent checking of Bob Pavolka. Joe Smith, Joe Oswald, Dick Messo, Jack Harrington, George Christnacht, Stan Fair- hurst, Squeak O'Larey and El- vin Stowell complete the squad. LIONS DOWN CLOVER PARK, FIFE Out for revenge, in the second game of their home and home ser- ies, the Bellarmine Lions easily trounced the Warriors of Clover Park 48-35 in a game played on the Bellarmine floor. The Lions dropped a close one to the Clover in their first encounter at Clover Park. The Bells took an early lead and remained in front by a safe margin throughout the entire game. Half- time score was 23-17 in favor of the Lions and later in the final period they increased the margin by a succession of quick field goals. La Verne Martineau was high point man for the evening with 16 points, followed by Verne Mor- ris with 11. McLaughlon was high for the Warriors with 10 points. In the preliminary game the Bell Reserves, led by Danny Stumpf with 12 points, nosed out the Clover Park seconds by a 33-28 margin. LIONS 35, TROJANS 30 Playing 'consistent ball through the entire game, the Lions downed Fife Trojans 35-30 in a contest played on the Bellarmine maples. The Bells took an early lead and were never headed. Having built up a substantial margin, Coach Kelley substituted freely, and every man on the Bellarmine squad saw action. This game concluded the home and home series between the two schools, Bellarmine having Won the first one 36-35 at Fife.