Bellarmine High School - Cage Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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PAGE Two 1' H 5 L 1 Q N y 4 FEBRUARY, 1944 11 vt A ve at l It Isn't Easy Daity-Ienitivns WE To apologize. lROWS-a beautiful flower with There is one peculiar trait or mark that has been attached To begin again. l petals as red as an EMBARRAS- to Bellarmine for quite some time. It is one that saps thet school spirit of all, from the lofty seniors down to the lowly frosh. We constantly come in contact with this spirit in all our talking, thinking and acting. It is distinctly bad and we should do away with it entirely. l This attitude is the defeatist we can't win, or I don't care, spirit. It is this spirit that keeps us, as a student body, behind the proverbial eight ball. We should quit childish sniping at each other and concentrate on more importanti things. Such nonsense defeats us before we start anything, whether it be an athletic contest or some other activity. Such an attitude is prevalent right now. The basketball team has lost a few games and many of them close and hard to lose. What do some do? They throw out the team andi their spirit, what little they may have, and crawl into theirl little shell of indifference. Remember that neither the bas-i ketball team nor anything else in this school will ever go any place unless such idiotic nonsense as this is dropped. There will be no improvement anywhere until such time as the whole student body gets up and starts to do something. By: all we mean you and you and you. 3 Isn't it just as easy to talk and think victory and fight,l as to turn around, lie down, and call it quits. Nothing in this world was ever a success without receiving all possible back- ing and support. This does not exclude Bellarmine activitiesu When the.Student Body finally convinces itself that we can and we will win, then Bellarmine will start to grind out victory and fame, and not until then. Have confidence in your school, in its faculty and in your- selves. And remember it is not, we can't or maybe we will, but we can and we will. How about a little hustle fellows? The old school needs your backing 100 per cent. VVHAT IS LENT? Lent is a time of prayer and fasting in reparation for the sins committed by the world. It is the custom during Lent to give up some pleasure in which we have indulged, as a penance and a prayer. But do we really do penance? One boy may roam the halls with a look of sanctity and angelic mortification on his face. Another may outwardly resume his normal, cheerful life. In reality the model of a saint is probably not making much of a sacrifice, but he is well aware of the fact that his teachers and friends all know that he is doing something for Lent. On the other hand the boy that outwardly remains the same, is the most likely trying his best to please God. He may not be torturing himself, but he is doing some little virtuous act for Christ. Not that the former doesn't make some sacrifice, but what sacrifice he makes for God, he makes for the world at large. Let us think of Lent as a private retreat, such as Christ's, retreat in the Garden. The students of Bellarmine can perform many small acts of personal humility and inconvenience in the school. It might be a. good idea to make a personal tour of the halls to see if they are all as clean as we would like them to be. The tardy list would be non-existant if every boy made that little extra effort to get to school on time. Am I keeping all of the school rules-to the letter? If we aren't, let's try and do so, for the sake of Christ and his many sufferings for us When at last Lent is over, can each student of Bellarmine say,- I kept Lent as a good Catholic should. If he can, he has accumulated a great treasure in heaven. For where the treasure is, there is thy heart also. To To To To To To To To To To To T0 To admit error. be unselfish. face a sneer. be considerate. endure success. keep on trying. profit by mistakes. forgive and forget. think and then act. keep out of the rut. make the best of little. shoulder deserved blame. subdue an ugly temper. From the Aomto Foucty , ,ll I wish to extend my gratitude for having received the Lion and wish to thank you for your thoughtfulness. It is a pleasant feeling to read about the Alma Mater and what is taking place there. It is a great service you are doing for the boys in the serv- ices. --Pvt. R. Hermsen, '42 1 just recently received the Lion, forwarded to me from home. I have anxiously awaited it ever since school has re-opened. I am taking this op- portunity and acknowledging with sincere gratitude, my receipt of the paper. -John Manley, U.S.N. '41 Received the January edition and it was excellent. I especially like the editorial The Catholic Way of Be- ing a Soldier. It redlly hits the nail on the head. If only the fellows would take that article to heart and live by it, life in the Service would easier. I know for one thing realize how lucky I was to chance to attend Mass every at Bell or make that annual Here we have Mass every Friday so our Sunday has been chang- ed to Friday. be much I didn't have the morning retreat. Tell the fellows to get an abund- ance of Religion stored up in their hearts as that alone may bring them through many precarious situations. -AXC R. Hines, '43 Thank you sincerely for the copies of the Lion -certainly have changed in make-up since the days when I used to work on it back in 1934. A much nearer and more com- pact sheet. Lots of luck and keep those papers coming-sure keeps up morale! -- Lt. F. J. Forster, U.S.A. l ED lover's countenance and as i white as snow. iGUILD AND CLUBS-murder and 1 the third degree. QGULF-a game with which Jerry l Driscoll entertains himself at Fircrest. P. F. C.-a rank in the ROTC meaning Prayin' for Corporal. .SHOO-SHOO-BABY - little kid with a No. 18 shoe stamp. J .ERCK-a swell kid. ANCHOR-the emotion that is Q aroused when losing one's temp- l er. lCREW-the name of the senior who has sleepy go easy eyes and a penful of pigeons. iRoMAN Boys-students wander- ing through the halls-mostly Dutch Schultz, Jim Flannery. COKES-Robinson trying to per- suade Alvin Stowell to lend him money. lWHALE-the cry of a pleading Martineau tossed at a referee when La Verne is fouled. WAIT-what a woman will never reveal. PARADISE-those two cubes that have become a trademark for Jim Farrell. PIER-what Groucho Marx adver- tises over Blue Ribbon Town. INFUSE-People usually in pairs -3's a crowd. A coffee fiend's promise to his girl: I'll be your regular grind if you'll be my drip. Beat Lincoln Tomorrow Night The Lion Published monthly during the school year by the students of Bellarmine High School, Tacoma, Wash. Subscription, 75 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. Editor BERNARD LOONAM Associates .............. Vince Beuzer, Jim Holt Sports Editor ........,,............. Jim MCGOHlh Associate ....,....................... ,... Ed. Gfliiy Feature ,,,,,,, , , .. Jim Henriot Circulation ,...... ,lack Erck, Frank Taylor Ad Manager ........ ,.,........ D on Pfeiffer Librarian . .................... H. Hellenkamp Exchange Editor .......... ............ P . Ivanovifh Reporters: Bob Breskovich, Louie Renner, Oliver Glassy, Tom Gilshannon, Dick Bannon, Dave Peterson, Tom Bichsel, Bill Cumins, Bert Goodman. Faculty Adviser S. D. PENNA, S. J. Member of THE QUILL AND SCROLL Member of the CATHOLIC PRESS 1 ASSOCIATION

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1 is G lg 952 February, 1944 . 1 ,ID ' Vol. 20, No. 4 Y, 'fqs'r I --- ,ly - ,Q b f F it-A 9 ' LI' E BELLARMINE HIGH SCHOOL, TACOMA, WASHINGTON f if -9 N ext Editor? Beat Lincoln Tomorrow Night Beuzer and Sanders to Head Lions 6-6 P F l lF Q5F'Fl F 9 New Members ACCCPtCfl The seal of silence has been broken and through a com- I E munique, issued by Mr. Kelley, S. J., moderator of the Lion's Club, 7 the following eagerly awaited news is made public. I . . After a most successful venture it-i- ,w.F-., At a recent meeting held behnqd Jim Holt Triumphs into the world of dramatics with New prexy V llocked doors the Lions, honor So- In Elocution Contest Jim Holt emerged winner in the Senior elocution contest with his presentation of Tommy, the touching story of a British soldier in peacetime. Second place was Elocution Winner Jim Holl- captured by Darrell Sanders who gave Lepanto. Exceptional talent was also shown by others in the contest. They included Tom Bichsel who gave The Surgeon's Story, Ed. Archbold, Doctor ,Faustus, and Jim McGoffin, Maeterlinck's So- liloquyf' This affair is sponsored annually and the winner will receive an en- graved gold ring as a testament of his excellence in elocution. their performance of What a Life presented earlier in the school year, the Mask and Dagger Club has decided to present 'tArse- nic and Old Lace for their annual Spring performance. The play is a 3 Act Comedy and was a smash hit in New York and on the road. It is the story of two charming and innocent ladies who populate their cellar with the re- mains of socially and religiously Acceptable roomers, the antics of their dear nephew, who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt, and the amazing activities of the other nephew Coriginally played by Boris Karloffb. Mr. Wm. A. Keating, S. J., Club Moderator and Director of Produc- tion, has announced that those certain individuals roaming the halls and stealing queer glances at certain other individuals are talent scouts. They are searching for a face suitable to portray the part of Boris Karloff in the forthcom- ing production. Tryouts will commence on Feb. 21st. A large turnout is expected because of the exceptional talent in the club. Rehearsals are sched- uled to begin the following week. The play is to be presented two weeks after Easter. Tickets will go on sale at a later date, loyalty points will be awarded for their sale. The proceeds are to be given to the Lion Staff Fund. Important Staff Changes Slated Next Month The attention of all students who wish to be considered for positions on the Lion Staff for next year, are asked to give their names to Mr. Penna, adviser. The new staff will be announced in the March issue from those candidates who submit their names. If conditions permit, the new staff will edit the April issue of the Lion. Quill and Scroll members are to be designated soon but their initi- ation will be postponed until the end of the school year. Beat Lincoln Tomorrow Night Vince Beuzer i 1 i N l 1 l l l ciety of Bellarmine, elected new officers. When the smoke had cleared and the ballots had been tabulated, Vince Beuzer emerged as the new Club prexyg Darrell Sanders assumed the position of vice president, while Bernie Loon- am W-as elected secretary-treasurer. Jim McGoffin continued in his of- fice of sergeant at arms. To fill in the gaps left by a number of departing seniors, the following students were accepted in the Lion's Club. Seniors: Tom Gilshannon, Henry Hickey, Dave Peterson and Tom Bichselg Jun- iors: Bob Wood and Ed. Archiboldg Sophs: Jack O'Leary, Walt Hani- ger and Frank Loonam. Bells Aid War Effort What have we done for our country in its prosecution of the war? This question is being ask- ed by everyone at this time. Bellar- mine can proudly answer, Our share, and more. Bellarmine boys are ,in every branch of the service, many of them have already seen' action. Four gold stars are already on our service flag. On the home front Bellarmine boys have done much to speed victory. Our boys when asked to help pile scrap at the community's scrap pile, responded with such enthusiasm that Mr. Sam Powell, President of the Salvage Committee, sent a special letter of thanks to Jack Erck, our student body president. But Bellarmine boys have really shown their spirit when asked to buy war bonds and stamps. Dur- ing the year, our boys have bought a total of 55,516.50 worth of war bonds and stamps. Bellarmine has done its share and will continue doing so. Military Tests At Bellarmine , On March 15 at 9 A. M., the Army-Navy tests for the special- ized training programs will be held. The seniors taking the test are: Bill Van Rooy, Jack Erck, Tom Sauriol, Bud Barnes, Darrell San- ders, Jack Huston, Bernard Loon- am., Dave Peterson, John McGiv- ern, La Verne Martineau, Johnny Garitone, Henry Hickey, Bob Bres- kovich, Frank Ivanovich, Mike Jayko, Dick Walsh, Lorne Froeh- ler and Jim O Brien. Failure in a previous test does not disqualify those who wish to try again. This test will be the third one of its kind given at Bellarmine. Intent to take this test should be made known im- mediately to the principal, Fr. L. B. Fink, S. J., in order that the necessary test supplies may be ordered. The same examination will be taken by both army and navy candidates. The examination is iContinued on Page Fourl

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PAGE TH-REE . T H E L I Q N A FEBRUARY, l944 Gilshannon Skate Title Holder Holder of the title, Men's Wash- ington State Novice Champion, which he won last monthin Se- attle, Tommy Gilshannon, senior here at Bellarmine, captured the novice men's title in Berkeley, Cali- fornia, Tommy and his expert skating p a r t n e r, Katherine McDonald, Coast Champ Tommy Gilshannon share the Washington Junior Pairs' crown which they won at the Ballard Ice Arena last January. They came in second in the Pacific Coast Ice Skating Championships. Tommy has been skating four years under the able supervision of Clarence Hislop of Seattle. Both Tommy and his partner will leave for the National Championships at Minneapolis Feb. 25-26. Good luck! Sophs Shine Playing a superb defensive game, the Bell-armine Sophs turned back the Lincoln Sophs, 16-12, February Sth. It was the second Abe set- back at the hands of the Bells who now have 7 wins in 11 starts. Though held to three points, Cap- tain Bill Kropf stood out by virtue of his brilliant checking, as he time and again batted down Lin- coln's passes. Assisting Kropf were Flannery, Greco and Harrington who completely stopped the op- ponent's offense by their alertness in intercepting the ball. Payne and Vlahovich did meritorious work under the basket. Harring- ton chalked up 5 points, the same number made by Snodgrass of the Abes. 1 lcon TEAM CLOSES QSUCCESSFUL SEASON 3 We have a team in this school ,that every-one can be justly proud. ilt is not the Varsity, Reserves, lor the Sophs, although all of these gteams are doing fine, but the Cubs. -They have an almost untarnished record of 13 wins and 2 losses, one to the Clover Park Sophs, 39-33, and the other to our own Sophs, 19-18. a l l l The scores of these fifteen games ,show that the Cubs have smooth teamwork, accurate shooting and 'superb coaching. Q Their record thus far is: Rough ,Riders 19, Cubs 36: Marymount 30, ,Cubs 573 Marymount 13, Cubs 405 ,st Leo's 8, cubs aa, visitation 28, ,Cubs 573 Rough Riders 16, Cubs lsr, Y.M.c.A. is, Cubs ao, soph Subs. 25, Cubs 473 Sophs 19, Cubs ,183 Boys, Club 8, Cubs 613 Visita- ltion 22, Cubs 375 Boys' Club 37, lCubs 683 Seattle Prep 18, Cubs 253 St. Leo's 7, ubs 523 Clover Park Sophs 39, Cubs 33. The next sched- uled game is with Prep at'Seattle ion the 18th. The Cubs also plan to play McCarver. The club is bolstered by Bill O'- Leary, Captain, Leroy Kretchmer, Jack Kelly, Jim Hermsen, Rufus Theriault, Jim Collins, Tom O'- Leary, Bob Caillier and Antone Mladineo. Frank Fontana man- ages the team. Fr. F. Harrington, S. J., the coach, has done a remarkable job in making such a fine team out of linexperienced freshmen. These boys will be the future players of Bellarmine. If they keep both feet ion the ground and practice hard, ithey show promises of being one of Bellarmine's greatest teams. Watch them closely! SOPHS DEFEAT PREP The Sophomores took their sec- ond straight game from Seattle Prep February 4th, 30-27, as Kropf and Haniger ganged up to accdunt for 22 points. Kropf dropped in 7 baskets while Haniger sunk 4 and was also prominent with his un- canny passes. Naish and Kane led the Prepsters with 6 points apiece. Attend the Game. Attend the Dance. ' Beat Lincoln Tomorrow Night Lions to Beat hes Tomorro ight Tomorrow night the basketball game with the formidable Lincoln five will be played on our home court. Those who have witnessed the 'previous games can testify that they were anybody's games and that the Lynx were fortunate enough to come out on top. V gwhllffliefiiillr Jan. 18-Bells vs. Lynx, there. The opening of the city league basketball games saw Lincoln defeat the Bells, 37-33. lJan. 21-Sumner comes through i with usual dexterity. Bells 30 l Sumner 39. Jan. 25-As irrisistable forces meet 1 an immovable object in the sec- Q ond series game, Bells 28, Sta- i dium so. Jan. 28-The Irish must have F brought their four-leaf clover. Bells 31, O'Dea 38. Jan. 29-Bells vs. Fife-We cannon balled with 40, they returned our salute with 63. Don Paul cap- 5 ping individual honors with 29 points. , Feb. 1-Bells trounce perpetual rivals on their own maples- Bells 40, St. Martin's 29. lFeb. 4+Bells vs. Navy-Non league game. The sailors from' Recep- tion Center here in Tacoma are swamped, 56-40. Feb. s-Bells vs. 4Abes-The Lions lost a close game to Lincoln on their own maples. During the first half, Lincoln had the edge over the Bells, 22-10. The Bells reduce the score 18-22 before Lin- point. The Bells came back to from 22-10 to coln scored a fought gamely but were unable to overcome the Abes' lead. .The game ended 28-32 in favor of the i Abes. . 'Feb. 9-Bells vs. Sumner-Playing here the Lion cagers dropped a close count to the Sumner Spar- tans. The Lion five led all 1 Everyone agrees that they are Qriding high and are in the ideal iposition for a setback. Quoting ione of the high point'men of the iteam, La Verne Martineau, says, i Now, I'm not promising a victory ibut I am telling you that there will ibe no traditional last-minute blow I iup and that once we get that lead 1 tomorrow night, we're going to hold , it. So everybody come to the game ,and see Bellarmine play its best game. i Acting as an added attraction and as a solace to the losers the l hard hitting Lion's Club will epon- isor a dance directly afterwards in four gym. This is the first dance lor its kind attempted and it is ihoped that it will be a complete 4 success. i All who attend the game are in- i vited. 2 The 25c admission fee for the dance will be thrice repaid when l l the soothing notes of Harry James and Glen .Miller's orchestra are persuaded to step forth from their places in Music's Hall of fame. CQuote the Record.l through the first three periods only to be outscored 37-33 in the last few minutes of the game. FEB. 11-LIONSITIP 0'DEA Bellarmine and O Dea got even with each other in an exchange of games on the Seattle prep school's floor Friday night, Bellarmine taking the varsity tilt, 44-38, and O'Dea the reserve game, 41-21. In previous games, O Dea won the varsity tilt, but lost the scrub game. I i It seems that the halls still ho-ld some attraction for our many alumni. Here are a few of the many who have wandered back to their Alma Mater: Paul Griewe-Class of '41. Now in V-12 at Gonzaga U. Outstanding basketball playerg still enthused with the same old spark. l Jim Moriarty, also a V-12 at Gonzaga U. We remember him as yell duke. He is at present basketball manager for the winning Zag team. Ray Hammerschmidt, only four-year letterman accountable at Bellarmine, home on furlough from Chicago Institute of Technology, Engineering school to you. Scooter Gallwas-Class of '43, Outstanding football and baseball player and ROTC officer. Our i'Scooter now has wings in Uncle Sam's paratroopers at Fort Benning, Georgia. ' Jim Bichsel-Class of '42, Now deeply engrossed in radio study at Farragut, Idaho. Jim was an able football, basketball and baseball man and topped this off by being student body prexy. And lastly, a very recent withdrawal, with scholastic honors, we see Frank Taylor haunting the halls on Feb. 7, the day before he left for the Marines via San Diego and all points south.