Bellarmine High School - Cage Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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i li0l,lDEN mlllls Rl- -XJ l Ni-mil-ii wi' Si, l.i.o's Aiini'i'oi1iuM li'nx.iiirlNll.irrviii1' .fi HK N ,U Md i W iliiii x.fii.i.,it - b- l' ' fl One of the comical touches was furnished by Bill LaVergne and Peggy Mack as Lucinda Biggs and Billy Ryan. .lim lVlCCuigan and Elaine Flaherty portraid Jerry Peyton and his college sweetheart. One of the notable features ot this year's production was the Bellarmine quartet made up of Leo O'Dore, Ralph Turco, Harvey Beau- LEADS IN GOLDEN MEMORIES -SEATED: Dick Galbraith and B'll LaV g e Champ and Ronald Masons STANDING: lacqueline Symons and Peggy Mack, I er n GOLDEN MEMORIES -FIRST ROW: Harvey Beauchamp, Elaine Flaherty, Leo O'Dore, Milla Marchesini, Thomas Kornell, Donna Morton, Ronald Mason, lulia Renner. SECOND ROW: Peter Ehli, Darlene Cole, Ralph Turco, leanne Ebert, Robert Storwick, Dolores Smith, lames Martin, Philomena Eckroth.

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ff Clifford Goliismilhzs s WHATA urs j , ' X K ' l l ., fl px. if X T' Trzsented by V the student: of if Bellarmine High 4 ' I .sm0f.4Aquim5 o Sl' Academy - -1 Temple Cfgheatre Giwdnv, 'Demvulvn -th, 1048 Dramatics On December 7 more than two months of painstaking rehearsal came to a close with the presentation at the Temple Theater of What a Life, Clifford Coldsmith's hilarious comedy. The cast, numbering better than fifteen Thespians, was directed by Mr. Michael J. Taylor, S.J. The leading role of the misunderstood Chester Dean was portrayed by Kenny Roberts, and Rita Dyckman took the part of Barbara Pearson, his sympathetic girl friend. Robert Storwick took the role of Mr. Bradley, the school principal who was Chester's chief adversary from beginning to end of the hilarious production, Rounding out the cast were: Marianne Van Rooy as Miss Shea, Richard Jensen as Mr. Nelson, Michael Mingo as Mr. Patterson, Phyllis Brown as Miss Pike, Jim Griffith as Bill, Marie Peterson as Miss Eggleston, William Lavine as Mr. Vecchitto, Mary Ella Hickey as Gertie, Sue Backer as Miss Wheeler, Allan Tait as George Bige- low, Donna Hess as Mrs. Dean' Thomas Kornell as Mr. Ferguson, and William LaVergne as Benny. ln the spring, Bellarmine fancies turned lightly to thoughts of the annual operetta staged in collaboration with the girls of St. Leo's High School. This time it was Colden Memorie, a musical revue written and directed by Sr. M. Lavinia, O.S.F. Leading a cast of seventy were Dick Galbraith and Jackie Symons as Mr. and Mrs. John Peyton, who re-live the musical memories of fifty wedded years. WHAT A LIFE -FIRST ROW: Phyllis Brown, Robert Storwick, Rita Dyckman, Thomas Kornell, Donna Hess. SECOND ROW: james Griffith, Marie Peterson, Richard lensen, Marianne Van Rooy, Kenny Roberts, Mary Ella Hickey. THIRD ROW: William LaVergne, Alan Tait, Sue Backer, William Lavine, Michael Mingo.

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A, Tait WY zb- . si.. S , ,Lly ,, I ,:,.. l H. Beauchamp E . , . Y . xt. s R' T. Kornell - W. ' 2131- . K .iv -I .V I. McGuigan A . . A, ix 9 . 'J it c. Kelly I ' C. Bott 6 gv' ' T l DEBATE TEAM: B. Bullinger, R. Blanchette, I. Martin, Mr. I. Danel, S. I., Moderator: li.. A. Tait, R. LaPorte, I. Ray. Forensics Capturing top interest in the year's forensic events were the three elocu- tion contests. Although held last, the first in importance was the junior-senior contest at St. Leo's auditorium on April 3. The winner was Harvey Beauchamp, who gave an excerpt from Shakespeare's Hamlet. Alan Tait placed second with his interpretation of Poe's Cask of Amontilladof' Other participants were James McCuigan, Charles Kelly, Thomas Kornell, and Charles Bott. The contest was judged by Messrs. Art McMahon, Thomas McNamara, and Thomas McHugh. The sophomores had their elocution contest on March 8 in the presence of the Philomathea Club. The winner in this contest was Roger Blanchette, second place honors going to Jim Harrison. Others who tried out in the finals were Darrell Brittain, Mike Mingo, Jim Jackson, and John Martin. Fr. C-oudie, S.J., directed these lads in their efforts. The freshmen, too, had their elocution contest before the assembled mem- bers of the Philomathea. Ben Crawford was the winner, with Ben Bullinger and Dick Bader coming in second and third, respectively. Other contestants were Don Kaperick and Eugene Longen. Their mentor was Fr. B. Harris, S.J. The debate society did well for itself during the year, winning about half of the total number of meets. One of the more memorable occasions was a meet with the Round Table Club of McNeil Island, where Alan Tait and Wil- liam Lavine, accompanied by their coach, Mr. Danel, S.J., went down to defeat before the Islanders, who were coached by Fr. F. Prange, S.J. Two lads deserve special mention here. Robert Pospisil came in second in oratory at Cionzaga, at Seattle University, and in the State Ortorical meet for the Pierce County Division. Alan Tait won second place for impromptu speaking at Seattle University, and came in fifth of nine at the Hearst Oratorical Contest. 5, R. Blanchette ' FRESHMAN ELOCUTION-SEATED: B. Crawford, Fr. B. Harris, S. I., Moderator: E. Longen f ggjgig 5' : I I. lafkson D. Kaperick. STANDING: R. Bader, R. iuiina, B. Bullinger. .. pls , W EJ Q, , W il A,, ' ,W ' I. Martin V . ta 1 , I. Harrison A an viii- f ..,. 3 1 1 D. Brlttain . . I, M Mingo