Benedictine College - Raven Yearbook (Atchison, KS)

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Drive Wheels CTIVITIES at St. Benedict's are carried on by the students themselves, grouped into organi- zations accomplishing work in different fields. Very active among student organizations is the staff of the official college newspaper, The Rambler. This year's Rambler approaches nearer to true journalistic style and format than any volume of the paper pub- lished since its first appearance in 1921. It appears every two weeks, describing the activities of the faculty and students. The success of the paper was due largely to the 26 D0 you want to know what makes the activities train roll? Then read-- by Paul Kelly, '36 Raven Magazine Slaj- Upper picture-standing, left to right- Fitzgerald, Morrissey, Gonner, Busch, O'Mara, Gallagher, Thompson. Sitting - Motoh, Kerr, O'Shea, McClure, Malone, Lueckenhoff. Rambler Staff-back row, left to right-Briggs, Thimes, Quinlan, Schorn, Dolan. Middle row- Frederick, O'Donne1l, O'Shea, LaPlante, Farrell, Fry. Front row - Thompson, Morrissey, Gonner, Gallagher, Rea, O'Mara. Below-Aloysius Krapp, O.S.B., Rambler Adviser. editor, William Dolan, who has been ably assisted by john Quinlan and Willard Tarrant. As Gerald O'Shea was business manager last year, his experience made him very successful in that position during the I9 3 3- 34 term. The Rev. Aloysius Krapp, O.S.B., was faculty adviser. Frederick Gambold edited the sports page. He was assisted by John O'Mara, and together they succeeded in recording the greatest athletic contests ever engaged in by St. Benedict's. The clever wit of Tarrant and O'Donnell in their column, Are You List'nin',i' again proved to be the

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i The High School Seniors HE 1934 graduating class of St. Benedict's high school consists of twenty-four members. Nine of these receive classical diplomas, and fifteen the diploma of the English-scientific curriculum. As the St. Bcnedict's high school consists of only the two senior years of high school, many of the boys completed their junior work at Maur Hill, the Benedictine pre- paratory school in Atchison. Both St. Benedict's high school and Maur Hill are accredited by the North Central Association of Col- leges and Secondary Schools, Kansas University, the United States Military Academy at VVest Point, and other standard accrediting agencies. by Robert F. LeCompte, '35 The graduating class of ,34 marks an end to the existence of St. Benedict's high school. The long- planned merger of the high school department of the college and Maur Hill has been completed. Next fall will find the en- tire four year Catholic high school lodged on the Maur Hill campus. The merger will make possible the ex- clusive use by the students of the administration build- ing, the Carnegie library, the gymnasium, and the re- fectory. From twelve to fifteen instructors, Benedic- tine Fathers of St. Benedict's Abbey, will devote their time to the student body. A comprehensive athletic program, hitherto im- Rev. Florian llemmcr, 0.8.8. 1'ri111vipal of llze High Sflnml possible, will be inaugurated with varisty teams in basketball and football. The gymnasium boasts a fine running track and swimming pool and will allow for a diversification of activities. The new unification is expected to cause a favorable reaction on the part of the students. Unharnpered by the college life which must of necessity take precedence at St. Benedict's the junior and senior students will find activities more closely identified with their own interests and abilities. Rev. Mark Merwick, present principal of Maur Hill, will continue to head the faculty. It is his purpose to have the school remain small but with a select group of students. Maur Hill has a capacity of one hundred fifty, of which approximately fifty will be day scholars. And so to St. Benedict's high school we say farewell. Out of the new group we shall expect leaders to come for our college activities. St. Benedict's is changing under our eyes. This is but one more step towards its goal - national fame and honor. Top, left to right- A. H. Bussman, F. B. Corrigan, J. Carrigan, J. M, Ilonahue A. J. Drciling, P. Garcia, J. H. Hood. A. H. Knoeber T. J. LaRocque, R. T. Mangelsdorf, J. K. Manion, J. J. Morey R. J. Motoh, J. H. Mullins, D. V. McClure, T. McNamara W. T. O'Malley, VV. J. 0'Rourke, D. IC. Regan, I . A. Rieke J. D. Slayman, J. N. Vernon, G. J. VVetta, R. A. Wolters 25

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most popular feature of the paper. One of the most interesting sections of the paper was the new type of feature story. Previous to this year the complete record of the events, activities, and incidents of each school term was published in a yearbook, the Raven. Because of finan- cial difficulties, the Raven could not be produced this year and in its place the editors have published the Karon Mazgt1z1'nc, a concise yet complete history of the school year. ln tl1e publication of this magazine much credit is due the editors, Joseph Thompson and Quintin Malone. It was not decided until late in the year that tl1is book would appear and it was no easy task that these two men undertook in laying out and editing thirty-two pages of write-up and engravings in ten weeks time. Gerald O'Shea was business manager, Joseph Gallagher assisted him in this work, and john Busch was circulation manager. The dramatic club under the able direction of Father Isidor Smith, O.S.B., successfully staged Shakespeare's Othello and Bulwer-Lytton's Riclzelieu. Willard Tarrant, as Iago, led the dramatic club to suc- cess in the presentation of Othello. Charles Bassette, playing the part of the Moor, made a successful debut as an actor in the same presentation. Some of the players making their hrst appearance in this production were Harold Mulligan and Gilbert Davenport. Richelieu revealed a large amount of talent among the freshman students, and added to the success of the older players. In tl1is play, acting the leading role of Cardinal Richelieu, Willard Tarrant made l1is last appearance on the college stage. The several spiritual organizations are under the direction of the Students' Spiritual Council, which was organized last year in order to ccntralizc religious acti- vity. Membership in the Council is composed of olli- cials of religious societies on the campus. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is thc most active religious organization on the campus. The local unit two years ago began catechetical work among the color- ed people of Atchison and have founded a colored parish under the direction of Father Placidus Kieffer, O.S.B. Through the efforts of Patrick Fitzgerald, president of the society, and its other otlicers, the or- ganization entertains with plays and music the children of the State Orphans Home in Atchison, and those of the colored orphanages in Leavenworth. Much credit for the success of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality this year goes to its prefect, Gerald Abozfew- Rev. Isidor Smith, O.S.B., Dramatic.: coach. Abowf righl---Cast of Richelieu Top row-Roberts, Knoeber, McNary, Finken, Meissen, Frederick, Fry, Dehner, Farrell, Fran! row--Tarrant, Davenport, McLean, Shay, Gonner, Mulli- gan, Thompson, Kane, Kongs, Vandenberghe, Below, right---the grand march 5 of the St. Bcnedict's-Mount St. ' Scholastica prom, principal in- ,A tercollegiate event of the year. 0 0 i