Benedictine College - Raven Yearbook (Atchison, KS)

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Upper left-W-Orchestra. Left to right --Asehenbrenner, Fry, LaRocque, Theodore Leuterman, O.S.B., Raphael 0'Malley, 0.S.H., Rev. Pius Pretz, OSB., Rev. Andrew Green, O.S.B., Prof. McKenzie, LaPlante, Dc-Mar, Lalfonte, Rev. Edward Schmitz, 0,S.li., llelget, Malone, Rev, Paschal Pretz, O.S.B,, Rea, Roberts, Conrad Spence, O.S.B. Upper right' Prof, john C. McKenzie. Lower left--Rev. Joseph Staudinger, O.S.B., Head of the Music Department. Lower right--College Glee Club. Back row, left to right--Helget, pianist, Garcia, Frederick, Malone, Wetta, Finken, Thompson, Gal- lagher, Ilussman, Mulligan, LaPlante. Front row--f-Ketter, Duffy, Lueckenhoff, Bradley, Morey, LaRocqne, Meissen, lDeMar, Lalfonte, Aschenbrenner, Director McKenzie. al entertainments in the college auditorium. The glee club is an integral part of the mixed chorus composed of forty-five men's and women's voices, which was organized this year by Father Joseph and john C. McKenzie, professor of music at St. Benedict's. The mixed ehorus, glee club, and symphony orchestra, all directed by Professor McKenzie, presented a com- bined spring concert in the college auditorium, May 8. Professor McKenzie is director of the college or- chestra, which is distinct from the symphony orchestra. The college orchestra, which consists of both students and faculty members, furnishes music for scholastic eng tertainments and also for the student assemblies. A symphony orchestra, composed of members of the college and the McKenzie School of Music, which is located in Atchison, presented the annual spring con- cert in the college auditorium May 14. The social committee, which consists of student officers of both St. Benediet's and Mount St. Scholasti- ca colleges, arranges tl1e social functions between the two schools. One member of each of the three upper classes of both colleges is appointed on this committee. jerry O'Donnell and Rose Lane, presidents of the student councils of each school, are joint chairmen of the social committee. The most important activity undertaken by the committee is the ammal formal spring prom, a joint entertainment of the two colleges and the most important social event of the year. Social Committee Left to right, top row - Schorn, Thimes, O'I7onnell. Bottom row---Beatrice Quinn, Louise WV.-stlake, Marietta Aldrich, Agnes Leo Rieger. 20

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Fpper l'1'mm' f Debate team and coach---f Fpper left fnrnere-f Rev. Gervase Burke, O.S.B., debate coach, Fpprr right-mp rowASeeger, Turrzlnt, Farrell, Fitzgerald. Hallam rmvfllfinkler, Busch, Peterson, Gallagher. 1.nwer l,I.t'flH'l Spiritual Organization and Chaplain-M left picture-lop TOTL O'DO11UCll, Davenport, DeMar, Duval Bntlom nm Miller, Fitzgerald, O'Shea, Gallagher, Farrell. Lower fighf- 'Rev. Charles Aziere, O.S.B., Student Chaplain U'Shea, and other ofhcers, joseph Gallagher and Patrick Farrell. Father Charles, student chaplain, took great interest in the Sodality and helped make its year successful. The local unit was represented at conventions throughout the state by delegations chosen from the Sodality's ofhcials. The object of the lloly Name Society at St. Bene! diet's is to instill into the students a respect for the lloly Name of God and to curb all offensive language. The ollieers of the society this year were Stephen Cole, president, Francis Duval, viceepresidentg and Henry Conner, secretary. The debate team was continued this year with Father llenry Courtney, tJ.S.B., as coach. XYillard Tarrant was elected chairman. Because of work which took him from the college faculty, Father Ilenry was replaced by Father Gervase Burke, tJ.S.B., who directed the team during the second semester. The debate-rs participated in intercollegiate contests. The B club is an organization of those who have earned the big B for participation in intercollegiate athletics. This group includes football, basketball, and boxing men. john Beattie, fourfletterman in football and basketball, was chairman during the past year, XYillia1n O'Neal, who gained All-American honors in football this year, was secretaryftreasurer. The most important function of this organization is to foster athletic spirit at St. Benedict's. lt also sponsors o11e of the larger social events of the year, the annual B club dance. A glee club, which developed some excellent vocal talent, was organized this year under the direction of Father joseph Staudinger, CJ.S.B. The club gave sever- 1fFPl'l'Sl'P1f!1f1 E'L'.Y nf the B Club-'left I0 right- O'Donnell, O'Neal, Busch, Maes, Nadolski, Gambold

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Let Briggs remind you of- That Certain Thing! And When It Happened EPTEMBER 12th Atchison witnessed the influx of a type of barbarian known to collegians as freshmen. Intelligence tests were given to all of them on the 15th. The results were quite a blow to the faculty but they were back on their feet by the 18th to begin classes. Everything ran smoothly until the 3othg then The Rambler made its bow for the 1933- 34 term and some of the freshmen stormed the editor's door because they were not mentioned. October 6th, the first social event of the year- the Student Council dance. Remember the little brunette with the blue eyes? Oh yes, and on the 15th of October one columnist in The Rambler called the other a sissy or its equivalent and from then on, on, on, far into the term. Then the morning of the 22nd we heard that the old fire truck turned over at Casey's Corner coming back from Kansas City. Chapman, Cahill, DeCoursey, Warriner, Casey, O'Donnell, and Powers riding. The first four injured seriously. Boxers started training on the 26th. Hey, Joe, look at the straight, pretty nose on that pugilistic aspirantf' We'll fix that! November 3rd. First intersectional football game in the school's history, with the West Texas Teachers. The Raven brought back the Buffalo's hide. On November Ioth the student body accompanied the foot- ball team to Kansas City for the Rockhurst game. Oh how that Raven clawed that Hawk! Ssh, some- body saw a ghost in Frosh hall on November 12th, November 13th J. P. Gallagher was duly punished for impersonating a ghost. November 19th the boys be- gan to study hard. November zoth to 25th, quarter exams. November 26th retreat started, sanctity and suspense. November 30th the notes came out. No more suspense, despair. A we ...i.. it 1.1 .. , . .7 'XV f ' :. Ny 0 V5 H I I N , Tv 1 l ri te l . we 41. 3 S! I .7 u se as a if Q - ,ig ' 'm - ' i . I 'J ip x Q - ei' .in .s , gg , Q5 30 ILLUSTRATED BY HANK GONNER By Charlie Briggs, '35 The K.U. football game, announced on December 7th, gave the gate crashers plenty of time to make plans. On the 9th, Bud O'Neal was announced as All- American. December 19th - all aboard! Good-bye, Merry Christmas! january brought a new year and new ideas. The scholars started wearing earmuffs. February Ist found the scholars and gentlemen of St. Joe hall on a rat hunt at a local dump. What fun! The 1 7th was the beginning of Culture Week, everyone wore neckties, shirts, and the Oklahoma boys put on shoes. February 24th Culture Week ends, open col- lars, sweatshirts, and barefoot Oklahomans. The athletic banquet March 5th, Governor Lan- don, Chet Nadolski, and other celebrities talked. johnny Beattie's touching farewell. The 17th, the big day for the Irish. - April 3rd brought the reopening of classes, and spring fever. The 27th - a big day for the collegiate 4oo - the promg the best yet, according to everyone and his brother. May Ist was the beginning of a series of days when one could hear an unharmonious medley of fores, first serves, and shorts , the golf, tennis, and handball tournaments had begun. May 13th, Mother's Day, God bless our mothers, may we always be worthy of their love. May 15th com- prehensive exams for seniors. There was a big splash on the 17th, the swimming meet. Election day on the 26th. The flunking contest between the faculty members also began on the 26th, whoa, get back, pony! June Ist, the 76th annual commencement. Acade- mic gowns, diplomas, au revoirs, good-byes, time tables, railroad tickets. In a riot of ceremony, music, and formality, the academic term of 1933-34 leaves the stage.