Benedictine College - Raven Yearbook (Atchison, KS)

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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.

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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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,34 Continued from page 9 Crusade in his sophomore year, and president of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality, and the Student's Spiri- tual Council during the past year. As business man- ager of The Raven and Rambler for the last two years he has completed the task of pulling these publications out of the red. This year he was alumni editor of The Rambler. A tumbler for two years, O'Shea will be best remembered for his work as the first president of the Life Saving Corps. He was a member of the debate team in his sophomore year. JOHN J. QUINLAN majored in philosophy. He is an- other of those who made the Raven publications finan- cial and literary successes. John was a member of The Rambler staff for three year s, acting as circulation manager during his junior year and as associate editor the past year. He was on the Raven business and edi- torial staffs in his junior year. He was the first captain of the Red Cross Life Saving Cops. HAROLD F. SCHORN, who received his degree in economics, is vice-president of his class and last year was secretary-treasurer. Harold distinguished him- self dui ing his first years at St. Benedict's in choir and glee club work. He was on the basketball squad dur- ing his freshman and junior years and for the last three years has been a prominent member of the dramatic club. Harold was on the business staff of the I932 Raven and helped edit the annual of 1933. In his junior and senior years he has been an active reporter for The Rambler. Harold was also a member of this year's very successful social committee. WILLARD K. TARRANT, valedictorian of the class of I9 34, concentrated on English. As class president for the last three years and mainstay of the dramatic club for the same period, Willard is well known as the Jim of Jim and Jerry. He was winner of the elocution medal in 1931 and of the oratory medal in I932j his forensic activities include the presidency of the debate club this year. A hall committeeman in his sophomore year, Willard was secretary-treasurer of the Student Council last year. He was on The Rambler staff for three years and for the last two years was associate editor. In his second year at St. Benedict's he was athletic manager. JOHN E. THIMES majored in English. During his freshman and senior years he was a member of The Rambler staff and in his third year John was assistant editor of The Raven. During his first two years he was prominent for his work in the glee club and operettas. He was a member of the hall committeemen during his junior and senior years, and this year was chairman of that group. JOSEPH S. THOMPSON, who majored in philosophy, has been active in various extracurricular pursuits. He is co-editor of this year's Raven M agazine, and during the past year has been a steady worker on The Rambler staff both as a reporter and a reviewer. As a member of the choir for three years and of the glee club and mixed chorus for one, he saw much service as a singer. In his junior and senior years Joe was secretary of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. During the last year he also took part in dramatics, fought in the ring, and worked on his hall committee. FR. JOSEPH VANDERHEIDEN, O.S.B., of Con- ception Abbey, is majoring in philosophy. His fresh- man, sophomore, and junior years of college were spent at Conception college. FRED E. WANSTRATH majored in chemistry. He is best known for his fine work at tackle for the Ravens, two years under Bob Schmidt and two under Moon Mullins. Fred patrolled right field for the college baseball club during his junior year. JAMES F. WESTERHAUS majored in chemistry. James' first collegiate year was spent at St. Mary's college. He is one of the best tennis players on the campus. MARTIN J. LUCKENHOFF, graduating as a special student, was a member of the business staffs of both The Rambler and Raven during his junior and senior years. Luke was student manager of the boxing team in his second and third years, 'a member of the glee club and mixed chorus in his last year, and one of the college choir during his junior and senior years. Y V V l 'I XXX ll! 1 V xl! Xxx 31