Benedictine High School - Benedictine Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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NOVEMBER Comic Poisoning Comic books are no longer comic. They are slowly poisoning the youth of this country. From cover to cover they are devoted to the depiction of horror, murder, crime, larceny, assault, seduction, and vulgarity. They print and illustrate activities contrary to the basic principles of American liberty. Here are facts taken from the testimony of boys in a state institution for delinquents. The boys averaged 14 years of age. To the question Do you think the cops pictured in crime comics are smart and doing their job? 48 answered NO. To the question Do you think crime comics show that crime does not pay ? 36 answered NO. To the question Do you think that crime comics teach youngsters how to pick pockets, wreck cars, use guns, and stage holdups? 74 answered YES. To the question Do you know of any boys who have got into trouble by trying crimes they saw pictured in comic books? 52 answered YES. There lie the bare facts. It can easily be seen that the comic book exempli- fies a false and indifferent attitude toward life. It fails painfully to pre- pare one for a real living. It paints a picture of a totally irreligious world. Moral and Christian values are sacri- ficed for sensationalism and vulgarity. The comic book depicts a godless world. It is no wonder that comic books are banned in the school. They should be banned from the newsstands. If comic books continue to be published without some censoring or restraining authority, entire generations of Ameri- can youth may degenerate morally. With a library such as we have at Benedictine there is no reason for a student's resorting to comic book trash. 'A' 'lr 'k WANDERER'S PRAYER by Charles Sidman An edifice at grandeur's peak Brings satisfaction not complete A spire or masterpiece of art Does not completely rest my heart. And wondering I fain to pause- Why am I not contentLBecause . . Because my self is Pinging for Tranquility - just that, no more. My heart up-leapt in ecstacy As soon the answer came to nie. I guess that I would never roam If I laid bosom in God's home, For He alone brings true compose. Go ask experience, he knows. S nior Views. Race lssuc What's in a color? becomes a timely question when the reference is to the racial prejudice issue. Here is the most touchy problem of the postwar crisis, an era in which race relations are strained to the utmost. Racial prejudice is much more intimately connected with our lives than the quest for ever-elusive world peace. When asked this question, many high school students shy away with a curt No comment. Yet to this avoidance of the facts can be traced the lack of harmony between people, white and Neg1'o. The unwillingness of white people to share working conditions and residential neighborhoods with Negroes has caused un- sanitary conditions and a low standard of living among the latter. This is evidenced Alumni News Members of 17 graduating classes will converge on Cleveland Stadium from all parts of the city and some sections of the country for the annual homecoming game tonight. Special sections directly behind the band are set aside for the returning grads. All of the alumni have relatively bitter memories of previous Latin-Benedictine clashes, and they'll be out hoping the 1948 edition of the Bengal varsity can put a stop to the decade-long Latin domination NOTES ON RECENT GRADS .... Ed Steigerwald, '48, has been elected freshman class president at Case Tech. He is also on the staff of the student publication there. Last year he was editor of the BENNET . . . . Ed Dvorak, '48, is taking a pre-- medical course at John Carroll . . . Charles Kapral, '48, has enlisted in the Army Air Corps. Apostles Breed in Art Article Three 3. WHO WAS CONCEIVED BY THE HOLY GHOST, BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY The name CHRISTOS is represented by two Greek let- ters , X Cchij and P Crhol. Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Ghost C dove D and was born of the Virgin Mary CMJ. The five-pointed star is Mary's star. The feast of the Annunciation and Christ- mas celebrates the mysteries expressed in the third article of the creed. A Q v w - I I ' 1. TK 4 by the discriminating Jim Crow laws the South, where matters are unusual severe. The consequence of all this has been tl lowering of property values in Negro di tricts, and friction between the races. God made all men equal, is the Chri tian axiom which, by all standards, seen to be seldom put to use by Catholic hig school students. Prejudice is especially r volting among Catholics. What are your reactions toward workil with Negroes or living near them? DADS' CLUB by Willis Inernan John McKee, vice president, pinch-hitt4 for the absent president, John Clark, wl vacationed with his family in sunny Cal fornia. Good job well done, Mr. McKee. Dads and mothers of the club intend ' make up a good portion of the cheerit section at the Benedictine-Niles McKinlf night game, Nov. 12, at Niles, Ohio. V Corsi is handling the arrangements and expecting several bus loads to leave ff the game. Make arrangements if you a' interested in seeing the Bengals away fro home. Orchids to one of the more active dai who responded to an SOS of a patient al donated his blood. The patient is now we on the way to recovery. Orchids to yi Bob LaMont, Sr. iitlletsy NOTES Fr. Anthony Marko, '46, is making le his year's novitiate prior to taking vow as a Benedictine monk, at St. Benedicl abbey, Atchison, Kansas. He will comple this first year in July 1949. Beside his duties as an official in t' monastery and a full time teacher in t high school, Father Daniel is the regul movie photographer for all the Bengal for ball games and has movies of each o played. Fathers Basil and Lawrence returned Rome Oct. 20 to continue their studies the Benedictine College there. In St. Andrew's community there are professed monks. The birthplaces of the religious show that 3 foreign countri tSlovakia, Hungary, and Canadaj and states in the U.S. are represented. Pennsl vania is the leading state with 18. Ohio second with 17. New York has three, Il nois two, and Minnesota, Colorado, Wisco sin, New Jersey, West Virginia, Indial Connecticut, and South Dakota show o each.

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'lava Vriter Discovers Jus Secret: ffspai. rn.. spas., I P... vo.. . . . ff Exams, Weather Effect Profs May I have your autograph? The words startled me. My prof was actually asking me for y signature. I hadn't made a touchdown for weeks. In fact m not even on a team. Of course, I'm rather good in other lorts, like shooting spitballs mpleted one of the best shots of V career a scant few minutes fore this interruption. Sure, I answered after brief flection. The prof handed me a white card iich I gingerly signed and hand- back. Still Underdogsn ays Joe Rufus Joe Rufus, a conservative ember of a profession notor- us for its annual crop of inservatives, is still in charac- l'. We're the underdogs. he id in a special statement to e BENNET, but I feel we ive an even chance : Coach Rufus' statement may be lored somewhat by the fact that s undefeated Bengals suffered air last defeat at the hands of 2 team they will meet tonight. 'Our team learned a good lesson the Ignatius game, and I think zy've realized their mistakes. e boys expect to play their best me of the year tonight. for example, and I had just Thank you, he said. Now don't forget to report to jug. Jug! I was tricked. I wanted to see the principal, the mayor, Bill Veeck! Somebody had to straighten me out. Sitting in a rather stiff position after being straightened out, I looked into the jugmaster's eyes and thought: Jug isn't really so bad. Why with time off for good behavior, I can be out in one or two hours. During my visit, however, I dis- covered some valuable information which should be passed on in the interest of helping others to avoid jug. All statements are founded on actual examination of records. 1. More jugs are given on Thursdays than on any other day in the week. 2. More jugs are given in the morning than in the afternoon. 3. More jugs are given if the prof has learned that half his class has failed an easy exam. 4. More jugs are given in bad weather than in good. 5. More jugs are given for disturbing the peace of the class than for any other reason. . . . . That's what Father George, Footlights Club moderator, seems to be telling members of the cast of Papa, Behave, now in the third week of rehearsals. Pictured here are Harry Brichacek, Joe Durbin, Arthur Gierloff, James Sejd, Bill Bodnar, Norman Perney, Father George. Seated: Wally Wilgus and John Hruby. Wally Wilgus To Be 'Papa' Nov. Q1 As Footlights Club Stages Comedy Father George, director of dramatics, has announced that his Foot- lights Club will be ready to stage a one-night performance of i'I'apa, Behave, on Nov. 21, staring Wally Tuesday, November 9! Re- member that day! It is the feast of St. Theodore, patron of Abbot Theodore, president of Benedictine High School. Gierzalc's 'Curly' Makes BENNET Bow - - v BOX ARE WEQONNA WE SURE wILL,lF WATTA SENSE mu. l.AT1N Toofoj Curzuf. ,' . I Xsxjfisxiggx l W 'Q ', ' 06 j ,e I K - I 1 Vi 0 . r 'ffl 1 ' N 8 O A K' gn I X X fr I ry 'FWF I at J I J' X V I . . .! 1.7 ' els' -1 C N f' as s of He walks, talks, and acts just like the average nedictine student. Look for him. You'll find him the hallways, in classrooms, and at jug sessions. And if you look hard enough, you may even find rly in the pages of the BENNET! Surly, who is an interpretation of the actions of the average Benedictine student, will be drawn by Frank Gierzak. Frank is a sophomore here at Benedictine, and has been taught art lessons at the Cleveland Museum of Art for some time. The Curly comic strip will be a regular feature of the BENNET. Wilgus in the title role. The three- act comedy will be produced in the Benedictine auditorium. Curtain time is 8:15 p.m. The play revolves about the efforts of three Appleby sons to keep tabs on their fast-stepping father, Alexander Appleby. After an absence of several days, Papa Appleby turns up and jokingly announces that he was on his honeymoon. This is a blow to the sons, who have not had a woman around the house for some time. When Appleby has to pro- duce a wife he gets an old friend, Otto Chug, recently returned from Europe, to act as his wife.. Junior Prexy Names Planning Committee Starting the ball rolling Joe Ko- cab, junior class president, has anonunced his executive commit- tee. The committee will plan all activities for the juniors in the coming year. Committeeman are Don Bodnar, James Gresko, Don Petrash, Joe Jira, Bob Wallinak, Joe Wiber, Willis Ineman, and Don Noe.

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NOVEMBER Pictured above is the charging :ngal first. string that hopes to me the Latin Lions tonight. In e backfield, l. to r., are Ed Be- l, Jim McNeely, Gil Verderber, m Liberatore. On t.he line, l. to r., e Bill Sterbik, Ray Borovich, Ed nwell, capt., Chuck Noll, Ray smbarski, Ron Foliano, Bill Sha- r, Ed Stakolich. Bengals Lions Tangle In 'BIG UNE' I The varsity and Coach Joe Rufus are dedicating tonight's game to the monks, fathers and brothers, staffing the high school. Figers Stay Unbeatenp L11 Opponents ollapse Currently leading the East Senate with a perfect 4-0 record, enedictine's blazing Bengals now have rolled up a total of x straight wins for the season. In so doing, they have limited e opposition's scoring to 23 169 themselves. Coach Rufus' torrid offense ed up two touchdowns in the st, second and fourth quarters the Collinwood game to set a W Bengal scoring record, 40-0. e Railroaders were held to a net in of ten yards and never were le to penetrate Benedictine cer- ory. A stubborn St. Ignatius eleven iost upset the apple cart a week er as it played Benedictine on nost even terms, forcing the ngals to hold on to a lone TD in ristering a 6-3 victory at West ch Field. points while piling up a total Ed Stakolich took a 23-yard Ver- derber pass in the end zone late in the first period for the only Ben- gal score. A muddy field and aroused Wildcat play kept Bene- dictine outside the Ignatius 30- yard line for the rest of the game. Using only four plays all after- noon the Varsity walloped Central 40-14. Benedictine's stock went up in this game with the emergence of Ralph Yanky and Frank Sopko. Yanky scored twice, and Sopko reeled off long gains all afternoon. Belin, Borovich, McNeely, and Liberatore scored the other Bengal T.D.'s. reshies Lose To Kirk 18-135 The First quad To Tumble From Unbeaten Ranks in their last three starts the ngal frosh defeated Willoughby d Latin while falling to Kirk nior High. F a t h e r Florian's freshmen fred a decisive 39-0 victory over lloughby on the afternoon of t. 13. Mike DiAngelo scored ice in the second quarter, and ? Gazdak, Leo Minter, and John cks scored on TD apiece. l'he Baby Bengals came from lind to beat Latin 13-6 on Oct. 19. Trailing throughout the game 6-0, Mike DiAngelo and Leo Min- ter each scored in the waning mo- ments of play, clinching the vic- tory. After beating Kirk Jrs. once this year, the Freshman lost the second game 18-13, in the first night game ever played by the frosh. It was played on Oct. 28 under the lights at Shaw Stadium. Frank Bucks and Kenny Fayder scored T.D.'s for the Baby Bengals. Jay Vee's Extend Strealq Win Two Keeping their season's record clean Joe Iofredo's Jay Vee's trampled over Collinwood 19-0, Oct. 14, and repeated the perfor- mance with a 13-7 victory over St. Ignatius on Oct. 20. In the Collinwood game Dom De- leese made a 65-yard run with an intercepted pass, John Borso counted on an end run, and Deleese scored the final touchdown on a pass from George Tomcisin. St. Ignatius was the first team to score against the Jay Vee's. But John Borso scored once on an end run and again on a pass thrown by Jack Slekan to drop the Ignatlans. Sam Lauro kicked the extra point. Tonight Benedictine tangles with Cathedral Latin in one of the most important clashes of the school's football history. The Bengals, unbeaten and un- tied, will be shooting the works against the once-beaten Lions at the Stadium. Kickoff time is 8 p.m. The contest holds such impor- tance because the winner will pro- bably represent the east side ln the Charity game, November 27. Benedictine has never taken part in the fall classic. Latin's head coach, Augie Bossu, has done a fine job since the open- ing game loss to Massillon. Since then the Lions have dumped St. Ignatius, East High, Collinwood, Central, and Holy Name. You Gotta Be A Football Hero Frankie Evans, star Bengal fullback, injured in the early stages ol' Benedictine's romp over a highly-rated Collinwood, is shown here as he reads one of a score of cards and letters sent him at Huron Road hospital by friends and well-wishers. Evans is out of the hospital, but is unlikely that he'll see any further action this season. The flowers were a gift of the junior varsity team.