Benedictine High School - Benedictine Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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THAN KSGI VIN G 'CURLY' by GI ERZAK wnmz ARE IM ouirim' BUT- BUT You cAn r BECAUSE you owe THREE you como? sci-loot! oung coretx you cm'r.' HUNDRED BUCKS Tuiriorv, ci 1 1 s WHY! N., THANKSGIVINB The aroma of turkey drifts throughout the house. The family is rushing about and suddenly leaves. Shortly they are in church, participating at the sacrifice of the Mass. Again at home they enjoy their turkey-day feast with the entire family. Will you spend your Thanksgiving this way? Will you give thanks to God for giving this country freedom of Religion, Speech and Thought? Will you make the holiday a 'family day?' Start planning now for the holiday. Thank God for all the wonderful things He has given to this country, in the real American spirit. DEEENCY LEAGUE I Unobjectional, For Adults, Objec- tional, Condemned-these words strike at fnnuluu'ehord,the Legurnmnfllcccney. The purpose of this organization is to see that the motion picture industry eonfonns Umthe suuuhwds ofthe Ten LiOllllllZ1ll4llllG1ltS. This is done by discouraging the pzwticipatioii and production of films that promote false moral stzlndards and lower the principles on which decent home life and Christian civiliza- tnwn are htult The Legion has expurgated the ino- tion picture industry, jiinmy Fidler expressecl this xvell xvhcii lus xvrote, The Legion of Decency has not only imposed an effective check rein on sahuious punurcs but has done niuch to raise the artistic level of all films. lly mhlhig so it forced studios xrhich ivere ndying on sensatuniahsnito cou- centrate cni hcniest cpiahtyzu Now it's your turn, joe Bengal. licforc going to that movie, look in the UB for the Decency rating! 1k it it The student body wishes to express their sincerest gratitude to Mrs. Giordano for making a tabernacle veil now in the school chapel. V g! St. Andrew's ABB EY During the week of Nov. 7, Father Michael returned to Cleveland for a short visit. At the present time he is assistant pastor in Flint, Mich., and is helping staff the newly built Sacred Heart school there. Four former grads are studying as St. Andrew's scholastics at St. Procopius col- lege, Lisle, Ill. Ray Yanosko, '47, now in his sophomore year, is the manager of the college photography department. From the class of 1948 John Mihalko, Steve Galiardi and Richard Markus are all plugging away at their freshman cour- ses. Mihalko and Galiardi are studying to be Benedictine priests, and Markus hopes to become a teaching Benedictine brother. A fifth prospective member of the abbey is Thomas Kujovsky of Lebanon, Pa. He, too, is studying at St. Procopius. In recent appointments made by Father Abbot, Father Cyril became the official assistant dramatics director, and Father Thomas returned to take charge of the book store in place of Father Raphael. Apostles Creed in Art I Article Four 4. SU FFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE, WAS CRUCIFIED, DIED, AND WAS BURIED. The Roman Governor, Pontius Pilate, -c o n d e m n e d Christ fchi-rhoj to death fthe scroll with the sealj. After the crucifixion the body of the Sa- viour was placed in the tomb. From the sixth to the ninth hour there was darkness over the earth fshadowed sun and moonl. This drawing has special reference to the Holy Week ceremonies. gf TEACHER, TEACHER by Charles Sidman Dear Teacher: When at close of day You send us little ones away, All loaded down with heavy books Back to our individual nooks With Journalism, Physics, Trig And sundry other chores so big, Do you know what you do to us? At night time you may rest a bit, Read the papers or just sit. But maps and graphs and four times eight Occupy our time till late. So I wonder if by chance you might On our assignments please go light And let US rest - for once-- at nite. P.S. This poem is dedicated by the seni class to all its teachers. 1- BENE ia DICTA By BOB LaMONT We certainly had a record crowd at th Latin game. As the lion said to the tig when they threw Daniel into the dc Shall we share the prophet? Well dear Latin, what happened to you' Those Charity Game hopes look pretty bln Yes, its too bad to see you go, But move over BUB, for a Bengal show. lk Iii PERSONALITY OF THE MONTH ell ii My personality of the month is a W1 known, well-liked, hard-working senior. T head man in the management of our tean Joe Oliveri. Believe responsibility over sometime you ever out on the field in shirts, you'l1 know me, if any man has his head, it's Joe. see the team runnii their overalls and te Joe had a breakdovi

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I I I I iather Basil To Be Drclained ln ltaly Father Basil, a graduate of :dictine in the class of 1941, will Be- fceive the major order of the 'iesthood, Sun., Nov. 28, in the enedictine abbey at Subiaco, Italy. e is the first member of St. An- 'ew's abbey to be ordained there. His ordination llows two years - - ' special theolo- cal study in Jme. His home wn is Philadel na. Father Basil ade his simple 'ofession as a onk in August ' 1944, and re- ived a B.S. de- 'ee in chemistry om St. Bene- ct's college in muary, 1946. He taught algebra here while at- nding St. Joseph Seminary until Q left Benedictine, October, 1946. ie newly ordained priest plans stay in Rome until he receives s doctorate in theology in 1951. aculty Maps Out lonor Club Laws A faculty committee consisting Father Mark, Father Andrew, ither Jerome, Mr. Louis Frey, r. Al Hook, and Mr. Leonard ominski has been appointed by zther Method to help organize a :al chapter of the National Hono- ry Scholastic society, it was arned recently. Any student is eligible for ad- ittance to this society, according a spokesman for the committee. e must, however, maintain an 'erage of 90 per cent for four iarters of the school year. icto ry Dane Tomorrow Footlighters Please In Season Qpenerf Hruby, Wilgus Shine licncclictinc clramatics got a shot in the arm last Sunday. lYith john Hruhy, james Sejd and XYally lYilgus turning in notcworthy incliviclual pcrfornianccs. the Footlights clulfs sca- son curtain-raiser, a howling comedy called Papa, llcliavcf' completely satisfied a near-SRO Crowd in thc high school auditorium. After a relatively slow first act, the play gained momentum and the ably-directed all-male cast swung into high gear. Papa, Behave is the kind of a play whose success must be guaged principally by the number of belly- laughs it gets. According to a member of the faculty who saw the play's Benedictine premier eight years ago, this year's version was easily as good if not better. Robert Appleby ,,.... Jim Sejd Charles Appleby ,,Norm Perney Victor Appleby ,1.. Bill Bodner Dickens . . ,,,,,, Art Gierloff Alex'der Appleby,.Wally Wilgus Otto Mobile.,,..-,-.John Hruby Rudolph, ...1 ,Harry Brichacek Al Billings --Francis Giordano Dr. Pinker,.. .,.,.,, Ken Peshek Arthur Seamon-,,,Joe Durbin Melchizedek ,e Andrew Zarlinga Nebuchadnezzar ,,Tom Laczko Jehoshaphat.--Eugene Janczak In addition to the fine jobs turn- ed in by Hruby, Sejd and Wilgus, the entire cast handled itself creditably. Direction, which was in the hands of Father George, Footlights moderator, left little to be desired, and the mechanics of the produc- tion-lighting, staging, and scen- ery-were good. .O :lordano Wins First Prize is Poster Contest Draws 400 Artists of thc school czunc will in full force recently to xpport thc poster campaign for thc Latin game. More than IO posters were made and brought in. The III A Boosters assisted the fice in putting up the contribu- ms. The four class presidents- Jb LaMont, Joe Kocab, Joe Fran- n, and Ron Miller-judged the ntest. Francis Giordano, junior, -von rst prize. Don Puszczynski, Tom J ira, and Paul Franek won second third, and fourth place prizes. Honorable mention awards were made to Bernie Regets, Harry Te- lich, Matt Skowronski, Val Sisko- vich, Cyril Pipan, T. Franko, and P. Zeranick and Jim Yaeger. Knights Collect S100 In Sales Tax Stamps According to Father Augustine, school chaplain and moderator of the Knights of the Holy Grail, nearly S100 in sales tax stamps for the missions has been collected to date by the Knights' stamp committee headed by freshman Bob Bialkowski. The committee, which includes Jim Yaeger, Bob Repasky, Matt Skowronski, Verhilaj, McFarland, and Zarlinga, has brought in half of the 1947 total with little more than a quarter of the year com- pleted. However, a goal for the drive has not yet been set. Stamps are accepted daily in the Chaplain's Office by Father Augustine during lunch. Beecher Plays as Alumni Honor Varsity, Pilgrims A Thanksgiving cvc victory clancc, cclclmrating thc occasion of thc sChoiol's finest football scason and honoring' members of the varsity, will he hclcl in the school auditorium tomorrow night. The dance is sponsored by the rejuvenated Benedictine Alumni association. Gene Beecher and his orchestra will supply the music. Dancing will begin at 8:30 and continue until 12:30. Students may get tickets from Father Cyril, Alumni associa- tion moderator. Varsity members and members of the school athle- tic department will be guests of the Alumni. The winner of the floor model television set will also be decided at a drawing to be conducted dur- ing one of the intermissions, ac- cording to Joe Kralovic, Alumni association president. Members of the committee are Joe Horvath, Jim Soeder, Steve Yurik, and officers Joe Kralovic, Ed Kalcik, Ed Cicon, and Paul Mlcoch. Posters Helped Win Big One Pictured here, against a background of honorable mention awards, are the four winning artists and their poster contributions. Left to right: Francis Giordano, Don Puszczynski, Tom Jira, and Paul Franck.

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THANKSGIVING Once-Defeated .lay Vees Look To '49 rapplers Sparked ly 8 Letterman .X seasoned Bengal wrestling 1n1, sparked by eight return- Q' lcttcrnien, will open its rippling season against Rho- s here, on the night of Thurs- y, Dec. 2. The lettermen are Frank Sopko, uck Noll, Tony DeFranko, Glenn lffy,George Levaskevich,Richard maszewski, Jim Mackall, and y Rasky. Fen matches are scheduled. All :ur on Thursdays. c. 2 Rhodes here c. 9 Maple Hts. here c. 16 Marshall there 1. 6 Shaker Hts. there 1. 13 Shore here 1. 20 Bedford here 1. 27 Lakewood here b. 3 Cuyahoga Hts. - b. 10 Garfield there b. 17 Adams here findermen Rece1ve ledals In Contest n their last cross-country run the year, Bob Papp finished th and Leo Zeleznik eighteenth, a field of 180, in the district et at Ridgewood Country Club. Bob received a Gold Medal and in a silver medal for their ef- ts. Phe team finished sixth out of rteen team entries and missed th by three points. n running fifth Jeep quali- 1 for the state cross-country ,, but withdrew because of a hip ury. Jthers to complete the Bengal ring were John Coyne, Frank udek, and Tony Fontana. Pouring out of the locker room, the Junior Varsity pauses for a picture before leaving' to play Latin for the Jay Vee champion- ship of the city. Coach Iofredo's boys lost, but it was the only loss of their season. John Borso's 38 led in making the '48 points season's record. Jay Vee's Opponent John Adams 0 0 East Tech 26 0 East High 56 0 Collinwood 19 0 St. Ignatius 13 7 Central 33 0 Latin 6 20 Dragons Tumble 19 - 'Ip Bengals Top Adams 'Z-0 Benedictine's Bengals, pointing for their first undefeated season, trounced the Dragons from Niles McKinley in an independent contest at Niles, Nov. 12. The win was the eighth straight and left the Bengals the only other unbeaten Baseball Team Gets 1st Leg Of Trophy lSencclictinc's 1948 baseball team received belated recogni- tion for winning the city chant- pionship, when a trophy awarclecl by the ll. R. Baker company was prescntcrl to the school at an assembly two weeks ago. The presentation was made by Mr. Kolb, president of Baker's, and Mr. Floyd Rowe, head of Cleveland scholastic athletics. Shortstop Eddie Stakolich ac- cepted the trophy and thanked Mr. Kolb on behalf of the baseball team and the school. The trophy is a new one which was awarded for the first time this year. It is a rotating award, and any team winning it three times can retain it permanently. and untied eleven in the district besides University School. The Dragons fell, 19-7, before the Bengal ground power that rolled to 331 yards. Jimmy Libera- tore assumed an iron-man role as he carried 37 times for 259 yards, an average of seven per carry. Although Niles scored first, it had a short-lived 7-0 lead. Gil Ver- derber, Ed Belin and Jim Libera- tore each roared back with six points and Ray Borovich on a pass tallied the extra point. Adams Holds, But Not Enough Extending its unbeaten and un- tied season to nine straight vic- tories, the B e n g a l varsity squeezed out a 7-0 win from John Adams, Nov. 20, to win the East Senate title. The Corlett Rebels played their best defensive game as they held the Bengals scoreless until the last two minutes in the mud- coated contest. At that point Ed Stakolich found the Achille's heel in the Adam's line and broke through to block a punt. Center Ray Gembarski flung himself on the slippery ball to gain six points - enough for victory and a berth in the Charity Game. GA J gFrosh, Future Varsity, Complete Goodwseason Pictured above is the freshman football team posing in front of the bus that transported them to many of their games. The frosh finished their season by dropping one to Collinwood, 19-6. The only touchdown for the Baby Bengals came when Vic Gazdak leaped high into the air to intercept a Railroader pass and raced 56 yards for the score. With the frosh are Fathers Florian and Aloysius, frosh coaches.