Benedictine High School - Benedictine Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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I I I I unior Boosters Give iengal Honor Banner The ,lunior Boosters will lake a presentation of a lien- 'al banner to thc class 'having he most students on the onor roll, according to an nnounccmcnt by that organi- ation. It will be a rotating banner. ir. Joseph Pastor, club moderator, 'ill make the first presentation. If the class loses majority on ie honor roll, its homeroom :acher will give the banner to ie new winner. l'wo Here Will Bet Diaconate Two of Benedictine's teaching erics, Fathers Donald and Em- 'ic, will bc ordained to the diaco- Lte Sat., Dec. 18. They will then be le step away from the priesthood. oth have been teaching here nce September, 1945. Father Donald attended Immacu- te Conception parish grade school . Whiting, Indiana, came to Be- edictine, and went on to Notre ame university. Father Emeric, n member of St. ,argaret's parish here, attended ast Tech high school. Both Fathers attended St. Bene- ct's college and completed their 'aining at St. Joseph seminary. dasterMathematician lext Assembly Guest Arthur C. Wiedlund, master mathematician and showman xtraordinary, will bring to ienedictine a unique assembly rature next january 14 at 9:30. Mr. Wiedlund is billed as The uman Adding Machine. His per- irmance is educational, bewilder- g, and humorous. Veterans Choose dayerein President The Veterans at a recent meet- .g elected the following officers: resident, Steve Mayercing vice 'esident, Francis McMahong trea- lrer, James Saundersg secretary, ill Jasinskig sergeant-at-arms, mseph Hlebecg chairman of the bard of directors, John McGillisg lard of directors, Joe Duriak, B. avanec. Honor Society Plans Set commune Plans Holiday san l 5 i Bob LaMont, senior class president, explains to his senior committee decorations for the Christmas ball. This committee, the junior and senior officers and a dance committee are planning the affair. Seniors, Juniors To Join In First Christmas Semi-Formal Holly, mistletoe, Santa Claus and the best girl will climax the holiday season for seniors and juniors at the first Christ- mas semi-formal ever held at Benedictine. The affair is sche- duled for Dec. 28, at 8:115 p.m. After weeks of deliberation, the senior and junior officers have planned a well-balanced evening. Music will start at R:l5 and will be furnished by Steve Pindor, the polka king. Sometime during the evening Santa Claus will appear on a sleigh drawn by four rein- deer. Presents will be distributed by Santa. Everyone at the ball is re- quested to bring a present of not less than 25 cents and not more than 50 cents. Girls will bring pre- sents for girls, and boys for boys. The gym will be decked out in true yuletide spirit. lffeufs Wash . . . The annual student retreat will be held between semesters, some time in late January, ac- cording to an announcement by the school chaplain. Retreat master this year will be a Re- demptorist priest., Father Hines. in the school gym. Call For January tart, Faculty Committee Also Wants Student Council With the arrival of the first semester grades in january, the Bennet Chapter of the Na- tional Honor Society will be inaugurated, it was announced recently by a faculty committee considering the institution of the group. A constitution for the local cha- pter is now being drawn up. Stu- dents with averages of 90 and above will be eligible for member- ship. Eligibility for the society will also be judged on the basis of school and social activities, class leadership, and initiative. Honor pins will probably be pre- sented at a public assembly or at graduation exercises. A student member must maintain his average or be dropped from rolls until re- instated when his average comes up again. A student council is also in the process of formulation. Though it is just in the talking-over stages representatives may soon be ap- pointed from each homeroom and from the leading student organiza- tions. Knights' 'Roundtable' Is Stamp-Laden l Here the Knights of the Holy Grail are packing tax stamps. Proceeds uvill go to the Missions. The Knights have also been selling Catholic Christmas cards daily throughout the season of Advent.

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DECEMBER ' 16464764 stopped smallpox by vacination, typhoid by chlorination of water diptheria by immunization. Tuberculosis can be eradicated if .... every person over 15 years of age could receive a chest x-ray once a year. This can be accomplished by the purchase of Christmas seals. Use them on cards, gifts and letters. Buy Christmas seals and save a life- that life may be yours. The faculty and student body express their deepest sympathy with James Vlach and Francis Butas upon the death of their fathers. 7 M 4 frit-ml, a lllltllly. I likcfl him vc-ry much. lVc went on hikes, Iishmg' trips. 'Ili hast-hall g'1llllt'N?l.lPQl'l'lll0l'. lVc hccamc goocl pals, chums. 'I'licn my fricnrl gut into thc hail habit of talking talking ..... About things hc s'InfuItI't Immoral tlnnighls, ich-as. I tolml him not to, Ilut hc kept it llll. I waruccl lnm again. llc would not listen llc was a nice fellow, It's too hail wc'rc not iricncls anynmrc. I Iikctl him, hut . . . l wonder how God will punish him. l wonder. o'o ooooooooooooeouooooouoooooaaoeoooooovyqooooooovosuoo .Q Q v Q Q Q Q Q 4 o Q e anon' .oo.u,oo,oo,oo,n,n.u,u.n.oQ.oo.oo,oo.oo.oo.u.u.oo.oo,oo.u.u.oo,u,oo.n.u.u,oo,u.u.u.n.u,of o,oo,oo,oo,oo,oo,n,oo.n.oo.oo.u.n,u.u oo u oo oo oo oo oo oe. use axe of At that time there went out a decree from Ceasar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. This enrolling was first made by Cyrinus, the governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his espoused wife, who was with child. And it came to pass that when they were there, her days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapt. Him up in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger: because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds watching and keeping the night watches over their flock. And behold an Angel of the Lord stood by them and ittndeetw NOTES Teaching in the classroom is not the only work of the monks. Over the weekends they help out the diocesan clergy by assist- ing in different parishes. Most of the time this entails hearing confessions, preaching. and celebrating Mass. Here is the schedule for the first Sunday in December. Although there may be a few changes each week, this is regularly the order followed Sunday after Sunday. Working in Cleveland are: P. Matthew at St. Andrew's, P. Florian at St. Benedict's, P. Placid at Corpus Christi, P. James at St. Dominic's and Transfiguration, P. Augustine at St. Henry's, P. Bernard at St. Ladislaus, P. John at St. Martin's, P. And- rew at Nativity of the B.V.M., P. George and P. Edward at St. Wenceslaus in Maple Heights, and P. Gregory at Holy Family, Parma. About half the appointments are outside the city. P. Philip goes to Akron, St. John Baptist, P. Cyril regularly staffs St. John Baptist in Campbell, and P. Jerome at St. Mary's, Chardon. Fairport, St. Anthony's parish is the stop of P. Aloysius, and St. Mai-y's, Hudson, that of P. Maurus. P. Peter and P. Robert go to Lorain, the former to St. Cyril's and the latter to St. Stanislaus. P. Mark goes to Mentor, St. Mary's and P. Paul to St. Joseph's in New- ton Falls. Warren St. Joseph's parish, sees P. Thomas every Sunday. And Youngstown has two priests-P. Dominic at St. Cyril's and P. Raphael at Holy Name. The Sportsman Name . .Edward Stakolich Nickname . . .. Stack Age g Y W., .,,. . .17 Homeroom ,. .- -- .-..l18 Parish , . . . .. St. Casimir's ' ' ' Football, Basketball Baseball German, English Pet. Peeve ,WHY ,, ,,,Dislikes boys to slap him on his back when he is at his locker. Activities ..,,. ,. ., , Favorite Subjects H ,,s,.-,,. .ns ..,,,-None - ., Pro Baseball Player Hobby .. ,. W-, Ambition the brightness of God shone around thel and they feared with a great fear. And tl Angel said to them: Fear not., for beho I bring you good tidings of great joy, th shall be to all the people: for this day born to you a Saviour. Who is Christ. tl Lord, in the City of David. And this shall be a sign unto you: y4 shall find the infant wrapped in swaddlil clothes, and laid in a manger. And sudden there was with the Angel a great multitui of the heavenly army, praising God ai saying: Glory to God in the highest, al on earth peace to men of good will. The Gospel of St. Lul Apostles Breed in Art Article Five 5. HE DESCENDED INTO HELLQ TH THIRD HE AROSE AGAIN FROM TH DEAD Having fir crushed the he: of the serpe foriginal sin Christ tchi rh descended 1n1 limbo. The thi day He aro from the dea The Easter cand suggests His R surrection Day. Preparation licynolcs Advel When Johnny hung up the receiver was all smiles and very excited. And wl shouldn't he be? Janie, his best girl, he just asked him to take her to her hig school's annual Alumni formal. But nc after accepting thc invitation he set I mind to thinking of what he had to g ready. He was determined to prepare ww so that when the big day came he cou celebrate in full style. That, essentially, also the nature of Advent. It is a time of preparation for the li day--Christmas-the birthday of the S vior of the World, the loveliest of all feas The spirit of this season in one of penan and expectant joy. Advent represents tho long centuries that the world awaited t coming of the Messias. It indicates th Christ is the center of the entire history the world.