Benedictine High School - Benedictine Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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This review in picture and story of the l948-49 school year at Benedictine high school is dedicated to the students, their parents, the alumni, and to the teachers. It was the activities of these groups and their encouragement that made this yearbook possible.

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Bsusnlcrlue HIGH Scnool. 2900 East Boulevard Cleveland 4, Uhio May, 1949 ER

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mmm ,,,, FLYING BENNIES 'lying Priests Take 0ver 'eronautics Department Possibly the only flying priests in the country who re completed courses of theory and flying and received :ir private licenses in less than three months are Fathers egory and Emeric. Abbot Theodore Kojis O. S. B. appointed these two ests to take over the aeronautics department upon the de- 'ture of Mr. Ferrie. Last june the priests started their fly- j instructions at Brooklyn Airport six mornings every week. ey attended school at Cleveland College four nights a week. nb Crosby Presents D Records to Br. Al rother Al whose hit parade yhtens our lunches and helps estion, has acquired thirty new nrds for our cafeteria enjoy- it. .fter sitting through several ws at the Palace he summoned all his courage and went back ge to see Bob Crosby who in- 'ed the name of our illustrious b 15. Then he somehow got :ss to the thirty records. fe came back to Benedictine 1 a stack of new music for the rty eaters. After eight weeks they received their private pilot licenses in rec- ord time. They began flying in Piper Cubs and then advanced to lessons in a Bell Helicopter and the larger type Piper Cabin planes. At the present time Father Gregory and Emeric are splitting the work in the aero department. Father Gregory carries the major portion and has the morning periods. In the afternoon Father Emeric has one class. The course this year is a sur- vey course covering theory of flight, meteorology, navigation, and maintenance. Enrollment Tops 1000. Five Professors Take Places 0n School Faculty Every new begining brings new changes. Among the many found in the high school a week back, was the presence of five new teachers. Two monks and three laymen joined the faculty. Fr. David, who just received his B. A. degree from St. Benedict's College, Atchison, Kansas, is teaching Latin IB. Taking over the journalism classes and two senior English classes is Mr. Len Slominski '40, He studied journalism at Kent State university, and received his master's degree in English at Western Reserve. Strengthening the math depart- ment is Mr. Robert Kastelic. He graduated from John Carroll last year where he majored in math and minored in physics. The new assistant coach, Aubrey Strosnider, is instructor in physical education, and teaches economics and bookkeeping in the classroom. Coming from Hamilton, Ontario, last sp1'ing, Father John this year becomes a full-time teacher in re- ligion and modern history. New Statt Members Added to Bennet Fifteen new Bennet reporters will fill the gap left by the eleven graduating writers of last June. Seniors joining the staff are Bob Lamont, Ed Orlosky, Charles Sidman, Louis Gittinger, James Sejd, John Hogan and Don Petzel. Juniors Francis Parker, Joseph Kocab, Dick Krejsa, also will be Bennet writers. Eugene Janczak, John Dailey, Ken Peschek, Don Furrey and Jim Ward, all sophomores, bring the staff up to a strength that has never before been attained. Classes All Filledi Freshmen Near 300 Keeping pace with the trend set during the war years, the student enrollment again this year soared over the thousand mark. When the actual count is taken, figures may show the number nearer eleven hundred than a thousand. Of this number the largest class is the freshman class. Al- though the principal, Father Method, accepted close to 300, some had to be turned away be- cause of lack of room. Looking at available data, one finds that the students enrolled represent 801k of the parishes in Greater Cleveland, or 88 out of lll. In addition there are students from parishes in Barberton, Gates Mills, Lyndhurst, and Painesville, all within the diocese of Cleveland. This year Father Jerome has twenty-seven boarders. They come from many states. New Advisers Direct Clubs Students returning- after a long summer vacation found not only changes in the appearance of the school, but changes in class and club moderators. This year Father Andrew took charge of the graduating class, while Fathers Daniel, Dominic, and Raphael are moderators of the juniors, sophomores, and fresh- men classes respectively. The Bennet will carry on under the direction of Fr. Luke and Mr. Len Slominski, faculty adviser to The Bennet. Other changes include Fr. Fran- cis as Dads' Club moderator, with Fr. Donald having the combined job of sports publicity and cheer- leaders' director. Purchasers at the bookstore will see Fathers Raphael and Philip behind the counter. You can readily see that Fr. Philip is not new at the job.