Benilde St Margarets School - Sangraal / Benilden Yearbook (St Louis Park, MN)

Text from Pages 1 - 136 of the 1974 volume:

BENILDEN 1974 VOL. 16 BENILDE HIGH SCHOOL 2501 HWY 100 S. 1 EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Thomas Kdward Brings Paul Daniel Hirschey MODERATOR Rev. Robert YVieber. OSB 2 Academics 10 Organizations 22 Fall 42 Winter 60 Underclassmen 78 Seniors 98 Spring 130 3 IJ It has taken a lot of devotion and hard work to bring us to where we are today. The class of '74 has the distinction of being the last graduating class of Benilde. We are the result of a process of evolution lasting 16 years. Benilde has seen many changes since that first of 3, 149 graduating seniors was handed his diploma and the greatest change of all will be seen after the last senior gets his diploma in the spring of 1974. The yearbook editors writing this have been arguing about who is most deserving of the customary dedication. We have decided that in the last issue of the Benilden we should not dedicate it to just one person when there have been so many who have given their effort to the cause of Christian education. It is for this reason that we dedicate this book to all the people involved in Benilde, past and present: the Administrations, the Faculty, and the 3, 149 students who have graduated. Also, not to be forgotten are the clubs, associations and individuals who have contributed. Some people are disappointed that Benilde cannot remain as it has, but they have no reason to be pessimistic. With the foundation they have laid, the new school can only improve. 4 liji 'd 1 ■. It s � , ._____________________________________________________________________________________ i The most persistant problem facing the world of the future came to global attention during the 1973-1974 school year. For the f'.rst time in man's history he has realized that the world's resources are not unlimited. The overdeveloped nations of the world have blindly squandered energy for the last hundred years so that now the world’s supply of petroleum fuels is forecast to be entirely depleted by the year 2000, as will the supplies of nuclear fission fuels. The short-term effects felt by all have been a reduced supply of gasoline to allow for more home heating oil and reduced public lighting. The long-term effects are predicted to lx; increased unemployment, a decrease in the rate of economic growth, and scarcity of petroleum and petroleum by-products. Conflicting with the goal of getting enough power to meet our needs are the environmentalists who do not want to be overshadowed in the deluge of publicity given by the media. An oil pipeline from Alaska is potentially ecologically destructive. Vast untapped reserves of coal lie in the Midwest and Alaska, but the only practical way of removing it is devastating strip mining. In response to the problem it has been proposed that pollution control laws lx; relaxed to allow factories and power plants to burn less fuel or more polluting fuels. It amounts to this: we will have to change our priorities, from those of a luxurious, pampered nation to ones which allow for an equitable sharing ol our Cod-given natural resources. 700 The Arts Lifer Ture Religion The religion courses do not generally attract a lot of attention, though they are an important reason for the existence of the school. The in emphasis is on personal growth, maturity and development of values. AT RIGHT is Father Robert, who teaches Religion 9, 11, and 12. Below him is Mr. Toohey, teacher of Religion 10, Marriage, and Christian Conscience classes. BELOW is Father Corwin, who is Headmaster, and also finds time to teach Religion 9. 14 English The English department offered a wide variety of classes and courses this year. Ranging from Science Fiction to Shakespeare. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT are: Mr. Setzler, who teaches English and Composition, Mr. Crampton, who enjoys going overboard to help you with your film, teaches Media, Film and American Mythology, and Mr. Ryan, teaching Composition, U. S. Writers, Freshman English, and English 12-H. Creative Speech is taught by Ms. Moore, and Science Fiction is taught by Ms. Wilson, who, in addition, manages the Art department. 15 Science and Math The Math and Science departments once again succeeded in pounding equa -tions and formulas into the heads of the students brave enough to sign up for those courses. The faces remained the same this year although with somewhat different classes. Going clockwise are, Mr. Boufford who teaches algebra trig, geometry and is Benilde's chess coach. Mr. Schwankl, head of the chemistry classes and athletic director. Mr. Wollmering, biology teacher (showing stu- dents how honey bees approach unaware flowers). Mr. Patrias, Dean of Men and math analysis, calculus and aviation teacher. Mr. Kretsch, teaches algebra trig to freshmen and juniors. Mr. Haider, elementary algebra and most of the geometry classes. Mr. Henrickson who teaches physics, a general sciences class, and electronics. With such a fine staff it is not surprising that Benilde has such an outstanding Math and Science department. Social The Social Studies department includes Mr. Joranger, LEFT, has the popular job of Senior Moderator in addition-to teaching U.S. Constitution, Psychology, Society and Self, and Economics. BELOW him is Mr. Moore, teacher of Accounting, Business principles, Typing, and Advertising. DIRECTLY BELOW is Mr. Moriarity, Chumly , who teaches Latin America India, Social Studies for Freshmen, USSR China, and Negro History. OPPOSITE PAGE: NEAR RIGHT, TOP, Mr. Haben finds time to teach World History and Minnesota History. AT FAR RIGHT is Mr. Scheinost, who is in charge of Guidance and Counseling, teaches Addiction also. 18 Languages We are fortunate at Benilde to have the language department we do. The students have the choice of three different languages: Spanish, taught by Mr. Steeber, NEAR RIGHT; Latin, as taught by Sr. Mary, BOTTOM; or German as taught by Mr. Ebensteiner, FAR RIGHT; to all who can verstehen. 19 Specialists Most important to a variety of school interests are the specialists. Due to the fact there are so many, this page probably touches more aspects of school life than any other. Starting from (TOP TO BOTTOM, LEFT TO RIGHT), Mrs. Delmore, receptions extraordinaire, Mr. Laliberte, titan of the Physical Education world, Ms. Pence, ace business manager and also keeper of the change, Mrs. Reger, school nurse. Cooks, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Christenson, Mrs. Rosnow, Ms. Carlson keeps order and reigns over the library. Brother Pat, plant manager, serves at the faculty party, and Secretary Mrs. Ervasti tries out a new letter opener. And lastly, janitors A1 Conklin and Mike McVicar, (who didn't want his picture in the book.) Student Council STUDENT COUNCIL, CLOCKWISE: First Vice President Mike Karels, Secretary Pat Dalsin, Parlimentarian Jeff Mattson, President Joe Larkin, Treasurer John Pyzdrowski, Commisioner of Freshman Activities Tom HromatKa, Commisioner of Academic Affairs Mark Premo, Commisioner of Publications Pete Regan, Committee Coordinator Simon Root, Senior Class President Ron Frochling, Second Vice President Randy Jenco, Commisioner of Student Activities Ed Hartlc. This year's Student Council started out strong with dances, rennovating the Senior Lounge, and bringing back the candy machines. It also tried some original ideas for student activities, including a concert featuring Joyce Iverson and the established regional rock band Gypsy, and a policy of having a bus for the students to every out-of-town athletic event, regardless of whether it was full or not. Homecoming was held away from Benilde and Red Knight's was brought back to Benilde. The Benilde and St. Margarets' Student Councils spent long hours discussing policy, eliminating offices and trying to reach a decision as to what would be done for a Student Council next year. It was a busy year, though some of the projects' success were blunted by noninvolvement on the part of some of the students. In terms of financial success they did very well even though they incurred losses at a number of events. There was still enough money left at the end of the year to give out scholarships. Taking all factors into account it was a proud end to the Benilde Student Council as a very strong and working organization, and they hope that next year the merged Student Council can uphold the tradition of a vigorous student government organization. 22 THE DEBATE TEAM, BACK ROW, LEFT IO RIGHT: Ms. Moore, C. Klingbeil, R. Madson, M. Daly, G. Mevisson, M. McBride; FRONT ROW: D. Smieja, T. Hromatka, K. Reger. Debate The Debate team started from scratch this year and built itself into a respectable, challenging team. Most of the members were new to debate, thus experiencing the more frustrating moments in the beginning of the season before the more successful ones later on. The success of the team was in their individual wins. They were up against tough competition all year long but still held their own. Ms. Moore, their coach, said of the years performance, I was really proud of the de-bators, especially at the end of the season when they were giving more established teams a real challenge. The team has a firm foundation to build upon for next year and is looking forward with bright expectations. 24 Stage Stage, decorations, formal dances, projectors, Student Council, plays, sports, trainers, iscoreboards. Lancer, Benilden--you can find a member of the stage crew what the seniors voted Jeff Mattson, four-year member. Despite the nonexistent budget, die stage crew seems to keep tilings running most of the time. The merger with St. Margaret's will give the stage a needed shot in the arm, with additional lights and equipment. Pete Regan, RIGHT, will be the only stage hand returning next year. The three seniors are, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, Mike Karels, Bill Harding, and Jeff Harry Mattson. The stage crew often works long hours, as will testify the teachers of the classes they miss. The work is not without rewards; just knowing you did it, you got it to work is very satisfying. And that faint cheer when the clock is fixed in the middle of the first quarter of a basketball game even seems to help. If the stage was used less as a storage room and dumping ground, these behind-the-scenes laborers would probably even feel successful. Maybe with one less stage available for Benilde-St. Margaret's plays... Lancer-Marscot LANCER, TOP: T. Briggs, P. Hirschey, R. Kruse, D. Smeija; SECOND ROW: M. Karels, T. Law, B. Whitely, P. Shallbetter, B. Korkowski, J. Nagel, P. Dalsin, M. Keefe; FRONT: K. Reger, Ms. Wilson; MISSING: J. Beck. Optimists Honor Students To Be Considered: The Way We Were L-jarn to Make a Beautiful Body Lesrr To Make A Beautiful Body Is Euihtnasia Moral? SMA Volleyball Season Finishes, Gets Fourth in League Tournament Pucksters Opon The Season Sports Calendar Matmen Make Start Once again those jeweled journalists, those masters of quick quips and quotes, strove to produce journalistic masterpieces, never before seen in the world of the multimedia. This year the paper had two co-editors; Mike Keefe and Tom Law. This proved to work out quite well, as one appeared to be a soft spoken conservative, while the other seemed a liberal hard-ass. They balanced each other out pretty well. Although plagued by such calamities as a small staff (you would have never guessed it from the number who showed up to have their picture taken.) and disagreeable printers, as well as trying to get together with St. Margaret's the paper usually rolled out on schedule. They may blow it occasionally, but at least no one at either school cancelled his her subscription. EDITORS NOTE: We take no credit and or responsibility for the article which appears above, since it is obviously the work of a highly egotistical Lancer staffer. 26 Chess This year the Chess team wasn’t supposed to do very well, what with only one returning player whose only experience came at the end of last year. However due to the consistent playing of all team members they were able to compete on the same level as the rest of the division. The team finished 6-3-1, well enough for second place in the division and a berth in the city tourney. In the first round the team had the misfortune to draw Robbinsdale who had already beaten them twice in the regular season; they were soundly beaten 4-1. In the second round they came on strong against St. Thomas but were beaten on blunders by the lower boards. With three returning players next year's team should do very well. BENILDE 2 BENILDE 3 BENILDE 3 BENILDE 3 BENILDE BENILDE 2 BENILDE 5 BENILDE 1 BENILDE 4 BENILDE 3 BENILDE 1 BENILDE 2 2 Cooper 2 Armstrong 2 Anoka 2 Fridley Robbinsdale 3 Cooper 0 Anoka 4 Robbinsdale 1 Fridley 2 Armstrong 4 Robinsdale 3 St. Thomas 27 LEFT TO RIGHT, BACK: Mark Premo, Tom Hromatka, Paul Hirschey (Captain), Ted Vriezen. FRONT: Mike Daly, Bob Spceter. Assemblies The Student Council provided Benilde with four major assemblies this year, on subjects ranging from atomic energy and gymnastics to mind reading and dramatics. Even though they were mainly for entertainment, they proved educational. And for those called to the stage revealing, after all, how many really knew before them what a nature boy John Richey was or about Phil Motzko's very special paper. All in all they provided a welcomed escape from the humdrum of ordinary school life. 28 29 Seniority In ills three previous years at Benilde a Senior looked forward to his Senior year, longing for when he would be tops. What happened when he made it? This year's class made the most of their opportunities and their notoriety as the last male graduating class. In addition to the old institutions of butting into the lunch line, lounging in the Lounge and persuing the fast burger, fries and coke, another Senior inclination, that of parties, has been improved upon. The class of '74 has solved the problems of publicity, maps, security, and supply for the many school parties with it's first genuine party organization, the Benilde Drinking Team. They have done their part to bring together (the class) through the several parties they sponsored. It looks like a tradition has been started that should prosper in the future. These and many other activities make up the climax of four years which will never be forgotten. When it's all over someone may wonder why, and the best answer we can give is that rowdy behavior is what is expected from Seniors, it's traditional, and it's a gas! 30 31 FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL CHEERLEADERS, STANDING, LEFT TO RIGHT: Barb Steichen, Cindy Boes, Mary Swirtz, Denise Franzen. KNEELING: Lorric Kalscheucr, Lynn Scanian, Karen Johnson. HOCKEY CHEERLEADERS STANDING, L. TO R.: Patty O'Connor, Cheric Kuhcn, Mary Ann Pyzdrowiki, Peggy Ross. KNEELING: Jan Wagner, Laurie McGowan, Mary Beth Dornbach, Shleta Delmore. 32 High School Bowl The overriding impression of this year has been the last year of Benilde has to be the best. In this area of competition there was a Benilde-St. Margaret's team in order to improve their performance. Captained by Brad Korkowski, the team included, from St. Margaret's, Gemma Graham, Mary Schwind, Pam Behrendt. Mike Karels was the alternate. Under the tutelage of Mr. Ryan the team expected to have a good season. In an anti-climactic first game they defeated Mpls. Central 280-135. Confidence ran high for the next match with their frequent rival St. Thomas. It proved to be inadequate to the challenge and St. Thomas won 335-150, ending the BSM team's season. Even so, maximum effort was given for the whole season, and thanks must be given to Mr. Ryan and the Buzzers” for giving their all. 33 Benilden Have you ever tried to put together a yearbook? Well don't. This year's Benilden staff worked the usual long overtime hours in order to supply you, the reader, with something to help you remember the times you had at Benilde. Although slightly disorganized at times, we pulled ourselves together enough to delegate the work and create a 152 page account of life for the students. Staffed by about twenty tenderfoot photographers and writers the little office at the north end of school hummed deep into the night. As the deadlines came nearer, and the trips to the nearest hamburger joint became more frequent, it seemed as though the immense job of laying out the pictures on the pages would never be completed. However, because of our diligence and endurance, we somehow pulled through. 34 FAR LEFT: Two staff members relax with our resident ghost writer. TOP LEFT: A portion of a layout, as sent to the American Yearbook Company. TOP: The •74 Benilden staff coming. LEFT TO RIGHT TOP ROW: Editor Tom Briggs, Tim Brennan, John Pyzdrowski, Photo Editor Jerry Beck, Brian Whitely, Harry Mattson, Mike Karels. SECOND ROW: Tom Wcsly, Jim Ripple, Tom Murphy, Copy Editor Bill Rudd, Editor Paul Hirschey. FRONT ROW: Rich Rolfs, Dave Malinowski, Kevic Reger, Dan Smieja. ABOVE: The '74 Benilden staff, leaving. LEFT: Yearbook staffer shows signs of dehydration as a result of late hours. 35 Glee Club The Benilde Glee Club changed some tliis year, though it retained it's fine degree of excellence. With the departure of Mr. Murphy, Rob Strusinski of St. Margaret's took over as director. As a result, the two schools were able to combine their talents to present many fine concerts. Besides the usual ones, at Southdale, Brookdalc, and the Christmas Concert, the group also participated in the Minneapolis Catholic High School Choral Festival with the other Catholic Schools in the area. They also put on an excellent Spring Concert in May. ms 36 37 Band The Band this year is a group of reasonably talented people who have, with a lot of work, become an ensemble well worth listening to. They are an organization which for the most part seems to lack the appreciation of the student body. Although they enliven various school activities, the majority of their time is spent preparing more sophisticated concert music. Under the capable direction of Mrs. Miriam Junker, the membership of the band has flourished. Presently the membership is approximately sixty musicians from Benilde and St. Margaret's. Three concerts were presented during the school year: a Christinas Concert in December with the glee club, a Pop Concert in March and a Spring Concert in May. Those who were present were able to experience the true value of the art of music. Fall Plav Benilde-St. Margaret’s drama department, opened it's season with a lighthearted comedy: The Loud Red Patrick. The story revolves around a first generation Irish immigrant family in 1912. Patrick has set up a family council, to teach his four daughters democratic principals in order for them to be independent. He also believes strongly that all four daughters should go to college in order to expand these ideas. The story climaxes as the oldest daughter wishes to marry a young man that her father detests. Patrick refuses, but the matter is brought to the family council. The council votes in favor of marriage. Patrick, however, still refuses his consent, there by breaking up the council's effectiveness. The story ends with Patrick giving in to the marriage, realizing that he cannot force his will on his daughters; an idea he picked up from the reunited family council. Cast Ann Jennings . . . Mrs. Callop Rita Flannigan . .Anne Lynch Clare Schocnecker. Rosalie Finnegan Sue Pauly .... Mary Finnegan Lori Casserly . . . Maggie Finnegan Ed Hartlc .... Patrick Finnegan Tony Sautcr . . . Ralph Penrose Paul Shallbetter . . Mr. Finnegan Dan Smcija . . . Richard Rob Stnizinski-Director 45 Hockey Drive $36,000. Thats ridiculous said many when it was announced as our quota for this years Hockey Drive. We reached it, however, and as usual, surpassed it with the fine efforts of Kevin Reger and a few other individuals. The drive began with letters sent out in July and to many they were a bad reminder that the summer was half over, to others it was a chance to start selling which they did. There were a variety of prizes, cash and otherwise, to be given away which were an inspiration to many. When school began the drive was off to its usual slow start but finished slightly above quota as always. We owe a big thanks to John Sayer and Francis McGrath who gave all for the drive and also the Mother's Club who distributed the majority of the tickets. The drive itself would be nothing if not for the students, they are the ones who do the selling and lose relatives every year. We, however, are also the ones who benefit by the improvement of our school, and thats cause enough. fltF 37.1170 46 Principal contributors to the hockey drive effort are, FAR LEFT, the Thousand Dollar Club : Bob Sayer, Kevin Reger and John Pyzdrowski. Mr. John Sayer, BELOW, of public Relations, coordinated the drive. SOPH -• ' JR {' SR ni M pinZWWBKi 3R SAYER ’RSPEETER 5HWCHEKRD ■iLPOHLEN Homecoming Homecoming this year was not very traditional in that it was the first homecoming away from home, being held at the Marquette Inn Ballroom. It was also the first time the students were not able to plan Cocktail Dinner parties in their homes because the dinner was served right at the dance. As always, the queen candidates were beautiful, and put up stiff competition all the way up to the final decision, when Laurie Casserly from SMA BENILDE 7 ST. THOMAS 28 was announced the winner, and was escorted by Mark Reiser to the dance floor for the Queen's dance played by Jerry Mayerom. All in all, it was a very enjoyable dance even though many couples preferred to conclude their evening on the top of the IDS; it was also a successful dance financially. After it was all over, many of the Red Knights had only one question in mind: How come we ALWAYS elect our queen from St. Margaret's? The candidates for Homecoming Queen were, LEFT TO RIGHT: TOP ROW—Katie Boiler, Laurie Casserly, and Ann Fink of St. Margaret's; CENTER ROW— Debbie Fredrick, Diane DeLong, and Stephanie Kaye of Regina; Denise Dwinnell, Karen Monyhan, and Judy Keinerof Holy Angels. 49 Soccer For the first time in five years, the Bcnilde Soccer Club captured the Western Division title of the Minnesota Independent Schools Soccer League, and with that, a berth in the state tournament. Faced with a rebuilding year the Red Knights met the challenge. After losing eight starters from last season's squad one could hardly be optimistic about the team's chances. We have neither the size nor the speed this year; commented Coach Scheinost at the outset of the season, wc'lLhave to make up for our shortcomings with desire and hustle. Led by captains John Winters and Joe Neuberger, the team started slowly, but then put together a string of nine games without a loss to run away with the division title. I compiled as tough a non-conference schedule as I could to prepare us for the regular season. said Coach, With such a young team we needed all the experience we could get. One of the highlights of the year was a 0-0 tie with St. Louis Park, the number one ranked team in the state. The Red Knights entered the state tournament as slight favorites over Cretin in the first round. The squad was 'up' but not prepared for the play of Cretin's players. Four times the Raiders tallied before Dennis McGrath could score for Benildc. Tim Sauter scored again late in the fourth quarter, pulling the Knights to within two, but the gun sounded soon after with a final score of 4-2. The seniors on the team then left for the island of St. Lucia in the West Indies to play soccer, study the culture of a different people, and generally have a good time. John Winters, Pat Dalsin and Joe Neuberger were voted unanimously to the all-confcrcncc team by the coaches of the MISSL. Paul Selle received Honorable Mention. Next year's team will have a tough job trying to repeat as champs, as they must rely heavily on a champion B-squad team. 50 2 0 Robbinsdale 0 1 Edina West 1 2 Burnsville 1 2 Hopkins Lindberg 0 4 Edina East 2 0 Minnehaha Academy 0 3 SPA 1 1 Blake 3 0 Brcck Benilde 1 1 St. Thomas 4 0 Brady 0 0 St. Louis Park 1 0 Cretin 1 0 Burnsville 2 1 Duluth Cathedral 3 0 Hill Murray 4 0 Brcck 2 3 Blake 3 2 Minnehaha Academy 2 4 Cretin Conference games The Varsity Soccer Team: STANDING, LEFT TO RIGHT, J. Richey, P. Pellcr, Q. I.auer, G. Dorfncr, N. Hatlie, P. Dais in, K. Hcaly, T. Sauter, J. Warren, J. Dwyer, H. Scheinost. KNEELING, J. Winters, L. Laskow, R. Hessling, C. Phillips, T. Law, M. Ryan, P. Sellc, P. O'Shaugnessy, S. Marinho, D. McGrath. SITTING, J. Celia, T. Carr, J. Lee, J. Neuberger, D. Paquette, J. Matthews, B. Link, T. Sweeney, C. Hector. 51 52 B-Squad WON 16 LOST 2 TIED 1 Freshman WON 14 LOST 1 TIED 1 53 Football For 1973 many changes were made on the football team. Throughout previous years the teams' attempts appeared to be futile, finishing in the cellar of the Central Catholic Conference. This year was different; changes were made again, but the team showed results. A strict conditioning program, administered by the coaches, very evidently paid off. The team reported in mid-August in excellent condition, in contrast to previous teams. Another distinction this team held among Benilde football teams was its unrivaled team spirit. The fact that they worked as a team was obvious to any onlooker. Perhaps the most exciting and treasured moments for players and spectators alike were those of the Hill-Murray game. With a fourth and twelve situation, John Moore caught a deflected sixty-nine yard touchdown pass, while forty-two seconds remained on the clock. Converting for two points the Knights won as time ran out 8-7. Another hard-fought battle came the following week against Austin Pacelli. The contest was hard hitting and the gridders eventually came out on top 7-2. The best fought game was against Rochester Lourdes. The pattern of play reversed itself from the year before. Gaining close to 300 yards on offense, and in shutting the Eagles out until the last minutes of play, both Defense and Offense proved themselves to be outstanding. Throughout the year, many individuals thought the team should have done much better. But taking an overall view, and recognizing the previous circumstances, the 1973 Gridders fared very well. They graduated from the CCC cellar and produced a winning attitude which, we hope, will remain for some years. The fact that the team fell short of a conference championship may appear as a failure, but in view of their being picked to finish at the bottom of the CCC a bid for first place is quite an achievement. 13 14 St. Cloud Cathedral 48 12 Holy Angels 8 7 Hill-Murray 7 2 Austin Pacelli Benilde 14 30 Burnsville 7 27 St. Thomas Academy 14 0 Dc La Salle 27 6 Rochester Lourdes 8 24 St. Paul Cretin S4 ALL CENTRAL CATHOLIC CONFERENCE TEAM MEMBERS John Pyzdrowski John Moore Joe Nolan Mark Reiser The Varsity Football Team: STANDING, J. Joranger, M. Greene, D. Forbe, B. VanDrcsak, D. Krmpotich, M. Lenss, S. Lyons, J. Moore, P. Schumacher, R. Jenco, T. Oberuc, S. Setzler, J. Bufford. KNEELING, R. Kruse, W. Harding, P. Kaiser, J. Klein, J. Gay, R. Froehling, T. Hromotka, T. Miller, M. Jackson, P. Walter, F. Babcock, J. Nolan, J. Wines. SITTING, J. Bushey, A. Thcleman, T. Lutz, F. Knapp, T. Murphy, J. Pyzdrowski, M. Reiser, A. Patrias, P. Hazuka, G. Kemp, A. Petxoski. SS 56 WON 5 LOST 4 B-Squad tfXiltt BtXILSt KMliK BIKIIDI SENILflE BEM1LDE mot SIXJUE BBttLOE Freshmen won 4 lost 5 57 Cross-Countrv With it's two seniors injured the '73 Cross Country team was manned completely by underclassmen. The season began with a very narrow victory over Minneapolis West, followed by six straight conference matches without a loss. The end of the string came in the conference championship meet against St. Paul Cretin. Due to the fine running of the whole team they finished second in the state meet, again behind Cretin. Individual honors went to, eighth in the state Mark Dahl and Mike Smith who made the all-conference team and Ron Corbett who received honorable mention. With all of the varsity returning and a undefeated B-squad next years team has a lot to look forward to. 58 27 30 Minneapolis West 17 43 Grace 20 42 St. Thomas DENUDE 18 42 DcUSallc IS 41 Brady 24 35 Hill-Murray 26' 29 St. Bernard's 4(� 17 Cretin THE CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM, TOP, LEFT TO RIGHT: Mike Renier, J. Cich, P. Davenport; STANDING: R. Krctsch, M. Conway, M. Smith, Rich Corbett, J. Davenport; SITTING: H. Kunerth, M. Dahl, Ron Corbett, J. Renier. m t r Red Knight s The gym became the Benilde Great Hall, to the theme of Casino Royale and the music of Corialis as the Red Knight's Ball was held on February 2 for 83 couples. Entrance to the Casino was through a tunnel and over a bridge. A waterfall ran into the pond under the bridge. Coronation was unfortunately delayed until 10:00 due to the absence of one candidate and her escort. After their arrival, Joanne Battaglia was crowned by reigning princess Rita Hathaway. Entertainment in the Union included a piano player and games of chance. Mr. Crampton, under the green visor, dealt blackjack. With the unexpectedly large attendence, the Ball made over $100. With guests from as far as New Ulm, Red Knight's was a pleasant return to formal dances at Benilde. 62 Joanne Battaglia 63 Christmas Party Last years report on the PCCP said, Change it The change was made we entertained the residents of the Texas Terrace Nursing Home. It was felt that this would be more valuable than doing something that had become routine and to some almost a burden. Plans were made by a committee headed by Mike Karels. Although the plans were not followed strictly, things went smoothly after the nursing home was ready for the performers. The Glee Club carried most of the load, including the introduction of Santa Claus (Mark Beltrand.) The experience was more satisfying than the old PCCP. Those who worked on the Christmas Party recommended scrapping the Poor Children’s Party for good, ancf helping the forgotten old folks instead. 64 Ski Club A ski club is an organization that a number of students had tried to initiate over the past few years. Unfortunately, all attempts failed until an ambitious young lady from St. Margarets by the name of Terry Peplin went to Ms. Volp and together they went to the administration and got approval. Then Benilde caught wind of it and asked if they could be part of this wonderful club. St. Margarets enthusiastically agreed and thus the St. Margarets-Benilde Ski Club was founded. With all the red tape out of the way the Executive Board of the ski club planned the trips. They decided to travel to most of the good places such as Afton Alps, Trollhaugen, Welch Village on school nights or Saturdays. Undoubtedly though the highlight of the ski club was the two weekend trips to Indianhead and Lutsen which to put it very mildly will be remembered by everyone who went as one of the better times in High School. It was one of those trips that really help a persons true self come out. Even though a few of the day trips were cancelled it was a very successful starting year with a club roster of over two hundred members. It is hoped that this organization will continue next year for future students, even though it is run by girls. 65 Hockey Think back 2 or 3 years, and see if you can remember names like Dornseif, Zimmerman, Harvey and Nugent. Those names carry a lot of weight in Minnesota High School Hockey. Now look at Benilde, no superstars, rather what we had this year was a team that ran on hustle and determination. Coach Haider, in his rookie year as Varsity coach, took a team of nondescript players and molded them into a well tuned machine. This is evidenced by a 3rd place finish in the tough CCC. After a slow start Benilde caught fire and raged to nine straight victories. Then, in what promised to be the biggest game of the year, Rochester Lourdes invaded the St. Louis Park Arena, and came out on the better end of an 8-5 score. Benilde had been caught looking ahead to the Cretin game, and squelched any title hopes Benilde might have had. Then Cretin, sensing a potential, title, swarmed us 6-1. These losses did nothing to deter Benilde from going to the State Tournament, as the pucksters defeated Holy Angels and St. Agnes in short order. Special recognition should go to the five Seniors on this year's team. These five were, for the first time in 2 or 3 seasons, genuine leaders of the team. Their talents will be sorely missed, but with a bumper crop of more than able sophomores and a solid blueline corps comprised of Juniors Benilde has nothing but the highest hopes for next year. 66 BENILDE REG IONA LS 0 7 St. Paul Academy BENILDE 2 8 Brooklyn Center 5 0 Holy Angels 0 14 Hill-Murray 1 5 Breck 5 4 St. Thomas 7 4 St. Agnes 2 1 St. Anthony 5 4 St. Agnes - 4 3 Dc LaSalle 7 1 St. Cloud Cathedral 4 2 St. Thomas 6 2 DeLaSalle 7 1 St. Bernard's 2 1 Rosemount 2 10 Brooklyn Center 5 8 Rochester Lourdes 1 9 Hill-Murray 17 1 Chaska 7 2 St. Bernard's 8 2 Brady 1 6 Cretin iEFT TO RIGHT, TOP ROW: K. Canison, G. Kemp, A. Theleman, F. Babcock, M. Lobejko, Head Coach J. Haider, Asst. Coach M. Laliberte. MIDDLE ROW: G. Musil, G.Dorfner, T. Lutz, J. Dwyer, S. Lyon, T. Sauter. T. DcLisi, T. Lutz, M. Jackson, J. Klein. BOTTOM ROW: P. Pellar, M. Killian, T. Sears, D. Mogush, J. Matthews, D. Trebisovsky, M. Mankey, B. McDowell, M. Ryan. B-Squad WON 25 LOST 4 TIED 4 69 70 Basketball With only three returning lettermen from last season, many people thought that this year's team wouldn't do very well. But through the dedication and determination of the players and coach, the team proved to their fans and enemies alike that they could play CCC caliber basketball. The team started out the season on the right foot winning the first 5 out of 6 games, with 4 out of those 5 wins being against conference foes. The first was against Winona Cotter where they won by a 7 point margin and Mark Lenss scored 30 points for the season conference scoring record. Then came the big game down in Rochester. Both teams were 3-0 in conference play, and the winner of the game would take first place in the conference. It was a tough game, but the eagers put together one of their best games and defeated last year's state champs 58-47. The next very emotional game came when Benilde hosted Winona. The game was dominated by Cotter until the fourth quarter when Benilde began to click, scoring 17 points to Winona's 4, coming back to tie the game as time ran out. The overtime period was dominated by Benilde and the final score was Benilde 67, Winona 56. A week later the Knights dealt St. Thomas another come from behind victory. Seesawing through the rest of the year the final record was 13 won, 8 lost, with a 7-7 conference record. 57 50 55 27 58 47 42 46 47 46 58 47 40 66 56 72 BENILDE 74 48 67 56 59 63 64 61 71 61 65 46 63 73 56 40 48 36 51 64 Winona Blake St. Thomas Golden Valley Hill-Murray Rochester Lourdes Cretin De LaSalle Grace Winona Austin Pacelli St. Thomas Mpls. Lutheran Owatonna Marion Hill-Murray St. Cloud Rochester Lourdes De LaSalle the VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM, STANDING, LEFT TO RIGHT: Coach Elmer Schwankl, Bob Ruff, Pat Walters, Norton Hatlie, Jeff Mattson, Mike Richter, Pat Dalsin, Tim Miller, Pat Weber, Tony Petroski, Trainers Bill Harding and Paul Keefe; SITTING: Paul Hazuka, Paul Sellc, Kevin Reger, Mark Lenss, John Moore, John Pyzdrowski, Joe Nolan. 71 Wrestling This year the season began optimistically for the Red Knights, with a lot of talent returning from last year's state meet. The Knights were confident with the return of such notables as defending state champion Mark Menth, and third place finisher Greg Miller. But after graduating nine seniors from last years squad they lacked depth. In the first tournament of the year, the St. John's Invitational, Benilde finished seventh out of a field of eight. Silver linings were seen however in juniors Phil Enck and Bill Brownson who took second place in their respective weight classes, sophomore Dave Hetman finished with a surprising fourth. Bleakness continued when the Knights finished last at a Delano tournament. The Knights finally put something together in the tough Bloomington Lincoln Invitational taking fifth with Greg Miller and Phil Enck taking first, Mark Menth taking second, Brownson taking third and Hetman taking consolation. Next years team hopes look bright with only the loss of Mark Menth. Individual standouts for the season were Greg Miller (18-1-1), and Bill Brownson (14-1-1). Dave Hetman had the quickest pin in 0:23 and Greg Miller had the most pins with ten. 19 43 30 33 16 40 18 39 18 37 9 44 18 31 37 16 30 23 BENILDE 15 36 22 31 13 40 22 38 17 38 21 39 26 36 49 6 20 29 44 17 16 32 60 6 Washburn G. Meadow Austin Lourdes St. Thomas Cretin De La Salle Minnehaha Brady Hill St. Thomas Grace Cretin St. Bernard’s De La Salle Mpls. Lutheran Duluth Catherdral Hill Brady Austin Holy Angels back ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Coach Hank Wollmering, Phil Enck, Larry Rocheford, Fred Muchlcr, Jim Bushey, Ed Larson, Dan Roth, Dave Malinowski. FRONT ROW: Bill Brownson, Mark Mullin, Greg Miller, Mark Menthe, Mike Schultz, Tim Daniels. 76 B-Squad WON 10 LOST 4 Frosh 77 II I 1 Freshmen � •« Lei’s face it, the Freshmen this year are just about the same as every other year. They still are picked on jokingly by the Upper-rlassmen. They play the same games the Seniors played when they were Frosh, and the continue in their tradition of witless behavior, which will later be cast off as childish. Hut there is one important difference about this year s freshman class; the first year is when the student familiarizes himself with the school, it's policies and his role in it. The Freshman will do tliis two years in a row with the new conglomerated Benilde-St. Ma rga ret’s T. Anderson T. Anderson N. Babcock M. Bcauch F. Beddor J. Becman T. Beltrand G. Bctsinger P. Bichl M. Booze k M. Braimvel! M. Brcthorst j. Bretson D. Buffington P. C a fare 11a M Larr J. Lashmen S. Corkins M. Daly P. Davenport j. Deckcnbach T. Desmars J. Devereaux T. Diedrich K. Dillon S. Duffy P. Dugan M. Emmer C. Fashant M. Feltault T. Fleming D. Foley J. Frederick D. Ghostly J. Gilligan M. Glennon J. Cooler S. Guillaume C. Hafner P. Hamilton T. Hathaway C. Hautman R. Hautman VV. Hedrick J. Heider M. Hentges B. Hickey T. Hogan J. Howard G. Hromatka S. Hudoba J. Jacobson M. Jenson W. Jewett T. Johnson T. Kalb J. Kashbohm J. Katter C. Kemp T. Kenyon K. Kiddoo T. Kilkelly J. Klitzke J. Knapp P. Kovacic P. Larson P. Lee R. Lee D. Lcnss M. Levoir 82 E. MacHoIda R. Madson M. Mason M. McBride C. McGrath R. Meehan C. Mevisson B. Mikkelson M. Mimnaugh J. Miracky M. Mitchell S. Morgan J. Morin P. Mulhcran P. Murphy R. Nelson W. Olson E. Patrias S. Payne P. Rhimstcr L. Pohlcn M. Powers J. Prosen D. Rainier R. Reese J. Regan P. Reinhardt J. Ryan L. Schacppi R. Schafer ima 84 K. Schicffcr T. Schultz B. Schumer L. Schwappach R. Sciamanda M. Scllc J. Sinjcm T. Slavin N. Smith J. Smock M. Spartz R. Specter J. Sperry M. Theiemann J. Tholcn D. Turner D. Viehman P. Walsh D. Walz T. Warren M. Williams R. Williams D. Young R. Zimney Sophomores When you think of Sophomores, does anything really stand out? Not really, just a lot of little things. It's dissecting frogs in biology, and finding out how much fun those dances really are. It's laughing at Frosh while the rest of the school laughs at you, and taking interest in some of the things that matter to the whole school. Altogether, the sophomore's life is changing, often un-noticeably, in the direction of manhood. He is no longer the bullied freshman. This Sophomore class has undeniably taken the responsibility delegated to them, and they have shown that you don't have to be an upperclassman to be recognized for what you can contribute. 86 T. Armitage J. Barden P. Bauer L. Beal T. Becker J. Benson S. Bianchi J. Boufford D. Braudel T. Braun S. Brengman M. Bruckbaucr L. Busch C. Carr J. Celia M. Cermak J. Cich M. Conway S. Conway S. Cook R. Corbett R. Corbett T. Curry M. Daniels T. DcLisi C. Dvorak M. Edel S. Enck W. English D. Fasching 87 J. Feltault W. Fiedler J. Fisher K. Foley T. Frederick P. Frenz K. Garrison S. Gleason J. Gordon E. Gross M. Haben M. Hager J. Harm P. Hatie K. Healy R. Hellen D. Hetman S. Hickok S. Hlrschey J. Howard M. Howard D. Hynes J. Jarvis T. Johnson T. Johnson T. Kaitak B. Kasbohm M. Kauth G. Kelly T. Kelson G. Kemp T. Kennedy M. Kilian J. Kilkelly C. KlingbcU C. Koch J. Kruse T. Lapping E. Larson P. Leadens J. Lee B. LeVoir G. Loufck B. Lundberg J. Lundeen 68 T. Luo C. Lyon J. MacDonald M. Mahre D. Malinowski M. Mankey M. Meneely M. Meszaros D. Meulners C. Mikkclson L. MiUer R. MiUer T. Mogush M. Moore M. Mullin R. Mullin F. Mute hie r S. Meyers P. Neisius M. Newell T. Olson R. Palmer R. Peppin W. Peterson M. Peterson 89 T. Pichotta W. Pratt J. Randolph J. Reiter C. Remus M. Renier D. Richter D. Robertson L. Rocheford M. Rocheford R. Rolfs D. Roth T. Ruff P. Ryan S. Ryan M. Schumacher T. Sears M. Sheets D. Simonson J. Smith J. Snell R. Snyder B. Sonsalla B. Stangler T. Stanocli 90 J. Steichen M. Steider E. Strait T. Sweeney J. Thclemann M. Turner K. Usher R. Vandeveer B. Vossberg R. Walsh R. Weber M. Werges B. Whiteley J. Wille T. Williams B. Wines M. Yaeger J. Young R. Younger T. Zimmer 91 Juniors Junior year is a time for eating lunch during Break A, sitting on the chairs during assemblies, and a lot of thinking. And well, at least as far as this year's junior class is concerned two out of three isn't bad. Don't get us wrong, the junior class wasn't all that dumb and uninvolved, they just hid it all so well under the guise of hardasses. While they did manage to produce several people that did care and were involved, the class as a whole did not exhibit much capability of running themselves, much less leading the school. 92 T. Anderson F. Babcock T. Biehl C. Blake K. Blevin B. Blonigan M. Boiler P. Borla B. Bronson M. Burt J. Bushey J. Cafarclla M. Campion T. Carr J. Cich C. Cranston M. Dahl J. Davenport G. Dorfner D. Dvorak J. Dwyer J. Echert S. Egerer P. Enck G. Everett 91 J. Fashant J. Finley B. Fitzgerald T. Fleming M. Florence M. Foley D. Forby S. Gaik ell M. Gannon J. Gay T. Cooler M. Greene M. Harris E. Hartle N. Hatlie W. Hautman P. Hazuka C. Hector 94 W. Hessling M. Higgins D. Hopkins T. Janick G. Johnson J. Kattar P. Keefe G. Kemp J. Klein M. Konoziolka D. LaSota Q. Lauer K. Linnihan M. Lobejko T. Lut2 S. Lyon S. Marinho J. Mavison G. McCabe W. McDowell A. Meyers T. Miller G. Miller T. Miller 95 Picture Not Available Picture Not Available Picture Not Available C. Mitchell T. Morin T. Murphy T. Murphy M. Murray C. Musil T. Nafstad D. Oberuc P. O'Shaughnessy D. Pattee P. Peller J. Penaz T. Petroski M. Pollock R. Pouliot M. Premo B. Ramier R. Reese P. Regan M. Richter J. Ripple S. Root B. Ruff R. Rux M. Ryan T. Sauter B. Sayer P. Schumacher R. Schumer P. Shallbetter K. Smith P. Strot T. Sweeney P. Swintek A. Theleman E. Turnquist R. VanDrasck J. Vennewitz M. Viehman R. Wahl M. Walsh P. Walter B. Walz P. Weber T. W'esely 97 Seniors We've seen the first four years of a Benedictine High School, and the last of an all boys' school. That might sum up the Benilde class of '74 to an onlooker, but to the people involved it was much more. It started F re slim an year with with a touchy explanation of the simple macliine, the screw, by Steve Dess and deep conversations about Dragnet. We had our serious moments with Father Burton, but we survived-'til Sophomore year. Everybody remembers the insult of being called an herbaceous woody dicot or an apical meristem, or the vicious attacks on frogs by Mr. Breault. It was great to B. S. with Mr. Brusseau about any tiling and everything. We all seemed to lie able to straighten up when Mr. Haider or Mr. Janezich walked by. Everybody remembers Mr. Kondrak and his gym classes, right fellas? Next came Junior year and we were much more mature. We listened to such classics as Nicholi in Moscow and the poo-poo theory by Mr. Fronczak. Then there was Mr. Niedenfeuher who always seemed to come up with the best stories. We finally reached Senior year. This year was great, from fresh fish to the drinking team, from saying goodbye to Mr. Joranger during the breaks to dragging underclassmen into the Senior Lounge. The Senior class this year is one that is involved in every activity. The Seniors often led in participation and enthusiasm. Aside from school activities, many Seniors took on the responsibility of becoming legal adults. Tliis of course, means more than being able to drink legally, it gives everyone more responsibility, which has to [ye actively met. If Benilde has helped to do the job of accepting these duties responsibly, you can't ask for any more. 100 Stephen Beal Jerome Beck Mark Bcltrand William Bono Scott Boran Timothy Brennan 101 Thomas Briggs David Brink Ronald Busch Chris Carney David Carr Joseph Celia 102 Patrick Frederick Ronald Froehling Michael Graves Alois Cross William Harding John Hautman Kenneth Heitmeier Gregory Ilersman 104 Randall Jenco Douglas Johnson Senior Class Poll Best athclcte................ Best looking................. Most studious................ Most popular................. Best dressed................. Typical senior............... Most likely to succeed . . . Best sense of humor . . . . Class clown.................. Quietest..................... Most school spirit........... Biggest browns............... Sleepiest.................... Favorite sport. . •.......... Favorite tv show............. Favorite movie............... Favorite actor. ...... Favorite actress............. Favorite song................ John Pyzdrowski Ron Frochling Ted Vriczcn John Pyzdrowski John Moore Mark Beltrand Mike Karels John Warren John Richey Ron Busch Tom Law Dan Smieja G Bob Kruse John Richey Football M A S H American Graffiti Omar Linda Lovelace Rock and Roll is Here to Stay Favorite group . . Most sociable. . . Most talented. . . Biggest smoker . . Biggest drinkers . . Biggest goof-off. . Biggest lover . . . Best party. .... Biggest bs'er . . . Biggest rowdy. . . Biggest freaks . . . Skipped most . . . Most active. . . . Most leadership . . Most intelligent. . Biggest redneck . . Biggest............ Senior class Pole . Sha-na-na LcRoy Laskow Jeff Matthews John Stcger Randy Jenco G John Hautman Dave Paquette Joe Ncuberger John Hautman's c o BDT Ken Heitmeier Dave Paquette Phil Motzko G John Crompton Bill Newcomb Harry Mattson Mike Karels Mike Karels Kevin Murphy Mark White Dave Trebisovsky 106 107 Joseph Kelso Daniel Kilkelly Michael Kimrey 108 M Francis Knapp Bradley Korkowski Donald Krmpotich Robert Kruse Hale Kunerth Michael Kurpicrz George Lahr Joseph Larkin LeRoy Laskow 109 Thomas Law James Lee Mark Lenss Brian Link Jeffrey Matthews Jeffrey Mattson Mark McDonald Dennis McGrath 110 Philip MotZko Kevin Murphy Kenneth Mylire John Nagel 113 Joseph Neubcrger William Newcomb Joseph Nolan Gregory Noll Michael Olmscheid David Paquette 114 116 Joseph Scherber Michael Schultz Paul Selle Daniel Smieja Stephen Smith Tom Spartz John Steger Dale Stromseth Senior Index Kenneth Hcitmcier Hockey 3; Swimming 1 Stephen Beal Jerome Beck Band 1-4; Student Council 1; Lancer 4; Bcnilden 3,4 Mark Beltrand Student Council 1-4; National Honor Society William Bono Band 1-4; Drama 1,2 Scott Boran Timothy Brennan Cross Country 2; Track 2; Glee Club 1-4; Bcnilden 4; Ski Club 4; Cheerleader 4 Thomas Briggs Lancer 4; Bcnilden 3,4 (Editor-in-Chicf 4) David Brink Wrestling 1,2,3; Track 1 Gregory Hersman Glee Club 2,3 James Hetman Soccer 2; Wrestling 1,2 Paul Hirschey Soccer 1,2; Glee Club 1; Chess 2-4; Bcnilden 3,4 (Editor-in-Chicf 4): National Honor Society Thomas Hromatka Debate 4; Cross Country 2-4; Baseball 2-4; Student Council 2,4 (Executive Board 4); Chess 4 Mark Imsdahl Ski Club 4 Michael Jackson Football 2-4; Hockey 2,4; Ski Club 4 James Japs Randall Jenco Football 1-4; Basketball 1; Student Council 1-4 (Executive Board 4) Ronald Busch Christopher Carney Golf 1-4 David CarT Wrestling 1; Student Council 1-4; Class President 1; Ski Club 4; Trainer 1 Joseph Celia Cross Country 2; Ski Club 4 Alex Chudyk Student Council 1 John Coleman Student Council 1,2; Band 1,2 Christopher Cowen Patrick Dalsin Soccer 1-4; Basketball 1-4; Baseball 2-4; Glee Club 1,3,4; Student Council Executive Board 4; Lancer 3,4; National Honor Society Patrick Daniels Basketball 1; Band 1,2 John Hautman Ski Club 4 Douglas Johnson Cross Country 2; Swimming 1; Glee Club 1-4; Drama 2,3 120 David Jones Steve Kaminski Glee Club 1-4; Baseball 2-4; Ski Club 4; Stage Crew 1,2 Michael Katcls Glee Club 1; Debate 1; Stage Crew 4; Student Council 1 (Executive Board 3,4); Lancer 4; Benildcn 4; National Honor Society; High School Bowl 4; National Merit Scholar Michael Keefe Student Council 3,4; Glee Club 1-4; Football 1-3; Lancer 3-4; (Editor 4) Trainer 3 Michael Kelly Joseph Kelso Debate 1,2 Daniel Kilkelly Michael Kimrey Francis Knapp Football 1-4; Track 3 Bradley Korkowskl Tennis 4; Lancer 4; High School Bowl 4 (Captain); National Merit Scho’ar Donald Krompotich Football 1-4 Robert Kruse Glee Club 1-4; Trainer 3,4; National Honor Society Hale Kunerth Glee Club 1-4; Cross Country 3,4; Cheerleader 4; Ski Club 4 Michael Kurpierz George Lahr Track 2 Joseph Larkin Football 1,2; Wrestling 1; Glee Club 1-3; National Honor Society; Student Council 2; Student Council Executive Board 3; Student Council President 4; Ski Club 4 Patrick Durkin Football 1; Wrestling 1,2; Baseball 2 Donald Forester Band 1-4 Philip Franklin Patrick Frederick Football 1; Hockey 1; Cross Country 1,2; Lancer 1,2,4 Ronald Froehling Football 1-4; Baseball 1-4; Ski Club 4; Student Council 4 Michael Graves Alois Gross Ski Chib 4; Drama 2-4; Stage Crew 2-4 Wiliam Harding Football 2; Cross Country 1; Track 1-4; Student Council 4; Glee Club 4; National Honor Society; Trainer 3,4 LeRoy Laskow Soccer 3,4; Cross Country 2 Thomas Law Football 1,2; Wrestling 1,2; Soccer 3,4; Lancer 3,4 (Editor 4); Cheerleader 4; Student Council 3,4 James Lee Football 1,2; Soccer 3,4; Wrestling 1,2; Track 2,3; Golf 3,4; Band 1-3; Student Council 3; Glee Club 4; Ski Club 4 Mark Lenss Basketball 1-4; Football 1,2,4; Glee Club 4; Track 4 121 Brian Link Soccer 1-4; Glee Club 1-4; Student Council 2-4; Cheerleading 4; Ski Club 4 Jeffrey Matthews Hockey 1-4; Soccer 1-4; Baseball 1-4 Jeffrey Mattson Basketball 2-4; Student Council Executive Board 4; Stage Crew 1-4; Glee Club 3,4 Mark McDonald Basketball 1; Cross Country 2; Track 2,3; Ski Club 4 Dennis McGrath Soccer 1-4; Basketball 2; Baseball 2; Golf 4; Ski Club 4; Student Council 1 Mark Menth Wrestling 1 -4 Jay Michaud Cross Country 1-4 (Captain 4); Track 1-3; Student Council Executive Board John Moore Football 4; Soccer 2; Basketball 1 -4 (Captain 4); Baseball 1,2,4; Glee Club 3,4; Student Council 1-4; National Honor Society Richard Morley Philip Motzko Kevin Murphy Football 1-4; Swimming 1,2; Baseball 1-4 Kenneth Myhre John Nagel Football 1-4; Baseball 1,2; Track 3,4; Glee Club 1-3; Lancer 4 Joseph Neuberger Soccer 1-4 (Captain 4); Wrestling 1; Golf 2-4; Lancer 3,4; Benilden 3,4; Baseball 1 Joseph Nolan Football 1-4; Golf 1-4; Basketball 1-4; Student Council 1-4 Gregory Noll Michael Olmscheid David Paquette Soccer 1-4; Hockey 1 Andrew Patrias Football 1-4; Baseball 1-4; Class President 4; Ski Club 4; National Honor Society Christopher Phillips Soccer 2-4; Hockey 1-4 (Captain 4); Baseball 2; Ski Club 4 John Pyzdrowski Football 1-4 (Captain 4); Basketball 1-4; National Honor Society; Benilden 3,4; Lancer 3; Student Council 1,3,4 (Executive Board 4); Class President 2; Glee Club 3,4 Kevin Reger Cross Country 2; Basketball 1-4 (Captain 4); Track 4; Glee Club 2-4 (President 4); Debate 4; Student Council 2; Lancer 2; Benilden 2; National Honor Society Mark Reiser Football 1-4; Baseball 1-4 Joseph Renicr Track 1,2; Cross Country 3,4 John Richey Basketball 1, Soccer 3,4; Baseball 4; Band 1-4 William Rudd Football 1; Drama 1-4; Benilden 3,4; Stage Crew 1-4 122 Timothy Sauter Hockey 1-4; Soccer 2-4; Golf 3,4 Joseph Scherber Michael Schultz Wrestling 1,2,4; Track 3,4 Paul Selle Soccer 2-4; Baseball 2; Basketball 1-4; Student Council 3 Daniel Smieja Glee Club 4; Drama 1-4; Debate 4; Stage Crew 1,2,4; Student Council 1 -3 Stephen Smith Thomas Spartz Football 1; Baseball 2; Glee Club 4 John Starcevic John Stcger Dale Stromseth Scott Stuhr David Trebisovsky Football 1,2; Hockey 1-4; Student Council 1-4; National Honor Society Anthony Veches Thomas Vonhof Basketball 1,2 Theodore Vriezen National Honor Society; Chess 2,4 Thomas Wall Football 1,2; Glee Club 2 John Warren Football 1; Soccer 2,4; Hockey 2 Mark White Football 1,2; Student Council 1,2 Paul Williams Football 1-3; Swimming 1 Jeffrey Wines Football 1,2,4 John Winters Soccer 2-4 (Captain 3,4); Track 2-4 Kiik Woodfill 123 M KM OR I AM Paul Mulheran 1957-1973 Fred Speakman 1956-1973 124 Credits Where do we start to thank all the people who helped us put out the book? Let's try Father Bob, whose patience with us was never-ending. Also, to Rollie and the people at Dellarson Studios, we would never have made it without their untiring work and equipment loaned to us. Thanks to all the students who contributed to the book their time and cooperation. All you parents of Seniors deserve our appreciation for contributing to an original division page. If we missed anyone else, come see us and we will thank you personally. Paul Daniel Hirschey Thomas Ldward Briggs Pictures are lettered clockwise from the upper-left comer of page. On pictures extending across two pages, credit is given on the even-numbered page. Underclassmen pictures by Camera Art. Senior pictures by Dellarson Studios. Dellarson studios: 3f, 12a, 14abed, 1Sabcd,16abc,17bcd,18abc,19abcc, 20abc,21ab,38b,39a,47b,48abc, 49b,50b,51d,53ad,S4b,55ad,57ad, 59ac,62abc,63abcd,67ae,68b,69ab, 70abc,71 a,72bd,73ab,74 abc,75a, 76abcd,77ab,86a,88b,U4a. Tom Briggs: la,2a,3dc,4a,8a, 10a, 19d,20de,21cd,22ab,23ab,24a, 25a,27ab,28a,29a,30bc,31 a,34abc, 35ab,40a,46ac,50c,52c,60a,66ab, 67bc,72c,80a,85a,88a,89a,90b, 91 a,93a,96abc,100a,102b,108abc, 109a,110a,112b,113a,114b,118c. Jerome Beck: 2a,3ab,4a,8a,15c,36a, 38ac,51a,54a,56b,78a,80b,84ab, 86b,90a,94a,104a,105a,113a, 116a,117a,118b, 119a,126a. Mike Karels: 3c, 17a,39bc,42a,44ac, 50a,52ab,56ac,S9d,64ab,94b,95a, 102a, 103a, 107a, 115a. Rich Rolfs: 44b,67d,68a. Paul Hirschey: 8a,27a,31b. Brian VVhitely: 46b, 106a. John Hautman: 107b, 112a. Tom Murphy: 30a,72a,92a. Mary Jagodsinski: 49a,65a. IvanYakinov: 3g,6a. KSTP: 33 a. Dave Malinowski: 83a. Pete Regan: 26a. Bill Rudd: 104b. Paul Shallbctten 90c. Joe Ncubergen 118a. Special effect by Tom Briggs: 4a, 46c, 84 b. Special printing effect by American S'earbook Company: 42a. Farewell The news came in the summer of 73. Saint Margaret's Academy had been sold to the City of Minneapolis. The students and faculty of the school would be merged with those of Benilde to be a new school beginning in the school year 1974 - 75. This meant that at the end of it's sixteenth year of operation Benilde, as an all-male school, would cease and be replaced with a co-ed school operated jointly by the ■Benedictines and the Sisters of St. Joseph. The effect felt through the year evident in everyone, and many times it was mentioned at school events that it was the last time these events would take place in their usual manner. For this reason many Seniors vowed that their activities of the year would be remembered, including the yearbook ed- itors. You will decide whether we succeeded or not. The only thing we have left to say is that we tried to give you a book worthy of the achievements of our class this year and of the school for 16 years. It is our way to express, for ourselves and for our class, the respect and thanks that Benilde deserves. There are 3,149 graduates who won’t forget. 126 Retrospect This year was a bummer! The Vikings lost the Super Bowl, Forman upset favored Frazier for the world heavyweight title. Billie Jean put Bobby Riggs in his place, Secretariat won the the Triple Crown then screwed his owners to the tune of six million. Hank Aaron missed Ruth's record by one, the U.S. lost the Davis Cup for the first time in 26 years, and Bill Rudd's still a virgin. In politics, the Veep was forced to resign pleading nolo contendere to tax fraud and two former cabinet members were indicted on criminal accounts as the President's impeachment was studied by the Judiciary Committee. The SLA started a new wave of political terrorism with die kidnapping of Patricia Hearst. Elsewhere revolution ripped Chile and the Mid-East exploded in war. Alexander was exiled for disagreeing and Skylab looked down on a apathetic world, with Bill Rudd still a virgin. Even the cosmos went awry as Koutek fizzled out and Pioneer X solved none of Saturn's mysteries. As the Aim leaders were brought to trial, Brian Johnson looked forward to 1993. Bob Dillon went on tour, skipping Minnesota, and HERE'S LUCY went off the air after 23 years. In movies the Exorcist, the Sting, American Graffiti, Papillion and Sleeper, swept movie audiences off their feet, leaving Bill Rudd a virgin. On the lighter side, the Senior Class graduated. Typed b y 127 Farewell to you and the youth I have spent with you It was but yesterday we met in a dream The sun was rising and you were building a tower in the sky But now the dawn has left and the noontime is upon us And we must part But if in the twilight of memory we should meet once more I will sing to you a song and you will build another tower in the sky