Bishop Miege High School - Hart / Miegian Yearbook (Shawnee Mission, KS)

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Edited by Elaine Hunter Under the direction of Sister Marie Ther- ese a French choir is being organized for French students. The purpose of this extra- curricular activity is to acquaint students with the popular melodies and tunes of France. In addition to the pleasure derived from such an activity, the students will ben- efit from the knowledge of the customs of our French neighbors. The first meeting of the 1961 PoVo's was held on the 20th of September. The pur- poses and advantages of PoVo were explain- ed by Sister Stephen, moderator. The pro- posed outline for the coming year was dis- cussed and it was announced that the next meeting would be on the 18th of October when the election of officers would be held. The second meeting was opened with nominations from the floor for the offices of president, vice-president, secretary, trea- surer, and reporter. Nominations were made and speeches of the candidates were heard. The newly elected officers were as follows: president, Mary Jo Walker: vice-president, Diane Smith, secretary, Connie Armentag treasurer, Mary Anne Manuelg and reporter, Kathy Daly. The bake sale to be held in the cafeteria on Friday, October 20, was discussed and the plans were made. The next meeting will be on the 22nd' of November. TB tests were administered here by nurses from the Johnson County Health De- partment in Olathe to members of the stu- dent body, faculty, and other school per- sonnel on Tuesday, October 24. The Schick test which requires an injection of tuber- culin under the skin was the method em- ployed. Bishop Miege's TB tests are part of the Public Health Department's nation- wide program to warn and safeguard the public against the dangers of tuberculosis. Forging along in their theological studies, Father Krische's Religion 1 classes continue their studies of Faith with the topic: Sins against Faith. Mr. Arensberg's algebra and General Math classes also continue to progress rap- idly in their challenging studies. Does the library seem rather crowded and full of activity lately? Sister Raymond hints that it could be the Latin V students doing some research on Virgil's Aeneid. The Latin IV class held in the former Foods Lab had an avid discussion recently. They delved deeply into their work and even found a good reason for their class's present location. It seems that the great orators like Cicero spoke a refined and per- fected Latin. The common people used what was called kitchen Latin. Students of Sister Martina's biology classes are working faithfully on their leaf booklets. Collecting all types of leaves, they are learning both the scientific and common names of the trees around them. In class they are closely watching the development of their young orange trees and black rad- ish trees from Mexico, to see the different characteristics of the leaves. ta lines ' Style ofthe Yeor I g Fashion Expert Louds New Uniforms A new uniform consisting of a gray flared skirt with a weskit of contrasting gray and a three-quarter length sleeve blouse has been introduced to the girls of Miege this year. Although the freshmen girls are re- quired to wear the new uniform the upper classmen have their choice between the old and new style. When Mrs. Barnes, Educational Repre- sentative of the Simplicity Pattern Co., visited the sewing class on October 5, she had a chance to see the new uniforms. She was left with this impression: During my visit I saw your new school uniforms, and I would like to take this op- portunity to tell you how attractive they are. The flared skirt has returned to the fashion scene this year and is being featured in all leading fashion magazines. Better still is the way it looks on you! It is very becom- ing to all the girls and looks well on all the figure types. You have chosen the style of the year and I am sure you will be happy with your new uniforms. Shirley Johnson Linda Taylor and Carolyn McHenry show their approval of the new two-tone gray uniforms introduced at Miege this year. Has Golloping Consumption or TB Golloped Cut of the 20th Century? In former years, every piece of literature written invariably had at least a mention of some lovely young maiden who, after touch- ing her lily white hanky to her lips, discov- ered a red spot on it. Alas, the red spot was, oh horrorsg blood and the poor lass was doomed to die a sad but brave death of gal- loping consumption. Fortunately, modern writers are forced to look elsewhere for tragedy because there are comparatively fewer deaths now of gal- loping consumption or tuberculosis. But contrary to popular belief, the threat of TB has not yet been entirely erased. It is esti- mated that today 250,000 Americans have active cases of TBQ 100,000 of these people don't even realize they have it and are daily infecting scores of people. In the health dis- trict of which Johnson County is a part, 20 deaths resulted last year from this disease. These alarming figures are not intended to frighten the public, but to stir them to the realization that although T.B. is the greatest killer among chronic infectious disease, most cases can be cured if detected in the earlier stages. The best possible meth- od of detecting TB germs in the body before noticeable symptoms appear is the tuber- culin test. Even if physically a person has never felt better, medical authorities urge them to receive this test, for they may be sicker than they think. Why be sorry when they can be safe? Ann Linton Alumni News by Kathy Dueber Grads of '61 who have answered the call of their country and have joined the Armed Forces are: Steve Dragert who is with the National Guard at Fort Leonardwood, Mo. Bob Allen has chosen the Air Force while Joe Riehle is in the Air Force Reserve. Don Landis has joined the Navy and Lou Knoche the Marines. Congratulations to Tom Cutcliff V605 who has made the first string on the varsity squad at St. Mary's of the Plain, Dodge City, Kansas. Tom was also chosen presi- dent of his sophomore class. Don McCormick t'60b was also chosen -117- president of his sophomore class at Don- nelly College. Here are some flashes from the class of '59: Tom Chisam is attending Rockhurst Col- legeg Jim Green has gone to Finley Engi- neering School. Jim Whitaker is furthering his studies at Donnelly College. '61 employees are: Johnny Grauberger and Rosemary Guni- gal are employed by the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. Barbara Downs is working at the Mis- sion State Bank.

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Rusty Scholtes. Rodney Vickery, Jed Kee, and Dan Furst check yearbooks for new ideas at the workshop held at K.Il. Below: strolling the K.ll. campus. Bill Hum- phrey took the pictures. Thoughts from Sandburg if If someone asked you if teaching and learning were snyonymous, your answer would be an immediate and emphatic, Noi But stop and consider. lsn't this sometimes the attitude we allow ourselves to hold in regard to our schooling! As long as an instructor is before us talking, explaining, expounding, we are learning. But are we? How about the passive Patti's and Pauls staring unknowingly at the teacher with blank, uninterested faces? ls this how to get the fullest measure of knowledge and experience from the time and effort it takes to go to school. Of course not! And however reluctantly we admit it, we know that learning cannot be a one-way process: a teacher doing all the work. Carl Sandburg, America's great poet-historian, as a young man said, I will listen and read and ask, and maybe I will learn. Indeed, he has learned very well. He is a famous poet, novelist, historian, bio- grapher, and has two Pulitzer prizes to his credit. Yes, learning is a two-way process: we must do our part, also. Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect. But curiosity and awareness are attitudes, they have to come from inside. You'll discover, if you keep your mind alert and inquiring, that the world grows more interesting as you grow with it. From The Plainsette, St. Mary of the Plains High School, Dodge City, Kansas. Staff to Workshop Five members of the Miegian and year- book staffs attended a journalism workshop at K.U. on Thursday, October 5. Over 200 students from a number of schools in Kan- sas attended the program presented by the William Alien White School of Journalism. Representatives of .vliege were co-editors of the paper, Dan Furst and .led Kee: year- book editor, Rodney Vickery, yearbook staff member, Rusty Scholtesg and photographer, Bill Humphrey. The opening address was given by Hurt- on W. Marvin, dean of the School of Jour- nalism at K.U. Following this speech, stu- dents spent the rest of the day listening to talks given by various professors of the School of Journalism. These were held in the Kansas student union building and were divided into two sections: one for editors of papers and the other for yearbook editors. Dan and Jed discovered many different ways to write articles and to develop the editorial and sport pages. They plan to use many of these ideas in future issues of the Miegian. Rod and Rusty reported that many of the ideas received at K.U. would be used in this year's yearbook to make it more lively and interesting. Bill commented that he would utilize the helpful aids that he learned to shoot unique pictures for both paper and yearbook. CSPA Convention Set for November The Catholic Press Association Midwest- ern Regional Convention will be held at the College of St. Teresa on Saturday, Novem- ber 18. Dan Furst, Miegian co-editor, will chair one of the sessions of the convention. Members of the staff plan to attend and to get pointers on Catholic school papers. Miege will also submit one of the copies of The Miegian for display before the dele- gates to the convention. The delegates will be from Catholic schools all over the Mid- west. P.S.A.T. TO .IUNIORS AND SENIORS The Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test was administered to 110 juniors and seniors on Tuesday, October 17. The students, equipped with a supply of soft lead pencils, rushed into the recreation room and cafeteria. Two hours and three pencils later, they emerged exhausted from the strict concentration. Reaction of some students: Math was easy, but the first part was hard. The first part was easy, but I had trouble with the math. What does 'diatribe' mean? Well, now I know what to look forward to! P.S.A.T. provides an indication of one's verbal and mathematical abilities. Also, a number of sponsored scholarship programs make use of these test scores. Results will be announced sometime in December. The National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test for juniors, and the Iowa Silent Reading Test for freshmen will be administered in the near future. Rusty Scholtes 116-

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Qulkliues by Steve Murray What were your reactions to the retreat l thought Father Curt's talks were very interesting, especially the one about death and its certainty. Even though I think that last year I made my best retreat, I know that I profited great- ly from the various talks I heard, and the prayers that I said. Terri Farrell I thought the re- treat was very benefi- cial to me this year more than any other year because of the ex- tensive freedom that we received. I realized fully that a person will get out of a retreat exactly what he or she puts into it. My only complaint about the retreat was that I wish it could have been longer. Mary Ann Kahler I thought Father Curt was a very good speaker, and that the various subjects that he covered were very interesting. Many of his talks answered so me of the questions I had in my own mind regarding vocational life. I think that since I tried to put more in- to this last retreat of my high school days, I got more out of it. Larry Alley I really think that this year was my best year for the retreat be- cause of the freedom we received. I say this because I think that this freedom really left it up to the person himself to decide whether he wanted to make a good retreat or not. Phil Meitner Newspaper Featured For J.A. Members The publication ofa newspaper is being planned by members of Junior Achievement this year. This newspaper will carry news of the many companies and the activities of the members. Tentative plans are that the paper will be published every two weeks and will be sent to schools participating in the program. Mary Redlinger, senior, is one of the 18 members who were interviewed and selected to work on the paper. This year's program started the week of October 16. As the activities progress, stu- dent members may hold important positions in business corporations. Students already work with a banking firm and about 50 companies. Students from Miege in J.A. this year are: Judy Stewart, Mary Ann Peterson, Dave Kierst, Mary Sue Scardello, Barbara Snead, Mary I-ledlinger, Ann Redlinger, Nancy Pfeiffer, Mary Lu Doll, Julie Ladesic, Mike Holland, Larry Alley, Vicki Koch, Mary Ann Lyons, and John Chase. Seniors Plan Events The senior class met October 5, in the cafeteria to discuss the homecoming Octo- ber 27, the student retreat October 9 and 10, and College Day, December 7. Volunteers for decorating for homecoming were asked to see any officer or representa- tive. A few general announcements were made concerning the student retreat. Most of the meeting was spent in discus- sing College Day. The top twenty-one col- leges chosen by the seniors will be repre- sented on this day. There will be talks, panels, and a general assembly. Papers were distributed naming the eleven necessary committees for College Day and seniors volunteered for work on the com- mittee which interested them. Kathy Connor - 118 - Stags Star on TV Representatives from Bishop Miege be- came television personalities when the Stags were featured on TV Teenhop October 21. All who participated saw first hand how a television show is broadcast. In order to gain a insight into the school, Tony Chapp, MC, interviewed the following Miegians: Mike Grady and Rich McGill, president and vice-president of the Student Council respectively, who told about the history of the school and of the current functions of the Student Council, Jeannine Allen who talked about the Pep Club, Dave Bussjaeger who modestly gave a brief ac- count of the Hayden football game, and Jack Hove who told about his latest swim- ming accomplishments and who just hap- pened to have a few trophies with him. The winners of the dance contest were Mike Grady and Mary Donohoe who were rewarded for their talent with record albums and boxes of candy, and of course, a big bag of Kitty Clover Potato Chips. Mr. Chapp showed TV closeups of an aerial and a ground view of the Bishop Miege building, and of the Miege chapel. He also focused the TV camera on copies of this year's school paper and last year's Miegian yearbook. Larry Rouse Boys' YCS Organized A boys' YCS group under the chaplain- ship of Father Henry Forge has been organ- ized at Bishop Miege. The purpose of the group is to produce apostolic leaders by having its members observe, judge, and act on the problems of school, home, and par- ish life. Several members of the junior class were most impressed with the need for true lead- ers after hearing a series of lectures given at Miege last year by Miss Audrey Pan- kratz, a representative of YCS and a per- suasive and dynamic speaker. These juniors worked to form as soon as possible, and with Father's assistance, a group of eight stu- dents who possessed the qualities of poten- tial leaders. At present the group meets every Mon- day evening after school for regular meet- ings. General meetings with the other YCS units in the school are held monthly through- out the school year. Faculty and students extend their sympathy to Belinda Ross on the death of her mother this month. May she enter into eternal rest.