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

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l c.-'f.l?,ffP? 5 Ziff!-F7 igifgif-3 f I .. u 3, f f c.J --f f- , I ' IU' I fr-A A -I S M if V X S gl Z f H 2- 5 ' Jay Walsh Why the Newspaper? The question arises about the limits and boundaries of a newspaper. Should there be both humor and intellectual stimulation in a news- paper? Should a newspaper be fundamentally based on the latter or the former. To the mental tyro these dichotomous questions would in- deed be difficult to answer, but to the intelligent individual there can be but one clear-cut answer. Any newspaper, regardless of size or num- ber of publications, cannot survive on humor and especially simple humor. Intellectual stimulation is the soul, the blood stream of a news- paper. It would be nothing less than an insult to the reader if every article and feature story had to have a twist of humor in order to arouse reading interest. It would dictate literary ignorance. However, on the other hand it would be a mistake to assume that humor is completely taboo for newspapers. On the contrary, humor and especially satire, can play a big part in the creating of a good newspaper. But humor must be scrupulously written. It must be com- prehensible for a majority of readers and it must never be an inter- pretation of private jokes between the author and his group of hum- orists. A recent argument that has arisen about the Miegian is that big events such as the homecoming are not given enough attention. One must take into consideration though that events such as the home- coming will be allotted a good deal of space in the yearbookg there- fore to play it up twice would be entirely unnecessary. A final argument is that most newspapers including school publi- cations are published for the benefit of the intellegensia. However, this argument hardly hold water for newspapers are printed at the reading level of an eleven year old and for one to consider them too intellectual .... well .... how do you square up? Rodney Vickery batters to the Edilar Dear Editor: In the previous issue of the Miegian, an editorial labeled the John Birch Society, as a frightening menace to our country. In my opin- ion this statement is somewhat exaggerated because I believe that this ultraconservative society will soon die out. It appears to be a fanatical society, one wanting to be heard. Its leader, Robert Welch, is getting the publicity that he seeks when he labels former President Eisen- hower, President Kennedy, and the Supreme Court Justices as Com- munist stooges. The Society presently does not advocate the violent overthrow of the government as does communism, and it does have some merit by awakening in us the dangers of Communism. Michael Conry Dear Editor: I believe that the editorial in the November 3 issue of the Miegian on the John Birch Society gave a good description of this menace to our country. Here is one point on which I disagree. To say that this society has a noble purpose, because it is supposedly against Commu- nism and that many of its members are sincere and patriotic is a mis- conception. In my opinion this group is a collection of childish people, who slander and ridicule those who go against them. They are self- centered people who clearly resemble Hitler and his idea of a super- race and the survival of the fittest. Any people who favor keeping the negro in his 'tplace as a second class citizen, abolishing the United Nations and letting the poor and underprivileged peoples and coun- tries wallow in their misery are not patriotic and sincere in their ef- forts to make this a country of democracy and equality. If in truth, they are attempting to root out the Communist element in this country, they would go about it in a much different way. The slandering and ridiculing of our. nation's leaders in politics, business and religion is the best way to weaken this country and make it sus- ceptible to the most dread disease, Communism. Informing and instructing the people in the evils of Communism is a much better method of stopping and retarding the spread and growth of Communism in this country. The John Birch Society is as great a force working for the destruc- tion of the democratic foundation of this country as Communism. David Kierst Dear Editor: After reading the last issue of our school paper, one question comes to mind: Question: Why is the Miegian like one of my sister's cakes? Answer: They both have lots of ingredients, very little seasoning, and they come out flat. Take, for instance, the November 3 issue of the Miegian. The big news was the Homecoming and the Queen twowj. There was one pic- ture of the Queen and a short column about Homecoming. A picture of the float would look a lot better than the picture of the backs of four guys on the KU campus fpage 4--if they were numberedl. Thoughts from Sandburg could be cut down to the two bold type lines that were Sandburg's thoughts, and the rest of the space used to tell the statistics about the float for the Queenll. Another thing, too: Why not put pictures and stories together? It makes it easier that way. If you are short of space, you could reduce the type size on pages 2 and 3 to the same size as the rest of the paper and have room for T. Dickey's column--complete. The block at the bottom of page 1 announcing that it is 43 days to Beethoven's birthday is a real gem of humor. A gem is something that's rare--and so is the humor in the Miegian. The little gem about Beethoven is the only chunk of humor in the paper. These observations are not meant to suggest that I want to be an editor--only to present a reader's views. After all, if you had to be a horse to judge a horse show, who would holler, The Winnah! John Gaines Editor's Comment: I should like to refer reader Gaines to this issue's editorial page, on which he will find the goals and purposes of a newspaper. For those who are in search of humor, we have a special literature and humor issue coming up in January. Mr. Dickey has not been expunged from the staff, but due to his crowded schedule could not grace our last is- sue with his abundant wit. . . rirmraif ' lj, 1 i A' THE MIEGIAN ling Published every three weeks by the students 'J' nic . of Bishop Miege High schoolg Mission, Kansas. :itil-T-,eff Staff o-editors ........ ....... ........ .I ed Kee, Dan Furst Exchange Editor .... ........ M ary Kay Amoneno News Editors .... .... La rry Alley, Dave Fortin Feature Editor .... ,............... D on Bollard Sports Editor ..... ................ J ohn Wheeler Photographers .... ...... ...... B i ll Humphrey, Dave Proffitt Editorial staff ....,............ . . .Susan Roche, Rodney Vickery Typists .... Deanna Brown, Pam Blanchard. Dorothy Snyder, Theresa Ferlienlloff, Connie Armenta. Reporters .... Kathy Connor, Peggy Halloran, Kathy Walker. Kathy Johnson. Shirley Johnson, Dave Crawley. Mary Knob, Patrice Krampff, Vicki l-Erickson, Mary Lu Doll. Paul Keenan. Kay Mork, Jackie Roehrig, Julie llold, Vicki Koch, Julie Ladeaic, Carol MeAvoy, Larry Rouse, Elaine Hunter. Bill Ag- new. 122 -

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Only 22 more days birthday The Miegian No. 4 Bi hop Miege High School Nov. 23, 1961 New Math Members In Mu Alpha Theta Eleven members of the Math Club re- ceived notice from Mu Alpha Theta, the National High School and Junior College Mathematics Club, that they have been ac- cepted as charter members. They are: San- dra Bauman, Julie Dold, Dave Fortin, Mike Grady, Shirley Johnson, Bill Kernion, Larry Kellerman, Richard Koch, Vicki Koch, Julie Ladesic, and David Staab. On November 29 during the club period, these students will formally receive their certificates of membership. Father Sullivan will make the presentation before the par- ents and friends who have been invited to the ceremony. Students being installed have completed the specified requirements necessary for membership: they must have maintained an overall B average, a B average in mathe- matics, they must be enrolled in a mathe- matics course this year, and be a member of the Miege Math Club. Accepted as charter members of the Mu Alpha Theta are left to right: Larry Kellerman, David Staab, Richard Koch, Dave Fortin, Mike Grady, Shirley Johnson, Vicki Koch, Julie Dold, Julie Ladesic, and Sandra Bauman. I Colorful senior Steve Hughes, has recent- l ly earned his place in Miege's hall of musi- cal immortals. Steve, janitor par excellence and Miege's - - foremost expert on jungle warfare, recent- M leg lan Contest Set ly thrilled hundreds of students with his The Miegian staff has drawn plans for its annual literary contest, which will last from the time present until December 20. All Miege students may submit entries to the contest, in any or all of its four aspects. An unlimited number of short stories, essays, poems and cartoons may be submitted. First and second prizes will be awarded for win- ning short stories and essays, while an ad- ditional third place will be given for the best poems and cartoons. General rules governing the contest are as follows: 1. Written entries must be typewritten and double-spaced. Cartoon entries should be submitted on 81 x 11 stiff white paper, and be drawn in' India ink. 2. Author's name and title tcaption, ifa cartoon is enteredl should be typed on an index card and fastened to the entry. The author's name must not appear on the ac- tual pages of his entry. 3. Poetry may be lyrical, blank or free verse. No epics, please. 4. Short stories may not exceed 4000 words in length, essays may not exceed 1500. 5. All entries must be submitted on or before December 20, 1961. First prizes ranging from five to ten dol- lars will be awarded. The total value of the ten prizes will be S56.00. The winning en- tries in all categories will be printed in a special semester literature and humor issue. Dan Furst his brilliant harmoni- ca improvisations. While record com- panies and the na- tion's leading con- servatories of music competed for his tal- ents, Steve calmly chose to pursue his course of studies under the status quo. All those in lunch period 5A look with anxious eyes toward November 24, when Steve, on the cigar-box banjo, will lead the Miege Tacky Senior chorus in their con- troversial rendition of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in D Major. Career Day Planned Career Day for the juniors and seniors will be held at 8 p.m. on November 30. Although March is the vocational month, Career Day will be early to give the juniors and seniors some ideas about various careers so that they will be better prepared for Col- lege Day, December 7. Sr. Marie Therese who is in charge of Career Day, is planning to get speakers who are experts in their fields. Each student will have a chance to at- tend two panels one in each of the two ses- sions. The first session for the boys will include the fields of medicine, business, law, and engineering. -121- The field of medicine is divided into two panels, Dr. C. Gripkey, M.D., will speak on the medical profession, and Dr. Bishop, will speak on psychiatry. Business will include three divisions: accounting, salesmanship, and public relations. Mr. J. Zieglemeyer will cover the field of law from criminal to cor- poration law. A representative from the Engineer Society will speak lon the many fields of engineering. The girls' first session will include medi- cine and nursing business, and stenography. Registered nurses, practical nurses, and technologists from St. Mary's and St. Mar- garet's Hospitals will speak on the nursing profession. Dr. Mary Sirridge will discuss the woman's view of medicine. The busi- ness field for the girls will be divided to in- clude the use of office machinery, work of buyers, and jobs of personnell workers. Journalism, vocational arts, and research are the subjects for the second session. Mr. Fitzsimmons, who has worked 18 years with the Kansas City Star, and Mr. Lasletic, who travelled with vice-president Lyndon B. Johnson, on his campaign tours, will speak on the profession of journalism. Construction business, drafting, and labor relations will come under the vocational arts topic. Experts from the medical and chemical research field will speak on their work. Mrs. Cameron, noted homemaker, will speak to the girls on ways to be successful in this vocation. Representatives will come from the Karl- sas and Missouri social and welfare offices to speak on their profession. Teachers, ele- mentary and secondary, and librarians will represent these respective careers. Larry Alley

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SC Evaluates Past -Plans for Future A meeting of the Student Council was held on November 6 for the purpose of look- ing back over its policies for the first quar- ter and deciding how these could be improv- ed during the remainder of the year. Com- ments and criticisms of the retreat and the homecoming were made along with sugges- tions as to how these could be improved next year. It was decided that the home- room period should be put to better use, and a committee was set up to decide the procedures to be followed during that time. A step for better representation of all the students was taken when it was suggested that each homeroom representative meet with those he is representing before each Student Council meeting. By doing this, he could get the views on the topics to be discussed at the next meeting. These meet- ings coupled with the reports given by the representatives after each meeting should help to keep each student well informed and well represented. Alumna of '60 Places in Contest Mary Ann Lambour '60 won first place in Kansas in a fashion contest sponsored by the American Wool Growers Associa- tion. The contest was held in Abilene. The regional contest for which Mary Ann is now eligible, will be held in Goodland, Kansas, November 17 - 18. As a winner in the state contest Mary Ann was presented with a Westinghouse steam and dry iron, a Dritz skirt marker, a Vogue pattern of Phyllis DiMaio, Margo Habiger, and Craig Woodward prepare to give interesting book reviews on interesting books during Book Week. If there are any girls interested in senior scouting, please call Mrs. Swartz, RA 2-1238 or Mrs. Curtis, EM 2-2432. her choice, and expenses paid for the trip to Goodland. If she wins in the regional she will be given a portable sewing machine, a trip to Salt Lake City, Utah, and fabric for a dress or coat of 100921 wool. Following the regional contest, if Mary Ann is lucky, she will enter the national where the winning prize will consist of a trip to a fashion center in California and a jet trip to Hawaii. Mary Ann is in nurse's training at Pro- vidence Hospital. if In the foreground Father Condon, Nancy Tremble, and Father Krische face the brisk weather to support the Stags at the game with Southwest. tFather Krische's scarf keeps his ears warm.J -123- Book Week Library Features Varied Activities Hurray for Books is the theme that was displayed throughout the week of No- vember 12 to 18 in observance of National Book Week. The Student Library assistants arranged a book display and decorated the bulletin board which drew the attention of many students and teachers. Book reviews were given in all the Eng- lish classes by thirty members of the speech class and by members of Sister Juliana's freshmen English class. This was done on November 15 and 16. Also, in observance of Book Week, the Miege library published a list of all the new books added since June. 310 titles have been added and included among these are 16 re- ference titles. Notable additions are in the fields of math, literature, and historical fic- tion. Bulletins of news about the library were sent to each family represented at Miege. Thanksgiving Means: A time of appreciation rich with the flavor of prayer and tradition, The anxiously awaited school vacation which has been anticipated since All Souls dayg The annual football games full to the hilt with tense excitementg Visiting Aunt Mary and Uncle Don whom you haven't seen since last week: The big meal with its golden turkey hot from the oven, and the rich cranberry sauceg Carrying out the real purpose of the holiday - giving thanks. Stop and thinkg it may stimulate new ideas. Barbara Henderson