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

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CLUB NEWS Po-Vo--As their project for November, the Po-Vo's have invited Mother Cecilia from the Ursuline Convent at Paola, Kansas to speak at one of their meetings. Mother Ce- cilia is a former Mother General of the Ur- sulines. The Po-Vo's will spend the Thanksgiv- ing weekend at the Ursuline Convent at Paola. They plan to arrive on Friday and to stay overnight. During this weekend, the Po-Vo's will attend programs and listen to speeches given by a priest. They will also visit with the postulants and novices, many of whom were former Po-Vo's at Miege. The events of this weekend will make it similar to a day of recollection. Home Economics Club--On October 25, Mrs. Stephens, who was invited to speak at the club meeting, gave a lecture on good grooming, good posture, and the proper use of makeup. In regard to good grooming she stated that it is important to be Himmaculately clean from head to heel. As for good pos- ture, she said that it can be maintained by keeping the rib cage out of the stomach. Concerning makeup, she gave this advice, Wear very little to school, never eye shad- ow or eye liner, that is only for stage and for photography. Mrs. Stephens had this to say about fashion, Be fashionable but not extremeg for instance, short skirts are fashionable but they are not intended to be above the knees. I have never seen a pair of pretty knees. In conclusion Mrs. Stephens commented that-extremes in anything, dis- plays poor tasteiand is not desirable. Her advice was certainly an aid to all Stags in- terested in proper grooming. On November 15, a demonstration of Christmas and Thanksgiving centerpieces was presented at a Home Economics Club meeting by the Dalton Florists. Library Club--Sr. Juliana took nine of the Miege library student assistants to the Mis- souri-Kansas Library Association Conven- tion on October 26 at the Hotel Muehle- bach in Kansas City, Mo. These members were given a chance to examine books ex- hibited by various publishing companies in order to help them select titles for the school library. This activity was to aid the members in pursuing one objective of the club-to donate one book each month to the library. At the club meeting, November 15, the junior boys of the SPQR presented a skit giving a sketch of the treachery of Cataline and the highlights of Cicero's oration against him. The Senators, Mike D. Murray, Tom Horan, and Gary Little were swathed in white togas as Cataline, Bob Foley, sat alone brooding darkly as Cicero, portrayed by Frank Szymanski, poured forth his fury. The script was composed and narrated by Paul Keenan. Give Thanks Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoiceg let the sea and what fills it resound: let the plains be joyful and all that is in them! The earth has yielded its fruitsg God, our God, has blessed us. Senior Rings Blessed In the afternoon of November 6, the sen- iors had their class rings blessed in the school chapel. Before the blessing, Father Sullivan ex- plained that this particular blessing was not a sacred blessing as placed on objects used in relation to God, such as a crucifix, but was a blessing showing that all things come from God. Father further explained that he did not have to hold the rings nor did the holy water have to touch the rings, it was the intention that the rings should be blessed that was necessary. Juniors Portray Pyr Amid tears and laughter from all sides, Miss Lucas' three junior English classes portrayed the burlesque tragedy of Prya- mus and Thisbe from Shakespeare's Mid- summer Night's Dream. The story tells of two lovers, each thinking the other dead, LETTERMEN MEET At the Lettermen's meeting of Novem- ber 7, the members were reminded of their obligations as lettermen in fulfilling the purposes of their organization: to promote school spirit and to emphasize the impor- tance of the letter. The athletes were re- minded that the letter is an award and that in order to demonstrate its importance no letters other than those awarded at Miege may be worn by members of the club. It was also mentioned that the lettermen's movement to increase school spirit should be well underway at the start of basketball season. Election of club officers was held at the meeting, and the results will be published in the Miegian at a later date. Having explained the blessing, Father Sullivan asked the seniors to hold out their rings to indicate what was to be blessed, and he solemnly blessed them. Following this, the seniors, led by class president Dave Fortin, offered a prayer for the poor souls. amus and Thisbe who kill themselves at their secret meeting place. The characters were: Pyramus- Jim Boydston, Thisbe- Ed' Younger, the Wall- Doug Van Note, the Lion- Ron Meinert, and the Moon- Richard Annan. Kay Mork 'AO kiss me through the hole in this vile wall. Ed Younger plays the lover Thisbeg Jim Boydston, Pyramus, and Doug Van Note, the wall in Midsummer Night's Dream. -125-

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taglines Edited by Elaine Hunter A familiar scene in the homes of all Sr. Marie Therese's French students is a be- fuddled father as he picks up the paper to see a neatly cut hole right in the middle of an interesting news article. This is the re- sult of an assignment in which all students are required to keep a scrapbook on France and her people. No, dad, it wasn't the work of the Purple Paper Puncher, but only your industrious son or daughter. As a culminating activity for the reading of Kidnapped, the students of Sister Juli- ana's freshmen English classes are study- ing the life and works of Robert Louis Stev- enson. There have been reports on Treasure Island, A Child's Garden of Verses, and the famous Letter to Doctor Hyde. Students have also made a comparison between edi- tions of Kidnapped, especially the illustra- tions. In one of Sr. Roberta's English classes, the seniors have completed narration, while another class has finished description and exposition. Term papers for Sister Immaculata's sen- ior English classes are due December 1. There are many and varied topics: Bomb Tests in the U.S.: The Rise and Fall of Transcendentalism: Imagism: New Thoughts on Evolution, Journalism and its Influence in America since 1900 are among them. Sister's sophomore English class is working on their autobiographies. Originality is being stressed in their writ- ing. They are to be creative, imaginative, interesting and true. For instance, have you ever thought of comparing your life to a five-act play, a tennis match, life of an his- torical personage, or the life of an astro- naut? Sister Gabriel's chemistry classes are now delving into the curious world of water. Typing twenty to twenty-five words a minute in five minute timings seems easy. Several members of Sr. Dolores's Typing I class have accomplished this. Wonder how many of them receive negative answers when they subtract ten for each error. The General Business classes are examin- ing advertisements, preparing budgets, dis- covering many agencies that serve and pro- tect the consumer, and examining the ad- vantages and disadvantages of buying on- credit. Because of enthusiastic response to the study of Communism last year, Mr. Moritz has decided to elaborate on it this year. He intends to spend the second quarter on a different textbook called Democracy Vs. Communism which describes the rights and wrongs of the two. Clothing II students in Sr. Marianne's classes are completing their corduroy jump- ers, and the Clothing I girls are starting to work with patterns. The latter have finished their pleated skirts and their tea towels. Working to meet the first deadline for the pictorial section of the yearbook are Peggy Halloran, Dave Kierst, Peggy Gaines, and Don Bollard. Their aim is to make it differ- ent, interesting, lively. Debaters Capture Trophy Don Bollard and Jed Kee brought home Miege's first trophy of the debate year by taking third place in the Rockhurst Invita- tional Debate Tournament, October 27 and 28. This was a noteworthy accomplishment considering that there were twenty-four schools from Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma participating in the two-day tournament. Out of these 24 schools Miege was the highest rated school. Bollard and Kee remained undefeated for the first six rounds and were the highest rated team out of 44 on speaker points. As a result, they then entered the semi-finals to win the handsome third place trophy, which occu- pies a prominent place in the display case. Southwest and Raytown took first and sec- ond places, respectively. Ed Hammond and Kathy Johnson also established a fine record by winning five out of six preliminary rounds. On the same weekend, novice debaters Mary Kay Hippman, Mike Holland, Janet Rubin, Mike West, Craig Woodward, and Eileen Wycherly participated in the Wash- ington High Tournament. The schedule for the remainder of the debate season is as follows: December 1-2, Miege: December 8-9, Hutchinson, William Chrisman: December 9, Parsons: December 15-16, Topeka Highland Park: January 5-6 Rosedale, Emporia: January 12-13, Shaw- nee Mission North. Staglines lCont.l Coach Hill's Physical Ed classes are cur- rently engaged in a multiplicity of sports- basketball, touch football, track, etc. His health classes have completed the section on the parts of the body and soon will leam various first-aid techniques. His General Science classes are learning about the my- steries of the scientific world. -124- Seniors Prepare For College Day On December 7, Bishop Miege will spon- sor a College Day for all seniors. Repre- sentatives from approximately 18 colleges throughout the midwest have been asked to send representatives for the purpose of in- teresting the seniors in their respective schools. The following colleges received the greatest number of senior requests for re- presentation: Mount St. Scholastica - Atchison, Kan- sas: Rockhurst - Kansas City, Missouri: St. Mary's - Xavier, Kansas: St. Teresa's - Kan- sas City, Missouri: Marquette - Milwaukee, Wisconsin: St. Louis - St. Louis, Missouri: St. Benedict's - Atchison, Kansas: Don- nelly - Kansas City, Kansas: St. Mary of the Plains - Dodge City, Kansas: Creighton - Omaha, Nebraska: Loretto Heights - Lor- etto, Colorado: Webster Grove - St. Louis, Missouri: Marymount - Salina, Kansas: St. Mary of the Woods - Indiana: Notre Dame - Notre Dame, Indiana: Regis - Denver, Colorado: Our Lady of the Lake - San An- tonio, Texas: St. Mary's School of Nursing - Kansas City, Kansas. Senior committees to plan invitations, housing, transporation, welcoming at air terminals, and at school, booths for dis- plays about colleges, cafeteria planning, set- ting up the schedule, etc., have been set up. The tentative schedule for the day is as follows: a general session at 10 o'clock at which Father Sullivan will give a welcome speech and Dave Fortin will preside. This assembly will feature a panel with a discus- sion of the contribution of college educa- tion to America's future. Following this will be talks by representatives from the guest colleges. The closing assembly will at 2:45 and Rich McGill will preside. Mary Koob

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Qulklinc by Steve Murray What do you think of Russia's testing the 50-megaton bomb? l think it is a big mistake for the Rus- sians to keep setting this bomb off, because the fallout will affect the Russians as well as the other people in the world. I feel that this testing isn't help- ing the world situa- tion, because the Rus- sians are working in secrecy and others don't know what to ex- pect next. Kathy Gunigal I feel that the at- mospheric tests by Russia were foolish moves because of the danger of harming others by fallout. I think, also, as a result of this testing, ill-feel- ing towards the Rus- sians will develop, and because of this, they are endangering the world by war. Mike Bader I don't think this bomb is good and the testing is not in favor of the peoples of the world. I say this be- cause I think that it will be harmful to their lives now as well as to future genera- tions. I think also that the fallout which is the result of blasting, after it comes down from the stratosphere, will be harmful to the eating factor. Helen Hennier I think that the Russians are very fool- ish in exploding this bomb. If this bomb produces all the fall- out that has been stat- ed that it does, a lot of people will suffer the affects now, and in later years by muta- tion, cancer, or leuke- mia. I think the Rus- sians are only boasting their power so that other nations will fear them. Joe Hickey Art His Hobby Jay Walsh, Junior Prefers Cartoons One particularly optimistic American was once overheard to say, Well, the Russians may be beating us in the 'race for space' but we're years ahead of them in our car- toons. Miege is privileged to have a stu- dent whose cartoons would truly put Rus- sia's stick men to shame. Some of Jay Walsh's cartoons have been appearing in the Miegian for two years now and are thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. Jay's hobby, oddly enough, is art. At home he draws or scribbles, as he so mod- estly puts it, every spare minute possible. A good portion of the drawing Jay does at home is cartoons although he has done some oil painting. He is adept at both cartoon- ing and serious painting, but he prefers to draw cartoons because he says, They're more fun to draw. Jay's hobby has brought him many prizes in the last several years. Last year, through Sister Stephen's guidance, he re- ceived awards in both the Archdiocesan CYO Art Contest -- a first prize for his oil painting, a second for his scratchboard, Miege Delegates to NCYC, Buffalo On November 8, three Miege representa- tives left for the National Catholic Youth Convention held in Buffalo, New York No- vember 9 to 12. They were Carol O'Connell who participated in a panel on early mar- riages, Janet Rubin, the Miege delegate, and Mary Marks, Miege observer. U. S. Attorney General Robert F. Kenne- dy was -presented with the For God and Youth Medal because of his interest in youth, his exemplary Catholic life, and his outstanding record of public service. Also making their appearance at the conven- tion were Ed Sullivan, who spoke at the convention breakfast, and Dwayne Hick- man. The convention also included a Cotil- lion dance Friday night, various panels throughout Buffalo, a sightseeing tour of Niagara Falls, and a trip across the Cana- dian border. The convention schedule was similiar to the one held in Kansas City two years ago. The convention closed with a Solemn Pontifical Mass at 4:30 Sunday afternoon. and a third for his pencil drawingsg and in the Scholastic Art Contest -- an honor- able mention for his rubber tamp design. The oil for which he won a first place was the second oil he had ever painted and it was done in merely two weeks. Jay has also experienced defeat with his art work. Four years ago he submitted one of his cartoons to the Saturday Evening Post and they returned it with a polite let- ter which in effect, told him not to give up, but to try again in a few years. Jay has decided to make art his life's work. His parents, especially his father who is artistic and draws for a hobby, are com- pletely in favor of his plans. After high school, Jay plans to attend college and to major in art and ultimately to pursue a career as a cartoonist or a commercial art- 'St' Ann Linton Alumni News by Kathy Dueber In the last issue, through the careless neg- lect of this columnist, several names were omitted from the list of illustrious grads of '61 who are now attending St. Teresa's. Omitted were Pat Kirby, Kathy Rizzo, and Eileen Estevez. Rockhurst is claiming a goodly number of the grads of '61: John Raydo, Bob Sny- der, Mike Bell, Larry Brooks, Don Cain, Dick Clark, Paul Gerling, Jack Schwab, and Dan Doherty. .lack Schwab is a re- porter for the Hawk, Rockhurst College's school paper. Lending their talents to KU are Bob Lambour, Patti Koos, Mike Doyle, Terry Sullivan, and Bob Koetting. Jim Feren is attending K State. Jim Knez and Jo Magerl, graduates of -126- '61, are furthering their studies at Donnelly College. Kansas City Junior College now claims Deas Barbour and Larry Bohon. Dick Barbour has chosen Coffeeville Bus- iness College as his school of learning. Marymount College, Salina, Kansas, numbers Judy Murphy and Madeline Ste- wart among the freshmen. Judy is attend- ing on a 4-year scholarship. Miege's hair-stylist Possie Martin, has been attending Aladdin Beauty School for the past several months. Linda Trabon has gone to Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Here's a bit of news from the class of '60. Bill Clifford is now attending Rock- hurst College.