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

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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.

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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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Cyclones Stop tags Homecoming Stags Short The final game of the season proved to be the stumbling block as the season ended as it began-with defeat. Going into the game with Ward, the Stags were three touchdown underdogs, but ended up on the short end of a 13-7 score. The winning streak stopped at six, and Miege finished off the season with a 6 - 3 record. lflven without their all-state center John Novosel, Ward completely dominated the first half play in running up a 13 - 0 edge. Both Ward touchdowns were scored by Pat Scherzer on short plunges while Franco kicked one extra point, and Mike Murray blocked the other. At the end of the first half there was little doubt that Ward had played the better game. However, the sec- ond half was a dif- ferent storyg the Stags came out of the locker room and completely dominat- ed it statistically. Miege first got the ball on their own thirty-five yard line, and marched the sixty-five yards for a score completely on the ground. The tally finally came with 1:59 left in the third quarter on a six yard plunge by fullback lad Young- er. Mike Murray skirted right end for the extra point, and Miege see med in command with the score only 13 - 7, Ward. During the final quarter, the Stags fought desperately to gain possession of the football, but the first time they got it they had a pass intercepted, and Ward continued to eat up the clock. With two minutes and twenty seconds left, Ted Dickey alertly recovered a fumble on his own thirty yard line, and the offense had a chance to get into gear. A pass from Mur- ray to Smith netted 18 yards to the Ward 48. Another pass, this time to Rollheiser was good for seven yards to the Ward 41. But the drive was stopped by a fifteen yard clipping penalty, and four passes netting only ten yards so that Ward took over, and ran out the clock for the victory. The game was one of the hardest fought in years against two evenly matched teams. No individual stars could be named, since all did their utmost for a victory. lt was a fitting end to one of the best seasons for Miege against the toughest schedule that the school has ever faced on the gridiron. tomp Indians The Miege Stags ground out their sixth consecutive victory of the season as they downed Southwest 12 - 0 at Rockhurst stad- ium in a game which was primarily a de- fensive battle. The Stags, who have been forced to use a different backfield every week due to injuries, went with Gary Roll- heiser, a converted halfback, at quarter- back, Mike Murray, formerly a quarter- back, at halfback, regular halfback Dave Lerner: and reserve halfback hd Younger at fullback. This make-shift backfield prov- ed to be opportunists as they took advan- tage of two breaks to provide the margin of victory. The first score came after center Ron Meinert recovered a Southwest fumble on the Indians 15 yard line. Four plays later, Dave Lerner smashed over from the four to give the Stags a lead of 6 -Oat the end ot the first quarter. - . Midway through the third quarter. Mur- ray heaved a long pass to Rollheiser who seemed to take the ball out of two South- west defenders' arms and walk the sideline into the end zone untouched. The play cov- ered fifty yards all together - thirty by air and twenty on the ground. Before, between and after these offen- sive splashes, the Miege defense bottled up the Indians when it counted, twice holding them short of paydirt after first and goal situations. This game showed the caliber of school spirit at Miegeg with temperatures below freezing, the Miege side was full while Southwest had but a handful. This game set the stage for the battle between Miege and Ward since both had identical six wins, and two loss records before the game. -127- Produces Breaking the annual tradition of losses for homecoming, Miege celebrated the oc- casion in a more satisfactory manner by downing the Rosedale Wildcats 19 - 0 at Ward field. The game actually was more one-sided than the score would indicate as the Stags ran up a huge statistical bulge over their opponents. Miege ran up twenty first down's to Rosedale's three gained 305 yards rushing and held Rosedale to only 77 over all. Responsible for most of the yard- age were two junior halfbacks, Dave Lern- er and Ed Younger. Lerner was the big man in the Stags' offense as he picked up 142 on 18 carries and scored two touchdowns. He got a big assist from Younger, however, who added this 81 yards on 18 carries. The first Miege tally was produced almost single-hand- edly by Lerner in the first quarter. ln fact he moved the ball 52 yards includ- ing a thirteen yard scamper for the tal- ly. A run for the ex- tra point failed and the halftime score was 6 - 0. After t he half- time festivities, Miege came back to score again, this time on a fourteen yard gallop by quar- terback Mike Mur- ray, which climaxed an eighty-one yard march. In the final stan- za, the Stags march- ed to the Rosedale six yard-line where Lerner, seemingly bored by the whole thing, nonchalantly scored again, only to have it called back by a pen- alty. Carrying the ball from the eleven, Dave tried a new method as he slyly slip- ped across by running backwards for the last five yards and his second touchdown. Frantically attempting to keep the score from being divisible by six, Miege tried a new attack to the extra point problem, send- ing in Pat Kelly to kick. This method prov- ed successful, as Kelly split the uprights to give the Stags their final margin of 19 - tl. Several fine individual performances were the key to victory. On offense, in addition to Lerner and Younger, stood out a fine new quarterback, Rich tSmalley Hogg! Mctiill in his first starting role. Un defense center, T. L. Dickeyg Phil Meitner, guard, Tom Keehn, tackleg and Mike D. Murray put on an excellent show of skill. The victory top- ped off an already successful homecoming weekend.