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

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Th - - Mleglan No. 5 l Bishop Miege High - Mission, Hans. Dec. 22, 1961 s 1 1 'lixis all 9 .l.lS'l ' are Rich Koch Q s S y Seen As i, Outstanding 5 S Senior ga X anclsal Crloril lo G cl in ilie iii heal, Qiieiuin, Dear Faculty and Students: Peace does not consist merely in the ab- sence of war or tension among men. True peace is not found in the absence of some- thing. but in the abiding presence of Some- one in the minds and hearts of men. As we celebrate the birthday of the Prince of Peace. l pray that each of you may be blessed with that Peace which the world cannot give, namely. the Peace of Christ which is possessed in the souls of those who serve Him: and that His Peace will abide with y'ou during the New Year. FATHER SULLIVAN The purpose of this article is to give rec- ognition to a senior, Rich Koch, who often does not receive the honor which he justly deserves for his many achievements. liich's academic record has been outstand- ing for his complete tour years at Miege. Last quarter he received the first 4.0 aver- age to be attained by anyone in the class of '62. Rich presently has the highest grade average in the entire class for all four years. lf he is able to keep up his present pace, he will inevitably be named as valedictor- ian at graduation ceremonies. Rich is also active extracurricularly. He is a member of the choir, a charter member ot' the Math Club, has his own column in the school paper, and was admitted to the National Honor Society. He was also recently ap- pointed as the representative from Miege to write for the Eastern Kansas Register. And currently Rich is helping halt' the sen- ior class stay in physics and trig. fl I Kill ,Humphnfy Says l think the country could oe divined up into two opposing groups. those who are staunch supporters of nothing in particular and those who firmly oppose everything in general.

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Total Season Statistics School Records Broken or Tied in 1961. Team records: told records in parenthesis! Rushing ards ave. full season name carries gained lost total carry longest most first downs 109 t107l Bussjaeger 113 651 4 647 5.72 56 punting average 34.1 132.13 Rollheiser 62 335 60 275 4.43 64 rushing defense Lerner 58 290 15 275 4.74 20 a. ave. carry 2.7 L 2.95 Younger 52 244 9 235 4.53 23 b. ave. game 93.2 198.59 Murray 54 276 62 214 3.56 24 I in one game School Totals ave ave most first downs 20 un Rushing First downs yds. gnd. lost game carry most passes att' 18 1161 Miege 109 1929 162 196.3 4.8 Individual records: opponents 72 1074 239 93.2 2.7 full season r ave. ave. most unassisted tackles 60 Meitner Pafsmg attempts compt' pct' Yards game pass most total tackles 129 Meitner Mlege 83 29 '349 449 49-8 154 most fumbles recovered 4 Dickey Opponents 75 27 '360 355 394 133 in one game Total Offense rushing passing total yards gage most assisted tackles 15 Meitner Mlege 1767 449 2216 2462 most total tackles 25 Meitner opponent? 835 355 U90 1322 most first downs 9 Lerner Totalscormg T.D. P.A.T. Safety total ave. Miege 19 10 1 126 14.0 Tackles opponents 8 3 0 51 5.6 name tackles assists total high game Passing 2 attempts e0mDt- Pet- yards T-D- . Murray 68 24 .352 388 2 Meitner 60 69 129 25 Ward McGill 7 3 .428 38 0 Keehn 45 50 95 16 Rosedale Rollheiser 6 2 .333 23 0 Dlekey 45 41 86 16 Argentine Pass receiving: caught yards T.D. ave. Seittel' 30 43 73 12 Ward Rollheiser 8 201 2 25.1 Murray M.D. 36 35 71 14 Rosedale Smith 9 119 0 13.2 Smith 37 27 64 12 Pem Day Murray S. 5 55 0 11.0 ' Bussjaeger ' 4 29 0 7.2 Byard Summarizes Successful Season It certainly doesn't seem possible that it is already time to be recapping the football season. It seems like only a very short time has elapsed since I was making prepara- tions for this season. Perhaps the reason it seems like such a short time is the fact that we have concluded another successful foot- ball season at Miege. I am sure that had we continued in the manner in which we start- ed the season we would have been anxiously awaiting the seasons end. After the two disheartening losses to Rockhurst and De La Salle we were able to rise to the occasion and win six consecu- tive games before bowing to a very good Ward team 13-7. The scores, stories, and heroes of these six wins and three losses, the majority of you are familiar with and it's not my pur- pose here to retell those games. At the end of any venture it is the respon- sibility of people to stop and look back and see what has been accomplished. This is my task at the end of every football season. What have we accomplished by the foot- ball season of 1961? Certainly we have had a successful year in the win-loss column, have played very good, respectable football, and in a sportsmanlike manner that has made us all proud. But what of the lessons we have learned? In regard to the team, I am hopeful that we learned several valuable ones that have and will make us better men. As a squad, we have had individuals learn that what we sometimes deserve most is deprived us. The Ward and Rockhurst games are examples. Why are we so depriv- ed? Is there a reason? Is the reason because one or more than one did not do his job in preparing, practicing or performing? That every person must answer for himself. Some- times we have to accept losses, not only in football, for the reason that things do hap- pen for the best for all of us. But again what have we gained? As a school we have proved that we could be down Qafter two losses! and rise again. It's easy for fans to follow a winning team, but -128- it is a different story when your favbrite team loses. How many of you would have been so enthusiastic at Ward field against Ward in the finale had we only won two and lost six? I hope all of you could answer positively. 1 Yes we as players, coaches, fans, had a tremendous opportunity to learn a valuable lesson this season after two straight open- ing losses, and you were all a part of this. I only wish more of you boys could have been a part of a wonderful team and sea- son. Many of you, I am sure would have been proud to run off the field at Ward with your heads high and proud of yourself and your team as I was. Perhaps many of you will wish to be a part of it next season. Do so if possible because fortunate is the per- son who has the opportunity of challenges to face but courageous indeed is the one who can accept and meet them. 604:11 Kyard

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X 'f Q. V1 X 51 I ff if 5 -1 . if ...... f, gi A , ii wi . Father Abbot, don't you believe someone should inform Brother Isi- dore that it is Advent? Bill Humphrey Unpopular Music Should Be Popular By Richard Koch There is one thing generally missing on radio today, and that is the highest type of music, classical music. I cannot say that jazz and the blues are not good forms of music, but I will say that they are not the best types of music. Classical music is the highest form of the art which can be attained. Not that music has to be old to be good but it must have certain qualities which are missing in modern music. The first quality is beauty, not beauty of rhythm, but beauty of expression. The second qual- ity is a lasting value, it must be capable of being ap- preciated for all ages. The third and last quality is a theme of deep meaning. Modern music is definitely lacking in the first qual- ity. The beauty of modern music depends upon rhythm and this is not the highest form of beauty. Classical music is greater than modern music in at least this one respect. Modern music appeals to the rhythmic and co-ordinative powers of man which are qualities of the body. Classical music however does not depend upon rhythm but on the expression of ideas, this expression is a quality of the soul of man is therefore the higher type of music. It depends upon the composer's ability to convey deep emotional feelings to the listener. As for the second quality, modern music must fail to achieve this lasting appreciation. Modern music is an expression of a progressive era is doomed by its founda- tion of progression, for music will advance away from our modern music, perhaps back to the classical form of music. As for the third quality, the deep theme, modern music often has such a theme in expressing the inner feelings of people but this expression lacks the force and clarity which is given in the powerful works of the classical field. If classical music is so great, why do not more people enjoy it, why don't we students like it? Perhaps the reason is that we are unacquainted with classical com- positions. This is a misfortune for everyone should have a chance to choose the type of music he likes best, and if a person hasn't been acquainted with clas- sical music, How can he appreciate it? The best way of acquiring an appreciation for clas- sical music is to listen to a great deal of it for one week or more without listening to rock-and-roll or any other form of modern music. After this period modern music will sound extremely shallow, the power of the classical music will overshadow any power which modern music may have had. After learning to enjoy classical music, a study of the compositions and their composers, of the ideas expressed by the music, will increase this enjoyment even more. President Makes S.C. Report This year we have tried more than ever before to make the Student Council the liason between the stu- dents and the faculty. We have tried to accomplish this through homeroom periods and through Student Council representatives. Many new ideas have been channeled through the homeroom periods to the Stu- dent Council and then to the faculty. Some of the ideas under consideration are: a student directory, the creation of new clubs, and a leisure time before and after lunch. However, let us remember that these ideas cannot be carried out unless complete cooperation of the en- tire student body is attained. It is very encouraging to know that at last all the schools of this area have made some progress in esta- blishing a city wide Student Council. Our student council is very proud to have played an all important role in this founding. It was through our efforts on December 12, 1961, that these schools were joined to- gether. We are confident something important will come of this meeting. We are also proud to announce our membership in the National Association of Student Councils. Our Stu- dent Council and student body will reap many bene- fits from this membership. Rich McGill, Student Council President STE-'m?L 2 ,,,, S THE MIEGIAN 'J Published every three weeks by the students of Bishop Miege High school, Mission, Kansas. Staff Co-editors ..,.. ..................... J ed Kee, Dan Furst News Editors. . . .......... Larry Alley, Dave Fortin Feature Editor .... ................ D on Bollard Sports Editor. . . .......................... .lohn Wheeler Photographers ..................,. Bill Humphrey, Dave Proffitt Editorial staff .................... Susan Roche, Rodney Vickery Typists .... Deanna Brown, Pam Blanchard, Dorothy Snyder, Theresa Ferkenhoff, Connie Armenia. Reporters .... Kathy Connor. Peggy Halloran, Kathy Walker. Kathy Johnson. Shirley Johnson, Dave Crawley. Mary Kobb, Patrice Krampff, Vicki Erickson, Mary Lu Doll. Paul Keenan, Kay Mork, Jackie Roehrig, Julie Dold. Vicki Koch, Julie Ladesic, Carol McAvoy, Larry Rouse, Elaine Hunter. 120