Campion Jesuit High School - Knight Yearbook (Prairie du Chien, WI)

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Classicists Mr. John W. Wambach, S.J., and Mr. Robert P. Hart, S.J., feign interest as Mr. Thomas G. Ryan, S.J., sells them the value of Spanish. These senior division scholastics comprise the upper-class language de- partment. Mr. Wambach teaches freshman and senior Latin and junior Greek. The seniors study Latin, Greek, and Sociology under Mr. Hat ' t. Mr. Ryan teaches Spanish to the juniors and seniors. Classicai and The underclass Latin department: Rev. Floyd A. Brey, S.J., Mr. Greg F. Lucey, S.J., Rev. Car! E. Zachman, S.J., Mr. Timothy J. Howard, S.J., and Rev. Joseph W. Poee- kes S.J. These sober gentlemen spend their year cram- ming Latin into the underclassmen. A nevs comer, Fr. Brey drills the freshmen in vocabulary and grammar. Scholastic Mr. Lucey, a Campion grad of a few years back, tries the other side of the desk on the sophomores. Fr. Zachman, the grand old man of the classics, makes freshman Latin vital and counsels juniors. Mr. Hov ard, who spends his free time directing the campus radio station, tries to make Caesar and Cicero tolerable to his sophomores and juniors. Father Poeckes, a former senior div. scholastic at Campion and present director of the Testing Program and the Diagnostic and Remedial Reading Department, teaches sophomore Latin. 20

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Rev. James V. O ' Connor, S.J., Ass ' t. Principal The meanest man alive— that ' s some students ' view of the Dean of Discipline, His duty is to maintain or- der and mold character in impulsive teen-agers— a duty which demands unceasing vigilance and oc- casional penal action. Actually, it takes real love to punish, and deep down the students realize it. Rev. Frank J. Carey, S.J. Remember your first contact with Campion? Chances are Fr. Carey dropped in and told you a story— a story about you, life, and Campion. Most of the year he trav- els the Mid-Vi est recruiting students, showing films of Campion, and giving entrance exams. He is also Alumni Director. gimng back a wnan Rev. Paul J. Murphy, S.J. and Rev. Eugene E. Zimmerman, S.J., inspect blueprints of new residence hall. Both priests spent long hours on the building committee. As treasurer, Fr. AAurphy handles tuition accounts, students ' spending money, and ar- ranges for transportation to and from school. Fr. Zimmerman gener- ates quiet efficiency and friendliness as superintendent of grounds and buildings and minister of the Jesuit community. He also oversees all workmen, buys the food, and se- lects the weekly films. 19

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The Campion English Department, upperclassmen di- vision: Rev. Robert H. Millmann, S.J., points out illus- trated explanation of how to use the library to critical confreres. Rev. Jerome E. Breunig, S.J., Rev. Joseph F. Eagan, S.J., and Rev. Edward S. Sthokal, S.J. Fr. Mill- mann teaches junior English, moderates the school paper, and tirelessly sends news releases on all Cam- pion activities as Publicity Director. Fr. Breunig teaches lunior English and freshman Religion as well as coach- ing freshman debate. The seniors are all familiar with Fr. Eagan, who tutors them in English and Religion, guides the yearbook ' s fortunes, counsels seniors, and coordinates the Campion sodalities. Fr. Sthokal taught senior English and Religion and counselled seniors un- til departing at the semester to begin retreat work at the Jesuit Retreat House in St. Paul. modern languages forwn scholastic fonndalion Language, the use of words, is the essential tool of think- ing and of self-expression, oral or written, and the key to the wisdom and enjoyment of past ages. All Campion students take four years of English grammar, composition, and literature and two years of La- tin; the classical course takes four years of Latin and two years of Greek while others take four years of Latin with- out Greek or merely two years of Spanish. Underclass English teachers. Rev. David W. Brehm, S.J., Mr. David D. Schmidt, S.J., Mr. Theodore J. Rynes, S.J., and Mr. Mathlas G. Martens, S.J., ponder the art of sentence diagramming. These are the men who lay the ground-work of a successful high school education. Fr. Brehm teaches sophomore English and Religion and directs the choir. Mr. Schmidt, head prefect of junior division, teaches freshman English and moderates freshman Sodality. The sophomores learn the skills of analy- sis, composition, and public speaking in English and Speech classes un- der Mr. Rynes. The whole school feels his influence as dining hall pre- fect. Mr. Martens, junior division prefect, exercises pedagogical skill in his freshman English classes. 21