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

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The military department, Capt. Lewis E. Alexander, M Sgt. Edward P. Zenz, M Sgt. Theodore F. Ziegler, and M Sgt. Paul A. Pinard pose before classroom topographi- cal map. Capt. Alexander, the top military brass at Campion, teaches seniors weapons and tactics. Sgt. Zenz is in charge of the armory. Sophomores learn army history and customs and first aid from drill ' earn director Sgt. Ziegler, while Sgt. Pinard teaches juniors map reading and tactics and coaches the rifle team. Scientists, Rev. John M. Scott, S.J., and Mr. Joseph E. Lally, S.J., display their paraphen- alia. Fr. Scott, prolific writer and author of Wonderland, essays on physics, teaches jun- iors physics. Mr. Lally teaches seniors chem- istry and rules senior div as head prefect. AU ' iwnportant religion The truly educated man must know the laws of physical universe, learn the lessons of history, be aware of society ' s problems today, and grasp the essential meaning of life itself. To this end, the Cam- pion student studies physics and chemistry; intro- ductory a nd advanced algebra, plane and solid geom- etry, and trigonometry ; American, world, and Eur- opean history; sociology, economics, and military science and tactics. Integrating all these subjects is religion, the study of God and His Church, which Campion men pursue four periods weekly. Mathematicians, Mr. Ralph F. Dublinski, S.J., Mr. Frank J. Moynihan, S.J., Rev. Howard E. Kalb, S.J., and Rev. John A. Wiggins, S.J. relax a moment after class. Mr. Dublinski teaches geometry to the sophomores, prefects junior division, and moderates freshman sodality. Cam- pion alley residents as well as sophomore geometry and freshman algebra class members enjoy the distinc- tive humor of Mr. Moynihan. Fr. Kalb teaches junior al- gebra and senior religion and moderates the student council besides organizing class parties and flooding skating rinks. Fr. Wiggins, junior sodality moderator, in- troduces four freshman classes to algebra. 22

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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

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sciences history fill out desuit curriculutn Youthful religion department teachers. Rev. Daniel J. Higgins, S.J., and Rev. Edward J. McCarthy, S.J., listen to department head, Rev. Norbert C. Eberhardt, S.J.» comment on origin of Jesuit Order. Fr. Higgins teaches sophomore religion and speech and moderates the Masquers. Freshmen and seniors are guided in religion by Fr. McCarthy, v ' ho also directs Campion sports ' for- tunes as Athletic Director. Fr. Eberhardt teaches all of junior religion and reigns as baron of Marquette Hall. These men are the most important teachers at Campion. Five eminent historians, Mr. R. Thomas Golden, S.J., Mr. James O. Peterson, Rev. Frank J. Aspenleiter, S.J., Rev. Walter H. Halloran, S.J., and Rev. Thomas A. Hoffman, S.J., pose before sketch of the vanishing American Buffalo. Mr. Golden teaches sophomore history and prefects junior division. Coach Peterson makes history live for the juniors and avi ' akens seniors to life ' s realities in economics class. Fr. Aspenleiter drills freshmen in vs orld history from his ovi n popular text. Western Civilization. He also teaches freshman religion. Fr. Halloran teaches sophomore history and religion and helps Mr. Peterson in coaching. Fr. Hoffman, a nevi comer this year who has taken over as dean of Campion Hall and as moderator of speech activities, teaches fresh- man history and Latin. 23