Cathedral High School - Crusader Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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t ° l 1 First Row: Rich Blaes, Wayne Mertens, Dick Dollus, Cliff Laquet, Jim Monken, Roger Gansmann, Sam Kocurek, Jim Fenoughty. Second Row: Bill Thebus, Chuck Nowotny, Ben Rice, Jim Gedda, Bill Gaul, Wally Drone, Hank Haas, Norm Meder. Third Row: Wally Amann, Don Huber, Bob Sax, Bill Biekert, Rich Arnold, John Fournie, Gene Sutton, John McAteer. Fourth Row: Bill Siekmann, Roger Reno, Syl Rensing, Wayne Lanter, Pat Yoxall, Bob Dollus, Wayne Knapp, Ed Haverman, Wayne Pflugmacher, Al Bauer, Bruce Tillotson, John Schmidt, Tom Budde, Fred Rensing, Dave Junker, Rich Gundlach, and Bob Sprinz. After the Chaminade game on January 30, the annual “C” Mens Night was held. Manv of the J alumni were present as their thoughts strayed back to the time they played for Cathe¬ dral. The members of the club furnished the food by means of a pot luck. The food was served by some of the mothers. It proved to be a very interesting and enter¬ taining evening.

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COUNCIL MEMBERS: Fred Rensing, president; Jim Gedda, vice-president; Bill Gaul, treasurer; Rita Koehr, secretary; Dot Poniske, Jeanie McGrow, Mary Ann Meyer, Al Bauer, Frances Hoffman, Betty Badgley, Pat Yoxall, Wally Amann, Bobby McBride, Tom Budde, Alice Reis and Helen Zinck. The Belleville Catholic Youth Guild has now completed one of its most successful years. It has been in existence for the past four years. It has given the Belleville Cath¬ olic Youth g(X) d Catholic entertainment and recreation. The B.C.Y.G. consists of four representatives of each parish in Belleville, two hovs and two girls who are chosen by their parish. These hovs and girls must be from Cathedral and Notre Dame. The aim of the organization is to provide wholesome Christian entertainment for the young people of the area. This aim is achieved by sponsoring numerous and varied types of entertainment including dances, skating parties, picnics, and discussions. The outstanding activities of the club are the Easter Dance, at w hich the all Catholic Bov and Girl and Easter King and Queen are elected, and the One Act Play contest. This spirited organization is under the OtofOtUfyi+Uj, care of Father Kuhl who is assistant pastor at St. Peter’s Cathedral. Father’s interest in Belleville youth prompts him to devote most of his time planning and promoting the dif¬ ferent a ctivities so as to give the wholesome recreation for the Catholic teen-agers. Father Kuhl through his most untiring efforts has won for himself the title of the “Don Bosco oi Belleville.” At the completion of its fourth successful year the B.C.Y.G. plans for the future well being of the Catholic youth of the area. Rev. Urban Kuhl

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QUEEN’S COURT: Pat Wiesen, Norm Allen, Helen Mae Zinck, Fred Rensing, co-capt. Bill Gaul, Queen Bobbie McBride, co-capt. Gene Sutton, Jim Gedda, Marion Kassebaum, Wayne Knapp, and Dot Poniske. Giow-tUny oul loyalty On the night of November 22, 1950, one dav before Thanksgiving, the seventh annual football dance of Cathedral I ligh became the highlight of the week and the talk ol the town. The dance, sponsored by the Letter- men’s Club, was the first of a long succession ol similar social events held at the Cathedral gym on South Third Street. With festivities scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m., the crowd started coming slowly at first. At about 8:15 the tempo began to increase, and by 8:30 the boys and girls started pouring in en masse. The crowd soon swelled into one of the largest gatherings ever attending at a football dance. 1 his was particularly evident Irom the lact that so many votes were cast lor the football queen. Finally, at about 10:15, the dancing came to a halt, and the four Maids of 1 lonor were announced to the crowd. I hey were: Dorothy Poniske and her escort, Wayne Knapp; Pat Wiesen and her escort, Norm Allen; Helen Mae Zinck and her escort, Fred Rensing; and Marian Kassebaum and her escort, Jim Gedda. And then, wi th all eyes glued on the rear door, Queen Bobbie McBride made her grand entrance with escorts Bill Gaul and Gene Sutton, co-cap¬ tains of the football team. Miss McBride continues the reign ol Irish queens, succeeding Jackie McClane and her sister, Bobbie McClane, who also attended this year’s dance. Approximately at 11:30, the activities came to an all-too-abrupt finish. But from the satisfied smiles seen everywhere, it was evident that the dance had been a big success. 18