Chaminade College Preparatory School - Cardinal Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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' fulfe CHAMINADE COLLEGE ' CLAYTON, MISSOURI J it Q4yYoN +G, CHAMINADE COLLEGE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1956 No. 9 ARNIVAL TOMORROW Left to right: Mr. Klinedinsl. Bro. Callahan. Mr. I. Caianzcxro. Dr. R. G. Smith, Fr. Blume, Mr. I. Schreiber. Mr. L. I. Kerber. Tomorrow the results of much preparation and anticipation will be displayed in the lst annual Campus Carnival. The combined efforts of the Fathers', Club, Mothers' Club, and Alumni have produced such points of interest as the games and sale booths, a ferris wheel, merry-go-round, and later in the afternoon a Hot Roast Beef Dinner. Aside from this frolicking affair, the long awaited student dorm, Canning Hall, will be open for all those who have been inquisitively following the bui1ding's progress. Everyone is welcome, bring the entire family! Fr. Blume Honored This past summer, Father Louis Blume, president of Chaminade Col- lege, was elected by t-he Marianist Brother in the St. Louis Province to represent them at the election proceedings of their General Chap- ter. The Chapter convened early this August in Rome for the pur- pose of electing a new Superior General. Representatives from every Province of the Society of Mary were in attendance. Accord- ing to Father Blume, the many countries presented a good cross section of world conditions. The threat of Communism has lessened to some extent in Italy, although the people are still con- fused by offers of personal gain. Austria, while working hard to Tom Donahue STUDENT DORM instill a solid Catholic culture in its people, still fears the proximity of Russia. France has been hampered in its improvement by lack of credit. Germany ha.s made considerable economic progress and is optimis- tic in her outlook. Switzerland continues to follow the democratic way of living and improving. Before returning home, Father EX-PRESIDENT RETURNS In 1921, Bro. Sylvester Juergens had little idea that in thirty-five years, he would be returning to Chaminade after having served as Superior General. Few remember the Bro. Sylvester of 19213 fewer still remember him from 1914 when he first came to Chaminade as a Scholastic. Reverend Father Iuergens However, many St. Louisans do recall that Rev. Sylvester Juer- gens was Provincial of the St. Louis Province during the hectic war years, and, before that posi- tion, guided Chaminade College through the uncertain years of the depression. And now, after this long absence, we of Chaminade happily welcome him back. Ronnie Danna Blume enjoyed the distinct privi- lege of attending an audience with the Pope. His Holiness imparted the Papal blessing to the faculty, students, parents, alumni, and friends of Chaminade. S. Saller

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Tom Donahue and Steve Saller, eo- editors. The school paper is the students' mouthpiece, as well as the chronicle of student news and doings. And it is the sehool's archives where the account of great events is forever stored. Bearing these journalistic principles in mind, this ycar's staff -under the driving spirit of its de- voted and critical moderator, Bro. Tom Geiss,--has done a superlative job in maintaining the high caliber of C8zW editions. Their craftsmanship is evident in the issues that occupy the following pages of this annual. THE CA RDI- NAL staff is very grateful to the managers of the school paper for pennitting its issues to be included in the yearbook. We know, for eer- tain, how many hardships this en- tails editorially for the C8zW staff. Our thanks, therefore is Z1 gen- uine one to the following key men of the CSLW staff, gentlemen of the press every one of them: Bro. Tom, moderator, Steve Saller and Tom Donahue, co-editors, Herman Beetz, business managerg Lloyd Klinedinst, sports editor, John Boehm and John Daily, cartoonistsg and to a host of fine reporters. ..S3Q iN-fx v-v- .rv Bro. Tom Geiss, moderator -ini 514 s w .A - 1 5, . ,yxi pe ' X .

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Page Two CARDI NAL AND WH ITE October 5, l956 OUR LADY 0F THE PILLAR There e.rist, within our religion, many phenomena irith irhieh we are acquainted. Front these 671167- ges one irhieh is of particular in- terest to all men of t'haminade. I refer to the eireumstanees which led to the founding of Our Lady tif The Pillar. This beautiful shrine is loeated in Saragossa, Spain. The original shrine iras built by St. James The Apostle at the request of the Bless- ed Virgin, -who appeared to him as he was praying by the bank of the ldlbro. Nt..lames, in aeeordanec with the command to Go and teaeh ye all nations, had come to Spain for the e.rpress purpose of eonoerting the Spaniards to Catholicism. Dis- eouraged by his lack of success, James sought the aid of the Bless- ed Virgin. As he was in prayer, the Mother of God appeared to him, standing on a marble pillar sup- ported by a ehoir of angels. Mary told him. that he would succeed and that the Spanish would remain true to the Faith for all time. She then instructed St. James to build a shrine on the bank of the Elbro. After her departure the marble pillar remained as a tribute to her appearance. lt was at this particular shrine that l ather tfhaminade reeeined the inspiration to found the Socie- ty of Mary. The Noeicty in turn. established the sa-hools iehwielz bear his name. A valuable moral may be drairn from this phenomenon. Mary. medi- atri.r between God and man., eon- sequently a powerful ally in our quest for eternal salvation, will eonze to our aid when difficulties arise if we foster a devotion to her. Steve Salter PARE N TS! Watch for the new report cards! Furnished by the I.B.M. Company, the cards have accumulative infor- mation so that you can estimate your boy's progress as the year ad- vances. For the teacher, the sys- tem provides valuable statistical data to indicate your son's progress in all his courses. Saragossa Shrine Ad Altare Dei Acolythical, you say? That's enough to frighten anyone away- but, Father Willis doesn't want to frighten you away, so he calls it the Server's Club. Revised last year from years of sleep, and affiliated with the Knights of the Altar, the Club had splendid success in in- structing some forty-six students how to serve the Mass and Bene- diction. Of those forty-six, sixteen received special awards for their devotedness: and live seniors mer- ited the Honor Guard Pin, a trib- ute to their particular generosity and care in serving the Holy Sacri- fice of the Mass. Want to join? Drop in and see Father Willis. Retreat Coming High school students are in for a terrific spiritual shake-down, when Father Stanley Kusman puts in his appearance here on Norem- ber 7th, Nth and 9th to eonduet the annual retreat e.rereises. The dynamic Fr. Stanley. deeor- ated iaith the Silver Star for bury- ing the dead on the battle field of Salerno in the lVorld lVar has a ieide reputation for his inspiration- al retreats and missions. Friendly. lucid, ieise, he knows the ailments: the remedies are yours - for the taking. but he doesn't eoddle his patients. Wait and see. Bond Makes Debut The Chaminade Band is now in full tune, looking forward to an- other distinguished year under the leadership of conductor Kenneth Scheibal. In early September, the band elected Gilbert Settlege as president and assistant conductor: Paul Knese as vice-presi-dentg For- rest Murphy as secretary: Bob Hellrung as business manager, and John Dailey as librarian. Their first appearance - the football rally - was carried out with a more than usual degree of success. Other appearances of our band this year included the Mid- America Jubilee, and will include the Annual Winter Concert on De- cember 2, the Spring Concert on March 3, and the Mothers' Concert on May 5. In these and other ap- pearances, we wish them the best of success. Barry McCormick School Year Begins With Student Mass