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

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A.s we trace the progress of our world, we realize the extent of our With Marianists sodalists DFGSGIH Page Two CARDINAL AND WHITE November 2l, 1956 Let Us Give Thanks Each year we find additional reason to acknowledge God's goodness to us and the special day set aside for this purpose-Thanksgiving. His goodness to us is apparent in the endless supplies of our fertile earth, in the animals. the fish, the fruits. and the vegetables. Give us this day our daily bread we pray to Him, and the countless waving wheatfields of our farmlands are His answer. Many Thanksgiving days have passed into memory. Each one was an occasion for some human emotion-for gladness or sorrow-for love or hate-for hope or despair. Men have spent this day happily in the warm circle of families and loved ones, in the calm and content of orderly, peaceful lives, and they have passed its hours in pain-Jin the thunder of wars and in the unrest of troubled times. Thanksgiving has been erpressed in all ways by the human heart-and God never ceases or tires of listening to His children's declarations of gratitude. debt to God. Each year, beginning with the first our fore-fathers braved hardship and danger in a the wondrous hand of God in our accomplishments. lu.rury of modern living, made possible by the work has shown the way to provide comfort and ease for Thanksgiving when new world, we see Today we know the of those whom God the millions of His children. This Thanksgiving finds us with a greater debt to God-for peace and prosperity-for progress and development. Let us recognize the purpose of this day, and this His many blessing. year, by giving thanks to God for LATIN CLUB Under the able direction of Fa- ther Walter Golatka, the Chami- made Latin Club, which is affiliated with the Junior Classical League, began its fifth year. The first meet- ing of the club was held on Oct. 9, 1956. The freshmen, sophomores and junior members of last year attended and held election of offi- cers. The new oflicers are: Alan Hamilton, presidentg Richard Ca- hill, vice-presidentg George Volk, secretaryg and William Saffa, treas- urer. All the new otlicers are sen- iors and students of fourth year Latin. The club operates under the general charter granted by the JCL. Requirements for membership are: the studying of Latin Cany yearj, maintaining an average of 80fZ, in Latin, and an interest in the culture of the old Greeks and Romans. Freshmen who are taking Latin became eligible for member- ship after the first term grades had been issued. During the year, the members of the club have a chance to partici- pate in many interesting events. Two of these are the Missouri State Convention of all J-CL affili- ates, and the National Convention. New Monstrance Concert Coming Our Chaminade concert band, last featured at the Mid-America Jubilee on September 26, will pre- sent their regular winter concert on Dec. 2, at 8:15 p. m., at Chami- nade Gymnasium, according to Mr. Kenneth Schiebal, director. The band is shaping up well and promises to become one of Chami- nade's outstanding musical aggre- gations. The members are working toward the possibility of an ap- pearance at the National Catholic Music Educators' Association Con- vention whioh will be held here next May, Mr. Schiebal said. SODALITY CONVENTION His Excellency, Bishop Floyd L. Begin, Auxiliary Bishop of Cleve- land: the Reverend John C. Dick- son, S.M.g and the Reverend Jos- eph A. Sommer, S.J., will be the honored guests and principal speak- ers for the National Marianist So- dality Convention to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, at St. Joseph's High School, November 28, 24, 25, 1956. The convention is being or- ganized under the direction of the Reverend Joseph Schielein, S.M., moderator of the school sodality. from schools in New York, Cincin- nati, Texas, St. Louis, Brooklyn, Milwaukee, Dayton, Pittsburgh, and Covington, the Reverend John G. Dickson, S.M., Ph.Dd., Director of the Marianist Sodality Secretariate, with headquarters in Dayton, Ohio, will present the keynote at the opening session convention, Friday, No- 23. Father Dickson will the theme of the conven- address oi the vember present tion: Studies Now - For a Pre- pared Future. Tfhe Reverend Joseph A. Som- mer, S.J., nationally known through his successful work with teen-agers on THE QUEEN'S WORK, and author of, Sodality, Challenge to Teen-Agere 119531 and Teen-Ager Sodality Apostolate Q1954J, will provide the highlights of Satur- day's sessions with his address scheduled for the late afternoon. Also on the program for that day are main addresses by outstanding sodalists throughout the country on such topics as: The Meaning of Vocation, The Present Respon- sibility of Studying in View of 0ne's Vocation. Sunday morning will see the close of the convention and His Excellency, Floyd L. Begin, himself a graduate of the Marianists in Cleveland, 'Cathedral Latin School, and now Auxiliary of the Diocese, will preach the sermon at the Sol- emn High Mass, scheduled for 10:30 a. m. Reverend Aloysius Be- del, S.M., Principal of St. Joseph's, will celebrate the Mass in the presence of more than one hun- dred and fifty sodalists and moder- ators who are expected for the con- vention.

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Julie yi C q N Wrox 6+ QQ CHAMINADE COLLEGE 3 f A CLAYTON, MISSOURI J L C' +0 CHAMINADE COLLEGE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1956 'No. 2 etreat loses Tod The world, the flesh and the devil took a trouncing the first three days of this week, when Chaminade men abandoned their textbooks for prayer books and proceeded to the serious business of their annual retreat. Chaminade became a literal powerhouse of prayer as the stu- dent body was seen throughout the days contemplating their spir- itual welfare and observing an admirable silence. The reading program established in many of the holnerooins was, most cer- tainly, a tremendous source of inspiration. Father Kramer, this year's re- treatmaster, is a well-known fig- ure around Chaminade. From du- ties as a junior religion and sophomore Latin teacher here, Father went on to assume respon- sibilities as assistant pastor of Our Lady of the Pillar Parish. lt was in this year of transition, 1952, that Father Kramer preached his first Chaminade retreat. Chaminade students wish to ex- press their gratitude to Father for an informative, inspirational retreat and to welcome him back as their retreat master. C. C. Honor Guard Chaminade students joined with Christian Brothers' College stu- dents o11 the eve of Catholic Youth Week, Oct. 28-Nov. 4, to aid Archbishop Ritter in the form of Catholic Honor Guards. Schools from the entire St. Louis area were in attendance. Both Bishop Helmsing and Archbishop Ritter spoke on youth and the effect they will wrought on the future of the world. BANQUET A SUCCESS Among the social highlights of the Chaminade year, the annual Father's and Sons' Banquet is one of the most cherished. This year the banquet was the largest ever recorded with 525 in attendance. The fathers and sons enjoyed a delectable Steak Francisco supplemented by other choice courses and eaten to the delightful strains of dinner music. Following the dinner, Dr. Russel G. Smith heartily welcomed all present at this 19th annual banquet. The toastmaster, John P. Ossenfort, was very wittingly disposed to act as such and einceed a very success- ful program. Father Blume was then introduced and expressed his appreciation for the fine Chaminade spirit displayed in the large at- tendance. Honorable .lohn K. Regan, the guest speaker, delivered a most eloquent and interesting address concerning the individual's responsibi- lity, as a citizen of our country and more specifically of our state and city, to serve devotedly on jury duty if ever requested to do so. Then came the entertainment, consisting of three novelty acts. The first act featured the art of prestidigitation. Next, a talented ventrilo- quist portrayed two not untypical characters, Clem and Soldier Boy. Finally a magical fountain act was enacted till the younger boys were saturated with fountain drinks, topped with the Atomic Soda. The evening was climaxed with the distribution of two dozen base- balls as attendance prizes. Father J. Willis Langlinais concluded the banquet and festivities with the Thanksgiving after meals.

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November 21, 1956 CARDINAL AND WHITE Page Three FACULTY RESIDENCE NEARS COMPLETION Present construction schedules call for the com- pletion of Cha1ninade's new Faculty Building early in December. Designed to meet the specific needs of faculty members, the new addition will house 45 priests and brothers and will include a library and conference room. The building is of contemporary design and is constructed of dull-toned red brick. It is arranged as a quadrangle with the central portion a closed in patio. This area is expected to afford a lounging spot for the Brothers in their leisure time, when the weather permits. Many compliments have been paid to the archi- tect's design of the structure, which features a two-story main building with one-story wings. Tall, narrow windows add a graceful note to the build- ing. Students and particularly the faculty are anti- cipating the completion of this handsome addition to Chaminade's campus. CATHOLIC AUTHOR GUEST HERE On November seventh the moon-time campus was the scene of an abnormal amount of activity. The gym and campus were graced with the presence of many Chaminade mothers. Seniors were observed in Sunday Iinery, awaiting the designated hour. All this was in prepara- tion for a talk by Lucille Hasley, who graciously consented to appear as speaker for the Mother's Club. Mrs. Hasley, as you may know, is the author of the two fine Catholic author books: Reproachfully Yours: and The Mouse Hunters. As the Crown Edition of Catholic Authors states, Students find Lucille Hasley gay, lively, humorousg also feisty, puzzling, pernickety. True as this is, the Chaminade seniors found her more gay, lively and -humorous than feisty, puzzling, persnickety. But under the humor is the solid base of Catholic ideas. Her writing has been referred to as a wedge of Catholicism, her gay humorous tech- nique carrying her ideas deep into the readers' minds. As the atmos- phere of the gathering lightened, and the laughter flowed more freely, Mrs. Hasley hit harder and harder with her ideas. She stressed the need for realization in the world that the greatest grace comes from offering up the everyday things to Godg from accepting God's will rather than deliberately picking a way of sanctity and presenting it to God. Explaining that Catholicism ineed not be dry and dusty, she con- tinued to entertain all present for a seemingly very short forty-five minutes. After the seniors-enjoying their role as interlopers to the Mothers' Club function-left, the ladies had refreshments and Mrs. Hasley auto- graphed copies of her books. The afternoon proved interesting and enjoy- able to both the mothers and the seniors, as must all such talks by this interesting and humorous author, Lucille Hasley.