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

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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.

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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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Page Four CARDINAL AND WHITE November 21, 1956 THE 00MFOIlTS 0F GHAMINAIIE Study Leisure and Study Leisure INTRODUCING YOUR FACULTY Brother Callahan awp BROTHER WILLIAM CALLA- HAN, who, due to his long stay at Chaminade, has been named Mr, Chaminade, is connected to all the school activities, from basketball to English grammar. Brother Cal known for his pleasant smile and congeniality, graduated from St. Mary's Univer- sity, Texas, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He received his Mas- terate in Literature some years later at St. Louis University. There are very few who do not know Brother Callahan, but per- haps there are some who do not know the many activities with which he is connected - Athletic Director, coach of the basketball team, Camp Director, moderator of the Fathers' Club, and vice-presi- dent of the College are but a few. Brother Callahan's entire life exemplifies a persistence to his vo- cation and we know that he de- serves credit for much of the honor bestowed on Chaminade. Father Canning Chaminade's new student resi- dence hall will bear the name of Father James Canning, 85-year-old priest and favorite of students, par- ents and faculty during his long stay at Chaminade. Born at Patterson, N. J., Father Canning attended St. Mary's Col- lege, now Dayton University and pursued his studies at Besancon, France. He taught in France and Monaco and also at Dayton after his return to the States, where he was ordained in 1902. Following his ordination, he was stationed at St. Louis College, now St. Mary's University, as Chaplain. He became president in 1914. Fa- ther Canning likes to tell of his hiring a young West Point gradu- ate as football coach. The young man served for only a year before leaving for service in the first World War and an outstanding military career which ended when Father Canni-ng's coach, Dwight David Eisenhower, was -elected President of the United States. After his service at San Antonio, Father Canning was transferred to Chaminade, which has been his home ever since. Until 1944 he was Chaplain for Villa Duchesne, our neighboring girls' school. His gentle manner and sweet disposition has endeared him to everyone at Chaminade through the years and it is fitting that the new student residence, to be known as Canning Hall, will be a tribute to his memory. Brother Klein BROTHER JOHN KLEIN joined the Chaminade faculty in August of 1953, after terminating a suc- cessful stay at St. Joseph's School in Victoria, Texas. Bro. John attended the Univer- sity of Dayton and graduated with a Bachelor or Science in Education degree. Taking hold of the sixth grade reigns, Bro. John introduced his particular method of teaching the 3 R's . He has also molded his young students into voracious read- ers of History and Biography. His classroom exhibits and illus- trations include tropical fish, a sha- dow box for Our Lady, Judas bags for the missions, and a host of various other aids to learning. This particular technique of teach- ing provides the interest so neces- sary for a well-rounded education. Bro. John Klein is a man who truly understands the approach to successful teaching. Ask fhis class -they'll tell you so.