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

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gb! C q s 4Yr0u fullle -P Ofc, CHAMINADE COLLEGE 6 ' ' CLAYTON, MISSOURI Q oc' CHAMINADE COLLEGE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1956 Number 3 ectee Un Zadie 701 Wea Cf Qoocf Happy Jlerchanfs Day.' Happy JIerchant's Day is the greeting irhieh should be said at Christmas time. because that is all it really is now. It is a time for merchants to make a good profit. Unee it was a- time set apart to celebrate the Birth of Christ. Once it was a celebration of the greatest thing that has happened in the history of the irorld. the birth of God as man, the birth of the Savior of the ieorld. The department stores have prepared for Christ- mas. They hare put up Santa Claus and his rein- deer. Yes, now Santa Claus is associated with Christ- mas - not Christ. Whose birthday it is. Wliy.' I ean't imagine. On my birthday I don't celebrate my sister's. VVhy. then. do people speak of Santa on Christ's birthday? For another thing, parents teach their children of Santa. lVhat about the birth of Christ? Do they tell them of this beautiful part of history? Do they teach them of the birth of Jesus in a stable? They don't tell the children. about how Christ was born. iaith no one to ioeleome Him - no one to welcome the Messiah, Whom the world has been waiting for. No. they teach them of Santa Claus and his reindeer. How about the Christmas cards? You don't see many real Christmas cards. You see cards with snowmen and reindeer, with ,dreplaees and puppies, but what hare they to do iaith Christmas? Yes. Christmas has really gotten a new signifi- C!l7lC6. Now it is a time for merchants to profit. But we can still do something about it. We can all try to keep Christ in Christmas. Give Catholic Christmas cards. On Christmas make it a day for your whole family to go to Mass two or three times and receive Holy Communion. After all, whose birth- IHHIEHIIUN HHY 011 January 27th, there will be an open house for the new Canning Hall and the recently completed faculty building. The highlight of the afternoon will be the dedication ceremony of these new attractions on our campus at 3:30 P.M. The guest of honor will be the Most Reverend Joseph E. Ritter. Archbishop of St. Louis. The president and ex- presidents. including Rev. Louis J. Blume, S.M.g Rev. Lawrence Jordan, S.M.g Rev. Richard Brand. S.M.g Rev. Valentine Braun, S.M.g Rev. Sylvester Juergens. S.M.: and Rev. Walter Golatka, S.M., will be other dignitaries of the after- noon. Also the presidents of the Alumni, Fathers' Club, Mothers' Club and Student 'Council will be on hand. The ceremony will be comineuced by the Chaminade Baud. followed by a talk given day is it, Christ's or Santa Claus's? by the Rev. J. Glennon McCarty, S.M., Provincial Superior of the Brothers of Mary. Following the dedication, a tour and inspection of the new build- ing will take place. The afternoon will be closed by a tea in the par- lor of the new faculty building. The colorful event will be just another milestone in the progress of Chaminade. We hope to see all of you on this gala afternoon.

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Page Eight CARDINAL AND WH ITE November 21, 1956 AROUND OUR SCHOOL The photography department of C. C. has extended its personnel with the addition of Jerry Murphy, James Bryon IJeLisle, and Clarence Clingcrt as lab technicians. It if lk Does anyone have a spare motor- cycle mufller for Volk? if lk lk How would you like to win a scholarship or maybe SSO? 1 ll if To learn too late too much to know To learn the ways the world must I-'20. And then to work the words and so To say the things they should know. Senior English lk if lk If you would like to win the scholarship or money, contact Bro. Eugene for your entry to the Sci- ence Fair. Ill lk if lbid Joe thc rcf at the Burroughs game? Murphy purposely clip 4 ll it It is heard say that Tom Ilona- huc plans to take up undertaking. IK It if Our bid for the American of the month is Bill Bellamy, every morning hc raises the flag. il ll ik As we gaze farther back into the month, we wonder if Bobby llurbin ever dunked his sister again. 1 li -a The results from homecoming are as follows: Best Float-Junior B. Best Car-Tony Kinke. Best At- tendance-Senior B. 5144! CO-EDITORS: Thomas Donahue, Steve Saller SPORTS EDITOR: Lloyd Klinedinst CIRCULATION: Herman Beetz PHOTOGRAPHY: Ierry Hughes REPORTERS: B. Hamilton, A. Hamilton, G. Volk, H. Hellrunq, F. Murphy, M. Tue-th, B. McCormick, W. Safia, I. Paul, K. Bland, I .Owen, I. Sand- ers, P. Hancock. Father Golatka: What's the Latin word for wine? Frank Brady: Vinum, Father Golatka: Correct: now decline it. Brady: Father, I always do. Carmody: Where would the devil go if he lost his tail? Pete Knese: To tcensoredlf' Carmody: No, to 9055 that's where they retail spirits. Roses are red, Violets are blue, So who's a horticulturist? Evolution: The development of man from monkey, which some people forgot to make. Steve Brady: I hardly know what to do with my week-end out here, Brother. Brother Joe: Why not just put a hat on it. Oratory-the art of making deep noises from the chest sound like important messages from brain. Punctualityfthe art of guess- ing correctly how late the other party is going to be. There is nothing wrong with the younger generation that the older generation didn't outgrow. It is better to be a square than to travel in the wrong circles. Pretty soft, said the fresh- man, as he scratched his head. IUNIOR A FLOAT THE BON-FIRE HOMECOMING WEEK Those who attended our annual Homecoming this year pronounced it an outstanding event, stating that they 'had never before encoun- tered the spirit and enthusiasm which pervaded the activities. These comments are a tribute to careful preparations, which includ- ed noon recess pep rallies during the week of Oct. 14-20th and culmi- nated Friday, Oct. 19th. A good sized crowd was present at the ral- ly, many of whom enjoyed dancing and refreshments in the gym after- wards. Float committees from several home rooms put forth considerable effort on car and truck decorations, and Saturday's judging gave first place to Junior B, with Senior B second. Tony Kinke, a boarder from Alton, Illinois, was awarded the trophy for the best decorated car. At 2:30 p.1n. on Saturday, Cha- n1inade's football team provided the perfect climax to Homecoming Week, when they took the field to beat Coyle by a score of 13-7 in a tight, well-played game. fContinued from Page 73 trated a powerful Cathed1'a1 squad. On October 13, a most powerful Assumption team was faced. Here the smooth and calm mind of Q.B. Carmody in mixing the plays proved to be the leading factor. Some highlights of the game were: a double reverse pass from Brangle to Hartung, good for 72 ydsg also a fullback keep via Pete Knese, which accounted for a 35-yard TD. Final score: Chaminade, 133 As- sumption, 6. St. Mary's played host to Chami- nade on Oct. 20. The 21-6 victory was hard fought and well earned, with brilliant defensive work and hard running by Pete Knese, the deciding factor. On October 27th, the C-team was again victorious as they defeated McBride, 20-14. Hartung and Knese starred as they scored all the points between them.

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Page Two CARDINAL AND WHITE December Zl, 1955 CHRISTMAS AT CHAMINADE The Senior Sodality, in co-operation with the entire school body, has instigated a new project at Chaminade. It is hoped that the Sodalists have set a precedent which will be expressed, in this par- ticular season, by future sodalists and men of Chaminade. Each facet of the Chaminade Sodality was to conceive and pro- mote an effective means whereby Christ would gain His rightful recog- nition as the source and purpose of Christmas. An outdoor Nativity scene was the Senior Sodality's answer. Charles Brown, who was in charge of the project, met with Father Blume to discuss the financial aspects of the project. It was decided that a collection be taken from the students and the resultant money used for any expenses incurred. The total cost of the display was ninety dollars. On Saturday, December 15, Brown, Dempsey, Danna, F. Brady, Cahill, Leonard, the Hughes, McCarthy, and several other seniors, under the direction of Bros. Klapp and Meyer, commenced construction of the crib scene. While the statues for the scene were purchased. it is to the credit of these Chaminade men that the stable and other appurtenances were made. Boarders Spend Christmas Al' Home As we all know, Chaminade has students from all over the United States and even foreign countries. This year there will be no stu- dents remaining at school over the Christmas holidays. Most of them will go home twhile others will visit relativesl. Home, for some boarders, is as far away as Michigan, whereas others live as close as Festus, Mo. There is a great variety of cities and towns represented by 'Chaminade board- ers such as: Potosi, Mo., Alton, Ill., St. Genevieve, Mo., Madrid, Ill., Portageville, Mo., Mashegan. Mich., Dayton, Ohio, Wiekliffe, Ky., Jonesboro, Ark., Bondurant, Iowa, and Jefferson City, Mo., In addition to these, there are many more, too numerous to men- tion. Besides representatives from many U. S. cities. Chaminade also has boys from foreign countries such as: Puerto Rico and Hong Kong, China. MARY'S CONCEPTION: PU REST Un llf'1'!?7Il.IlP7' the eighth, we once again celebrated the anniversary of the 1I7'0f'lU'lPldfl0'lt, of one of the greatest dogntas in our faith, the Feast of the Immaculate Uoncep- tion of the Blessed Virgin. This date marks the beginning of the Marian Cycle of an ecclesiastical year, that is a circular path of Mary's feasts. First among Mary's titles is that of the Immaculate Conception. By this is 'meant that Mary. who was .selected from all women to be God's own mother, was granted the singular privilege of being con- ceived free from the stain of origi- nal sin.. Of all women, of all crea- tures of God, she alone was spot- less. Because Mary was never inclined to sin, and was always free from it, she is often pictured crushing the serpent under the heel of her foot. This is a vivid representation of the position, in which God placed OF THE PURE her, wishing to have the most per- fect of creatures and most power- ful of human, beings so closely associated with the birth of His son. Her knowledge of God was so clear and her will to keep the com- mandments so strong that she nerer committed sin. Thus we men of Chaminade and sons of Mary should give great honor to her on this. the feast of one of her greatest privilege. NEED MET Again this year the senior so- dality is sponsoring the Food and Bundle Drive. However, there are several new features. A goal of at least ten cans of food per student has been agreed upon, secondly, these canned foods will be packed by the seniors and personally dis- tributed to the homes of certain needy families today, the 21st. Instead of collecting all types of clothing, the Bundle Drive is asking only for boys' and men's clothing, since the bundles of clothing are to be sent to a boys' orphanage in the Philippine Is- lands. The dire need of this or- phanage for this type of clothing came to the attention of the so- dality through the letter of a mis- sionary nun there, whose brother is a senior at Chaminade.