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

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Page Four CARDINAL AND WHITE February 21, 1957 Senior Enjoy Student Council Project l'i1-turecl above are some activities enjoyed. vw Ihe tlhaminade Student Council recently sponsored an extremely successful Class Nite for the seniors. lleld on the ninth ot' this month, its success was immeasurable to the outsider, but definitely felt by those who participated. Many of the class geniuses were in a mental l'rustrat,ion, since there were so many things to do and enjoy: basket- ball, volleyball, ping-pong, cards, pool, TV, dancing, as well as other -'reshment consisted in ham sandwiches, sodas, cookies. activitus lttt and all the trimmings. A large number of the senior class was present at this function, a faet indicative of the spirit and eo-operation prevalent in this year's senior class. 'l'he informal party was held in the tirst and second division club rooms as well as the gym, The seniors were able to meet, much to the dismay of some and pleasure of others, the girl-friends of their fellow classmates. Perhaps a direet result of the Class Nite was the very worth- while and mueh appreciated senior lounge, where the seniors may recuperate from a strenuous morning ot' studies and gatlier strength tor the afternoon siege. A salute to the Student, t'ouncil for a job well done and much a pproeiated. ll' if il ll! ii Students no longer leave their books in the hallways. llro, ltobert l'Irnst picks up all stray hooks in the halls and penalizes their owners. halls ho let's put llro. li. E. out ot' the hook collecting habit: keep the cleali. .ScJwaZ'4 Bea! Senior li tfor lie firstl seems to have a monopoly on the spirit trophy this year, much to the chagrin of the other homerooms. The trophy, begun as an incentive to increase attendance at home football and basketball games. has been won all but two times by llro. Frauk's illustrious homeroom, r1'1l'r1 r' r' N :J I I'.l EDITORS T. Donohue cmd S. Soller. SPORTS DEPT. - -L. Klinedinst, Owens and Sanders. PHOTOGRAPHY -- Terry Hughes and lames B. DeLisle. COLUMNISTS Murphy, l.oViqne, Tuelh and Hancock. REPORTERS Volk, Scrifcx, Hob Hellrunq, Wm, Hamilton, Fcxheily, Burqlech- ner, Klobluo.

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February Zl, 1957 CARDINAL AND WHITE Paoe Three RINGS AWAITED This year Father Blume and the faculty selected a new design for the class rings, which are given to the juniors toward the end of the year. The new rings will feature the school seal, a simple filigree and the year em- bossed 011 the flanks. The rings are being made bv' the Gagen 85 Fulham Jewelry Company. Sodallty News About this time of the year, news from the sodalities become rather scanty, for, as you know, the sodality is formed for a dual purpose: 1.1 sanctific tion of others, and 2.5 sanctification of its own members. After a good deal of the year's groundwork has been laid, it is with the latter aim that the soda'ists are pri- marily occupied. So the projects take a back seat as private ini- provements come to the fore. Take, for instance, the junior sodality, whose main work has been recently discussed at the meetings on various topics, such as bad language, leadership, drink- ing, and religious duties as soda- lists. Their only noetworthy proj- ect recently was attendance at an Eastern Rite Mass on Feb. 10. The freshmen are also conform- ing to this schedule. Their mode of operations this year is rather unique. Their group is divided up into much smaller groups known as cells, which has proved to be quite a productive arrangement. This is not to say that projects are completely forgotten. The sophomores, for example, in honor of Press Month intend to set up a display in the first floor corri- dor of a large number of Cath- olic publications, such as The Ave Maria magazine, The Marianist Magazine, and Amer- icaf' The co-operation on the part of the Catholic magazines has been edifying and the sophomores hope that the response from the students will equal that. A possi- bility of a vocational display in the gym is pending also. If this comes through, the date is tenta- tively set for March 25. FATHER HOGAN WELFOMES FIRST VISITORS AT OPEN HOUSE A E . E POSE: The City-Wide Sodality Union voted to combat the abuses of language as their main project for the year. The Chaminade Sodality cooperated in this regard by polling the high school stu- dents concerning the problem of bad language. The cooperation of the students was admirable and the seriousness of the stu- dents who were polled was com- mendable also. The results of the poll were interesting. A distinct difference was noted between the upper classmen and the lower classmen concerning the frequency of offensesg the seniors and the juniors considered themselves average offenders, while the sophomores and fresh- men thought themselves infre- quent offenders. The place and companions pro- vided another essential difference. The freshmen and sophomores used had language mostly at school and in playing sports and generally with classmates and older non-Chaminade boys. The juniors and seniors tended to be- come more general and less dis- criminating with whom they of- fended. However, the majority that did it at school and with classmates indicate a moral fiber several of do it then they con- does not necessarily bad reflection on the of the students. As the boys stated, they because that's where gregate the most and that's whom they see the most. The underlying motive for ev- eryone, whether he be freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior, was everyone else does it and no- body likes to feel different. All this leads to one logical conclusion: since we intiuence each other more than any other group of people, we have a re- sponsibility to safeguard each oth- er's morals and we potentially can do it better than anyone else. Of course, this is no easy task, but if we are really sincere about improving ourselves, the ways and means of doing this can be discovered. Thanks again to the Chaminade student body for their splendid cooperation.

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February 21, 1957 CARDINAL AND WHITE Page Five Fun in Store Another highlight of the Fathers' Club social events will take place on the Saturday night of February 23. The social, to be held in the gym at Chaminade for the parents of Chaminade students and their friends, is sponsored by the Cha- minade Fathers' Club. Mr. Lloyd Klin-edinst the com- mittee chairman, hopes to provide an enjoyable time for all, with lunch and dancing -accompanied by the six-piece band of Bill Magin- nis. The dancing and lunch are included in the initial ticket price of 32.50 per persong the ticket sales, under the direction of Bro. Callahan, will cease on Wednesday, February 20. The evening, official- ly named the George Washington Dance, will be held in a night club atmosphere. It is hoped that all parents of Chaminade boys and their friends will avail themselves of this gold- en opportunity for a very enjoy- able social evening and be pres- ent for the George Washington Dance, February 23, 1957. Zfafteltfell Bro. Joseph E. Konitzer, former cafeteria and study hall super- visor, has left Chaminade to re- sume his teaching activities at Assumption High School in East St. Louis, Illinois. Sent here to recuperate from a six month ill- ness, Brother Joseph took on the responsibilities of cafeteria super- intendent and study period moder- ator while awaiting further in- structions in regard to his teach- ing career. Likewise, Brother Frank Lange, who returned to Ohaminade after a year's absence, again departed to assume the post of librarian at Don Bosco High. Former 'Span- ish teacher, Brother Fra.nk's job this year consisted in maintenance and the alleviation of the trans- portation situation. Bro. Pinckert has replaced Bro. Lange. lhsiega .- hscln I Another milestone for half a milestonej has been reached in the cigarette industry. For years now, people in all walks of life have been trudging along with the same old weed. This year, this month, today, a earth-shaking rev- elation has startled the smoking world. New Furd, with the king- size flip-tip filter, and the marvel- ous flop-top box, has finally ar- rived in the resoundingly new stu- dent size. This new student size has been dedicated directly to the young scholars of America. Im- agine their plight for years before this announcement... Just think, they had to waste a whole cig- arette for a minute and a half's pleasure. What a waste!!! But now. the Fig-Newton Corp., Inc., makers of many other famous products for students, has ended this dilemma for all eternity. They have come out with a boon to all students... Useful without a doubt! Take, for instance, the new flip- tip filter. It in itself is the prod- uct of years of intensive research. This revolutionary development contains a hollow space large enough to carry a small poison dart which may be used on any- one who doesn't belong in the place where you are smoking. It kills instantly, and evaporates the body. Like I said, useful! Oh, yes,- in case you're an atomic spy, you carry microfilm or a small atom bomb. fHa-ha on you, De- fense Dept.j This filter comes op- tional at extra cost. The micro-nut filter comes equipped with two million filter traps. fThat ought to do it.j It's been tested by doctors all over the country. It has been proved abso- lutely unsafe for human use. And the flop-top box has been proved absolutely indestructible. You can't even get the -butts out! All this useful equipment has been checked by inaccu-ray and found to be absolutely inaccurate. But don't sit around all day reading trash like this, go out and buy some. fFor money you can buy them, although gold and rubies will be accepted if accompanied by some useful trinket such as a chocolate mothball.j They're on sale now at every tobacco counter Congratulations Bob Vescovo, elected vice-presi- dent of the Student Council last May, this year represented Cham- inade in the American Legion Contest. American Legion Speech work at Chaminade is looked upon very highly and it is a true honor for the man who takes part in this contest. In November, Bob received a first place medal in the group meet in fthe American Legion con- test. On Jan. 7, 1957. Bob went to Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School for the second Amer- ican Legion contest, the County District. Here, Bob gave a speech en- titled A Refuge From Insecurity, plus a five and one-half minute extemporaneous talk on some ar- ticle in the Constitution. He took second place, two percentage points behind the winner. He has represented the school very well both in C.I.S.L. and American Legion work. Good luck in years to come, Bob. Dance Tonight The Junior Class will be dis- playing unsurpassed artistry un- paralleled ingenuity and unrelent- ing hard work in the Cherry Blos- som Dance, to be held Thursday night, Feb. 21. Attendance at the dance is hoped to be one of the largest for any such event in the history of t-he school. The decora- tions are of two-fold purpose since the Father's Club requested that they be left up for their Smorgas- bord D-inner the following Satur- day. Accompanied music will be presented by the Denny Long or- chesitra. around. Of course, if' you go to a square tobacco counter, don't ea:- pect to buy fbow lowl Furds fyou may risej. If your dealer doesn't have them, shoot him Knot the dealer, the little boy standing next to you who just ate an old boa: of Rinsoj. Now remember buy- buy--buy the Farmer's Almanac. Now there's a really useful article. YE OLDE CHOCOLATE MOTHE BALLE