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

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October, 1957 CARDINAL AND WHITE Page Five Why Johnny L'aw't Pass The time will soon be upon us when teachers begin to add up those cold, impersonal little figures called grades. They are the most important thing in the life of a high school student, or should beg with this in mind, let's take a good, long look at the subject. John Q. Student maintains an average of about 70 on his daily quizzes. Seems he just can't get around to studying every night. But he can always fall back on that timeworn line, Wait till exams. So exams roll around, and with them the toll of doom for Johnny. It's amazing how many birds utterly fail to comprehend that you can't cram six weeks' material into three or four nights. This has been proved time and time again on the tombstones of countless llunkees. Which is not to say you shouldn't cram for exams. But the Cheerful idiot who fails merrily through the term and hopes to redeem himself on exams will flnd himself rather on the raw end of things when those fateful little slips of paper are handed out. The moral thus far can be summed up in one word: Study. It's no use saying studying can be fung it's work, hard, unpleasant work. It's your eyes and your hands that get tired studying, not your brain: your brain can work perpetually with- out tiring. But writer's cramp and eyeache can be unpleasant. So are a lot of things in lifeg a very good portion of it, in fact. Right now, unless you have a job, studying is the only really hard, unpleasant work you have to dog it's your main responsibility, If you can't take care of that responsibility, what's it going to be like when your own job or business? School, remember, is a training camp. If you can't handle the prelim- lnaries, you might find the real thing pretty tough. All of which is elementary, and all of which has been drummed into your ears since grade school: but it won't hurt you to hear it again. Maybe we could have picked a more original subject for an editorial, but hardly a more essential one. Parish Feast Arrives About nineteen hundred years ago, in Sarragussa, Spain, St. James, a beaten man who had found that converting the Spaniards seemed a hopeless task, knelt to pray. As he did so, Our Lady appeared to him standing on a pillar and urged him to persist in her Son's work. Again, only a little less than two centuries ago, Father William Joseph Chaminade, an exile of the French Revolutionary government, knelt at the site of Mary's appearance to St. James. Here he had a vision of the Society of Mary, which he was later to found, and the tremendous effect that lt would have on the world. And now we kneel daily in a new church dedi- cated to Our Lady of the Pillar. We are part of the vision of Father Chaminade and the early apostles. Following in the footsteps of St. James and Father Chaminade, we are Mary's modern apos- tles. On this Sunday, the feast of Our Lady of the Pillar, let us pray that we accomplish our missions as well. Sylvester Burkemper Takes First Vows Two former Chaminade students are today pursuing vocations in the Society of Mary. Brother Syl- vester Burkemper, who graduated from Chaminade in 1956, took his flrst vows recently and is now studying at the Marianist novitiate in Galesville, Wisconsin, Nelson Phelan, who was a soph- omore here last year, is studying at Maryhurst, the Marlanist prep seminary, in Kirkwood. Our best wishes go to them, and we wish them luck in the vocation they have chosen,

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Page Four CARDINAL AND WHITE October, 1957 N W COURSE OFFERED A new course, Biology, is being offered at Cha- minade this year. The course, which was heartily accepted by the juniors and seniors, is being taught by Brother Richard Moerchen. Many of the students remember Brother Richard, who taught here two years, leaving last year for Milwaukee. In Biology, one studies God's fingerprints in all created things, realizing that all nature is woven into a basic pattern ob obedience to His authority. The universe of creatures is good and beautiful, and when appreciated, this goodness and beauty leads to God the Creator. The biology lab is entirely new, as is the entire stock of equipment, such as microscopes, tables and all specimens. In the lab, hobbies such as collecting tropical fish, birds and terrarium animals is encouraged. Biology is the study of life, plant life, animal life, and human life. The study of biology leads the student into complex societies where plants and animals live in vital relationship with each other. The student studies the life of the forest, field and the ocean depths. He explores miniature worlds where animals no larger than a pinhead feed on still smaller forms of life. This summer, Chaminade was completely remodeled into a new, modern school. Thus it is only natural that the modern science of biology should be taught. Three Chaminade Graduates TourWestern Europe Three graduates of last year's senior class, David Rapp, Bob Vescovo, and Forrest Murphy, were on tour in Europe this summer. Starting from New York on July 11, they had an exceptionally smooth voyage on board the Queen Elizabeth to Southampton, England. Making Lon- don their headquarters, they toured all of Shakes- peare's country, Oxford, and Windsor during their five days in England. They made an overnight channel crossing to Holland, where, staying at the Hague, they toured Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Voldnam. Their next stop was Brussels, Belgium, where they saw the site of the next wor1d's fair, and the guild's squareg then on to Cologne by special motor coach, to see the famous Cathedral. to Fribourg, where Joe Murphy is studying at Villa Saint Jean. They also met Brother E. Robert Davenport, Brother Ray's brother, who will be leaving for Japan shortly. In Italy, our three tourists' agenda included the Riviera, Milan, Naples, and Capri. In Rome they visited Saint Peter's and the Vatican Art Museum. Then on to Monaco, where they became five dol- lars richer on the slot machines at Monte Carlo. They spent five wonderful days in Paris, seeing the Arc of Triumph, the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Folies Bergere - and then on to Cherbourg, where they caught their first glimpse of the queen. On July 30, they docked into New York's harbour, and were home within a matter of hours on a 365 mph Constellation. Their unforgettable seven weeks In Switzerland, Bob and Forrest made a side trip Were 0V6I'. NEW SCOREBOARD Last year, one of Brother Wil- liam Callahan's final projects in connection with the Fathers' Club was the acquisition and installa- tion of a scoreboard for the foot- ball fleld, in order to fulfill the visual requirements of scorekeep- ing. We are proud to announce that in keeping with Brother Callahan's wish, the football field is now sporting a brand new scoreboard which was installed this summer, at a. cost of S1,500, through the generous contributions of the Fathers' Club. BUZZ BOOK The BUZZ BOOK, an added fea- ture this year, will be a con- venient source of information for the Chaminade High School stu- dent. To the underclassmen, it will be new, but not to the sen- iors, as the book was published three years ago. The book, put out by our Stu- dent Council, will contain the names, addresses and phone num- bers of all boys attending Cha- minade High School. The names will be arranged in alphabetical order and according to rooms, starting with the seniors. The BUZZ BOOK should be LIVING ROSARY HELD The first project of the Sodality this year was put into action on Monday, October 7, the feast of the Most Holy Rosary, The Senior Sodality, in conjunction with the Student Council, sponsored a Liv- ing Rosary, with the entire stu- dent body participating. Much of the credit for the success of this venture is due to Brother Willis Langlinais, generating moderator of the Sodality, and John Paul, chairman of the Living Rosary Committee. ready in the early part of Octo- ber.

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Page Six CARDINAL AND WHITE October, 1957 FLYER 00M 0'I' 0F LUMP CODASCO DEFEATS Victory was the only thought in the minds of the Flyers as they trotted onto Country Day's field to open the 1957 football sea- son. Spirit was high as C.C. nerv- ously awaited the opening kickoff. Paydirt came early on the third play from scrimmage as Pete Knese ran off tackle for sixty-six yards and six points. John Hunter added an extra point. Country Day was not to be stymied, as they took advantage of our faulty pass defense and romped to three quick touchdowns: at the end of the first half the score read 18-7 in favor of Country Day. In the second half, C.C. could not get a sustained drive started while Codasco pushed across two additional touchdowns. The final score was 32-7 in favor of Codasco. Injuries played a vital part, as Goose Sommers, Frank Purcell and Loran Sebacher were lost to to the team temporarily, Chaminade vs. Cathedral In a game that ended with C.C. rooters saddened by another loss, Cathedral defeated our Flyers 26-6. Charlie Hartung's 60-yard run ac- counted for Chaminade's only tal- ly, while Boden, Cole and Eshman went over for Cathedral. During the first half, the Flyers played like Wildcats as they forced Cathedral 'way back. Once, after having been forced back by C.C. men, they decided to play it safe and punt, only to have Charlie Hartung grab the ball and speed 60 yards for a touchdown. Cathe- dral, it seemed, could do nothing LOST TO VALLE In a game marked by fumbles and penalties, the Chaminade Fly- ers were defeated by the Valle Warriors on September 21 - the score, 24-6. Chaminade's only score came on a long run-75 yards-by Paul Knese. Valle, how- ever, divided honors between Sie- bert, with 3 touchdowns, and Beck- erman with one. The ball was slippery from the start, as evidenced by C.C.'s fum- ble of Valle's opening punt. How- ever, Siebert held on long enough to hurtle through for a T.D. Neither team could do much after that, and the first half closed, Valle 6, Flyers 0. In the third quarter, Valle got hot as Siebert rolled merrily along to two touchdowns. However, Chaminade tried valiantly and stopped Siebert, only to have Beckerman sneak over for a T.D. But the highlight of the game, or at least as far as C.C. rooters were concerned, came in the last quarter as Paul Knese streaked to a 75-yard touchdown, making the score 24-6. with the ball, while Chaminade was able to threaten several times, never, however, scoring. As play ended, Chaminade was ahead, 6-0. Then in the second half, play took an about face, as Cathedral walked all over a slowly disin- tegrating Chaminade team. Time after time Cathedral took advan- tage of faulty defense to forge steadily ahead. In the third quar- ter, a badly functioning Chaminade eleven allowed a 6-point lead crumble to a 13-point defeat. Fi- Chaminade vs. DeAndreis Coming out of three game losing streak, Chaminade flnally had its first victory on the gridiron last Saturday. It was a decisive vic- tory for Chaminade, although it came perilously close to a defeat in the final quarter. We opened fast in the first quarter by scoring thirteen early points and held off the Wildcats in the last quarter to rack up a flnal score of 19-14. Gambles paid off for Chaminade as a wideawake offense provided an early 13-0 cushion for the Fly- ers. The first touchdown came on a 50-yard dash by Pete Knese on a screen pass. Charlie Stock add- ed the extra point, An even more sensational 80-yard punt return was made by Don Carmody to add another six points. The second half changed com- pletely as a spirited D.A. team made a brilliant comeback. A de- cisive touchdown was made on a 2-yard plunge by Pete Knese after a recovered fumble to the D.A. 2-yard line. The last quarter was all Wildcats' game. Continuous short and jump passes resulted in two D.A. touchdowns and conver- sions. But the final victory was ours. NICE GOING, FLYERS! SPIRIT LOW The Pep Club has recently an- nounced the tabulations of the attendance at the last two home games. They are as follows: Sen- ior A, 84'Z,g Senior B, 8895: Jun- ior A, 52'Z,g Junior B, 49955 Sopho- more A, 84'Z,3 Sophomore B, 76fZ,g Sohpomore C, 439i,g Freshman A, 381735 Freshman B, 39fZ,g Freshman C, 1492. These figures are shame- fully low and it is up to us to correct them. We don't expect the team to have any spirit if we don't. So let's show some. nally, in the fourth quarter, to heap abuse upon injury, Cathedral scored 7 more points. As the game ended the Flyers walked off the field, victims of a 26-6 romp.