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

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Page Four CARDINAL AND WHITE December 20, 1957 A. M. . . . . by John Davis The alarm woke him at four that morning. His mind came back from wherever it goes during sleeping, and reluctantly took up the business of apprehending the gloomy outside. He began to listen to the lament of the wind, only broken by the crescendo of a distant train. But beyond being aware of these things, he had no part in them. As always, when he awoke, this was the interval of physical paralysis, at which time bodily motion is out of the question. The muscles of his legs and back were stiff from previous journeys at this hour. Consciousness and body lay together, in one sleepy person, not yet articulated with each other, and accepting their particular discomforts passively. Then they flowed together into one sharp infiiction and he remembered where he was. He began to wrestle his way into his clothes, constantly reminding himself of his job, and of how strong the wind roared. The sleep he hadn't had was heavy behind his eyes, and there was a fiat taste in the roof of his mouth. He stumbled down the hallway, groping for the light in the kitchen. Its sharp brightness struck him a physical blow. Suddenly-he was wide awake. There before him was his job. One-hundred and twenty-one copies of the Decatur Herald, sixty-two pages to each, glared at him from beneath their wire-fastened cover. Another gush of wind from the corner of the house snuffed his trance from the papers to the clock on the wall. The hands were clasped at 4:20 a.m,, and the whirling second hand ground up his valuable time. His fumbling hands tore at the wire. Today's load would require three paper bags, throwing his bike off balance. In the winter's coldness he shiv- ered, but folded the last editorial. Then he slipped into his heavy leather jacket and, picking up his load, headed for the garage. He shivered again, drawing in his first breath of the cold air about him. Within a few minutes he was on his way, think- ing, mainly, of the first part of his route. He thought of a single house, isolated from town life, idling near a large swampy pond. The wind bit at his fingers as he peddled towards the old place. flts appearance was frightening enough in midday.J Its sole owner and inhabitant was an old lady with a cancerous infection on her face. The disease had eaten away her nose, and a patch concealed a similarly affected eye. He had also noticed the 1924 calendar on her cracked wall. fThat wouldn't seem odd except for the fact that it was 1955.1 He tried to laugh off his thoughts as he rounded the road that led to her house. Already, at a half mile distance, the house struck out like a perfec- tionist in an Odd Fellows Club. Entirely sur- rounded by gloomy pine trees, only one dim light prevailed, His bike swerved on the slick road and seemed to scrape at its off-balancing load. The He noticed the dim light from within. -Picturel by Bro. William Nance. slow rate of the bike seemed to bring him too close, too fast, to the gloomy shell embedded within the whistling pines. He remembered the house had no drive, which meant he would have to circle through the weedy front yard. Not a thread of light prevailed from the bleached winter sky. His only desire was to rid himself of that place as soon as possible. The cold air pierced through his lungs and the icy fingers of the wind tore at his face. He had mentally mapped out the route he was to take, so that he could make a quickened exit through the old front yard. This visit would safely reward his effort. His hand searched for an edition of the Herald. Nearing the peak of the loop, he noticed the dim light from within, then disappearing suddenly, and the total darkness grasped his throbbing heart. Simultaneously the paper hit the porch and the massive door flew open. In terror he cut the bike sharp, and headed for the gate. Suddenly something grabbed him. He felt it scratch at his leather jacket. His taut legs increased the stroke of his peddling as he sped to tear loose his legs. Once through the gate a quick glance over the sojourner's shoulder revealed the scratchy arms of a rose bush Waving farewell. rl' r I I 9 Iilrr EDITQR K,,,,-,-,,,,,-,,,,,,,,,,,-,-,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,...,.,,,,.......,........ Mike Tueth ASSISTANT EDITORS: ,o......,,.e Mike Adrian, Doyne Dawson. Ioe Ellehrecht PICTURE EDITOR .... ............................. ...r................. E rn en WYSS REPORTERS: Chris Bincx, Iim Bozdech, Bill Burqlechner. Randy Gross, David Hcxllorcm, Bob Hellrunq, Richard Kuzmich, Iohn Meier, Paul Pruess, John Rolwinq, Vince Stuart, Bruce Sommers TYPISTS and PROOFREADERS: ................ lim Brennan. lim Bresncxhcm, Paul Roiter

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December 20, 1957 CARDINAL AND WH ITE Page Three HO OR ROLL HIGH HONORS SENIORS Dailey, John llotter, Paul Gutsmiedl, John Maeder, K'lmrlm-s Tucth, Michael JUNIORS Dawson, Doyne Siniscal, Albert XVyss, Emert Hellrung, ltohcrt Kuzmlch, liicharcl Saguto, XVilliam SOPHOMORES Klebba, James Hulshnf, Louis Krcwet, l rank Bozdcck, James Nolan, Uharles Faherty, Greg FRESHMEN McBride, Bill Leonhardt, Eric XVick, Joseph Nvenger, Terry Ohlms, David Speckart, Louis Stolze, James GRADE S DelaGarza, Alex Guzman, Manuel Lowdcrman, VVilli Mahoney, NVilliam Mlstrot, Jacques Potts, Mark Schaefer, Robert Stephens, llohcrt Thiel, Guy 'vVefel, XVilliam GRADE 7 Dalton, Kim Krewet, Pete Fischer, Charles Forrestal, Pat Tarantola, Rocky Smith, Rusty Quillman, lflfl Nalters Dennis Moyer, Eric GRADE 6 Stuck, Dale Mclhirniiclc, Steve Hcdenkmnp, Rick y Green, Dan GRADE 5 Sntemeier, ltobert GRADE 4 Murphy, Terry Savard, Ktlichael HONORS SENIORS Kane, Don Cornell, Paul Kesarns, Kevin Corbin, Michael Klinedinst, Lloyd Knese, Paul Schultz, George JUNIORJS Mangin, Ray Dennis, Marty Rabenau, Richard Einig, Francis Olive, Bill Robbins, Felix Il Ill Yea, C'!1aIm71da'e! Chaminade cheerleading has been dramatically re-styled this year by the addition of a feminine touch. The jPep Club has organized the junior and senior classes into vot- ing on our school's cheering sys- tem. The vote cast favored girls, and so now there will be new, and prettier, faces pushing our varsity team. The combination will be three Chaminade seniors and two ffemalej St. Joseph Academy sen- iors. The next time you attend a var- sity game, the cheerleader lineup facing you will consist of Chami- nade's Ted Jacoby, Charlie Stock, and Lloyd Klinedinstg and St. Joe's Pat Murphy and Sharon Brown. In the B team, too, new cheers and cheerleaders have been added. Leading the B team will be sopho- mores Mike McCarthy and Don Alvarez, and freshmen Tom Wey- forth and Denny Maginn. Chaminade can now exert full steam, backing up top teams, with top cheering. It's up to us, the spectators, not to let our teams and our cheerleaders down. SOPHOMORES Cornwell, Tom Lombardo, Gary Tieher, Joe Downing, Mike Morris, Mike Villars, Doug Hinckley, John Roberts. LeRoy Ford, Mike Nolan, Pat Kuhn, Ken LaVigne, Greg Pruess, Paul FRESH'M'EN Heiman, Grey.: Tucker, Fred Shaughnessy, Miko Murphy, Jack Jones, Orion Dailey, Pat lllwllivlia, Glen llovland, Tom Ellis, Steve Halloran, Davc Lyman, Sherman Muranski, Tom

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December 20, 1957 CARDINAL AND WHITE Page Five SENIORS OF TI-IE MONTH In this issue, the Seniors of the Month are taken from the resident students. They are the most familiar faces on the campus, most of them having been boarders for all four years. MIKE CORBIN heads the list of seniors this month, as he holds the office of president of the first division. In his sophomore year, Mike was secretary of the second division. He is also ath- letically inclined, as he has received letters in foot- ball, basketball and track in his freshman and soph- omore years. JOHN GUTSMIEDL, commonly known as Gutz, is a consistent honor roll student and participates in many extra-curricular activities. He was a let- terman in freshman football, but his main interest has been and is the Radio Club, of which he is now president. He is also a member of the radio depart- ment in the Speech Club, and was a member of the Latin Club in his sophomore and junior years. JOHN DAILEY spends most of his time making use of his hunting abilities and his party-mixing nature. Besides being a member of the Radio Club in his second and third years, and on the basket- ball team in his second, John has been in the varsity band for the past three years. DICK LAGES, the hot-rod in the crowd, becomes a boarder only this year. The Radio Club has been one of his main interests for the past two years, with the Pep Club and Glee Club among his other activities. He also finds time to improve his golf game, and does a lot of horseback riding. JOHN HUNTER is one of the busiest boarders in the school. Besides holding the office of treas- urer of the Student Council, John has participated in football, basketball, and baseball for all four years, in the band in his freshman and sophomore years, and is vice-president of the first division this year. As you can see, New Madrid's loss was Chaminade's gain. PAUL CORNELL, the only subscriber to the Tipton Times,' anywhere outside of a 20 mile radius of Tipton, Mo., has found much, however, to keep him within a 5 mile radius of Chaminade, including sports cars and Roxanne. His extra- curricular record includes freshman football, sopho- more basketball, the Radio Club, Servers' Club, and the Band and Pep Club. GEORGE SCHULTZ is the newest addition to the boarders, having come to Chaminade only this From left to right: Iohn Hunter. Goorqe Schulte. Iohn Gutsmiedl. lohn Dailey, Horacio Fernandez. Bob Hullhol, Paul Cornell, Dick Lagos. Mike Corbin, Bob Cohoon. Iohn Davis. year. A career in medicine is his goal, and we feel sure he will attain it. George is also an honor student, and belongs to the Scholarship Club. George is an avid hunter, and, along with some of the other boarders, manages to get in a few week- ends for the sport. BOB COHOON, a constant attendant at the poker sessions in the first division club room, came to Chaminade in his junior year. His Saturdays are well cared for, as when he isn't doing speech work, he visits his dentist. He also, in the early part of the year, participated in debate. JOHN DAVIS, whose literary work is displayed in a short story on page 4, is also musically in- clined. His main concern is his 1950 Plymouth, which is protected by his device in front of Can- ning Hall. HORACIO FERNANDEZ, one of an increasing number of foreign students at Chaminade, comes from Chihuahua, Mexico. His chief interests are the Radio Club and a collection of machete knives and stamps. He was a member of the band in his sophomore year, and his favorite sports include swimming, bowling, and-oh, yes-the knives! BOB HULSHOF, known chiefly for his art work and his work in the refreshment stand at football games, has been a boarder for all four years. He was a member of the track team in his sophomore year, and is a member of the Art Club. He has been a band member for four years. HONORS Vatterott, John Mueller, Theodore Korak, Jim Bland, William M'a.sterson, Mike Murphy, Anson Dunn, Steve Ramage, Eugene Blsch, Bob Epstein, Jim GRADE 8 GRADE 6 Brown, Robert Gray, Walt-er G-rzorlc, Larry Sparks, Jack Striebel, David Ward, Michael Waugh, Larry W'underlich, James GRADE 7 Eberle, Paul Sch'udel, Fred Bulan, Jim Dlrnberger, Joe Budke, Gary Gruchalla., Frank Hellrung, Don Jones, Doug Knese, Luke Licbig, Ted Lombardo, Larry Mulllgvan, Mike Murphy, Tim