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

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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

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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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Page Six CARDINAL AND WHITE December 20, 1957 BILLS EDGE FLYERS, 50-48 Well over nine hundred people jammed Chami- nade's gymnasium on Dec. 10 to see the finest game played by our Flyers. Both teams were primed and ready for the clash. From the open- ing tip-off to the rousing ending, this was a game filled with unusual spark and spirit on the part of both teams. At the half the Flyers held the lead, but this was not going to discourage the Bills. As the third quarter began the Saints began to pound at the Chaminade defense, only to be met by the battling Men of Chaminade, including high point man Tony Dohle, the guards, Juan Perez and Johnny Hunter, and the men in the front court, Skip Viragh, Kevin Kearns and Bob Bitter. These six Flyers plus the excellent coaching of Bro. Ray Davenport and the backing of the bench made it hard for the Bills to score. However, in the fourth quarter, as tension mounted, the boys from St. Louis made a fiery return to gradually fight toward the top. In the final seconds the luck of the S.L.U.H. team brought Ge! Your Pea-picking Paws Oi! That Ball! them to a two point advantage with six seconds remaining. And as time ran out, the Chaminade record was fastened at 3-1. Underclassmen high standards of the big Chami- nade teams are the C-Team and Preps. The C-Team, coached by Brother Cyril Boschert and the Preps, coached by Brother Ralph Krull, have been laboring vigor- ously to make the best of this year's season. The C-Team has de- feated McBride and Burroughs and the Preps has knocked off Little Flower and St. Peters' of Kirkwood. All the students know that both teams have a great future and will play their hardest to maintain high spirits and a subsequently suc- cessful season. In their first tussle of the season, the freshman team of Chaminade defeated the John Burroughs team, 35-22. The game was Chaminade's all the way, with the Flyers lead- ing throughout the game. The high scorer was Jim Korak, center for tl1e Flyers, who scored 16 points. Second was Joe Preismeyer with 6 points. The Flyers were leading at the half, 15-5, and, as the records show, they increased their already sub- stantial lead in the second half. Follow The Junior Flyers have the get up and go it takes to make a win- ning team. The present B-Team got its strong start in the '56-'57 season, when, as frosh, it started a string of wins mounting to 21-3. This same championship crew is now well on the way toward a very rewarding season as members of the B-Team. Under the direction of Bro. Ray Doorack, the 1B-Team has downed Western Military, Mercy, Laboure and S.L.U.H. In their first game the Sophomore team started in a in 0arsify's Footsteps flash of glory while the Cadet watched them go, leaving the Alton Cadets wondering what to do be- side watch the score mount to a final 91-27 tally. By downing Mercy 151-263 and Laboure 161-425 the team was now well primed to take on the St. Louis U. High B-Team. With fighting spirit, Pete Kneese, Charlie Nolan, Jim Brangle, Don Carmody, Jerry Fitzwilliam and Jerry Mu1'pl1y fought hard and fair to watch the Saints bow to the Jr. Flyers, 46-42. After this first game, the freshman team was in high spirits and looked forward with relish to their second battle of the season with McBride. The Chaminade freshman team rolled over McBride, 38-25, for their second win of the season. Chami- nade once again held the lead throughout the entire game and the score at the half was 19-13. Jim Korak was the high scorer with 14 pointsg Fritz Heil was sec- ond. The C team committed 12 well in their fouls but did quite shooting, making an average of al- most 50472, of their shots. This was the ninth link in a chain of eleven straight wins for Chaminade's four teams. September 8 Chaminade vs. Mercy FG FT TP F Kearns ..... ..... 8 4 20 2 Viragh ..... ..... 3 3 9 5 Perez ...... ..... 4 1 9 2 Hunter ..... ..,.. 3 1 7 4 Dohle .... ..... 1 1 3 3 Bitter .... ..... 1 0 2 3 Coffelt ..... ..... 0 0 0 1 Meier ...... ..... 0 0 0 2 Dennis ..... ..... 0 0 0 0 Myszak ..... ..... 0 0 0 0 Touhill ..... ..... 0 0 0 0 Totals ........ ..... 2 0 10 50 22