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

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Page Two CARDINAL AND WHITE Nov. 7, 1958 Sophomore Editorial C H U H H N by David Hallorfm Have you ever looked at the word sophomore very closely? If you have, you may have noticed that the word is made up of two words: the first, soph, means smart or wise, while the second, more, means stupid. Let us look at the first part, meaning smart or wise. A sopho- more is considered smart because he has had a year of high school or college, depending on the case. Having had this year, he has taken in the knowledge that was offered in that year. Also, he has become accustomed to the school and his teachers. The sophomore has the obliga- tion as a wise person to help people younger than he. He must also get into organizations that will help the school, the city, and, of course, the church. Also, he must give example to the other people in the school. He should become an integral part of the school, such that any teacher can depend on him and trust him at any job. And Still More The second part of the word, more, mean ignorant. As a sopho- more is wise, so is he stupid in that he has three more years of school to complete and in those three years a great store of knowledge has yet to be obtained. A sophomore has much left to learn in the three years following and he has many things which will in time interest him. The activities of a school have higher places for the older members of its ranks. A student is learning for the life, after he gets out of school and has to earn a living and sup- port a family. He has to learn to be pleasant around other peo- ple and get used to hard work. A sophomore has to study hard to collect this knowledge and also has to work hard at homework and play hard at play to balance himself. If he gets into some extracurricular activity he has to work hard, but he enjoys it. The staff members of the Car- dinal and White, in union with the faculty and student body of Chaminade, join the many thou- sands of people who mourn the passing of a great spiritual leader, Pope Pius XII. The newly-elected successor to the Chair of St. Peter, Pope John XXIII, the former Cardinal Angelo Roncalli, will be crowned as the ZL62nd Vicar of Christ, inside St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. He will be the new Visible Head of the Universal Catholic Church. Father Hotter Addresses Students On Oct. 10, Father Paul Hoffer. S.M., Superior-General of the Society ot Mary. concluded his visit. on which he was accompanied by Bro. Bernard Sched. Inspector General, by cz speech to the students. Sodcrlity Union Sponsors Contest Christian Christmas? At the suggestion of the Arch- diocesan Union of High School Sodalities, Chaminade students took part in a slogan contest for the purpose of keeping the spirit of Christ in Christmas. It was of September 29 3 that all the the Archdiocese At Chaminade it during the week through October high schools in held this contest. was organized by the head of the religion department, Father John Gorman, S.M., and carried out in the form of all religion teachers in the freshman, sophomore, jun- ior and senior divisions giving it as part of one night's assignment. The homeroom teacher of each class then picked the three he thought best. All the homeroom teachers then assembled and chose from the picked slogans one win- ner from each division. Each divi- sional winner was awarded a sta- tue of the Sacred Heart furnished by the sodality. The winners were as follows: Senior: Christmas Time Is Christ's Time -Juan Perez. Junior: Think of Christmas. Think of Christ -P. J. Nolan. Sophomore: Keep Christ As Your Reason for Celebrating the Season -John Grady. Freshman: Make Your Christ- mas Christ-like -Mark Russo. The homerom teachers then again assembled and picked of the original three from each class five entries for the Archdiocesan com- petition. Bruce Bienvenue of Cha- mnade took second place in the Archdiocesan competition and won live dollars for himself with the slogan, God's Greatest Gift, the Christ of Christmas. First place in the Archdiocesan competition was taken with the slogan, Think Twice-Christmas, Christ.

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WC C 4yy White 34 6 Q CHAMINADE COLLEGE 8 X ' CLAYTON, MISSOURI Q on +0 CHAMINADE COLLEGE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1958 NUMBER 2 CIIAMI AIIE E 'PERTAI S S l'ERl0ll GE EMI, Father Hoifer gives Benediciion at living rosary. Special Activities Wednesday Bro. Frank Klapp. S.M., was named president of the Catholic Interscholastic Speech League for the forthcoming 1958-59 speech season. Brother Frank succeeds Brother John Rollins, S.M., for- merly of McBride High School. The CISL consists of most Cath- olic high schools in the St. Louis area, who compete in various phases of speech throughout the year. Brother Klapp held this position once before during his past years as head of Chaminade's speech department. His duties will con- sist of arranging the speech meets at various schools, including Cha- minade. Chaminade is proud to share this honor extended to one of its faculty. Team Prepares Auditioning exercises for Sopho- mores, Juniors and Seniors trying out for this year's Speech Team were held recently in the audi- torium and speech room. In the past two weeks the members who will represent the 1958 speech team were chosen. These mem- bers will compete in a general speech meet to be held at Font- bonne College, November 8. This year Brother Frank Klapp will take charge of the original and non-original oratory, Brother John Simon, serious and humorous in- terpretation, and Brother John Rasky will head the radio and extemporaneous departments, A special privilege was given to the Speech Club by His Excel- lency, Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. He sent an autographed portrait of himself to the club. Certainly the club is proud of this acknowledge- ment. Father Paul Hoffer, S.M., arrived at Chaminade at 4 p.m., Monday afternoon, October 6. While thc band played and banners fiew. Father was enthusiastically greet- ed by the whole student body on the steps of the facility residence On Tuesday, October 7, Father Hoffer presided at the living ros- ary conducted by the students in Shrine of Our Lady evening, in spite of weather conditions, warmly received by front of the On Tuesday threatening Father was some 400 Chaminade students and their parents. Refreshments for the evening were furnished by the Mothers' Club. It is interesting to note that this was not Father Hoffer's first visit to Chaminade. He visited us ten years ago When he was As- sistant Superior General, In 1950 he succeeded Father Jucrgens as Superior General. Father Juergens now resides at Chaminade. Father Hoffer's objective in coming to St. Louis was to help the St. Louis Province celebrate its 50 years as a separate prov- ince, and to make an inspection of the Society of Mary's activities. Father Hoffer helped the brothers solemnize the occasion by cele- brating the Jubilee Mass at Our Lady of the Pillar on the fol- lowing Saturday. Following the Mass and luncheon, he left Cha- minade to visit other schools con- ducted by the Brothers of Mary. Living Rosary On the feast of the Most Holy Rosary, October 7, at 3:30 p.m., a living Rosary was held in front of the statue of Our Lady of Fatima. The officers of the Student Council were the servers while the students acted as the beads CContinued on Page 83

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Nov. 7, 1958 CARDINAL AND WHITE Page Three Navy Sets December 13 For Annual NROTC Exam Vice-Admiral H. P. Smith, Chief of Naval Personnel, announced to- day that the 13th annual national competitive examinations for the Regular Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps will be given to interested high school seniors and graduates on December 13. Appli- cation forms are now available and must be received before No- vember 15, he added. Designed to supplement. the offi- cer output of the Naval Academy, the NROTC program makes it pos- sible for a young man to earn a regular commission while study- ing at the civilian college of his choice which has an NROTC unit. All tuition, fees and books are furnished by the Navy, and the student receives an annual retain- er of S600 for four years. During the summers the student goes on fascinating training cruises as a midshipman. After completing the usual four year college course, he is commissioned in the regular Navy or Marine Corps and goes on active duty as a prospective career officers with the Navy's far-flung fleets. For those who apply and qualify, immediate as- signment to fiight training will open new careers in naval avia- tion. High school seniors and grad- uates between the ages of 17 and 21 may apply for the NROTC apti- tude test. Those who make a qualifying score will be given a rigid physical exam early in 1959. From the pool of qualified young men remaining in competition, ap- proximately 1800 will be selected to begin their naval careers next September. The NROTC college training program is also open to enlisted men on active duty with the Navy and Marines. Separate quotas are established for applicants from within these services. Application forms are available at all high schools, colleges, Navy Recruiting Stations or from the Chief of Naval Personnel, Wash- ington 25, D. C. W BROTHERS CELEBRATE IUBILEE Fr. Hoifer addresses golden iubllee banquet held in Chaminade gym. Retreat Nears This year's Chaminade retreat will be held on the twenty-fourth through the twenty-sixth of No- vember. This year we are honored to have Father John Gorman, S.M., as retreat master. Father has become a member of the Chami- nade faculty this year. Undoubt- edly the students of Chaminade are looking forward with serious planning to make this a profitable retreat. Retreat time is an opportunity for all students to do some serious thinking and strive to be closer to God. A good retreat on the part of all students is a Chami- nade tradition. This year's re- treat, like those in the past, should be a time of looking back over one's past life with gratitude and penance, and of looking for- ward to the life ahead with plan- ning and resolution. Dance Tonight Brother Joseph Yasho, S.M., has been appointed the moderator of the Dance Committee this year. The first dance of the year, honoring the football team, will be held tonight in the gym. Dave Gilmore's combo has been selected as the band for this dance. It was'Bro. Joe's idea to have a Homecoming Queen this year. She will fulfill the same duties as the Football Queen, and will be crowned at the football dance. Along with many other ideas, Teachers Meet The Archdiocesan Teachers' Con- vention was held on the twenty- third and twenty-fourth of Octo- ber. Most of the high school teach- ers from the Archdiocese of St. Louis attended this convention, which was held at Rosati-Kain High School. The purpose of this convention was to find better methods of teaching. On the first day was a general meeting, with a variety of guest speakers. They spoke on the sub- ject of progress and improvement in our classrooms. The general meeting was followed by a lunch- eon and section meetings on art, language, home economics, Eng- lish, science, and mathematics. Brother Yasho suggested the idea of having sock-hops after the bas- ketball games this year. STAF F Editor ..............,................. Mike Adrian Photography Edltor..Rich Rabenau Editorial Staff-Bob Rodgers, G. La Vigne, P. Pruess, J. Walsh Circulation Manager ........ R. Meister Photography .................... C. Klingert, R. Wander Reporters - B, Burglechner, C. Bina, M. Downing, D. Hanley, G. Lombardo, L. Saenger, J. Nicholson Prep Reporters ............ L. Quillman, D. Milfeld Moderator..Bro. W. L. Nance, S.M.