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

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Page Four p p p finV f fffr W NOV. 7, 1958 1958-59 STUDENT COUNCIL Extracurricular representatives, newly added this year, stand behind officers and homeroom representatives. Front and center is eighth grade representative, also a 1958 innovation. Lett to right, standing: E. Leonhardt, R. Rube- nau, A. Siniscal, B. Sommer, I. Nangle, H. Perry, M. Adrain, W. Burqlechner, I. Gill, W. Olive, R. Wander, M. Mc- Carthy. Seated: L. Roberts, C. Nolan, I. Murphy, K. Coiielt. R. Kuzmich, I. Sanders ltreasurerl, I. Perez lvice-presidentl, R. Hellrunq tpresidentl, M. Dennis tsecretaryl, B. Leqqat, I. Priesmeyer, W. Weiel, L. Grozovic, R. Berkmeyer. Center: E. Quillman. BASKETBALL TEAM PREPARES FOR COMING SEASON On October 20, the Chaminade varsity basketball team began its praetiee for the forthcoming sea- son. This year's team will again be eoaehed by Bro. Ray Daven- port, S.M., who led them to a 17-7 season last year. PREP NEWS Even though the Preps' football team won't play many games this year, they are in excellent condi- tion and possess great potentials. The eoaehes, Bros. Ralph Krull and llugh Charlson, S.M., have ex- pressed much coniidence in the team. Ever since September 3 they have been practicing and are now working on the split-T for- mation and the single wing. The tirst string consists of four eighth graders and seven seventh graders. The line consists of L. ltuzieka and ll. Naieede at ends, L. Knese and ll. Niekolson at tackles, J. Aekerman and T. Shaner at guards, and M. Mulligan at center. The quarterback is H. Havland, with S. Striebel and B. Gruchalla at left and right tackle, respec- tively, and F. Sehudel at fullmack. The squad this year is C0111- posed of five returnees: Skip Viragh, Juan Perez, Ron Meier, Bob Bitter, and Kemper Coffelt. There are a number of boys from last year's B-team who will see a lot of action. They are Bob Van Uum, Jim Brangle, Charlie Nolan, and Pete Knese. The biggest game and the one most looked forward to is the St. Louis game. A victory in this game would be a step toward the state championship. FATHERS' CLUB CARNIVAL FILLS GYM

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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.

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Nov. 7, i958 h CARDINAL AND WHITE Page Five HOMECOMI G A SUCCESS The bonfire is an annual tradi- tion around Chaminade, which is held the night before the big hoinecoming game to boost school spirit of the football team and the student body, This year's bon- fire was held Friday night, Octo- ber 17, on the big field behind the gym. The outstanding spirit was again shown by the loud, incessant cheering of the Chaminade stu- dents at the bonfire. The cheers were led by Bruce Somnierg vari- ous skits were given by some of the seniors, who put some work into their production. Brother Ray Davenport, S.M., was called upon to give a speech and did so with proud dignity, assuring the students that their backing was a great part of the game. A This year's bonfire was ac- claimed as the biggest and best that the Chaminade students have ever seen: the credit goes to the Junior class, under the direction of Brother Joe Yasho, S.M. During the half-time of our vic- tory over Coyle, the Homecoming Queen and her two maids were escorted onto the field for the grand announcement. They had been chosen earlier by the foot- ball players. The queen was Judy Veith, es- corted by Martin Dennisg the first maid was Mary Powers, escorted by Juan Perez, and the second lllaid was Mary Frawley, escorted by Jack Sanders, Judy will also reign over the football dance, to be held tonight. Parade The winning float for this year's homecoming, as judged by Broth- ers Ernst, O'Connor, and O'Hearn, was that built by Freshmen C, with the theme, Put Coyle in the Soil. This float was built by Bro. Moerchen's homeroom stu- dents. The float consisted of a casket with the remains of Coyle inside. The winning car was that of Frank Krewet. lt was decorated with red and white crepe paper streamers over a white Thunder- bird, accented by a flashing red light placed gently on the roof. FRESI-IMAN FLOAT WINS Freshman C Float Turns Onto Lindbergh Before the Chaminade - Poyle homecoming game, our school ex- pressed one of their best known qualities: School Spirit, A Pep Rally was held on the football field on Friday, October 17. This rally set off the homecoming week-end, which turned out to be very successful. If you had been at Chaminade on this day you would have heard the spontaneous demonstrations of loud cheers coming from all parts of the long corridors. At 3:30 the homeroom classes started down to the field. On the way each homeroom was trying to give a cheer louder and better than other rival rooms. Finally, after the entire student body had assembled at a given place on the field, the cheerlead- ers, Bruce Sommer, Juan Perez, Martin Dennis and Skip Viragh, conducted the assembly in a re- hearsal of the school cheers and Victory song. Bro, Meinhardt, the new athletic director, was called upon to give a short talk, Brother gave his ideas how the Flyers could beat Coyle Saturday. Mainly --by stopping Steuber. A new routine was introduced and explained to the student body. This was called the Snake Dance. Its purpose was to spur the foot- ball team, who were practicing on the field, to a great victory the next day. To begin this dance the seniors formed a straight line, and this procedure was followed by the juniors, sophomores and freshmen, in that order. This line then moved in a zigzag formation around the sides of the field, cheering as they danced. Cheers and the Snake Dance continued until the line reached school and then dispersed. If a Pep Rally's success can be measured by the amount of spirit it inspired, then surely the Rally held on Friday, October 17, was an overwhelming success.