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

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'Uma Q 4 O t CHAMINADE COLLEGE I4 CLAYTON, MISSOURI J I. Q ,P CHAMINADE COLLEGE FRIDAY, DECEMBER I9, I958 NUMBER 3 ETREAT ,R The annual retreat for the high school students started on Monday, November 24, and lasted until Wednesday, the 26th. The retreat master was Reverend John C. Gorman, who became a member of Chaminade's faculty just this year. During the retreat the students prayed for the recovery of Brother Raymond Davenport's father, who had a heart attack. When the students arrived at school on Monday morning, they observed signs on the doors and walls which emphasized silence. Silence is very important in mak- ing a good retreat, because when somebody is silent he can more easily think about God. Silence was kept at lunch and the students were urged to keep silence at home as far as possible. During days of retreat there was free time be- tween the instructions for confes- sion, spiritual reading, and visits to the chapel. The instructions, which were given in Our Lady of the Pillar Church and in the gym, included topics of sin, confession, prayer, the Holy Eucharist, and SENIOR SODALITY SPONSORS TWO CHRISTMAS PROJECTS The senior sodality is busy with the project of keeping Christ in Christmas. Its traditional part in this is the building of a Nativity crib with accessories in front of school. The figures are almost life- like and made of strong plywood which previous classes have fur- ther strengthened with two-by- fours. The whole scene is well lit up at night and is especially im- pressive to northbound traffic on Lindbergh. Bob Hellrung and Jack Sanders are in charge of the mounting of the figures. On December 19, the sodality completed the annual food and bundle drive for the poor. Last year's senior sodality supplied twenty-five families with food and clothing. At last report this year's group expected to excel this amount. ' vocations. There was also an in- struction period for questions only. The retreat was a good chance for each student to do some think- ing about his past and future life. By serious thinking it was pos- sible to see how to become a better follower of Christ. By re- flection on past life, sin could be easily seen and resolutions for future life made. Our vocation was also a preoccupation during the retreat for all students, but especially for the seniors. The three days of retreat are very important, because they make us better and more sincere Cath- olics. Fathers and Sons Enjoy Banquet Record Crowd Attends Annual Affair Among the social highlights of the Chaminade year, the annual Fathers' and Sons' Banquet is one of the most cherished. This year the banquet was the largest ever recorded, with 560 in attendance. The fathers and sons enjoyed a delectable sirloin steak, supple- mented by other choice courses. Following the dinner, Mr. Jo- seph B. Catanzaro heartily wel- comed all present at this 21st an- nual banquet. The toastmaster, Dan Forrestal, emceed a very suc- cessful program. Father Blume was introduced and expressed his appreciation for the fine Cha- minade Spirit displayed in the large attendance. Robert L. Burnes, the guest speaker, delivered a most eloquent and humorous address concerning the history and the certain funny incidents in the life of some of the great names in the sporting world. Then came the entertainment, consisting of three acts. The first act featured a trained chimp. Next, a very talented tumbler ap- peared on the stage, jumping in and out of large barrels. Finally a magician performed for the Chaminade audience, and very mysteriously restored Mister Lip- ic's tie to its entirety. The eve-ning was climaxed with the distribution of three dozen baseballs and a basketball as at- tendance prizes. Father J. Willis Langlinais concluded the banquet and festivities with the thanksgiv- ing after meals.

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. Page Eight CARDINAL AND WHITE Nov. 7, 1958 CHRIS' CORNER by Chris Bina My family is very old: I go back to William the Conqueror. I suppose you'll soon tell me that your ancestors were on Noah's Ark. Certainly not: they had an ark of their own. wk lk It Jack and Jill fell down a hill, A stunt that is very risky: If water makes them act like that, I think I'll stick to Whiskey. lk lk ll' Recruiting for the Army passed a crisis recently, when a young man came into the office in a wheel chair. He had been sum- moned by the medical board. The chief medical officer glanced up quickly and said, 'Oil his wheels, and pass him fit! if li It The best way to get rid of the noise in the car is to let her drive. ik ll lk John Nangle tells us that a conscience is the thing that hurts when everything else feels so good. 1 1 i Phyllis: You remind me of the ocean. Skip: Wild, romantic and rest- less? Phyllis: No, you just make me sick. 1 Ii 1 Officers: Hey, slow down: don't you have a governor on that truck? Truck Driver: No, sir: Faubus is back at the capital-that's fer- tilizer you smell. 41 1 ll Roger Shepack's motto is: See no evil, speak no evil, and hear no evil and you're a first class party pooper. lk i If Chaplain fto prisoner in the electric chairl: Can I do any- thing for you? Prisoner: Yes, hold my hand. ll Ik ll Pedestrian: What's the matter with you, ya blind? Mangin: Blind! I hit you, didn't I? ' as ' 'J f C HD I 1 1 ' , ' , X lf S I 47 lx, V HONOR ROLL lanes Ruzicka, L. Seniors Wenger Hovland, W. High Honors Kerber Siniscal Schaefer I Honors Sanders Schenk Milield, D. Stage, Quillman, E. H01-tors Buyer Smith, R. Perez Brandt Sutemeier, I. Sggufo Walters, D. Westermair Higriesli-15:32 rs sgvelgthx-I Grade uniors ig onors High Honors 303915 McCormick, S. Bozdech Becckef Vollrner, T. Faherty ?5YC1Y Green, D. ones :xiii W anqh Honors LG Viqne Wefel SlOCk, D. Nolan' C. Hulshof Schaner, T. Nolan' P' Beckmeyer lglilsJdon,kD. E Ell ze rins i, . Hgnors Leibig, T. Sebacher Honors . Teiber Batlerson slxfh Grade Walsh Glpson High Honors Cornwell Ranore Suetmeier, R. Dethloff Templin Schaefer' R. Downinq Murphy, G. Ford Schultes Honors Klingert Striebel Dann, In Kuhn Wunderlick King' D. MCCGTUWY Buffet Manchester, O. Murphy, I. Bick Kaiser' I. Pruess Gozovic Aubuchon, D. Roberts Langdon Motherway Filth Grade Hsophomores Schoelch High Honors igh Honors l Ebstein Parignans, R. Leqqm HONOR ROLL Nelson, G. Leonhardt GRADE SCHOOL Honors assi .sais W- Wick Coultas, T. Dalton, K. Crowe, I. Honors Fischer, C. Lynch, D. Bisch Krewet, P. Murphy, T. Grady Litzaw, A. Petersen, D. The small boy was very inter- ested in the bald-headed man who scratched the fringe of hair around the side of his head. He kept this up for a very long time, so the boy finally leaned over and said in a loud whisper: Say, mister, you'll never catch him that way. Why don't you run him out in the open? Superior General fContinued from Page 11 of the Rosary and led the rest of the high school and grade school in the recitation. Hymns were sung by the students while prep- aration was being made for Bene- diction. Benediction was given Hof- fer, Superior General of the Soci- by the Very Reverend Paul ety of Mary, assisted by the Very Reverend Louis J. Blume, S.M., president at Chaminadeg Very Reverend Sylvester Juergens, S.M., and Reverend Willis Langlinais, S.M., director and organizer of the whole affair.

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Page Two CARDINAL AND WH ITE Dec. 19, 1958 Iunior Editorial by Jim Bozdech Our Lady of Angels School had been inspected only a week before. It had been found safe as far as fire safety went. A week later, ninety-two were dead-by fire. How? What had escaped the in- spector? What little hazard, too small to notice, went unseen? What small mistake of an inspector caused ninety-two to perish? Per- haps a pile of papers was allowed to escape inspection. Perhaps, somewhere in the school, an oily rag was left, forgotten, and al- lowed to smoulder. Small things. Small things-which cost ninety- two their lives and countless others grief. How many small things are al- lowed to cause untold damage in our lives? How many of our small mistakes magnify themselves by the greatness of the damage they do? The experience of a care- fully worked problem turning out miserably wrong because of a mistake so small it went unnoticed is common. And even the best of us may go through life un- consciously interchanging or and Hare. A small mistake? Yes, but a mistake that can give the right people the wrong impression. Even such a small mistake as omitting a comma here and there can mark a person as careless and, of course, lead to the inevitable bad impres- sion. that little things must be abolished, By work, these lt should be clear, then, these small mistakes, these persistant accuracy in our possibly we can eliminate little things . . . which do great damage. By carefully scrutinizing our school assignments now, per- haps we can obviate the worry of making a wrong impression. By carefully checking and re-checking the problems where small mistakes occur most, maybe we can do away with those idiotic small mis- takes. Here, too, the checking -of school work, of course-will, with luck, eliminate small mis- takes. School work, though obvi- ously not the only place where a grammar or mathematical mistake LIBRARY EXPANDS Along with the new classrooms and labs, we of Chaminade also have a fine library. Our library furnishes information to all stu- dents and teachers in fields from psychology to history. While pass- ing through the well-stocked shelves one sees thrilling mysteries, dan- gerous adventures, and the age-old classics. With the able assistance of Bro. Herman Drees, the li- brarian, one can find something that Will surely please. The re- Iuan Perez reads in library. Shown are the books he has read since May. ference books of the library are in constant use and even though they can't be taken out, one is always out of the set in use at some table. Though the library was finished last year, the shelving was not completed until the past summer when the Brothers could devote full time to the project, The two study periods that use the library find Bro. Herman a grea-t help for tough problems and find the reference books helpful for term papers and such. The library, then, is an integral part of life at Chaminade, as proved by the fact that this year nearly 60 books are taken out each day, as com- pared to 40 a day last year. On the day before the retreat, 140 books were taken out, which were mainly for spiritual reading. may occurg but, now school work should be our main concern. Elim- ination of the plague of small mis- takes will make life much easier. MOTHERS TOUR HOMES On Tuesday, December 2, the Chaminade Mothers' Club conduct- ed its annual Holiday House Tour. Eight homes were toured by moth- ers of Chaminade boys and their friends and relatives. This year a new attraction was added to the agenda of the tour. This spectacular sight was that of our own alma mater, Chaminade. In our Audio-visual Hall, the former school chapel, which was transfigured into a homey, old- fashioned country kitchen, hot cof- fee and coffee-cake were served to weary tourists. Also in -the country kitchen was a Pantry Shelf, where excel- lent home-made pastries such as cakes, pies, cookies and jams made by our own mothers, were sold. The homes toured by the Cham- inade ladies were both interesting and beautifully decorated. They were of many types, including the sophisticated English, the tradi- tional colonial, and the ostentatious Spanish architectures. The main points of interest in each of the homes were many and varied from beautiful floral dis- plays to magnificently decorated entrance halls. Without interviewing any of the ladies who attended this year's tour, it is easily said that all en- joyed themselves and anxiously anticipate coming to next year's tour. STAFF Senior Editorial Staff ...... -Bob Rodgers, Rich Rabenau, Mike Adrian Iunior Editorial Staff ..,......... F. Krewet. P. Pruess, I. Walsh Sports ....... - ....... G. LaVigne, I. Murphy Circulation Manager ................ R. Meister Photography .......................,.... C. Klinqert, R. Wander, T. Ianson. T. Mueller Art .......... u, .................................... D. Printy Reporters..- ............,.......... I. Bozdech, W. Burqlechner, E. Busekrus. G. Faherty, D. Halloran, I. Nicholson, B. Povich, I. Holwing, C. Rumors, L. Saenqer Prep Reporters .... L. Quillman. D. Milfeld Moderator .,,.....,..... Bro. Wm. Nance, S.M.