De La Salle High School - Delta Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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realize the tact that the subjects assigned were given them for a specific purpose. As a result of the entrance exams, the courses were assigned to each student to best suit his first days at DE. In the cafeteria Brother Thomas was having a hard time getting the freshmen to understand that they had to have tokens to buy food. It became increasingly difficult when a pack of empty stomached freshmen came clamoring up to the counter, with eager outstretched hands, for their favorite dish —spaghetti. To the freshmen the lockers are a new, fascinating delight—a private little compartment with a secret combina- Top—Our bookkeeper, Mr. Thompson, Is pictured receiving the entronco feos of three incoming freshmen, left to right, Larry Schulte, Joe Hale, and Ray Moriani. Conter—Leading the cafotoria lino is froshman Ronald Thoisen. Selling milk at the counter is Tom Javis. Bottom—Brother Albert and his assistant. Bill Lininger, are shown selling books and paper to Ed Foley. Waiting in lino are Dennis Brandstetter, Bob Grant, Jim Polzak, and Bob Hazeldine. tion known only to him and the tall fellow looking over his shoulder. These secret combinations often present quite a problem, especially when the student has only a minute and a half to get to his first class and finds that he can't recall his combination. It isn't only the freshmen who forget their combinations, either. On the Monday morning following Christmas vocation, one of the more prominent seniors, with a rather high IQ, came into class several minutes late with a big overcoat on and a lunch under his arm. When asked by the Brother if he was cold and hungry, he replied with a sheepish grin and a rose tinted face, I forgot my combination!'' Other students, with all their experience over freshmen, also find some things at school bewildering. Pag© eloven

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First Days Are Always Bewildering The first days of every year at De La Salle are days of great confusion and general bewilderment, especially for those newcomers, the freshmen. During the two days of registration, everyone, including the veteran seniors, Is hurrying about trying to find his home room; buying books, paper, pencils, and other supplies; and waiting to be assigned a locker in which to place all these valuable articles. Having adjusted themselves to the locker conditions, all set out in search of their classes— and search they do. Just os Mrs. Anderson soid, when asked how the first few days looked to her, Everyone seems to know his way around quite well except the freshmen who are continually getting lost and traipsing into the office, using it as on information bureau. There are many new things the freshmen must get acquainted with around the school. One of these is learning to call the Brothers as such. Many slips of the tongue are made during Top—Two of tho new freshmen ore receiving o cordial welcome from Brother Bernard. Shokirtg hands « John Welsh and, next to him, Raymond Swodner. Bottom —Two freshmen, Marty Campion and Dan Casey, are receiving their cords from the school secretory, Mrs. Anderson. these busy days, and they are often referred to as Father and sometimes as Sister. When some of the members of the faculty were asked their opinion as to how they were affected by the confusion, there were many varied answers. Brother Bernard stated that the freshmen showed os much intelligence in conducting themselves as any other previous class, but it was a task getting them to Page ten

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Freshmen Are Full of Youthful Energy It is with great pleasure that we introduce to you . . . our freshmen. No school should be without them. They add a touch of wide-eyed naivete, enthusiasm, and vigor to the school and its activities that is needed and welcome in any school. DE's freshmen have shown themselves to be a live-wire group. They have organized a freshman council and elected officers. The council members also serve os advisory officers. They are as follows: Advisory 24C—Thomos Connolly, president; James Joranger. vice-president; Dale Kobbe, secretary; Gerald Cullen, treasurer. Advisory 23C—Lloyd Johnston, president; Daniel Casey, vice-president; Darwin De Rosier, secretary; Richard Sunde, treasurer. Advisory 14C—John Landberg, president; John McKenna, vice-president; Stanley Hanson, treasurer; Richard Barrett, secretary. Advisory IOC—Jared Ferrell, president; James Leigh, vice-president; Donnelly Black, treasurer; James McCord, secretary. Advisory 309—Lawrence Schulte, president; Jerome Binko, treasurer; Lawrence Schaefer, secretary; John Sexton, vice-president. Advisory 207—Richard Malenfant, president; Joseph Mayer, vice-president; Gerald Oberaigner, treasurer; Thomas Kelly, secretary. Brother Felix, freshman moderator, teaches religion, woodshop, and mechanical drawing. He is Vocational Moderator and sponsor of the Glencoe Club, besides being in charge of school maintenance. Pictured above are the freshman officers with their modora tor. They are, left to righti Jared Ferrell, president, Dob Kobbe. vice-president, Brother Felix, moderator, Lawrence Schaefer, treasurer, and Stanley Honson, secretory. Page twelve