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

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September Retreat Officially Opens Religious Program To obtain a spiritual education along with practical training is the chief reason why we attend De La Salle. Every half-hour in class we are reminded that we are in the presence of God. We have the opportunity to receive Holy Communion every First Friday, when we have Mass in the gym. Vocations are encouraged on Vocation Day, the twenty-fifth of every month. We started off this year with a retreat during the sizzling days of September 8, 9, and 10. We shall probably all remember that retreat for a good many years to come. Luckily, though, we had the good fortune of having a fine retreat master. Father Murphy, C.S.S.R., a former chaplain in the army in World War II. He did an admirable job of working in his war experiences with his theme, which was practicality. He held our attention and interest all through the retreat by occasionally telling us about one of his war experiences. He also kept his Irish temper in check even when a few boys in the back row were dozing. Father Murphy would start off each talk by saying, Let's be practical. Then he got down to cases and covered all such subjects as religious vocations, sex, married life, and vocations to the professional life. His approach was chiefly the reason why the retreat was a success. Father Schmul, S.M., and Father O'Brien, C.S.C., have been our chaplains for First Fridays. They say Mass and distribute Communion. We recite the responses in Lotin. After Mass those who hove received Communion eat breakfost in the cafeteria. Foreign missionaries sometimes say Mass and then give interesting talks on vocations or the missions. Above—Father Schmul, S. M., our chaplain, soys Mas In the gym a John and Richard Maclnnes serve for him. Below-Father Schmul distributes Holy Communion to Bob Smith on First Friday with altar boy John Maclnnes sorving. The number of students receiving Communion on each First Friday is about 400. Page twenty-one

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Thomas Strauss Richard Sunde William Sutherland Raymond Swadner Ronald Theisen Raymond Turek Thomas Vickerman Albert Wahl John Wahl Irving Wald Warren Wallace Thomas Weber John Weingart Merwin Welck John Welsh James Whalen John White Joseph White Philip Wilbert Hugo Wolf Paul Yanisch James Zaccardi Raymond Zierden No, that's not a cigarette butt in Brother Peter's hand, it's chalk. Before joining the faculty at DE to instruct freshmen in religion, algebra, and Latin, he taught at St. Mary's College in Winona and at Christian Brothers College in St. Louis. Here he shows John Turner, James Murck, and Bill Platzer that (x2-7) x2+5) equals one king-sized headache. Page twenty

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Light Hearts Make Homecoming Fun White smoke over De La Salle — we had a queen! After a conclave of the senior officers we were told that the 1947 Homecoming queen had been chosen. On Friday afternoon, October 17, at the assembly we saw her for the first time, escorted to the stage by Dick Sherry. Queen Joan Clifford graciously accepted the crown from her assembled subjects, and Senior President Mike Merrigan placed it on her head. In response she wished us luck in the big game on Sunday, and the audience was over. On Sunday, October 19, we watched our tough eleven go to battle against the St. Cloud Crusaders, and our queen rallied her troops to a decisive victory on the gridiron, 14 to 7. Nothing but the best for DE men, and these are the best indeed. The three lovely misses ore the gueen and her lodies as they drive among their loyal subjects at the Homecoming Gome. Poge twenty-two