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

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This is Brother Gabriel’s English class where the boys give their three minute talks. Don Marystone is reciting as the rest of the boys listen to him. Front to back, first row: Larry Nesheim. Jim Bouley. Dick Loesch, Jack Krause. Second row: Jerry Stafford. Jack Bury. Kale Kobbe. John McKenna. Jim Harrington. Bob Godwin. Ralph Pierce. Terry Burns. Don Lemm. Third row: Joe Mayer, Denny Hanson. Ed Basil. Duane Lilja, Tom Feeney. RAYMOND TUREK — St. Albort . . . Bowling 4 . . . Centennial Choir 1... Ray builds model airplanes . . . wants to go to Parks College in St. Louis and then pilot a commercial plane. JOHN WAHL — Resurrection . . . Football 2. 4 . . . likes to be called Uncle Miltie . . . Collects stamps and whiskey labels . . . plans to attend St. Thomas and major in radio or Phy. Ed. IRVING WALD — St. Helena . . . Islander 3 . . . Bowling 4 . . . dislikes tall girls . . . Mickey’s pet peeve is high golf scores. . . photography takes up his spare time . . . plans on taking pharmacuti-cal training ... English is his favorite subject... put Walgreens on its feet . . . one of those Sunday morning bowlers. THOMAS WEBER— Ascension . . . Football 2, 3. 4 . . . plans to find a position with the Land-O-Nod Company . . . Prefers lunch time at school ... enjoys catching fish. JOHN WEINGART — St. Bridget . . . Bowling 4 . . . Honor Roll 3. 4 . . . Jolly John is a well rounded fellow . . . has a voice that you can not miss hearing . . . plans on college after he serves his hitch. JOHN WELSH — Resurrection . . . Basketball 1, 2, 3. 4 . . . Brother Timothy’s minus system 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . known as dead-eye . . . feels it is his duty to travel around the world and teach the foreign girls how to get some place . . . likes Wahl’s Basement when it is dark . . . hobby: no comment. JOHN WHITE — Holy Name . . . Bowling 2 . . . collects stamps plans to become a bookkeeper and auditor ... his hangout is the drug store ... likes bowling . .. enjoys bookkeeping. HUGO WOLF — Immaculate Heart of Mary . . . Advisory Officer 2, 3. 4 . . . Class Officer 2. 3. 4 . . . Honor Roll 1. 2. 3. 4 . . . Delta 4 ... Contact 4 .. . plans to go to St. John’s . .. Member of the Board of Directors—Minnesota State Archery Assn. PAUL YANISCH — Ascension . . . Football 1 . . . Swimming 3. 4 . . . Friendly Fred spends his summers with the Minneapolis Rowing Club . . . lives at the Ascension tank . . . likes dancing, pool, and Stan Kenton’s music . . . intends to enlist after graduation. 27

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A winning basket with seconds to play, a goal line stand with but minutes remaining on the clock—such are the thrills of Island sports and such is the importance of that vital element, time. The time it takes to convert defeat to victory is only an infinitesimal fraction of the time spent drilling in preparation for such clutch play. Time is a treacherous factor in sports, heart-rending victories and defeats often resulting in last seconds of play. Hours are spent in the molding of winning teams and crack athletes. But after time has been at work for a short while, championships are broken and trophies soon tarnish under dust. Are then those years spend in developing these squads and athletes ill used? Though time is best noted for its ability to age man and to crumble his creations, known less, but in a sense just as strong, is time's abilities to create. The time devoted to sports participation is of the latter nature. The hours spent in teaching a tackle to crack through a line not only develop a charging lineman but creates an athlete with a fighting heart, a man who does not know the word quit. The afternoons of batting and pepper drills develop a .300 hitter and star first sacker. It also conveys a sureness and confidence in one’s own self. Weeks spent in practicing a pivot resulting in a high scoring center and a man who will approach future tasks with determination and perseverence. Such is the function of time in sports. 29