Leo High School - Leo Lion Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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1945 CISCA GROUP BACK: Robert Riordari, Leo Flynn, Arthur Zerega, Joseph Schweir, Cteorge Chamberlin, Daniel Maloney, William Kurtz. MIDDLE: Don Morrisson, Frank McGuire, Richard Billish, James Schroeder, Peter Vandenorth, Paul Somers. FRONT: James Thorstad, Neal McCann, John Bradshaw, Joseph Hennessy, Jack Hartig, Clifford Casey. CISCANS CONCLIJDE ACTIVE YEAR Cisca Moderator REV. BR. M. O. O'HEHlR Since September nt I9-I2, at which time Brother O'Hehir was appointed moderator of Cisca at Leo, this activity has gained an enthusiastic reception among the students. Brother O'Hehir is to be congratulated for the fine work he has done in the past three years as moderator of Cisca. Student Interest In Cisca Activities Reaches New High LEO JUNIOR HONORED The purpose of Cisca is to instil a Christian spirit in every phase of the young Catholic stu- dent's life -- per- sonal and social, as well as cultural. In this respect Leo's Cisca group, by its example and direc- tion, has outdone it- PAUL SOMERS self. The Ciscans gather at Mercy High School each Tuesday afternoon to discuss the agenda for the city-wide meeting, held at De Paul University every Satur- day morning. Brother O'Hehir leads the Leo delegation to the downtown meet- ings, where religious problems are pro- posed and debated under the supervision of a Jesuit Father. Mercy High School was host to the fifty-second general meeting of Cisca on February 22, At this meeting Paul Somers, a Leo Junior, was elected Vice- President of the entire Cisca organiza- tion. Somers was formerly Secretary. REV. FRANCIS P. MCCARTIN, O.M.I, Hi'Il'i'i1t .ll'lIl.Yl1'l' Our annual retreat was this year conducted by Father Francis P. Mc- Cartin, O.M.l., on January 9, IO, and ll. The edifying, almost monastic silence that reigned throughout the halls of Leo during those three days of grace was eloquent testimony to the unction and inspiration of the retreat master's sermons.

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lO DURING THE YEAR LEO was honored to receive a visit trom some of the Leo ex-students contiiiuinig their studies for the priesthcod at St, Mary of the Lake Seminary, lvlundelein, BACK lrzhn McGuire '42, Robert Carroll '38, Robert Multhauf '42, Hugh Hayes '42. FRONT Eugene Postelanczyk '4l, Rey. Frank John'on '37, William Riordan '45, ST PATRICICS CATHERDRAL in New York was the scene ot a Solemn High Mass celebrated last September 25 hy Msgr. Edward R. Gaffney, Chancellor of Ncw York Archdiocese, on the rentenary of the death ot Brother Edmund Rice A choir ot e.ghty Brothers sang the Mass LEO FERTILE SOURCE OF RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS The world confltct that is at present afflicting the earth, wncther world nfllct, a 4, ,si gf Q A will one day in the a much more l f , '- iw.. not too far distant future be terminated. But there is .Agp ' QSSQ co ' nd fx 4 important one, I, M7512 for which there will be no Hi armistice until t h e e n d of time The army of Christ will fight on and will be opposed u n t i l the world's end, M si rr, lr' Leo has al- ' , 3 TT .xx ,,. li-' . A1 DON JAMES RYAN ways proven a fertile source of recruits to this spiritual legion, During the last summer holi- days, five Leo students abandoned secu- lar pursuits to answer Christ's call to arms, Don James Ryan is now studying in the Vnncentian St. lVlary's Seminary. nary. George Kunka entered Quigley Preparatory Semi- nary, and Bart Far- rell entered the lrish ' ' ' ' Christian Brother Juniorate in New yn? FA 1 York, V, Walter Dwyer is f 5 finishing third year in the Mt. Carmel ' Seminary al Niagara, BART FARRELL wh i le Thomas Sheehy is now studying at the Sacred Heart Fathers' Seminary in Donaldson, Indiana. Patrick Butler left Leo in mid- year to enter Quigley, We are proud to relate that two of Leo's ex-Students were ordained on Feb- ruary 2-lth by Archbishop Samuel A, Stritch, DD. Rev, Francis l., Johnson graduated from Leo in l937 and Rev. Eugene J. Calvin attended Leo in l932 and '33. Msgr. Shewbridge Conducts First Friday Devotions Every First Friday morning at Leo the entire student body gathers in the school chapel for devotions to the Sacred Heart, after having attended Mass and received Holy Communion earlier in the morning in their own parish churches. Benedic- tion is celebrated by lvlsgr, Peter F. Shew- bridge, founder of Leo, after which he addresses the students, These practical talks are well appreciated for their sim- plicity and directness.

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LEO STUDENTS MAKE ALL OUT MISSION EFFORT Regular collections for the Propagation of the Faith fund are made in all the reli- gion classes in the school. The students contribute cheerfully to the missions, realiz- ing full well the great work done by this, the most deserving of charities. Teach ye all nations was the divine command, and by donations to the Propaga- tion of the Faith the students are taking a direct part in spreading His word. The work done by our mission priests extends from deepest Africa to the far East. Even in our own country, there still exist isolated sec- tions badly in need of priests. During th Lenten season contributions to the missions are particularly stressed. Shown at the left is a group of cheerful freshmen making their daily contribution to the mission box. They are, left to right, David l-lafele, Ralph Wille, John Quin- lan, Bob Meade, James Lee, Ed- ward Schell, and Thomas Mc- Grath. Brother King, seated at the desk, has done extraordinarily well in securing contributions for the Propagation of the Faith. Topping the list of classes in the school for mission collections was lB, shown at the left. The names of these students are Dan Brady, Robert Brady, William Byrne, Benjamin Beazley, Paul Butler, Bill Cook, Dan Cleary, David Ducey, Richard Deuerling, Jim Engle, Joseph Egan, Robert Fruin, Maurice C-ullo, Edward Crany, Neal Craney, James Clee- son, Ray l-lollstein, Thomas Joyce, Clifford Loreth, Bob Lambird, Edward Mitchell, Willard O'Brien, Edward O'Malley, Theodore Pa- zure, Ciuenther Philipp, Martin Quinn, Edmund Rakowski, Don Sullivan, Richard Steinhauer, Peter Vandenorth, Edwin Wood, and Norbert Zakrzewski. Devotion to Blessed Virgin Favored By Student Body Our Blessed Lady commands a special reverence and devotion among Leo's students and faculty. Each spring, during the month of May, the members of each class erect their own May altars, and make a special effort to make them both beautiful and inspiring. The picture at the left shows three students pausing during a busy school dayl to ask Our Divine Saviour to send down upon them His guidance and help.