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

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Freshman Year 1941-1942 I In September of 1941 Leo welcomed what was then the largest freshman enrollment in the history of the school. That the class of '45 was de- termned to make a go of o tnings from the start was evi dent when the names of 59 freshmen were included in tt.- ..,. . nor men for the first quarter. The Science Club, for the first year students ex- clusively, was organized by Brother Lyons with Bob Devane, Pat Barnes, Ed St. Ville, and Ed Eckel as officers of the club. We even had our own football cheers, and we practiced them diligently for two weeks preced- ing the Carmel game. Although Henry Babe Baronowski may have had more to do with the score than we did, Leo nevertheless thoroughly trounced Carmel, 34 to 7. That was the year Leo met Tilden in Soldier Field, defeating the public school champs 46 to 13. And on Sunday, December 7-but that is his- tory. A full realization of the meaning of war came only gradually, but in a short time the entire student body enthusiastically supported the first of several war bond campaigns and scrap drives conducted in the school. Along towards spring the bennies again got the jump on the rest of the students by enlistlng in the Navy plan for the construction of model airplanes, to be used in training Navy men in aircraft recognition. Under the supervision of Brother O'Quinn and Brother Lyons, a total of 240 scale models were completed and turned over to Navv officials. Scores of us proudly re- garded our bruised and scratched fingertips as mementos of a good iob well done, ' ure Year 1942-1943 ' In the fall of '42 Leo pro- duced one of the greatest high school football teams the citv had ever seen. Led by such stars as Bob Hanlon, Don Murphy. and Bob Kelly, the Lions found the Catholic League a pushover, and went on to crush Tilden for the sei V E 'ar in the Kelly Bowl, 27 to 14. The Christmas offering of the Dramatic Club was a one-act play, Our Lady's Tumbler, directed by Mr. Robert M. McKenna, and featur- ing Bud Donlon as the unlettered monk. The Dramatic Club also prepared two short plays for the Easter entertainment. The cast for the fea- ture play, Dress Reversal, included two soph- omores. Bud Donlon and Bob Devane. Four sophomores made the first string light- weight basketball team that season. You should remember Jack Carlson, Dick Kloser, Bob Koz- lowski, and Bart Murphy. Junior Year 1943-1944 Juniors! After two years of diligent work as scorned frosh and sophomores, we emerged upperclassmen. Six of our number made the first string Lions. At left end was Ray O'Donnellg at left tackle, Roy Hall, left guard, Don Simnick, right guard, Frank tackle, Jack Kopsheverg and at quarterback, Bob Kozlowski. The following April witnessed the most spec- tacular presentation ever put on by the Dramatic Club. Irvin Donlon, Walter Bronson, Bob Ma- honey, and Dan Norton were included in the cast of George F. Hummel's Broadway hit, The World Waits. In February Brother Croke, mod- erator of the Oriole, appointed Bob Devane Editor-in-Chief and Andrew Placco News Editor, while Joe Linehan continued as Feature Editor. The most outstanding school event of that spring was the announcement that Joseoh T. Gleason would succeed A. L. Whitey Cronin as Leo's football coach. g Senior Year 1944-1945 ' That Mr. Gleason was capa- ble of upholding the great tradition left by former Leo football teams was evident by the fact that Leo finished a strenuous league season with but one defeat, and that to a team that went on to the Kel- ly Bowl. ln a close, tight gan-, ,-. t Leo 6 to O, but later was van- quished by Tilden I3 to 7. The accelerated class graduated on January 22. This class consisted of thirty seniors who were placed in a special section in order that they might finish their high school courses before entering the armed forces. Included in the formidable line-up of the heavyweight basketball team of 1945 were Frank O'Grady, Martin Burns, Rav O'Donnell. Tom Nicholson, Bart Murohv, and Don McAuliffe. As for the lights. the fine teamwork of Bob Koz- lowski, Gene Flahertv, Bucko McGinnis, Dick Kloser, and Ted Moskal is something not easily forgotten. In February we elected our class officers. Joe Gump was voted President, Martin Burns Vice- President, Joe Heerwaeon Treasurer, and as Secretary, Jim Hannon. The second semester of our fourth year went by all too quickly. Class rings, diplomas, graduation, the yearbook and the senior prom-all these occupied our thoughts. We were the graduating class of 1945. We are faced with a world marked by the social, economic, and political scars of war. On our shoulders rests the responsibility of aiding in the restoration of peace and effecting the pre- vention of future national conflicts. With the help of God we will accomplish that task.

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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.

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MIND, SCHOLASTICALLY AS WELL AS SPIRITUALLY, RANKS SECOND TO NO OTHER PURPOSE OF EDUCATION