Loras Academy - Log Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1954 volume:

1 W W , w x . ri 1 i Prologue ln keeping with the progressive trends of our time, this year's Log will be distrib- uted in sections at different times during the year. Under this system the student will receive his Log at a time When the contents are still current and of interest. ln order to keep this Log as much like a reg- ular yearbook as possible, the sections Will be bound together under a padded cover. ln the end it will differ little in appearance and content from past Logs. M. , 5 1 r l I i l F Z N L 1 V X ,M page two ki- A W, Y, , ..,A, ,..,,, 77-7- A ,,,e LCR S LOG of 1954 Published by the Senior Class of Loras Academy ROTC Honor School Staff EIIITUR-IN-CHIEF .,.,.,........................ A! Ede ASSISTANT EIJITIIR.. ............. Terry H ogrzn LITERARY EDITOR ............. Joe Hl'l1PUf!jFIZ SPIIRTS EDITOR .. ............ Joe Nan mann ADVERTISING ............. Alan Eberhardf CIRCULATION .............. Fran Bru ne M' Dedication This book is dedicated to the Rev. Lawrence Cuter who, though presently dean of North Hall at Loras College, was a member of the Loras Academy faculty for the past eight years, being assistant principal last year and moderator of the Log for the past seven years. It is an honor for us to dedicate this book to one who has spent so many years of his life training Loras Academy students for future life. At left: Father Cuter pauses to look over' one of the many Logs whose con- struction he directed while at Loras. l'11flV fi-rw RRY. Roczlilc li. fD.URllCN, 1' X11 1 1 P1'l11Ci17Z1l Rniv. Cl1.xRl.ris XYH.XI.EN, MA. MR. Cluxkrlxclll 0'I Joxx'n I3 X Lurzls ,Xcaclelny Burszu' Business Manager - v i Freshmen homeroom chairmen looking over student council noles are fleft to rightj James Hammell, Dick Kehoe, George Newman, Tom Spates, John Frommelt, Clarence Berning, and Glen Altfillisch. Freshmen .aw -W J M, Explaining the freshman homeroom schedule for the year to Mrs. George Mccarten librarian and Mr. Van P. Combs, science, is the Rev. Norman White, religion. Mr. C. J. Lorenz, English, points out a frosh record. as Cleft to rightj the Rev. Ernest J Engler and the Rev. William Holzer, Latin, and the Rev. Kenneth J. Lukan, English, look on flflf' vigil! bho, William Altfillisch, Glen Andresen, John Ball, John Barta, Merlin Bartle, James Bauer, Eugene mann, William Berning, Clarence Besler, Duane Bettcher, Roger Blondin, Dennis Boyer, James Brand, James del, Richard Breitbach, Donald Brimeyer, Marvin Budden, Richard Budden, Roger Burlage, Richard Buscher, Richard han, Michael Carew, Terrence Carroll, Charles Casserly, James Chandlee, Wayne Chappell, John Clemens, Theodore an, Joseph Cummings, Donald Decker, John Dillon, Patrick Donovan, Thomas Downey, James Drumm, Richard r, William Duggan, Patrick Ede, Allan Ehrlich, Frederick Eiffes, Otto Eitfes, Paul Eisbach, David John Esslinger, Arden Felderman, Donald Feldman, William Finzel, Carl Fitschen, Michael Fleege, Donald Benda, Harold Brandel, Gerald Bushman, James Corbin, Patrick Duccini, Richard Erschen, Gerald Fluhr, Eugene page nine S gnriivi 1 . - F Fluhr, John Fransen, Joseph Frciburger, Donald Friedman, Richard Frommelt, Donald Frommelt, John Gleason, John R Gourley, Robert Graham, Roger Graham, Thomas Green, James Grimes, Michael Hamel, William Hammel, Robe E Hammell, James Hansen, Donald Hansen, Lawrence Haverland, Wayne Hayes, Ronald Healy. John Heiderscheit, John S Helbing, Orlin Hendricks, Edward Herher, Peter Hilby, Leroy Hilkin, Orlen Hinkel. Arnold Hird, Garry h I H Horch, Robert Huber, Ronald . . . . Hutehcroft, Daniel lm, .awrenee M Kehoe, Richard Assisting Father Holzer at Benedictlon are Cleft to Kemp, Aloysius Kemp' James M' Kamp, James R. E right, NBUWOJIDCY, Duggan, Schueller' and Pafker- Klauer, William Kleiner, James Knuth. Eugene Koehler, Denis fwigfv H11 .4 4 zzz ..1,. . ::.,. . i Ji -E? .- 32 , 5 Q Y We Ze x X' -K b , ' f 1 ' v 2 2 ll A 'W J K H f Ali- 222222 E ,,,.. of , 1 H ..,.,.,.,. H ,.... , ,,,, ,E ...A,:,: '1 in P Mfr' .... - . E fine' 'C Qigi ls m gpg K 5 ff ' iw ' , ,fi Af .. 15:13 '1 E' . .,,,. ,, .L 2 ' 'J ., 'al' 5 i 2 , ..,,.. 3 ,VV , JS I E, ,w J .Fi no M, X .W ' ,... , 6 ,, , ,4.,2 .1 ff 'W 42:34 5 . -1 ,J ff? A 1 we 5 5? 1 f is ,Q-1 ,,., , , iw if xv f lx ax 3 s i 5 awww Vx Q , ,Y A een 1 ff? ,V if I M K ' 4 . XM o , ' I Tr Q ,,,,, . ., ,,,,, ,.,,,.,.,. J gl J xi Q fb -.,.: 4 .,-: P' rrgk W ........,,.., x g Q Q L 2 ,I mum-M SE: 5 ,F1 lohn Kress, Leo Leeser, Raymond Mefullough, Charles lVlCGrall1, Lloyd Meissen. Charles Nauman, Ronald L Onnezi. Pierre Kuhle, Franeis Leiiner, Harold Ms-Purdy, Jerom M1'Manus, Paul Meseher, John A Nilles, David Palm, Dale Kunkel, Marlin Lakeman, Riehard Lent, Donald Lepperl, Donald e Mellowell, James Melfadden, Edward Maas, Dale S S Meyer, Frank Naumann, Charles Neuwahner, Kenneth Oehs, David Udefey, William Palzkill, Arthur Pape, Donald Lang, John Lewin. Keith Madigan, James Millius, Karl Lange, Terrenee .n Melleeve r, .lohn Malone, Patrick Mueller, Donald 7 Linden, Earl Meliecver, Joseph Manders, David Mueller, Ralph Students from Dubuque Catholic schools take part in the Holy Hour at St. Patrick's Church. Nyc vlwwzv Father Ferring explains a play to the freshman team. Parker, Robert Pauly, Michael Pfeiler, George Reichwein, John Reiter, Richard Rellihan, Daniel Rigney, Michael Roetlin, Vincent Runde, Linus Schleicher, Thomas Schmidt, Thomas Schmitt, Arthur page 11001112 Pfeiler, Kenneth Rettenmeier, William Saul, Thomas Schmitt, Cletus Pfeiler, Robert mes Reynolds, .la Scannell, Alan Schmitt, Donald Schroeder, John Schuster, Gary Slowey, Kenneth Pillard, Paul Rhomberg, Bernard Schick, David Schonhoff, Donald Schroeder, Raymond Sharkey, Charles Smith, Neil Pins, Thomas Richard, Edward Schiltz, Roger Schroeder, Dennis Schueller, Eugene Sjobakken, Gerald Spates, Thomas E Pitzen, Gerald Richter, Nichol. Schlegel, James Schroeder, Gera Schumacher, G4 Skemp, Willian Staheli, Gerald 'E 3g'Wsw-Q.. ,4 .W f -fm. M... J : :s:E5::!:a:: 3 -IL.. f?5 52f 5 +4 R X S I 'ag Him eunmam. audacher, John Steger, John Su-urk, Robert Struhmeyer, David Strohmeycr, Wayne Stumpf, John Swift, Edward Timmerman, Ambrose ndell, William Tuthill, Carl Tuthill. Loras Vanderah, Richard Vanderah, Thomas Vuelz, Peter Vogler, Donald Vondra, Joseph 'ahlert, Robert VValker, William VValsh, Patrick Wuul, James Weis, David Welu, Edward lVelu, Steven Welu, Thomas ente, Joseph Westmark, Leu Whitfield, Robert 'ickham, Thomas Wiederholt, Donald VViederholt, Gerald F h t. . t . th . kl h I . . 'ilbricht, Richard Williams, Bruce Williams, Gerald 'es men Pm' 'UPU' e In elf Wee Y C HPC CXCYCISCS In 'right, Daniel Wright. James Yates, John Zwack, Joseph the Loras Academy Chapel. juzgfc Nlll'fl'4'lI W. VIEW.. Wim! every desk shoe Id have. 'Worm 5 ggyg VIQW N1 4' V - v 1 Hopeful candidates for Loras Academy 1953 homecom- ing queen are fleft to rightl, Carol Sprenglemeyer, Margie Klaus, Mary Bahl, JoAnn Steckline, Diane Pape, and Barbara Moehl. Which one became queen? See page 18. cflvmes ORIENTATION If lil IJXIIMH nv- Mn , ' S This year's Orientation program, as last year's, was conducted in the individual classrooms in- stead of the chapel. The program, which consisted of talks de- signed to help the students now and in later life, was carried on during extended homeroom periods. The talks given to the freshmen were HYour Dignity as a Catholic in a Catholic School, written by the Rev. Ernest Englerg Your Natu- ral Equipment to be Improved, compiled by the Rev. Charles I..aBargeg Your Teammates-Pav ents, Teachers, and Fellow Students, composed by the Rev. Norman White and the Rev. Paul Grace, and Learn by Doing, prepared by the Rev. Eugene Weimer. Father O'Brien registers freshman George Newman. E Y 5 AQQ.. pa 3 I W 1-ff :M f f W fare HF' Above: Bishop Lane gives the last tation Week talk after Mass in Christ King Chapel. Left: Faculty and student body rec Holy Communion at Mass in Christ King Chapel which closed Orienta Week. The talks presented to the upper classmen were as follows: The Student Vocation, by the Rev. Robert I-lirschg Students Living with Other Stu- dents, by Mr. Patrick Kehoeg Students Living with the Faculty, by the Rev. Eugene 'Kutschg Students Living with Their Family, by Mrs. Dan Lenehan, Mrs. Max Wiehl, and Mrs. George McCarten. Orientation Week was brought to a close Fri- day, Sept. IS, with a Low Mass celebrated by the Most Rev. Loras T. Lane, president of l..oras Col- lege, in Christ the King Chapel. The subject of Bishop I..ane's talk was The Dependence on Others. Following the Mass the student body was given the rest of the day free. REGISTRATION Two months of a well earned vacation were interrupted by the call for registration. On the Hrst Tuesday of August the seniors and juniors registered in the library and literally swamped the registrars with the largest classes in the history of the school. When all heads were counted the seniors totaled I46 and the juniors I 54. The sophomores appeared the next day with I67 registering. The freshmen took their first official look at Loras Academy a week later when 234 future Lorasmen heeded the call. When all the tallies were taken, a total enroll- ment of 70I students was discoveredh which ex- ceeded Iast year's by I9 per cent. page .YI..1ffCFlL LORAS ACADEMY PRESS Top: Glancing over the finished product are fleftf Bill Conzett and Father Grace with Terry Hogan and Pat Connolly looking on. Above: Working out a last minute difficulty are Cleft to right, Bill Seipp, Tom Slcemp, and .lay Kopp. Below: Dave Hinkel and Steve Voelz type up stories for the Telegraph-Herald. Lower Right: Checking the circulation list are fleft to right, Al Eberhardt, Mr. Lorenz, and Paul McFadden. Deadlines! Make-up! Headlines! Assignments! These are the challenges the Crest staff encoun- ters during the school year when publishing the Crest, the school paper. Twelve issues a year instead of nine faced the staff when they returned to school in the fall. More frequent publications this year give the stu- dents a greater chance to work on various phases of newspaper work. Moderated by the Rev. Paul Grace, the Crest is a member of the Catholic School Press Association. Assisting the editor-in-chief, Terry Hogan, are five staff editors. Pat Connolly handles first page. Jay Kopp takes care of the feature page while Bill Conzett is in charge of the sports page. Bill Seipp edits fourth page and Tom Skemp is classroom editor. The reporters and feature writers are Richard Baumgartner, Peter Beaves, John Buenker, Don Callahan, Ken Esser, Bob Klein, Bill Kreiman, Earl Lange, William Lay, Tony MclVlahan, Tom Mettel, Charles Miller, Tom Reilly, Dennis Schmitz, Don Stouse, and Russell Wilson. The public relations staff, supervised by the Rev. Ernest Engler, is an organization closely connected with the Crest. lt has two depart- ments, sports and news, both staffed by 3A jour- nalism students. Steve Voelz, publicity news editor, is in charge of the news section which writes stories dealing with school activities of citywide interest for the local newspaper and radio stations. Dave Hinkel's responsibility as publicity sports editor is to write advance stories for all sports. He also reports scores of all events to the local and regional newspapers and radio stations. As- sisting Hinkel are Dick Breitbach, joe Kuhn, and Bill Murray. The financial deficit brought on by the extra editions is handled by the advertising and circu- lation department under the direction of Mr. C. J. Lorenz. l-le is assisted by Alan Eberhardt, business managerg Paul McFadden, circulation manager: and Eugene Lyness, assistant circulation manager. 53 HOMECOMING A successful homecoming week-end began on Friday, Oct. 2 as approximately 160 couples danced to the musical offerings of Larry Foster and his orchestra from 9-I2 p.m. in the Loras College Fieldhouse. At I0 p.m. Miss Diane Pape was crowned queen to reign over the homecoming festivities. Following the crowning, the next dance was held in Miss Pape's honor. The fieldhouse was color- fully decorated with the letters LA hanging from the center of the ceiling, and a goalpost with a football player in the middle of the crossbar was situated behind the bandstand. Two graves rep- resenting Loras' first two '53 victories over Clin- ton and Fort Dodge were on the left of the stand, and on the right side of the banclstancl was an open grave which represented a potential victory over Dowling. The following evening a combination pep rally and mixer was held in the fieldhouse with records supplying the music. During an intermission, the queen and her court along with several other speakers wished the Cubs the best of luck and encouraged all Loras Academy students to back their team. Sunday afternoon the final touches were put on a very successful homecoming week-end as the Loras Academy Cubs defeated the Dowling eleven, 33-7, in a game played in the Rock Bowl Stadium. Before the game the entire ROTC bat- talion marched onto the field, gave a cheer for Left: A few of the couples that attended the Home- coming Dance. Below: Go, go, Cubs keep going . . . an ,, ,. ,.. . the visiting Dowling team, spelled out LORAS in big block letters, and then, after giving a Loras cheer, marched off the field and filed into the stands. After the cadets were all seated, the queen and her court were brought into the sta- dium, introduced to the people in the stands, and then escorted to their seats on the fifty-yard line. Budget Committee This year's budget committee, as last year's, is comprised of .lack Devery and Bill Marr, two boarder students who take care of the Sunday offerings taken up at the boarder Mass. They keep an individual record of each stu- dent's donation. The money received is used for keeping the vestments and altar cloths in good condition and for the purchase of candles and va- rious other needs of the chapel. Counting the Sunday offerings of the boarding students are Jack Devery Qleftl and Bill Marr. it Above: Bill Kessler, decorations committee chairman, puts the finishing touches on one of the signs which was erected outside town, while Mike Grimes, Leo Ocken- fels, Ed O'Brien, John Flannery, Tony McDonald, and Joe Corcoran fcrouchingj look on. Homecoming signs were posted on all the major highways leading to and going out of Dubuque and a large banner was hung across Loras Boulevard. Left: Erecting a sign on the outside of St. Joseph Hall are Cleft to right, Bill Conzett, Pat Lansing, Bill Kess- ler, Ed O'Brien Qon ladderj, and Mr. Lorenz, decora- tions committee moderator. Propagation of the Faith Before Mission Sunday, Oct. l8, the campaign for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith was conducted. The secretary-treasurers of the homerooms were in charge of recording the mem- berships and collecting the dues. The Rev. Albert Carmen's 2B homeroom was the First division to attain a I00 per cent mem- bership. Homeroom IC taught by Mr. Van P. Combs was the only other class to have I00 per cent membership in the society. Three hundred and forty students became members, making the total amount sent to the missions 340 dollars. Father Carmen and 2B students pose for Log Camera after attaining 100 per cent membership in the society for the Propagation of the Faith. - ..., ..... . X Orgcmists l..oras Academy students are fortunate in having four student organists this year, Tom Richards, Bill Seipp, Phil Meyer, and Russel Wilson. Un- der the direction of the Rev. Jerald F. Blackburn they play at all chapel exercises. Richards and Seipp also play for the boarder chapel exercises. Prayer Leaders Al Serritella, Max Scott, Tom Richards, and Arthur Southwood were appointed prayer lead- ers this year for the Loras Academy boarder stu- dents. Their duties consist of leading the morn- ing and evening prayers and leading the Missa Recitata on Thursday mornings. They were ap- pointed to this position by the Rev. Francis Lana, Loras Academy spiritual director. New appoint- ments are made every year. Preparing vestments for Mass are fleft to rightj Norman Hlas, Joe Beardsley, Tom A. Welu, John Klass, Jerry Poncelet, Paul Fitzgerald, and Al Eberhardt. Above: Entering the chapel before boarder night prayer are prayer leaders fleft to right, Al Serritella, Tom Richards, Max Scott, and Arthur Southwood. Left: Looking over music for weekly chapel exercises are organists Cleft to rightj Phil Meyer, Russell Wilson, Tom Richards, and Bill Seipp. Sacristc: ns Answering the call of the Rev. Francis Lana and the Rev. Norman White, I6 boys volun- teered their services as sacristans. This year in addition to serving Mass and chapel exercises they will teach the freshmen how to serve Mass and will place prayer and hymn books in the pews when needed. Father Lana has charge of the upper classmen, who are Joe Bearclsley, Larry Becker, Jack Devery, john Klaas, Norman l-llas, Jerry Poncelet, Tom Marr, and Jim Ryan, board- ersg and Alan Eberhardt, Paul Fitzgerald, Duane Kerper, and Tom Welu, day students. The fresh- men under the guidance of Father White are Dick Kehoe, Mike Pauly, Dennis Blondin, and Dave Manders. Bill Marr Cthird from leftj points out the Stole to Cleft to rightj Dennis Blondin, Larry Becker, Dave Manders, Dick Kehoe, and Mike Pauly. I I , ii : , 1 I' :ESA v T . wiv, Butler charges through line for first down. Fooiban EAT 'EM UP, GUBS! The powerful Loras machine prepares to move again. A screaming crowd, a sunny fall day, and two hard fighting elevens mark what everyone knows as football season. Starting in the boiling heat of late August and early Septem- ber, this year, Coach Gailen P. Thomas and assistant Jack Dale shaped eleven returning lettermen and a group of hope- fuls into one of the most pow- erful teams in the state of iowa. A season ago this group had been a green but hard fighting foe, which struggled through an only fair 3-5 rec- ord. This year they were back, with the wonder of experience under their belts, and the Clubs this fall decisively displayed their power to some of lowa's and Wisconsin's best. page' fzwlliy-tivo Coach Dale fleftj talks things over with Coach Thomas GOLDEN GUBS OF '53 A combination of smooth operating backs and a mighty forward wall produced one of Loras' most credible seasons this year. While gaining a total of l55l yards on the ground, and 986 via the air lanes, the Cubs racked up I05 first downs over the eight game slate. Averaging 5 yards per try in rushing and l 7.6 in yards gained pass- ing, Coach Thomas' charges finished with a 6-2 final record. Record Loras -'--- -'--- C linton John Prochaska, left tackle, signs up for the new season Loras Fort ,Dodge as Father Weimer and Coach Thomas look on. Tom Loras ---'- -'--- D owllng '- '- Butler, fullback, waits his turn. Loras St. Ambrose Loras Campion .... Loras Marshalltown Loras Aquinas ...... Loras Heelan .... LORAS 27, CLINTON 7 The Golden Cubs of '53 hit the road for their first tilt of the new season, and as underdogs against the River Kings, poured out an offensive barrage worth 27 points. Flashy Don Nachtman received the honors on this trip, against a rough , but ineffective Clintgn Squad, TD5- pass, Hig- Coach Thomas listens in while Don Nachtman calls a girls to Johnson, yds? pass, Higgins to Nacht- play during practice session. The defensive squad looks man, 9 ydsg Higgins, 2 yds, Nachtman, 30 yds. On- BACK ROW-Left to right: George Smith, Dave Simon, Tony McDonald, Jim Keeney, Paul Fitzgerald, Chuck Higgins, Don Zenz, Pat Palzlcill. SECOND ROW-Left to right: Tom Butler, Joe Burback, Ken Sullivan, John McGettr'ick, Max Scott, .lim Krotzer, Tom Fleming, Ron Hoffman, Don Nachtman, Pete Langkamp, Charles Johnson. THIRD ROW-Left to right: Bob Sisson, David Osterberger, Bob Helling, Barton Brown, Allan Eberhardt, Tom Reilly, Steve Voelz, Tony McMahon, George Welinske, John Prochaska, John Klaas. FRONT ROW-Left to right: Coach Thomas, Larry Schadle, Bob Baker, Ken Stecklein, Pat Mulgrew, Bob Timmerman, Dick Goldhagen, Tom Bertsch, Al Serritella, Dick Kunnert, Coach Dale. Mum' lTUc IIf.X'-1'!II'I'1 l X L: - X - G I l D s mxxxxxxxxxxximx G1 -'r 0 L03 Dow LING XXXXXXXXX 4 rs O 2 XXX 6 U1--2------ Hg........ WNRNKNNNHUHNKI WHEN! mx WL RX. YEMEN! XXX xxx --- -- LOR ING 'w'o'o:-Q QQCQQ o X.. 2 27: :F-19. .- - wil F6 ' 2?-,fog 'ir U Tl.. 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TDS- Nachtman, 3 ydsg pass, Higgins to Nachtman, 20 ydsg pass, Johnson to Nachtman, I7 ydsg pass, Higgins to Nachtman, 25 yds. LORAS 33g DOWLING 7 A beautiful sunny day with all the pomp of homecoming marked the Cubs' first home tilt. The badly outclassed visitors were snowed under by the crushing effect of Butler's line blasts, the steady performances of Nachtman, Higgins and Sisson, plus a never better defense. TDS- Butler, 3 ydsg Nachtman, 5 ydsg Higgins, I yd: pass, Higgins to Sisson, 38 ydsg Nachtman, 6 yds. LORAS 03 ST. AMBROSE 20 Before a wildly cheering St. Ambrose Home- coming crowd, the Loras gridsters' string of wins was ended, as the Cubs just couldn't seem to do anything right. The loyal Loras followers left with a .sickly feeling in their stomachs, as they witnessed their heroes fall to a squad of spirited, hard fighting Knights. TDs- none. ,. . u ftlflt' fzwzzfy-fmzr Top: S on knocked down on the 13 yard line after snagging a pass from Higgins. Below. Baker blocks as Cub back smashes through Dowling secondary. THE HUB WML fLeft to right, Hoffman, Klaas, Bertsch, Timmerman, Smith, Prochaska, and Burbach. LORAS 33, CAMPION 14 The Cubs got right back into step from the upset a week before, when they took the visiting Knites into Camp. Play after play clicked for the Cubs, as an effective new punch developed in the Higgins to Sisson Combination. TDS- pass, Higgins to Sisson, I0 yds, Tom Butler, 36 yds, Nachtman, ll ydsg pass, Higgins to Sisson, l 7 yds, Palzkill, 2 yds. LORAS 345 MARSHALLTOWN 13 On a cold windswept field in Marshalltown, the pin-point passing of Chuck Higgins proved to central lowa that the Loras Academy Cubs ranked with the best. Steady performance from the backs, and excellent line work ruined another host's homecoming, as the Cubs mercilessly crushed the Bobcatsu TDs- pass, Higgins to Nachtman, 80 ydsg pass, Higgins to Sisson, 4l yds, Nachtman, 5 yds: Butler, 7 yds, pass, Hig- gins to Keeney, 21 yds. LORAS 263 AQUINAS 13 Ruining Homecomings became a habit for the Cubs when they routed the Aquinas Blue-golds to the tune of 26 points. Nachtman again figured prominently in the scoring, as Aquinas' passes found the wrong receivers. TDs- pass, Nacht- man to Keeney, 20 yds, intercepted pass, Nacht- man, 30 ydsg Nachtman, 47 yds, intercepted pass, Nachtman, 30 yds. LORAS 195 HEELAN 25 The last game of the Cubs' season proved to be one of its worst as Loras took it on the chin in a real heartbreaker. lnjuries and scholastic troubles kept six Loras regulars from starting the bitterly fought battle, which at the end found Heelan in the victory column. TDs- Nachtman, 8 ydsg Nachtman, 8 ydsg Butler, 2 yds. Top: Nachtman elucles Campion tackler. Center: Butler surounded by foe. Bottom: Three tacklers stop Loras fullback. fwfr fivvzzlvi'-j4i':u' Buxtin' through. Nachlmafn head --.........i.., aww BACK ROW-Left to right: Coach Dale, Tom Thilmany, Robert Roth, John Ludescher, Nick Sunseri, Joe Hanusin, Gary Less, Jim Sanders, Ronald Wilging. SECOND ROW-Left to right: James Ryan, John Schwind, Duane Kerper, Harry Brown, Mark Stevenson, Jim Graham, Dorrance Bakey, James Fitzgerald, Bill Dougherty, Coach Murphy. THIRD ROW-Left to right: Robert Koppes, Gerald Bisping, Paul Waldbillig, Gerry Spahn, Robert Kipper, Don Martin, Ron- ald Conrad, Larry Wies, James Vandermillen. FRONT ROW-Left to right: Hugh McQuestion, Robert Cordelli, Bill White, Bob Keys, Thomas Dempsey, Robert Murphy, Tom Stender, Thomas J. Welu. Sophomore Team Freshman Teom Loras --,,--,-------v----- 195 Campign ----. 0 I-01.35 -v--- ---------'--- 7 i Jeaergon Loras ------ .'-,'.- 1 83 Campion nlnnw 0 Loras ....... .,.,., 2 63 Washington . , Loras ...... 263 East Dubuque Loras 2 3 Senior ' ' 1 1 Loras ..... 75 Jefferson Loras --- - -4-- 6 5 Senior ----'-'--- ----- 6 Loras ..... ..... 2 53 Washington . Loras ...... .... 0 3 Sl. Ambrose .... , 7 Loras ,,,,.,,,,,,, .,,,, O 3 East Dubuque BACK ROW---Left to right: Father Ferring, George Havertape, Leo Westmark, Wm. Lange, John Healy, James McDowell Richard Murphy, Richard Buscher, David Hunt, Garry Hird, John Frommelt, Bill Walker. FIRST ROW-Left to right: Don Rellihan, John Lang, Dennis Schroeder, John Heiderscheit, Dick Vanderah, Martin Kun kel, James Kemp, Ken Neuwohner. SECOND ROW-Left to right: Robert Hammel, Charles McCullough, Dan Wright, Orlin Helbing, Don Martin Tom Van derah, Bruce Williams, Mike Pauly, Glen Altfillisch. FRONT ROW-Left to right: John Reichwein, Mike Callahan, Dave Manders, John Kreiman, Mike Rigney, Ralph Mueller Ardie Esslinger, Ron Nauman. ,Au1mmaw' ,aamnA Temporary chmmissiona, ii? , V' Skyline. A word io the howhng herd. Q W A KM' , Confusing 1' Nice Work, Cal. Tighten your stirrupa. xy res-eu -en -en -en-ent harms. Some guys have all the lu Wifff-Siwm.?06'.if' W sf'-fav w :wi and 2 ,xR3W7Q4E5w-YaN:zZirWB'if'11m N Mk Q-ifkfki .vmvwewmw Qs vwmwnwsmnnwcmM .mx QM v Robert Beckmann Qseatedj reads a section on parliamen- tary procedure to his fellow homeroom chairmen fleft to rightl, John Ryan, John W'ilbricht, Joe France, and Dor- Sophomores SOPHONIORE HOMEROOM TEACHERS Above: The Rev. Eugene Weimer, English, Cseatecll discusses possible homeroom projects with Cleft to rightj Mr. Gailen Thomas, mathe- matics, the Rev. John Sims, history, and Mr. Patrick Kehoe, mathematics. Left: The Rev. Albert Carman, Latin, Crightf, and the Rev. Jerald Blackburn, religion, select music for the coming State Music Festival. P41-ffl' flzirly B Wi N Lwa .W ,E?,XL2QTTTT?7.wr'9P'iWi? m1C11111Z'1',1l 5 '?',.-, ,V ,,,. ,, ,,,, ,, SQPHQ GRE lhofer, Dorian gelow, Eldon Jwn, Harry zuk, David novan, George zzerald. James atton. VVayne Bakey, Dorrence Bnttistello, Lawrence Bauman, Ralph Bautsch, Robert Becker, Franklin Beckmann. Robert Bisping, Gerald Bitter, Joseph Boardman, James Boffeli, Thomas Bradley, Harry Brandel, Ronald Bulkley, Michael Burke, Robert Cardelli, Robert Carney, Robert Chapman, George Clark, Roger Dalsing, Cletus Dempsey, Kenneth Dempsey, Thomas Dietz, John Dizman, Lester Dix, Ronald Dougherty, VVilliam Ebert, John Elmer, Peter Esser, Edward Fay, Vlfilliam Felderman, David Flynn, James France, Joseph Frank, VVilliam Freihurger, Thomas Freymann, Donald Gerken, Lorna Hall, James Hammel, Thomas Hansen. fletus Hansen, James Hanten, Daniel Hanusin, Joseph fuyf lfli Brashaw, Clair Berkley, William l'onrad, Ronald Dolan, John Finn, Bernard Graham, James Hauber, Gerald My MII! Z 3 Q 5 E 1 1 3 I I fig: NON - HOMEROOM TEACHERS Pausing after a full day of teaching are the non-homeroom teachers, fleft to rightj Mrs. Max Wiehl, mathematicsg Mr. Vaughn Cayman, bandg the Re 1. Eugene Kutsch, assistant principalg Mrs. Dan Lenehan, mathematicsg and the Rev. Richard Krapfl, Latin. ROTC STAFF 5 The ROTC staff poses for the Log photographer in the ROTC office. fseatedj Capt. Lawrence Tait, PMSTg fstand- ing left to right, Sgt. Warren Strawn, Sgt. Joseph Baumann, and Sgt. Dale Hanks. flllfft' Ilzirly-fflzll' - v i Theme, band, dancers--social highlight of the year, iheMilitary Ball ' . ' ' . Representative Dick Kunnert proposes a motion in a bi-weekly student council meeting held in the library. STUDENT COUNCIL Student council officers prepare ballot machine for coming election. They are Cleft to right, Don Zenz, Joe Naumann, Al Serritella, and Pat Mulgrew. Through the efforts of the student body, vari- ous committees, and the officers, the student council is making great progress during its second year of existence. The many new functions in- augurated into the council helps it to achieve its purpose of promoting citizenship, fostering scholarship, and maintaining Catholic ideals. The student council meetings are held every other Vvednesday in the library Where the divi- sional delegates carry out the business of the day. The motions which pass the council are sent to the principals office for approval. After their approval they are posted on the student council bulletin board which' is placed opposite the main bulletin board. Then they are assigned to a re- spective committee to be carried out. Motions and suggestions usually are introduced in the divisional meetings, held shortly after ev- ery general council meeting, in an extended homeroom period. Some of the various student sponsored activi- ties are assemblies, mixers, intramural programs, and a magazine drive. The student council offi- cers are Al Serritella, president, Pat Mulgrew, at- torney generalg Don Zenz, secretary-treasurer, and Joe Naumann, parliamentarian. Chairmen of this year's permanent committees are William Conzett, Party, Bill Kessler, Danceg john Prochaska, Pep and Busg John Twomey, Religious, Donald Zenz, Assembly, Robert l-lehl, Public Relations, Richard Stecklein, lntra- mural, and Bob Burke, Publicity. 'K' Qihwwf nip' 5 SV 2 5 VY dxwwaff 5 X ix fx ia. I , ,, iff gk I jg '5 Q W E2: ' aw -W 5 QM, ' 4 b K Father Lana distributes membership cards to the new sodalists. , ,. e eeeiee e i r .Y .., Jo., 5.3 K e ills as ii bf, 55 J E81 WI 139 4 ff -f....f Thirteen Hours The annual Thirteen Hours Devotion took place this year Sunday, January l7, in the Loras College Chapel of Christ the King. Each student was invited to attend a half-hour of collective prayer with his parents and class at an appointed time. The various classes were led in prayer by their respective religion teachers, the Rev. Norman White, the Rev. Jerald Blackburn, the Rev. John Pitzen, and the Rev. Francis Lana. fn' !71i1'ly-Ufiflll insert: The Rev. Robert Vogl speaks to candidates reception ceremony. Soclolity This year's sodality is composed of two groul which meet once a week, a senior group and? junior group. The senior groupis activities cel ter around the boarder's spiritual duties--strivili to perfect their morning prayers, evening prayer daily assistance at Mass, examination of col science, and mental prayer. The junior group's discussions and activitis range from studying the rules of the sodality 1 practicing mental prayer. The sodality officers include joseph Naumanl prefectg Thomas Richards, vice-prefect, -loli Roetlin, Secretaryg and Alfred Serritella, trea urer. Besides these officers, the membership 1 the Sodality includes John lVlcCiettrick and No man Hlas. The moderator is the Rev. Franc Lana. Twelve candidates were received into tl Boarder Sodality, February 2, l954. These stu dents are Merlin Barta, Pat Duggan, ,lim Han mell, Emil l-llas, Larry lhm, Phil Meyer, Georg Ries, Bob Scallon, Tom Keegan, Dennis Koehle joe Kucera. and Charles Naumann. f 4 ,fa11ww:4fu..fzz'e:mwfwxmew4ey,egaa: ...,, ,.Xr...,, .. ...,, - , ,, .. , ., .,.,.,-. ,. ,,,,. , , V, , , ,,..,,,,,.,.L ,-, .u.,..X1.. .... .., . , ..,1..,,,,,.,.A,.A....,.L..+,,.Q,q,....N.-,,M..,,-,,. :,. Cadets line up to receive Commissions Loras Acaclemyis social highlight of the year, the Military Ball, was held January Z2 in the Loras College Fieldhouse. The attendance at this year's Military Ball was the largest in the school's history, increasing last year's attendance by 75 couples. Three hundred and twenty-five couples danced to the soothing strains of Cay Claridge and his orchestra, who returned to Loras Academy after playing at the l95 l Military Ball. The Ball officially opened with neatly cl cadets and their dates marching under the so lights and rich decorations. The commissio were then presented to the 1954 cadet office by the Rev. Roger O'Brien, principal, and Cal Lawrence Tait, PMST. The decorations were of a military theme al llended perfectly with Gay Claridge's sparkli selections. Arrangements and decorations f the Ball were handled by the Rev. Robert Hirs and the Rev. William Holzer, faculty moderato and William Kessler, chairman of the dance col mittee. The ROTC staff and the lay members of t faculty were chaperones, and the officers of t Mothers' Club served punch. Cadet Lt. Col. Al Serritella receives commissi from Father O'Brien. fugfv fru'fj,' Father O'Brien congratulates Cadet Maj. Joe Naum 81111. Cadet Lt. Col. Al Serritella and date Annabell Maschero Officers of the Mothers' Club serve punch at the Military Ball. Standing left to right are Mrs. Russel Malone, corresponding secretaryg Mrs. Joseph O'Brien, vice-presidentg Mrs. Roy Welu, secretaryg Mrs. Harold Nachtman, presidentg and Mrs. Joseph Buenker, treasurer. fwzum' fnrfy-11114 -gr- Log editors, Joe Hingtgen, Al Ede, and Joe Naumann, select pictures for literary section of yearbook. ' 4 LOG STAFF Father Engler, moderator, confers with Assistant Editor Terry Hogan fleftj and Editor-in-chief Al Ede. page forty-two The i954 Log met head-on with tradition and precedent, emerging as something new and dif- ferent in the yearbook Held. Unlike past years, when the annual was dis- tributed in one volume at the end of the school year, this year's Log is being published and dis- tributed in sections. These sections have sports as the basis for their division. The cover of the Log has a removable plastic binding, which makes it possible to add each new section as it is completed. This procedure has many advantages-events are publicized While they are still current and of interest to the studentsg more experience is gained by the staff members because they are able to do more of the work therriselvesg and, since the sections are distributed at different times, the work is more evenly distributed throughout the year, thus preventing a last minute rush. The Rev. Ernest Engler was named moder- ator, replacing the Rev. Lawrence Guter, when the latter was appointed to the Loras College fac- ulty. Father Cuter, the one to whom this book is dedicated, had directed the compilation of the Log for the last seven years. This year's staff includes Al Ede, editor-in- chiefg Terry Hogan, assistant editorg Joseph I-lingtgen, literary editorg Joe Naumann, sports editorg Alan Eberhardt, business managerg and Fran Brune, circulation manager. The circulation department, whose main task is to sell Log subscriptions to the students, is com- 'Q .Q an f W 3 ' . , .. :gf 3 af , -4 73 m 'Sy A 'S Km . nf, ,aw 5 1: Z' wqggffgf .6 S M X f ,9f,,x ,jr :nw .xgszziif ?gm.w EWS' 1 . M 'E I gn A ' II Q 9 I ii ,ALE 3 Q N 2 ,ss M .W . g Q .sag :., AIIIEIE, E 5, --f. bu, . 2, Q A A ::': . A .- 57 A. . 2 X A 2 ' ,, K, W ,. ,, .. 5.. . ,. 4 AAAA ..,, 3 .5 4 I .L Log artists, Jery Sheridan and Lee Mihm, prepare posters for subscription campaign. posed of: Tom Brant, Joe France, Paul Fitzger- ald, Dick Stecklein, Loras Cberbroeckling, Roger Maiers, Don Shegrud, Tom Reilly, Rhom En- tringer, Larry Becker, Dewey Kerper, and Jim Krotzer. Since the Log costs about twice as much as the students are charged for it, ads must be sold to cover the additional cost. The ads and patrons staff is composed of: Alan Eberhardt, George Smith, Bob Sisson, john Flannery, Bob Edminis- ter, Pat Flanagan, Tom Willging, Dave Blake, Barton Brown, John Geiger, Gene Potts, Jared Spahn, Don Nachtman, Peter Langkamp, and Pat Mulgrew. The members of the literary and sports staff write stories covering school activities and sporting events. The staff consists of: Dick Stecklein, Larry Becker, Vince -Iestice, Pat Mulgrew, Rhom Entringer, Tom Brant, Jack Kelzer, Dave Hinkel, Bill Conzett, and Dennis Vail. Joe Naumann fleftj and Al Ede punch pages for first section of the Log. The art department, composed of Lee Mihm and .Iery Sheridan, draws signs and lettrs that are needed in the production of the book. Good pictures are an essential part of any year- book. The members of the photography staff are Don Schneider, Otto Eiffes, and Gerald Sieren. New Binding Method This year the Log Staff took upon itself the extra job of binding the yearbook in an effort to keep the overall cost of the annual within it's budget. This task consists of three main phases -punching, binding, and distribution. ln the first phase holes are punched in the page margins with a special machine in order to make room for a plastic binding. After all the pages are punched, they are gathered into sec- tions. The Log cover is then placed on the binding machine. A lever is pulled which stretches open the plastic binding enough to enable the next sec- tion to be inserted. The lever is then released and the plastic binding snaps back into place. The Log is removed from the machine and is then ready for distribution. The first section of the Log was distributed to students during their study halls. As each new section is completed, the Logs will be collected and distributed again through the homerooms, Terry Hogan Cleftj and Joe Hingtgen bind a yearbook on the newly purchased binding machine. The Loras Academy Band set to strike up the music for a halftime basketball interlude. Following the current trends of popular music, the Loras Academy Band added many new num- bers to its program. ln addition to the stan- dard band selections, they played the latest pop tunes at all the football and basketball games. That the bancl's popularity was increased through this modern trend was indicated by the students' reception. Composed of 45 members, the band includes the following instruments: l 3 trumpets, I0 drums, 6 clarinets, 6 trombones, 3 saxaphones, 2 ac- cordians, 2 French horns, 2 baritone horns, an The high light of the year for the band was its annual bus trip sponsored by the Mothers' Club. This year they went to the Loras-Alleman game February l9. Besides playing at all the football and basket- ball games, the band will participate in the Fed- eral lnspection and Parent-Faculty Day cere- monies. A pep band composed of some of the regular band members played at pep rallies. A hopped-up version by pep band at pep rally. fulgfv fU1'f,Y-jim' alto horn, a bass horn, and a glockenspiel. '1 X A nm? if ' Q-...J Q V 2 fi RL ,W X. , X is Q' ,KN 0 N 1 Q f 5 35 5' x ark, Two weeks before the Military Ball an order went out from the RCTC office that all tempo- rary commissioned officers should turn in their chevrons and cords. From that moment the suspense started to mount in the senior and junior classes over who would receive commissions in the school's ROTC battalion. Alfred Serritella received the top rank of lieu- tenant colonel. Commissioned battalion majors Were Joseph Naumann, battalion executive officer, and John Prochaska, battalion operations officer. Others commissioned to the battalion staff were Cadet Captains Richard Stecklein, battalion ad- jutantg Francis Brune, battalion intelligence of- ficerg and Robert Hehl, supply officer. This year a new method was used in picking the officers. Called the point system, it chose of- ficers mathematically from the points they re- ceived. Points were awarded for medals, rib- bons, and for marks above 90 and were taken away for demerits and other offenses. COMPANY A appointments were Cadet Cap- tain Donald Zenz, company commander, Cadet First Lieutenants joseph Corcoran, Gary Hoh- mann, and Warner Wright, platoon leadersg and Cadet Second Lieutenant Alfred Ede, executive officer. COMPANY B commissions were Cadet Cap- tain Vincent Jestice, company commander, Cadet First Lieutenants John Kunkel, james Mullen, and Wayne Staudt, platoon leadersg and Cadet Sec- ond Lieutenant Thomas Reilly, executive officer. COMPANY C appointments were Cadet Cap- tain john Wolford, company commander, Cadet First Lieutenants William Cox, Theodore Fer- ring, and Ronald Palm, platoon leadersg and Ca- det Second Lieutenant John Twomey, executive officer. COMPANY D commissions were Cadet Cap- tain William lVlarr, company commanderg Cadet First Lieutenants Donald Shegrud, Robert Sisson, and George Smith, platoon leadersg and Cadet Second Lieutenant john Kelzer, executive officer. COMPANY E appointments were Cadet Cap- tain Thomas Bertsch, company commanderg Ca- det First Lieutenants Ronald Hoffman, Thomas Fleming, and john Welp, platoon leaders, and Cadet Second Lieutenant Richard Baumgartner, executive officer. BAND commissions were Cadet Captain Wil- liam Marr, First Lieutenant Robert Edminster, and Second Lieutenants Francis Brune and Thom- as Vlfillging. Top: Flag is folded by Company B officers after evening retreat. Top center: Company C examines Orders of the Day. Bottom center: Officers of Company D work out tactical problem. Bottom: Instruction sheets examined by Company E Officers. frljli' -!AU7'f,X'f.Yi'f'z'7I A S S E M Students watch parliamentary procedure in action. Football Banquet The annual football banquet, sponsored by the Dads' Club in honor of the l..oras Academy foot- ball squads, was held November 29 in St. Fran- cis l-lall. Approximately 300 people attended the banquet. Out of the 36 members of the varsity squad 28 were awarded major monograms at the ban- quet. They are Bob Baker, Tom Bertsch, Joe Burbach, Tom Butler, Paul Fitzgerald, Tom Fleming, Bob l-lelling, Charles Higgins, Ron Hoffman, Charles Johnson, ,lim Keeney, Dick Kunnert, Peter Langkamp, John lVlcGettrick, Pat Mulgrew, Don Nachtman, Dave Osterberger, Pat Palzkill, John Prochaska, Larry Schadle, Al Ser- ritella, Dave Simon, Bob Sisson, George Smith, Ken Stecklein, Bob Timmerman, George Welin- ske, and Don Zenz. The main speaker at the banquet, which was arranged by the Rev. Robert Ferring, was Mr. Mike Scarry, head coach at l..oras College. The Rev. Roger E. O'Brien, Coach Gailen Thomas, and the Rev. Eugene Weimer also gave talks. Mr. Leonard Bertsch acted as toastmaster. Entertainment, ranging from a table tennis ex- hibition to movies of wild life, is being presented to the students of Loras Academy this year, thanks to the efforts of the student council as- sembly committee. This committee is headed by Don Zenz, chair- man, and Pat Palzkill, co-chairman. Others in the committee are Charles lVlcCarthy, Warner Wright, Charles Carroll, and George Newman. Among the various assemblies being presented this year are Previews of Progressng Table Ten- nis Starsn, featuring Doug Cartland, international champ, The Ambassador Male Quartet: A'Ani- mals at Night by Howard Cleaves, one of Amer- ica's top rank wild life photographers, and an as- sembly on parliamentary procedureg and numer- ous pep rallys. The committee, working in cooperation with the principal's office and the student council, has already started looking over possible programs for next year. Left: Annual football banquet in St. Francis Hall. Below: Coach Scarry speaks to football squads and guests. Camera Club A remodeled darkroom was the major achieve- ment of the l.oras Academy Camera Club this year. Other activities included an exhibit of prize- winning pictures from the Eighth Annual Nation- wide l-ligh School Photographic Contest, and lec- tures by various members of the club on picture taking and developing. Several of the present members plan to enter the ninth annual contest this year. The club officers are Tony McMahon, presi- dent, and Bernard Rhomberg, secretary-treas- urer. The camera club moderator is the Rev. Ernest Engler. Ronnie Jestice, Pat Lansing, Ronnie Palm, Fran Brune, and Dorian Arthofer run through the loco- motive cheer. Student Managers Hvllhat are Don Hauth and Mike Morrissey al- ways doing in the gym and at all the athletic cventsf' This is a question often asked of two of the busiest guys in the sports field. Handing out and checking in equipment, keep- ing the gym clean, and taking equipment to the laundry are a few of their daily tasks. After a certain sport is over, they store and keep a record of the equipment for that sport. They put in a tremendous amount of time and hard work in the well developed sports program at Loras. We have to take our hats off to Mike and Don for their splendid work in our athletic program. Bob Burke explains use of easel to other members of camera club, Cleft to right, Tony McMahon, Cletus Gartner, John Andreson, Phillip McClean, Bernard Rhomberg, and Alan Eberhardt. Cheer Leaders Upurple and Gold fight! fight! Purple and Gold fight! fight! This cheer is indicative of the spirit of a small but very important group at Loras Academy-the cheerleaders. These boys, coached by the Rev. Norman White, lead the student body in organized cheers at all athletic events and pep rallys. Both play- ers and students alike agree that good cheering helps to win a game. This year's cheerleaders are Ronald Palm, Pat Lansing, Dorian Arthofer, Ronald slestice, and Fran Brune. Don Hauth Cleft, and Mike Morrissey check-in basketball equipment. funn' fmlx'-nzifli' V Carol Sprenglemeyer addresses seniors at Catholi: Action Day. Other speakers were Cleft to rightj Mike Seivers, Monica Brown, Bill Leasure, Shirley Ebbling, Molly Dean, and .loe Naumann. Catholic Action Day With the common motive of making the Faith part of daily life, the Catholic high schools of Dubuque came together again, February 23, for the second annual Catholic Action Day. After registration in the vestibule of the Loras College Chapel of Christ the King, the day offi- cially began with a recited Mass, offered by the Rev. Justin Driscoll, archdiocesan superintendent of schools. The sermon was preached by the Most Rev. l..oras T. Lane, president of l..oras. After breakfast students gathered in the college fieldhouse for the morning assembly on Work, A GG discussion group computes report on Work. The group includes Cleft to right, Mary Wubben, Mary Zapf, Tom Fleming, Joan Steger, Warner Wright, and lY,an:y Walker. Mike Seivers, MC from St. Columbkille's, intro- duced Joe Naumann from Loras Academy, who explained the purpose of the day, and Monica Brown from Visitation, who introduced the Y.C.W. discussion leaders. Carol Sprenglemeyer from lmmaculate Con- ception gave an explanation of the 66 method of discussion. The assembly was then handed over to Bill Leasure of the Y.C.W. Following lunch the students re-assembled in the fieldhouse for the afternoon session on Recreation, Betty Breitbach from St. -loseph's was the MC. The discussion was led by lVlolly Dean of the Y.C.W. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament followed in the College chapel. The day's activities were brought to a close by a mixer held in the Loras Academy Gym. Secretary-spokesman .lohn McGettrick reports group': conclusions. erry Shiremari Cleft, and Dick Kunnert make he stations of the cross between conferences. he Retreat Master gives conference on Our ord's Passion. Father Bechtold chats with retreatants fleft to rightl Tom Reilly, Dick Willmers, John Prochaska, Robert Heim, Bill Kessler, and Al Serritella. Choosing religious reading material in the study hall are Cleft to right, Fran Brune, John Prochaska, Jerry Hahn, Dale Helbing, Maurice Brashaw, and Dave Blake. JUNIOR-SENIOR RETREAT Silence covered the campus of Loras Academy like a blanket during the three days of the annual Junior-Senior retreat. The retreat, which is the spiritual highlight of the year, was held Nlarch 3-5. It primarily con- sisted of offering the Sacrifice of the Mass, con- ferences, talks, religious movies, and confessions. The retreat was under the guidance of the Very Rev. lgnatius P. Bechtold of the Passionist Fa- thers, who at present is superior at St. Gabriel's Monastery in Des Moines. Silence began Ash Wednesday evening with a talk entitled 'Success ln Life given by Father Bechtold. Both Thursday and Friday began with the sung Mass. This was followed by the various talks and services throughout the day. The subjects of the talks given by Fr. Bechtold during the retreat were Character and Convic- tion, Confession, Purity, Home, Eternal Truths, Communion, Dating and Courtship, Vocations, Blessed Mother, and the Sufferings of Our Lord. Three movies were shown to the retreatants Thursday and Friday. They were mlqhe First Missionary Journey of St. Paul, God of Crea- tion, and God of the Atom. The retreat was concluded Saturday morning with the Sacrifice of the Mass, a short talk on Christ the King, and the Papal blessing. fuffv jifl'x'-mar' 12 - f ww 2 gm X 2 vm Na FK , I sf v i Junior homeroom chairmen meet in Activity Room. They are Cleft to rigimll Jim Keeney, John Buenker, Tony Mc- Mahon, Dave McGhee, and Steve Voelz. Juniors The Rev. John Pitzen, religion, fleftD and the Rev Charles LaBarge, science, review guidance material JUNIOR HOMEROOM TEACHERS The Rev. Francis Perry, typingg the Rev. Paul Grace, Englishg and Mr. .lack Dale, history, pose for faculty photo. flags? flfty-fwfr UNIQRS idorf. Terrence Anthoine, Louis Baker, James Baker, Robert , Thomas Bower, Richard Brant, Thomas Breitbach. John en, Donald lluenker, John Butler, Thomas Callahan. Donald mr, Kenneth Delany. Frank Dictzel, Edmund Droesslcr, John r, Donald Hrtl, Allan Eraser, David Esscr. Kenneth 0, Robert Furan, Michael Frick, John Gartncr, Donald h, Floyd Haag, John Hansen. lfuizene Hauth, Donald Bauer, Wayne Rreitbnch. Richard Collins, Gerald Eberhardt, Alan lfarni. VVilliam tierdes. Richard llaverland. James llaumgartncr, Richard Bcaves, Peter Rrimeyer. Ralph Broderick, Ross Connolly, Patrick Fonzctt, VVilliam I-fisbach. Richard Eldcr. Paul Feldman, Donald Fessler, Robert G4lll'lh3g'E'l1, Richard tloodsell, Robert llchcr, Richard lla-rting. Thomas f'1I1l4' flf Berninir, Gerald Brown. Barton Cripc. Joseph Entrimrer, Rhom Fitzxrcrald. Paul Higgins. Vharlus Grant. Robert lx' luv' l Eleven-thirty and only at Lauds! Kuhn, Joel Kunnert, Walter Lane, Paul Lange, Earl Ludwig, Lawrence Lyness, Eugene Mclflcan, Philip McFadden, Paul Maiers, Gene Martin, Arnold Martin, .lnseph Nelson, LeRoy 0'Brien, Edward 0'Dul1eriy, .lohn .L fwfr liflx--.w'.1' Kuprler, John Korner. John Kieffer, Davi Klauska, Carl Klaus, Gerald Klein. Rober Kramer, Richard Krviman. XVilIiam Kueper, Tho Lcslein Donald Liyzlllcap, Thomas Lucas, David Keeney, James liirmse, Robert Kopp, .lay Lay. Vfilliam McGhee, David Mcflraiv, John McMahon, AnlhonyMaerschalk, Martin, Michael Motlcl, Thomas Miller, Charles Murray, Wil 04-th. Thomas 0'Hara, .lohn O'Mara, Palrick Usterbcrger, Hinkel, David Hlas, Norman Hogan, Terrenrc Hutter, 1 I E 2 S I 1 S 3 s E 5 K 1 t The pause that refreshes. X P L :,,, Eg , ff kk I V Quo-shu-ehuffl .9 'ig Win., Ji. '21 9. 'XR V if ,.., 4 O 35' 5255 Q V I ww 224 e Emil A55 Cub Baskefban THE OPENING TIP-First step on the road to victory. THE GUB BASKETBALL SEASDN Swishing nets, leaping cagers, and a polished hardcourt marked the change of face on the Loras sports scene, as football went out and the new 1953-1954 basketball season was ushered in. With Coach Van P. Combs in his fifth year at the Loras helm, the Cubs faced a 22 game schedule against some of the best in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Cathedral High, and Don Bosco of lVlil- waukee, Burlington, Keokuk, and Immaculate Conception of Cedar Rapids were five new teams added to the Gub's schedule, and along with traditional rivals, gave the cagers one of the toughest cards in the state. Back from last year's fine squad, which compiled a I5-6 season's record, were six lettermen, who, along with a number of players from last year's soph team, figured prominently in Coach Comb's plans. The starting lineup was varied throughout much of the year, as the , . Cub mentor sought to arrive at the best combination. Vern Theodore, John Geiger, Gene Potts, and Bill Rhomlnerg proved to be the steadies during most of the season. The new team, showing all around scoring potential, a good com- bination of speed and height, opened the new season. Three game home stand Before a screaming crowd in the Loras College Heldhouse, the Cubs successfully opened their basketball season against Platteville, winning by a score of 64-58. At the third quarter the cagers led 45-43, but had to put on a last frame rally to defeat the charged up visitors. Hitting a neat .324 percentage, the Golden Cubs were led in the scoring column by Bill Rhomberg's I9 points. On Sunday afternoon, the Cubs again returned to action, against a highly touted Don Bosco, of Milwaukee, team. Loras, with the height advantage, displayed the poorer rebounding and ball handling, as the Coach Van P' Combs final count of 53-38 in favor of Don Bosco helped to prove. Rhom- Vern Theodore--Center Gene Potts-Guard Dick Breitbach--Forward berg again led Loras with I 7, followed by Theo- dore with nine. lmmaculate Conception of Cedar Rapids came to town next, on Nov. 30, but the unleased fury of a Cub fourth quarter buried the visitors 73-65, in a thrill a minute contest. The lead changed hands I7 times, and it took the tremendous 28 point fourth period to whip the Greyhounds. Potts and Rhomberg scored I8 points apiece for Loras, followed by Theodore and Nachtman with I 7 each. Weekend tilts Sporting a 2-I record, the Cubs invaded VVis- consin to tackle Regis of Eau Claire, and Cam- pion Acadeniy. The Cubs suffered their second defeat of the season at the hands of Regis, 68-58. Leading by only one point at the half, the powerful Regis cagers iced the game with a 23 point third quar- ter barrage. Again it was Rhomberg who paced l..oras with Zl points, followed by Nachtman and Potts with I6 and I0 respectively. On the way back to Dubuque, the Cubs stopped at Campion and again tasted defeat, fall- Bill Rhomberg-Forward Garry Less- ing before the high flying Knites 61 -45. Taking charge from the start, Campion led 30-23 at the halfway point, and 49-31 at the end of the third period. Breitbach hit II, and Nachtman and Rhomberg I0 apiece for Loras. With an upended 2-3 record, the l..oras Cubs played host to the second Milwaukee team on their slate, St. john's Cathedral. Alert passing, solid rebounding, and good defensive play were prominent as the Cubs raised their mark to .500 by a score of 53-3I. Road Doubleheader On the road once more, the Academy cagemen tangled with Heelan of Sioux City on the Dowling High hardcourt in Des Moines. A varied l-leelan defense failed to slow down the Cubs, who grabbed the lead in the opening period and kept it the rest of the way. The final buzzer found the score 49-42, with Loras scoring honors split between Rhomberg, Potts, and Breitbach. The second game of the doubleheader at Des Moines saw the Cubs pitted against a high flying Dowling five, which had also notched a win the night before. Loras led for three periods, but Guard Dick Kramer-Guard The Cubs scrimmage during practice session. the defense slackened, and a redhot Dowling at- tack late in the fourth quarter proved enough for a Nlaroon win, by a bare 43-42 margin. Two Game Slate At Home l-lome once again, and against arch-rival St. Ambrose of Davenport, the Cubs again ran out of steam in the last minutes of the game after holding the lead for three quarters. The Knights, led by the dead-eye shooting of Bill Savala, took the Cubs' measure 43-35, in a game fought right down to the wire. Bill Rhomberg took scoring honors for the defeated Cubs with I5 points. With a 4-5 record, the Cubs had little trouble moving back to the .500 level, when they racked up an easy 57-41 victory over a cool shooting Clinton Lyons club. The Cubs were never headed in a contest which saw Tiny Potts total I6 points for Loras. Four Game Away Swing Leaving the friendly confines of the l..oras Fieldhouse, the Golden Cubs moved into enemy territory for their next four games. Paced by high scorers Vern Theodore and Bill Rhomberg, the Cub quint finally pulled ahead of their .500 record by downing lmmaculate Conception of Cedar Rapids, 69-44. The l.oras five outscored l. C. in every period, as the lanky Theodore hit Back row Cleft to rightj: Dick Kramer, John Geiger, Vern Theodore, Bill Rhomberg, Bill Neyens, and Coach Combs. Middle row Cleft to rightlz Gary Less, Gene Potts, Jim Kunnert, Bob Fessler, Frank Delany, and Dick Breitbach. Front row fleft to rightj: Pete Beaves, Jerry Collins, Bob Suech, Don Callahan, Warner Wright, and Paul Lane. bove Theodore pulls rebound. ight Cub center stretches gamst Greyhounds. .wwf down for 24 points, followed by Rhomberg and Potts with 20 and I5 respectively. The Cubs invaded St. Ambrose with high hopes of avenging an earlier defeat, but were set back to a .500 record, when the powerful Knights pulled ahead on free throws in the last two min- utes to trip the Loras Hve 65-59. Bill Rhomberg took scoring honors with Zl points. Reserves Pete Beaves and Dick Kramer made good scoring shows to aid the Cubs in bouncing the Bluegolds 67-54, when Loras journeyed to LaCrosse for the First contest of the season with Aquinas. Bill Rhomberg scored 21 points, fol- lowed by Tiny Potts with l 5. Kramer and Beaves :allied l l and IO points respectively, in part time appearances. ftlilli' .v1',i'l,x'-lfzrui' Four Game Home Stand After their three game road swing, the Golden Cubs returned to the Loras Fieldhouse for a four game home stand. Maintaining a slim margin throughout the game, the Cubs rolled to an easy victory over the Clinton Lyons, by a score of 56-48. Spurting to an early lead, the Cubs were never headed as they displayed a good shooting percentage and hne ball-handling, Gene Potts collected I8 counters, followed by Rhomberg's I7 points. Shooting a terrific 59 per cent in the second quarter, the Cubs knocked off Regis of Eau Claire, 59-54, Feb. 5, to record their eighth win of the season. After grabbing the lead and keep- ing it all the way, the Cubs began to idle during the last stanza, and only the shooting of Bill Rhomberg helped to ward oft a threatened Regis rally. I-le was high man for Loras with l 7 points. points for Loras. Below: Rhomberg tips in two Wright breaks past defense and sets to shoot. Coming to the Fieldhouse for a return visit, the Campion Knights found only a revengeful Loras quintet, and were edged in a close 54-5l tilt. A few Campion mistakes in the early min- utes of the fourth quarter gave the Cubs the lead and they managed to hold on to it till the end. Again Rhomberg led the Loras scorers with a to- tal of I2 points. Fighting off a fourth quarter spurt by the Greyhounds, the Loras cagers racked up number eleven with a 55-52 triumph over Burlington. The all-court Wizardry of Tiny Potts and the tre- mendous rebounding work of Vern Theodore, coupled with the high 22 points of Bill Rhom- berg, proved to be the combination needed to pull this one out of the fire. Taking to the road once again, the Cubs placed their five game winning streak on the block as they tangled with highly touted Alleman of Rock Island. The Pioneers were very unco- operative however, as they built up a 34-l S half- time lead, and then coasted to a 59-47 victory. Rhomberg set the l..oras scoring pace with I6 points. Playing before the home crowd again, the Cubs put on one of the most thrilling contests of the season, as they again defeated Aquinas of La- Crosse, 60-59. Tiny Potts proved to be the man of the hour, as he sank two gift shots to knot the game at 59-59 with 55 seconds to go, and then after the last buzzer had sounded, split the net with a final free throw to end the game. Potts also took scoring honors with a total of I5 points. Last Road Windup The Golden Gubs took to the trails once again, this time to wind up the regular scheduled season with three tilts on the road. The Loras five first met Platteville, in a contest which found page sirfy-f011r the Cubs beating back a fourth quarter rally by the host, to win by a score of 69-64. Bill Rhom- berg singed the nets with 28 points. The Cubs moved to southern lowa to wind up their schedule, playing Keokuk and Burlington in a week-end doubleheader. ln the first match, the Cubs fell to a strong Keokuk team, who clinched the encounter with a tremendous 31 point barrage in the final stanza, winning 76-64. Gene Potts dumped in I9 points to lead the Loras scorers. The following night, against once defeated Burlington, the Loras five leaped away in the fourth quarter, and won by a score of 68-60. Big Vern Theodore collected a total of 21 points. Tournament Time The Decorah Vikings proved to be the com- petition pitted against Loras in the District bas- ketball tournament, and the Cubs took them in stride by a score of 71-50. Using complete mas- tery of the boards rather than shooting accuracy to overpower the Vikings, the Cubs opened up a torrid offensive attack during the last two periods to bury Decorah. The contest, played at Carna- villo, saw Vern Theodore dump in 23 points. Moving on to the Waterloo l-lippodrome in the first game of sub-state play, Loras met and was defeated by a redhot East Waterloo team, 54-48. The Trojans piled up a quick 8 point lead, early in the 4th quarter, but the Golden Cubs couldn't seem to recover, and wound up on the short end of the score. The season record, including tour- nament play, was I5 wins, 9 losses. t , ., 5 - . . .eats-. Don Nachtman, Loras Academy's ace left halfback, was named to the first team backfield of the lowa Daily Press Association's All-State team, in a post season selection. A standout throughout the season, the Gub back compiled a total of l,034 yards gained rushing, threw 12 passes and completed six for lOl yards, received 17 passes for 353 yards, av- eraged 32.2 yards on punts, scored I7 touch- downs and five extra points for l07 points, called the signals, and was a standout on defense. He was picked from a list of 778 outstanding school football players. lv qv aww Polls se! lu drive. .,.. . . 1- i fr 3. s. .i. a, , ,A . , v'?'6'fi23 'J K 6 ci Q , ,,., .-. -, 1 3, -,.,. K , , M .z , L Lf J ,. V 439 ...- .. X If f ' ix Y .. e 3 13 .Q '. ,T Q M .Q i 1' ' xi 5 Y X 'Z 1 Q gg JK is , . 4 , , M , . , '11-5.25 fi 1 -1' ' 5 YQ Q . 2 .' 'H' . I I J 1.vM!:..,a Q ' -Q W Q... X' . 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