Mount Carmel High School - Oriflamme Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Few had monograms and all now made desperate attempts to gain them. Seventeen men gained places on the heavyweight football team and twenty four in the lightweight roster. The pony basketball team-the Catholic champs claimed many Juniors as did the heavies. The minor sports-Tennis, Golf, Boxing and Swimming, were well supported by us. en of us received that thrill of a lifetime-a mono- In athletics our Junior year was highly suc- Twelve of us were in the Band and Orches- As actors we also did well for we presented nine to a great Dramatic Club. The Art Club Cisca, organizations of no little renown, had , of us as members. Scholastically the third year known to be the most difficult but through the we came victorious, a garrison finish. We realized something and were startled-one year to go-next year seniors-kings. Three years have gone by and under the guidance of the Fathers and by following the Carmel spirit we have become ser- vants to God-to others-and to ourselves. AS SENIORS The last mile-we have been molded and shaped into form and we lack but one thing: the polish. That is the working of our Senior year. We make the most of everything for we now realize that it is but a short time to the finish-our enthusiasm cannot be equalled-the underclassmen realize this and fol- low us. The best Brown and White Football team in four years had eighteen Seniors in its ranks-the Basket- ball Seniors, winner of the St. George pre-season tourney and contenders in the National Loyola tour- nament was proud of the five Seniors that contributed to its success: the Juniors --City Catholic Champs for the second consecutive year had the splendid coop- eration of three of our number. The minor sports, Track, Swimming, Golf, Boxing, Intramural sports all were bolstered by Senior participation. Athlet- ically speaking we could not be excelled. Socials and other affairs were made successes by us. The annual Holiday Dance-Senior sponsored- was a dynamic affair. The Senior Prom promises without a doubt to be Carmelite's greatest dance. It will be the second time in the history of the school that a dance will be held at a country club. The Band had eight Seniors-the Swing Orches- tra, one of the most popular groups at Carmel, saw the efforts of six of us. The Student Council, guid- ing us through troubled water more than once, con- sisted of seven Seniors. Admirable organizations such as the Art Club, Cisca, Chemistry Club, Debating Teams, and the newly founded Camera and Rifle Clube were given splendid backing by the Seniors. We developed the Carmel-Lite, the bi-monthly student publication. into an outstanding paper. Scholastically we achieved the best record of our four years. With the south-west wind comes the spring. High School days at Carmel, the swellest days of a boy's life are slowly drawing to a close. We cooperate in the busy final campaign-we have not forgotten the spirit of Service-it is something that will be with us to the grave. The great work of the Carmelite Fathers is nearly over--time advances a little further-just a few days until graduation-we'll wish we could do it all over again. Graduation night-relatives and friends-the bril- liantly decorated gym-speeches-handshakes-slap- ping the back of some buddy for the last time--some of us will never be together again-except in heaven. Polished now, men of strong character, soldiers of God-graduates of Carmel-a lump in our throats- an unrestrainable tear on our cheeks-and all is-- Done. f25l

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SENIOR HISTORY Our hearts are heavy for soon we will no longer be men of Carmel-four years have passed and we now look back on the best days of our lives-those at Mt. Carmel. High School was a different world than that which we had known. At Carmel it was service that existed. a service between school and boy -between boy and school-between boy and boy. AS FRESHMEN We became acquainted with various fellows who were to become our friends for four years and perhaps a lifetime. With these fellows we entered into the spirit of High School life-our studies and extra cur- ricular activities. Six of our number gained berths on a great lightweight football squad-the heavy- weight basketball team took one of us-the light- weights another-four were taken on the track team -a new organization in Carmel sports, the boxing team, was greeted by fifteen of us. In scholastic activity after weary toiling many of us gained honor cards. Ten of us became .members of the band. The orchestra took two-the spirit of Catholicism enlisted all of us. And so we began on a trail of happiness-a path that takes four years to traverse-and a lifetime to forget. AS SOPHOMORES Back at school again-this time a little older and a little wiser-sophisticated Sophomores. Another year begins and with it the Carmel spirit of Service- inspired by this We entered a little more into the activities of the school. A few of us attended a social or a dance occasion- ally. We began to realize the intrinsic value of our studies and won even more honor-cards than we did as Freshmen. Athletically we too became more inter- ested-three of us were already in the Monogram club-three others gained their letters for their splen- did work on the heavyweight football team-seven- teen were on the lightweight team-five made the track team-six were on the swimming team-three were on the heavyweight basketball team and two on the ponies-we contributed nine to the boxing and wrestling teams and nine were members of the band. Intramural sports gave impetus to the wheels of ath- letics at Carmel. We were well represented in the Senior and Junior Literary and Debating societies which gave oratorical honors to the school. Seven of us were in the dramatic club presentation Shannons of Broadway. l24l I-Ialf of the trail has been covered. We now leave the youthful stage of our careers and cross a threshold -one that leads us into a maturity-consisting of thought, ideals and visions of the future. We grasp a better hold upon our studies and realize we have friends even more valuable than our classmates-the Carmelite Fathers: their advice is as solid as their loyalty is unwavering. Service has become a part of us and Catholicity is stamped on our souls. Progress was characteristic of our Sophomore Class. AS JUNIORS Juniors! In the upper half of our class and it seems like yesterday that all the things familiar to us now left us in open mouthed wonder. The progress of time is unstoppable and so it seemed was the progress made by us as Juniors. We entered the year possessing a feeling of confidence- a feeling instilled by the first two yearsgone that made us try to accomplish things and to help others while doing it-a feeling called service.

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E261 JOHN ALBADE Jack Entered from Hirsh High 4. In- tramural Basketball 4. Cisca 4. Senior Literary Debating Club 4. ALFRED ALEXANDER Alex St. Philip Neri. Art Club 2, 3, 4. Vice-President 4. Camera Club 4. President 4. Knight of Blessed Sacrament 2, 3, 4. Art Club Dance Committee 4. Mission Club 2. Anti-Communist Club 2. Inter- mural Baseball 1, 2. JOSEPH ALTENBACK Lefty Entered from Fenger 2. Cisca 2. 3, 4. Apostolic Committee 3. Track 3. Intramural Basketball and Baseball 2, 3, 4. Literary De- bating Club 4. Anti-Communist Club 3. Mission Unit 2. WILLIAM ANDERSON Bill St. Philip Neri. Intramural Basket- ball and Baseball 1, 2, 3. Art Club l, 2. Honor Club 1, 2. WILLIAM ANTON Bill St. Bernards. Bantamweight bas- ketball 2, 3. Heavyweight basket- ball 4. Cisca 3, 4. Monogram Club 4. Knight of Blessed Sacra- ment 2, 3, 4. Anti-Communist Club 3. Golf 3, 4. JOHN ARMSTRONG Army St. Ailbe. Boxing l. Intramural Basketball and Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4. Track 4. Swimming 1, 4. Cisca l. Knight of Blessed Sacrament 3, 4. FRANK BALAAM Frank St. Rita. Band 1, 2, 3, 4. Presi- dent 4. Solo Medalist 3, 4. Cisca 3. Rifle Club 4. Intramural Bas- ketball 2, 3. ORIFLAMME Staff 4. Chemistry Club 4. Proficiency Finalist 3. Honorable Mention Spanish Medal 4. EDWARD BALLEWEBER Red St. Felicitas. Boxing 1. Intra- mural Basketball l, 2, 3, 4. Champs l. Intramural Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4. Champs 3. GEORGE BANDERA Bundy Sacred Heart. Track 1. VICTOR BARBIERI Vic St. Anthony. Orchestra l, 2, 3, 4. Director of Orchestra 4. School Accordionist 1, 2, 3, 4. Dramatics 2. 'ORIFLAMME Staff 4. Junior Literary Debating Club l. Intra- mural Baseball Champs 3. JAMES P. BARDER Feet St. Patrick. Rooters Club l. Mis- sion Unit 1, 2, 3, 4. Knight of Blessed Sacrament 3, 4. Light- weight Football 3. Intramural Baseball Champs 3. Intramural Basketball Champs 4. Tennis l, 2. Heavyweight Basketball 3, 4. EDWARD BARRY Major Phil Sheridan. Entered from Bowen 3. Knight of Blessed Sac- rament 3, 4. Intramural Base- ball 4. THOMAS BASKO Tom Entered from Hyde Park 3. Art Club 3. Track 3, 4. Intramural Basketball and Baseball 3, 4. GEORGE BECK Entered from St. Ignatius 3. Band 3. Camera Club 4. Cisca 4. Pg . . ff I Q' 'Wwe it 'F'