Mount St Joseph High School - Mount Tower Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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'V if ln the Cause oil Christ Zealous workers for Catholic action are the two hundred and forty Mount students who make up that composite organization known as the Religious Activity group. Under the guidance of Brothers Guy and Mario, the R.A. members, comprising both the C.S.M.C. and Legion of Decency units, had a busy year, Frank Cashen was acclaimed as the city wide president of the local Crusade conference in a ceremony at the Installation Dance, and Frank Gallagher was recognized as the Legion of Decency vice-president. ln the St. foe unit elections the following emerged as victors: Bernie Ruth, president, Don Evans, vice-pres? dent, Charlie Reich, treasurerg and loe Getzen- danner, secretary. The chance for entertainment came when the The Legion of Decency was not idle, as em- phasis was placed on the type of motion pic- ture the St. foe student should see. Reports were gathered weekly, and results showed a decided decrease in the attendance of A-2 and B pictures. Fun was in the form of the annual Victory dance held on December 7 in the dining room. Admission charges were a pack of cigarettes December meeting of the C.S.M.C. was held here. Many R.A. boys became Brothers tem- porarily, as the crowded auditorium witnessed the aspiring thespians in the playlet, The l-louse of Studies, depicting life at a Xaverian Brothers training school. The R.A. swing band, or Lou Dersch's Deadbeats, supplied the music. With a membership increase of lUOff?, big doings were forecast and fulfilled for the R.A. An appeal of the Mount Crusader brought in old rosaries by the dozens, which were sent to the soldiers, sailors and marines, The next drive was to bring out the meaning of Christ in Christmas by utilizing beautiful Christianlike Christmas cards. The call for medical supplies was issued, and as usual, piles stacked up in the bioelab, headquarters for the missions. destined for hospital patients and a twenty-five cent defense stamp which went toward a war bond for the Propagation of the Faith. Several roller skating parties were held at the Coliseum and weekly dances were attended at Calvert Hall. Mention of the C.S.M.C. formal and of the annual Legion dance must also be made, for both were typical of the R.A. spirit, being well attended and a pronounced success. Biggest Mount organization in point oi members is the Religious Activity group. most of whose members. plus cr few interlopers. are shown here. l A Q.

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Novice master Bernie Ruth leads a hymn during the play. House cf Studies. Brothers for the occasion are R. Reese. I. Smith. I. Pertesses, G. Scheel, G. Kemp. F. Wagner. L. Zahner, P. Schwaab. L. Lynq, F. Cashen, R. Barrcn. F. Hennessy, I. Bowen. Postulant I. Downey, F. Fernandez, and B. Ruth. Prayer, Study. Sacrifice is the motto of the Crusaders. Many were the spiritual and corporal works of mercy performed by the members. Here the Stein brothers, Ed and Glen, act as guards ot honor at Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the school chapel during Forty Hours. X On December 2 the Mount entertained the Baltimore Lccal Conference. President Frank Cashen was chairman. He is flanked on the stage by Monsignor Louis Vaeth cnd Brother Gideon Francis, while cff in the wings stands Steve Malone and other Conference officers. Lou Dersch's Dea:lbects are in the pit. The Crusader staff turns out another sprightly issue of that dupli-pub. Frank Griffin, Frank Olert, Ray Ehrhart, Larry Lyng, Cas Razulis, Harry Tipton. Brother Mario, Gerard Kuhn, Tom Arthur, and Ed Hornick compose the Scene of their operations is the business office.

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War hero Lieutenant Bert Passanante '36 addresses Pennsylvania War Bond Rally. SERVICE TQ