Pius XI High School - Journal Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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Photo by Leon Ploszai Student Council officers Chuck Burke and Donna Ganser deport for the Na- tional Student Convention in Pittsburgh. Pius Additions A Home Nursing course taught by Sister Emma and Sister Vincentella was initiated on October 5 at Pius. Fifteen class periods will be used for this course. Following these fif- teen classes a special Mother and Child care course will be offered. The first five classes of this course will be taught by a nurse. Upon the successful completion of each course, a Red Cross certificate will be awarded to the students. In case of disaster these girls will be known as nursing assist- ants, stated Sister Vincentella. Classes are held in room 300 dur- ing the sixth period. On Mondays and Wednesdays, Sister Vincentella teaches, on Tuesday and Thursday, Sister Emma. Teachers and Courses Nine new teachers have joined the Pius teaching staff this year, includ- ing four Pallottine Fathers, one Sister and four lay teachers. The four priests, teaching only religion, are Father Gawin, Father Gillis, Father Kurth and Father Rauterberg. Sister Mauritia also teaches religion. Miss Bett comes to Pius from Canton, Ohio, and Miss Kivlahan from Rock Falls, Illinois. Both teach Spanish and English. Miss Rau comes from Sterling, Illi- nois, and teaches girls' physical flicers Attend Sessiong Assembly Starts Year President Chuck Burke and secre- tary Donna Ganser represented Pius at the national Student Council con- vention, held in Pittsburgh June 21 to June 25. Discussion groups on the various problems and functions of Student Council occupied most of their time. Chuck Burke stated that many of the delegates were surprised at the power of the Pius Council. The idea of a Student Court exercising an amount of authority impressed many of the delegates, he said. At the convention, speakers stressed making the Student Council more than just a club, and Pius' Council is trying to do that. Instead of a suggestion box, the Council is contemplating a grievance commit- tee. An important improvement in Announced education and sociology. Typing is taught by Mrs. Johnstone, who also helps in the guidance ofiice. Two new courses have also been added this year. They are econom- ics, taught by Mr. McCabe, and an- cient history and scripture taught a semester apiece by Sister Theodine and Sister Francis, respectively. A junior orchestra has been or- ganized for beginners by Sister Ce- cile. The 30 members of this group will eventually graduate into the regular orchestra. Registration Tally As the school year begins, 684 sophomores are enrolled at Pius. This is the largest group in school. Following them are the seniors with 653. Accommodating them, rooms 306, 308 and 310 have been desig- nated senior homerooms. The juniors number 623 and the freshmen 613, one of the smallest freshmen classes in the past years. A total of 2,573 students enrolled this year. Hebrew Psalms Sung The Gelineau Psalms, which have recently entered the liturgical move- ment, rolled off the tongues of the boys of the Select Chorus, as they entered the gym in an introit pro- cession. It was the first Mass of the new school year, September 17. 2 the organization of the Council is the diffusion of duties among the of- ficers. Burke said that the Student Coun- cil will be a good one and will help the students if the students back the Council and realize that it is a me- diator between the students and the faculty. New Council in Action Newly elected Student Council officers presented the first assembly of the year, Friday, September 18. Chuck Burke headed the assembly designed to give an insight into the more important regulations in the Student Handbook. A skit based on the familiar beat- nik theme covered such topics as uniform regulations, corridor traffic and behavior in the classroom and cafeteria. Mike Roller 226 related the scenes in which the two characters, Bob Diedrich, Coolness, and TomCurly, Creep, acted the positive and neg- ative sides of the rules, respectively. Following the skit, the officers conducted a short question period. Concluding, Chuck s t a t e d that Your Student Council is here to help youg rules are made to bene- !7 22 The all-Catholic and newspaper of distinction rating, the highest rec- ognition that could be paid to a Catholic s c h o o l newspaper, was awarded to the Pius Journal by the Catholic Press Association. Pius has maintained this rating for five consecutive years. Ten pictures that were submitted to the Young People's Art Exhibit at Capitol Court last June won awards. Blue ribbons were won by graduates Mary Ellen Smith, Kath- leen Gabert, and junior Bonnie Van Ert. Honorable mentions were won by graduates Natalie Riesch, Diane Konkol, Sharon Lindquist and senior Marsha Vander Heyden. Out of the five pictures Marsha entered, four received honorable mention. Bill Schmid 430 gave his services to Washington High School as a Visual Aid Cadet.

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Vol. XXVI, No. l Pius XI High School Milwaukee, Wisconsin October 15, 1959 Sodalists Convene at Piusg Y.C.S. Sponsors Study Day The Pius X1 sodality, under the di- rectorship of Father Albers, S.A.C., and Sister Jacqueline, O.S.F., will sponsor a second annual archdioce- san sodality day at Pius on Satur- day, October 24. Exclusively for high school sodal- ists of all grade levels, the convoca- tion will start with the celebration of Holy Mass about 10:00 a.m. fol- lowed by the opening remarks. Afterwards the delegates will have the opportunity of hearing a pro- gram consisting of a number of arena style addresses delivered by Father Joseph Eagan on the theme of the day, Youth for the Church and Mary. In addition to the lectures Pius will repeat an innovation made last year. Sodalists will divide into groups to participate in classroom discussions led by Pius senior so- dalists. All Milwaukee area Catholic high school sodalities are invited to send an unlimited number of representa- tives to attend the all-day event. Outside of the archdiocese of Mil- waukee invitations have been sent to high schools as far south as Chi- cago, Illinois, and as far north as Fond du Lac. The large response to last year's sodality day saw thirty different Catholic high schools represented. These combined to send a total of over five hundred student-delegate participants. Second Y.C.S. Day Why Y.C.S.? will be the central theme for the second Y.C.S. study day to be held at Pius November 11. Delivering the keynote address on this theme will be Reverend James Lane from Marshfield, Wisconsin. Other guest speakers include Rever- end Ernest Dreher of Messmer, Mil- waukee Y.C.S. chaplain, and Murphy Dowouis, a member from the Na- tional Ofiice in Chicago. After Mass and the address, dis- cussion workshops will be held. The topics will include the basic Y.C.S. technique, the Social Inquiry, the Gospel, the Liturgy and the Action. Four member sections from this area-Pius, Messmer, Holy As- sumption parish, and St. Hyacinth parish-will attend. Outside Mil- waukee, schools attending will be from Marshfield and Beloit, Wis- consin. Because a number of new schools to whom Y.C.S. must be introduced will attend, many of the basic ideas of the organization will be dis- cussed. Group Guidance Tries New Slant A group guidance program is be- ing conducted by Mr. Riegert and Mr. Whelan, beginning around Octo- ber 9. They are going into the sophomore and junior classes once a week for iive weeks. Their main concern is the under- achiever -one who is not working up to his ability because of a lack of knowledge in regard to school and his courses. They are trying to get the individual student to know himself. While Mr. Whelan was attending Northwestern University this past summer, he did the dirty work, as Mr. Riegert says. What he did was develop a program that both he and Mr. Riegert would follow. As the classes progress, the in- dividual student will receive a worksheet on which are found his test grades, what he excels in, what he is best suited for, and how .his present courses tie in with his pos- sible future occupation. This work- sheet will be discussed by the two counselors with the student and will be kept for future references by the individual. College scholarships will also be discussed and material on occupa- tions will be handed out. Teachers will be expected to augment this program and make the student more conscious of his studies. In addition, Father Becker and Sister Hyacinth will conduct in- dividual interviews with the seniors. Mr. Whelan and Mr. Riegert, guidance directors, could be examining your record. 1

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N' A X' 5 sg Nl MN Ig A Q o Ne .94 N93 A Q ff uovu F0 OTB SlCAihemnc ct 24' if -S N 5, W to sv: Q5 Q Q I if 9 iv O IV N Z9 AI 9? 9.3 egg- Q . - - Q . . November 9 I3 'list Week Pionites Shun Opening day registrants for the annual Summer School of Catholic Action, held in Chicago, Illinois, in- cluded nine Pius sodalists. For five days, August 24-29, the Conrad Hilton hotel was convention headquarters for the delegates. The program for the summer school was constructed around its theme, Thinking with the Church. A day's schedule consisted of a general session followed by four elective lectures. Both religious and lay speakers addressed the sodalists. The Pius representatives who at- tended for five days were juniors Barbara Bakic, Mary Fenzl, Camille Stroinski, Marilyn Van Echteren, Don Klug and sophomores Joan Ja- cob, Becky Lacke, Don Auer and John Loomis. Pius Goes to Badger State Pius went to Badger Boys and Badger Girls State again this sum- mer in representatives Bill Baum- gart, Karen Jensen, Tom Stockfish, and Petra Linneman. Each year the American Legion sponsors this na- tionwide study of law, state govern- ment and leadership, with the hope that those present will take what they have learned back to their schools. For the Wisconsin meeting, top notch students from most of the high schools were selected to go to Ripon College for one week. Boys and girls went separately. At this small college some six hundred future leaders gathered, but things were run a little differ- ently. Dormitories became villages, towns, and cities. Campaign speeches were given, elections held and officials installed. Pius students serving as ofiicials were Senators Karen Jensen and Bill Baumgart, who held the offices of city police- man and ward chairman, county su- Mqrquatio Summer Sun pervisor and state assemblyman and governor's aide. From all the officials the students elected a governor who later joined other governors from the other states for a national meeting at Washington, D.C. Besides elections, the students en- gaged in a regular school week con- sisting in classes, tests and the forming of a band and orchestra. Murtaugh, Dirks Cross Border Key Club president Bob Dirks and vice president Jim Murtaugh were chosen to represent the Milwaukee area in an international Key Club convention held in Toronto, Canada, during the summer. It began July 1, Canada's Dominion day, and ended July 4, Independence day. At this convention club members elected new international officers and passed new resolutions for the coming year. Out of 3,500 repre- sentatives from C an a d a and the United States, Murtaugh was elected president of the committee of inter- club relations. He said this would prove very helpful to him with Key club work during the coming school year. New Fall Styles Parade at Pius Six Pius girls and eight Service Guild mothers will model new fash- ions and hair styles in a Fall Style Show Wednesday night, October 14, here at Pius. Arranged by the Pius XI Service Guild, the show will feature latest fall wear from The Lorain Shop lo- cated at 115 West North Avenue. The fourteen models, including freshman Eileen Melville 118, jun- iors Kathie Conway 313 and Kathy Mangen 318, will also display hair styles by Trassers. Furs by Richard Rich, Inc., will also be shown. The Pius orchestra, conducted by Sister Cecile, will provide a string background for the models and will also play some popular selections. Four door prizes including a mink collar and clock radio will be given away and refreshments will be served. The aim of the School Guild this year is to buy new books for the Pius library. Among other activities for this year, the guild has invited many speakers for future meetings including Father Fischer from Chi- cago and Dr. N. Topetzes from Mar- quette. Also planned are a student panel, Make Way for Father, a sewing class fashion show and the annual Guild Fair. Group Guidance On the evening of October 7 Pius parents had a chance to meet the teachers in their natural environ- ment. They went through a school day corresponding to that of the stu- dent except that classes were ten minutes with seven minutes in be- tween. Fashion talking, Kathy Mangen 318, Kathy Conway 313 and Eileen Melville 118 will model for the Fall Style Show, October 14. 3