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

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To be a freshman . . . is to be new, as new as a flag with fifty stars. Kathy Pollworth 404 is to be as new as sawdust with the fresh smell of wood still lingering. Jeanette Kord 120 is to be as new as an unexplored territory. Raymond Smith 120 is to be bright, as bright as a flare in the middle of the night. Kenneth Winnichi 513 is to be bright, bright as a yellow rose among black weeds. Emory Pratt is to be as lonely as a man floating in outer space. David Reske 118 is to be as lonely as a girl with a new pair of ice skates in the middle of August is to be as lonely as a little bird sitting in a tree in the middle of December. Lynn Teller 515 is to be new, as new as a new book that cracks a little when you open it. Allan Ristow 405 is to be as bright as a brand new bottle of fingernail polish. Joyce Dzielak 507 is to be as bright as red boots in the snow. Joan Scharfenberg 510 is to be as bright as the blinding splendor of fireworks against the navy blue of a night sky. Rosemary Small is to be as bright as a new October day. Joyce Talarczyk 120 is to be as lonely as a ballpark in winter. Margaret Bohr is to be as new, as new as an unfilled ink pen waiting to be filled. Carol Whitney 120 is to be as new, as new as the first golden leaf against green foliage in the autumn. Jennie Wilson 120 To be a senior . . . is to be as lonely as a one-man band in Carnegie Hall. James Amrhein 228 is to be as eager-anxious as the Wright brothers at Kittyhawk. Dennis Wicht 218 is to be as anxious as a freshman at 3:17. Thomas O'Haver 230 is to be as privileged as a deer in no-hunting season. Ann Gruenke 215 is to be as active as a guard in a tournament basketball game. Don Holpfer 228 is to be as privileged as the driver of a Volkswagen on Wisconsin Avenue at 4:30 p.m. Gerald Falk 218 is to be as privileged as we think our parents are. Bonnie Phillips 230 is to be as active as a puck in a hockey match. Jim Becker 215 is to be as privileged as a newly appointed hall guard. . Dick Bock 228 'M 0 Gray Ooze Bloodied World people! 9696 Brothers, Small Brothers, Watch! Do not yawn, to be relieved of your might anvils The brightness beckons And torches blaze for you pitwise. 9699 9691- there was a sheep likeness moving through the vale. He was will feeble and unsage. gray men bid his doing and he was deaf to light. Follow! Laugh! and join the gathering crowd at the trough. Heed not the book, but follow Follow the gray men. chance I tell of yourselves But of all unsaved. lest the ripped vale find you wallowing with gray men. for also does the Redness. Robert Jansen QThis should be read slowly to Blues for Delilah' some comparable bit of jazz.J

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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

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Masters They who Mumble Too darkly For our young ears Do not lay claim to futures But only to Recant The past Larry Lock 205 The Fly in My Ointment Whoever said little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice didn't know my eleven-year-old sister! Cartoonists and humorists may glorify the horribleness of the pesky kid brother, but I am certain that is only because their life was never menaced by a kid sister. At this very moment, she is lollying crosslegged on my bed, munching on an apple. Her long legs are encased in well-worn jeansg and on her head, plunked in a casual manner, is my brother's army fatigue cap. Feminine ap- parel is the bane of her young life. She wears a dress to school simply because the rules firmly state Girls may not wear jeans in the classroom. I can remember the Sunday she attired herself in ivy leagues and T-shirt and nonchalantly informed the family she was ready for church. Our shocked and incredulous protests only made way for one of her innumerable arguments. Her reason- ing frequently pursues a logical vein, hoping to attract one of us to her defense. In a dramatic tone, complete with gestures, she demanded, Isn't our family health- conscious? Do you want me out in this weather bare- legged? While she was quickly herded upstairs to change, she had the last word, The boys wear trousers. Why can't I? Her lack of pride in her crowning glory is most an- noying to me. No pony tail, bangs, or ribbons satisfy this sister of mine. Her hair is closely cropped and brushed back behind her ears. This is the nearest she could come to a schnitz without causing a family uprising. Imag- ine how I feel when a new acquaintance sweetly exclaims, Is this your handsome little brother? With all the courage I can muster, my reply comes rather stifliy. This is definitely not my handsome little brotherg it's my not-so-handsome sister! Mistaken identity may be justifiable, but when one's sister is invariably being taken for a boy, a fellow's pride can be quickly deflated. Other girls her age acquire lady-like hobbies such as collecting records, pennants, or autographs. But not my sister! She plays basketball, baseball, and football and glories in relating how she made each basket, hit, or tackle. I can always be assured of finding her at the play- ground along with my football, my helmet, my shoulder pads, my basketball, or my mitt. Last week I came home to find her in the backyard building a soap-box sled, using my skiis for runners! One feminine characteristic in which my sister is not lacking is her ability to talk. She chatters continuously and always manages to say the wrong things at the wrong time. On one occasion, this little demon blurted out to my father, Are you in a good mood? I'm dying to hear how Mom breaks the news about the fender she crinkled! I don't doubt that her eleven years and her three older brothers have been a determining factor in her precocious actions, but I for one will welcome the day that this en- ergetic little dynamo becomes sweet sixteen. Tim Stangel 215 Boats On the Waveless glassy lake a sailboat floats without falter. A motor boat snears, gnashing its gears, smashing the mirror of water. Kathie Conway g d fi F lf fm VZSNZ5 X .., I ml 'X X qr N Brush drawing by sophomore Carol Lisenfelder