Quigley Preparatory Seminary - La Petit Seminaire Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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9111161 Wlft:iLCl1 8 T was about 8 00 P M on an evenmg 1n the latter part of May and the tlny audltorlum of ulgley Preparatory Semlnary was Hlled w1th another capaclty crowd It was a concert mght' Behmd the red velvet curta1ns sounds of an orchestra tunmg were heard mlxed here and there wxth a stern Qulet boys' The audl ence was fllled w1th an a1r of expect ancy Then the house lxghts dlmmed the curtams parted and 'VIons1gnor Vleter walked to the center of the stage He bowed and then faced h1s orchestra As the applause d1ed and the audlence eased back ln the1r seats he ralsed hxs baton As the baton descended on 1ts Hrst beat the orchestra came to life w1th beautlful muslc and the people got ready to enjoy another very pleas ant evemng another successful concert' The thoughts of the boys on the stage of September when the first orchestra rehearsal had been m progress or to the many Wednesday and Saturday nlghts whlch had been spent IH hard work xronlng out mlstake after mls take They must have remembered that practxce a few weeks before the blg nlght when a varlety of muslcal gems had been selected for the concert And what a varlety If was' It mcluded The Parade of the WVooden Soldlers The Clarmet Polka selectlons from Carmen and from Showboat the Grand March from Alda and The Syncopated Clock Thls year s concert was truly a suc cess and the future holds st1ll many more successes but as happens every year on graduatlon day the orchestra w1ll lose IKS fifth year members ThlS year s1x names w1ll leave the roll call Concert Master Fred Solms w1ll have taken h1s place at the head of the orchestra for the last tlme The or chestra w1ll lose Henry Herx the only trombonlst lt had for the last five years The mellow tones from Larry Sprmger s trumpet w1ll not be heard and Dave Franzone s r1ch toned French horn w1ll be handed down to some new prospect Ed Salmon w1ll no longer blow h1s flute and 1I1'1XfhflClilUI'1Cl s clarmet w1ll squeak no more However, the new replacements Wlll rece1ve fine examples from the many experlenced players st1ll present when next September comes around The v1ol1ns of Bob G1czewsk1 and Tom Peter Zavadowskl Paul ung s v1ol1n cello and John Sheehy s bass VlOl w1ll carry on for the strmgs Tom Fann1ng and Ed Moran w1ll lead the clarlnets Ed Parkers maglc flute w1ll st1ll be around and Stan Perveneckl w1ll st1ll be IH there p1tch1ng w1th h1s saxophone The marvelous work of James Kllduff and Danlel Stempora w1ll be heard and luck1ly the hall w1ll st1ll echo to the outstandmg plano playmg of ames Hermes Put all the1r names together under the d1rect1on of MOHS1gHOf Meter and Father Wojclk and you are certaxn to have a nrght of beautlful muslc 83 U I n n 5 5 ' fl ' H ' ' ' - J ' 3 a n . , ,. ' 5 , l l . ' ' - ' 0 U u n L . 'yn , n 1 , J , . . I 1 ' - must have gone back to the early part Bradke, the violas of Bill Ferris and Q J , ' , y , . . ct Q Q ,, 0 n , . . : ' , H . ,, . . . 1 J CK ' H ' , U Cl ll If YP ' 3 if ,Y If ' 3, ' ' ' L 9 H ,, i, . . . . , - . . .

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nonetheless humorous comedy Frank Tobm the Property Man was a cap able narrator of events that xncluded an appearance by Satan The play told of a machme age butcher whose sausage makmg machlne became so ravenous that he could no longer find meat for lt At the dev1l s msplratlon the butcher decldes to feed h1s wlfe to the machme that ls, unt1l three more palatable chxldren appear on the scene The dev1l w1ns a short llved vxctory as the three chlldren are turned lnto sau sage Then the holy b1shop appears at the falr to brlng the three chlldren back to l1fe and the dev1l IS vanqulshed Don Slkorskl was the cleaver wleldmg butcher who fell 1n love w1th h1s machlne Ed McLaughl1n was a comlc as the butchers unwxllmg wxfe Ed Maxa wlth h1s shy laugh and deep volce was conv1nc1ngly dlabolxcal as ton, B1ll Rooney, and Tony Clalr all emntted ha1r ra1s1ng screams as they were fed to the machlne ohn Rlng was the lmpresslve but fr1endly b1shop whose mlracle saves the three raga muffins There were several lovely ladles adornmg the stage Among them was one swaggerlng belle who was really Ron Holloway Another was Don Lydon a demure, well dressed maiden who had a dapper escort ln the person of Rlchard Shannon Henry Herx was another tlpsy celebrant at tendlng the fan' The entlre cast was a nlghtly crowd pleaser The last, but certamly not the least of the four plays that formed The uartet was The Parade at Devll s Brldge a blt of theologlcal clownmg There was a dev1l mlxed up ln thxs plot too, a very destructlve one The holy herm1t Kado, nlghtly bu1lt a foot br1dge across the l1ttle r1ver that sep arated h1s lsland from the malnland ln order to help h1s penltents come to h1m But the dev1l who had now come personally ln the form of a peddler had 82 made the dally destructlon of thns br1dge h1s personal concern The two, the dev1l peddler and Father Kado, come to an agreement that the br1dge could be rebullt lf the dev1l could take the soul of the first one to cross the br1dge But the dev1l crafty as he was had reckoned w1thout Father Kados talk1ng cat Instead of the soul of the communltys young v1rg1n the dev1l must be content w1th the cat, who runs across the brxdge before anyone else The dev1l leaves ln despalr, refus1ng to accept a cat whose sp1r1t IS questlon able dCSp1tC h1s felme cleverness Dlck Hefferan was the perfect hermlt qulet samtly detached from the world Ray Schendl was an eloquent well heard dev1l, lackmg somewhat ln gracefulness as he crossed the br1dge Don Croarkm was excellent as the father of the town s salntly v1rg1n who IS duped by the peddler Dave Franzone was the very lovely glrl whose fears were evldently genume No one drew blgger guffaws Dlck Keat1ng who assumed the role of Father Kado on the afternoon of the last day proved hlmself actor as well as edltor w1th h1s great performance The make up men were also unseen contr1butors to the success of the four plays Don Cusack Ed Parker Paul Burke Bob Walsh, and Dom Cromn all made art1st1c lmprovements on the faces of the actors uarlet zn .Q Mznor was part of the class of 52, a part that furnxshed some of the happxest hours of our last year at the mmor semmary Maybe It was no resoundlng success that made head llnes but the most memorable exper lences never make the headl1nes It s someth1ng that we ll all remem ber for a long t1me and laugh about ln years to come The llnes and some of the names may be forgotten, but we ll always remember that for four short mghts we were actors, troupers who managed to entertaln a sympathetlc audlence for a few hours . , , i - . . b . - . , . , . . . u . , , . . , . . . . , 0 I I I J I I I I I ., 5 I I I, I , . . . . . -. . . i . , . , I - I I , . , - ' , I I I I I I I . . , I , I I I I I I I I 3 . . Q the long-legged Luclfer. John Harrlng- . 3 ' a ' ' J 9 i I , Z I , I I I u ' . - Q 71 If ' I ' -T - . ,, . . . . . , I I I I. , I , . - , I I . I l I I . , - . . . . , I 1 '

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,4 ami of time HE. Church has always ma1n tamed that it is essential that her priests possess culture I her writings on the priesthood this point has been strongly stressed In h1s en cyclical Ad Cathol1c1Sacerdot1 Pope Plus XI says The priest must be graced by no less knowledge and cul ture than is usual among well bred and well educated people of his day It would be a mistake for a Semin arian to omit in his priestly training, the development of at least a minimum appreciation of fine art In the priestly ministry this appreciation can be a great asset Daily the Chicago priest comes in contact with well educated people whom he must influence and have culture in the same degree as they he runs the risk of losmg his influence over these people In order to promote the appreciation of fine arts there exists at Quigley an organization known as the Brush and Stylus Club This club IS open to every one and under the direction of Father Austin Graff its moderator the club seeks to instill and IHCFCHSC in its mem bers an appreciation for art in all forms The club goes further than this however since it also helps the mem bers to develop any artistic talent that they possess Every Saturday after school this group can be found work ing on their artistic creations Often to obtain a broader view of the field of art its members make a trip to Chicago s Art Institute Occasionally 84 Father Graff arranges for a prominent person in art to come and give a lecture on some phase of the art profession The results of these lectures and the instructions given by Father Graff can be seen in the improvement of each of the member s artistic ab1l1ty This newly acquired skill IS put to practical and immediate use right here in the seminary One of the club s most important jobs IS the making of the illustrations for the daily Religious Bulletln Another service performed by the club members is the advertis ing agency of Quigley lVhenever a drive or campaign begins whether it be for clothes for Salzburg subscrlp tions for the New World or funds for and Stylus Club are ready to lend their talents to publicize the campaigns and thus help to make them a success Another one of the club s jobs IS pro viding the colorful and novel decora tions for the annual Cage Festival The club members also design and decorate all the sets used for each play given at Quigley The success of their work in this field IS a credit to their ability and ingenuity However, the climax of the years work comes in the club s exhibition held annually in conjunction with Qulg ley s concert It is 1n this exhibit that the members are given full opportunity to show the public their masterpieces over which they have spent many anxious weeks of labor This exhibition has never failed to be a favorite ' . n ' . . ,U . . .,, . . l H , . J . . , . . . . ,, . . ' 3 3 - 3 - 3 direct. If the priest does not himself the Le Petit, the members of the Brush 3 . . , . . 5 . . . J- , , - . , . , , - , - ' J 1 . j .