Sacred Heart Seminary - Ad Altare Yearbook (Oneida, WI)

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0 1 dundee: Competent speaking is essential to the life of a priest. Here at the seminary, speaking has the twofold function of giving experience and of providing entertainment. These two func- tions are executed simultaneously each year on March 7, the day of the annual St. Thomas Aquinas Oratorical Contest and the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas. For this year's tenth annual oratorical contest, the judges were: Reverend William O'Halloran, SSS, Rector of Blessed Sacrament, Waupacag Mr. Edward Hruska of the St. Norbert College Speech De- partment, and Mr. Richard Londo of the St. Norbert College English Department. Senior division winners: Larry Drexler, Victor Klimoski, Randy Remmel. Each speaker in the college division has the task of delivering his own origi- nal composition. The first prize of twenty-five dollars was awarded by the judges to Don Mleziva of the first year college class. A fifteen-dollar second prize was won by Gerald Wellens of the second year college, and Bill Vander Heyden of the first year college won the third-place prize of ten dollars. The money for these prizes is donated each year by Reverend Michael Wasniewski, Pastor of St. Mary Magdalene Church, Waupaca. Junior division winners: Michael Kopetsky, Michael Baier, Peter Van Dyke. The contest itself involves competition within three divisions, including three contestants from each class. The junior division is comprised of freshmen and sophomores. Each of the con- testants in this division must present a piece of poetry. First place in the junior division went to Peter Van Dykeg second place went to Michael Baier, and third place to Michael Kopetsky. The junior and senior contestants, making up the senior division, must give prose selec- tions. In this division, the judges chose Larry Drexler as first-place winner, Victor Klimoski for second place, and Randy Remmel for third. Each of the winners in these two divisions received an engraved gold medal. Winners in college division: Don Mleziva, Jerry Wellens, and Bill Vander Heyden. 75

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77Zwmfez in lie Thomas Becket. First Priest ..... Second Priest. . . Third Priest .... First Tempter. . Second T empter Third Tempter. Fourth Tempter ,.... First Knight. . . Second Knight ...... Third Knight. . . Fourth Knight ....,. czdecizczi CAST ....................JohnLonsdale . . .....,,....... Donald Mleziva Raymond Belongie . . . . .William Tomcek . . . .Victor Klimoski . . . . . .Randy Remmel . . . . ,Kenneth Goffard Jeff Gerrits . . . . .Robert Schiavone . . . . . . .Gerald Wellens Myron Van De Ven . . . . .Thomas Mottard Knights ffrom left: Jerry Wellens, Myron Van De Ven, Thomas Mottard, and Robert Schiavonej interrogate Third Priest fBill Tomcekb as Attendant CTony Berkenb looks on. Becket is accosted by Third Tempter CKen Goffardj and First Tempter CVic Klimoskij. .Q ' Henry's knights deal the death blow to Becket Uohn Lonsdaleb. Twelfth-century England under the reign of Henry II was the setting for this year's annual fall play entitled Murder in the Cathedral by T. S. Eliot. The play concerned events which took place in the life of Lord Chancellor Thomas Becket after he had been appointed Archbishop of Canterbury by King Henry. Contrary to Henry's hopes that he might gain an advantageous position over the Church by this appointment, Becket defended and extended the rights of the Church whenever possi- ble and, as a result, was murdered in the Canter- bury Cathedral by some of Henry's knights. The staging of the play was done according to the technique of the German playwright Bertolt Brecht. This technique involves an abstract method of presentation, which was manifested in the four temptations which beset Becket: Good times of the pastg the Chancellorshipg the Throne 5 and martyr- dom- to do the right deed for the wrong reason. Brecht said, The audience should not be made to feel emotions, but to think. Accordingly, the characters occasionally address the audience, as do the knights when, after their murder, they speak directly to the audience, putting the decision of the guilt of murder to them. , .

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lgzttriniin Igrugram What's up here, Ben? On February 22, George Washingtons birth- day, members of the Literary Society, under the direction of Fr. William Zimmer, put on for the student body a program in honor of the great historical leaders of America. The pro- gram, entitled George WOS17I'lIgf0lZ'S World, cov- ered six main periods of George Washington's life from the years 1732-1799: George Wash- ington as a boy, as a soldier, as a farmer, as a general, as a citizen, and as our president. The first part of the program was a series of serious and humorous skits representing events of historical import which took place all over the world during Washington's lifetime. Also included in this part of the program were sing- ing, poetry recitations, readings, and speeches representative of that era. Part two of the program was based on the elegy of John Crown, a World War II veteran who died from wounds suffered in that war. It was a tribute to other leaders of ,this country, both factual and legendary, who gave. us our American heritage and made our country what it is. The patriotic program was concluded with a brief address by George Washington himself, who indicated the importance of a lasting rather than ephemeral spirit of patriotism. It sho' is ready, honey! Now, there is a real handy person