St Paul Academy - Review Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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commlt a crlme and then to brown whlch m the 'Srl Ml av 'V v9 'fr ,g Io '. an 3. J og ' Q PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE ST. PAUL ACADEMY, ST. PAUL, MINN. Vol. XLVIII Friday, December 3, 1954 No. 4 Councll Notes LILIOM A SUCCESS League Concert The Chrlstmas Dance The date for the Chrlstmas Dance has been set for Monday, December 20 As thls wlll be the first dance ln the new Brlggs Gym naslum many new ldeas must be lnstltuted The problem of decora tlons wlll be an acute one as the new gym IS tWlC6 as large as was the old one Suggestlons concern lng decoratlons wlll be accepted by Sarge Kyle The band that has been contracted for the dance IS an exceptlonal one Jules Herman The Crack Squad and the Drum and Bugle Corps Wlll not perform at the dance as has been the custom ln PTEVIOUS years Some other student aCtlV1ty at the dance must be organlzed It has been suggested that the A Cappella perform wlth some of the faculty members slng lng Whatever the entertalnment may be, thls promlses to be an ex tremely successful dance and lt IS hoped that all second through slxth formers wlll attend The councll alloted S250 00 from the Unlted Appeal Drlve to the Communlty Chest The contrlbu tlons to the other Ch3l'lt1eS lncluded ln the Unlted Appeal wlll be deter mlned later A suggestlon box IS to be placed ln the back of the Study Hall All suggestlons to the Councll should be put ln thls box Students Attend College Meetlngs Durlng the past month repre sentatlves from several colleges throughout the natlon have V1Slted the Academy to lntervlew potentlal appllcants The Job of these men has not been to sell ' thelr partlcu lar colleges but rather to explaln the colleges currlculum, scholas tlCS, athletlcs etc The cholce of college IS so lmportant to the stu dent that he should conslder all the posslbllltles before commlttlng hlmself Representatlves have come t SPA from many of the eastern col leges as well as some from the mlddle west Throughout the wln ter more representatlves wlll ap pear to speak on thelr respectlve colleges Talklng Wlth college rep resentatlves wlll ald the students cholce of a college and help hlm to understand better hls educatlonal objectlves Julle Uudy Peckl Mourns for Dead Llll0m Uon Morganj On the nlghts of Frlday and Sat urday November nlneteenth and twentleth the comblned dramatlc talents of the Salnt Paul Academy and Sumlnlt School wele utlllzed to present the play Llllom by Ferenc Molnar It was evldent that some of the adulence was not pre pared for a productlon of thls sort, expectlng lnstead the usual hlgh school comedy but the versatlllty of the cast proved to the SatlS factlon of all that thls was no com mon dramatlc venture The play concerns an unemployed carnlval barker Llllom and hls shlftlessness whlch leads h1m to sulclde Julle the glrl who falls ln love Wlth hlm IS dramatlcally por tlayed as she falthfuly undergoes great emotlonal torment whlle Llllom proves hlmself a bad hus band and father and refuses to provlde for thelr support, beats Julle and spends hls hours ln self debasement gambllng and drlnklng wlth Flcsur a slnlstel crlmlnal FICSUT leads L1l1Om to commlt a robbery but the attempt falls and Llllom stabs hlmself to avold ar rest He comes before God s Pollce Court and after slxteen years ln the Purlfylng Flres IS glven chance to do one good deed L1ll0m was played by Jon Mor gan Wlth Judy Peck as Julle Pete Vaughan as Flcsur Fellclty Vaughan as M'lr1e and Georgla Sommels as Mother Hollunder, Julles aunt Joll Morgan and Georgla Sommers recelved the Dra matlc Award fol then part ln the play not only for thelr actlng Hblllty but 'llso for then operatlon ln preparlng the play Speclal credlt must also go to the entlre Stage Crew for thelr success ln sklllfully portlaylng the scenes lncludlng the dlfflcult Job of creatlng the llluslon of a rall road trestle, complete S9Y1l3pl'1016 and sound sets wele artlstlcally cally bullt and the wlth flashlng effects The and reallstl scenes were words of our modest Edltor made the play fFor the benefit of the unlnltlated fence brown conslsts of flat black enamel red 0Xlde prlmer and oak staln J All the scene changes were effected swlftly and sllently Wlth out mlSh3p The llghtlng 'md electrlcal effects were well planned and helghtened the dramatlc ln tenslty of the play Last but not least cledlt IS due to Mr Chapman for hls superlatlve Job of coachlng and dlrectlng the players The quallty of the play was almost professlonal both lll the dramatlc and mechanlcal de partments All who saw the plav agreed that lt was excellent ln all respects another hlghly successful play ln the mountlng llst of dramas presented by the comblned schools Enjoyable On Saturday, November 13 the M I S L held ltS thlrd annual Jolnt Glee Club Concert Blake and Shat tuck made thelr lnltlal appearances ln these concerts, Jolnlng the three veteran groups of Mlnnehaha, Con cordla, and SPA It IS hoped that Breck and Plllsbury wlll be able to JOIH next year SPA began the concert by slnglng three songs the glee club was followed by those of Blake, Shattuck Mlnnehaha, and Concordla wlth four four three and four songs respectlvely Blake and Shattuck also comblned forces to present the Battle Hymn of the Republlc As a finale all the or ganlzatlons Jolned under the dlrec tlon of Mr Harry Opel of Mlnne haha to slng The Festlval Prelude from Rlchard Wagners opera Dle 'Vfelstersaenger von Nuernberg The glee clubs were hampered by the acoustlcs ln the audltollum and bv a nolsy ventllatlon system at the back of the stage and occaslonally flatted Several spectators also commented that several selectlons were poorly chosen and unlnterest mg Readlng Course By Fred Spllhaus For the past three weeks solne Junlols and Senlors have been re celvlng speclal lnstructlon whlch lt ls hoped wlll lncrease thelr read lng speed and comprehenslon The group met after slxth p8I'l0d on Mondays Wednesdays and Thurs days The class has been run by Mr Van ClS9 who operates a machlne called a tachlstoscope Th1S d6VlC6 IS used to flash num bers words 'md phrases onto '1 screen at speeds up to 1!100 of a second A typlcal class beglns wlth some of the aforementloned num bers or words, and then the class does some actual readlng Thls readlng lS one of' two klnds elther an oldlnarv tlmed readlng where the object IS to see how flst one leads and Wlth what comprehen slon or the paced leadlng ln whlch one IS requlred to read at a cer tfun rate, and onlv comprehenslon lS tested Some sklmmlng 1S done also It IS hoped that thlS lncreased readlng sklll wlll reflect dlrectlw on the boys SCOICS ln the velbal sectlon of the College Boards llld lt IS also hoped that the speed galned wlll d the ll lmounts of readlng IIGCGSSIIW lll college ' , cc as . . 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LILIOM ntd from pl O hoxv shc IS comforttd by her fuend Marie Ind hoxx falthful Julie was to Lllxom C1St IS Illlom IS Jon Morgan XXITIIL Iudx Iuk plaxs Tulle Peter VIIILIT In pl Ixs T'1csur md hls sis ter Iellcltx Vrughan IS Marle Other m Ile parts go to Tlm R1LCh16 George Andercgg John Colllns Sugm Ixxlf Ind Blau Ixleln xxh1le other fcnixle plrts are taken bv Bea Strmd Czorgia Sommers and IN Incx I IIIDOIL, Ind I top notch pl xy you shouldnt mlss thls one Trckets are only a doll Ir Ind III so ILS xx1ll be good ones C Team Closes Season By Blake Davis On Thursdax October 28th the C team plaxed thexr last game of the season losing 14 I to Blake This xear the Acads fimshed Wlth I record of 3 xxms Ind 2 defeats Led bx such stars as Burgxxald Benz and Groth the C team after loslng a d1scourag1ng dec1s1on to St PhIIl1ps 20 0 In the first game xxent on to score VICLOTIGS over St Mirks Blake and Shattuck Al to haxe xx on exerv game most eveIvone on the te UTI xx IS h Ippy to have xxon IS manv as they did There xx as a notlceable IINDTOVQ ment In each boys ab1lItv as the se Ison progressed After belng de feated In the first game the Acads prox ed th It they xx ould not glve up xx hen thex came b lck IH the second game to defeat St Marks qulte h Indllx The first game agamst Blake xxas probablx the most excltlng of the season all the scoring having been final score xx as III the Acads favor 13 7 -'tt the close of the season Chapman made the remark done In the first half The that this xx as one of the fexx years when A subst1tute on the Shattuck team xx IS heard to exclalm xxh1le playlng the Acads Th1s team IS small but box can thex ploxxl Th1s was tIue xx1th most of the boys on thls xears team All IH all this has been a xery successful season for the C team I V UNDEFEATED fContd flom page 35 It xx as xx1thout a doubt the best In CIINICILI Il effort shoxxn durmg the season xxhlch xx as marked by great te 1111 efforts Th1s gozl lme stlnd shoxxed the determmatlon Ind de sne xx hlch characterized this you s team True there xx ere many good 1ndIx1dual efforts but these could not haxe been atta1ned had It not been for the umfied effort Con gratulatlons should go to M1 Scho field xvho m Ide a xxmmng te Im out thought little of then chances at the outset of the season Congrat ulttxons should also go to every boy on the squad because of thelr desire and determmatlon to play football The team xx as unique In that It had almost txx enty boys on It xxho xx anted to plav football AUTHENTIC NATURAL SHOULDER STYLING IACKETS SHIRTS NECKWEAR SUITS HATS SHOES COATS FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG SAINT PAUL Comphments of Wm BHIIIHCISLCF COIISLFIICLIOII C0 General Constructors HUNTING SUPPLIES CLOTHING BOOTS LETTER SWEATERS GOKEY COMPANY SPECIAI SPORTING EQUIPMENT 94 E Fourth St CApItaI 2 258I TONY MUSKA E L E C T R I C FLFCTRICAL ENGINEFR TTBSIKIQHLIHI and Industrlal Wlnng Flectrical Contractmg Great for lu ti Great -For Travel Frenght' ml Vs 2 Great Streamhners EITIPIRE BUILDER WE67Z'RN STAR Between Chucago Seattle Tacoma Portland Vua St Paul Mmneapolns Spokane CoIr1p1ImentS OF A F R I E N D KENNEDY BROS ARMS C0 ATHLETIC SUPPLIES SPORTING Goons Cor Sth and Minnesota CApltaI 2 2558 CROCUS HILL HARDWARE CO. 754 GRAND CA 5 076I SWANSON'S Camera Sales and Service I09 N Ist Bank Arcade, CA. 2 2663, St. Paul I 32I Saint Peter St CA. 4 6268 St Paul 2, Munn. Everythzng For The Amateur Photographer COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND St PauI's Prescnphon Store ' MOUDRY'S APOTHECARY SHOP Sth and St Peter CA 2 0571 IX ll k . . QCIP l ' 2 if V 15 . ' ' V ' V .' Y v. I . . . , 1 L - . , : ' . . . j, , ' j . 2 ' . - .- Z , ' . l , II rv , - T ' - - . I 4 W I , ,Q L . r V ' V V V 2 . 1 . I . . , . ,, . ' f ' ' L 1 ' , . - , V I , . . L V ' . . 41 , - - 2 .'- z . 2 2 ' . . - I v . , , . v - - I :fr V. ,z 1 '- ffvl -' f' ' V Y. . . ',- I ' ' V , ' ' 1 . ' L 1 4 I ' L c .r. , , w I I , L . ' . ' v V Z 1 ' L . . . y LV 1 1 V VC Y . , . I . . , V A A , . , V I . y ' ' 6 ' ' V ' L I' I V ' ' 1 - I ' xy I I - , 1 1. L c A 1 , ' . C . x I I z . . 1 , ' - ' ' ' ' L ' Mr' . ' ' ,. L 1 , -I '. L , ' , 1 ' 1 ' ' ' ' . , ' ' With 11 bigger :md better stage, fhfrush it would have been Plvflsimr IIC had 11 boys who liked '00 tackle- Of fi bunch Of boys Who' themselves, 1 2 - . 1 v V 3 r . ' ' ' L ,, , K , L 1 ' I 4 . . . g -U 4 1 V2 2 V2 4 1 ' V ' 1 ' K L L l - I I 1 L Z V I I t 4 L . . A c , 4. L , 1 t S ' ' V - ' V V V 77 ' ' . IL LL K K ' w, C N n C Y 6 . C , . . t L ' V. vs . A 1 2 . . ' - j . ' . . ' , ' - '1 1 4 L I ,, 1. c ' L 4 L C r V VA Z V ' Y A Ir rv L I - vc 1' 1 D .. ., O e . K, ' o L O . I I n Q ' I . K . 2 - Q ,S N ' v' Asst ' . 5 Ny' .:x:::1::5vg,,1,,,,,...,,. - - .I Q I

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Page 2 NOW AND THEN No 111 513211 4 1 George Anderegg Edxtor Jon Morgan Assoc Edltor Peter Vaughan Sports Edltor Art Partridge Buslness Peter Townsend Roger Countryman I Advertlsmg Jack Pansh 1 S1 Ford Clrculatlon Jack Par1sh Photography EDITORIAL STAFF Tlm R1tch1e John Frohllcher Joel hash Fred Spnlhaus Tom Mllton Dutton Foster Tom Hoff Sarge Kyle Ecce' Homlnes Oblltl All those who saw L1l1om must adm1t that It was a successful undertakmg from every aspect and It seems fittmg here to hand out a l1ttle pra1se for the success of the play to those who don t really get all the Cfedlt they deserve ThlS group of unsung heroes 1ncludes the stage crew the Student D1rec tor the Techmcal D1rector Props Man , and other such 1nd1 v1duals who never appear on the stage unless the curtam IS closed Many a long hour was spent by the and pa1nt1ng sets record1ng mus1c or search1ng for a bench that look ed l1ke It m1ght be found ln a Buda pest park Those who v1ewed Llll0m d1d not really get a full p1c ture of the play unless they saw Roger Countryman ly1ng on a mat tress 1n one corner of the stage l1sten1ng to a pa1r of earphones and tw1st1ng volume controls to pro duce the carousel mus1c or J1m MSIYS precarlously perched on a ladder try1ng to adjust a spotllght so as to remove a halo , or per haps unless they saw Art Part r1dge calmly spend1ng hour aftel hour 1n the construct1on of a palr of shutters whlch many people probably falled even to not1ce Th1S mlght be a good place to mentlon Jack Par1sh as well he was ass1st ant Stage Manager but was not ment1oned 1n the program The stage crew and the other backstage members of the Drama Club de serve thelr share of cred1t and now they too have had a moment of glory Compllments The Summlt Seniors FIRST FORM The Flrst Form Class Officers, left to rrght Freeman, R1tch1e, Platt, and Ada1r There IS a not1ceable dlfference between a Prep Former and a Flrst Former No longer has the latter the express1on of wonder 1n h1s eyes when Semor struts by h1m He snlffs dlsapprovmgly at the awe strlcken Prep Former who meekly presents hlmself He IS prepared to thoroughly enjoy h1S last year before exams He w1ll1ngly shows off to hlS Jumors the vast amount of knowledge he has acqu1red h1S profess1onal secrets, for by now he IS conv1nced that he has learned all there IS to know about b1g school l1fe H1s class IS marked by 1ts confidence He boasts of h1s 1ntellects such as R1tch1e and Ada1r He IS proud of h1s classs baughdagh' men lary who have but another year to walt before they w1ll play outs1de games As 1n any other class spec1al1sts emerge from the crowd Metcalf has already been carr1ed away by the fasc1nat1ng realms of sc1ence As for government, Free man R1tch1e Platt and Ada1r are presently hold1ng class offices When asked for a favor1te feature of SPA they unam1nously agreed on Mr Sporer The Fzrst Former bel1eves that the d1st1ngu1sh1ng fac tor of h1s class IS 1tS longer week ends It IS easy to see that he IS no longer a Prep Former as hlS favor1te paSt1me now IS danc1ng school and g1rls However th1s new past1me does not seem to be affectmg h1s stud1es for out of the twenty four 1n the class nearly half have made the honor roll The F1rst Former watched the new add1t1on grow He Will have SIX years 1n wh1ch to use ltS wonder ber of one of the most fortunate classes 1n the school In SIX years he w1ll be a Sen1or However SIX years 1S a long t1me H1s lmmedl ate concern and good fortune IS be1ng a F1rst Formel Smlth Cup Competltlon Th1s year the Sm1th Cup Com pet1t1on 1n or1g1na1 oratory 1n the Lower School IS to beg1n early It IS hoped that 1n beg1nn1ng thlS compet1t1on at th1s t1me of year 1nstead of 1n the spr1ng as 1n past years some of the last mmute end of the year scramble can be aVOlded Each year a greater num ber turns out to compete than the year before and It seems llkely that th1s trend w1ll contlnue Not only does the speak1ng enr1ch the knowledge of the aud1ence but the speakers themselves ga1n poise and self confidence land A Enghshb After the prel1m1nar1es a certa1n select few recelve the honor of speak1ng before the mult1 tudes as a part of the Commence ment ceremon1es at wh1ch t1me the wlnner IS determ1ned Pr1ze speak mg IS a valuable experlence regard less of whether or not the speaker w1ns h1s contest under the coach mg of Mr Chapman, many a young Demosthenes has ga1ned confidence and polse before an aud1ence Varney Takes Lead The mllxtary COmpetlt10nS have been cont1nu1ng as usual the past few weeks and Varney Company has now taken a two po1nt lead over Wheeler whlch had been ln first place At the Battallon In spect1on of November 11 Wheeler and Varney t1ed for first place At the str1pe lnspectlon on the 17th Varney took first place while Wheeler dropped to thlrd Gerva1s fthe drum and Bugle Corpsl takmg second and Boyke fourth The latest C0mp6t1t1V6 event was the second Company march1ng competl t1on of the year 1n wh1ch Varney took first place, Gerva1s second Wheeler thlrd and Boyke fourth Th1s resulted ln the follow1ng total po1nts stand1ngs for the year Varney Company first place 24 points Wheeler Company second place 22 po1nts Gerva1s Company th1rd place 18 5 po1nts and Boyke Company fourth place w1th 145 po1nts Another Battallon Inspec t1on has been scheduled for th1s week and It could easlly affect the first place stand1ngs Odds 8r Ends By Fro W1th football, touchball, and the play now a part of the past, the school has once more returned to the normal flurry of preparat1on that necessarlly comes w1th the advent of the W1nter Sports Sea son In the m1dst of th1s organ1zed confus1on students are attempt mg to keep thelr grades on a decent level, the mllltafy department has 1ssued r1fles in order to condxtxon the cadets for the Manual of Arms compet1t1on, and the Sen1or Class has been mak1ng preparatlons to throw the most beaut1ful Chr1stmas Dance ever to take place 1n the school fJules Herman w1ll agam prov1de the mus1c for the f6StlV6 occas1on J Salutes th1s week go to Jon Mor gan who won the Dramatlc Award and who Jo1ned Matt Zell 1n be1ng the school s contr1but1ons to the M I S L All Conference Football Team Those who attended the cast partles 1nvented a new game called Endurance Sarge Kyle nosed out Pete Vaughan 1n one of the first games but later was de feated by a h1therto unknown com pet1tor Here are a few sure fire methods to rum your average 1n a class condensed from How to Fall Course 1n College by Verg1l S Fog a Do not bother w1th a textbook If you must study, try to lump 1t all together and get It over w1th The most sultable t1me would be the last week of school Keep your study table mter est1ng Place photographs goldfish bowls, and other rec reatlonal devlces all around you wh1le studymg Never lnterrupt your readmg by check1ng on what you have learned Rec1tat1on IS not very pleasant anyhow, s1nce t shows up your defic1enc1es Review only the n1ght before exams and confine your efforts to trylng to guess what the teacher w1ll ask Wr1te your exam rapldly Glance at the questlon and then put down your first 1m press1on When out on the campus, for get the facts learned 1n class Dont let academlc work get m1xed up w1th your dally l1fe When 1n the laboratory work hurnedly Do not Waste time th1nk1ng about what IS golng Ignore d1ct1onar1es You could never learn all the words con tamed 1n one anyhow Never turn 1n papers or other asslgnments on t1me teacher has a r1ght to boss you around Th1s IS a free country ISD t It 'P Remember that success 1n l1fe IS your ma1n alm and never let extraneous matters, such as grades 1nterfere w1th th1s objectlve J ' ' , 1? 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