Seattle Preparatory School - Echo Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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CLASS of 1951 JUNIOR YEAR 14949-uosoy The class of 1951 now moved into the bracket of upperclassmen . . .These juniors elected as class presidents: Bill Wilson, 3Ag John Haberle, 3B, Owen Deuchler, 3C, and Jack Boulanger, 3D...Moderators in order consisted of Mr. O'Dea, S. J., and Fathers Sneeringer, Renner, and Lanphier, S.J .... Swede Johnson earned the title of yell king...The strength of the football team rested on Owen Deuchler, John Petosa, Jerry Calabrese, Skip Kays, Paul Cruden, Pat Roddy, Jim Moriarty, Dave Dorgan, and Phil Waters...Pat Kelly was reelected Sodality Prefect... Jerry Jager, Tom Gahan, Bill Wilson, Chuck Riley, Ron Tracy, Marsh Fitzgerald, and Pat Manning pushed forward in the Debate Club...Bill Wilson took over the office of A.S.S.P. Secretary...Ernie Ferullo and Dick Blewett ob- tained roles in the school plays. . .Jack Nelson, Tim Healy, and Dick Kays worked as varsity managers . . .John Hab- erle was named All-Cross State in basketball, other varsity members included Jack Moss, Vern Callero and Skip Kays, B-squad stars were Tom Greif, Tim Ryan, and Bill Collier. . .Writing in the Panther Office were assistant editors Jack Riley, Bill Holland, and Arnold Beezer, . .Marsh Fitzgerald and Ron Tracy spoke in the elocution finals . . .John Pe- tosa served as Secretary of the Lettermen Club.. .The intramural limelight was dominated by Bob Godana, Augie Bown, and Jack Ladner.. .Tom Gahan won the school Hearst Oratory Contest.. .Pat Manning, Bill Wilson, and Pat Kelly directed the Publicity Club and Intramural League... Part of the juniors that pledged the Panther Club were Fritz Holt, Tom Greif, Ernie Ferullo, Pat Kelly, Pat Manning, Vern Callero, and Tom Gahan . . .John Petosa, Bill Col- lier, Owen Deuchler, Denny Ward, and Don Maddox sparked the baseball nine. ..Jerry Jager and Tom Gahan de- bated in the Gold Medal f1nals...Skip Kays captained the cinderburnersg other track standouts were Tim Flood, John Youmans and Jack Tallman . . .Chairman Bill Wilson supervised a memorable prom, some of his assistants were: Jack Foley, John Haberle, Denny Ward, Ed Maher, Chuck Riley, and Tim Flood. SENIOR YEAR mso-msn At last the class of 1951 reached the ranks of high and mighty seniors... Bill Wilson, 4Ag Denny Ward, 4B, and Dave Dorgan, 4C, piloted the home rooms...Fathers Logan, Brady, and Lanphier, S. J., respectively, directed the classes . . .Spirited Tom Gahan led the A.S.S.P .... Popular John Haberle served as veep of the student body... All-Cross Staters Owen Deuchler, Skip Kays and Jerry Calabrese inspired the Panthers to a successful gridiron season ... Home of the Brave was presented with an all senior cast: Pat Manning, Tim Flood, Marsh Fitzgerald, Tom Gahan, Ed Maher, and Dick Blewett...Seniors occupied the various club presidencies: Bill Wilson, Panther Club, John Petosa, Lettermen Club, Jerry Jager, Debate Club, Dick Blewett, Harlequin Club, and Dan Newman, Pep Club ...Cheerleaders for football season were John Haberle, Tom Greif, and Tim Ryan. . .Skip Kays and Jack Moss were voted most inspirational on the football eleven and basketball five, respectively.. . Pat Kelly edited the PANTHER, the Panther Club The FCHO editorship was filled by Ed Maher with Pat Kelly Bill Wilson and Denny Ward as assistants ohn Cogan and Fritz Holt led the ski team to a tie for the city cham pionship. .The hustle of John Haberle, Jack Moss, Tom Greif Vern Callero Bill Collier and Skip Kays gained for the maple courters a sixth place in Prep s first appearance in the State A John Haberle became the first Prepster ever named to the All State basketball five Bill Wilson received a new car for winning the State Oratorical Contest. . .Jerry Jager won the Gold Medal De- bate Award...Two very successful senior retreats were held at Port Townsend . . .The debaters brought home their usual amount of many trophies from the various tournaments. . . Bill Wilson se- cured the valedictorian honors...Pat Manning gained the salu- tatorian award...Graduation on May 31 ended the memorable history of the spirited class of 1951. 49' O 9099 4 0955 4 O 50900 6.9! fi 1 assisted by Arnold Beezer, Bill Holland, and Jack Riley...Jack Boulanger and Denny Ward were admitted into . 7 . . , . J ' la gv . . . . . QQ .0 .l'6'l!e7llEe71 lb 415-I

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CLASS of 19 1 I INTRODUCTION Q ' The 1951 senior class of Seattle Preparatory School will always . Q' be remembered for their superiority both in number and spirit. C8 This group of over a hundred Prepsters has performed innumer- la E 9 able feats for the greater glory of their Alma Mater. The success K I 'w' of the past year's football and basketball and ski teams, the prestige ' 3' Q0 of the State Tournament, the awards of oratorical and debate con- 0 . ' tests, the products of the paper and annual writers, and the per- ' formances of the actors have all contributed to the honored name of Seattle Prep. Need the fact be mentioned that the seniors of 1951 were the leaders and nucleus of these worthy contributions? Therefore, only the lack of space, and not the lack of written mat- ter, prevents the publication of a detailed record of this class, thus 3 the following brief history will have to suffice. FRESHMAN YEAR H947-I948l The fall of 1947 brought one hundred thirty-nine eager frosh into the halls of Adelphia...Chuck Riley, Tom Moore, John Haberle, and john Petosa gained positions on the Student Council by being elected class presidents... Moderators were Messrs. Purdy, Danel, Patterson, and Graisy, S.J .... Bill Wilson and Joe Navone headed the two Sodalities...On the gridiron Ken Sweeney, Skip Kays, Owen Deuchler, Jerry Calabrese, Jack Ladner, Phil Waters, and John Petosa displayed promising talent. . .Marsh Fitzgerald, Tom Gahan, Pat Kelly, and Pat Manning were final- ists in the frosh debate tournament.. . Frosh basketball standouts were Bill Collier, jack Moss. Pat Roddy, john Hab- erle, and Skip Kays. . .The frosh donated a large blue and gold banner to the school for use at games. . .journalists Arnold Beezer, john Foster, Jerry Jager, and Pat Manning reported for the PANTHER. . .On the cub basketball team were stalwarts Tom Greif, Vern Callero, Tim Ryan, Tim Flood, and Bill Wilson. . . Ed Maher, John Cogan, and Fritz Holt turned to the art of skiing. . .Jack Nugent, Don Maddox, and Swede Johnson tooted their instruments in the school band . . .The baseball diamond featured Tom Moore, Paul Cruden, Dave Dorgan, and Pat Clancy. . .The cin- derburners added to their squad Skip Kays, Mike Caplice, and john Fitzgerald. , . SOPHOMORE YEAR 11948-19493 With the cry Onward sophomores the class chose their presidents: Bill Wilson-ZA, Dave Dorgan-2B, Ken Sweeney-ZC, and jim Moriarty-2D...The moderators in order were Father Sneeringer, Mr. Wollesen, Mr. Toner, and Father Hess...Winners of varsity football letters were jerry Calabrese, Owen Deuchler, and Phil Waters... The job of cheerleading was taken over by john Cogan, E-Roy Johnson, john Foster, and Pat Kelly...Bob Gil- more and john Cogan were cast in the Harlequin plays.. .The sophomores won the award for the best display at the homecoming rally. . . john Haberle, Skip Kays, Pat Roddy played basketball on Coach Goodwin's varsity team.. . Jack Moss saved .the second O'Dea basketball game with a last second swisher . . .Vern Callero, Tom Greif, Tim Ryan, and Bill Wilson led the B-squad maple courters.. .Ernie Ferullo, Pat Manning, Ed Maher, and Arnold Beezer wrote for the school paper. . . Pa-t Kelly and Dick Blewett ruled over the sophomore Sodalities . . . In the Held of debate the following showed speaking ability: Pat Manning, Pat Kelly, Jerry Jager, Marsh Fitzgerald, Ron Tracy, Tom Gahan, Ed Maher, Chuck Riley, and Bill Wilson--the latter going to the Gonzaga Tournament...Slaving in the property rooms were jack Nelson, Ernie Ferullo, Arnold Beezer, Tim Healy, and jerry Calabrese.. .Ed Maher received a gold medal for first place in the Junior Elocution Contest-other finalists included Pat Kelly and Bill Wilson . ..The Let- termen Club initiated jerry Calabrese, Phil Waters, Owen Deuchler, and john Petosa . . . Fritz Holt swished around on his hickory sticks. ..Tom Gahan, Pat Manning, and Bill Wilson sparkled in the Hearst Oratory Contest...John Petosa won another varsity 'letter for baseball. . .Tom Moore, Pat Roddy, Bill Collier, and Terry Haberbush also dis- tinguished themselves on the diamond...Pat Manning capably directed the intramural league...E-Roy johnson continued to play in Mr. Gil1ingham's band.,.On the track squad Jack Tallman, Skip Kays, John Youmans, and Dick Kays burned up the track. V sixteen

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' wx-at 0 RICHARD OECHSLI ILEWETT 0 i i:uw ' Butte, Montana Dick, a graduate of St. John's Grade School, entered Prep as a frosh in the fall of '47. lt wasn't long before he became outstanding in his favorite activity, that of acting in Prep plays. His complete record reads: Student Council 4, Class Officer 3, 2, lg Sodality 4, 2, I, Prefect 2: Echo Stal? 4, Panther Staff 3: Harlequin Club 4, 3, President 45 Cheerleader 47 Football and Bas- ketball I: Baseball 2. Dicl:'s pet expression is, Hey scho1zl M15- P ROIERT MAXWELL IOIACK Seattle, Washington Big Bob came to Prep as iunior, transferring from Marymount Military Academy. Wasting no time, he found his way down to Montlate Play- field and there he ioined his 'fellow Prepsters on the gridiron, mating the B-squad in his junior year and the varsity as a senior. He also was on the tract squad in his junior and senior years as a shot-putter, and as a senior he was received into the Letterman Club. Bob has a very worth- while ambition, to get out of school and lueep out of the Army . ARNOLD ROSWELL BEEZER Seattle, Washington '?QNs., JOHN FRANKLIN IQISE Seattle, Washington Frenchman, as he is called, hails from lm- maculate Conception Parish where he attended grade school. With a big smile and a witty re- marli whenever one is needed, John quictly be- came popular among his classmates. He was a Class Officer 4, 3, 2, and a Sodalist 4, 3, 2, I. His athletic ability stood out in the intramural baseball league where he made the all-star team for three straight years. John has a lifelong am- bition of wanting to own the only wine cellar in the French Foreign Legion , and his favorite saying is, Ha, ha, that's richl Coming to Prep from St. .loseph's in I947, Bee1 got off on the right 'Foot by always doing his best both inside and outside the classroom. This can be shown by his impressive record which includes: Sodality 4, 3, 2, lg Echo Staff 4: Panther Staff 4. 3, Associate Editor 4: Harlequin Club 47 Debate Club lg Var- sity. Football and Baseball Manager 2: Radio Club 4. Beez's loyalty belongs only to the German race, his ambition being the deportation of all Irish to potato farms . eighteen