Southside Catholic High School - Clarion Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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Bro. lame: Powers. B.A. Brother Iames conducts his senior Religion, American His- 'ory and Civics classes under the slogan Learn it quickly and learn it well. His titu- lar class is Senior C. He is the only member of the orig- inal faculty still stationed at South Side. Bro. Charles Kinaky. B.A. Brother Charles, who taught the fathers of many of the graduates. is one of three teachers who have been at South Side during the four- year stay of the class of '39. He is now in charge of the Typewriting Department, N. Y. A. work, and the Paper Drive. Bro. Felix Umscheid, B.A. Titular teacher of Senior A, Brother Felix was zealous in dramatics, being co-designer of the stage-set for Whistling in the Dark and serving as technical adviser for his class' production of Franken stein. He teaches senior Religion and elementary and advanced German. Bro. Matthias Kessel, BA. Before his transfer to the Brothers' pioneer school in Peru, Brother Matthias taught courses in Religion and Eng- lish to Sophomore B, and German to yuniors and seniors. He also directed the glee club until he received his new appointment. Bro. Henry Collins. B.A. Courses in junior and senior French, Modern History, and sophomore Religion are Bro, Henry's daily work. Versa- tile, he exchanged his English courses for Father Dockter's French at mideyear. Hts senior Frenchmen say mean- ingfully that Brother Henry does things in o big way. .ff N Page Nine CQPI .L - ft ig, . senior lacult Bro. Iouph Bacher. 88. A Third member of the veteran trio, Brother Ioseph is 1C'1'lQ in both the scientific and commercial departments of the school, teaching Physics and Shorthand in addition to his senior Religion class, 4B. He also conducted the Senior Play ticket sale drive, in which his titular class led. Bro. Geo. Schuster. M.A. Brother George, titular teacher of lunior C, conducts the four senior English classes. His extracurricular work consists in advising the staff of the Clarion. the school paper, and this souvenir book. Brother George came ta South Side this year from lvlaryhurst Nor- mal, Kirkwood. Bro. Lambert Mader, B.A. A giant in the language de- partment, Brother Lamber' teaches first, second, and fourth year Latin. Sopho- more D is his titular class and bulletins his hobby. lt is he who hectographs and mimeographs the daily bulle- tin and the innumerable ar- tistic activity posters, Bro. Dan Bcbitt. M.S. Brother Dan teaches Eco- nomics and Bookkeeping To the tuniors and seniors who have come to understand the large significance for good or evil in the small word theme. Brother Dan is a native of South St. Louis, having haunted Carondelet Park as a barefoot boy.

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Ollie C QPICDTW Brother John Hettich. B.A.. l'1'rt'-f1'i11t'ifwl tum' Y'1't't1.t'11t't'1' Brother Iohn came to South Side this year as vice- principal, chief of the exchequer, controller of the stationery department, and instructor in mathe- matics. He brought to his offices seven years of experience in principalship and thirty-four in teaching with a smile. Brother lolin is not above unlimbering his dignity to umpire an impromptu baseball game or play at words with some sprouting wit. Reverend Iohn Dockter. M.A., blmfiltrfzi Before his transfer to McBride at the end of the first semester, Father Dockter, simple eager thorough, served as South Side's chaplain Father was titular teacher of Senior A and energciic moderator of the Central Committee. His bi weekly spiritual bulletins furnished stimulating subiect matter for the Catholic Action meetings in every class. He was the constant power behind the record food drive at Christmas. . Sclool Ollie... Reverend Alfred Rube, M.A., fllltlfftlfll Although he came to South Side in Septem- ber to rest from his duties as president of St. Marys University, since the Christmas holidays good-natured Father Babe, titular teacher of Senior D, has performed the added duties of school chaplain and director of the Central Committee. His sincerity, understand- ing and unalloyed cheerfulness have made him one of the most popular teachers in the upper divisions of the school. Brother William Schneider. B.A.. !t't'yff.t-mfr' Most of the seniors and Juniors are familiar with him as the Boyal High Distributor of Tardy Slips and pungent commentator on excuses. Certain of the sophomores know him better as a penetrating Latin instructor. Many Hhookiesf' call him Renfrew because he always gets his man. Everyone sees in him a serious but genial religious and ver- satile teacher who, unlike Achilles, is univer- sally foolproof. Purge Eight

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N 1 I 53 o'F'vG C'M PTGDTW Dear Graduates My heartfelt telrcrtatrons to the Graduates of 39 on havmg real1zed the educat1onal goal envrsroned tour years ago' You are about to part company w1th your Alma Mater your teachers and your classmates Memory wrll now watch over the sad revrew ot happy days at school days that w1ll soon have faded l1ke the morn1ng dew Yet may the sweet memorres evoked rn these pages keep ever ahve the lessons and precepts that were rnculcated w1th1n the walls of South Slde Hlgh School' Lrfe now looms betore you rn stern reahty You are about to become your own Archltects of Fame Fortune Success and Happlness Your Alma Mater has sup plred you wrth mtellectual and sp1r1tual means to grapple w1th Lrtes problems to strew your devrous paths Wllh gladness and good deeds to attarn your t1nal eternal destrny 1n Heaven' Be Crusaders rn Cathohc Actron 1n your Parrsh an example to your tellow men a l1v1ng exponent ot rlghteousness outstandmg Champron ot your Farth' Strrve for pertectlon rn your chosen vocatron be per severmg rn your ettorts towards the nrgher thrngs rn Lrte ever keep your hrgh rdeals before you to urge you Upward and Onward to your Heavenly Home' When lrte s trtful struggle IS ended may you hear the Master s Vorce Well done good and farthful servant enter Thou rnto the Ioys of the Lord' That these sentlments may realrze therr full fru1t1on rn the hte of each ot 39 Graduates 1S the s1ncere prayer of Yours devotedly 1111111 1 11111 1 1 Pr1nc1pal Page Ten 1 , . Y P 1 r , - 1 , , . ' I ' I - , ' ' ' , Cm ' . . . . , . . , , :JH I . I . 1 . . , Hr fr 'ix 1. H'11l1lI 'Iv '11, S. .ll. ' 1