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

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wif Mgfilgw Back row: Frank Homo, Bill Pruellage, Bill Zielinski, Herm Drees, Tom Kuenke, Richard Mulligan, Louis Comerio. Front row: Marty Heiman, foe Weissler, foe Hurst, lohn Walken, Lou Kell, Charles Haase, Absent when picture was taken, Donald Heitmeier, Fred Busch accordion band L. .C . South Side is unique in that it has so many good accordionists. Brother loseph Schmidt was quick to realize this fact. The result of his patient planning is South Side's accordion band. The youthful musicians made their debut at the Mothers' Club Christmas party. That the band was a success is putting it mildly. Then followed appearances at such events as South Side's basketball games and Father Lamb's benefit program for Nazi prisoners. May its second year be as successful as its first. music . brass band A great number of people are responsible for the band. It is difficult to decide whom to acknowledge first. Brother lulius was the spark that lit the tinder which has been collecting on the band subject since way back when . He put the idea into action. The action was the Mothers' Club. It stepped in, in typical Mothers' Club fashion, and bought all the equipment. Brother Edward Reeb was named faculty supervisor and Mr. Charles Werner Bandmaster and head of the teaching staff. They started with nothing, and now after five months they have forty-three musicians and several public apear- ances behind them. First row, left to right: R. Schibig, B. Blume, D. Raumschuh, R. Ash, l. Wehrle, W. Meyer, l. Haring, A Tilley M Zeis l Weissler, M. Heiman, R. Frei,l Dougherty, R. Bold, R. Koenig, L. Forthaus. Second row: I. Newman, V Vander Hacr I. Becker, l. McGau1ey, I. Corbett, G. Peters, R. Helfrich, F. Snow, l. Michaelree, I. Fernandez, R. Bloemlrer E Haessig N. Kansteiner, T, Kuenke, I. Haselhorst, B. Zimmerman, F. Vogelweid, W. Feustel, T. Carmody, R. Loury D Minne man. Third row: E. Griesboum, H. Stiften, I. O'Bnen, O. Ullrich, A. Guilfoy.

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Swing band -. .. is. . The idea of a swing band is Rudy G-abrian's. Last September he found Len Forthaus with a hot trumpet and Harry Stonum who could really pound the skins and make with the rhythm. Rudy played the piano. He got another trumpet and four saxophones, a guitar and a double bass. This was the orchestra. All worked hard and were good. The orchestra took its first bow at a senior social in December, and from then to class day every athletic and social event found it improved. By the end of the year they had about fifty numbers. And now Rudy scores another success, accor- dionist, pianist, teacher, arranger, orchestra leader and now composer. He has written a song, a combination of a farewell to Alma Mater and a reminiscent march. lt is his tribute to the school in the name of the whole senior class. Top' K. Thum, B. Heilweck, G. Peters. Znd. row: L. Fort' haus, I, Helfrich, K. Tiefenbrunn. 3rd. raw: R. Schibxg, H. Stonum, E. Venker. Bottom: R. Gabrian, Director. . . .. . , . glee club With its performance at Fontbonne's Spring Festival, South Side's Glee Club, under the capable direction of Brother Anthony Gerhardt, concluded a successful season of choral entertainment. Forty-eight boys answered present at the Club's gatherings. Though they practiced constantly, the glee boys were unemployed until March 23, when they contributed to the City House Choral Festival. Several weeks later a few numbers were offered at the school's oratory contest. The singers reached the climax of the season by doing their part between acts of Help Yourself. Bottom row Wehrle, Zimmerle, Quoin, Schm- z1ng,A Becker, Hogan, G De Moor, Callahan Ehrler, Berndt, Kelly, Straub. 2nd Row Toomey, Beck, Knepper Ruff, McGaulew Hoehle, Wilhelm, Laury, Sullivan, S h t Stonum 3rd Row' Michaelree, Fuchs, R De Moor, Gilbert, McLaughlin, Weber, N Becker Wormek, Cunningham, Kaiser, Westrxch 4th Row l Bxeg, A. Bieg, Muenster, Cordeal, Kaempt, Chenot, Bonus, Lawton, Smith

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junior a ,? Father Lamb's lunior A has all it takes : brains, athletic ability and school spirit. 3A boasted four claws on the Dra- gon football squad 1n loe Iedlicka all Prep tackle Bob Powers Harry Seiiiert and Howard Becker Luke Deters was picked as outstanding in the boxing tournament The class had its musically minded Harry Stonum and Ken Thum in the swing band wh1le lohn Wolken was in the accordion band lohn Schwartz loe Straub and Harry Stonum represented the class in the Glee Club Lawrence Oldeg and Charles Ogle won prominence as debaters In school drives the class always rated winning the food dnve by over two thousand points IUHIOFS Junior b Iunior B under the capable direc tion of Brother Gerard Knuth can members of Brother Gerard s class won places on the varsity football team E Fischer receiving a major letter wh1le S Pohl andl Shrews bury mented minor letters Wehrle Exler and Ebert were mamstays on South Slde s quintet wh1le Shrews bury received a mmor award Ebert and Conrad entered the boxing tournament 3B was well represented in the musical act1v1t1es Francis Ruff was a member ofthe Glee Club Charles Haase of the accordion band Ber nard Hellweck and Kenneth T1efen brunn were 1n the brass band . . I ' I I I I I v . I . - I boast of its athletic prowess. Three I I . . . . . I . n - ' I . , . . I - I