St Benedict High School - Benedictum Yearbook (Highland Park, MI)

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The BENEDICTUM The UBENEDICTATORH Staff About four years ago the high school students of St. Benedict School founded the Benedictator. Today, in spite of many diihculties, we find it one of the best scholastic papers in the city. Much hard work, both on the part of faculty advisors and staff members, was necessary to raise the paper to the standard it now holds. This year, inorder that the staff might not be inferior to that of other years, great care was exercised in making the appointments. As a result, a banner year was experienced. Mary McCarthy was named editor, an office which she ably filled. Margaret Crocker and Williani Eardly were associated with her in the editing of the monthly publication. Six contributing editors, Catharine Henkel, Leo McGlynn, Philip Mulligan, Catherine Tear, Margaret Dionne, and Mary Jean Cheadle, did their share toward the success of the paper. Helen Brady, exchange editor, and George Grix, business manager, completed the staff. The knowledge gained by the members of. the staff will be invaluable, both from the literary standpoint and that of general experience. The BENEDICTUMN The year book, one of the most cherished treasures of a graduating class, is a souvenir of high school days. Having The Benedictumf' the students of St. Benedict are not without the coveted possession. In order to publish a year book, a great deal of time and energy must be expended. The class of 1918, desiring to make theirs one of the best in the history of the school, entered whole- heartedly into the work of publication. First a staff, headed by Mary McCarthy, was chosen. As editor-in-chief, it was her duty to pass on the work of the other members besides doing much writing herself. Gertrude Schneider furnished the artistic talent of the staff. Margaret Crocker, class editor, had charge of activities. The history of the boys' athletic achievements was handled by William Eardly, sport editor, that of the girls, by Gertrude Schneider. Catharine Henkel gave the records of the various organizations and societies. In getting ads, Edward Duffy, advertising manager, George Grix, business manager, and NVilliam Eardly, sport editor, did well, exceeding the goal set in planning the budget. Filling the capacity of circulation manager, Edward Germain gave the annual of 1928 ample publicity. Leah McKinnon, staff photographer, gathered pictures of interest and devoted not a little time to the work which mounting them entailed. Doris Dyer, who typed the material for the annual. deserves recognition for her services as staff typist. Although Veronica Kenney was not a member of the staff, The Bene- dictuml' is greatly indebted to her for printing and design work. Regarding the success of The Benedictumn of I928, we leave the decision entirely to the judgment of our readers. However, we trust that if they are not entirely satished with our earnest efforts they will, at least, offer us encourage- ment for future endeavors. Pugi' Thirty-Ur:

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The BENEDICTUM Public Speaking Honors We have every reason to be proud of our orators and declaimer and to be gratified by the splendid work of their teachers. In the February elimination contest sponsored by the Michigan Catholic for students of the Catholic high schools of the city and state, Margaret Weber and Harold Ostenfeld were the respective oratorical and declamatory winners of their district. Although our oratorical contestant received no prize in the finals, we are proud of her efforts and the credit which she reflected upon herself and the school. In the finals for the boys, our declaimer, Harold Ostenfeld, was awarded second place and received a prize of ten dollars. ln the State Oratorical and Declamatory Contest, sponsored by the Detroit News, wc again hoped to show our ability. The school elimination contest was held on March 6, in St. Benedict Auditorium. Vincent Desmond delivered his oration, The Constitutionf' in a most praiseworthy manner and was awarded first place. Harold Osrenfeld, by his splendid delivery of Spartacus to the Gladiatorsf' merited first honors among the declaimers. To our winners, we offer hearty congratulations and sincere wishes for their future success in the oratorical and declamatory fields. Our Debating Team This year, for the Hrst time in the history of the school, St. Benedict was represented by debating teams. The subject of the inter-scholastic debates was Rapid Transit. Though both our affirmative and negative teams met defeat, we are not disheartenedg on the contrary, we are much encouraged, for with experience and the continued diligence we have witnessed, success is ahead. Wil- liam Eardly is the only member the teams will lose by graduation. The other members, Edward Byrne, Francis Crossland, John Dohany, Alice Eardly, and Clifford Huckle, with this year's work as a foundation, will forge ahead and raise the standard of St. Benedict Debating Teams. Essay Contest From the earliest days in the history of the world, contests have been promoted either for the mental or physical development of youth. In the annals of the Senior Class of 1928 may be read the fact that this class boasts of William Eardly as one of the final eight parochial school contestants in the Union Trust Essay Contest. Though all the members of the Senior Class submitted essays, William's alone was chosen to represent the school. As the annual goes into print the seniors are still awaiting the judges' decision, which they sincerely hope will name their classmate the winner of a 51,000 scholarship prize. Page TlJir'fy-ffirfe