St Benedict High School - Charitas Yearbook (Cambridge, OH)

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6 M.C Delegate, PUBLIC RELATIONS C.S.M,C. Delegates Last November, some of our students were invitedto attend the Catholic Students Mission Crusade Convention at Rosecrans High, Zanesville, Ohio. Altho St, Benedict, located in the Steubenville diocese, is not active in the C.S.M,C. since it places emphasis on the Sodality of Mary, we were happy to accept Father Ku1p's invitation to attend. The day of the convention began with a dialogue Mass rn which all participated. Panel discussions, informal talks, movies, and coke breaks made up the day's agend. All enjoyed this chance of meeting other delegates and relating interesting facts about his school. A delicious luncheon was served which the delegates ate with hearty zest. Our students were fortunate to personally meet Father Charles Erb, of Divine Word Fathers. He gave an inspiring talk C.5.M.C. Delegates about the work and purpose of the C.S.M.C. Reports about the C.S,M,C. Convention were given by several of the delegates at the next Sodality meeting. Student delegates selected by the faculty were: Barbara Bast, Richard Francis, Kay Gerst, Mary Ann Jamail, Robert Motil, and Ronald Weiskircher, Seniors, Patricia Konieczny, Mary Kuhnash, Larry Oliver, Joseph Reardon, and Patricia Saliba, Juniorsg William Hoey, Barbara Sikora, Betty Hosfeld, Judy Thomas, Thomas Van Aman, and Joyce Weiskircher, Sophomores. All are members of the Action staff. To Rodman Blazvick, '57, art work comes easy. John Willkomm, '60, watches Rodman while Mary Ann Tidball, '57, claims the attention of Carrie George and Barbara Sikora, '59. THEY HAVE TAUG HT US to be gentle with gentle people and tough with tough peo ie ond courteous to all peoprel. za i lt's Action time again and these students are working diligently to complete an issue.

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Freshman English includes, among other things, the use of books and magazines. llerc Kay llosfeld and Susan Hamme make their selection from the bookcase, while Paul Mcjessy, John Untlrcjko, George Gardinsky, Bob Shedlock, and Richard Neff browse ainong the magazines, The general business class has made an exhaustive study of the pros and irons of installment buying. Mary Madeline Bezek suinniarizes her findings for some interested members of the class, l.lEIY'l' TO RIGHT, 'I'llEY ARE: Helen Tolbert, Paul Ravak, George Lewis, Toni George, William Povlinko, Barbara Mihalik, Darla Oliver. SljA'l'lilJg Elizabeth Kingston. CLA SES THEY HAVE TAUGHT US... .that life is ci grim affair af time. . .and that is when we must have faith in ourselves and hope in God. Joseph Reardon leads a panel discussion on Hamilton versus Jefferson. Marcia Powers, Carolyn Burt, and Catherine Grubbs are fascinated by l-lamilton's policies and Joseph's oratorical powers. Mary Jane McCoul jots down a sudden inspiration to challenge an unsuspecting victim. Anthony Ba liz explains the position of the Church in the Middle Ages as panel members, Mary Ann Evans, Jean Gilbow, Andrew Reardon, Theresa Sikora, Dorothy Homak, and Christopher Bast show appreciative interest, John Longinie evidently prefers to visualize the situation in his mind's eye.

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n really 'Coll0Cm if seni0f5- say P BLIC REL TIONS These students plan their strategy for the Ad program. Rosemary ponders, T . ..4n his hopeful group count :heir Ads before entering Lhe bank. Pete mugS. A carol group is chosen each year around Christ- mas time for a visit to the hospitals to give a program of Christmas choral num- bers. This is the Christmas 1956 group that represented the school - all of them seniors. The upperclassmen are given preference and only if an insufficient num- ber can not be gleaned from the upper classes are the lowerciassmen called up. The picture was taken in front of the new rectory. ' be full u ,t AGS C3 61650, llavvy C3LlSC , W V which they did. Ron Weiskircher '57, son of Mr. 8a Mrs. Joseph Weiskircher, is one of St. l3enedict's all around boys. Ron, who was chosen to attend Ogration mi at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, is known for his cooperation, courtesy, congeniality, and willingness to work, Ron sums up his sojourn at Xavier with these words: Those seven days of living, working, and playing with young men from different parts of the Mid-West united to make a wcck that was a challenging and invaluable experience in my attempt to learn more about mutual rights and responsibilities in our American Democracy. Ron is a conscientious member of the Knights of the Altar. His favorite sport is basket- ball. Come graduation and September he expects to head for Notre Dame, Doubtless, the public relations activity which brings out students in touch with the largest number of citizens, most of them business men, is the soli- citing of Ads for the class play programs. This is a senior activity, but representative group of juniors is trained each year to lead the seniors class the year following. This year the following juniors worked with the seniors to be initiated: Tom Eyen, Joe Reardon, Larry Oliver, Patricia Saliba, and Patricia Konieczny. Josephine Toth, Barbara Sikora, Mary Ann Evans, Betty Hosfeld, and Judy Thomas, LEFT TO RIGHT, browse around after completing the display for Book Week. St. Benedict students are encouraged at all times to rally to the call of public -spirited citizens to help with causes that are of interest to all. The MARCH OF DIMES drive was re- sponded to by most of the students, this group is typical of the many who contributed to the The American Legion called upon our school to send help on one of the Saturdays that the drive was in motion. We were unable to get a shot of the students who volunteered their services, but we are happy to record that our school was commended for the splendid work