St Benedicts Preparatory School - Telolog Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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REV. THEODORE HOWARTH, O.S.B Mathemat The fact that all stu created with a natural math somet Father Theodore polyhedral angles, he mathematical ideas which we may have He divides his knowledge of Algebra, Trig, Solid, and Analytical Geometry be tween the Junior and Senior classes REV. BENEDICT TYLER, O.S.B. Religion, Head of- the Religion Department Although the Class of '56 has never had Father Benedict as a teacher, we have come to know and respect him in his capacity as head of the Religion Department. As the Freshman Religion teacher, he takes the first year men through the aspects of the Mass, Liturgy, and the Saint Mary Missal. The underclassmen are fortunate in having their Religion course in his hands. REV. EUGENE SCHWARZ M Music, German, Religion Music Director One and two and three and hand beat with the preceeding repeated in the desired rh among the manifestations of chorus room during th e unct 0.5.8 Choral ur, a numbers ythm is the vocal endeavors which emanate fr 2m the periods Fortunately for his Freshman and Junior classes, Father Eugene scends from the world mordents to the more conducting a class of freque ntly de cadenzas and prosaic task of REV. NORBERT McLAUGHLIN, ۰ Mathematics Father Norbert came to the Bee Hive in time to greet the Class of '56 in our Sophomore year The blackboard com pass had a way of getting him into knots, so he resorted to a piece of chalk to draw his geometric figures, which were invariably so big that half of them wound up on the border and wall. Al- though he is no artist, he knows his Geometry; and when we co his course, we knew it 302. REV. BASIL 20051, O.S.B. Biology, Biology Club Moderator, Sophomore Moderator A miniature zoo, movies, slides, and ex- periments are all part of Father Basil's equipment for leading the Sophs through the natural sciences. An efficient Bi- ology Club moderator, he takes this selected group through the more intri- cate parts of the biological world. As moderator of the Sophomore class, Father Basil has spread his personality over two hundred students in all of their activities.

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REV. LEO BEGER, 8 Latin, Golf Coach Pater Leo venit and he remained For ten years he has been taking the Sophomores through the intricacies of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars. His clever puns and “tid-bits' on the lives of the Romans will remain in our minds long after the A.A.'s” (ablative absolutes) and the “D.P.'s” (deponent verbs) are forgotten. REV. ANSELM MURRAY, О.5,В, Mathematics, P.T.A. Moderator, Religion Everything from counting apples to figuring tangents was included in our Freshman Algebra course—but we were in the competent hands of Father An- selm. Не used the simple teaching method of instruction, demonstration, and then drill, drill, drill, until we had no doubts. He is also the efficient moderator of the Parent-Teacher As- sociation. REV. OWEN HUDSON, O.S.B History, Alumni Association Moderator Notes, essays, and outlines were Father Owen's weapons for drilling Ancient History into us. After the first quarter marks had been given, he gave particu- lar attention to the students that flunked, and by the end of the first semester they knew their history. Father was a unique teacher, but he brought us through our first year of history at St. Benedict's with a better under standing of the matter, as well as the work necessary to attain good marks in the subject. REV. CORNELIUS SWEENEY, O.S.B. English During our Junior English course we were made aware of the importance of facing reality by Father Cornelius. We will remember the immortal works of Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, and other famous authors to which we were in- troduced. After having been buried in the “Elegy in a Country Churchyard” and “Lost Paradise , we were brought back to life with his teaching that Christ will reward us if we do our best None will ever forget the English we learned in Father Cornelius' class. REV. COLUMBA RAFFERTY, O.S.B. History, Teloldg Adviser, Senior Moderator We entered the Senior History class with the presupposition that it would be a picnic, but were quickly shaken out of this delusion by Father Columba's rousing voice. As Senior Moderator, he has had a hand in all our social activi- fies, and concerned himself with our problems, both scholastic and personal. As Telolog adviser, he drove us relent- lessly that we might have a yearbook comparable to the best. He is not only a teacher to every Senior, but a friend as well.

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REV. AMBROSE CLARK, ۰ Latin, Benedict News Moderator Along with being the faculty adviser to the Benedict News, Father Ambrose in troduces the Juniors to Cicero and the evil Cataline, and the Seniors to Virgil's Aeneid. Very often it happens that a particular word has a synonym that 5 practically extinct, then Father Ambrose declares, This, gentlemen, is your word for the day. The Virgilian scholar then proceeds to explain the etymology of the word Father Ambrose is often asked, Read any good dictionaries lately? REV. PATRICK McCAFFERTY, O.S.B. Latin Along with instructing the Freshman in the essentials of the Latin language, Father Patrick finds time to serve as as sistant librarian. Prior to his arrival at St. Benedict's, Father was curate at Blessed Sacrament in Elizabeth. REV. ANTONY KOVACS, O.S.B. Mathematics Considered by some to be the bete noir of the library, Father Anthony also teaches Freshman Algebra Although we have never encountered him in his teaching capacity, we learned of him through the reports of his present classes. Father spent three years teach- ing at Delbarton before coming to the Bee Hive 2 MR. JAMES IRVING French, English Mr. Irving came to the Bee Hive in the fall of '55, and since that time has proven himself an excellent teacher. Addressing his students with the classic title mister , he holds the class spell bound with his fluent French and knowl- edge of Gallican culture. REV. BRENDAN CASH, O.S.B. English Aftér serving as curate in Wilmington, Delaware and St. Joseph's, Maplewood, Father Brendan came to St. Benedict's and was appointed Freshman English teacher. Father Brendan associates with the rest of the student body in the per formance of his job as assistant ۵ Father Matthew in the library. MR. RALPH CONFESSORE Biology Mr. Confessore graduated from the Hive and enlisted in the Air Force, in which he served two years as a rocket specialist. He then attended Seton Hall University and graduated with a B.S. de gree in chemistry. He is the new mem- ber of St. Benedict 's faculty who teaches biology.