St Fidelis Seminary - Skullcap Yearbook (Herman, PA)

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ltllllll li MMM FRANCIS SCHMITT P1ttsburgh Pa Francis Schmltt was just another carefree M1n1m way back 1n 35 One evemng he 1mpressed every one by his masterly presentation ot a cue from Calvary s1nce then he has been known to us all as the possessor of rare dramat1c 6b1l1l19S From that n1ght he has been stead1ly climbing upward on our Fidelian dramat1c ladder Now after six years he has reached the top rung ot the scale which IS marked Caiphas Spin always adm1red the play Calvary and it was through his efforts that it was lntroduced here at St F1del1s and adopted as our annual passion play He always cher1shed the fond hope that one day he could portray Caiphas of Calvary His favorite sport IS tenn1s but his yen tor smashing a killer across the net full of eyes does by no means hamper his activeness in other sports Tall of stature qu1ck witted 1ov1al and gifted with perseverance Spin IS always more than w1111ng to do his share of work Because of these sterling qual1t1es Franc1s has made tnends wherever he appeared In a iew short weeks has answered the call and w1ll enter that order 1n September C32-GX?-NZB WILLIAM YOUNG Dover Ohio ,.. To look at Dovers Hank Young one sometlmes wonders what he is but that IS only his appear ance He has a pair ot very long crescent shaped legs but on a basketball tloor they sh1ne Hank is a super colossal basketeer and as a matter of tact he is an all around athlete We have seen h1m in action 1n volleyball baseball mushball and tennis and he IS a past master rn all Al though Hank boasts of no beautiful vo1ce for sing ing he does have a gr1pp1ng power tor drarnatrcs as shown ID his rendition ot the wobbhng mocking drunken Btbulus a rollick 1ng tollower ot Bacchus god ot wine But Hank has a deep mterest 1n the classics He IS a close compamon ot CICGTO and Homer As an avocat1on he helps to take the boys to Butler where they visit a dentist or an optometrlst and is always our Man Friday tor any ot the needs here at school He can easily be dubbed the wit of the class for often do his puns and lokes provoke merry laughter from even the grapefruit type ot student His graduation will rob St Fidehs ot one of its popular hgures We fondly hope that his talents and good nature w1n tor h1m a welcome berth w1th the Capuch1n Fathers DI P7 I E . . . . . , . - , Francis will leave our ranks and 1o1n the ones of the Third Order Regulars. He , - an ,D . I . 1 1 ' - : , I . - ' ' . . I I I I I I - , , I I I I -

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lfillll fl MLM uf HERBERT SNYDER l A Arnold Pa Here IS the phys1ognomy of our Dean Herbert Snyder whtch manrfests the leadershrp the sound loglc and ass1duous tratts wh1ch though h1dden behmd a stern aspect mould h1m as a man of worthy repute Dean a notable c1t1zen from the renowned c1ty lthtrd class accordtng to last Cen sus quotes Deanl of Arnold 1S a student of the ltahan language and da1ly probes 1ts beautlful mus1cal sonants and 1d1omat1cal phrases As the head sacrrstan Dean fulf1lls hrs offlce capably and l1d19S the altars w1th maternal surverllance In the classroom Dean favors the study of Englrsh authors He 1S one of Newman s 1ntr1ns1c followers and de lrghts to delve mto h1s lrterary achrevements In basketball although playrng on a weak team Herb was voted the best guard ln the league accordlng to the All Star ballots and IS one of the best on the tenn1s turf ln f1ne Dean IS an all around student skllled for sundry enterpr1ses and f1t mentally phystcally and sprrrtually for h1s future studles ln Iuly Dean w1ll board for Cumberland where he w1ll contmue h1s studtes 1n the cradle of the Capuchm Order -QXJIV Xjl I ROBERT COX New Phllctdelphrcr Oh1o Gentle as a lamb vahant as a hon WISG as a Solomon and more useful than a Sears Roebuck catalog are a few characterlstrcs wh1ch rrghtfully belong to Robert Cox the Apollo llke gentleman who halls from New Phrladelphra Oh1o H1s w1n n1ng smlle and hrs wrllrngness to help rn every way have mtroduced many new frrends to h1m here at St F1dGl1S Although not an or1g1nal mem ber or the class of 41 Bob fltted tn perfectly when he jomed our class back tn 36 Hrs actrve mrnd placed h1m among the class leaders and h1s athletrc bend often made h1m the breadwrnner rn our class sports He was ever v1ctor1ous tn classroom and on the campus Because of h1s ab1l1ty to typewrrte Bob has been a member of the Echo staff for the last frve years He was a farthful member and because of h1s tested ab1l1t1es he 1S now Edrtor 1n ch1ef of our school paper Bob excels ln the make up art of whrch he IS ch1ef In th1s category h1s work has been rnspected and approved by many even professronal cr1t1cs' The qual1t1es of a true Amerrcan boy are found rn Bob In Iuly Bob w1ll enter the Capuchln nov1t1ate rn Cumberland where he w1ll contmue h1s work 1n the brown habrt of St Franc1s The best of luck to you Bob' I My H 'L . I ff , P' ' , . ,, . . .. ., , , , , , 1 - , . I . , , . ' 1 - , - I , ' 1 . , - I I - , K 't f' 'J at 1 , , , , I - I ' - . . .. - X , . . . , .. . , . . . . , .. ,, . . - , . . , .

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D ,, KA 'hr .H ARTHUR YOUNG Cumberland Maryland Arthur Young cla1ms that he was a caddy on one of Cumberlands Tom Thumb golf courses but we know he must have had a more arduous task to develop such a manly phys1que All 1ok1ng as1de Art s f1ne show1ng on the basketball floor really proves h1m a man bu1lt for endurance and speed as well HIS superb performance of the role of Peter mn our recent Pass1on Play has ranked h1m among the best actors tn the class Art IS a musxc lover Wllh lean1ngs toward the classtcal Slde 1n fact he was h1mself a worthy basso 1n our cho1r and a trumpeter 1n the band Cumberlands Pr1de has had a rather prol1f1c pen 1n late years for he has contr1buted more than h1s fa1r share of stor1es and poems to our Echo s a prtnter on the Echo staff Art has always been a Wllllng worker g1v1ng hrs best that our school publ1cat1on m1ght be the best A fast game o tenn1s was always h1s del ght and a Sunday afternoon mushball game usually found h1m an eager batter 1n the 11neup May hrs f1ne character truly adorned w1th Fran c1scan 1deals gutde h1m through calm and storm on h1s way to the pr1esthood 'Xjlf XJI .Z Tarentum Pa Here We have the Falstaff of the sem1nary the stout man from Tarentum Russell Myers W1th an exaggerated crrcumference Chub pounds the scales at 215 and to be meticulous ten grams Chub s corpulent frame IS more of an a1d 1n l1fe than a drawback for he employs every ounce of h1S we1ght 1n h1S stud1es and tn sundry extra currtcular aCl1V1l19S Whether 1t IS tn the class room on the campus tn the poolroom or beh1nd scenes Chub 1ndulges whole heartedly and assxd uously In the classroom h1s mrnd 1S constantly d1gest1ng knowledge Lattn IS h1s favor1te subyect and well do we know Wllh what v1m and zeal he prepares for Fr D1rectors subtle exammatrons Stagehound work IS Chubs forte and he IS never Sal1SllSd unless he 1S workmg w1th a hammer or constructmg a new scene Speakmg of the stage Chub makes h1s h1str1on1c debut 1n the operetta Captam Van der Hum HIS f1ne tenor vo1ce won h1m the p1lot1ng role He played the role to perfectron as the egorstxc coxswa1n Russ a student of many qual1t1es w1l1 undoubtedly mould h1mself 1nto a genu1ne apostle of Chrtst at St V1ncent s I , l xl ?' I V A I ,au Y , . ll Ill . . . , , , , ll I n ll .. . l . F A . .. A , , , . 1 . 5 , - , I I ' . Y' g px RUSSELL MYERS. I I , I y I 1 I I . V , I a - 1 . ' , I I. I . 1 I I 1 . - I g . I .... . I , . ,