St Fidelis Seminary - Skullcap Yearbook (Herman, PA)

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D - -ir if Q JOSEPH MOFF ITT Q. Plttsburgh Pa Those who have wltnessed our holy drama Cal vary w1ll never erase from thelr memor1es the hgure ol the cunn1ng apostle ot Chf1Sl Iudas lscarrot Th1s same Iudas oft stage Ioseph Mothtt ol P1ttsburgh 1S one ot the versatlle members ot our graduatmg class Durmg the past s1x years the kld from de Slflp has l1ke a planet 1n the sky spread h1s warm feel1ng of fun and frollc xnto everyth1ng he has ever done Moe although a fun lov1ng son ol St F1del1S has nevertheless a deep touch ol s1ncer1ty 1n h1s heart wh1ch more than once has shone among us As an athlete Moe plays a mean game ot mushball and a wrcked game ol handball but most of h1s recreatron perrods are well ut1l1zed rn beautltylng Fr Benno s observatory or 1n concoctmg some new contrapt1on for the stage Moe has had a great hand 1n shlltlng scenery for our plays and constructmg some ot our new scenery but h1s greatest dehght 15 1n actmg and dlrectlng plays May h1s graduatron be not too severe a loss to St F1del1S but an 1nv1ta t1on to loads of success Wlth the Capuchln Fathers to whom he w1ll go thls summer for h1S nov1t1ate -GRI-xlnl THOMAS O CONNELL It ever there was a true son of St Patrrck a pug nac1ous product of Er1n 1f ever there was a s1newy pug1l1st1c Feman 1t 1S Thomas Oaks OConnell ol Donora Oaks sometlmes styled Izzy heads the enterta1nm nt commlttee of the Thlrd Order and conducts the d1scuss1ons and debates for our lrterary rendezvous As d1rector ot these paramount enterpr1ses Oaks lulhlls hrs othce farthtully and successfully He ranks h1ghly as a gamester rn the arena ot sports Fast and hery sprmgrng and agrle Oaks leads h1s teammates to vlctory whether 1t IS ln basketball volley ball or mushball A champ1on 1n athlet1cs and a leader 1n the llterary depart ment Oaks 1S also a leader ln the study of economlcs He IS the crlterxon or the Sextam on d1vers top1cs concernmg economlcs Oaks also llkes to argue the Iew1sh quest1on He has read many books about the Iews probed thelr hlstory and w1ll oppose any remarks 1n opposltlon to the Iewlsh race whence hrs second n1ckname Oaks has a llne tenor vo1ce and uses 1t to a good advantage ln chantmg dur1ng our Hrgh Masses Ettrcaclous Oaks yearns tor the secular envlronment and so 1n September wlll take the route to Latrobe where he wlll l11'11Sl'1 the second halt ol h1s Semmary campa1gn1ng , . r W I , . I - , . . , - . A , . . , - I I , . . , e , , Donora,Pa. 1 . , ' , ' I I ' e , . . , 1 , - I I - . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . 3 . , , , . - , , ,

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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 , . ,

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l GEORGE STUPARITZ P1ttsburgh Pa One glance at the patrent angler seated on the bank of the brooklet nestled rn the quret Wood lands of Herman rs enough for any student to recognrze George Stuparrtz of Prttsburgh What surer proof can We demand that Prttsburgh does have a devoted follower of Isaac Walton Indeed Buck has been the class authorrty on all out doors questrons for srx long years As an ad mrrer of nature he loves to roam rn nature s won derland Wrth camera rn hand he rs ever vrgrlant to capture one of the mutable beautres of nature and hold rt for fond remrnrs Censes Numerous Saturday afternoons are marked up rn George s log as so many books rndexed and shelved or a frne garnrshrng of the lrbrary rtself When not engaged rn the dutres of lrbrarran George Wrelds a swrft and masterful stroke at the table tennrs and many an oncomer falls prey to hrs paddlrstrc onslaught Buck rs also qurte adept at brllrards and furnrshes plenty of keen competrtron rn the club room on many a Wrntry eve In the classroom Buck rs a quret lad dorng hrs duty rn hrs own calm and collected manner He rntends to contrnue hrs studres at St Vrncent s IOHN MARTIN Prttsburgh P ,. 7 When the college truck pulls away from the Sem mary drrve you can be sure that Iohn Martrn rs at the wheel launchrng out on hrs regular Saturday afternoon busrness trrps to Butler I rs Worthy drrver for to thrs day he has never been accosted by an offrcer of the law But Iohns responsrbrlrtres do not end Wrth prlotrng the motor vehrcles He rs also manager of the Mrssron Store and carrres out hrs dutres precrsely and unerrrngly Through hrs effrcrent management many a dollar has reached the hands of a needy prrest rn some far off mrssron parrsh Iohn can also boast of berng the frrst presrdent of the Thrrd Order Entertarnment Commrttee In the classroom we frnd hrm a quret fellow always engrossed rn a textbook and not a mrnute to waste From earlrest years he has been an ardent admrrer of the stage and ha developed rnto one of the outstandrng actors of the class He has an ever present rnterest rn musrc and has played rn the percussron sectron of the band for several years For recreatron summer sports seem to attract Iug and an afternoon of mushball IS hrs real delrght He rs an effrcrent and responsrble youth who Wrll use hrs effrcrency best as he contrnues hrs lourney to the prresthood rn the Capuchrn Order I , tl 5 , , , . , - , . , - I . . . ' 1 , . 3Xf.f5X.Q-Qfexr . ' , cr. , , . ug a , . . . , . S . . . ,