St Fidelis Seminary - Skullcap Yearbook (Herman, PA)

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ri X X. pf, . .... 1' 1 Lghe Qiidelianj 1 - Mm W' 3, . -1 .'.- : '.'-2. G ' Wk B till SECOND ACADEMIC Left to right: Back row: james Lauria, John Flanick, Paul Schmitt, Raphael Bellendir, john Stenger. 2nd row: Stephen Cehelsky, Edward Kroeger, Francis Murar, Raymond Bottner, Alfred DePo1is, Edward Kelly. Front row: Lawrence Garred, Edward Valle, William Quinn, Frank Nickel, Kenneth Greiner, Jerome Niedermeier. I SECOND ACADEMIC FRANCIS NICKEL On September 5, 1940, the good ship class of '46 started on a long hard journey to Priesthood, a land somewhere, the young passengers thought, in the vicinity of heaven. Unfortunately, before it had gone very far it struck a small reef called Homesickness. In the excitement some of the passengers fell overboard. However, the remaining thirteen have competently unfurled their minds and are letting the breezes of learning whisk them merrily on their way. Although a class of thirteen is small, these thirteen form no ordinary group. Day by day they are managing to make their presence felt more and more at St. Fidelis. You'll find them anywhere there is work to be done. Planting flowers, washing windows and binding books are only a few of the jobs they have tackled and conquered. Besides being handy with a shovel or mop, there isn't one who can't lace a skate or swing a ball-bat expertly. Although pitching a baseball is not what you might call saving souls, it is a pretty good substitute until the great day comes when we can chalk up a homer for God.

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Lghe giiclelianj sigma :seam .gszkwifftnt was fav 6195! Nr liiwe, .GW 937 mf ,sew THIRD ACADEMIC Left to right: Back row: john Smith, August Laurenzi, john Kapitan, julian Wenda, Joseph Nee, Daniel Nee, Kenneth Duff. 2nd row: joseph Heath, Leonard Ostrowski, Charles Rectenwald, Gerard Hinterlang, joseph Laconi, Carl Pelino. Front row: joseph Schaller, John Walsh, John Pager, john Tomaseski, David Lawler, James Stakem. THIRD ACADEMIC JOHN PAGER There are only nineteen weather-beaten veterans left in our class of many more beginners, but still we manage to have quite a variety of talents, temperaments and tomfoolery. In our more serious moments in the classroom and study hall we spend many delightful Cahem U hours unravelling the mysteries of Kaegi-Kleist's and Dr. Schultz's respective and respected grammars. In geometry our circles and squares and proofs are of the highest quality. And in other branches-German, English, economics and religion-we do our best to satisfy our professors and lay in a strong foundation for future years. The class is likewise well represented in sports, poetry and literary activities. We have reached the halfway mark here at St. Fidelis. This year we bid farewell to the junior department and look forward to our years in the senior department, hoping that we will prove ourselves worthy of being seniors at St. Fidelis Seminary.

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Lgheqidelian 3 I FIRST ACADEMIC Left to right: Back row: Dominic llezzuoli, Eugene Sabina. Robert Moineau, Frank Pavalko, Patrick Sfara. 3rd row: joseph Nlangieri, Gerard VVuenchel, Robert Hellman, john Iannuzi, Richard Averman, Andrew Mraz. Henry Nlchlanus, Anthony Ripko, Joseph Fahey. Znd row: George Billings. Samuel Frasina. William Mosner, Hubert Malloy, VVilliam McVeagh, Roy Baier. Richard Sherman, Karl Koch, George Hestor. Front row: William Voshing, james O'Connell, Francis Walsh, Raymond Engel, Gordon Patrizio, john Anderson, Eugene Dougherty. FIRST ACADEMIC JOHN ANDERSON On September 2, 1941, a group of thirty-eight bewildered Minims entered St. Fidelis to begin their studies for the priesthood. The following day was a lonesome one for these boys. But classes began, and after the beginners had met their professors and fellow-classmates, the awful feeling of homesickness left them. By the time classes were in full sway, we Minims soon found that we were no longer in grade school. The subjects here in the seminary, we learned. such as latin and algebra, differ greatly from the arithmetic and geography of the past years. We soon began to appreciate the sports of the out-doors, and there we spent all our free time during the first few months of the school year. As we glance back over our first period of schooling at the seminary, we realize that we have many things for which to be thankful. We are all very grateful to God for our vocations. and also for the good professors who enable us to continue forward toward the priesthood.