St Fidelis Seminary - Skullcap Yearbook (Herman, PA)

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anno H' Enck Row R Fxzzpurxclx Corwttt R 'Vlxsulxch R Stock P Shu man Q Hculer G Ste-hno Mlddlr Formica T qCl1I'HlII T Dutlxlcwlcz Vlirxn W CFIICS FRESHMAN COLLEGE Pads and fr1vol1t1es play a major role wlth many college freshmen but not so wlth the flrst collegxans of Ct Fxdelxs In thelr conservatlsm the HFSI colleglans lent a wlllmg hand to projects of proven worth, but they were wary of plylng uncharted seas As a group they lxept thelr compass on the scholastlc star and sailed by the moon light of the classics Indlvxdually, thexr mterests touched every pomt of the compass A few preferred Beethoven or Irving Berlin for recreatlon, whlle others found dlverslon m athletlcs Cards and jolly compamons SUHICCC1 for some whxle others sought relaxauon ln a qulet game of chess In the arena the freshmen struggled wlth vim, but they seldom wore the crown The choir loft tended to be anoth r Waterloo for them, yet the class boasted a few members ln the glee club The rostrum s emed thexr field of vlctory whether 1n de batmg or sunple lectur1ng Through exactlng professors, the Hrst colleglans had learned to wrxte and speak well a pI'OIT11SlI1g sxgn of culture une+ please' They re +hlnklng 26 . ' X f A ' rl 1' s as ' x ' 1 I l - 5 Q f I l 1 5 l i R C' If 1 2 'MV L, i 4 335,75 1 Rx ff R ., . 'Q f V . r ':. l',.l' ',. ,, r.,., ,. . ' Row: Mnmvn, Nau. E. Wfmesncr, E. Kretz, G. Lutz, W. Brnn, E. Rebel. Front Row: Stcfun, B. I . . , x v, . 3 ' A , ' - P ' .' '. 9 A S I

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WILLIAM SHEEI-IAN St Camces Pnttsburgh Pennsylvania One of the outstandmg bram men of the sxxth class IS Wllllam Sheehan A verltable walkmg encyclopedla of Engllsh l1terature he can answer practxcally any question asked hlm on that subject B1ll IS a terrlflc reader especlal ly of hnstory but thls d1dn t detract from his w1de partlcx patxon ln all sports H15 bass voxce lent resonance to the chantmg group to whxch he belonged for two years He also acqu1red the edltorshlp of THE SKULLCAP and was kept busy all year long by the duties attached to the office In uly he wlll put on the brown robe of the Capu chms and welgh anchor ln the Cumberland nov1t1ate WILLIAM TURNER St Augustmes Grafton W Vlrglma Last October a qulet and soft spoken West Vlfglnlan crossed the Mason Dixon lme and jolned us on our voy age to the priesthood ThlS was Blll Turner our youngest speclal student We found B111 a lad w1th a faclle com mand of the Englxsh language and a pleasant conversa t1onal1st wnth smooth d1ct1on and keen repartee HIS talks ln elocutlon class bear wltness to this He enjoys nothlng more than a good exchange of ldeas on the sen1or walk or a plpeful of tobacco We wlsh hlm the best of luck at St Marys Semmary Maryland where he shall contlnue hls stuclles for the d1ocesan prnesthood ln the Wheelmg Diocese ROBERT WEITHMAN St Bernards New Washington Ohm Bob IS one of the genlal qu1et members of our usually boxsterous class Always seen wlth his long legs eatmg up the mxles of country side hikes Bob never lags behind He 15 dlllgent and conscxentlous 1n hls classwork and a cheer ful and boon compamon for all He spends h1s free txme n pursumg hxs two favorlte hobbles cars and classrcal music He performed h1s dutles as monitor falthfully teaching the mmlms then' prayers and the proper rubrlcs for serving Mass An Ohloan Bob w11l enter the Toledo Dlocese next September 25 ., . . ' 9 9 . , - , . ., . ,. - 3 7 . , . . - 7 a , . . ' 1 . , i 1 M ' a ' v

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Back Row: C. Nlnroney, S. Furka, W, Ward, S. Savage, C. Gralferistefn, C. Brown, P. Glass, R. Karl, G. Rivi. Middle Row: A. Plelvan, W. Harvey, Leitem. A. Dauhe, Carvlin, P, Durk.n, F. Schill, O. Pozzuoli, S. Malosky. Front Row: P. Colucci, P. Bovankovich, W, Homolak, M. Burnsworth, C. Schlue- ter, C. Gasper, Heyl, D. Brice. HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS As the school year opened the fourth class swelled the assemblage of the senior department. They were seniors at lastg they had reached the upper decks. No more restrict- ed walks or rooms for them: they were superior and made the lowly minims acknowledge them as such on initiation day. Intellectually bent, many mounted the stage on literary nightsg musically inclined, some shouldered in among the veterans of the glee clubg athlet- ically strong, others held their own on campus or gym. The subject of American history suited them, but physics was the cause of many clenched fists and gritted teeth. Yet the fourth class did not always look at the serious side of seminary life, but con- stantly also at the jovial side. Tricks, jokes, pranks, were frequently pulled. Riotous laugh- ter always announced their presence and well-developed, though somewhat ridiculous, argu- ments were always in session. The fourth class were seniors, and the feeling grew as the year went past. Prepa: ing for mess