St Ignatius College Prepatory - Ignatian Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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TOP ROW: 8lom, Proulx, Cole, Walsh, Lally, Keegan, Irias, B own. MIDDLE ROW: Glass, Kerr, Jones, McLoughlin, Finnegan, Wise, Chow, Heintz, Schuler, Tranchina. BOTTOM ROW: Lu;an, Coleman, Mr. Keith, S.J., Sullivan (President!, Mr. Hogan, S.J., Zurcher, Bianco. Under the leadership of Mr. Keith and Mr. Hogan the S. I. Chapter of the National Foren- sic League is the largest and one of the most successful in Northern California. The national head of the League personally presented the school with a plaque for being the leading Chapter in Northern California in 1952. Among the more notable successes of the year were Bob Bianco's second place in oratory at Oakland, John Coleman's first place in ora- tory and Lou Zurcher's and Gerry Glass's first place in debating at Ripon; and the winning of the sweepstakes in the Merced tournament, a team victory. In an American Legion contest for San Francisco, Sullivan took first place. Later, Santa Clara University, host to 31 schools from all over California, awarded the first place in extempore speech to Coleman. As this book goes to press Bianco is advancing in the Lions Club competition, having won his first three eliminations. Hopes are high for further suc- cesses this year, while prospects for the future are bright indeed since all the members will return next year. N.F.L. Bob Sullivan, President

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their officers Chuck Sevilla, Boyd Fot- trell, and Pete Keegan, they instituted several new practices. The group was divided into cells. Each cell had a weekly meeting with the Moderator and a regular day for attending Mass and receiving Holy Communion in ad- dition to the general Sodality Mass and Communion each Friday. Besides, the Sodalists gave talent shows for the aged, taught catechism to children, sponsored the Mission drive, and pro- vided food baskets for the poor. Mention must also be made of Mr. Olivier's freshman Sodalists who dis- tinguished themselves while taking part in all the activities of the parent Sodality. Sophomore Sodality SOPHOMORE SODALISTS B anchi, Bricca, Casey, Heintz, Lolly, Milani, Sodini, Ziebell, Barbicri, Buich, Dawson, Hayes, Hogan, La Rue, Taricco, Treadwell, Ribera, Harrison, Favro, Gagan, Keating. FRESHMAN SODALISTS Tranchma, Melka, Symanski, Kerner, de Zordo, Griffin, Rickman, Lowe, Dollard, Maloney, Donnelly, Murphy, McKay, Wilson, Spinetta, Olsen, McGill, O'Brien, Rick- man. Freshman Sodality Boyd Fottrell Vice-Prefect

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DEBATING Intramural debating is at least as important to the for- mation of Ignatians as are intra-mural sports—hence the Regular Debaters. Under the inspiration of Mr. Warren White, with assistance from Messrs. Leyba, Rollins, and McCauley, Senators and Congressmen fought over such problems as the admission of Hawaii as the 49th State (Hawaii won), and the re nstatement of corporal punish- ment (punishment lost). Presidents Tarantino and Brown led their men in discussions of the too-timely topics of R.O.T.C. and Universal Military Training. Tempers waxed hot sometimes, too, as when Mike Durkin and Tim Miles argued the pro's and con's of capital punishment — but beneath the contending words there was always the deep feeling of pride as the future speakers of California's law- courts and businesses, political platforms and pulpits watched each other in the making.