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

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THE YEAR IN REVIEW: “LET’S TALK THIS OVER” St. Ignatius High School has long maintained a reputa- tion for high academic standards, top athletic teams, and terrific student body spirit. This year is no excep- tion. Now that text books are stored away, let's take a look backward. Sure, in the beginning it was difficult adjusting to a new administration, especially to a new Prefect of Discipline who happens to have graduated from S.l. himself, taught here as a Scholastic, and knows the ropes. Somebody played a trick on us. But there was order in the school and Fr. Carlin is a just man. It was hard, too, having the teachers bear down on us the way they did. Fr. Reed saw to that and his wisdom paid off. S.l. won its share of academic honors. A student once remarked that we had an above-par year in sports. Above-par? let's look at just the varsity records. These show a second in the AAA pigskin parade and a fourth on the hardwoods. The baseball, swim- ming, and golf teams were among the powerhouses of northern Californio. The rifle team ranked second in its league, and the tennis squad was representative. Track and soccer admittedly were weak. Use the word ''above- par” in any sense that you wish. The facts indicate a year of over-all success for Wildcat teams and their hardworking coaches. Remember the spontaneous rally we had when Adrian Buoncristiani returned the Bruce-Mahoney Memorial Trophy to where it belongs? Remember the AAA Foot- ball Pageant, the S.H. basketball game, the Trophy Ball and other dances, the rallies, the inframurals, the

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TABLE OF CONTENTS YEAR IN REVIEW . MEMORIES. . . . EDUCATION . . . RELIGION . . . . CLUBS AND CONTESTS SPORTS . . . . CLASSES . . . . FACULTY . . . . GRADUATES . . . . 4 . 12 .22 .32 .40 .50 .96 120 124 To the Graduating Class of '58 this Yearbook is dedicated.

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SUCCESS AMID TRANSITION Mission Drive? There is no need of spelling out the obvious. The word is SPIRIT. And what made if great? Many factors: a fine sense of responsibility on the part of student officers, a dependable Art Committee, an efficient Block Club; success in such projects as the So- dality sponsored Masses and retreats, the Forum, the musical and play, INSIDE SI, the Sane Society. We could go on. And were we to start mentioning names, we'd have a real problem. We know the leaders at S.I., both faculty and student, and we thank them. We know, too, that the challenge facing the Ignatians who will return next year is to work together and live up to our tradi- tion in every way that they can. So, there is S.I.'s 1957-1958 year in review. It's ac- complishments mark it as a successful one. FR. REED, S.J. QUESTION: Father, do you think studies are over-empasized at St. Ignatius? ANSWER: No, high school is a time of training and instruction because the student is not yet ready to seek knowledge on his own. High school has still an- other function, perhaps the most important: the developing of proper habits — social, athletic, academic, and spiritual. MR. MURPHY QUESTION: Do you think any one club or activity is deserving of exceptional praise? ANSWER: Certainly the men be- hind the rallies should be praised. Through their efforts we've had the best rallies I have ever seen put on at S.l. 5