St Ignatius High School - Ignatian Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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Poster Club Firs! row: Beliczky. Dempsey. Bruck. Second row: Kuhl. Ohman. F. Dugan. Mr. Downing. S. J.. Gross. Junior Debating Society Firs! row: Friel. T. Novak. E. Miller. Fur-long. H. Fitzgerald. Second row: R. Patton. Gannon. Andrew. Nash. Mullen. G. Corrigan. J. Murray. Third row: Bruen-ing. D. McBride. Mooney. W. Nickols. G. Sheehan. J. Steiger-wald. C. Smith. Fourth row: W. Monroe. W. Lyons. J. Gill. G. Sheehan. Broestl. Poster Club One big reason for the enthusiasm and increase of attendance at scholastic an i sports activities has been the development of the energetic Poster Club, under the supervision of Mr. Thomas M. Downing, S. J. Attractive drawings and posters, designed to catch the student's eye. were placed at significant points about the building. Earning considerable praise for their work are: Kenneth Ohman. John Killeen. Louis Beliczky. Richard Kuhl. Joseph Bitzan. Thomas Dempsey. Ken neth Gross. James Whalen. Joseph Pis-kura. and Frank Dugan. Junior Debating In a series of weekly informal debates on various subjects, the Freshmen and Sophomores were coached by Fr. John I. O'Brien. S. J.. in quick and logical thinking coupled with expression and persuasion. II lower-classmen are any sample of what is to come, it is certain there will be successful varsity teams for the next few years. The officers of the Junior Society for the first semester were: Gerard Quinn. James Slattery, Frank Novak, and Edmund Miller; and the second semester: Edmund Miller. Gerald Sheahan. and John Gill. I nor Tu t ntx -six

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The Milky Way Mae ter of Bitter Words Once A Ciuunpion Jim O'Malley Ted ilcAroy Scared Stiff A Boston Aristocrut A Tougli Manager Bill Keating Bob Walters

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District Debate Champions Training ihe youths ol today to be the leaders ol tomorrow, prepared to meet the turbulent world ol the iuture. is the purpose of the Senior Debating Society. Clashing over the pertinent question. Resolved: That every able bodied male citizen in the United States should be required to have one year of fulltime military training before reaching the present draft age, the rostrites climaxed the most successful season in years by journeying to represent the school at the lesuit Provincial Tournament. This yearly event was held April 18. at the Loyola Academy. Chicago. fn its most active season in many years the Society attended state tournaments at John Adams, Canton Mc-Kin-ley, Western Reserve University. Mas-silon Washington and Shelby High Schools, it competed in the Ohio dis- trict tournament at Cathedral Latin, and when the final balloting was completed the district championship was awarded to the rcstrites ol St. Ignatius. The varsity affirmative team was made up of: James McSweeney. Theodore Walters. An new Foy. Lawrence Huels-man, Harvey Perry, and Thomas Done gan; the negative roster consisted of: Joseph Avellone. Leo Joliet. James McCann, James McManus. Frederick Knauf, and Bernard McGuir.ness. The untiring efforts of the Society's coach. Mr. Theodore V. Purcell. S.J., were responsible for the year's successful season. His after school conferences and workouts with the team members in cultivating their speaking voices were a great aid in bringing forensic laurels to the school. SENIOR DEBATING SOCIETY Standing: McSweeney. Seated at tables: Foy. Charek, J. Wallers. First row: Huclsman. McCann. Avellone, Sexton. J. Maloney, Grogan. Mr. Purcell. S. J. Second row: Corrigan. J. Gale. Joliet. Kreeger. J. McManus. Knauf. Fitzgerald. J. Me- Cafferty. Third row: Gall. Connell. Kingsbury. Russo. Nolan. Diemer. Koch. Lamb. Fourth row: Perry. Garry. T. Donegan, V. Carey. Conry. Francy. Sussen. T. Martin. Fifth row: T. Walters. Storey, Bitzan. Sords. Dolan. McGuinness, Bruck.