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

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JAMES J. BADER THOMAS F. AN KEN BRAN DT Tom, a four-year honor man, was well known in the dust bowl. He played on intramural basket- ball. baseball, and football teams. The Classics Club. Harlequins and Sodality were also on his activity list. A deep bass voice combined with long lanky legs identify him easily. isnMuNo G. BANGER1' A real Ignatian. with intelligence and personality is synonymous with Ed Bangert. He spent two years in the Sodality, and a year in the Camera Club. One of the many fellows who work after school, Ed carries the Ignatius spirit down to the Cleveland Press. where he is employed. LELAND F. ARUNDEL Lee, as he is known to many. was very faithful in his duties as mission collector throughout his years at Ignatius. Life ambition? To travel. Perhaps some day he will see the results of the mission collecting he did so well. I Matey, the happy third-b'ase- man, wielded a wicked pen'and a list of -activities longer than his bat. Samples: Harlequin's student director. Eye and' Ignatian Sports Editor. 4-B class officer, Dance Committee member,. three: years at the hot corner, varsity foot- ball ihe still has the sca-rsl, three years in the Monogram Club. two of Sod-ality, iintr-amurals. Best of all. he was a 'fSch'marlequin - he stil-l has the soars. JAMES H. ANSBERRY Jimmy came to- lgnatius in his senior year. Migrating from Cali- fornia, he bro-ught along a touch of that western sunshine in his good natured grin. Quick to make friends, he lost no time in getting into activities. A Sodalist and in- tramural basketeer, he was also a member of the Ignatian staff. EDWARD F. BARRETT Ed, by painstaking study. gained first honors as a freshman. second hono-rs in his second and third years. A freshm-an Sodalist, and all-round intramuralist, Ed endeared himself to his math teacher by his consistently good grades. s

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RONALD J. SCHOECK Ronnie was elected to lead the class of '47. We couldn't h-ave made a better choice. A top-flight athlete in three major sports, he was stalwart center on the varsity football squad, a hard fighting guard on the basketball team. and an ace pitcher with the Wildcat nine. Loyal to the Blessed Virgin, he was a four-year Sodalist, holding down the office of vice-president in second year, prefect this year. A real gentleman and all-around athlete, Ronnie has merited first honors each year. He ambitions a big league baseball career. ROBERT P. RILEY Vice-President of the Senior Class. Bob was a spark plug in everything that had to do with Ignatius. Gifted with a keen sense of hiumor, he wrote the'Black Eye, and was a member of the Harlequins, as well as the Schmarlequins. A confident elocutionist and a persuasive speaker, he was a member of the Senio-r Debaters. T ' ' 1 Q ' 4 Though diminutive in stature, Bob played Jay Vee foot- ball and proved to be a stellar backfield man. ln freshman ye-ar he displayed his pugilistic abilities. winning a cham- pionship in the Blue and Gold Boxing Tourney. A loyal lgnatian in the true sense of the term. he was also a four- year Sodalist. THOMAS S. ACKER Tom had an active interest in everything that went on around Ignatius. An ardent worker in all his undertakings and ia stickler for details, he was elected secretary of the Senior Class. ln football hevmeritedmonograms for his rug- ged line play at end for the Wildcats. Definitely endowed with the qualities of a leader, T. S. was chosen secretary of the Sodality as we-II as of the Debate-rs Club, climaxing four years in each organization. Besides being a Harlequin for three seasons, editorial writer for The Eye, and editor of the lgnotion. Tom tops it all off with first honors for all four yea-rs. BERNARD M. McLAUGHLIN One of the best-liked fellowsiin the school, genial Bernie always had a smile and a good word for everyone. Possessor of persona-lity-plus. combined with selling prowess. Mac won second prize in obtaining ads for the '47 lgnatian, for which he was business man-ager. His popularity and qualities of leadership were proved by his election to the office of senior class treasurer. A speedy halfback and o nifty first base- man, he earned varsity monograms in both 'football and baseball. ., A Page Nineteen

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JAMES P. BARRETT Jim was one of the boys . Al- ways on hand with the latest corn and witty remarks, Honest Jim kept the class rolling. On the serious side Jim worked on the Eye staff as associate feature editor. A member of the Classics Club, champion boxer and poet. Jim was an all around lgnatian. FRANK L. BITZAN Teamed with J. P. Barrett, Bitz kept 4-A in an uproar lwell some of the timel . An hon- or m-an, Sodalist. two-year debater and vice-president of 4-A, Frank also distinguished himself in sports. Starting with intramurals he worked his way via the jay vee football route to a berth on the Wildcats in his junior and senior years. DAVID G. BAUGH Always in on the best things at Ignatius, Dave was a loyal member of both the Sodality and the Magic Club. A four-year hon- or man, he topped off all his ac- tivities with some mighty fine acting in one of the lead roles in the '47 Harlequin production. THOMAS F. BARRETT A Sodalist in fourth year and an enthusiast for intramurals, Tom helped convert the hair on the cr-aniums of many a profes- sor to a snowy white. St. Ann's gift to Ignatius, Tommy was a loyal lgnatian who could be re- lied upon to support all activities. RICHARD J. BLACKWELL LAWRENCE F. BENNINGER One of our suburban students. Larry commutes daily from out- lying Parma to the school on West 30th Street. ln second year he entered the squared circle to dis- play his pugilistic talent. Chem- istry is Larry's big love, he per- forms experiments in his own lab. Dick. a second-place winner in the lnterscholastic Latin Contest and winner of the K. of C. Essay contest, was a four-year highest honor man. He was elected class officer in junior and senior years, labored in the cafeteria and chemistry l-ab, held membership in the Radio and Classics Clubs, Senior Debating Society, and played great intramural basebal-l. Dick was a sincere friend of all who knew him. l i i