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

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Scholarship Drive, Play enliven year March may seem an odd time for thrills and showmanship, but in 1971 that's the way it went. Tournament basketball had begun and the scrappy Wildcats challenged some of the best teams in the state. Unfortunately, some of the games conflicted with performances of High Button Shoes, the Harlequins' musical comedy. 1971's second Ignatius play told of a con man's humorous escapades in and out of New Jersey. Mr. Murphy's crew, actors, actresses and orchestra never told a story so well. Besides so much sports action and the nostalgia of a play set in 1913, the yearly scholarship drive confronted Ignatians in March. After months of preparation on the part of fathers, alumni and students, the 71 drive set out to put Ignatius in the black after construction of the science building and the renovation of classrooms and offices. As juniors busily plotted out their election of class officers, seniors began to reminisce about four short years at St. Ignatius. After four seasons of football Bob Kubacki thought he knew the meaning of work. Then he met Old Ironsides . 71 Schloarship Drive Co-Chairman |im Winchester found work easier when his partner. Bob Maat. wasn't around. 24 student hie

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Ignatians battle basketball foes, hazards of Winter February’s winds turned West 30th into a wind tunnel and unprepared Ignatians had to resort to Roman battle tactics to tight the chilling winds, treacherous footing, and the bottlenecked main doorway. College nights, an occasional mixer, the city championship, and state tournament games combined to make February a windblown month in other ways. At least the hectic basketball schedule served to keep Ignatians alive with support during those long, cold days. Although the weather was almost too much to bear at times, no one seemed to mind the tree day after I eb-ruary Bill's surprise blizzard. St. Ignatius breeds young Christian men ul character, personality, and trust. “And Sweeney, don't come back till you gel your side burns trimmed! student life 23

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Hours of practice for High Button Shoes” gave Nellie Sommervillc and John Mullm dozens ol c hicks and a house in the sticks where people are glad to he known as hicks.” Each and every tournament point scored by senior super-star Mike Roberts set a new school scoring record. MARCH 1971 1 Junior College Night 5 Basketball vs. Revere, 57-49 5 6 District Wrestling Tournament 6 Indoor Track at Ashland College NFL District Speech Tournament 8 Junior College Night 11 Basketball vs. Valley Forge, 72-58 12 Rhodes Subway Track Meet 12-13 Harlequins Present High Button Shoes” 13 K. of C. Track Preliminaries 15 Junior College Night 19 K. of C. Track Meet 19-20 OHHSL State Finals NFL State Finals Harlequins Present High Button Shoes 21 Scholarship Drive Kick-Off 22 Junior College Night 23 West Senate Track Preliminaries 26 West Senate Indoor Track Meet 26-27 Harlequins Present High Button Shoes 29 Junior College Night student life 25