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

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LEFT Phlegmatically turning to road Ms thirty-filth 500 word theme. Mr. Roman Savchak reaches for another Alka Seltzer. BELOW The determined Mr. At Gizzi deeply contemplates his opponents' weaknesses CLASSROOM LIFE Pl

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English Stresses Individuality n a dark and musty hallway of generations gone by, a colony of gnomes scurries to produce the highest yield in its ninety-two year history. The vat of wax simmers and four young ones toil to dip the last wick of the day for the final time. The pulley was set, the four began to crank, and grey wax affixed itself to the smooth surface of the candle. It was dark when a flickering light made its way down the hallway, signalling the end of another working day. Today however, a request came from the noblemen that each gnome carve his initials into the candles he molded during the day. But they won't be acceptable to our customers, and besides, we have no names, cried the gnomes. Upon being given names, the twelve reluctantly complied without really knowing why. David developed an ornate style. Willie preferred a bold W. In time, each had found a favorite mark to engrave into the base of the candles. More were sold than ever before, and the gnomes took a liking to their work at the Eternal Flame Candle Co. On their way to work one morning, Martin broke out in a song none of them had ever known before. Soon, the others joined in. Each used his own words, yet there was a harmony in their sound, and the gnomes lived by that song for ever more. Overseeing the literary achievements of his students m the Vista office. Mr Ross Piche « mystically surprised

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Mr Gabor frequently reads passages o Aeneicf to bis students regardless of the mahty of the s Intrigued by a question students. Mr Grejtak q S A li ed by on pt his Latin qitfkiy 'searches for the Classics Excavate Cultural Heritage ur average Classics student strides to class with great audacity (ablative of manner), bearing the night's homework, consisting of one concessive, two causal, and three circumstantial clauses and a relative clause of purpose. Upon passing the Classics Department, he spies Mr. Dowd pouring over an ancient text in search of Caesar's bane and Legionaire's Disease. In a form of greeting to this diligent scholar, he articulates, Salve magister! Salve discipule! is Mr. Dowd's reply. After this fascinating colloquium, our hero proceeds to the room housing Mr. Knittel's thousand inflections. Here, in a mere forty minutes, Mr. Knittel explains the famous Hortatory subjunctive and its Garden Construction, easily identified by the phrase, let us, let alone the seedings of the upcoming state soccer tournament. If during this thought-provoking commentary all present are optime, Fr. Powers might come in for story time. There he'll unravel legends of Uncle Remus and Aunt Lima, and of their superlative performance with adjectives. After his classes are finished, our glorious hero can go home with the dream that one day, he, in the spirit of Crassus and Pompey, could shoot dies with Caesar across the Rubicon. Trying to imbed the fact that Caesar was not, salad dressing into the minds of ignorant Ft. Tom Powers unleashes an explosive verbal outcry. 22 CLASSROOM LIFE