St Johns High School - Knight Herald Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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— ORGANIZATIONS L W) S THF organizations, which are usually extra auricular, play an important part in the High School cur- riculum and enter largely into the life of the student. Saint John ' s has always fostered a reasonable number of well supervised and well chosen organizations and extra curricular activities. A well bal- anced plan of organizations at Saint John ' s includes the field of religion, music, journalism, dramatics, forensic art and athletics. It is with the greatest pride that Saint John ' s presents a summary of its activities and those who have participated in them. One of the genuine sources of pride for Saint John ' s is her library and its staff. Father John Henry, S. J., is moderator of the library, and as a result of his efforts it has increased in size and developed in appearance. The library now contains oven ten thousand volumes. This number is ever increasing, owing to the generosity of students who donate books. The librarians, Frank Eberle, Joseph St. Charles and Raymond Jacob rendered efficient service to the student body. Acolythical Society — The purpose of the Acolythical Society is to serve daily Mass and to assist the priests in various religious ceremonies. This organization has been very active during the past year. Under the direction of Mr. George A. Wallenhorst, S. J., the faculty director, assisted by the Prefect, Joseph Wrobel, and the Vice-Prefect, Charles Wright, and aided by the two Junior chairmen, this organization took care of all divine services in a commendable way. During all the services the members followed closely the object of the society, which is to add to the beauty and grandeur of Divine Worship. The members of the society served Mass on all school days, Benediction on First Fridays, and Stations during Lent. The servers were prompt and loyal whenever they were appointed to serve. They were always ready to assist the priest and to make the ceremonies as solemn as they could, thereby giving good example to the rest of the students. Orchestra — The orchestra, another organization which brought much glory to Saint John ' s during the past year, has furnished entertainment for many of the school functions. It reached the pinnacle of success at the High School Play, and has been complimented ever since for its splendid showing. The orchestra has accomplished much during the past year under the personal direction of Mr. George A. Wallenhorst, S. J., an accomplished musician. It was smaller than usual, but the members accomplished much by their fine spirit of cooperation. During the past year a change was effected in the location of the music room when all the orchestra equipment was moved from the basement into a more spacious room on the first floor. This new music room is better than the old one, not only because it furnished a larger space for rehearsals, but because the temperature of this room is better for the instruments. Drum and Bugle Corps — The drum and bugle corps, which is closely connected with the orchestra, makes a fine appearance when the members are in uniform. The appearances of this group were confined to the two parades in Toledo, the one on Armistice Day, and the other on Decoration Day. When they appeared in their capes and caps of blue and gold, the school colors, they made a fine showing and reflected much credit on Saint John ' s. The corps con- sisted of twenty- five boys headed by Charles Wright and Thomas Murray, the color bearers. Tom Ferrell acted as drum major and received many compliments on his work. The corps made a late start, but under the direction of Mr. Wallenhorst, S. J., and Mr. Fred Witherell, it developed into a very fine representative group. [22]

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CALENDAR 27 — Parent-Teachers sponsor Card Party and Dance at the Immaculate Conception Hall. 28 — School sponsors first Father and Son night. It proved quite successful. Dads begin to bear down after getting acquainted with the teachers. 30-31-Feb. 1 — Rev. Warren C. Lilly, S. J., presides as Retreat Master for Senior High and all College- Students. 2 — Mid-Year Assembly. Charles Testa and Frank liberie give an interesting lecture on Maryland. 4-5 — The students of St. John ' s present their annual play. Critics say it is the best the High School has presented in many years. 6-7-8 — Rev. Elmer A. Barton, S. J., presides as Retreat Master for Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors. 9 — Central needs overtime period to overcome the Knights ' vicious attack. This game decides the Catholic Championship. 12 — Tenth Annual College Junior Prom. 19 — St. John ' s Midgets defeat Miller ' s Smoke Shops. Smokey Joe was high point man for the Shops. University of Toledo downs St. John ' s College Quintet in fast fought contest, 34-20. 20 — Scott Cagers defeat Knights, 33-22. 22 — Washington ' s Birthday. 24 — Knights meet defeat at the hands of St. Joseph ' s, Fremont, 34-27. 27 — A banquet was held in the Patna Pantry in honor of the Cast of the Bat. 28 — Last day of February, because this is not leap year. Mar. 1 — Knights win first game of Northwestern Ohio Tournament by nosing out the undefeated Rossford Five, 18-17, in an overtime period. We received a beautiful trophy lor this victory. 2 — Our Knights are defeated by Woodward in a hard fought tournament contest, 23-22. 4 — Coach John B. Tracy completes figures on bench sitting. He has been on the bench 640 minutes or 27 hours and 20 minutes. 7 — Intramural Tournament begins. 8 — Reports go out. That isn ' t the first time. 14 — Robert Kryzaniak, Senior Class President, appears in the Blade ' s Merit Parade. 15 — Parent-Teachers sponsor a lecture given by Fr. Lord, S. J. His topic was, Days Without End, by Eugene O ' Neill. 16 — St. John ' s High debaters win over St. Ignatius of Cleveland. The topic was: Resolved, That the U. S. should adopt the essential features of the British radio control. 20 — Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors hold Open Forum. 22 — City Bowling tournament begins. 28 — Easter vacation begins. April 3 — Classes resume. 5 — Newman Literary Society deviates from ordinary routine of debating and tries a bit of banquet speaking. 6 — Tryouts for Masquers Club. 9 — Work begins on the Pictorial Issue. 13 — Masquers Club receives five new members. 17 — Principal attends North Central Convention. 18 — Basketball team feted to banquet in cafeteria. 19 — Principal announces graduation speakers: Harwood, Kryzaniak, Deale, and Perkins. 27 — Parker and A. Fournier travel to Detroit to debate. Non-decision. 29 — Sodality Convention at St. Ursula ' s. Half holiday. 30 — Waite defeats Knights in baseball opener, 11-0. May 1 — Seniors decorate May altar. 5 — Bowling Green scholarship exam. St. John ' s represented. 7 — Pictorial goes to press. 14 — Last Parent-Teachers ' meeting. What a relief! 15 — Knight Herald staff holds dinner in Patna Pantry. 17 — Bellarmine Society sponsors symposium in honor of St. Robert Bellarmine. Masquers produce, What ' s That You Say? 28 — Senior exams begin. 30 — Decoration day. Holiday. June 4 — Senior Mass and breakfast. Graduation. An Revoir! Rest of classes begin exams. [21] V -

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t 4 £ SODALITY (LJ S THE Sodality of Our Lady, which for many years has been a very active organization at Saint John ' s, is one of the most progressive groups in the United States. Fr. Daniel A. Lord, S. J., the National Director of Sodalities, recently said, Saint John ' s Sodality is one of the best in the United States. The object of the Sodality, which is to promote Catholic Action, is carried out in a systematized method. The whole Sodality is divided into two sections: the Junior Sodality tor the Freshmen and the Sophomores, and the Senior Sodality for the upperclassmen. These two sections are subdivided into committees with chairmen and vice-chairmen at their head. This organization in September was supervised by the student officers. Joseph Wrobel was Prefect; William Beins, Vice-Prefect. The Secretary and the Treasurer were Richard Kelting and Thomas Murray, respectively. Father Charles Wideman, S. J., was Moderator of the Senior Division and Father John Henry, S. J., was Moderator of the Junior Division. Hdward Cajacob was elected Prefect of the Junior Sodality. At the end of November, the Apostolic Committee was organized. This committee immediately saw to it that the students should receive an opportunity to go to Conlession weekly instead of monthly. Dur- ing the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons, the Sodality under its supervision did a wonderful work of charity. Baskets of food, clothes, and toys were collected and distributed by the students to poor families. This committee also inaugurated the Daily Mass Drive. Among numerous other activities, the accomplishments of the Catechetical, Lecture and Entertainment Committees were outstanding. The Catechetical Committee has been promoting excellent missionary work. Every Sunday two catechists go to Rosstord to teach catechism to children who have never had the oppor- tunity of receiving such instruction. The Lecture Committee has spread facts about the Catholic Church. Many times educational lectures have been given on Catholic Maryland, the Mass and the Little Flower. These lectures were not only given to the Sodalists but also to various groups from different parishes in the city. During the first semester the Entertainment Committee furnished light entertainment for folks at the Old Age, Cripple and Orphans ' Homes. The Sodality, too, was often entertained by skits or musical programs offered by this group. A new department was added to the Sodality when the Ozanam Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society was organized at Saint John ' s on February first. At the request of Father Wideman, S. J., the Moderator, the officers of the Toledo Council initiated seven students into this international society. The seven members are: Hubert Beckmann, Frank Eberle, Valentine Deale, Augustine Geiger, Robert Glynn, and Charles Testa. Valentine Deale was appointed President of the Conference; Augustine Geiger is Vice-President; the Treasurer and the Secretary are Robert Glynn and Frank Eberle, respectively. The Ozanam Conference was given a special work by the Toledo Council. The student Vincentians are to establish and maintain circulating libraries in the hospitals of the city. Immediately, the members solicited parish conferences for money to buy books and wrote letters to publishing companies of the country asking for donations of books. Their efforts were not without success, for at once these companies sent about two hundred and fifty bound books. JACK SOLON, Prefect of the Senior Sodality As a climax for a most suc- cessful year the Sodality of Saint John ' s sponsored a city- wide convention on April the twenty-seventh. At this gath- ering there were five hundred Catholic High School students representing Notre Dame Academy, Ursuline Academy, Central Catholic High School and Saint John ' s. The pur- pose of the convention was to discuss the various phases of social entertainment and to determine what stand the So- cialists of the four schools should take in regard to the nation-wide drive of clean- ing the movies. [23] EDWARD CAJACOB, Prefect of the Junior Sodality J ' :: rimzris E —