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

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First Row: Carroll, Bridenbaugh, Smith, Keogh, Hofmann, Wenninger, H. Gill, O'Connor. Second Row: McGrane, Adamwicz, Gates, Blake, Grady, CaJacob, Gaither, Halloran. Third Row: Mr. J. Zipprich, S: J., Forrester, H. Whelan, W. Malone, Beckmann, J. Malone, Logsdon, Higgins, Croll. Fourth Row: J. Kanary, T. Lauer, Reed, W. Johnson, Daly, Glynn, R. Malone, Leyland, Mohler. Acolythical Society iy Pee @ Swe Oly Ale S@CIETY. ds-an organization ever active in the school, | since its members serve God daily in the chapel. To add beauty to the divine serv- ices, to assist the priest at the holy sacrifice of the mass, are the aims of the society. | It gives an opportunity for the boys to be united in a closer relationship with the Divine Creator and, as they have often heard, is a privilege that is denied even to the angels. What Catholic boy who has not learned to serve at mass, does not feel a certain emptiness in his heart? The first meeting of the Society, which is under the direc- tion of Mr. Jerome Zipprich, S. J., was called about the second week of school, at which the election of officers took place. John Kanary and Hewitt Whelan were elected president and secretary respectively in the senior division, while Robert For- rester and Edward Glynn were elected to the same offices in the junior division. St. John Berchmans is the patron of the acolytes, and in his honor a symposium was held at one of the meetings during the year. Three seniors read short papers depicting the var- ious phases of serving. Toward the end of the year a picnic was held at Lakewood, MR. J. A. ZIPPRICH, S. J. Michigan on Lake Erie. page thirty =f 40 2 {

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BS First Row: Fr. Joseph Gillespie, S. J., Smith, Gerner, Cairl, Riley, W. Fish, Fr. Nicholas Mann, S. J. Second Row: Lammers, Murray, R. Kearney, R. Fish, J. Oatis. Sodality a Leg! nM in this aim it has nobly succeeded. At the National Eucharistic Congress held last year in Cleveland, St. John's was represented by a delegation of twenty-nine boys. While there the students took part in the spiritual exer- NDER the direction of Fr. Joseph Gillespie, S. J., and Fr. Nicholas Mann, S. J., the Sodality of St. John's High School has closed once again a successful year. The Sodal- ity's main objective was to sponsor Catholic action, temporal as well as spiritual, and cises of the day and returned much impressed with the greatness of their religion. At Thanksgiving time the Sodality conducted a drive to obtain food for the needy. The Sodality is proud to say that the quota was easily passed. During the first half of the year discussions were held at the weekly meetings. Each member was at some time or other called upon to speak. These meetings proved not only inter- esting and delightful to those in attendance but also most in- structive. The moderators of “both sodalities throughout the year stressed the importance of making visits and of receiving Com- munion frequently. In its support of the missions, the Sodality was in the front ranks, averaging five cents per week per student. The president of the Senior Sodality was Robert Fish, and of the Junior Sodality, Robert Riley. : page thirty-four FRaded SIL EESPTE a. : :

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Front Row: Muessig, Coehrs, Braatz, Burkhart, Hofmann, Sanford R. Lauer, T. Kanary. Second Row: Syring, R. Meng, Conlisk, Watkins, Kerscher, Grady, Brazzill, Papp, McDonough, CaJacob, Mr. G. Wallenhorst, S. J. Third Row: Canelli, Reed, S.. Morrin, W. Whelan,. W Malone, Trese, Beckmann, R. Johnson, Logsdon, O'Reilly. Fourth Row: R. Malone, Higgins, T. Lauer, Burnor, Plummer, Daly, McMillan, Seybold. Masquers naN the second full year of its existence the Masquers’ Club, the dramatic society of St. | John's, expanded both in size and in the scope of its activities under the able direc- BK tion of Mr. George Wallenhorst, S. J., moderator. Mr. Wallenhorst was assisted by Raber Malone, president; Paul Burnor, vice- president, and Jerome McDonough, secretary- treasurer, the officers of the organization. The Masquer's presented one minor play during the year, the comedy ''The Last Reversal.” It was enacted before the student body shortly before Thanks- giving. The major dramatic production of the 1935-36 school year was the three-act comedy, ‘Merry Madness,'' which was presented in St. Ursula's Auditorium on the evening of Feb- ruary 16. Early in April the new officers of the club, who would have continued as such through next year, were elected. They are Thomas Lauer, president; John Burkhart, vice-president; and Hugh Graff, secretary-treasurer. At the first meeting after the election of the new officers the members of the club voted in favor of securing member- ship pins, which will be received late in May. They also de- cided to hold a picnic instead of a banquet. Because of the closing of the school this June, the picnic is to be the last official activity of the Masquers' club before it is disbanded. MR. G. A. WALLENHORST, S. J. page thirty-six