St Joseph Academy - Academy Yearbook (Chillicothe, MO)

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ass gzfzstory The class of 1957 has reached 1ts zenlth after twelve years Thelr begmnlngs are as mterestlng as thelr present status Only two of the present class attended S I A Krndergarten Io Ann Zosso and Sharon Molmg After the th1rd grade Sharon moved to Kansas C1ty where she attended St Iames School and later L1ll1s Hlgh She returned to St Joseph Academy 1n 1954 Erme Chllds Jolned us ln the th1rd grade, Ilmmy Slattery ln the slxth grade and Howard Stahl 1n the elghth grade In the freshman year George Bonderer and Patty Pfaff Jolned the class In order to bulld up a treasury a rummage sale started off our many proJects George won thlrd place ln the V F W essay contest The heshman class also won THE TARGET drlve and magazlne contest Father Thomas Allen O S B , was our rel1 g1on lnstructor The freshman class offlcers were as follows Io Ann Zosso presldent George Bonderer v1ce pres1dent and Ilm Slattery treasurer In the sophomore year Peggy Agee entered the Academy 11m Slattery was the prlvlleged sophomore to attend the annual pllgrrmage to Jefferson C1ty Sharon Molmg entered the Amerlcan Leglon oratorlcal contest and also won thlrd place the Leg1on Aux1l1ary s essay contest We were sorry to lose Father Thomas and welcomed our new rel1g1on lnstructor Father Hllary H111 O S B The class offlcers were Sharon Mollng presldent George Bonderer v1ce presldent and hm Slatte treasurer Mary Ann McConnell Jomed us 1n the beglnnlng of her Junlor year She came zlne drlve The Junlors and sen1ors put on a talent show for the Slsters and younger classmen It proved a h1lar1ous success Agafn we lost our rel1g1on mstructor as Father Hllary became chaplaln of St Iohn s Hospltal 1n Sprlngfleld Mo Father Spelchlnger took h1s place and was also appo1nted sp1r1tual dlrector of the students In the essay contests George Bonderer placed thlrd ln the Amerlcanlsm essay and Io Ann Zosso won honorable mentlon ln the V F W essay contest George Bonderer went to Boys State and Io Ann Zosso to Grrls State They were sponsored by the Knlghts of Columbus and the Altar Soc1et1es respectlvely The class offlcers were George Bonderer pres1dent Patty Pfaff v1ce pres1dent and Peggy Agee treasurer In the sprlng we gave the sen1ors a banquet w1th Sharon Molmg as toastmaster Mary Ann McConnell was chosen to crown the Blessed V1rg1n at the May Processlon The last two of the eleven sen1ors to enter the Academy were Barbara Allen from Laredo and Loulse Van Dusen from Carrollton We were very sorry to lose our beloved pastor Father B S Owens and we welcomed our new pastor Father Mlchael I O Rourke The class offlcers were Sharon Mohng president Patty Pfaff V1Ce presldent and 11m Slattery treasurer George Bonderer won agaln the V F W essay contest and Ilm Slattery was the Academy s representatlve 1n the Amerlcan Leglon county oratorlcal contest The play Clean Sweep a fast movmg comedy was presented on Apr1l 28th The Iunlor Senlor banquet was held on May 7th wlth Father Spelchlnger as guest speaker The senlor g1rls were attendants to the May Queen on May 12th Sen1or Day was on May l3th at the Ozarks The tradltlonal Senlor Mass and Breakfast took place May 20th followed by the p1cn1c On May 24th we assembled for our flnal program and recelved our awards Our class hlstory was brought to a solemn concluslon at St Columban Church on Graduatlon Sunday May 26th , . . . . . I . . . , . , . 0 , 1 1 Q ' ' I 1 l ' I l 1 - I ' I ' ' ' ' ' in - - - I ' l ' I ' 4 I 0 1 0 I 1 ' 1 l I 1 ' ' I 1 YY 1 from St. Mary's Academy in Monroe, Michigan. Once again our class won the maga- 1 1 I . . . . I . , . I ' I . . . I . . . I I I I I H I I ' , . , . . 5 , ' . ' ' . ' ' . ' ' ' I I I . , . . . . I ' u n - - ' I I I 0 - I I ' , . U I

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I 'rf PEGGY CAROL AGEE IO ANN ZOSSO RALPHE CHILDS IR Valeclictonan ggi? fe 'ik ,pn NIU' LOUISE VAN DUSEN

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Claw W ll We tne Sen1ors of 1957 bemg of sound m1nd and 1n possess1on of all our facult1es and be1ng aware that the Lord loveth a cheerful g1ver do Wlll and bequeath the followlng g1fts legacles and 1nher1tances to Wlt I Io Ann Zosso leave my promptness 1n hand1ng 1n book reports to Laurle Doherty and Benny Dav1s 1n equal shares knowmg the d1re need of each my qulet ways o Gary Mackley my s1ng1ng vo1ce to Art and my art1st1c talents to Carolyn Conway I Ern1e ChlldS leave my truck to Carolyn Pull1am my dr1v1ng ab1l1ty to Dela1ne Cooper my curly ha1r to Karen M1ller and my tender love for my l1ttle brother to Art Tauchen w1th the admon1t1on that Art watch over h1m as carefully as I have all these years My ape call goes Wlth great devot1on to Art Tauchen and B111 Pfaff I Sherry Molmg leave my llttle feet to Pat O Hara my short ha1r to She1la Helms my soft well modulated laughter to Carolyn Conway my ab1l1ty 1n leadersh1p to Ellen Anderson and my handwr1t1ng to Tom Burgard I Patty Pfaff leave my sharp Wlt to Donn1e Cull1ng my stud1ousness to Larry K1nsella and my prec1ous p1ctures of Elvrs Presley to B1ll Pfaff prov1ded he prom1ses to keep them 1n a safe depos1t box My 1nterest 1n Aud1e Murphy I leave to Barbara VanDusen I Peggy Agee leave my art1st1c ab1l1ty and poet1c tendenc1es to K1tty Rupp my blonde wavy ha1r to Larry Pfaff and my love for black cloth1ng I leave to Ellen Anderson pro vlded she prom1ses to make use of lf I LOUISE VanDusen leave my wavy ha1r to Roy Wh1te provlded he does not grow Elv1s s1deburns 1n too abundant a fash1on my fa1r Skln to Ellen Anderson my Job at the Kopper Kettle to Larry Pfaff To my talkat1ve cous1n Tom Burgard I leave my own talkat1veness maybe he can at least qual1fy for a herm1t next year I Barbara Allen leave my ab1l1ty to get to school on t1me to Benny Dav1s my Smlle to Carole Roberts and my long r1de to school to Art Tauchen who loves noth1ng better than a Journey to school My front seat I leave to B1ll Pfaff 1n the hope that he w1ll prof1t by I Mary Ann McConnell leave my excess we1ght to 11m PSHHIHQIOD my 1ns1de track w1th rural characters to Karen M1ller and my ab1l1ty to wr1te l1nes to Mary Carol Conrad leave my ab1l1ty to talk cont1nuously to Karen M1ller w1th the hope that she Wlll change needles when she becomes scratchy I have not done so 1n the past I I1m Slattery leave my red ha1r and freckles to Sue Hoog my speakmg ab1l1ty to B1ll Malone and my car and dr1v1ng ab1l1ty to Benny Davis n the hope that dur1ng the re ma1nder of h1s school career he gets here on time My ab1l1ty as a farmer I cheerfully will to I1m Penn1ngton who loves the farm I Howard Stahl leave my quietness to Kathryn K1nsella my dr1v1ng ablllty to her brother Larry and my Job as refill man on the coke mach1ne to Don Culllng I George Bonderer leave my danc1ng ab1l1ty to Tom Burgard my Santa Claus su1t to Gary Mackley my speed to Barbara VanDusen and my long sleek l1nes to Carole Roberts who IS looking around for some hexght I heard My place as typist goes to Pat O Hara . in l I I 1 I . . . . .. 1 I I ' I I . . . . I . L I 1 - I I U I 1 .I I 1 I . . . . , . . 1 1 1 I I - I 1 . I 1 1 I I . - I 1 1 I I - . I 1 I I I ' 1 1 1 . 1 I I . P . I 0 I ' I lt. I I , . I . f I 1 I 1 X ' . . I I I .n n I I I ' I I I 1 1 I . , ' 1 o .