St Joseph High School - Challenge Yearbook (Kenosha, WI)

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let s look at Cllques n Clubs There has always been mucn contro versy on the sublect of closed clubs Now IS the tIme to come to a showdown on thIs very touchy sublect As they say In all good EnglIsh classes let s begIn by deflnIng our terms The closed club as It IS famIlIar to us IH Kenosha IS an organIzatIon founded for the purpose of unIfyIng a group of well chosen gIrls The very nature of a clo ed club IS select and exclusIve and Its mem bers tend to reflect these same QUalIllES ls the prIncIple of hIgh keyed SelSCTIVlTy In these clubs conducIve to promotIng a Splfll of ChrIstIanIty or of democracy among the members and In the hIgh school they attend? HavIng so many common Interests and beIng ID such close contact wIth each other often tends to segregate the club SISTSFS from the rest of theIr classmates MembershIp In a club deflnItely mInImIzes a members chance of makIng frIends and keepIng frIendshIps and Interests In a Wlde range The member faIls to see past any thung save her dozen SlSlef memb rs and thelr Interests Probably the maIn reason why clubs seem to flourlsh IS that among the lower classmen there IS a great need for se curIty BewIldered by hIgh school lIfe freshmen seek a certaIn sense of belong Ing and It seems to them that only membershIp In a club can remedy thIs InsecurIty The unInItIated freshman has been told a closed club does not exIst solely for the purpose of gIvIng QBFTIES and tearIng members apart at those reveal Ing truth sessIons round table dIscus sIons She sees some closed club under take fund raIsIng proIects for worthy purposes that help school and commu nIty nIty SGTVICG the damage to ones per sonalIty must be consIdered and thIs IS Wlde and deep In scope MembershIp In a club tends to a narrow outlook on lIfe and the lImIted development of a lImIted personalIty All thIs external BCTIVITY for causes better or worse IS not as essentIal to the formatIon of a full per sonalIty as socIal contacts balanced ac cordIng to ChrIstIan values The dItference between a club and a clIque IS that the clIque IS not sp cIflcally organIzed The clIgues are usually much more prevalent among the male popula tIon Just the boys who scorn dear old Alpha Beta Lambda Delta SIgma ChI Gamma EpsIlon are those who run around ID th Ir lIttle rat packs To lImIt ones socIal educatIonal and spIrItual TISS to a small group of select frIends IS a form of kIng SIZE snobbery even If equally based on a sense of InsecurIty and InferIorIty Rlta Petreth Ll e lS to be orll ed by many rlendshlps to love and to be loved lS the greatest happmess 0 exlstenee Sldney Smlth 7 IPS in the Air Giftwrap It please Just take the tree out of the box no decoratIon needed no extra work ChrIstmas of the AmerIcan people the democratIc mass culture What lS Cl'1FlSlfTl3STOll'1eI'T'l7 PrefabrIcated artI fTcIal gaudy? flashy tIncoated trInkets heaped In scratchy pIles stuffy aIsles muddy puddles of melted snow hot breath whIrlIng STFIDSS of orangey red and green the smell of dImestore peanut brIttle clashy rlbbon and paper frosted Santa Clauses But not everyone IS lIke that you say to some ChrIstmas has a much deeper meanIng somethIng sentImental and deep a tIme of securIty and peace a tIme of famIly togetherness and a spe cIal closeness to frIends To them ChrIst mas IS the specIal plum puddIng atmos phere that fllls the aIr about now llght hearted crowds SCUFFYIUQ about wIth glItterIng packages hot gIngerbread cookIes coolIng In a frIendly kItchen r perhaps the magIc legends told a Wlde eyed chIld and the shadowy enchant ment of a sIlent candle on whIsperIng snow Now thats what ChrIstmas should b you say NothIng artIt7cIal or tIn sely about It lust sIncere meanIngful and peaceful Yet somethIng seems to be mIssIng I mean somethIng what ever It IS that makes ChrIstmas Chrlst mas Haven t you ever met anyone who seems to be bubblIng over wIth an Inner mas lS a Qlfl gIven to man The meanIng of ChrIstmas IS In moons whIsperIng of mIraculous wonders to a farflung star afraId to break the pure sIlence a specIal holIness we can see and feel and walk IH Eternally deep greens and lIvIng reds that echo Ioyfulness a tIme of God and man as one ChrIstmas IS somethIng dIf ferent to dIfferent people They have taken the Idea of reIoIcIng and celebrat Ing and that of seeIng ChrIstmas as true and beautIful and unselflsh they com bIned them In a Splfll of love for God and man They TGIOICG because they are loved and because they QIVG love To them love IS the reason for ChrIstmas It IS the meanIng of ChrIstmas the whole of ChrIstmas Sue Peterson The Challenge Published monthly by the students of St Joseph Hugh School EDITOR Rtta Petrettl . 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HALLENGE I 1 r lsr sfrsrrx ll lst oss s rx sf N Fl Drstrrct Student Congress Convenes Here December ll I2 St oseph Ilrrjh Sehool wrll host rnnurl sessrorr of the N I llrstrret Student Congress on Irr 1 rnd Srture rx Sodulrsts Model Holiday Fashions est wrnter I Ir r rt s rons were presented bs Hollebs Srxth Ax enue, rn the Iorrrrrl I rsh ron Show sponsored bs St Ioseph s Sodrlrtr llre stx le show w rs held on Deeember 7 rn the rudrtorrum Xlrss Ixas of I-Iolleb s w 1rs the eon sultant rnd orqrnrfer Nlrrs Isle Ilrw lCrns w rs the nrrrrtor lrght Sodrlrsts from ereh elrss who ht eertarn qurlrhertrons were rntrodueed to the student bodx rt the Sodrlrts lSSC,IIIlllN on Noxem rer 23 Ilrose rrrodels ehosen rn the rote w hreh followed the rssem rrrl Iieeker lxrths Crr'rH'rn 1 ehaelene Serrnrs Brrbrrr Wilson runrors udx C urtrss Xlrrx C onrrd ludxanne Hreldrrrth ll rne I tls, sophonrores Nlrrx Sue Brown lee llorothx lloreee N rolr Prurr Carolxn Reeder freshmen Drane Ilorskr C lure I rederreksen, 'Xlrehel lluettl rnd Xlrrx Peltier eeenrber I7 llre Congress rrs been xerx rnstrunrentrl rn requrrnt rnf present drx high sehool stu 1 nts with the workings ot re C ongress of the L S Students x ho ret rs Sentttrs rnd Represent rtrx es from therr re speetrre sehools reeerre r eonegres sronrl rpporntnrent from Rrporr ltrseonsrn lhe delegrtes rom ereh of the sehools eorrrpose two brlls After eorrrposrtrorr the bills from ereh sehool ne sent to the sert of the Congress Here oth erlls prelC out the bills nrost rppro plrrte for drseussron ll hen the C ongress eonxenes rt e rrrres on business lust 1s the C on egress of the L S does Brlls w hrelr were leeepted for drserrssron rre referred to rnx one of the fc ur eongressronal eorrrrrrrttees Ioreregn -X 1 Publre llelfrre Ieonor e rex rnl Strte rnd loerl C1 1 crrrrrrent Sonre of the brlls w hreh w be elrseussed rre CII 1 brll ernors Seholarshrp Progrrrn, Q75 1 federal exerse KAR of I0 per eent on pnssenger ffrres be rewritten e eludrner rarlroad prssenger frres HJ 1 brll to en ret rss stem ot s e withholding tlX for the strte ot XY rseonsrn Students rttendrng thrs eongress wrll eonre from ltrookheld Bur Srsler Robert, Former SJ H S Teacher, Suceumbs to Illness It rs rnerrtrble th rt all rrrust pass ax and thrs so forer brought home when rt rs one who lust 1 short trme lgo w 1llCed rn our mrdsts These words, w hreh so aptlx ex press the feelrng Ircld bs rII who ICnew Srster 'llrrx Robert, were Sister Robert, 0 S F ovember 18 spoken In Ir rnres Hebern rt r Mass Nor ernber 21 for Sister Srster Robert, w rdelx known for Irer debatrng rnd debrte eorelrrne retrxrtres sueeurrrbed Nor errrber I8 to the eaneer' w hreh h rd eauscd her erght rrronth rllness We ern preture Srster Robert w allnng down the hrll we ern re eapture Irer determrnrtron rn excrx tep He ern ree rll the words of lCrndness, sxmprthx md eouraege w hreh she egrxe to others rn mo nrents of drtheultx S HS students drd rrrdeed ree rII these qurlrtres of Srster Robert Vlrthrn t o dns thex hrd eol leeted nronex for I7 'Xlrsses 'I hese lllfrsses were presented to Sister XI Regrnr, srster of Srster Robert rt the funeral Mass Sfrturdax A speeral I-Ireh Mass for Srster Robert w rs held rn SIHS rudr torrurn, Xl ednesdrx , Nor enrber 71 I fton S Nlrlw IIICLC. 1 re 1 md Xlrrque e nrxersrtx mesxr e lCrulCrunr noshr Xl rrx lil rdfor r oseplr Ilrgh heme S tr errne Sheboxgrn C entr rl md She boxegrn North Sophs Rank High Cn First Honor Roll rr nn IZ stute herd the SIIIS hrst Ironor lrst unrors reeerxrneg hrst honors are nne re e r S rsrn Pe s rrx o S 1 eresr lrllmrn rrrd Prul lor Sophomores on the hrst hon rr lure Iudrth r rrr C Innes X11 s IC rthleen I tter ox ee I rederrelC rr rllm 'Xreholrs Xlrse 1 er Srndrr Reiter C Irrrstrrre Sehwenn rtlr Snnth lhom s lreshmen merrtrnef hrst honors Nlrrerr Xdrnrson Creorete r rns x rrer lngs om C 11 e ren er elsen orznnr C rllo 1 dex ers x o X exnr md I rndr 'Xloddes S+... John Lundberg Members of belect Mrxed Chorus are workmg drlrgently preparmg for their second annual Chrrstmas program Here they are shown ln one of therr daily practice SESSIONS Second Annual Christmas Program To Feature Hollelululr Chorus Srnee thrs rs the two Irundredth rnnrxerslrx of the de rtlr ot Creorqe IrederreIC Hrndel the C hrrstmrs portion of hrs llre Xlessrrh sung In the Seleet C horus w rll Inefhlrglrt thrs xerr s Chrrstmrs Pflliflllll rt St oseplr s hlhe progr rnr wrll be presented Deeenrber II lf 7 so rnd e e u rr or rs rs trrurnphrl elrmrx ot H rndels orr ro md wr be rneluded rn oseplr s proetr rm 'Ihe mlm nrrs wrll be sung bs the follow mg solorsts Robert I ul r 1 rene Crelson rss Srsters Sponsor Hollda Bake Sale 'Ihe rnnurl Ilolrdrx lirke Srle sponsored bx the Srsters for the beneht ot St Iosephs begrns on eerrrber I8 fr rnr -I to 9 p nr wrll eontrnue rll dn Deeember nd 70 rom Pr to 9 r 1 he srle wrll be held rn the sehool erfeterrr 'llrehrel V ennrnq brss, Sue Ixrn erm soprrno Xlrrgrret 'Xlerer se prfrno Sue Itrrrrson rlto so o rr e rxorefx C hrrstrne Sehwenn ernnrne I rw renee rnd Shrron Prseueer wrll sing reertr tn es Other parts of the prorfrmr w rll e ude the if ehort roxs ehorus and the brnd SJHS Moth Students Purtrcrpute rn Tourney lrrrx Crrxdo Iohn Tures rrd rm X rd rs ot St Ioseplr s plreed rn t e top III per eent of the 6 0 students prrtrerprtrnef rn the Uronrl Iuture lnqrneers ot -Xmer re 1 I our n mrent lhrs rrnkrng rllowed thenr to prrtrerprte rn the seeond round rn rll drx Xrtronrl Iournrment rn C hrergo Xoxernber 7 n thrs l rrrx C1 rx dos plae e seeond rn the nrtron rn Xlfth pow er rnronw the prn are sehool eon testlnts . 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How many times In one year do we hear comments on this touchy sublect'? Very many I assure you Let me add mine to the last Closed clubs are for closed minded people and cluques are for those who live ID a closed world of their own The effects they have on the students can be good for those who be long and bad for those who deserve to belong but are not accepted Connie Greco 109 The closed clubs have a bad effect on SJHS in that lust certain people go to- gether and they never try to be friendly toward others There may be a bad in fluence in the club that will turn its ideals backwards It is very bad not to try to associate with fellow students because this is the period when we should learn how to make friends Students will find real happmess if they are themselves and are friendly toward those who seem neglected There is no need of closed clubs at SJHS Bill O Neill 309 If one is asked to be rn an exclusive club and he is accepted into rt I feel that the person accepted feels that he or she is better than the rest of the students because all cannot be accepted I feel that the closed clubs are both good and bad The effect on the student's life de pends on the student himself Bob Engstrom 309 As we learned in sociology, this type of group is called the in group. I think most closed clubs are for the most part cliques. It's like going steady only on a large scale. It limits one's social con tacts. This limits the members' opinions, and sometimes their likes and dislikes. They tend to be the elite and make all those outside feel, in a sense, not good enough. I think it is natural to have close friends, but to make one and only's is harmful to character, personality, and social development. I know what it's like from experience I never profited from it. Jeannine Lawrence 211 115 ft' fir I What effects good or o do closed clubs ond clrques have on stu dent life ot SJHS7 The effects closed clubs and cllques have on students at SJHS are many They tend to form Individual groups nn school rather than everyone working together Some groups go so far as to tell their members with whom to associate They are formed mostly for moral support so that they will always have someone with whom to go around They choose their own type of boy or girl group with which each group should associate These are usually formed by snobblsh characters who puck only snobblsh or elite people for their special club Clubs formed for even the best reasons can be gossip centers or tearing down of character centers I have not sand much of anything good about clubs or clrques maybe because there :sn t much good In them Dianna Du Charme 112 Speaking as a senior I would say that clubs and cllques have caused a lack of spirit in the senior class. There are lust too many closed clubs, and those kids who do not belong to them form cliques. This is only natural because everyone wants to feel secure. I think there could be much more class and school spirit if the clubs would disintegrate. Marilyn Chapman 211 Closed clubs aren't fair to people who would like to goin Their meetings usually end up talking about other peo ple Some people may be left out of activities merely because they don't be long to a club At dances they stick to gether and don't seem to want anyone else but their own club members with them Some closed clubs aren't as bad as others Some seem pretty nice except for their being closed to others Pat Rizzo 112 3 I think closed clubs have a good ef fect on student life because if you get into a club your social standing increases You will be better known to people you want to know It shows that you have a good character and will be able to get along in later life But it could be bad if a person is not admitted she or he might feel relected or left out John Grno 309 Closed clubs present an air of snob blshness This means that If a group is unknown and you chum around with them you re a nobody in the school This is not true In all cases but I have noticed something of this sort around SJHS The kids In clubs and cllques are better known naturally and certainly more popular There are plenty of nice kids besides those rn these clubs People dont notice them because they arent so outspoken as members of clnques are I dont thunk these clubs are all bad They contribute money to various organ: zatlons Clubs contribute different things to the school also Duane Getschman 109 The purpose or actions of these clubs and cllques have a lot to do with the kind of effect they have Here at St Joseph I believe the closed clubs ancl cluques are not having a bad effect but it is also debatable whether they have a good effect A closed club has never been truly respected by the maloruty Members of closed clubs and clrques are lacking in the personality factor Any club which has its malonty of members going to the same school should be do- ing things to better that school especially the spmt I conclude by saying that this school is lucky since there are very few closed clubs and cluques and the ones that are here have thus far caused very little trouble Overall I think it has mat tered little whether the closed clubs and cllques operate in SJHS. Rich Hensgen 211 Closed clubs and clrques can be detrn mental to a school ID that they create a feeling of exclusrveness and make the non members feel as If they don't be long They also tend to make their mem bers clung to the same group all the time and thus, they have the same Ideas, the same habits and the same mannerlsms as their group The member lsn't as much of an individual as he could be because he only associates with a cer tain select group Their one good effect is getting peo ple to back certain prolects With the whole group working together they can unfiuence more people Mary Ellen Fish 211 .1 1, J... . I - f 1 4 ., L?-13 4' -J ' 'e nit- .ata , . . r . 1 ,I3,:7'l- 9'3Fa . I , 1 f -, --.z-ff. . , is .V , ' . , ..... .1 .f f f -- -f - .. TL... L Aw fr -sf. . sr 5 . - fs:-V.. I ff? '1 ' '- - f . . ...fs 1 ff. . . .,- ef. . ' ' -4'5 ' v - ' 1 'rx-'-. V -2-L 'C' n - ' '1- , . . . . ' I' ' , A -.:'s':- I 1 h ' .51-Z' - I, f . . ' . xhwv .I - . . FL. . , 1 . , 4'3 3 . 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