St Joseph Preparatory School - Azuwur Yearbook (Bardstown, KY)

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N ' Sri' ' PEECH DRAMA M IC When scholastic athletic endeavors are not pressing, the man of the Prep can turn his mind to other cultural pursuits. Our orators and debators, members of the National Forensic League, travel svvittly on a winged schedule of school assemblies, inter- scholastic clebates, and speech tournaments last- ing from late November to April. Their itiner- ary lists many cities and tovvns as landing places in Kentucky. An interclass one-act play festival in the hrst semester enables the thespian members of the Kenneth Players in their little theatre, Kenneth Hall, to prime for the state festival in March. Our Glee Club sings an active program of con- certs betore students, parents, and other audi- ences ancl culminates its activity in a school musi- cal, in joint operation with the Players. li lf. 's 1' l THE DEBATOPVS interpretation of statistics, logical refutation of ar- gument, concise reasoning-all in- terfuse to give the future lawyer a none too easy task. I. ST. JOE'S NFL members find di- verse material and pleasure in original oratory. in declamation. and in humorous or dramatic mono- logues. ,sh ,Agia ULET HARMONY RING! The Glee Club, at left. renders another one of its enjoyable concerts to an appreciative audience. THE PLAY'S THE THING! lt's a signal fact. All the Kenneth Players love applause. And none deny their due. l

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WEEKENDS HULIDAYS Magic is the effect to mention Month-End Leave. Bags are packed early and the average prepster needs no urging to make the bus at noon Friday to spend time at home till Sunday evening. The St. Joe prepster does not appreciate going to school on individual single holidays, Holy Days of the Church excepted, but he is much com- pensated by a short and long holiday in each semester. Thus Thanksgiving and Christmas af- ford pleasant relief in the hrst semester and the mid-winter and Easter recess break the monotony of school life in the second semester. The St. .loe student returns to the Prep perhaps somewhat tired from traveling but ready, stripped of his ennui, to face afresh, resident school life. SUCIAL ACTIVITIES The Senior Promesocial climax of four years A culminates the Junior Prom and the Sophomore and Freshman Hops. But who can forget such social events' as the Homecoming Dance, espe- cially after winning the football conference title, or the zany costumes worn by imaginative Prep students and their belles at the Valentine Cos- tume Hop? One is inclined to suspect the chap- eroning parents equally enjoyed themselves. Informal dances and social get-togethers admir- ably filled in the intervening gaps between big social events. tions pass! it Ti 'S BETHLEHEM, St. Catherine, A sumption, Nazareth girls get high social ratings from St. Joe men BELIGIDUS ACTIVITIES St. Joseph, by the very nature of its schedule, fosters a sincere Christian piety. At least twice a week, besides Sunday, every St. Joe man en- riches his spiritual life at daily Mass. He may enjoy this privilege every morning. Daily oppor- tunity for the Sacrament of Penance presents it- self. A talk and Benediction of the Blessed Sac- rament truly help to make Sunday a Holy Day Each student, a member of the school's Apostle- ship of Prayer, the students' Mission Crusade, and the Holy Name Society, becomes conscious of his future apostolate, lay or religious, in the world. Q A MONTH-END LEAVE. Thanksgiv yy, ing. Christmas, Mid-Winter. Easter I tl '-., vacations-Magic words at he Prep! All too swiftly do the vaca

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as 'fella 1 M ff' '5:z.,. LOTS OF BASKETBALL action during the winter months makes the gym rafters ring with Go. Eagles, Go! WITH THE FALL, comes varsity action every Friday or Saturday night and plenty of chills and spills amid the frosty air. ' ., g. . ,.,. . . 'wif'- 'V -- - r - -yrs. f. ' . 'TTS'-vhs ' . .' ' '-111377, 'gig f' . 4 WARM SPRING WEATHER ar rives and how eagerly we look for intramurals. 4.5, 8.- A g 3-4.- 31 'S 'i ATHLETICS PHYS ED ALWAYS rates a favorite choice among the under classmen where the Coach finds eager learners for the funda mentals xgci f'.t ' N 'li', s -, -V x 4 St. Joseph is fully conscious of the need of a planned program of athletics for all, for the pur- pose of developing a prepster physically, of pro- viding him with recreation, and of keeping him in the proper physical condition for attaining a high intellectual standard. In the crispness of fall, varsity and undersquad football teams, under faculty coaches, provide ample opportunity for the contact-minded prep- ster. A cross-country and a soccer team fill the need of the St. Joe man possessing wind and stamina. With the addition of intramurals in soccer and touch football, both students and fac- ulty arrive at the dinner table with fresh colored faces and hungry stomachs. Winter arrives bringing cold weather and hotly- played basketball on an interscholastic and an intrascholastic level. As March roars to its bitter end, the valiant swimming team competes in the state meet and basketball closes its season in hard fought tournaments. Comes the freshness of spring, and among other things, a boy's thoughts turn to baseball, track, tennis, golf, intramural softball, and swim- ming. June arrives. The school's doors close. The athletic curtain shuts for the year. E ward to a refreshing swim after