St Josephs Academy - Twin Towers Yearbook (Collegeville, IN)

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First row (left to right): R. Imhoff, G. Smith, W. Clark, J. Shaw, R. Hermann; second row: J. Barrett, E. McElroy, P. Wehrle, M. Cody, J. Probst, F. Kunz; third row: J. Dobe, J. Lange, J. Quinlivan, R.McNamara, J. Wunderlich. The Acolyte Club A distinct spiritual favor, offered to a boy during his attendance at the Academy, is the privilege of assisting the priest at Holy Mass. To encourage students to avail themselves of this opportunity, the Acolyte Club was brought into existence. Because of the large number of priests offering Holy Mass every day, each member has the privilege of serving at the Altar daily. Although occasionally an acolyte is obliged to make a small sacrifice by way of getting up a little earlier, the benefits that he derives far surpass any sacrifices he could make. The club has an enrollment of twenty-one. Its officers are: Edward McElroy, presi¬ dent; Paul Wehrle, vice-president; Joseph Probst, secretary, and Jerome Lange, treasur¬ er. Father Charles Robbins is its Moderator.

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First row (left to right): 0. Commadella, H. Doyle, G. Leahy, J. Joseph, J. Probst, L. Doyle; second row: P. Beltemacchi, P. Wehrle, R. Meiners, E. Joseph, E. McElroy; third row: R. Latendresse, J. Quinlivan, J. Vincent, R. Vincent, J. Lange; fourth row: L. Wapelhorst, Rev. Robert Koch, R. McNamara. The Newman Club The Newman Club, as it is known today, was founded in 1939 for those seniors and juniors who are interested in acquiring proficiency in expression and public speak¬ ing. In its meetings the members are trained in the procedures of parliamentary law. They are obliged to present orations, take part in declamations, dialogues and in debates. In each semester members who show sufficient talent present a play before the public in the school auditorium. The club itself is under the leadership of the officers, who themselves are subordin¬ ates of their moderator, Father Robert Kosh. The officers are: Paul Wehrle, president; Joseph Joseph, vice-president; John Gavin, secretary; Edmund Joseph, treasurer; Joseph Probst, critic; Richard Latendresse, Gerald Leahy, and Edward McElroy, compose the executive committee. The Newman Club’s 1942 production, What A Night,” was staged in April, and met with pleasing success. The play, a three- act mystery by Carl Pierce, revolved about the mysterious disappearance of Alfred Bur¬ ton, wealthy Chicago lawyer, and the solv¬ ing of it by the super-sleuth, Ed. Gill.

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The Farley Stamp Club The Farley Stamp Club was formed in 193 6 for the purpose of stimulating interest in philately and of enabling student stamp collectors to receive the maximum enjoy¬ ment from their hobby. From the first small charter group, which held its meetings in classrooms, the club has grown so large that it now has its own club-rooms. Stamps, rare first-day covers, and trophies obtained through the efforts of the members, line the club-room walls. The Club, in addition to subscribing to reliable national stamp periodicals, has a com¬ plete philatelic library of its own. Through its affiliation with the National Federation of Stamp Clubs and the Society of Philatelic Americans, it enables its members to participate in national conventions and to display their collections in national exhibi¬ tions. In 1940 the club won the coveted Le Grand Payne Trophy for its work on an oration by the club’s president at the National Federation of Stamp Clubs’ convention.