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

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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.

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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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Two of the more popular clubs on the campus are the Smoking and Billiard Clubs. It is here that stories and cigarettes are swaped, war and other current events discussed, and pool and ping-pong are played. Via radio and the daily newspapers the students are correctly informed. The clubs are under the co-management of Edmund Joseph and Edward McElroy. Through their combined efforts the rooms are cleaned and kept orderly. The clubs pro¬ vide every form of indoor relaxation to satisfy any high school boy’s desires. The Smoking and Billiard Clubs