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

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official meeting . . . High av¬ erages reveal Hummel, Ritter on top in Senior Class; Diver, Worden in Junior Class; Du- lack, Mclnnis in the Sopho¬ more Class; and Raster, Hes- sion in the Freshmen Class . , . Cubs vnn over Brook . . . Academy students witness pre-Christmas “Minstrel Show” headed by Ruple and Rice . . . Sacred Heart, South Bend C. C. bow before power¬ ful Puma quintet . . . Glee Club and Band thrill audience with annual “Christmas Program” . . . Christmas recess begins on Dec. 20. January—Campus covered with blankets of snow as stu¬ dents return from delightful Christmas holidays . . . Cubs win over DeMotte Devils . . . Prom plans get underway . . . Cubs take Kankakee Valley Tourney . . . Pumas continue winning streak by defeating South Bend Catholic, South Bend C. C., Wheatfield, and Mt. Ayr — loss to Hammond C. C. ends streak . . . Father Stan organizes Model Air¬ plane Club . . . Semester exams show Eder, Hummel, Ritter, Worden, Dulack and Raster leading their respec¬ tive classes . . . Father John S c h 0 n, College Procurator, dies of cerebral hemorrhage . . . Clemens, Frommeyer, Schneider, Roth, and Kosciel- niak graduate from Academy at mid-semester ... Mr. Dum- minger arrives as prefect of Noll Hall assembly . . . February — Whole student body turns out to welcome Brother Louie’s return . . . Father B. Scharf, former Academy prefect, returns to campus and resumes teaching duties after being honorably discharged from U. S. Army . . . Cubs lose to Sacred Heart of Indianapolis; beat Rem¬ ington, Hammond C. C., and Brook . . . Academy juniors and seniors travel to Chicago to attend dance sponsored by Longwood Academy at Mar¬ tin’s . . . Blinding snowstorm prevents the local boys from returning that night . . . Stu¬ dent Trip to Morocco to wit¬ ness sectional tourney; Rem¬ ington falls before Pumas ... Cubs bow to Morocco by two points in quarter finals . . . Varsity basketball ends with

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SEPTEMBER — EootbaJl players return early for practice . . . 242 Academy students enroll for fifty-fifth scholastic year . . . Students occupy Seifert, Noll, and Ad¬ ministration Buildings . . . Chicago Bears and Army Air Force play exhibition game here . . . Father Martin re¬ places Father Pax as Prin¬ cipal . . . Father Stan takes full charge of prefect’s duties . . . Bob Hummel interviews Sid Luckman, famous Bears’ quarterback, in Academy Re¬ fectory . . . Seniors begin ini¬ tiatory exercises for new ' stu¬ dents . . . Green hats become popular on campus . . . Eleven-man football replaces six-man . . . Cubs tie opener with South Bend; lose to Rensselaer in football thrill¬ er .. . Stan Wisnewski heads intramural football . . . Big campaign for Student Coun¬ cil president is begun . . . Re¬ gan, Ritter, Eder, Hummel, Thieme are main candidates . . . Jay Regan becomes first Student Council president in history of the Academy . . . October — Father Heiman revives Newman Club; Ritter elected president . . , Bob Margarita, Bears’ football star, appears before Aca¬ demy audience . . . With Sen¬ iors in command, wood is col¬ lected by students for Home¬ coming bonfire . . . Father Stan revives Farley Stamp Club; Bates chosen president . . . Cubs swamp Monticello in Homecoming game . . . Longwood girls arrive on campus for dance . . . Pumas close football season with two wins, twm ties, and two losses . . . Faculty throws Halloween party . . . Ruple is crowned spelling champ . . . November — Academy re¬ treat . . . Basketball pros¬ pects look good . . . Bi’other Vic Zuber, Collegeville’s old¬ est resident, dies at age of 86 . . . Father Wilson, prisoner, thrills audience as he tells of experience . . . Diver’s intra¬ mural team wins crown for undefeated season . . . December — Brother Louis Stock, Academy prefect, re¬ cuperates from amputation of left foot and calf, as a result of a serious infection . . . Cubs defeat Kentland netters . . . Student council holds first

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18 wins and 5 defeats . . . B team completes second unde¬ feated season with 15 straight wins . . . March—March comes in as a typical “lion”, heralded by strong winds and mild tem¬ peratures . . . Seniors and juniors have Yearbook pic¬ tures taken . . . Ash Wed¬ nesday heralds beginning of Lent . . . Newman Club be¬ gins making plans for coming performances ... 16 teams compete in all school basket¬ ball tourney . . . Spring foot¬ ball begins . . . Mr. E. Lock- m a n, magician, entertains students and priests with demonstration of his skill... Twin Tov ers goes to printer . . . iFather Rufus Esser con¬ ducts vocational talks . . . April—C. L. S. announces play cast . . . Baseball prac¬ tice gets into full swing— excellent schedule ahead . . . Mr. R. Carpenter, interna¬ tionally known pianist, gives performance . . . C. L. S. presents first stage produc¬ tion since 1943 . . . Band and Glee Clubs prepare for com¬ ing Jubilee Musicale . . . Lent swings into Holyweek as stu¬ dents take spring vacation . . . Students return from delight¬ ful Easter— are greeted with movie “Ten Gentlemen from West Point” . . . Audience once again thrilled by per¬ formances of Band and Glee Clubs during the Jubilee performance of the Spring Musicale . . May—Spring and Summer sports predominate on the campus . . . After dinner soft ball games are initiated with the advent of daylight saving time . . . Crown Queen Max¬ ine at Pi’om on May 11 ... Movie, “Charley’s Aunt”, is presented on the Eve of St. Joseph’s Day . . . Newman Club begins practice for Commencement Eve play . . . Varsity Monograms are awarded at Annual Athletic Banquet , . . Final examina¬ tions roll around — athletics are set aside for a final week of hard studying . , . June—Newman Club pre¬ sents play at the eve of Com¬ mencement for many friends and relatives of the gradua¬ ting class ... 48 Seniors of ’46 are awarded their di¬ plomas at the completion of the scholastic year . . .