St Josephs Collegiate Institute - Star Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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ROOM 7' Ir! Row lvory Schwendler Hagerty Peel Hess Trabert Nathan Pauly Tonello 7nd Row Comerford Collins Taraxella KKYSlnSkl Meyers Kirsch Rodems McGaryey McAuliffe 3ra' Row Wortman Tovxnsell Flock R316 Spxtzer Hxmmler Sweet DAmato 4th Row Mahar Scherer Thomann Englert Shults Olson Murty Manzella Sercu Lax! Ron Clarlc Mxller Bell Madden Boyle Graesser of short storles ln competmon for prtzes awarded by Rev Brother Andrew F S C The contest was held toward the end of February and the prlze wtnmng story The Clvump was wr1tten hy Ray mond Meyers of Room 22 whlle Rohert MlkUSZCWSlCl toolc second honors wlth hls psychological study For Exceptzonal Abxlzly The junlor offices for the year fell to oseph Bxrlcmeler Alfred Boyd and Donald Pauly Rresxdents of Rooms 12 14 and 22 respectxvely Vice Presxdencles were held bv Raymond Gott stme Wxlllam Murphy and Raymond Sercu The Secretary and the Treasurer of Room 12 were Eugene Lexner and Albert lllxg ln Room 14 Robert Mtlcuszevyslcx and Howard Lamm and xn Room 22 Rolnert Schwendler and Edward Murty The un1or Class vyh1ch tomorrow lnhertts the mantle of the current graduatmg group 15 by vxrtue of its accompllshments 1n so many varled school act1v1t1es one whlch holds great prom1se as a semor class for nts members are already well represented 1h all fields of endeayor scholasnc and extracurrlcular ROBERT MIKUSZEW SKI 4 7: : H w 5 Y 7 ' 7 7 ' - 5 - 1 '- Q v - 1 '. - I 7 ' 7 Y I Y 7 V Y ' 5 v 1 1 1 v - - - V . , . . . Y , ' ,Y 2 , ,' . , I. J , , a 1 9 ' , , ' , . 7 1 , . J , , . . . V . V N. s , a . 1 y.. j. ,f a

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lights of the pep rally, was made up chiefly of members of Room 12 and these acrobatic fledglings were put through a Commando-like training period by Brother A. Clement who was satisfied only with near-professional performances on their part. Christmas came and again under the direction of Brother A. Clement, a beautiful crib, replete with snow, miniature village and colored lights, was erected in his homeroom, Room 12. The con- struction of this crib drew a great deal of commendation from the students as well as the faculty and added to the holiday spirit which pervaded the school during this joyous season. With the accent on literary ability, the National Essay Contest provided the entire student body with the opportunity to participate in competition with other schools for a large number of prizes, both national and local. Among the many Junior contributors, the worlc of two, George Striegel and Robert Nlilcuszewslci, both of Brother -Iosephls Room 14, was selected. Their thoughts on lVf1at the United States Navy Mean.: to Me were deemed sufficiently meritorious to be con- sidered representative of the school and their essays were forwarded for further judging. Following the precedent started last year bv the Junior English teacher, Mr. Kass, the more literary and imaginative members of the Junior class contributed their best talents to the writing ROOM 14 151 Row: Donnelly, Norris, Striegel, Amodeo, Schneggenburger, W. Murphy, Cudeclc, Filor, Reichlin. Ind Row: V. Walsh. Leberer, Luthringer, Garvey, Nlilcuszewslci. Adams, White, Koestler. G. Walsh. Sm' Row: Donohue, Lamm, Evers, Warthling. Schreclc, Fox. Van Allen. Boyd. 41h Row: Wagner, Messer. Smith, Phillips, Vaughn. Shea. Las! Row: Demslte. A. Murphy. Murray. Cahill. Honan.

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mm MANHATTAN GULLEGE SPEAKING GUNTEST Neff Q3 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute has always maintained an excellent average of talented students in the past, whether the ability be in sports, in scholarship, or in any form of school activity. The scholastic year 1945-1946 has proved to be no exception to this long-standing tradition, owing to the unblemished rec- ord of the football team, the excellent basketball squad, and the also-traditional good reputation of the students. Representing St. Joseph's Collegiate lnstitute in the speaking competition in New York's Manhattan College this year was Edward Smith, a junior of Room 14. Expounding his views on The United Nations Urganization and Peace. he succeeded in capturing top honors, the first time one of our students has attained this mark. Edward Smith has secured for St. Joseph's a new field for exploitation through his impressive Edward Smith succession of victories in all elimination contests. Under the expert guidance of Rev. Brother C. Clement, whose experience in making polished young otators of the in- experienced followers of Demosthenes is responsible for the splendid re- sults achieved by representatives of St. 'Toe's in their tests of eloquence and fluency, Smith came out victorious in the eliminations. 1n the school itself he won out over eleven other Junior-Senior speakers and went on to gain a similar place opposite ten competitors in the pre-hnals at Syracuse and, then, opposite six equally tested speakers in the finals at New York City on April 12. Here, the results of his well-integrated ideas on his topic, together with his splendid delivery, won for him the cash award given as first prize in the contest. -ROBERT MIKUSZEWSKI 147 Smith practices for the Manhattan College Speaking Contest