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

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l . A ,typ v'- Paintings and trophies attract interest at hobby show Hobby Show The hundreds of parents and friends who visited St. Joe's Hobby Show and Open House on Sun- day, April 4, were greeted upon entering the gym, by the eye-filling sight of over 240 exhibits, run- ning the gamut from cake decorating to elec- tronics. The most popular hobby, as demonstrated by the recent show, was photography, whose exhibit included 62 photos. Close behind this pastime in the number of participants were model airplanes ll2 R. Williamson croons with 45 entries, and model automobiles, with 32. Students energetically demonstrated the appar- atus in the Physics lab, while the air in the Chem- istry lab was filled with indications of the skill of students of this ancient science. Midway through the afternoon the school orchestra gave a fine performance in the school gym. A tape recorder in the second floor corridor proved the center of attraction for many, others found a homemade car more to their liking. Dore me? gi ,Lf

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lub The Chess Club, its-affairs this year efticiently handled by the ofticers, Joe Voellcl, President, Ken McMahon, Vice-President, Jim Connerton, Treas- urer, and under the able supervision ot Brother Christian, again offered to the many interested, the chance to match wits with enthusiasts from other schools as well as with their own classmates. Early in the year, to determine team positions, an elimination tournament was held. Top men ll4 OFFICERS OF THE CHESS CLUB J. Kane, J. Connerton K. McMahon, J. Voelkl. sawing: J, Bandhummef, P. Miller, P. McMahon, K. MC- Mghon, J. voeiki, J. connefion, R. Pointe, J. schifrhauef. proved to be Mike Bossert and Jim Connerton who then engaged in a best three of tive series from which Connerton emerged victorious. In addition to the aforesaid chessmen, at least tive other mental giants from St. Joes matched wits against the intelligentsia of various other schools in the second annual lnterscholastic Chess Tournament. The tTrst tour maroon boards were ably defended by J. Connerton, J. Voelkl, M. Bos- P. and K. McMahon battle as J. Schifthauer watches SLI