St Louis School - Crusader Yearbook (Honolulu, HI)

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.. gnu Cn May lO the ROTC unit held a review in honor of Brother Leo Rausch, President of St. Louis College. This was followed by the annual inspection on May 21. One of the outstanding achievements this past year has been the formation of the Rifle Team. Under the instruction of Maior Francis Aiwchi and Staff Sergeant loseph Silva, the members quickly mastered the fundamentals of rifle shooting and a charter was granted by the National Rifle Association. In the interscholastic competition St. Louis, competing for the first time, garnered 1694 points to take second place next to McKinley. Kenneth Wong, a sophomore student, was the sharp- shooter of the meet. He set a new interscholastic small bore record of l82 points out of a possible 200. His sharp eye contributed considerably to the success of the local team. Members of the first team were: Harry No- briga, Samuel Apuna, Bruce Wong, Lawrence Chun, Allen Wong, Samuel Ching, Kenneth Wong, Manuel Fernandez, Willard Lee, Martin Luke, Harvey Vasper, Amos Chun, Rudolph Thomas, Daniel Kop and Thomas Lake. Kenneth Wong sharpshooler Commanders Dean DeFontes and Robert Fernandez M' Tx A., ' -0 f. , A 1 v X TQQ14 'uf if Sergeants Azevedo and Sslva teach them how. Keeping rifles clean is a must In the ROTC 3 if'

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Their triumphant music lends eloquence to our school spirit. BAND TOP ROW, left to right: E. Koike, W. Trainum. SEVENTH ROW: J. Kajiki, H Okamura, E. Adams, W. Lee, H. Nakata. SIXTH ROW: G. Leong, A. Chang, C. Sereno, L. Chun, E. Ho. FIFTH ROW: G. Nakamura M B. Lum, R. Hutchison, W. Chang. C. c- Creadie, M. Luke. FOURTH ROW: T. Goo, R, Chun, P. Akau, T. Morita, A. Noguchi c. Soriano. THIRD Row: H. Kruger, vf Martin, H. Ching, A. Cabrinha, W. Texiera D. Freitas. SECOND ROW: Bro. August, M Correa, F. Demain, J. Young. FRONT ROW L. DaSiIva, R. Choy, C. Marquiz, J. Dias ' Um, A sudden hush comes over the Jans gathered in the stadium. ln a proud dis- play of red and blue, the St. Louis College band, led by Drum Major lames Alves and the high-strutting maiorettes from Mary- knoll and St. Francis Convent, is marching on the field! Batons sparkle in the air and the highly polished instruments flash in the bright sunlight. The strains of trium- phant music lend eloquence to the proud spirit of the Crusader rooters. These youthful musicians, directed by Brother August Kretchmer, have added color and spirit to all our athletic events. Their smart marching drills and intricate formations have drawn applause at both the interscholastic games and at the an- nual Shriner's benefit game. Jfwpze Q I gain' MQ .c9E9-995 ha . J BA69