St Louis University High School - Dauphin Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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efreafa SENIOR For the eleventh consecutrve year the Semors were gtven the prrvxlege of makmg the memorable three day clos d retreat at Whlte House At the beautrful retreat house ground an the bluffs of the M1ss1ss1pp1 the members of the graduatmg class were g1ven a chance to rev1ew therr past l1V9S to correct any flaws ln therr characters and to make plans for the days ahead Gurdmg the students were retreat maste s Father Iohn I DIVING Sl mentor of the prolect smce l939 Father Walter Harrr SI of St Stamslaus Semmary Father Edward Harrls Cervantes SI of St Lou1s Umversrty Charles Mage-r captamed the frrst group wxth Bob Marx servmg as bell rmger B111 Murphy and Gene Martens frlled these offtces for the thlrd group and Bob Klostermeyer and Bob Chlckey for the fourth sectlon The second retreat was made by both Semors and Alumm wrth the Alumm holdmg the posts of ccrptam and bell rmger U NDERCLASS What act1v1t1es of h1s career as an under classman does a Backer grad remember long after wrmkled football programs have been lost and the crepe paper has faded? He recalls the retreat sessron 1n chapel the flery sermons on the Ten Commandments the ex planatrons of the sprrxtual l1fe and sanctrfymg grace the Wonderful facts whrch he leamed about the Mass and the sacraments and f1nally the consultatlons wh1ch especrally held h1s 1nterest those concernmg Cathollc lead ersh1p vocat1ons courtshrp Thls year Dec 7 9 the Freshman and Sopho more groups were advrsed respectlvely by Father Thomas Kelly S I cf the Backer faculty and Father Ioseph Frsher SI Assxstant Mas ter of Novrces at St Stan1slaus Semmary Father Danrel HIQQIHS SI of WEW coun selled the Iumors durrng thelr Ian 23 25 retreat Wh1te House Lang Ktburz Malone Holtzmann Tu. enty two i O l C I - e ' . . ' - s ' 1 'S, . -, . ' SJ., of St. Louis U. Highg and Father Lucius ' I ' I - . , . . t

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x E Sta .gjfuolenf Cjounci The aim ot the Student Council is to serve as a link between the faculty and student body, and thus stimulate the coopera- tion ard interest of the student in school activities This a lords opportunity for initiative and leadership on the part of those whom the students have chosen as their leaders The Senior Cla s officers the president of each class the Sodality prefecis the editor of the Prep News and the president of the Letterrriens Club comprise the Council with the Principal of the school as moderator This year 'ho Student Council succes tully managed the homecoming bonfire rally despite sabotage and the annual Christmas ood drive lor the poor Two other proiects were new on its program this year The first was an extensive program ot college guidance which proved very much to the advantage of the participants The second was the students Silver Anniversary program honoring Backer Memorial and Mr Carl I Miller at which a gold watch was presented to Mr Miller Front Wiegers Kitts McAuliffe Hoerr W Cody Stephenson Kern R McCarthy Hohl Chickey Midd1ffFr Van Ackeren Mager Monahan Stephan OFlynn Monti Fassler Dailey Vxsccnti Brangle Eack Murphy Parato Crimmins H Erbs Vcllmer R Kettelkamp Mar ani D Martn Demmcs D Kettelkamp Twenty one

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QI'll0l' 5' Jah, Heathlrated to the Prrrna Pnmana on October ll lO49 the St Louts Unrverslty Hrgh School Sodalrty cont nued 1ts work of tormrng Ca holrc leader accordmg to the Manan way of hte Formrng one Sodalrty under the drrectorshtp of the Very Reverend Thomas l Sheehy Sl p esrdent ot Backer the group for practrcal pur p ses was drvrded rnto tour branches accord mg to acadernrc years Wrth Father lames A Hauser S as mod erator and Mr I A Remert Sl as hrs as srstant the Semor branch ot the Sodalrty hose Charles Mager Bob Klostermeyer and Rod Kettelkamp as prefect assrstant prefect and secretary respectwely To g xe a more rnterrse trarnrng rn leader shrp both for hrgh school and tor tu ure lrle he whole Senror group was drvrded rnto three sectrons ln connectron wrth the Holy Year the need for prayer and penance was stressed Sodalrsts rnaugurated Frrst Saturday devotrons promoted dedrcatron ot homes to the Sacred Heart and durmg Lent sard the Rosary rn chapel darly At general meetrngs alrcs were Sodalrst as an actrve member of hrs pansh and by Bob Klostermeyer on mental prayer S ated Shea Arrr Klostermeyrr Mr Hernert Mullen Standrrtg R Kctelkamp D Padbera Helrank Maqer 'ILL rrtfllr l - l I l.fr. Scheetz Qgghts the ltinfrre, .., .' i ' l t ' I I I I I Q , , , . L Y I A c I - I I . I . I I I I I . , , , ' A I -l-I - I 1 . I ' 1 ' A . , - . A , . -, - - given by Don Padberg on the duties of a e - , ', . ,f , . , , . . . . 42' , . r 4, .J , , Y . ali X H f - 3, f. M if -- NI 5 I ' E , ' M11 ' V QQ 5 ' X -M my - 4 v N. y, .Q 5 I R gf Nd J 4., 5' 24 xx S l . 3 ' u. 1 - 1 vt'