St Martins High School - Samahi Yearbook (Lacey, WA)

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THE MAURISTS A most important function of any organization is to look out for its continued existence. In the fifty years since its founda- tion, St. Martin's faculty has grown by drawing new members from the student body as priests and brothers of the Order of St. Benedict. In years past an exclusive body, the Scholasticate, included those young men who were stu- dents for the priesthood in the Benedictine Order. This year a more general body, The Maur- ists, replaced it. Rt. Rev. Abbot Raphael Heider, O.S.B., formed this society to promote vocations to the priesthood and the reli- gious life. Regular meetings were held at which lectures, papers and discussions on the priesthood, the monastic life, the lay brotherhood, and other related topics were discussed. lvb The club elected Carl Feucht president, Earl Baer secretary, and James Baxter i rarian. THE PLACIDIANS The story of the life of St. Benedict tells us that a friend of the holy abbot brought his son, Placidus, to the Benedictine monastery of Subiaco to be edu- cated. So through the ages since, other fathers have brought their sons to Benedictine schools throughout the world. The Pla- cidians are such a group--mem- bers of an ever increasing num- ber of students, those whose dads or uncles attended St. Mar- tin's in years gone by. They are second generation students. Honors in this group go to the Raymonds, father and son. George Raymond, of Olympia, entered St. Martin's in 1902 and ' was a hilltopper until 1904. In 1923 his son, Homer Raymond, registered as a high school freshman. Completing his sophomore year of college in 1929, this young man entered the Benedictine novitiate, and is the Rev. John Raymond, O.S.B., Ph. D., professor of mathematics, pur- chasing agent, and a former athletic director and prefect of dis- cipline. We hope that other sons will follow the example of this first second generation student. Dads of other lads are now in a variety of occupations. Some are in the Army and Navy, others are lawyers, executives, ranchers and farmers. The sons, now registered at St. Martin's, are a credit to their dads and to the school. May this select group grow to ever greater numbers-a symbol of the spreading influence of St. Benedict and the Benedictine family spirit. George Raymond

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QYWF QF' First row-LeRoy, Connolly, Shryne, Zintheo, Sweeney. Second row-Golden- berger, Lee, Finch, Mayes, Heye, H., Arnold. Third row-Wells, Bergh, MacMillan, Wisniewski, Tuttle, Heye, E., Lamm. DAY STUDENTS There is a term used in St. Martin's vernacular which we have tried to change probably ever since the college began. In vain have all sought for a new name be- fitting those members of the student body who daily travel to and from their homes- it always ends up Day Dogs. Before the war, a large percentage of the students, sometimes half of them, were day students. The courtyard was filled with cars ranging from model T's to the latest in automobile fashions. Now only a few ears make their way over the hill. The ma- jority of the day students travel to and from school on the bus, chauffeurcd by Ed Kennish. This colorful group of students from Olympia, Lacey, Nisqually and Fort Lewis has shown great interest in sports, social activities and scholastic duties. Valuable to the Ranger football squad were Ben Goldenberger, Bill Wisniewski, Ron Macmillan, George Lawson and Ken Mallory. The remainder formed an intramural football team led by Dave Sweeney. They formed their own basketball five, the Columbian Squires, playing the varsity second team and other local teams. Social activities were taken care of by the Day Dog Activities Club headed by Dave Sweeney, president, Jack Connolly, vice-president, and Jerry Lamm, secretary- treasurer. The club raised a fund to have a mass offered each month for the St. Martin's alumni in the service. Keeping up the scholastic prestige of former years, Shryne, Lamm and Wisniewski were consistent Honor Roll students. To add to their accomplishment, most of these young men helped themselves through school by working after school and on Saturdays. Dave Sweeney and Jerry Lamm, graduating Day Dogs, were editor and sports editor, respectively, of the Martian Dave also took over in putting out the sports section of the Ranger Crossbow. Hats off to an integral cog in the St. Martin's student body, the non-resident stu- dents, or, as they themselves would be called, the Day Dogs.

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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES The students of 1944-1945 were supplied with an abun- dance of recreational activities. With two movies every week- end, dances at school and at the yacht club in Olympia, skating parties and basket socials, the calendar was well filled. The movies this year were outstanding, up to date pictures. Most notable among them were: The Sullivans, Pride of the Yankees, Home in Indiana, Going My Way,' The Story of Dr. Wassell, and Laura, There were also revivals of such fine old films as The Cru- TT sades, Cleopatra, Seven- teen, and The King of Kings. Father-Denis and his assistant Bill Fox operated the movie machines. A novelty in St. Martin's social history begun this year bids fair to become tra- ditional. Three dances-Halloween, Christmas and Valentine-were given in the col- lege gym, with enthusiastic crowds, clever decorations, good entertainment and re- freshments. The dances were jointly sponsored by the Olympia Mothers Club and the high school Student Council. Skating parties and basket socials provided by the C.D.A. girls of Olympia and the Young Peoples Club of the Lacey parish were enjoyed by all. The recreation room, a very important place in a county where there is so much liquid sunshine was always well filled. It provided relaxation before and after classes with facilities for pool, ping pong, billiards, and such things as checkers, chess and other games. A vote of thanks to the capable managers, Messrs. Monda, Thornton and Norris for their good work. u MATTERS MUSICAL For the first time in many years St. Martin's had its own swing band. Carrying on the tradition and name of former school bands, the Mad Marti- ans played at dances and as- semblies and provided solid jive music. The members of the band practiced in all their spare mo- ments, learning chords and per- fecting harmony. The result, although not perfect, was a well organized swing group which knew its music, the proof of this being original 'Boogie-Woogie' and blues compositions. During the last semester changes were Musicians-Aigner, Wells, Baer, Mehan, Moran, made from the fmgmfll band W- Kenney, Bosserman and a brass section with four trumpets and piano was formed. The musicians included in the band throughout the year were Bob Aigner, pianog Gilbert Wells, saxaphoneg Jerry Mehan, trumpet, John Moran, trumpet and leader of the band, Bill Kenney, trumpet and Charles Bosserman, trumpet. Earl Baer, although not in the band, provided entertainment with excellent piano solos. The music department of St. Martin's is looking forward to great things next year. Since the death of Professor John St. Onge in 1936, most of the music instruction has been given outside. Band has been directed by Father Sebastian, and choral work by Fathers Marcel, Robert and Bede. The last two years Father Sebastian has been taken up with much outside activity, and Fathers Marcel and Robert are army chap- lains, while Father Bede has been getting his doctorate in Chemistry at Stanford. Father Eugene Kellenbenz, O.S.B., talented pianist and musician, will join the faculty for the fall semester, and Father Bede Ernsdorff, O.S.B., leader of chant, quartette and chorus activities in the past, will be back with us. The music department wishes to express a word of sincere appreciation to Mrs. H. Whiting Phillips of Olympia for her interest in St. Martin's musicians, and for the do- nation of a wide variety of recordings.