St Patrick High School - Aquinan Yearbook (Walla Walla, WA)

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1948 volume:

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White, DD Very Reverend John J Callanan Pastor and Superrntendent Congratulatxons to the student body for talang up where It left oll IU 1946 The publucatlon of ll-llf AQUllXlAN was necessarily set aside last year to malce way for the Centennlal Souvenir of the Catholic Church In Walla Walla ln the not too distant future we well be celebrating the one hundredth annnversary of the beglnmng of Cathollc educatlon IH this community The pioneer mlssronarles had carcely begun their worlc when they realized the need lor a Catholic school ln 7864 the Slsters of Charity of Providence arrlved In Walla Walla and since then we have built up a grade and hfgh school adequate to care lor all the Catholic youth of this vlcnnnty l pray the Dlvlne Teacher l-llmsell to bless our worlc May l-le tnsprre the priests and Slsters of St patrrclc s hugh school to teach all our students the meanung of the vvords of St Paul What doth at proht a man ll he garn the whole world and suffer the loss of hls own soul? - 1 . 3 , Y . - 1 I . f 1 I A , , , . , Reverend Albert Austen Pastor of St Froncns Church I f 1 l 1' if Reverend Norman Trlesch Reverend paul A Wennang r V r e r - '. .JF -49 y 7191! ' . ' 1'LJA' AI:AJf 'fr 'WF phllotheo prnnclpol Slster Eugemo of Providence 'IO P Semor Home Room -40 Mai Slster Cecello Llbrcrlan 1--- ' Sister Helen Ann Sophomore Home Room MMM S2-ff Q3 '59 Suster Margaret of JSSLQS As lstarwt Drum lpafx Saster Dolorosa M Jumor Home Room 'Q 5 gin Xaaj Sister Augustinus Freshman Home Room - Snster Marla Music St VlDCef1f Academy ...J Convent Chapel i St Potrvclc Hugh School in W sr. Rlclword l.ee President Malawi 'li'- ..,-I Tom Nrebergoll Vzce President Dolores Bennett Secretory Mary Theresa Kelly Treasurer Jolm Walker Sergeant ot arms 1 vi Zed? - H' gf ar l W It A. 4 ,VVL V? J f 1 r 0 , H 5 2 . 5 THE SENIOR CLASS Jean Dacres Presndent Plnlop Hermann Vice President l-lelen Puglnese Secretary Delorls Arnold Treasurer ,W 1948 4, Burton Van Dylce Sergeant at arms Neta Applegate , ,SX as 'Q' K f A ' of S my G SENIOR CLASS Simone Aubert Nesto Bosto FV' Dolores Bennett Cormo Brown 1948 'ff' Patrick Brumboch Donald Cochran , as H 4 ' my , swlore Q, CLASS Thomas Cosgrove te I Doltoso nl' Bernard Elmenhurst Alsce Foro 7948 Enleen Golden Cori W Hunt H an SENIOR CLASS afvf ff? Joanne Jansen Carol Kennedy Y v,-35 ,,.'- nf,-c Rrcnard Lee Eugene Lehn A1948 Charles Loosveldt Patruck Maher H 1 SENIOR CLASS Dons Manuel Joseph McAlhster Kathleen McAlhster Mary Frances Munns ' ,, , x Thomas Niebergall 1948 'Sl Pansy Spohn THE SENIOR CLASS of 1948 Arnold Stokes June Woliser POUICIO Walker Evelyn Yeggef MEMORIES L A 15 ' if 5 Q 2 , 5 12 5 M . 3 -4 S fw : .., E fx , ' VL 'E ' , g I a .. ,: . 5 U7 V .. Afgl 1 5 ' 7, ' f , . : ' p, fix?-I ' CLASS HISTORY Was the sky unduly dark and cloudy that September morning? To everyone else it may have been a bright and shiny day, but not to us tots of the Class of 48 A black hooded figure lead us through an echoing hall into a room that changed our vvay of life The fenced in feeling those four walls of the primary room gave us had no dampning effect on Tom Niebergall Sister invited him to sit on her lop and be a good little boy when he was showing too much knowledge of the process of flirting Luckily Father Austen knocked just then and Tom dis appeared through the window Richie Lee because of his extreme youth, almost didn t get in What might have been his fate as to schooling had he not glibly rattled off the exact number of big and little bones the human frame possesses is hara to say Such prodigious learning makes his eighth grade habit of memorizing whole encyclopedia pages entitled Famous Lees of America more readily understood Une day our joyous second grade had a party in the park Refreshments stuffed figs rolled in powdered sugar Kay McAllister took her usual little afternoon walk School in the afternoon? Why7D but the figs kept the class from looking her up that one time September 'I944 saw 49 of us being put through the rigors of the first all week initiation at St Pat s High We suffered, but trlumphantly, sand our homeroom teacher, Sister Augustinus Nesta Basta winner of the ple eating contest without getting a bit of juice on her new jacketj, Alice Faro, Philip Hermann, Doris Manuel, and Evelyn Yeager were agog at life at St Pat s Plenty rugged at seemed but they persevered Eileen Golden and Tom Niebergall won the grand prize for bazaar ticket selling whereby each became STO richer Our five pagan babies, the part we played In war bond and stamp drives, our race with the Seniors for the Loyalty Cup lost by only a slight margin, Mary Munns speech award our thoroughly enjoyed picnic honoring the Seniors at Kooskooskle, and our generous gift of library books to the school will long remain in our memories The inspirational retreat that year was preached by Father Hooyber, CS C of Portland Richard Lee was our able Frosh President Une high light of the year was the publication of the first AQLIINAN and the lowest of the low lights was he pl As Sophomores with Sister Dolorosa our homeroom teacher, we struggled all year to win first place in various snapshot contests for a bigger and better AQUINAN Mary Munns as president organized with us an exciting skating party and the elite Senior Sophomore break fast Neta Applegate, Joanne Jansen, and Charles Loosveldt came to add their spice to our numbers Our old friend Pat Maher thought St Pat s looked pretty good again Phil Hermann and Richie Lee placed in the speech contest and Helen Pugliese, Eileen Cwolden, and Patty Walker made one of the perkiest little cheer teams that we have known Helen and Pat Maher were two thirds of the next years cheer team, too, helping the lrish to their good records Carma Brown was baptized in the spring and great was our rejoicing with her in her deep happiness That was the year, too, that Deloris Arnold had the feminine lead in WHAT A LIFE Active in Sodality work, for Catholic press Month we staged our original CATHOLIC LITERATURE ON TRIAL by way of a class assembly We left a table to our homeroom for the statue of Our Lady Our Junior year brought Sister Elenita hamburger sales Burton Van Dyke and his green Ch sler, another skating party and some of the best raffles and sales ever held around here l ctober we participated in the Living Rosary at the Academy shrine The Junior Senior Prom was super duper The Loyalty Cup will forever bear our numerals as a result of our rating first in the all classes assembly with HERE SHE COMES THERE SHE GOES Two new activities engaged our attention The lrish Report over KUJ with Pat Maher as MC was ably supported by Arnold Stokes, Class Prexy Richie Lee, Philip Hermann, and Mary Munns Listen ing in Mondays at 615 P M became a fascunatin habit The event of the year toward which we all bent every effort was the CANTlCLE 0 THE YEARS occasioned by the centennial of Catholicism un Walla Walla Valley What angels pioneers, lndians cowboys, and chorlsters we did prove to bel ln the Spanish assembly, La enorita Lulsita Pansy Spohn otherwise demonstrated that a fan can be a handy little gadget on which to pin one s unmemorized lines A statue of Our Lady In the Junior room bears our year plaque We helped elect Richie Lee our next year s leader of the student body and after bidding a tear stained farewell to the Class of 47, we took up our tasks of manning the citys food canning establishments to earn some cash for our Senior year . . , . Billy Hunt pinned down under a section of lockers outside 'IT7 to the tune of a feeble HHelp, n 3 . . . . . . l . - . ' And that year came much too soon Aye, there s the rubel to quote, not Shalcespeare, but Gene l.ehn Ready or not, after settlIng our longtIme InItIatIon score on the present poor FreshIes, wIth the help of SIster Eugema we learned to tell tales wIth Chaucers PIlgrIms, to enjoy Maurlce Evans wondrous abIlIty as Hamlet on recordIngs that IS, and to adopt the Churchs attItudes toward world problems ID a newly decorated class room Clean, attractIve walls and lIght floors helped us over the darlc spots So dId Jean Dacres Class Presldent WIth the InspIratIon of the nearness of the Blessed Sacrament to our very classroom we early entered upon a soul satIsfyIng retreat preached by Father Gordon Toner, SJ ur Pastor Father Callanan and SIster Mary PhIlothea, the new SuperIor of St Vmcent Academy and successor to Snster Mary as prIncIpal arranged thIs great pfIVIleQe for us It dId much to set the tenor of our SenIor year We lIlced the close paclced program and, very much the hour of tallc at noon June WalIser entered from Mac HI travelln each day wIth Charles Loosveldt after the latter s return from a SGVIOUS operatIon In Portland here was not one of us who dId not admIre Charles wonderful patIence and solId good humor durIng those horrIble months of cast wearIng Re member the lIttle whIte stool and how It got you up the forbIdden front walk? No return could have been harled wIth more dellght than was Chuclc s ln two years he had made hImself a necessary and unforgettable part of all that St Pat s means Spolcane saw several of us for the October Sodallty rally That same month almost the entIre student body notIced that the floor of the ArcadIa IS much better for slcatIng than for srttung Our bazaar dance and homeroom ChrIstmas party were a couple more successes SImone Aubert launched us on our mumps outIngs Don Cochran and Arnold Stokes rated very respect ably In the PepsI Cola Scholarshlp tests Joe MCAllISf6F brought hIs dally apple ffhe Ore gonlan to hIs teacher and Tommy Cosgrove fInally seemed In for lceeps By ChrIstmas tIme a few of us were flashIng our ProvIdence AlumnI DIDS wIth theIr 48 guards January showed us Carol Kennedy s slcIll at organIzIng ICG slcatlng aunts and Tollgate frequently lcnew the presence of many senIor boys and gIrls on slcIs The fIrst CBUEEN AQUlNAN campalgn found Dolores Bennett, Kathleen McAllIster, and Helen pugllese the elected can dldates Flu Interfered wIth the MardI Gras and several other actIvItIes, but at least we got measured for caps and gowns and ordered our beautIful class rIngs February saw Pat Brum bach, a transfer from O Dea In Seattle, ImmedIately at home wIth us maybe because he s Pat and we re lrIsh He, VVItl'1lAUClFIe Jaros, a P G brought our homeroom number up to 35 because Jane Ann Cuascon, also a PC: , resIded most of the day In the mUSIC department Bernard Elmenhurst returned refreshed from a trIp to hIs homeland Kansas Easter tIme not only meant more choIr sIngIng both at St Patrlclc and St FFGDCIS churches, but the post lenten season started us off on the tradItIonal round of actIvItIes that only SenIors lcnow and would not llghtly forego ln Aprll we had roles IH the annual school play Ever SIDCG Eve and In the panel dIscussIon on labor and mana ement durlng the DCCW deanery meetIng here Tree Day saw our sapplIng, the scarlet oa planted on the lawn at S V A among those of classes of the past quarter ofa century May brought the processIon and crown Ing IH honor of Our Lady,the JunIor SenIor Prom attended wlth great delIght, the Sophomore Senlor brealcfast so perfectly QIVSD, the lceen, outdoor enjoyment of the Freshman SenIor pIcnIc, the exclusIveness of SenIor Day, Class Day wIth Its presentatIon ofour memorlal, the pedestal and record cabInet, and our staged farewells, at all of whlch our red and whIte colors flashed amId decoratIons of red roses And near the end of the fun came the SGFIOUSDGSS and the revel atIons of the SenIor Day of l2ecollectIon, an InnovatIon at St Pat s that should stIclc, the dIgnIty and the aspIratIons attendant upon Baccalaureate Sunday and admIttance Into the St Vmcent Academy St Patnclc Hugh School AlumnI ASSOCIOfIOD Stella Daltoso was one of the few SSHIOFS who fInIshed wIth a perfect attendance record GraduatIon day wIth Its last Mass when the Class of 48 would for the last tIme be entIrely assembled before the Blessed Sacrament brIngs a measure of realIzatIon as to the past, a prayer for strength for the future No more can we expect the close guIdance of our pnests and our SIsters Llfe opens up before us wIth new meanIng and our hearts well wIth gratItude for what we have been QIVSD and thIs tIme our farewells are not staged Joanne Jansen 44 , ,- . . I .. . . I I I . . . I . . , . - . . CD , I . , . . ' , . . . , . I . . . v , - I . . . . . . I . . . . I 1 , . . . . ., I ' . , u H ' , . . . . -I . 'I . . . . . Z, . . . , . . v . . CLASS PROPHECY Just two and a half years slnce graduatron day In May 1948 Without going too far afield we learn that NETA APPLEGATE after prolonged experience In and around Martin Field put on the our show of the century yesterday Only a few of us have wandered far from the land of many waters but SIMONE AUBERT goes hither and yon pltchnng straight wlns for the Bug League Soft ballers Constantly cleaning atomuc dust from her cozy llttle Richland traller house us DOLORES BENNETT At the top of the bug band lust IS CHARLES LOOS VELDT S Washboard Hot Shots with GENE LEHN flgurlng as the only flrst sax on roller slcates PATTY WALKER has long ago shifted from the ruler to the yard stlclc as prefect of dlsclpllne at Pasco Hugh Number please? Yes the telephone company IS blessed with JUNE WAL ISERS musical voice The Vlllage Blaclcsmlth and a strong and mighty man IS he IS BILL HUNT The CCD CCOSGROVE COCHRAN DACRESD Truclclng Lines slogan IS We push pull or shove anythlng CARMA BROWN In her blaclc ballerina IS flufflng around at the Red Apple wanting on her constant customer JOE McALl.lS'l'ER the best thang In dlslc joclceys before or slnce Petrnllo DORIS MANUEL DELORIS ARNOLD and EVELYN YEAGER are the boolclceepers at Furney s Boolc Store that IS when they can fund those second hand boolcs to lceep Ye Golden Glow I-lair Wave IS bemg dally and expertly given by Its orrgmator EILEEN GOLDEN beautaclan Late Again LEE has closed down his new Kennewick restau by PANSY SPQHN wnth the asslstance of the Baroness de Hueclc Having talcen a lllclng to Tollgate s slcl tow MARY MUNNS has bought the concession so she can have free rides any time she wants The famous deep sea dlvlng group NESTA BASTA STELLA DALTOSA and HELEN PUGLIESE are now going down for speclmens for S1sterEugenla s brology lab Operat Ing the best stables ID Amerlca this year BURTON VAN DYKE as talang hls horses abroad for a wan In the Olympics CAROL KENNEDY and JOANNE JANSEN are stall ansmatedly dns cusslng the pros and cons of butter vs margarnne When Carol talces one snde Joanne auto matlcally talces the other and vnce versa The new Tallc Write team BERNARD ELMENHURST and ARNOLD STOKES operate under the title of Mumble Scruble Inc the present day hope of the teaching world Present manager of laussclc Kaufman s office IS competent KAIH LEEN MCALLISTER Thus Purple Cross we ve all been hearnng about IS the result of the merger made by PHILIP I-IERMANN former head of the Red Cross and ALICE FARO former head of the Blue Cross Their two aroups are worlang an close cooperatlon PAT MAI-IER has t last enlarged has scope billboard palntlng The new Tarzan of the screen who doesnt have to swnm across crocodile mfested glades he just ambles over ns PAT BRUMBACH whale to prove that we do have a share In spnrntuallty TOM NIEBERGALL as soon to be lcnown as Father Tom of the North Dalcota lndlan Reservatlons with unlnmlted territory In which to satisfy hrs roving spurlt Pansy Spohn . . . I I . . . I I . . , , . I . . , - ' I I U . , . If I . . I . . . . . . ' I I - . I . - I . , Q . . . - rant. RlCHlEjustnever could get there. The new Friendship house in Waitsburg was established . . I . . A ' ' l I I I I . . , - . .i ' i . I 1 I ' I 1 -1 ' . U . I 7 - 1 - I I I ,, , ,. . ' v . ' Lf ' ' . a . . . - . v. . I . . , I . :mime cms orncnes Left to Rnght Geraldnne Mlchener secretary Stella Basta vrce pres Mauruce Davin sergeant atarm Donna Gallo treasurer Dolores Van Dylce presnclent Fnrst Row Janet Nnebergall Patrucna McAllsster Mary Ann Martin Louise Ruzuclca Loulse Cochran Dorns Walery Snster Dolorosa Second Row Monica Lyons Dolores Van Dylce Geraldrne Mnchener Stella Basta Donna Gallo Mary Theresa Kelly Stanton Walmsley lhurd Row James Herres Charles Seelager John Walker Maurlce Davnn n 1 ., : 1 1 1 ' -i 1 ' - Q- . ' 41 1 1 1 - A 1 1 1 1 1 1 - ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 - CLASS OFFICERS 35 if M u.......4 Coralle Bennett secretary Mary Rat Beechlnor treasurer Leonard Raschlco ylce pres B Ily Kennedy Rmchard Hermann president ff NNN B is ,nh REM 'i kg .qt H 3,0 First Row Snster Helen Ann Ednth Larnpertl Dorls Bosslnl Jean McDougall Ruth Gascon Edgarda Boothe Mary Peg McEwen Mary Rat Beechrnor Dolores Canzrann Coraloe Bennett Laura Roggenbuclc Vlrglnna Nelson Second Row Corleen Berg Beatrice Regalna Theresa Howard Yvonne Davrn Ratrucna Cosgrove Mary Jane Pnetrowslca Loss Saunders Drclc Bowe Third Row Mary Brumbach Margaret Lynch Agnes Blanc Joanne Relhl Vlrglnla Anderson Harry Zaro Fourth Row Leonard Raschlco Rnchard Hermann George Barta John Ropella Bully Kennedy Fulth Row Ralph Secolo Robert Saltvng Bull Bass Ernest Grudzlnslcu Harold McQuade Bernard Roggenbucle Albert Golden Willard Crawford L I G li - if 'I' V s . -1 I-fs 1. .. -L ' 'i . t K sg I I I I I ' -I I I ' 1 . f' A t . x .,' ,,'1 Al an W- tk! 4 x ' n I 5 , t, , , . 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I I I ' I I I I I I I - ' ' 1 I I I I I ' 1 I I I ' I I I I l I I ' ?fze44men CLASS OFFICERS 33 ac. ff 26 26- WWW LaVelle Scarpelll pressdent VaLena Scarpelln vlce pres Sam Secolo secretary Robert Kennedy treasurer Jerry Cochran sergeant at arms First Row Sister AUQUStlnUS Vnrglma Herring VaLena Scarpelll Dorothy Ann Donovan Fern Staclcpole Gertrude Schmerer Audrey Votendahl Jacqueline Malloy Jeanne Hermann Juanita Connery Sarah l.ewns Sister MargaretofJesus Second Row Patricia Hlclcey l.aVelle Scarpelll Pauline Basta Gladys Grudzlnslcl Frances Bell Mary Lou Huff Dolores Basta Frances Welmer Thlrd ow Ann Brumbach Angela Torretta Rose Ann Gross, Elvera Rio mondo Doris Dawson Marne Van Doren Fourth Row An re Spanish Betty Simmons Flfth Row Robert Sullivan, Jerry Cochran, Kenneth Knowles, sullen Murphy, Joe McQuade, Donald Ballinger, Eugene Martln Sixth Row Robert Secolo, Benton Boutnlller, Benny Daltoso, Donald Rlzzutl, Sam Secolo, Robert Kennedy 5 5 if -Lg , f' if l N -. -sr XX , ,W 1' l I ' 4 ll M, 'ff 1 , 14 yr , s . . .1.... 1 i 1 ' 'i 1 i 1 i 1 ' ' ' l 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 2 1 1 Q 1 1 1 1 0 . : , , - , , . I I . 31'fT-'fwwmsglfs m xl HIGH ALTAR ST PATRICK CHURCH yegm then in praise nuin If than mtenhest in praise fnreher ,St Qugustme S Ma? S 14 dawg! Seated Ruchard Lee president Standrng Left to Rrght Leonard Raschlco Jean Dacres Dolores Bennett Tom Nlebergall John Wallcer Mary Theresa Kelly Srster Mary Phrlothea, Dolores Van Dylce Val.ena Scarpelll The student councll of a school ID cooperatuon with the faculty sets the tempo ol events for the year and the standards to be malntamed rn school citizenship The most Important duty ol this orgamzatlon IS to establish the pollcles of the student body toward the school the Church and parlsh the city state and national governments as well as toward International allaurs The attitudes St Patrlclc s has built up to date rndlcate hugh prlnclples as well as generosity In servnce and rn maternal goods This year the student council sponsored the tradntlonal Frosh Weelc the winter seml formal, the hrgh school bazaar raffle and the AQUINAN Queen subscription contest which cul mlnated In the Coronation Dance at which Dolores Bennett 48 was crowned hrst AQUINAN QUEEN of St Pat s 3 - ' l ' L A, Q - 4 , A S xy K Nz' ' .L x W, if 's 1 ,, . 4 2 ls ' vu, ' I ' I ' I I I I I I , . I I I ' I - . , . I . v . I r OU FROSI-4 X 4 14,1 n ' l , It H.. 5 I si fi 'QV ' V' a N41 'f-qptsr.-f . '- 'Di 1 FAVORITE HAUNTS om Nieber Qoll, Jofmny WO, fcer, Don Cochr Au' ref J rn! Cochran, .foe Mc us e pxOYmg d on, Joe McAllister Riu Robert Kenne Y ul Hunt Gnd I Some of The Gong THE SODALITY OF OUR LADY IME!! 33423116 ' -. xx ' ' V . ' Q ' tl: ' . - - ' . ' , - V I 5 :rt -V110 - . lx NA 4 ' . . N H, bk ' , A A ' ' . I ' A f' rl? ' ' - ' 7 , A ' ' . of .N f . . I I ' . 1 ' S V .md . A . .Vt t gb- ' . . . fN - ' , if 7 ,' n: . , ' . I V. I L! 5 W, ? . . - , x l . A , T - r '.. . . v gy zu V ' , ' L v n - , . l E ,I ' N 1 b - ,..i . I ' . . 4- , ' ' T. 3 1 'ls1v-,,.. , Q ., I .gg , P Qian- Seated Bull Hunt Stello Daltoso, Mary Munns, Euleen Golden, Louuse Ruzlclca Standing Father Wennung Kathleen McAllister, Delorls Arnold, Patrnclc Maher Another school year at St Patrnclc s means another year of actnvltses for us Sodallsts of Qur Lady The arm of the Sodallty IS to further c dent devotion to our Blessed Lady so that she may help us carry our Cathollc Ideals unto ClOllYl1VIUQ From our flrst meeting on September flfth untnl the end of the term we were busy partlcnpat mg ID all school actlvutnes The Sodallty lcept us on our toes and Interested In furthernn the cause of Catholnc Actlon It sponsored a three day retreat preached by Father Gordon oner S J It chartered a bus to talce forty of us to the Youth Conference In Spolcane In Qctober where Catholic famllles extended warm hospitality to us The Llvlng Rosary IH the gym the Qctober daily rosary by Qur Ladys stairway shrrne newly painted by the enterprlsung Qur Ladys Committee , the specral Lenten devotlons of the Little Offlce and the Statxons of the Cross were other means the organlzatlon tool: to and us spmtually Under the dlrectnon of Father Paul Wennlng, our moderator we became possessed of a new, well placed bulletin board whnch the Publsclty and the Eucharnstnc Commlttees falthfully lcept supplied wuth telling posters remlndlng us of our monthly Mass of vlsrts to the Blessed Sacrament of speclal feasts, and of committee meetungs Father Wennung too, was the spur behind our hours of paclca ang food and clothlng for Europe We cant forget the reshmen studyung Sodallty rules and passlng thear test one hundred per cent Thelr reception as Socialists on Uecember enghtn was rolloweo by a orealcfast In their honor thus year In the St Francls parish hall The yearly event to which all of us loolc forward wuth deep Interest I5 the May procession and crownnng of the statue of the Blessed Mother held thus year on Mother s Day, May nunth The Sodallty officers, Mary Frances Munns, prefect, Stella Daltoso, Vnce prefect, Eileen Golden, Secretary, Louise RUZlClCG Treasurer, and Bull Hunt, Sergeant at arms, formed the lnner Court and were surrounded by the Court of Honor composed of class representatives One must not suppose that the Soclal Llfe Committee was dull A three mule hnlte ending In a wenner roast marlced the frrst soclal actlvuty of the year O e October nnght saw us IH the gym for another event Thats rnght the Sodaluty Soc Hop, where shoes were exchanged at the door for heavy socks Fun' The Blessed Lady smnled at us from her temporary shrune of the evennng November toolc us on a truclc rude to the Sudbury Grange hall the boys havsng arrnved wlth padded wallets for buylng baslcets of food and a supper partner besudes Before we settled down to cram for semester exams, we eased our munds by attending the Sodalrty Leap Year dance where from amon the many costumed couples, Mary Theresa Kelly proved to be our Dansy Mae and Red GoTJden, LII Abner Mary Frances Munns, Pres of Sodallty - YUQJ 1' ., . . fra. '?'g A , 'Tvs 'H ' t , n .wff...-z i- if .F The inspiration behind the St. Francis l 4-.Q choir is Sister Euthalia, Through her efforts and devotedness the group below sang High Mass each Sunday during the year and toolc care of the Requiem Masses and the Holy Weelc services. ' SISTER EUTHALIA Sister Euthalia, who has spent fifteen years teaching music and singing in Walla Walla, is celebrating her Golden Jubilee of religious profession as a Sister of Charity of Providence this year Sister Euthalia First Row VaLena Scarpelli LaVelle Scarpelli Doris Manuel Nesta Basta Dolores Basta Stella Daltoso Second Row Edith Lamperti Pauline Basta Helen Pugliese Caroline Christiana Doris Bossini Juanita Connery Third Row Angela Torretta, Beatrice Regalia Dolores Canziani Elvera Riomondo, Stella Basta Donna Gallo I : I I I I I A I I 1 I I I ' Z I I I . MUSIC Flrst Row Slster Marla LaVelle Scarpelll, Valena Scarpelll Ruth Gascon Patricia Cosgrove Vlrgnnra l-lerrrng Jeanne l-lermann Jacauelrne Malloy Juanita Connery Helen Pugllese, Doris Dawson, Vrrglnua Anderson Second Row Fern Staclcpole Monuca Lyons, Carma Brown Louise Cochran Gertrude Schmerer, Jean McDougall Margaret Lynch Dolores Canzuanl Mary Munns lhurd Row Evelyn Yeager, Pansy Spohn Dolores Bennett, Dolores Van Dylce Donna Gallo Joanne Jansen Mary Pat Beechxnor Fourth Row Rose Ann Gross Agnes Blanc Charles Loosveldt Janetlxlreber all Frlth Row Eugene Martln Coralle Bennett Jeanne Dacres, Ernest Grudznnsla Charles eellger John Walker Maurice Davxn Mary Theresa Kelly Sixth Row Kenneth Knowles Cullen Murphy, Eugene Lehn James l'lerres Seventh Row Tom Cosgrove Benton Boutullrer, Arnold Stolces Brll Bass Benny Daltoso, Joe McQuacle ST PATRICKS CHORAL CLUB St Patrnclc s Choral Club has had another very successful year Desprte the handlcap of changnng teachers In the mnddle ol the year the Choral Club has ma ntalned the same hugh standard ol performance as rn past years At the begrnnnng ol the second semester Sister Cecrlra Mary was transferred to Moxee Cnty Sister Ceculna Mary wall long be remembered for her many contrlbutrons to the school chief among whnch was the Musical Revue for the Centennial of 1947 Her successor Slster Marla, has done an excellent Job thls last semester regardless of the fact that she was worlcrng wuth new students We give her our best washes and extend to her the assurance of our cooperatlon lor a contnnuecl Choral Club par excellence Z I I I I I I I I . . , I I I I I ' I I I I I ' I I I E ' I I I I I I . 1 , , 4 . : I I I . . . , 5 . . , . ' . I I ' I Jane Ann Gascon an Recital Ar tlne Plano Jane Ann Goscon Standing Yvonne Davin Mary pot Beeclwunor Margaret Lynclw Evelyn Yeager Cormo Brown oralle Bennett Joanne Jansen Agnes Blanc Rutlm Gascon Pansy Spolwn Dolores Bennett is '10 9 . i I . Z A I . I I I I C I I f . I I I ' ' 1 I - '-yt ,Qf 4- v 'lb Z., ' . V. all-1 A 5 14 , Q s 6 , t .. V el'- W I 746 ,ffgucaaa fueen of 79457 and Wm grunt 'W' -nf Q7 l'lelen Pugluese Dolores Bennett Kathleen McAllister At the Coronation Dance April Q Dolores Bennett was crowned AQUINAN QUEEN Helen Puglnese and Kathleen McAlluster were lmer prancesses l MQ ' ra' qt, . 5 w I I . I . I 1' ,if ,xx Iwi uw7DWV TREES by Joyce Knlmer l thunk that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree A tree whose hungry mouth as prest against the earth s sweet Flowmg breast A tree that loolcs to God all clay, and lifts her leafy arms to pray A tree that may un Summer wear a nest of robvns In her hair, Upon whose bosom snow has lam, who lntnmately lives wnth rcun Poems are made by fools like me, but only God can make a tree 1945 .Q Z ' wks , M vt' Maher VWQW M Chades Loosvexdt pomc '-I Seated Vrrgnnla Herring Ruth Gascon Helen Pugllese Bal! Bass Standing RobertSaltvlg Pansy Spohn patBrumbach Pnllup Hermann Msss Helene Cobb Dlrector Patrlck Maher p 0 0 ,e .Uv X 5 2 ,jg f E ., . ' X V 1 S, S r I N erear C ' eg 1! i a 1 4 A no Hemng E J J E V I E x' , 4-. rf 3 Zaqeu eated Helen pu I tandmg Qhcrle L Qlese BIIIBQSS s oosveldt Pcmck Maher L Seated Vlrgnma Herrln Ruth Gascon Helen Pugllese Bull Bass Standing Robert Saltvrg Pansy Spobn PatBrumbac?1 Phelup Hermann Mlss Helene Cobb Dnrector Patrlclc Maher Fw A ,, L ,, L T A 5 R 1 ' I l C A A J S T Zawetdall fiqwmglr FrrstI2ow John Wallcer Albert Golden Ruchard Lee Tom Nlebergall Jean Dacres Second Row Charles I.oosveIdt Kenny Knowles Wnllard Crawford James I-Ierres Bully Kennedy Ernest Grudzunslcl Father Trlesch Coach Third Row Patrrclc Brumbach Robert Kennedy Benny Cole Cullen Murphy Eugene Martin Charles Seelnger Benny Daltoso I-Iarold McQuade WALLA WALLA COUNTY CHAMPS JAMBOREE CHAMPS Qnd PLACE SUB DISTRICT TOURNEY DISTRICT TOURNEY I I , r ri Q 5 , - I ' - , 3 - I - , ,, -A -' AT ,WJ A 1 i ,f K' R , I I .Q nf v , 1 1 , ' 1 - ' Y I ,Q M ' 5. 5 -N 1 M .9 A n .QM , ,.,, .1 I sg W -1 -- N- MQ n 73 .1 my I I I I I ' I I I I I I I I ' I I I I I I I , I. C St Patrrck s Hugh School had Its most successful basketball season In lrrsh hrstory thus year Father Trresch drrector of athletrcs for the thrrd year coached hrs boys to therr thrrd consecutive Jamboree trophy and thrrd strarght county champronshrp wrth an undefeated record Thus, St Patrrck s took permanent possession of both coveted trophres ln the county league race the hugh scorrng Irrsh crushed therr opponents rn every game to remarn undefeated In league play making the count Q3 wrns and 1 loss rn the last three years under Father Trresch The B squad thus year suffered therr frrst set back rn three years of league play ln spate of the fact that rnjurres hut three of the starting varsnty the hard drrvrng Irrsh averaged 60 points per game agarnst 34 for the opposrtron and substrtutes were used lrberally every game The lowest league score set up by the green ond Gold was 46 pornts whale therr highest effort was a mrghty 84 rn therr last home contest 8 of these pornts came rn the frnal 90 seconds Wrth two sprarned ankles and a broken thumb plagurng the varsrty frve St Pats downed 17 foes and suffered a 1 pornt set back Then St Pats lost one by 5 pornts the largest advantage that any team held over the Catholrc qurnt The lrrsh easrly entered the frnals of the sub distract tournament but lost a heartbreaker by the margrn of Q pornts rn the last seven seconds They then traveled to the State College at Pullman for the drstrrct meet Al though leading all the way an off form lrrsh team dropped therr op ner 43 to 41 rn the wanrng seconds to the Pune Cnty Trojans who went on to the state tourney ln their consolation game St Pat s again led all the way untrl the frnal minutes before bowrng out to Endrcott 44 to 49 Although St Pat s lost 5 games thus season, all were by narrow scores The lack of experrenced subs seems to have made the drfference ln the entrre schedule of 99 games the lrrsh were never behrnd at the begrnnlng of the fourth quarter The lrrsh are going to mrss such Senior stolwarts as captarn Rrchre Lee Tom Nrebergall and Jean Dacres but the future has some brnght spots because John Walker and Red Golden were voted to the all star team at the sub drstrrct tourney The followrng summary of the last three years shows the 1947 48 edrtron of the Alder Avenue Aggregatron to be the best rn the school s all time hrstory ,C Games Field Goals Fouls Foul Shots Fouls Made C of Pornts Won Per Game Per Game Per Game Per Game Fouls Made Per Game St Pat s Opponents St Pat s Opponents St Pat s Opponents Charles Loosveldt WINNER OF INSPIRATION AWARD N be Kenneth Knowles WINNER OF STUDENT ATHLETE AWARD F, . 5, . - 1 y l 1 . 1 4 5 '45 . ' 1 81 I 16 10 15 l 5.8 -- 40 1 38 '46 l eel- A A f me -A-4 1--ee-ee-A 11 19 j 12 1 5 44 1 97 .46 , ' oo l 16 l 17 17 8 , 4 48 41 '47 19 l 14 19 l a .9 47 37 . ' l 78 1 7 l 15 szsz l 1 sz . Q 56 l 47 '47 4- - 4- 'e --ee-me 4 ei-e?- '48 1 3 l 19 18 7 . sz 41 1 34 ' ' '1 1',f QQLYTHL 771 ,,Y' T'1,W H, L ilk' Tjglf, ,T 'Tg, WL LTWWQLT ' ' 'QA' ' T Y' '14 'WW 'fi ' 'i 'il ' 2 7 f 4 Y I ? 4, A Y l , I ' Pctruclc s Patrick S Potrlclc S Patrick s Patrfclc s Potrlclc s Potrlclc s Potruclc s Potrlclc s Pctrlclc s Potrnclc s 44 84 ouchet -Q8 Pomeroy 37 ASOfID Touchet Pomeroy Pune Cnty Endicott Jean Docres Z5 XS Red Golden Rnchle Lee Johnny Walker Tom Nlebergoll 3 7mm l.elt to Rlglwt Willard Crawford Bully Kennedy James l'lerres Leonard Patrrclc Patrlclc Patrrclc Patrrclc Patruclc Patrnclc St Patruclc Rasczlwlco Ernest Grudzlnslcr B TEAM SEASON S RECORD Mac Hs Dayton Mac l-lr Prescott Wa Hr WOIfSbUVQ Touclmet Patncks Potruclc s Patrlclf S Patruclc s Patnclcs Patrlclcs Columbia WGIfSbUFQ Prescott Columbna louclwet Pomeroy Sr. 1 's Q1 - ' Q9 Sr. ' ' 30 ' St. ' ls Q4 59 St. ' ' Q6 A St. ' 's 14 - ' 40 St. 1 ' 37 St. Patriclc's 39 Pomeroy Q6 St, Patriclls 35 Dayton St. ' 's 42 31 St. ' ' Q0 A St ' 'S Q5 - ' 40 St ' l 38 St. A 's 33 ' 31 Sr. ' ' Q8 . ' 's SO 79 Leonard Roscnko Wnilord Crawford Ernest Grudzlnslu Jnm Herres 1 y Kennedy Zaaedall B GN' f i Ml-' I' Flrst Row Joe McAllister, lom Wallcer, Red Golden, Maurice Davun, Rlchre Lee, Richard Hermann, Tom Nlebergall Bully Kennedy Ernie Grudzlnslcl Coach Father Trlesch Second Row Gene Martxn, Jerry Cochran, Bennie Boutllller, Cullen Murphy Robert Kennedy, John Ropella, Kenny Knowles, Donald Ballinger Robert Sullivan, Jean Dacres lhlrd Row Dlclc Bowe As the Aqurnan goes to press twenty Irlsh diamond asplrants are daily bravung bltlng wrnds and overcast slcnes In preparatlon for thelr opening clash agalnst Mac Hn on Easter Monday Among those drawing practice equipment are sux regulars from last year s squad Rlch Lee and Tom Nlebergall, who carried most of the 46 47 battery burdens are back as ns Maurlce Davin on second base and Red Golden at short stop John Walker, who last year held down a garden spot IS maklng a strong bud for flrst saclc and Ernle Grudzmslcr rs drlvang for his old positron In center field That leaves two held slots and hlrd base open for newcomers Among the most promlslng contenders are Joe McAIIuster Stanton Walmsley Bull Kennedy Dlclc Hermann and John Ropella All of these saw plenty of relief actson last season Bob Kennedy, Don Ballinger and Bob Sullivan give promise as Freshmen hopefuls With a nucleus of returning lettermen the lrlsh have hugh hopes for another successful baseball season They have lost Jerry Kelly, whose season s batting average was a sweet 500 and Fred Pugllese who hut 333 but the experrence of former seasons should help Two years ago the team batting average was 999, last year It hat 244 and this year s campaign should keep the average on the rise ln their flrst year at baseball the Green and Gold nlne tled for the County Champlonshrp, and last year won It unconditionally This year they intend to annex the county crown for the thlrd time Here ns the schedule you full IH the scores Pat s Pats Pots Pats Pat s Pat s 'IQ St Pats VS VS Mac l-lu Dayton Mac l-ln Pomeroy Columbia Touchet Waltsbu rg 4 Q .5 -...St ....St 115: ......St Sr Pats Pats Pats Pats Pats Pats Pats Prescott Wantsburg Pomeroy Prescott Touchet. Dayton Columbna I1 K K A Z V: Z .K A! I ,A I ,. I X, . , Y I V , Ji 2, , '4 X ' ' V tp f l M c Ar i 3 . it A s T Q f 4 . V' f rv M' wi' 42 . : I' yr Y.: f 'inn i I 1 !'- . I , xi I f ,M I I sm X w ! , . sz , f . ' vi ,XV If I Y W I X A , K ,XM , X xx ft K 1 M A ' x , 1 M 4 81 an J l .r I . A, . I - . .X . ' Z 1 , . : . I i I ' . I . . . . - . . . . . . A I I .. ' h , I I . V, . h n V . I ' t I . A A . . . . I . I I . . i . t . ' . l . . l. 8,St. ' . - ', l. t. ' vs. c-----1. 1 7-St. ' vs. ,A Oi. ..St. ' vs. ' . ?. 1,St. ' vs. V '- 52.1 . ' vs. --...- ,.1O..St, ' vs. cc 5.i . ' vs. ---..-..- .. 8ASt. ' vs. ' - 27. . ' vs. uni... ..4 6fSt, ' vs. 3 QTL . ' vs. . Tom Nlebergoll Richard Lee Maurice Davin Catcher Pntcher Qnd Bose John Wollcer Duck Hermann Red Golden 'lst Bose Pitcher Shortstop Q , - , -Qi' 32-fr f Ernest Grudzmskl Outfleld Bull Kennedy Joe McAllister Outfleld Jeon Dccres OUtfl6Id Outfreld Bob Kennedy on Don Bollmger Fi i 'mwah WMM vw iv? P' fi wig , ,- . 41' iii-f., , V v..y6.?lf5, K 2 A-saw f gr .34 -P 01 ., Jie .L , I I w A gn X , Y - 'xx , e n ' U X I V .. , , Q 2 Q :S11 I fhgxfi , 41.wQ3a7, e -iff-fiwf. fwf fQf4',. W , W F . , -' . my WHS-'34 vb'-5 V A I ,Ay .. - 00 .1 ' N k,,. .. YELL LEADERS Mary Pat Beeclnnor pat Malwer Mary Theresa Kelly First Row Red Golden Rlclwne Lee Phil l'lermann patMal'1er Maurnce Davin Jlm l-lerres Second Row Jean Dacres Cullen Murphy Gene Martin Kenny Knowles Ernie Grud ZIDSlCl .lolwn Wallcer llmlrd Row Leonard Rasclulco Tom Nuebergall Bob Kennedy Charles Seelsger Willard Crawford LETTERMENS CLUB . f' 'ri 'll r , , ,A K Q .L , , I 2 T 5 I A e' 5 A 'fl L X JN 5 f 'M - -it-. LUQQSZ ,5-1, Frrst Row Wendell Walmsley Kenneth Stokes John Kent Sam Gascon Edward Valenscon Wllllam Lewls Joseph Kennedy Second Row Terry Guslce Robert Lonneker Raul Leedom Dante Daltaso James Seeluger Rev Paul Wennxng Coach James Owsley Vernon Walker Larry Meluah Thurd Row Larry Connors Rnchard l-lerres Robert Schllle Patruck McEllgot John Beechlnor Davrd Lynch Fourth Row Bernard I-lsclcey Mlchael Westgard Donald Bocal Jack Walmsley Thomas Lakin Gerald Anhorn Glen Sams ew-41 WM Fvrst Row Larry Connors Wendell Walmsley Kenneth Stokes John Kent Edward Valenscon Wallnam Lewis Joseph Kennedy Second Row Robert Lonnelcer Paul Leedom Bull Boewer Terry Guske Gene Crrscola James Owsley Vernon Walker Larry Meluah Rev Paul Wennlng Coach Thurd Row Patrlclc MCElIQOl Jack Lattle Rnchard Herres John Beechmor Gary Cole David Lynch Ronald Schmerer Ratrsck Patrack Fourth Row Bernard Hickey Michael Westgard Donald Bocal Stephen Chadelc Jack Walmsley Thomas Lglcln Gerald Anhorn Sam Gascon Glen Sams Robert Schulle Q 40 .v Wm- Al A, 1 A , - X Z I I I I I I - 5 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 i 1 1 ' 3 1 1 1 1 1 - 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' Z I I I I I I 1 1 1 ' 1 ' I 1 I I I I I I ' 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I I ' ,4,,a,L.-.M---e L ' K , A s pd .. f , , ' ' 1 .T ' 3 , . , g C ' 1- , . . , V., f r- H . 5 . , , Q - , -- 1 . , , 7' ' . - 4 Q l ' l I if: 41 K K If I . 9 - . , 1 . ' f - , V . 1 4 ' 1 . . - 1 t . f ,-fzdletdcd gli. 'WN irst Row: Patricia Hickey, Dolores Basta, Audrey Votendahl, Dorothy Ann lanoyan, Caroline Christiana M ' , ary Lou Huff, Elvera Piomondo. Second ow: Jean Hermann, Rose Ann Gross, Marie Van D il oren, Gertrude Schmerer, adys Grudzinslci, Juanita Connery, Sarah Lewis. Third Row: Doris Dawson, Iuline Hosta, Betty Simmons, A I ngea Spanish, Angela lorretto Ja , cqueline Malloy, La Velle Scarpelli. xx' 5, 'N director I - Othletlc Gnd AUQUStmu5,tQLlglen iugliese ., S r. Sister he, ossisfgggricia WGl e ith N- First Pow- Lois Saunders D tx I ' , , oris Bossini, Corglie 5 W ff DI ti4'?ifi,E:L:i,sQkfg Emdfor 5595 fofiiiif iiifgiilz Third Pow: Beatrice ll?eQalia, fifth Chglnezgertidgleiado google! Corleem Berg Blanc, Virginia Ander ' W at BSS-Chingrl Agnes' Son' Jeanne MCDOUQQM MQW JODG pietrowslci. 'UC' A B L p N-1:1-1 'f QQ' ,, 'fu j Org! Lax! and wit mb WPA 'ww W,-, nh .n-fauna. f4g6,6f22cmlcaa FRIENDS IN NEED f ' K ffccfdyldfbdd