St Thomas Military Academy - Kaydet Yearbook (Mendota Heights, MN)

Text from Pages 1 - 166 of the 1948 volume:

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St. Thomas has given us a perspective. And with this endowment we shall try, wherever we be, to make this world a better place in which to live .... t t t ie UgAt toman ioca ta (6e aexvf St. Thomas Military Academy has become a better place and a stronger institution because a priest with endless patience, purposeful thinking, and edifying ideals has worked amongst us. Although confronted with a million and one problems from day to day, still Father Holland sees to it that his office door is always open to the needs of the cadets. We have the greatest respect for him,- and yet we like to call him our cherished friend, for in all our difficulties he has shown justice and fair play, virtues which mean a great deal to us He is a priest whose influence will be felt in our lives far beyond the physical boundaries of the campus. Hence, it is with special pleasure and deep grati- tude that we dedicate the Kaydet of Nineteen Hundred Forty-eight to Father Holland. DEDICATION There is one fraternity of St. Thomas and that is good fellowship. Boys come from mountain and prairie, from the teeming cities and pastoral vil- lages, from over the seas and the romantic lands south of the Rio Grande. They come together to this city of St. Thomas where Christ is ever present in the Blessed Sacrament and where the grandeur of nature is resplendent; and here they live, not as strangers, but as brothers. . . . . leaning into the west wind, the Academy Building . . . . the homely warmth of a big family or a small town where everybody knows everybody else, all pulling together with a common bond of compactness .... Academy Building . . . . rising from a setting of wide carefully barbered lawns, is massive and beautiful Albertus Magnus Hall whose bright buff Mankato stone, complemented by that of the Arts Build- ing, forms a handsome entrance to the campus .... . ... on a Saturday afternoon when the air is crisp, and the leaves are turning brown, the cadets march to victory on the gridiron of O'Shaughnessy Field . . . . . . . the Armory honeycombed with blaring bassoons, the rhythmic tramp of feet, the ranting of embryo thespians, the milling of cadets in the book store, the eagle's nest, the chow line, the Dean's well-worn carpet, et cetera, et cetera . . . . THE MOST REVEREND JOHN GREGORY MURRAY, S.T.D. Archbishop of St. Paul Under the paternal control and direction of His Excellency, Archbishop Murray, St. Thomas Military Academy has made great progress in the fulfillment of Catholic ideals in educa- tion. Barn February 2, 1877, in Waterbury, Connecticut, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1900 at Louvain, Belgium. He was consecrated titular bishop of Flavias and auxiliary bishop of Hartford in 1920. Having been transferred to the see of Portland, Maine, in 1928, he was subsequently raised to the Archbishopric of St. Paul, October 29, 1931, being installed at the Cathedral of St. Paul, January 27, 1932. Since that time his apostolic charity and sympathy have endeared him completely to the people of the North- west, to those both in his fold and out of his fold. For his extraordinarily kind and personal interest in us and our future, we cadets of St. Thomas wish to assure our beloved shepherd. Archbishop Murray, of our sincere and unending loyalty to him as followers of Christ. THE MOST REVEREND JAMES J. BYRNE, S.T.D. Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul The event of greatest importance to men of St. Thomas in 1947 was the consecration last July of His Excellency, Bishop James Byrne, older brother of our own two Academy in- structors, Lieutenants Robert and Thomas Byrne. Bishop Byrne was the second St. Paul native in the city's history to be elevated to the episcopate. Born in 1907, he received Holy Orders in 1933 with the first class ordained by Archbishop Murray in St. Paul Cathedral. After four years' study at Louvain he received his Doctor's Degree in Sacred Theology. From 1941 to 1945 he was Dean of the College of St. Thom- as. From 1945 until the time of his elevation to the episco- pacy he was professor of Dogmatic Theology at St. Paul Seminary. Pictured with Bishop Byrne at the left is the Most Reverend Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the United States, who officiated as the consecrating bishop. - THE VERY REVEREND VINCENT J. FLYNN, Ph.D. President of the College of St. Thomas and St. Thomas Military Academy Nothing great in life is ever won without a fight . . . Our founder, the mighty John Ireland, was a fighter,- think of the great heart of the man who, with little be- sides faith and indomitable will, laid the foundations for the many institutions of this archdiocese! And St. Thomas men everywhere are cut to the same pat- tern — men of ability, men of vision, men of justice, but likewise men of fortitude. This is the unequivocal theme of our courageous Presi- dent, the Very Reverend Vincent J. Flynn, who was born in a little Minnesota town with the quaint name of Avoca. He came here as a student entering the' Military Academy some thirty-two years ago and since that time his destiny and that of St. Thomas have blended into one. Upon graduation from the Academy in 1919, he entered the College of St. Thomas. In 1921 he entered St. Paul Seminary, and was ordained to the holy priesthood in 1927. Thereupon he began teaching at the Academy, meanwhile working towards his Mas- ter's Degree which he received from the University of Minnesota in 1929. He continued further studies at the University of Chicago from 1930 to 1934, and spent fifteen months in Europe doing research for his doctor- ate which he received from the University of Chicago in 1939. Shortly thereafter he was appointed head of the English Department in the College,- and in 1944 he succeeded Father James Moynihan to the Presidency of the College and the Academy. He took the reins of the institute at a crucial time. The solutions to the many problems during the frenzy of war, and during recon- version after war, coupled with the largest enrollment St. Thomas has ever seen were just a few of the mo- mentous tasks confronting Father Flynn. Now he is car- rying on the great work of his pioneer predecessors who came to preach Christianity to the Indians, by courageously and prudently expanding the College and the Academy so that more and more students may have access to a fuller and more adequate Christian education. We are certain that Father Flynn will win his Fight; and we assure him of our whole-hearted support. We are proud of his pluck and perseverance which bring to mind Cardinal Newman's words, Nothing would be done at all if a man waited until he could do it so well that no one would find fault with it. Born in Alexandria, Minnesota, Father Holland entered his metier of education long before he took up his studies for the priesthood. He was a student at the Col- lege of St. Thomas from 1924 to 1926, and then trans- ferred to the University of Minnesota where he received his B.A. in 1928. His first position after graduation was superintendent of schools in Sedan, Minnesota. From 1929 to 1935 he taught chemistry and physics at Father Ryan High School in Nashville, Tennessee. In the fall of 1935 he entered St. Paul Seminary, and after four years of theology was ordained to the holy priesthood. In September, 1939, he came to St. Thomas Military Academy to teach chemistry and to be dean of Ireland Hall. In June, 1944, he was appointed Principal of the Academy, thus giving our graduating class of 1948 the privilege of being the first to complete four years under his administration. Since Father Holland has been at the helm, the Academy has slowly but surely undergone a remark- able metamorphosis so that now we have a steady. hard-working organization of which we and our par- ents are very proud. Father's constant surveillance of attendance and comportment, and his insistence on obedience to rules and regulations have eliminated the confusion that at times will creep into a high school. His active interest in the guidance program set up for individual counseling has benefited us immeasurably,- and those of us who had the misfortune to be sum- moned before the Board of Discipline will never forget Father Holland's patience, impartiality, and dispassion- ate justice in considering our case. Thought of by cadets and faculty alike as a modest, humble priest. Father Holland is skilled in many fields, such as science, music, and education,- his depth, so to speak, is like a mining country—its wealth is under- ground, unguessed at by the careless passerby. So ar- dent is our love for Father Holland that we trust he will remain with St. Thomas until he is old and silver- haired; for, to us he is as much a part of the beloved academic surroundings as are the vine-covered bricks. Page j« «ntoen COLONEL PHILIP R. DWYER Commandant and Professor of Military Science and Tactics Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 9, 1900, Colonel Dwyer attended the College of Villanova one year before receiving his appointment to West Point in 1919. From the time of his graduation in 1923 up until the present his colorful career reads like a story book: 1923-26, 29th Infantry, Ft. Ben- ning, Ga.; 1926-27, Student Infantry School, Ft. Benning, Ga.; 1927-30, 15th Infantry, Tientsen, China,- 1930-36, ROTC Lanier High School, Macon, Ga.; 1936-39, 65th Infantry, Puerto Rico; 1939-40, Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leaven- worth, Kansas,- 1940-41,20th Infantry, Ft. Warren, Wyo.; 1941-42, 2nd Battalion, 37th Infantry, Kodiak, Alaska,- 1942-44, 153rd Infantry, Umniak, Alaska,- 1944, Navy War College, Newport, R. I.; 1944, 116th Infantry, 29th Division, France, Hol- land, Germany,- 1944-46, 407th Infantry, 107th Division, Germany. What with this unusually broad background. Colonel Dwyer's coming to St. Thomas in 1946 will go down as a high light in the school's history. Already this indefatiguable and universal- ly respected commander has left his indelible stamp on the Academy's character, leading, in his first year, the school to the highest honor rating it has ever achieved; over and beyond that, he has obtained for St. Thomas the rating of Military In- stitute and of Senior Military School. All hats are off to Colonel Dwyer,- and we assure him that he and his famous Estimate the situation! will brighten the hazy years ahead when we recount our youthful exploits to our grandchildren. Pogo oighieon Born and reared where men are men on the wind- swept prairies of North Dakota, Major Langeland fled southward in 1928 before a blizzard that obliterated his natal town of Lankin,- and since that time his life has been one with St. Thomas. Receiving his B.A. from the College of St. Thomas in 1932, he immediately plunged into a colorful teaching career at the Academy, at the same time working on his M.A. which he received from the University of Minnesota in 1937. In 1943 he was appointed Dean of Studies, succeeding Mr. Thom- as Grogan, and from the start proved that he was the man to handle the innumerable tasks con- fronting him. Enhanced with a keen sense of humor and the faculty to penetrate into problems, and driven by that rugged spirit of resolution so characteristic of the wind-beaten natives of North Dakota, this very personable young man has shown wisdom beyond his years in guiding St. Thomas cadets down a prudent road in difficult times. As his fourth year of directing academics draws to a close, the success already achieved gives rise to greater promise in the future for the Academy of tomorrow. MAJOR GEORGE E. LANGELAND Dean of Studies Page ninoteon Hailing from Prior Lake, Minnesota, Father Roach was ordained to the priesthood in June, 1946. He began his work at St. Thomas in September as an assistant dean and as Religion instructor. So evident were the capabilities of this manly, efficient priest that Father Flynn created him Head Dean of Boarders before the year was finished. Only a boarder could evaluate the service Father Roach has rendered St. Thomas, for the improve- ments he has made are too numerous to mention here. Known as a just but stern disciplinarian, he is always personally interested in the welfare of all cadets under his jurisdiction. Though for the main part his duties are in connection with the administraton of the boarder students, he serves St. Thomas in many other capacities: he is an en- thusiastic supporter and promoter of all school ac- tivities—our athletic contests, our dances, our clubs, our classes, our chapel services. Wherever cadets are gathered together at work, at play, or at prayer, there Father Roach is to be found. All in all, he so combines manliness, scholarliness, priest- liness, and administrative talent with the ability of being just himself, that he is miles from ever being a stuffed shirt. Page twenty Amiable Father Wittman was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, July 27, 1912. An alumnus of St. Co- lumba Elementary School, he attended Nazareth Hall, and later, St. Paul Seminary before being ordained to the priesthood on June 4, 1938. He returned to' his home parish as assistant pastor,- and four years later was transferred to St. Thomas Parish in Minneapolis, where he remained as as- sistant pastor until his appointment at St. Thomas, January 1, 1944. As Dean of Ireland Hall for two and a half years he held the destinies of the boarders in his capable hands. If we were to sum up Father Wittman in one word, that would be congeniality. On the campus, in the Mothers' Club and the Fathers' Club, in our homes—wherever he goes, he is known to all as a jovial, hearty priest. Coupled with his good nature are a practical com- mon sense and a warm-hearted humanness rare- ly found in one and the same person. Many of us owe a special debt of gratitude to him, because it was he who brought the good tidings of St. Thomas into our homes and eventually made it possible for us to enter the Academy. All of the cadets, however, from Dick Dunn to Orville Gren- ier, wish to thank him for all he has done for the school and assure him that he will be missed— but not forgotten. REVEREND ROBERT J. WITTMAN Field Director Pago twenty-one BUSINESS MR. ERNEST J. MURPHY Business Manager MRS. DOROTHY MIELS Secretary to Mr. Murphy Directing the finances of a school the size of St. Thomas is no small-time task. To keep all phases of the school functioning smoothly, Mr. Murphy and his assistants go about their work quietly and efficiently, some of them seldom if ever seen by the students. The fact that St. Thomas day in and day out runs with machine-like precision is a tribute to the diligence and adequacy of Mr. Murphy and his able assistants. We of the Kaydet staff which to express to Mr. Murphy our sincerest thanks for the generous help he has given us at all times. Poge twonty-two OFFICE Father Flynn, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Lloyd Rogge keep the financial wheels of the school running . . . Mr. Murphy's Assistants: Mr. Wm. Freebury, Mr. George Dixon, Mrs. Harvey Buron, Miss McMullen. The most thankless task of any administrator on the campus falls to the lot of equable Mr. Lloyd Rogge, the purchasing agent for the College and the Academy. For the high stan- dard of meals served in our dining hall, the boarder cadets wish to assure Mr. Rogge and Mr. Camille Kirmser of their hearty grat- itude. Poge Twenty-three 3n jHemortam Behold, O Lord, Thou has known all things, the last and the things of old: Thou has formed me, and hast laid Thy hand upon me . . . And I heard a voice saying to me: Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. From henceforth now, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow them. Apocalypse. CAPTAIN CHARLES SCHOEPPNER Died June 25, 1947 As the day of our graduation approaches, we seniors have but one regret: that our beloved friend Captain Charles Schoeppner was not with us during our last year. We will al- ways remember and cherish his classes and, among other things, his famous ring of learning which over a long period of years awakened many lazy students. Captain Schoeppner was born May 22, 1908, in Bavaria, Germany. He studied at the University of Salzburg and in northern Italy. In 1934 he left Germany for political reasons and came to the United States where he entered St. John's University at Collegeville. However, he received his B.A. from St. Thomas College and his M.A. from the University of Minnesota. In 1937 the Acad- emy was fortunate in engaging Captain Schoeppner as pro- fessor of Latin and German. At the time of his death he was research assistant in neurology at the University of Minnesota and was to have received his Ph.D. in July of 1947. All of us who knew him will long remember him, for he was the friend and guiding light of every troubled cadet. REQUIESCANT IN PACE Born in Erin, Wisconsin, Miss Alma Heffron filled the import- ant position of typing instructor at the Academy for many years. The only woman instructor we met along the way, she was a master in the technique of typing and developed ability in her students to such an extent that her department became synonymous with the word efficiency. Miss Heffron always held a warm place in the hearts of both faculty and students who will remember her for her admirable personable qualities of friendliness, patience, and an altruistic interest in those under her tutelage. We are, as it were, pedestrians in a city, hurrying toward our firesides, eager, preoccupied, mundane. But often we will pause as we recall the hours spent in Miss Heffron's classroom, and we will breathe a prayer for her that God, if He has not al- ready done so, will soon clothe her soul with inexhaustible felicity. MISS ALMA HEFFRON Died September 7, 1947 Pago twenty-five Within this section are recorded the learned men who mold the St. Thomas cadet in the classroom. All highly qualified teachers in their own fields, their aim is not to turn out geniuses or prodigies, but to produce in us a well-balanced appreciation of all subjects so that we may enter college or the world with a sufficiently broad cultural background, keen minds, and clear understanding of the true values around us. For the splendid Christian education and the modest good example that our instructors have given us, we thank them heartily and assure them that what knowledge and virtue we have acquired through them will be exemplified in our lives for many years to come. Page twenty-� ix Page Iwenly je-.en FACULTY REV. DAVID J. DOOLEY REV. ROBERT L. PROBST REV WILLIAM J. SWEENEY REV. JAMES SHANNON REV. K. M. WITTMAN Page twenty-eight In the study of Catholic morality, dogma. Sacramental life. Church History, social problems, and other aspects of our religion, we are taught to cherish our Faith and to defend it in a world rapidly shifting to unbelief. There are few schools in the country that can boast of a religion department comparable to that of St. Thomas Military Academy. The distinguished priests on the staff not only inculcate knowledge of our religion into malleable minds, but also teach the importance of practicing this religion in our daily life, whether we are in school, at home, on the athletic field, on the dance floor—wherever we are. Over and beyond train- ing in the classroom, there is the edifying example of these men and the opportunity for personal guidance in matters spiritual, physical, or intellectual. Most important of all in our religious life at St. Thomas are the facilities for the reception of the Sacraments. There is, first of all, the ineffable beauty of the liturgy, centered about the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Be- ginning in the wee hours of the morning there are Masses being said at as many as nine altars at a time; the cadets are encouraged to attend and to receive Holy Communion. In addition to the Mass there ore Confessions, Benediction, the Rosary, Forty Hours, Sta- tions of the Cross, Annual Retreat, and other devotions, which are attended by both faculty and cadets. Page twenty-nine REV. JOHN ROACH REV. FRANCIS DUDLEY REV. ROBERT DUNN REV. ELLSWORTH KNEAL REV. ROBERT VASHRO REV. JOHN HEMP Pago thirty Members of the Altar Society, besides serving at Mass and Benediction, are privileged to lay out the vestments for the priests. A very intimate knowledge of the liturgy is gained and at the same time the cadet grows spirit- ually by his close association with Christ in the tabernacle. A man of strong influence on the cadets. Father Ozark is a familiar figure in the quiet shadows of the chapel. What with his teaching ability, his athletic prowess, and his deep spirtuality, he is a pattern of manhood which many cadets strive to emulate. REV. WILLIAM OZARK Pogo thirty-one CAPTAIN ARTHUR MARTIN Department Head LT. ROBERT COOKE LT. RAYMOND DOYLE CAPTAIN JOSEPH O'BRIEN LT. JAMES KEANE Pogc thirty-two Mathematics MAJOR WALTER WESTLINE Department Head Poge thirty-three i' ' + CAPTAIN LEONARD HAUER Department Head Latin and Greek LT. ROBERT BYRNE Latin MR. GEORGE SCHNELL Spanish LT. WILLIAM MILLER Latin, French, German Page LT. THOMAS BYRNE Latin Languages Yov, vA vd 'to be able 4o use it ext v eo don't you? History CAPTAIN SYLVESTER TURBES Department Head Pogo Thirty-five Science CAPTAIN FRED GATTO Department Head Biology MR. NORBERT ROBERTSON MR. MARTIN HALEY Page Ihirty-iix MR. IE ROY MCMAHON Music MR. ROBERT JULIAN MR. RICHARD KINNEY Page thirty-seven Miss Glenn, the Academy librarian, received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of St. Catherine, and her Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts from the University of Minnesota. She came to St. Thomas in 1945 from the College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota, where she served as librarian and English teacher. Miss Glenn's assistant, Mrs. Morrisette, who came to us this year, likewise received her B.A. from the College of St. Catherine. Poge thirty-oight ACADEMY OFFICE MRS. MINA CUTTING Registrar MISS GLADYS MILLER Secretary to Fr. Holland MRS. MARJORIE HAAS Secretary to Major Langeland MRS. MABEL WOLLEN Secretary of Promotion MISS CHARLOTTE LYNCH Secretary of Attendance Pogo thirty-nino MRS. EILEEN PROBST Book Store Manager Goldy, campus tailor Page forty MISS BARBARA HAIDER Reception Operator JIM O'BRIEN Control Room DAN HERGET Public Relations NEIL CHAMPAGNE Coach Pago forty-on® Amphibians have sticky forked tongues used to catch insects —not too close, Broderick . . Mrs. Cutting, Mrs. Haas, and Mrs. Wollen congenially keep the wheels of the academics whirling . . . Witty Major Westline . . . endeared to thousands of cadets . . . on return visits, our first stop. . . . Episcopal felicitations. . . . Bishop Byrne receives congratula- tions of his five brothers on day of consecration. . . . Ivy-clad Science Hall .... split personality . . . collegiate feet gave way to cadet feet—and doing very nicely . . . Science students plotting miniature disasters in Lieutenant Brown's lab. . . . Quiet hours with a loving Father and friend . . . prayer and meditation . . . source of supernatural strength. . . Courage, self-reliance, muscular coordination, an unselfish spirit are developed on O'Shaughnessy Field. . . One of many field trips . . . this to St. Paul Public Library . . . a pace ahead of Russia on the atomic bomb. . . Time-worn trails and trees . . . where nature teems . . . mem- ories of this and other years. . . ' Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote The droghtc of Marche hath perced to the roote. . A genial Latin and Greek-teaching gentleman with a pro- found knowledge of all things. . . As we seniors pass out of the picture here at the Academy, we think of the precedents we have set and of the many changes that took place during our short stay at St. Thomas. Our freshman year was the beginning of the Father Holland-General Briggs-Colonel Markoe regime. As Juniors we saw Colonel Dwyer take over the reins as the new P.M.S. and T. And then last September he assumed the duties of Commandant, the position vacated by General Briggs. The General's departure left a big vacuum in our lives, for to all cadets he was a true friend and a respected leader, a man who with his abundance of zest and color endeared himself eter- nally to our hearts. We were also saddened by the deaths of three of our beloved instructors. Miss Heffron, Major Tom Grogan, and Captain Charles Schoeppner. We trust that we have contributed our share to the progress St. Thomas has made in the past few years,- and we wish to thank all connected with the school for what they have done to help mould our characters and to supply us with the tools necessary for success. CLASSES SEVERIN KOOP Senior Class President Hailing from Richmond, Minnesota, Kye will always be remembered as the man of accomplishment here at St. Thomas. As Senior class president and elected Most Popular in the Koydet's Senior poll, he occupies a position which demands great respect and admiration. Sev is completely at ease and efficient on the gridiron, in the boxing ring, in the class-room, and on the drill floor His outstanding leadership in 1947-'48 brought C Company to a high position in the company competitions. A captain in the Corps, Sev's ambition is medicine. We wish him well and assure him of a warm place in our hearts through the years ahead. Page forty-lix JOSEPH STURDIVANT Vice-president JEROME MALERICK Secretary JOSEPH STURD.VANT Wc coll h'm all-around Jce : all-around athlete, all-around student, ond all-around swell guy. It hos often beon said of Joe that wo saw moro of him in tho newspapers than we did in the classroom. If this is to then it is just praise, be cousc he s the outstanding othlctc in the Senior class, ho ring been named to the All-Stote foot- ball and boskotboll teams, and considered one of tho bost baseball ployers in the conference. Jce was captain of the basketball team in '47, ond captain of all three mojor sports, footboll, basketball ond baseball in '43. JEROME MALERICK Although there are many fine students at St. 1 homos, and a number of good othletes, there a c very few who hove been able to combine these talents os successfully as 'Bunny. With all these achievements we hove found Jerry the pos- sessor of one more quolity—that of being a true friend, ono that cannot easily be forgotten. He wos class treasurer in his junior yeor and doss secretory in his senior yeor; besides being an a'ti e member of many Codot clubs, he wos secretory of the Fits in '43. This extremely popu- lar 1st l eutenont has ambitions of becoming an ergineer. THE SENIORS... CLASS OF '48 MARTIN OLSEN Marty is one of that very rare species of admir- able personalities who have the trait of auto- matically and disarmingly becoming everybody's friend. He hos several foctors in his fovor while doing thisi good looks, a ready smile, a quick wit, and a well-rounded personality. It will be many years before STMA will see a finer officer or a finer fellow. We will always remember those impromptu speeches and cries of I'm all for Cottcrl He wos vice-president of the Biologians in '45; president of tho Boarder N.C.O.'s in '47, and in '48 wos president of the Sigma Tau's ond treasurer of the senior doss. This companionable captain will bring us many nostalgic doys in the years to come. ROLAND OLEJNICZAK If the old adogo is true that good things come in small packages, what Ole lacks in height he certainly makos up in good noture ond personal- ity. His fame os a stor of tho football team has become practically a logond here at S.T. and this mighty mito hos ofton regaled us in evening bull sessions with his tales of the odventuros of Me ond 'Kyc'. . He was president of the Biologi- ans in '45, vicc-prosident of the Germon Club and commander of the bost squad in '47, secretary of Sigma Tou in '48, president of his doss in his junior year, and is now a 1st lieutenant. What with his modesty ond popularity, Toledo is des- tined to be blessed with a successful pharmacist a few ycors hence. MARTIN OLSEN Treasurer RALOND OLEJNICZAK Sergeant-af-arms AYLWARD, JAMES Ambition—Business Jim . . . quiet ond sincere . . . pride of the strawberry blonds . . . gun collector . . . Now listen, Riesl Activities—one good conduct oword; Best Com- pony '47; Boosters '43; Reel and Record Club '48; Speech Club '47, '48,- Chemistry Club '47; Tech Sgt. BACHMAN, RICHARD Ambition—Business Dick . . . Sampson of the holl . . . I'm going to fix my cor . . . LcSeuer Romeo ... whiz of the handball court . . . Sorry, no more clean sheets. Activities—Biologians '46,- Boxing team '47, '48; Chemistry Club '47,- Crack Plotoon '47; Altar Society '46, '47, '43; Boosters '43; Sigmo Too '48; Best Company '46,- 6 good conduct awards. BALLAS, JOHN Ambition—Foreign Trade Greek . . . Tokc a chance? It's just a short game . . . still waiting for that certoin letter . . . tough course this year . . . We're going down tonight, huh, boys? Activities—Biologians '46,- Crock Plotoon '48,- Altar Society '45, -46, '47. '48; Choir '45, '46, '47, '48; Glee Club '48, Boosters '43,- 5 good conduct awards; 1st Lieut. BERG, ARTHUR Ambition—Engineer Art . . . Trip to St. Cloud . . . Major McChrys- tol's chief agitator . . . weekend of the St. Paul Winter Carnival . . . Skull's little boy. Activities—Biologians '46; Boxing '47; Speech Club '47,- Crack Plotoon '47, '43,- Altar Society '45, '46, '47, '48; Choir '45. '46. '47; Glee Club '47,- Cheer Leaders '48,- Boosters '43,- Best Company '45, '47; 2 good conduct awards. boland, Russell Ambition—Business Russ . . . crooner . . . remember that football coravan . . . o bean polo in the swimming pool . . . How's the ice on Wood lake? . . . THE Sophomoro corporol. Activities—Swimming '47, '43; Honor Cadet '47; Pits '47. '43,- Glee Club '47, '43,- Rifle Team '46, '47,- Spcech Club '47, '43; Tech. Sgt. BRODERICK, EDWARD Ambition—Veterinarian Ed . . . Going down the pasturo in my trac- tor . . . ready ear for a good joke . . . cosy going . . . Iowa will beat 'eml Activities—Football '45. '46, '47; Basketball '45,- Boscball '47, '43; German Club '47, '48,- Sigma Tou '46. '47,- Crack Plotoon ' 46,- Altar Society '45, '46; Best Company '47,- Tech. Sgt. DL St eniord C (ci33 ()j ’48 BROMBACH, JOHN Ambition—Dentist Smiling Jock . . . King sired open house . . . s-s-st s-s-stl . . . that cockle . . . I'll take you home again, Kathleen . . . undisturbed ond re- served. Activities—Biologions '45; Koydet '48,- 8 good con- duct awards; Latin Club '47,- Library Club '47; Boos- ters '48; Speech Club '47, '48; 8est Company' 45, '46; Tech Sgt. BUCKLES, JAMES Ambition—Lawyer Buck . . . chief punster in It. Bassett's first period . . . hard plugger for the KAYDET . . . Jamewarzsche . . . He must be knots, prof . . . artistic genius. Activities—Biologions '45, '46,- Citation '47; KAYDET business mgr. '43; Art Club '46, '47, '48; Speech Club '46, 47; Boosters 47, '48; Best Company '44, '45, '46; 4 good conduct awards,- M Sgt. BURNS, JAMES Ambition—Geologist J. J. . . . efficient administrative officer . . . How wos the Marine physical . . . long, lean, ond lonky . . . tho Citotion's ace cartoonist. Activities—Biologions '45,- Citation '47; Bowling' 48; Honor Codet '45, '46, '47; Chemistry Club '46, '47; Altar Society '46, '47, '48,- Choir '46, '47; Officers' Club '47,- Boosters '48; Art Club '47, '48; 2nd Lieut. CAIN, JOHN Ambition—Medicine Tennessee . . . The Rebels' gift to St. Thomas . . . sound sleeper . . . always bock from voca- tions on time . . . deal onother hand. . . . The Greek's partner. Activities—Bkslogions '46; Chemistry Club '47,- Choir '45, '46, '47,- Crack Platoon '45,- Altar So- ciety '45, '46. '47, '48,- Rifle team '46, '47, '48; Library Club president '45; Cheer Leaders '48,- Boosters '48,- Best Company '47; I good conduct award; Tech. Sgt. ( j)aaA4.+ CARR, LAWRENCE Ambition—Business Hot rod . . . Now tokc my Codilloc, for in- stance . . . optimist supreme . . . always ready with a brood grin . . . You wanna roco? . . . Loquacious lorry. Activities—Biologions '46,- Swimming '48,- Choir '46,- Boosters '43; Speech Club '47; Best Company '45. CASSIDY, ROBERT Ambition—Medicine Ajox . . . subtlo humor ... a two yoor mon . . . star of the Holy Angel's class play . . . congenial . . . I'm driving tomor- row . . . Hove's handyman. Activities Biologions '46. Kathodions '48; Boos- ters '48,- Rifle Team '43; Eagle Aword '45,- Best Company ‘45; Chemistry Club '47,- Speoch Club '48; 3 good conduct owards; Tech. Sgt. Poge fifty CAULFIELD, MICHAEL Ambition—Navy “Mighty Mike, the Avengor , . . The Dope Bucket . , . “Mumbles . . . “Me? I didn't do it, prof! . . . experimenter deluxe in chemistry ... I got some coveralls down in my office. Activities—Citation '45, '46, '47; Sports' Editor '48; Kaydet '46, '47, '48; Honor Cadet '45, '46; Boos- ters '48; Chemistry Club '47; Library Club '45, '46, '47, '48; Best Company '45. '46; 8 good conduc� awards; Tech. Sgt. CHAPMAN, GREGORY Ambition—Business Greg . . . “Hey, Greg, who lives across the street? . . . remember the night at Annandole? . . . easy-going . . . card shark . . . One of Nolan's boys. Activities—Germon Club '47; Best Company '45, '46, '47; 1 good conduct oword. CLARKE, JACK Ambition—Army “Jock . . . “When I was with the construction crew ... his nose was a four time loser . . . hard worker . . . “Oh, darn it! There goes another poddle. Activities-Biolog ions '46; Trock '46, '47, captain '48; Crack Plotoon '46, '47, '48,- Boosters '48; Ibis '47, '48; Chemistry Club '47; I good conduct oword; Tech. Sgt. CLEARY, ROBERT Ambition—Geologist “Bob . . . “Now, in Iron Mountain . . . cabin in the bock woods . . . Notional Guardsman . . . “Boy, what an Indian queen . . . quiet and reserved. Activities Football '45; 2 good conduct awards; Chemistry Club '47; Crack Platoon '47, '48; Boos- ters '48; 8est Company '45, '46; Tech. Sgt. CLEMENTS, THOMAS Ambition—Jeweller “Tom . . . new find of the swimming team . . . gets along with everybody at the hall . . . Mankato, that is . . . Sigma Tou stalwart. Activities—Swimming '48; 4 good conduct awards; Altar Society '45, '46, '47, '48; Crack Platoon '47; Choir '45, '46, '47, '48; Glee Club '47. '48; Boos- ters '48; Sigma Tou '47, '48,- Tech. Sgt. COMBS, JEROME Ambition—Medicine Jerry . . . Romeo with the curly hair . . . “Sure, I'm going to escort the queons . . . keystone of the Crack Squod . . . Prof. Buron's prot6g6. Activities—Biologians '46,- Track '46, '47, captain '48; Boosters '48; Pits '47, '48,- Crack Squod '47, '48,- Officers' Club '48,- Chemistry Club '47; 8 good conduct awards; 2nd Lieut. Dile Sc eniord C laSd oj' ’48 CONNELLY, JOSEPH Ambition—Business Joe . . . That little savage from the town of the some name . . . When wo� the lost timo you washed your cor, Joe . . . Dimples . . . Now, fellows, I reolly lost my class ring! Activities—Chemistry Club '47; Boosters '48; Crock Platoon '47; Altor Society '46, '47; Choir '47; Of- ficers' Club '48; Sigma Tou '47, '48; Best Com- pony '45, '46; 7 good conduct awards,- 2nd Lieut. CONWAY, STEPHEN Ambition—Artist Steve . . . modest and unossuming . . . Irish ond proud of it . . . Conway, this is on English class, not on art gollcry . . . friendly smile. Activities—Art Club '47, '48; Best Company '45, '46; Boosters '48,- 4 good conduct awards. CRANE, JOHN Ambition—Business Jock . . . Now, wait o minuto . . . Lake Harriet kid . . . Block Jack cohort . . . always wears a big smile. Activities—Tennis '46; 8oxing '47,- Rifle Team '47-. Boosters '48; Best Company '45; 2 Good Conduct Awards,- Tech. Sgt. CULLIGAN, LEO Ambition—Business Corky . . . versatile swimmer ... I got homeward in mind, fellas . . . pride of Mendoto . . . Yoohl Yeah Ycohl . . . absolutely tireless . . . arm yards. Activities— Biologions '46; Swimming '45, '46, '47, '48; Chemistry Club '47; Speech Club '48; Crack Squad '48; Boosters '48; Best Company '45, '46; Barons '46, '47, '48; M Sgt. CUMMING, ROBERT Ambition—Medicine Fats . . . onybody got a cigarette? . . . gold braid . . . That reminds me of the time when . . . . . . always has a humorous comebock ... I see you've been reading your manual. Activities—Biologions '46; Tennis '48; Track '48; Football '46, '47, '48; Crack Platoon '45, '46, 47. Altar Society '45, '46, '47, '48; Choir '45, '46, '47, '48,- Glee Club '47, '48; Boosters '48; 2nd Lieut. DELANEY, JACK Ambition—Business Herman . . . pugilist Supreme . . . Nil in mind, tonight, boys . . . Black-Jack, did you say? . . . excellent student . . . You weiner . . . tall and terrific . . . stalwart of the Barons. Activities—Biologions '46; Kothodians '48; Koydet '47, '48; Boxing '47, '48,- Boosters '48; Best Com- pany '45, '46, '47,- Barons '47, '48; 3 good conduct awards,- l)t Lieut. Page fifty-one DENNY, CHARLES Ambition—Business Chuck . . . lot's go down to the boot. . . . lodies' mon . . . winning smile and sparkling personality . . . H.C. the P.C. . . . Lincoln con- vert. Activities—Kothodians '48; Boxing '47, '48; Boos- ters '48; Best Company '45, '46; Lcitin-Greek Club '47, '48; Chemistry Club '47; 1 good conduct award; Tech. Sgt. DEVITT, ROBERT Ambition—Business Bob . . . basketball enthusiast . . . You got your homework? . . . sinccro and excellent plug- ger . . . Prof. Westline's wizard. Activities—Biologions '46; Basketball '45, '46; Latin and Greek Club '47,- Chemistry Club '47; Boos- ters '43; I good conduct award; Tech. Sgt. DIETZ, WILLIAM Ambition—Business Moose . . . Gotta call Vornio . . . short phono conversationalist . . . May settle down in Minneapolis . . . Oh, thoso big shoulders. Activities—Football '46. '47; Chemistry Club '47; Boosters '43; Crack Platoon '47; Choir '45, '46; library Club '45; OfFiccrs' Club '48; Sigma Tau '47, '48,- 3 good conduct awards; 2nd Lieut. DONOVAN, GERALD Ambition—Business Jerry . . . smiling vice-president of the Barons . . . fovorite song: Laura . . . lors . . . block of granito in Skip's forward wall. Activities—Football '44, '45, '46. '47; Basketball '45, '46; Bowling '48; Crack Squad '48; Boosters '43; Barons '46. '47, '48; Speech Club '47, '48; 1 good conduct award; M Sgt. DONOVAN, RICHARD Ambition—Business Pee Wee . . . Fighting Frank . . . ardent Notre Domo fon . . . When I grow up . . .always talking . . . Where's thot racing form? Activities— 8iologions '46,- Chomistry Club '47; Crack Platoon '46, '47, '48; Altar Society '45, '46, '47, '48; Choir '47, '48; librory Club '45; Boosters '43; Best Company '46; 5 good conduct awards. DREXLER, JOHN Ambition—Business Drox . . . Yo gotta ploy the law of over- ages . . . honest and carefree ... A little game ovor at my house tonight . . . ono of the Ibis boys. Activities—Football '46, '47; Spanish Club '48; Speech Club '47; Aeronautics Club '48; Boosters '48; Ibis '47. '48,- M Sgt. Seniors C iaid oj' ’4-8 DOLAN, TERRENCE Ambition—Business Tiger . . . choractoristic lough . . . thot big, blue OeSoio . . . 'Whoro's Ed? . . . one of Prof. Schnell's boys . . . boscboll fiend. Activities—Baseball '48; Chemistry Club '47; Boos- ters '48; Best Company '45; Tech Sgt. DUELLMAN, ANTHONY Ambition—Insurance Lee . . . they moko onybody nowadays . . . wit personified . . . You'll hove to shut up; I want to study . . . impersonator . . . we'll always re- member Mickoy. Activities—Football '45, '46; Basketball '46; Bowl. Ing '46; Baseball'47,'48; Choir '45, '46; Gleo Club '45, '46; Library Club '45, '46; Boosters '48; Best Company '47; 2 good conduct awards; S Sgt. DUNN, WILLIAM Ambition—Medicine Willie . . . terror of the fourth floor . . . im- maculate uniform . . . Where ore those write- ups? . . . plugger and efficient worker. Activiteis—Biologians '46; Kathodions '48; Koyet '48; Football B '46. '47. Chemistry Club '47; Crack Platoon '47; Altar Socioty '45, '46, '47, '48,- Choir '45, '46. '47, '48; Glee Club '47, '48; Officers' Club '48; Boosters '48. 4 good conduct owords; 2nd Lieut. DWYER, PHILLIP Ambition—Athletic Coach Pee Roy . . . what would Marty do without him? . . . carries hienies to the extreme . . . versa- tile athlete . . . modest ond cosy going. Activties—Citotion '47, '48; Football '46,- Mono- gram Club '48,- Honor Cadet '47; Rifle Team '47, '43,- Speech Club '48; 3 good conduct awards,-M Sgt. EBNER, RICHARD Ambition—Engineer Richord the Fifth . . . They can't bust mo . . . Vos you effer in Zinzinotti? . . . occ card shark of the hall . . . How about a chance? . . . Big Dick. Activities—Biologians'46; Kothodions'48; 3 good conduct awards; Altar Society '45, '46, '47, '48,- Choir '47; Glee Club '47; Library Club '45,- Officers' Club '48; Boosters '48,- Best Company '47; Chemistry Club '47; 1st Lieut. ELDREDGE, JOHN Ambition—Business Jack . . . Noble . . . quiet but very congen- ial .. . Physics student . . . excellent worker ond capable Tech. Sergcont. Activities—Biologians '46,- Citation '44, '45; Li- brary Club '44, '45; Reel and Record Club '47; Spanish Club '46, '47; Chemistry Club '46, '47; 4 good conduct awards; Tech. Sgt. Page fifty-three Page fifty-four FARLEY, ROBERT Ambition—Business Turtle ... the obosc one ... I typed minus five words o minute, today . . . everpresent smile . . . Hil Jimmerl . . . superb student. Activities—Boosters '48; Officers Club '48; Speech Club '47; Eogle Award '45, '46; 8 Good Conduct Awards; 1st Lieut. FARLEY, THOMAS Ambition—Lawyer Big Tom . . . That wos mode in Janesville . . . What a queen . . . Prof Robertson's pride and joy . . . Got a letter from C.P. Activities—Biologions '46; Chomistry Club '47; Speech Club '48; Altar Society '46, '47, '48; Choir '47; Glee Club '47; Officers' Club '48,- Sigma Tau '47; 4 good conduct awards; 2nd Lieut. FLEISCHHACKER, RUDY Ambition—Business Ru Ru . . . speaker at convocations . . . Oh, those fire queens . . . free throw artist . . . Me and Sut . . . Prof. Martin's provoking protege. Activties—Football '45, '46, '47; Basketball '46, '47, '48; Track '48; Boosters '48; Best Company '45, '46,- Barons '47, '48; 3 good conduct owords; Tech. Sgt. FRANCOIS, ANTHONY Ambition—Business Tony . . . boy from DesMoines . . . one of the gold dust twins ... hot lips (on the clarinet) . . . what a sister. Activities—Altar Society '45; Choir '45, '46; Boos- ters '48,- Library Club '45, '46,- Basketball '46; Band '45, '46, '47, '48,- 2 good conduct awards; Tech. Sgt. FRANKLIN, PHILIP Ambition—Forestry Phil . . . track enthusiast . . . exceptionally hard working student . . . Chan . . . always has a comeback . . . Homework I What homework? ‘ Activities—Kathodians '48; Citation '46; Kaydet '47, '48; Track '47, '48; Boosters '48,- Eagle Award '46; Speech Club '48,- Officers' Club '48; 4 good con- duct awards; 2nd Lieut. GAVIN, DAN Ambition—Business Danny . . . hockey hotshot . . . noted for those fomous weekend . . . Fr. Wittmon's prot6g6 . . . I'm ten over my limit now. Activities—Football '45, '46, '47; Hockey '46, '47, '48; Pits '45, '46, '47, '48; Best Company '45, '47; Monogram Club '46, '47, '48. D,L Sc eniorS CL oj ’48 GAERTNER, PAUL Ambition—Chemist Poulie . . . quiot gonio� ; photographic mem- ory . . . the lion of the chcmijtry lob . . . Ye� , I know, bull . . . typing speed demon . . . fo� t talker. Activities—Biologion '46. Chemistry Club '47; Kothodians '48; Officer� ' Clob '48; Booster� '48; Eagle Award '45, '46. '48; 7 good conduct award ; 2nd Lieut. GERNES, JOHN Ambition—Pharmacy Crock . . . swing� a moon hoof . . . Marty's partner from Winona . . . ping-pong expert , . . diver supreme . . . Bob Hope' profile. Activities—Biologion '45, '46,- Swimming '45, '46, '47, '48; Booster� '47, '48; German Club '46, '47; Bowling '46. '47; Chemistry Club '46; Choir '46, '47; Altar Society '46, '47, '48; Glee Club '47; Cheer Leoders '47, '48; 2 good conduct award� ,- 2nd Lieut. GLEASON, WILLIAM Ambition—Medicine Moot-nose . . . Got the algebra, Charlie? . . . congenial . . . characteristic lough . . . one of the boys from up North . . . perpetual smile. Activities—Biologion� '46; Football '46; Swimming '45,- Track '48; Speech Club '46. '47, '48; Pit '47, '48; Booster '48,- Crock Platoon '46, '47; Glee Club '47, '48,- 3 good conduct awards; Tech. Sgt. GREENE, THOMAS Ambition—Business Tom . . . Now, in Chicogo . . . loves boy that ploy in the Cretin bond . . . Think I'll go over to Rene's . . . curly headed Romeo. Activities—Biologion� '46; Citation '48,- Bowling '47; Boxing '48; Radio Club '47, '48,- Boosters '48; Speech Club '47, '48; German Club '47; Crock Platoon '45; Altar Society '45, '46, '47, '48,- Choir '45, '46, '47,- Officers' Club '48,- 4 good conduct owords; 1st Lieut. HERMES, RALPH Ambition—Florist Fish . . . greot hunter . . . I'll bring the truck . . . Blockbird Hermes . . . Did I heor someone say blackjock? . . . That guy's no bar- ber, he's o butcher. Activities—Biologions '46; Football '46, '47; Bowl- ing '48,- Speech Club '47,- Crock Platoon '47, '48,- Boosters '48,- Best Company '46, '47; Honor Codet '46, 47; 3 good conduct awards; Tech. Sgt. HINDERER, EDWARD Ambition—Lawyer Ed . . . the blue streak . . . Boron stalwart . . . Prof Schnell's advocate . . . Who's Gai- ko? . . . subtle humor . . . always ready for a good timo. Activities—Boxing '48; Boosters '48,- Best Com- pany '46,- Best Platoon '45,- Borons' Sgt.-ot-Arms '47, '48; Tech. Sgt. Page fifty-five Pogc fifty-six HUGER, ANDREW Ambition—Veterinarian Andy . . . St. Thomas' Burle Ives ... oil around othlete . . . never without o brood grin . . . five o'clock shadow ot noon . . . clou cotonova. Activities—Biolog ions ' 16; Kathodians '48; Cita- tion '45, '47; Football '48; Basketball '47; Hockey '47, '48; Coptoin Boxing Team '48; Chemistry Club '47; Library Club '45; Boostors '48; Boron� '47, '48; 6 good conduct awards; Tech. Sgt. HILLIGOSS, DONALD Ambition—Lawyer Omar . . . getting o convert. in the spring . . . ho never lose� ot cord� ... the senior most likely to . . . never a dull moment . . . pre� ident of Bossett's Slumber Club. Activities— Biologion '46; Bowling '48,- Track '47, '48; Boxing '48,- German Club '47, '48; Glee Club '48; Officer� ' Club '48; Boosters '48; Speech Club '47, '48; 5 good conduct award� ; 2nd Lieut. HORAN, JERRY Ambition—Business Bid-dog . . . Gavin and I wont hunting . . . populor president of the Pits . . . handiome . . . superb indoor and outdoor athlete . . . just an old smoothie with the girls. Actiivtics—Football '45, '46, '47, '48; Basketball '45, '46, '47, '48; Pits '45, '46, '47, president '48; Officers' Club '48. Booster� '48; Boxing '48; 3 good conduct award� ,- 2nd Lieut. HORAN, MICHAEL Ambition—West Point Mike . . . They'vo got everything in Blue Earth. . . . West Point enthusiast . . . spotless grooming . . . personality plus. Activities—Crock Platoon '47, '48,- Choir '45, '46; Boosters '47, '48; Honor Cadet '47, '48; Rifle Team '46, '47; Best Company '45, '46; 3 good conduct awards,- 2nd Lieut. HOFER, WILLIAM Ambition—Business Hof . . . tough, but, oh, so gentle . . . Don't you believe me, fellas? . . . horizontal Hofer . . . Big feast ot Charlies . . . The Killer . . . Buffalo Bill. Activities—Football '44, '45,- Track '48,- Boxing '48; Library Club '45; Aeronautics Club '48; Chemistry Club '47; Tech. Sgt. HOWELL, JOHN Ambition—Business John . . . butcher deluxe . . . always a girl . . . my post is spotless . . . operotor . . . com- pletely casual . . . ear to ear grin. Activities—Pits '45, '46, '47, '48,- Boosters '48,- Best Company '46, '47; Bost Platoon '46, '47; Best Squad '45,- 3 good conduct awards,- Tech. Sgt. Oke emorS (LlaSS op ’48 HURLEY, WILLIAM Ambition—Engineer Oscar . . . Whot's told for tonight? . . . ter- ror of the tennis court . . . nonchalant is the word . . . flying breost stroke ortist . . . But, I just got a haircut two months ago. Activities—Football '45, '46; Borons '47, '48,- Ten- nis '46, '47, '48,- Eoglc Award '48; Best Company '45, '46,- Chemistry Club '47; 3 good conduct awards. JACKSON, CARROLL Ambition—West Point Pudger . . . medals . . . connoisseur of '37 Fords . . . Son gun . . . S.T.'s loss is West Point's goin . . . outstanding student . . . Carroll's Kettle . . . What's told tonight. Moon? Activities—Kothodians '48,- Koydet '47, Asst. Ed. '48,- Aquin-Citotion '45, '46, News Ed. '47, '48,- Boostcrs '48,- Crack Platoon '46, '47,- Commander '48,- Chemistry Club '47; Officers' Club '48; Eoglc Award '45, '46, '47, '48; Ibis Treasurer '48; 8 good conduct owards; Lt. Colonel. KANE. JOSEPH Ambition—Business Joe ... St. Cloud, Joe? . . . Anybody got a weed? . . . Mohfomedi Kid . . . olways around when there's a good time . . . astute humor. Activities—Biologians '46,- Citotion '47; Koydet '48,- Gorman Club '47,- Trock '45, '46, '47, '48,- Speech Club '48,- Crack Platoon '47,- Boosters '48,- Best Company '45, '46, '47,- 2 good conduct awards,- Tech. Sgt. KELLY, JAY Ambition—Business Joy . . . What d' yo mcon, where's Gary? . . . master of tho springboard . . . Over to Mau- rone's . . . I'll never have a date again . . . obliging Irish nature. Activities—Footboll '45, '47,- Swimming '45, '46, '47, '48,- Track '46,- Crack Platoon '47,- Crack Squad '48,- Altar Society '45, '46. '47, president '48; Choir '45, '46; Boosters '48; Sigma Tau '47, '48,- German Club '47, '48; 4 good conduct awards; M Sgt. KENEFICK, EMMETT Ambition—Medicine Moon . . . perpetuol good humor . . . Only 143 days until I'll be able to drive . . . Latin scholar . . . Oh, that's awful gay . . . optimist sublime. Activities—Biologians '46; Aquin '45; Lotin-Greek Club '47, '48,- Boosters '48,- Best Company '47; Barons '47, '48; 3 good conduct awards. KENNEDY, DAVID Ambition—Lawyer Dove . . . No, I aren't going .' . . Gaylord Kennedy, the Mississippi gambler . . . You fat- hood . . . casual humor. Activities—Biologians '45; Boxing '47; Boosters '48; Best Company '46; Best Platoon '45; 3 good conduct awards. Page fifty-seven KINGREY, KEVIN Ambition—Clothier Kev . . . Wilbur Show of Ireland Hall . . . The Rochester Kid . . . How about letting mo drive, fella's? . . . eosy-to-get-olong-with person- ality. Activities-Boskctboll '45, '46; Golf '47, '48; Boos- ters '48; Crock Platoon '45, '46; Altor Society '46; German Club '47, '48; Choir '46, '47, '48; Glee Club '46. '47, '48; Sigmo Tou '46, '47, '48; Chem- istry Club '47. KINN, FRANK Ambition—Mechanical Engineer Bud . . . Can't you seo? . . . Hoot-owl . . . Pobor's understudy . . . How many knots will it do? . . . Notre Dame end . . . excellent student. Activities—Kathodions '47; Choir '46, '47; Glee Club '46, '47; Boostors '47; Eoglo Award '46; Best Company '46, '47; 3 good conduct awards,- T Sgt. KIRCHMAIER, THOMAS Ambition—Drafting Tom . . . lost minute dates . . . The Church- mouse . . . constant bowler . . . Citation's oce sportswriter . . . Krunchio . . . Why walk? I'll drive. Activities—Aquin-Citation '45, '46, '47; Sports Ed- itor, '48; Koydct '47, '48; Bowling '48,- Crock Platoon '47,- Officers' Club '48,- Boosters '48; Chom- istry Club '47; 8 good conduct owords; 2nd Lieut. KUNZELMANN, PHIL Ambition—Medicine Phil . . . friend of all in one short year . . . It flows in the streets of Milwaukee'' . . . con- noisseur of fme music . . . She makes the best molts in town. Activities—Boosters' Club '48; I Good Conduct Modal. LACY, PATRICK Ambition—Engineer Loco . . . But who'll I take? . . . Moth- science wizard ... a total Irishman . . . unex- citeable . . . always sincoro ond efficient. Activities—Kothodians '48; Boxing '48; Boosters '48; Best Company '45, '46,- Chemistry Club '47; T Sgt. LONGBOTTOM, DEAN Ambition—Science Leon Dongbottom . . . one of the triumvorote (Gleas, Chuck and Dean) . . .advocate of globol highsign . . . Those wimmin from North aren't Eskimos. Activities—Bio log ions '46; Football '45, '46; Pits '47, '48; Boostors '48; 1 good conduct oword.- T Sgt. ■Seniori (LiaSS op ’48 LIA, SAM Ambition—Business Little Folitch . . . frock team star . . . per. petuolly in top condition . . . one of Schnoll's boys . . . boxing chomp. Activities—Track '46, '47, '48; Boxing '47, '48; Monogram Club '46, '47, '48; Best Company '45; 4 good conduct awards; T Sgt. LOOSEN, JAMES Ambition—Physical Education Shifty . . . Mr. Loomis . . . boxing stylist . . . sharp sense of humor . . . sharpshooter ... in- tramural goldon gloves star. Activities—Kathodions '48; Football '47, '48; Bose- ball '48; Boxing '47, '48; Rifle Team '46, '47, '48; Officers' Club '48; Boosters '48; Lotin-Grcek Club '48; 2nd Lieut. LYNCH, WILLIAM Ambition—Teaching Bill . . . highjumping bosketboll and track mon . . . Willie Lunch . . . Math whir . . . Borons' hard-working secretary . . . flattop hienio. Activities—Biologians '46; Kathodions '48; Boos- ters '48; Bosketboll '45. '46. '47, '48,- Track '47, '48; Officers' Club '48,- Chemistry Club '47; 8orons '46, '47; 3 good conduct awards; 2nd Lieut. McGOUGH, DAVID Ambition—Lowyer Oigger McGoo . . . moster of the gridiron . . . mainstay of the Barons . . . congenial to tho Nth degreo. Activities—Biologians '46; Kathodions '48; Boos- ters '48,- Football '45, '46, '47; Track '48; Boxing '48; Best Company '45, '46; Barons '47, '48; T Sgt. McGregor, malcolm Ambition—Hardware Business Mac . . . I'm from Missouri . . . Goldio's friend ... I borrowed it when they were'nt looking . . . subtle humor . . . export on pipe tobacco. Activities—Boosters Club '48,- Best Company '45, '47; Boardor N.C.O. Club '48,- 3 Good Conduct Awards. McKNIGHT, JOHN Ambition—Business Jack . . . Hot-breath Hoolihan . . . staunch supporter of the Senior Private's club . . .lady killor . . . undisturbed but sincere . . . Oh. Activities—Biologians '46; Library Club '45; Best Company '47,- Best Platoon '46; 2 Good Conduct Awards. Page fifty-nino MABRY, RICHARD Ambition—Naval Air Corps Dick . . . Marzolf's shadow . . . outstanding tank-mon . . . S� . Thomos' Bob Hope . . . story for every occasion . . . unequalled os a humorist. Activities—Footboll '46, '47; Swimming '45, '46, '47; Captain '48; Speech Club '48; Boosters '48; Barons '46, '47, '48. MACHO, ALFRED Ambition—Business Al . . . curly-headed cosonovo . . . black jock enthusiast . . .one of Schnell's boys . . . cohort of Jim Richard. Activities-Football '46; Hockey '47; Aeronautics Club '48; Glee Club '48; Boosters '48; Best Com- pany '48,- I good conduct oword. MAHOWALD, RICHARD Ambition—Priesthood Moogie . . . custodian of the grille . . . Padre . . . You shouldn't soy things like that . . . all around athlete . . . friendly mein. Activities—Footboll '45, '46, '48; Basketball '45, '46. '47, '48; Baseball '47, '48; latin-Grcck Club '47, '48; Boosters '43,- Altor Society '45, '46, '47, '43; Glee Club '43; Sigma Tau '47, '48; 2 good conduct a words; 2nd Lieut. MARKOE, DAVID Ambition—Business Dovesy . . . first ploce Notional Rifle champion . . . White Bear Kid . . . Eagle Awards to burn . . . Hauer's headoche . . . Only shot a 97 today. Activities—Kathodions '48; Rifle Team '46, '47, cap- tain '48; Officers' Club '48; Boosters '48; Eagle Award '45, '46, '47; Best Company '45, '46; latin- G.eck Club '48,- 6 good conduct awards,- Captain. MARKOE, JOHN Ambition—Business Torzon . . . follows Westline's psychology . . . let's go up ond wrestle . . . waiting for the chuckwogon . . . Sam Lie's shadow. Activities—Boxing '47; Boosters Club '48; Latin Club '47, '48,- Eagle Award '45; Choir '46; Library Club '45,- Best Company '47,- 3 good conduct awards. MARZOLF, THOMAS Ambition—Business Tom . . . mainstay of the Crack Squad . . . let's go out to the form . . . sharpshooting rifle- man . . . This test is going to be rough. Activities— Biologians '46; Swimming '45; Bowling '48,- Track '48; Chcnvstry Club '47; Speech Club '47; Ibis '46, '47, '48; Crock Squad '46, '47, Lt. Commander '48,- Rifle Team '45, '46, 47; Boosters 48,- 6 good conduct awards,- 2nd Lieut. HkeSt eniord (Liens oP ’48 MEEHAN, MICHAEL Ambition—Archeology Mike . . . prosecuting attorney . . . proficient president of the Ibi� . . . class politician . . . Whoo, Fritzie . . . Fellow Amoorocun� . Activities—8iologions '46; Kothodians '48; Officer� ' Club '48; Booiter� '48. Eagle Award '45; Cbemiitry Club '47; Speech Club '48. Ibi� '47. president '48; 2 good conduct award� ; 2nd lieut. MURRAY, JOHN Ambition—Lawyer Mur . . . jtalwart of the Hockey team . . . Michaud'� muscleman . . . What's the word, John? . . . master of moral courage . . . I that ever smooth . . . Yeah! Yeohl Ycahl Activities—Biologiont '46; Hockey '47, 48; Crock Squad '47, '48; Officers' Club '48; Boosters '48; 8arons '47, '43; Chemistry Club vice-prc� idcnt '47,- 5 good conduct award� ,- lit lieut. NORUM, DEAN Ambition—Dentist Oeerjloyer . . . I've been gypped . . . those curly golden locks . . . I'll get you a date with a Washburn girl ... the expert. Activities— Biotogions '46,- Crack Platoon '47, '48,- Glca Club '47, Boosters '48,- 4 good conduct awards. O'BRIEN, ANTHONY Ambition—Business Tony . . . sincere friend of all who have known him . . . easy going but capable . . . tall, dork and handsome. Activities—Football '48,- Track '48; French Club '47. '48; Choir '48,- I Good Conduct Medal. O'CONNELL, JAMES Ambition—Business Tiny . . . Smiley . . . weekends in Minne- apolis . . . full locker and stomoch to match . . . owns a hollow leg . . . goy blade . . . chief holder of the laundry bog. Activities—Football '47, '48; Basketball mgr. '47; Baseball mgr. '46,- Monogram Club '48,- Best Com- pany '47,- 4 good conduct awards; T Sgt. O'CONNOR, THOMAS Ambition—Business tom . . . pugilist supreme . . . member of Prof 8os� ett's corn buskers . . . outdoor man ... al- ways smiling . . . Schindler's buddy. Activities—Boxing '47, '48,- Kayet '47, '48; Speech Club '48,- Boosters '48,- Best Company '47; 4 good conduct awards. Page sixty-one Poge sixty-two OKINOW, ROBERT Ambition—Business Okie . . . Prof. Roddiffo's prize pupil . . . dom- ing red hoir . . . stounch advo ote of South St. Poul . . . Stan and me and tho Big A. Activities—Biologians '46; Kathodians '48; Bosc- boll '48; Aeronautics Club '48; Best Company '47; Chemistry Club '47; 7 good conduct awards. ORME, WILLIAM Ambition—Lawyer Willie . . . gigantic vocabulary . . . dandy haircuts . . . Latin wizard . . . Oh Yeoh? . . . one of moehinogun Mike's mob. Activities—Biologians '46,- Kaydet '48; Officers' Club '48; Boasters '48; Eagle Award '48; Chemistry Club '47; LatinGroek Club president '48; 2 good conduct awards. PENN, JAMES Ambition—Electrical Engineer Curl ' . . . efficient Battalion adjutant . . . only thirty mistakes on the duty rostor this week . . . Diamond Jim . . . superior student . . . tho Chief. Activities—Kathodians '48; Aquin-Citotion '45, News Editor '46, Editor-in-chiof '47; Kaydet '47, Editor-in- chief '48; Speech Club '47, '48; Boosters '48; Radio Club '47, '48; Crock Plotoon '47, Ass't Commander '48; Officers' Club '48; Eagle Award '45, '48; 6 good conduct awards,- Major. PETSY, ALBERT Ambition—Business Al . . . This wedding I went to back home . . . cord expert . . . Coming, Tony? . . . ono of the gold dust twins . . . Got an extra cigarette? Activities—Aquin '45; Football '45, '46; Altor So- ciety '45; Choir '45, '46; Glee Club '47, '48; Library Club '45, '46, '47. Boosters '48,- 2 good conduct awards; S Sgt. PINARD, DONALD Ambition—Business Pheasant . . . floshy clothes . . . hunting ex- pert . . . You can't say that about South Dakota . . . pretty boy . . . So I got him on the wing. Activities—Golf '46, '47, '48; Boxing '48; Crock Platoon '46, '47,- Boosters '48,- Sigma Tau '46, '47, '48; Best Company '45, '46; 3 good conduct awards; T Sgt. POBOR, PAUL Ambition—Medicine Mine husband Pierre . . . OOO, hoo,hoo! . . . What did you get in thot lost test? . . . voice crying in tho wilderness in Trig . . . scholosti- cist supreme. Activities—Biologians '46,- Kathodians '48,- Kaydot '47, '48,- Glco Club '46,- Officers' Club '48; Boos- ters '48,- Eagle Award '46, '47; Best Company '47,- Chemistry Club '47; 5 good conduct awards,-Captain. OL Sc eniorS (Lladd oj' ’48 PRETTYMAN, DONALD Ambition—Forestry “Don” ... the greot gooie hunter . . . Roches- tor . . . Cooch Feel oce reliof mon . . . un- ossuming monner. Activities—Bosketboll '45. '46. '47, '48; Trock ‘47; Beit Compony '46; 2 good conduct owords; T Sgt. QUINN, RUPERT Ambition—Business “Rupe” ... '48 Pockord . . . big butter ond egg mon . . . terror ot South White Oak . . . “Who i it? Margaret or Ann?” . . . Ochkoy.” Aetivitiei—Biotogian '46; Chemistry Club '47; Boosters '48; German Club '47; Speech Club '48; Rifle Teom '48; 7 good conduct award ; T Sgt. REGAN, ROBERT Ambition—Business Bart” . . . originotor of untold word . . . You're hurtl . . . It' nothing, let the bone my elfl . . . eoiy and carefree . . . Whero's Sutl Activities—Hockey '48; Football '47, '48; 8oseball '46, '48; Track '47; P.t '46, '47, '48; Boosters '48; Best Compony '47,- Speech Club '47. RICHARD, JAMES Ambition—Draftsman Jim . . . ping-pong enthu io� t . . . Who' got o smoke? . . . Al' pal . . . How about a little blackjack?” . . . modest ond unassuming. Activities—Biologians '46; Basketball mgr. '46; Library Club '45,- Boosters '48,- Best Compony '45; 4 good conduct awards; T Sgt. RIES, JOSEPH Ambition—Business “Joe . . . efficient band captain(?) . . . class cord shark . . . enjoys the afternoon cinema . . . one of the boy from up North. Activities—Bowling '48; Library Club '46, '47; Officer ' Club '48; Boosters '48,- Honor 8ond mon '48; Band '46, '47, '8; 2 good conduct award ; 2nd Lieut. RILEY, JAMES Ambition—Engineer “George . . . Suro I know the wo ' . . . I'm lo� t . . . our own Al Jolson . . . fine hurdler . . . What did he say? . . . hard worker and staunch friend. Activities—Biologians '46,- Kathodian '48; Booster '48; Kaydet '47, '48; Track '46, '47, '48; Boxing '47, '48,- Crack Platoon '47; Crack Squad '48; Of- ficer ' Club '48; Eoglo Award '45; Speech Club '47; '48; 6 good conduct awards; Coptoin. Poge sixty-three Pogo sixty-four ROSENHOLTZ, MITCHELL Ambition—Medicine Mitch . . . and glodly learno, ond gladly teoche . . . brilliont scholar . . . Gorsonl . . . Get your hands out of my lunch poil . . . Where' my buddy Stan? Activities—Biologions '46: Kothodions '48; Golf '47, '48; Hockey '47, '48; Faculty Award '45; Of- ficer� ' Club '48,- Booster '48; Eagle Award '45; Best Compony '47,- Chemistry Club '47; 2 good con- duct owards,- 1st Lieut. SARGENT, RICHARD Ambition—West Point Dick . . . Got o girl in Minneapolis . . . Anybody out for boxing? . . . always ready . . . How did my platoon do? . . . sincere and friendly. Activities—8iok gian '46; Football '46; Track '46, '47, '48; Boxing '47, '48; Altar Society '46, '47, '48; Boosters '48; Choir '46, '47, '48; 6 good conduct awards,- Glee Club '46, 47, '48,- Officers' Club '47, '48; 1st Lieut. SAUCIER, CHARLES Ambition—Business Charlro . . . Do you wont to leove? . . . Lips . . . When we went camping last summer . . . Fuller haircut . . . Mr. Sauceeaaii. Activities—Biologions '46; Football '46; Speech Club '47, '48,- Pits '48,- Boosters '48; Best Plotoon '46; 4 good conduct awards; T Sgt. SAVOIE, JAMES Ambition—Business Jimmie . . . proficient Crock Squad mascot . . . always looks on the bright sido of things . , . oble Tech. Sergeant. Activities—Speech Club '47; Crack Squad '46, '47, '48,- Glee Club '48; Boosters '48; Best Plotoon '45; 2 good conduct awards; T Sgt. SCHINDLER, JOHN Ambition—Priesthood Bill . . . God's gift to women . . . tho yordloss wonder . . . I've got a fight for you; can you get the car? ... I con't get up the nerve to kiss you. Activities—Biologions '46,- Kaydet '48; Boxing '47, '48,- Lotin-Grcck Club '47, '48; Speech Club '48; Boosters '48,- Best Company '47; 2 good conduct owards,- T Sgt. SCHLICHTING, FREDRICK Ambition—Medicine Fred . . . unsurpossoble cadet colonel . . . Fritz . . . But Prof., I had social activities lost night . . . sparkling commander of the Crack Squod . . . Over to Aud's for lunch . . . tonnis champion. Activities— Biologions '46; Kothodions '48,- Chem- istry Club president '48; Tennis '46, '47, '48; Facul- ty Award '46; Crock Squad '46, '47, Commander '48,- Officers' Club '48; Boosters '48; Eagle Award '46; Barons '47, president '48; 6 good conduct awards; Colonol. D,Xe St eniorS (LlaAA oj ’48 SCHMIDT, EUGENE Ambition—Business Bags . . . The heck, you so ' . . . marvel at toblo tennis . . . Open the grille, will ya? . . . sparkling personality. Activities—Bowling '47,- Chemistry Club '47; Best Company '45, '46; Crock Plotoon '46, '47; Boosters '48; Bose boll '47, '48; 6 good conduct awards; 2nd Lieut. SCHNEIDER, JULES Ambition—Lawyer Jules . . . Listen to me . . . How about a snock. Jim?'' . . . dodd ' . . . Mac's partner in crime . . . weekends in Minneapolis. Activities—Aquin '45,- Kaydel '48; Football '46, '47; Choir '45; Boosters '48; Crock Plotoon '46, '47; Library Club '45,- Officers' Club '48,- Eaglo Award '46; 7 good conduct awards.- Captain. SHANNON, JAMES Ambition—Engineer Shody Jim . . . always willing to try a now adventuro . . . proficient sportsman ... the boy from Shady trails . . . whiz of the handball courts. Activities-Bowling '47, '48; Track '47, '48; Boosters '48,- Best Company '47, '48; Best Plotoon '47, '48; I good conduct award; CpI. SHAPIRO, DAVID Ambition—Engineer The Iron Major . . . No letter todoy, dear . . . immoculote uniform . . . Sarg. Garvin's big buddy . . . How's Shirley? . . . proficient com- mander of tho hall. Activities Biolog ions '46,- Kothodians '48; Football mgr. '46,- Basketball mgr. '46; Library Club '46; Officers' Club '48; Boosters ‘48; Best Company '45,- 6 good conduct awards,- Major. SHERWOOD, ROBERT Ambition—Business Bobbie . . . four year pit member . . . rot- gut . . . hotshot sharpshooter . . . sweetness . . . perpetual smile . . . Adonis. Activities—Football '45, '46,- Chemistry Club '48; Pits '45, '46, '47, '48; Rifle Team '46, '47, '48; Boosters '48; Best Company ‘46, '47,- 4 good con- duct awards,- T Sgt. SIMONS, LEONARD Ambition—Business Lenny . . . You can't confuso my yards . . . Hogwosh . . . excellent scholosticist . . . Tempta- tion . . . stoogic smoker ot the ball games. Activities Biologians '46; Kothodians '48; Football '47,- Boosters '48; Boxing mgr. '48; Chemistry Club '47; Latin Club '48,- Eagle Award '45,- Officers' Club '48,- 3 good conduct awards,- 1st Lieut. Page sixty-five Pago sixty-six SIPE, WILLIAM Ambition—Business Bill ... old silvor skates himself . . . Latin scholar . . . So Watchlor soys to mo . . . Lot's go to Crooked Lake . . . pugilist. Activities—Football '47,- Hockey '47, captain '48; Glee Club '48; Boostor Club '48; Sigma Tau '48; I Good Conduct Medal. SKOG, JACKSON Ambition—Science Jack . . . Your forty-fivo minutes are up, sir . . . Lf. Miller's aco prot6g6 . . . card shark . . . always a good companion. Activities—Biologians '46; Football '46, '47; Best Company '45, '46; German Club '46, '47; Chemistry Club; 1 good conduct aword; T Sgt. SKUTT, THOMAS Ambition—Medicine Tom . . . Omaha, Omoha, finest placo you over sow . . . always going to Austin . . . buddy of Cummings . . . Tho Knights will win in the end. Activities—Basketball '46, '47; Tennis '47, '48; Boosters '48; Crack Platoon '48,- Altar Society '48; Choir '48,- Glee Club '48; Choer Loaders '47, 48; Lotin-Grcok Club '48. SMITH, ROBERT Ambition—Lawyer Smitty . . . Hot-rod Dodge . . . Watch thoso stop signs . . . harmonixer exquisito . . . Zip- per II . . . king of tho danco floor. Activities—Biologians '46; Football '46; Swimming '47, '48; Pits '45, '46, '47; Glee Club '47, '48; Boosters '48,- Best Company '46, '47; 2 good con- duct awards; T Sgl. SPANIOL, THOMAS Ambition—Diesel Engineer Tom . . . motorcycle kid . . . Speed king . . . automotive expert of tho Physics class . . . Paradise Island . . . ladies' man. Activities—Aeronautics Club '48; Boosters Club '48; Bost Compony '46,- Best Platoon '46; Expert Marks- man '48,- 2 good conduct owards,- T Sgt. STEINER, DENNIS Ambition—Aviation Donny . . . the marino's morine . . . two year's member of tho Aeronautics Club . . . shark of tho ping-pong table . . . those trips to tho base. Activities—Aeronautics Club '47, '48,- Crack Platoon '47, '48; Choir '47, '48,- Boosters Club '43,- Gleo Club '47,- 4 good conduct awards; T Sgt. JL S. eniors C fass o 48 STEWART, DONALD Ambition—Business Stow . . . fmolly going lo tho Regimental . . . o room with o closet . . . Sargent's shadow . . . quiet and unossuming. Activities—Bowling '46; Speech Club '46; 2 good conduct owards; Glee Club '47, '48; Boosters '48; Best Platoon '45; S Sgt. SULLIVAN, JOHN Ambition—Metallurgist Sully . . . aspiring young metallurgist . . . I'll get the paper out . . . W.W. . . . excellent student . . . Prof. Kcone's second-in-command. Activities—Biolog ions '46,- Kathodions '48; Aquin- Citation '45, '46, '47; Co-editor, '48; Boxing '48,- Chemistry Club '47; French Club '47, '48,- Crack Platoon '46, '47,- Officers Club '48; Eagle Award '45, '46, '47, '48,- 7 good conduct awards; Coptain. SUNDBERG, JAMES Ambition—Salesman Sunny Jim ... a brisk bockstroker . . . open house after the St. Cloud game . . . vorsatilo co- bearer of the colors . . . going over to Janet's. Activities—Biologians '46; Aquin '45, '46; Swim- ming '45, '46, '47, '48,- Trock '46, '47, '48,- Chem- istry Club '47,- German Club '47,- Boosters '48; Choir '45, '46; Officers' Club '48,- Best Company '46,- 2 good conduct awards,- 2nd Lieut. SUTMAR, WILLIAM Ambition—Medicine Sut . . . loves pledging . . . renowned joke- stor . . . most optimistic Sonior . . . College Joo hot . . . intromurol bosketboll stor. Activities—Basketball mgr. '48; Glee Club '48; Boosters Club '48; Best Company '46,- 8orons '47, '48,- Best Platoon '46. TIERNEY, MICHAEL Ambition—Business Mike . . . ace noon-time football player . . . Aw, quit it out . . . Tierney's hot-rod . . . always roady to lend a willing hand. Activities—Kaydet '48; Football '47,- Boxing '47, '48; Boosters Club '48; Aeronautics Club '48; 3 Good Conduct Awards; T Sgt. TIERNEY, PATRICK Ambition—Medicine Tho wrangler . . . Festus . . . owns a coon- skin coat . . . onti-curveroiser . . . Souio, piggy, piggy . . . but officor, ho hit me. Activities—Kathodions '48,- Aquin '45,- Boxing '47, '48; Boosters '48; Chemistry Club '47; Best Com- pany '46,- T Sgt. Pogo sixty-seven THEISEN, ROBERT Ambition—Business Theis . . . specializes at poker . . . Bob, the butcher . . . congeniality plus personality . . . Dorn parties. Activities—Kathodians '48; Aquin-Citotion '46, '47,- Glee Club '48; Boosters Club '48,- Aeronautics Club '43,- Best Company '46; I good conduct award. TOVEY, JOHN Ambition—Diplomat Black John . . . Remember Duluth? . . . plug- ger for the Citation . . . Blackstone . . . Fother Roach's pride and joy . . . groot imagination. Activities—Biologians '46; Aquin-Citation '45, '46, '47; Co-Editor '43,- Koydot '47; Track mgr. '48; Altor Society '45, '46, '47. '48; Choir '45, '46, '47, Glee Club '47; Boosters '48; Best Company '45,- 4 good conduct awards; M Sgt. TOWEY, JOHN Ambition—Physician John . . . booming voice . . . How 'bout some bridge? . . . everlosting laugh . . . nemesis ot the wheel . . . from the thriving metropolis of Powers. Actiivties—Biologians '46,- Chemistry Club '47; Altar Society '45, '46. '47. '48; Choir '47; Glee Club '47, Officers' Club '48; Boostors '48; Best Company '47; 4 good conduct awards; 2nd Lieut. WALLRAFF, DONALD Ambition—Business Ronnie . . . our own movie actor . . . star supply officer . . . But Prof., I only missed four days lost weekl . . . Prof. Hauer's prot6g6 . . . meticulous and thorough. Activities—Biologians '46,- Officors' Club '48; Boos- tors '48,- Ecgle Award '45, '47; Best Platoon '47; 6 good conduct awards; 2nd Lieut. WILSON, LARRY Ambition—Physician lorry . . . smooth talker . . . continually, dotes o beautiful girl . . . casual . . . How about a nice box of candy ... all oround othleto. Activities—Football '45, '46, '47; Basketball '45, '46. '47, '48; Golf '48; Chomistry Club '47; Pits '45, '46, '47, '48,- Glee Club '48,- Boostors '48,- Best Compony '45; 3 good coquet awards,- T Sgt. WOLKOFF, STANTON Ambition—Accounting Stan . . . remember South Saint Paul . . . You bum . . . proficient student ... I timed thot tost . . . thoroughly officient . . . Mitch's obliging chauffeur. Activities—Biologions '46,- Kothodians '48; Aquin '46; Officers' Club '48,- Boostors '48; Eagle Award '45, '46,- Boss Company '45, '46, 5 Good Conduct Awards; 2nd Lieut. Seniors MEMORABILIA OF '48 WHO WILL EVER FORGET THE DAY . . . . Sgt. Christiansen told us we were out of step (he was marching backards)? Prof Ryan tried to dominate John Harold Murphy? Colonel Dwyer caused a truck driver to back into a tree during a parade last fall? The Colonel surprised us with a new one: Re-estimate the situation ? The cadets went up to St. Cloud for a football game? The freshmen stood at attention for shooting off firecrackers? Rudy Fleishhacker got into a basketball game? Nineteen non-coms were busted for a little chalk-throwing episode? Some of the officers went to Miss Heffron's funeral? The faculty kitchen was raided? The Seniors made the homecoming sign? Captain Hauer's sacroiliac kept slipping out of place? Sturdivant came to school after a basketball game (neither do we)? Stan Wolkoff fell asleep at the Peat Bogs last year? Major Gower stopped a snowball fight without saying a word? The College Homecoming bon-fire started prematurely? 'Absentee Report, Sir?' Page sixty-nine THE 1948 S.T.M.A.SENIOR POLL The Outstanding student The Outstanding Senior The Most Energetic The Best Looking The Most Optimistic The C'ass Politician The Best Mixer The Best Athlete The Most Popular The Most Likely to Succeed The Wittiest Senior The Best Musician The Best Officer The Favorite Author The Favorite Magazine The Favorite Smoke The Favorite Hangout The Favorite College The Favorite Actor The Favorite Actress The Favorite Movie The Favorite Sport The Favorite Event The Favorite Instructor The Favorite Girls' School The Favorite Song Mitch Rosenholtz Fred Schlichting Jim Penn Jerry Horan Bill Sutmar Mike Meehan Andy Hilger Joe Sturdivant Sev Koop Jim Riley Dick Mabry Joe Ries Carroll Jackson Blacksfone Life Chesterfields Rustic Lodge Notre Dame Mac McBride Kathryn Grayson Secret Life of Walter Mitty Basketball Winter Carnival Major Walter Westline ..St. Joe's ..The Whiffenpoof Song CLASS OFFICERS JUNIORS President Quentin Mischke Vice-president William Kennedy Secretary Nicholas Helm Treasurer Joseph Dullea SOPHOMORES Vice-president John Ready Secretary David Waters Treasurer Jack Sexton FRESHMEN Vice-president Peter Fitzgerald Secretary John Abbott Treasurer Orville Grenier Page seventy-one CAPTAIN MARTIN: iupper first row: M. Tierney, J. Sullivan, R. Cumming, D. McGough J. Shannon, A. Hilger, R. Theisen, J. Richard; second row: J. Brombach, R. Okinow, D. Markoe, J. McKnight, D. Steiner, W. Orme, M. Caulfield, J. Markoe, C. Denny, R. Bachman,- third row: R. Ebner, $. Koop, J. Scheider, J. Eldredge, A. O'Brien, Captain Arthur Martin, J. Burns, T. Kirchmaier, J. Ballas, J. Cain, M. Horan. LIEUTENANT BASSETT: lower first row: J. Savoie, L. Carr, J. Ries, R. Hermes, J. Penn, W. Gleason, A. Aylward, J. Crane, R. Sargent; second row: D. Stewart, R. Farley, R. Regan, R. Ma- bry, T. O'Connor, J. O'Connell, T. Marzolf, T. Clements, D. Pin- ard, D. Hilligoss; third row: R. Quinn, T. Greene, G. Chapman, J. Kane, J. Buckles, R. Boland, Lieutenant Marvin Bassett, J. Stur- divant, J. Combs, C. Saucier, G. Donovan, M._ Olsen, E. Schmidt. HOME ROOMS Poge sc.enty-t� © LIEUTENANT BROWN: upper first row: W. Dunn, D. Shapiro, C. Jackson, P. Pobor, S. Wolkoff; second row: J. Horan, D. Ken- nedy, E. Kenefick, R. Smith, P. Franklin, R. Cleary, J. Murray, J. Fitzgerald; third row: P. Lacy, F. Schlichting, D. Prettyman, M. Rosenholtz, Lieutenant LeRoy Brown, R. Fleischhacker, F. Kinn, P. Gaertner, R. Cassidy. MR. ROBERTSON: lower first row: J. Connelly, M. McGregor, J. Malerick, A. Seifert, M. Meahan, R. McDonnell, E. Gibbs; second row: W. Shcindler, L. Wilson, G. Gerber, J. Lavia, R. Lane, L. Culligan, J. Kelly, W. Noonan, J. Hilger, S. Apple- baum, W. Lynch, W. Schorn; third row: R. Krueger, J. Tovey, P. Dwyer, T. Walsh, W. Fallon, Mr. Norbert Robertson, W. Hofer, J. Delaney, T. Spaniol, J. Towey, W. Hurley. 19 4 8 Page tevonty-three MR. LEROY McMAHON: ('upper first row: S. Lia, J. Clarke, W. Winn, M. Knechtges, R. Donovan, R. Olejniczak; second row.- G. Welch, R. Swift, P. Ada, W. Sipe, Mr. LeRoy McMahon, T. Farley, R. Sherwood, J. Mahowald, E. Bienias,- third row: L. Broderick, W. Dietz, K. Kingrey, D. Norum, J. Riley, J. Sund- berg, A. Macho, J. Gernes. LIEUTENANT RADCLIFFE: lower first row: W. Taylor, J. Mono- han, J. Dullea, R. Oches, P. Joyce, J. Doyle,- second row: R. Blair, T. Dwyer, J. O'Neill, D. Longpre, R. Flesher, J. Dalton, J. Fretti, J. Kennebeck, O. Gloor, P. Brecount; third row: D. Breault, R. Johnson, R. O'Loughlin, R. Mahowald, R. Devitt, Lieutenant Arthur Radcliffe, R. Bandyk, D. Bluemel, N. Helm, R. Dolan, R. Harris. HOME ROOMS Page seventy-four CAPTAIN HAUER: upper) first row: J. Keating, P. Holden, E. Abbott, J. Henry, W. Dorsey, R. McDonald; second row: J. Orme, J. McGovern, C. Ritten, Captain Leonard Hauer, J. Hautman, S. Okes, J. Rockwell; third row: J. McGrath, C. Ma- honey, A. Matt, T. Madden, J. Powers, J. McNeely, L. Simons, P. Grant. CAPTAIN SCHAEFER: lower first row: J. Theibert, B. Ewing, P. Fuller, D. Cooksey, E. Gaspari, R. Gindorff; second row: P. Gavin, R. Kurylo, R. Hansen, K. Schaetz, J. Drake, H. Muller; third row: J. Archer, W. Kennedy, R. Dunn, Captain Phil Schaefer, F. Fredell, W. Dunn, S. Conway. 19 4 8 Pogo Mventy-five LIEUTENANT KEANE: (upper first row: R. lauritzen, R. Potter, D. Wertheimer, R. Mach, S. Tart, W. Dunn; second row: R. Knip, H. Rech, R. Johnson, R. Hudson, C. Mergens, Liteuten- ant James Keane, H. Nordstrom, J. Pettis, J. Kloster, M. Pufzier, C. Claude; third row: J. Nemer, J. Marshik, D. McLaughlin, J. Bilski, M. O'Connell, S. Hastings, W. Waldorf, R. Fitzsimmons, C. Wollen, R. Finnegan. CAPTAIN GATTO: i lower First row: D. Seifert, R. Smith, D. Sa voie, R. Ross, J. Scott, J. Seidel, J. Sexton, E. Villaume, J. Jan sen,- second row: D. Osdiek, A. Jacobson, R. Eldredge, L. Bakken P. Eldredge, R. Sipe, M. Whitefield, J. Berg; third row: E. Wal dorf, T. Salt, S. Scallen, G. Schroepfer, Captain Fred Gatto D. Waters, W. Thurmer, J. Olsen, M. Whitehouse. Foge scvonty-slx HOME ROOMS MR. GEORGE SCHNELL: upper first row: W. Villaume, J. Cum- ming, D. Longbottom, T. Evans, R. Sullivan, J. Howell, T. Egan, P. O'Connor; second row: L. Hopfenspirger, E. Hinderer, J. Barry, N. Ashe, W. Petsy, J. Wachendofer, W. Gleason, T. Dolan, J. Foricy, G. Seifert; third row: A. Berg, R. Plunkett, D. Curran, J. Drexler, A. Duellman, Mr. George Schnell, E. Kavanagh, R. Jensen, L. Slocum, R. Patrick, R. Hegerle. CAPTAIN MACK: lower first row: W. Schwappach, E. LaLonde, J. Mahowald, B. Maas, R. Biever, T. Shea,- second row: J. White, R. Sheahan, P. O'Brien, J. Morrison, R. Gleason, T. Skutt, W. Carey, R. Schneider; third row: M. Ahern, W. Archambeau, J. Skog, W. Bromschwig, P. Costner, Captain Kenneth Mack, Q. Mischke, P. Tierney, J. Gainor, R. McDermott, G. Dickman. 19 4 8 Po$© sevonty-scven LIEUTENANT T. BYRNE: (upper) first row: E. O'Neill, S. Fonton- ini, J. Mullin, R. Beaurline, K. Maas, T. Weir, J. Franta, J. Brod- erick; second row: W. Drexler, J. Diffley, J. Dombeck, P. Col- lins, J. King, D. Metz, W. Ward, R. Dillenburg, T. Wright, M. Florence; third row: A. Barton, H. Adlin, P. Kelley, J. Dahms, R. Hilger, Lieutenant Thomas Byrne, E. Wood, T. Burdo, B. Con- way, T. Zwickel, M. Cooper. LIEUTENANT R. BYRNE: dower) first row: J. Lee, R. O'Grady, T. Lehar, F. Novak, J. McGovern, G. Mullin, F. McDonald, R. Marzolf; second row: D. Bafroot, T. Hosted, D. Okes, D. Lead- er, J. Jenkins, G. McManus, A. Lafond, J. Miklewicz, N. Reese, M. McGuire,- third row: K. Bell, R. Bierschbach, T. McCann, D. Ketteman, Lieutenant Robert Byrne, J. Lane, W. Kelly, W. Bertelero, L. DeGidio. HOME ROOMS Page seventy-eight LIEUTENANT MILLER: upper) first row: R. Harvey, R. Sears, P. Inhofer, P. Felion, J. Greene; second row: J. Hastings, F. Schiefelbein, J. Lange, P. Johnson, R. Keller, D. Hoff, R. Lynch, R. Sherratt; third row: J. Sobraske, A. Jansen, J. Kelly, Lieuten- ant William Miller, T. Shaw, J. Ramsey, D. Johnson. LIEUTENANT BURON lower first row: T. Riley, J. Mackey, C. Jondro, C. Doerrer, R. Nichols; second row: R. Odegaord, J. Falvey, S. Ashford, Lieutenant Harvey Buron, T. Dwyer, J. Lundberg, J. Denny; third row: J. Kane, J. Dillard, J. Con- nolly, R. Schneider, F. Gaertner, J. Logan. 19 4 8 Page sevcntynino LIEUTENANT CAMPBELL: (upper) first row: Q. Quirk, G. Henke, L. Johnson, R. Broun, F. Goertner; second row: N. Koop, C. Tru- deau, P. Hagstrom, W. Schleck, M. Fisher, J. Ready, F. Cook, J. Roberts; third row: J. Curran, J. Dement, J. Duffy, Lieutenant John Campbell, J. Gildae, J. Schulte, J. Montgomery. LIEUTENANT DOYLE: loweri first row: P. McGugin, R. McKnight, R. Melka, M. Leahy, F. McArthur, J. Morgan, P. McPhorlin; second row: G. Robertson, J. McCarthy, G. McGough, D. Mark- ert, D. Murphy, J. Archibald, R. Long, D. Perusse, S. Kleszyk, J. Goevenf; third row: T. Shallbetter, J. McCann, E. Murphy, P. Van Beusekom, Lieutenant Raymond Doyle, E. Break, R. Lo- rence, J. Pool, R. Schiefelbein. HOME ROOMS Page eighty CAPTAIN O'BRIEN: upper first row: R. Goodermont, C. McNam- ara, J. Karpus, B. Vitoff, J. Duehs; second row: J. Caulfield, A. Wisniewski, J. Poelking, R. Shapiro, G. Monahan, B. McCor- mick, G. Guzman; third row: J. Thiebert, P. Windus, J. Aukofer, J. Corcoran, Captain Joseph O'Brien, P. Conway, D. Delaney, J. Arnos, W. Drew. CAPTAIN SCOTT: lower first row: R. Dorsey, J. Grathwol, L. Gleason, R. Donatelli, O. Grenier, W. Dolan; second row: D. Durand, P. Fitzgerald, J. Grdina, Captain Thomas Scott, L. Gaiko, D. Anderson, H. Applebaum; third row: R. Brie, T. Gainor, J. Joynt, T. Grogan, j. Dyke, E. Gorman, T. Hines, W. Emond. 19 4 8 Page oighty-one CAPTAIN TURBES: (upper first row: J. Ritten, W. Regan, C. Reinsberg, B. Peiffer, T. Pryor, W. Burrs, R. Orfei; second row: J. Root, W. Ott, M. Pearson, F. Martin, K. Sfotsbery, R. Riley, W. Roberts, R. Regan; third row: F. Pease, A. Palen, J. Pineault, Captain Sylvester Turbes, R. Pulaski, M. Putzier, R. Saucier. CAPTAIN BRAND: lower first row: L. Carlson, M. Spanton, W. LoRue, M. Sheahan, W. Butler, W. Strub; second row: R. Swenson, W. Welch, D. Wilcox, Captain John Brand, H. Thi- bault, R. Smith, V. Beckler; third row: W. Taylor, J. Solon, G. Weiss, R. Urbanski, T. Arouni, R. Taplin, J. Thomas, P. Walsh. Poge cighty-iwo HOME ROOMS FATHER OZARK: upper first row: P. Costner, A. Froney, J. K. Wilson, R. McIntyre, R. Judge, L. Kachnowiez,- second row: J. Conroy, T. Winford, I. Bulen, Father William Ozark, W. Bus- sey, F. Dolan, J. R. Wilson; third row: R. Ronnan, J. Westbrook, P. Molloy, D. Williams, M. Sweeney, W. Tenney. LIEUTENANT COOKE: lower first row: E. Jansen, J. Kelley, L. Krautkremer, J. Martin, J. Kocourek; second row: R. Johnson, M. LaBelle, E. Osada, Lieutenant Robert Cooke,. P. Koch, J. Bares, R. Jackson; third row: F. Klein, R. Klein, L. Kane, J. Horan, J. Healy, K. Hodgson, W. Frank, C. Simmer. 19 4 8 Page eighty-ihree During the scholastic year 1947-48 a number of changes were made in the Military department. Colonel Philip R. Dwyer took over the job of Commandant in addition to his work as Professor of Military Science and Tactics when Brig. General Raymond W. Briggs retired in June. Colonel Dwyer in handling the demerit system instituted many innovations that lifted this disciplinary whip to a new high as a facile instrument of order and unification. The new drill system begun in September consisted of company drilling during military class period every day ex- cept Friday, which was devoted to full periods of drill in the afternoon. Now, with only one company at a time, we have had ample space to become proficient in the intricacies of close order drill. Under the direction of Colonel Dwyer, the new cadets last fall swung right into line, as was evidenced by the rapidity with which they learned the various formations and starting positions used in the broadened physical exercises program. A staunch exponent of team cooperation and fair play. Colonel Dwyer took up this year where he left off last June when he culminated his first year at St. Thomas by leading the Corps to an 89% inspection grade. We have striven to cooperate wtih him to the utmost this year and trust that again his untiring efforts to keep us at the top will not go unrewarded. MILITARY MILITARY SERGEANT K. JACKSON SERGEANT ROY WILLIAMS SERGEANT V. SERGEANT JOHN GARVIN 1 ERSONNEL Poge «•ghiy-sovon CADET COLONEL FRED SCHLICHTING Battalion Commander In looking over cadet Schlichting's impressive record at S.T.M.A., one could not be sure that there were not two of him. Born January 14, 1930, in the neighboring hamlet of South St. Paul, he attended St. Augustine's School before entering St. Thomas. As a freshman his high scholastic achievement and his military bearing coupled with his natural leadership marked him as a cadet certain to succeed. Besides the monumental task of commanding the battalion, he has achieved a magna cum laude scholastic rating, is captain of the tennis team, and commander of the Crack Drill Squad. Despite the horde of honors heaped on our highest ranking officer, he has remained a pleasant friend and a real gentleman respected and loved by the Corps and faculty alike. The class of '48 is very proud of Colonel Schlichfing and wish to set him up as the apex of military perfection and gentlemanly conduct for cadets in the future to emulate. Page eighty-eight STAFF CADET COL. F. SCHIICHTING, Battalion Commdr. CADET LT. COL. C. JACKSON, Exec. Off. CADET MAJOR JAMES PENN, Batt. Adj. CADET MAJOR D. SHAPIRO, Supply Off. CADET CAPT. J. SULLIVAN, Intell. Off. CADET CAPT. P. POBOR, Plans Training CADET 2nd LT. P. GAERTNER, Asst. Supply Off. CADET 2nd LT. J. LUNDBERG, Colors CADET 2nd LT. D. HILLIGOSS, Colors CADET M SGT. J. TOVEY, Bttn. Sgt. Major CADET M SGT. D. PINARD, Supply Sgt. CADET T SGT. McGREGOR, Supply CADET S SGT. P. GAVIN, Colors CADET S SGT. J. BILSKI, Colors Poge o gMy-ninc HEADQUARTERS COMPANY COMPANY STAFF CADET CAPTAIN J. MALERICH, C.O. CADET 1st IT. J. DELANEY, Exec. Off. CADET 2nd LT. M. MEEHAN, Adm. Off. CADET 2nd LT. J. GERNES, Supply Off. CADET M SGT. R. DONOVAN, Supply Sgt. A COMPANY COMPANY STAFF CADET CAPTAIN J. RILEY, C.O. CADET 1st. LT. L. SIMONS, Exec. Off. CADET 2nd LT. R. FARLEY, Adm. Off. CADET 2nd LT. T. KIRCHMAIER, Supply Off. CADET M SGT. E. SCHMIDT, Supply Sgt. CADET CPL. F. McARTHUR, Guidon Bearer B COMPANY COMPANY STAFF CADET CAPTAIN J. SCHNEIDER, C.O. CADET 1st LT. R. EBNER, Exec. Off. CADET 2nd. LT. J. BURNS, Adm. Off. CADET 2nd LT. J. TOWEY, Supply Off. CADET M SGT. P. FRANKLIN, Supply Sgt. CADET CPL. S. SCALLEN, Guidon Bearer C COMPANY COMPANY STAFF CADET CAPTAIN S. KOOP, C.O. CADET 1st LT. M. ROSENHOITZ, Exec. Off. CADET 2nd LT. S. WOLKOFF, Adm. Off. CADET 1st LT. JOHN MURRAY, Atfchd. Off. CADET 2nd LT. R. WALRAFF, Supply Off. M SGT. R. CUMMING, Supply Sgt. CADET CPL. R. SCHNEIDER, Giudon Bearer D COMPANY THE BAND M SGT. (Ret.) JOHN WEBER Band Director COLOR GUARD FIRING SQUADS This year the St. Thomas cadet firing squads, under the command of Major Shapiro, Lieutenant Ebner, and Sergeant O'Connell, were privileged to fire the last salute for the re-interment of over a thousand war dead at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Coming home for the last time, many of them forgotten or unknown, these young soldiers did not hear the shouting crowds or blaring bands welcoming them as they arrived home from the battle fields. In blood and agony, alone, in far off jungles, in freezing foxholes, in the air, on the water, at Anzio, Luzon, the Rhine, Nurenbcrg, Iwo Jima—they gave their lives in the bloom of youth. And among them were two hundred of our own alumni. Page ninety even . . . passing in review . . . triumpha! march of the winning company before inspecting officers and cheering crowds . . . right foot forward . . . brass and leather shining . . . justifiable pride in a job well done. . . . . . . cadets Dunn, Aylward, and Howell get the lowdown on loading and firing the bazoo- ka from Sergeant Christiansen . . . fascinating — and occasionally flattening . . . son, you had better have a broad and steady shoulder for brother bazooka. . . . . . . Sergeant Jackson knows his gunnery better than old Mother Hubbard knew her cupboard . . . Joe Kane and Tom Greene demonstrate the ramifications of a .30 cali- bre heavy machine gun. . . . . . . in the firing range Sergeants Jackson and Williams spot patterns of bullets in the bulls . . . close check on marksmanship . . . complete record . . . cadets vie for honor of crack rifle squad ... a keen eye, a steady shoulder, and a thorough knowledge of in- dividual weapons. Pogo nincty-olght . . . government inspection ... at last the long awaited day . . . cadets on their own . . . and at their best . . . glistening cold steel of rifle barrels . . . perfect symmetry of com- panies, rank on rank. . . . . . . cadet Philip Dwyer, son of Colonel Dwyer, is sworn into National Guard as chaplain's assistant to Father Neil Cashman, chaplain beloved of thousands of Gl's during the past war. . . . . . . cadets Bob Cumming (Fort Dodge's gift to St. Thomas) and Jim Aylward make ready to fire the mortar . . . Jerry Donovan hovers near with the walkie-talkie, receiving the range from officer at advanced line. . . . . . . autumn nocturne . . . silhouetted against a fading western sky the cadets work late, whipping into shape before the frosts threat- en the leaves and the snows drive in from Canada. . . . Pago ninety-nine Despite all efforts of a coach, an athletic team will fail unless it has the spirit and cooperation of the individual players. The Kaydet wishes to give special recognition to the following seniors for their unselfish contribution to the success of St. Thomas teams: Joe Sturdivant, the athlete of the year, football, basketball, and baseball; Jerry Horan, football, basketball, and baseball; Bart Regan, football and baseball; Dick Mahowald, football, basket- ball, and baseball; Andy Hilger, football, hockey, and boxing,- Sam Lia, boxing and track; Jim Riley, track and boxing,- Mitch Rosenholtz, hockey and golf; Dick Sargent, track and boxing,- Jay Kelly, football and swimming,- Ed Broderick, football and baseball; Bill Hurley, swimming and tennis,- Dave McGough, Jerry Donovan, Roland Olejniczak, and Sev Koop, football; Dick Maybre, Leo Culligan, Jim Sundberg, and Jack Gernes, swimming,- John Murray, hockey,- Jerry Malerick, baseball; Tom O'Connor, Mike Tierney, Charlie Denny, Jack Delaney, and Bill Schindler, boxing,- Fred Schlichting, tennis,- Don Pinard and Pat Lacy, golf; Jack Clarke, R. Bachman, J. Combs and Phil Franklin, track; Bill Lynch and Don Prettyman, basketball. ATHLETICS First row: J. White. R. Potter, R. Lone, D. Govin, R. Olejniczok, J. Horon, W. Drexlor, R. Cumming,- second row: J. Ready, D. McGough, J. Molerkfc, J. loosen, Aut. Coach Dec Consini, Captain Joe Sturdivant, Head Coach Skip McMahon, J. Gindorff, J. Holden, R. Mariotti; third row: R. Regan, J. Petti� , J. Donovan, R. Gleoion, R. Mahowald, E. Brodcrkk, J. O'Connell, W. Sipe. L. Wilson, J. Kelly, A. Hilger; top row: A. O'Brien, P. Costner, S. Hastings, S. Koop, R. Fleischhocker, J. Kelly, J. Droxler, N. Helm, R. O'lcughlin, J. Marshik. Athletic Director and Coach LEROY SKIP McMAHON VARSITY FOOTBALL . . . Captain Joe Sturdivant's crashing body and over-driving legs . . . Page one hundred two St. Thomas 14 Johnson 13 Lady Luck was riding with St. Thomas on September 9th at Central Stadium. John- son seemed destined to spoil the Cadets' opening effort, when, with one minute and forty-five seconds left to play, Jerry Dono- van broke through and recovered a John- son fumble in the end zone to beat the Governors 14-13. Earlier in the game Joe Sturdivant had scored on a pass from Larry Wilson. The winning margin came on a two point safety. If there was a difference in the ability of the two teams it was not noticeable. St. Thomas 6 St. Agnes 0 A supposedly weak St. Agnes team sur- prised everyone with a brilliant defensive performance against St. Thomas. The Cadets outrushed the Aggies all the way, but were unable to score until the clock read less than ten minutes to play. The lone touch- down came after a long drive from mid- field. Although the Tommies gained plenty of yardage, they did not yet have the ne- cessary scoring punch. St. Thomas 36 S.P.A. 7 After a slow first half, the St. Thomas eleven shifted into high gear and rolled over a fighting S.P.A. team. After the score stood 12-7 at the intermission, the Tom- mies opened up and began to look like the powerhouses of old in the second half. Drexler, Mahowald, Olejniczak, and Sturdi- vant all contributed to the scoring. The Cadets showed up well in every department of offense and defense. St. Thomas 6 St. Patrick's of Eau Claire, Wis. 0 Putting up a terrific defense, St. Thomas made it four in a row with a victory over St. Patrick's of Eau Claire. Since the ground attacks of both teams were bogged down during the entire game, both teams were forced to take to the air. The St. Pat's de- fense let down just long enough for Bob D'Loughlin to grab a pass and scamper over the goal line. After the lone touchdown, the Cadet backfield stopped the Eau Claire aerial game very effectively. Page one hundred three St. Thomas 13 St. Cloud Cathedral 27 An alert St. Cloud Cathedral eleven, tak- ing advantage of many breaks, handed St. Thomas its first defeat of the season. The high light of the game was Joe Sturdi- vant's sensational eighty-rive yard touch- down gallop. A long pass to Paul Costner in the end zone accounted for the Tom- mies' second score. Intercepting the cadets' passes and taking advantage of miscues the Crusaders countered three times in the third and once in the final quarter. St. Thomas 14 St. John's 7 St. Thomas got back in stride with a 14-7 homecoming victory over St. John's of Col- legeville. The Johnnies scored early in the first quarter, but fleet, slippery-hipped Bob O'loughlin tied the game in a hurry with a beautifully executed end-around play. The Tommies added two more points on a safety; and then Jerry Horan clinched the victory with a touchdown plunge from the three yard line. St. Thomas 6 Cretin 41 On Dad's Day an atomic bomb exploded broadside on O'Shaughnessy Field—and the detonator was none other than our well- beloved rival. Cretin. Their beefy line was just too much for the injury-riddled Tom- mies. Taking a little glory from our neigh- boring gridiron gladiators, Joe Sturdivant again put on the play of the day by trampling over the entire Cretin team and exploding ninety yards for a touchdown. St. Thomas 0 De La Salle 28 St. Thomas wound up the season by go- ing down to the conference champs in the bitterest struggle of the season. Terrific blocking and tackling on the part of the cadets held the Islanders scoreless for the first half. Joe Sturdivant's absence, how- ever, began to tell on the battered Tom- mies,- and De La Salle rolled roughshod for four touchdowns. The cadets' best offensive threat was a sixty yard run by Jerry Horan. Pago ono hundred four First row: R. Swenson, J. Mohowold, J. McCorthy, P. Fitzgerald, W. laRuc, L. Johnson, M. Putzior, R. Sipe, M. Knechtges, W. Winn, J. Berg, R. Smith, J. Martin; second row: D. Broault, J. Or me, M. Sheohon, J. Hilger, F. Cook, Tom Feely, coach, Norb Robertson, cooch, P. Goortncr, T. Wright, J. Gikleo, P. Costner, F. Martin; third row: M. Putzior, E. Murphy, G- McGough, P. Gront, R. Pulaski, R. long. F. Gaertner. R. lorence, H. Adlin, C. Ritten, P. Gavin, S. Ochcs, N. Ashe; top row: J. Bil- ski, R. Krueger, Q. Mischke, W. Woldorf, R. Urbonski, W. Kennedy, R. Dunn, T. Rochollo, R. Dolon, J. Hoaly, R. Duffy. C. Wollon, R. Tasada, W. Thurmer. B TEAM FOOTBALL CHEER LEADERS K. Kingrey, A. Berg, J. Fitzgerald, J. Cain Page ono hundred five VCfiKJw Sooted left to right: Jerry Horon, Cornolius Mo honey, Joe Sturdivont (coptoin), Johnny Kolly, Jerry Brown, Moagie Mahowold; standing: loft to right: Jerry Malerick (mgr.,; Punk Bilski, Don Prettyman, Rudy Flcisehhackor, Coach Tom Feely, Johnny Horan, Dick Dunn, 8ill Kennedy, Bill Sutrr.or (mgr.). BASKETBALL Coach Tom Feely . . . the acme of finesse ... smooth, spirited, competi- tive Jerry Horon . . . Page one hundred six CENTRAL CATHOLIC CONFERENCE Pogc one hundred jeven CONFERENCE Agoin St. Thomas reached the heights in basketball! . . . Winning 22 out of 25 contests, the Cadets walked away with the Central Catholic Conference crown and were runners-up for the State crown. ... A great deal of credit must be tendered Coach Tom Feely; he built around Joe Sturdivant a powerhouse feared throughout the state. . . . Conference play was highlighted by two victories over De La Salle and one over Cretin. . . . The Cadets were the class of the State Tournament and were within two minutes of the championship when the roof suddenly caved in. . . . The sting of defeat was eased with the announcement that Joe Sturdivant and Bill Kennedy had been named to the All-State team. . . . Although St. Thomas loses seniors Joe Sturdivant, Jerry Horan, Bill Lynch, Don Prettyman, Rudy Fleischhacker, and Dick Ma- howald, four of the five starters return next year. . . . Prospects are bright. ... But no future successes will dim the glory of 1948, when fine play, team spirit, and good sportsmanship made all St. Thomas fans proud of the CADETS. CHAMPIONS SEASON RECORD S.T.M.A. Opponent_ S.T.M.A. Opponent 54 New Ulm Trinity 18 49 St. John's 30 53 St. Augustine 28 44 Cretin 31 44 Rochester Lourdes 14 41 St. Agnes 32 32 Washburn 34 40 St. Cloud Cathedral 39 55 New Prague 15 36 De La Salle 35 39 St. Paul Central 23 37 Cretin 53 39 Monroe 36 46 St. Cloud Cathedral 37 45 Rochester Lourdes 23 53 St. Boniface 48 46 De Padua, Ashland, Wis. 21 37 De La Salle 32 37 Superior Cathedral, Wis. 31 48 St. John's 39 45 St. Boniface 29 61 St. Agnes 36 STATE TOURNAMENT S.T.M.A. Opponent S.T.M.A. Opponent 42 De La Salle 35 31 Cretin 38 31 Bethlehem Academy 28 Center: Coach Neil Champagne with Dick Goodermont and Orville Grenier; left to right: R. Smith, W. Schindler, R. Sargent, D. McGovern, J. Kloster. D. 8reault, R. Sheahan, 1. Gaiko. R. Rolen, £. Gospori, R. Finnegon, S. Hosting� , L Simon� , J. Delaney, C. Denny, M. Fisher, T. Salt, T. O'Connor, M. Tierney, W. Archombeou, J. Mahowold. R. Sipe, R. Knip, A. Froncy. BOXING The 1948 Boxing team cleaned up all opposition very handily, bringing the Academy another undefeated season in the manly art. The highlight of the season was the All-Academy tourna- ment held in the Armory, March 15. Coach Neil Champagne, assisted by members of the team, demonstrated to the crowd of over a thousand the various steps in the development of a boxer, and also inaugurated spot boxing. Then came the finals for the Academy championships. Winning the coveted crowns in their respective divisions were: Orville Grenier over Dick Goodermont, gnat weight; Ray Smith over Dave McGovern, flyweight; Austin Franey, batamweighf; Sam Lia over Bob Gindorff, featherweight; Mike Tierney over Leo Culligan, lightweight; Dave Breault over Larry Gaiko, Jr. welterweight; Larry Wilson over 'Jim Riley, welterweight; Jerry Horan over Jim Loosen, middlweight; Jim Zachman over Sev Koop, lightheavyweight; Eugene Woods over Bill Hofer, heavy- weight. Scotcdi D. Gavin, E. Gibbs. J. Hilger. G. McGough, J. Henry, C. Cooke. G. Potter; standing: Jim 0'8rien, lord of the control room, R. Flesher, W. Waldorf, J. Mur- ray, M. Rosenholtz, Coach Norb Robertson, P. Grant, W. Thurmer, A. Hilger, W. Sipe, J. Monohon, W. Winn, manager. HOCKEY The 1948 cadet hockey team ended the season in second place, having won 4 and lost 3 in conference play. All told, the team won 7 games, lost 7, and tied one. High scorer was Jim Henry, fleet right wing, with 22 goals. Andy Hilger, Jack Hilger, Bill Sipe, Dick Flesher, and Bill Thurmer all gathered over 15 goals apiece. Under the competent guid- ance of Prof. Norb Robertson, Academy hockey should reach new heights in another season. SCORES St. Thomas 9 St. Cloud Cathedral 2 St. Thomas 4 De La Salle 2 St. Thomas 3 Breck 0 St. Thomas 4 Mechanic Arts 9 St. Thomas 1 Cretin 4 St. Thomas 3 Central 2 St. Thomas 3 Cretin 7 St. Thomas 3 Humboldt 4 St. Thomas 1 De La Salle 0 St. Thomas 3 Murray 4 St. Thomas 7 St. Cloud Cathedral 3 St. Thomas 0 Blake 1 St. Thomas 1 Breck 1 St. Thomas 0 Cretin 6 St. Thomas 7 S. T. M. A. Alumni 6 St. Thomas 1 S. P. A. 4 St. Thomas 2 Breck 2 Pago one hundred nine Vxi Seated on pool. I to ft W. Hurley, W. Hudion, T. Hoited, R. Louritzen, W. Strub, A. Wisniewjki; on diving board, I to n Coo h LoRoy 8rown, E. 8raak, P. Wolth, R. Fitzjimmons, M. Ahern, L. Johnson, J. Cumming, L. Carr, R. Sears, H. Hoyden, J. Kelly, J. Gcrnos; stonding, I to r-. R. Franklin, Captain R. Mobry, R. Smith, J. Sundbcrg, R. Boland, W. Emond, L. Culligan, J. Fitxgerold, G. Gerber, P. Towle, D. Longpre, T. Clement� . SWIMMING Hard hit by graduation and with only six lettermen re- turning, Coach LeRoy Brown's cadet natators completed the most ambitious schedule in Academy history with a record of 7 wins, 2 ties, and 8 losses against the finest prep teams in the state. Although there have been cadet tank teams with more im- pressive win records, there have been none which swam in faster competition and few which could match the competi- tive times of its star performers and its relay teams. Jim Sundberg was the most versatile of the tankers, storting as a backstroker and winding up as a free style sprinter in possession of the school record in the 50 which he paddled in 26. 3 seconds. Another mark was lowered by the medley trio of Pufzier, Wisniewski, and Sunberg, when, in swimming against North in the Ascension Club pool, they covered the 180-yard stint in 1:57.1. The old record was 1:59.4. Against the Hamline University B team the free style quartet, Clem- ents, Sundberg, Carr and Captain Dick Mabry, churned the 160 yard distance in 1:25.8 to smash the old record of 1:29.3. High spot of the year was the victory over a strong Blake team which had compiled o record of 18 straight wins until the Cadets snapped the streak by o score of 34 to 32. Vic- tories over the St. Thomas College B and the Hamline Uni- versity B squads, os well as a tie with the Macalester College B squad attested a high degree of development in a season in which the team had to fight a high mortality rate because of illness and ineligibility. On the basis of this year's com- petition the nucleus of experienced swimmers returning to the Academy next year should bring even greater laurels home to St. Thomas. Poge or.e hundred ten First row i L. Hopfenspirger, J. Shonnon, S. lio, R. Nichol . Jock Clorkc (captain], J. Combs, R. Sargent, R. Gleoson, J. Hilger,- second row: W. Drew, R. Bachman, P. Franklin, D. Hilligoss, J. Riley, Coach Harvey Bu'on, J. ane, A. O'Brien, R. Flesher, W. Gleason, R. Schorfbillig. TRACK The 1948 track team will compete for the most port against the public schools; and in the middle of May will travel to St. John's for the State tournament. Coach Harvey Buron will rely on a few seniors who hove proved themselves, and will concentrate on developing some very promising sophomore material. Out- standing among the seniors are: Sam Lia in the pole vault and dash; Jack Clarke in the broad jump; Dick Bachman in the mile; Jerry Combs in the hurdles; Dick Sargent in the 440; Jim Riley in the high jump and the hurdles,- Phil Franklin in the 220; Don Hilligoss in the broad jump; and Tony O'Brien in the mile. The Academy's hopes are pinned on these men, and knowing their caliber, we are certain that they will come through with flying colors. Page one hundred eleven BASEBALL With veterans Malerick, Sturdivant, Reagan and Maho- wald holding down key positions, assisted by such versa- tile players as Bill Kennedy, Bill Thurmer and Johnny Kelly, the conference will certainly hear from the Tom- mies before graduation rings dov n the curtain on the '48 season. Coach Feely has a plethora of recruits battling for berths on the squad, a healthy indication on any diamond, and security for next year's hopes. Ralph Dolan Jerry Malerick Left to right: S. Tort, M. Ahern, E. Brook, M. Rosenholtz. J. Bilski, J. White, D. Pinard. |— The Academy will be proud of the record C .( Jl r will bring home. If they burn up the links cose will not be big enough. which these experienced dandelion clippers this spring the way they did last, the trophy TENNIS With such veterans of past State meets as Bill Hurley and Fred Schlichting to fall back on, coach Len Hauer should again this year annex the State title in both the singles and the doubles. Loft to right: R. Devitt, E. Hindercr, W. Hurley, F. Schlichting, G. Donovan. Page one hundred thirteen It takes a lot of forbidden scotch tape attached to walls, a few water and pillow fights, the usual number of harmless gripes and a heap of living to turn a steel and concrete structure like Ireland Hall into a second home. A second home it has been for us senior boarders for four years. When we pack our belonging for the last time this June, we shall undoubtedly leave behind a frayed tie, a stack of old notes, and that out- grown pair of trousers,- but also we shall leave behind our hearts. Our memories will be forever etched with hundreds of enjoyable times, from the furious ping-pong games in a haze of tobacco smoke to those icy migrations to and from chapel and class during the blustery Minnesota winters. It is with sincere regret that we leave our hallowed home, Ireland Hall. BOARDER LIFE REVEREND JOHN ROACH Dean of Boarders REV. RAYMOND FOURNELLE Assislant Dean CADET MAJOR DAVID SHAPIRO Hall Officer Page one hundred iixteon Mr. Don Stoulil Mr. George Byers Mr. Paul Bcllendorf ASSISTANT DEANS In retrospect we view the school year of '47-'48 as one of marked progress and happiness for the boarders, and look ahead confidently for this genuine spirit to grow—under the birrettum of Father Roach it cannot do otherwise. Lashing the whip or patting the back, according to the moment's need. Father Roach com- bines the traits of a Dutch uncle and a guardian angel, directing his monitions or praises at one important tar- get: to make each St. Thomas cadet a gentleman with backbone and character. Giving individual guidance and attention to all of us, he has made the past year the fullest and most pleasant, by and large, that we have spent at St. Thomas. Long to be remembered also are genial Father Fournelle, Jack O'Brien, and the other young men pictured on this page who served as assistant deans. Handling much of the discipline and generously giving of their time to help us in our studies, these men have become part and parcel of all that we hold dear at St. Thomas. What they have contributed to our training will stand us in good stead in the years ahead of us. Mr. Jack McKenna Mr. Ray Zwebcr Mr. Mike McGuire Page one hundred jeventeon Lovely Miss Elaine Campbell, Miss Min- nesota of 1947 and second only to Bar- bara Jo Walker who won the Miss America contest, smilingly pours a cup of java for Sev Koop, Marty Olsen, and Fred Schlichting between rhumbas at the STMA Homecoming Dance. And we danced the whole nigh� through ... or at least it seemed like all night through with the beautiful belles from St. Joe's . . . only to be startled out of bed by a ruthless reveille. Towey, Stewart and company gently remind Tom Greene that nice cadets don't interrupt the sleep of their comrades. A favorite corner in the new game room . . . cokes and candy to replenish enervated ping-pong players . . . the hum and buzz and roar of cadets play- ing cards, lifting the coke machine, sing- ing a little boogie-woogie around the grand piano, or just sitting back and relaxing through a good old bull session. TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW Marty Olsen—holding tryouts for a chorus line in a musical comedy Jay Kelly—teaching his six kids the disavantages of going steady. Bill Dietz running a vegetable stand on So. State St., Chicago. Denny Stiener—repairing his plane from its latest smash-up. Mike Horan—president of Blue Earth Chamber of Commerce. Phil Kunzclman—leading a relief expedition to the South Pole. Tom Greene—losing his shirt at blackjack. Bill Dunn—top veterinarian in the country. Sev Koop—owner of a large, productive farm. 'Ole' Olejniczak—a Maryknoll Missionary. Jim Burns—owner of the largest harem in Egypt. Don Pinard—being run out of Sioux Falls. Jules Schneider—home with Jean. Jim O'Connell—stand-in for Gene Autry's partner. John Tovey—still trying. Jack Sullivan—author of best seller He Walks by Night. 'Pee-Wee' Donovan—growing up. Bob Cleary—off women for life. John Towey—head of a large sanitarium. Dean Norum—giving us the word. Jim Shannon—National handball champ. Dick Bachman—successor of the angle. Tom Clements—big business mogul. Johnny Cain—trying to start another Civil War. John Balias—still fixing roulette wheels. Tony O'Brien—American delegate to France. Ed Broderick—running male escort bureau. 'Bags' Schmidt—starting new and stronger tobacco concern. Bob Cumming—funny man of a new Harvester program Jack Gernes—diving off the White Cliffs of Dover. Tony Francois—chairman of European Aid Program. Al Petsy—starting a gang war in East Harlem. Tom Skutt—hanging around Austin. Art Berg—raising thoroughbred sheep dogs. Paul Pobor—member of a gypsy tribe. Dick Ebner—Trappist Monk. Dan Gavin—still renewing his auto liability insurance. Dick Mahowald-Dean of Ireland Hall. Kev Kingrey—famous lecturer on temperance. Bill Sipe-playing hockey for professional team. Dave Shapiro—owner of LoMode Beauty Salon. Mac McGregor—champion hog-caller of Springfield. Frank Kinn—operating a speak-easy. Pogc one hundred oighfeen Bags Schmidt of Cheboygan, Michigan, In the center of the refectory the faculty The Classical Music Club ... the culture gives young Villaume a lesson or two breaks bread . . . the ubiquitous deans kids of the institute, in the finesse of a backhand shot. ever on hand to make us happy. This year Father Roach and Neil Champagne instituted an extra-curricular program to supplement the inter-murder ath- letics which have been so popular among the boarders in past years. Broad and all-inclusive in scope, the new program is divided into three categories, cultural activities, physical activities, and hobbies. Under the cultural activities are such organizations as the Music Club, the Record Club, the Writing Club, the Dramatics Club; under the physical are included the major sports besides ping-pong, squash, bowling, and the like; and under hobbies there are sundry clubs like the Camera Club and the Model Airplane Club. Every boarder, from the most energetic senior to the most phlegmatic freshman, has something to do in his leisure moments. Songs We Loved I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover Near You The Whiffenpoof Song How Soon Manana Smoke Gets in Your Eyes The Swiss Boy Now Is the Hour The Blue Tail -Fly Dance Ballerina I'm My Own Grandpa Beg Your Pardon Civilization Sabre Dance Pago ono hundred nineteen BOARDER CLUBS Firs� Floor Seniors Camera Club Model Airplane Club Writing Club Dramatics Club Intramural Football Cham Hastings, Wal- lace, Koop and Wood concen- trate on their hob- by .. . two bits says it sails. . . . Neil Champagne directs a few of the boys in a skit to be presented at the Veterans' hospital. . . . The Riding Club in the corral . . weekly expedi- tion always look- ed forward to. The Bowling Club mops their strate- gy for the week- end; . . . Fallon and Gren- ier, a couple of good sports . . . and the girls too. Always more than meets the eye . . . when the full moon is shining and empty arms are waiting, Dan Gavin silently steals away. . . . 3|r . . . counter-offensive . . . Sev Koop about to extinguish Horan and Clements ... all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy . . . feverish academic endeovor punctuated by sudden bursts of practical jokes — lets off steam . . . put those plugs back in the radiators . . . . . and, honey, guess what we had for supper again tonight ... I may not be too handsome, but I'm kind to my mother . . . I know you won't believe me, but yours is the only picture in my room ... I don't know what I'd do if you weren't there on my dresser to smile down to me . . . life here would be unbearable without you . . . . . . yon sergeant has a lean and hungry look . . . anytime in any freshman's room . . . senior Stewart battens on Beirschbach's cookies . . . his girl made them with her own little hands . . . next step is to tighten freshman's necktie until yo-yo falls from his limp hand . . . . . . skulduggery in the rec-room . . . moral: never trust anybody . . . Pobor on the verge of a hot-foot . . . the culprit, Horan, about to receive a lesson on the golden rule . . . many surprises await unsuspecting cadets in Ireland Hall . . . Page one hundred twenty-two . . . the training of the beard . . . just take it easy, Robert- son, everybody's nervous at at first . . . you should have seen the blood on Landmark when he launched me on my first tonsorial peregrina- tion . . . . . . proportional representa- tion . . . freshmen cheerfully waif on the seniors . . . pass- ing the buck is not a lost art . . . carry your trunk, Mr. McGregor? Sure . . . . . . mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's that handsome Percival? . . . Skuft: gad, I thought I had started on the road to beauty, but I guess my face detoured . . . . . . embryo politician from Fort Dodge . . . connoisseur of waste fats and liquid shoe polish . . . now when I was in Fort Dodge last summer . . . . . . the acid test of a sense of humor — a glass of ice wafer on the shoulders in the midst of a warm shower . . . also a convenient way to get an empty shower . . . . . . hello, honey . . . Oh, no, honey ... we Tommies are the nicest boys . . . you have a kid sister in the eighth grade, you soy? . . . sure, there are a lot of seniors would be only too glad . . . Page one hundred twenty-three St. Thomas Military Academy fosters many extra-curricular activities so that all cadets may have an outlet for hobbies, social gatherings, vocational aspirations, and cultural or intellectual interests. Typical of the military ac- tivities is the Crack Drill Squad pictured on the opposite page. Organized in 1935 to execute precision drill at social functions both on the campus and throughout the state, the squad this year, under the leadership of its commmander, Fred Schlichting, has had a very successful season. Long to be remembered were the perform- ances at the St. Paul Winter Carnival and at the Regimental Dinner Ball. 7 1 S 3 I 1 I A I 1 D V illttiUIIUlllUKi Sealed: P. Pobor, M. Olsen, D. Shapiro, W. Penn, F. Schlicting, C. Jaekson, J. Sullivan, J. Riley, S. Koop,- standing: R. Olejniczak, R. Sargent, J. Molcriek, J. Morroy, W. Orme, J. Delaney, M. Rosenholtz, J. Sehnoider, T. Greene, J. Ballos, I. Simons. OFFICERS' CLUB Seated: J. Sundberg, W. Dietz, J. looson, J. Towey, M. Meehan, R. Farley, J. Gernes, W. Dunn,- standing: S. Wolkof?. R. Wollroff, D. Hilligoss, D. Markoe, J. Burns, T. Kirchmoier, J. Combs, P. Gocrtner, T. Forloy, J. Connelly. Poge one hundred twenty-six RIFLE TEAM Kneolingi J. loosen and R. Dolan,- first row: P. Dwyer, R. 8iovor, R. Shorwood, M. Cooper, T. Madden, J. Rockwell, T. Winlord, D. Marko®; second row: J. Morrison, P. Kelley, E. Wood, R. Jensen, R. Cossidy, J. Drake, P. Markoo. Commander: It. Colonel Carroll Jockson; first row: P. Hagstrom, J. Klostor, E. Gospori, J. Mahowold, R. Swift, R. Hermes. R. Gleason, G. Dick- man, J. Jonsen, T. Dolan,- second row: W. Word, R. Harriss, C. Trudeau, J. Gaertncr, J. Denny, J. Archibald, F. Schiefolboin, R. Eldrodgo, T. Riley, R. Schiefolboin, D. Sullivon, I. 8akkcn, R. Knip, E. Keating, R. Sears, D. Ostdiek, W. Dorsey, R. Bievor, J. Rockwoll; third row: L. Slo- cum, R. Finnegan, C. Ritten, S. Scallen, C. Larkin, R. 8ondykc, J. Curran, J. McNooly, J. Gorbor, J. Frotti. CRACK PLATOON Pago one hundred twenty-seven BOOSTERS Scored: R. Sherwood, £. Hendorer, A. Macho, D. Shapiro, L. Simons. Fother John Roach, moderator, J. Murray, C. Jackson, W. Dunn, W. Dietz, J. Buckles; standing: J. Combs, R. Smith, D. Hilligoss, J. Brombach, L- CulUgon, T. Forloy, P. Pobor, P. Franklin, J. Riley, S. WolkofT, M. McGregor, J. Gerncs, J. Towey. T. Kirchmaier, F. Kinn. Seated: M. Tierney, D. longbottom, R. Hermes, J. Fitzgerald, R. Mohowold. J. Sundberg. W. Orme, J. Ballos, J. Savoie, W. Schindler; stand- ing; M, Olsen, W. Hurley, R. Cleary, E. Kenefick, W. Gleason, R. Thoisen, F. Schlichting, R. Quinn, J. Connelly, R. Sargent, J. Aylward, R. Cassidy, S. Koop, R. Farley. BOOSTERS Page one hundred twenty-eigh' Seoted: T. Dolan, M. Meehon, R. Olejniczak, J. Kane, M. Horan, J. loosen, T. Greene, J. Kelly, C. Saucier; standing: P. Gacrtner, P. Lacy, D. Markoe. D. Kennedy, J. Molerick, R. Hermes, K. Kingrey. L. Corr, A. Hilger, J. Drexler, E. Hinderer, R. Sherwood. J. Coin, J. Schneider, J. Deloney. BOOSTERS BARONS Seated: P. Gront, W. Sutmor, J. Sturdivant, F. Schlkhting, J. Murray, P. Costner, E. Kenefick; standing: P. Gavin. P. O'Connor. J. 8ilski. R. Fleischhocker, J. Delaney, A. Hilger, J. O'Neill. Poge one hundred twenty-nine Seated: E. Abbott, C. Mergens, J. Clarke, M. Meehan, C. Jackson, J. Drexler, standing: W. Ormo, M. Icohy, K. Maas, J. Gorman, P. Gavin, J. Zochmon, P. Fuller, J. Camming. IBIS PITS Seated: W. Gleoson, C. Saucier, R. Sherwood, J. Malerick, L. Simons, R. Smith, J. Combs,- standing: J. Soxton (what there is of him), G. Wolch, R. Horsey, H. Schrocder, W. Dorsey, J. McCarthy, T. Egan, D. longbottom, R. Regan. Page one hundred thirty SIGMA TAU Sooted: R. Rorloy, J. Kolly, S. Koop, D. Pinord, M. Olson, R. Olojniczok, E. Broderick, W. D.otz, J. Connelly; standing: J. Broderick, N. Ashe, W. Archambeau, T. Clements, K. Kingrey, Q. Mischko, R. McDermott, R. Mahowold, D. Wotors, W. Sipc, D. Brcoult, T. Hosted. 4 Seated: E. Kenefick, M. Caulfield, J. Loosen, W. Ormc, R. Mahowold, J. Kane,- standing: W. Schindler, T. Skutt, F. Schlichting, D. Morkoo, I. Simons, P. Gavin, R. Wollroff, R- Sargent. LATIN AND CREEK CLUB Poge one hundred thirty-one KATHODI ANS Sooted: F. Schlichting, S. Koop, M. Meehan, lieutenant IcRoy Brown, P. Pobor, J. Sullivan, C. Jockson,- standing: J. Materick, I. Simons, P. Goertner, P. lacy, M. Rosenholtz, J. Delaney, R. Theiscn, J. Penn, I. loosen. Seated: S. Tart, C. Ritfen, M. Ahern, Q. Misehkc, J. Dunn, B. Maos, E. lalonde, N. Hansen, M. Putiier; standing; D. Dickmon, J. Rockwell, J. Archer, J. Zochmon, W. Woldorf, C. Wollon, R. Finnegan, R. Potter, R. Biever. CHEMISTRY CLUB Poge one hundred thirty-two J. Skog, J. Cain, D. Hilligoss, J. Fitzgerald, Lieutonant William Miller, moderator, E. Broderick, K. Kingroy, J. Kelly, J. Dunn. I GERMAN CLUB BIOLOGI ANS First row: R. Lynch, J. Jonien, R. Scars, G. Wier, P. Fclion, G. Robertson, J. Morgon; second row.- R. Harvey, J. Mockey, J. Borg. T. SHollbetter, J. Sexton, M. Whitofield, J. Wilson, R. Smith, R. Sipe, L. Bakken; third row: D. Dornboch, D. Markert, M. Cooper, D. Waters, I. Zwickel, D. Hoff, P. Van Beusekom, E. Woldorf, D. Murphy, D. Ditter, J. McCarthy, R. King, P. Collins, R. Molko, P. Johnson, A. Barton, J. McConn, T. Burdo, F. Schiofclbcin. T. Shaw, S. Scallon, E. Brook, D. Ostdiek. Page one hundred thirty-three First row: C. McNamara, R. Judge, A. Stucko, J. Martin; second row: G. Guzman, W. Taylor, D. Brcoult, J. Kelly, W. Kelly, R. Sargent, J. Karpus, J. Poclking; third row: R. Cumming, Q. Mischkc, T. Clcmonts, R. Kurylo, R. Swift, J. Dunn, B. Ewing, R. Bandyk, J. Archibald. ALTAR SOCIETY First row: R. Goodormont, A. Wisniewski, R. Smith, W. LoRuc, G. Robertson, O. Gronier; second row: R. Donatclli, L. Johnson, F. Martin, D. Metz, N. Koop, J. Grdina, R. Osado, W. Bussoy; third row: W. Taylor, J. Logan, J. Curran, E. Wood, J. Hooly, R. Sipe, P. Windus. Pago one hundred thirty-four CHOIR Choir D.rector: Mr. Richard Kinney. Fint row: R. Bair, R. Ebner, R. Sargent. J. Archambeou, J. Dunn. D. Brcaolt, E. Lolonde, J. Robertj, W. Bussey, G. Robertson, P. Fitzgorald, M. Putzicr, J. Bare� ; i«cond row: J. Grdina, J. Scholto. W. Taylor, R. Sipe, R. Bondyk, T. Clementj, R. Kurylo, D. Wotorv, J. Kcnncbeck. P. Hagitrom, T. Shallbettor, T. Cloments, R. Bondyk, R. Sargent, Mr. Richard Kinnoy, director, R. Dillenburg, E. lolonde, R. Thoiion, W. Toylor, R. Odegoard; � e ond row: R. Bair, J. Berg, W. Dunn, R. Moriotti, D. Stcvvart, R. Long, R. Kurylo, R. Hilgor, J. Dunn, R. Plunkett, J. Kcnncbeck, J. Westbrook, A. Macho, R. Sipe, D. Brcoult, J. Savoie. Page one hundred thirty-five AERONAUTICS CLUB Kneeling: J. Halting� , R. Bachman, 0. Steiner, R. Mach, H. Rech, L. Hopfenjpirgcr; «landing: A. Macho, R. Okinow, T. Sponiol, Captain Ken Mack, W. Hofor, J. Orexler, M. Tierney, P. To vl«. The Aeronautics Club was founded in the fall of '45 by Captain Mack, and since that time has let no grass grow under its feet. The objective of the club is to give the members fundamental knowledge and experience in fly- ing. The cadets fly on Saturdays and on special field trips. On blow-out days the members begin their flying early in the morning and wind up in the afternoon with quite a banquet at White Rock, a favorite rendezvous near the field. The cadets who obtain student licenses are awarded sterling silver lapel wings, and those who obtain a private pilot's license are awarded gold lapel wings. The Aeronautics Club is fortunate in having as its supervisor Captain Ken- neth Mack, the popular mathematics and aeronautics instructor at St. Thom- as; in his own right Captain Mack is a seasoned pilot with all the requisites to make him a competent teacher of ground school and flight instruction. Page one hundred thirty-six CHOW . . . ravenous appetites after a trip through the wild blue yonder . . . talking over that tailspin and listening to the juke box beat out Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer or If I Had the Wings of an Angel. TRADITIONAL PAPER BAG . . . along with the jitters, the first flight often causes ner- vousness of the stomach . . . the spirit is will- ing but the flesh is weak after sundry spins, rolls, and dives . . . HOPFENSPIRGER SOLOS . . . smiling Larry of the startling answer demonstrates the solo technique . . . Larry has aspirations of be- coming a commercial airlines pilot ... the flying cadets are all studying aeronautics for a definite purpose . . . CRACKUP . . . nightmare reenacted . . . Hofer and Steiner salvaged from the wreck- age . . . moral: little plane much safer in the air . . . and so goodbye to the senior mem- bers of our club. Lots of fun, wasn't it? . . . Pogc one hundred thirty-seven LIBRARY CLUB Firjr row: G. Henke, M. Cooper, J. Berg, $. Scollen. Miu Cloro Glenn, moderator, J. lundberg, 0. Ostdiek, J. K. Wilton, L. Kroutkrcme.-; second row: J. 8ores, J. Kelly, D. Metz, J. Kone, J. Currcn, 0. Curran, D. Waters, T. Powers, W. Schorn. First row: W. Dolon, D. Anderion, A. Lolond, Lieutenant Robert Cooke, moderator, T. Shallbetter, P. Johnson, C. Cloudo,- second row: R. O.'Grody, T. Arouni, R. Finnegan, S. Conway, J. Buckles, £. Brook, R. Keller, D Willioms, R. Soucier, T. Pryor. ART CLUB Page one hundred thirty-eight First rowi C Jackson, R. Moch, D. Curron, J. Rockwoll, J. Sullivon, lieutenont Jomes Kcone, adviser, J. Tovoy, M. Coulfietd. J. Burns, T. Kirch- moier, J. Buckles,- second row: G. Henke, D. Ostdiek, R. Molka, R. Sipo, R. Sheohan, T. Powers, J. Ready, W. Schleck. J. Curran, S. Hostings, R. -Schneider, P. Collins, J. Gerber, J. Westbrook, I. Bakken, E. Woldorf, R. louritzen, D. Wertheimer, 0. McGovern. CITATION Co-Editor: JOHN SULLIVAN Advisor: LT. JAMES KEANE Co-Editor: JOHN TOVEY Page one hundred thirty-nine JAMES PENN Editor-in-chief CARROLL JACKSON Assistant Editor KAYDET Firn row- W. Orme, M. Caulfield, J. Bucklos, M. Tierney, J. Riley, J. Schnoidor, W. Schindler, W. Dunn; second row: M. Ahorn, J. Kane, P. Frank- lin, T. Kirchmoior, J. Doloney, L. Simons, P. Pobor, D. Wertheimer. Pago one hundred forty CAPTAIN JOSEPH O'BRIEN Adviser KAYDET Working on the premise thot one good pho- tograph is worth more than a thousand words, a great deal of the success or failure of the 1948 Kaydet rests in the hands of Sam Clark and his partner, Fred Lauerman. These two young men have always been cheerfully available to take our informal shots, be they at hockey games in weather 20 degrees be- low zero, airplane views of the campus, at swimming meets, at dances, in classrooms, or wherever they might be needed. The Kay- det wishes to thank Sam Clark and Fred Lauerman for the excellent work they have done, and we feel sure that their work will speak for itself for many years to come. Poge one hundred forty-one SAM CLARK Photographer Seated loft to right: T. Winford, J. Lee, R. Cassidy, J. Riley, D. Sapiro, J. Murray, J. Schneider, P. Franklin, B. McCormick, F. Klein, standing left to right: F. McArthur, J. Archibald, P. Pobor, W. Dunn, L. Slocum, J. O'Connell, T. Grceno, Mortin Haley (moderator), J. Dolaney, T. Forloy, J. McKnighr, J. Westbrook, D. McGovern, J. K. Wilson, R. M. McIntyre. SPEECH CLUB REEL AND RECORD CLUB Seated left to right: T. Arounl, R. Swenson, T. Winford, B. McCormick, P. Costner, D. McGovern, S. Tort, L. Johnson, B. Vitoff; standing left to right: C. Reinsberg, G. Honke, F. Dolan, W. Drew, K. Stotcsbory, G. Dickman, C. Ritter, W. Bromschwig, R. Johnson, C. Trudcou, O. Gloor, H. Applebaum, J. Franto, R. McIntyre, J. Wilson. Poge one hundrod forty-two CHEER LEADERS' CLUB Kneeling: Joe Freni and Woltcr Villoume; jtonding: R. Bloif, L. Hopfenjpi rgor, F. McArthur, 0. Murphy, E. Villoumo, B. McCormick, J. Jonten. The Eagle Award is an honor for a cadet who carries four solids, maintains an excellent record in discipline, has a scholarship average of 86% or better, and re- ceives no mark under 80%. To achieve an Eagle Award for one semester is an accomplishment to write home about; to achieve this high accolade for every semester over a period of four years is nothing short of phen- omenal. And within this ken belongs personable Carrol Jackson, o cadet who is not afraid of greatness. EAGLE AWARD lieutenant Colonel Carrol Jockion Pogo ono hundred forty-three KAYDET KALENDAR What with government inspection, final examinations, military competi- tion and review, the Military Ball, the Baccalaureate Mass, and graduation exercises all coming within the spcce of a few days, a cadet's last hours at St. Thomas are indeed hectic. Pago one hundred forty-four AWARDS Tho Minnesota Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Medal Francis McDevitt The American legion Medal Charles McCorthy The Bond Award Richord Goblirsch The History ond English Award William Foricy The language Award Thomas Borncs The Mathematics and Science Award Richard Goblirsch The Bausch and lomb Science Medal Richard Potter The ExIraCurrkulor Aword William Montgomery The President's Award, to the outstanding student in the Freshman Class John Ready The President's Aword, to the outstanding student in the Sophomore Class Henry Hayden The President's Aword, to the outstanding student in the Junior Class Fred Schlicting Tho Chapel Award Martin Olsen The General Briggs Aword, to the football player of highest scholastic achievement Clare lee Garner The Faculty Award to the Senior chosen by the Faculty as outstanding Robert lehar Tho Faculty Award, to the Junior chosen by the Faculty as outstanding James Penn The Faculty Aword, to the Sophomore chosen by the Faculty as out- standing Matthew Ahern The Faculty Aword, to the Freshman chosen by the Faculty as out- standing Stephen Scallen Page one hundred forty-five GRADUATION FRIDAY, JUNE 6th, 1947 PROCESSIONAL MARCH Pomp ond Circumstance Elgar St, Thomas Military Academy Band—Sgt. John Weber, Conductor SELECTION-Schubert's Serenade Franz Schubert Played by Lt. Robert Glass PRESENTATION OF SENIOR SABRE TO 1948 CLASS Robert Rademacher—President, Class 1947 COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Major General Alfred M. Gruenther, Deputy Commandant of the National War College ANNOUNCEMENT OF HONORS AND AWARDS The Very Reverend Vincent J. Flynn, Ph.D., President, St. Thomas Military Academy CONFERRING OF DIPLOMAS The Very Reverend Vincent J. Flynn, Ph. D. STAR SPANGLED BANNER RECESSIONAL—March—Colossus of Columbia Alexander St. Thomas Military Academy Band MILITARY BALL In fact, it is probably the last social event he will at- tend with his fellow Seniors. The Military Ball is really a moment of celebration. It marks the end of the school year, and a rest from studies, for a few weeks, at least. It marks a cadet's advent into the world, where he will take the knowl- edge, hope, and faith that St. Thomas Academy has given him, and make his way into the college or busi- ness world. It is the climax to a host of memories and associations which he will look back upon all through his life. The Military is, truly, a highlight in the KAYDET KALENDAR. The final highlight of the school year, to which every Senior looks forward ia little regretfully, perhaps, since it is to be his last grand dance at S.T.,, is the Military Ball. Every Senior looks forward to the Military because it is his final blow at St. Thomas, so to speak; the grand march gives him a chance to show the whole corps what a Senior and his girl really look like. It is his lost chance to see the 1948 Crack Squad in action. Page one hundred foriy-iix The Twenty-first Annual Military Ball, presented by the Three new faces appeared on the receiving line last Officer's Club of St. Thomas was held on June 5, 1947. year. The Military Ball was by way of a celebration Perhaps the most outstanding memory of the dance, for Colonel Philip Dwyer, Captain Edward Kolofer, which no one who attended could ever forget, was the and Father Roach, for all the work they had done the fine orchestra. Father Roach and the Mothers' Club previous year in leading St. Thomas to its high govern- went to considerable expense to engage Elliot Law- ment rating. rence and his Columbia recording orchestra for the Although, through the course of the yea's, the Class affair. of '48 may forget many of the formulae and postulates The Seniors will remember the pride they felt as q they learned at S.T., they will never forget the Military member of their own class, Fred Schlichting, was in- Ball, vested with the commandership of the Crock Squad. Pog© on© hundred forty-jovcn SEPTEMBER . over Minnesota . . . girls back to ♦ ♦ back to the books . . . flying saucers reported school in the new look ' long skirts, that is . . . seen Sergeant Weber deserves a well- earned word of praise for his ac- complishments this year. Familiar faces at the crossroads of the main corridor . . . Captain Hauer explains why the Red Sox didn't get into the World Series. Daily workouts whipping the boys in- to shape . . . the survival cf the fittest. With desks snowed under with regis- trations, schedules, receipts, an- nouncements and what not, the acad- emy office picks up momentum. Who's the man? He's a man's man. Skip McMahon, our personable coach And then the season gets under way . . . opposing players scatter like fragments of a bomb as Sturdivant explodes. Under the warm September sun . . . still time for a few spins before that long stretch of icy roads and anti- freeze. Time out for a breath between scrim- mages . . . sweating off the summer's blubber. Fancy ballet dancers strut their stuff in the boarders' inter-murder foot- ball games. HOTtCOMNC TH C OCTOBER instructors pouring it on . . . Eager beavers importune Miss Min- nesota for that next dance. O'Shaughnessy Field still reverberates with the sound of Jerry Donovan's crashing tackles. Andy Hilger, the whirling dervish, hampered all season with bad ankle. ♦ ♦ ♦ pep rallies . . . football Homecoming . . . Cadets behind the scene prepare for Homecoming. We jounced 'em A little gift from the boys . . . Miss Campbell smiles her thanks. Johnny Kelly turns on the speed . . . and the smile. games . . . first fall dances . . . Those eager beavers again . . . who could blame them? Joe Kane, Kev Kringey, and Co. have the Homecoming crowd in stitches be- tween halves. Soft-spoken Dave McGough cleared the way for many of those Tommy touchdown jaunts. NOVEMBER Kaydet dance . . . Thanksgiving . .. Princess Eliza- beth and Philip Mountbatten married . . . butter $1.05 a pound, gasoline 30c a gallon Soft music and a bit of jitterbug . . . the Kaydet dance. Mr. Kinney's lilting linnets wrestle with a few high notes as cadets entertain their dads with Front and Center. A raw and chilly November afternoon . . . . where cadets learn the value of fair play and clean living. Farley and Schneider trip to the strumming of Ray Smith's geefar in preparation for dad's day skit. Waif till Saucier's wife, a few years hence, sees this bit of romanceful dancing . . . you, too, Joy Kelly. Marzolf proudly promenades front to show the cameraman his beautiful lass with the new look. No, not the seven years' itch . . . just chest X-rays ... all cadets go through the line. Sitting out a fast one at those Friday night dances. Plunkett trains for box- ing season. Bruising tackles on a crisp afternoon . . . heard os far as Toledo. UcfiOEh 02] DECEMBER .. Silent Night, Holy Night, ... the glitter of new snow . . . Walcott trounces Joe Louis . . . Notre Dame again National Champs . . . Academy and Derham Hall present the Christmas miracle play He Hath Appeared in St. Thomas chapel. Cadets and dates get autographs from name band leader . . . some- what anachronistic. The Rose Bowl had nothing on our Snow Bowl Game played in the drifts of O'Shaughnessy Field. Jerry Horan amazed of size of kid brother's gunboats . . . both basket- ball stars. Cadets from the Windy City take their gals to College Inn while home in Chicago for Christmas holidays. Duffy beats Francois to the pigskin as it slithers through the snow . . . soft as eider down. The raffish Minnesota winter sends cadets indoors . . . many to bowling alleys. Basketball season gets under way . . . the cadets dump the public schools with monotonous regularity. And Duffy plows through for a touch- down . . . the snow that brief De- cember day took a terrific beating. retreat JANUARY 4 fixed grasp of the Minnesota winter . . Elmer Layden pleases . . . Mahatma Ghandi assasinated . . . Orville Wright dies . . Kennedy sprains wrist . . . Captain Hauer gives vocational tests . . . Winter Carnival . . Bill That's not Jimmy Stewart and Red Skelton—that's Chapman and Kingrey giving Miss Zumbrota and Miss Wynd- mere a break . . . Tom Greene and John Murray keep Miss Forest Lake and Miss Mankato hap- py during the festival . . . Bilski runs rings around Mauer as cadets dump Cretin . . . Some gusy sure are lucky . . . Mc- Gregor, Shapiro, Spaniol, and Schneider escort carnival queens, the Misses Spring Valley, Annandale, Breckenridge, and Cavalier . . . King Boreas XI and his Queen, Max- ine Emerson . . . but who's interested? . . . when pages come so sv eef . . . Coach Feely tells the boys how . . . and brother, did they burn up the league! . , . Father Roach blesses the new colors before the corps . . . Our colonel cavorts with Miss Mount- ain Lake . . . Cadets defeat Blake for first loss in 18 meets . . . tides become treacherous; Leighton Johnson safer on land . . . FEBRUARY 4 4 leap year . . . comic valentines. . . basketball team the class of the state . . . Regimental Ball, Grand Ballroom of the Radisson, Joe Brabec's orchestra Lent Crock Squad also shows class in femininity . . . nothing but the best for the Tommies . . . Over 300 couples . . . from 8.30 to 12:00 . . . ubiquitous Tovey makes every picture . . . Highlight of the Reg. . . . the Crack Drill Squad, the paradigm of precision and symmetry . . . Out of the whip-seat, smiles and all, for an evening . . . How soon will I be seeing you and dance the way we used to do? . . . Now is the hour . . . when you and I must part . . . dad prays his car will arrive home with one door and at least two wheels . . . And, do you know, Rudy said I was the sweetest thing . . . bctv een nose-powdering, the dates compare heart-throbs . . . Just tell them not to face the cam- era! . . . everybody there, from Coach McMahon to Mike Horan . . . Between dances . . . tapping the old samovar . . . MARCH roared in like a lion — March II, 26 below zero, coldest March in recorded history . . . Communists usurp Czechoslovakian government . . . State Basketball tournament . . . Boxing tournament . . . The Tommies bring home another trophy. Sigma Tau initiations . . . Oustanding boxers with a great coach . . . Breault demonstrates the right cross. Joe played his heart out . . . Dave Markoe won the National title in the William Randolph Hearst rifle matches in Chicago ... the cadets won the national championship in the Mili- tary School class ... Brotherly love . . . Bill Sipe initiates bro- ther Bob into Sigma Tau . . . Take that, and that . . . Boxing tourna- ment a great success . . . The heavyweights slugged if out . . . That demoniacal glee . . . Dietz en- joys that long awaited hour . . . Pago one hundred fifty-four MARCH . ♦ March 8, Dedication of Albertus Magnus Hall... a living memorial to St. Thomas College and Academy war dead . . . The Most Rev. James J. Byrne pontificates . . . and delivers the sermon. . . . Bishop Byrne and Governor Youngdahl applaud as Father Flynn gives award. Fathers Vashro and Roach escort Bishop Byrne. . . . Cadets form honor guard for academic procession. . . . Father Holland assists the Bishop. . . . Bright buff Mankato stone ... the gran- deur of Gothic design. . . . The color guard leads the procession to the chapel. . . . Academy seniors play important roll in the dedication ceremonies . . . including the repast. . . . Poge ono hundred fifty-five APRIL + ♦ ♦ April came in a flood the grass is riz; I wonder where the flowers is baseball and track in full swing . . . and cadets muttered: Spring has come, Sigma Tau dance . . . Inspection . . . Moderators of the History Club, Lf. Basset and Capt. Turbes, pose with club officers: Paul Johnson, reporter,- Frank Gaertner, secretary; James Westbrook, president; John Jansen, treasurer. . . . Embryo chemist Ben Ewin right at home in lab of Science Hall. . . . Belatedly the dynamic History Club appears . . . organized after Kaydet layout was completed . . . many field trips already under their belts. . . . Verdant, rinsed and balmy under a blue sky and white clouds of a Min- nesota spring ... the campus bur- geons info its familiar grandeur. . . . Alchemist penchant . . . Bert Maas brews a little balloon juice. . . . Miss Shirley Schleck, R.N., cuts off many a spring cold . . . Say 'Ah', Billy. . . . Ah sho will. . . . And the travail of senior pictures comes to a pleasant close ... the Kaydet editors begin to breathe a little more freely. Poge one hundred fifty-six MAY.. a year's living compressed into one month . . . . senior skip day . . . picnics . . . Military Ball . . . graduation . . Thomas makes going away a wrenching . . . . . the specter of exams . the blossoming at St. The warm weather brings Captains Mack and Hauer out of hibernation, excess blubber and all. . . . Hip, Hip, Hurrah! Books out the win- dow! . . . trunks packed . . . cadets head north, south, east, and west. . . . Should old acquaintance be forgot . . . one well-worn door we will not forget. . . . Harvey Buron's thin-clads burning up the cinders . . . cadets always out front. . . . You will French-sheet our beds, will you? . . . Shutter-bug Wertheimer demonstrates ammonification; in other words the nitrogenous impregnation of ammon- ium . . . tsk! tsk! . . . A prof's eye-view on a balmy spring day. . . . Fore! . . . and then the gore! Pogo one hundred fifiy-jeven Acknowledgments............................... The Koydet staff wishes to thank the following men for their friendly and invaluable assistance in building the 1948 Yearbook: Mr. Ernest J. Murphy, business manager of St. Thomas, who made a most difficult task pleasant. Al Muellerleile, North Central Publishing Co., publishers of the '48 Kaydet. Carroll and Bob Brown, Greene Engraving Co., engravers for the '48 Kaydet. Wendell Wilson and Mel Pinklenberg, Wright Studios, photographers of senior and group pictures. Sam Clark and Fred Lauerman, photographers of all ac- tion and informal pictures. Rev. Edward C. Holland, Principal. Colonel Philip Dwyer, Commandant and P.M.S. T. Major George Langeland, Dean of Studies. Rev. John Roach, Dean of Boarders. THE KAYDET STAFF