St Xavier High School - Xaverian Yearbook (Junction City, KS)

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LEFT: Mass was a special event at the class retreats. Freshman Andy Forsyth does the reading as Father Mark Berland and Father Frank follow along. Carl McNamara serves as altar boy. (Photo by Crawford) BELOW: Albert Hofmeister whispers to Sam Niemczyk, “What do you think of the retreat so far?” “It’s a lot better than being in school,” replies Sam. (Photo by Gannon) ABOVE: It’s bright and early Monday morning and Sister Mary is all set for class, but is Jose Davis? In a daze Jose looks up a few Bible passages. (Photo by Croy) LEFT: Carl McNamara fails to face the fact that in order to learn one must not fall asleep during class. (Photo by Crawford) Religion 19

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Believe It Or Not The religion department at St. Xaviers was composed of three teachers. Father Frank instruct- ed the seniors in preparation for their adult faith life. With a more adult outlook they re- viewed the church history and sacraments, especially marriage, communion, and penance. Sister Mary taught the junior and freshmen religion classes. The juniors became better ac- quainted with Jesus, God the Fa- ther, and the Church, through the use of the Bible, Church laws, and the Jesus Book. Freshmen explored their call to be good Catholic Christians in order to make their lives both happy and worth living. Special emphasis was placed on the creed, the sacraments, and the Ten Commandments. The first semester of sopho- more religion, taught by Mrs. Ptacek, was spent exploring and comparing religions of the past and religions throughout the world such as Hinduism, Bud- dhism, Judaism, and Islam. The second semester the students studied their own Christian reli- gion to grow and to understand it more. The sophomores adopted a Junction City family at Thanks- giving and planned a special mass with offerings of canned goods. During advent they took part in the blessing of the Jesse tree. Both Mrs. Ptacek’s and Sis- ter Mary’s classes utilized the ad- vent wreath. All four classes took a day off for retreats, in which they came to know one another and them- selves better. Father Myron Eff- ing of Hastings, Neb., conducted the senior retreat at the St. Pa- tricks Church in Ogden. Father Mark Berland of Hope conduct- ed the other class retreats at the Parish Center in Chapman. Friday school masses, a tradi- tion at St. Xaviers, were pre- pared each week for a month by each class. ABOVE: As Monsignor Keogan says Mass with the assistance of Mr. McKee, Mrs. Angell and Miss Satterlee lead the school in singing during a Christmas Mass prepared by the faculty. (Photo by Deppish) ABOVE: After reading a gospel passage. Sister Mary asks one of her students to elaborate on its meaning. (Photb by Craw- ford) 18 Religion

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That @ $ Does it matter to the students of St. Xaviers that business is one of the fastest growing fields in the world? No, they just like playing with their calculators and pre- tending that they can type. How- ever, many students took one or more business courses this year. The courses offered included General Business, a sophomore class that teaches the basic funda- mentals of today’s business world. This year, Accounting, a senior course, was spent becoming hys- terical over problems and hearing wails of, “I’ll never be able to un- derstand this stuff!” However, the end of the year saw a little more confidence and comprehension. As anyone has taken typing knows, what can be more fun than typing f...f...j...j..? This is Typing I, one of the business classes taught by Mrs. Opat. This sophomore class also taught basic letter arrangement and manu- script typing. Typing II or Clerical Practice saw several courageous juniors and seniors continuing their typ- ing education. They learned more detailed ways of arranging differ- ent types of letters and manu- scripts. Also, during Clerical Prac- tice, the students had fun playing with the Tele-trainer, a device used to teach the proper method of answering phones. They also had a visitor from Brown Mackey Business College. Last, is the Business Math class taught by Sister Frederic. The fa- vorite part was always the test over the previous work that was given every four days. The class involved practical math such as figuring taxes and salaries. It helps students later in their every- day life. What could Germaine Hepburn be thinking about now? By the stricken look on her face, it could be her accounting homework or it could be just a sad song on the radio. (Photo by Gannon) Typing Class! ABOVE: While Mrs. Opat patiently looks at the assignment, Beatrice Per- kins is obviously losing her mind. (Photo by Croy) 20 Business