The Challenge 1962

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~CHALLENGE
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St. Jo
Vol. 4, 1961-62

h High School
l\.enosha, Wisconsin

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('('Lend me the stone strength of the past

and I will lend you
The wings of the future, for I have
them."
Robinson Jeffers

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Faculty Increases;

New Classes Added
Saint Joseph's 1961-62 faculty
increase of six over
last year. This increase keeps the
faculty-student ratio the same as
last year-one to rv.·enty-two.
. ' cw facult\' members are Rev.
\ \ 'illiam Effir~gcr, assistant at St.
,\ lar\ 's; Re,·. Leonard Scharmach,
assistant at St. James; and Re,·.
Kevin Sheridan, a full-time priest
from Canada. Sister Benetta and
numb~rs 63, an

Mr. Robert Karnes, Mr. Thomas Fischer, and Mr. James Utrie - new
teachers at St. Joe s this year - took their cue from the returnees and
came to the orientation meetings in informal attire.

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SEPTE;\tBER, 1961

Marquette Faculty To Give SJ HS Hits Capacity
St. Joseph's student bod\· inLecture Series at SJHS
I ,.+00 students this. \'car,
creased
to

Attention intelligent juniors and
seniors! This is your chance to
particpiate in a fi \'C-\\ eek lecture
series to be held in the Little Theater by Marquette faculty members. Starting October 5, this series is being given principally for
Marquette alumni, but SJHS upperclassmen arc im·ited to attend.
The series will explore the image
of modern man under various
aspects.

Rev. Gerard Smith, S.J. \\ill lccrurc on the l'bilosophical Image of
Man, October 5. Dr. Ra\'mond J.
Mc Call will discuss th; Psychological Image of Man, October 12.
Re,·. Bernard Cooke, S.J. will
talk on the Tbeological Image of
Man October 19. Man in Modern
Society will be discussed bv Dr.
Paul Pciss, October 26.
·
The Image of Man in the N O'IJel,
the last of the series, will be b\'
Dr. Joseph Schwartz, No,·cmbcr :2.
All lectures arc on Thursda\'S.

Exchange Student The fee for the entire course 1s
$5 if enrolled l)\· October
It 1s
From Costa Rica 6 if enrolled rn~ the first night of
I.

Central A mcrica is the bridge
between our continent and South
America. Costa Rica is one of six
countries and a colon~ · making up
this bod~ · of land. This is the home
of ,\! arlcne i\1on'.ra, the 1961-62 exchange student at St. Joe's.
i\1arlcnc arri ,·cd in Kenosha,
September 5, after a stop in Chicago. She is residing \\'ith senior
Pam Holy and her famil~ · · Her
mother and grandmother accompanied her on the trip.
A younger brother and sister,
and her father, ''ho is an X-rav
technician, complete the 1\ loru·a
famil)" i\1arlenc's homeroom is
103 and her subjects arc Religion,
English, sociolog :·, typing, and
shorthand.
\ 1arlcne did not arrive in Kenosha on time to be intcn-icwcd for
the Scptc111bcr issue, bur an inter' ie\1 ''ill appear in a later issue.

the course.
A limited number of tickets ''ill
be a\·ailablc for each Thursda\'
night session at • 1.50 a piece.
.
Other C\'Cning courses for ambitious juniors, seniors, and adu lts
arc Begi1111i11g Russian, taught b~·
Sister ,\1. Jarlath, and Creative
H' riting, taught by Sister .\ !. Columcillc.
The Creative Writing class, limited to 20 members, meets each
Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Beginning l?.ussian , meeting each
\\'cdncsda)· and Thursda~ · night of the school )·ear, offers one high school credit.
Tucsda~-,

Tuition is 15 for Creath:e TT'riting; • 15 a semester for Russian.
Ctn e\ en·one h;mdle rhcse e'\tras' '-\ ct!

;; n increase of 142 O\'Cr last ,:car's
1,258.

Freshmen lead the classes \\ ith
an enrollment of 435. The sophomores follow with 397. Juniors enroll 305, and the seniors become
the smallest class in school ,,·ith
onl:· 262 members.
Kenosha's onl)' Catholic high
'chool, now four years old, has
reached it capacit)·, and classrooms have been completed and
furnished in the basement to accommodate the large increase of
students. Interesting speculation:
\Vhat happens next year?

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Sister Joellen, both from Pius Xl
I Iigh School in Milwaukee, and
Sister Christopher, Holy Trinity
High School, \Vinstead, Minnesota, are the new religious .
Four new lay faculty members
-1\lrs. John Martin, wife of Kenosha High's Coach John Martin;
Mr. Thomas Fischer, from La
Crosse State College and Mr. James
Utrie from St. Norbert's, De Pere,
\Visconsin; and Mr. Robert Karnes
of Denmark High School, Denmark, Wisconsin.
Faculty members who left St.
Joseph's, are Rev. John Halmo to
Franklin, \\'isconsin; Rev. James
H cbein to 1\1arquette, i\lichigan;
Sister Carol to Alvcrnia High
School, Chicago; 1iss Catherine
Lawton to Arizona; and 1r. Richard Johnson to Virginia Cit)', i\1inncsota.
Besides new faculty, two new
courses have been added-geograph~ · and communication arts.
'·\\'c bclic,·c that in this world of
cu rrcnt e\·ents, it is extremeh· important for a complete and. clear
understanding of peoples, their situation and their dailv existence,"
said Sister ,\ 1ar:-, ,:ice-principal,
gi,·ing the reason for the addition
of geograph)-. Geography classes
are taught by Sister Aloysiana and
.\ Ir. Robert Karnes.
The objectives of the communication arts course are: l) To help
students appreciate the importance
of communications; 2) to de\·eloo
them in communication skills and
3) to deepen and broaden their reception and interpretation of communications.

AND WHY. • • ?•
Time laughs as it runs to September and again a school
lives. Freshmen are welcomed and another year has started.
Excitement sprittles and talks loudly among freshmen and
they get to know, oh, so many new and interesting people.
Friends are made quickly and readily by freshmen and upperclassmen. But there are some who will not be able to meet and
make friends as easily as others. They will have the basic need
of friends though-lots of friends-as much as you and I.
Most of us are naturally thinking of being kind to ourselves, of watching out to see if we have a sufficient number of
friends, and worrying if we are liked enough. We will have to
begin thinking of being kind to others, of watching out for, of
worrying about others.
How-in a Catholic school-can a girl sit by herself in a
crowded cafeteria day after day?
How can someone walk from class to class alone?
And why?
Why doesn't it bother us to see this? Why doesn't it worry
us to see any boy or girl shunned or laughed at or alone? Why
don't we see the irreparable harm we are doing (to ourselves
and our neighbors) by not caring about the person next to us?
We must learn to accept people for what they are and not
for the way they comb their hair, the kind of purse they carry,
or whether or not they are in the "selected" group.
The effort to go out to someone and be a friend is small,
and is appreciated so much. To stop and talk for a minute, to
say "hi," or give a smile are easy and natural human gestures.
In extending ourselves to people beyond our chosen group
of friends we can find and enjoy many inte resting individua ls
and become mo re interesting ou rselves.
Now we are going through four very impo rtant years. We
are growing up, and forming ourselves into adults. We are
building habits that will last us for the rest of our lives. A nd,
it is now, right now, during these years that we start to mature,
we must go a little out of ou r way, in an unselfish effort to be a
friend to those that have few or none.

Rev. Leslie A. Darnieder
Principal

You Are Important
Yes, you an eager, bewildered freshman, sophomore, or
upperclassman, are important. Why? There are two reasons.
First, you are an individual, a thinking, acting individua l who
is the center of a gradually widening sphere in which he influences and involves people.
Secondly, you are important because you are youth. Lenin
declared, "To win the youth for Communism is to win the future." It must follow that to win youth for Democracy and Christ
is also to win the future. Youth has the idea lism, zeal, and unrest necessary to respond to the challenge of the times, and the
challenge is a great one ....
You are living at a time when more than one-third of the
world's popu lation is ens laved by Communism, when less than
20 per cent of the world's Catholics practice their faith, when
life expectancy in India is 30 years, and when 17 million South
Americans are il literate.
This is a time when great battles are being fought andlost; when tremendous decisions are being made daily. This is
a crucial pe riod in the world's history, a time for action, sacrifice, leadership, a time for greatness. This is not a time for
selfish conservatism or complacency.
The world, the Church, needs heroes, crusaders, martyrs.
The president has said, "Ask not what your country can do for
you, but what you can do for your country."
"But I am only one man, what can I possibly accomp lish?
Doctor Tom Dooley, one manIn practical terms, what can you do?
Be patri otic learn about your country through history, civics; take an interest in politics, Congress, local elections, be
proud to be an American.
Read books such as Masters of Deceit by J. Edgar Hoover;
be keenly informed on current events, learn about Communism,
about discrimination against minority groups in America. Learn
about the Church's teachings on such problems as birth control;
read Pope J ohn's new encyc lical Mater et Mag istra.
Th ink: develop your imaginative and creative powers.
Discuss the merits of such organizations as the Peace Corps
and the Papal Voluntee rs.
Fathe r Plus, the French Jesuit has said: "A small number
of intelligent and determined workers, today, more than at any
period, could influence the course of the whole wor ld." Is it
importa nt to you whether these "workers" be anti-Communist,
Christian, or even Catholic? Observe, judge, act . This is YOUR
challenge!

Judy Przybylski 101

Sister Mary
Vice-P r incipal

Irene Rakauskas 104
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Priest Faculty

R ev. E dmund Olley
Guida n ce Director
R eli gion IV
Rev. Kevin Sheridan
Religion II
English II and IV
Sodality Moderator
Rev. James Clark
Picture not available now.
appear in next issue.

Religion III
Student Council Moderator

Rev. Donald Daleke
Religion II

Twelve ~ Apostles'
Enlighten Students

Rev. Jerrold Novotney

Rev. Roger Heck

Religion II

Religion III

Rev. William Farrell

Rev. Paul Witteman

Relig ion II

Religion II

Twelve priests will be combining their efforts
for the intellectual and spiritual development of
St. Joe's 1961 -62 students . Four of these are fulltime , resident faculty members : Fr. Leslie Darnieder, principal ; Fr. Edmund Olley, guidance director;
Fr . James Clark, student council moderator, andnew this year- Fr . Kevin Sheridan, sodality spiritual
director. Fr . Sheridan has taught for l 0 years in
Canada .
The other eight priests are curates of Kenosha
parishes who come to St. Joe's four days a week to
teach religion classes . Returnees from last year are
Fr. Donald Daleke , St. Mary's; Fr. Jerrold Novotney,
St. James; Fr. Roger Heck, St. George's; Fr. William
Farrel, St. Thomas; Fr . Paul Witteman, Mt. Carmel;
Fr. Sebastian Papelbon , St. Casimir's; and Fr. James
Tursi, Holy Rosary .
New this year are Fr. William Effinger , St.
Mary's and Fr . Leonard Scharmach , St. James.

Rev. William Effinger

Rev . Sebastian Papelb on

Religion I

Religion III

Rev. Leonard Scharmach

Rev. James Tursi

Religion I

R eligion I

Will

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Freshman Moderators

ister Maria Cordis
Engli h II, III
Spanish II
Freshmen Class Advisor
Homeroom 317

ister Marie Francis

Sister Emelin

Sister Robertylle

Latin, I, II, Ill, IV
Sodality Moderator
Homeroom 301

"teligion I
English I
8odality Moderator
Homeroom 310

Religion I
Biology
Homeroom 304
Sodality Moderator

Sister Luke

Sister Regina Pacis

Religion I
Geometry
Red Cross Moderator
Homeroom 305

Religion I
English I
Ho!I!eroom 308

Mr. Thomas Gauchel
Algebra
Homeroom 307

Mrs. Robert Zimmermann
Home Making I
Homeroom 311

i ter Myriam

ister Benetta

Mrs. John Martin

Mr. Robert Loop

Latin I
Geometry
odality Moderator
Homeroom 302

Religion I
English I
Homeroom 309

Phvsical Education
Homeroom 316

Algebra
Geometry

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Si ~ ter

Sophomore Moderators

Francis X 1vie r

B iol og:v
Photo, Stage and Sound Modera tor
Homeroom 325
Sophomore Class Advisor

Si ~ ter

Theodore Marie

Sister Leonelle
Spanish I , II
222

English II
German II
The Challenge Moderator
Homeroom 227

Hom ~ room

Sister Marie Catherine
English II
Speech I, II
Forensics Moderator
Homeroom 211

ister Ritarose

Sister Aloysiana

Mr. Frank Matrise

Art I
Art Crafts
Sodality Moderator
Homeroom 223

Communicative Arts
English I
World Geography
Homeroom 228

Ancient History
Physical Education
Homeroom 326

Sister Gereon
Biology
PhysiolOJ Y
ister Stephen Mary

Sister Joellen

English III
Speech I
Homeroom 213

Typing I
Bookkeeping
Shorthand
Homeroom 7

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Sister Clement Mary
Home Making I, II, III
Homeroom 214
ophomore Girls Sodality Moderator

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Sister Adelma
Art I, II, III, IV
Junior Class Advisor
Homeroom 107

Junior Moderators

Sister Quintillus

Sister Consolata

Religion II
Geometry
Advanced Algebra
Acolyte Club Moderator
Homeroom 109

Religion I, II
Sociology
Homeroom 206

Sister Irene

Sister Phyllis

Typing I, II
Bookkeeping
Shorthand
Homeroom 212

Religion I
Algebra
Chemistry
Science Club Moderator
Homeroom 5

Sister Adolphus

Sister Christopher

Advanced Algebra
Senior Math
Homeroom 108

Typing I, II
English III
Homeroom 110

Mr. Robert Karnes
Algebra
World Geography
Mechanical Drawing
Homeroom 111
(See page 1)

Mr. Bob Carbone
Modern History
Business Law
Salesmanship
Boys' Physical Education
Varsity Football Coach
Mr. James Francois

Mr. Robert Radigan

Algebra
Geometry

American History
Sociology
Physical Education
Varsity Basketball Coach

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Senior Moderators

Sister Stanisia
Physics
Physical Science
Senior Class Advisor
Homeroom 112
ister Jarlatl:

Sister Columcille

American Histor:;·
Sociology
Debate
Debate Moderator
Homeroom 11:;

English IV
Creative Writing
'.i'he Challenge Moderator
Homeroom 104

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Sister Mary Francis
Librarian
Sister Anne

Sister Laurette

Religion II
English IV
Jun.or Girls Moderator
Homeroom 101

English II, IV
Typing I, II
Transcription
Homeroom 103

Sister Clarence
Book Store
Siter Roma
French I, II
Sodality Moderator
Homeroom 105

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Religion II
English II, III
F.T.A. Moderator
Homeroom 102

Office

Music

Sister Thomas

Sister Edna Marie

S:ster Rosemarie

Office

Office

General Music
Chorus
Music Club Moder:i~or

Cafeteria
Staff

Mr. John Hemkes

Mr. Elmer Aiello

Band

Band

Sister Speranda

Sister Moyse

Gister Benedicta
General Music

Sister Annelda

Sister Sebastia and Sister Afra set
to work immediately when they
arrived to join the cafeteria staff.
This is how they look in their blaek
habits.

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OCTOBER, I 961

Six Teaehers Get NSF Grants
Six St. Joseph faculty members
were awarded grants for the school
year 1961-62. Three will attend
Illinois Institute of TcchnologySistcr Francis Xavier, Sister Phyllis
and Sister Stanisia. Three ha\'C
chosen 1arquctte-Sister Gereon,

Sister Robcrtyllc, and Mr. Robert
Loop.
Science grants were a warded on
the basis of who would profit most
by receiving them. Sister Phyllis
will be taking a course in Modern
Structural Chemistry; Sister Fran-

cis Xa\·icr will further her studv
in Biology with a course entitled
Modern Trends in Biology. Introduction to M ode111 Physics ''ill be
the subject of Sister Stanisia's studies. At Marquette, Sister Gercon
and Sister Robcrtyllc will take
Modern Tre11ds in Biology and
.\ lr. Loop will delve into new developments in mathematics.
September 23 marked the first
day of school for these faculty
members. Transportation and tuition will be paid by the ' ational
Science Foundation \\'hich is sponsoring the grants.
"ln-Scn·ice-Grants" arc limited to
those who arc attending school and
teaching at the same time. Conscqucntl y, students arc ineligible.

Homecoming
Draws Near
This year, as in the pa. t two,
students of St. Joseph's High
School arc anticipating an exciting
and successful Homecoming.
In the week prccccding the climactic week-end, Lancer homerooms will be working diligent!~·
en 14 floats to be displayed in the
Homecoming parade. Sodality is
expected to bring the number of
entries to fifteen.
From among sc\·cn senior girls,
nominated bv the senior bovs, one,
who best r~presents the ideal of
young Christian womanhood, will
be chosen by the entire student
body to reign o\·cr Homecoming
acti\'itics. The honor and the
crown will be bestowed upon the
queen by the captain of St. Joseph's football team, at the dance
Friday night, October 20, 1961.
St. Catherine's of Racine faces
determined competition Sunday,
October 22, as they meet St. Joseph's Lancers at Lakefront Stadium in the Homecoming game.
h.ickoff time is 2 p.m.

Iowa Tests, Retreat
t Take Place Nov. 7-10
Bob Fanning

It looks like this year's Sodality is in competent, eager hands. Pictured is

Students of St. J oscph 's High
School \\'ill once again interchange
retreat days and Iowa Tests. Cppcrclassmen will attend their retreat November 7 and 8. The fol-

Father Kevin Sheridan, the new spiritual advisor, with Pam Holy, prefect; Jeanne Tellier, secretary-treasurer; and Kathy White, vice-president.

Notice

Sodality Outlines Plans
St. Joseph High School's Sodalit)', under the direction of Father
Ke,·in Sheridan, its new spiritu<1l
director, has outlined its plans for
the 1961-62 season. Included in the
plans arc a junior-senior assembly',
a fund-raising festival, and the annual Thanksgiving baskets.
The junior-senior asscmbl~ · \\'as
held October 6 to acquaint them
with the Sodalit;" Father John
Egan, noted Sodalit)' promoter,
was the speaker at the assembly,

Lancettes Elect Officers
Sue H arrison was recently
elected president of the Lancettes.
The office of secretar\'-treasurcr
will be filled b;· Sharon Pascucci.
The Lancettes, a singing group,
arc composed of private voice students. New members arc now being added.

which concluded with Benediction.
Highlight of the Sodality's plans
is a fund raising fcsti\·al, which
will take place N O\'embcr 22, the
\\ 'cdnesda~· before Thanksgi\·ing.
Games and booths will be featured
at the festival. Father Sheridan
stressed the fact that this will be
the main fund-raising project of
the y·ear, so that the Sodalists attention \\'ill be directed to other,
more religious affairs. The monc~·
raised b\· the festival will be used
to send Sodalists to the Summer
School of Catholic Action and to
purchase Queen's \\'ork publications and other reading material.
A study day is also planned for
earl)' spring.
Leading the SJ HS Soda lit~· this
!·ear are Pam Hol~', prefect; hath~·
\\'hite, \'ice-prefect; and Jeanne
Tellier, sccretar\'-treasurer.
Attention, Sodalists 1 Father Darnieder and the facult\· ha\·c resen·ed \lond ay c,·enings for !'Ou.

The N J\lSQ test will be given
in the school at 9 a.m . larch 6,
1962. All college-bound juniors
should register now at the school
office.
Registration fee is one dollar.

lowing two days, · o\·cmber 9 and
10, \\'ill be de\·oted to Iowa Tests.
The freshman-sophomore schedule
is re\'ersed with Iowa Tests followed by the retreat.
The Iowa Tests are an aid to
teachers in determining the students' capabilities in ,·arious fields
of de\·clopment.
Each year, during the retreat,
students arc gi\·cn the opporrunit~·
to attend conferences and sessions
geared to the spiritual problems of
student life.

These alert students are members of the Russian course being taught by
ister Jarlath. James Juliani and Richard Rhey are the only JHS students enrolled in thi adult evening class.

Affirmative
This resolut ion reveals three basic
areas : (a ) the circumstances provoking
such a war (b) the reasons why war is
necessary, and (c) how this war will be
fought .

Resolved:

That the

Federal

Govern-

ment should engage 1n a defensive war
over Berl in.
Negative
I believe the U.S. should not engage
in a defensive battle over Berlin. Such a
war would lead to unimaginable destruction and I believe this problem can be
solved peacefully. The experts say that
if war did arise over Berlin it would be a
"controlled war." Only conventiona I
weapons would be used. But what if
one country gained an edge on the
other? In order to resist defeat, the
other country wou Id start to use tactica I
nuclear arms-atomic rockets and guns .
After that as one side or the other begins
to lose such a tactical atomic war, it is
likely to resort to strategic nuclear weapons with big atomic attacks to stave off
defeat . Thus we face the danger of a\ 1out nuclear war between Russia and
America. Knowing the possible effects
of a battle over Berlin, I do not think
either Russia or America wou ld risk the
danger of a nuclear war .
But then how can this problem be
solved? Khrushchev often boasts he will
take Berlin before a certain date . He has
made this statement a number of times
and we have yet to see his threats materialize . Khrushchev uses these war
threats as part of a gigantic bluff. His
hope is to make a bargain under the
threat of war .
Bargaining is the answer to the problem but not under the conditions that
Khrushchev is trying to set up . We must
stand firm on Berlin and not be frighted
into any rash decisions by Russia's
threats .
Thus we see that we must not be
goaded into a dangerous and deadly war
by bluffs and threats when the problem
can be solved through peaceful negotiations. If both countries s it d o wn at the
bargaining table and work out a practical
solution, we can solve this p roblem of
the Berlin crisis .

Do you think the U.S. should
go to war with Russia over
Berlin?
At present, definitely not! What
points of the Allied Treaty on Berlin has
Russia violated which necessitate a nuclear war? Certainly none . The supposed
illegal acts of Russia have been (l) The
use of East German troops in East Berlin ,
and (2) the interference with travel between the two Berlins .
To be\ ieve that the presence of East
German troops in Berlin will mean recognition of the East German government
by the West is naive, since these troops
are merely puppets of the Soviets, and
will not stand up to any display of force
by the West (as has been seen by their
allowing Western military groups in East
Berlin) . As for the second supposed illega I act, put the West in the boots of the
Soviets, occupying part of a nation which
is losing its lifeblood in the form of refugees, would she also attempt to prevent
this outf1ux of People?
Nick Mischler 103

Of course not. Khrushchev doesn't
want to start a war any more than we
do. But then again who knows what's
going on in that fellow's m ind .
Bruno Rizzo 5

I think that war should be considered
but only as a last resort. For too long
Russia has threatened war and the U.S.
has jumped eve ry time Russia snapped
her fingers in an attempt to avert war .
As a result our prestige has gone down
considerably and in some parts of the
world, we are not considered the fostrate country that we once were. Every
possible attempt should be made at negotiations and peace, but the U.S. cannot
afford to sit back and take abuse from
Russia any longer.

Marianne Majchrowicz 5

Gaynell Wade 113
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First, what are the circumstances
which would provoke such a war? For
one , a strict and prolonged blocking of
a 11 the travel routes which we have a
right to use. If such bans proved seriously detrimental to Berlin, we certainly
have a right to keep the city from being
"starved out", even if it means fighting
our way to Berlin .
Also, any active aggression against
the existing boundries between East and
West Berlin.
Secondly, why should we bother to
defend Berlin?
Militarily speaking, Berlin is not well
located, in that it is surrounded by the
enemy . It is neither rich in any natural
resource nor is it particularly large in
area . Why then should we defend
Berlin?
We have a moral duty both to the
West Berliners and to ourselves to defend the rights of West Berlin against all
adversaries.
Berlin must be defended for the sake
of our national honor and to maintain the
trust which many have in us .
Through the years we have shown
our determination to keep Berlin a free
city. If we were to relax our vigor now,
the U.S. as a nation would appear to be
weakening.
We must defend Berlin if we are to
be able to stand tall among nations.
Thirdly, the type of war we fight in
Berlin must be a limited one, such as we
fought in Korea.
We must fight on ly for our rights and
nothing more.
In this war, the use of atomic weapons should be avoided unless it becomes
mandatory.
We must battle so as to impress on
the world that we fight only for our
rights and that we do not wish to t hr ust
the world into the fiery holocaust of an
atomic war.
Summarizing, we see that should
conditions become serious, we have a
duty to engage in a war over Be rl in.
John Mikulsky 108

I believe that in order for the Un ited
States to keep the respect of other foreign nations we must protect our rights
as a nation . I know every measure will
be taken to prevent the war, if possible.
I have complete faith i n Pres i dent
Kennedy.
Kay Zuehlsdorf 112

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!ht~ have Sttn kautv.

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Judy Przybylski, Judie Smith, and Irene Rakauskas discuss their trip to
Davenport, Iowa.

Library Acquires Books, Encyclopedias
Two-hundred and fifty new
books purchased by the school,
along with two new sets of enC !' clopedias donated b!' SJHS
benefactors, arc now being used
in the school library.
The encyclopedia sets are Mc
Graw-Hill E11cyclopedia of Science n11d Teclmology and T/Je
American Peoples Encyclopedia.
The former, a 1960 copyright,
consists of 15 volumes (aimed primarily for science students), the
latter containing 20 \'olumes, a
1961 copyright, is a "popular" set.
This means it wil l fit most students' needs.
Covering a '>vide \' ariet~· of subjcc ts, the librar!"s new selections
will bring reading cnjO)'mCnt to
e\·en•one. Included in the new
books is a set portraying the
world's nations. Other helpful

St. Joe's Receives
$5000 Donation
St. Joe's recently received a fi\·ethousand-dollar donation from the
Anna ]. vVhytc estate. This private
school was eligible as "a charitable
institution serving community interests as the terms of her will dictated.
\Vhat's the money been used
for? The money was allotted to
three departments.
The music Department recci\·cd
onc-thousand-fi\'c-hundrcd dollars
which helped purchase new gowns
for the Girls Chorus. The gowns
arc white with re\·crsiblc stoics,
red on one side and .green on the
other. The gowns will final!:· eliminate the confusion resulting from
the sharing of gowns by the Select
;:nd Girls Choruses.
T ht library's portion of twothousand-fi \'e-hundred dollars \\·as
used to purchase new books and
\·isual aids.
The one-thousand dollars gi\·cn
to the Science Department was
used to purchase 12 merican Optica l microscopes and an incubator.

books arc M ai11streams of Modern
Art by J. L. Canadcy and Is College for M e? by the Editors of
Sterling. Fiction readers will find
A Pact uit/J Satan by Holton and
T/Je Dog TV/Jo Came to Stay b\'
13orland interesting.
.
Sister Mary Francis, librarian, is
ready to hcl p C\'Cryonc find the
books he needs.

SJHS Students Spend Summer
Developing Talents, Interests
Over 20 SJ HS students spent
part of the summer developing
their talents and interests at various colleges and universities.
Dottie Bougncit, Bob Fanning,
and Phil Klein spent six weeks during June and July at 1\1arqucttc
University in a dramatics workshop. U ndcr the direction of ;\1 r.
Leo Jones, they put on four plays
and studied scenery designing.
Each person had the opportunity
to act in the plays and to work
backstage, thereby becoming familiar with all aspects of a production. They also were able to
sit in on a college speech class and
act as students for prospective
speech teachers.
Bob Fanning worked v.'ith tclc\'JS1on cameras and other cqui pmcnt. He was able to operate a
camera and to help film several
commercials and news commentary programs.
Sharon Pascucci attended the
N'ational High School Institute in
Speech at
orthwcstcrn
nivcrsity, July 2 to August 5. Eight

Marlene Moru'a Arrives at S JH S

hours a day were spent in workshops and classes, covering speech,
dramatics, scenery, and costuming.
Explained Sharon, "We put on
eight plays during the course, with
everyone acting in one and working backstage in n.vo." About 500
students attended the Institute.
August 14 to August 18, Judy
Przybylski, Irene Rakauskas, and
Judie Smith attended the Study
Week on the Lay Apostolate at
St. Ambrose College in Davenport,
Iowa.
Three workshops and two general assemblies made up each day's
program. \\' orkshops were primarily concerned with the development and work of the Young
Christian Students. This is an organization for furthering lay apostolatc activities.
The general assemblies attended
by all groups, stressed lay apostolatc work in various fields such as
nursing, P.A.V.L.A., and P.A.V.L.
A. Extension in the United States.
These creative writing students
attended the study week because
"better people make a better newspaper." According to Judie Smith,
"It was a dynamic program."
Other summer educational acti\·ities will be featured next issue.

''E\·eryone here is very friendly. " aren't free! Tickets arc purchased
Jayne Arentz 112
This is exchange student 1arlenc for 50¢ and when your card of
Morna's opinion of St. Joseph high five is gone, ) ' OU must purchase
another card. Perhaps this system
school students and facult\'.
should
be tried at SJHS!
i\ 1arlcne is from Costa Rica and
SJHS students enjoyed their first
is Pam Holv's Costa Rican "sister."
Classes arc changed in silence, holida!' of the year September 21
As a senior her subjects include students walking single file all the and 22 when the faculty attended
Religion, English, sociolog)', short- way. There are, howe\·er, two re- the annual Diocesan Teacher's Inhand, and typing. She feels soci- cesses. Gray uniforms are worn. stitute in i\lilwaukee.
ology will prove most interesting Asked about ours, 1arlene said,
St. Joe's boys had a pleasant diof the fi vc.
"The!' are \'ery pretty."
\'ersion when Brother \Valter DavHaving arri\·ed only a few da)'S
E\·en though St. Clare is a girl's enport of the Holy Cross Order
before school opened, i\1arlene school, sports are not omitted. dropped in on them during their
spent much time shopping with J\ larlcnc enjoys basketball, rnllcy- religion classes, Tuesday, October
Pam downtown and in i\ 1ih\·aukce. ball, soccer and pingpong, which 3. Brother's purpose was to enIn 1\ I ilwau kec they visited lvcrno she pla)'S \·ery well-just ask Pam. lighten the boys on Yocations and
College and later St. J oscph Coni\ l arlcnc marches in parades, how to follow them through.
V"nt, the Motherhousc of our sisplaying drums. She also plays the Brother Da\·cnport is from the aters. Herc they were able to meet accordian, the guitar, and the cred Heart Juniorate, \Vatcrtown,
Mother M. Clemens.
Bonnie Barca 101 \\'isconsin.
piano.
The first davs of school 1\larlcnc
noted man\' differences between
her school, the collcgio of St.
Clare, and SJHS. First, St. Joe's
has a four vear curriculum and the
collcgio (Their high school cqui\·alcnt) has fi\'e vcars. i\larlcnc has
one )'Car left when she rctu rns
home. Second, students here ma:·
choose their own subjects; Costa
Rican students ha\·c theirs chosen
for them. !\'inc classes a re on the
da~ "s agenda. Last year i\larlene
took Religion, Spanish, English,
French, physics, physiology, civics, and gym. Classes are ~O minutes long and homework is gi\·cn
each night in all subjects.
Spanish is spoken in her home,
but .\ larlcnc has had four vears of
English.
B onni e Barca an d P a m H oly a r e a ll a t tention as Ma rl en e M oru a t a lks
Ycs, demerits arc given but they
a b ou t Co ta Ri ca.

Just for the record

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ONCE

"The elevator is right over there!" We
hear that Lois Buchan directed quite a
few freshmen up to the fourth floor that
first day. We wonder if Laura Delfield
and Alice Crist were among them.

Something new on the scene! September 6
gave St. Joe's its first good look at our new
freshmen , but here Mary Collins, Margaret
Jacyna, Linda Le Tarte, Janet Delany, and
about 400 others seem to be taking their
first good look at us!

Dom Forgiani either has long bloomers on or
he's acquired the wrong clothes for the game
Sunday. Co-operating in the program were
Dom, Dan Ruffalo, Augie Covelli and Mike
Stella.

Sister Clarence is doing quite a business these first couple weeks of school
and has a big smile to show for it. Karen Sadorf, Roger Casey, Bill Zielsdorf,
Ann Flatley and Ann Zohlen are waiting their turn at the bookstore.

Is that football or a gab session? The season's
first pep rally disclosed but one thing-the
fellas know a little more than the girls doabout football that is!
Robert Fanning

orry, boys, you're never going to
make the finals with those gams!
But it looks as if your pants passed
inspection that first day anyway.
The girls are glad to see a little
regulation on your side for a
change.

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AGAIN • • •
The faculty and student body join
in extending a note of thanks to
our maintenance men who worked
long and hard this summer, getting
St. Joe s ready for that eptember
invasion. Perhaps a better way of
saying thanks would be to help
keep their work intact as much as
possible for the rest of the year .

. . . Mr. Charles Blankley keeping
the lawn in trim.

. . . Mr. Philip Limbach finishing
the corridor scrubbing after finishing 65 classrooms.

Mr. James Johnson installing
new light fixtures in the corridor .

. . . Mr. Willard Hubert putting the
final polish on a table for the new
debate room.

Bob Fanning

The newly elected officers of the Robert Bellarmine Debate Club congregate here. They
are John Mikulsky, president; Joan Hammond,
vice-president; Kathy Ruffalo, secretary; and
Marcia Adamson, treasurer.

Look what the Jacqueline Kennedy influence has done to our i ters
in the kitchen!
porting the new look are isters Afra, ebastia,
Speranda, Moy e, and Annelda, with i ter 'lary looking on approvingly.

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Will we win
Communism? Why sure, we dislike it .
We know it's sly, shrewd, and cunning.
We know it's evil; fact is, we all hate it.
But we, we're only teenagers at St. Joseph High School, what can we do to
stop the Communist purge? We can't go
off and join the Peace Corps, but wait,
why not? Military obligations are filled.
Three years isn't too long . Hey, seniors,
you started high school three years ago .
How long is that? OK, maybe the Peace
Corps isn't your cup of tea, but don't forget, I said maybe.
Will you in a few years, be a staunch,
sincere, and upright citizen, interested
and well-informed about your nation, or
will you be a "wishy-washy", intolerant,
self-centered, inconsiderate "blump"?
Will you say, "Leave it to the other guy,"
and forget that to your neighbor, you
are the other guy!!

A Leader
.

is one

who knows where
he is going
knows houJ to get there
goes that way himself
and gets others to
follow hini.

I Was Thinl~ing . . .
I was thinking to myself, so I said to
myself, "Self, you think you're pretty
smart. You think you're fooling everyone. You try to be what you're not and
do anything to be noticed; anything to
make an impression. They can usually
tell when you're doing it. A false mood
prevails; a fakeness about the whole
thing.
I must admit, Self, you do fool a few
fools once in awhile. That, unfortunately,
doesn't last very long because they eventua Ily detect the real you. Why don't
you get wise to yourself, Self? Why
don't you quit trying to fool everyone?
Why don't you just be yourself, Self,
huh,?"
Phil Klein l 05

The Challenge
Published by the students
of St. Joseph High chool
Vol. 4, No. 2
CO-EDITORS . . . . . . . . . . . . .

October, 1961

Judie Smith.
Irene Rakauskas

ASSOCIATE EDITORS
News
..........
Irene Rakauskas
Editorials . ... . .. .. . . .... Judy Przybylski
Prisms ... . ....... . ........ Judith Smith
Pictures
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Fanning
Jo-Pinions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonnie Barca
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayne Arentz
Sports . . . . .
... . . Bill Kaufmann

or not?
So, what's this got to do with me
now? How can I contribute now? Well,
take today, for instance, did you really
study-or could you have studied just a
little harder, and learned just a trifle
more? (Or should you have studied a lot
harder, and learned a lot more?)
Do you really know what Communism is? We can't fight and defeat an
enemy we don't understand.
If a person, not necessarily a Communist, told you the Communist Movement is comparable to our American Revolution, could you refute him?
Communists now identify themselves
with "democracy", not our type of democracy, but their own, stuffed, illicit
kind of "democracy". They ally themselves with revolutionaries who really
have the right to revolt against their dictators and monarchies, but this false pretense of freeing them from oppression,
eventually turns freedom into slaveryCommunist slavery.
To fight evil, we must begin at home
-our own inner life. As Christians we
can pray, but we say weak prayers when
we're dead to God-in the state of mortal
sin. Have we been praying the right
way, hard enough, sincere enough?
Maybe that's why Communism is ever
so present.
Can you say you really hate Communism and are trying to combat it? I
thought I could, til I began writing this.
Now, I feel as if I haven't begun, and
yet, out there, lies the world to conquer
-who will win it?
Dennis Kohloff, 104

Hey, Wait a Minute~
Hold it! Hang on a minute before
you mark that ballot. Do you realize
what that puny little "X" might do? That
tiny mark is going to put an awfully big
load on someone's shoulders. Believe
me, being a homeroom representative is
no snap.
Take a look at those kids around you.
Now, which one is best fitted to take on
the burdens of a representative and do a
really good job? Remember, the Student
Council is the bridge between students
and the administration. Your representative will have to help your homeroom
teacher by bringing the administration's
decisions to you. He'll have to give you
the information regarding the homecoming, the Mardi Gras, the Junior-Senior
dinner dance, and many other things.
Chances are, he'll have a big role in
building your homecoming float. He'll
have to push you when you slow down
and keep you going when you begin to
"look alive."
He'll have to be a real leader. He has
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to be able to control a group. Willingness to accept responsibilities and ability
to carry out his duties efficiently are important qualities. He can't be a "shyguy", but too much forwardness isn't
any good either. He should always be
adding ideas of his own to your suggestions. Remember, his first and most important duty is that of representative.
He'll have a lot of work to do, and he'll
have to keep his grades from falling too.
Yea, he'll really have to be on the ball.
What's that? You say you've a Iready
elected your representative? Well-don't
just sit there. Find out about him. Is he
living up to his duties? If he isn't don't
just let it go at that. Remind him that
he's got a big responsibility to the whole
class as well as to his own homeroom .
After all, cooperation is the key to a job
well done, and with a growing Student
Council, meeting new problems every
day, cooperation will be irreplaceable,
your cooperation.
Augie Gnorski 5

Sea Images

Impressions

Summer

The haze suspended on the horizon
caresses the white caps . A shimmering
shell on a pebbled beach reflects a soaring gull. Playful waves lap against the
vast expanse of sand. The hungry surf
lashes against sun-bleached boulders
and sinks into nowhere . Scrolled seaweed like green lace floats on the undulating waves. The water eddies and
swirls about the legs of a tot sailing his
man-of-war to battle .
Nancy Grant 107

Stillness
Is an empty stage,
Crumbling petals tinged with age,
Violet petals, their gentle fall,
Snowflakes beating down a wall,
Sleeping pools cradled by rocks
Neath the rotting, wind-swept docks.

There comes a time
When l'm-m-m-

Yes, stillness is sadness,
And a sort of quiet madness.
Irene Rakauskas 104

Gay as a lark,
Pesty as a crow,
Lazy as a bed and,
Cool as the snow,
High as a rocket,
Gone as a fool,
Then wouldn't ya know it,
I go back to school.
Dave Baumgartner 214

The Blithe Brook
The Blithe Brook:
-bubbled between its banks
-bounced over big billows of stone
-babbled brisk bits of blarney
-beat brashly against its barren
banks
-bobbed bashfully under the broken
bridge
Mary Peltier 108

Heat Wave

One Dozen Roses
The terrible silence echoed awesomely throughout the mighty house.
"She's dying," a startled maid whispered
to her companion, then hurried away,
and silence returned.
"Eileen, can you hear me?" The doctor gazed intensely into the aged, wrinkled face, but could perceive no sign of
recognition. "I'm afraid your aunt hasn't
a chance." He spoke softly to the man
and woman as he closed the bedroom
door. "I'm afraid the news was just too
much for her." The three of them walked
slowly down the long hall, their faces
grim, somewhat sad. Death stalked
proudly behind them boasting of greatness, invading the entire house.
In the bedroom a small, fragile figure, altered by age, opened tired eyes.
"Marty," she whispered painfully, her
lips quivering with the word, "Marty?"
"Yes, Mother," the voice was strong
and pleasing. It gave her strength, forced
a rush of blood through her veins.
"You've been away so long, welcome
home."
"It's great to be home again with you,
sweetheart. I could never live without
you."
The dry, cracked lips smiled haltingly. He was a good boy, but an awful
tease.
"Know what tomorrow is?" the young
man questioned, his eyes brimming over
with mischief. "It's your birthday, that's
what, beautiful."
"Yes," the woman murmured. Her
heart fluttered softly at the thought .
"Roses, Marty?"
The young man repressed a grin.
"Yes, roses," the mother smiled, "red,
red roses like always. My wonderful,

simple Marty! Always, always such beautiful roses."
The young man walked closer and
sat down on the edge of the bed. "Did
you get the roses last year? The ones I
sent you from school?"
"Such beautiful roses," the woman
remembered tenderly, her eyes wet with
happiness, "and this year you're here,
and still, still roses. Ever since you were
a child."
"A token of love beyond compare."
The young man posed soberly, then
chuckled at his words. "I have to go
now, a date you know." He whispered
the last in her ear. The ta 11 figure rose
slowly, then stopped. "Don't wait up,"
he instructed gleefully, and kissed her
cheek. Downstairs the door bell rang.
"Flowers for Mrs. Connors," the ma id
announced.
"I'll take them, Martha," offered the
niece. She carefully opened the box as
her brother and the doctor looked on.
"I wonder who could have-roses!" She
gasped as the box tumbled to the floor,
spilling its precious foe-red treasure in
beautiful patterns. " Birthday roses!" She
turned pale at her own words.
"He must have ordered them before
he was killed," the doctor supplied
quickly. "That's what happened-he ordered them ahead." The three stared
grimly at the roses burying the carpet.
Upstairs a tired, fragile woman, altered by age, closed her eyes. "Roses,"
she whispered quietly, "beautiful roses.
Oh , Marty, how I love your roses!" She
sighed, moved her hand upward into
his, and all was silent within the great
house.
Duff O'Brien 224
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Nothing to do
but sitA glassy beetle
scrambles
through the
bamboo slats.
"Oh, joy! Something to do,"
A thick-skinned toe
falls
squishhhhhhhhh
"that's the end of you."
Nothing to do
but sit and wait
for another beetleHarvey Lawrence 224

Life
Lithe and fair
flimsy and free
bright and forgetful
blurry-eyed joy
fun-filled frolic
Never forever.
Judi Moeller 107

October
Indian summer, brisk air,
A touch of summer here and there,
Football games, a rousing cheer,
Also the season for hunting deer,
Confetti,
A memory,
Homecoming dances you never forget;
The lake so artistic at sunset,
The color of rag bags in the trees,
One leaf falling in the autumn breeze,
Crunchy leaf-piles raked higher and
higher;
Then all of them-burned-in a great
big bonfire.
Joan Hammond 212

Kaufmann's
Corner
It's that again, and the lockcrrooms of St. Joseph 's arc filled with
t he pleasant talk of the athletes.
The meeting of the minds goes on
abo\·c as the coaches plan their
strategy for Sunday's game with
the help of one of the new coaches,
Mr. Thomas Fisher. Yes, it's that
time again, and it will last until the
final b:.iscball game or track meet
or golf meet or even tennis match.

Pictured in one of their more jovial moods are Mr. Thomas Fisher, Mr. Robert Radigan, Mr. Robert Carbone,
Mr. James Francois, Mr. Frank Matrise, and Mr. Robert Karnes.

Lancers Crash Win Column, 39-6
It was a warm Sunday afternoon,
95 to be exact, as the determined

Lancer team ran out on the field
for \\'arm-up exercises before the
opening game with Dominican
High School of \Vhitefish Bay.
But the heat did not stop the
aggressive Lancer team as they
crashed into the win column, with
a 39-6 \· ictor~ · O\·cr the \Nhitc
Knights of Dominican.

400 Girls Cheer
New Gym Teacher
"You ha\·e a beautiful school and
are so fortunate to have such a select group of students," was Mrs.
Martin's reply when she was asked
her opinion of SJHS and its students.
Mrs. J\1 artin graduated from
Wisconsin State College, La Crosse,
\Visconsin, with a double major in
physical education and English.
Prc\·iously, she taught for two
years at Logan enior High School,
La Crosse, \Visconsin. \Yater skiing, golfing, and sailing arc her
favorite summer sports, whereas
skiing heads the list of her favorite
\\'inter sports.
,\ Jrs. i\ 1artin teaches approximate! y 400 freshman and sophomore girls. She is in charge of the
Girls ' Athletic Association, the
cheerleaders, and is also the moderator of Homeroom 316. She has
as yet no planned activity for the
Girls' Athletic Association but has
definite plans for the cheerleaders.
''The cheerleaders arc going to be
the best in the state, or at least in
the Catholic Conference," ,\1rs.
,\ 1artin said smilingly.
This petite, magnetic teacher is
already well-liked by all her students. She has a checrlcading section all her own, 400 sophomore
and freshman girls.
Kathy Mico

St. Joe's Lancers showed the
spectators just how to play football with each boy carrying out
his assignment and capitalizing on
e\·ery mistake. Early in the first
quarter the Lancers' tough defense
forced the Dominican team to
fumble deep in their O,\·n territory
setting up the first Lancer touchdown. A few plays later Randy
Gullo doYc in for the first score.
Dick Chippctta kicked the extra
point, the first of three for Dick
in the game. St. Joe's did not let
up. Throughout the rest of the
first half, the Lancer team fought
until the gun sounded ending the
half with score: St. Joe's 27, Dominican 0.
The second half was just as hard
fought, but Coach Robert Carbone
used some of his resen·es to gi\·e
them the experience needed for

Freshmen
Lack Desire
Freshmen out for the \·irilc sport
of football this .year number any.
where from 2 5 to 35 each da \'.
Mr. Robert Karnes, the assistant
frosh coach to Mr. Robert Radigan, explained it this "\l'a~ · : "It
varies from day to day, sort of
fluctuates. One guy got a horse in
Chicago. He feeds it on Monda~ ·
and races it on Thursday, so he
comes to practice on Tuesday and
\Vednesday. Another guy got a
paper route e\·er!· other da!'. Then
some guys have to rest, of course,
after a couple of days of practice.''
Oh! To be a freshman again, eh
Varsity?
The first game for the freshmen
will be September 30, probably
against Francis Jordan. They are
to play fi \ ' C, or maybe six games
this year in all. No comment till
after the first game 1
Bob Hughes

future games. Although green, the
reserves, with the help of the starters, scored twice more in the second half to Dominican's once. As
the gun sounded the end of the
game, the official score read-St.
Joe's 39, Dominican 6.
Dan Ruffalo led ~ · ards gained
with 56. Randv Gullo with 52 was
second, and Tom Johnson with 44
''as third. Dan Ruffalo completed
one out of fi \'C passes for l i yards
and a touchdown; the pass was to
Joe Lesnick.

Tennis will be a new sport added
the growing list of sports here
at St. Joe's. i\1r. Karnes will coach
the men of the nets. t\1r. Frank
Matrisc will be getting some help
this year, although from the looks
of the team records, he needs it
least of all; nevertheless, I\ 1r. James
Francois will be added to the staff.
to

Planning is also going on in the
school as a minority of the student
body is planning on how to get the
majority of the student body to
the athletic events. It looks as if
they have a good starter in the
contest of attendance between the
juniors and seniors and the freshmen and sophomores. But should
we have to go through this agonizing work C\'cry )'Car?
Bill Kaufmann

Coaches Ca 11 Up Reserves
"The freshmen are big; if they
get tough, they should win some
games. The prospects are unlimited if everybody works to capacity," says Mr. Robert Karnes, new
assistant coach of the freshman
football team.
i\1r. Karnes, a distinguished man

of few and precise words, rcccil'cd
his Bachelor of Science Degree
from Oshkosh State College in
1958. Majoring in history and English with a minor in math, he comes
well prepared to assume his job as
an American Histon· teacher here
at St. Joe's. His past schedu le of
teaching can be squeezed tightly
into three !'cars, during which he
resided at Denmark, Wisconsin.
Coaching is not a new actil'it!'
to him either since he has prc,·iously coached the golf and tennis
teams at Denmark High School.
"The team arc in good ph.vsical
condition; their ability to win is
unlimited," comments Mr. Thomas
Fisher concerning the Varsit!' football team.
As I was approaching Mr. Fisher
for an interview, he said, "What
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are they going to say about me in
the newspaper, a bunch of lies?"
Of course, he did not mean this
remark seriously-, but the remark
shows l\1r. Fisher's good sense of
humor.
Mr. Fisher, a resident of Kenosha
all his Ii fc, informs us that he begins his first year of teaching this
y·car. A graduate of \Visconsin
State Teachers' College at La
Crosse, with a Bachelor of Science
Degree, he has a double major m
history and physical education.
As an assistant to Coach Robert
Carbone of the Varsitv football
team, he will learn first hand the
art of coaching which is his biggest
concern.
Teaching American History is
one of his main objectives, but he
likes both teaching and coaching
equally well.
Let's welcome these men to our
staff, and we hope to make their
stay at St. Joe 's both a profitable
and memorable period in their
lives.
Richard Fischenick

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Vo1.. 4, No. 3

HALLENGE
Sr. Jost-:Pll H1c11 Sc1100L, K1-::-;os11A, \N1sco:-;s1N

Variety S ho w
Te r me d S u cces s
''Holiday in New York" was the
theme of the annual St. Joseph's
variety show given on November
3, 4, and 5 in the school auditorium.
Under the direction of Sr. 1arie
Catherine, Sr. Stephen Mary, Sr.
Benedicta, Sr. Rose Marie and Mr.
Aiello, the show was put into full
swing. Sr. Marie commented that
approximately three hundred students took part in the production.
"Holiday in
ew York" was
based on life in
ew York City.
Highlighting the show were groups
of dancers, portraying different nationalities getting together to form
the melting pot from which American culture is derived.
Cuttings from nrious Broadway
hits were dramatized. Camelot, a
current Broadway show, \Vas reenacted by the Lancettes and six
boys from Mixed Chorus. Participating in this program were t he
Mixed Chorus, Boy's and Girl's
Choruses, Lancettes and St. Joseph 's band.
Barry Zaromskv and Marianne
Lacko~ich perfor~1ed a piano duet,
the theme from Exodus.
With the cooperation of St. Joseph's students, their directors, and
the sales of the student body, the
variety show was hailed a success.

Non:,'l-1BER, 1961

Fund-Raising Festival
To Be Held By Sodality
Come one! Come all to the Sodality Fun Festival being held 111
the school gym Wednesday,
ovember 22.
The principal purpose of this
fund-raising festival is to obtain
the necessary funds to send Sodalists to SSCA in Chicago next summer. The Sodality also plans to
purchase some Queen's Work publications and other material that
will be helpful to members.
To name only a few, the booths
to be featured at the festiYal are: a
chuck-o-luck booth, a ski-dice
game, ring the bottle game, a swagger stick game, and a lollipop tree.
Also to be found will be a kissing
booth, and a "coke walk".
This festival is one of the few
fund-raising projects sponsored bv

Mixed Chorus
Elects Officers
Mixed Chorus Officers for 1961president: Ronald Barr,
vice President: Margaret 1eier;
secretary: Carolyn Reeder; treasurer: Randy Gullo.
62 are:

the Sodality this year. Students
will be given the opportunity to
attend during the last two periods
of the day.

T. B. Tests
Here Again
Annual tuberculin tests will be
gi,·en Monday, ~ovember twentieth, to SJHS Sophomores by the
Kenosha Public Health Department. These tests are administered
by Doctor .\1argaret Hatfield, director of the Health Department.
The test is gi,·en by injecting a
clear fluid between the skin layers.
Its purpose is to determine whether the person has ever been in contact ·with the tuberculosis germ. If
a positi\·e reaction occurs, a swelling of the skin, it indicates that at
some time the germ entered the
reactor's body, although it need
not be active. If so, a student 1s
advised to consult a ph~ · sician.

College Night Set For November 21
St. Joseph's High School will
again offer to all interested students, freshmen through seniors, a
college night on Tuesday, November 2 I, J961.
The evening will begin at 8 p.m.
in the auditorium with an address
bv Or. icholas Topetzos of i\1arq~ettc University, president of the
Wisconsin Personnel and Guidance Association.
From the
uditorium guest
speakers and students will proceed
to various conferences rooms. Each
co ll ege representative in a different room. tudents will c hoose t he
colleges of particu lar interest to
them . Half hour sessions starting
at 8: 30 will be repeated three times.
This plan will enab le the student
to attend three different sessions
and thereby• broaden his scope.
An incomplete list of speakers
and the schoo ls they represent is
as foll ows: Mrs. Anna Carleton

of St. J\1ary's School of Nursing,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sister M.
Gerard of Alvcrno College, Milwaukee, \Visconsin; Mr. Jack Page
of Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa;
Mr. Ronald Scholzen of Mundelein
College, Chicago, Illinois.
Mr. B. lien of De Vrr Technical Institute, Chicago, Illinois; 1r.
Donald Schnitzius of St. mbrose
College, DaYenport, Iowa; 1r. i\l.
J. Kraus of Spencerian College,
1il wa u kec, \Visconsin; Brother
Hugh, F.S.C. of St. Mar)"s College,
\Vinona, 1innesota; Rev. Joseph
G. Regan, of St. Norbert College,
\Vest De Pere, \Visconsin; and
rncson of the
lrs. Eugene C.
College of Saint Theresa, \\'inona,
1innesota.
Dominican College of Racine,
\Visconsin; Viterbo College of La
Crosse, \ Visconsin, and Kenosha
Extension have also been im·ited
to send a representative, but as yet
no reply has been received.

It is hoped that all college bound
students will take advantage of the
opportunities afforded them b~· attending St. Joseph's High School
annual college night.

Deba ters Rea dy
For Tournaments
Although the debate season has
not yet officially begun, SJHS debaters are busy preparing their
"cases". A group of debaters will
travel to West Bend on November
11, and to Waterto'>vn and Sheboygan on November 18.
ovember
25 is an important date for SJHS
debaters. It is the date set for the
i\1idwest Catholic Debate, an important trophy tournament.
The first two debates arc open
to debators of all divisions. Debaters are divided into three divisions: A or senior-debators who
have had the most experience; B or
novice-those who have been debating about a year, and C or beginners.
The A division here at St. Joe's
consists of mostly juniors. Prominent in this group are Kathy Ruffolo, Marsha Adamson, ,\ 1arianne
Majcharowicz, Barbara Kotz, Joar.
Pietrangeli, Joan Hammond, Jim
Limbach, Rodger Casey, John 1ikulsky, and Augie Gnorski.
ick
Mischler and Jim Vidas are the
outstanding seniors in this group.
Those same juniors will also debate in the B di,·ision, along with
Regina Bailey, Lois Buchan, Tim
Casey, Jim Altoff and Bill Renick.
Freshmen compose the greater part
of the C division.
The topic being debated during
the 1961-62 season is, "Resolved:
Should the United States equalize
educational opportunities b~· means
of grants to the various states for
public elementary and secondary
schools?"
The Robert Bellarmine Debate
Club has been in existence at St.
J oc's for quite some time, but this
is the first year thev have been
formally organized, ~vith officers
and regular weekly meetings. The
members also plan to write a constitution.
This vcar there are more debaters at SJ HS than ever before and
they arc looking forward to a good
season.

The p agean t ry of K in g Arthur's legenda r y court is displayed in t his scen e
fro m S t . J oseph H igh School's r ece n t va ri ety show. Pictured a r e; Rob e r t E n gstr om , K a thy K a m in , R andy G ull o, T erry M oria r ity, Christin e
ch wenn, Maril y n Sch a u e r , Ronn ie Barr, J oe T ennessen a nd R o b e r t
Fan ni n g.

I Was Thinli.ing . . .
I was th ink ing to myself, so I sa id to
myself, "Self, why do you go around
mocking people? What is your real rea son for doing it? Is it because you know
you ' re inferior but you don't want anyone to suspect it? So you fake it, right?
You go and mock someone so that you ' ll
feel like a pretty swell guy, like 'one of
the gang'.
Wouldn 't you rather make people
feel good instead of hurt ing them? And
by mocking , aren 't you just broadcasting
your infer ior ity?
Or are you mocking because you
think you're 'Top Gun ' or something? Do
you think you've acquired some right
through your 'superior intelligence' which
lets you deride others? If you really
were intelligent you wouldn't be such a
'whip', and you wouldn 't mock so much,
would you?
Well, now we know , Self . We know
what you're really like-or do we? If
you would take a good look at yourself
and face up to the real reason why you
mock, you'd be able to accept yourself
as you are . Accepting yourself as you
really are is much better than ridiculing
others to make yourself seem better."
Phil Klein l 05

They Need You!
As a nation we have done many
things to bring the American way of life
to the people of other lands but in reality we have spread a great amount of
valuelessness across the face of the
globe. We must bring more than money
even more than science and technology
to the people of the world . We must
bring our best American values and
ideals .
What good does it do to send billions
of dollars to a country when its prime
need is education?
What good is a book to an illiterate
man without the ability to read it?

It Is Your Dec ision
Do you make your own decisions, or
do you rely on someone else's advice?
Is your conversation fresh, alive? Is
it individualistic? Is it creative? Is it
yours?

The Challenge
Published by the students
of St. Joseph High School
Vol. 4, No. 3

November, 1961

CO-EDITORS . . ...... . ...... . . . . Judie Smith,
Irene Rakauskas
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
News
... . .. .. .... . . . .. Bob Hughes
Jo-Pinions ........... . . . .. Bonnie Barca
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jayne Arentz,
Irene Rakauskas
Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christine Schwenn,
Marcia Adamson,
Joan Hammond
Editorial . ........ . .... . Judy Przybylski
Windhover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Judy Smith
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Kaufmann
EXCHANGE EDITOR . ....... Donna Kehrer
CUBS . . . . . . Nancy Grant, Judy Vidas, Claire
Fredericksen, Sue Lamont, Kathy
Mico , Sharon Sprissler, Anita
Wisocki, R ichard Fischenbach.
Artist
. Maureen Keane
Typists .... Jean Werw ie, Donna Kehrer,
Dena Pinnola, Nancy Willems,
Carrie Calkins

Why borrow someone else's idea?
You have something unique of your own
to offer. There is only one person that
is you, and can give what you can give.
But before you can give of yourself
you must think independently and creatively . In other words you must use
imagination and the brains God gave
you.
Every time you ask "Why?" and
"Why not?", every time you are dissatisfied with something and suggest a way
to improve it, every time you think independently, you are making use of your
creative power.
Of course it's not easy to think creatively . In fact, it's work!
But you can do it. You can make
yourself into someone who is enjoyable
to be with, interesting to talk to, and respected by the people around you.
It's all up to you! You're the one to
decide whether to let your mind and
your life remain stagnant, to follow along
in a strong current of someone else's
ideas, and stifle any spark of creativity
you have.
It is your decision .
It is your life.
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We must be able to educate these
people and what better way than the
Peace Corps?
Every individual is carefully selected :
only men and women who are physically, mentally and spiritually flt; men
and women who are ready to work with
their heads, their hands and most of all
their hearts are chosen.
Wanted are those who will represent
the best of American life, thought, dedication and skill . These will be provided
with training in the language, history,
current affairs and customs of the country to which they are going . Intensive
refresher courses in American history and
government will help prepare for the
questions which will be asked .
To fill the great variety of jobs in the
developing nations are needed college
graduates, skilled workers who have not
been to college, women as well as men,
people of all trades, but most of all and
above everything, they need you!
Richard Rhey l 0 l
Overseas, Americans are performing
the most important task in the world today-they are helping millions to help
themselves. These people devote a part
of their lives to helping others. They are
building America's future and the future
of all countries. Chances for joining
the overseas workers have never been
better.
Belief in mission is a necessity for a
Peace Corps worker. He must pass on
what he knows to the people of other
countries through an absorbing enthusiasm for his job, driving faith in himself
and the value of his work. The Peace
Corps worker must also be able to comprehend and accept other people's customs and ways of living. Furthermore,
he must have a sensitivity to political
realities and trends, an ability to organize, the determ inat ion to do something
himself, for his fellow men, for his country, for the world.
Rya n Hig gans l 05

~Great

Need For Teen-age Novels' Says WR WA Speaker

"The history of poetry is the history of
extraordinary ladies ." So began Paul
Engle, the top creative writing teacher in
the country, presently teaching at the
University of Iowa, his home since 1937.
His topic? "Poetry and Rhythm ." Th e
occasion? The annual Creative Writing
Workshop for the Wisconsin Regional
Writers Association, an organization of
seven hundred members, which is the
largest state group of its kind. WRWA
is composed of both amateur and professional writers. This year the workshop
was held at Green Lake during the weekend September 22-23, and was packed
with much valuable information as well
as renowned speakers .

Paul Engle, as main speaker, was full
of his usual wit as he cast new light on
Poetry and the Short Story. "The short
story", he stated, "is a curious form . In
writing it you must do in miniature the
whole scene. You must think important,
not every sentence, but every word you
write . Scenes must be very realistic. Dialogue must be better than on-the-street
speech"Short stories today are becoming
more weighted and concentrated. The
modern short story is getting away from
the symbolic story .-Something must
happen-They are moving closer to life."
Betty Wren Wright, author of several
children's books and also on the publish-

ing staff of Whitman's Publishing Company, Racine, spoke of "The Teen-Age
Market.' She pointed out that "good stories don't always sell in just any markets.
One must watch what is selling where."
"There is," she said, "a great need for
teen-age novels."
Probably one of the most revealing
speakers was Mr. Robert Cahn, Associate
editor of the Saturday Evening Post. In
his speech "The Post and You," he told
of the big changes Post is making. "We
are now looking for interesting articles
on more controversial subjects, world
events, and even occasional off-beat subjects such as the one appearing recently,
'In Defense of the Cocktail Party .' " He
went on to say, however, that the Post
will still include three short stories and
one serial in each issue.
The Creative Writing Class heard the
reports of the convention from one who
attended, Mrs. Isobel Taylor, a distinguished past member of the publishers'
staff at Whitman's Publishers, and the
author of children's stories.
Joan Hammond 21 2

Colors of the Curriculum

Would the rest of the school year be
like this? Oh, I was so muddled! First
I was happy and felt sort of sophisticated
and proud but now I felt so very lonely
and quite confused. What's the matter
with me? I guess it's because I'm just a
freshman, just a little freshman!"

French blue and amber, my school
colors. What do they mean to me, an
anxious freshman, the day before school
starts? They mean a fitted uniform, or
maybe a book cover. It might be the
cheerleader's pom-pom, the football
player's uniform . Will that always be
my first picture of the blue and the gold?
As I've been in school almost a week
now, blue and amber are not colors but
significant reminders of the effort and
work I have put into making myself an
active member of the student body. Blue
and gold not only mean a fitted uniform,
but a customed designed suit which I am
proud to wear; not only a worn book
cover, but a sign of study and a sense of
achievement by using that covered book.
These colors have significance not
just in my daily curriculum, but also with
some of the extra-curricular activities I
attend, as the football games with my
blue and gold pom-pom cheering the
team. I'm not just screaming the cheers
anymore, I'm telling the world I'm a part
of the school. I'm not only enjoying the
game, but putting forth my efforts in
winning the game, and realizing the
blue and the gold players represent not
just St. Joseph High School, but me, as a
student.
Although I am only one student
among so many signified by the blue
and gold, I feel proud not only as a representative of my school, but as a participating member of the student body.

Kathy Smith 302

Cathy Harrington 309

Christine Schwenn

Mrs. Isobel Taylor is giving Marcia Adamson and
Jayne Arentz a few extra points on publishing
children's books.

Mixed Emotion s of a Little Fre shman
The morning sun shone brightly and
the clean, fresh smell of a September
breeze escaped through my open window, as I awoke with a happy feeling of
a sophistication and a slight trace of
pride; because I, Kathy Smith, was about
to enter a beautiful high school. Things
would be so very different from old St.
Peter's. This thought sort of scared me,
but my feelings of joy overcame it.
Just stepping into that lovely blue
uniform makes me want to sing, but
when I teased my sister about, "just being in grammar school," she replied
sharply, "Well, you're just a freshman!"
"Just a freshman", I kept saying to
myself, "Just a freshman!" Oh, well,
you've got to be a freshman sooner or
later.
That thought sort of struck home as I
roamed through the halls trying to find
Room 228, just like a big game hunter in

search of some extremely wild and ferocious animal, stepping cautiously so as
to not fall into any traps. That is, I was
cautious after I passed the "cram test"translated it means survived the intersections in the corridors. The test was really
rugged. It consisted of being thrown
around like a football on a field, or being
shoved through a wringer like an old
shirt, or worse yet, you're like a four foot
pole trying to squeeze into a three inch
hole! I tell you-for a "little freshman"
it was really suicide.

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Beginner's
We are the freshmen.
This is our school.

It's called St. Joe's
--ever heard of it?

It's pretty big and
I guess
we don't know
too much
about where things are

but darn,
we wouldn't trade
being freshmen
for anything!
We haven't been here too long
but we think
we're doing pretty good.

After all,
which class had the greatest percentage
of kids at the football games?

The freshmen!
Who else?

And the freshmen football team
looks like it'll take over
the conference championship-someday.

Sometimes,
we do something special
... like win a coupon drive
.... or plan a float

In fact,
we think we're a bit
"gooder dan" the average class
Pictures taken by Tim Onosko

Luck

No
So then why
does everybody stare at us
when we crowd up a hall?

Huh?

After all,
they were freshmen, once!

We have a lot of:
boys who need to grow some

and giggling girls
and lots of homework, too.
Most of all though,
we have fun.
We do crazy things
that other kids think are childish.
We try to kid the upperclassmen
as much as they kid us.
We go to football games
and dances;
we start rumors;
and we get lost-sometimes.

But then we have time
to be serious too.

We look up to those older kids
(Usually we have to!)
but we don't envy them.
No, we'll bet they envy us!

After all,
we're the freshmen!

And Here we are ...
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301

Top row: Mike Scott, Jim Rutkowski, Paul Fredericksen, Fred Milloy, John Landa, Jim Marshall, Ray Bieber, Andy Van
Sant. Second row: Dennis Chartier, Gene Potente, Larry Olle, Frank Stella, Ken Acerbi, Joseph Lang, Gene Hammond, Ron
Deinhammer. Third row: Doris Hoey, Cynthia Rizzuto, Barbara Matthews, Sue Guthart, Sheryl Bastian, Pat Kemps, Sharon
Zmuda, Loretta Girard, Claudia Crema, Donna Krahn, Linda Caldwell. Fourth row: Carol Colette, Carla Smith, Carol Tovo,
Janice Wilkinson, Nancy Ellsworth, Marie Milass, Carol Schlosser, Carol Okon, Sue Pierson.

Top row: John Delany, James Hebert, Roland Salerno, Robert Scuglik, William Principe, Gerald Anderson, Gary Langerdorf, Bradley Stewart, John Berres. Second row: Cliffore Vaux, Donald Martin, Annunziato Misurelli, David Mandli, Eugene Furtman, Thomas Kauzrich, John Chiappetta, Timothy Onosko. Third row: Christine Olson, Carol Zumpans, Susan
Robillard, Alice Crist, Patricia Willems, Constence Dzurick, Janice Fedyzkowski, Patricia Schmalfelt, Marilyn Kuick.
Fourth row: Kathleen Smith, Faye Becker, Catherine Hogan, Mary Cantwell, Diann Halker, Teresa Milass, Theresa Kiserouskas, Cherye Pleet, Patricia Matus, Kathleen Trotta, Claire Glembocki.

303

302

Top row: Rita Macleer, Peter Bieneman, Joseph Seitz, Peter Wasivlewski, Joseph Martino, James Schackmath, James
Keach, Thomas Gadwell, Richard Chiappetta, Karen Bednar. econd row: Carol Kuzik, Peter Hannes, James L:tporte, John
Organist, Richard Mitchell, Armin
upernaw, Roger Ashton, John Refieuwa, Paul Dorff, Bonnie Romano. Third row:
Catherine Wilson, Janet Halstead, Janet Kemaseski, Rosale Smith, Jette Tully, Judith Schutz, Susan Hughes, Carol Pacetti.
Fourth row: Mary Morrison, Marianne Fellicelli, Kathleen Glerum, Lucille Cristiano, Janet Quinn, Judith Greno. Mary
Tapley, Bernice Carlino.

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304

Top row: Jim White, Jim Billen, John Larsen, Joseph Scalzo, William Kunath , Wayne Sevick, Robert Galley, Dale Atkin,
Gregory Henock. Second row: Frank Keefer, Achille Ricchio, Tom Mosses, Tom Chiappetta, Arthur Supernaw, Michael
Downey, Thomas Ouradn.ik, David Matteucci, Richard Schimenti. Third row: Lynda Glerum, Annalyn Palmar, Mary chumacher, Sally Randall, Dianne Hammond, Karen Christensen, Christine Wineland, Linda Lasky. Fourth row: Terry Crosetto,
Veronica Roscioli, Mary Figgie, Cheryl Spaay, Marie Mulligan, Donna Vanderfin, Kathleen McCarthy, Barbara Bennett,
Linda Johnson.

Top row: Louis Larsen, Jeffrey Ausen, Gilbert Gallo, Walter Hensgen, Kenneth Wiberg, James Wieske, Steven Pataska,
James Modory, Eugene Mayer. Second row: Mary A. Rafferty , Thomas Schmitt, Gary Swetish, Danile Kehrer, Keith Bodven, John Sieger, Thomas Richio, Rita Goetluck. Third row: Katherine McCoy, Avon Eckhart, Nancy Rosinski, Sue Christenson, Alicia Adamski, Margaret Jacyna, Nancy Schutz, Linda LeTart. Fourth row: Linda Blank, Cheryl Hansen, Linda
Wischmann, Eileen Patterson, Joanne Vena, Mary Ann Stec, Kathleen Murawski, Theresa Cullen, Kathleen Fischback.
Missing: Roy Beals

307

305

Top row: Chris Swift, James Baietto, John Wilkomn, Robert Conrad, Dan Patrick, Edward Bohat, John Rigney, Conrad
Kelly, Timothy Sieger. Second row: Leonard Garofalo, John La;wler, Roy Huber, William Kovacs, Kenneth Eich, Terrence
Murphy, Charles Schmitz, Patrick McGonegle, Michael Rizzo. Third row: Barbara Ruberg, Rosalie Aiello, Nancy Naef,
Frances Reau, Anne Fingan, Cindy Hand en, Sandra Stella, Billie Jaskolski, Kathleen Cippola. Fourth row: Carleen Paul,
Kathleen Bode, Sandra Gotsche, Rita Cucunato, Ramona Vidas, Nancy Whitt, Diane Kluka, Kathleen McDonald, Barbara
Serpe, Su an Lewis.

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308

Top row: James Robillard, Terrence McGovern, Richard Bonofiglio, David Eisenhauer, John Skirmuntas, Paul Gibson, Stan·
ley Pelanis, Eugene Tappa. Second row: Douglas Schmitz, Lawrence Kexel, John Barrett, Dennis Lech, Kenneth Corradini,
Kenneth Winik, Fredrick Kramzar, Lee 'eckar. Third row: Kathleen Hansmann, Patricia Yacukowicz, Mary Bonell, Jeri
Jensen, Dealynn Clark, Angela Ruffolo , Janet Liggett, Joan Rhey, Judith Fonk. Fourth row: Laura Serpe, Patricia DeLabio,
Helen Sturycz, Jeanne Nation, Linda McDonough, Mary Kay Koenig, Donna Vitkus, Rosemary Allen, Mary Grasser, Irene
Pawlowicz.

Top row: James Tenuta, Leonard Lichter, Louis Slamer, James Ellison, William Gonnering, Joseph Borden, Louis Perri,
Michael Kriese, Gregory Nelson, Gerald Wood. econd row: Michael Jacyna, Gary Roden, Frank Schneeberger, Timothy
McGovern, Jan Keiliszewski, Gary Covelli, Robert Beales. Third row : Maureen Gray, Cathleen Harrington, Linda Brewer,
Mary Kohlmier, Joyce Fonk, Mary Collins, Lynn Newberry, Lynne Petersen, Margaret Tagliapietra. Fourth row: Michaelene
l'utka, Lynn Jorgensen, Sandra Lipke, Lorraine Russo, Doreen Vizenor, Nancy Shaltes, Shirley Rich, Janet Delany, Diane
McGovern, Kathleen Amo.

310

309

Top row: Frank Fani, Richard Bose, Thomas Kuezenski, Fredrick Loizzo, James Scholey, Thomas Nickolai, Anthony Kluka,
Thomas Grabowski. Second row: Albert Ruffalo, George Becker, Richard Thomey, Peter Cocklan, Michael Petersen, Dennis McGuire, William Wortley, Jeffrey Johnson. Third row: Clare Lucareli, Christine Hartnell, Mary Sue Kamin, Christine
Connelly, Dorothy Dosemagen, Pamela Shawler, Margaret Thome, Susan Vos, Shirley Ricker. Fourth row: Barbara Ruthe,
Carol Anderson, Mary Petry, Jean Greb, usan Furno, Barbara Ney, Marcia Kondrad, Diana Meeker, Theresa Zalewski,
Alberta Bruch.

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311

Top row: Stephen Schroeder, Robert Bulicki, Michael Hughes, James Becker, Michael Rugg, Thomas Ferch, James Yuenkel,
Paul Meier, William Petit. Second row: Bruce Tianen, Dennis Koblenski, Gerald Haley, Thomas Nielsen, David Sorensen,
Richard Lubinski, Gerald Johnson, Ronald Kuryenowicz, Kenneth Davis, Anthony Greco. Third row: Carol Juliani, Jane
Madsen, Sharon Shulski, Margaret Dosemagen, Mary Steil, Karen Greno, Margaret Conway, Mary Arneson, Sharon Gal·
braith. Fourth row: Judith Helf, Kathleen Meyer, Mary Schackmuth, Pamela Thompson, Carol Zellen, Carolyn Koos, Sally
Nihill, Colleen Ward, Margene Rieschl, Patricia Pezdir.

Top row: Jim Haag, Jim Zdanowicz, Bill Jones, Jim Burgett, Barry Fliess, Bob Becker, Joe Madrigrano. Second row: Herb
Pias, Alan Labanow, David Konrad, Bob Sponenburg, Carl Shuch, Chris Russo, David Vagnoni, Bob Oglesby. Third row:
Sheryl Bruns, Diane Gruber, Diane George, Lyn Phalen, Sharon Schertz, Joan Baltrus, Mary Werner, Michaelene Kedzierski, Donna Duba. Fourth row: Marcia Corradini, Eileen Riley, Wiesia Siecinski, Sandy Thompson, ue Mico, Judy Herr,
Joan Obertin, Mary Maloney, Susan Zielsdorf. Missing: James DeBerge, Pat Kosecki.

317

316

Top row: John Kotlarz, Mark DeFrang, Keith Pinsoneault, Terrence Marrone, Patrick Byrnes, Thomas chumacher, Jame
Labowsky, Michael Zeihen, John Berry, Raoul Van Landuyt, Paul Kaminski. Second row: James teffenburg, Joseph Hall,
Cecelia Bartol, Carol Piekos, usan Milkent, Jeanette imutis, David Miller, James Fonk. Third row: Timothy O'Hare,
Karen Kelly, Linda Edquist, Susan Cario, Catherine Tondryk, Linda chlosser, Susan Zimmanck, herrill Gc:tschman, Gerald Russo. Fourth row: Judith Werzbicki, Linda Rizzo, Barbara Covelli, Audrey Hicks, Marsha Grummitt, Melinda Materia,
Virginia Kowalweski, Janice O'Connor.
Freshman homeroom pictures by Robert Fanning '62.
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Pat Cipolla was crowned SJH8
homecoming queen at the homecoming dance, October 20th. Pat
Bode, MaryAnn Gumbinger, andra
Willcomm, MaryJo Parisea , Sue
Novak, an d Barbara Bobusch made
up her lovely court.

AUTUMN
LEAVES

Tim Fanning

Pat looks well protected between rugged Lancer co-captains, Dan Ru ffa lo, and Mike Stella.

Top picture: Second place went to the juniors in 107 and 109.
Their float was "Born to Win". It did! Above: "We'll be the
Wieners" captured third place. The float was from sophomore
homeroom 326 and 325.
The winner! That little chick seems to know that his float won first
place. Junior homerooms 5, 108, and 110 fashioned the prize winning float.

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•

Can you be found in this group? During October students gathered
after school at the shrine of Our Lady to recite the rosary. The patio,
as you can see, could easily have held many more of SJHS ·s 1,132
students.
Sister Luke, Father Nestor, Joan Hammond, and Phil Klein seem
to be having an interesting discussion. Perhaps they are examining a list of prospective SJHS student volunteers to Brazil.
Father Nestor, youngest of Sister Luke's five Franciscan priest
brothers, has returned to his missionary work in Brazil.

QUIETLY

Three sophomore boys, Richard Carney, Kenneth Kless, and Louis Ritacca, enjoyed a fall field trip while they gathered their first knowledge of fungi.

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David Travanty

All hands to the records! Many willing hands kept music going at SJHS's
first dance of the year.
11

Walter Hogan and Robert Bloner
are busily unpacking the new microscopes for the science department while Joseph Lesnick intently
tests them. Did you find out what
it was all about, Jim Bennett?

Would You Have A Second Chance?
The September morning was fresh and crisp as the leaves
had just begun to fall. I remembered how I had jeered at the
others returning to high school. Dumb little kids, I thought.
Working at a grocery store during my sixteenth summer, I had
made quite a bit of money and realized that I would be wasting
my time in school when I could be out earning money. I figured
that I would be promoted and given a yearly raise, so that I
could buy that car or anything else I wanted before long. This
scheme appeared so ingenious and logical that I dropped out of
high school at the beginning of my Junior year. Bitterly disappointed over my decision, my parents warned me of the consequences.
The first week on the job was satisfactory, but later the
unloading of crates and stocking of shelves became a repetitious
drudgery.
One day a boy, whom I had known from school and recently graduated, applied for a job at the store. He was given
a job similar to mine. This strengthened my conviction of the
correctness of my dropping-out even more. But within a few
months, he was promoted to assistant department head while
I was still a stock boy.

Discouraged and angry, I quit that job soon afterwards .
Day after day, I trudged to countless offices applying for work,
but all wanted to see my diploma. I had no friends to confide
in and rarely saw my old school companions . They were friendly
enough when I did see them, but it was different. I was no
longer one of them, carefree and busy with school activities,
sports, and socia I events.
I tried convincing myself that opportunity would knock,
but the weeks came and went and found me idle.
The girls whom I had dated in school were always "too
busy" now. So my time was spent hanging around pool halls
wasting the money saved from my grocery store job.
With the approach of Christmas, I got a job slaughtering
turkeys. It paid ninety cents an hour but it was seasonal, so I
began drifting again.
Thanks to the help of my father, a job at a local lumber
yard was secured for me . The work was dull and hard, loading
lumber on trucks. A younger boy who had been several years
behind me in school worked there after school and on Saturdays. I couldn't figure him out. He was working to finance his
high school education. He forced me to take an inventory of my
"accomplishments". Was this what I had planned for? Was this
what I wanted for my entire life?
After about a week, I made my decision, one that would
affect my enti re life. Somewhere I found the courage to carry
it ou t. I enrol led in school again. W hile I had f1oundered around
for nearly two years, most of my friends had graduated. Some
were working, others had gone off to college. Those eight
b locks to sc hoo l we re the longest I had ever walked. Surprisingly once I was in school, my marks reached the high eighties,
a lthough they had been near failing before. This change in
g ra des w as a result of my changed attitude towa rd learning.
Upon gra duation, I entered a sta te teacher's college .
Al though I received a college degree, my high school diploma
meant the most to me-my key to life.
Nancy Grant 107

I Go to Shropshire High
Since you 're here, let me tell you a bit about my school, Shropshire High. It has many distinctive features and also some rather unusual
kids. But I'm not insinuating anything about them-that's because l'm
one of them.
First of all, my school must ha,·e something good to offer or else
1 wouldn 't be there- neither would the other 1000 kids. That's only
logical.
Educational opportunities are offered, the faculty keeps telling us.
They also say only some kids ta kc real ad vantage of them while others
just glide through school with no care or worry for the future. Of course
if they enjoy being bums, fine! It is their privilege.
Our athletic teams ma:· not be the champs in every sport they participate, but they do their best in every game. They need student support
and backing, and I know at our school we try to give it to them . I'm
sure you do the same at yours. 1ow we are getting set to back our fine
basketball team. This year, they plan to be a top team, as we know the:·
can be. The team is also verv determined.
\Ve have a cafeteria a~ school that is really something. We get a
whole lunch for onlv 50 cents a week. Some kids are ne\·er satisfied with
the food sen·ed, bu~ this situation can be verv easilv remedied-thev can
bring their own lunch.
.
·
·
At lunch time I eat at the same table as m\' best friend. She alwavs
used to bring her lunch and every day she con~plained about it. Eith~r
the butter was on too thick, or she didn 't like the egg salad, or the peanut
butter with tuna was too stale, or something else was wrong. Finally ·we
suggested she ask her mother to make her the t:·pe of sandwiches she
liked. This was impossible, she explained, because she made her own
sandwiches.
After lunch is over and we have taken back our trays, a charming
young lady comes around to wipe off each table with a sponge (a wet
sponge is what we now use as we found out dry ones don't work too
well).
All of our teachers do not seem ideal to us, but it is rather hard on
them having to teach us. Just looking at us will reveal why. \Ve manage
to maintain that innocent look but bv now thev know we aren't tbat
innocent. It's realistically impossible. .
·
So that may give you a rough idea of how things are at my school.
\Ve know it's a pretty good place. It's comparatively neat, the majority
of the kids are a good mob, and it's easv to find the wav around school.
By the middle of junior year you can ~asily find anypl~ce in the school
with a degree of confidence.
Sometimes the kids knock the school. I guess the main reason for
this is-they need something to complain about, something to knock.
Starting in the near future, we will start knocking doors rather than the
school. \Vhat will you be doing in your school? Think about it.

"l am sorry but you will ha,·e to say that over again for the class,
John. " How often have :·ou heard a teacher say this? If it is often, read
the rest of this article; but if it is never, then read it anyway, because l
am sure you are mistaken.
I am now in mv twelfth vear of education and 1 feel I can safelv
say that in everyone o.f those ye~rs one of the chief gripes of the teache;s
has been, "\Vhy don 't they answer loud enough for the whole class to
hear?" I feel there are two reasons for this.
The first reason is that the student is afraid; : ·es, afraid. Afraid that
the answer he gives ma)' not be right, and e\·en if there is just one wrong
section, the teacher will jump all over him, or that the class wi ll laugh or
reject him for it. ' ow you may answer, "This isn 't me." But just stop
to think. How often has it been t hat you have sat in a class with an
answer, but have been afraid to give it because you were not sure it was
right?
The solution for this problem is not hard and not long. Just remember whenever you're in class, that the reason you're there is to learn,
and t hat if you don't bring the mistake out then it will never be corrected
and you will never learn the right thing.
The second reason for a mumbled answer is that you forget you're
in a class to learn from one another's answers, and therefore, you direct
your reply to the teacher only.
This too has a short sweet solution. Speak up in class. You too are
in the field of higher education, so answer that others might benefit from
the answers you give. W hether they are right or wrong, something will
be learned.
The next time you are in class and speak up, the mark you raise
might be your own.

Sue Lamont 108

Bill K a ufmann 101

ririspeak Up, John"

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There Just Ain't
No Such Thing

Sharon Pascucci Attends
NHSI; Relates Activities

When someone asks me to do
something in my spare time, they
arc asking for the impossible. It
isn't that l wouldn 't do it. The
thing is, I have no "spare time."

This past summer I attended the
orthwestern University ational
High School Institute (NHSl). It
lasted for a period of five weeks
from July 2 to August 5. Six hundred and fifty students from about
45 states attended and majored in
five different fields. There were
92 in my field, Drama.
To attend the Institute, one must
be a junior in high school, be in
the upper fourth of his class and
fill out the necessary application
papers. I received my papers from

Strictly speaking, "spare time" is
that time in which one has nothing
to do. It is left over, unused time.
ls there such a thing? In seventeen
years I have not disco\'crcd that
such a pleasantry exists.
Take an average day of an average individual. He rises in the
morning, studies, works-or both,
eats several times, recreates, and
retires. One might find hordes of
spare time in such a schedule. Oh,
could one? Each of those major
activities involves numberless little
time-taking extras. Average out a
day once. Take the things done,
the things that should have been
done. There is an awful lot left to
do; things that never get done. Not
only work, but play, and sleep all
ot doing a thing does not
count.
eliminate that things need to be
done.
Naturally there are those who
argue that they have all kinds of
"spare time", more than they know
what to do with. These individuals
merely have their phraseology confused. They speak of "spare time"
when, in reality, they mean "borrowed time". They have plenty to
do; they just don't do it.
M v conclusion is inevitable.
The;e can be no such thing as
spare time. It is impossible as long
as there are a scant 24 hours to
each day.
Jayn e A r en tz 112

Sharon Pascucci seems really engrossed in something. Could be
she"s perusing her notes from NHSI.

Fr. Sheridan Presents
Observations
Father replied. "The main differences is that in the United States
education is open to everyone. It
is more democratic.
Father stated that the Canadian
educational system is based on the
European system. There are five
years of high school but students
may be cut at the end of the sophomore and senior years. This "ax"
O\'er their heads makes Canadian
students very serious about their
studies.
\Vhat is the attitude of the Canadian people toward Americans?
To this question Father replied,
"Canadians have a great admiration for the people of the nited
States, but there has been a growing fear as to the ability of the
United States to lead the '\'orld."
As a final question Father Sheridan was asked his opinion of the
Challenge. "Any medium which
gives the students a chance to express themsel\'es is wonderful."

"I know how to handle boys but,
l admit, teaching girls is different."
This confession was made recently
by Father Kevin Sheridan to students of the Creative Writing
Class.
Father Sheridan was born in
Canada, where he is a diocesan
priest; was educated at the University of Toronto and has been teaching fourteen years. He has come
to the United States to obtain additional teaching experience.
Father is busy at St. Joseph's
teaching English, Religion and
moderating Sodality.
Questions concerning educational differences between Canada and
the United States were posed.
"The curriculum seems similar,"

SJHS Students Spend Summer
Pursuing Scientific Interests
As promised in the last issue, we
again feature SJHS students who
partook in special activities during
this past summer.
Nick Misc hler attended the ational Science Foundation Biology
Institute at Simpson College in l ninetecn students
dianola, Iowa.
participated in the six week session
from June 5th to Jul.y 15th. T he
institute was divided into three two
week sessions dealing with genetics, microbiology, and field study.
According to
ick, "the purpose
of the biology institute was to gi\'c
high school seniors an opportunity
to learn many aspects of three important areas of biology which a
student is incapable of covering,
except superficially, in a general
high school bio logy course". It
also afforded experience in phases

Christ ine Sch wenn 104
Nan cy Grant 107

Sister Jarlath. These papers consisted of a record of my scholastic
grades, extra-curricular activities,
and ahievemcnts. Aecom panying
these were five recommendations,
an autobiography, a health certificate, and a paper, filled out by Sister Jarlath, concerning my character and personality.

Spe cial De livery
My acceptance came very unexpectedly, by Special Delivery
letter. I nearly hit the ceiling. The
biggest surprise was that I was fortunate enough to recei\'e a partial
scholarship; fifty dollars. The expenses totaled about three hundred
dollars. Again I was fortunate because my parents footed the rest of
the bill.
As Drama Cherubs (that's what
the Institute kids are called) we
attended classes eight hours a day,
put on a Variety Show, and, during the last ·week of the session,
put on eight plays.
Weekends, planned by the Institute, were spent in Chicago. On
these days we all piled into busses
:ind off we went to Grant Park,
the Polynesian Room at the Edge\\·ater Beach Hotel, or numerous
other interesting places.

Da ily Activities
Our day began at 6: 30. Classes,
which began at 8:30, included public speaking, stage craft (including
costuming, make-up, scenery, etc.)
interpretation and acting, and rehearsals. The classes concluded at
8: 30 p.rn. and we were then free
until I 0 p.m., when ·we had to be
back at the dorm .
It was the most fabulous and
wonderful experience l'\'c ever
had. All junior and underclassmen,
who are interested in a fantastic
summer, start sa\'ing your money
now. You won't regret it!
Sharon P ascu cci 101

of college life such as lectures,
textbooks, assignments, tests, and
dormatory li\'ing.
Also furthering his scientific
knowledge was August Gnorski
who attended a program in 1arine
Biology. This program, sponsored
by the Tational Science Foundation, was held at the Gulf Coast
Lab, a co-opcrature lab run by
Louisiana State University, Ocean
Springs, Mississippi.
The three week course, from
J une 25th to J uly 15th co\'crcd
Marine Zoology and lcthyolog~-,
which is the study of fish. The
course was principa lly concerned
with collecting and classifying various specimens.
Augies collection is on display in
Room 325.

Nic k Mischler is a ll interest as A u g u st G n or sk i explain s his collect ion of
specim en s compiled th is summ er.

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One difference was the crowded halls
full of kids and the disorder at intersections, I always thought that everyone
had to keep on the right-hand side at all
times!
Sheryl Bastian 301

. . . the friendliness of everyone . I
thought that the upperclassmen were going to make this year sheer torture for
us freshmen, but so far they have been
pretty nice. Of course, they don't smile
at you or say anything unless it's "Get
out of my way," but then they don't try
to trip you or anything when you pass
them. Even when I fell on the stairs and
dropped my books, some boys stopped
to pick them up while they laughed. All
in all, St . Joe's is a mighty friendly
school.
Barbara Ney 310

One thing I thought would never
ever be brought to a high school or even
used by a high school student is a yo-yo.
I had always pictured a high school student without his grade school entertainment. I expected to have to adjust to
what a high school student should take
into consideration and take part in.
William Kunath 304

What one thing in high school life is most different
from what you had anticipated?
The teachers!
The food!!
The rules!!!
The upperclassmen!!!!
And Caesar!!!!!
Paul Frederickson 301

I thought things would be more convenient than they are, like the lockers
and classes. I didn't think we had to
carry all our books around the way we
have to.
Barbara Ruthe 310

In my mind, the teachers and the
whole faculty seem altogether different
than what I had imagined them to be.
Reading the handbook, I got the impression that high school would be almost
like a drill-field, with the teachers barking orders. My first day taught me differently. All the teachers seemed so
warm, so friendly, so anxious to help the
students that what I had believed was
unfounded.
John Berres 302

Someone told me that the food would
taste awful, but after I tasted it I knew
that they were just talking through their
hats.
Dianne Gruber 316

I thought everything would be very
hard and I would fail all my subjects.
But I'm not failing any and the subjects
are easy.
Jeffrey Johnson 310

Contrary to what I expected as an
incoming freshman, I have found the
upperclassmen to be very helpful and
exceptionally nice. Aside from the usual
teasing, which nobody really minds, they
have been willing to help us in any difficulty we may encounter in making adjustments to high school. I, as I'm sure
all the freshmen are, am very proud to
be a part of the tradition they have set
up for us.
Donna Krahn 301

The one thing, in my opinion, that is
different in high school than in grade
school is the greater responsibility and
the adult-like manner which the students
have.
Faye Becker 302

One thing I pictured was the kids
mostly. I thought we would know all
the freshmen and we would live our life,
and we wouldn't even know the upperclassmen. Was I mistaken! Everyone
knows everyone! It's a panic! I wouldn't
give it up for anything.
Carol Kuzik 303
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... my fellow classmates intelligence.
I figured that they all would be normally
stupid, like me.
Marilyn Kuick 302

The thing I have found most different from what I expected is the schoolwork. In grade school the common opinion seemed to be that high school was an
ordeal of never ending homework, our
schedule is so worked that we have ample time for good marks and extra curricular activities.
For example, I have found that if I
apply myself, I have time for extras such
as athletics, social activities, and debate.
This has greatly surprised me because in
coming to St. Joseph I thought I would
never have time to finish my homework.

Michael Rugg 311

... English. I didn't expect reading
poetry, ballads or the ILIAD and the
ODYSSEY. I expected diagramming and
things like that for four years.
James Robillard 308

The thing I found the most different
in high school was changing from room
to room and teacher to teacher for each
subject. In grade school we just stayed
in one classroom and we only had two
to three teachers at the most. In high
school this is all changed. You learn to
meet so many new teachers and classmates.
It seems there is always a rush in between classes. For instance, the second
day of school I had to go from third floor
down to the basement and back up
again. As a result I was late for my next
class. What a rush!
Ramona Vidas 307

. . . the library. I expected it to be
jammed with kids every night, but I have
been down there four nights and the
average is about ten kids.
Robert Beales 309

The Fire

A Pencil Sharpener

Crackle! Puff! Zist!
The glazing fire dances on;
Heat from its arms show off
Its red and yellow beauty.
Lynn Stahl 325

Home
It is fine to have it air-conditioned
But it is better when it is prayer~condi­
tioned.
Joyce Sepanski 103

Night

A pencil sharpener is a vicious little
beast. It becomes angered at the most
trivial things. If you tweak its ears, it
clamps onto your pencil with sharp little
teeth. Twist its tail a few times, and it
eats half of your pencil. Voracious as it
is though, it is very stupid. Every night
someone has to empty the sawdust out
of its head, or it wouldn't be able to stay
in class all day long.
Judy Schultz 303

Blackness
Shattered the empty sky,
Crashed against a dying sun,
Lurked between the breathless trees,
And finally choked the gasping earth.
Barb Kluka 105

Voices
How is a voice?

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A voice can be as soft as an April
breeze or as rough as a burlap bag. It
can be as clear as a cloudless sky, as
happy as a laughing child, or as sad as
a bird that will never fiy.
Jackie Minch 325

When ...
When I was young
I fiew on twishing, happy winds
that climbed up, away.

Do the Devils See Us?
Darting up a dangerous path
By the rebel redwood .
A scent is got; the search is on!
But, do the devils see us?
Stealth and speed are not enough,
when enemy eyes are hidden
By the shadows of scraggly thickets.
But, the chance is here; the victory close!
And I know it must be taken.
Adventure! Yes!
I must try to reach the bacon.

Never did I choose to turn and look at
hard
earth that's far and far;
And I never cried, or was hurt,
Just laughed and flew, and fiew.

Impressions
Sleep:
life preserver in a sea of wild scurrying
Mary Schumacher 304

Now I've known hurt and I have cried
and long to come to earth that's only
dirt.
But I'm afra id, for it is hard,
And takes so very long to land.

It's like a potato. You don't appreciate it until you need it.

Judy Przybylski 101

Eugene Potente 301

Bob Hughes 105

Word of Life
Autumn Comes
Red, gold,
Swirling, whirling,
Brown and rust, swiiishing past,
He's here, he's here, he's here, I cried .
At last!
Karen Schuck 101

A leader:
one who doesn't turn his abilities
into handicaps for others
Lynn Jorgensen 309

Eagerness is a wonderful word .
But more, it is a wonderful feelingIt is a way of Iife.
It is a magic spark that transforms
"being" into "living".
Nancy Szarfinski 211

Challenge:

Apple Orchard
An apple orchard is
A winter graveyard of black skeletons,
A pink blanket of life in spring,
In summer a sea of shiny green leaves,
And the scarlet joy of fall.

getting a date with a girl whose
father hates you.

Surf

James Zdanowicz 316

virtue's exam
Michael Rugg 311

Pat Parchem 105
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Whirling waters crash upon
treacherous rocksThe spray of waves scatter
Like a thousand pieces of a
broken mirror.
Carolyn Pezdir 325

l{aufmann' s l{orner
Sports at SJHS arc in full swing
again. As the end of the football
season draws near, the Lancer team
fights for a victorious season. To
date the record stands three and
three o\'crall and one and two conference record. Coach Robert
Carbone's Lancers anxiouslv await
the homecoming game with Sr.
Catherine's. In the Lancer camp
injuries blacken the picture. Tolll
Regner, junior tackle, is out for
the rest of the season with torn
ligaments in the knee. Tom's huge
frame will be missed in both the
offensi\·e and defcnsiYc walls.
Mike Stella and D an Ruffalo , co-captains of the football team, stand for
the brains a nd brawn of the team, but which is which?

Gridders Near End of Season
Football players arc in their last
week of football practice. The
Lancer team needs a \·ictorv in its
last endeavor for a fo·e-hundrcd
season. To date the Lancer record
is three wins and four losses.
Let's start with the wins; the first
was Dominican, which was written
up in the last issue. The second
came against J\lessmcr in the first
night game c\·cr played by the
Lancer team. As the final <]Uartcr
ended, the scoreboard read St. Joseph's 18, J\lesslllcr 6. Francis Jordan of Milwaukee was the next
foe defeated by the Lancers 15-13.
The score docs not tell a true tale
here as the game, statisticwisc, was
complete! y dominated by St. Joscph 's.
~ow for the losses in the recordbooks. The first loss "'·as at the
hands of Catholic Memorial 33-19.
This, the first home game for the
Lancers, was highlighted by a
thrilling runback of an intercepted
pass in the last fc,, seconds for a
touchdown bv linebacker 1\1ikc
Stella. Piu s was the second loss of
St. J oscph 's, and a hcartbrcakcr it
\Vas as the Lancers pla:·cd a brilliant second half on! v to lose bv
the slim margin of H~ 12 . The sc~­
ond half of this game was entire!:·
St. Joseph 's as they outplayed the
Milwaukee team in C\'cry respect,
but it takes two hahcs to win a
game. The third loss came at the
hands of larquctte 32-12. In this
game the statistics showed the
Lancers playing a hard second half
but losing the game anyway. The
fourth loss came in Sunday's
Homecoming Game against Sr.
Catherine's. 20-7 was the final
<core, but this doesn't show the
whole picture. It was a hard-fought
game and also a vcn· costv one,

for in the first quarter co-captain,
Dan Ruffalo, was taken to the hospital with torn ligaments in his
knee.
Sunday October 29 will be the
last football game of the 1961-'62
season. It will climax the football
careers of many of the seniors. It
was not a bad season, and it was
hard fought. This last game will
be against Don Bosco, the onl:·
team to ha\'e beaten J\1arqucttc in
two \'ears.
The annual banquet will wind
up the year's football season. The
banquet will be held ~ o\'ember 15
in the sc hool cafeteria. ~ext \'Car's
football captain will be named, and
Varsity football players will receivc awards.
Bill Kaufmann

Let's take a look at the wmter
scene as the basketball and wrestling season start. Varsity basketball team will miss Pat McAlecr,
but with a lot of determination
and solllc speed, they might be a
conference threat. The Cagers,
coached by Mr. Robert Radigan,
started practice October 30, along
with the freshman and sophomore
teams, coached b:v Mr. Robert
Karnes and Mr. Thomas Fischer
respectively.
The wrestlers, under Coach
Frank Matrisc, also started practice on October 30. Things look
bright for the wrestlers with a substantial number of lettermen returning. But let's remember; this
year each team starts with a clean
slate and has to prove itself, so we
will hold back judgment until the
season gets into full swing.
Some of the former SJ HS stars
in the field of sports have continued very well in their fields. Pat

1\lc Aker, class of '61, is going to
J\lichigan State University and is
playing regularly on the freshman
team. One of Pat's classlllatcs, Ron
Fillipclli, is one of the eight quarterbacks on the freshman team at
the University of Indiana.

In another field Dick Adamson,
class of '60, took fifth in the Wisconsin State Open Golf Championship. Dick was in competition with
I 92 other golfers, both amateur
and professional, in the state of
\Visconsin.

Frosh, Soph
Win Openers
Although the freshman team
were said to lack desire, they hold
an all time team record for a freshman tea Ill at St. J oscph's.
With a three-one record the
frosh boast \'ictorics over Francis
Jordan in a thrilling 27-26 contest,
a 2 5-20 victory over Pius, and a
historic 14-7 victorv over St. Catherine's of Racine. The only loss
came at the hands of the Marquette
powerhouse, 30-27.
Sophomore team, too, holds an
impressive record with one win
and one tie. T he win was against
Pius, 26-24; the tic was against
J\larqucttc, 0-0. Sophs have two
remaining games, Sa tu rd a y against
Don Bosco and then a week from
Saturday against Messmer.

Front row : Phil Klein, Jim Bernacchi, Frank Ruffalo, Dennis Connolly, Jim Morin, Jeff Chiappetta, Willie Hubert, Louis Stella, Stan Dorff. Second row: Al Ruffalo, Dick Chiappetta, Jim Tappa, Tom Oldani, Jim Santarelli, Don Matera, Randy Gullo, Stan Gorecki, Steve LaMere, Mike Cass, Joe Lesnik, Tim Clark, John Crist.
Third row: Tom Herrman, Ron Constantineau, Bob Watring, Larry Marinelli, P a t Leese , John Nowin, Mike
te lla, Don Michaud, John Roscoe, Tom Johnson, Coach Frank Matrise, Trainer, James Francois. Fourth row:
Father Edmund Olley, Coach Robert Carbone, Chuck Zarletti , Don Ziminski , Gary Peterson, Bob Regner, Dom
Forgianni, Dan Hus-hes, Bob Mars, Dan Ruffalo, Tom Regner , Chuck Fries, Ed Kwicinski, Barry Wojtak, Coach
Tom Fischer.

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Choruses, Band Prepare
For Christmas Concert
St. Joseph High School's Music
Department is again preparing for
its annual Christmas Concert. Under the direction of Sister Rosemarie, the Girls', Boys' and Select
Mixed Choruses are using e\'cry
chorus period rehearsing for it.

Two Performances

Bob Fanning

Members of the Girls' Chorus in their new gowns along with members of
the Mixed Chorus rehearse for the Christmas Concert. Pictured are Cathy
Wade, Sharon Pfeiffer, Joan Sturycz, Ann Ludwig, Terry Moriarity, Margie Meier, Christine Schwenn, Ronnie Barr, and Sue Harrison.

Two performances ·will be given
on Sunday, December 17, at 2:30
and 8 p.m. Tickets will be 50 cents
and will be sold by members of the
choruses and band.
Highlight of the concert will be
the Mixed Chorus presenting Han-

~CHALLENGE
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DECF,MBER,

1961

Judie Smith Wins
NCTE Award
Judie Smith, t. Joe senior, is one
of the nation's top English students: she has won an 0."CTE
chicvcment Award for 1961. The
National Council of Teachers of
English sponsors this annual contest to gain public notice for students who excel in language arts,
cspcciall)' reading and writing.
As co-editor of CHALLENGE
and an outstanding member of creative writing class for two years,
Judie has been using and developing her abilities.
Eac h year 1-36 winners and 4 36
ru nners-up are selected. The number of award winners in each state
is the same as the number of reprcsent::iti\·cs in Congress-IO in \\'isconsin. So Judie is one of \\ 'isconsin's top ten! \Vh ich juniors will
co111pctc in the contest this )'Car?

Accompanists for the choruses
will be Sister Benedicta and Marianne Lachovich, on organ and piano respectively.

Spring Operetta

Bob Fanning

These are the temporary freshmen
hom eroo m representatives. Pictured
from left to right are boys: Jim
Robillard 308, Chu ck Schmitz 307,
John Landa 301, Mike Ru gg 311,
Joe Martino 303, Fred Loizzo 310,
and Barry Fliess 316. Girls: Kathleen S mith 302, Joanne Vena 305,
Veronica Roscioli 304, Melinda Matera 317, a nd Mary Collins 309.
Freshman officers, elected November 21, are Fred Loizzo, Veronica
Roscioli, John Landa, and Donna
Krahn.

Piano Club States Objectives
"To dc\·clop the talent of the
members of the Piano Club and to
stimulate musical interest through
our meeting " is the objecti\'e of
St. Joe's Piano Club as expressed
b!' President, Barr!' Zoromsk;,·.
Other officers this vcar are \·iccpresidcnt, Orlando lnfusino and
secretary-treasurer, Carol Capelli.
Club members, including three
seniors, fi\·c juniors, fi\'C ophomores, and nine freshmen, meet
in the chorus room each \ Vednesda\·. The ambition of each mem-

The Girls' Chorus will sing
Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella,
The Twelve Days of Christmas,
and Dear Santa, Ha'L'e You Had
the M easies? The Lancettes and
a dance group will present the
Nutcracker Suite.

The band, under the direction of
Mr. Elmer Aiello, will also take
part in the concert. A ne ..vly
formed String Ensemble will play
Andante Cantabile by Tschaikovsky and Rendezvow.

Curriculum Examination Meetings
icallv to the level of the students.
Also, to incorporate more of the
topics from modern mathematics
as outlined bv the Commission on
M athcmatics.
Math teachers also held a separ;:tc meeting in which the method
used to select the top math student
on each of the four class levels was
discussed. lt was decided that they
should be chosen through compctiti\·e tests rather than report card
grades alone. This change will
allow math students a chance to
compete on an equal basis.
Various meetings were scheduled
for the following dates: November
13, Mathematics; November 15,
Science; O\'Cmbcr 20, Social Studies; November 27, English; To\·ember 29, Language: December 4,
Business; December 6, Art, 1usic,
Home Economics; December 11,
Religion.

Combined Choruses
The combined choruses will
make an entrance singing Silent
Night, which will be followed bv
joy to the World, Angels w·e
Have Heard on High, and The
Drummer Boy.

Accompanists, Band

Faculty Members Attend
Faculty members arc currently
engaged in a series of curriculum
examination meetings. According
to the principal, Father Darnicdcr,
these meetings arc held to make
the changes necessary to keep the
curriculum up to date.
Many changes are being wrought
by these meetings. Among these
is the decision of the 1ath Department, as stated by chairman Sister
Adolphus, "to rewrite the curriculum with the aim of fitting the required subject matter more specif-

del's Christmas Messiah.
ue
Harrison, Margie Meier, Christine
Schwcnn, Terry i\1oriarity, and
Ronnie Barr will sing solos in this
selection.

ber is to walk in the footsteps of
the great pianists of today and
.vestcrdav.
.
ister Benedicta, club moderator,
has a strong feeling in regard to
the importance of training these
young musicians. "It is a tremendous responsibility that this talent
be not wasted or ruined," says
Sister.
The Piano Club is affi liated with
the \\'isconsin Federation of i\lusic
Clubs. It is open to an;,· student
taking pri\'ate lessons at school.

SJHS music and drama departments have begun casting for the
annual school play. A musical
comedy, "The Student Prince",
with mu ic by Sigmund Romberg,
is scheduled for presentation in
April. Lead parts ha\·e already
been cast and will be played by
Sue Harrison, 1argie leier, Ronnie Barr, and Terry t\loriarity. A
double cast is being chosen to enable more students to participate.

SJ HS French Club
Elects New Officers
SJHS' ncwl~· organized French
Club has elected officers for the
vear. The!' are Bette Koos, president; Carol Castaldi, \·ice-pre idem; and 1\largaret Rile!-, sccrctan•.
According to its moderator, ister Orata, the purpose of this club
is to encourage the speaking of the
French language by means of con\·ers::.tion, skits, pla;.·s, and songs,
thereby, fostering an interest in
France and its culture.
1\lembership is open to those students who have completed one
year of French.

I Got Nothin' For You, Mister

They Want Something
From Santa ...... I guess

er, "This is for you." The boy has learned
It is night. This is a department store ,
My name is Freddy . I'm in the fourth
a truth is to be believed.
all ornamented from ceil ing to smiling
grade and I like school. The snow is fall Long a
Virgin conceived of the
clerks .
ing outside and I can hardly wait to play
Holy Spirit
forth a child . That
in it with my sled . I'm going to get one
Inside the store is a mass of people,
child was
a child has reala kaleidoscope of gaiety and hurrying.
for Christmas .
ized 1he id
gave birth to
Among all these, walks a man whose
that idea h self. That i
is only one
heavy eyes are unaccustomed to the simIt's Christmas time now and big peohristmas
.
Other
. en know
ple and poor . He is a rich man. He is
ple are being extra nice and little kids
gs . But your hear
alone . His eyes rest longingly on the
are being extra good 'cause they want
eaning of Christm
last-minute shoppers with their arms
Santa Claus to bring them something , I
heaped full of packages.
guess . All the stores in town have a lot
"I would like to be carrying something
of gold and silver stuff in their windows.
Marcia Adamson
8
too," he tells himself.
People are working real hard putting
"Merry Christmas, Sir," says the sales\
pretty colored lights and reindeer on
lady as she hands him his change .
I F f I" ~ their porches and front lawns-.
The man smiles now. He carries a
"C rist
s s or un.
~
large package through the pushing
"Will yo stop staring out of the wi !
I guess it's kind of nice, but it hapcrowd to the door and past the shoppers
dow like
goon, and pull the sha t
pens so quick ... You know, like when
and lightposts with winding ribbons and
down?"
~
all of a sudden someone is real nice to
Christmas tree branches.
That's
y sister. She thinks shf
you 'cause they want somethin' from
A frown crosses his face . "Who am I
pretty shar ~ I don't. She just boug r/a
you, like on birthdays and stuff.
going to give my present to?" he thinks .
new dress I nd she's going to a p, y .
He looks for a child. He has been told
She's been oing to lots of parties l ice
That's what I don't like about Christthat there is a greater reward in giving,
we got out f school for Christma ~ acamas. I don't like when people pretend
and a poor child can help him to know.
tion. I gues ~ he likes 'em a lot. I # nder
to be nice.
His legs are tired now but his search
why.
~
;
is finished. He is standing beside a boy
"Why d ~ou like partie~~ s, hmm?
I guess God knows when someone
with a thin , faded jacket. "I bought this
Why?"
~
.s,.~
means it or not. I think maybe its like
. loot~ d at ~~~
·~·
present f or you . . . . . . h ere. " H
e hand s
She
a made a face.
playing on our Little League Team . Our
the boy the package.
Whenever
l ~~~at me, she makes a
coach can tell if we really want to play
"But you don't know me, mister." The
face
, ~~~
or not.
· ~~
man stooped down beside the boy . "I
"The/re un, stupid," she answered .
don't have to know you. I want:-..~. . . . ~~~
.
· i)~~~~·~~~~~~Mt~lll-l!lllllli~~~watch people at Christmas
have my present. I d~~ ~c · unt 0 1f s
t .me. t in that the ones that are being
boys of my own to give my present to ."
I wanted t
nice when they really truly mean it are
"Me, I never had any presents to
She doesn't talk to
are doing best. Maybe that's what makes
give." The boy said in a small voice, "I
'cause I'm only her
them seem so great.
haven't got anything to give you, mister."
"Oh, no, no. I don't want anything
I guess when Christmas is over every. . . . . . children . . . . . . ,
back ." He fondled the ribbons on the
one
who didn't really mean it will stop
to say the Christmas prayer
package . "They say that its better to
being
nice. I wish they wouldn't.
now."
give than to receive . I had to find out
There
·s a clump on the stairs as a
Claire Fredericksen 108
again."
couple of ki s ran down. We got a whole
"Yes," the man rose and looked down
bunch of ki
in our family .
at the boy, "thank you."
a face at me again. "Tell
Tonight, the boy places a large packfeel too good and I won't
age under the Christmas tree, on the
be down ri t now," she said .
fourth floor of the tenement house. In
She w
all right. She just didn't
the morning he will say to his little brothwant to go ownstairs and pray with us.

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The Challenge
Vol. 4, No. 4

December, 1961

CO· EDITORS

Judie Smith,
Irene Rakauskas

ASSOCIATE EDITORS
News .............. .

Nancy Rieschl
Irene Rakauskas.
Kathy Lucas
Editorials .......... Claire Fredericksen,
Judy Przybylski ,
Judy Vidas
Features
.........
Sue Lamont,
Joan Hammond,
Jayne Arentz
Pictures
. . . . Kathy Mica,
Chris Schwenn
Jo-pinions
Sharon Sprissler,
Marcia Adamson
Creative Writing . . .. ..... . Nancy Grant,
Judie Smith
Sports ...
. . . . Richard Fischenich,
Bill Kaufmann
Exchange Editors
Donna Kehrer
Typists
Marie Zandi,
Donna Kehrer

I'm not so
mb like some people think
I am .
"Sis, wh
on't you wanna come down
and say th prayer, huh?" She looked
surprised t t I could think!
"Eh," sh goes, "Christmas is for parties and fu
"Oh," I id, and walked out of the
room . I'd a ays thought fun and prayer
were both
da important. Couldn't Sis
do both, I ondered. Sure, I thought.
She could
both. She'd want to, too!
in the door.
She ma
a face and yelled, "What,
what, what, ou stupid little goon? Why
don't you le ve me alone? ...... Well,
what is it?"
"Oh, never mind ."
Judith Przybylski 101
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Stage Crew Mixes
Talent, W orl{_, Huinor

Bob Fanning

Dr. Alois Schieber, director of freshman English at Marquette seems very
determined to get his point across to the fellows. See the a'rticle below
which is based on Dr. Schieber's talks here recently.

College Success Requires
Ability to Think, Write Clearly
You walk into your college English class and see the following
notice on the board:
Write an impromptu theme
comparing and contrasting the
i111agc of lllan as found in
Hemingway's The Sun Also
Rises with that found in Fitzgera ld's The Great Gatsby.
\Vould you possess the knowledge necessary to do a satisfactory
job on this . assignment? vVould
you have the skill to present your
thoughts in a finished product that
had unity. coherence, and emphasis? Would you have read these
books or even been acquainted
with them?
Freshman English in most colleges consists of composition and
rhetoric. Therefore your grade
rests on ~>our ability to express
~ · ourself in writing. The problem
is that man~· students are unprepared for coll ege English because
they have not mastered the fundamentals of high school English, being weak in such basic ski lls as
grall1111ar and punctuation. Because
man~· high sc hool teachers give
few writing assignments and arc
satisfied with med iocre work, students ha\·e not learned to t hink
clear!~ · and logicall~ · and to manifest this clarit~ · and logic of thought
in their writing.
There arc three ,,·a\'S in '' hich
one can prepare for college. The
first: dc ,·clop good sfUd)' habits.
Learn to concentrate and to take
notes. Instead of wasting tim e
memorizing facts, tr~ · to understand the basic principles be hind
them.
T he second point: read extcnsi,·cl)'· Read cvcr)·t hing-from
newspapers to classics. Sharpen
)'Our critical abi lit)' b)' interpreting and analyzing e\·er~· t h i n g you
read. Reading \\ ill increase )' Our
\OCabular~ and gi\e you insight

into that which is universal in man.
The third point: write. \Vriting
is a skill which can be mastered
only through constant practice. If
few themes or essays are assigned
in class, keep a journal in which
you write one paragraph daily.
The ability to think and write
clearly cannot be developed in a
few months. It is the result of
years of careful planning. Likewise, whether or not vou succeed
in college will not depend on the
first crucial months of your college
career but will have been determined during your high school
years.
Iren e Ra k aukas 104

Think of all the productions
you 've seen on St. Joe's auditorium
stage - Aro1111d th e World in
Eighty Minutes, Charley's Aunt,
Holida y in N ew York. What do
you remember most - singing,
dancing, gay costumes, a "spoolie
commercial," or the " blue-blue
mountains" of Mrs. M cThing? Do
you e\·er remember reds and blues
harmonizing in lighting? the sound
of an airplane taking off? or a
quick change of scene? These are
the work of the stage crew.
The backstage crew has three
major areas of work: l ) sound,
2 ) lighting, 3) general stage work.
John Mikulsky directs sound
and looks like an eskimo in the earphones and intercom-headsets he
wears to monitor the sound. Assisting him are Jim Limbach and Craig
Murawski.
"Octopuses," Augie Gnorski and
Bob Fanning, claim they need eight
arms to operate the light panel. p
in the spot balcony, known to crew
members as the "hot box," George
Balinsky operates the spotlights.
David Travanty is the fourth member of this group.
General stage work finds Earl
Hartung playing the role of "Tarzan" with the curtain ropes and
"muscle men" Tim Fanning, John
Mischler, Chris Olson, Bill Miller,
Dick Conrad, Ste\·e LaMere and
Gary Peterson moving props or

doing other odd jobs that Bob Fanning, general stage manager, finds
for them.
Overseeing everything is "the
Boss"-Sister Francis Xavier.
The boys admit stage crew is
work, but they can recall many
memorable experiences. One boy
remarked that any variety show or
play is characterized by four empty apple cider jugs, 47 empty " 5050" bottles, and 78 apple cores.
Augie Gnorski will never forget
the Hollebs' style show when the
director asked for another spotlight. "When I went to turn it
on," he recalls, "I was met by a
gasp, a flying shoe, and a scramble
for anything resembling cloth."
The models had decided to change
on the little theatre stage!
The stage crew puts in as much
time perfecting their roles as do
the performers. These roles are
just as important as Charley's Aunt
or 1rs. McThing. In fact, Charley's Aunt and 1rs. 1cThing
couldn't go on without them.
J oan H a m mond 212

Alum-lines
"Gone but not forgotten" is true
of St. Joe's alumni. A holiday gettogether will be held for them December 27. Familiar alumni faces
will be seen playing the '61-'62
basketball team, and the Faculty
will play the football team at this
get-together.

Paperbacks Invade St. Joe's
St. Joe's is being invaded!
' ot
by little green men or pink men,
but by Bulfinch's M ytbology, Hot
Rod, Aloby Dick, Sport Shorts,
and many more-a full-sca le attack
in the form of paperback books.
No one tries to stop this im·asion 1

In fact it is greatly appreciated.
This is e\·idcnt bv the total number of paperback books ordered so
far: 887 in October and 681 in NoYember. The totals also show that
St. Joe's reading tastes are as wide
as the selections offered.

Bob Fanning

It's fin a ll y cau g ht on- Jolen e Covelli, F r anni e Loi zzo, Cr a ig Mura wski,
a nd Tim F a nning h ave di scovered th a t r eadin g I contag ious.

3

From the 47 October selections,
IO Great Mysteries by Poe took
honors, selling 97 copies. Seventeen by Tarkington, ·was next with
79. If you ordered Thomas Jefferson, Captains Courageous, Men of
Iron, Lord Jim or Stories from
Shakespeare, you haYe the distinction of being the only one who did.
The Autobiography of Ben Fmrzklin was the on lv one that didn't
attract anyone.
In November, Pat Boone's Twixt
Twelve and Twenty was tops, selling 53. Following closely were
The Bridge Over the River Kwai
by Boulle with 51, and Lords' A
ight to Remember ·with 49.
o
one was interested in Rlack Bemtty
or Cana is Forever.
The "how to" books fared well.
Ho·u: to Draw and Paint sold I ,
IO Days to a Successful Memory
sold 12, Speak Better-Write Better-English sold 14, Amy Vanderbilt's Everyday Etiquette six, and
Teen-age Dance Book 20.
Television hasn't replaced reading yet-at least not among St.
Joe's students.
Jay n e Aren tz 112

With this ring
We, the men and women of tomorrow
Accept the challenge of the future ...

With this ring
We join our hands with Christ's
Seniors recited their ring pledge following the
blessing and distribution of class rings October 31.
Mass and Communion began the ring day program
after which Father Darnieder spoke on "The Symbolism of the Ring".

Bob Fanning
Christine Schwenn

Mr. Blankly recently took interested boys from a guidance class to view the maze of electronic boards which
makes SJHS "tick". Why aren't you paying attention, Bob
Watring? It looks complicated.

SOME
MOTLEY

A Junior Science Symposium held at Wisconsin
University, Madison, November 2, 3, 4, hosted students from 32 high schools. SJHS students John Mikulsky, Joyce Frederick, Nick Mischler, and Judy
Hansen attended the three day sessions with ister
Francis Xavier. Conferences, tours, and entertainment filled their day and students had the experience
of living on campus.

Tim

F~nning

Mmm! Food! It was prepared by Mrs. Holy, Mrs. Russo, Mrs. Petersen, and Mrs. Adamski who helped at the Fish Fry sponsored by the
Home and School Association October 20. Everyone seemed to enjoy
the evening-certainly no one went away hungry!

nsung heroes, the hardworking SJHS stage crew,
sweat and fuss while keeping everything rolling smoothly
during all programs and assemblies. This energetic group
also puts on its own show behind the curtains which it
considers much superior to the one performed in the lights.
We find Tim Fanning, Bill Miller, George Balinsky, John
Mikulsky, Craig Murawski, Jim Limbach, Richard Conrad,
and Augie Gnorski presenting their version of "Le Petite
Prince". Come on, fellows, let's not be too "hammy"!

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Bob Fanning

Scenes from "Holiday in New York" JHS variety show
held November 3, 4, 5 catch our eye-music, dancing,
comedy.
"Gorgeus Graffler'', Robert Hughes, and "Jose Jimenez",
Randy Gullo, of the "Jack Paar how" are really enjoying
themselves learning jujitsu (or is it Who Hit u?). How
did you feel afterwards, boys?
Claire Fredericksen and Marlene 'lorua dance to restless and strenuous Rus ian mu ic.
Poised and pretty are Johanna Gallo, Nancy Kieliszewski, Kathy Latham, and Phyllis Judeika in the modern
dance "This is the City". Has the group any plans for the
future,-TV perhaps?

~Freely you have RECEIVED

freely GIVE!

St. Matthew

Christmas without Gifts?

The Never-Ending Gift

Outside the rising sun slowly changes the snow to glistening diamonds. Inside a frosted spruce, decorated with dangling ornaments, reigns majestically from its corner. The shuffle
of bare feet on a thick rug breaks the stillness of the early morn ·
ing. Two pairs of eyes, wide with wonder, glance over the
room. Coming to rest on the fireplace they grow larger as they
gaze at the bulging stockings hanging there. Darting from the
fireplace to the tree, the eyes scan the piles of presents under it.
No longer able to contain their excitement, two very small children run to the pile of gifts, and shriek with happiness as they
scatter the paper over the room. Soon the whole family is up
and Christmas morning has begun.
"A perfect beginning for Christmas day," you're probably
thinking. But what would happen if the bulging stockings and
stacks of gifts were taken away? Gone would be the shrieks of
laughter. Christmas would take on the semblance of an ordinary holiday. Of course, Christmas would still be Christ's birthday but lacking would be some of the happiness. Christ was
born to give us the greatest gift of all -heaven. So I think that
by giving, we are carrying out His will and adding more to the
true meaning of Christmas .
Barbara Ney 310, Freshman

On that first blessed Christmas a newly-born babe lay
snuggled in the coarse straw of a manger, under the watchful
protection of His loving parents. That helpless Babe, destined to
save all mankind, meant the beginning of our traditional custom
-gift-giving at Christmas.
The Wise men and shepherds displayed their love for
this young King by giving Him the best gift each had to offer.
Th is same idea is expressed today by the exchange of presents
between friends and loved-ones. It is a mutual act of love.
To abolish this mutual exchange would be to detract
from the meaning of Christmas. Therefore let us not forget the
Christ Child when sharing our love. He is Love.
Sandy Beyer 108, Junior

The Gift of the Wise Man
With materialism rapidly growing in the world, some
people fear that gift-giving detracts from the real meaning of
Christmas. They believe that Santa and Christ can't work together. This is not so!
The finest Christmas present was Christ ... given to the
world by His Father, some 2000 years ago. A few months later,
the three Wise men gave their Christmas gifts to the Christ Child.
Legend tells us of a fourth wise man, who like the others,
was bringing a gift to the Savior. His gift consisted of three precious jewels. He missed meeting the other Wise men because
he stopped to help a dying old man. He gave the first jewel to
an innkeeper to nurse the old man back to health. His second
jewel kept a soldier from slaughtering a babe.
After many years of searching for the Messiah, he sacrificed his last jewel to ransom a slave. As he lay dying, disappointed that he had failed in his mission, Christ appeared and
thanked him for his three gifts.
" When, Lord, did I give you anything?" he asked.
Christ answered, "When you gave to the least of My
brethren, you gave to Me."
A gift at Christmas, given with a right intention, is a gift
to Christ.
Paul Dobson 326, Sophomore

A Gift of Worth
Condolences are to be extended to those whose hearts
cannot be penetrated by the Christmas spirit. Their cases can
usually be diagnosed as "commercialism." Mechanical and often
ostentatious gift-giving has been fostered by "big business."
Gift exchange has become too systematic and competitive.
"Commercialism" instead of Christmas has infected the hearts of
many men.
The remedy for such a dire situation can be easily prescribed. "Give of yourself"! Let your gifts show your initiative,
effort, time, and kindness. The external expression of your inner
sentiments will promote a sincere sense of Christmas giving.
Joyce Frederick 101, Senior

What can you give a Nun
for Christmas?

Sister, what would you like
for Christmas?

For Sister Jarlath I'd get a Karate fortifier because she's always
practicing on her hand when she talks.

Some phonograph records to play for background music in the
library.

Tim Onosko 302

Sister Mary Francis,
Librarian

What is a Nun?

Mary Fries 4 year old cheerleading mascot.

A pair of tennis shoes.
Sister Clement Mary 214

A pair of holy socks and a pair of shoes with a good soul.

About 50 Sophomore boy Socialists.

Father Daleke, Religion II
A subscription to "Sports Illustrated."

Sister Ritarose 223

A bunch of red refills.

Coach Karnes & Coach Carbone

A trip to Europe.
Tom Johnson 105

A new Challenge moderator.

A yo-yo to add to their collection.
A six month vacation starting right now.
Paul Wallig 212
Earplugs.

Joan Collins 228

Sister Rosemarie

Sister Columcille 104

Connie Babich 212
I'd give 'em all a demerit.

A snid.
6

Time.

Earl Hartung 111

A stopwatch.

Roger Casey 110

A snid.

Sister Francis Xavier 325
Sister Joellen 7
Sister Christopher 110

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Dear Diary,
Christmas is only three
days away and I'm glad.
Mom says that maybe
Santa won ' t bring too
much this year because
Daddy's laid off. I don ' t
know exactly what she means
but I don' t think that Santa
A star in the heavens
will care. Daddys aren't bad
.~Sends to the soft, s ilent earth
very often.
Anyway I know Santa will
A shimmering shaft.
come. I' m going to ask for a bike.
Mama says what would I want with
A mystical beam
a bike living on the fifth floor in a
tenament house. But maybe I could
Sends forth warmth and light
ride it in the street like the other boys
To coldness below.
do. Mama says I'm too little but lots of
boys in my grade have bikes. So I'm
going to ask for one anyway.
Janet Riel 11 O
Carol wants a doll and I hope she gets
it. She has never had a doll before.
Dec. 23
.,:, . .... ;. .. ,,
When I was coming home from school today I saw a whole lot of Christmas trees. I
hoped that Daddy would get ours real quick. But
when I got home I told Mama about it and she
said that maybe we won't have a tree this year because Daddy's laid off. I almost cried. But I didn't
because Mama looked so sad. I didn't want to make
her sadder. Now Carol and I are sad. We wanted a
Christmas tree real bad.
Daddy came home looking all tired out and he said
to Mama that nothing was open. Then they both looked
sad. After a while they were talking and Daddy said that
maybe we should skip Christmas this year. I hope we don't
skip Christmas because this is only Carol's fourth Christmas
and my seventh. I'd be the only boy in the second grade
who didn 't have a Christmas.
Dec. 24
We got a Christmas tree! Carol and I took a walk today
because I didn't have school. We looked in the store windows and
saw lots of pretty things. When we were coming home we walked
past the place where I saw all the Christmas trees. Almost every
tree was gone. Carol saw a little tree and she said she wished It
was ours. The man that was watching the trees came over and patted
Carol on the head. Because she's so pretty I guess. He asked her if
she wanted to buy a tree. Carol just smiled. I said no because Daddy's
laid off. The man said that's too bad and how about me giving you that
nice little tree.
When Mama saw it she looked a little happier. She told us to put
popcorn and shiny little bells from the Christmas box on it. Daddy didn't
say much but I think he looked happier too. In a little while he went out
again.
Me and Carol have to go to bed now because Santa Claus is coming tonight.
Dec. 25
Today is Christmas. We went to Church this morning. Carol and me saw
the crib. It was nice. When we came home we saw what Santa gave us. Carol just
got a little doll with a pink dress. She got some red ribbons too. I didn't get a bike
but I got a wooden wagon. Mama says that it's better than a bike.
Our tree looks real pretty. We sit and watch It all the time, even Daddy. We're
going to have chicken for dinner because Daddy got us one.
Dec. 26
Daddy is gone again today. Mama says that maybe he'll have better luck now.
She says he's looking for work. I hope he finds some because he's happier when he works.
Carol and me saw lots of Christmas trees on the junk pile today. People threw
them away. W 're not going to take our tree down for a long, long time.

Eastern Light

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Claire Fredericksen

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l{aufmann' s l{orner
Practice for the winter sports is
in full swing. Eddie Marcoe is the
only casualty to date. He was
injured during wrestling practice.
He splintered a bone in his leg during the Variety Show.
Mr. Carbone is starting a weight
program for interested students of
St. Joseph's. This program is designed to help 90 lb. weaklings kick
sand into the face of 250 lb. bullies.

Mr. Radigan Plans Offenses
Mr. Radigan is planning his
offenses for the first basketball
game. Due to its lack of height, the
team will depend on speed and
making the first shot. Rebound will
be tough to get and hard fought
for.
The wrestling team is diminishing more each day as an increasing
number of underclassmen drop out
because of the tough grind. On the
junior varsity, the weights range
from 88 lbs. to 240 lbs.

Tim Fanning

Tom Johnson and Father Olley exhibit the trophy awarded to Tom as the
most valu ab le player of the year.

Lancer's Clash With Pacers;
Lose First Game 51-57
St. Benedict's of 1ilwaukee 57;
St. Joseph's of Kenosha 5 J. So read
the score board at the Kenosha St.
Joseph's gym, Friday, November 17.

Football Banquet
Features Guest
James Barnhill, an American
football league official and assistant
managing editor of the Kenosha
Tews, was master of ceremonies.
Mr. Barnhill spoke about stamina,
which he said St. Joseph's had, and
stated further that every player
needed it, whether he was losing or
winning during this past season.
ext speaker was Father Darnieder who thanked the coaches,
team, parents, faculty, and attendants of the banquet for their cooperation throughout the football
season.
Following the principal was Mr.
Carbone, who gave a short summary of our three wins and five
loses. He pointed out that this was
our best scoring year. The Varsity
football team scored 122 points. He
also said, "Football is the builder of
men, and the senior players are
now ready for the future."
Father Olley then took the floor
and thanked all the people who
helped with the dinner and the 197
people present for attending the
banquet. He congratulated the
sophomore team for taking first
taking first place in their division.
He also congratulated Dick Chiapetta for first team all-conference,
and Mike Stella and Tom Johnson
for second team all conference.
The awards followed, with 25 Varsity men receiving letters, 17 sophomores receiving awards, and 24
freshmen receiving numerals.

The game moved slowly with
the first half ending HOME 26;
VISITORS 2 l. St. Benedict's went
ahead by six in the fast third quarter. In the last quarter the ball was
pegged wildly in fast break after
fast break. Coaches were standing;
fans were yelling, and the players
were darting up and down the
court.
Most of the game, particularly
the final quarter, was played with a
kind of fire. There was no delay in
getting up and down the court.
Fast breaks were frequent. Ron
Barr and Chet Agazzi made a good
number of layups, which involved
tricky ball-handling and fast thinkmg.
The other forwards, Barry Wojtak, Dom Forgianni; juniors, and
Dan Hughe s, a sophomore,
switched in and out. Tom Regner,
junior center, played almost all of
the four quarters. St. Joe's had no
more than two men over six feet
on the floor at any one time. So
ended St. Joe's first, hard-fought
home match of the season.

Dan Ruffalo Ails
Dan Ruffalo, co-captain of the
football team, is having a pretty
rough time of it. Ever since his
knee operation after the football
injury, the leg has been giving him
trouble. Dan, a forward on the
basketball team, has participated in
athletics since he was a freshman .
He has won awards in freshman
football and basketball. As a sophomore and as a junior, he lettered
in \'arsity football and basketball.
Dan's homeroom classmates collected a little Christmas present for
him recently-$40 . This, along
with the fact that he could go
home from the hospital on December 6, should help to put Dan into
a more holiday mood. We're all
looking forward to your return,
Dan.
Sportsmanship, according to
Webster, is the conduct becoming

to a sportsman, involving honest ri\·a lr:-,- and graceful acceptance of
results. St. Joseph's High School
docs not want to be termed a bad
sport, so let's accept the referee's
decisions no matter what. I realize
with some of the blind referees, it
is kind of hard, but you come out
the better person for it, and, besides, it doesn't do any good. They
are just as bad the next time.
Bill Kaufmann

Matmen Prepare
For Home Match
St. Joe's will open its wrestling
season here, December 15, against
1essmer.
vVith rugged men like Ron
Gilles and Chuck Zarletti, first
place trophy winners last year, and
tough letterman like Randy Gullo,
captain; Frank Ruffalo, Clete Willems, 1ike Thome, and John
Sturycz, St. Joe's will be stiff opposition.
The Lancers' first match against
Messmer will be held in the school
gym Friday, December 15, at
7 P.M. Coach Frank Matrise urges
strong support from the student
body.
"I think there was tremendous
support last year; and if more come
this year, it will give us a greater
chance of winning all the matches
and possibly the state tournament
again," says Coach Frank Matrise.
Coach Matrise told one of his
freshman Ancient Historv Classes
that the freshmen will giv~ him the
strongest support.
"We captured the state crown last
year, and possibly we might do it
again," seems to be the general feelmg.
Richard Fischenich

Bob Hughes

Louis Bernacchi announced that
next year's football captain wou ld
be Mike Cass. Tom Johnson received the most \'aluab lc pla~·er
award. The varsity team ga\'e a
gift certificate to Mr. Carbone and
Mr. Matrise. The seniors gave an
extra gift to Mr. Carbone, a suit
coat. As one of the players remarked, "\Ve got tired of looking
at that same old suit of yours,
Coach." And so passed another
football season with its annual banquet as the official closing.
John Kleist

Bob Fanning

Eddie Marcoe in the background gazes at his friends on the wrestling
squad. Front left to right: Bob Singer, John Rampp , Clete Willems, and
Frank Ruffalo. Second row left to right: Ron Gillis, John Horne, John
Sturycz, Gary Gonyea, Bob Watring, Chuck Zarletti, Louis Stella, and
Mike Thome. Too bad Eddie, no more Russian dancing for you.

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VoL. 4, No. 5

Placement Tests
Given February 3

HALLENGE
ST. J osEP11 H 1c11 Sci 100L, KENos1 IA, W 1sc0Ns1"

JA'\UARY,

1962

Student Registration Set For Feb. S-8
February 5-8, 1962, the students
of SJHS will register for the school
year '62-'63. Registration will take
place in the cafeteria. A schedule
will be posted. The time will be
from 3: 30-4: 30 in the afternoon
and 7:00-8:30 in the evening. Stu-

dents arc to bring their parents
with them when they register.
The purpose of this registration
is to select the courses for next
year and to determine the complete enrollment.
In an interview, Father Darnic-

Annual WCAC Convention Slates
Conferences, Noted Speakers
The sixteenth annual Wisconsin
Catholic Action Convention, "A
World To Win For Christ," will
be held on February 2, 3, and 4 at
the Mi lwaukee Auditorium and
Arena. The convention is open to
the public and anyone may attend.
Purpose of the annual event is
"to foster Christian leadership and
encourage high ideals of morality and conduct among Catholic
youth," according to Father Ralph
R. Schmit, SUMA Director.
Many popular and well-known
speakers for the WCAC program
include Father John M. Murphy,
of St. Francis Seminary; Father
Richard Madden, O.C.D., author
of ME IN SANDALS and THE
LIFE OF CHRIST FOR TEE AGERS; J7athcr Joseph Baglio, director of the M inncapolis Catholic
Youth Center; Father Stanley Kusman, S.J\1., popular retreat master
:md lecturer; Father Gabriel l laf-

ford, spiritual director of St. Francis Seminary, and 1onsignor Philip
Schwab, director of the Archdiocesan CYO.
The entire program for the WC
AC consists of 30 separate sessions.
In addition to conferences, the delegates may attend a Variety Show
Friday evening, and a Dance Saturday night, both in the Milwaukee
Arena.
The convention will open Friday, with a solemn pontifical high
Mass, celebrated by Archbishop
William E. Cousins, and will close
with breakfast, Sunday morning.
Nearly 14,000 students, adults,
priests, and religious from 16 midwestcrn states arc expected to attend the convention, which is now
recognized as the largest annual
event of its type in the country.

der pointed out that the curriculum has undergone extensive study
by each department in the last
month and one-half. The curricu1um is constantly undergoing
changes. These adjustments will
always exist because of the continuous changes in living, with which
education must keep pace. The
reports arc not yet, however, submitted in their final form. Father
Darnicdcr also indicated that the
courses will be extended to satisfy
the needs and ability of the students to a greater degree. He
stated, "At the present time we are
putting out superior guality high
school courses."
The Business Department reports a few new courses: General
Records, Clerical Practice, and
Secretarial Practice, new names
for Secretarial Courses.
A new company will be doing
the sorting work for the year '62'63 which will relieve the administration of the necessity of scheduling each individual student. In the
future a computer will schedule
the students into their proper
classes. The entire population of
St. Joseph can be scheduled in
three hours. The fastest time of
scheduling in the past was 100
man-hours.

Four hundred and t\\Cnty-fivc
freshmen will take placement tests
February 3 in preparation for their
high school life. Four hundred will
be admitted in the fall and the last
twenty-five will be placed on a
waiting list.
Father Leslie Darnicder, SJH
principal, explained, "Those who
apply fim will be given preference."
These tests are given to discover
the strength and weaknesses of
incoming students. Intellectual
capacity is also determined. This
enables the school to estimate a
student's success in any course of
studies.
Placement tests consist of four
separate tests: Reasoning, nonverbal; Language Arts; Arithmetic;
and Reading. The last three of
these arc achievement tests. A
mean score and an IQ score show
the results of these tests.
"This test is one of the finest tests
given and has a high rate of accuracy in predicting success in high
school," commented Father Darnieder, principal.

Recent Card Party
Termed Success
According to co-chairman 1rs.
Ed\\'ard Kaufman, the card party
sponsored by SJHS Home and
School Association was a success.
J\ lrs. Edward Crossin worked with
J\1rs. Kaufmann in planning the
affair. Proceeds, which totaled approximately 600, will be used to
finance the report card system. At
the next Home and School meeting, January 16, Father Darnieder
will explain how the report cards
are put out, and parents will again
get an explanation of SJ HS courses.

'Susters' Give Program
Refugees from behind t he Iron
curtain, Milena and Jaraslov Sustcr, wil l present a program, "Culture Under Oppression'', Januar~·
19 to SJHS students.
Milena Sustcr, a leading soprano,
has appeared throughout Europe
and at Carnegie Hall. Through
folk songs and national dress of
Czechoslovakia, she will create a
picture of life in her native land.
Jaraslov Suster holds a doctorate
in law. His message about life under Russian rule is particularly
,.i,·id because of his personal experiences.
The Sustcrs have been giving
these lectures as a service of the
Uni,·crsity of Wisconsin Exten~ion's Cultural Department.

Bob Fanning

There w ill b e childr en of the J oseph S turycz fa mily r egisterin g at t . J oe's eve r y year unt il 197 3. Linin g up
from left to ri ght to wat ch this year 's r egistra tion a r e St eve 21, T err y 18, Phil 6, Mark 7, A licia 8, Jo e 9, P a ul 10,
Tom 11, M a r y 13, H elen 14, Ba rb 15, J oan 16, Mrs. t u ryrz, and M r . Sturycz.

A Lady
A lady, a real lady
What is she?
Must she be gracious
And, oh, so lovely?
Is it so hard ...
Or why may it be ...
You see nine or ten women
For every one "lady"?
Jayne Arentz 112

I Guess It Doesn't Pay
To Polish My Tennies
Morning
Corridor
You catch yourself yelling, " Hey, quit
shovin'. " "Will you get your elbow out
of my side?" or " I guess it doesn 't ever
pay to polish my tennies ." There you are
complaining about everyone else, calling
someone a clumsy o x, and accusing him
of having three too many feet .
Time: Lunch Hour
Place: Cafeteria
Doesn't this sound familiar , " Move; I
was here first ," "Hey , watch where
you're puttin' that fork ," or "Give me
that salt. Not the pepper, stupid, the
salt. " Also heard, " Hey, would it be too
Time:

Place:

"There's Something Wrong
With This School."
There's something wrong with this
school. The kids aren't friendly; the
teachers are grouchy; there's no school
spirit; and the work is too hard.
Just to show you what I mean-I was
sitting in my homeroom before school
started today, trying to study. Do you
know that not one single person who
came into that room said "hi" to me! And
if they think that I'm going to say "hi"
to them first, they're sadly mistaken.
Then, during third period I got a demerit because I was chewing gum. I
didn't really deserve that demerit, but
that teacher is so crabby I couldn't talk
her out of it.
Now I iust found out that I failed my
English test. But that's not my fault. If
they didn't give so much homework I
might have time to study .
Oh, and wait until you hear this.
After all that has happened - snobby
kids, crabby teachers, and demeritsthey expect me to dish out money for a
basketball game!
Nothing doing!!

Claire Fredericksen , 108

The Challenge
Published monthly by the students
of St. Joseph High School
Vol. 4, No. 5

January, 1962

CO-EDITORS ........ . . . ...... Judie Smith,
Irene Rakauskas
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
News .. . . . .. Judy Vidas, Sharon Sprissler,
Irene Rakauskas
Jo-pinions ..... Kathy Mico, Anita Wisocki,
Bonnie Barca
Features ..... Sue Lamont, Nancy Rieschl,
Jayne Arentz
Pictures . ... Joan Hammond, Kathy Lucas,
Christine Schwenn
Editorial . . .... . ..... Claire Fredericksen ,
Marcia Adamson, Judy Przybylski
Windhover . . . . . . . . .
Nancy Grant
Sports ............. John Kleist, Pat Leese,
Richard Fischenich , Bill Kaufmann
Alumni
. . . . . . . . . . . Judy Vidas
Artist . . . . . . . . .
. . . . Lee Van Landuyt

The Wise Fool
One moment a person is a child , reveling in the carefreeness and carelessness of childhood, and the next he is a
man, possessing a genuine concern for,
and conscientious responsibility toward
his fellow man. Somewhere in between
is a thing called sophomore year.
Sophomore year can be called one
of transition. A sophomore starts knowing all the answers, and he finishes , trying to find the real questions. He starts
as an overgrown child, and finishes an
adult-with still many years to grow . He
starts as a child, yet he is no longer
"freshman green ." Why, he can find almost any room in the school. He knows
the teachers, and he knows the kids , and
he knows the school, and what's wrong
with each of these.
As the year goes on the school matters less to him. He tires of spirit and cooperation. He is disillusioned; at times,
angry. He talks about what's wrong with
the school, never wondering if there is
something wrong with him.
Sophomore year is the point in the
life of a child when he wil l either recede
into the proverbial "sophomore slump"
or stand up and fight with himself to
keep his spirit and honor . It is that inbetween year when one can either
choose to remain a wise fool all his life
or choose to earn the battle-worn diploma of his sophomore year-matu rity .

Marcia Adamson 108

much trouble for you to pick your dinner
out of my lap? I realize it slipped in there
by accident when you tripped over my
chair, but it is rather uncomfortable . You
do understand , don't you?" Now you
may wonder why everyone is so irritable , but is it they or you? Think about it.
Time:
Place:

After School
Lockers

"Get that coat out of my face . I don't
particularly like the taste of racoon."
"Will you get your lock off my locker?" How often have you said similar
things? There are those who expect all
courtesy shown to them, yet show none
in return . Does this include you?
Did you ever stop to think what courtesy can do? Maybe right now you'll say,
" What can it do for me? If I'm real
polite I'll probably be labeled 'square' or
something." Other kids notice the small
things you do to be courteous and remember you for them. Though they
might not show it, they t hink more of
you . So don't say to yourself, "But if I'm
courteous to others, they never return it,
so why should I keep trying?" You
should try because you are you, and bebeing courteous should be a part of you.

Sue Lamont 108

Junior Class Is Best!
To be a iunior is to be one in the best
class of the school.
Since the day, a little longer than
two years ago, when this freshman class
of '63 came to SJHS, there has been that
certain something that has made this
class the best in whatever they did.
Look at the athletic team and without
a second glance you'll see that the best
players are from this iunior class. Look
at the choruses, the debaters, the prizetakers in the homecoming festivities, the
Variety Show and numerous other activit ies. You name it, and most like ly the
iuniors are in it, and behind it.

Judy Vidas 5
Ed itors Note:
What do you think freshmen? sophomores? sen io rs? Hand your written
comments in to your English teache r.

Seniors Turn Salesmen;
Raise Funds for Trip
Tuesday, February 27, at 8 a.m.,
140 seniors will leave for a special

class outing. Their destination will
be Chicago where they will visit
the Museum of Science and Industry and attend a special showing
of El Cid which has an exclusive
engagement at the Cincstagc
Theatre.
The trip is the seniors' promised
reward for participating in the
senior project of selling Christmas
Records. Each student who sold
one or more sets of three albums
is entitled to go on the outing. It

Artists Paint Mural
Junior art students, under the direction of Sister Adelma, arc painting a large mural of their own design on a basement wall. The mural
will depict "Famous Teenagers in
History." Among the famous personages will be Abraham Lincoln,
Van Cliburn, and Picasso, all of
whom were rising to fame while
still in their teens. The mural will
be a permanent addition to the
school's decorations.
Junior artists were also responsible for the "stained glass' window
which was constructed on the
Sixty-ninth street entrance. Students who designed and executed
this window are Connie Babich,
Michel Huett!, Claudia Dibbl e,
J udy Lindemann, Faye Estill, and
chairman Georgene Ludwig.
Saint Francis and his animal
friends, seen in the lobby for a
week's exhibit, are currently occupying art room 313. They were
constructed by a sophomore art
class. All were made from paper
mache strips which were molded
over wooden skeletons and aluminum forms. A finish resembling
bronze was then applied to the
completed figures.
Nancy R ieschl 111

is not obligatory, however, and
those who do not wish to go have
the alternative of attending regular classes, along with those who
did not sell anv albums.
The album~ included were
Christmas is for Children, Christ·mas is for the Family, by Dennis
Day, and We Wish You a Merry
Christmas, by the \Narner Brothers stars.
Sister Stanisia, senior class moderator, offered those participating
a choice of places to go. These
included The Sound of Music and
Cinerama. An almost unanimous
vote decided upon El Cid. Sister
also offered a choice of the Museum of Science and Industry, the
Planetarium, or the regular school
classes for the morning hours. The
The seniors decided to make a day
of it and the Museum was their
choice.
Student cost for the trip will be
ninety-nine cents-the special rate
for the movie-and the price of
one meal in Chicago. Transportation is bei ng provided from the
profits of the project.
Jay n e Arentz 112

Tim Fanning

Sand y Wi llkomm, Marianne Ha r tnell, and Sharon Frederick con centr ate
in ten sively on their d ictation, while Paula Mitchell p l ays r ecords.

Students Use Records
For Homeworli. Assistance
Transcription students now have
the privilege of borrowing shorthand dictation records for homework. With these records in their
hands, the students arc extending the length of their shorthand
classes.
St. Josephs' Business classes have
over 100 records in their dictation
disc library. At present, the Tran-

•
' n O ut
Alumni Pop in
Mike Hyland stopped in for the
Sisters bake sale, December 15. He
verified the rumor that he is entering Loras College in January.
Pat McA!eer visited classes here
December 15 at the beginning of
his Christmas vacation. Pat, majoring in Elementary Education at
/\ lichigan State (one of the Big
Ten schools), has received his
freshman numeral for football.
Home for a two week recess
starting January 20 will be Judy
Schaaf, who is attending the Uni,· crsit~ · of \Nisconsin and majoring
in math.
Rudy /)rexler and f)ick Bitautis

'1'1m Fanning

Wa t ch t h is wa ll! T h er e·s noth in g h er e now-but a rti sts Na n cy el ear
J ud y Welsch , Ti m Fon k, P ete Green , a nd T im W eidne r a r e b eginning
wo rk on a mu ra l w hi ch w ill d epict "Fam ou s T een s in History."

arc in the Army and stationed at
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Rudy says that it is so dusty that
when he cleans his barracks he
doesn't have to mop the floor, he
just rakes it and pulls the weeds.
Enjoying her studies very much
is Mary Pobar, in nurses training
at St. Agnes School of ursing.
The new alumni editor is beginning an all-out check-up on St.
Joe's graduates and should come
up with some interesting items.
Watch for them!
M a r ie Za nd i 110

scription students may each borrow one record a week to practice
with as often a they can. On the e
records the students have a total
of over 500 business letters dictated
by 20 different dictators. The
speed range on the records varies
from a "snail's pace" of 40 words
a minute, to speeds of 160 words a
minute. One set of records is
geared toward legal dictation, another, medical dictation, and two
sets of records feature dictation
from the Pope's encyclicals on social problems.
"Records are a great asset to me
... make me think of how to write
a word rather than copy it from a
book," said Geraldine McAleer.
"These records have given me the
extra practice I need, and I would
be lost without them. After all, I
can't take Sister Laurette home
with me each night to have her
dictate to me," exclaimed Sharon
Frederick.
A nita W isocki 107

Bonaventure National Honor Chapter
Instills Scholarship, Leadership, Service
To stimulate high scholarship,
constructi,·c leadership, and purposeful scf\'icc is the pu rposc of
the Bonaventure Chapter of the
Na tiona I Hon or Socictv which
\\'as formed last rear at St. Joe's.
Over 8500 sen ior chapters and
1800 junior chapters have been
formed since the Honor Socien·
\\'as founded in 1921.
i\ !embers are selected bv the facultv on the basis of scholastic ability, leadership, and extracurricular
activities. A senior must maintain
an aYcrage of 87 and a junior must
reach a 90 a\·cragc to be eligible.
If your grades drop too lo\\· after
you haYc been accepted into the
3

honor society, you will be dropped
and your membership cannot be
renewed.
A member of the honor societv
is preferred as a candidate for a
col lege scholarship as \\'ell as for
admission to a college.
Scholarship funds arc provided
and a\\'ards and certificates of merit
arc a\\'arded to outstanding students \\'ho arc college-bound.
At present the senior membership totals 23 girls and 43 boys.
After the semester juniors "I.viii be
accepted into this society.
S u e L a mont 108

Sop h
Five-Six- Seven-Eight
Who do we appreciate?
The sophomores!!!
That's a big word-sophomoreAnd we're mighty proud of it!
They tell us 'sophomore' means
"Wise Fool"But we don't get itWe're wise ...
But we're not foolsAfter all,
We're in senior high school now
And we're certainly not children anymore ...
we aren't freshmen ...
Ti m Fan ni n g

Yet, the only ones
who appreciate the sophomores
are the sophomores!!

We're in our second year
at St. Joe's,
And we like it.
The classes seem to be more interesting
even though the work
is much harder!
Sometimes too hardWe think!
There are arcs, angles, and algae ..
Ahh! Biology!
That's our subject!
And we think it's real neat!
Dissections are really a ball!

Our sophomore class tried
something new this year ...
A guidance class for all the sophs.
We kind of like that idea ...
Because we've come to the conclusion

that being a sophomore is harder
than being a freshman ...
much harder!!
That thrill we had last year
kind of wore off
And it seems like everyone
expects so much more of us .
Even though we don't know how
to give it.
It seems we're always getting bawled out
or stuffing blue slips of paper
in our pockets
And we wonder-why???
We know we can't just flit around
Yet we find ourselves torn
between things we used to love as children
and things we like now as young adults.
In fact, right nowWe're pretty muchin-between.

Dav d Travanty

But we have fun anyway!
We all like to do
the same kinds of things.
We like partiesso we have lots of the m.
We like to write notesso we do that instead of homew ork
We like securityso we tend to get "cliquy"
We like appreciationand if we don't get itwe'll fight for it!
Actually,
our whole day is fun playing basketball with waste
baskets
playing tricks on people
And of course,
there's cafeteria .
We enjoy things
of a more serious nature, too.
Although a lot of us follow the TOP 40
every week,

•

Sp ecia l
...... _

. '"

there are still 12 of us
who take private music lessons,
18 of us play in the school band,
70 sophs are exploring art, and
more than 100 of us
took part in the Variety Show
last NovemberThat was the best representation
of any class!

Besides the Girls' Chorus
probably the show's best act
was the all-sophomore actFiorello!

In the middle of all this,
lies our spiritual life.
We'll admit
it has taken a beating
this year.
We may have been
a little more careless
But we do try to get to confession.
It's one sacrament that really helps
during this
restless year.
This is our story:
the in-betweens,
the confused explorers,
the growing ...
THE WISE FOOLS ... . .

Rotert Fanning

David Travanty

And Here We Are • • •

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Top row: Joseph Kohler, Michael Bostetter, Albert Aiello, Ronald Ruhle, Dennis Boyle, Terrence Mercier, George Propsom, William Miller, George Urban, Edward Jankowski. Second row: Cristi Currie, Robert Hall, Lewis Stella, Michael Wineland, Edward
Lobacz, Lyle Eggers, Richard Csavoy, David Travanty, Loretta Seianas. Third row: Rose Furloni, Rosemary Sepanski, Rochelle
Kriese, Pamela Destefano, Patricia Zimmerman, Lyn Wade, Joanne Jnfusino, Joan Rosenbaum, Kathleen Kelleher. Fourth row:
Rita Bitautis, Donna Agazzi, Janice Neumann, Nancy Hammond, Judith Ponzio, Mary Buchmann, Mary McKenna, Sharon Ernst,
Starlit Sutherland. Missing: Gregory Olson.

211

Top row: John Mich, Bill Jewell, Dennis Savlys, Timothy Morrissoy, Steve Kostelnik, Flori Venturi, James Falcon, John Winters,
Timothy Casey, Lee Palmer, Dennis Braunner. Second row: Mary Huffman, Raymond Barbutas, John Reistad, Robert Lulewicz,
Paul Vanderfin, Gerald Pye, Ronald Tyunaitis, Daniel Alfredson, Plyllis Hanrahan. Third row: Sue Czarnowski, Carol Kelley,
Susan Doetsch, Marybeth Safransky, Barbara Jennett, Geraldine Bushonville, Joyce Rosenbaum, Nancy Szarfinski. Fourth row:
Bonnie Evans, Patricia Mecozzi, Charleen Krogh, Judith Serpe, Lauren Aiello, Donna Nicolazzi, Susan Proesel, Judith Walker,
Kathleen Zimmermann. Missing: Joseph Stolfi.

213

Top row: Bill Sawtell, Kevin Lyons, George Werve, Don Michaud, Jim Quinn, Bill Zahn, Dick Flatley, Jeff Jornt, Eugene Kusche,
Jeff Chiappetta. Second row: Jim Breuhl, Bill Host, Tim Van Der Wall, Diana H:msmire, Margaret Calchera, Barbara Thompson,
Tom Henderleiter, Ralph Patitucci, Joe Andreucci. Third row: Kathy Kruse, Sandra Gaudio, Helen Przybylski, Francine Doksus,
Diane Wawiorka, Rita Aiello, Anna Bocwinski, Judy Daum. Fourth row: Linda Russell, l{athy Karabetsos, Marion Smith, Ann
Zohlen, Mary Niederkorn, Mary Ellen Evans, Rosemary Metcalf, Mary Jo Kless, Ann Rakauskas. Missing: Rita Sicilia, Dianne
Johnson, John Nelson.

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214

Top row: Patrick Frederick, Dean Molinaro, Lee Strande, James Paulik, Richard Hebert, Anthony Ventura, David Baumgartner,
Gary Petersen, Norbert Wolter. Second row: John Schend, John Mischler, John Junas, John Rampp, Daniel Mares, Virginia Wells,
Frank Defurio, Joseph Brnak, Dennis Connolly, Joseph Kyano. Third row: Beverly Mattioli, Jane Hasslinger, Jeanne Johnson,
Margaret Kluka, Rita Cantwell, Delores Allen, Christine Siecinski, Mary Thomsen, Patricia Kennedy. Fourth row: Marianne
Lackovich, Ann Bode, Donna Russo, Franceen Schneeberger, Diane Debartelo, Pamela Meyer, Julie Randall, Darlene Orth, Karen
Dorn, Mary Ann Getschmann. Missing: Kathrine Filippi.

222

Top row: Gerald Lain, David Hogan, Thomas Raucina, Gregory Benisch, Jonathan Furdek, Robert l\Iars, Andrew Szumowski,
Kenneth Schnieder, John Dietmeyer. Second row: Thomas Reeder, Rita Drissel, Richard Jurkovac, Norman Pfaff, Theodore
Talbott, James Mitchell, Ronald Gilles, Jolene Schaefer, John Drndak. Third row: Patricia Mich, Frances Sieger, usan Pavlik,
Bonnie Cherny, Constance Kubica , Elizabeth Hauptman, Maria Filippelli, Joanne Werwie. Fourth row: Margaret Gillespie, l\Iary
Johnson, Regina Bailey, Mary Jo Renzoni, Regina Torcivia, Patricia Kluka, Carolyn Bode, Sandra Debski, Susan Lang. Missing:
Barbara Anderson, Diane Titus, Anthony Caputo, Terrende Zapf.

223

Top row: Michael Isermann, Frank Ruffalo, Bob Regner, Jerome Willkomm, Christopher Olson, Tom Tutein, Dick Prester!,
Danny Hughes, John Lindi. Second row: Nancy Bobusch, Larry Green, Boyd Klofenstine, Robert Singer, George Ebner, Jim Bennett, Jim Carelli, Mary Morrissey. Third row: Susan Hahn, Barbara Epping, Leslie Denne, Lillian epanski, Pat Kretschmer,
Mary Keckeisen, Pat Arentz, Lois Buchan, Pat Mader. Fourth row: Dolly Valaitis, Gail Brichta, Roseline Williams, Kathleen
Hunt, Barbara Cottingham, Jolene Covelli, Marietta Frederick, hirley Williams, Rita Sturycz, ue Polanski. 'Ii sing: Bernard
McKeown, John Zielinski.

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227

Top row: Richard Gregorin, Richard Carney, Kenneth Kless, Willard Hubert, James Bernacchi, Louis Ritacca, John Lindeman,
Robert Willems, Raymond Ziegler, Edward Tovo, Richard Nich. Second row: Karen Conrad, Diane Des Jardins, Philip Shierk,
William McGrath, James Kausalik, Richard acco, David Dosem:i gen, Marguerite Woynicz, Margaret Riley. Third row: Susan
Krempely, Frances Loizzo, Shirley Fox, Susan Augustine, Maryanne Hornacek, Patricia Brown, Judith Kappus, Carole Brandt,
Rita Pitsch. Fourth row: Susan Seiberlich, Carol Morris, Virginia Elsen, Barbara Sturycz, Sandra Cipolla, Terrie Wilson, Angeb
Gregorczyk.

228

Top row: Kenneth Kuick, Joseph Toniolo, Felix Mayer, Kenneth Ade, Stanley Gorecki, Dennis Widmar, Donald Ziminski, Patrick
Leese, James Sherfinski, James Lichter. Second row: Lee Nor Hannan, Kenneth Blank, Loren Ritacca, John Horne, Frank Moser,
John Kleist, Garry Dougvillo, Dennis Clark, Barbara Frederick. Third row: Kristine Urbanski, Dorothy Bougneit, Janey Elsen,
Joan Misurelli, Barbara Schnuck, Joan Collins, Kathleen Jahnke, Ann Flatley, Carole Stowe. Fourth row: Janet Balsamello,
Shirley Konsela, Judith Rich, Diana Metten, Cheryl Jurca, Sylvia Leonarki, Linda Holland, ylvia Grasser, Laura Delfield.
Missing: Lynn Pinsoneault, Thomas Schwenn, Renetta Wisniewski.

325

Top row: Walter Hogan, Wayne Tillmann, Oliver Whetstone, William Reynolds, Steve Lemere, Ronald Constantineau, Dennis
Kertz, Robert Bloner, William Zeien. econd row: Carolyn Pezdir, Joel Matusek, James cuglik, William Phelan, Louis Dorff,
Mike Sieger, James Althoff, Larry Glerum, Judith Smith. Third row: Lynn Fischer, Margaret Tyson, Diane Grasser, Jacqueline
Elli on, Margaret Becker, Mary Hildebrandt, Marilyn Rhey, Mary Leiting, Pegl?"v Bode. Fourth row: Carolvn Rosinski, Patricia
Delany, ue Kohlhagen, Carolyn Wojtak, Diane Fox, Jacqueline Minch, Irene Chromic, Betty Nerling, Phyllis Judeika. Missing:
Joseph Leznik, James Morin.

326

Top row: Robert Crist, Ray Herrmann, Tim Kehrer, Bill Renick, Jef Masi, Jim Monteen, Joseph Miles, Glen Thompson. Second
row: Ralph Arneson, Bruce Bodven, Dennis George, Ralph Wade, Mike Zuffa, John oceka, Brian Pias, Paul Dobson, Robert Lang.
Third row: Barbara Higgins, Nancy Rezny, Barbara Knudsen, Kathy Tylly, Marie Johnston, Karen Glerum, Barbara Blosi, Barbara
Bode. Fourth row: Carol Schaefer, Juliette Smith, Jo Anne Dziedzic, Rosanne Rygiel, Christine Chiappetta, Carlene Fischba.ck,
Lorene Lauzon, Linda Gerring, Joanne Michalski. Missing: Anita Deitenback, Jill Wolslager, David Lattos, Frank Schoettler.

Homeroom pictures courtesy of Marshall Studio.

The e sophomore boys registered for the Study Day spon ored
by the Sodality December 8. Conferences were given by Father
Novotny after which small groups assembled for discussions.

Robert Fanning

A Sodality Fun Festival was held November 22 in the
£chool gym.
tudents attended during the last two
periods and took part in the various game and activ·
ities which included a Hula-Hoop and a Yo-Yo contest. Above is an assorted and rather jolly group
(including Sister Anne) which seems to really be
enjoying Jim Santarelffs exhibition of skill with the
hula-hoop. Left: Mr. Karnes is "way out" there with
his yo-yo, but poor Mr. Fischer just can't get started.
The two coache judg·ed the yo-yo conte t and then
were called upon to show their prowess.

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I would have Mr. K. join the Foreign
Legion. It's a much better place for him,
and he could do a lot less harm there.
(He'd look pretty funny on a horse, too!).

Tom Raucina 222

If I could , I'd chang e the Communist's id eas of how to run a world. I can
just see Mr. K. in his outfit playing Santa
to a ll the little kids. He's sure got the
bu ild fo r it!
Andy Szumowski 222

I would not change anything in the
world because this is the way God
wanted it to be. We can not change the
will of God to suit our own needs and
the times. We must try to live in this
world the way God has made it.

Mary Lee Buchmann 7

I once heard from a certa in man I
consider w ise, that nowadays "brains"
are a g reater necessity tha n " b rawn." If
I could ch a nge one th ing it would be all
of the wasted time of the young er peop le into p rofitable t ime- t ime wh ich
would develop our mind and personal ity, and would ex pand our knowledge.
Frances Siege r 222

If there was one thing I could do to
change the world what would I do? I
would give back the freedom that the
Communists have taken away from all
the innocent people they dominate. Most
of us in America have never experienced
the loss of our freedom. Very few of the
people behind the "iron and bamboo
curtains" probably will ever know freedom as we do here in America.

If you could change one thing 1n the world, what would
it be? Why?
If I could change one thing in the
world, I would change the age for driving cars to fifteen . Why? Because I hate
to walk.
Lewis Stella 7

Ann Bode 214

If I could change anything in the
world, I'd change America's attitude toward the fine arts and artists. It isn't fa ir
for an author to write an almost perfect
novel and not get recognition until he
dies; for an artist to sell masterpieces at
low prices so he can eat; or for musicians
to go to other countries to have their
music appreciated . The universal language of the fine arts could put many
points across that talk ing couldn't do.
Marianne Lackovich 214

I would make Russia unite with the
United States to form one nation, and
after this nation was formed, who would
want to change another thing? For the
world then would be an ideal place to
live.
Virginia Elsen 227

Change the world? It's fine as it is.
It's beautiful! It's fantastic! It's fabulous!
It's the people in the world that need to
be changed , for they' re the ones that
make the world!
Mary Ann Getschman 214

If I could change one thing in the
world , I think I would want to go back
to the beginning of my life and correct
all the mistakes in my fifteen years here
on earth. The reason for this would be
to better myself in the eyes of God and
man .
Jim Bernacchi 227

I would change the school spirit here
at St. Joseph's. I would inject into each
student a special kind of serum to get
them out to the different athletic activities because our teams need backing and
only you, the student body, can back
them.
Bob Mars 222

I would prefer some more teachers
like Father Sheridan, because when I
have him for a teacher, I have to work
or else!
Bill Jewell 211

If I could change the world in one
way, I wou ld chang e pre jud ice between
the Races . I don't think there would be
as many threats of war and this world
wou ld be more peaceful. Most peo:Jle
are pre jud iced just because of the colo r
of the other man 's skin, but that is not
important; God made us all, and all ba sically alike.
Linda Russell 213
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The one thing that I would change in
the world if any, wou ld be to lower the
basketball hoop to six feet. As it is now,
it is twelve feet high and two of me
would not be able to reach it. By lowering it to six feet I would at least have a
fighting chance.
Joe Andreucci 213

Become cupid! In that way I could
give everyone a taste of love, not only
for themselves, but for their fellowmen
likewise.
Irene Chromik 325

I wouldn't change anything because
like the world just the way it is. After
all, God created it and why should I be
the one who wants to change it?

Dennis Saulys 211

If I could chan g e the world I wou ld
change it to the time of Adam and Eve.
Adam had the world at his feet , but because of Eve he lost it and God p ut them
into a world of pain and suffering. If I
lived at that time I would have been
p roud to be the first man and live according to God's plan to show my love fo r
Him .
Carle ne Fisc hback 326

I think I would aboli~h money. I
would fx it so that you could have just
what you want without buying it. That
way everyone would have just what they
want and be happy.

Mary Hilderb randt 325

Winter Images

Precious Dew Drops

Cycle

The sunflecks, like industrious spiders, scamper in and out of their webbed
branches. Last summer's flower bed lies
crumbling like the ruins of a once-flourishing city. A lone, forgotten leaf rustles
like aged parchment. Delicately scrolled
frost pushes its boney fingers against
windows panes. A derelict branch, dead
and dry, wrestles with the wind .

As I gazed out th is night
The branches all covered with dew
sparkled in the shadows
Like many stars in the midnight darkness.
Like diamonds glittering in the raven
hair of one so fair;
But now in morning lightness, precious
crystals shine,
Adorning the feather-like foliage of the
pine.

Nancy Grant 107

Pat Mich 222

The moon is pale and spent
as it feebly glows in the night,
assisted by
one
small
star.
The air is changing to a
quietness that tells of
coolness, slumber and
snows to come, as the
earth grows worn
and
old.
Claire Frederi cksen 10 8

Who's Who
I have a brother
Who's really quite nice;
But when I glance up,
I have to look twice.
He's tall, dark and handsome.
With a smile he can win
Any girl that's not won
By his identical twin.
Sue Proesel 211

A Friendship Weakened

Night

Just for something
Slight I said,
A friendship weakens,
It may end.
For an apology,
Twice refused
Cannot be offered
In truth again.

A small star twinklesInsignificant;
Yet its light shines hopefully on earth,
EarthCalm, quiet.
The hurrying, scurrying, rushing, maddening bustle,
Gone, faded.
People,
Their wretched miseries, their passing
joysCool, still;
A ll ceasing under the deep black of
night.

Jane A rentz 112

Hink-Dinks
Pen-paper scraper
Spanish dancer-whirl girl
Closet shelf-junk bunk
Padded kangaroo-jumper bumper
Fo rgetfu Iness-test pest
Margie Kluka 214

Time
Ever floating away like a wave in the sea ,
Only to come back in a memory
Like the incoming tide.
Marion Smith 213

What Can It Be?
I HeUl Democracy

Who! Who! it goes.
Is it an owl?
Oh, no!
For it bears no wings.

I held my mother's coat
When she went in to vote.
I held my mother's child
And waited in the wind.
I know I he ld a nation wi ldIts future-in my ha nds,
Though I only waited
While the wind grew colder.
I had to wait
Till I grew older .

Swis h! Swish! it goes.
Is it a fish in a brook?
Oh, no!
For it has no fins.
It can only beOh, yes!
It is the breeze.
Shirley Fox 227

Marcia Adamson 108
ll

Twelve R ed Roses
A red rose is an elegant thing and
this is the story of twelve of themtwelve red roses and their place in acertain Homecoming.
A dance saw couples whirling dreamily in an "Autumn Haze" while delicate
melodies played on and on and then a
hush as twelve red roses were presented
to the Homecoming Queen. The roses
saw beauty in those eyes and such happiness-so much joy that a few teardrops
touched their velvet petals.
A parade saw excitement in the life
of the roses. Along with colorful floats
and laughing people rode a queen in
her white chariot. In her lap the roses
nestled. They saw her laughing eyes as
she smiled and waved to everyone. The
little ones looked up to her. They said
she was so pretty! And she was. So were
her red roses.
The roses travelled on with their
queen to watch the Homecoming game.
The players were near the goal lineroaring and screaming-confetti flying.
And then the team's captain went down
on the field. In a flash, he was rushed to
the hospital. But the game went on. No
one was looking at the queen anymore
or at the twelve red roses.
So no one saw her give them away.
That night Homecoming of 1961 died;
but the twelve red roses still lived on.
They no longer looked into the eyes of a
queen. They saw only white, a hospital
room, and the valiant captain of the blue
and gold.
Joan Hammond 212

•

Wrestlers Beat Pius In Record Time
St. Joe's wrestlers scored an
m·crwhclming victory in their first
match against Pius XI High School
of \\'auwatosa, December 15.
Altogether the eleven matches
lasted a total of 1 minutes and 44
seconds. After the final match the

score read, St. Joseph 's, 55 points;
Pius XI, 0.
St. Joseph's light weights had an
easier time of it as the first five
wrestlers all pinned their men in
Jess than one minute. After that
the matches lasted longer due to

the cautiousness of the Pius heavier
weights upon seeing the speed by
which their teammates were taken
care of. The only points scored
against t. Joseph's in an individual
match were a reversal by Pius !n
the 145 class and an escape by Pius
in the 165 class.
The matches went as follows:
Paul Vanderfin pinned Forest Patin
in 39 seconds; Ron Gilles pinned
Du \Vaync Drcsdin in 45 seconds;
i\Iikc Thome pinned Paul Pendouske in 28 seconds; Frank Ruffalo pinned Lynn Cole in 41 seconds; Bill Host pinned Ed Chornoski in 47 seconds; Clere Willems
pinned John Muryshy in two minutes, 12 seconds; Gary Gonyea
pinned Don Childress in three minutes, 59 seconds; Randy Gullo
pinned Jim lark in three minutes;
John Stur)'CZ pinned Dick Melinda in two minutes, 25 seconds; Bob
\Vatring pinned Bob Kozelowicze
in one minute, 50 seconds.
The Lancer wrestling team went
after its second straight win in
perhaps the toughest and most important of the meets against \Naukcsha Memorial Friday, December
22.

President Kenned:-, as we all
know, is on a kick of physical fitness. Americans todav are too soft
and lazy. "Why all of a sudden
the kick?" you may ask. \Veil, it
goes way back into histor:··
A study of history reveals that
one of the major traits of the empires just before the:· fell was the
softness and laziness of the people.
So you see, this and se,·eral other
undeniable facts gi,·e e,·idence that

Sophomores Post 2,S Record
Varsit)' next year, and all of them
would like to have starting rolls in
each game that St. Joseph's will
play next year.
If these bovs ambitions are realized, the students of St. Joseph's
may sec a few more hard-fighting
additions to the Varsity squad in
the coming year of the 1962-63
basketball season.
John Kleist 228

Frosh Show

St. Joseph's cage team played its
best game of the season and came
closest to its first win in the '61-'62
season December 28 against the
alumni in the annual contest.
Spectators saw for the upteenth
time this season a group of boys
playing good basketball one half
of the game. Throughout the first
half the Varsity played the game
as though they were champs, but
in the second half the alumni took
the title and kept it.
At the end of the first half, the
Lancers had built up a substantial
lead, but when the buzzer sounded
ending the game, the final score
read Alumni 70; St. Joseph 62. The
alumni team was lead by Pat Mc
Aleer, who threw in 2 I points. Ron
Barr led the Varsity with 19, and
Mike Cass followed with l 5.
In the annual bout between the
football team and the faculty, the
faculty emerged victorious for the
second year in a row. Mr. Fischer
led the faculty in scoring. Mike
Stella and Stan Dorff led the football team in scoring.

J(aujmann's J(orner

Bob Mars strains for a layup in the game against Messmer.

St. Joseph's has a good, fa tmoving, sophomore team that will
be "excellent varsity material," as
Coach Tom Fischer put it. He said
that the team has all its plays well
memorized and can execute them
with skill.
Even though they have lost five
and ·won two of their first seven
games, they have only been outscored by twelve points in their
totals. St. Joseph's sophomore team
has scored 224 points while their
opponents have scored 236 points.
Coach Fischer added that the team
had the potential to win all their
games with the exception of one
game in which the odds will be
against them.
The team consists of eleven boys.
They arc Dean 1olinaro, Jim Care Iii, Joe Lcsnik, 1ike Bostcttcr,
Bob Mars, Dennis Kertz, Ralph
\Vadc, John Drudak, Ra)' Zeigler,
Bob Regner, and Joe ,\liks. i\1r.
Fischer said he has all of them pla)'
so that next year these players will
have the experience that they will
need to play on the Varsity team.
Coach Fischer said he would
like his team to win first place becau e they have the potential to
do it. The sophomore boys arc
cager to pla:·· They kno'\ they
''ill ha\e to break in \\ ith the

Alumni Win 70-62

Promise

\Vinning the first two games of
the season against Dominican, ( 3421,) and Messmer, (42-34), the
frosh basketball team then encountered a string of defeats. The
losses came at the hands of Memorial, 49-33; St. Catherine's, 4222; and Marquette, 52-25.

For

Future

percentage from the floor, making
34 percent of their shoots in the
six games.
Coach Bob Karncs's starting lincu p usually has Don Martin, Jim Bisetto or Dave Miller at the guard
spots; Tim Seiger, Joe Martino or
Peter Beincman at the forwards,
and Mike Rugg at center. Mike is
high-scorer with an I 1.6 average
in six games. Reserves include Ray
Bieber, Bill Jones, Roland Salerno,
Joe Bordon, Walter Hensgen,
Mike Ziehen, and Barry Fliess.
The boys and Coach have made
their ew Year's rcsol u ti on to turn
the tables in '62, and win more, if
not all, of the remaining games.

The tallest freshman team in St.
Joseph's history scored 156 points
while gi,·ing up 198 points to opponents. This is an average scoring
of 3 1.2 points a game, with opponents scoring slight!:· more, 39.6
roints per game. \Nith a little extra scoring punch the team could
be victorious the remainder of the
season, as the figures testify. The
frosh hit a \'Crv good shooting

P a t L eese 228
12

this nation is starting to follow this
trend or path of self-destruction.
You may ask what all this has to
do with the students of SJHS. Just
this-if you look around you; it is
very evident that the students arc
self complacent and lack the enthusiasm to participate m any activities whatsoever.
Let's face facts; you are just too
lazy. Look at the average dropouts in any SiJOrt due to the physical exercise that it invo lves. Football and wrestling are the best although basketball, track, baseball,
and, yes, even golf take their toll.
Credit should be given not to
the starters but to those who have
enough competitive spirit and fortitude to last the season and put
forth their best in each and even•
practice although they don't seem
to be getting anywhere.
The kids of this generation arc
the only ones who can stop t his
trend toward softness; it is up to
us. Let's not just give up and say,
so what?, and sit back. Let's get
up some fight and reallv do something!

SJHS Begins
Booli. Program

Patriotic Assembly
Set for February 22
The History Department, under
the direction of Sister Jarlath, is
preparing for a patriotic assembly
to be given February 22 in the auditorium. The program will consit of choral reading, interpretive
dancing, and patriotic selections by
the band.

Last year, the Challenge had an
article about the possibility of a
Junior Great Books Program like
the one in Louisville, Kentucky,
being started in Kenosha. Th~t
hope is coming true.
Since the faculty could not start
it because of ove~work, seventeen
upperclassmen from St. Joe's arc
preparing to be leaders of the book
discussion groups. The leaders are
seniors except for two juniors. By
the end of this year the group
hopes to train other junior leaders
to carry on the program.

Titled "The American Album",
the program will present five tableaus, Spirit of 1776, Westward
Mo'l!ernem, The Civil lVar, Immigration , and Civil Rights.
Senior girls will contribute
choral readings of "Thirteen Sisters" and "God Created Man".
Sharon Pascucci and Johanna Gallo
will direct the interpretive dance.

Superior grade-school children
will meet twice monthly at St.
Joe's in a discussion period on some
great book. Separated by grades,
but from different schools, boys
and girls will discuss the big ideas
of the "great book". One of our
seniors will be asking them,
"'Vhy?" or saying ''Prove it", or
challenging, "Some people believe
that . . . " Through meeting a
truly penetrating mind they will
learn to think logically, to express
themsel vcs, and to question statements of others and their own.

Bob Hughes, student director of St. Joe's JGBP, is shown with his prospective leaders, clockwise from Bob's left: Dottie Dorece, Joann Ruffolo,
Nick Mischler, Jeff Hahn, Bill Swift, Carol Russo, Jorn Tures, Dennis
Kohloff, Jayne Arentz, Pam Holy, Geraldine Alteri, Joan Hammond, Carol
Capelli, and Diane Atkin. Leaders missing: Claire Fredericksen and Jim
Vidas.

Sister Columcille is the moderator of the leaders. Seniors have
contacted all Catholic grade school
principals and have received the
ext
names of qualified students.
steps are setting up the "mechanics" of the program, when and
who. They hope to start about the
middle of February.

Business Teachers Meet Here

World Understanding
Goal of AFS Club
"Promotion of world peace
through understanding" is the ultimate goal of the American Field
Service as stated by Mr. Thomas
Cauchcl, moderator of the AFS
Club at St. Joe's. This understanding is brought about by a program
of international exchange between
students of foreign nations. The
American Field Service, since it
has chapters all over the world,
makes up the largest international
student organization known. At
the present time there arc three
AFS clubs in Kenosha.
Organized during i\" o,·ember,
this new club i open to all srudents at St. Joe's. The present
membership, consisting mostly of
sophomores, totals fifteen.
Tentative officers arc Orh·n Faraca, President, and Lois Buchan,
Vice-President. 1eetings are held
in room 307 on cvc;rv other Thursday.

~CHALLENGE
VoL. 4, No. 6

ST. ]OSEPll H1c11 Sc1100L, KENOSHA, vV1sco~SIK

St. Joseph High School will act
as host for the annual meeting of
the Mih.vaukee Archdiocesan Busines Teachers Association on Saturda)'• February 17, 1962. About
50 teachers, representing the organization's 23 schools, will take
part in the day's activities.
A tentative program for the da)·
begins with registration at 9:30 and
the opening session at 10 in the
Little Theater. This session includes a greeting b)· Sister M. Laurette, president. An invocation will
be gi,·en b)' i\lonsignor Edmund ].
Goebel, Diocesan Superintendent
of Schools, followed b~· a welcome
address l>\' Rc,·erend Leslie Dar-

Sodality Reception Held
Thirt)' sophomores will be recci\·ed into the Sodalit)' this year.
The tcntati\·e date is February H.
Boys being recei,·ed include 'Villiam 1iller, \Yilliam Ilost, Gary
Peterson, G Jen Thompson, Steven
Le i\lere, James Bernacchi, and
Richard Sacco. They are members
of the probation group moderated
by Sister Ritarose.
Lauren Aiello, Margaret Becker,
Patti Brown, Karen Conrad, lary
Huffman, Nancy Resney, Marion
mith, Carol Stowe, and Regina
Torci\'ia are also being received.
They arc in the group moderated
1i,. Si~ter \I'. riam .
(Continued on page 3)

nieder, principal.
At 10:15, i\lr. A.]. Kleiber, resident manager of the International
Business Machines Corporation will
give a lecture titled "Electronic
Data Processing and Office Automation". This lecture will consist
of a dicsussion of the changes that
have come about in the business
office over the past ten years.
After lunch, representatives will
be conducted on a tour of the
school during which they will have

FEBRIJARY,

1962

the opportunity to examine various
companies' business exhibits.
"Methods of Teaching Typewriting" will be presented by i\lr. Jerry
Robinson, Associate Editor of the
South-\\' estern Publishing Company. This lecture is also a demonstration on how to build skills in
typewriting.
The day's activities ·will be concluded with a business meeting at
2: 30.

Judy Hansen Achieves Highest Score
In Homemaker of Tomorrow Exam
Judv Hansen is winner in our
school of the 1962 Betty Crocker
Search for the American Homemaker of Tomorrow. She achieved
the highest score in the examination on homemaking knowledge
and attitudes taken by senior girls
December 5. She becomes eligible
now, along with winners in other
state high schools, for the title of
State Homemaker of Tomorrow.
The girl named State Homemaker of Tomorrow is awarded a
1,500 scholarship by General 1ill ,
ponsor of the program. The state
runner-up will recei,·c a 500
scholarship.
The state winner will take an
expense-paid tour of New York
Cit)-, " 'ashington, D.C., and \Villia1mburg, Virginia. At the larrc;r,
the 1962
II-American Home-

maker of Tomorrow will be named.
The national winner will have
her scholarship raised to 5,000
with second, third and fourth place
winners being granted scholarships
of $1-,000, $3,000 and $2,000 respectively.
The knowledge and attitude test
is the basis for selection of local
and state winners with personal
obsen·ation and interYiews serving
as factors in national judging.
The 1962 Bettv Crocker Search
reached an all-time high in enrollment with 1-06,132 girls in 12,8 4
schools participating. The program
now is in it eighth year. By the
end of this year, more than two
and a half million girls will haYe
participated and scholarship awards
\\ill ha\·c totaled more than three
tjuarter~ of a million dollars.

Teenagers Of America •.••• Arise!
Arise and wake up! There are a few
things we have to face if we' re ever going to grow up as Americans, and have
our children do the same. Too often we
look pessim istica Ily at the world situation; often, we do not look at it at all!
Books have told us that youth holds
the destiny of the world in its hands . If
this is so, we have quite a responsibility
in these hands of ours, and we'd just
better take a good look at it. Don't expect to see a flower garden in which all
God's creatures are playing happily together. Don't expect, either, to see a circular stage where tiny dim figures dance
on the end of long red strings to the tune
of the mighty Russian Ballet. You cannot
know what it is that you will see if you
do not look at this world and face it realistically. It's there, and it's our responsibility.
Must Learn to Read
First of all, we young people must
learn to read. It is a fact that we do not
read as much now, as we did when we
were nine or ten years old. This is true
of teenagers for the most part. The only
way that we can know what is going on
around us, that is, outside of Kenosha, is
to read. Thousands of dollars are spent
each day in the newspaper. Why don't
we read it? What is preventing us from
taking a few minutes each day to serve
our country by finding out just a small
segment of what our responsibility is?

Third, we have a duty to ourselves,
to our parents, to the Church, which is
Christ, and to our country to make every
possible use of our educational opportunities. We cannot bombard the enemy
with a "cool sports car" or with "swinging sounds". The world needs minds,
educated minds, and to be these minds
is responsibility . We must remember-if
we don't, someone else will. This has
been promised to us time and again by
enemies. True, it is much easier for us to
do the eating and sleeping, and let dad
do the worrying, but all too soon we're
the dad and mom . . . It's our responsibility!
Hel p O ur Pa re nts Know
There is not a great deal that we can
do at our age in the way of political influence. We can, however, help our parents to know the status of the world, and
to make them aware of their responsibility to act as thinking citizens of a free
nation.
We must keep not only mentally flt
for progress and action, but also physically flt. Mental and physical fitness can
accomplish little, however, without the
spiritual fitness of hope and faith which
should be basic to our thinking.
Pessimism is one of the chief weapons of the bel Iigerent nations of the
world. Hope is the chief weapon of the
free world. Face it, the only hope that
the free world has today is in God, its
people, its youth-u s !
Sue Harrison 102

Study How It Works
Secondly, the youth of America must
study. A most important step in serving
one's country is to love that country, and
you cannot love what you do not know .
Study how it all works; what it all means;
why it is the way it is.

The Challenge
Published monthly by the students
of St. Joseph High School
Vol. 4, No. 6

February, 191)2

co.EDITORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judie Smith,
Irene Rakauskas
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
News ... .. ... . ..... . .. Irene Rakauskas
Editorials . ... ..... .. .. . Judy Przybylski
Jo.pinions .. . ...... .. ..... Bonnie Barca
Features ... . ...... . ....... Jayne Arentz
Creative Writing .. . ... . ... . Judie Smith
Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. Judie Smith,
Christine Schwenn
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Kaufmann
Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Green
Reporters:
.
Cathy Miller, Bob Hughes,
Carolyn Reeder, Leontine Milass
Typists:
Joyce Drndak, Carrie Calkins.
Genevieve Heabler

Youth

Eternal

We are the mi g ht
And the power.
We are the stilts upon wh ich
The hope of a dying dream
Hangs suspended .
We turn to the sky
And the stars lower
And the moon loses
Her veil
And the clouds gather
Upon the Roc k of Infin ity,
And the heavens are ours
For we are the completion
And the beginning
Where now our day dimin ishes
The preparations of the next
Have commenced.
We have won the v ictory
And now beg ins
The Restoration.
Judie Smith 105

We Are
The Enemy
Americans today are leading passive
rather than active lives. They are afraid
to differ from the majority; they are not
individuals. Everyone eats the same
thi ngs, dresses the same way, thinks and
acts-or not acts-in the same way. Average Americans are overweight, lazy,
and complacent. They sit back and let
someone else do the thinking and acting
for them. "Why worry?" they say. There
is a Iways someone around to do the
worrying and working. Only when
something goes wrong do they do something, and then they only holler and
blame the government, the Communists,
or both. They really shouldn't blame
either. A people get only the kind of
government they deserve, and the Communists cannot win without the people's
cooperation. We need only blame and
fear ourselves.
Students, of course, are also affected,
and this is our great concern, for they are
the fu t ure America. Many are afraid of
showin g th e ir intelligence and of devel o ping their talents; they are lazy. Why
bot her, no one else does. I can get along
w ithout all this stuff; everyone else does.
Yes, e v e ryone else does, and the
Communists wil l find it very easy to walk
over us. They are not our enemy; we are.
Christine Schwenn, 104

Piano Club In Busy Season;
Three Seniors Plan Recital
SJ HS Piano Club is starting its
busy season of recitals and auditions. Three seniors arc planning
individual piano recitals.
Barry Zoromsky will give his
performance Sunday, February 25,
in the auditorium. Carole Capclli 's
recital is scheduled for Sundav,
March 25, and Orlando lnfusin~'s
for Sunday, April J. All three programs begin at 2: 30, and all interested students are invited to attend
anv or all of them. Graduation re-

Debate Teams
Take Honors
Four students tied for first place,
recently, at a debate at Whitewater
State Teachers ollcgc. The "B"
division members who received
su pcrior ratings in the debate,
January 13, 1962, were Therese
Crosctto, Diane Hammond, Lvnn
Le Tart, and Mary Sue forri~on.

citals by capable sc111ors 1s an annual event.
Barry is president of the Pian:>
Club. Orlando is vice-president,
and Carole is secretarv-trcasurer.
The club is affiliated wi~h the \Visconsin Federation of Music Clubs.
A general recital featuring other
piano and voice students is tcntativel y scheduled for the first
Thursday of March.
Piano Club members will also be
participating in the piano auditions
sponsored by the Wisconsin Federation of 1usic Clubs and the
\Nisconsin School Music Association, held in March and April respectively. The Wisconsin School
Music auditions will be sponsored
in two separate events. On 1arch
24, St. Joseph High School will
host the district auditions of bands,
choruses and orchestras from Kenosha and Racine. On April 7, all
soloists from these areas will have
individual auditions here.

Piano Club Officers Barry Zoromsky, Carole Capelli, and Orlando lnfusino plan their graduation recitals.

SJHS Student Aids In Arrest
A group of students from SJHS
stood on the corner of 73 trcet
and 22 Avenue waiting for the bus.
It was just about four o'clock and
most of the school crowd was
gone. At the same time, sevenyea r-old Scotty stood a half a
block down, ready to cross the
street. Scotty stepped down from

SJHS Forensic Teams Capture
First Place Trophies, Awards
A second debate, the same day,

resulted in a 14-4 total for three of
St. Joe's debate teams. The "A"
team scored four wins and two
losses. "B" team, consisting of
Kathy Ruffalo, Joan Hammond,
.James Altoff, and Bill Renick, tied
for first place with a 5-1 record.
Colleen Ward, Donna Krahn, Eugene Hammond and James Keach,
members of the "C" team, tied for
second place with five wins and
one loss.

St. Joseph High acquired a first
place forensics trophy recently.
The varsity forensics team defeated twe1~tv other schools in the
Midwest Catholic Forensics League
otre Dame Academy,
meet at
Chicago. \Vorking diligently for
the victory were Mary Peltier, who
captured first place in non-original
oratory, Johanna Gallo, who won
second place in the same division,
Sharon Pascucci, who placed sec-

Faculty Members Travel,
Father Olley to Piierto Rico
Father Olley left Januar:• 19 for
a ten <la:• stay in Puerto Rico. His
first stop was Ponce, where he
taught a graduate course on group
guidance at the Catholic C niversity of Puerto Rico. His topics included the organization and administration of group guidance procedure.
Completing this, he \\·ent tO San
.Juan where he organized a Catholic Guidance Counsel for the island
of Puerto Rico and "as arnilablc
for consultation in :ms\\ ering particular problems regarding guidance and counseling.
rather O llc\ "as accompanied
by Brother i\ lark Fgan, 'ice-president of Iona College, Nc\1 York
City, and Brother Philip Harris,

vice-president of St. Francis College, Brooklvn. \Vhilc in San Juan
the)· sta,'>·ed ~t the Villa b,'> ' the Sea,
a home owned by· people now li,·ing in the lJ nited States.
Father Clark spent two \\'eeks at
the Chaplains' Seminar in San
Diego, California. He is a Chaplain in the Navy Reserve.
Sister Marie Catherine is planning to attend the Omaha Drama
Festival in Omaha, Tebraska, Februan· 23 and 24. The festinl
features one-act plays. She was
im·itcd bv Sister Judine from Madonna High School, Aurora, Illinois, who will be a critic judge.
Sister i\1arie Catherine is going as
a spectator.

ond in dramatic declamation, and
Joan Hammond, who took second
place in original oratory. Other
members who contributed their
talents to the victory were Terry
Moriarity, Maureen Keane, Judie
Smith, George Vena, James Limbach and John ey.
Another first place trophy was
acquired a month later, .January 13,
by· the junior forensics team. Composed of freshmen and sophomores, the team o,·ercame fourteen
other schools at a Chicago Catholic Forensic League meet at Madonna High School, Chicago. Six
out of ten members of the team
\\'ere eligible for the finals. Four
of the students placed after the
final eliminations. Bill liller won
the first place extemp trophy·· Regina Bailey' captured the first place
original orator:· trophy·, and Sandra ipolla \\'On third place in the
same di,·ision. Richard G regorin
took the second place trophy· for
non-original orator.'" Other members great!:· responsible for the
,·ictor;· \\'ere Patricia Kennedy,
Barbara Frederick, Lynn ?"e\\·berry, Frank Schneeberger, Eugene Kusche and Dennis Connollv.
Future meets \\'ill be held on
Februar:· H and .\la:• 5. The Februarv H meet \\'ill be the final
meet of the Chicago Forensic
League, \\'hile the meet on i\lav 5
\\'ill complete the :·ear for .the
.\ lid western Conference.

J ay n e A r en tz 112

J ud ie Smith 105

3

the curb \\ ithout warning and
darted across the street. But he
didn't make it. As he stepped out,
a blue truck struck him, knocking
him down. The truck skidded and
the driver panicked. He sped away.
Virginia Elsen glanced up as the
truck skidded. She memorized the
license number and later wrote it
down. Ray Principe laid his jacket
over the hurt child while a woman
phoned for help. Soon the boy was
safely in the hospital with minor
m1urics. Because of Virginia's
quick thinking, the hit and run
dri,·er of the truck v\•as apprehended. \Vould vou have had Virginia's presence of mind?
Sue Proesel 211

Vocalists
Senior

Present

Recitals

Four seniors will present private
,·oice recitals this month to fulfill
one of the requirements for receiving the Senior ,\ lusic Diploma.
pri,·atc recital is stipulated in the
course outlined by Ah·erno College of .\ [usic.
Sharon Pascucci will perform
February 11 at 2: 30 p.m. and 1argaret .\1eier at 8 p.m. the same day.
Februar:· l is the big <la:· for ue
Harrison at 2: 30 p.m. and Christine
Schwenn at p.m.
Each rndent ·will sing a representati\'e repertoire of art songs,
folk songs, aria from operas and
oratorios, and selections from musicals and operettas.

Sodality Reception
(Con tinu ed from page 1)

Sister Clement Mary is moderator of the third group to be recei,·ed. This group consi ts of
Barbara Cottingham, ,\ 1ar:· Ann
Getschman, i\largaret Gillespie,
,\ largaret Kluka, Susan Padik, Ann
Rakauska , ,\ 1arybeth Safran ky,
Loretta
einas, Frances Sieger,
\ lar;· Thomsen, D iane Titus, R oseline \\ 'illiams, Shirlc,'> \\ 'illiams,
and nn Zohlen.

Preparation of students for leadcrshi p in the coming years is the
main objccti,·e of the combined
departments of St. J oscph High
School. The programs of the departments are designed to make
our )'Outh strong, independent and
honest men and women.

Religion
~o class aims so direct!\' at the
purpose of Catholic educat.ion- "to
form Christ in the studcnt"-as
docs that which studies the Christian Faith itself. The religion department of St. ] oseph High chool
aims directly at the study of the

Curricula truths of life leading to the final
othing so
and everlasting life.
well promotes the qualities of leadership in a student as the knowledge of religion gained through
) cars of study and practice.
nd so, the students of St. J oc 's
arc prepared for leadership through
the efforts of the various departments of the high school. "The
youth of todav are the leaders of
tomorrow. A~d the leaders of tomorrow will rule the world. "

Business
"Since the economy and wellbeing of the United tares depends
on the kill of mind and hand of its
citizens, it is imperative that we, as
individuals, de,·elop our capabilities. \Ve ha,·e an obligation to contribute our share to the grO\nh of
our nation and our community."
These are the thoughts of the business department of St. Joseph High
School. The aim of this department's to prO\·ide its students with
sufficient training to meet occupational requirements, and offer them
an opportunit)· to de,·elop an understanding and knowledge of business principles and practices. It also
aims to equip college-bound students who wish to major in business administration or in executi,·c
secretarial procedures with the basic busincs~ knowledge and skills
essential for ad,·anccd study.

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Home Economi cs- Music-Art
A woman must recognize the
place of her womanliness in the
home, community and world. This
is the condition for leadership upon
which the home economics department of St. Joe's bases the education of its students. This department's objective is to prepare the
young woman for her role by aiding her in understanding the indispensability and importance of the
homemaker, and by providing her
with a knowledge of the children
she will guide. The study of home
economics gives her experience in
the skills belonging to her realm,
introduces her to the market world
whose goods and services she " ·ill
fit into her hierarchy of values, and

lays open the field of beauty she
can transmit to her home through
interior decorating. Fortified with
the knowledges, skills and attitudes
given her b)· this department, the
young \.\'Oman is read)' to attempt
her role of inspiration.
The music department's program
is based on the realization that
knowledge alone docs not make
the whole man, that man has a
need to express himself. Music is
one way of expressing one's inner
emotions and feelings, whether it
be in creating, performing, or
merely listening. On the thesis that
music is an enriching, emotionally
developing agent, the music department hopes that the students

partaking in musical activities will,
consequently, become persons of
integrity, foresight and wisdom.
Desire for art is basic in all people. Evcr)·thing we make and use
invoh·es art. Jt is the common language of communication between
all people, and the prime means of
educating the emotions. These arc
the beliefs of the faculty and students of St. Joe's art department.
In school, art contributes to the
general program. In the home, it
creates a finer environment for
family living. In the community,
it is a resource for civic improvement, and in the individual, art
enriches the personality.

Designed for Leadership
English

Soc ial Scien ce

Administration, communications,
public relations, diplomacy, education, and social service arc a few
of the many careers offered to students who excel in the stud\' of
English. A place of leadership in
the home, communit~· and nation
await the intensely interested English students of St. Joe's. The study
of the Humanities develops in the
student a profound \'ision, a depth
and breadth of sympathy and understanding, and genuine good
taste. All these arc qualities which
a leader cannot do without. By developing the students' skills of interpretation and by guiding them
in intelligent reading, the English
department of St. ] oseph hopes to
produce in them a wisdom-and
through this wisdom-leadership.

The social sc ience program of
St. Joscph High attempts to achieve
among its scholars, a complete understanding of the storv of manhis wisdom, follies, c.fforts, successes and failures. Social science
is the study of man and his record
the world o\·cr, but more especially
in the Cnitcd States. It is a study
of the social problems that confront us and always it seeks not so
much for a solution as an understanding. Through enriched reading programs, disciplined discussions, evaluations, research, parentstudcnt discussion nights, and guest
lecturers, the social science students of St. Joseph High acquire
knowledge, understanding, and a
discrimination that aid in developing those qualities of leadership
necessar~ · in their classes, their
school, and their communities.
They ha\'C begun to understand
the present as an enhancement of
the \·alucs of the past, and the
problems of their times as man
continues to respond to man.

Modern Languages
Modern language stud~· aims at
preparation for international leadership. \Vithout more and better
linguists, United States leadership
in world affairs cannot be truly
effective. Our country, according
to John Foster Du lies, is at "a serious disad,·antagc" in man~· corners
of the globe, "because of the difficulty of finding persons who can
deal with the foreign language
problem. lntcrprctcrs arc no substitute." Because of our intimacy
with others nations, in business,
diplomacy, engineering, medicine,
education and human relations, our
own surv iva l as a great nation depends upon our understanding of
people everywhere-their languages, and their ways. At St.
Joseph, \Ne ha\'e an cxtcnsi,·c and
intcnsi\'c language program which
is de,·otcd to the communication
arts of other languages. The modern language department of St.
J oe's is stri,·ing to produce leadershi? in a world \\'here isolation is a
thing of the past, and understanding and speaking of foreign languages, a ,·irnl need of the present.

Pictures by Robert Fanning

Math-Science
The math and science departments of St. Joe's attempt to provide for the students, an intellectual challenge. They attempt to
develop patience, persistence and
better-than-a,·e rage mental and
physical stamina. Acquiring competence or excellence in either of
these fields demands self-discipline,
a logic of thought, and a po\\'er of
analysis. Equipped with the fund

of knowledge and power of reasoning acquired through the ·w ork
of the math and science departments, the students should be better able to render service and leadership in their community, country, and world.

Summary of Post's

Recent GaJlzip Poll
No one can say that the American youth is
going to hell. He's not. But he is a pampered
hothouse plant and likes it that way. The beatnik is a rarity; the delinquent is a minority.
Our typical youth will settle for low success
rather than risk high failure. He has little spirit
of adventure. He wants to marry early-at
twenty-three or twenty-four-after a college
education. He wants two or three children and
a spouse who is "affectionate, sympathetic, considerate and moral'; rarely does he want a
mate with intelligence, curiosity or ambition.
He wants a little ranch house, an inexpensive
new car, a job with a large company, and a
chance to watch TV each evening after the
smiling children are asleep in bed.
He is a reluctant patriot who expects nuclear war in his time and would rather compromise than risk an all-out war. He is highly
religious yet winks at dishonesty. He wants
very little because he has so much and is unwillingly to risk what he has. Essentially he is
quite conservative and cautious. He is old before his time; almost middle-aged in his teens.
While he has high re pect for education, he
is critical of it-as he is about religion-and he
is abysmally ignorant of the economic system
that has made him what he is and of the system
that threatens it.
In general, the typical American youth
shows few symptoms of frustration, and is most
unlikely to rebel or involve himself in crusades
of any kind. He likes himself the way he is,
and he like things as they are.
The United States has bred a generation of
nice little boys and girls who are ju t what we
have asked them to be and what we so frequently say they are not. They will one day
shape the nation. And there are those who say
the world will trample a gentle generation. As
Leo Durocher has said. "Nice guys finish last."

Sure Ame ri can youth tries to pass the
blame on someone else. How many
adults in this country do the same thing?
When youth has a problem they try, just
as hard as anyone else, to solve it, and if
they don't who's to blame - youth or
parents?
Carole Gemig l 05
The article in The Saturday Evening
Post of December 30 dealing with the
typical American teenager I believe to be
accurate . I am going to discuss one phase
of this article; that of the ambition of the
teenager.
"The average teenager is not ambitious," states the Post. Ask any teenager
what he wants out of life and he will tell
you a good job, family, a good home.
He doesn 't want to go out and climb the
highest mountain or set a new record in
space.
Let the "born leaders" go out and do
great deeds, and let the rest of us be
happy and contented with our own lives .
Gaynell Wade 113
. . It has become very evident
in recent years that the Ameri can teena3er has a loose and rapidly weakening
moral code. If we allow this moral code
to decline, we will find ourse lves quic ~dy
and easily overcome by the frantic
growth of Russia and Communism. I feel
that the only way to keep our coun try
free and strong is to build and strengthen
our m:>ral codes and, above all, to renew
our belief and trust in God.
Ron Kelley 112

In my opinion, the article is very true
but from what I have read, I gather there
is no attempt made in this article to explain the causes of this situation. From
this short cutting I almost get the impression that is the kids, themselves, who are
responsible. We are the victims of our
age just as every other group of youngsters has been. Too, the highly technical
society in which we live is actually responsible for the way we act. I won't
venture a guess as to whether we live in
a "good age" or not.
John Tures 113

This generation of American youth is
so unrealistic as not to notice the road
downhill which its easy life is following .
The very idea of straying from the "safe"
road appalls this generation . Hence, risk
of satisfying materialistic wealth for
questionable improvement is shunned
by youth. The th ri 11 of cha Ilenge is gone
in American youth and has been replaced
by a complacent sight of 'take a rest, we
have plenty.' He is old before his time,
and has reached his prime before his
time . We may tacitly premise that America has reached her prime before her
time, and is old before her time .
Nich Mischler l 03

What is your reaction to the Gallup Poll on youth
published in the Saturday Evening Post ?
"Pampered" is a term often applied to
the youth of America. I suppose it means
that things are made easy for them, by
their parents, teachers, and friends. This
is one point mentioned in the Gallop
poll, and I agree. But in the article there
was no statement as to why the young
people of today are pampered. Is it
something which they bring on themselves, or a replacement for things the
"pamperers" have failed to supply?
If it isn't the fault of youth, still the
responsibility for changing the situation
rests with us . If others have failed the
youth of America, it is our duty to correct
this failure and to see that we do not fail
future generations. Whatever the cause,
it demands immediate attention and
elimination.
Barbara Kluka l 05
The American teenager is a great
follower and tends to want to be like
oihers. The majority of high school students want to be average and above all,
don't want to be different because they
are afraid of what other students will
think of them.
John Cina l 05
Cool? Calm? Us? There is some mistake, and I think it's this article. After
reading it, I was both dissatisfied and
di ~ mayed. As a member of this controversial generation, I do not believe we
are "cool." We do not do things easily.
We are very much concerned about the
future . Our goals are attainable although
they are high. Our country is prepared
for war, so we don't worry. The more
immediate needs cause us concern. We
know what we want and we are willing
to exert ourselves to whatever degree
necessary.
We are not cool, but rather we are
collected. Our plans are made, but we
live in tension waiting the completion of
these plans .
Paula Mitchell 101
6

. .. This publication was appalling to
me because millions of people from coast
to coast read and believed it. But let me
ask you: what else do they have to go
on? We know that teenagers are not
passive or indifferent in their actions .
Challenge us and we enthusiastically accept responsibilities and hardships. This
we must prove to those millions who
read Post.
Mary Mitchell l 07

"Honestly, if I ever acted like that
when I was your age-." Sounds like
another one of those adults telling us
about when he was our age. I don't get
it; they're the ones who raised us and we
get blamed for everything they didn't
teach us. I guess we're supposed to find
out all those things for ourselves.
Well, anyway, to get to the point, the
Gallop poll straightened a lot of this misunderstanding out. Of course, within my
own range of experience, I didn't agree
with a lot of the points made-like the
one made about cheating. I've attended
three high schools and not in one has
there been excessive cheating. Cheaters
were definitely in the minority. Another
point was that there are no individuals
nor teamwork. Maybe on the outside
there appears to be none, but let me ask
you, where can you find more individuality than in the thoughts and opinions
of teenagers?
Youth does have many shortcomings,
though. The most outstanding is the fact
that we hide our God -given talents. I am
sure that if we didn't we would be much
tougher, more ambitious, and more
vigorous.
As one of these youth, I am praying
that our generation will avoid these
shortcomings. It takes courage, determination, and stamina, but who ever heard
of a whole generation failing?
Dolores Kunath 112

Red Cross
Year Provides Good Reading; Busy
Beneficial to Many
Themes Varied, Interesting
An article entitled The Year in Review
by Dom Bernard Theall, O.S.B., appears
in the Thomas More Catholic Book Annual. This article surveys and comments
on some of the books of 1960-61 that are
of special interest to Catholic reaJers.

rewards and its dangers, come from Francois Mauriac's two new books, Memoires
lnteriers and Second Thoughts.

Of course one whose reading range
does not exceed the comic book level
would have little interest in such an article. This is directed to the more intelligent person, who, if he is not well-read
and aware, at least would like to be and
appreciates a little help. One of the best
ways to become aware and alert is to
read the right books.

No Little Thing by Elizabeth Cooper
is a solid treatment of one priest's attempt to shake off the burden of his
vocation.

According to Father Theall, there is
an effort being made to direct Catholics
in the process of commitment in the earnestly real life of today's complex world.
One book that reflects th is is We Hold
These Truths by Father John Courtney
Murray, S.J. It begins as an examination
of the Catholic attitude toward the classical documents of America and goes on
to examine other contemporary problems.
One who is interested in the difficult
Church-State relationship would find Jerome Kerwin's A Catholic on Church and
State both enlightening and interesting.
Another book, An American Diologue by
Reverend R. M. Brown and Father G.
Weigel, clearly states, with intellectual
comprehension, some respects of Catholicism that concern Protestants. This would
be of immense interest to all those who
wonder about Catholic-Protestant relations.
Anyone concerned with the spiritual
ills of the 20th century should read Father Gerald Vann's books, Morals and
Man and The Water and the Fire, which
discuss modern war, the place of woman
in society, the right kind of education,
the lack of silence in today's life, and the
necessity of a return to the sources of
spiritual life. Reflections on Literature, its

To a Nobody
Nobody is a nobody.
No one is an isn't.
If you want to be someone,
You have to understand:
There isn't anything,
That isn't anything.
Phil Klein 105

Novels provide good reading matter
also. Some of the best of the past year
were mentioned in Father Theall's article.

Two widely disparate novels of college life with a Catholic slant are Fallon
Evans' The Trouble with Turlow and Russel Shaw's The Dark Disciple. The former
is very funny.
Times Three, Phyllis McGinley's Pulitzer Prize winning collection of verse, is
possibly the most re-readable book of
the year. The Snake has All the Lines by
Jean Kerr and Stop Pushing by Dan Herr
are tops in light essay.

All of the books mentioned are available from the Thomas More Association,
210 West Madison Street, Chicago 6, Illinois. The time spent reading any of them
would be well spent.
Jayne Arentz 112

"To serve others, to help others," states
Sister Luke, club moderator, "is the purpose of the SJHS Red Cross chapter."
The club's latest project is gathering
stuffed animals to send to those in distressed areas. A continuous project is the
weekly visits of four or five members to
Saint Joseph's Home for the Aged in
south Kenosha. There they help make up
beds, set women's hair, write letters and
help make decorations to brighten the
building. They also visit with the patients, keeping them cheered up.
Although there are only 25 active
members in the club, all students are automatically enrolled in the Red Cross.
Kathy Kuemin is chairman and Sandy
Sorensen, secretary-treasurer of the SJHS
chapter.
The entire student body will be asked
to cooperate in the sending of gift boxes
to those in destitute areas in March or
April.
In 1961, this service organization
sent Sandy Sorensen to Camp Robin
Hood to attend a Youth Leadership Training Center, and in 1960, Mary Marshall
attended a similar program at Green
Lake. At these training centers, the girls
learned basic leadership skills and more
history of the Red Cross, as well as advanced first aid methods.
Sue Lamont 108

Potatoeheads! Attention!
If you have obeyed my summons,
you are now reading this article. Alas!
You are, or possibly have been at one
time, a youth belonging to that "elite"
clan called "potatoeheads."
What blights this fair "potatoehead"
youth? He cannot think. A comfortable
life with little cha Ilenge has broken
down his self-discipline, both mentally
and physically. His vocal repertoire extends from I to My. On the north of his
panoramic horizon is seen his home. To
the south, his school; on the east, his job;
and on the west, his circle of friends. He
wanders through life with a stomach for
an engine, moving but not motivated.
He is responsible only in part for his
dire situation. The indifference of his
parents has caused a neglect in his cultural, aesthetic, and perhaps even his
physical development. Usually he has
had very little experience in meeting and
enjoying people of diverse backgrounds,
occupation, and personalities.
Society must also be censured for its
bad influence on this youth. Society today is de persona Iized. Th is youth is a
card in an IBM machine, a number in a
filing system. Depersonalization has
sprouted from cultural monism. The fad
is, as glibly ad libbed by modern methi

ads of transportation and communication, to think and act alike. This isn't the
year for individualism. The latest fashion
is the fad. Although this youth's background may have been neglected by his
often too loving, but shortsighted, parents and his wit suppressed by society,
he must leave his neurotic tendencies on
the psychiatrist's couch and become a
man.
To become a man he must learn to
think and act for himself. To do this he
must be different, live in a place beyond
conformity, but on th is side of eccentrism-1 ive daringly, but not let the word
connote foolishness. He need not fly an
airplane at sixteen. Reading a book may
require almost an equal amount of courage. Other remedies which might effect
a cure are the development of his creative abilities or the espousal of a cause.
Yet this need not be done with flag waving or be considered his "contribution to
mankind." He is but passing over the
line between existing and living. By beginning to live, he might begin to think.
He might work up to thinking once a
day. Perhaps he will even like the practice. At this point he becomes his own
self-a man.
Joyce Frederick 101

Beat GAA;
Gullo Exposes Wrestlers' Secrets Sisters
Take Three Games
\\'hat makes the wrestlers undefeated in 17 consecutive dual meets
and '60-61 rate Champs?
This is partly due to the fine
coaching of Coach Frank i\latrise,
who is in his third year as head
coach of the wrestling team. He
works his matmen six days a week,

putting them in top condition.
Practice consists of a half hour
of running around the gym, 20
minutes of calisthenics, 45 minutes
of working holds, and 12 to 18
minutes of actual wrestling for
each man. Each man works for a
first string job. Coach 1atrise

teaches his men to work for a pin
as much as possible.
Another point is the wrestlers
themselves. They work hard at
practice to keep in good shape.
Talking about shape, most of the
team has to keep on a special diet
to keep their weight down.
The men work together as a
team, helping one another learn
the holds. They work to build up
the spirit and the desire to win
every match. They also know that
when they get out on the mat, they
don't have four or ten other guys
to help them as in basketball or
football. Also, when they are
wrestling, all eyes are on them.
They know that if they make a
mistake, it may cause them to lose
the meet as well as their own
match.
Every wrestler takes each meet
as the most important one. He
knows that if he loses one meet, it
will put a black mark on the record; then they wi ll have to start a
new winning streak.
Each wrestler and everyone who
goes out for wrestling should keep
in mind that it takes willingness to
work hard and the desire to win
to make a championship team.

Captain Tells Basketball Story:
Desire Alone Can't Win
I don 't have a lead like: "What
makes the basketball players undefeated in 17 consecuti\·e games?"
As you all know, we aren't undefeat.ed, but we are not defeated
either. Ju t because we haven't
won one yet doesn't mean "''e don 't
care any more. The boys on the
ba ketball floor have a great desire

Team Boasts Record:
17 Consecutive Wins
St. Joseph High School wrestling
team has an over-all record to date
of five consecuti\·e win. This
strings the record out to 17 consecutive, dual meets won. Pius has
been beaten twice by St. Joseph's.
The first was the record meet of
18 minutes, 39 seconds. The second lasted a little longer, but the
outcome eventually was the same.
Waukesha
1emorial was the
second opponent to fall to St. Joseph's. The 1959 state champs were
defeated by the score of 39 to 14.
We will not meet 1emorial again
until the last match of the year.
St. John 1ilitary School, a power house in its own league, fell 39
to 9. The only loss was Paul Vanderfin, who ·had to default five
points because of bruised ribs.
Don Bosco, always a threat, ""·as
the fourth victim. It was by no
means an easy match, but the score
looked a little one sided as the
Lancers defeated them 39 to 2.
On Sunday, January 21, the
Lancers posted one of their mo:;t
impressive wins of the .vear w hen
they defeated Chicago .\1endel 38
to 5. Mendel, a powerhouse from
Chicago, was first in its conference
last year. The Monarchs were
strong and knew how to wrestle,
but they were not in the condition
of Coa~h ;\.1atrise's bm·s, and the
Lancers finished them . off in the
last seconds.
The junior Varsity wrestling
team is also undefeated. In their
first two matches, both against
~alc111 Cc11trnl, the~ c111l:rged 'icronous.

to win; it is too bad desire alone
can 't do it.
Basketball is a team effort, and if
the team isn't working together,
then the possibilities of winning are
very Jim. Records are a good
thing to have, but the competitive
spirit is just as important. It is hard
to walk off the floor with a loss,
but I think it builds good character
in the player even though I admit
this does not replace winning.

Contrary to the belief of many
of the students in this school, we
do practice. The Varsity has practice right after school with the
first 20 minutes of this time being
spent in just practicing the art of
putting the ball in the basket.
Scrimmage and running through
plays follows, and then the shooting of free throws winds up the
practice.

I think we should get one thing
straight. The Varsity is at a small
disadvantage. This disadvantage is
the fact that in most of the games
we play, the opposing team's smallest men are taller than our center.
Now don't get me wrong; we
really don't mind going up to block
a shot and hitting the kid in the
knee. One of the dwarfs of the
Pius team made this comment as
our basketball players emerged on
the floor, "Where is your basketba II team?"
Before l close, there is just one
thing I would like to clear up. You
might call it my pet peeve, and I
guess it is the same with any Varsity athlete whether in football,
wrestling, or basketball. It is the
gall of some of the students in this
school who try to tell the players
and the coaches that the team is
terrible, and that it sure is lucky
when it wins. If these all-stars
would like to come down to the
gym, I am sure the players and
coaches would be glad to receive
the \·ast knowledge that these studc11t~ arc harboring.
Bob Agazzi

The Girls' Athletic Association
recently challenged the Sisters of
St. Joseph's to a volleyball game.
The
uns accepted the challenge
and for several nights were practicing up in the gym. The CAA
was trounced by the honorable
Sisters in all three games.
This game was only one of the
events which Mrs. Martin has
planned for this worthwhile organization at St. Joseph's. The tryouts
for next year's cheerleaders will be
covered in next month's issue.
In the program of physical fitness which President I ennedy proposes, these girls' athletic clubs
play an important part. It is just
as important for the women of this
country to be physically fit as for
the men.

SJHS Hosts Regional
Tourney February 22

Randy Gullo

Kaufmann's Korner
I have some corrections to make
and a few tidbits to tie in, so I am
taking the following space to summarize the events and to rectify an
error.
I feel some recognition shou ld
be given to the faculty for their
\\'in over the football team. When
men like Mr. Phil Limbach, Mr.
\ Villi Hubert, Mr. Frank Matrise,
Father Edmund Olley, and the rest
arc in condition to run up and
down the basketball court and
guard five football players, some
recognition should be given.
While we arc on the subject of
the game, Mr. Robert Carbone
asked me to make a correctio:i.
The leading scorer in the faculty
game was not Mr. Thomas Fischer;
the leadi ng scorers were Mr. R obert Carbone and Mr. Robert Karnes
with ten points apiece. Mr. Fischer
was third with eight points.
Posting the best record to date
of the basketball teams at St. Joseph's, Coach Thomas Fischer's
sophomore team goes up against
Messmer January 19 with a six and
six record. The fifth and sixth wins
of the season came against Don
Bosco and Pius. The sixth loss was
at the hands of Waukesha Memorial.
\Ve might have one of our star
basketball players signed up by the
8

college football scouts. It seems
that this boy has one of those golden toes you read about. His surprise talent was discovered when
he kicked a perfect three point
conversion through one of the
south windows in the gym. Better
start passing the hat, Bob; the
schoo l still feels you are responsifor one wi ndow pane and its insta ll ation.
The Regional Basketball Tournament will again be held at St.
Joseph High School. The tournament site is alternated every year
between St. Joseph's and St. Catherine's. This year there will be no
consolation game. The officials felt
that the consolation game for third
place was a waste of time.
Rumor is out that the state
wrestling meet to be held at D on
Bose February 25 will be only
one day. With the addition of
quite a few new teams, this could
make it a mighty long day with as
many as five matches in each
weight for each wrestler before
the champ is decided. Coach Matrise has the answer though. He
says, "Before the state meet each
one of you will be able to wrestle
60 minutes apiece."

Top Students
Test Skills
Three departments of St. Joseph
I ligh School arc readying their top
students for state or national competitions this month.
Students eligible for the Wisconsin State 1ath Contest to be given
March 24 arc: ~ick Mischler, john
'cy, and Fred Thielen.
These students scored above the
qualifying score on the test administered to math students Fcbrua ry
15 and will, therefore, compete
with the top 1,000 math wits of
vVisconsin.
NCTE Contestants

The search for St. Joseph's two
top Junior English students is now
being conducted by the SJHS English Department. These two will
then compete in the 1962 rational
Council of Teachers of English
Achievement Awards Contest in
April.
juniors competing arc Marcia
Adamson, Bruce Barman, Tim Bctc hcl, Steve Delancy, Kathryn
Downey, Claire Fredericksen,
'ancy Grant, Joan Hammond,
Barbara Kotz, Terry 1oriarty,
1\1ariannc J\lajchrowicz, john 1ikulsky, John Ney, Joan Pictrangcli,
Nanc;> Rieschl and Paul \Vallig.

~CHALLENGE
VoL. 4, No. 7

ST. JosEPll H 1G11 Sc11001., KE:-.os1-1A, \\i1sco,s1'

St. Joe's Presents First Musical,

'The Student Prince', April 27-30
St. Joseph 's first musical co111cdy,
"The Student Prince", ·will be presented April 27-30. Almost 100 students will compose the largest cast
in St. Joseph's history.
An elegant palace sets the scene
for the play's opening. Prince Karl
Franz (Terry Moriarty, Ronald
Barr) is preparing to leave for the

famous Uni vcrsity of H cidclbcrg
for a year of study. The formal
life at the court of his grandfather,
the King, has kept him ignorant of
the outside world. His kindly
tutor, Dr. Engel (Eddie \Varel),
his pompous valet Lutz (Robert
Fanning ) and a footman, Hubert
(Phil Klein), accompany him to

German Contests

l•Jc,·cn second year German students are preparing for two German contests March 17 at Do111inican College.
The first, scheduled for the
morning, is a German essay contest
for Wisconsin students onlv. The
second, gi,·en in the afternoon, is
a national German contest sponsored by the American Association
of Teachers of German.
St. Joseph's students entering
both contests arc Judith I Ianscn,
Mary Pitsch, Hedwig Milass, john
Tures, Tick Mischler, James Vidas, Richard Geiser, Roseline Williams, Dick Conrad and Paul vVallig. Janice Neuman will concentrate her efforts on the state contest alone.

Debators Rank Fourth
In State Tournament
The varsity debate team ranked
among the top 10 high schools in
\Visconsin when it placed fourth
in the state tournament. The tournament held in .\1adison February
2+ climaxed state competition.
T wcnt\'-t\\'O teams ,,·ho had su r\'i,·cd district and regional tournaments co111petcd for the championship. St. Joseph was among nine
schools in the surrounding arc:1
' ' hich qualified in previous meets
Januar\' 27 and Februar\' 10.
Rcp1:cscnting St. Jos~ph 's were
John
l ikulsk~-, Augie Cnorski,
J a111cs Ith off, Bill Renick, i\ larcia
\ d:11mon, and .\lariannc \ lajchro" !CZ.

,\1ARCJ-I, 1962

St. Joe's band is sharpening up for the W isconsin District Festival March
24. Clearly working hard at it are Wayne Sevick, Jim Scuglik, Dave
Baumgartner, Bob Bulik, Dean Patterson and Bill Wagner. St. Joe's will
host the 15 school event.

SJ HS Music Students Compete
In District Music Festival
SJ HS will host the \Visconsin
School Music ssociation District
Festival t\1arch 2+ and April 7.
This year approximate!:· 4,800 students representing 15 schools from
Kenosha, Racine, and hcboygan
will participate.
Concert c,·cnts ''ill be held
,\ larch 2+. These include bands,
choruses, and orchestras. Practicing diligently for this date arc the
SJHS concert band, the select
mixed chorus, and the girls chorus.
Solo-ensemble c\·cnts will be held
April 7. These include brass, wood\1·ind, percussion, and string instruments along with piano and ,-ocal
c,·ents; 56 SJ HS students "ill be
competing on this date. These include 11 brass, H wood,,·inds, 12
pianists, 16 ,·ocalists, a Yocal triple
trio, and a madrigal \ ocal group.
Two mixed ,·ocal ducts: Ronnie
Barr and Sue I larrison, Terry
i\loriarty and \ largaret .\Icier, will
also participate.
Participants in each e\·cnt arc
grouped according to abilit~. For
e'a111ple, thos in rhc "A" di,·ision
han: rhc 111osr C'-pcricncc. The
musicians arc then judged and each

is given a rating of Superior, \ ' cry
Cood, Good, Fair, or Poor.
The fcsti,·al offers both competition and challenge to junior and
senior high school musicians.
i\ lcdals and plagues arc awarded to
superior winners. Participants in
the solo-ensemble C\'cnts ''ho rccei,·c a superior rating in an "A"
di,·ision are eligible to perform at
the state competition in ,\ ladison
i\lay 19.

the Inn, center of Heidelberg's
activity.
The students of Heidelberg fill
the Inn with their gay songs and
jovial spirit. They are di,·ided into
two rival corps-the Saxons led by
Count Hugo Detleff (Randy Gullo) and the Rheinishers led by
Lucas (Robert Engstrom). The
Inn cm ploys several waitresses and
maids. Kathie ( t\1 argaret J\ 1cicr,
Sue Harrison) a very cute maid,
is loved by all, especially the students and Gretchen (Sharon Pascucci) maid-of-all-work is the comedienne of the play. \'on Asterbcrg (Joseph Tenneson), a student,
and Toni (Tom Raucina), a waiter, are also found at the Inn.
Prince Karl Franz meets Kathie
and they begin to fall in love.
H owc,·cr, he must not forget that
he is betrothed to Princess .\ largarct (Christine Schwenn), daughter of the Grand Duchess of Anastasia (Frances \Ven·e).
The betrothal of the prince and
the princess was, of course, arranged when they were children.
It is later learned that Princess
.\Iargaret is also in lo\·e with someone else, Captain Tarnitz (Dominic
Forgianni). Even Kathie has a
secret lcl\·cr, Rudolph (Tim Clark)
a Ii ,-cry stable worker.
The Student Prince, portra~· ing
the conflict between love and duty,
pla)·ed 608 performances on Broadwav, a record to that time.
Sisters i\ 1aric Catherine and Stephen .\ !ar~· are directing the play.
Sister Rosemarie is musical director assisted by Sister Benedicta,
accompanist.

Science Fair Here March 13-15
St. Joseph High School will display its annual science fair ,\ larch
13-15.
s in prc,·ious )'Cars the
projects will be displayed in the
school lobb:-.
pproximatel~· 150
stud c n ts arc ex pcctcd to enter
projects in the fields of biolog~-.
chemistr~-, physics, general science,
and mathematics.
Dr. James \\'. Olson, Gni\·crsit)'
of \\ 'isconsin; .\Ir. Robert ~ cja,
.\ lcssmer High School; and .\ lr.
Donnund Grams, Central High
School, \I ill judge the biolog~· di,·ision. Rc,·crcnd James Tursi of

Our Lady
. of the Rosary
. and Sister
i\I. Hermine, O.S.F. of
l\'crno
College ''ill determine the ''inners
in the chemistrv section.
Phvsics winners will be selected
b~· Sister l\ I. Bernarda, 0 ..F. of
h·crno College, and Chung Doo
Chang, Uni,·crsit~ · of \\'isconsin.
Sister 1\ ladclenc Sophie, 0 .. F.
of Ah·erno College, who taught at
St. Joe's 1957-1959, will determine
the mathematics winners. The fair
''ill be open to the public on
\\ ' edncsda~ and Thursda:, \larch
l + and l -.

Because We're Young • • •
We're all alike- because we're young .
We like to have fun. We like to dream.
We like living ... beach parties, snowball fights, hay rides, just fooling around
with the gang ... . We love these things
and it seems hard to think of a day when
we won't.
Funny isn't it? There'll come a day
when we'll be gone from St. Joe's and
maybe even gone from Kenosha. There

On Clockwatching
What can you do in a fifteen minute
study period? Nothing really. So I spend
my time doing nothing; it's great fun!
The clock's name is IBM . Sometimes I
think he's watching me. Hello there ,
clock! Did you ever stop and realize that
Silas Marner was really an old English
Bache lor-Father? Or how to make Ivory
soap sink? Th in gs like this I ponder
while watching the seconds go by.
Clockwatch ing is like playing the
stock market-a disease. Clockwatching
is crude, rude, shrewd. Those who watch
clocks are like vag rants, social burdens,
md beachcombe rs.
Perhaps I shouldn't clockwatch.
know that I should make good use of
my study periods. Maybe I could become a useful citizen, a credit to my
school, to my society, to my country. Do
you suppose it would be asking too
much? Maybe there is still hope.
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-------.

Face of a Junior

Judy Lindemann 107

Smiling faces, frowning faces,
thoughtful faces, pensive faces. Faces of
victorious debaters and hard-working
athletes. Faces of students. Faces of juniors. Faces of St. Joe's.
When you pass someone in the hall
do you every try to guess which class
they're in by their faces? Sometimes you
can make terrible mistakes-like taking
a sophomore for a freshman. One face,
though, that you hardly ever go wrong
on is the face of a junior.
A junior's face looks toward senior
year and yet glances back-once in
awhile-to freshman and sopho m ore
years. A junior's face shines with victo ry
and grimaces with defeat. It is the proud
face of an upperclassman and yet it has
a carefree qL'ality telling of hopes and
dreams that have not yet been realized.
It is the face of activity and friendliness.
The face of one who wants to grow and
learn and someday reach the top.
Yes, you've passed this face often.
You've seen the tears, the smiles, the
hopes, and the dreams in this face. You
know it-the face of a junior.

There is too much complaining being
done about our school uniforms. They
may not look like the latest thing out of
Vogue, but at least they are neat and
attractive. Their bright blue color and
s:mple style can be becoming to any girl,
no matter what her shape and coloring
may be.
Uniforms also save us a g reat deal of
time and money. It would take most girls
at least fifteen minutes every morning to
decide what to wea r. Time in school
would also be w asted because instead of
concentrating on their schoolwork, the
girls would be wo rrying about how they
look. The cost of ne w clothes wou ld be
a burden on our pa rents who a Iready
have a hard enough time paying our tuition. Some girls, whose pa rents could
not afford many new clothes, would feel
self-conscious and unsure of themselves.
If the girls would stop and think of
the problems we wou ld have without
uniforms, there would be a lot less complaining about them.

Claire Fredericksen 108

Dianne Hammond 304

An Unsolicited Editorial

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won't be any football games, school
plays, racing for classes, or plain old
homework. Someday we'll all be separated . We'll have children and grandchildren. We'll grow up and grow old
and die. Someday we'll be fighting the
wars and leading a world of cold wars,
crises, and restless people. Seems like
it's going to be hard, doesn't it? And
we're afraid ... .
Afraid to grow up? We shouldn't be .
Sure, right now youth seems pretty wonderful and it is! But you know . . . we
haven't seen anything yet! Growing up
is one thing but to be grown up-why
that's another. Maturity, self-control,
satisfaction-all the ideals we're reaching
for now will be in our hands.
An age old question: What's the best
time of life? The answer is NOW-no
matter what the age! NOW our parties
3nd fun are important. Let's enjoy them
and love them NOW. But you know
when their gone, even better things will
come to take their places. Remember all
the things we loved when we were children?-Dolls, train sets, jumpropes, bicycles? How about those things we love
now?-Cars, records, parties. Quite a
difference, isn't it? Yet, we're going to
make a similar change in a few years and
then the TOP 40 is going to seem just as
childish to us as jumpropes seem now .
Youth is great. Because we're young
Ne can dream and have our fun. But we
must remember that these things won't
last forever. We must remember that the
love, loyalty, and ideals we are building
for ourselves in our youth will last forever. Twenty years from now this is
what's going to count! Everyday we must
remember that NOW is important. Today is the most important day of our life.
We must put everything into NOW.
And if we remember this in years to
come our youth will be a cherished memory. Our adulthood wi ll be full and co mplete. And yes, then we'l l have had a
life with no regrets.
Joan Hammond 212

The Challenge
P u b lish e d monthly by t h e stud ents
of St. J osep h Hig h Sch ool

Vo l. 4, No. 7

Mar ch , 1962

EDITOR

Nancy Grant

ASSOCIATE EDITORS
News .
Joan Hammond
Editorials . . . . . . . . . . Claire Fredericksen,
Kathy Mico
Varieties . . . .
. .... . . . Judy Vidas
Features
Sue Lamont, Nancy Ricschl
Creative Writing . . . . .
Nancy Grant
Pictures . . . . Kathy Lucas, Anita Wisocki
Junior Feature . .. .. ... . Marcia Adamson
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Fischenich
Reporters
Sharon Pascucci, Sandy Beyer
TYPISTS .
Marie Zandi, Genevieve Heabler

Modern Dance Group
Wins Wide Acclaim

rictured are members of the Modern Dance Group and Swing Band. Coulif
they be smiling about the trophy which the dance group brought home
from the W.C.A.C. Convention's variety show?

Marcy Writes, Tells of Studies
Although Mau ricctte ( 1arcy)
Le Saffrc has returned to her
French home, she hasn't forgotten
St. Joseph 's. Marcy, one of last
.\'ear's foreign exchange students,
resides in Lille, France. Sister
Orata recently received a letter
from her former French student.
" ... I am in class from eight a.m .
to five p.m.," Marcy writes, "and
we arc studying many· different
subjects: la psycologigue, mctaphysiguc, logiquc, morale, histoirc,
gcogra ph ic, mathcmatiques, phy•siquc, chimie, ct sciences naturclles. "

Soda lists Shore Ideas
SJ HS Junior Sociality is a small
but strong group. It is divided into
three sections; one group of boy~
and two groups of girls, all of
whom work together on special
apostolic cndca\·ors.
The girls have a joint meeting
c\·en· other Monclav. This wav
cacl~ group bcncfi.ts from th.c
other's ideas. It is from these meetings that many of their special
projects arise.
Some of these projects arc alrcad\· well known. First, thC\'
spo1~sorcd the Turkey Bask~t
Dri\·c in which all three groups
participated. There followed an
all-school meeting conducted b.\'
\1 ariannc 1\ lajchowicz. Their most
recent project was a skit presented
to rest home patients in honor of
\Vashington 's birthda.\" The elate
is not vet set for an assembl.\' to
be given sometime in /\larch tO the
juniors. The theme of this asscmblv ,,·ill be vocations. All of these
p~ojects were directed by Sister
Anne.
Sodaliry projects arc one of the
main ways the Sodaliry· reaches the
non-Sodalists as well as the whole
world. Junior Sodalit>· is stri\·i ng
to carry out this aim. Just as they'
arc making news as juniors, they
arc sure to make more news as
seniors, so keep an car open to hear
of their latest activities.
Mary Mitchell 107

Marcy is now completing her
last rear of studies at Saint Odilc
High School. French students
spend two hours in su pcrviscd
study at school each evening following dismissal. Preparations for
the second part of her Baccalaureate, or college entrance exams,
arc presently occupyi ng much of
Marcy's time.
I lcr letter continues, " I was very
happy· to rccci\'C Challe11ge for it
seems to me that it would be a pit,\'
to lose complete contact with my·
experiences of laH year which I
treasure \·en' much.
" I am making an effort to maintain correspondence with m.\'
friends of last year, but, unfortunately there arc only t\\'Cntv-four
hours in the day."
Nancy Rieschl 111

"Hollywood, here we come,"
seems to be the popular battle cry
of the modern dance group. Their
activities thus far have included the
variety show, competition at SIJ"1A, a television appearance, and
dances performed from the Nutcracker Suite at the Christmas Concert.
Tryouts for the modern dance
\\ere held prior to the variety
show. The dance group, which
offers an interpretative presentation of a dance, is composed of fifteen dancers. For their chief performance they interpret the theme
"This is the City," which is about
New York City. Choreographers
for the dance are Sharon Pascucci
and Johanna Gallo.
1\Jcmbcrs of the group arc Sandy
Beyer, Kay Belongia,
nna Bocwinski, Pat Cipolla, Orlyn Faraca,
Irene Cromie,
Tatalie Cucciarc,
Sandy Gaudio, Michel Sue Huett!,
Johanna Gallo, Phyllis Judcika,

Club, Students

On February 7 they appeared on
Channel 10, from .\1ilwaukec, and
the tape of the show was re-run
February 14.
Several of the dancers have been
selected to dance in the school
play, "The Student Prince."
Future plans of the dancers include a .\larch 29 performance of
"This is the Cit\' " at the Elks Fashion Show, which features a
York Serles Theme.
Sandy Beyer 108

Prepare For Fair

,\ 1embers seem staunch den>tces
of their ideal, which is to make
people aware of good nutrition.
During the practice sessions, howC\'Cr, sinccritv was doubtful. \Vi th
a bottle of pop in one hand and a
piece of pizza in the other, panelists practiced telling imaginar;·
audiences, '·Snacks arc not good
for \'Our child!"

traces on li\·ing conditions and survirnl; the Astronomy· group plots
courses and calculates the order of
hea\·enlv bodies; the Chemistn'
and Ph.>·sics group take up foe.I,
n~et:i l, construction, and design.
Results of each group's work
will be drawn up, charted, and displayed as a separated exhibit at the
Science Fair to illustrate the cicnce Club's efforts and achic\·emcnt .
,\lembers are also working at a
joint project for the Science Fair
which consists of hy·pothetical
plans to send a crew of four men
to 1\ lars.
Club outings included the Shedd
Aquarium, the ,\ luscum of ~a rural
Histor,\", and ,\ 1uscum of Science
and Indu stry' in hicago.
Second semester officers of
lOXS arc John Lindi, president;
,\ lichacl Carc lli, Yice-presidcnt;
Genc\·ic\·c Hcablcr, secretary; and
Joe 1,;: .\·ans, sergeant-at-arms.

Joan Pietrangeli 109

Jayne Arentz 112

SJ HS Science Club is enjoying
a busy and interesting year. The
I 5 members of the Investigators of
the ~a rural Sciences (IO S), under the guidance of Sister Phyllis,
take part in discussions, field trips,
and projects that stimulate their
spcci fie interests.
IO ' S is di\·ided into three divisions according to members' interest. The Biology group conccn-

JuniOr Nutrition Panel Travels
To Home and School Meetings
' · ~utrition and Your Child" is the
title of St. Joe's tra\·cling panel.
Purpose of this panel is to impress
upon people three major points:
the importance of good nutrition
to their childrcn- phy•sica ll>'• cmotionallv, and socially; the foods
which prm·ide good nutrition; and
parents' responsibility· to secure
good nutrition for their children.
The all-junior panel includes
Paul \\' allig, ,\ larcia Adamson,
Tim Bcrchcl, Joan Pictrangcli, Johanna Gallo, and Jim Limbach.
For111cr panelist Roger Case.\' • rcccnrh· 1110\·ccl to Brookfield, \\ 'is.
C'r~dcr the direction of Sister
Christopher, the panel tra\·cls to
the different Ho111c and School Association meetings throughout the
cit;" Beginning J anuar:· 15, the
p:rncl \·isit-:d Saint ,\ l ark's, Beth an.\·
Lutheran, S1int Luke's, H o!.\· Rosarv, S:iint Casimir 's, F ricdcns Luth~ran, Saint P eter's, and Saint
J r. 111es. ,\ l arch 13 thcv will traYel
to Saint Thcm~as, and
pril +, to
S.1int .-\n thom 's.

Donna Krahn, Kathy Latham ,
'\'ancy Kiclcwski, and Donna Russo. St. Joe's Swing Band accompanies the group.
The dancers took third place at
the SlJ,\ 1A Convention. This was
the first time the dancers from
St. Joe's had entered in any competition, and, sure enough, they
brought a trophy back which is
now on display in the lobby trophy
case.

cicnce Club members Judy Han en, lary Fu lmer, Genevieve Heabler,
Orlando Infusino, John Lindi, Mike Carelli, Fred Thielen, Joe Kyano ,
Dave Mandi, and Joe Brnak are making plan for their joint cience Fair
project.

We're Juniors Now ...
Yes, we finally made it!

Oh, we sailed through our freshman
year ...
And we did survive our sophomore year
(so did the school, surprisingly
enough!)

Now comes " the calm after the storm."
We' re juniors!

We've really settled down this year.
We're no longer wondering,
"Now, where is 305 ?"
or "Why can't we do this?!?"
We know.

This is our world
and we know every corridor of it.
We're looking down these corridors now
to find friendship that will last
beyond this year and next . . .

We're looking back on the mistakes
we've made.
And we won't forget them
because that would mean that we're
immature
And we're not-anymore.
We're looking forward to our future
and our individual goals in life.

Marc ia ! d a.rs :m

Yes, we're very serious about-whoops!!
Now, how did that happen?

Well, maybe we're not so serious after
all.

T im Fanning

4

We feel grown up now.
We're not really.
We still have a long way to grow
spiritually.
Mass, Communion, prayerBy now we know how important these
are.
Still we know we don't appreciate them
enough.

But we feel grown up.

We have our drivers' licenses
and the responsibility that goes with
them.
We have our part-time jobs
And the hardest subjects we've taken yet.

Bob Fanning

We tell everyone,
"We haven't time for anything but hard
work."
But we do take time . . .
time to continue our perpetual boast
of being the BEST class in the schoolanywhere as a matter of fact!

Why, just ask any junior
and he'll tell you .
No!
Just wait till you see the Junior-Senior
Dinner Dance!
You'll see!
T im Fanning

We're juniors now.

Upperclassmen ...
Varsity ...
Young adults ...

We're proud ...
So proud that we look down on the
sophomores,
and kid the freshmen at every
opportunity.
The seniors may be older,
but we've got one up on them too ...
B ob Fan n i n g

We'll be back next year!!

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107

Top row, left to right: Jay Schulz, Jim Limbach, Dan McGuire, r elix Rosinski, Pete DeBartello, Robert Watring, John Bakken,
Craig Murawski , Terry Moriarity, John Zalubowski. Second row: Kathy Carpenter, Judy Thomson, Dennis Koehler, Pete Green,
Richard Endean, James Boyer, Mike Gabron, Robert Ulbricht, Al ·ce Anderson. Third row: Jeanne Orgi~h, Kay Bernacchi, Laurel
Hervat, Susan Pursell, Nancy Grant, Judy Lindeman, Dorothy Ru sso, Emily Marrachini, Anita Wisocki. Fourth row: Ann Newbauer, Ann Fordham, Helen Ketchum, Kay Zielsdorf, Mary MLcheil, Judi Moeller, Sharon DeLoria, Pat LaMacchia. Missing:
Tom Herrman

108

Top row, left to right: Joe Greenwald, Charles Zarletti, William Murphy, Dean Patterson, John Mikulsky, Robert Wawiorka, John
Rosko. Second row: Marcia Adamson, Robert Marshall, Robert Engstrom, James Hessefort, John Talbott, Alan Kohlmeier, Patrick
Frye, Mary Cisler. Third row: Sharon Pfeiffer, Claire Frederickson, Lou Ellen Dei:-en, Mary Peltier, Janet Holly, Sharon Kloet,
Mary Marshall, Sandra Sorenson, Claudia Dibble. Fourth row: F r ances H aebig, Eileen Tillemans, Susan Lamont, Mary Norville,
Mary Anderson, Judith Lippert, Donna Schlosser, Barbara Ram 3by. Missing: Tom Bakula, Kay Belongia, Sandra Beyers, Ray
R!;;cherer, Ray Scuglik, Kenneth VanKammen, Marie Williams.

109

Top row , left to right: Michael Thome, John Schmitt, .James Walker, James Hebert, Tim Fonk, Barry Wojtak, Richard Zukowski,
Ronald Gray, Michael Cass. Second row: Rosemary Celmerowski, Tom Dubin, D1vid Nowell, Richard Reuther, Daniel Kexel, Robert Miehrke, David Willems, Bruce Barman, Ralph Luciani. Third row: Evelyn Madura, Sue Miholic, Patricia Gillespie, Joan Pietrangeli, Annita Cairo, JuJy Welsch, Irene Zalewski, Sue Brickley, Sue Carol Becke,.. Fourth row: Donna Litke, Judy DeAngeli~,
Barbara Le Wand, Cathy l{uzmich, Sue Principe, ancy Selear, K iy Rogan, Faye Est ; lie, Joan Sturycz. Missing: Virginia Petencn,
Marie Hebert.

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110

Top row, left to right: Douglas Niles, Ronald Karaway, Fred Schlater, Peter Lichter, William Wagner, Gary Hawkins, Frank
Gray, James Renick. Second row: '[argaret Riley, Fred Thielen, John Wingate, Mark Matera, John Desnoyers, James Barrett,
Tim Betchel, Genevieve Heabler, Kendall Davie. Third row: Charlene Lawrence, Jane chultz, Sharon Posselt, Margaret Jorgenson, Johanna Gallo, Linda Moddes, Pam Banczewski, Bonita Bobu!:ch, Suzanne Waite. Fourth row: '[ary Paura, Ann Ludwig,
Patricia Gentes, Marie Zandi, Carol Eisenhauer, Kathy Kuemin, Kathy Sturm, Patricia Jones, Kathleen Mico. Missing: Janet Riel,
Lawrence Williams, Robert Fish.

111

Top row, left to right: James Juliani, Earl Hartung, Samuel Salerno, Michael Carelli, Gilbert Demming, John Mauser, Thoma
Regner, Gary Vranak. Second row: Donald Matera, Samuel Gerolmo, Cletus Willems, James Lampada, Thomas Fedyzkowski,
Thomas Thelen, Chnles Smith, Timothy Clark. Third row: Kathleen Heller, Anita Schulte, Kathleen Wade, Karen Jensen, Brigitta Krueger, Bernadette McEvoy, Mary Crossin, Mary Pat Blazek. Fourth row: Jennifer Osmundson, Ellen Lawler, Kathleen
Ruffalo, Jeanne Pollock, Barbara Zastrow, Kathryn Downey, Caroline Suszko, Beverly Hannes, Nancy Rieschl. J\fissing: James
Bausano, Terrance Nighbert, Carol Gastaldi.

206

Top row, left to right: Ronald Buss, Jim Morrissey, Tom Pechura. Larry Deinhammer, Al Ruffalo, John Grno.
econd row: John
Navin, Tim Fanning, George Balinsky, Orlando Gallo, George Vena, Mike Zeyen, Tim Weidner, Ed 'larcoe. Third row: Dana
Pfeiffer, Sharon Hamlen, Michel Huett!, Mary Ann Living ton, Roberta 1assari, Lucy ribe, Mary Corr, Donna Polanin, l\Iary
Doherty, .Janet Haase. Fourth row: Diane Borski, Joyce O Connor, Sharon Spris~ler, Michelle Asta, Ann Reindl, Kathy Gaffney,
Doreen Larson, I,inda Bianchi, Rae Ann Wood. Missing: Patrick Hotavis, Karen Kluka, Dennis Krempely, like Seiberlich, Joe
Tennessen.

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212

Top row, left to right: David Vos, Frank Isermann, Harold Rose, Bernard Fapso, Raymond Principe, Stephen Delany, Robert
Lancaster, August Ganzer. Second row: Paul Wallig, Robert Deinhammer, John Ney, Louis Sentieri, David Russell , Dominic Mascarette, James Hamilton, David Braun, John Cantwell. Third row: Barbara Kotz, Karen Dosemagen, Bette Koos, Kathleen Lucas,
Joan Hammond, Jo Ann Gallo, Lucille Polentini, Marilyn Schauer, Marie Rewe:la, Joanne Strifling. Fourth row: Donna Biernat,
Karen Zastrow, Mary Jane Cox, Natalie Cucciare, Connie Volpentesta, Lorraine Lasky, Diana Schroeder, Mary Kay Jacyna, Carol
O 'Day. Missing: Const:mce Babich, Marie Mattioli, Charles Werve.

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Top row, left to right: Bruno Rizzo, Louis Torresin, Joseph Miksi5, August Gnorski, Joseph Pavela, James Wutzen, James Kleist,
Dominic Forgianni. Second row: Marianne Maichrowicz, Roland Allen, Charles O'Connor, Edward Ward, August Covelli, Robert
Falbo, Thomas Brehn, James Easton, Alic!' Whiteford. Third row: Penny Sadorf, berry Pfarr, Diane Denne, Margaret Lichter,
Janice Herr, Jo~epha Mila s, Jean Zimmerman, Carol Fonk, Chalrei Kehl. Fourth row: Darlene Girard, Ellen Carl en, Georgene
Ludwig, Corine Acerbi, Judy Vidas, Pam LaMacchia, Linda Bernacchi, Donna Sevey, Diane Pullen. Missing: Edward Lusignan,
Leonard Hcnsgen.

Pictures taken by

far hall Studio

Bob Fanning

Sitting left to ri:i-ht are this year's junior class officers, Linda Moddes,
Terry Moriarity, Marcia Adam~on, and Paul Wallig.
Bob Fanning

Juniors achieving first honors for the first semester were Claire Frederickson, John Ney, Joan Hammond, Tim Betchel, George Balinsky, and John
l\Iikulsky.

Bill W ag n er

Was John Mikulsky really at the WCAC Convention
or did he just get off the boat? Is Craig Murawski
there to claim him?
These SJHS students attended the high school journalism
workshop sponsored by the Milwaukee Journal January
13. Representing the JH CHALLENGE staff were Sue
Lamont. and Pat Leese. Chris Olson represented the photography club.

MEDLEY
Eob F a nn ·n g

Coach Matrise and his wrestlers are
seen here quite often. Maybe this
accounts for their undefeated rec·
ord 13-0.

Bob Fa n n n g

Remember, you need your report card and a schedule card
to register! On February 3, these courageous freshmen patiently stood waiting to register for the '62-'63 school year,

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By

the

Have

Way ...

You

Heard

Jim Bernacchi always kept a trim 141
during wrestling season . But then what
were all those empty malt cups doing on
his table in cafeteria? Speaking of the
cafeteria, Lynne Peterson was wondering
if credit cards are honored there!!

Frosh Challenge Editorial
A n ed ito ri al publ ished in the Janua ry
issue of the Challenge stated that "Junior
Class Is Best". Out of 1400 SJHS students
six replied to th is article. All were freshmen . Th eir letters appear here.

Let's face it! The Freshman Class is
tops! After all, at the end of the first
quarter who was it, out of the whole
schcol including the juniors, who had the
least demerits? The Freshmen . Who rates
tops at game attendances and has a wonderful varsity outlook for the future? The
Freshmen. And guess who won the sodality stamp drive? The Freshmen, of
course!!!
Nancy Rosinski 305

Although we haven't even been a
part of this school for a full year, we've
already shown that we've got what it
takes. We led in the stamp drive, we
started the courtesy campaign, and we
are always on top in the coupon drive .
In any project, you can be sure that the
freshman will come out on top.
Dianne Hammond 304

school spirit, the kind that thrives on
learning, than any other class . During
the bad weather we had the most students show up for classes . The freshmen
can't help but take over because they
have all the school spirit. The juniors are
just plain lucky, because in a couple of
years they will be able to leave their
school in the hands of a capable class.
Jo A nn Baltru s 316

Let us ask ourselves th is question, " Is
there such a th ing as a best class?" The
freshman , sophomore, junior, and sen ior
cl asses all have the ir good points and
their bad points . Each class contributes
to th e athletic teams, the choruses, the
d ebaters, the homecoming festivities, the
Variety Show and many other activities.
O ne cla ss alone cannot be the best without the help of all the other classes . Comb ine all of these classes and you have
SJHS working together as one unit, and
not one cla ss being better than all the
others. You name it, and most likely the
w hole school is in it, and beh ind it.
Ramon a Vidas 307

In athletics, the freshm ::rn football
team had the best record is SJHS history.
In debate, there are more freshmen than
ever before and there are teams doing
just as well in their division as the jun iors
are in theirs. Also, the freshmen had the
highest percentage attendance at the
fo otball games, basketball games, and
wrestling meets. On the basis of these
facts, we, the freshm en, are proud to feel
that w e belong to the best and most spirited cla ss.
Gene Hammond 30 1

Recently in Mr. Utrie's seventh period
History class, Tom Brehm sat on a piece
of bubble gum. After getting loose, Tom
calmly continued his work. Congratulations, Tom!!
When Marcia Adamson asked what
was funny about the senior class Sister
Orata merely pointed to Phil Klein .
The juniors are "real enthused" about
the Courtesy Campaign. In fact Dan Mag uire, "Curly" Lancaster, Jim Hebert, Eddie Ward , and Tom Thielen are so crazy

about the idea that they had girls carry
their books home while they had a snowball fight.
Janie Henderleiter wanted to know
why Sister Adelma wouldn't let her take
A rt Ill. After all she had a high enough
average. Cou ld it be tha t s he's a senio r?

There was a strange detention list in
Homeroom 5 recently:
Soupy Sails Ward
Barnyard Rizzo
Norton Lancaster (Hey! He's
Cookie Covelli

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212)

Or was it detention?

[( ing's Destiny

Freshmen are the best! Just think of
all the razzing we take without saying a
word. Personally, I think this is what
really urges us to try harder.
Sharon Zmuda 307

I would like to point out who is
~lowly but confidently taking over. With-

out doubt we must admit that it is 1he
Freshman Class . Freshmen have more

While sociology class was discussing
the latest tax law, Cathy M artino raised
her hand . M r. Radigan is always quick
to call on Cathy because of her interesting and earthy questions, like, "Is it
against the law if my grandfather makes
his own wine in the cellar?" or, "How do
you cook a T.V. dinner?" Well, anyway,
he called on her. "Mr. Radigan, could
you ask if anyone in the class has a
needle and thread?" Asked why, Cathy
said , "Well, Alan has a rip in his pants
leg and I thought I'd fix it."

Terrie Phannens till

What a life! We can't wait until we're seniors
so \~e can sleep (in class?) like D ick Davis.

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In the darkness and still of night,
When the bewitching hour approaches,
The stars become kings of the neverending heavens.
But wait!
Behold!
In a moment
These majestic rule rs and their m ig hty
empires
Throughout and beyond the universe
are dethroned;
For above the horizon advances the
invader,
The moon.
George Werve 213

Warning to a Young Poet

The Performance

Night

Seek no peace as poet, Child,
green lover of life, young meddler in
melody.
Leave this would-be life
that knows no calm, ever.
Soft sobs grow-gather to a
gushing waterfall
to see a midnight cradle-moon
rocking on a star-splashed, ebony rug .
And storm brews-bursts out tornadostrong
to see a park puddle-pool
iridescent, pebble-swirled.
While calm crashes into chaos
to see crazy, ice-tied antennae
tangle in a falling snow-meshor even just a lone leaf
feather-fall, play in breeze
on a red , autumn day .

Thunder
Plays a madman
Upon a Iightless stage
Ranting, raving until conquered
By peace .

Blackness
Shattered the empty sky,
Crashed against a dying sun,
Lurked between the breathless trees,
And finally choked the gasping earth .

The Wind

Color

The wind is a wizard,
wicked yet winsome
wild then waning
playfully whispering
savagely whipping
always watchful, never weary .

Color
Comes from the vast
Cauldron that is God's own
Creation; a rainbow spilled, cast
With love.
Barbara Kluka 105

Nancy Rieschl 111
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So listen , Poet-child;
Run from this restlessness .
Heed not the hounding
bounding already in your valley eyes.
Flee from this fury:
Beauty made terrible in poetry .
But then- what's done is done.
I see you thereEyes brided to the bloom of the moon;
Ears bound to the sound of the windhound .
So stay. With me in wonder-waters
drown.
Sister Theodore Marie, O.S.F.

Gossip
Eyes popping,
Mouths not stopping,
Each one topping
What the other has to say.

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Alone
All nature has revolted and now
seeks revenge. The turbulent black skies
hurl angry gray spears of impending
judgment down upon the desolate land .
They fall, covering the land with a misty
cloak which secretly chokes and crushes
its life. The icy winds slink silently across
the deadly mist, then creep unseen up
rocky walls to wait and wait.
Margaret Jorgenson 110

Idle
- that which you can a Iways be if there
is nothing else to do.

Conscience
-the candid camera in which you focus
yourself into your own view.
Mary Jane Cox 212

The Sea
Slashing out with furious fists of
pounding foam, the merciless boxer
beats at his opponent. He dances back
and forth to tease his opponent, staying
just out of his reach but getting in a few
well placed punches of his own. However relentless the ever pounding boxer
may be, his opponent never falls down,
just wears away. And so on and on the
restless boxer keeps pounding away and
he will continue to do so till the end of
time.
Joan Pietrangeli 109

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A Pause
Leave
my mind to
wander listlessly again
on little things
and laugh at myself
and play
and run
and hide,
and be silly
and stupida teen-ager,
and irresponsible,
and emotional.
I am tired
of trying
for
it,
and not reaching it.
Let me stay here
For awhile yet,
before I have to go.
Judy Przybylski 101
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Hou) Often Does Springtime?
How often does Springtime
Arrive on the earth,
Filling the mountains
With soft, far-flung mirth,
As trumpets and roses
Herald it birth?
As often as Winter
Decides to take leave.
As often as sunlight
And warm rain weave
Their patterns of prisms,
Red birds in the eaves,
Friendship and pardon,
And children who play
And love in the silence
Of evening in May,
A long night's slumber,
The long day's pay,
The end of hatred
And the end of warsSo often does Springtime
Open its doors!
As often as Spring comes
To that heart that is yours.
Marcia Adamson 108

Loneliness
My heart is hollow as resounding,
grey-marbled corridors-quiet
as an ever-darkening night
that melts into an eternal
endlessness.
Gary Petersen 214

Lancers Win First Game of '62;
Defeat Whitefish Bay 33 - 25
Since January 26, St. Joseph's
Lancers ha\'C pla)·cd six basketball
games, four against the conference's toughest foe , St. Catherin ,
\ 1arqucttc, Don Bosco, and Pius.
Sand'' ichcd in between these
games \\'as the one game \\'hich
Lancer fans have been waiting for
all year-a VICTORY against
\\ 'hitefish Bay Dominican.
For this victory the Lancers un,·cilcd a nc\\' offense, a running
offense that scored points and
brought Lancer fans tO their feet
cheering. The Lancers jumped off
to an earl)' lead against a foe who,
for a change, \\'asn't three feet

Soph s Se t
New R e cord
How do you take a group of
bo\'S who couldn't win a basketball game as freshmen and turn
them into a feared team with a 11-9
record?
oach Tom Fischer's answer to
this problem is desire and hard
work. Coach explains that the bo:·s
have grown considerably since last
year. All players appl:· thcmsclYcs
to the art of learning basketball
"ith a desire to rc,·cnge their former losses. Since last report when
the sophs were 2-5, the team has
ridden a SC\'Cn-gamc winning streak
before encountering another defeat. As opponents learned to respect and fear them, the games got
harder and rougher.
The team controls the boards
very well with J oc Lesni k and
Dean Molinaro leading the wa)'Thc guards arc dependable scorers
and good passers. Scoring honors
also go to a guard, Jim Carclli. The
soph ha,·c a well-balanced team;
therefore, St. Joe's look forward
with confidence to next year's
basketball season.
Pat Leese

c
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taller than they and cot11bincd a
-t8. ?<'( shooting percentage "ith a

defense that caused the \Vhitc
Knights to shoot an anemic I 8.8 C~ .
.\like I\: la pp, Dominican 's center
and usual!)' their leading scorer,
shot a miserable 8 <>~ , making onl)'
2 out of 25 shots, "hilc Bob Johnson \\·as game high with 22 points.
1\lcan\\ hilc, the Lancers outhustlcd
the \\ ' hite Knights, taking away
rebounds, stealing passes, and forcing them to take bad shots. It was
a team effort for St. J oc's with
1\like Cass hitting for 13 points and
Dan Hughes and Dom Forgianni
10 apiece.
Tn other games the Lancers were
not quite so fortunate, usuallv being at a serious height disad,· a~tagc.
Lancer scoring \\'as always ·w cllbalanced but could never quite
cope with the output of the other
team's big men. Against St. Benedict, St. Joe's ran into a red-hot
Tom Campbell, who scored 39
points in leading his team to an
83-H victory. Guards, J\1ike Cass
and Bob Agazzi, led the ·way with
12 and l l points rcspccti\•ely. Rick
Jackson scored 20 points, leading
St. Catherine's Angels to a 70-32
,·ictor:· despite 10 points and 10 rebounds by Dan Hughes.
Lancers concluded this season
with the regional tournament February 20, 23, and 25. They played
Burlington St. i\lary February 20,
were victorious, an.d compct~d in
the finals F cbruar)' 25.

A
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p

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Bob Fanning

'61-'62 Varsity wrestling squad: first row 1. to r. Mike Thome, Paul Vanderfin, Ted Talbot, Ron Gilles, Louis Stella, and Bill Host; second row
I. to r. Chuck Zarletti, Gary Gonyea, Randy Gullo, captain; Frank Ruffalo,
John Sturycz, Bob Watring, and Coach Frank Matrise.

St. Joe's Matmen Recapture State Title
Accumulate a Total of 101 Points
St. Joe's wrestlers remain State:
Champions for the second straight
year. They successfull)' scored H
straight victories to wrap up the
season. All together since last year
the\' have maintained 25 hard
fought Yictories.
The State tournament held Saturda:-, Feb. 25, at ,\ 1ilwaukcc l)on
Bosco was one of intense excitement. All wrestlers fought eagerly
and the score remained close. The
final score was St. Joe's JOI, \Naukcsha 1cmorial 87, and Regis of
Eau Claire 75.
Ted Talbot, Mike Thome, Bill
Host, Randy Gullo and Bob \Vat-

John Tures

Junior Sports Review
As the winter sports scene draws
to a close, let's look back at high-

lights of the season.
The \\Tcstling team duplicated
last year's performance by winning
all its dual meets. This marks the
second straight year the matmen

Bob Fanning

'61-'62 Varsity basketball squad: first row I. to r. Jim Hamilton, Ron Barr,
Mike Cass, Joe Pavela, and Barry Wojtak; second row I. to r. Father Olley,
Bob Agazzi, Tom Bonell, Dan Hughes, John Mauser, Tom Regner, Dom
Forgianni, and Coach Robert Radigan.

12

ring wal kcd off with State trophies
in a first place di,·ision.
The records for the Lancer matmen this season arc: Ted Talbot
7-l; Paul Vandcrfin 7-2; John
Horne 3-1; Ron Gilles ll-0-2;
\like Thome 11-0; Lou Dorff 2-0;
Lou Stella 9-2; Bill Host 8-2-2;
Frand Ruffalo 10-1-1; Jim Bernacchi 1-0; Ed J\ larcoc 0-1.
Gary Gonyea 10-2; Loren Ritacca 0-1; Randy Gullo 11-2-1;
Clerc \Villcms 2-0-0; John Sturvcz
12-0; Chuck Zarletti 10-0; A~dy
Van Sant 1-1; and Bob Watring
12-1.
Although seniors Randy Gullo,
John Stur)'CZ and Gary Gonyea
will be leaving the squad, the 1963
team is 2 7 strong men and it looks
as if they will mantain their high
standards under the direct lcadcrshi p of Coach Frank Matrisc.

ha\·c gone undefeated. One particular point I ·w ould like to emphasize is that our " rcstlcrs scored a
fantastic a\·cragc of +3 points per
meet while holding their opposition to a modest 7.
John Sturycz, a senior, holds the
best record with 12 \\ins and no
losses. Three juniors, Chuck Zarletti 10-0; i\1 ikc Thome 11-0; and
Bob \Vatring 12-1, follow next in
line. A fine performance was
turned in b)' \Vatring when he
nailed his opponent from 1\1arqucttc in just 25 seconds, thus setting a new school record.
The basketball team hasn't been
quite so successful; it has won onlv
two games this season.
·
Since there arc only three seniors
on the squad, most of the team will
be returning nc:\t :·car. Three of
the starting fiyc "'ill be back: juniors, \1.ikc Cass and Tom Regner,
and sophomore, Dan Hugh cs.
\Yhcn our hard-fighting sophomore squad joins the Varsity next
year, the team should be able to
gi' e St. Joe's a \\inning season.

Attention, freshman and sophomore girls! In a fc\\' weeks eight
girls will be selected to join St. Joseph's chcerlcading squad. Four
sophomores will be picked for next
year's Varsity squad. Following
sophomore try-outs, four freshman
girls will become B-Squad cheerleaders.
\N c urge all freshman and sophomore girls to tr)' out. Rcquircmcn~s for a cheerleader arc as follows: an aJl-o,·cr average of 80%,
pep and enthusiasm, good quality,
voice projection, and graceful
mo,·crncnts. These factors will be
considered when you arc judged.
Tr;.·outs arc held in the gym. A
few cheers will be taught to )'OU
by the cheerleaders. \V c arc looking forward to seeing you 1

John Schmidt

Kathy White

Richard Fischenich

Attention , Girlsl
Tryouts Begin

AUTOGRATIHS••.

AUTOGRAl'HS••.

'62-'63 Enrollment
Soars Over 1500

Junior Scientists Compete Here

St. Joseph 's enrollment will come
within I 00 of its 1600 cap::!city next
year, according to Father Darncidcr. Approximately I 526 students
have enrolled for the 1962-63
sc hool year. This includes 400
freshmen, 4 36 sophomores, 385 juniors, and 305 seniors.

St. Joseph's Science Department
has been humming with acti\'itv
during the past month.
·
The Junior Academv of Science
Meet will be held at. St. Joseph's
April J 4. About 20 students from
Kenosha, Racine, Rock, and Walworth counties will participate.
John Mikulsky, Nick ,\ 1ischler,

and Ccncvicvc Heablcr arc representing SJHS.
Students often spend as long as
two years preparing their projects
for the meet. Each v.ill present a
fifteen minute speech on their project. The Senior Academy members then judge the entries. First,
second, and third place ·winners

HALLENGE
VoL. 4, No. 8

ST. JosEPH H1GH ScHooL, KE;-;os11A, W1 coxsr"'>

APRIL, 1962

Music Department Presents
~Let There Be Song' May 20
St. Joseph's 1962 Spring Concert,
"Let There Be Song", will be presented 1ay 20 in the St. Joseph
Auditorium. The band, string ensemble, Boys', Girls', and Select
Mixed Choruses, and the Lancettes
will perform at 2:30 and 8:00 p.m.
Several areas of song will be presented: \Vorship,
ature, LoYe,
Spirituals, Folk Songs, and Fun.
The Mixed Chorus will sing a va··
riety of selections from each of
these areas ranging from the sol-

cmn "Adoramus Tc" and Tschaikovsky's classic, "The ' ightingale", to the playful "\\'hen the
Red Red Robin". "Girls' Chorus's
songs include "Every ' ight \Vhen
the Sun Goes In", "Rosa'', and
"Old Abram Brown". Bovs' Chorus
will present a skit on Mi.tch Miller
and his "sing along gang".
Highlight of the concert will be
selections from The Sound of Music sung by· the Lancettes.
The spring concert will be the

Speech Teams Vie for Trophy
Midwest Catholic Forensic
League will stage its final forensics
meet here May 5. Approximately
20 Illinois and Wisconsin schools
will participate.
Awards include first, second, and
third place trophies for the day,
individual medals, trophies for the
schools doing the best in each division, and a speech sweepstakes
trophy. Climax of the meet, however, will be the awarding of a
debate-speech sweepstakes trophy
to the school w hich has the best
record in both. This is determined
by each school's achie,·ements in
the six tourneys hosted by the
league.
St. Joseph's dcbators have alreacI:·
captured the debate sweepstakes
trophy. \Nhcther or not the fo-

SHJS Math Teachers
Receive Grants to MU
To put a new twist to an old
saying, 'A teacher's work is never
done.' B:· submitting forms which
showed their recommendations,
preparation, and credits in math,
Sisters Luke, Quintillus, and 1vriam received grants to study; at
i\ lar<JUCttc C ni\'ersity during the
summer months.

rensics team will do the same in
their division and put St. Jo eph's
in the running for the top sweepsta!ces award depends entirely on
their success at this meet.
In past meets the team has taken
a first and fourth place. Alvernia
of Chicago, St. Joseph's top competitor, is presently tied with SJHS,
ha,·ing missed first place in debate
by only two points and scoring a
second and third in speech contests.

music department's last activit:v of
the 1961-62 year.

SJHS Will Take
Look into Space
To alert SJHS students to the
challenges set up by the Space Age,
a program, "Adventures in Science'', will be presented here i\Iay
7.
The program is made up of a
series of cientific demonstrations
showing the progress and dcYelopment which have made possible
our entries into outer space. Suggestions are given of ways which
today's youth can take advantage
of their educational opportunities
in order to make similar progress
in any field.
This assembly will be the last
of a series of programs presented
to SJH this year by the Univcrsit\' of \Visconsin's Cultural Department.

>viii progress to the state meet at
La Crosse State College \fay 5.
Kenosha Fair Winners
Fifteen students won awards at
the 1962 Annual Kenosha Science
Fair held at Mary D. Bradford
High School March 18-21.
\Villiam Swift and Richard Conrad won a Kl-IS Seminar Club
Award of 75 dollars for their physics project. The Kenosha County
Medical Association awarded sc~­
ond place to Mary Huffman and
Roseline \Villiams.
Other winners were BiologyExperiment: second, John Lindi
and third, Jeffery Masi, Oliver
Whetstone, and Brian Pias; Biology-Exhibit: first, Roseline \Villiams and Mary Huffman.
hemistry·-Experiment; first, Diane tkin and Dottie Dorece. ChemistrvExhibit: first, Jim Johnson and se~­
ond, John Bjork and Bob Bode.
Mathematics: first, Carolyn Rosinski and Rosanne Rygiel.
St. Joe's Contest
Over 200 students entered their
projects in St. Joseph's annual Science Fair, March 13-15. \Vinners
in this com petition were BiologyExperiment: first, John Lindi; second, Bonnie Cherny and Chervl
Jurca; third, Gene,:ieve Heablc'r;
Biology-Exhibit: first, Roseline
\Villiams and Mary Huffman; second, Janet Balsamello and i\lary
De Stafano; third, Joanne i\likuiski; Phy·sics: first, Paul \Yallig;
second, James Juliani; third, Dick
Davis and Steve Glowacki.
Chemistry: first, Sharon Pascucci; second, Diane Atkin and Dottie
Dorece; third, Kathy Bernacchi,
Kathy· Kamin, Kathy Latham, and
Cathy i\ lartino; General Science:
first, Terry i\1crcier; second, Jerry
nderson and Rich Chiapetta;
\lathematics: first, Dennis Kohloff; second, Janie Ne\\·man; and
third, Ann :\'eubauer.

Up 'n' Coming
All Spanish II students are preparing for a rationwide Spanish
Test to be gi\'cn April 11-13. The
tests will co\·er grammar, n>cabulary· and com position.
The Art Department will display· its annual Art Exhibit in the
lobby April 23-J\Iay 5. This .\'ear
the exhibits will be shown in two
separate divisions. Thirt:·-fi,·e juniors and seniors will exhibit their
efforts April 23-30. 150 freshmen
and sophomores will show their
work April 30-May 5.
May 7-12 is the week set aside
by 60 juniors and seniors (one Jess
than last year) for the annual '\! e\\
York- \Vashington trip.

B eer m u gs in h and, t h e 'S tu dent Corps' and 'Kath ie' a r e bursting w ith
song in a eene from "Th e Stu dent Prin ce", St. Joe's 1962 sch ool play
w hi ch will be presen ted Apr il 27-30. S ingin g w ith Ma r gar et Meier a r e,
back : Joe Miks, Felix R osins k i, Bill M iller, Jim D oh er t y, and Gar y P eterson . Foregro un d: Brian Piu s, Loui s Ritacca, D en n is Co nnolly, and J im
Kau sali k. On the right: Ra nd y G ull o, R ick Gregorin, George Werve, and
F r ed T hi elen .

Why Are We Here?

True Achievements Require
Cooperation With Truth
Thump ... thump .. . A large beam
cast a distorted shadow upon the ground,
still damp from blood. The surrounding
crowd idly poked fun at the Tortured
Silence. They were unaware of the Man's
achievement. He had saved the human
race out of pure love only to suffer death.
He was Achievement.
Civilization's veins are feats that must
be accomplished. Its blood is the energetic men and women who will accomplish these challenges. In our own age
the face of yesterday's civilization is
changing. Rapid strides are being made
in all fields, but there is a problem. True
achievement is often marred by false accomplishment. For example, the discovery of atomic energy would give man a
better life. The atomic bomb threatens
this good because it would not benefit
all mankind. These false feats need to be

The

Sensitive One

She walked into the room like some
big, sad calf. The corners of her mouth
pointed downward and it looked as if
her eyes were trying desperately to focus
on her nose. This was her look of pain,
of deep, depressed suffering. The kids
in her homeroom knew it well. When
she wasn't around they called her the
"sensitive" one.
She wa lked almost with a limp to
her desk and clutching it, sat down. She
was completely oblivious of the silence
that crept in with her. After a glassy
look to the kids and a deep moan, she
placed her head on the desk.
She waited but no one proffered the
"What's the matter, Kathy? You look so
pale!" Everyone resumed whatever they
had been doing and soon the merry hum
of conversation filled the room.
"Oh, bother, bother, bother! I'm sick
of it all." She was slamming books on
her desk.
The kids exchanged knowing looks.
They were wise to her now.
This is the portrait of too many teens
today-even at St. Joe's. Not you, of
course-or could it be you?
Irene Rakauskas l 04

corrected and consequently depend upon
us.
True achievement requires that we
realize truth and cooperate with it. As
students our ideal achievement is knowledge. Our motive is to free ourselves
from ignorance, and to help our fe llow
man. We need only initiative and drive
to complete truth. What do you have to
offer to the world?
Tim Betchel 110

Orchids to . • •
Orlando lnfusino for the innumerable,
and always cheerfully made, trips delivering copy to Marytown Printers.
Barba ra Kluka for helping with the Mixed
Chorus gowns.
Genevieve Heab ler for helping to lead
the singing at the sodality mass in the
mornings.
The Freshmen for their outstanding courtesy.
Pamela Holy, the Sodality Prefect, for the
time and effort in undertaking Sodality
projects.
Loretta Haebig , Marian Hartnell , and
Vera Ruffalo for taking care of the absentee lists each morning.
Jean Perkins, Irene Rakauskas , Sue Novak, Dena Pinnola , Mary England , Tina
Ritacca , Carolyn Fonk, Carol Guttormson,
Rita Kausalik, and Carolyn Watts for he lping in the Principal's office.
Mr. Loo p and Mr. Utrie for driving students to many extra-curricular functions.
J oe De Cello for driving debato rs to
meets.
J oseph De Cello and Richard Ch iapet ta
for taking the lunch money to the bank.
J ames Wood and Raymond Jankowski
for their faithful service in raising the
flag each morning .
Janet Szarfinski for co r recting ty p ing
papers above and beyond the call of
duty.
Fred Thielen for providing t ranspo rtation
for the Piano Club membe rs.
The Lib rary Cadets for regular and faithful assistance in the many details of lib rary se rvice .
Nicholas Mischle r, president of the st udent council, and the corridor monitors.
2

There must have been a great purpose in the minds of the persons who
conceived a school with the proportions
and potential of St. Joseph High School.
I wonder what these dedicated people
would think if they could know our reasons for attending St. Joe's . Perhaps they
would feel defeated, that their efforts
were in vain if they heard, "My parents
made me," or, more commonly, "All my
friends came here.'
With these attitudes what wil I the
final product of our years at St. Joe's be?
If we do not see high goals for ourselves
during these years, there will be no great
achievements.
The key word then for our striving is
respect. This embodies all the knowledge and characteristics we hope to obtain in a Catholic high school; respect for
God, respect for our fe llow human beings and self-respect.
Our Catholic school education centers around our respect for God because
in this we find the motivation for our
existence and the will to live our lives
profitab ly.
Respect for our fellow human beings
can stem only from this finest, highest
duty. We must recognize the wort h of
each individual in the light of his origin.
When we possess se lf-respect, we are
ready to Iim it our actions to those which
help us fulfill our purpose in life. We
find that we must res pect ourselves before we can look for respect from others.
If we use a formula A = a+ ewe find
that our accomplishments are equiva lent
to our attitude plus our effort. Wonderful predictions are made for those who
know whe re they're going and how to
get there.
Lynn Fischer 325

The Challenge
Publish e d monthly by the students
of St. Joseph H igh School
Vol. 4, No. 8

April, 1962

EDITOR .. ... . . . . .... .

Joan Hammond

ASSOCIATE EDITORS
News
Joan Hammond
Editorials . . . . . . . . .. Claire Fredericksen
Features
Sue Lamont, Marsha Adamson
Creative Writing . . . . . . . .. Nancy Grant
Pictures
Kathy Lucas, Anita Wisocki
Sports . . . .
Richard Fischenich
ARTIST . . ... . ... . . . ........ .. . Judy Welsch
REPORTERS . . Kathy Ruffalo, Barbara Kotz,
Joan Pietrangeli , Kathy Downey
TYPISTS

.. Marie Zandi, Genevieve Heabler

Forget
Why can't you forget a
smile,
a dance ,
eyes that are green and
a nose that is funny .
You mustn't remember.
You must try
to forget hard .
Try
because then
you'll be free .
Judy Przybylski 101

Spring

The insight and creative ability required of an artist are reflected in these
works by Bryant Kelleher, Orlando Infusino, Mary Lou inger, Pat Bode,
and Lee Van Landuyt.

It is raining . The snow, covered with
soot, turns to slush. Here and there a
patch of mud shows through the watery
snow . A dirty puddle hides a sheet of
slick ice . Raindrips from the garage roof
play a dispirited tune on the garbage
cans. A mourning dove sings his sad and
lonely song. All the world is grey and
dirty . It is spring .
Barbara Kotz 212

Micah • • • a short-sho r t story
The time-worn house seemed, as it
always did, overbearing to Micah as he
proceeded up the front walk .
He began to ponder this as he entered the house, but his thoughts were
quickly disrupted by the noise from the
kitchen, the prattle of his mother and one
of his two elder sisters, Rosemary.
He stood in the kitchen doorway
waiting for a chance to speak, but they
were in deep conversation about a party
that Rosemary was going to attend. From
the wistful tone of Rosemary's voice, he
concluded that she was discussing the
possibility of getting a new party dress .
He coughed politely, hoping to get
their attention, but they took no notice
of him at all. As he started to leave, he
heard his mother's seemingly stern reply to Rosemary's request, but he thought
to himself, "She'll get it. She always
does."
He then noticed that his father was
already home.
As he entered the parlor, his father
looked up from his paper. "Poor boy,"
he thought, "we never really wanted
him. We were set in our ways with the
girls when he came along." He smiled
at him and said, "Hello, Micah."
Micah opened his mouth to reply, but
as he did so, Ann came rushing in with
what must have been some very important news, for she swooped down upon
her father talking excitedly.
Micah gazed blinkingly at his father,
who was now engrossed in whatever
Ann was saying, and then turned away
with a submissive sigh.
As he passed the kitchen on his way
to the stairway, he noticed that his mother and Rosemary were still discussing the
dress. This time, however, Rosemary was

talking with animation . He smiled to
himself sadly but knowingly .
He climbed the steps slowly and then
walked down the hallway until he came
to his room.
Closing the door quietly behind him,
he stood silently for a moment surveying
the room . The thin strains of dying sunlight filtered through the window; giving
the semi-dark room the look of an unviola ted sanctuary.
He closed his eyes in peacefu Iness
for a moment and let the wonderful solitude seep through him.
Suddenly he heard a rustle in the
corner, and his eyes flew open. He hadn't
known before that John was here. He
didn't mind John intruding on his privacy, though. He never did mind, for
John was his best friend. He smiled at
him, and immediately his smile was returned.
"What shall we do today, John?"
asked Micah.
John replied that it was a beautiful
time to hunt for the buried treasure that
they had been talking about.
"No," said Micah . "I think that we
should stay in today."
After much friendly argumenting, it
was decided to stay in and play a guessing game in which one must decide what
object in the room the other one had in
mind.
This was a delightful game, for Micah and John never tired of fooling each
other, and they laughed merrily at each
other's mistakes, although John made
most of them.
Micah began to notice the da rkening
sky, but he said nothing to John, fearing
that he would have 1o go, and then their
splendid game would be over.
3

So on and on they played, and soon
Micah heard his name being called to
come for dinner, but he ignored this, for
John and he were having so much fun.
He began to laugh again at another
of John's mistakes when he heard his
door being opened. He whirled about
quickly.
There Rosemary stood in the doorway looking at him angrily.
"Stupid boy," she said. "First you
don't come when you're called to dinner,
and then I frnd you up here talking and
laughing to yourself in a disgusting way.
What's the matter with you anyway? Do
you want the neighbors to think you're
an oddball or something?"
Tears welled up quickly in Micah's
eyes.
"Oh stop that babyish blubbering!
Anyone would think you didn't know the
frrst thing about behaving yourself. Acting Iike that after how well mother and
father taught you to behave. You should
be absolutely ashamed of yourself! Now
wash up and come down to dinner."
The door closed behind her, and Micah stood with his head down; tears falling in an endlessly deep puddle on the
rug.
He looked up and glanced around,
but John had vanished . Micah knew that
he would never come back.
He wiped away his tears and left the
room which wa s completely dark now.
He entered the kitchen wondering if
anyone else would scold him, but no one
even turned to look at him when he entered. Ann was talking to mother, and
Rosemary was telling father about the
new d ress .
Silently Mica h took his place in the
farthest corner of the table.
Marion Smith 213

Marian Anderson, famed contralto of the Metropolitan Opera, gave a concert in Kenosha on February
22. Piano Club members said, "It was a spiritual exrerience to hear the si nging of Marian Anderson."
'Ihe members had a fine opportunity to speak personally with the great artist and to receive her autograph after the Concert. Surrounding Madan Anderson are Roseline Williams, Mary Ann Lackovich,
F red Thielen and Geneva Hcabler.
Just back from the third Midwest Catholic Debate Tournament, these
debaters are shown with their winnings of the day. From left to right
Augie Gnorski holds Sweepstakes trophy and rosary, John Mikulsky holds
nothing but satisfaction, Marcia Adamson holds debate case, and Marianne
Majchrowiez holds the 3rd place debate trophy won that day.

Over 'n
Father Roch Bartman, O.F.M.Conv., superior at Marytown, is giving Jayne Arentz a check for $15 for a short story he's buying
for their magazine, "The Immaculate''. The others, holding t!1eir
checks for S5 for short articles to appear in the new teen column
in the magazine are, seated: Orlyn Faraca, John Ture , Jim Tappa, .JoAnn Ruffalo; standing: Judy Hanson, Bill Swift, Chuck
Fries, and Carol Russo.
Bob Fanning

The first Alumni Art Exhibit
took place Febr uary 18 to March
4. The Primary Purpose was
career g uidance for pre£ent Art
students. This first exhibit may
become an annual event.

Cr.:iig Murawski

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Bob Fanning
William Wagner
Pic~ured. here. is the new '62-'63 Challenge staff. Seated left to right are
A~1ta W1sock1, Kathy Lucas. Second row : M~rcia Adamson, Nancy Grant,

Judy Vidas,
Nancy Rieschal, Joan Hammond and Sue Lamont. Standmg are Kathy Mico and Claire Frederickson. What, no boys?

Dave Travanty

Quite a crowd gathei:ed at SJHS gym for the annual
Mar di Gras. Picture here are Mary Lou Singer, Rosemary Seiberlich, and Carrie Calkins, only three of
the hundreds of funlovers who swarmed the SJH
gym for the gala affair held March 6.

Craig Murawski

Don't you wish you could keep them? These toys were made and sent b v
the Junior Red Cross to children in disaster areas. The gir!s seen here
packing the toys are, from left to right: Kathy Hansmann, Joyce Drndak
Nancy Rosi11ski, Sandy Sorensen, and Regina Torcivia.
'

These energetic boys are putting up props for the forth coming "Student Prince."
tanding left to right are Richard Sacco, Gary Peterson, Andy Szumouski, Steve LeMere,
Dave Travanty, and Chris Olson. Gary Peterson seems to
be more interested in the camera, however.

Above
Here John Tures is presiding over t he first group of
Eeventh graders, discussing "Mr. Blue", as a part of
the newly-formed Junior Great Books Program. Thi
group met February 20 and now, with even other
groups, come here regularly for these discussions.
Da\·e Travant~

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School Looks B·ack on Year's Awards
Last September our school began its guest
for 1961-1962 achie,·ement. Since then it has
\\on trophies for its efforts in se\·eral fields.
The 1\lodern Dance group captured the
third place trophy in the \\ ' AC Talent Shel\\
in February.
In a FeiHuary debate tournament for Soph omores and Freshmen sponsored by Brother
Rice High School in hicago, St. Joseph's took
the first place rroph)'·
t the 1id\\'est Catholic Speech League
debate tournaments, our school placed second
in ' O\'ember, second in January, and third in
1\larch. Ha\'ing the best O\'er-all record of
schools participating, we were awarded the
first place i\ICSL Debate Sweepstakes Trophy.
Our forensics team took first place in the
,\ lid,\·est Catholic Speech League Tournament
in December. The Freshmen and Sophomores
won another first place at the Madonna Chicago Catholic Forensic League Tournament in
January.
Last, bur not least, at the Februar~· State
\ \ ' restling ,\ 1eet, our undefeated wrestling team
retained its Catholic rate Championship.

Bob Fanning

Inside Story of Science Proiect
I chose t he topic, "Effect of Pl an Growth Inhibitors on Grass''
because I thought it had many possibilities for experimentation. T he
question of w hether or not man can control plant growth ·with c hemicals has been asked man~ · times. Onl~ · recent!~ · , in the last 15 years, have
scientists had an~· success in answering this question.
I started m~· project the bcgnning of i\'ovcmbcr when I transferred
some grass from m~ · lawn to a greenhouse. Letting the grass grow u ntil
Januar~ · I, I fertilized it and applied se,·en chem ica ls at two rates per
chemical. T hen, until the Science Fair, I \\'atered and cur the grass once
a \\·eek.
The end of Februar~· , I took samples of grass to the Cni ,·ersity of
\ Visconsin, Kenosha Center, and, with the help of Doctor James O lson,
photographed slides of grass parts. I did this to determine the effects of
chemicals on grass cell structure.
So far, I ha,·e onl:· touched the possibilities of this project. T hese
could go on indefinite!:· with such controls as light, water, and radiation
John Lindi 223
on grass treated with different chemicals.
Scien ce Fair winner John Lindi sta nd s next to hi s fir st place project .

Forensic Winners Cited
The SJ H S debate and forensics reams can
sum up their 1961-62 season with one word:
achie\'emcnt. The reams, travelling through
Illinois, l ndi:rna, and throughout \ \ 'isconsin,
have captured se\'Cral outstanding trophies and
gained wide recognition for Sr. Joe's. Herc
are some indi\'idual highlights.
Debate-Januar)' 13, \ \ ' hirewater Stare College: Terry Crosctto, Diane Hammond, .\1 ar)'
Sue Harriso n, and Lynn LeTart received superior rating certificates. i\1 arch l 0, i\1 il\\'au kee,
\ 1idwest Catholic weepstakes Tournament:
Speaking awards went to Augie Gnorski, first;
;\ larcia Adamson, second; John i\likulsk\·,
rhird.
.
Forensics-O ctober 7, Alvernia, Chicago:
\1arcia Adamson placed second with her orignal oratory in the Saint Francis ymposium.
'-'o\·ember 18, St. Ignatius, Chicago: haron
Pascucci was first in dramatics. December 9,
X otre Dame, Chicago: ,\1ary Peltier placed
first in non-original oratory. February 10, \ larquette: George V cna, first place in humorous.
January 13, i\ladonna, Chicago: Regina Baile\'
rook first in origi·rnl orator\' and Bill \ 1illcr,
first in exre111p.

Chris Olson

T h ese stud ents h ave p a rticipa ted in th is yea r's intermura l forensi cs m ee ts. Top
r ow: T err y Moriarity, Jim Limbach , G eorge Vena, John Ney, Dennis Connolly,
Gene Kusche, Bill M iller , Rick Gregorin. Middle row : Mary Peltier, Sharon Pascu cci, C la ire Fredericksen, Johanna Gallo. Front row : Jud ie Smith, Joan H ammond,
Maur een Kea ne, L y nn Newberry, Pat Kennedy , S andy Cipolla, and Barb Frederick.

Student Congress-October 2 7-28, Brookfield: :\' ick \ 1isch lcr, James \ Tidas, and Augie
Gnorski received speaking awards. December
16, Brookfield: '-.' ick ,\ 1ischlcr, Augie Gnor ki,
:ind alternate John i\ l ikulsk~ were chosen to
represent our '\'FL district at the 1 'ational
Studenr Congress :ir \ lontana in J une. Febru~. n J, Cit) I Jail, Chicago: Augie Cnorski and
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Jo hn 1\ l iku lsk:· won gavels for speaking.
Looking ahead, four debators are prepa ri ng
to travel to \ \'ashington, D.C. for a national
tournament at GeorgetO\\ n lJ niversity April
23-24. For the forensic team there is t he last
\1 idwcst Catholic Tournament May 5, and the
state speech contest A pril I.+.
Jo an H a mmond 212

La ncettes

performed countless times before school groups, ci\·ic groups, and clubs,
and sung selections from top "-ic\\ 'I ork plays before large audiences.
They began the year \\ ith outside singing engagements. In the
\ Tarietv Show the L2nccttcs, \\ ith a group of boys, performed selections
from the Broadway musical, Camelot.
In the distri~t sing ing contests (April 7 and 14 here at St. Joe's),
each girl enters the solo division and the group enters the ensemb le section. Since 1958 the Lanccttcs have been eligible to enter the state contest ll\· scoring an A in the district contest. Especially the seniors arc
hoping to win 2gain this year.
The Lanccttes \\ill wind up the season with their rendition of
songs and skits from The Sound of Music. This \\ill be presented at the
Spring Concert, Ma~· 20.

the sound of music

Singing, fun, work, and a lot of enjoyment go to make up the
singing Lancettes.
The Lancettes began back in 1958 with nine girls. Now, in 1962,
it has expanded to 13, with only two of the original girls remaining,
Sharon Pascucci and Margie Meier. Other present Lancettcs arc seniors
Sue Harrison, Christine Schwcnn, Kathy Kamin, Karen Sadorf; juniors
Sharon Sprissler, Mary Kac Anderson, l\1arilyn Schauer, Dana Pfeiffer,
Bernadene 1c Evoy, Rosemary Cclcmcrowski; and sophomore Carol
Schaefer.
Under the direction of Sister Rosemarie, the Lanccttes have come
pretty far. Since their first performance at S1int Thomas Hall, they've

Sharon Pascucci 101

Here the Lancettes, with members
of the Modern Dance group, per.
form "The Waltz of the Flowers"
from the "The Nutcracker Suite."
Clockwise, the dancers are Claire
Fredericksen, standing, Nancy K'eliszewski, Orlyn Faraca, Kay Belongia, and Anna Bocwinski.

Marshall Studio

60; Lou Ellen Degen, 58; Kay Rogan, 5"'; Yera
Ruffalo and Kath~ · \\'adc, 56; and Jane Heller
and Katlw tum1, 55.
Busin~ss students also participated in the
N"01\1A Spelling Program. They studied 600
frequent!~ · misspelled words and then took
t\1 o tests of 100 words each. ue Tyson recc il'Cd a Proficicnc1· Certificate for scoring
I ()()( ( on both tests." The c students rccei1-ed
a certificate for scoring 100"c on one test;
.\largic .\Icier, .\Iary Lou Singer, Jean Sturycz,
Jean \\'cm ic, and Dorothy \ Tolpentesta.
Fmpbycrs of office personnel frequent!~·
i.:::.._i·-• criticize emplo~·ccs for their inability to handle
b~:sic arithmetic. Some of the bu ·iness studenrs
took tests of arithmetic problems stated in
terms of application to business situations.
These girls passed all the tests taken with 100%
and recei\·ed a proficiency certificate: Sharon
Frederick, Sue Harrison, Carol Lichter, i\Iarilyn Perry, Kathy Kamin,
nnette i\lichaud,
These 5th period business students type from
Sue
T~·sc;n,
Dorothy
Volpcntcsta,
Diane Blank,
their textbooks. Left row , Bernadette McEvoy,
and Jean \\'crwie.
Sharon Pfeiffer, Marlene Morua, Dana Pfeiffer,

Business Department Lists Achievements
The Bookkeeping classes ha\·e completed
the Randall \Vholesale Grocer~ · Practice Set.
The following students scored an A: Diane
Atkin, Dan Kexel, Ann Ludwig, Joanne ' a\'Oiczyk, Margie 1\1eicr, Virginia Petersen, Orl\'n Faraca, 1aric Freund, Janet Turco, ,arol c
(;astaldi, Bonnie Hansen, Jim Hinds, Jeanine
Jaras, l\1ar~ ·;: nne Madsen, Leon i\1ich, Carol
()'Day, Cath)· Pias, Dorothy Volpentcsta, and
Betty Willkomm.
Shorthand I students ha\'c also done outstanding work. The top shorthand students arc
Bonnie Barca, with 90 words a minute, highest
in the class; Sand\' Bever, Janet Szarfinski,
Emily Maraccini, Linda -Moddes, Sue Tyson,
Jean Werwie, Marilyn Schauer, and l\largaret
R iley.
Typing in the 50's and higher on the fi\'eminute timings are Sandy Beyer and Geneva
Hcabler, both with 67 words a minute; Judy
\ Vclsc h and Barb K luka, 63; Roberta l\ lassari,

Sue Miholic. Right row, Kathy Sturm, Dianne
Denne, Margie Lichter, Georgene Ludwig, and
Emily Maraccini.

Anita Wisocki 107

do you appreciate mosr in )·our school paper' The pictures?
'And Then the Flash Doesn't Work ... ' Thanks\Vhat
a lot kids'
As \I c \I ere sirring around the staff room the other night, missing
our deadlines, the question hung hea1·y on our minds. Clunie
.
"'\\'hat are we doing here? \\'h~· . the only people anyone appreciates are the photographc~s!" \ \'hen we realized this we \1 ere insane!)
jealous. So, we rushed up to rhird floor to sec what makes the photography club tick ... er ... click.
, .
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Sitting on a box of flashbulbs (crunch), club' b1g-w1g Bob Fanning told us about his experiences \1 ith the c.lub.
. .
Before coming to St. Joe's, Bob cxplamcd, he d1dn t know much
about photography. Like anyone else, when the little roll of film came
back from the drugstore as printed pictures, he " ·omkred "what happened?" In his frc~hman )·car he began ro find out, and since then ha
been a full-time, part-time, most-of-the-time dcnitcc of the photo club,
not to mention its president for the past two years.
He told us, '·\\'e goof around a lot, but we get things done." \\'e
couldn't den 1· that. \\' ith the guidance and '·t~Tannical rule," Bob joked,
of Sister Fr;nccs Xa1·ier, club moderator, the C/Jalle11ge has ne\·c r been
\I ithout needed pictures.
In the goof-around department, he told of the time, in his sophomore 1·ear, when Sister ,\ Ian· spoke at a pep assembly on her name day.
He w~s in the middle of th~ g~ m floor, about to take a picture ... she
11·alkcd a1\ av. '·And, of course,'' he said, "there arc the times wh n the
picture is p;ised, e\'C l'\'one is waiting, and rhc flash doesn't work ... "

Bob Fanning

Chri stin e ch wenn, D ave Travanty, Ch ris O lson , Craig lUurawski, And y
Szumou ski listen as Bill W agne r ask s B ob Fa nning abou t t h e camera he is
h oldin g. Photog r aph y Club m emb ers absent were Terr y Phannenstil an d
T im F a nning.

1arcia Ada m son 108
u e L am ont 108

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Track Team Anticipated Hurdles,
Prepare For Invitational
Meets
Reaching its full potential with .i
be,·:· of enthusiasts, St. J oscph \
track and field team is destined to
be one of the powerhouses of the
new!\' established conference. This
year for the first time track'' ill be
recognized as a conference sport.
Fifty-six boy under the coaches,
R obert Carbone and Thomas
Fischer, will compete for spots on
the Varsin· and "B" teams. The
\' arsity has t\\·ch·e eYents; the "B"
team usually has six.
The runners, who ha,·c been
practicing since Feb. 26, started the
season rolling with a fourth place
in the high I:· compctiti,·c ,\ lilwaukce Journal Relays. Each man runs
a lap, or 160 yards, then passes off
the baton to an awaiting teammate.
The bo:•s \\'ho competed "ere,
aptain Bob Hughes, Al
ic llo,
John Rosko, Ste\'C Glowacki, and
Andy Van Sant. t. Joseph 's can
depend upon the runners, or trackmcn, to gain points. Their main
weaknesses lie in the field, in jumping, throwing weights, and pole
\'aulting, where the team usuallv
gives up valuable points that hav:c
to be redeemed b\· the runners.
Seniors who c~mpctcd successfully last year and will pro\'idc
standout work include: Captain
Bob Hughes, da hes and relays;
Ryan Higgins, hurdles; Jim Vidas,
880 and mile; Steve Glowacki,
dashes and all-around utility man;

------ -·- -Cheerleaders' Summary
The four graduating cheerleaders
arc Kathy \\'hitc, captain; Joanne
Ruffalo, Orl\'n Faraca, and ,\ fan·
,\ tassie. As a. result of chccrlcading
tr:·outs, next year's sophomore
cheerleaders "ill be Mar\' Boncll,
Terr:· Crosctto, Janet Q~inn, and
Donna Krahn. ·ext \'car's ,·arsin·
.
squad "'ill include J\1an· Peltier,
Peach:· Schroeder, Joha~na Gallo,
,\ laril:·n Schauer, i\1ar:• Jo Kless,
Sue Augustine, Cheryl ]urea, and
Shirlcv Fox.
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Tom Pias, Fritz Frank, 880; Dick
Chiapctta, ,\ 1ikc Stella, "eights.
The season is chiefly composed
of the ,\1ihrnukcc Journal Relays,
1\ larqucttc In vitational, and Edgc,,·ood l1witational J\fect. These arc
all indoor meets, followed b:· eight
duals outside, the Conference J\ 1eet
and finally the State.
The trackmcn represent our
school by hard \VOrk and good
sportsmanship.
' othing makes
hard-,,·orking trackmen perform
better than a group of rooters
cheering them on. St. Joe's trackmcn are confident that thcv will
get this support so necessary to
make them a winning team.
Pat Leese

Racket Invades SJ
t. Joe's Athletic Department
will introduce tennis this year. The
season will be opened officially in
April if weather permits. Tennis
will also be a ,·arsity sport; therefore, a student in this sport can
recci ,.e a letter.

So far 21 boys ha ,.e come to sign
up, but due to conflicting working
hours, only 18 will be able to play.
Practice will be held in the school
gym and at the tennis courts at
Lincoln park. So far a half dozen
matches have been scheduled with
such schools as J\1arquctte, J\1cmorial, and se,·cral public high schools
of .\1ilwaukcc.
"If the boys arc as good as they
tell me the:· arc, we shou ld win
c\·ery match," sa
Coach Robert
Karnes, concerning the outlook for
the season. Like ever:· coach, Mr.
Karnes stressed that the tennis team
must be backed up b:· school support.

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An:·onc ''ho thinks he is good
can still tn· out for tennis. He
should report to Mr. Karnes personallv.
Richard Fischenich

Bob Fanning

Father Olley, athletic director, is shown with the following left to
right: Mike Cas , awarded mos t valuable player in basketball; Tom
Regner, captain-elect in basketball; Mike Thome, captain-elect in wrcs.
tling; Bob Watring, awarded most valuable player in wrestling.

Bob Fanning

Mr. Frank Ruffalo awards to Bob Watring the most valuable player award
in Wrestling.

Team Strikes Up Season;
Coach Predicts Tactics
\Vhilc most of St. Joe's students
are counting the days until school
ends, the baseball team can't wait
to get on the field and show their
ability to play ball.
Coach Robert Radigan said the
outfield \\'ill be close! y guarded,
and the infield is going to be airtight. The pitchers will be tearing
the mound apart while the catchers
will be flashing signs and catching
men off base. He also stated our
team has good po\\'er at the plate.
This year's team includes nine
lettermen. Thcv are Dick Davis,
who was last :;ear's team captain
and was a catcher and outfielder;
Randy ,ullo a pitcher; Tim Cumiskey, first base; tan Dorff, second base; Bob Agazzi, short stop;
Ron Barr, third base; and outfielder , Tom Bon ell, Mike Cass, and
John i\lauscr. Only two of last
year's team players ha,·e graduated,
Ed Kcryz a pitcher and Mike
Schroeder a catcher.
Other Yarsit)' squad members arc
Br:·ant Kelleher and Tom Dubban,
pitchers; ,\ like Thome, catche;;
Jim Hamilton, Jim Santarelli, and
Dean \l olinaro, infielders; Clerc
\\ ·illcms, outfielder.
The junior rnrsit)' includes Da\'c
.\lillcr and Al Laban<l\\, catchers;
Dennis T'crtz, Jim Rutowski, and
Ron Kur;·anO\\ icz, pitchers; Jim
Renick, Pete Bicncman, John
Berrcs, \like Rugg, Jim Carclli,
John Drnd ak, Don ,\1anin, Felix
\layer, and l·~ d Bohat, infielders;
Bill l lubcrt, Jim Lichter, Joe Borden, Joe Stolfi, and Lou Larsen,
outfielders.
The Lancers ha,·c 16 games lined
up, including 10 games in the Cnholic Conference.
St. J oc's tied for fourt'1 in the
league last :·car, marking a 5-4 record. The team had nine wins.
ome of the scheduled games
lined up arc the following: April
17 at ;\ 1ilwaukcc Cathedral; April
19 \Vhitcfish Ba:· Dominican; and
\ pril ~6 \ 1an1ucm:. Other ho1m:
ga111es ''ill follo1\.

II St. Joe's home games will be
pla ycd at Simmons Athletic Field
with this year's team having more
seniors than juniors. Seventy boys
signed up to play this year, but
only about thirty will make the
team, according to Coach Radigan.
Assistant coach will be Coach
James Francois, who, with Coach
Radigan, hopes to manage a pennant winning team.
John Kleist 228

Season Putters In
The fortunes of the 1962 golf
team are still a question, according
to Coach Frank Matrisc. Coach
has on ly three returning lettermen
from last year. They are Captain
Bill Kaufmann, Mark Matera, and
Barry Wojtak. John Lindi and
Danny Hughes lead the promising
sophs.
This year's outcome and the season record will depend upon the
upcoming freshmen and sophomores. There arc now forty-six
golfers trying out for the team.
\\' hen the season begins twcnryfou r players ''ill be selected from
those who tried out, twcl\'c Varsitv men and tweh·e "B" team
golfers .
The golfers started pracncmg in
1arch. Coach has the boys chipping, putting, and dri,·ing cotton
balls or balls similar to a wiffie ball
in the gym. Some members arc
also running. It is their desire to
be closest to the ball just as it is
their desire to be closest to the
conference crown as thev were
last year when the team captured
t!1e conference ::.nd placed fourth
:n the State.
for those who arc not familiar
with golf, rn explanation of a meet
may be in order. The outcome of
the golf meet is decided in the following way: eight players shoot
around the links; their totals are
added, and the team with the lowest score for nine holes is the
WJl1ller.

Pat Leese

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Seniors Look Back
at Many Big Firsts
The Class of '62 has taken pa rt
in a number of "firsts" in their four
years at SJHS. As freshmen, they
took part in the dedication ceremonies and the first variety show.
As sophomores, they printed their
own newspaper, "The Soph Special".
They began the tradition of having only the seniors at the dinner
of the Junior-Senior Dinner Dance.
\Nhcn SJ H sponsored the Chocolate Covered Almond Drive, a junior captured the prize for high
sales.
And now, they're still setting
examples for all to follow. Seniors
head the cast of the school's first
musical, The Student P:ince. They
also have among their ranks those
who were instrumental in beginning the Junior Great Books Program. Climaxing their years at St.
Joe's, seniors topped the school in
the patron drive with I I2 per cent
returns.

~CHALLENGE
Sr. JosEPll H1G11 Su1001., Kr-;...,os11A, \\'1sco,s1'

MAY, 1962

Many seniors like Homeroom 103 above, who said the Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent, have built
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in these last four years a spiritual foundation for the future.

Seniors Leave Will

Class of 1962
Plans Its Future

W e, the Class of 1962, being
of sound mind and body, bequeath
the following to those who follow
in our footsteps:
To the junior class, we leave
senior homeroom teachers;
To future chemistry students,
we bequeath towels and aprons,
with their numerous holes;
To next year's seniors, all movies, lectures and programs that took
away our homeroom periods;
To future seniors we leave "senioritis"-a disease known only
among seniors and their teachers;
But most of all, we leave our
happy memories in hope that future seniors will enjoy this year as
much as we have.

Every senior has been thoughtful this.year. Looking beyond present interests and immediate future
of college or work, seniors have
begun to see life in perspective.
They face their lifework. More
than- this, they face their life's purpose: in a w~rd, God.
,\ lost of these seniors have hope
for the future, a faith and a rock
footing on which they ·will build.
This foundation is their education,
spiritually and intellectually. Their
hope and confidence i based on
this.
The graduating class of 1962
ays, therefore, "Our future will
be real news, headlines on earth
and in heaven."

The photographer captured serious-minded. Ji~ Vidas and Nick Mischler
in another big part of semor life: study.

Whether in chapel, studying, or just going from class to class, senio rs are
always happy!

It's About Time
We Did!!!
"Hey, who's gonna take care of us
now?" I'm sure that this question nests
in the mind of every senior sometime
during his last year. The answer to this
question is, of course-nobody .
There won't be any teachers on our
backs to worry about our getting assignments in , and perhaps some of us won't
have parents around to prod us on and
tell us what to do . We w ill have to be
mak ing decisions on our own, all the
time, and alone .
Yeah , it's about time for us to realize
that we are alone: we w ill have to depend on ourselves alone for what we
will be, or not be. It's about time we
start growing up, alone .
We might think that by the end of
our senior year, nature will have already
taken care of this little adjustment; that
this dependence on ourselves is t imed
perfectly to coincide with graduation ,
and that when we step out into the
world, we'll be capable adults .
I' m afraid it doesn't work out that
way and if we haven't started growing
up already, it's about time we did . Yeah,
it's about time we did!
Tom Gittens 105

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''Please Clear The Corridors..."
''To Your Homerooms ...
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When asked by the seniors to write
a comment for this issue, my first impulse
was to abstain, contending that certain
areas of the school still echoed with ,
" Please clear the corridors .. . ,""To your
homerooms . . . ," "The second bell
rang . . . ," "No talking , please . .. "
However at this time these daily,
sometimes hourly reminders will begin
to assume vicarious implications. From
now on, it will not be 'to your homerooms,' but to your choice of occupation
whether it be further schooling , training
for a trade, or apprentice work . Later it
will be to marriage or religious life. Lead

Ten, Nine, Eight,- Wait!
"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six,-wait;
stop everything; hold that switch . I'm
not ready to leave yet."
"Oh, and just why aren 't you ready to
depart? Controls are set; orbit planned,
conditions suitable . .. "
"It's just .. . "
"Oh, I know, you want to recheck.
May as well, after all this is a one way
trip. Hmmmm, flight take off : approximately three months after graduationcheck. Departure from : home towncheck. Fuel: four years of high school
education,-check. Next controls : able to
anticipate, understand, and solve problems, capable of logical thinking, have
dealt slightly with responsib ility, and
know some of the facts you'll have to
encounter, know your limits with the
opposite sex- check. Launching into
planned orbit, leave home town, revolve
around sun for a period of time, find designed orb it and settle into it-check . Last
Destination: build a world for tomorrow
- check."
"That's what's wrong - my destination."
"In the name of progress, what do you
mean? Don't you like your destination?
Is it too easy?"
"Not exactly, it's just that . . . well ,

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JUNE: 3

maybe I'm not capable of coping with
this rocket. In my opinion, I think I could
do just as well down here just getting my
hands on some money, and living."
"But, Pete , you're you. You've got
something in you that you must use, a
purpose in your living. I suggested you
for this mission because I thought you'd
succeed. You realize, Pete, that out of
every ten that blast off, maybe two or
three complete this destination. There
are hundreds of mediocre Joe's who
wish they weren't just that. Just ask
some of them ."
"I realize this, sir, but I'm afraid to
pu ~ h the button ."
" Fear, we all have; it's just those that
can step on it and plunge forward that
launch their ship ."
"Sir, do you think that once I'm out
there, revolving, I'll find my orbit?"
"Pete, all that I can do is launch you;
you're the pilot and the sky's wide open.
Your orbit is out there, as to whether or
not you find the course, depends on how
you navigate your ship."
"Sir, I'm all set now; let's get going . Close the hatch, so I can push the
button ."
"Five, four, three, two, one- blast off!"
Cathy Martino 104

that family bound together by Christian
pr inciples and virtues to God and to
happiness!
Second bells remain for others . For
you - your responsibility to God , to yourself, to your family and to your country
become your 'firsts .'
No longer will it be 'clear the corridor, ' but clear your minds of all false
notions and ideas that are contrary to the
morals and ideals instilled into your
hearts at St. Joe's . Allow the inspirations
of the Holy Spirit to enable you to live a
God-fearing life with Mary, Queen of
Peace, your guiding star. Receive God's
grace to be noble, God's grace to be
proud of your Faith, and God's grace to
be other Christs .
Let the strength gained by the times
of imposed silence keep that uncharitable word about your neighbor unsaid;
keep that bit of gossip unrepeated, especially if someone's good name is at
stake; keep that act which might be injurious to your friend undone; and make
you an instrument of God's peace in
thought, word, and deed .
My sincere thanks and grateful appreciation for your obedience, loyalty and
cooperation . A very special thank you to
Robert Hughes for all the 'behind the
scene' duties which he so graciously fulfilled. Be good and stay good.
Sister M. Stanisia, O.S.F.
Senior Class Moderator

The Challenge
Published monthly by the students
of St. Joseph High School
Vol. 4, No. 8

CO.EDITORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

April, 1962
Judie Smith,
Irene Rakauskas

ASSOCIATE EDITORS
News
.. .. . Cathy Miller, Bob Hughes
Editorials .......... . .. Judy Przybylski,
Irene Rakauskas
. Jayne Arentz,
Features
Judy Przybylski , Carolyn Reeder
Jo-pinions Bonnie Barca, Leontine Milass
Pictures . . . . . .
Joanne Navoiczyk,
Janet Szarfinski, Phil Klein
Creative Writing . . . . . . . .
Judie Smith
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Kaufmann,
Dennis Kohloff
EXCHANGE EDITOR .......... Donna Kehrer
TYPIST . . .
..
Joyce Drndak
ARTISTS . . .
Leon Rack, Georgene Ludwig

Senior Staff Signs Out

Reviewing. • •
The
Remarkable J(ennedys
It is said that the Industrial and Technological Revolutions broke down the
unity of the family . There is, however,
one family which these things seem not
to have touched- the Joseph Kennedy
family . The Remarkable Kennedys, a
book written by Joe McCarthy, tells the
dramatic, inside story of this nationally
known family. Anyone interested in the
future of American politics should read
this book .
The book is full of interesting facts
and adventures. The Kennedys aren't an
ordinary family . The father, who is a
self-made millionaire, was once the artlbassador to England. The mother is the
daughter of a former mayor of Boston .
Likewise , every one of the nine children
has been outstanding in some respect.

Graduation, Dinner Dance, Picnic
Highlight Senior Week Activities
Tradition at St. Joseph's High School
for the past four years has been to honor graduating seniors during "Senior
Week." This year's activities commence
Thursday, May 24, with the senior trip
to Muskego Beach, and conclude Sunday,
June 3, with graduation exercises in the
gymnasium.
The graduating class, in order to show
appreciation and gratitude to the faculty
and school, annually presents them with
a gift. The class of '62 has decided upon
a Rex-0-graph machine.
Tuesday, May 29, the juniors will
fete the seniors at the annual JuniorSenior Dinner Dance. Dinner will be
served to the seniors, faculty, honored
guests, and junior homeroom representatives at 6 p .m . The group, proceeding
from the cafeteria to the auditorium, will
join the juniors for entertainment provided by that class . The dance in the
gymnasium will conclude the evening.
Graduates will attend Mass and receive Communion on Friday, June 1 at
8 a .m. A breakfast will follow in the
cafeteria . The entire student body will
participate in the final honors assembly
of the year, in which recognition will be
given to those who have achieved excellence.
Sunday, June 3 at 3 p.m. graduation
exercises will conclude the week, year,
and high school education of the gradu-

It seems that something new is always happening to the Kennedys . One
day, they are living happily in England,
and the next day, Joseph Kennedy, Jr. is
flying a secret mission in World War II .
The effect of this and many other incidents on the Kennedy family are revealed in this book.

ating seniors . The program will begin
with a procession in which the graduates,
faculty, and the Rt. Rev . Msgr. Edmund
J. Goebel, Ph.D ., the main speaker of the
program, will march into the gymnasium .
The procession will be followed by addresses, songs, the presentation of diplomas and awards, and the recessional.
Each graduate is allowed six guests .

As long as the Kennedy family is
there, there will be touch football games
on the front lawn of the Kennedy house
at Hyannis Port. The Kennedy name will
continue for many generations along
with memories of the present Kennedys.
In the world today-rife with corruption-it is comforting to know that the
President of the United States is a really
remarkable man, from an equally remarkable family .

Carolyn Reede r 102

JoAnn Ruffolo 10 2

Seniors Give Puppet Show
Perhaps many of you have been wondering about the mystery in Room 313.
Well, our detectives have informed us
that the room has been invaded by the
make-believe world of puppets. The instigators are the senior Art IV students,
who are presenting their play, The Wizard of O z, to many delighted audiences.
Under the direction of Sister Adelma
and Sister Marie Catherine, the students
made their own puppets and are manipulating them to a recorded tape. The recording cast includes: the Wizard and
Toto, Bob Geise; Dorothy, Maureen
Keane and Sherry Kraemer; the scarecrow, Tom Gittens; the tin man, Lee Van
Landuyt; and the lion, Bryant Kelleher.
Stage work is handled by Mike Krempley, scenery by Pa t Bode, and publicity
by Judy Przybylski .
The production survived many comi3

cal setbacks . Recording was interrupted
by the round of colds among players.
Scenery was held up by Pat Bode who
always managed to get more paint on
her face than on the paper. Some cast
members have difficulty carrying a tune,
and since the play is a musical, this
proved a minor obstacle. Carol Russo
had trouble too, her straw man wouldn't
stay stuffed!
St. Joseph's annual Art Exhibit took
place the last week in April. Art I and II
students presented their best pieces in a
general display . Art Ill and IV students
had individual exhibits of their year's
work. The exhibits included paintings,
sketches, pottery, mosaics, and sculpture.
The purpose of these exhibits is to create
a g reate r awareness and appreciation of
art among the student body.
Sherry Kraemer 112

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"Remember me?" asks Mary

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"No, thank you, Sharon, we wouldn't care
for any of your pop."

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"Anchors away my boy"-Carol
sings. Did Carol Wiberg and Terri
Phannenstill really join the Navy
or did they go to our annual Mardi
Gras?

Tom Oldani's not an arson, he's just getting the senior
float burning underway.

Father Clark seems to have been
caught doing something he shouldn t
have been doing.

Gene Hackbarth watches a great feat of strength by
Al Giovanelli. Is he holding up the wall or tearing
it down?
The girls' portion of the train
looked pretty wild after several
days had elapsed on last year's
Washington-New York trip, with
Carolyn Reeder, Mary Massie and
Sharon Evans adding their charm
to the scene.

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Here we see the members of the Lancettes from April of 1959. Left to
right: Joanne Navoiczyk, Margaret Meier, Rita Martino, Patti Matranga,
Kathy Bydalek, Christine Schwenn, Sue Kancian and Sharon Pascucci.

If you think WE carry a load of books, look

at Miss Burke and Miss "K"-a few years
ago.
It looks as if the trip
was just too much for
some of our past juniors. Chuck Fries, Kathy
Klimin, Tom Bonnell
and John Bjork are taking a well-deserved rest.

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"Peek.a-Boo, Rosemary"! Sue Lippert has that painful look of "eh"
about her as our camer~man snaps
them at the 1959 Mardi Gras.

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"Nancy! Since when have you been smoking cigars?"
Well, it looks as if Janet Szarfinski, Nancy Kieliszewski, Gerri McAleer and Judy Przybylski had
fun at Mardi Gras in their sophomore year.
Who h as Chuck Anderson been trying to impress?
Maybe we should ask Chuck Rowen, even though
it's bad manners to talk with your mouth full.

M...

Is that Carolyn Reeder who volunteered to wash the tables for her home·
room this year?

Is Richard Rhey reaching for
a gun? Larry Roscioli hopes
he isn't, but Joe DiCello
doesn' t look too worried,

What is School
Good for Anyway?
School takes twelve years of our life .
I have heard people say it is dull. I have
seen teenagers mock the idea of education. Obviously these attitudes are
wrong . History's wisest men do not
praise the ideal of education because it
is the perfection of boredom. Adults of
all ages have not schooled their children
for flimsy reasons .
The chief aims of education could be
classified under seven headings .
The first aim is to get us to think .
Thinking assumes that the mind has
some basic knowledge and reasoning
power. This power includes the ability
to see the exact point in question, to
know the nature of things considered, to
realize the angles, implications, arguments, values, causes, results, and viewpoints . We must be able to recognize
when our prejudice or opinion speaks
instead of our reason . We must be able
to disect ideas and arguments, comparing them, classifying them, seeing the
advantages and disadvantages, recognizing the errors, and seeing the flaws in
our own thinking.
The next broad aim would be to teach
us the art of writing. We should learn
how to express ourselves precisely by
studying the rules, devices, and concepts
which will give us the power of expression . We will learn the techniques of
criticism, explanation, persuasion, discussion, and de light.
Re ading is the next aim of education .
We should learn to read swiftly and with
high comprehension . No one is very en1ightened if he has not contacted the
ideas of others. Reading will give us
facts, understanding of ou r world and of
the people in it. We will meet the ideas
of the greatest minds.
Another aim is teaching us to speak.
Knowing what we want to say, using
right words, tone and emphasis, and
other abilities of expression, are vital.
Speaking, like writing, will hel p us get
our idea s across to people.
Education also instills in us a love
of our country and a knowleclge of its
heritage, its history, and our rights and
duties as citizens . By realizing what the
meaning behind the idea of freedom is,
the sacrifice men have given to it, and
the dem a nds which it m a ke s o n us in
preserving it, we will become Americans
in the old tradition of loyal patriotism.
The success of our land of the free depends on the wisdom of the common
man.
Another a im : our growth in knowledge. Knowledge is an essentia l implement for thinking correctly, spea king and
writing with authority, reading with ap-

prehension, and understanding any type
of problem.
Finally, our education should be the
ground where we begin to grow in our
religion. Because of our pluralist society, it is difficult to teach religion , but
in private schools students are given
the chance to grow in faith and virtue .
Through studying our beliefs, the moral
law, man's nature, man's relation to his
Creator and the meaning of man, we
learn to base our actions on a meaning ,
the real meaning that is God .
All this is a prodigious task for anyone. This is why we must go to school
for twelve years. But in that time we
ere not to become univacs able to recite
poetry, rattle off dates, and solve work
problems .
To be happy in the real sense, we
must understand the complicated world
around us, our own selves, and the God
that created them both.
Robert Hughes

What incident of student life
will remind you most of the Class of '62?
The day the senior girls were quiet
when I walked into the room for class .
Father Olley
The initiation of the Junior Great
Bookr. Program. For two reasons I consider this to be worthy of mention : First,
by organizing this program through their
own in itiative, these senior students have
given a concrete manifestation of respect
for the life of the mind. And though in
themselves of no help to the attainment
of eternal life, as Jacques Maritain asserts, " Art and poetry are more necessary
than bread to the human race for they flt
it for the life of the spirit." Second , by
con tacting the Catholic grammar schools
of Kenosha , these students have shown
a definite awareness of their personal responsibility toward their neighbor' s spiritual as well as physical welfare. I am
indeed inspired to see these students of
the Class of '62 participate so wholeheartedly in performing a spiritual work
of mercy. May membership in this organ izati on never degenerate to a mere
"sta tus symbol."
Sister M . Laurette

Th is year's homecoming will remind
me most of the Class of '62 . It is events
such as a homecom ing that furnish memories to be recalled again and again . It
is the one time when the class really
works together and shares its victories
and defeats. This is what I will always
remember.
Dottie Dorece 104

It was Friday afternoon somewhere
in the late spring of 1959. I had seen
one English 1- 301 - student crawling
down three stories into the lightwell below 301 . Now I saw a small group of
freshman (class of '62), clustered about
the window outside 301 . The scene had
all the appearances of an emergency ,
and Mike Stella was dramatizing a beautiful panic. "Down there!" he pointed
to the motionless figure of Gary Gonyea,
lying in the lightwell three stories down .
The poor boy! How hard can you fall .
"Better do something, Sister," someonewas it De nnis Kohloff? - suggested . I did .
"Tell h im to get up here for English Class
or it's a demerit." So Dennis did, and
Gary did, and I didn't.
My memory of this class is gay, togeth er, and willing.
Sister M . Anne

Sister Anne trying, without much success, to keep Rick Blasi in the room during homeroom period .
Denny Orth 101

Th e pizza s I bet and won and gotan d !hose I won and NEVER got- there
are more of the "never got."
Sister M . Jarl ath

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In the Soft Night
In the soft night
A cat stretches and yawns,
Two cigarettes glow, fiery pins.
People laugh over clinking glasses .
A wandering wind enters waiting
windows
And somewhere a melancholy train
whistle
Haunts the restless.

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Irene Rakauskas 104

Now Is the Best Time
of Life
I was created, like all other things
that are, for the honor and glory of God,
that my existence might be like an everlasting evidence of His power, intelligence, and freedom.
As a senior, I look to the future with
a great deal of hope and desire, with a
sense of wonder and mystery, with a
feeling of security, and perhaps a bit of
anxiety and a fear of the unknown. I
consider the future very challenging, as
I make a sincere attempt to overcome the
obstacles in my way, as I beat a path to
the open door of a nursing career.
Although we should have been preparing ourselves for the future long before this, now in my opinion, is the most
important time in our lives. For now is
the time we will make the crucial decisions which will determine our futures.
It is no joke, or a matter to be thought
about lightly and then tossed aside. One
must consider the future seriously, for in
this new era of advanced automation,
nuclear testing, space t ravel, and such,
there will be no place for the uneducated.
One should consider carefully the
fields which interest him, and would enable him to attain a high goal. He should
seek advice from professionals in desired
fields, and discuss possibilities with his
parents, teachers, counse lors, and others
who may be ab le to assist him. But one
must be mature and secure enough to
make the final decision himself. One
must strive to achieve his goal not only
for his own sake, but for the good of the
world, and as a tribute to God.
Unless I am well prepared for the
vocatio n God has intended fo r me, He
wi ll neve r be f u lly honored by my existe nce beca use I shall always be somethi ng
less than He in tended me to be-a poor
example of His power, intelligence, and
love.
When I am called to my reward, and
come before God for judgment, I hope
He is p leased with my report. I hope my
regrets of what I wish I would have done
will be few.

Mystic Wonder

Notice
Mountain
is
steep.
You
must reach
top.
CLIMB!
Nancy Kieliszewsk i 113

A lway s A Reason
The rains came. Sometimes they
danced gracefully on the rooftops and
tiptoed cautiously through the grass.
Sometimes they crashed angrily against
the windows and spat furiously at the
earth. But always they came with a purpose-to tease or spy upon, to rebuke or
cleanse the waiting world.
Barb Kluka 105

Special Thanks to ...
Sister Adelma and
Art Department,
Our Moderators,
Sister Columcille,
Sister Theodore Ma rie,
Sistc~ r Francis Xavier and

the Photography Department,
~roth ers at Marytown ,

The typists,
Sister M ary Francis for being ever cheerful about opening the staff room for
us ...
from the staff.

Agreement
I have forg otten how to cry
But the sky re me m be rs
And sheds its healing tea rs
That experience a nd so me years
Have taught me to discipline and dry.
The sky, and I
Have an agreemen t a bo ut pa in,
A nd I love
Rain.
Gail Suriano 105

Vera Ruffalo 104
i

The dark water laps against the shore
beneath me, catching f1ickers from the
moon as it moves . It sings its sad melodies to the night in its water-music. The
cold crystal moon leans down and listens.
The trees hear it too, and whisper it to
the stars that sit silent on their ebony
throne. The bridge creaks as though it
can't bear such sad songs. Now I alone
don't know the secret, and am left to
wonder.
Mary Joe Parisea 110

The Hard Way
"Well look at that, the kid's off his
rocker; he just opened the door for her!"
"What's the matter, butter ball, you
trying to earn a Purple Heart or somethin'?"
"What's the matter, chicken, you
sea red?"
These thoughts echoed through my
mind as I tossed around, trying to sleep.
It was easy to take in anything that they
said about me, but somehow, my very
nature rebelled at being called a coward.
I could have knocked that kid's jaw off,
yet something held me back. It's beyond
me to explain what it was.
I slapped back into my pillow, shaking as a flt of anger swept over me.
Maybe I am a coward. Maybe I was
stupid to open the door for her. Too bad
I told the truth to the teacher. So what
if I got punished for not doing my homework? Was I a coward not to strike that
kid back after all those insults? It's a
funny thing, I was ready to blast him one
when I remembered something I learned
a long time ago. It w a s about Someone
W ho a lso wa s mocked. Furthermore, He
w as killed. But He didn't utter a word
in reproach. I guess that's what kept me
back.
Oh well, what's done is done. I'd
be tter forget about this stuff and try to
get a little sleep. I've got a tough day in
school tomorrow.
Steve Glowacki 103

("For hope shall brighten days to come,
And memory gild the past. '
Thomas Moore

What do you hope
to be doing 10
years from now?
I'd like to be helping people in some
way, possibly as a guidance counselor.
Dennis Kohloff 104

plan to be doing research work in
chemistry.

Plans for College Include
Two-Thirds of Senior Class
A survey taken this year at St. Joe's
revealed that, of the Senior Graduating
Class, 175 students plan to enter a college in the fall. Fifty-eight will enter the
working class without any further technical training. Tentatively, ten boys are
entering the service.

will be attending Marquette this fall,
while 24 will be going to the University
of Wisconsin, Kenosha Extension .

Of the girls, eleven will be attending
beautician schools, and eight are planning on office jobs. Eighteen are entering into some medical training involving
nursing or some related field such as
X-ray technology. Various colleges all
over the United States, from the Catholic
University of America , Washington D.C.,
to the University of Wyoming will be
attended by girls from St. Joe's.

Two hundred and sixteen students
list jobs among their summer plans . Thirteen will be attending school, and eight
students are planning to travel. At least
13 do not plan on anything but loafing .

Thirteen boys will be attending technology schools. Fourteen of our students

Schools of engineering, medical
schools, teachers colleges, trade institutes , and art schools are all named as
prospective places of higher learning.

Ten years from now 102 girls plan to
be married . The professional , technical ,
and common laborer fields make up the
divisions of plans for the boys . Of course
many are undecided, or have no plans.
These are the answers to some of the
questions asked in the senior survey.

Charles Fries 104
I hope to have all my 2,000 word
compositions for Fr. Olley finished by
that time.
Carolyn Reeder 102

I hope to be a Police Officer.
Keith Dumesic 101
I hope to have a nice family, nice
home, and a lot of money.
Don Paradise 102

Working as a chemical engineer in a
well equipped laboratory for Dupont
Laboratories .
Jim Johnson 105
I hope I am out of school-completely.
Bonnie Barca 101

I hope to be coaching a high school
football team.
Mike Stella 101
In ten years I plan on being rich.
Frank Trecroci 103

I would like to obtain a position in
the Foreign Service .
Richard Rhey 101

What will you be doing this summer?
I plan to prepare myself for college
as best I can, financially, emotionally,

Be a practicing psychologist with a
few years of experience behind me.
Irene Rakauskas 104

Sleep!
Steve Bobusch 104

Unmarried lawyer.
Jim Tappa 104

and intellectually.
Barb Kluka 105

I plan to go to California ... well, at
least Minnesota.

I'm going to spend seven weeks at
St. Michael 's Theater, Winoski Park, Vermont, as an apprentice in a Summer
Theater.

Tom Gittens 105

Sharon Pascucci 101

I'm going to be a beachcomber in
Florida.
Fritz Frank 105

Phil Klein 105

This summer I plan to go to Europe

Our Cover ...

and a good experience.

Credit for our Challenge cover design
this year goes to Michael Krempley, an
Art IV student.
The Challenge cover is an annual
project for Sister Adelma and the senior
art students . Each artist submits his ideas
and the class chooses the one they prefer . The design is then shown to the
staff who help select the colors.
The 1961 cover was designed by
Theresa Sturycz and the 1960 cover by
Mary Ann Swetish .

Frank Nickl 104

Janet Benuska 10'2

I plan to go to Mexico and then to
Costa Rica .
Marlene Morua 103

Great Lakes Naval Base and two weeks
on a cruise on the Lakes. After I serve I
hope to work the rest of the summer.
Jack Ward 101

Ten years from now I will be married
(I hope) and have a job as a dramatics
teacher.

with my parents. I am looking forward
to this trip because it will be lots of fun

This summer I am planning to go to
Beauty school in Milwaukee .

I am obligated to serve two weeks at

Go on my elephant safari.
Cathy Martino 104

Work or tour Europe!
Jane Heller 104

l(aufmann's

SJH Wins

l(orner

Sportsmanship

Because most of the information
on the spring sports was covered
in the last issue, I am going to tic
together the few pieces of news l
have.
The golf team will have completed its season by the time this
issue comes out. But at the time I
am writing this article, the golfers
are preparing to have their first
meet April 13 against St. Mary's of
Burlington. The probable starters
are Bill Kaufmann, Dan Ferkin,
Barry Wotjak, Mark Matera,
Terry Moriarty, and Dan Hughes.
Their first conference meet was
against Don Bosco, the only blemish on their record last year.
The baseball team has gotten off
to a great start with two wins. The
goal of the team this year is the
state tournament at Menasha, Wisconsin. The last time St. Joseph
was represented at this tournament,
we took third place in the state.
That was in the year 1959.
The tennis team is practicing
every day, if the weather permits,
at the various parks around town.
Coach Robert Karnes is eagerly
awaiting the first meet.
The track team is awaiti ng the
first dual meet April 2 3. So far
they have had two team meets.
They placed third in their heat in
the Journal games. In the Marquette meet they placed seventh of
14 teams. Coach R obert Carbone
has the boys practicing both inside
and out.
The team's records so far thi~
season arc as follows: the baseball
team has a record of three wi ns
and two losses. The track team has
a dual meet record of one and one.
They lost to Pius and beat Jordan.
The tennis team has onh· had one
meet and that was against nati<'nall)' ra nked Marquette; the~ · lost.
The golf team has gone through
its first fi\·e meets undefeated.
So ends the sports season for the
1961-'62 season.

SJHS Hosts State
Golf Meet May 31

The baseball and golf captains are eager to get to practice; that is the
reason for the facial expressions of Bill Kaufmann and Dick Davis.
At the time this picture was taken, Bob Hughes, captain of the track team,
was indisposed.

Conference
Trophy

Sportsmanship is perhaps the
most important quality for a team
to possess. \Veil, not only docs
our team have it, but our cheerleaders and our students also have
it. This was proven when the Conference announced that the 1961-62
winner of the sportsmanship trophy was St. Joseph's High School.
This came as quite a nice surprise
to the faculty and the students. It
is a feather in our cap; one we can
justly be proud of.

Baseball Team Takes First Two·I It was quite a chore refrain
from booing when the referee
Angels, Bonnies Are victims
made a bad call. And it wasn't alto

"Menasha, here we come!" was
the cry of Coach Robert Radigan's
highly spirited 1962 baseball team.
The Lancers posted victories in
their first two attempts this year.

can be proud of our baseball team
and should support them by attending the games.
Jim Santarelli

Pep Club Is Started

In the season's opener the Laneers downed Racine St. Catherine's
5 to 2. In their first home game of
the '62 campaign, they downed St.
Bonaventure 5 to 3.
Randy Gullo and Tim Cumiskey
combined their pitching talents to
throw a " no hitter" against the
Angels. The Angels scored their
runs on three walks and three errors while Cumiskey was on the
mound .
The Lancers got off to an early
start by scoring in the second,
third, and fourth innings. Captain
Dick Davis and junior Clete Willems led the Lancer attack driving
across two runs each. Gullo also
contributed by sin g lin g a run
across. Juni or infielder Jim Hamilton started the game by tripling
over the center fielder's head for
the game's only extra base hit.

ways easy to sit there and not make
some kind of remark \\hen the
other team was running all over
us, but we did, and look at what
we earned for ourselve . If we arc
going to play the game, we might
as well play it according to the
rules.
This is something which we
should really be proud of. \Ve
~houldn't just shrug it off as another trophy. lt belongs to each
and every one who attended any
of the basketball games and \\·ho,
by his good conduct and enthusiastic support, helped our school earn
this award.

A new organization has been
formed within the hallowed halls
of St. Joseph 's, and it is called the
"Pep Club". Its purpose is to increase school spirit among the students in this school.
One can join this organization
simply by asking her homeroom
representative to sign her up. However, this is only the first step; next
one must earn ten points. The
points will most likely be awarded
for attendance at sports events,
making of posters, and similar acti\•ities.
If gi\·en the whole-hearted backing of the sc hool, this could be ~1
great club. And, by the way, this
is for girls only, sorry boys!!

The final results were decided
by a group of students from each
school. Two students of each team
have a ballot on which they tabulate points. ach school start with
I 00 points, and for each mark
against the cheerleaders, team, or
crowd, some points are subtracted
from that 100. Each ballot is then
turned in to be tabulated , and the
school recei\·ing the highe t number of points is given the trophy.

Terry Moriarty

Katie Heller

In their '62 debut at Simmons
Field, the Lancers got off to a poor
start. The Bonnies co ll ected two
runs in the second inning on two
doubles and a single off Bryant
Kelleher. However, Coach Radigan replaced Kelleher with umiskey, w ho shut out the Bonnics for
the remainder of the game.
The Lancers didn 't break into
the scoring column until the fin'.!l
three innings. vValks and wild
pitches by the Bonnie hurlers aided
the Lancer attack. Sophomore
third baseman, D ean /\lolinaro, led
the attack by singling acr0ss the
onl)· two earned runs.
The Mihvnukee Se11tinel has
picked Coac h R adigan's Lancers to
battle /\ larquettc and Don Bosco
for the rop. As SJ HS students we

Senior cheerleaders bow out. Captain Kathy White, Mary Mas le, JoAnne
Ruffalo, and Orlyn Faraca.
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Orlyn Faraca
:icnior CLlss Vice-P residcm

Robert Hughes
Senior Class President

motto - "Make me an instrument of Thy peace."
flower-white rose
patron-Our lady Queen of Peace

'\i c holas .\l ischlcr
Senior Class Treasurer

i\ 1ar\' Massie
Senior Class Secretary
JO

Aloysius Abbott

Anthony Adamski

Robert Agazzi

Cecilia Allen

G e raldine Alteri

Charles Anderson

We are Seniors

On the top row, and nearing the end.

Four years, almost, at St. Joe's fade behind us

leaving so much to remember.

Ja\·ne A renu.

Di ane Atkin

Ronir::i R:irc:i

Ronalcl B:irr

Helen Barro!

Ruel,· Recker

Kathleen Bern:icchi

Rochelle Bezotte

John Bjork

Diane Bl ank

Lois Blankle\·

Frank Blasi

lhrbara Bohu sch

Stephen Bobusch

Patricia Bode

Robert Bod e

l"homas Boncll

ll

Donald Brevitz

Carrie Calkins

Richard Chiappetta

Carole Capelli

John Cina

Patricia Cipolla

But not yet,
For there are memories that must be made
and friendships,
and grades.
So much to be done.

Richard Conrad

Timothv
. Cumiskev
.

F.lizabeth Curie

Richard Davis

Jerrilyn Oeardorf

Frank Delfield

Joseph DiCello

James Dohert~·

Dorothy Dorece

Stanley Dorff

Daniel Drasler

Joyce D rnda k

Keith Dumesic

John Egger~

\1ary England

Diane Ernst

Kathleen Etter

Sharon Evans

Robert Fanning

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Dr, niel Ferkin

Richard Fischenich

Carolvn Fonk

Frederick Fra nk

Jovce Frederick

Sharon Frederick

Marie Freund

Charles Fries

i\ larv Fulmer

1\lichael Gaffnev

John Gallo

.\1aria Gallo

There was so much time-

the re isn't now.

The security of the routine overshadows,

just a bit,

Ronald Gericke

Diane Getschman

Roherr Ciese

.\lfred Gim·anelli

Thomas Gittens

Stephen Glowacki

Joseph Coetluck

Jeanmarie Colen

Gan Conyea

Ramh Cullc,

,\Luy Ann Cumbinger

Carol Guttormsen

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Eugene Hackl)3rth

Loretta Haebig

Jeffrey Hahn

Bonita Hansen

Jane Hansen

Judith Hansen

\larianne Hartnell

James Hasslinger

Jennie Hellstern

Jane Henderleiter

John Holden

The eagerness to be out, to be free,

to be doing something new

and great .

Pamela Holv

Donald Holzemer

Orlando i nfusino

Ellen Jacoby

Patricia Jacyna

Raymond Jankowski

Jeanine Jaras

Ja111es Johnson

Thomas J ohmon

kathlccn Kamin

Thomas K aufma n

\ Villia111 Kaufmann

Ri ta Kausalik

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\laureen J..::eane

James Keckeisen

Allan Kehl

Donna Kehrer

Rn·ant Kelleher

Ronald Kellev

Patricia Kenney

Nancv Kieliszewski

Philip Klein

Barbara Kluka

Dennis Kohloff

Sherry Kraemer

.\lichacl Krempely

Dolores Kunath

Diane Ladousa

J..::athleen Latham

Robert Lento

Classes , and assem blies, and homework-

,Unbearable one second ,

Are precious the next.
Theodore Lentz

Carol Lichter

Susan Lippert

·1 holllas Lonie

Da\ id Limbach
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Susan J\1 ad er

\ lar\anne ~ladsen

Larrv Marinelli

Catherine J\lartino

Tirnothv

1ears

.\1argaret Meier

Leon Mich

Leontine 1ilass

Catherine Mill er

Rand\' Miller

Annette Michaud

Clarence Mielke

Hedwig Milass

We don't like to think that friendships will fade

Yet know they must,

and that new ones will replace them ,

but not quite.

Eileen J\: ewbcrn·

Frank i\:ickl

\Lu ii\ 11

icrcnbcrgcr

Susan '\.; ovak

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T ony Co111cz

D e n ni~ Orth

Donald Paradise

Patricia Parchem

i\1ary Jo Parisea

Sharon Pascucci

Ronald Pataska

Thomas Paulson

We hear laughter, and excited talk ...

And we remember . . .

Catherin Pi:,,

Viola Paura

Daniel Peltier

Jean Perkins

Marilvn
. Perrv
.

Darlene Petersen

Terrv Phannenstill

Rodne y Pias

Dena Pinnola

i\larv Pitsch

.Judith Przyb~' lski

Leon Rack

Trene Rakauskas

Carolyn Reeder

Sandra Reiter

Richard Rhcy

Tina Ritacca

Carol Robillard

Rosemarv Rossa

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Da\·id Rudd

Daniel Ruffalo

Jo Ann Ruffalo

Donna Ruffalo

,\ lary Ann Ruffolo

Vera Ruffolo

Dances, demerits, floats, and variety shows . . .

And we remember and . . . will

Remember.

Ronald Russo

Arlene RutkO\\ ski

Theresa R vnders

Lee Rvshkus

Karon Sadorf

James Santarelli

Mary Beth Schcnd

Karen Schuch

Christine Schwenn

Thomas Scz~ · g i clski

Rose Marv , ciberlich

Jo~ ·cc Scpanski

Raylllond Sepanski

Richard Sieger

\1an Lou Singer

Judith S1nith

Judith Staebell

J\ 1ichael Stella

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Cecilia Stern

Da vid Stone

Ray mond Stukel

j ean Sturycz

John Stur)'CZ

C ail Suriano

\Villia111 Swift

[anet Szarfinski

Cerald Tenuta

J eanne Tellier

Gloria Thomas

Frank Trecroci

Now somehow, we have inherited a future

And gained a past.

_lanl:t Turco

J ohn Tures

Bernice T \'son

J ames \'id as

Ronald \ ' iola

Doroth \ \ · ol pcntcsta
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Susan T\·son

1'.urt \ ' an 1'.ammen

C <n ncll \\ 'adc

.\I an

\\ ' alauski~

Lee RO\ \ ' anlandun

Caroh n \\ 'atts

1\lary Ann \Vavro

Frances \Verve

Jean Werwie

Kathleen White

Susan White

Daniel Whiteside

Carole vViberg

Elizabeth vVillkomm

Edward Willems

Nancv Willems

Sandra Willkomm

Richard Wilson

OUR Senior year,

no other classes' is quite

like this

and yet everyone's is.

James \ Nood

Mary Ann Zdenek

Karen Zelen

Rosemary Ziccarelli

William Zielsdorf

Barrv
. Zoromskv
.

Kathryn Zuehlsdorf

Seniors not pictured-

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Janet Benuska

Ryan Higgins

Roger Thomas

Richard Blasi

James Hinds

Raymond Tutlewski

Carole Gemig

Charles Rowan

Carolyn Watts

Jane Heller

James Tappa

Judith Whitcomb

J ohn Ward

The Beginning

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