December 21, 1959 Prelude

December 21, 1959

Page Two

T H E P R E L U D E

Monday, December 21, 1959

THERE IS A CHILD with the sweet simplicity and helpless dependency of infancy, who has been born in a stable.

    Any child is not simple in himself, but a complex creation of life and love. In every tiny figure are all the elements used in creation, all that elevates men to power of will and glory of intellect, to potency of accomplishment and growth of emotion. He is the incarnation of parental love and God's creative love, which fashions an immortal soul in the little body.

    This Child, Who is above all children, is the Life of the world. In Him love meets as never before. The love of a woman for God and the love of God for the fairest of His creatures unite.

    All the wonder that is love is in this Child of Bethlehem. Christmas shows the triumph of both human and divine love. To understand the Baby in the manger is to know why God made us all and why He called upon His Son to live and die for unworthiness incarnate.

    We serve and love and hail the birth of a God Who has the power to do whatever we ask, and who has made, redeemed, and sanctified us in anticipation of the eternal Christmas of our souls.

3 Steps into '60

JANUARY'S RESOLUTIONS are good for what they're worth . . . until February rolls around. In place of the foot-long list that is usually misplaced anyhow we offer this quick and easy year-round recipe.

Step 1

Blend together smiles, love, and lots of laughter. Gradually add brimming cups of fun. Keep warm (heart temperature) and allow to rise.

Dear Editor:
    What are dances for? It seems that here at SAH they're an occasion for-gab festivals or standing committees. Something must be done-but what?
    Come one, come all (especially boys),
    Get your 75 cents worth of standing,
    Gabbing:, staring-but no dancing, please!

Dear Editor:
I would like to express my appreciation and that of seven hundred and some fellow students to Msgr. Horkan and Sister Gilbertine for allowing the entire student body to dismiss early the week before Christmas. That extra hour or so gives us just that much more time to fit homework and part-time jobs easily into those busy days.

    JOHNNY IS A BIG SHOT now. No, he didn't win an election and he doesn't play first-string varsity. But he decided to make a name for himself and he has. It was done in as small a way as acquiring a new vocabulary.
    In an amazingly short time, he was able to spice his conversation with words and phrases most hardened sailors haven't heard. The jokes and stories he tells to entertain his friends never require an encore. And they're seldom repeated-for Johnny is the only one who enjoys the use of such picturesque speech.
    Classmates who know the score carefully avoid him. Some mumble their excuses and leave at the first sight of the suggestive "joke books" that he keeps hidden in his math text.
    The girls who otherwise would be attracted by his smile and curly locks turn down his dates with disgust. Poor Johnny might as well be a mouse-he's certainly no man!
    In his own eyes Johnny seems to be the big shot of his dreams. He fails to recognize the impression he makes on others. But until he takes those crude expressions back to the Stone Age and buries them beneath a rock, he'll be alone in his field, at the bottom of the list, and in the back seat.

If worries form, grind them to a rough texture for use on slippery walks and driveways. Into the batter mix a heaping cup of determination, energy, and spirit. Use personality and season to taste.

Combine sufficient batter to last the year. Roll out evenly over 366 days. Insert joy and contentment at intervals and cover with a warm layer of peace. Warning: keep flexible with use. It will harden on pantry shelves.

Dear Disgusted:
The solution you request is sought outside as well as inside SAH walls, which too many SAHers insist upon supporting until the checkroom closes and the band goes home.
don't pretend to be an expert in such "matters," so I won't even attempt to answer you; instead, the letter box is open to any and all suggestions on how arthritic professors can be transformed into aggressive Gene Kellys.

    Whether in sports or in other fields of competition, Dennis Anderson 215 is a person who hates to lose. It is this winner's attitude that has given him the ability to excel in his endeavors.
    As first - string quarterback, Dennis led the Teuton football team to its first second-place finish in four years. He attributes the team's success to the strong spirit of unity among the players.
    For his ability as a quarterback, Dennis was given honorable mention on the Detroit News All-City team.
    Dennis is also a guard on the Teuton basketball team. He thinks

that the Teutons have a good chance to secure at least a third-place berth in the standings this season.
    With the aid of scholarship offers from Dartmouth College and the University of Buffalo he plans a career in accounting.
    Dennis is a transfer student from St. Ladislaus High School. When he came to SAH last January, he found easy adjustment in his new school. "Everyone was very friendly and helpful to me," he reports.
    Sports have been his hobby since his grade school days. Coach Larry Chadzinski, then a teacher at

St. Ladislaus, encouraged this interest.
    He is also a member of the letterman's club and the Holy Name Society.
* * *
    The challenging world of social work is the intended career of Arlene Bauer 116. Her interest in people, particularly underprivileged persons, has led her to choose this occupation. If a college degree is not realizable, Arlene's alternate choice for a career is secretarial work.
    She is a sales clerk at Kresge's; and last year she was elected secretary of the freshman class. Interested in music, she is a member of the Glee Club.
    A college prep student, Arlene calls English her favorite subject because of her deep enjoyment of literature. She also comments, "The recent conferences sponsored by the religion instructors are an excellent outlet for any misunderstandings the students may have."
    Her favorite pastime is skating. Her hobby, sewing, is an aid for her wardrobe.
    An outstanding aim of Arlene's is to formally study German. Because her father is of German origin, she understands the language, and desires a speaking knowledge of it.

An article of nationwide interest, especially affecting the nation's radio-listening teenagers, has hit the headlines throughout the country. The scandal sheets have recently provided for the unfavorable publicity of disc jockeys who receive money from a recording company for "pushing" a tune. Some term this action bribery;

by others it is considered a fair wage in exchange for a service. Either way, the public has added a new word to its vocabulary: "payola."
From the tangle of headlines and discussion on the subject, a highly debatable question emerges. Is "payola" honest? We are not unaware of the fact that this same sort of thing is carried on in various other occupations and is not limited to the "sound" entertainment field. Politicians call it logrolling. Wholesalers, manufacturers, and other advertisers engage in some form of payola, but perhaps not to as great an extent as the recording companies. Consider it merely a gift of gratitude or payment for a job done.

When it comes to buying arecord, there is always me tendency to choose a popular tune, not one heard one or two times in the past week. I suppose we would be amazed at the number of really good tunes that never made the top forty because no one bought "air time" for them. In view of these points, reconciling payola to morality is a difficult task.
"Payola" in its numerous forms has become a definite part of the American way of life. The exposition of it can be a step in the slow process in raising the moral standards in the United States. If all other forms of graft are dealt with as effectively as the disc jockey payoff, we can be assured that morality and standards are on the rise.

The Prelude

to great things for God and Country.

-D. A. Lord, S.J.

   Published monthly from October to Febru ary (except January), bi-monthly March-April and May-June by the students of St. Anthony High School. Editorial offices: 5204 Field Ave., Detroit 13, Mich. Subscription ($1.50, per year.)
   Entered as second class matter at U. S. Post Office, Detroit.
   Membership in National Scholastic Press Ass'n, Catholic School Press Ass'n, and Michigan Interscholastic Press Ass'n.

EDITORIAL STAFF

Editor ......................Susan Stano
Assistant Editor .. Jacquelyn Grillo
News ........... Antoinette Siniarsld, Marlene Zahrfeld, Lillian Shynkar, Judy Stacker, Karen Szkodzinski

Editorials ................Joan Schwab, Delphine Warehall
Features ........... Denise Garbarino, Sue Grenda, Joanne Paval, Sue Beninger
Sports ................... Jean Varani, Anne Francis, Basil Taube
Photokraphy ... Greg Nowakowski, Chuck Jaeger
Art ................ Florence Cosgrove
Proofreading ........ Dorothy Beaton
Layout ..... Pat Soper, Dave Luke, Louis Mascia
Business ................. Rita Oswald
Circulation ....Anne Jesse, Louise Lange, Kay Seman, Joanne Belloli, Anne De Caluwe
Typing ......... Marilyn Nowaczyk, Loretta Carr, Carol Jakobiak, Marilyn Gerstbrei, Sally Lessnau, Sandra Buss