From Bill Fitzgerald, '45:
I went [to Campion from] 1943 till 1945. I didn's know Aaron until I met him at Dave Petersen's '47 memorial service. From there grew the Campion newsletter. We did attend the first few events at Melbourne and Altamonte Springs,Fl.

Bill Fitzgerald

From Bill Powers, '50:
Thanks for the update on Aaron. Since I was a freshman when he was a senior, I have no recollection of him at school. I was however very impressed with his reinvigoration of the Campion Spirit with his news letter and the all class reunions . He is a genuine good guy and I am proud to have known him . I will try to compose a suitable birthday card/tribute to him for August 6 . I am honored to know him if only in passing !!

Bill Powers "50"

From Brenden Miles, 56:
I attended 6 of Aaron's Florida Alumni reunions - He is to be commended.

Brendan

From Jim Haupt, '47:
I remember most of you guys, Dick Hogan, Dave Keeny, Tom Doyle, Boy, I sure wish I could expand the picture you sent to read all the names. Takes me back to 1944, the last I saw of Campion. (I raised the class average by involuntary withdrawal.)

Football was my thing then. Came to school weighing 122 lb. Was assigned to the Campion Midgets. Regular hours led to an immediate weight gain up to the limit of 135 lb.. Thought I would be drafted by the C-j"s. No Luck. Finished the season with the likes of a guy from Kentucky, Ken Dowd, Frank Kramen, and Frank Finn, I was best friends with Dick Spence and my cousin, Danny Gellerup. While in Jr Div I fought the Golden Gloves preliminaries with Danny Gellerup as a Manager. He was also mgr. for his buddy Dick Spence, We drew the same fight card and faced each other as "Hercules Haupt" vs "Superman Spence." It was a tough fight. I found new respect for Superman;'s dukes but his nose was red too. We had such fighters on the card as "I'm So Tired, Papania," against "Piano Legs Murphy." The next week it was for real. I drew Chuck Murphy. I think he wanted to preserve his chiseled looks and immediately withdrew. The next available opponent was Dave Peterson. He played guard on the CJ's. I thought he was pretty tough. The judges thought so too and gave him the decision although I heard that Mr Raaby (?) took Mr Kosta to task for his misappropriated assessment.

Working in the refectory was not as lucrative as cracked up to be (25 cents/hr.) After a few months I went to the bursar to see Mr Barrett, a town-man. He reported my balance to be a whopping $4.

Fr MacEvoy was scream! He had our freshman religion class. Found out he could out-swear the blackest of sailors. We made so much noise, we were asked to hold it down. And then there was Fr Schneider. Remember we called him Rigor-Mortis? My next year at Marquette High School in Milwaukee, one of the Jebs asked me if I had Fr Schneider at Campion and what his nickname was!

How about the annual Halloween party in the Jr Div gym? The game prizes included packs of Spuds and Kools that Bro Daley had a hard time pedaling in the Canteen.

Speaking of Bro Daley, remember how he'd take a break the same time we did and get into a handball game with the guys, pulling his cassock tails up through his pockets? I liked Bro Daley.

That ROTC stuff remains in my brain. Some fellow classmate, name of Murphy used to swing his arms like he was a farmhand working a pump, so, some of the "officers" tied his arms down with his belt and then had him march to commands. One, "To the rear , March!" and he fell flat on his face, no arms! Suddenly it wasn't funny anymore.

We had a gang in Sr Div. Called ourselves, "The Knocker Gang." There were eight of us, one for each letter. Can only remember Henry Kemp, Dave Peterson, Chuck Murphy, Len Scully, and there must have been three other roustabouts. After a St Paddy's day fight we were called into the clubroom for a little "lets get with it," talking to. I recall that an orange-man, Blackie Schwartz was said to have wiped his derriere with a green shamrock in full view, infuriating the Irish crowd. A mass donny-brook followed.

As a sophomore, mid-season, the football team needed some more cannon fodder and Hank Kemp and I were asked to join, we did. By the way, remember Satn Grigsby,"The Claw."? Mr Hoffman, "the box" had to design special plays for the left handed Quarterback. He wasn't the only guy with a disabilty what was the right end's name who was blind in one eye? He was from Detroit. Anyway Henry Kemp and I at least suited up for a Thanksgiving Day game. After the game we were late getting out of the locker room. Getting in line at the refectory only the Wheel was there to fill our trays. He must have thought we were trying to get seconds so he gives Hank a scrawny piece of turkey. Just as quick Hank flips it back into the hopper and says something derogatory. The Wheel came out from behind the counter. Quick as a flash Hank grabs him by the throat. I was shocked, but ready to help Hank if needed. Luckily Mr. Kosta interviewed, explaining that we were just late football players and were entitled to the full meal. Thank God for Mr. Kosta. Hank was flaming mad and the wheel was bigger and a well put together guy. Would have been a nasty fight had it come to blows.

Finally, on Dec. 1, 1944, Campion's Day, our day off, we took a little unauthorized sojourn across the river to MacGregor, Iowa. Stopped in a local gin-mill to have a Potosi beer - terrible stuff. Then we hopped a freight, and as it built up speed, we were stuck. Slowing down near Guttenberg, Iowa, we jumped. Hitchiked back, 30 mi., arriving in the dark, after chow. We went directly to the Sr div locker room to change clothes. We thought we were getting away with it until we were informed that Peterson's older bro, Dick, a senior, had reported us missing, to the Jebs! Curtains!

Of course we were assigned to 'Short-bounds." During as ensuing interview by Fr. Pietz, (I suppose, to see if I were worth saving) asked me how Latin was going among other things and, if I was into buggering!

I recall another penalty for the offense was to lose the first day of Christmas Vacation. I made the train trip home alone. It was on the day that Italy surrendered in WWII. My last look at Campion was from the rear platform of the train's last car.

Those were the days, my friends.., Jim Haupt

From William J. Kelly, S.J., '41:
John Patrick Donnelly is still here, a Professor of History and Bill Kurz is still teaching theology. Bill Sullivan is back from Hawaii and is at Saint Camillus. Bob Lambeck [a former AP] just died. Some former teachers at Campion are here: J.J. O'Leary, Roland Teske, and I may find a few more. Peace. Fr. K.

Rev. William J. Kelly, S.J.

Book Reports

Around the turn of the century Casey C. Beaumier, S.J. was going to present, at a symposium, a white paper called A Change of Vision in Rural Wisconsin Campion Jesuit High School, 1965-1975. The article apparently wasn't presented and was never found in publication that we could find.

In 2009 an article with similiar title was finally published as chapter 11 in a book called.. Inequity in Education: A Historical Perspective published by Lexington Books and available through Amazon.

Chapter 11. Changing Visions for Jesuit High Schools in America: The Case of Campion Jesuit High School, 1965-1975 by Casey C. Beaumier.

I have bought a couple of these books and have sent one of them on in the style of a chain letter. If you receive the book, please read, and pass it on to another alumni who has not read it. When you pass it on, you are asked to fill in the "library card" section in the back of the book so we know who already has seen it. The first pit stop is our schoolmates in NYC. Hopefully, in a couple years we will have a few hundred signatures.

If you have read the book, perhaps you can send in a short paragraph in the form of a book review. Of course, we are really only interested in the Chapter 11 about our Alma Mater. But, some of the content in the rest of the book might help with overall perspective.

My opinion.. No Comment at this time! Other than, you need to read this!

Post Script - From Aaron

From Aaron Huguenard '47:

To all of my fellow Campion High School Graduates who sent cards, letters and an anonymous Mass request, I want to thank you again and again for making my 80th birthday a wonderful memory, and to Tom Olson and George Braasch, I offer my grateful appreciation for getting the word out to make this special event possible.

Unfortunately, I am unable to thank all of you individually, however, I want you to know your response shows me what I always knew, that CAMPION grads are indeed, FOREVER.

Obituaries:
Alumni who have passed in 2009 and 2010: [an error occurred while processing this directive]
Faculty who have passed:

• Coach Nick Campbell 2010-01-12
• Biology Professor Jerry McCarthy 2010-04-01
• Bro Philip Charles Zepp, S.J. 2010-07-15