The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-04-24
Men In Black


Men In Black
An ever-lengthening queue of young men-once
boys of st. PauIs parsh-is forming following
finger crooked in reckoning for nearly two thousand
years. The young men the men in black
In recent years there is notable upswing among
the young men of the big church. that stands watch
fully over the eastern quarter of this town. to follow
the priesthood Their choice is writing a
chapter in the life of this town. In June of this
year Rev. James Mnette is to end the long trail
of training. begin his priestly mission. Behind him
is Rev Vincent Fetgather, the first of this present
group, and Rev. Lawrence Botz, who acceded to the
priesthood year ago. Then will come, irrespective
of order. Herman Norman, FIR. Fintan Alvin Brom-
enshenkel, Anthony Kleinschmidt There may be
others with whom not familiar. But it is sin
gular fact that in the next four years ST. Pauls
parish is going to native come back to be
ordained to the priesthoodone for each of the next
four years We began thinking about all this
when we were talking with Jim Minette the other
day. For purposes best conforming with informaty
we shall refer to him Jim here with irrever-
ence intended 1t is privilege assumed by tennis
crones though we admit to falling far short of
Jims class in the matter of tennis. He
looked rather more striking than had imagined
a small, slight man could look in the monotonous
black relieved only by the sharp streak of white at
his throat He had just preached an Easter sermon
in his home parish the day before We dis
cussing the obvious difficulties of coming back to
ones home town for such feat, place where
in the eyes of the odsters he is still youngster
Yet Jim said it wasn't really difficult; these people
were his friends, more ready to forgive his errors
and accept his limited judgments The hardest
speaking task each of these seminarians has to do
is certain hardening exercise that occurs the
whole seminary is at meal Faculty and fellow stu
dents Gathering dishes and food conveyors No
one is actually interested in what the speaker is
saying. But say it he must and loud and distinct
enough that all may hear. Afterwards, with a
sincere relish the assemblage sets about to pick the
talk to pieces. Fellow seminarians have dubbed
him Muscles" But that's irony" he chuckled
IT weigh 125 pounds But all Of can't be big,
can we Chuck?" he asked. We rejoined as how
couldn't but pointed stubbornly to the fact that
some small men played fairly decent brand of
tennis as witness Bitsy Grant to which he agreed
Justify. point he shall probably use in rebuttal
against his fellows. 1t is going to seem odd at
first seeing Jim in the gowned black. Most of the
times had him heretofore his dress was
the informal arrangement of Stacks and sweat shirt
in which he toed in a bangup game of tennis.
Yet We'll be glad to him in it. I know Of no
sight that shows in more repose than that
of a priest gowned to the ground, not seeming to
walk at all but coasting about the grounds.
1t was nearly fourteen years ago and Sank Cen
tire Boys Band in knee pants and so, fgurative-
ly at least of its members. He was
slight towheaded youth, who quietly went about his
business. His age seven and one-half years;
his Tommy Peterson. His earliest training
the drum when Mrs. Paul Hanson
in the years 1929 taught him the rudiments Then
DR.. Hanson took him into the band and subsequently
he played bass drum alto and baritone, two of
which instruments somewhat dwarfed his small
frame. In short time to those of fellows
in the band, it apparent Tommy musician.
=. Today at 20 years with nearly Ia years of mus
icianship behind him in Sank Centre, st. Cloud,
University of Minnesota, Tommy is trombonist with
Orrin fuckers dance band Mrs. Peterson, his
mother in st. Cloud, wrote I'VE moved to st. Cloud
when Tommy II years old and it was here in
the junior high that he started on trombone. He
has really worked and now, at 20 years of age, he
is beginning to realize his ambitons-to get to the
top in this popular music business" She suggested
that credit for laying the foundation for Tommys
career lies with Dr. and Mrs Hanson and the Sank
Centre Boys Band. There several singular
things. One is that Tommy had an Unsuitable ap-
petite for music. Here is no swing kid who fidded
away his time, and bobbed up with the breaks for
a contract. He worked and desperately hard. It
is ravisiop that il needed have idea these