1941 Blue and Gold Yearbook

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LA SALLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL .. PHILADELPHIA, PA.


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Tlw "llhH.' and (;old'' for 19-ll i$ a chronicle of our lon~-.tcr:l-,t()Jnecl h fe at LaSalle. The"e an: tlw 111an~ f•·it•Jub. familiar scenes. ami the clail~ al·ti,·itil· ... 111 whidt we say goodbye. To the I!rot lwr... \\ hm.(' dl.'cp i riendship we cheri::-h. t<• nur da-.-.mat(• . to tlH: l.<tSalle we ha\'e known am lowcl. we tt·n lt·r a ,jmp't - "Gc.odhye :-\ow".


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nR<>TifER . \~SELi\r and LaSalle "ill always he synon.' mous in our minds. For nine rt'ar ... now, llr()ther . \nsclm has worked to ad,·ant·e

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tum she holcl:, in Philadelphia. l:rmher \nsclm's stay at LaSalle is <t record of achit>\'t•nwnl. \\"c ...;dute a -.incere rcliginns. a capable administrator. a ~real man!

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or un fc1ol. a I road~ kacl to LIH' iront door oi La~alh: lli!!h ~ch ..ol. l•.adt morning irom cighlthirl~ uuttl h\l' minutt•, to nine. o.tudt·nt..; pile imo La:-;alll' wht•n·. pr.•mpt '.' a! the well-ren•eml ere I . .., :.i:"1". tlw ola} I>L~in ... \\ ith tilt' .. \lorning < >H'<:r-

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BROTHER CHARLES Principal

OUR PRINCIPAL

IN APPRECIATION

l :rot her Charles is known to every LaSal!e ho~ as om i 'ri ncipal During class. he is fearecl a;-; the·· Boss·· in the innt•r ot"fin· l·:ven ~eninr-.: quake as he shouts, "Come in". ( >n tho,.,c occasions 1\ here he "filb in'' for some Brc.ther. he is a splendid Et•g-li~h tc:trh<:r. His word is law tl) tlw .;tuclenb. llowever, a iter --rhool. he i::. a genial "pal" who know:-; every h<l) in thl.' -d1nol ancl has a good word for each. \\' e bid goo 1-t.~ e to Brotlwr Cltarle-.. oqr Principal. coun<;elor. and frietHI. throug-h all o11r four ytars.

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BROTHER DAVID Vice-Principa I II e~u lo f the \I ath I >cparttm·nt. thi;. year ht• co:whcc l the frosh ha· ketball team throug-h a ltighly :-.nccessfttl -;ca-.otl. • . ~pt•aks in a wcll-nl<'.lulatcd vokc. and is perfect!~ calm ancl at ca-.t• at all tin'es . . . l ' an ~ol\'t' imricat.• math problem' almo;,l at a glance . . . . I I i-. chlti<·-. as \ it'l·- 1'rim·ipal .tncl \ -ocation.tl Dirertur takc· ttp most of his tinw nut ol da-.-..

OUR VICE-PRINCIPAL -

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BROTHER JAMES Prefect

11 istory teacher and \thletic Director, he ha~ hecn on the faculty longer than any other member .... Knows boys as well a hook and qualifie:-. as the football and hasketbnll players' best frien d .... Dt•cp-voiccd . gen· ial. he is mo:.t often seen in one n f three place" the \ .\ ofT ice. the locker room". or at the scene of a game or meet. . . . Fa,·orite expression: .. \II right. let's -;ave

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BROTHER AUSTIN French

BROTHER DENIS En glish

I kad • Ft·.·nch J)_cr·rrtmcnt •• ck l~'llnb

I 1ll t 1lC Cl ,t and coac '· r stature. he '~ ~ma 11 0 team, In~ a ncar1Y· 1 f ricnd1y, nm ~mile. . . · a1 ways-prese_nt 1 \' Fichbian :\ntc<l lnr hts • · ·

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h Fndish Del le hrads 1 c - 1'tcntun: \\'' I ' partnH.'Ill.. k• II I0 fnrwnrd>. am1 hack"an1' "'~' 1 coach of the j, lltlld~rntnr.• ul,~ehatin!( Team. c h:nuptnnshtp - h' . ,·~sue of T 11 '!1'"<' , I t b . . . n l' • ~ C 1 I" he ha.., tiH '1\' "llhll~l a 11<1, ;;'ticn: part in at" l.H at . ;,11 .I ::c~al1c pnhlk;lltons.

BROTHER GERALD En glish

. 1 a lno~l Constclcrcc t ·r as . 'a mcm ~incc0 f the chtss " -l · : _ her I1 .. tenure <IS r.ng 1 he he~an . _ ~et· when the pres lish-l.ttlC<I{ . re Frc ... htm:n... ent scmors \\C 1le is moderator n f tl·.c. "\V i ~t,

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BROTHER PATRICK Latin

, . . . 1 aSallc after ~ f,a(k .tl . ··1 leave, he · ·rhlnl!,.t t yt•ar' '·, '. in i)epartmen · IH':ul• the l..tt . f the das~ 'I' rrht m n~l II I . .• .· au,. 1 ·,Cil '·rnd snp 10-1 ·t frc< 111 "1 41 • ' .11 he rememhcrcc Ill rt·"· r.. r "''· 111, f:ttll ..\h 1-C cla•s •d lf)Ji J~.

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BROTHER DECLAN French ~lodcrat 11 r of 1 • yt•ar•. allll ,r , B tor tt.\n ·~f .1-D, he h~ ...<'h~~~ nt-Jdcrator tor tl!n·c year" at L.-~Sallt.• tcnn he i · - - - \ t tcr a 111 1 t.\ t'lll tn l'·m rclo,hman da" h.: lit.• '' 111 d: . at a for a year . • S cr.tt•r••fth•J) · • II' • nril'l) _ <: ra111 11

I'he ta llr't 11 I faculty. with . rt ~ •.:!' • n tht• and pie a . ' 1 \\ IIIII III~ , 1111 tc lit-ad~ the ., ~l~ per'' nality umlcr ht',. u._ 11II - ' 'Ill\' c I cam tJ11. anti • 1 t.t. t'llt, place. · 1 .~··. ' ~r· up .tnt( Scni•' r ..:; .· c.tdlt.'' math · clt~twt• .

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BROTHER D. FRANCIS Mathematics

Known to a small kthe "(;cr nl'tlt • tt.: ' ICI1 group " I as

!oath teacher H. K • ' Picnditl ntauguratcd •. 'ether Frattt.·i,

now n much I t' - cr ' IC is ~-rn~up as "ho'~ tct by a larg\'r lt.•na". . of the cafe ~) C> catd; ~ver '' eagle-(luil'k II\ c hundred -()(() n tot.·c uf tht· 1 1un c h room pa\r , ,,

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that really r'' . -:nnna Cluh tier • his t II tC I·.l).!l' undwnt'd. l ' 1l '\ • •Ill' tal act it. ity I orml'd a ).!roup.

"(.,•,ultrOI t · I ' . a111l ntuol,•r.tw:'~ f {tthug Cluh. tra all<l th. ("J th, ••rrhc• Iott" ~ ' l'l' tt lulo. I . hl' lrt· . ·' . ... '"'' 11 ,t••Ut.:l' I IIIII-( nm•i .. I ·• t:t \\ tlh am II Jtj, n•ar 't'' at l.aSallc. .

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BROTA~ R D. JULIAN

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BROTHER E. FRANCIS Geom etry

. tks·lnntlle' te:tch I \tiC thcr mat_tellt,~. · t•r. l:rotner .I·rattct, '1 h~>mnre'• am 1 h , 1 h the ' P lfi, 1 C track , l tnwtr) well. ff ,,·ith Fn·,hr • Ike•! n I tt!'atu "a . • ~1 j.., :1 ~on( m:m hon~r'. " 1II{ ' ~i~-:u ,,f lu~ 'peec.

BROTHER C. ROBERT English 111 I 1utt·t · :\'c" ' '· tt•: tche' n •. rr . . . 1 . ( IIH r - r I ttol tl~,:t· .r.t, (, r,t ~ t•ar ~-~~~ '". t -~luu;tn 'P' rt F nt'r"dH' til I rc 1 • ·If

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··every ( ot•ncrall~· tl e~l..rihcd he :t' ha> ful· Fn•,hm;m' Jla. ,·. m to t he let· · cle-cnp H I I tillcc ns · -t two Vl':tr~. tcr f<?r the ,P"or tht• lihrary. \ ""I m char)l~ tetHktl llnzen' . s •"llj\('1'111 • 't 1.1. . li!CS 111 I S .,1 d'lwi hrnclrc;ral c·I. 1.11 mini,trattrn.

BROTHER XAVIER History

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BROTHER BONIFACE Librarian

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pru!{ram Our intramur.·tl interc-.tin~ would he half ar' Brother not or t'o- ch o f \H'rt• 1't \ · · interc'1• '1 1 :t\'ICI' ' . I tl rrcshman aut winners 111 ;;;tskcthall kag-ues. " piH>mor.c .• · 1 .,ern•, !\rcat 1\r• thcr Xa\ler 'c

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BROTHER C. LEWIS En glish G. \ lle\\'•COIIICr, Brother I ltr'rthCI r ' ldc·tr('l Lewis has c• I • hi' hearty all of liS J~n per~nnalltn 'ttwh and en gag. K,· noclel • "' [' ·1 terc~ 1 11 1 ity. I IS. ~. . hrou;::ht II' a ;~t·n , Jllan~~. , ·'~t LaSalle :u:unty a


MR JAMES BONDER Economics BROTHER EDWARD Classics

Brother Edward's hearty laugh is one of the highlights of the day. lie is an avid ~ports fan and attends all g:1me~.

BROTHER DENIS RAPHAEL Typing ~ l oderator u( 1 E, o,ok nrn• pant> oi :\lcShain I I all. . rypin!( instructor with t>ench ant ior Lomhardo rhytlnns 1luring lessons. . . \ \'id -.p >rh fan where LaSalle is con cerned.

l•'ootlwll coach .tml Ec•m wuks teacht•r, who has writ len his 11\\11 tc:-;t ho"k, found ell the Varsity t luh, and b.-nu~~;ht a la-t plac:t• grid team int<• the lirst division within two )ear-.

c::.r;;;-ience .. CHARLES O' BRIEN Gymnasium

MR. MICHAEL KOSTEVA History

"Obic" to everybody, he has b<:cn coach uf the court sq uad for sev~·n year~. . . . :\one o f hi s t~·ams ha~ ever lin is hell lower than third in the League slandiu~o:~. . . . Resigned his p••st this year to coach La Salle College's team.

One-half of the Bund~:r Km.tcva grid duct. .. Coach<·~ hacklield and thi, year·~ n: Mtlts show his worth . . . Known to freshman hi~tt>r)' chts~es for his "outlines".

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Connelly. Schmidt. l lickcy. and :\ lc Don .\ u;...•u:-.t l'i fclli represented th<' c!a-.s in the ~c hoo l o rchc~t ra. while I' rank \ I d 'roo.;o;cn was a memher of the ..,choo! hmling tt•am. In tenni' there \\TH' two member.., of tlw cla-.s, l ~d Donne_,. and Frank :\lcCrossen.

Thl· dass of :! \ "a-. well l'l'(ll cscntc<l in all activitic-. of the school in the past yt·ar. T hig can he -.een wht·n \\'C re,·ie\\ the acti\'it it-. in whic h the ~·.\

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In football there \\'l'rc four men from 2.\: Ci iclli. I >oylc. \ ' illari. and I ;alla~hcr. Tn baskethall '' e \\"t·re n·pres<?nle!l hy Tom ( 'rcan . who !ed the ja) \Cl' team in point-. -.cored. < tn the track tt'alll wen· llol)!er. l.nwry and Schm iclt. The !->\\'itnnting team had ~lei orath. In the <;lee t 'luh irom :.t\ an·: I )r,onl:v, \lcCrath, Callaghcr . Donadm·. and L'i ielli. Q. liar!!. 1\urn .... and t:mgoyn e n:pn·-.t·lllt•d 2 \ 011 thl· chantpion"ihip dehating tc:•m and John Lagan \HI~ a memher of the r iAe duh. \\\• \\en· repre..,cntetl on tht· ..,rhool new~­ papcr, "The \\' isterian" hy < u\fcr. T:urgoyne.

In .\lay. ~lartin llick<'y. onl' of 011 r 1 rt-a -;u rerl friends. died. \\'c of 2.\ will nC\'Cr fo rget "~!art~ ... hi.., g-enuine '>Cholar-,hip. -.plcn<lid pero;onality. and winning smile. The dass as a whole did well in al l undertaking:- d u ri n ~ the past )Car. and we arc sure t hat a ll tht•sc hoy~ wi ll try their harcle~t in iutu re yea rs to fill tlw \'!)id that is left h! the graduation of the CJa..,., o i ·.n .

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O n September G. 1!l-W, thirty ~t ai wan sot!:-, n f LaSalle returned to this noh!e in"lttution to bcgi•t thei r second yea r. \\'e had the good fortune uf ser'uring- Hrothe r F<.:li x l<nymond ~ts our \l!l(leratvr. •\ ftt•r spendin!,: sevt·ral c!a~ s accustoming oursel ves to I he lordly position o :" "np:tolllore~. t'te c lass b t.:klecl down to work. ~hurt l y afte r the I eg1nnin~ of :-,:hool. .l<~~cph r;crngro-.-.. and James Coure werr c!e:ted 1'residem and \ 1:-t· Pr<'sident , • e~~)ecl i \'ely.

In the fir .. I quartcriy t·:-;;uninat ion:-;. ,lo..,cph 1;erngro""· lo-.<'ph '>'1\ricn and llo\\anl l lannum emu~cd trrtHllJ hatH a:- da ...... k·<t~k·r... \\"it't th~: com ing of the llaskt•tball :-l·a ...cm. llenrv lk·ncler and Jo ...eph ~larkm.u1 uplllld ~1:· ... hnnor in the junior van..it) nmrt \\orld. The result-. of tho.: mid-to.:nn l''\aminations ... ho\\ eel _lchl'J'h I ;crn~r"''· I ranci-. :\at han ... and J oseph I fl\ricn leading the rlass. Jo~eph

( 'urr.'. IH'\\'!y-e 1 e~·H·c1 \ •n•-l'resiclent uf the I >ramatic I 'iul•. "ill h• l't'mcmht~n·rl inr hi .. role as Dennl·t. tilt' English ltnbb) , in tile <'lull· . . prorlnction ni "l attain . \pplcjack". John Trinit~ aclclcd to thl' sncrt·s-. of till· pia~ a., a hlooclth;r .... ty pirah' "l'"'lll\1.! a lluu-.c· of I l:l\·i.l heard

\\' hen foorbail :.casrm arriH'<I. Two n wa~ we I represented o n the l .aSal'c lc·am by .J amc-. Logue and Joseph llofman. In adclitiot to thi:. honor. 21rs stellar team roller! thro11g-h t'rc Sophomore

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Fn:-.h from 1C. we plunged into the work oi the sophomon: year with tremUing minds and t'ourageou-. hearh. In our mtmories were running tht pic• tn•:-. oi our irc..;Junan year -llrother Fidel ian and hi:-."( h·er C-cr", the modern songs in f.atin. the track exploit~ of Hill and \ incc I Iauck. I' •H :\kt ;orry and John Schmid. and ~uch diamond ::.tar-, a::. "I lank'' c;rcenberg. \I oro..;:,, and '-\lt't'JlY \\'a Ish. Thi,., year ll't' added many tww-found friend.; tn our old gang and ~tarted in anew to make history. ( )ur moderator I :rother t ;regory. was tlw moderator of tlw ritlc· team. \\'ilham Schwane burg rcccil·ccl an "L" for bowling.

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John Pieifer. our classmate of last year. i::. there studying for the Christian Brotherhood. V.,.'e rallied to the cau,e and ended the drive well up among the leadet .., o i the :-.c hool. \\'e came out in third place in the basketball !<.ague. Our laxit) in the later games of the season wa-; the cause oi this. In the start of the season we enjoyed a f11ur-gamc ,,·inn in~ s:t e:1k, only to lo::.c out in the end. Sc:mlastically. the -,ewnd \'ear was quite di fficnlt in compari~on with the first year. Yet, quite a few of 2C came through with their schola-.tic letter,.,. \\'e look fon' ard to a happy Junior yt:ar next term.


O n their first day hack to LaSalie as seac;onerl <.ophomores. the former Fre:.hman D class became the p rcscm clas" of 21>. During t he week tha t followed they became acquainted with the subjects and Brother<; they were to havl! during the year . They were as follows : r.rothcr Edward, class moderator, fo r Religio n and English: Brother f<ran c i ~ . (jeomct ry: Brother {.' lement. llisto ry: f: rothcr Julian, Biology: and Brother Raymond. Latin. Later the c!a s, held it, election o f officers in which the result o f the poiJ, showed that G race had been elected president : :\o len chosen for vit·e-p res!clcnt: Cummings selected a, the class ~ecn·tary : and l .ogue appointed treasurer .

20 is well represented in the athletic fi eld. On the varsity foothall squad are : Campi. C 'auss. Daly , C. Donohoe. T. lJonohoe. G ibbons. Schaefer and Snyder. ~ l ahcr and Daly played van.,ity bas-

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J'crhaps our most ont~tanding- achievement \\'as thl• field of sports. In !Ja ... kelhall we captured the kag-m• titll.' \\'ith a perfel't record of eig-ht \\'ins and I ll> ln~se..;. Our team wns honored further witl1 a victn r~ iamhoree tendered h~ the member;; of t lie l' [;ls..;. Tt1rce of om pia ver~ \\'Cre selected on the first ali-Soph tcalll. 111

\\\· elll'k•l "' cJa.,.., 11t1't<:er, four mn .. tanding"ttldt•nt., lolln l arr. dtnla~tic lrt<erman and trad; t·llt hu..;h,t. \\';.... dlCI"I.'II J'H''Hil'lll : Louis ( 'ard1io. -.cllola ... lil· h.ttt·rn,an anol I :tskl·thall capt·tin, \'kc-1 n·-.ictl·tlt · John Fat rdl. -.d ola... tic let h'llll:tll alJI i intc n:la .... :-port:-..1Pan ....ecretary · ancl John ( ruin:, ,tudent, trarkman , and f 111:-te1·. wa ... g-i\'l'll char~t· t!l 1 he fnnd".

< htr mo~t outstanding stnclenh arc Johp Far-

rell. John Smith ..lohn IL\Je,-.andro. Om greate ... t 'I orh pt•rfonntrs · L<•ui .. ( acchio. Joseph Carlll.'rTy... Jack l(elly. The most popular- Robert 1 lur perfect gent Ieman - John Smith. C>ur ro11l1 ihutio.t 10 \a rs ily ..,ports: I ,em is Leinhat1M'r. !)irk l(carney. Jack Cnt il·c. John Carr. John J )' \les..;andro and Thontas l{cdanauer. T o the Rille Club we went Fddi<· \\'right anti Eugene llarp. < htr moderator !s Brother Xa\'ler.

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In the t;.tlicr J·art of tlw .. c·ar 1C did not fare v(•ry well in sporh. coming out in the lower hrackct in hoth football and hnskC'th\11. ln the spring. hm\'C\'er. tht· { 'Ia, ... ,.,howed 1!::. true colors hy flni-.hin~ in a tic fnr lir ... t in the Interclass

Track :\feet, and at presem it looms as a strong contender for the softball pen·1ant. Beside" Brother Francis. lC was also fortunate in having as teachers. Brotherr.rc~ory. Brother Deni-, l~aphael, Brother Denis \\'il fred. and :\Ir. Jame:-. Bonder.

The cla:;s in general ha" a very hrigh1 future. fur its members possess both :;cholastic and athletic ability. ~fnch '' il! h<.. heard rrom theni in their later vears at La~alh:.


The warm, la7y day~ of laH summer roll en by and 2!) boys of the large group of ireshmen were picked to form the cia-.~ of 10 uncler Brother Boniface. \\'m. IY .\rc~ wa.; chosen President: D. Pe Iicon c. \ ic<·- President: and n. Crumlish. Sec ret a r y.

man Football Ban11<.·r h~ nu-.hin~ a!l our opponents by large ..;con·-.. In ha:-.kethall \\(' p:accd third out of se1 l'll tt'anl'- and 1n·n· the only team to beat the champ-.. In int~·•Tia:--.. trark we came iii fifth: and at the: prt''Cill time arc a :-.t•m~ co.Jtencler for hasdmll htHWr-.

\\"e started our y<•ar brightly when Dob Price and F . .\Torris placed l st and 2nd in the Freshman Tennis Tilt. .'\<·'l we captured the Fresh-

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paper. It was known as "Class 1 E". . \mong the lettermen in 1 E, Sorensen was the most outstanding, ha\'ing 20 gold canis and 5 pink carets. making a total of 22}':) points.

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L'nder 11rother Denis Wilfred, lE had a dehating tournament in which Lawrence Quinn. \lax Sorensen . John Shell em and Alan Twohig were the victors.

The first ,1ctivity in which l E showed school spirit was the election of class officers . The follo\\'ing were put into office: \ \ 'i!liam ~,Ju igley . president: Joseph \Tart in . \'icc-president, and John Shcllem. secretary.

lE was rep resented on the rifle team by l\fax Sorensen. .1 erry ). I cGheean took Iwnors on the Jay- \ 'ee ba~ketbaii team and \Vdliam Quigley ancl James :\[ontgomery representect 1£ on the freshman team. Quigley was later p romoted to the Jay- \ 'ee team. Joseph Barry was the -:\Tanager of the freshman basketball team. and he <l id a good job.

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".. "ludic .. and ot'frred 11~ 11\ valu.thle aid:-; in the pursuit of knnwl<.'dgc anc! th<.> practi ·c· 1i .. nuh. It was a /ea ... t11'l' for 11~ to ao.;sist in tlw \\'01 k of tht· LaSalk \uxi!iar~ and. thmHdl om cJa.. ., wa-.. t•nt fin.t. ''~ \HJ't' n·r~ ne:tr the ¥1!'· I 1 other a~ti,·it!c ... "l'onso;ed h.' till' ..;choolour da~ .. ah' ay-.. adele 1 our 'han·. In 1hl· \', urld "t S! •nrt" \\'e ~1111\H'd the otlwr y<·arlinM' what lCa!ll wflrk cou'd do. l'nc'tT the dirt·t·tion of Jlrothcr Xa\'icr. we Hllllt')o.C 1 the heauti ful blut' and gold !•t'niHllll - a ~~ mho1 of the l ~n·-.luuan lntcn·ta.,~ l:a-.kl'llmll L'hamt"· ( )nr o.;hort. n:d-hearlcrl. \T1 'alilc t[uanl. John I >rum. \\'a., the inclividna! hi~h -..:uret fo:t1H.. st·as<'ll. I !c wa ... <l\\<lrd~··l the honor oi captain of tht . \ll-~t~r team . Jam<:-..•.<,>'Donncll. Ja111cs ,\lc<~in1cy and John \\' illi;un..; \\'t-1c '<'.l'<'tcd for I he second team.

Our hi;,tory hcg-nh- in ~<:ptcmher of 1'1-lfl. In the first chapter we lll·ranw <HXJllaintcd \\' il '1 th~ Christian I\ rot hers. particular!~· I\ rot ht•r l·:tlwanl. \\ho has greatly inlhw ll't'd mtr li\'es with his kind1: and jovial dir<·,tion ... as our cia'' lllrHkrator. \\ c found ...om('th•n·~ ne\\ in the pri\ ilcge of -.eJecting cJa.,s oil'ircrs. Fnr our pr~ .. idl·nt. ,,.e chose Jame~ \lc< ;in I<'~'· who hao. :-.ho\\'11 himse' f a leader in stuci ic:-.. sports and gcntlcma·li-' con<ltlt't ; for vicc-nrc ... itlrnt. \\'l' "t'lectcd t 'arlo l. uzzi. a \'ivacious ch~ractu· 111 n ·al ;11ent : lor "l'l'r<'t ary . an al '-round ~tud<•n t ancl .. porhman irom the othc•r ~ide of the Dl'lawarc. John \\'illiam ... : an! for trca~urcr . ( .corgc l'ho111a'. who~c moo.;t ,,·orthwhile qualincation i-. tl'at he hail~ irPm ~~ \nne's. The 11roth<.'rs took a

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\\ e entcn·d tlw h;tlls of l.aSalle in September 1!J.J.O to lleColliC the .;ma ll c~t section of the Fre-.hman 1kpartmt•tll \ \'c had many strange notion-; about high -.chool li fc. btlt "e soon found that it wa:-. an allog-<•tht•r pl<·asant place made particularly happy h~ tlw presence of our class moderator. Brother Codfrc\ I.e" is. ~chon! lift· had not gone iar hdore 1\'e made known our worth and prm ·ecl the old adage: "( ;ood thinl{ ... l'Ollll' in ..,mall packages." Though icw in numhl.'r,., our an•ragc return:-. in the La~allc \uxiliar~ Drin were the lm~hest in the sdwol. Tlw l 'hri ... tmas cant and Senior Play return-.. ;ound our name among the leaders. '-'port' play•·d a major part in onr life. \Ye pro,·ed ou r.;t•h t·.., "' i IT ~·ompt:t it ion, and made the

other teams iccl that they had played a game. Our team was in the 11ppt>r bracket of the interclass football and we were second in the interclass basketball. Three of our players were named on the .-\11-Pmsh first and second teams in basketball - William II amilton. John \lcl..oone and Anthony Turco. \\"e t:ontrihuted Frank :\fcGarry to the \ 'arsity football team.

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activities did not mar our scholastic Each quarter found us forging ahead. lecl h' Franci" f lagen. John :\fcLoone l.einhauser.

Our class o tTi cer~ were: F rank :\IcGarry. president: James Scott. ''ice-president: J ohn :\IcCoy. treasurer : and .I alllC'> :\ rc Devitt. secretary.

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DEBATING prm cd 1o he b:· far n·utun• in the field of inter-schula-;t ic t•nkrpri~l·s. The outstanding qualitit·s elf the in dividt~al ck·hat('l s \\':c~ amply proved hy the fact that our !t•:nn rc.mpetl otT with the championship, f111i shin~ tl1e ..;ea~on three full debate,., a head I) t their ncan.:~t competitor. St. Joseph's. \\ ht·n l'hil < )"\cill delivered the final rebuttal agaiust \\ tst 1.. atholic in the final debate o i till' year l.a~allc: dosed ih hooks \l'ith the hereto fore nnlwa rd-n f n·r11rc\ o i t wt! ve wins in thirteen :.tarh a~ain~t l'utholic League competition. Thi:-. ~tar ch,.hatin~

tasted by I !mgnync. ( )' :\ eill an <.I -:\IcBride, when they <Ideated :\orth Catholic for the first time in three year, of debating. Then came a fine victory O\'Cr West Catholic IJ)' a second team of H ill. Friel and ( )'( \)ll nor. This was quickly fo!lowed by a decisive win over Catholic lligh. Ed Hill starring bri lliantly. Tlw first St. JrJscph's debate was next on the list. llill. Day. and o·;\eill. all show ing their best mettle, gr:tbberl the win from the Preppers hy l wo points. The same team again clowned the Prep two week-. later. and hy the same margin. This great virtory was iol' owed by rapid wins O\'er South Catholi r and \ orth Catholic. the latter a deci..,i,·e victory. The a~gres,.i,·e team of Friel. J I ill. and O'Connor. came back into the limelight s trongly hy thoroughly trouncing South Catholic Thi-; win c.:linrhcd the League Championship for the LaSalle I I igh School team. This championship \\as made m ore certain by a victory O\'er St. Thomas :\fore. fn the final c\ebate of

La~alle':-. l'lo~t -.w·c·t·s~iul

\\'hen the fir-.t call \\as i...,sut:cl for cand idate~ in October. the outlook \\'a.., rather bleak. There wa::. not a ... in~lc holdon••· from tht• pn.•,·inu~ year. I lowen:r. llrother l>c11i,., and \1 r Flubacher. our capahle coaclw ... , ..,tuck t'ottragcousl\' to their task and whipped team ait(•r team into shape as d ebate a iter clehatL' wa-. annt"-:t'd. \ 'ictory was first

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the season against \\'est Catholic. LaSalle lost h.' a two-point margin. The feelin~ of interest among dw man) parc·nt-.. at th,dehatt· "a" that LaSalle had given a -.p1endid account o i itsel i. The personnel of the team is as ioliows: ~cniors. Edward Hill, Edmund D:ty. Philip < >':\cill. Joseph ;\lcl:J;dc, Francis n·connor, \Villiam Friel. and \\'illiam Stemer; Sophomores. \\'illiam nurn-.. ~idncy BU[!{oyne. and Quin Harty. The latter three will he hack next year to carry the hope:-, of LaSalle to another Catholil· League Championship. The members of the tca111 wish to cxpreo;:-. tll('ir unanimm1s "ratitude to Brother Denis and ?\1 r. Joseph Flubacher for tlwir ntdt~pensahlc assistance and untiring elTorts to promott· our team's succc-.-.. It 1s hard for those not intimately connected with the team to undcro;tand the dcht La'-'alk I Iigh owe~ to these t\\'o coaches ior a championship team.

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DRAMATICS \ ..,cnc.., ,,f -,tagc production<:, ranging from lo\1· comedy to high tragt>dy. hig hlighted LaSalle Dramatic Club'-. l!l·W--+1 ~ea:;on.

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( 'urtain-op<"nt'r of the year \\'as a one-act conw<ly. "I 'op H<'ad-. the Chri:-tma~ Carol". a dramatization o i the hilariously- fu1111~ efforts of a middle-ag-ed father to rtwl Dic ke ns' famous "larol" to his ultra-modern fam ily. In the cast \\'Crt'

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.Join Schcllcm. ~lartin l lickcy, Joseph KeEy. Thoma;-. I IarC'. Jo-;cph

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The play \\·as the story of a very Englis h family. resident:' of a ve ry English mansion. which was located in a \'Cry Englis h part o f E ngland. The sto r.\· revolved about the actiYitic~ or a gang of internationa l crooks, the tran ~i ti on of meek :\mbmse .\ppkjolm intn a swash-budd ing pirate. Captain \pplejack. ancl the smug. sedate life led by the .\pplcjrJhn:-;. Heading the ca~l was Joseph l' elly. In supporting roles were Jo hn :\l-:: Laughh1 . J ohn Sherlock. Edward Carlin . J o,eph \foylan . .-\rt hur Hanson. J{lhn Cullen . John Eigo. Sylvester Gorman . Charles .\nse:, James Hins tC2'1. John Trinity and J oseph Curry.

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The thrcf'-act colllic-tragcdy was one of the !·est-staged ph)'" ever prescntC'd a t LaSalle. Di fficu:t :-;cenery, a ,·er .' tricky ,econd act. and the s wit c hing nf the: scene between eac h of the acts \\T,·e a ll ca rried out perfect!y.

lligh spoL of till: Club'!> ch a matic yea1 wa;; .. Captain \ pp1c jack... presented in Fehrua ry as the 1!!-+l Senior Clas-; production.

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dwsen by :.1 r. Danid l~otlden, Director or the Club. ancl I:rother Dcdan . moderator. After iron-

Final curt:-~ in of lfl..f 1 for the LS ll Dramatic ('lui> w;!s t he pia~· it gave in the Philadelphia C<ttholic Schools Ft,ren!>iC I ,eague's One- .\ct Play contcH. Fini -;hing- high i11 the competition was the fini!-ohing !onch to <1 ~·.uccess ful season.

ing out preliminan· clilriculties. the members of the cast g-ot d .. wn to scrion~ "' 1rk on the presentatinn. and in record tillle w<'re ready for opening night. Fehruary l-L

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"\\' hen is tlw '\\'j ..,' coming olll ?"

The fon•going :-imp'e intC'rrogattvt' ~<·mence. rq•<•nte·l hundre Is of ti111c·s each year bv hun dred~ of ditTert'dl fre.~lllnen. -ophomorc-,, juniors and seniors. t ''Pitk~ the important role which "TI•c \\ istt·riar!·· ha,. p'ayed i11 :-;chuol life at l.aSalle for tlu.: ra,.t "t'\'t·n year'. and particular!) riming the 19-t.O·-~ 1 st•a,.on.

inte1c.,t in the ~cho·•l\ o(fkial month~\- Ill'\\ s or!-,<all \' as incrt•a<>Pd 111 tht· early winter when offi6aJ, oi tht• l'enn".' !ntnia Sdltool l'rc:-,., \ssociation anllt>1111CC'! that tile "\\ ;., .. h'ld heen .,ck'l'te([ a-. "tlw ht·~t pri,·ate schoo1 paper in th· "tate. \t tlw s:ltnt' ti•ll<·. l·.ditor in-( 'hief Ted .\feckt• was awatd<·.l tlw 1':-\ 1'.\ prit.c ior having \\'ritten the he-;t nt•w.., -;ton oi tht• ~ t·ar. < ;cneral

.\ new -.~:-tt•nr of w-,in?; as many interesting fea tures and pi~:tun·s a~ \\'ere hun lan'y possible. inaugurated hy 1he paper·~ hard-w·u·ki ng moderator. Brother <;rra ld. ir;crea::;ed studt•nt interest

i.1 "The \ \'isteri::n" ahout li fty per cent. bringing the "interc,t p<"rcentagc" up to :.!:out 9H.fl per cent. :wconling to Ycry !11\(l!i'icial po:I:-. "[~ig Gun~"

on the '>tafT were headed by As-

·.'stant Editnr l ~rl C;1rlin, \\'ho wrutc "~ othing

l:ut the Truth". Following him \\'('rc J. J. Wa1sh, F' r:1ange Editc.r: l~d ~)ay and { ;corgc Hutter. ~port... E.ditor'i nnd Rny .\fullcn and .\1 Knmick . who headed tht l'ltoto~raphir Department. Filling in at the less-important. but just-asn('Cb~an· post~ cn1 the staff were Bill Sterner.


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"'"''"/ lf'/1 It> "!lilt: T. Han·, T . o•:-; Ill T Fall tuuthPr. f'. ~tu l!:t•r . . J. ~t ·Hnls. Ntnntliuy-l,ft tr~ J'l[f/&1 • •J \\'ii~U!I, (', 1:u1 ·t, F. l1111k, r:. \\'p~tf'l 1'••11 •'"'"'· .r. l'nnu.•ll\·.

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CHEMISTRY CLUB Junior ... and ~enior~ lllake up the memher~hip of the Chemi..,try Club which \\ t-. nrganiZ<•<l this \'Ca r under the leadership of nrother lyriJ. science in ...tructor. of tht• l~trgest extra-curricular activitie-. in the schoo l, it Ita!> a membership (>!Ticer-. for this term \\'CfC .-\lherl 1\·scntorc, )>resident: Robert Cara\ ire- l're-;ident. and Ed\\ard llill. Secretary.

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\ ariou~ projecr... and undertakings in the lielcl of !\Ci<'nre arc sponsored hy tiH· t 'lull. To furthe r interest in chemistry, >'t'veral demonstrations ancl lectures ha\'(' l><'tll gi,·en hy qualified chemists and rcprrsentatives of thr l'ranklin ln ~titute . I >t·monstrat to ns in welding and other applicatious of dlt•mistry to industry were nlso lwlcl under the auspice-; of the organization. <me of the Club's most interestin!! at·ti\'it it•-. i., the visiting of different plants an<i industrial centers in and around I 'hilad<·lphia to ~ce " C hemistry in .-\ction ...

c >l. j(·.:t n i the club i... to show the opportu11lties that sricncc has to offer studt'nh of today and to explain the more practil'a) side of chemistry. Final <tl'ti\'ity of the year sponsored by the C lub. wa!> an exhibit held tn the ~rhoo', - howing ,·arious chemical principle~ and their application".

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RIFLE CLUB The Rifle Club wa~ first organized in October. 1939. through the efforts of F r ancis O'Connor and William llrogan, with llrothcr F. J oseph as :\foderator. In its first season, the Club had only four meets. three with \\'est Catholic ancl a Daily :\ews Tournament. but these matches laid a c;trong foundation fnr the Cluh The use of the Philadelphia Rifle Club range was .:;ecurl·clthrough Senator Cartner The Club wa:-. guided through the Hl-!0-41 year the Club bceamc a member of the

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Rifle \s:mciation. and entered the

Southeastern Inter-Scholastic Rifle Lea.gue. The L..."\Salle team won eight and lost six, placing thircl in the I .eaguc standings. The four Senior membc1 s: Francis O'Connor. J ohn He"-s, \Villiam Rrogan and Francis Lagan. were given club pins for their participation during the year. "L's'' were awarded to all members who scored in at least seven of the 111cets. \ four-man team composed of John Hess. Franris (>'Connor. Frank Solis and \\'il liam Tapp, came in fourth at the Fleck's Jenkintown -tate-wide meet. The outlook for next year looks \'Cry promising. Practice «e.-.sions are being held until the end of the year. lt looks like a hanncr year ior 1941 -..J.~ .

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YEAR BOOK STAFF Thi-. ) t'ar. du(' to t'in um:-.tances beyond control. the \\'ork on the Ulue ancl wa!'> -.tart<:cl later than u:-.ual. but through the sincere efforb of the moderator. J:rotlwr I kni~ t Head of the English Department. :\[oclcramr of Debating 1. ami <'onccnt rat<•d cfloperation of the :-taf-T. we ice! tlw book \\'ill live up to its expected standard C;old

\\or king- at full throttle. 1\rother Dcni ~ . \\' llh the aid o[ l·:rl ilnr Edward .J . Carlin and .\-.!->i-.tant Ed itor John P. Sherloo.:k. proceeclecl to l;ty p lans and make assig-nmcnb to be hanclll'd hy the variou' hclpt•r... Tlw theme. ".\ l >a~ \t LaSalle". \\'<l!-> ..,l'J<.'ctecl and man) innovation:-. \\'<.'re ino.:nrporat<.'d to make this hook distinrtivel: eli ffcn.·•11. 1 he '>('nior ...cction. which h~ tradition i-. the first feature of eYery ) carhook. \\'as placed at the end to coon! i nalt' with that which went hef ore anc1 symbol :ze graduation a~ the grand fi nak to 1'\'<'r.' -.cnior·~ :-elmo] year. The entire intent of the book wa" to give a clear uictnre of just \\'hat happen-.. in LaSalle 1Ti~h from 9 to 2 ::~0. <'la-;s time. and th<' actl\·it~ t•ntned into h) tlw -.tudents aitcr thi-. period. \\'c h<.'lieve the written material and Illustrations truly depict the spirit and accomp]i..,hmt•nts of the cla"s 0 f ] fi.J-1

Till heart of ('\'Cl') pullication or this kine] ;s the features which. were edited h.\ Josq)h 1\:elly. Edmund Day headed the s ports se('tion and his 1\'0l'k was innlluahl<- in making that \'er.\ important item the s twces<; that il i'i. Tlw numher of picture-. and illustntion.., suppl cnwntin~ th<· copy is the greate..,t l'\'t•r usee! in a .. Illue and <;old". . \ lhert Kuncick. a-.siste<l by Raymond ~Julien and J(ll' Rushton. wa:-. rc:-.pott'-ible fur the fin(• work.

I ,:,..,t, hut not le<ht, is the fellow who hacl charge of the bus in<.'ss angle. Manager Ted \Jcckt' \\'ithout hi:-. ability lo rai ~c funds the editorial sta fT IV()uld have been tlnahlt• to proclmT an annual of such fine calibre. Ted ~lecke was rc:,ponsiblc also for "lllllt' l'clitorial re-writing. 50

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MOTHERS' CLUB \\'ith tlw opening nf the current scholastic year the ~!others' ( luh uf l.a~lle '>tndcllts or~anized to <;tart oft· to another year 11f acl!Vit\ and -.t·rvicc. \\ ithout delay. a program for the )ea'· wa:-; outlined. To the great di,.appointlllent of ali th<• member" Brother Charles. moderator of the :\!other< ( luh for tht· pa-.t -.c,·cral yt:ar-.. found it nece-.san· to otfer his resignation hecau:-;(• of pn·s-.urc oi aclcleJ dutic, of administration. (~(·placing l:rother C harles. Urother E. Clement and Brother "tani•-lau-. e-.tahlisbecl a new pn·cedent in their appomtmenl as co-mod(;rator..,. l ndcr the new moclcrator:-, the t'<llendar of events soon assumed definite f<ll'ltt Til<' first al·tivity of tht: ( 'lub rcsult<:d in a drive for an increase of mcntl){'r-.hip The <.lui> wa., dclil{lttcr\ to add to its cve1· g rowing Ji.;t of members 111any Jli.'\V mother-. of I aSallc ... tndents.

The ~ I othen\ Club has made its presence telt at LaSalle by assisting the variun:. Or~.;"anizatiom; in a ver.v practical way. by fostering a hctt<'r spirit of co operation between teacher and the home, and l·y affurJing the mcmhcr~ an opportunity to mt:ct nncl discuss problem!'> that they have in common. One of the outstanding con tributi on~ of the :\fothcr~· t luh to the College during the year, wa" the installation of a modernly Nllltpp<·d Ladies' Rflolt1 and Lounge. To rai-.e iunds. two successful bingo p?rti<'s ''ere held. r\ mi,.cellaneotb cluh w<h success full\' launched a!'> an added means of raising funds. ~lonthh· meeting-. were made i ntere~ting by guest ICl'tltrcr-. and other educational iorm.., of entertainment. Drother D. \ incent. former mcmhcr of the faculty of l..t '-'aile and now doing special re~carch at the<. atholic t •nivcr,it, , ll'rtured to the mcmhus on problems con f routing parent~ 111 tbc train in~ ui youth. Brother E. \ n..,clm honored our meeting::c on di lferent occasiou:-.

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llOAIIU (H'I : (t\'!.;ltl\'OH:-i- LI'/1 l u dgiH . f.'i•bl Hott' : :\lr·>< Kuc· lt, Mr!l, ('.nlin , \(t, , Mct,.ntlnntl, l\tt·., " 't\J!<lt, 1\Jr·s. G._..tn:..''TOSS, Mrs. "'o•\\:<, :.tr~ Slt·l ~: ,. •.,., 11</ llow · Mrs. '\'est<:rfellu.us, Mrs. CautJ•hell, 1\frs. Huth.'l', Mo·s. ltuK•·r~. •\trH. K••lly, Mr~<. Slt•anos, MrK. t:ruub: 7ot• No·.o: Mr'!. C.ll·o, .llo·"· Hutkt•, Mrs. lhr•o •n, l\lo-... 1-lunth•rmunn\ Mr~. Hlch, M:t'l'. K clleloer, Mo·s. Ml llllauer, ·wtl Mr><. Sch\\'lllt<'ln t'lk ,\l•"'-!nt Mrt~. Vrlglll.


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RIDING CLUB Heaclin!{ a long Jist of extra-curricular activitic~ \\ hich l'otarted at LaSalle thi <> year i~ the Hiding- Clt1h, organized in early t 'ctoher with a membership of fifty boys. In ib first ic\\ \\ t•ck .... the club haci ..;o mnny members that two days a week were set aside for riding. llalf of the acti,·c mrmher,hip rode on \Vedncsclay. the other half on \lcmda~ "· I feadquarters of the group was the Bt1stletou l~iding .\cademy. . \s winter c~u11c on, the Club, under the direction of Brother Felix Raymond, had to re\'ise its riding schedule to suit the whims of the weather. Comparative inactivit) caused the membership to decline sharply. At this time, the club was built around a nuclcul'o of ten riders. In an election. Thomas Rogers was cho~en President: John ~learn .... \ ice-l'resident: F rank :-;channe. Secretary, and Robert Carabasi. Treasurer. In the la"t '' cek of ~[arch, the Club changccl its stables to the Philadelphia Riding '\cademy. Thursday was set as '·ridin~ clay". Chief activity uf the dub this year was a three-hour ride taken by member!' of the club through the \Vissahickon \ 'alley. The ~cason closed late in the year, and an increa.;ing mcmbcrship. points, accord111g to Brother Raymond, to an active future history.

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CAMERA CLUB .\ ne,,· acunty at LaSalle this year and a Oourish1ng onc is the Camera Club. l'ndcr the guidance of 1\roth<:.r Damian Francis, tbc duh has taken great ~tridc·~ :md a~ early as the middle of the :-.chool year harl nutlittcd for it~el f a darkroom 111 the school building. Oubtand ing amo11g the work done by the Canwra Clu h is t lw e"cellent photodone by \I 1\:umick and Ray ~luJlen. wluch mnstitutes a large portion of the pictures in this ye:tr hook. The "Flash llo) s" abo bore the hunku oi "upplying \\'isterian reader., and a\'i<l "J}flOto-ficnds" with foocl upon whid1 tu fca..;t their hungry eye·:.. Thi~ energetic. wonhwl11le group of fel!ows ha~ ht•t·n working and studying and playing all at once. The result has been photo~raph-. of professional quality for themselves, their frit'IHis, and the school. graph~·

.\!bert K.umick is the Chairman of the Photography Club. Raymond ~fullcn. Secretary. and George· \\' esterfel haus. Treasu rcr. Be~ ides a prolific year und<·r the b<~nner of the "\\'is" and the "Blue and t;old". the club presented (;eorgt• llar\'e~· of KY\V Studio,. to students to lecture on portrait photography. Sc\'cral CXJWditions have been ventured for the cxoress purpo~e of taking unique photographs. The success has been amazing. The <·amcra Club was a worth~ innovation. a grand succcs~ in ih first )car.

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GLEE CLUB I ;rowing om of a ftchk attempt made toward-., the end of the pre,·imh school .'car. the ( ;Jcc Cluh ..,tartcd earl: ancl tottercc! a few more paces towards a state n f rccogn izcd nwrit. Origi nail y. holding rehca rsa 1 " twice-weekly, it performed a I'll Ill her of < ;ilbcrt ancl ~u lli van !'elections in unison for the members of tlw :.!other< Cluh. Lat<'r on as the vocalist:; becanw 111ore proficient and earnest, the." l'IHka\'ored to learn som<' four-part harmony. . \ ltendance at rehear<;als is hi<uned chiel1y ior its failure to advance in strides considerably smaller than tho-;e looked f""'·anl to hy l~rothcr Ra~ nl()nd. The last division of the entire body into quarll't-. undn the dir.:ct ion o i it-- ,·cry capable pianist. \\'ill ;a111 Tapp. :md the perionnanr l· oi a numh•r :~t the "<'nior play as Coa~t ( ;uards .;inging otT o;tage. arc gooc! ,jgns ior ih d<•,c'opmcnl in the future. 'Jay tlw ne\\ school term bring new rcnor tak·nt, and a renewed iutercst in the Club.


LIBRARY · \ I ook"... a magic sort of thing that makes ~ou sailor. chid or kin~··

\\'c found many such in the library thi.;; year. During- the y<'ar tlw lihrar~ ha-. taken giant strid<•s to make it"elf felt in all parts of the srh(>ol program \ \ ' hlll we tir-.t ~:ame b<1ck for our fiual ,·car at L:tSallc "c notin·cl that adcli tio:tal -,hclving had Leen added to the room: new books had hct·n pm: tnl' I. .\s tin•c passed. linoleum was added to make the librar~ an attrartl\l' and p casam place in which to look up some reference materiaL to do lci:;ttrc r('achng. t" hrnw-.t· around - -- it was a book renter and a readinl{ cemer. magazi nC"s wC" re adclecl as the need for them was felt ; mon· 111orc tables a nd c hairs wer..: added to accommoclate busy students. :-\ t'W

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T h roug h the libra ry . books we re di stri bu ted to individ ual!'>, gro11p~ awl clas~l'..,. 1: rom a ll p<irts of t he school, pupils. teachers, committees. classes. "t'lll to tlH: library to u-;t· hooks, mag<vines, to find iacts a nd illustrative matt•riab. Circu la tion of books was t" ·enty per cent . higher Lhis year than that cti Ja-.t yea r . Due to new or rebound books on the shelves. a better selection ni all lypt's of books was afforded.

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ALUMNI DANCE \lo-.t pc(Jple n·mcm iJl'l' l; dll'lwn· 2l ... t a:' the of\\ a~hington·~ Birthday. but l, aSa lle ,..enior-. \\ ill a l\\ ay-, remt.'mhet it in a n~ ry special way. fnr thi~ wa ... the nig:llof tlwir long--:maited prom. In the hlm·-mirr<~rcd (,a !room of the fl otel J>hila ok:phian. thn a ...,..umcrl all th(• formal dignity that ~"l'" with l.eing a "l·nior and danced LO the \\·ellkilo\\ n muo.;ic of Johnny l.ong. an cnn-oi-town hnninan in the ordu.:-.tra world. ~ever brforc \\a-. a l .aSalle dann: so .,w.:cc ...sful as tlll-; wintl'r jubi lee. l'\'C

\ dance of thi:-. kind i:-. much more than a Iill it• white ticke1 wmk ha.., to llt' done beforehand in order that C\'t'rything 111ay function -.moothl) on till' hig night. \ ... u:.ual. Brother l h·mcnt. head oi -,enior acti,·itie-.. had full charge

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of preparations and ably a-.sisted by F rank Rowe. gene ral chairman oi the committee . Ted :\ lecke was chairman of the all-important tirkel committee. and was aided hy lliil llartman. llt·nry Dougherty. Sam Donnelly. Jack Ghee. The attrarti\ c program w:b handll•d hy l~ene \'olz. dH1irman. Joe Kelly. Ed I )a). Jame, '\olan. Ray \Julien aiHI I larry \\'atero.;. Joe Ru"lnon periormecl invaluable work on the l'uhlicity Conunitlt:t'. which was headed hy l·:d J. Carlin. assisted h) Kenneth necch. l larry lla~an . .\1 1'-umick, lim llurke. and Hill Frid. ~fany

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WE "SALUTE" To the wearer~ of the covdt'd "L" we extend Especially do we comlllencl those Senior-, \\ ho have worn the color., of LaSalle for the la:-t time. In these pages we record the ::.plendid work of every team and every player - - loyal I.a Salle men all!! ~ongr:ttulations awl bc:--t '' i~hes

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FOOTBALL l.t>oking ion\ arcl to an upswing in football

ionunes. iony dctl'nnincd 1-"\Salle gridders began the traininJ,! ~rind last August on the hot -.and... at <>n·an City Solid food, goou hours, two two-hour pranirc sessions daih changed exc.:c.,~ pouudagc 111 linn rnusclt•s. In two weeks tlw team n•tunwd to the Olney .\venue greens '' ith -.mooth play.s and trim bodies, read} for an .mlttc >th calllpaign.

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'I h~: lir!'>t task wa- the "Red Raiders" from Tr('nt•1n lligh, l:t:-.t :car's t\cw Jersey Conference t.:ha•npiou . l Tndcr Ihe ardights at Dunn Field in Tn:nton. the ·· llltH! and Gold" sounded a darion call "a ruing the Catholic League of dan~t·r. I >i:-playin!! "it'ed, deception and most of all. powcr. \\'hkh had l>et'll lacking for a long time

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at LaSalle, the Little Explorers struck quickly :-\ seventy-yard march early in the opening period rang up the score as Tommy Crawford dashed o\·er from the t \\'CI ve-yard line untouched. The try for the e'tra point was wide.

L.\ S.\l.f.E 6; <;EIOL\NTO\V:-J 7 Confident ui vi~:tory O\'er the n~ighbors from Clivedett \\ay, the Little £,plorers awoke with a jolt when a green-clad warrior crossed the wide line on a p11111 return for a six-pointer in the last f1vc minutes u[ play. Tlw extra point was converted, making the margin of victory. L:ndauutctl, however, the '·11Jue and Gold" received the kickolf. and 111an.:hed directly to a score exaetly whcrl' a first qtwticr ;.~tlvance to the nine-yard line had pett•red out. "Cappie'' Joe

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:\fc<;cary took n pa-;.., fro111 "\ l mph" \flodzian0\\Ski and -.tPPped over for the tally. The all important tr) for extra-P'•int was missed. L.\ S.\LLE 0: ST. JOliN'S 0 l.p to the hill-. of \fananmk went the Homiermen for the next tangle and the hoys returned ho111e "ith things -.till unsettled. SeYeral •· Blue and (;old'' nnrche" culminated short of pay din when a score seemed certain. The Johnnies neYer threatened. hut the score is the important matter. L.\ S.\LLE 6: \VEST C \TtTOUC 0 l.aSalle entered thio:: fray the underdog:- at Fifty-fourth and City Line that afternoon, for the ''Dopesters" had already chosen \\'est Catholic to w<'ar tht• !('ag-ue diadem. T h ree scoreless quar ters were entered in the record books. La Sall e had fumble<! on the llmr's three-ya rd line. bttt the " lllt1e a nd \\' h itC'" had never pa'-'sed LaSa lle's th irt.'. Then late in th<' fina l quarter . Char:ie SchaefT<'r. ~ophomore ha lfback. snared an errant I \urr pa~s on his own thirty-th•e ant! galloped for the hi~~ -.ix-pointer 'mid delirium in the north stand., the first time in twt'lve years, and the only l.<·a~t1C defeat for the title-winning Burrs. 1..\ S.\U .E 0: '\l )RTI£ (.\THOLlC 12 nack 011 home loam again. our grid great.; sallied forth of a Sund:-ty afternoon to meet a big, fa-;t ere\\ of Falcons and thereby met their \'e:nc~ is. The Red ancl "'hite scored early on a long march topped off with a twenty-yarrl pao;s for the score. :'. brief rail) by the Little Explorers fell short at the :'\onh Catholic thirty.

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LA SALLF. 12: SOL'Tl I C.\TflOUC 0 After an off week-end due I(• inclement weather. the moleskin mauler.; played hosts to the downtm• n Pirate.; on the -;ocl of :\fc Carthy Stadium. The Orange and Black "ere no match for "Jungle I im" Bonder':; pupil!' \\ ho were hitting on all cylinder-,. Captain :\TcCcary rang np one touchdown on a t\\ cnty-yarcl heaYe from ".\flodzianowski. and Charley SchacfTcr toted the leather sc,·eally yards for the other six-pointer. Jach (:lace. ;and \li-Catholic!> Tommy Smyth and Sam Donnelly. were dcfcn~i\C linemen who .;h1mc particularly in bottling up the rttnnin~ attack. which was Stmth Catholic's chief threat. L\ S.\LLE 18: 1~0:\ iA;-..; C \ l'IIOL!C 0 Continuing in tine fettle the 1\ondcr minion~ moved on to ( 'ahill Field to do chores with the \ ' iaw St reelers and taught tho~e gentlemen a few stunts with a football. Several first quarter thrusts were halted but on the first play of the ~ccond sc~:;ion. ~flodzianowski pitched a tweh·e-yanl pass to "Long John'' Chce in the end zone. Joe :\I cl;ea ry look a twenty-two van 1 chnck from Cha rlcy Schaeffer at the end of a long fourth quarter march for ~ ix more points. .\n-

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Rdel!a l t•cl a~ai n to the role of lht• I ,iUie J·:xplorcrs np-<'f t h""t' 1\ ho had predicted tlw I ; .. 'dt•tt 1'.nrs would remain in tht• "ltndt•it•att•d-ttntiecl" cla~c;. \hhollf.!h tlh' ~anw wa ... played hctwt•t•u tlw thirt:-~ard line ... the .:rowd \\a~ o it t hrillcd hy long run ... h) hoth tt·am .. and particular\: h) t ht• punt'· pa--sel' and ltngth) pil~rima~cs of "llerky" <>--rhc\1. tlw t \\,,_hundred and 11 fty pound llhll'altll<~old tackle. <;org,ou ... t:atiand ... \\ (·rc gin•n the in jur: riddkd Explorers who played ma~u ilin·nt I: . nut pi<t \in~. outtightin~ tltdr faynrccl foe. t!tH lerdn~.

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other drive featured Johnny K ry..,tkiewic7. burly fullback "Ito totl·d the ()Val mo:-t of the way. Johnny took it into the Promised Land from the eightctn-yarcl line in two big bucks and the da) \ "ork wa-. done.

L \ S .\I.I.E 0: '-'1'. J O ~EPli'S 2(i l'rep precision running p!a}li wem to work on a four-man LaSalle line and before the :;tand:; \\Tre tilled had tallied their first touchdown on a li fteen -yard pass uno the end-zotH:. .\notlwr los-.. was good for tht• second :.core at1cl two intercepted pas-;es that \\'l'rc carried into pay dirt completed the dehaclc. Every LaSalle ht·art "a-; tlraped in black. Hut now that the sting of defeat has pa->secl awa.\ and we look back over the st-ason, we a ll fct'i that it was ''swell''. The v i ctor~· over the llrothers' hoys from West Catho!ic had been looked ffJrward to for years. T he tri p to Trenton \•, as the first out-of-town night game and the fun everyone had that night will live ag-ain each t illlC we get togetlwr. .\nd so will each lung run and every tight p lay and "Jungle Jim's" Cigars ant! 1he g-vocJ Brother James rejoin every

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1\ut the fun oi playing- \\'dl and winning and tlw thrill of watching da:>smate~ battling, mtH juering: con:.oling players in dt•ftoat and being consolecl. all made this football :.eason an intc~ntl part of our o>chool year. for it mad(• us all appreciate more each other. tht• fal·ulty. and La~dle . •\11-l'utholh· T"m

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BASKETBJ\_LL < lnc \:trsity nwmiH:r g-rt'dcd l't>a.:h O'Brien when he i-;.. ucrl a call fur candidates for the 1 !1-lO-..J.l ha .. t.:cthall .,ca.,on.

Jimmy l'rawiurd. ~·aptain-ck"<'t. \\'as kept from panirip:nin~ in the current campaign becatbt' of a .,,.rim1, ill tit''-"· The:.e prospect;. were not the kind 1o 't·nd a ~·oa~· h ':- hopes soaring toward a ch:u11pionship, hut \\ith a man like "Obie" t r I:ricn at tlw rl'in ... an) thing cou ld and did happen. Thu ... \\ ith lohn :\llodziannw~ki. a ..easoned p~ayt·r. and '' it'\\ mt•ml,l.'rs from last year's varsil\ :-ouch a:- fd lhmh. a pas~cr par excellence: 1\oh Carroll. t't•ntt-r dt• Ill'\!!: John Collin:-;, a hackhoard arti-.1 · l·:d :-;htvpcr a11d John i\larkulin , playl'r' "'h" rould Itt into any 111<.lll's team: and IJt·n· B11n1s ag-.1111

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the ne\\ comer Frank Ro\\'C. ( ·oach ()' IJrien turned out the following re:.ult-.. ., 1 he Littk ~~·xplorer-. got off to a tlying ::.ta~ hy howling O\'er four I 'uhlic League teams in early I >ccemhcr game-.. l;ermantown was held :.curt-le-.:. irom the lloor while nurns and Co. 1·ang up a :W 10 \' ictory to :.tart LaSalle o n ib winning \\ <l) ::.. Central I Iigh, our next-door neighbor:.. were tlw ne'\t victim-. of LaSalle's .\Iighty .\lites. bowing in defeat to the tune of ~!l -20. rhe ( )' 1\rit•tHll('n then journeyed to Gratz I figh ''here the.\ e<lllle out on top oi the .. Bulldogs.. in an ext ra-pcriod contest 20- J 8 by virtue of fil'ld goab hy .. .\lu:.h" .\laher and ''Ripper" Coll ins. Johnnv ".\lurph" .\llmlr.ianowski had a ntld da~ again:-:t th(' Frankford l'ioneers. scoring

llr.,t <'mt<·h 0' 11rlen. "nlptwr" f'olll11~• .1<~· i\1<·<: t' '" ·"· 1·'. Huwt', .1. :>1lil kull11, .I M ' •Hizlano w ski . 111111 All-('nll nlic llumH. Sn ant/ Jtuu~. Jo;cl, Sl1 ... P1J~r·, l{uh Ctl'l'oll \\', .MHh("l·, I lU n. I JH I~.

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14 point~ while the F.xplor<.'r,., coast<'d to an -l0-2:i victory.

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In the Catholic Leag-ue opetH:r. I :t11 :\Ia her lc·d the LaSalle quimct to a dose dcct~ton ,,ver the ~all ics o i \\ ilminglon. ~0-1 :>. Th<" I aSalle Ba:ketcc'rs ldt tlwir home court attd like11 i ~t· their luck as an in-.pired \\'e-.t latholic five compl<·tcly :;urpri,c·d them by mtt .;coring them for an ca:-.:win. 25- Hi. rakittg- n·veng<' Oil an tncxpcrien red ( 'ahillit<' ag~regat ion LaSa'lc ran rottg'h,.,hod. heating them :n-18. as l•:d Sht•ppcr wok hig-hs:oring honor~ with 10 point!>.

.\ tall Fakon !->CJUad led h:- l:uzz Cod~ turned on the heat in the second half to triuntph over

the cr l!m·n n.t•n. :Hl-2b :\lurph1 "a~ hi~h man for LaSalle'' ith 12 po int~. The hoy~ from t >lm·y I Ieight:- came from hehind in tlw Ja,.,t quarter to defeat a g-n:en St. loe\ l'n•p tea111, \\'ith Shct>pt·r and I: urn-. doing mo:-t of 1ht· :o-l·orin~. l.aSal c then played ho,.,t to St. JanH·-.. and han·l_,. <.'ked ont a ~r> -20 11 iumph O\'t•r the lad~ from t 'he:-. ter.

The Sutlth l'nthohc g-anw 1\'tll alway~ he t't'memhcrt·d In the cJa,,., of ·~1. l>o\\t1 in South l'hiladelphia. the I ' ir a t <:~ \\'(•re ronsHicn:d top,.,, hut the Explorer 1)\lllltct t·omp~<'td~ "llrprised tht City t hampion". l.a~alle hl.'id an ci~ht pomt kad at Llw hal f. httt sonwho\\ ::-.o11th tied ll 11p 111 the linalquartt•r. The C)'l\rienmen tilen put on thc rally thal upset tht League kadt·r-. . .\lurphy ~ank

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t ,,.o foul'. Slwppt·r added anot her, then little "l'cp," \larknlin put the game on icc by adding twn ovcrhl·.tcl ,]wh to ~c the Explorers a 37-29 tt·iumph. l'omiug hack to 20th and O lney. the I:urr:-. a.(;.! in up~ct the I .a Salle quintet by leading the '' holt• g;um and ~ta\'ing off a last-minute 1·::-;plnn:r rail) to gain a close deci;;ion. 2 -26. The Cr llricn-mt•n t lwn went to 47th and \\ 'yalusing. \\ hnt• tlwy ttp~<·t the Golden Rears on Edciie llnrn,· set ,flnt in tlw la~t tt·n seconds. l!l-17. l..t'-all< tH·xt dt ieatcd the '\onh Catholic quintet ior tlw tln.t t imc sinre 1!):3!). when a last period rally ~~~ the C >Inc) ttl'~ scored 16 points and the [.'a]mns '"' n: ht•atcn 40-:3~. Ed Shepper was high for La~alk \\ith 1:! points, all in the second hal i. <'atholtt llig-h again fell before the Explmers' \'irioth attar!-. :~1 22. htt~ Scmth Catlw1ic J,!'ai ned n·vt·ngt•. aided hy a last quarter rally to out:-ron· tht• fighting- l·:xplorers. 2!1-24. The < >'1:1 it'll lllt'll tiCX( journeyed to \Vilmington

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ll111'n>< 1 I 0) nnd Maher ( 7) <'Omblned 1o scoro this basket.

where Lhe Sallies were easily beaten as everybody scored for the Fxplorers in the wild-scoring 39-20 triumph. Trenton Catholic continued its j inx over tlw LaSalle quintet as it won the fifth straight contest between the h\·o schools. 27-20.,

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In the \nnual Classic with St Joe's Prep, LaSal!e put on it' :.coring- suit' a1. the boys tallieci 41 points againo;t St. Joe's 21. Eddie Burns took high-smring honors with 13 points. Tn the last game of the ~C:\son the C;olden Dears from St. Thomas :\Tore completely surprised the Olney lleights quintet hy outplaying and outscoring them to \\in a well-earned 29-25 triumph. In ,..hort. the season proved to he a great success and congratulations m11st he extended to Bob Carroll. !;rank Rowe and Joe :. Jc<"';eary. who took the final curtain call with a blaze ol glor y. and to Jimmy l 'rawfonl. th<' gamcc:;t captain who ever Jed a I ,aSa 1lc team.


First row- left to ri!JIIt . J. Schmid, H. Srhml<h, 1•. "'hal ('n, F. How<>. 1·'. 1•:•·ha•·•l, J. Rrt'lL, .J. 111111(·~. J_ Han~·. \'. II nude, \\' Hauck. 1-;cl 011tl Rotc /c ft to 1'ight: H. PICkln•l, .\. Broz, H. 0~chPII, A. l.<>ahy, {'. B<l)'le, J. Couf)f'. Bnl~:...-, J C:tl'l', F. Bo,:th', J. ;llcGICIIII'. Tlth·d t:o•c lt'/1 to rl!lh t: \\'. llnrk... .J. Pnt ane. 1<:. Erlln~to•r, .J. h:rystkiewi('Z, C . .\n~«•l, J. Wlltia•ns, .J. :-;tH>ol , It 1\IC"· Grath. II . Md )o·unntl. Lt1.<t Row -lr/1 to dqht: Charles ()"JI•·Jton. !'<>nell; .J llfct:mtll. .J. l'nn:w, J. l'OI'('OI'IItl. \, C:rt•o•nll t'lol, \\', Sabol, t'. Slllll<'l', J. i\lyel'l", .J. 'l 'rlnlt~- •.1. ll' ,\1Je~Mldro, H. llll umnn, ,J. Douzht> •· t~ C. Lll tit•.

TRACK La~all c 's HJ+ 1 I rack team present~ a definite threat to the other l'atholir I .ca!{nc entries. For three years, ~I r. < )'I :rit•n h<h been shaping his material until nn\\' 11<' can di,.,pla\· a team in the league \\'ithout an~· fcar or a poor showing. TTerman (>schell Frank Erhard. Frank Rowe. Johnny Kry . . tkiewicz. Jim nrctt. .Jack Gillies. and Joe

Rn ... hton are promising seniors who ha\'C \\'orked \\'ith the var-,ity sim·c tht•ir frc:-.hman year. In their "ophomorc 'car tlwy ... how eel. in their junior ~ear tlwy placed. and thi-, y<·ar they are going to \\in. \lthou~h we hare a tough schedule. both .\lr. < rt:rien and the tt•am ft'cl confident of success.

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TENNIS Three ~trahrht virtorie!'>, two oi them ;)-0 shutouts. marked the op<.·ning- crf the l!l-11 campaign of the LaSalle Tcnni:- T<.·am. defending League Champion .... and one ni thl 111ost success ful athletic aggregal ion!'> in the school.

tin, John Fleming. Thoma-. Kiely, F rank McCrossen, J o:-eph ~ ew'- . Thomas llarper and Edward Dooney. C>nly three. Datr.. Butler and :\faguire. are lettermen. LaSalle'o.; coach. llrothcr .'\ust111. played an important fact in the c•rganization of the six-team Catholic Tennis League two years ago. The schcdii~C-OJiencr was a matrh with ~ orth Catholic April 23. J.'i11al tilt of the year was ll'ith Bryn Athyn on :\Jay 22.

Coached hy Brother \u~tin. the squad returned to til<.' couti~ this ~·ra r minus three of its "tel:ar men 11 ho \\en· lost through graduation. On the 1!l41 sd1cdult· were 1:~ mate he!'> with Catholic, priYalc an <I I 'uhhc high schools from the Philadelphia area. Five of til{' contests were League matches.

:\mong L:tSalle's most important future matches are those with St. J oseph's Prep, Perkiomen Prep, \\'e~t Catholic, L'pper Darby. Olney. St. Thomas \lore and ~orthea.;t T'ub!ic High.

:\lt-mhers of the team this season were George Butler. Chark·.; Datz. John :\laguire, John ~Iar-

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SWIMMING

Least-known o f all athletic aggregations in the school is the I .aSalle Swinm1ing Team, which this year won but two of its twelve Catholic I.cague dual meets.

all season. lie also swam for the freestyle relay team, and placed li fth in the Catholic League Championships at l'cnn to get LaSalle's only place 111 the meet.

Coached by Jim Ken nedy and Brother Patrick,

O ther members of the team were Frank llurke. a junior. and Boh Kitson. freshman, both l<•llcrmen: AI Risdorfcr. frank Jordon, Bill \Viicox. Dick \fcGrath, rrankie :'llorris. Ray Stone ancl Baumann.

I he squad thi~ year was manned chiefl y by under-

c'assmen. Co-captain ~ were Rill Dwyer and Jim Brett. the only two senior members on the team. Rt;,uarclle::.-; •>f their ranking as a body, the natators dicl exceptionally well individua!ly. Brett's consistency in the breaststroke was one of the chief fa('tors in any success that the team did attain . Dwyer did well in the d iving events

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\V ith practitall y the whole 1!l-!0-.t 1 team returning. Coach Kcnned~ is looking forward to a better season ne:-.t yt•ar. Captain for 1941-42 will he Frank lJurke.

l<'it-.~ t Row-left to t'!iillf: K f.:witui. 1.. Jcmlnn, H. Swnt·, ~·. llurk<·. H. \Ytllc·nx, '1'. Ht-d>tnHII!'l', :-lC:< OJ<(/ R ou·-/('/1 to • iyllt: F. \\'fllton, l\1!'T. ; F. lll<lrrls, \\ Baumann, .1 • lll· ~ tt.

Co-Capt.; \\'. llW}ll". Co-Capt.; .\.

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BOWLING l'arcd by it~ h1glH•coring- captain . \\' al t ~1itt­ hauer. the llluc and (;old hmding team rolled to the c;ea~on '.., close in th ird plncc in the Philadelphia Catholic ffig-h School llowling League.

C ha rlie . \nsel. two juniors, Jim ~I cCrossen and F loyd Bryan. a11d two coming sophomores, Bill Schwaneburg and Fra nk l\ lcCrosscn. The departing seniors leave the s ucceeding LaSalle team with an honorahlc record to uphold and expect to sec a powerful LaSalle quintet enter the cam pa ig n next year built around the junio r lellennen , .:\kC ro,.scn and Bryan. Looking in retrospect over our explo its under the banner of LaSalle, ' ' c can hut wish that thoo;e happy sea~ons we re in a nticipation rather than in memo ry.

L'ndcr th~· guidance of their faithful pilot. Brothcr Tloni ian:. the l .a Sallc keglers met every oppn:-.itic•u the I .~·ag-ue cou ld o tTer , befo re unfortunate! y ~lipping i mill I he second place. hy losing a two-one fray to \ortheao;t C'ltholic, the twoyear champion.... thu~ clo-.ing t he campaign in third plact·. Captain ~Ii tthauer \\'as a bly s upported by two !->Cillors, Joh nny ~IcG rath and

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CHEER LEADERS The pepper boys, the happy effervescent crew that enliven!' every ath letic event with sharp suits and leather lungs. have fini shed their '-econd s uccessful season under their energetic captain. Joe KeJiy. .\tihur I Jan!'on. Frank \'alenti . .\rthur llol~atc. Frank Doyle. John ~[urphy. \\'arrcn and O'Drien. were the "nrothers in :\legaphone" who led the student body in giving \'O\al ... upport to the Hlue and ( ;old gladiators. The master who taught the tyros the various appropriate gyrations is the Reverend l~rother Raymond. lie expect" to Ita ve an equally thrilling set o i t'llccrlcader::> next year too. for only two o f his tumbling terrors depart. Joe Kelly and " Swede" ll am..on. ne . sides cheering at the events. the IJ()y-.; abo held gigantic pep-rallies, whiprin~ the school into a ncar frenzy. each sturlent going forth with "\'ictory for LaSalle" ..,urging in his heart. ln contrast to this. at a quiet mid-week as;.en•bl.'. the two departing seniors. Joe l(elly and .\rt Hanson. were g i\·Cn \ ·arsity letters in appreciation of the fine work they d id for the '-'lnrl<'nts. and for the school-spirit at LaSalle.

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IT SEEMS TO ME <; \ I.L< >1'1 "\. ( ,OSSJ PER Your ol' private .spy t(){)k a jaunt the other :1ight and \ isitecl Jim :\ olan's lub. clecoraterl hy nill I farty and huilt hy 1'. J. :\kFarland .... found I larry \\'at~r:-. there with :l lop mu~ical aggregati< n .... \ ocahzing were Bill DeTore ami l~ill Dwytr .... I who get-. paid most i:. a secret. but :\Tanager Krn llet.><:h say" ..,jzl will tl'il ) .... (;err~ Ehcrhardt wa" seated ~t :t nng .. idr ta hie lookiug n:ry pro::.pcrous .... say:- he·,.. working on an unemployment committee .... Jt>e l'apua. manufactun·r of a new rubber heel sloganed ...-\lwap h;J.ve a houncer at your heels". "eemc:d to lw enjoying the food .... we journt>yed back to the kitchen and found II <•rh King dishing up the chow with Clmck .. Pepper" ( ;alogly .... looking- over tlwir -.lulll!dt.•rs was Frank Cetchell who now writes a health column called "Syndicat<•cl S\ mptom"" in our leading newspapers .... when we asked who named the d i-.he-. Wl' found Jack ( lht. e. who recent! y published a Diet ionary o i ;\ merican '-'lang nncl Terminology. had designated the menu .... as we left the kitchen we Wl'rt.• hit in the car by the small pea .... later found out that "( ;unncr" Lagan. ma rkl·t~r of the "I :oreless- Harrell eel Betsy ... was testing 11 is slingshot. . . noticing that tlw cro~l wa-. -.taring at the chandelier we also looked up and saw Jim Brett. C >h mpic high diver, prcpanng to plunge into a turetn of soup while Jack \laguir<> and John .\ lart in of Forest I fill s fame, trie l ro coax him down .... the chief ... tl·warcl told ''" that Charhe .-\n"el owns the howling alley in the hack room... . ... inn· lw originally wanted to he a ship's officer. he ha-. puhli->hcd a book called .. From tht < ;al:c~ To The . \lley" .... Profes-.or Rainone wa-. tkcp in chscussion with l'roit.•....,or I I ill a ... we pa::osed by .... the topic wa.;, the advantages of a Latin hack~ round in rtlation to the poaching of a three-mimtll' tg;.:- ... the haunting .;,trains of It"~~ :\ftorraldo'-. trumpet interspersed the dulcet melod~ .... after the tloor · ..,hm1 11 c strolled m·er to the milk-bar anc! -;aw Bill Friel':- mural ... heing admired hy t:i~ John Kt·ll~ local contact man for "Tron-fTat" Dougherty. political big-wig .... our ht. ... t info-carrier. c;cne \ 'olz. prominent man-about-the-Skyway, hove to and clrop]wd some hints about his intimate::. .... Le:.hr h.as rcdaimcd .\tltottis and now h:h a bargain -ha ...cment there .... hubbhng- ()ICr with joy. too ... . John E. :\I adclcn has ju... t okayed a big steel deal with magnate John K rystkiewicz .... honc ... t to John!. ... Convey is now following the medical profc-;sion .... lie's in llw utllknaking business .... joe Taylor. head l) f th{' Skyway pcrsunnel. cnme over and ,aid lt~llo .... brought with him Sterner. who now dotninates the busincso; world of I 'aducah .... the murals depicted prominent actor Joe Kelly in scenes from his great I riumph "CasanoYa, Qu ixote anu Kelly" .. . . the br.r-tcndcr. l >ete Querpel, showl'd u:-. a mag-ad :,howing the new chair-height sh(,vel patentee! hy Tom Flanncn . . . the ad intere..,ted us ~o leafing thru the book we discovered several more . \clll·r ... c!b synthetic coal .... O'Connor a new gun .... for mo~qnitots .... Ill'\\' lt•dglT hooks an· being JJUt out by Ed :\lartin .... without credit and debit rohtllltb . . .. work-.. on the phrase "ITone,..ty fs The i\cst Policy" .... "Dugan':. l>l'lu "Xl' t ;ondola" ad occupied a two-page spread .... . \ nn:.t rong wa:. pictured with hi, saiety- tir"t tires .... to be u:.ed on I lagan's "gaby lluggic::. For .\cti\'e Cherubs" •••• \\'l.' ~an· the hook back and left the Club to go to <;rand Central Station .... alway!' nwet people there .... a man passed us in sl10rts .... peculi:~r. hut of cour::.e it wa" \ Vm. llcrnard Crane :\[urphy just back from the Canal Zone .... a o.,oap-box mator ncar u-. turnl'd out to be \'ince Clime. expounding a tht."<>r~ of Jim Burke·, . .. . ha-. tD do with Roosevelt's eighth term .... the dean of I Ice Yah LJ. whisked by .... that'.., Jim 0';\cill, o£ course .... I fead chcm t~cher there i-. ,\1 l'cscatore, you kno\\ .. .. rumor has it that he doesn't mind Hunker~ hut can't :.land fellows who blow out the ea-.t wall.

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IT SEEMS TO ME SOCIETY

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\Vent to the .\nnual Steeple Chase spo nson•cl h~· \bjor .\rri-..on .... held 1111 E. v\· Edinger's country estate ... . riding star o f <lay \\a;, Joe Rushton. aboard Senator P hil O 'J\eill's ··Lend-Lease". a clark hon-e named in disho11or of that lig ht-thinker. Senator Day .... Globe-T rotter c;cr:ml Burke cares:.ing his corns .... .\faestro J oe ..\ fc II r ide. inventor of the square-wheel skate .... potentatt Loti ],o]h paused a while to have Photo-cl ique Pix .>napped by \1 K1Unick .... flash bulbs were hand led by Ray .\1ullen .... Joe Schreihcr was not in this work .. . . tt·mpora rily a stay-at-home .... had case of shntter-tluttcr .... parked again;.t the fcnct• was fl ill Hartman ·s new Fourteen-Gals To-. \-.\1 ilc ~traight Twelve .... in th<.· hack .:eat. His Honor the .\Tayor. "Rocky" .\lc :\ allv th a" ing a head un pubhslwr \I cck<.' . ... Reformer J ohn .\ k C rath adds nothing w the ronvcr;.ation but "Fc.:e, ti. io. fum . Philadelphia 's o n the bum" .. .. near by local gentleman farmer. Corcoran. changes a tire. assiste<l by Cawge llutle r. who holds a tire iron in one hand and manipulates a pony c har t with the other .... \\'atrhlllg the pwcedure are t )'I;) rm·. O 'Brien . .\kCarty . .\ TcCarthy. and .\IcCJain. 1oint owner-. of the Drcopy Drape Clothing mottoed "\\"e're Har pies- :\ot ~harpies!" .... Hig- Joe Quinlivan. film · land's S imon Legree. strolled around probably lool.(in~ for ne\\' talent. . .\Jm:cy and ~ I itthauer, debat ing whether the tandem is here to stay. were almost bo\\ led IJVCr by Doug Pike. who wa;, on his way to pi one more score:. Cit)"-\\ ani .... Race;; over, we le ft .... or tried to leave . ... John Bacon noted write• of science tomes. had t he exit blocked with his sta lled car .... S1waker-For-The-l fou~e Barry konke<l his klaxon in vain .. . . during the inter im , T I'. Burke. financier. dropped his dignity . ... it w ~1s picked up by Bob Carroll and IIi II Brogan. manag<•rs of the "\Ve'll Get Tt O ut o f the l lole" oil project .... open housl! at heavyweight champ .\ fcGeary"s drew an illu:-.trious crowd after the rat<'"· ... the punch-howl drde included S am Donnelly, whose transition 1rom pi~-.km to porkchops is the talk oi the snooty .;teak salons. and hi<. chief fryer, I !l!nn Oschell .... Tom Smyth. spcllccl with a .. y ··. greeted ver) cordially Bob Smith. st.ellcd with an "1", an<l said "Did you hear the one about-" .. . . we left this grouJ' and bttm)'ecl into Pe:e Sweeney .... he mentio ned that he \\'as now t ransporting tlw . \tlantit' ~cean to the l'acitk by means of a g igantic bucket brigade .... anything to publicize his ":"\ot \ lloleln-A-Half-Dozen" containers .. . . Jim Donohue gave us a cigar, celebrating hi~ appoinhnent as tru ~ t ce o f The Hogle and 1\ourg-t•ois llrallliful Uabe~ School" .... a prettv crusty trustee ... . Joe Campbell came ed~ing out of a closet ... Just keep in~ u p my job a:- Fire Inspector ," he mtunbled .... we think he was searchin~ for oreferred stock . . .. ). 1. Walsh showed hi::; new l:ello\\ s-1 :.>som shirt to Doc ~abol. .I proving it was hea.Jtl~ful and all that) .... SJX•ttcd Frank Erhard and Dick !:airhanks, proprietors of the One-Two-Three eoom "longa School". l'Olllparing notes about John Fleming's invention, (an underwater phone lor those who hate to gl't out of the bathtub) . ... in the corner. T. \\'.Fairbrother Ill. redver of ancient litter-ature, convers ing heatedly with J im Rogan and Frank Rowe of the K no\\ I edge-For-Porridge program. over the su bject , "\\'ho came first. the g)p 01 the Egyptian ?" .. .. got our chapeau from track-sta r Datz, who was checking hab to fine one to match his <;pats . ... climbed into City Solicitor \cllcr's limo~1s1ne, join ing \" . ..\Jahoney, t he head o f International Dr ug •.;tore.,, Jnc ..... and\\ ill.\\ l'ldon, who took over O rson \\' elles shoes . . .. (to shine them 1.... they both agreed t hal super-secretary Hen \'etrone has just completed a fine piece oi stenug work. The Senior repons fo r 19-!1. 73


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l' -.;;ul'i nat i111h, ret rcat. report cards. '" t"ll<b our :-tor). ( lur four year... at .a~alk ha\'l' ''-"Cll our tran,itiou irom ireshmen 111 '-'cnior._, from boyhood into young manho.J(I. Thc"l iour :car-. han· Ll·t·n happy one" indeed . .\-. we take our diplorna-.,, our ~uarantees of adrit·\-cuwnt. \\'l' look to Ill'\\ \\ or!d .... L>le""cd with the rirhc" oi a ... pkndid Catholic Education! ~raduation.


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CHARLES J. ANSEL

CHARLES E. ADLER "Chas"

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"Charlie"

Bonifaa·~

lmmo cr~late Cn~rcc(>tiuu ,

. \ fell'l\\' i\uyone ~~ proud to call h i ~ friend ... :'-lake~ a hit with the Iache~ ''~ wei\ as the fc:l\ows ... A good athlete .. _ \Vnrks on a hnwling alley ...good mc·chanic ... Spt•nd~ ,ummc''' at Tnwnsend'., Tn let ... :\lakes a hol>b~ nf getting high marks. __ So long. and gnod luck to a 'well fellow. c·tu•mi~t··~·

Clnh 1:

Schola~tlc

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M edi um height. solid bu ild, light co mplexioned ... AI ways la ughing or bowling. :Member o i dramatics ft) r four years :md is very p ro minent in class activ ities ... Expects to attend '' merchant ma rine academy. . . W iii a lways get ahe:~d .. . Goo() luck. Cha rlie. D ramalie~

1-2-3-4; Bow l in;; 3-4: RlOe C lub 3.

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FRANCIS R. ARMSTRONG

WALTER E. ARRISON

tiArmy·,

"Walt''

11.·/y Child

fll t'U I'IWiiOII

One nf the mnst popn'ar fellows at T.aS:dlc _.. and a t :\I runt St. )()('.'·. proud po~sess<>t· of nne u i the "best" cars at La:=:;tik .. p lan> l•> he o•w ni l'H' J,ri ~htest <tars in ll ollywoncl ... <:rHtld :tlways hc ~ccn in the com pany of a ccrt;tin cc•-captain'« cousi'l ... a good dresser and dancer -.we knnw you'll <urceeol in evcrytlung you atte mpt. ..

Intelligent.. A lways s miling ... .. H clio' ' for everybody . likes football. .. tries hi s hand at eYery thing ... likes dancing anrl other soci:1! activities .. . fond ness fo r s ports . . . go ing to "Co llege o f Hard K nocks" .. . so long, Walt. Ciwml st •·~· C lnh I ; t.: lli:<S Tn.>a:sll l'e•· 2 : ('la:<s

Pt·m"aliC':< l'lub :l-4: l'h<>'nlstry Club ~; Rlo log-y C lub 2.

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Sports.


JOHN PATRICK BACON

JAMES D. BARRY

" Faith"

.. Barr"

lmmacrtlatc Conception, Gtu.

St. Modcleiue Sop/tip's

Baco n is the :nan with the qm·stio n ... always has to kno w why . . . think~ algebra is simple ... t hinks Frem·h is si mple, too .. . but in a diff erent way ... likes to draw ... ambitic n i ~ to he an ;tdvc•·tisimr ag-ent. .. fanat ic with a drum ... good -natured ... Ife re's luck to a swell f Pllo w. (' l.tss Ra s k~ l bHil, 1-2-3-4.

Light. . . well-buill- . alw:tys wears :1 cheerful smile ... ideal perso nality . .. si<1W hut -;mo,>th. . cqunlly proficient at hoth dnncing and ~ports ... Fmn· year mtmbcr ,,f the track ~<:am ... Ron \'oyage I n a swt'll happy j!'O-lueky fellow.

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KENNETH L. BEECH 11

FRANCIS P. BOGLE,

Jr.

Ken u

f 1oly Child

S t. Helena's

Ken is known a~ the best-dressed fellow in 4C. He is alwltys there when somethi ng goes o ff around l.aS;tlle .. . he can always be depended ou for work on a committee. He tro ts to pro ms quite frequently. Ken expects to be a social lio n at Leh igh Unjversity next year. Senior Social Ac tlvtUes Committee 4; Wlsterlun 1-'1 ;

I'rank is a tall. laugh in!!; member of ·-t-A.

lle ha' always been keenly interested in class, sehool $pOrts and acti\·itics. He has the abi lity to take things in stride. lie is espet·ially adept at mathematics ancl should go far in whntever licld he t'IH'"'e". Class Sports 1-2-3-1 ; Biology C:lul; 2 : Tntck 4.

Riding Club 4.

77


JAMES J. BREIT

JOSEPH E. BOURGEOIS "Bush" ~1.

Bem:dids

Carrot-topped, popnla:· memher o£ 4B ... Pole-,·aultcr par exrcllcnce ... Co-captain oi swimming tea m in linal ycnr . .. Jim's reddi~h -h loml hair is a fam iliar ~i ght at nw't LaSalle dance~. Sn lou!{, J im, :-tn<l h)ad, of luck.

Lanky Joe, a ~ymhol M a true LaSalle gentleman aud ~cholar. ~\Jway' wearing a big- smile and ever-ready t•J lend a helpi1;g )1and. !A"JSalle will gniHuate a regu lar fello\\ in Jo~. \'nr-sl~y l•'uotball 1-2-:l; Class 8po1·ts 1-!!-3.

'l'nu·k 'l'eurn

WILLIAM F. BROGAN

Q.:~.l;

Swimnling Teon1 2-3-·1.

GERARD J. BURKE

"Bill"

"Jerry"

IToly .-lngcls · \m iablc • l i~posili on--plu~. <lisling ui shed-looking. Thi~ fellnw likes 10 trm·el and is one w ho does it. Jnveterate prvm-trottc:r ... knnws hi, way around t he best places . . . and the best people. inclurliug Harry \Vaters, 2nd.

Hill i~ a popular m~mhcr nf -1 \ li e is a charter member of th,_. Ritlt' Uuh and an expert ~hot. I Ii' schola~tic ability i~ very no1cwort hy and he is ~•ssurcd of stu;ccs~ in later life becau~c he i~ a hard-working type uf fellow. \1emb(•rs of hie: classc.; will remember him fur being a •m ell cJa,qmalc.

R<-<·l"'ption Comm ittl'e 2-3-4 ; Riding Club 3-4; Senlot· ActiviUes Commi ttee.

Rlfll! 'l'eam 3-4, Cuptnin :l-4, (Philn. !\fe tropollt.an Junior Rift .. l\It><lal 3) ; Chl'mlsln Cluh 3-1; Scholnstic "L" 1-2-a.

78


JAMES E. BURKE

TOBIAS F. BURKE

'' Pinnoc hio"

"Tob"

lmmaot/(ltc Co1rt!pli<111. Ct11.

lirt/y Auqe/s'

·• rinn ochio '' hreaks ll l) lll<tny an <'COII OJnics c l a~S with his debates with tllr. Ronrler ... blew stage? fuses last year as a Dra mati c Club electrician ... w;p; also a swim ming manag<'r "in his day··. . '" prominen t cla~s c haracter, .. Pinnochio" will be a rea l loss to the schoo l. a great gain fo r th e a lum ni.

"Tnh" intcn•l~ tu take up a mechanical trade. lit" wanb to perfcc·t a luhric:ant "" wheels ancl levers can • per ate hour~ a ft<'r the power ha~ been shut nff. Goe' for Glen :\Iiller. Very n· n~ernttin• dresser alld driver . Represe•lts Oak Lane whcrcn~r he ~toes. l ·;x~>!Ol"_)l'l.t

(. UlJ j :

t'Ja ~''

l"lAH~

ua~()bfl

II 1-2 '

Uasl<ctball t-2.

" ..

GEORGE FRANCIS BUTLER

JOSEPH V. CAMPBELL

"George"

"Soup"

II cJfy Clrifd

Our '-•tdy rtf I foly Sn,11l.<

A well -dressed, happy fellow ... excellent in studies ...

F:.xc:cJ'tionall:r tall. .. g'"'tl -lor;kni~. -h;~s high bore~ ol being a state truopt'r. .grc.1t Irish personality ... exre l< in all ~ports, fuotba ll, ha'>kethall takin~ j)reference ... a good <tudent, li ked hy a ll. . . . . . . . Sr. Inn g-. J nc!

po pular thro ughout the school . .. An inspiring leader of o ur g reat tennis learn o n which he starred fo r three years ... A lso a gootl basketball player .. . \Ve salute an a thlete, sc holar, gentlema n ... a trne LaSal le man. T ennis Tetun 1-2-3-4; Football Mannger

Class l•'ootball 2-3-1; Cia..~~ f!a~k,.,.tball 1-2-3-1. Cla~s 'l'rat·k 1-2-:l.

1-2-3-~ :

W!sterlan Sports Editor 3-4.

79


E. ). CARLIN

JAMES F. CAPUA

" Ed"

"Capu

St. l"lihauasius' The Oaf of Q;,k Lane ... The hoy with the Chevvy that picks up fron1 :wo in high-a mong other thi ngs ... Ue\·oted to i\lary ... \Vrites a caus tic colyum ... vVorry \vart .. .

"Cap" hails from South Philh ... excellent hoofer ... likes to dra" .. has that "lpana'' ~mik. ami "L:Jrdo " touch to hi~··c011l blal·k hai r . . lo\·es tl.' pl;cy the piano rag-time ~ty lc .. •!Flick 010 the trigger fro m thc educational ~tandpnint .. tnt~ nt luck to a S \\'Cll pal< n h;s ven t\11'•' on the •ea of ltfc. t'l:ls~

Ba:-;f'ha1l 1-2 .. !;-~

~ C'IA~f:

Ra~ketball

1

l•;<litoc. "t;lcce aml Goltl''. I : \\'l~t~rian 1 -2-~-1. (Ass. Ed. 3-1); O rnmHtks 1·2·3· 1 (Pre~. ~).

~

t:ll:l>;>< Tm!'h l-2.

··~

ROBERT

J. CARROLL

VINCENT RICHARD CLIME ''Chuck"

.'if. Frcmcis o.f /lssisi

St. S l c!ftlu·ll·s

H ail:- from St. Franci, ,,f \ !-sisi . . . Hi, s miles <1nd jokes arc liked arr·mu l school ... Vc ry pnpular amrng thc seniors ... a ~mnrth dancer.. . L1kes Clenn :\ I iller . .. Played varsity baskctba li in scniqr year... Freshman tennis champ ... So kn!{ to a <well gny.

Chuck i~ th'! quiet type l) f ~~:Jan,or· h\ly ... li kes to tell girls he's an engineer at Drexel ... haunts the fi ftecn - cent dances ... big--wig in the Student Council sh indigs ... has a s pecial mania fc.r girl ~ with Pack;1rds.

Va1·:;;11~·

C ia!<~ l'ii>Ort~

l-2-~; Sturlenl GovernnlCJtt ltl pt·(.'•·Pntalive, 4.

Ua.-k<•1ball .; ; lcn•shmnn T<:'nnl>' Ch!l ll'pi<>n I ; \'ar~lly ('lull I.

so


)OH N E. CORCORAN

JAMES EUGENE CONVEY, Jr.

"Cork'

"Jimmie"

\t.l

St . .lfo11ico's

.,,·s

p,,,,C'>·ll' oi a winnim: "llaih.· •. uaturallv handsome ... likcahlc• pt>r-• nality ... all-Con ft·r('ll•'t ~narci for tlw "Tac ony Shamnwk<" .. :\lemh••r nf the 'chon! track team .. sharp drt•sscr ... d< es wl'il ,,ith the iairt•r sc._ ... would like.> to gn to~ ('oikae.

\ Saint ~l nnie<t lad ... mcduun hci~ht .. alw;1ys smil ing ... grand sense of humor ... P••pul:tr with hi~ clas:;matc~ ... played clarinet in sclu>ol nrritl''l ra .. rooter for the high ~chool tea me; ... alway> willin~ to lend a helt>ing hand ... plans to be <~ lm~ ine~s man ... Cood lu ck, Jim. Oa·l.' l)('stra 1-2-:{-1 ; C' lwml~t•> ('halo I : Cla;:s Sport..~ 1-2-:l- 1.

Tnwl< I;

C'lll'ml~tly

l'hth I:

t'ln~;~ Spurt~

1-2·3·4.

" ..

CHARLES J. DATZ ,

Jr.

EDMUND A. DAY "Little Man"

" Datz" I fo/y Cross

Hoi)• Child

Pns,cs"•r nf a wonderful pt n.~ona l ity ;and :111 educated tenn i ~ racket . .. <l1arlic has mad(' hun• lrtd, n f friends on the cnurh and all o ver the t·amtm'.. . \ mcmhcr nf the \'a r,ity cluu and riding dul.. . . •\ 'ar'ity tenni> player for two year~.

l'ht• little man with a hi){ smile·.'.. '!IllS landing 'chnlastkallv :md aihleticallv ... hand~ am ... :a fa1 nrit.: "ith the !:a<lie~. . orator de-lt~:-..:e .•. u ted for hi' ,jgnal-calling .at.ility ,., qr .. ity Q~tarterl ack •.. 1\0ul<l like to teach ~chnol ..••.. Sn long, ami many than I,;, t o a -well feUD\\. \'m-~lty

f.'ootball 2-3-1; '.\'bte.-lau ::-~; lJ<'I>alln;: To·am {

<L<•a~;u., Champions 41: l'lass

81

l're~hl<'nl

1-2-t .


WILLIAM F. DE TORE

JAMES F. DONAHUE

" Bill"

" Jim"

A"mmriotimr of B. 1'. M .

fnranwtion

Height is no di~ath ant age t0 this boy ... s ma 11 hut with a personality that wo uld win anyiK'dy's heart. .. good · looking. very smnntl1 clre"er with a 11inning ;,mile ... has great hope~ of hcing {t singer in a d:tncc band . .. here's hoping you ha\ c c;reat success in this undertaking, Bill.

Jovial felln w. a lw ays • miling, very popular with hoy, and girb. Haskl!tha ll sta r with Incarnatio n's Catholic League l<:lll11. also i ~ a winrd with the cue, hopes to list J lo ppc a mong vi ct i m ~. So long to a swell fello w.

llr<~matl<-1'

Var·~<ity

[rootb:tll

~.: i'la,.;~ !';port~<

!-2-:>· 4 : Orclwstrn 1-2.

1·2: Glee Club 1-2-:l; Class Sports 1-2-3-l.

........

HENRY J. DOUGHERTY

SAMUEL A. DONNELLY " Hippo"

" Ollie"

St. Clcme•tt's

J-1 ;)fj' Child

II ai ls from St. Clement's .. a well liked fellow, Pre5iclent of the Varsity Club. Leader in :m~thing he under takes. \11 -Catholic tacklt• in his <.cn i< r year. A ge ntleman destined to sail smoothly on the 't'a .. r life

H is langh lin:ns up a ll proceedi n g-~ . Ha ndso me, well buill, smooth dancer. also ath let ically inclined. Po~sesso r o f an abi lity lo make friends eas ily. H is po pula rity is evidenced hy his elt'ction to ,·ario ns class o fTkes. Good student. So lnng "Ollie".

\'ttr·:sit~·

F(lolball

2-::-1.

\':n~<it~

Tmt'k

~-:J .

Uinlog-~· <'lub 2; !" po ri" l-2-::-~; Vice -Prf'~lfl<'nt 2-3.

""''>'it•: F'outbRII 1-3; < ' ' " ·'"


JOSEPH JOHN DUGAN

WILLIAM F. DWYER

"Joe"

"Bill"

lncanw!ioa

Our JJ otiln· of Cousolalion llandsume fellow, clark complexioned, and a posst.'ssor n f a man·eluus pe;«onality. lie has mack himself worthy o f note at L:tSalle, with hnth his rlram:ttic technique and s wimming ahility. Kin~< oi Springboard, he hopes to attend Vili;U1<Wa to simi) Jnurnali~m l [e has what it takes and is destined ln gu place,.

L itt le package of dynam ite. always on the go ... Loyal to Incarna tion Parish ... great h:tsketball fan anti player .. . captain of ..J..-\·~ class team ... Quiet in cla~s. but always ready for a jo ke . . . P op td:tr w it h his classmates ... Gf\od luck, J oe. . Hlolo~;y

Club 2; ~oda li t~· 3; Class Sport t-2·3·1.

Swimmin~.

2-3-4 1Cnr>taln 4).

"·..

GERARD R. EBERHARDT

EDWARD W. EDINGER

" Jerry"

" Ed''

/11cn 1'110 I ion

St.

lfc111·,\''s .

Thi~

I fisto rian's helper ....\dive in track in freshman and 30phomore year ... Ear ly bini at .-:rhool ... Comes fro m all the f!OOcl classes ( ti1-:.~D-JC--!C l... History is hL~ favorite s ubject. . . Admires Oschell, the shot-putter.

shaq)cr hails from St. llcmy's: Quite a man on the track. .\'cn:r g'Cls into trnubh:. Gil'l: you th<' shirt ofT hi ~ hack. li tl.is rcgnl:tr iellow rloe<:n't succeccl, then the world is in"1ical ... Sn long, to a $Well fellow.

'l'r·a<' k I -2 : l:nercla~s Spotts 1·2.

F're><hman Bnl'k•)ll>a'l 1, Cln''" Sports l-2-3-4, \tn.r~![~

83

'frack l.


RICHARD EDWARD FAIRBANKS

FRANK K. ERHARD

"Bup"

"Baldy"

St.

St. Francis .Ytrder

l'ill(t'II(S

Tall. li~o:ht. anrl h::ndsome. Quite a sharper on the ·'w.,nrlcn "av". "Ca.sanm·a at his hcst." l.ood dancer. Popular "nli all the fe llow~ Rated high in studies. Just kc•t•p 1111 as you h<we at L;1Sallc and you're sure to be a sucre". .\u rt,·oir, "Tlup".

Haiti~ i' small and ia"t... :\ thrtt•-lctter man in track, he rat<·, fuur'·swrs for iric111l!ine,s ... · ~otcd for his \\arm "llt·llo'' to all . . .\ l.aclamnt"n liend ... :\ever :ni:>H's a social aiLur at srlw.,l, always the same pretty girl \nf \Vicderschen to Frank, a 11<11. \ ar"lt) Tra<'l< 1-t-3-1;

~rlwl

"ll'

.1u111m· \ ':u·,lty lln!'kC'lball 1-2-:1: Hn~ebnll 1-2-3-4; t'lm·~ rootl.>ul l 1 ·~-a

l.••tlc1 1-2-::.

THOMAS W. FAIRBROTHER

THOMAS A. FLANNERY

"Tigbom" \I. /'ctcr's. N1. 'lsid,·

"Little Fox" St. Fra11cis of Assisi

:\t•w .Tcr,ey', gift tn LaSalle ... usc~ ten d11llar wonk •.. \Von !'du>la:-ship tn La~; 11< Culle~o:<· .. .'1 all and dig nilkcl ••. full nf humor . . .,, •·k Latin ior iour year, ... "ro11• in,· "\\'i,teri:m" • • .likt·<l b~ t'\'\'r)nnt• an• I kn11wn to all da"c' ... Go<•d luck. TigJlQm.

St. l:ram:i, oi \s;i-.i tnmcd out a wonderful fe llow ... Carre •I toppt•cl.. quiet at "times''. Spends half o f his time \\ •rrying- whether hl' will come in first in the mile. \\\:11 likt:cl. .. quite t)opular. Plans to enter his father's hu,inl'"· Protege oi the tine art. "Swing"-. •\!ways ":en wearing a LaSalle sweater around the halls.

\\'f~t• •lln u

2·3·1; L:tlln t'luh

1-~-·:-1;

c 'hHni•ll :: t:lub 4.

\ "ursll\ Tm<'k 3-4:

84

lnt••rcla~l! ~tlOrls

J-2-3-4.


JOHN FLEMING

WILLIAM SHAMUS FRIEL

" Long John "

"Franklin"

II aly ;lnqels

St.Co/rtllli>a',,

Ta ll. n?d-heaucd, and quiet. The main stay of lhe tram. .\ likcahlc succe~~ >r tn Buddy Eh$on. II ic q ui et manner makes him well -liked by the gtuclenL~ and facul ty. He intends to go tCI Drexel. Good luck . ] ohn.

llis ready wit and sua\l' p<:rsnnal ity ha>, won h im lriend~. \ cu lw n •rl athletl', .. hl' earned two l'ar s: ty letters f< r iooth:dl and W<l> an act in> meml>er of the c hampionship debating te:1m. l~ill is 1·cry intere-.ted in drawi ng. paintingeart in genenli. Tr> Bill Friel we say ''.\nf Wiedersehen."

manv

teun i ~

T ntPrd:t~R

da,l<etball 1-2-3-J.

\'a t•silY !·'out ball 2-:l-1 • I '''ha tiu;; 1L•·a;.:w· \ 'hampion 4) ; \'at'St0 l'lllh :l-1.

"'..

CHARLES A. GALAGLY

EUGENE GALLAGHER

"Guther"

"Gene"

,) f.

Our i.ud_\' of J-l als Souls . \ m(l(\e~t y< ung man . .. some 6' 1" ... ath letically ind inctl.. ·' ne o f our more studious members. lie hopes to beco me a hrillian t d r c to r ... \Vc haven<> doubt that he will some day p lace h:msel f in the Class of Pa!<tor, Reed,

lkucdrc(s .

(;nth cr is. th~ s mrling rcprc-.cntativi.• o f LaSalle. lie is at the best dltnce~ spreading his rharrn about the plate. Charles is also a hne student. I le is ..tC's contrihution to the Ho nor Roll.

and Dr. l'i\dare ... Jnlen' lass ::;porls 1-2-3-~ ; J ·. V. Ha:<kt'lha II 2-~ ; l•'reshman Cla"s Bn"l<<'tball Champions.

85


WILLIAM A. GEPPERT,

Jr.

FRANCIS GETCHELL

"Bill"'

" Frank"

(},, l.ady of Sc;•cn Dolors

St. Helem/s

.\!though a newcomer lo La~a lle thi~ year, he im mcdiatdy -.truck up a la~ting: frie ndship ... Very po puhtr with npp• ~it~: 'ex.:. prides hi;; ·· j atopy " as heing the best i!t til<' Int. lie plans 'tn he a contract or. Su long, Bill.

Frank en me to LaSalle in '.18 from Olney High ... li e i~ cra7.y ahottt sw ing musk... Rugged of ~tature, Frank is very ca~y to get a long with .. . loves to play pool and hask.."tball ... favo rite hobby, kiddin g the Broth ers ... plans to go to colltge ...

I

']a><~ ~I>Orts,

J.

B.•:<l.l'tt..all t-:l-4 ; Track 2-3.

··....

JOHN W. GHEE

JOHN LAWSON GILLIES, Ill

"Jack"

"jack"

l l an<l~omc ... tall. .. light. .. \\'a\·y ha ir . .. \nd quite the ra\"rite with the lad it'" · .. c;o"d 11·, rkcr ... Loyal to l.a~a lle anrl tn the I:,-,,thcr, .. -tcil ar end nn the pig~kin s•tnad ... So h

112,

Jack,

niCl' Lll

h:n·r knnwtl you.

O ur Jlol/1er of C:onso/o!icn: There's so mething about a solclic r... And there'~; ~nm ething ahont this tall, d0hon11ir. good -lo0kin g lad. ''Lawso n <lt>cs the R o~> i n" in a 'Htmmer army c;unp. He·~ ;1 corpo ral in a Caval ry camJl in Virgin ia. Personality and geniality have w<m him many friends here. We know he'll kt-cp them. '!'rack 2-3-4 ; Glee Club :l : rnte•· Cia~" Sports 1-2-3-4.

\ '•u·~;it)'


HARRY

J.

ARTHUR

HAGAN

J.

HANSON

"Swede"

" Hank"

St. William's

.'1 ( o/um/111'.1

One o f t hc little hig-mcu .nwn~ shares in St. \\'it liam's ... ha' trouhle cxplainin~ hlack eyc~ ami such ... willing to t ry anythin~ once .. or twi~·c ... gee~ [or girls wit h odd ni cknam<." . \ mhition i, to loaf until drairccl.

S\\cck i" a tall. (lionel VllUnl! m:u1 "ho i' !'cniur .\', .. nty daim \o dr:unati~· faint· \ppt•arl·•l iu lin: -tag~· pr< ducti• lh, II(• b a \\l'll kn \1 'I irc<IIICiltcr r dane·· halls. Tcnnm\ I )nr'l'\ i, his fa, oritt· clanre han I. .\iter !-[ra<luatinn .\·rt ha' high hop .., tlf <.·lltcrin!! tilt: '\a' :oi Senict•.

GIN' l 'lub t-~-:1 · Dnunutit• !'lull 1.~.:1; Pn•m l'onunlltcc I.

"..

WILLIAM F. HARTMAN

WILLIAM QUINN HARTY

" Bill"

'Andy

ll oly Clrild

,\/,,I/, 1'1/tlrc•t'.t (.\'<11 bc•rlfl}

lloly Child hustler ... tall. red headed, with an amiable disposition . . . Onl " ht> really gets around. . . Rides around in hi~ ..Chocolate har" ....-\. senior who tumed out to lx: quite a ..cPm mittceman''... Seldom mi~se~ a sportinJ:r acti vity ... Can always be counted on as a good rri cnd to evcryvne.

' .. \mly''· j, th~· :'linin Li•w\. coHttibution t•l LaSalle. Thi, hkcahlt· ,\ lcrion fell " ha' showu lmparalld..u in tcrc,t i.1 all La"allt· :lctidtil·•. t''l"'l'ially clranntic-. He ~iclcs I hi,, the hoy whu '•l~ 111 tile far ct>rllt r, h;l'; mad.: an army of frit'IH(, hy IIi, <JIIil't and p!ca,ing pcrs<mality. C"'ht.. lnl:-.:ll' .\" C'luh I. ('l•l:"'!" Spoat~ :i-t; :-o=c:hnlastk \;"'~ltf'l' 3.

Rentor Socl nl Com mi ttee I ; Dun ce !'ommlttee ·1.

&7


EDWARD PAUL HILL, Ill

JOHN T. HESS ''Jack" fn111:c11

IIIII It•

" Angel"

( lo//Cc "/'11111/, (,/11.

.) I..llc111irtJ·s

IIi, friend~ call him Jack ... l ie• l'lllCrc:d 1.\ as a f n·,hll~<ut, din·t·tly f runt Immaculate ( "cnu:cpt ion Cram mar ~dt,..J. In h" J uni.tr j l'ar he hcl':tnl\~ a 'tar mem

Ed is one natin· son • f whom Smith P hi ladel phia ~hntt hl he rmnul ... ll :t .. hl'cn an hnnnr studtlll fur fou r v<·ar .. and was a ,tar ch:hat~:c· . . . .\ llll'mh~:r of the t•r~lw,tra ... Ed is qmtl' \ t•r,atile ... That frit· ttlly 'mile :m I cheery lll'r'' ll'tlity Ml' h unci t • rnhh him ale nc.: , n thl road nf li fc.

hc:r of the rith· ll·;uu, a11cl hl' al'" rqtl':tll'd thi~ in hi, ~t·ni r _YI.'ar. lit• ;, \\ell liked hy h<oth facuh) and ~tu <lt•Jil, :md he ;, :1ll\:t)"~ "illin~ to lenc! :1 hdping hand. c·.a~..:

Ba:-:k .. th.tll 1: •·ru"'s f•'n••tlu-tll:!: lUll•

'r,~:un

3--L

l,•·hatlll!,!. I c Li·;l~Ut• t'banll•' l ' ; :-o;dtula:-ctlc- "L'' lll:.diP~t .\\ela~t.....\1~1 lal 1-:!-:L

1-Z-~·1:

···-.

JOHN

J.

JOYCE

JOHN THOMAS KELLY

Jackson"

" Chink"

'""""'"'"'·· (. tlll(',•f'/iuu,

.\/ . .\fortin

c:tl/.

l'.tll .. d<~rk :th\:tY' ~rinninl! . danl'illl{ n11w an<! t h~:n. mostly tht·n . JI"Pill:tr with hnth ··t·xes ... j w.t lnves plaid dnthes ... quilt• ,, rllllltt'r i• r th<· trad-; tl'alll. Load~ nl luck 111 you, ,lat•k,c 11. \'uasll) Tt,u·k ..!-:;-t;

\\rl~tetlun

11/ Tours

r<"lll, light, and hand">mc .. . one nf tht.• tllO>t popu lar ft•lhm·, at LaSal le ... ran h~: M:en afar otT hy h is !(lea ming ,milt: ... kee p~ t he t'l;"' in upro:tr hy hi> antics in class. c;l'h :t \oug \"Cry Wl'll with t he ''Jlposi tc st.•x ... it's hard w ':tY

1.

!(""" bye

ln a n•;t l pal.

1-'n·rH"I Gl•"<l l'luh l Clu .. ~

88

l'lwmlstr ~· l'lulo I ;

~IM'tt·t~

1-2-:.:-t.


JOSEPH F. KELLY

HERBERT S. KING

"Joe"

·'Herb"

St. Bcruard's

Ulllc fo/o;,•t'l

\Jaharajah of :'.layfair ... hold > court 1111 the Torres dale \'e. trolley ... like!> t • j iltahu!! tht· lazy \\'<IY .•• ~.·hie f of lht• rah rah hoy, f•·r tw • years .. ,,lar •lramatist fnr thrct: year, . .. use;, a ll hi, tah.-nb in the eternal chase. l>l'Aill>\tlt•." 1 -~- :l - l: Y .,,.. lluOlk F<•:tllllt' l:tlliol f'ht•f' r' l t>ntl<'t' 1-2-:l- 1 (( 'Uptain :l- 1) .

llt'rh can llt'' t·r hc an~<.·rt·d •. hj, Che\'YV i' tlw !.e-t car in tht• th:st the \nn) ,,, uld le proud adet•l with th1.· rihl' I fcrh \\ill, aedit lO LaSalle \\ e'rl.' rnnti11g

I:

JOHN ). KRYSTKIEWICZ

LOUIS M. KOLB , Jr. "Lou" U!tl' Jfolht'l

Ill' like, 10 ~,•at .. ,ay> world. l krt• i, a man to own. ior Ia•\ '~ry without a d"uht, he a for you, llnh

"Count"

'>I. I tlltrOI!ilt,\

of Cousolatiou

\t'<' io. th;!ll t lt·r. cr....·k -hnt putter ... ha' a hc:trt as iJi~-: ;ts hi, ,hnuhkr' ... <h ,.,n't t<•ll anyiH><ly, hut he can n·ally ~in go •• t:\ t•ryh.><ly\ frit•sHI •. th~ l'•Hnll j, always rc:uly '" help a I ril'IHI. Ill• j-. honmtl Ill Rd alwacl. c;ootl lurk, Johhny.

Lou hail' from California ..• Jm.t a-. nmrh 'unshint: in his -;mile a' there i< in that -tat<' ... Lin•, in Chc,tnut llill ... ni ce dres,er ... like, l•a,t-ha ll and plays it ,·cry well. . . quiet. . . relined ... (;no d luck, Ll•uic; you tlcscn·c it. Rlolu~y l'lull 2; Latin l'lull ::: Cla~s "~'"''" 1-1 .

89


FRANK L. LAGAN

ALBERT KUMICK

Lillie Flower

'it. IVil/iam's l ~xtn:mely

Hill.- l'luh ;;.~; PI1UI<o~l'>liJhY l:luh 3-1 ( i'l't?!<lcl~nL I);

.. 1\lu~

>lU<l

intc:e~ted

in guns ... al•o likes horses ... vcrv suhtlv han.ls out a ll the answer~ ... never bothered much by anything... Sports a beautiful '40 Oldsmobile ... when his I at her d1:esn 't usc it ... Interested in all La Salle activities ... Over s ix feet tall. .. good-lock in g and liked by al l hi;; cla~smates ...

\1 is a i:{rcat pal. a Fnrd convertible ... Owns a lot of photo eql11pment ... always ready to worry about anything for three mruutc' ... usually in dernaa~ by somebody ior pictures. ~ig help •n• this year's "Blue and Cnld''. Golcl". I

l:ille- Cl111.l

~- I ;

Rulinn Club I ;

lnterc la ~s S!>OJ't>l

1-2·3-'1.

..

ALBERT V. LEAHY

JOSEPH FRANCIS McBRIDE

"Admiral"

" Mac"

frnmarul·tl·· Conrrplion, c:tn.

St. Ct>cilia's II <~iJ, f r,lm 1:ox Chase ... good .;tudent .. . Senior year mem her cf cham;,ion.,hip Dehatiug Team... Scholastic .. L'' iu j uuior year . . . Likes daucing and skating ... inter~stcd in ;airplanes . .. hopes to attain positiou in field of eithc•· dcct rica I o r aeronautical engiuccr ing- .. . Good luck,

\tlmiral hails fmm Immaculate Conception, >lands

ahout 5'8" blond, memller 11i "t C" of Brother Patrick', f:amc. Took [lilrt in all interchss sports, favor!> orcht•>tratiiJns uf 1-<rcd \V:aring's line fC'IIow.

P~·nn-<ylv:an i ans.

So ln ng to ;a

Joe. I );?b:otin~ T Nllll I l l,uague Champions ~) ; Chemist!·)· <: l ub 1 : C lass :Sports 1-2-1.

90


ARTHUR A. McCARTY

PHILIP j . McCARTHY "Weed"

"Art"

O w .\Ioth er of Con solatiOI!

1/o/" .·l11yl'is'

This l>ig. gcod ·naturccl, htl'<ky frnm Chc~tn ut J lill , is 0 nc o f the m ost popula r fello w<, in tlw wn io r rlass. Ti c wi ll ;tlways he re membe red fo r h i~ a th letic ahility. whi le a mcmher o f the football tt•am. It wi ll he s J· long to ;1 rea l f rie nd and a s we ll fell o w.

.\ hc ut :;i:>. fee t in hci~ht, \rt always macle quite ill\ im pre:<sion. \ Vd l- li ked hv C\'erynnt. \r·t never failed to he in any LaS;rlle act ivit). \ P"l>tt l:tr fellow with tlw girls. \rt i' 0111· 'lithe he't known LaSa lle men in lloly .\n gcls' parbh. Cood luc-k to a S\\cll icllm\.

\ 'ar,.ity F ootball I -2-~; lntnlll1 Ural Hase l rall C la><s TrPasr ll'" '' !l<'.

1-~- :1:

...

~

PETER J. McFARLAND, Jr.

FRANCI S McCLAIN " Bo"

.. Mac"

Gesu

St . .1lartin nf Tows'

Small o f ~taturc . .. Einstein \ only ri nt l . .. ,·cry witty ... Lik es s wing nms ic . . . Pl a n s to go to wo rk upon his departu re f ro m hig h school .. . Good student in freshman year .. . Here's wishing a lo l o f luck to a swell fellow.

INe thank St. ~Jartin's for scntling-.tb thi~ wonderful fellow. H e came to ll'; in IQJ!{ r.-om \\ isconsin. Con geni:~l lad of Senior C-... \\'ell-liked ... Yery popular ... P la n s to <:nter his father's hu;inc,s after leaving us. Dark ha ir ... h a ndso me ...

C lass Sro r·ts 1-i - 3-4; l•'rench G lee C tul; 1-2; l ntPr<'lass 'T'racl< 1-:::.

Footbal l \ 'arslty 2-3 ; Cla.-s Sports 2-3-1.

91


JOSEPH DANIEL McGEARY

JOHN THOMAS McGLONE

"Cappy Joe"

" Mac"

t "C.qlp)

J ·c"

t"

Clzri.<ti

fiH·-toot loll

oi

\'I. Fr·11

l>~tl:lmitt· ... ldt

-i.• of. tssi.<i

of Jcr-cy Ltty . .. red hc;,dccl, gond - loakm~ and P· pular.. '' iz;trol at math ... expert timht•r ... topper on trat·k (t•am -,harper ... <mnnth danct•r . . tend~ toward l'o mmy I> r-.cv .. a fa,·orilt• '' i1h tlw '-:iris .. plans to be an t'llJ.lilllcr .. . ( ;o:od luck. Jat:k.

cntlnf

\;lliH'

1lw g ridirnn ... .:all_ul ,j~n.tl- \lith pro •kill. . little "Blitz" llll<kr tilt h:tt'k f,.l;trtl• oi tlit· \\O"dt·u \\:t\·, ... nr le<l for ''"""'' fllllh ••. familiar qu ote ''( ~ 11 ·'" ··tld -,.,.. ll.... rlassy dn·~,t·r, gone! Jo,.lkin!4 . . -houlrl !-:" far.

'I'm!'!< ·rcuuo

\ 'u r HII\' l•'nothall ~-:: -1 <t'uptulu 11. \'n1·Mll) B>i!<l<ethall :!·:t .. l, ("las~ Pt·t"~itlt·ut :!-:; · \ "ntlilt'• Club a·L

1-~-1; l'twml~u·y ~poat~ 1-~-a-

<'ht h ; luto·ronu tul 1.

..

lOSEPH J. McNALl Y

JOHN M. McGRATH " Mac"

.\/ . •l!ttt/.-1.·11/,

"Mikado" ~ ··t·hi.

St .. lml>rosl'·.~

( 'nrly - h;1ir~d l.(t·ttll~man from Olm·y ... l.ik~, to play

llaiJ, fr.,rn hill- of :\It,.\ iry . • :-..clinl;•-tio· iu cn•rv ll;md, tnt• .md l:dl... l·la,.hillg t') ,.,... \1 an:u:<" "f lla,kt•tt.all f or f ur ~ ,•ar' . pk:hill;! ~~·r" u;olily •.• t ;.,..;1 jnurn•·•l 1 1 ., h•~t• idJn,, ...

hall ... a n·al hit "ith the "I'JI' -.ill' ~,., anti rarely make, an l"rr 'r in the da"r •••n• . C:111 al\\'avs c.ttch him wit~t a g< ,,.: j1 kt· . lie plan~ '" he :m nnclt·rlak~r ... \\ e will

'''"''' .,j tht• ''"rei.

,\lu •t.ll:l'l of J:a,kt•liJolll :l-4,

\'nt~lt~

1111,,

your g . ··II nature lwrc at l.a~allt• .

t

l'luh I;

'h

llllslr~ t

Hinh_t;,:y Cluh :!,

Howling '1''-""' I.

1)2

So long, :\lac.

·;ut. I: lnto·n·h\s>o llllskt thull 1-2-3;


JOHN E. MADDEN

JOHN PATRICK MAGUIRE

" Smiling Jack"

"Jack"

St. If elena's

St.St,•fth.·u·.,

lkvotee o f Little Fi()IH'r .. Black '''"' 'Y hair. hrown eye:-, 11 cll-hnih .. Leath mnn· to the nwdtanical ,ide oi life ... Spen<(, Friday !lis.!ltt, at llol) Chilcl . c;,H,d dan~cr ... Cheerful di-Jm,ttion ... Likes Thoma' J >••rscy\

\\'t·ll liked 'ttu\·nt ,f J.a~allc ... tall. Wl'll-huilt ami is :•1-o a ma,ter :tt tt·nni". llo• i, •Jni!t' .tn actin· hny in all tntramural 'JI trt-. Be-t o f lnck to a ,wdl 'port.

mUSI C.

'l'to r111 i~

'l't•.un 1·:!-J .. t : t•tH ..·~

Cla><A ~llt>t' ls 1 2-3 : r-:x]Jio"''·~ rtult t :

\ ' a•·~lt~

~poll ~

<'luh ::-1.

J .. !,!.:!-1 ,

Pt ay"r :\lonltor 2.

VINr·"'T D. MAHONEY, Jr.

JOHN A. MARTIN , Jr.

" Downwind"

" Marty"

Sl. Fr.mcis of Assisi

Sl. li.d:<\trJ's

Practically ~ lecps at the airport. A whiz at the 9-G pullout. Downwind has nwrc Aying hours than two clocks. T op song is .. rlilo{ht of th e Bumble- Bee'' in () minor. It sounds to him like a (>lane cluing acrobat-. :-;" long, Downwind.

Tall, dark, and hand,;cuHl' .•. ~ooJ 'tuclent. .. popular Brother' ancl ,tudeut, , .. ha• a way with the \H'ak . a n.cmltcr ni the .ll'Cilldecr:- •.• ardent fan of \rtit.' Sha11 ... plan' ~ntcrinJ.:, collct!:e in tht• iall •• . Gno<l-

:ttlH~ng ~r ~ex

hyc and ~~oml luck tn a ~well ~-:uy.

Hwlmmlng 3; Explot'Or'" Club 2; Rt\""'ball l-2.

93


THEODORE H. MECKE,

EDWIN WILLIAM MARTIN

Jr.

hTed"

"Ed"

S/. I inn•11t's

St. Vincent De Paul

. \ gentleman and a sriwlar ... ((ttiet ;md intelligent ... ltnl>hy is collectit)g stalllJh ... interested in <mything relating to IJacch;lll. .. hke ~ t 1 dance . . . aspires io become an accoullt<ull .. Goal is C.P.\.... Good lu ck. Ed ... You .:an't lwlp hut succ~:ed.

Closest approadl to perpetual mot io n on a typewriter . .. for the "\.Vis", th e yearbook, and t he ''Germantown Courier''. Hctweeu sessions of typewriting, he bangs away at enemy ()al l-carriers and pitchers for .+->\ ... Two Scholastic and three \Visteria n letters. . . His election to numerous committees and ofl'iccs attests to his poJ>Ularity and rcpuwti o n as an all around swell fellow. \\'islet·ian 1-2-~ (E<IIlt>t· ·I} ; Cia~~ Pre><l<lt'nl I : Intet·elass ::;J>Orl:J 1-2-:l-~.

WALTER V. MITTHAUER

RAYMOND GERALD MERCALDO "Chink"

"Wal t"

St. /'incrnl Dr Paul

St. A tltmwsius'

"Chink'' is .t -leek hairl·d, well -built, good-looking fcllim. Chink ~pench. lit< st oi his time dau(·ing. His favc.ritc <IIThcs:ra i, \Viii Hradlty. Really ripS o ut a trumpet ricle hitn'<·li . . (juitc a favorite with the young women... Hi, amhnion i-. lu he an aviator... I-I ere'• luck to a great fellow ...

\Vall, the boy who dr i ,· e~ the '..p ·•Buick" ... lias a way of winning f r icnds, an ever-p resent sense of humor ... tall .. . dark ... and superbly dressed. 'v\'alt wi ll go far in his chosen pro fession. His d l,minating- presence at dances and at schuol w iJI l1e sadly missed by a JI.

Ot·<'h•·sua 1-2·1·1;

:O:c·<·t;,(ut·~

~:

Class Basketball 1-2; Howl ing 'J'eam Ca1na ln 3""1 ; Class Football 1-2.

lnt... rclas" ::;potts 2-3-4.

94


WALTER G. MOCEY

RAYMOND G. MULLEN

"Waldo"

St. Amw's

St. Rcucdict's

cheerful congenial fell ow. W<~ll always was the leader of class and band. \Ve <Lre all looking forward to the day w hen \Va ll i,; a great o rches tra mae stro. V\Talt rates high as a drummer, so ''dance with g lee to \Valtcr

Ray alway' h;" a joke IIJl hi, .,lt?c,·c. \\'ru·ked on yearbook and "\Vis", a~ a phntogr;lphcr... Has great cnllcction of rccordiugs ... IIi~ fa,·nritc hand is Eddy Duchin ... lie like~ phntngraphy a'. a hohh).. \\ants tn enter radio lield.

1\

G.-" Orth('su·a 2-a-1;

Latin f'lub 1-2-3-1; Chemist•·y Club 4.

''\Yist<:rlan" :1-1: ('amt?ra <'lui• :1-1: Yo·a•bool< I.

" ..

'

WILLIAM B. C. MURPHY

JAMES P. NOLAN

"Murphy"

"Mayor"

1/o/y .'l11pcls'

The easy-going. gl·nial pre~idl'lll of 4lL.likc' to play hall ... ardent .. Phillie•" ru• ter ... likes tn keep the cia~::. amused with his ingeni ous imitations. Prominent ligurc· with t he opposite sex. :\ real fri end to the end. \Ve'll miss Y<)U, Jim ... Good-by" and good luck.

The man who made the best of his hi~th school educati on ... wa~ a good friend to all hi~ high ~chool companions ... Intends to go to Panama to live ... ,\traveler at heart. Va•·;;it~•

Track 2: Clas1'< '£rack 1-2-:!; V1·esh man Football fChampions).

l<'l'eo<hman HaskH Ba.ll Team 1 ; f'ln~~ PrE-si<IPn ( 2-:l-1 ; Class Spmt>< 1-2-:1-1.

95


JOHN MATTHEW O'BRIE N

JOHN PATRICK O'BYRNE

"O'Bie" -~I. t

"O' Bie"

S t. Ueuedict's

ccilia's

J oh n O'Byrnc ... a little chubby . .. good - looking like< tn hear Dina Shore .. . \'ery good in hi > s tudies ... \'Cry energetic for his si ze - \'ery likeable ... is captain. n [ his cl aso;' ha~ehall team ... alway' j ovial. .. we bid fond ad ie u to a schn lar, gcntiC'ma n and a t hlete.

()'Hie is a tall. hlue-eyecl. hl ack-haircd fe llnw ... a killer un the dance tloor ... favorite band is ( ;lenn :\I iller. . . Likes good. tnthie ... dahb les with the. classi.:s . .. Con~crvati\ e dre.;se-. .like' sports ... ~n l f is hi< spe~·ialty .. . So JOn ).( to a swell sp<)rt :n1d "llC nf l ~ux Ch:tsc's hcst prod nch. t""'IA~~

~;lOll:-;

Biul og~

1-2 ... 3-1: ('hPnlisiJ'Y L' luh ) : ('lnh :.:.

.Bio lo~~-

l.' lu h (

l ' t'(•s i<l en~

C ia~!<

FRANCIS X. O'CONNOR

2): Chemistr y Club: ;.;p,W(!< 1-2-3-4.

JA MES BERNARD O'NEILL

"Okie"

" Cyclone"

.\/. J/(.'II ica's

S t. S t.-f>hcu's

Frank j, a hhtl· -eyed. black· haired ~iant . .. sparkling personality . . . pr<wt•d that he's a I)(It shut .. belongs t <• the Rille Cl nh ... likl'-.. g<liHI classical m us ic ... likes "ing:ing ... tsk tsk · \ 'alnalole deh:m:r nn ch:11 n pit'nsltip team .. . we·tr-; .:on-,en·atin· cl• tlw-. Sc' lun~ to :t swe ll telln w .. . o ne ,,f Sout h Philly's hc'l.

Ji mmie is a s lender hn ilt, hlack-h airetl lad. lle is an t•xpe rt Yio linis t, hal'il!!{ play<!d ,,·ith the school o r chestra f. or three years . .. lie ha" a yearn intr to fo ll uw in the ~tep~ P f :\li Ito n. ~hakespearc . Ccle ri dee ... and the rest.

l:lftc CJ11h :l-1·

tN-:olnl1lll~

1't.•aro 1 Leat!U(' n i«lin~ 'T'earn :~- I .

C'han'lp~

Ot'('hl'><lra :J - ·1 ; 13ase lJal l 3-1 ; Tra ck 2-3-4.

I):

96


PHILIP P. O'NEILL

HERMAN F. OSCHELL,

Jr.

" Phil"

" Herm"

O ur Mother of CM1sololiou

.S I. n,,rfl-c•/lllll!'hls

Blonde, ll<tlllhiO m C fello w \ c hicvccl ~UCC..'>~ in d i r. ferent field s o f ··cho< I acti,·ity . . . \\"as n ne o f : hrsc 1.1ya l LaS all e l ad~ w ho "coppc1l" th e Dchating L<'ague cham pionshi p ... We p redict a bright f uture for P h il. . . S o l ' n g, Phil.

.\ ma ssi I"C str uctu re n i help [ulncss and wi llingncs~ . . . ha ils from St. f\ ar t hnl om~w · , .. Three year-.. on the v<~ r· s itv footba ll team .. . .\11 Cath< lie hnnt>rallk me ntion ... Tli rcc yea rs 1·arsity track 111at1 an<! captain of th e tea m in fo urth yea r. So lnng tn a ""l'll g11y.

0

Uebalin14 4 I

Lt·a>~u ~

0

.

0

<"llampions J l ; H i lit• ·r.,n m

a:

~-:J-J, \';n>'ity 1 t "o·''a['l>lltl I).

\ 'n r,it.'· f'on tball

S<'holasti<: " L"s " 1-2- 3-4 .

ALBERT V. PESCATORE

Track

2-:]-~

ROB ERT 0 . PICKARD

" AI"

"Bob"

St. Edmoud"s

P1 csentutio11 of B. V .11_.

Tall, friendly and we ll-built . . . t>nth us iasti..: baseball fan ... one oi the in telligents ia .. . President nf the Che m istry Cl u b - hobby: experime nt ing in his labo ratory . . . hopes to en ter co llege and beco me a che micai engineer . . . we ;Il l kno w "A I" w ill s ucceed. Class -:;ports 1-2- 3- 4; Bio lO!-r)' Club 2 ; Chemist ry Club (President 4).

\ \'ell-bui lt ctirl y- hcad('d funst('r, commcm ly clas,cd a, a lady- ki ller in a mil d snrt of a \\ay . . .. \ !way" a wann s m il e . .. a broad grin f or eycryhody.. . I Ie can't brag of ha ving a ~ingle enemy ... Gond luck to a swell guy. Clar-:s

97

Spo1·t~

2-:l--1.


PETER J. QUERPEL

DOUGLAS F. PIKE

uPete"

"Do· Do'' \I.

S t. Fra11cis of A ss is:

Fnwris Xudl'l

\ 'cry ,tudinth youn~ man ... will makco- a good bu siman ....\ \'er) neat drrs~cr (<harp).,. \\'orkcd for the Eveninfo! Bulletin as a cub reporter ... \".-' ell-liked by cYcryonc! ... (; tocl luck, l)o- Do. nc~~

l..lasecl on the a~stnnption th<tt everybody is fi nancially embarrassed, tl11: mo Ho nf " Pete" is, " T i mes arc tough." Frank ... c ryptic. ;md ddi nitely to the point. .. generon~ ... hardwork i n ~. amhitiou s. Success is destined fo r :t lad possessing thC'-;c qualitic<. i Inn o r J :o il :1; :>ports 2-:1.

JOSEPH F. QUINLIVAN

ANTHONY MICHAEL RAINONE

" Big Joe''

lmiii!IC!tlatc Conaf'lio n.

" Cisco"

Our Lffdy oj the H o/y Rosary

G / 11.

This lnng, l~an lad -,pend< n11·s1 t f hi., t ime ;mnoying Sherlock ... wit nf the tlrn-r s·trt .. ha' a co meback fo r anything . .. Keep' the theatres ,,f thC' s uburbs on a payin!! basi" ....>nl'•kc-. Luck it·' ... haunt< Germantown and l\ala-Cynwyd ... CoO<I lmk to a swe ll fcllcm·. Fn•shm;1n Hasketllal l 1: giolo;.::~- C' lttll t, Clas>< Dn>'k.,.Lbllll 1-2.

Stocky . .. good-loo king .. . gaud -natured ... wa\'y - haircd

ha, a way with the g irls ... excellent in sc hoo l ~tu<li es .. . lon!S to li sten tu T o mmy Dorsey .. . life o f a conversatio n ... full of fun .. . :unl ,itiou W he a ~uct.e~s in the husiness wo rld .. . CoOt! luck. Cist·o. Cla's

Ba~ketl.wll

1- 2- 3; ('Ill::<>' P'ootball t-2


JAMES J. ROGAN

FRANCIS A. ROWE, Jr.

II 11f)' Cross

'it. Fr wn.,· ''I t.si.f,

Coatte> fro m l lC1ly Cro's P:trish ... Dressed up in tlw la tc't style and becoming. 1110. lias an excellen t personality. One of the Ill< 't pn.minetll member' nf -tC .. Vin: l'r.-~idetll in hi> Senior year. . C<>•l<l luck to a real friend. l'l><s~ t-'outl>al! 1-2-:l: <'luss Huskllthull 1 -~-3- 1 :

Var,ity i<l< thall in '"Jlhnmorl' v<·ar... lla-.ketball courtman ... T ra<·k -.tar . . \ lw av' an lH•nur ,tudcnt . . S" ell dancer. { 'h.drman n f Senior I 'rom ... Crtocl look-. and phy,.iqu<' m.tkle him .1 lm 11 ith thl· iain·r 'l'' . .. .-\ swell guy who -.hr>nl!l ~" fat .

"Frank"

VtN· l 'n.. !'-idPnt IC'

JOSEPH M. RUSHTON

Vnrsil\'

l~otHhaJI

\'Hisit~-

U·t1-1h•thall I

2-'t :

\· ar~ity

Tnu·k 1·!!-~ .. 1 : l,~.... ttt!t 1 ... :: - -1

~c·hulal"'tll

JOHN G. SABOL ")ick"

" Rube"

lit{\' \

f Ioly .·/ngl'l/

lllllt'

Tall, husky .ul<l cheerful. . . makt•, friend~ ea~ily and i~ very ll(>pnlar .memht r ni tra<-1< team auto drin:r . .. g<'H.>d dres~cr take-. part in many 'ltrti' itie, •• . iutenc.l; to enter colleg(' ... Gon<l lmk, J;trk.

Rube is a hurdler deluxe ... when he's not topping the

t imber~

can he found in-.tructing p.trk-ridinl{ at our rrominent aC'aclcmy ... tall, lanky ancl a sharp dresser ... alway' gives a n impres,ivc aJipearance ... good humor and swell pcn•on::tli ty ... en-captain o f the track team ... excellent cartoonist. .. should and will ~ucceed.

Tm<-k I; l'h•·mislly <'luh 4 ·

\ ·tu.,.lty Trw(•k t-2-3-4 1('o-t 't~ptaln 1) ; Wistl'rh\n 2-3-t , \ 'a l')<lty Club 3-1.

99

<'Ius~

SI'Qrt_. t - l-3-4 ,


JOSEPH C. SCHREIBER

JOHN P. SHERLOCK

''Joe" '>I. Frauns of , /ssisi

Tra usfirlllrtllit"'

joe hails from St. Fram·is of \~;i$i pari>h. lie ha~ maintained an excellent a 1 erage in studies ... a good friend al all tinic s. Li~-::ht .:nmpln.inncd.' ·with a de~ i rt· to follow iu hi~ father's footsteps as an clcctncian.

\\'c::.l !'hilly's loss is LaSalle's gain .. . medium height .. well -proportioned ... flare fo r stage . . . Hare for pres; .. . intLmls tounng country on hi s own railroad ... g'bye and good luck tn a real Explorer!

ROBERT j. SMITH

THOMAS F. SMYTH

"Shadow"

" Hap.. y"

uPat"

( "'f'tts Christi

St. 1Vi/lta111's

sharper hail- fro 111 Cnrpt~> l'hri:;ti Pa"ish in tlw hear t ,f :\nr th l'hilacle lplua. "Shad •\\'", a:; he i, .:. 111 monly ca lled, i.., a left-handed dtm"n ,,f the ( i111rL That new snnl{ "lle·, a Lo ·ver" ju,t fib ··~harlo w". lie i~ jthl the right iell o w LCI he :~ grt•at 'I Ieee" in late r li fc . .. Sn I n n~. "Shadow".

S tuall, hut a P('wcrhnuse o f personality. T o m is o ne of the most pop ltlar fe llo ws in the Senior class. P layed 1 ar~ity fno thall fe- r three years. \V a, a ll -Catho lic in hi s Scni11r year. Two ye;.r.; prc~idcnt n f the class.

\ nrslty BP~el'\'t.~~ BaJ-~kt'"-thall .:!-:! • ,.H 1•sHy Sw itunlin;.! I : ( 'l.u-:~ Has~haU J... J... ;; .. l_

('lnss r·n ,sid e nt 3-1.

·r his

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100

l~.... lhall t-3-~;

Vtu ·~tty

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WILLIAM RALPH STERNER

PETER JOSEPH SWEENEY

" Willy"

" Pete"

J>rcscu1111iou R. 1'. 1/.

St

J n lly ;111d fril'IH ily an: the best word~ for the dcscrip ti 11 • f \\'iiJ,·.. One of the: m• 't ardent and C:llthusiasti< ians of tlw cJ,,,.~ ami 'd1·a I tcanh . . \ n imp>Jrtant memhcr r f the \Visteri an Staff for thn:e year-.. ... ''Li1·c \\'ire" n i tht championshi p debating team. \\'I• I riau

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I:

))PtJ<lli iH:

I : J ottl.lllluml :O:t"Ji l'<

1 -~-3- 1.

" ll :llll '<nlll(' l 'c:tc:" ... (IIH 'f tht fnc:wll ic't ;rnd \\ell drcs'l'd mcmlwr-. ' 1 the ~1'111 r ,·Ia'' · \h1 ;,y, a cheer ful 'mile up n I•• c 11111<'11, llt:t• •• I 'l'fiiC>-t \1·hu1 sup !l"rtin~ a,,.·,,, I .rrti1ity .. I l11P •li tho mai·btav' •. jour da" tc:a·n,, . :\larlr the :0:cl'i •r \JI St.rr Da'-kt•lhall team ... Gond lurk. tn a '"eli lo•ll""'· lnl

JOSEPH H. TAYLOR

w11rk ami a lway, near the lup. Good luck to a great gtiy. < 'Ia~" Spoil,; l -~-3-~; 1l11wlins 3-t.

Jrltt..:~

!-'J n11 I ..! 3 .1 •• \II Ha... k ~th.1ll T• :u u I.

~CllhH '"

BENJAMIN J. VETRO NE

"Buck "

Small. hm has a loig pc:rs,malny •.. a great ian of .I Dnr-.ey ... ll<':lt drc~ser and smooth dancer. ) til· was very su co."cs-;ful wi th the bow li ng- team ... ctTtc icnt i11 hi~ srhool

,,,,,, "-''·'

" Frenchy'' \1

lloui,·a

\n thc:r S. nth I hillv ,tuolc-•t athlt'tt" . 'cho(a,tk an I orche«trn h:ttt"rs ... h t ' 11 a ,;r' ·. hits hi' 'tride c n th e danre fl, or .. cia"' port' lc;cclt•r .. <'I'Crybocly's pal ... hope-. to lw an o!lirt· '' nrk<>r .rll his hit' will be

h•.mcr'. llt'l'hPsu·u !·-··'· l • c•t .. ·mi ~ t q ( •1a~s :-:pntts 1-2-'t · l

c'hth I :


EUGENE FRANCIS VOLZ

JOHN J. WALSH "J. j."

"Vulture" \'t .

I:Jrmifarc's

S t. , ltilanasict.< The wcl l-kn n wn "). ].'' ... popu lar and famili ar tt) C\'eryo ne . . . takes part in many act ivities . . . Exchange Fdit:J r o f the "Wis terian" ... g'(•Od d resser ... ho pes to go to l't ll egc ... Gnod luck to :c swell fe llnw.

Smoc th, ,harp. sJHHitaneous... l Jnc o f the classiest dressers at LaSalle ... \ Vernon Castle when it comes l <) dancing ... I), es!•'t mi,, it prom in the' crty ... lhcks all srhnnl activi1ics .. I Ia" high hnpt'S o f being <1 d ncto r .. . \\' e knr" you'll >nrceerl, pal. ('In~:<

:-.11<11!0< 1-2-:1-1 ,

lllui.,~Y

\\' lstf'c'l!lll l-;l- 1 ;

( ' lw ml~tr~·

C l ub J: Cia.•• !:{pons

t-2-~.

l.'ltclt 2: WI« le e i:tll 1-3.

HARRY A. WATERS, 2nd

WILLIAM WELDON

"Harry"

"W illie"

JJ,•I.'' ( ·,.,.~s

lctcanwtiau

'I his h;mds nne f{'llow hail~ from .\1 0unt :\ iry. whCI'l' he lc;tcls h is ' ll'n • rchcstra... Pre~idcnt o f men w rahh. 1 ll. lie will ans11 cr the call 11[ the grc('n pines at Villa -

Tall. s lin c. ncrly ha ir. h luc eyes. describes \.Yillie ... gc.cs o ut fo r a ll sports . . . played has kethall wi th class team .. . likes dancing .. . f>c>pular with clas< mate$ ... alway> b usy ... wants to he a chem ist ... good $Cnse of humo r ...

nova. \'lll><lt~·

'i'c'IICI{

1-l:

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l.ootl luck, W illie.

Ridln::" C luh 4.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Defore closing the pages of tht "Blue and ("";old '' for 1 !l..J 1. acknowledge thank~ to (}l()se who helped m:lk~ •his huok a re<dit\

\W

l'atl'.. c to

\\'e thank our principai. l~roth cr Charles. ior hi-. a1<l and C'>opention. J:n.tlwr Clement for his aiel in the financial end o f t ilt' anl'llal: nrothn Dt·Ili~. who-.t• i n-.pirat ion and d i n·ction has carried tlw hook · hrrmg·h to "liCl't'~"· \\ l' wi'h to thank also all the 1\rothers who aided in any wa). particnbrl:: J:rother lloniian·. for hi" aid in typing much of the copy. \\'e thank \lr. John ~lc\lenamin. reprc-.l.'nt?ti\'t: of Lang Engra\'in~ Co.. who aided immcnsdy in making our proposed 1:1~ -out a Slll'Ct'S" To \I r. I 'au( ~f:~llov. of til<' Schlechter Printing- Co .. we extcucl gratitude: for his a;cl

"- ..

To :~ II Qll r advertiser:-. who~c financi :d helo has gone a long ful publi-.hing of this book. we say thanks.

\\<IY

to tht 'incct·s-..

r.ut e'>pecially do wr thank our parcnh. to'' hom \\'l' tender a grateful :td:nowl eclgment for all past favor,; during om high schJOI carcl'r~. of~·hich lh1s last ,.., but the culmination.

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