Aquinas Institute - Arete Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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JOHN EDWARD NAUGHTON “Eddie” 54 Cameron Street Holy Apostle ' awoke one morning and found myself famous.” Eddie always persists in obtaining bin rights, even if it require physical strength. He has expectations to compete with some of our present day pugilists, and we hope that these expectations will not be discouraged in any way. Despite this aggressive phase of his character, he is rather reserved and applies himself consistently to his work. Some of his original formulas in Chemistry class have startled even our noble principal. Eddie is a good bet in the race for success, and the present odds are two to one that he will be a winner. JOHN T. NOTHNAGLE “Jack” 11 I»cuat Street Holy Rosary “Such trifles as I will lead to serious mischief ” Jack has been told that he would be a smart fellow if he went to school, and we all agree. We can only conjecture how smart he would be if he came to school every day. His little vacations do not seem to hinder him greatly though. But it is in debate that he makes his mark. He has fluency of speech and it apparently costs him no effort to speak publicly. This, together with those ready smiles and those wonderful, ready-made excuses make him assume a somewhat heroic appearance in our eyes. JAMES H. MONTAGUE “Jim” 187 Brooks Avenue St. Monica's “Talk to him of Jacob's ladder and he would ask the number of steps” Jim is rather a little fellow, but he always manages to make himself heard. He is just as fond of hard work as he is of recreation, which is saying a lot. Jim is a good student too, and studies seriously with a view to future use, but this does not detract from his popularity, but rather addis to it. He is a careful and convincing speaker, and we still remember his little talk about good nooks. If a well developed mind together with a strong determination assure any success in life, then Jim is truly fortunate, for he has these qualities in evidence. eighteen

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EDWARD R. McGRAW Eddie” 271 Dartmouth Street Nazareth Hall “The ladies call him sweet, the stars he treads on kiss his feet. Behold the world's most bashful man. Look him over, girls, he iant half so bashful as he claims to be. Eddie is an active member of the renowned Fairy Acrobatic Team in which he plays the part of the strong man. He just loves to study, and every afternoon he may be men with as many as one book tucked nicely under his arm. He never loses his temper, and all his conversation is carried on quietly. There s a reward awaiting the person who ever heard Eddie shout. Of course, we need not say that he is very popular among us. CHARLES MARRON 210 Knickerbocker Avenue “Doe” St. Mary’s “When a man's life is at stake no delay is too long.” Behold our noble president, who possesses more dignity than all other presidents combined. When it comes to gaining notoriety without doing anythin® he mak«-s old King Tut look like a shadow. Doc takes full advantage of his nigh office, for he believes with the rest of us that election to any presidency naturally presupposes arbitrary vacations. The faculty do not support this view, however, and Doc often has conferences with them behind clotted doors. He is the pivot around which all scholastic affairs revolve, and his vacations do not remove his influence at all from these functions. He is the center of attraction at all basketball games and sometimes afterwards. JOHN E. McGRAW 271 I artmouth Street Mac” Nazareth Hall “Let me die facing the enemy.” John is one of our biggest men. officially as well as fthysically. His avoirdupois was used to good advantage n superintending the ticket selling at our basketball games. John has been appointed to represent Aquinas at the annual convention of the Beef and Chocolate Trust, Inc., of which he is a distinguished member. Among his friends John is known as the Sheik of Dartmouth Street, for he’s a great hit with the girls. We all like John and hope that he may realize his hopes for the future. seventeen

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FRANCIS M. OBERUES Obie 419 Flower City Park Sacred Heart I carry my satchel still. Obie is a very quiet and industrious lad, with a ready smile which speaks good-will to all. He is always ready to help a fellow in trouble and his entrance into a class is always acclaimed by sighs of relief on the part of his classmates. His aversion to debates is proverbial, but he has a distinct liking for mathematics and often spends long hours solving difficult problems in trigonometry and intermediate. Obie expects to be an engineer and we all hope he succeeds in his life's work. W. JAMES NOTHNAGLE “Jimmie 11 Locust Street Holy Rosary “Counts his sure gains, and hurries back for more,” We are told that Jimmie butchers” Spanish. Seeing that he is addicted to this terrible habit, it is perhaps well for the bland tongue of the sefiores that he is absent most of the time. He and Jack have a very great love for school routine and believe from the bottom of their hearts that absence makes the heart grow fonder.” Jimmie is a likeable sort of fellow, and even the faculty seem offended when he stays out too long. It is his intention to add, some years hence, LL.D. to his name. Perhaps we shall hear his voice thundering in the Senate at some future time, although now he seems quick-witted and energetic. JOSEPH P. O BRIEN “Joe 1060 E. Main Street Corpus Christi His understanding at the best is of the middling size. Joe is a pretty lively fellow in all his classes, quite frequently springing a new one” on some unsuspecting teacher or pupil. His motto seems to Ik First, last and always a good time.” His knowledge of sports is so vast we couldn't even begin to catalogue all he knows. This, together with his Irish fight, has won for him numerous friends. He has been the mainstay of our baseball team for several seasons, and is famous as the composer of our Didiada Song, which has merited for him an eternal place in the Aquinas Hall of Fame. nineteen