Fordham University - Maroon Yearbook (New York, NY)

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WILLIAM L. BUCKLEY 2233 Creston Avenue NEW YORK CITY Evandcr Childs High School. 17 Count, Buck Varsity Baseball (3, 4) ; Dance Committee (4). THF. COUN I has been with us only two years, but in those two years he has made more friends and more base hits than most fellows make in four. It’s his personality that has swelled his crowd of friends, and those husky arms of his that have swelled his batting average. Bill is one of the best outfielders that ever caught a ball on the Fordham diamond and the fact that everybody knows this, and that not a few have told him so. hasn't made this Ty Cobb of the colleges the least bit conscious of the fact that he’s “there a few.” Bill’s idea of himself is always inversely proportional to his accomplishments, and we are sure that this relation would meet with the approval of the Professor of Ethics as squaring with the objective order of tilings.” Moreover, Bill is just as clever at splitting hairs with philosophical distinction as he is at getting under a fly. and if at any time he is is ever in need of a recommendation for erudition, a ready reference for his philosophical wisdom will be forthcoming from a certain reverend gentleman of Irish extraction who holds sway over Junior Class. So no matter what line of endeavor the Count follows, we are at a loss for a reason to see why he should fail. If he should get into the big game—and who can tell?— he has all the physical cleverness to follow in the footsteps of that other classmate of ours; and if he should choose to pursue a quieter existence, he has all the mental equipment necessary for knocking home runs out of business. Here’s hoping, Count !

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JOHN J. BRESLIN, B.S. 409 Stuyvesant Avenue LYNDHURST, N. J. Rutherford High School, '16 Brea' Class Baseball (2); Track Manager (4); Banquet Committee (4). THREE years ago last September John’s father brought his young hopeful to Fordham and entrusted him to our care. The young man proved to be a very satisfactory, though somewhat irrepressible ward. He came to us from Rutherford High School, but after we got to know him we ceased to hold the fact against him. and took him on his own intrinsic value, if you know what we mean. The proposition that no man in the class of ’20 is more lively, full of pep. and vivacious than Bres, was amply proved by the result of the referendum on the matter taken in the class a few months ago. Interested in every activity, social or scholastic, no task was too great for him to try. Yes, John cut a wide swath in social circles during his last two years, though he has managed to conceal most of the exact statistics from our private sleuths. He was frequently seen in the vicinity of 183d Street and Amsterdam Avenue, and we take it that there must have been some reason. Confidential advices from the front indicate that the reason is very nice, which shows that Bres can use good judgment when the occasion demands it. Bres is one of the human question marks of the class. He plays the game safe by admitting nothing at all, and evidently believes that systematic doubt of all statements before they have been proven is commanded by the Scriptures; and. of course, he always follows the Scriptures. Johnny’s ambition is demonstrated by the fact that he took Freshman law in addition to his regular Senior subjects. Only a student of his high caliber could handle both with proficiency. Bres is sure to make a good lawyer, and we fear that Lyndhurst will have to grow considerably if it wishes to hold him.

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CYRIL A. CASEY, B.S. 330 Clay Avenue SCRANTON, PA. Si. Thomas Prep, '16 St. Thomas College (I, 2) Cy First Dance Committee (4); Prefect, Parthenian Sodality (4): College Orchestra (4). LITTLE Cyril didn’t arrive among us until cur Iun;cr tar. Prc ious to that he had been “wasting his sweetness on the desert air” in St. Thomas College, which, for the benefit of the inquisitive, is located somewhere in Pennsylvania. 1 he latter commonwealth, by the way, is Cy’s home state, and Scranton is the particular civic center where he gets his mail during vacation. His first appearance in Fordham was in an army uniform and his last, of course, will be in a cap and gown. In the two-year interval between this change of attire he has succeeded in making himself one of the most popular members of the class. After a short but harrowing experience in the S. A. T. C.. he tendered his card to the class of 1920 and proceeded to unfold such a variety of attractive qualities that he was immediately taken into the fold and became as well known as the most faithful old-timer. The accompanying photograph can hardly give the reader an adequate idea of Cy, since it fails to show either his hands, his feet, or his voice, all cf which arc musical and constitute an important part of his existence. We soon found that Cy could harmonize in any quartet, draw a mean bow on anyone’s violin, trip the festive foot on any dance floor, and get by any man’s exam. To the above qualities he adds a dry humor which never fails to extract a laugh, and a genius for mimicry which is quite refreshing. Cy will take home with him, besides his sheepskin, the best wishes of his many friends in the class. And these same friends feel confident that before many years have passed Cyril will be giving the I. C. S. a mean battle for the honor of being the most prominent product of Scranton, Pennsylvania.