Fordham University - Maroon Yearbook (New York, NY)

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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.

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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. CASSIDY. A.B. 922 Ea3t Seventh Street WILMINGTON. DEL. Salesianum High School. ’ I 4 “Rubber,” Cass Crew ( I ) ; Class Football (2) ; Cheer Leader (4); Dance Committee (4). RUBBER,” as he is popularly called, earned his title from the manner in which he bounces back to bed in the morning, after the prefect has made his rounds and roused our John from his downy couch. John came to Fordham from Salesianum High School, Wilmington, in the fall of 1914. He expected to be attending Medical School in 1920, but the fates were against him. John enlisted in the Fordham Ambulance Corps in the spring of 1917 and sailed with them in the summer to France, where he spent twenty months. Fortunately he arrived back in time to join the class of 1920 in their forward march to the old sheepskin. During his experience with the wounded in France, Rubber” must have noticed the shortage of doctors, for when he came back he just waded into Biology, determined that this scarecrow of Seniors and Pre-Meds would be no hindrance in the acquisition of that coveted M. D. He surprised all the boys by the manner in which he laid bare the anatomy of the specimens, until someone remarked that John’s skill with the scalpel might be due to the fact that he had been assistant mechanic in charge of a herd of Fords; and after a performance on a Ford anything else is easy. “Rubber’s” latest venture has been the enlightenment of the inmates of St. John’s Hall by the publication of a weekly paper. Every Saturday night Cass gets his Rumor to press and one of Sunday’s recreations is the reading of tins benighted sheet. Having been twice threatened, he has engaged one of the future lawyers to protect him from any libel. Hard luck, Rubber”! While we are sure that Fordham will be the loser in June, we can rest assured that the U. of P. Medical School will be the gainer in having such a man and student as John Cassidy in their institution. Good luck. Doc!