Fordham University - Maroon Yearbook (New York, NY)

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J. EDWARD COYNE, A.B. 302 West Madison Avenue YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO Georgetown Prep, 16 Georgetown University (I, 2, 3) Captain,” Adam” House Captain, St. John’s Hall (4); Dance Committee (4); Varsity Tennis (4). THE CAPTAIN is a newcomer to Fordham this year, but no one has ever held it against him. In fact, he was elected unanimously to the vice-captaincy of St. John’s Hall a month after his arrival, progressing to the rank of captain after the defection of Joe Neuman from the ranks of the boarders. In his new oflice, Ed drew about himself a coterie of aides and advisers, among whom we might mention Joe Gomez, whose social debut in New York was sponsored by “the Captain. Eddie s name is well known in many a metropolitan parlor, and his company is in great demand. It was our own Robby who introduced him to the fashionable circle of the city, but, after that, he required no further patronage from the suave Charlie. His affairs were not, however, without annoyance, and once the Captain soundly berated the faithful Gomez on the subject of a pair of shoes, which the latter had left out in the cold crying for their owner, who never came. The affair rankled so in Joe’s breast that he haunted the Breton Hall for many a day and night, straining every nerve for a glimpse of the shoes or the sound of their plaintive squeak. Adam, strangely so-called, is a student of law. With so many barristers around the men have become quite wary. Forsooth, we fear to cross their paths, lest a law suit come home to roost on the offending head. We have not known “Adam long, but we have known him long enough to like him, and to regret a separation from him. We heartily unite to wish him happy days, and we have good reason to trust that our wish will be speedily fulfilled.

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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!

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HAROLD J. CRAWFORD, A.B. 146 Grand Avenue ASTORIA. L. I. Fordham Prep, 16 Buddie” Class Baseball (2); Tennis Manager (4); Treasurer, Debating Society (3, 4); Dance Committee (4). ONE of Buddie Crawford’s chief claims to fame lies in his membership in the Astoria Triplets, an association in which he is joined by Dinny Dugan and Joe McGrath. Wc do not know whether Astoria is on the map or not. but it surely will be there, metaphorically speaking at least, when this trio of budding geniuses steps forth into the world. Bud’s integrity is proved by his possession of the office of Treasurer in the college Debating Society, a position in which for two years he has distinguished himself as a financier of exceptional ability. Throughout high school and college Bud’s loquacious proclivities have stamped him as the bane of professors, his comparative silence during Senior being due entirely to his extreme proximity to the revered Fountain of Knowledge. In addition to making a racket Bud can also handle one. and his proficiency on the court has earned him the position of Tennis Manager. We strongly suspect, though, that Bud’s faults are not confined entirely to tennis but that he is addicted to love games and courting in environments where nets and chalk lines are not in evidence. 1 he young man made a special request that nothing untoward concerning him be said in these pages, so there must be a certain winsome Astorian damsel to whom he wishes to show them. To her we can only say that there really isn’t anything unfavorable to be said about Bud, for he is a miehtv nice chap and a credit to Senior, to Fordham, and to Astoria.