Fordham University - Maroon Yearbook (New York, NY)

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JOHN E. BACKUS, A.B. Jack, Bacche Brooklyn Prep Council of Debate (3, 4); Track (3); Sodality (3); Senior Banquet Committee (4). SL1G11TLY rotund, of somewhat portly figure, jovial, good natured to a fault, ever smiling, there you have him. John is one whose charm of good nature is unique. He is ever ready to absorb a pointed joke or to match it with a like one; and for that shall he ever be remembered by his classmates when college is but a fond memory. On his arrival from Brooklyn College, John at once made himself known and liked by all. As beadle of Junior B, he will never be forgotten. Often in that capacity did he set the class into conv ulsions of laughter when, at a knock on the door, he would make a sudden exit and only reappear again, after a somew'hat lengthy interval, and exchange glances with the professor. John certainly knows how to shake the festive foot with agility and grace; he has indeed the savoir faire, and employs it most skillfully at all affairs of note. His activities at Fordham have been many. Not content with studies alone he joined the Council of Debate, w herein he often w'axed eloquent. Track, too, claimed him for a time. And. in his last year he surprised all by belonging to nearly every class listed in the catalogue and keeping up in each to the end. For John is a glutton for punishment. 1 Ie seems to thrive on hard work, and the perpetual smile he wears is never dimmed even when confronted by the greatest difficulties. Twenty-nine

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w mm EDWARD R. AMEND. A.B. “Ed, Eddie. Dutch All I la I lows Rani Staff (2, 3); Stage Crew ( , 2. 3. 4); Class Baseball ( , 2. 3. 4); Class Football ( , 2, 3, 4); Harvester Club ( , 2, 3). HERE is a man! We first made his acquaintance when, in Freshman, we were permitted to glance behind the scenes of Hawthorne of the U. S. A., there to behold an energetic, perspiring youth carrying castle walls and mighty oaks hither and yon Some slight idea of Eddie's versatility may be gained when we state that he did not confine himself to carrying scenery, but clad in the gorgeous uniform of an hussar, he carried the fainting heroine in his brawny arms. Ever since that momentous occasion, Eddie has been found a regular fixture on the stage crew. That he has eschewed the acting end of the business wc believe is due to the fact that we have had no more heroines except the synthetic kind, and where is the thrill in that? However, we have no fears of our Ed drifting through life a lonely bachelor; not with that handsome face and figure. But enough of this idle chatter. As we said at the beginning of this little biography, Ed is a man. By that we mean that he has the steadfastness of character that marks the gentleman; the devotion and loyalty that marks a son of Fordham, and the companionable good nature that marks the true friend He has always been a good student, but the trend of his thoughts has run toward science as his perfect mark in physics will testify We cannot say just what career he has chosen for himself, but if intelligence, honesty and energy are essential requisites, there can lx- no doubt of his success. The top o' the mornin to Eddie, and the best of good luck! Twenty-eight

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WILLIAM F. BA ILLY, A.B. Bill Dickinson High Class Track (2, j, 4); Debating ( , 2). TN I HL person of Bill Bailey, Fordham possesses a worthy son. one ready at all times to toil for her interests and to offer his best for her activities. He has manifested to us not only his ability in the field of learning but in his track exhibitions as well Like some of the other members in our class, Bill came into prominence, as all quiet ones do sooner or later, through the Interclass games being held in our Sophomore year. He entered a number of track events, ran. and became famous overnight. And so. as long as the corraling by 24 of most of the medals that year shall be remembered, so. too. shall Bill. Nothing seems to worry him. Professors, hooks, classes and final exams—all look alike to Bill. How he does it is a secret; but we never hear any complaints from him. The results are what we see. Always the same smiling chum, he is a g xxl fr iend, one whom we would not like to lose. A quiet, serious, successful student; a steady, loyal, honest character of high and noble ideals; may he take out into the world beyond the college gates those traits that have made him a classmate admired and respected by all. May the realization of his hopes and the attainment of his ideals come in a happy future. Thirty