St Augustine High School - Saintsman Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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Fr. F. M. Starrs, OSA c--fan Civ N 156- Wy For the past three years Patio atmosphere has been brightened by the enigmatic smiling of Father Starrs, caused, no doubt, by all the material furnished him by the local characters for his inexhaustible store of anec- dotes so readily and entertainingly recounted. ln fact, some of his daily classroom experiences have prompted Father to threaten to malce literary history in the field of autobiography, but he has never quite found time to begin work on his chef d'oeuvre . . . Lead- ing Upperclassmen through the intricacies and tedium of finding induced e.m.f. or the percentage composition of compounds has occupied most of Father's time since he came to San Diego from Chi, although almost every Tuesday evening finds him at the Fifth 84 Ash USO officiating at a meeting of the Glee Club . . . Long remembered will be the famous trio of Saints: Father Starrs, his Camels, and his chemistry.

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Fr. David H. Ryan, OSA Talce a pleasing personality, mix well with a double portion ot a deep and intimate knowledge ot things scientific, add a love tor music and tor hard and sincere worlc, and y-ou will undoubtedly come up with Father Ryan. Besides the heavy schedule of classes which Father Ry.an has talcen on, he is the director ot the Band here at Saints. lt is largely through his ettorts with the camera and in the dark-room that this annual is published. Despite his numer-ous activities however, Father Ryan always tinds time to help any student who is having a hard time with his studies. Father Ryan is a native San Diegan and an alumnus ot Saints, which perhaps accounts tor the tact that he is an avid supporter ot anything that Saints puts o-n.

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1 X .lc Y J Father Kiernan, although he has been with us tor only one year, has been tirmly established in the attections ot his boys. As teacher ot Am- erican Government, he started the St. Thomas More Club, among the tirst ot his activities here, as a study group tor Senior students ot Consti- tutional l-listory. Father's degree in Political Science caused him no end ot anguish during the tourth-term campaign last September and Gctober when he was the most talked-at man around the patio. Father Kiernan's proverbial composure and ever present wit have made many an otherwise dull class attractive, so much so that the enrollment ot his study has steadily increased to unexpected proportions. Fr. Benjamin J. Kiernan, OSA