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

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iw i x 9 x r . f H . .7 '-X . if .Mf r X -V .V . iiivi,-rf f r ry li L WX , Fr. Wm. F. McDermott OSA There is only one word that can adequately describe Father McDer- mott. That word is enthusiast. Best known perhaps as football coach, he is also moderator to the Student Body government and organizer and moderator ot the Varsity A club. lt was under his direction that many ot the most successtul dances in the school's history have been put on, and that new unitorms and equipment have been secured tor all the ath- letic teams. Father McDermott is one ot the most popular priests on the faculty and when he is not in class he can be found almost any time in the center ot an eager group ot listeners, who are hearing about the wonders and charms ot Pennsylvania.

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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

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Lt. Ch. Geo. J. McLaughlin OSA Leaving us this year to join Uncle Sam's armed torces as a chaplain, Father McLaughlin has lett behind him a record and a place in the hearts ot Saintsmen that will be hard to equal. It was under his direction that the tirst ot annual plays here at Saints were started and tostered tor tour years. l-le was the man who organized the Patio Players and who guided its tirst taltering steps. Father McLaughlin was also lcnown as the man who would give up his time 'over the weelc-end to play the records tor the boys at their dances. l-le did this solely to give the boys a brealc. A labor ot love with Father McLaughlin was the Sodality ot Our Lady which he organized here at Saints. Through his un- tiring ettorts the organization grew, and the school has been kept supplied with Catholic liter- ature through its wiorlc. Although he is not with us this year, he is not torgotten here at Saints and we are hoping, God willing, tor his speedy return.