Aquinas Institute - Arete Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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EDWARD R. McGRAW Eddie” 271 Dartmouth Street Nazareth Hall “The ladies call him sweet, the stars he treads on kiss his feet. Behold the world's most bashful man. Look him over, girls, he iant half so bashful as he claims to be. Eddie is an active member of the renowned Fairy Acrobatic Team in which he plays the part of the strong man. He just loves to study, and every afternoon he may be men with as many as one book tucked nicely under his arm. He never loses his temper, and all his conversation is carried on quietly. There s a reward awaiting the person who ever heard Eddie shout. Of course, we need not say that he is very popular among us. CHARLES MARRON 210 Knickerbocker Avenue “Doe” St. Mary’s “When a man's life is at stake no delay is too long.” Behold our noble president, who possesses more dignity than all other presidents combined. When it comes to gaining notoriety without doing anythin® he mak«-s old King Tut look like a shadow. Doc takes full advantage of his nigh office, for he believes with the rest of us that election to any presidency naturally presupposes arbitrary vacations. The faculty do not support this view, however, and Doc often has conferences with them behind clotted doors. He is the pivot around which all scholastic affairs revolve, and his vacations do not remove his influence at all from these functions. He is the center of attraction at all basketball games and sometimes afterwards. JOHN E. McGRAW 271 I artmouth Street Mac” Nazareth Hall “Let me die facing the enemy.” John is one of our biggest men. officially as well as fthysically. His avoirdupois was used to good advantage n superintending the ticket selling at our basketball games. John has been appointed to represent Aquinas at the annual convention of the Beef and Chocolate Trust, Inc., of which he is a distinguished member. Among his friends John is known as the Sheik of Dartmouth Street, for he’s a great hit with the girls. We all like John and hope that he may realize his hopes for the future. seventeen

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CHARLES L. LECHNER Charlie 315 Emerson Street Holy Rosary Eferybody nay it and what everybody gays must be true. Charlie is a popular lad among his classmates, being good natured and friendly with all. Hus one great ambition is to be a salesman. He doe not lack training in this held, for he has often tried to sell the school building to some strange passerby. He is also an ardent student of “La Lingua Espafiola,” and is a rival of Cervantes in the mastery of that tongue. Although suspected of studying it has never been proved against him. In spite of these faults we find him a very likable fellow. MORTIMER J. LEARY Mori 99 Gould Street Blessed Sacrament A thinker is a person. Fairy Acrobatic Team. It is not the fear of faculty ban that inspires Mort to take the few tons of books home each night; we understand that it is a natural love of study. Mort is not only a fine student, but he is a wonderful athlete, and we owe more than one victory to his skill and fighting spirit. He is also an able cartoonist and a splendid orator, and in addition to these accomplishments he has a pleasing personality. Needless to say, he doesn’t have to court popularity. We know that this little athlete—orator —artist nas a great future in store for him, for he has the innate ability to “put it over” both on the diamond (he plays baseball, too) and in class. The team will surely miss him next year, and we too shall miss him, but we shall never forget him. JOHN A. MAIER John Cold water, N. Y. St. John the Evangelist Greece, N. Y. I am sick of this bid world! The daylight and the sun grow painful to me. When John isn’t laughing he’s arguing with his teachers, and sometimes both. These arguments furnish an infinite amount of amusement, and seem to be established as an indispensable factor in the school’s curriculum. The latest rumor is that John intends to revise Caesar’s account of his Gallic Wars. Be that as it may, he has made many friends who sincerely hope he succeeds in the medical profession, which he has elected to follow. sixteen

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JOHN EDWARD NAUGHTON “Eddie” 54 Cameron Street Holy Apostle ' awoke one morning and found myself famous.” Eddie always persists in obtaining bin rights, even if it require physical strength. He has expectations to compete with some of our present day pugilists, and we hope that these expectations will not be discouraged in any way. Despite this aggressive phase of his character, he is rather reserved and applies himself consistently to his work. Some of his original formulas in Chemistry class have startled even our noble principal. Eddie is a good bet in the race for success, and the present odds are two to one that he will be a winner. JOHN T. NOTHNAGLE “Jack” 11 I»cuat Street Holy Rosary “Such trifles as I will lead to serious mischief ” Jack has been told that he would be a smart fellow if he went to school, and we all agree. We can only conjecture how smart he would be if he came to school every day. His little vacations do not seem to hinder him greatly though. But it is in debate that he makes his mark. He has fluency of speech and it apparently costs him no effort to speak publicly. This, together with those ready smiles and those wonderful, ready-made excuses make him assume a somewhat heroic appearance in our eyes. JAMES H. MONTAGUE “Jim” 187 Brooks Avenue St. Monica's “Talk to him of Jacob's ladder and he would ask the number of steps” Jim is rather a little fellow, but he always manages to make himself heard. He is just as fond of hard work as he is of recreation, which is saying a lot. Jim is a good student too, and studies seriously with a view to future use, but this does not detract from his popularity, but rather addis to it. He is a careful and convincing speaker, and we still remember his little talk about good nooks. If a well developed mind together with a strong determination assure any success in life, then Jim is truly fortunate, for he has these qualities in evidence. eighteen