Aquinas Institute - Arete Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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FRANCIS M. OBERUES Obie 419 Flower City Park Sacred Heart I carry my satchel still. Obie is a very quiet and industrious lad, with a ready smile which speaks good-will to all. He is always ready to help a fellow in trouble and his entrance into a class is always acclaimed by sighs of relief on the part of his classmates. His aversion to debates is proverbial, but he has a distinct liking for mathematics and often spends long hours solving difficult problems in trigonometry and intermediate. Obie expects to be an engineer and we all hope he succeeds in his life's work. W. JAMES NOTHNAGLE “Jimmie 11 Locust Street Holy Rosary “Counts his sure gains, and hurries back for more,” We are told that Jimmie butchers” Spanish. Seeing that he is addicted to this terrible habit, it is perhaps well for the bland tongue of the sefiores that he is absent most of the time. He and Jack have a very great love for school routine and believe from the bottom of their hearts that absence makes the heart grow fonder.” Jimmie is a likeable sort of fellow, and even the faculty seem offended when he stays out too long. It is his intention to add, some years hence, LL.D. to his name. Perhaps we shall hear his voice thundering in the Senate at some future time, although now he seems quick-witted and energetic. JOSEPH P. O BRIEN “Joe 1060 E. Main Street Corpus Christi His understanding at the best is of the middling size. Joe is a pretty lively fellow in all his classes, quite frequently springing a new one” on some unsuspecting teacher or pupil. His motto seems to Ik First, last and always a good time.” His knowledge of sports is so vast we couldn't even begin to catalogue all he knows. This, together with his Irish fight, has won for him numerous friends. He has been the mainstay of our baseball team for several seasons, and is famous as the composer of our Didiada Song, which has merited for him an eternal place in the Aquinas Hall of Fame. nineteen

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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

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WILLIAM J. O'REILLY “BUT 61 Pearl Street Lyons Falls Fairy Acrobatic Club Hold the fort for I am coming.' Bill is a downright jolly, good fellow, we'll say. There are few mornings on which we are not roused from our books by his jovial greeting. His good nature seems to be without end; there's always a slap on the back and a laugh-provoking question or two. Bill has gained some renown in the field of pugilistic art, which he quite frequently demonstrates much to our enjoyment. He also plays basketball and baseball and then, just for diversion, you know, reads Virgil daily, which in his opinion has it all over Hearst’s. Bill’s also a good speaker, and taking all together he has made a good and lasting impression on us. May the gods be propitious to you. Bill! FRANCIS J. O'NEILL “Frank 272 Magee Avenue Sacred Heart “1 hare come to the conclusion that mankind consumes twice too much food.” Just as Frank occupies a rather liberal part of terrestial space, so he occupies a correspondingly great place in our estimation. He is an ardent listener to all current jokes, and contributes no small amount of them himself. Nature seems to have fitted him for a bouncer, and he has played the distinguished role to perfection. He has been a prominent figure at all our basketball games, and more than one intruder has felt his gentle push. But his interest and success in basketball extends farther than bouncing; he led the Nina Club through a successful season, and his fame as a manager is secure. Here's wishing you success, Frank! MILTON RUF 67 Zorn Street “Milt St. Andrew’s “But he shaved with a shell when he chose. 'Twos the manner of primitive man.” Milt , although bodily only 20 per cent of the Greek class,already possesses about 75 pe rcent of its knowledge. He speaks Greek like a native, that is, when he drops in occasionally. Milt” is a scholar and although we have never seen him take home more than a book or so, he always knows his lessons. Verily he is a genius. He is an all around good sport and his keen sense of humor has helped to liven up many a gathering. As a Roman he can throw as mean a line as Cicero himself. Great success is prophesied for him, not only as a scholar but as a connoisseur. Atta boy, Milt. twenty