Aquinas Institute - Arete Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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THE ARETE MffiBfflasmmmasasg, McGuire. eh win Mar 207 Berkley Street Blessed Sacrament School Here is the peer of Galileo, the outstanding chemist in MBHp 1HHH local scientific circles. He is a genius disguising graM « . pennies as worthier coins, and much in demand as a ' BKm result of this discovery of the epoch. Mac has a per- Ly verted sense of humor; he delights in torturing with flPPjpjjplE ' HH the most appalling odors the delinquents who are some- HHHRT jHH| times imprisoned in the lah. Mac will take his place with the immortals if he does not blow himself up too lie also demon selling rings, stationery. Mac is the chap who gave Vermont the title WBSBm of the nutmeg state by selling some wooden nutmegs J the re during the Christmas vacation. He recently con- tided that he is Working oil a hair restorer for the bald members of the faculty as a tribute to their labors in behalf of our class. MITCHELL, LOUIS J. “Louis 207 Hollenbeck Street Prepared: Perpetual Help School Behold him, everybody—the little giant of the class. As a student and a gentleman he is a great local favorite. His fiery orations fill our timid hearts with terror. The propositions of Euclid are “open sesames” for his master mind. He has pursued the wanderings of Aeneas with “unperturbed pace” (?), and logarithms are to him what crossword puzzles are to the rest of us. It is unfortunate that Louis is so hampered by his studies. He would delight in taking Bill Tilden’s title away from him if he only had the time—Louis is a zealot at tennis, you know. A student of his caliber must spread the fame of Aquinas when he matriculates somewhere. NEIROCKER, FRANCIS “Frank 150 Warwick Avenue Prepared: Saint Augustine’s School In January Frank left us, after stupefying the local academy of arts and science with his mark in chemistry, which was the fruit of his Trojan labors in the lab. Of course, we envy his mark, but Frank’s capacity for work we regard as a dubious blessing. Frank was born to be a second Beatrice Fairfax or Socrates or something. The way he solved our questions and corrected our errors would be an inspiration for a mah jongg or bridge instructor. What is a hyperpolydemisaturated solution, Frank? But here’s one we know ourselves— Atom: This attempt of ours to summarize Frank’s character in a paragraph O’REILLY. JOHN “Johnnie 61 Pearl Street Prepared: Saint Mary’s School When you see a chap with a wide and ineradicable smile, who greets everyone with a genial, chuckling “Hello thar,” you are looking at this Aquinas celebrity, Johnnie. The editor of the Arete hereby offers the sum of three dollars to anyone who can catch Johnnie without his smile. Johnnie has contributed to the reputation of the C. Y. M. A. as a lively organization by his activities there. Johnnie dribbles through the arts and science just as he dribbles through the opposition on the court. He has been the butt of many gibes about his avocation (witness the famed pugilistic haircut), for we cannot picture him deliberately, and in cold blood, actually hitting anybody! sixteen

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THE ARETE LINTZ, EDWARD JOHN “Eddie 51 Tacoma Street Prepared: Holy Rosary School Throughout the annals of the school, there has been no more fervent supporter of school events or sports than Eddie. He is always ready to lend a helping hand, wherever it is needed. His success as treasurer of the Senior Class shows that he is capable of handling things—especially money. He is a student of the Classics, and someday he hopes to be a second Virgil or Cicero. In his studies, he ranks second to none, for despite the fact that he persistently claims that he never studies, his class standing shows otherwise. He has only one notable failure on his record—that which resulted from his efforts to enlist the fellows’ aid in putting up the bleachers. MAIER, LLEWELLYN “Lee 11 Jewel Street Prepared: Perpetual Help School Lee’s conspicuous knowledge in Latin and English literature has amazed the whole school. Besides being an intellectual and a benevolent book-worm, he is a prominent supporter of athletics and vacations. The way Lee tears off a History assignment is positively weird. His standings show what fruit his application has brought him. No undertaking seems too difficult in his eyes. Lee is a scribe of recognized quality, having wTitten on philosophy and other frivolous topics for the Arete. It is an inspiration to watch Lee engaged in a task, and from observation wfe can predict that some day this city will be famous as his birthplace. MALLEY, JOHN D. “Jack 507 Chili Avenue Prepared: Cathedral Grammar School Jack is a true scholar and as a dignified senior he is the last word, but the above portrait would be more familiar if his overdeveloped brogans could be included. He has a great flair for physics. Jack does not spend his time sighing for new worlds to conquer; he has turned his master intellect to photography. This book testifies to his success in that line. Jack would be a big man in any country, and that does not cover just his physical altitude. Jack is one of the leading lights of the senior class, even if he has never been “lit up.” Jack is a mainstay of the best decisions in our class meetings, and as a leader he should put Daniel Webster and Clinton N. Howard in the shade. MARTIN, CHARLES “Charlie 144 Otis Street Prepared: Holy Apostles’ School Charlie has been prominent in every activity of the school. His versatility is infinite; it has enabled him to devote his attention, with uniformly successful results, to practically everything of scholastic, athletic and social interest which occupies a noteworthy place among us. He is possessed of a dry and profound humor wrhich transcends all else in the school; his ability to instantly grasp and dominate any situation is an indication of unusual resourcefulness and great power of personality, and his spontaneous smile is the mirror of the disposition that has made him famous as our class president. fifteen

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T II E A R E T E OSTRYE, HERMAN “Herm 63 Evangeline Street Prepared: Saint Mary’s Academy, Dunkirk, N. Y. Besides being a success ac other branches of human endeavor, Herm is also a man of note—he plays the violin, banjo, etc., to perfection. Whenever the topic of conversation is musical Herm waxes eloquent. (No, he does not sing). As a skater he is par excellence. At the Genesee Rink he performed the fastest cutting one night that I have even seen. (There was a 200 lb. fellow directly in his path). In scholastic circles “Herm” Ostrye and his music vies with “Cecil and His Blue Mountain Collegians” for popularity. Au revoir, Herm, but not good bye! OTTO, GERALD FREDERIC “Jerry” 55 Culver Road Prepared: Blessed Sacrament School Here is the editor of the Arete, and the chap whose sketches on the bulletin board have been a never-failing feature of local art. Jerry is a declaimer of terrifying ardor. In the historical debate Father Brien had to tell him three times to sit down before he would admit that his time was becoming limited. His outstanding vice is his habit of perpetually demanding something— subscriptions for the Arete, literary material, or a pittance for the Aquinas drive. These are enough charges to make against one man, but we must add that Jerry doesn’t smoke for fear it will affect his singing. Leonardo da Vinci will turn over in his grave if Jerry doesn’t elect a career of bricklaying or something instead of art. RUBY, FREDERICK JUSTIN “Just” 45 Mulberry Street Prepared: Blessed Sacrament School As one may judge from his picture, F. Justin Ruby, or bettir still, plain “Just”, caused many a flutter among the fair sex who attended our basketball games this winter. Do not think however that “Just” confined all of his efforts to cheering the team on to victory. He found enough time to make himself popular w’ith both his companions and the faculty. His witty sayings oft-times enlivened many a group of classmates. Let’s have another “A-q-u-i,” “Just,” and then we will leave the old school forever. RICKARD, IRVING R. 238 Dorchester Road “Irv” Prepared: Saint John’s School Irv is one of our few really classical scholars. He is religious in the performance of his duties around school and seems to take a keen delight in work, being one of the minority ambitious enough to pursue Greek. One may gather from this that “Irv” is.buried in his books, but such is not the case. Firm belief in the adage “Work hard, play hard” makes him a pleasing companion in our pranks. He is one of the few seniors fortunate enough to own a driver’s license and consequently has a car at his disposal. We opine that Cincinnati can’t be such a bad hamlet after all, if it can turn out men like Irv. When Irv enrolls in Holy Cross he will spread the fame of Aquinas with little effort, as he is a standard bearer of Aquinas ideals. seventeen