Archmere Academy - Patio Yearbook (Claymont, DE)

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THE PATHD 1938 JOSEPH ALOYSIUS MCCORMICK Buster 101 S. Fairview Avenue Upper Darhy, Pa. Holvlvyz Arguing ' All through four hearty years Buster has heen the hane of the class with his constant hoosting of Ford Motors. Buster will argue on any topic, at any time, just for the sake of argument, and most of the time he will win. As a scholarship man, joe has more than surpassed the expecta- tions held for him. His many friends and all his classmates feel sure that he will succeed at anything he tackles in the future. JOSEPH MICHAEL McLAl IGHLIN loc 2824 W. 10th Street Chester, Pa. Holvlvy: Reading ' joe has heen, without a douht, the outstanding student in scholastic attain- ment in this class of '38 He has huilt up a i1iOSt enviahle record: during his four years at Archmere his name has never heen missing from the first honors list truly a great achievement. Besides heing a hard worker in class, he has displayed his acting ahility hy participating in several school plays. lt is certain that when Aloe leaves this ,lune the school will have graduated one of the lwest students it has ever had or will have.

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1938 THE PATIO ROBERT JOSEPH lvicGOVERN ..P1mL,hy,. 1705 Maryland Avenue Wilmington, Del. Holvlvy: Me 111Lv rizing poetry ' Loyalty to one's home town is an almost universal virtue, hut in Boh, more commonly called Punchy, it is raised to a superlative degree. To him NX!ilmington is the huh ofthe universe. He came To Archmere this year from Salesianum. Unlike most of his classmates, his pct dislikes are: going to class and doing, his homework. In class his hest suhject is lvlathematics. His pronciency in figures. indicating as it does strong reasoning powers, is amazing. JOHN DAVID MCSWEENEY Mac 1215 Clover Lane Chester, Pa. Holvlvy: Baselwall ' This lwoy from Chester made his prep- school dehut with characteristic quiet- ness, hut hy virtue of a pleasant person- ality and a capacity for steady, persistent work soon made his presence felt in several fields of activity. Not only along scholastic lines did he hring his well- tempered ahilities to hear upon his work, hut in the field of social and campus activities he succeeded hoth in attaining a high position, and in making many friends. ln other words, xlohn has the reputation of heing and decidedly is a good fellow and a good worker.

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1938 THE PATIQ EDWARD JAMES OAKES Muscles 802 Edgemont Avenue Chester, Pa. Hohlvy: Buffalo ' As a sophomore Ed appeared in our midst and commenced then and there to prove his value as a classmate. His versatility is astounding. As an orator and master of diction he is unexcelled hy any student in the learned halls ofArcl1- mere. A congevial person, Ed is chiefly esteemed for his ready wit and humor. His ahility to make one laugh will endear him for all time in the hearts of his chums. MICHAEL DAVID CTCONNOR Mike 1428 C tmrm gole tlnmi Street Li lixx' ood, Pa. Huhhy: Dancing ' One of the four year memhers of the Class of l938, Mike and his serious manner have heen a familiar sight on the Archmere campus. Though smaller than the average of the class, he has always heen in the first hraclcet of athletes, par- ticularly as a foothall quarterhack and ace shortstop in the baseball nine. Speak- ing little of himself, yet possessing an aura of quiet confidence, we have no douht that Mike will easily reach any goal to which he aspires,