Boston College High School - Forbian Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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THE FORBIAN Vice-President, Dennis Sughrueg Treasurer, John Hartnett, Secre- tary, Paul Marlowe, Beadle, Arthur Dolan. The class safely weathered the storm of mid-year vxauiimitions and turned to the second term in earnest. During this term we held our Iirst class social. An attractive program and menu was pro- vided by Mr. Matthews, S. J., and-well, a. good time was had by all. Our class drew first blood in forensic endeavors when John L. MCCPOIIRH won the Juniorplilocution Prize. In passing, I would like to call attention here to the fact that every medal and prize in elo- cution and debating in the High School has been won each year by various members of the class. Thus passed our Freshman year at Boston College High School and I am sure that I express the unani- mous sentiment of old I F when I say it was a year replete with joys and successes. No matter what joys forthcoming years produce, a recollection of our Freshman year in B. C. High will be a bright memory to us all. Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabitfl h HENRY M. LEEN. f ifX 7 when Wi' 4 tilt? W 4 8 da B5 x W 2,5 gl 35 Q xlf is 053 x 4 Q f f w L .1 Q, -. My iii A ' 33:9 XM' ' 'wi I i Er it 7 5 T-7 E 4 ff 'w , 915

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THE FORBIAN 21' 'pas alibi- asp-Gin -visavv asfvqoe-as o-62'-o as-goofs --sis - .gg o gg ...-' .- .... 0' I Freshman VW QS' .3 i The month of September in the year 1921 found some six hun- dred boys answering to the famous nine o'clock chimes of Boston College High. Some fifty of these some six hundred youths were, in the due process of time, gathered together within the sheltering walls of Class I F. How strange everything seemed then, how be- wildered we were! The best friend most of us ever had and prob- ably ever will have, opened the door and walked into our first day in class, to -start us on that long road that leads to the coveted diploma. We called him Father that first day and though we were wrong in so doing-for Freshmen are always wrong-yet that title was most appropriate, for he has proven himself to be a. kind father to us all in the past four years. September passed quickly and we became more accustomed. to our surroundings. Within the classroom we were slowly but surely learning the rudinients of Latin and Algebra 3 not to mention History, English and other studies as taught by Mr. Matthews, S. J., Mr. Barter, S. J., and Mr. Dempsey. Outside the classroom we were gradually realizing that those lordly Seniors, who stared down so patronizingly from. their self-erected pedestals upon us, insignificant Freshmen, were human beings like ourselves, modelled from the self-same clay. These and other facts were dawning upon us, as we began our second month of B. C. High. About this time we held our class elections, and as a result of these, we named as our officers for the first term: President, John McCrohan, Vice-President, Hugh McGuire, Secretary, Eugene Swanson, Treasurer, Justin Connors, Beadle, Arthur Dolan. . During this first term, many honors came to our class and notable among these was the winning of the five-dollar g-old piece for the best story written for the Botolphian by a Freshinan--said Freshman being Henry Sheridan. Also, Bernard Creamer from Low- ell was the Freshman star on the High School football tea.1n. But amidst the sunshine came a cloud which marred our joy, for our beloved professor's sister passed away. However, the class was very proud of having made a spiritua.l bouquet f-or the repose of her soul. Then came a few weeks of hust.le and bustle andj Christmas and a two weeks' vacation were upon us. Q When we assembled again in January, we elected class officers for the second term and they were: President, Stephen Cavanaugh,

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THE FORBIAN 21222: -jawn zsvqoovis -:i.-- asvq-0-as -ji.-o 'zfvq-Q-as' 25.9-35 Sophomore I .' 3 .9 I. .I 5 l 3 U 0 I u I I I 0 0 0 I l I 0 I Q . , . . . . ' . .. . .. -. .- . . . . . . . . . - . . . . 'apo' 'Dol' 'Oni' 'Don' 'ops' 'sql' aaa apo ego ago ago noon cg: The early days of September, 1922, found the class. of IF, almost wholly intact, in a new locality on the second floor flanking the B-otolp-hian office on the left and, over the door, a new caption-2 F. New room and new name indeed, but old friends and, best of all, former professor. Beneath the beauty of an embossed ceiling we began the second year of our course. Steadily-and swiftly, too- we advanced under the regime of Mr. Matthews, S. J., as our regular professor, aided 'bv Mr. Dempsey during the matliematics period. At the beginning of the second term, Fr. Cummings was added to our staff of professors to preside over the Modern History class. Upon sitting down in our new quarters, the election of class officers was held and when 'he ballots were counted the results were: President, Stephen Cavanaughg Vice-President, Vincent Rob- erts, Treasurer, VVilliam Sallengerg Beadle, John Kelley. As the days marched on, our tree of Learning and Fame increased and spread, casting its shadow far and wide. Those who assisted in its growth were many-scholar and athlete both. On the football squad there were Cavanaugh and McCarthy of 2 F and, on the track team, McCarthy. Nearly the entire class were members of the McElroy Debating Society and two of the Societyls offices were held by Healy, as Vice-President and Devenny, as Treas- urer. At the Prize Debate three of the debaters hailed from 2F, namely: McC-rohan, Leen, and Devenny. Another medal fell to the lot. of the class that evening through the pronounced' ability of John Mcflrohan. . Under Captain Swanson, the class basketball team, champions of the previous year, began the season with wonderful prospects but, through SOIIIG misfortune, held but second place at the season's close. In our gaily decorated room, t.l1e class Christmas Celebration, instituted the year before, was repeated, a11d with hugh success. After t.he vacation-which changed, some of our classmates from children to men, in appearance at least-there came a month of repetition, and then the mid-year exams. Once more 2F was foremost, leading the entire second year. Following the exams a few members of dis- seminated 2 E were cordially received and were soon active members of the class of their adoption.