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

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THE FORBIAN Leonard C. Tiews 51 Atlantic Street Winthrop Sodality fl, 2, 3, 45 K. B. S. 13, 43 Football C45 Class Basketball C2, 33 f-1,9113 bfinsief' Len, the ultra-college from the rock-bound coast. of Wint.l11iop, another o11e of our ardent cominuters. Daily goes he his ten battling rounds with the li. B. and L. He' was one ot the greatest finds on the football team being a fast and aggresive back, a kicker of no mean ability and a splendid team player. His work inxthe English game was one of the greatest individual achievements seen in the late years of Boston high school football. tLen is, we are sure, the head- up player we hear so much aboutj Len, another member of the original 1F has always been incensed with an active interest in the Various class. activities 5 we feel deeply indebted for our pleasant outings at Walpole that were made possible by his kindness. Looking at him now would you think he was a daring life-saver? But so 'tisg Len is our color scheme, his cravats have ever been the dream of a landscape artist. Though living east of Boston, Len has all the pep and breeziness of tl1e far west, we never 11ad to learn to like Len, for we did the very first moment we saw him. Sol long, Len, we will miss you. 4 L

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THE FORBIAN S Eugene J. Swanson 720 Harrison Avenue Boston Sodality Cl, 2, 3, 45 K. B. S. 13, 45 Class Vice-President C15 Class Secretary 12, 35 . Dramatics fl, 3, 45 Class Basketball fl, 2, 35 Sven,,' Gene, Swede Swaneei' All tl1e glamor and exotic interest of school life were wasted on Gene. Now dontt assume that he is a chronic pessimist. Far from that. Rather it is that condant contact with the insides of the higl1 school mechanism has left Gene with a matter--oi-fact regard towards everything new. He was our stage wizard, directing the scenic and lighting effects with undeniable geniusl Gompositions from his pen were the most beautiful thoughts that ever adorned the pages of the Botolphian. And then, patres conscripti, recall that 0,Reilly to Swanson pass down the Gym court that was always labelled two more points. Gene and Andy have been a better team than Damon and Pythias, the Smith Brothers, or the Siamese Twins. Each remind you of the other, they are so different. Gene naturally took a good deal of kidding about his Scandinavian affiliations from his 'fharpv friends but he always took it smilingly. Gene ha.s held many class offices very efficiently,-and he is held in high regard by allhis class mates. .

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THE FORBIAN Francis Ward 64 Oltis Street Lowell Sodality tl, 2, 3, 43 K. B. S. 43, 47 Class Beadle Q25 Hap, 'iAl'f6ll1llS,7 Another connnuteri Hap, our speed 1ll01'Cl1E111l', connnutes daily 'twixt far away Lowell and the Bean Town. l't's a terribly shaky line and SOlll9lllll0S lel'ap's translations are a bit jlllllpy but that is not his faultg it is the environment he lives in. Good old Hap, with his Belviderean build! Always ineeting things as they eameg never crossing bridges before he had reached llllllllg Hap took one thing at a time in his class life tespecially while reading Latin and Greekj, and content to say he made good! Sutlicient praise is hard to find for Frankg he has had his troubles in school lifeg l1is path l1asn't been any too rosyg but he has fared each task smiling and unflinch- ing and has more than won out. lVe are proud of Frank, glad that we even know him. His disposition, frank and open, his friendly advances, his philosophical outlook on lite will be hard to forgetg as for Frank himself, he will never be forgotten. Good-bye, Frank,