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

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C FORC F IIUMPIIRI Y NICHOI SON 387 Malden Street Medford Niue Huw mms I1 w a plmvr u truuuller pour 1109 personnes qu: -ment mpables da senhr In dell:-messes 11 un art Four years ago Gcorgc cntercd the portals of the quut and sxlent Boston College Hlgh School and what a centel of lflqlllrleb amazement and wonder he has been exer since' He has entered mto almost cwerv actnltv ln the Hlgh School In debatlng hc was most ener et1e and enterprlslng on the Botolphlan Staff from h1s sophomore year he 1n1t1 ated the Splflt that flnallv lnsplred tm Quarterlv as an announcer at benefit performances vuthout a peer, as Thesplan who vull ever forget h1s ren Klltl0Tl of Mrs Malaprop 1n The Rnals or hxs mterpretatlon of the Flrst f1tlZ4H IN Jullus Cacsar 'T As to the future, who can tell how manv more he-lds hls dvnamlc energy w1ll conquer Yet wc feel that whcn the trlple D xughtxrs of Doom haw fashloned hls robf of llfc vu w1ll su a truc vsork of prlfutlon rumafus ll 2 3 43 Debanng., 112 3D l'locutmn lfotu phmn I2 141 RPHHYQYUIIFP Assistant Pdltnr ARTHUR MATTHEW O BRIPN P4 Cauuth Stl cet Dorchester Om: hun Hr' uns ll mrzn mlm fum all In all Although lt ls a b1t trite to use that xgm old cxpu sslon qulet and unassum ln Allll fulhlls thc lolc to peliec 11011 Suth tlalts a1c lI'lXdll3blV found ln thosr who als held ln hlgh estum by thur fnllovss, md Obu ls anythlng but an cxcfptxon to this rule Always YVllllIlg' to help hls knowledge of affalrs and hls othcx blts of xarugatc d wisdom hav: proved an nd tlme and tlme agam ln overcoming' stumblmg blocks ln our pursuit of knovsledge Whatrxer actluty he lomcd found hun a dlllgent worker In Freshman and ln JUHIOI hls sklll 111 tatcsmanshlp was called 1n to dlrect the destlnles of hxs sectlon and the success of the class was a trlbute to h1s ablllty Art has many talents, and some of them he hldes qultc well Some like hls knowledge of books, others hls knowledge and loxe of athletxcs A good fellovx .1 cheerful classmate one vshom we feel better for havmg met, that 1S Oblc Mav the best of success be hlS l'ug: Um Huuf 411 In: ll . . ,, IA IA 4 I 4k Y Gi' ,97 G! Y .53 .fl N -h 1. . '.' ,., --, as , .1 4 sf. K X I . v 1 1 Q . no , - , . ! L, I v aw xr n , - - ' 1 .:' ' 1 ' . . ,X ,. , . . a 44 ,l, , , H ' mx ', yy ' - - H - I ,. , ., v- x rr' lc ' , , as , , . le . A ,. 1 S , ' F1 , x by ' - ' . 3 Vg 'rg ' A K 3 l V. ' A-..4 . 1 x' ll. U . ,, ' ,.. , , 1l,2.3.4v, 1 .. - Q, '. , . 1 , , . . . . ., . i6 M ' . . 9 e.. , . - 'mn .',vv' '. ,. , gl v ' ' ' ' . ..'- .., ' v. .' ' -., V .-J ' ' ,. ,, , h' i ,., 2 u 'Xu-U, - 1 A ng . .1 .1 , , . . J A .I Z. . 1 . 1. ' l I I 1 ' - ' K' . Y , 1 x7 1 'T' . . , . . , ' y . ' - . . ' . . Y ' K y W- ll x!! , , . , . ,, . , -,1,.

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THOMAS IOSFPH MURPHY JR 72 Mount Pleasant Avenue Roxbury Tomvm Spun MURPH Le petit chose No Freshman allowed down here at the Senlor Recess ' Murph has been addressed 1n such a bellttllng mannel more than once by the Prefects but he only laughs He enjoys a Joke at all txmes even when lt 1S at hls own ex pense and b6Sld6S he IS used to bemg' small he has been that way all h1S l1fe Spud IS always smlllng never angry and when he lS reprlmanded by the teacher he laughs lt off and makes the best of hlS pumshment When he goes to the front of the class to reclte Homer or Vergll he has the whole class laugh mg by h1s eccentrlc manner of argumg' And hls blggest dellght IS to rldlcule h1 nelghbor who IS twlce his SIZE when that 1nd1v1dual has to go through a slmllar performance Everybody 1n the school has known Spud and everyone llkes h1m He IS not very blg ln SIZE but he doesn t let that bother hlm any and he IS b1g 1n lntellect IOHN JOSEPH NEEDHAM 140 Boston Street Dorchester Jule The Games are done and faesar is returning John Nec dham IS a dashlng blond from Dorchester lsans dashj If the class of 28C owes a debt to any man then count John Needham as the foremost credltor Hls unnumbered contrlbutlons to our repertory of games and diversions where w1th to whlle away the tedlum of Lat1n and Greek all have stamped h1m as a noble benefactor We predlct a br1ll1ant buslness future for th1S young man ln the days when Tlgue Sz Needham Llm lted w1ll be the worlds foremost pro ducers of games and toys John when the splrlt moved and to do hlm Justlce we must say lt was not seldom was a competent student of the classlcs They probably held a place ln hls heart second only to that of h1s dear 1nvent1ons He had a warm spot there too for any aCtlVltV connected wlth Alma Matel A loyal student Wlth sunny nature brlght smlle and ready qulp John was always good company It wlll be a lucky world that recelves thxs youth when he goes forth to conquer lu 1 Um llunrlrnl llfun ' ' N . J , . 1 CC 1,9 Gi 95 G5 9, . . . if ' 5, If ' Y If ,7 , . , - n o - 9 7 . . ,- . ll 7, ' ' . w a - , , Y , , l . 9 , - I ka n a uw , , 4 K4 ,, . u s s , . . , , Debating ill, Swimming f3J, B.V.M. Sodality f1,2,3l. . i Y if ,'9 if ' , ', - ,, A . Y . , . ' . . . , y - , Y . ' 9 . . L. . I I , l I . D 1 D V . . . X Q 1 o . , Y , . . ' . v' ' Y 7 . . , ' I . . 5 .,.

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FRFDFRICK ROBERT O BRIFN 86 Walnut Avenue Norwood F RITZIE OBIE The orce of his own merits makes hzs way Some men do thlngs and then talk of them others talk of thmgs they dld not but there 1S a thlrd class that do things and do not talk of them To thls group belongs Fred Qulet s1lent efficlent a gentleman always he does hlS work well and hldes h1s success ln a sm1le that IS sunshlne ltself You thlnk of the sm1le and forget the success For two Vears he gave hls best on the football team and for four years he has been at the top m hlS classes If thlngs went wrong' we h couldnt help that so the Joke was on hlm lf thmgs went well, then that certalnly deserved another sm1le and a laugh and Fred s cheerful mlrth lnfected the whole class When the darkness of dlm mlng memory seeps ln upon us Fred s cheerfulness w1ll ever be the star that w1ll brlng back to us cheerful memorles of 28 Football 1345 BVM Sodalzty 12343 IOHN MATTHEW O BRIEN 28 Aldworth St1eet Jamalca Plaln MATT115 08115 Stull waters run deep and under thelr smoothly tranqull surface there h1de deep unhldden depths whlch It were best to leave undlsturbed So wlth Oble Qulet he IS 1n class and re served to the h1ghest degree but st1ll all about hlm there IS a constant hum of conversatlon and motlon Thls IS a good 1dea of Mattle who calmly and smoothly works h1s way along seekmg to escape the pubhc eye and creatlng about hlmself the Vthlfl of aCtlV1ty that glves hlm a chance to lndulge the comlc muse Athletlcs have had to play a very mlnor role ln hlS l1fe SIHCQ he ded1cated hlmself entlrely to study Hence he IS not much 1n the pubhc gaze but he IS a fine student Oble IS a splendld type of fellow earnest smcere and noble and we are glad to have known hlm and feel sure that he w1ll always have the same hlqh place ln our esteem he ha today H VIVI Sodalztv ll 2 'SJ ,,ll 1 Un: Ilumlrml lhlrlven 9 1 . J 1 i .. ,, .6 1, I6 f ' ' ' 3, , 1 n Q 3 if YY ' . ' ' ' 7 1 . 3 I - ll, e , . s u n 1 , I X y , . . '. 1 . , . n 1 n , s , , , . . . . , . . Y . . I GG 95 66 99 Silence sweeter is than speech. ll ' !7 . , , , D U . ,, . . . ' Q , 2 v ' il ' 77 . 2 . 1 , 4 I l . . Y . I . U - H'-' - . ' ' - 1 1 , 1 . . 1 s '. . . . 1 , ,. . S .,, . P'