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

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FRANCIS I I' O SULI IVAN 3 Florida Street Dorchester I'IlkNlx Will: nwllce Iouards none zuth vharuy towards all The gravure above shows the face of a quiet happy lad who takes all things that come his way wlth a gentle smlle and a shake of his head Till hlS senior year he hid his football talent and then came out and won the regular end berth Probably he figured that his brother Bud was enough of one family on the team but most llkelv It was because of his own poor estimate of hlmself Gifted with the finest qualities of ln tellect and manners there seems to be no height to which he could not attain but always that quiet self deprecatlon has kept hlm one of us lowly ones Cheerful ln adversity strenuous and clever in face of difficulties he plays the same stellar role ln class and life that he played on the gridiron and we feel sure that he will win the same hlgh rewards from watching men in life as we his admlrlng classmates gave him on the athletic field Senmr f ouncll 141 Football HJ B V M Sodalnw 112 QI GFRA LD JOSEPH SULLIVAN 7 Alveston Street Jamaica Plain rn Mos! generous and free from all contnvmg. Ta h is and dark vuth a lathcl sole mn air about him that attracts rathz r P mxcxted in his actions but wlth the same quiet manner he always moxes among us his most boisterous greeting a warm smile his most forceful answer a gentle murmur Maybe lt IS because charltv is quiet and gentle that Jed hlmself is so quiet because he is as generous as the day IS long or the sun warm Dur mg his diligent years with us hc devoted much of his time to mfuslng class Splflt mto our he arts and was highly success :ful in attaining his purpose The con stant smile that went so far to make easy our ways gained for him lnnumer able friends who will always remember him His kindness and gentle quiet and his warm smile have won for him the affection of all our classmates and the approval of his professors and by it we 'Ire sure hc will gain many friends and success ln the future Good luck Jed ' BV M g0dl1Ilf'Y 112 3 41 Page Um' llunrlred l,l1l'l1f0lll' , 1 f 1 , , . I , , .s ' ,N , . , , ,, . D v Ci Y! ' ! 1 N . . . . . - I , s J 1 ' I , Q - 1 Y o v 1 n ., 1 . n n . ' 9 7 1 I I l 1 r . ' aj, .. u 1. ' , . , . - rl., .ll K, -A., . . y ,- .. ,. lv ? 1 ' 1 ' a A-1 4 E than re els. Never is he fiustered or , ., .1 I 1 K Y 1 ' 1 .1 3 1 l ' .,- ' . . . . , .' , ', - , u u ' ' ' r .C I . ' , . ' , . . . 4 .S . . x . x A H ' 3' ., . ' . - ' ' x A an ' . . , ., - , ., ., , ' 1 7 1 , .' 2 e ' ' ' ' . .. ' . , , . . . . , , , , .

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EUGENE JOHN SULLIVAN 61 Pearl Street Charlestown GLENIE SULL He was eesennally a zaczturn man Except for the fact that we saw Sully stroll 1nto the class and quletly take the last seat iso that he mlzht have room for h1s legsj we would never have known that he abode among us for only when called upon to unravel the classlc mysteries d1d h1S volce break the sllence Beyond h1s recxtatlons we never heard very much from Sull Perhaps he saved hlS speech for those who V1S1t8d Bunker H111 and the Navy Yard How ever h1s qulet manly manner has won for hlm the whole hearted respect and admlratlon of all h1s classmate for Large was h1s bounty and his soul slncere He IS the klnd of a fellow everyone must llke unpretentlous and firm, abldlng by pI'lI1C1plCS and lnterested 1n all scholastlc act1v1t1es A man who holds hlS tongue makes no enemles and we feel sure that 'Sully s qulet attend mg to h1s own affalrs w1ll gam for h1m success and promlnence IH the years that are to come Good luck Gene ' BVM Sodallty 1123? FRANCIS JOSEPH SULLIVAN 120 Blue Hlll Avenue Roxbury Ins safer bemg meek than erce Though he 1S small ln stature Flank fully atones for h1S lack of SIZQ by the amplene s of h1S good qualltles Gentle of VOICE and actlons he IS full of fun and earnest ln studles and full of darlng ln carrying out the Tom Sawyer of schoolboy hfe Well do we remember h1s hltch and h1ke trip to New York to see the B C Fordham football game. A Thesplan also and blessed wlth a sweet VOICE lt has been h1s lot to lnter pret the femlnlne roles ln the Shake sperlan plays read ln class In Sopho more he appeared 1n the role of leadxng lady 1n Grumpy What fun we had but he managed to lne It down He dld lt out of school Dlllt and It IS that same quahty that has made all h1s actlons here mean somethmg Loyal true and gentle he has won a great part of our hearts and though wlth a gentle regret we see hlm go we hope to meet h1m agaln Dramatzcs 123 B V M Sodalrtw fl 2 3b Pu 1 U1 lluml ml llurlv ll: ll 1 7 , G6 , 99 66 95 .. , . . , ,, I6 97 ' ' 1 7 if 7! 7 ' ! 7 S, u - - , ' rs ' ,- . , .. ' ' K Y 77 ' if 77 I . . e,, . , .4 ,, .. ,, SULLY PoRTlA 66 9 ' 6 95 9 G . . . - . . I ' ' CK 77 , . , - ' K6 V! . , ., . I . . S 1, ' 1 I I ' l Y 1 t K 7 9 ' , . . . . -' , , . Q, ,,, F .

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IAMES JOSEPH SULLIVAN 32 Bell Rock Street Everett JIM UG Hrs worth lS warrant for hls welcome hlther It has been Sald that Sllence IS gold en and thls trulsm has been well exem pllfied ln Jlmmy Halllng' from what he hlmself has publlclv called a wlld wilderness Jlm has graced the class of 28 for the past four years wlth hls sllent presence and lf we were of those who Judge a man by hls characterlstlc tralt and were to say that that was all there was to Jlm We would be dolng' hlm a great lnjury He IS sllent indeed but he IS so because he knows that there IS a tlme to speak and 2 tlme to keep aulet When lt IS tlme to say somethlng he says It and then he IS flnlshed So It IS that ne seems to do all thlngs perfectly He always has been an honor man and ln class hlS answers are always clear and accurate Yet he IS not a book worm but a level chap who knows tllat all work and no play make Jlmmy a dull boy A good companlon we early came to llke hlm and we are sure that Botolphlan 141 B V M Sodalny fl 2 3 41 IAMES FRANCIS SWEENEY 33 Mystlc Street Charlestown RED If any star shed peace ne Thou That send st ll from above Here IS a man who has exploded a myth We used to belleve that the lnev ltable complement to red halr was a fiery temper an lrasclble dlsposltlon But havlng known Jlm Sweeney for four years and looklng ln valn as yet for any show of temper or burst of fiery passlon we have declded to amend our VIGWS concernlng temper and red halr Jlm IS as peaceful calm and tranqull a soul as It has ever been our prlvllege to know ln thlS turbulent world Hls dlllgent constant and consclentlous work has taught us to admlre hlm He wlll never burst Wlth swagger and bluster lnto the ranks of successful men But you wlll find hlm there nevertheless borne along by that same manner of qulet determlnatlon and modesty of achievement that has characterlzed hls work among us B V M S0dfllllY 1123i Page Um' Hluulrml lhlflt fwr Y 66 99 SSP 93 ,, . . . ' 59 . U . . - rr ' ' , - . . U . ,, .. . ' . H . Y , . . . 1 1 1- , 1 1 I . ' ' I 9 9 1 . , . . . , . , l , , 1 a 1 1 I n n ,a J Y hlS level-headedness wlll wln hlm all success. ' 1 1 a 1 K , 3 9 1 Q .. ,, .. , - . , . . 5 ,, - ,, , . Y 9 ! !