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

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l l 7,4- LLC Q S ww turn the pages of thls book memor1fs wlll drop from Its mmv 'lg ,S hnes happy thoughts glad events of Hxgh School days And as vu lem look 1nto th1s mlrror of our llves we cannot fall to note a strong vet beautlful tone whlch ha found 1ts expresslon 1n the Sodautv We recall our moments of recreatlon w1th Joy our spxrlts quleken as we see dlamond, gudlron and the rest but thls llttle book would not yet be complete dld we not glV6 trlbute as we used to do together once each week to the Mother of God the Queen of our Sodahty We owe Her much The happy sacrnhce onee a week to get to school '1 llttlc earlier the weekly talk, Lllklflllllflg' and fostermg IH us devotlon md manly splrlt, ou1 pledge renewed were vltal thlngs We found an interest 1n the varlous sectxon act1v1t1es str1v1ng by llttlc thmgs to help the dxstant mlsslons, many of us devotlng a few hours eaeh Sunday to teachlng the catcchlsm to ehlldren and as far as we eould, helplng to gnc them the truth and love of the Catholle Faxth, our effort toward more frequent communlon and devotlon of the Blessed Sacrament Our Academy too ln whlch we studled, eaeh Thursday after class the organlzatlon of the Church vms of gre it mterest and lastlng value All these thlngs the Sodahty has g1V8H us as It strove to aceompllsh lts purpose under the patronage of the Mother of God Indeed, we owe Hcr much Who w1ll forget our general Communlon and breakfast on December 8th'7 Or the retreat IH Passlon week when the entlre Senlor body voluntarlly devoted th1ee days to 1ts exerclses, accompanled by Mass Communlon We look back w1th appreclatlon for such opportunltles They were gold mlnes for us all And when memory IS re awakened by these pages turned may the ennobllng straln of that devotlon so marked ln Hlgh School days remain to klndle our splrlt and once agaln 1nsp1re us on our way of llfe At the end of all these happy days, let thls our trlbute be to Her IH whose Sodallty we were Our Blf ssc d VITQIH Queen Page Une Ilumlrwl 5Pll'l1lY sewn Xfjii, c of e e at of il fy . . by f 1 eff x. Q , , , 5 we 5 lv 9 'ZX fs. '1 l' UV. fll l.l f'h V c ll JV fkgllll la aff 5 ll? Yiqvll' lW!?Zf g lj Qekmil lkuz V a QQ T Q3 X as as m o,s- a gc so f 5-3 ' iggw g 0 Q59 2 2 ' '. , I ' '. 2. gg:s. ., ':, ,e : ,' S. , 'S '2 in I . . . . v, . K , Liz UWB ' f - - ' ' ' q,.'H,,J K 4 L. ' ' , '. ' v . 1 1 I . ' 4 I K , . a . V, , ,

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cl xtcs 101 thi offiu Manx 11101111565 Wflf made manv Llgars wen guru many 1,4 1 chf s dnln gud both m and out of the school, amd Hndlly aitn .11 hLCt1C wcnk of campfzlgnmg J11T1I'l 1y Devlm Captam of Track wab elected aq Presldent of the Class of 1928 At onm hc pl 10061 bfform his 001111011 this qucstlon whcthcl thi Qomow would haw 1 class lmg OI al Yun Book Thx COLIIHII compose d of tha scctlon Prgsx dcnts plan d thc matter bm fora thm 11 1LSDl Ltlvr sr ctlorw and .an almost unfmxmoub vote was glvnn IH favor of thc YKAF Book Pcrmlsslon was gotten from the Pllmxplc of the School and M1 D If X O Connor SJ was appolntc d as lumulty DlPCLt01 The Staff was eluted and vxork commfncgd when the SLHIOI' COUHCII took advantage of the lag at the end of Mld Year Exams to hold a Semor Soual ln the Gvmnablum So, on the evenmg of Januarv 31st the entlre SQHIOI Class convvned ln the Gvm everyone weaung flom thu lapel of h1S coat A gold and maroon tag tolllng hm name and Clase The party was a tremendous sucwsq Speeches were made by Father McGovern Joe McKPnney football Qoach dt Boiton College and Paddy Creedan qtar of the 1927 football season .at the He1ght5 The speeches were ll recelved Wlth del1ght and laughter Then Fathm Donovan SJ Prefect of Dlsclpllne gave a fvvw words of 3dVlC6 IH hls usual vslttv manner Jlmmv Devlm vsae mdswx of ccremonlee and the programme conslstvd of trombong solos by Frank Correla saxophone solos by Blv Patten Z9 songs by Peter Qumn and JIIHHIX Leonard who madc lug hlt vxlth hls Oh how W0 lovz our Almx Mdtfl' Jon Curtw Dlck Gannon and Jlmmv Donahue wcrf our song and ddnu mcn md how' After refreshments motlon plcturfs of thr BCH1gh 'st Jxmu game were mhovxn thlough the k1ndnesQ of Father Swlft QJ Thr, affdn endvd m an orgy of qhurmg and laughmg aH'l1dSt WhlCh .a vote of thanks vxdb glvcn to Fdthex SVS1ft and M1 O COHHOI who helpvd makn the .xffalr posmblf All were satwfied and tXi1Xb0dV vsfnt home happw Than the Yea1 Book needed findnclal Quppolt and thu 8811101 Founcll decldcd to run a Bcneit Performance for the Staf So on thc wenlng of Februarv 1 :th a Qhovs was held m the Hall that waQ voted the un bebt of tha wear MUSIC, magflc song and dance, and Jokes made the full house roar betvx een the spasms of 41 feature com: dv Mlrth was at lta, h1g'hLQt that mght and not a qad face wc nt out of the hall when It was all over JIIYHYIV Icfonard wlth nvvs QongQ Reel Glcfmmv vxlth hls harmonlcd Tom HdltW from the blg cltv of New Xork vuth hls damn gan d local touch to th: lffdll It was 1 hugc succcsb md m 1dr tho Yr-an Book Hn mcmllx posslblc Anothu gcttogrthu mght was planned for the Lastmr vdndtlon but other dctlxltlw pruentnd lts bomq held so thn Scmor Counul began to concentrate 111 the 11' attentlon upon thc Scnlor banquet to bn held It thc 1nd of final exams Muxv ivatuus and surprlbnb arch planned for that ogcdslon vshlch promwes to br the blggcst m thv hlStO!X of thi school Thus the SEHIOI Counml of 1978 has iulhllcd ltx purpowc IH dffordlng many 0ppO1tl,1H1tllS for the men of thm clabb to bcgomm bettel dcqudmted and become knovs I1 to one anothcl hen so thzt m the dass .after Lladudtlon they vslll have omf support and acclalm from then' own class m than successes and fallurf-Q IH thx battle Wlth llfu Manv ware the opportunltlgs seen and spoken of m the mectmgb of the Councll for more and blggvr events to make the school known nel ipprcclated here and outs if but the clrgumstanus around the school and thc tlmcs did not scam propltlous to carlv thpm to complctlon Fvcn as thls QOUINII has morn fully rmdlllcd thc 111118 for vxhlch thc olganlldtlon was founded NO It leans the Councll to tha xugucdlng Fldssm to usm to better promote thu hdlmony .md Qchool splrlt IH thx future Undgr lts mffiucnt lnglmu the 'iemors hav: form to better know thru' lnfiufnu and DOWBI ln school affalrs, to dare mon .md do mom for the Hlgh School and thi Fdcultv hdvf, come to have mon and more thu Studant df'fa1rs m thc hands of so ehiclent a body Th1S was tha mam reason for the commenccmgnt ot the Sen1or Councll and the success of lts dffalrs and thc greate1 trust put m ltS llltegrltv and efflclency by the Faculty duel to the actlvltv and honor of the Class of 28 glve assurance of ltq bfmg contmued ln Oth61 ycare Wlth greater powers and lnfluence 1f only thc members wlll qhng to the Lourqc ldud down by the classes of 27 and 28 lu 1 Un: I fun I x' D ' l D1 I Y ' I ' 1' A '1 4' A ' 1. 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.....A QQ fied Wwnxfh VHERE are in the school three debating societies for the benefit of the CQ students -Xll of them owe their inception to the same COIlNlCtlOI1 in the minds of the superiors that there IS no other extra curricular K X 3CtlVltV so well fitted to develop the intellect and give culture as f Public Speaking anel especially Public Speaking under the form of argumentation, when a man has to show the elexelopment he has re C61VLCi in quick and accurate thinking and as re adlly express himse lf m smooth elegant anel forceful language For of what benefit is It for a person who does not inte nd to be a recluse, to acquire all the knowledie and lore of the ages if he cannot apply it to present OLLASIOHN mel frame it in decent language Thus, all the bocietles for Debating haxe practically the same purposes written into their eonstxtutions namelx to aceustom its members bv means of literary discussion, to speak with fluency and ease, and to afford an opportunits for gaming information on useful topics Thus the members of 1928 had every opportunity to derlxe all the aelx antages that acrue from public speaking, and not a few entered mto these debating societies The Loyola had one of its biggest xeais when 78 flocked to its hall The following year found the McElrov with but three exceptions composed of men of this class Nicholson was President fo1 the second term and James J Devlin held the chair during the first term The Prize Debate Medal was eap tured be a member of the same elass Francis B McManus Junior vear saw most of the members of 1928 availing themselves of the pri llege of Joining the Bapst where Flank McManus won for himself a place on the Latin School Debate team and along with Joseph Rogers competed fol the Bapst Medal at the Annual Pllae Debate These men were also on the numerou lecture te uns that toured the surrounding town , making., illustrious the name of Boston College High Some of the members of 28 stayed down IH the McElroy howexer and gaxe the benefit of then IJIKXIOUS experience to the lneomlng Sophomore s James De vlln was president of the Melnliov for two terms, lames Leonard was Tre isuier and K nneth K lley wi S eietnx for the first te rm 'lhe sehool ye 11 of 1927 1928 found the Bipst eomposeel entlrelv of' member of the, Senior class. In our Senior year, the Bapst had a new Moelei itoi Mr. Daniel F. X. O Connor S.J. Owing to the se arcity of a proper number of' lhe n with real inter-scholastic training, an extensive programme of inte r-scholastic debating and lecture work was not attempted, but the spirit was there and the meetings were interesting enough to cause the membership to triple, in gqrowh before the end of the school year. In the Prize Debate there were fixe meznbers of the class of 28' Joseph Rogers Joseph Rock James Devlin John Fitv ,erald and lFrancis B. McManus. Francis McManus again won the medal after -1 hard att e. So the men of the present graduating class haxe shown that they appreciated the value of public speaking, and have eione their share in adding to the laurels of the school in debating circles even as the athletes of the class have added to them in other fields. We confidently expect therefore to see the names of the 28 debaters of the High School high among the list of the best speakers of the city and the nation. Page Une, llllllllfl el Se rl lily-eigJ1I