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

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IAMI 9 IDWARD IFONALIJ 914 East Fourth Street South Boston JIMMII- Who llnows hu smile has known a perfect thmg The cheerful sp1r1t whlch has an1 mated J1mm16 durlng hls four years with us has spread 1ts maglc charm over all of us Joklngly laughmgly he has sung hls way through our l1ves until we find ourselxes waltlng for h1s merry chuckle and hls VIHOYOUQ I m not domg a thlng How this wal cry belles him Never was there a school functlon that needed musxc lout Jlmmle who hates all publlc appear fznces was prexalled upon to SIDE, and how he could slng the play needed an actor and JITIIIIIV filled the part In class h1S remarks and answers always shovx ed prepalatlon and lmaglnatlon and ln anv lmpromptu debate hc was always forceful as lf lt were on a public platform Cheerful generous, energetic, a good companlon and a true frlend and our sincerest wlsh 1s that we shall always have vuth us this happy, smlllng vouth that made our llfe so happy Debating 1345 DFIIMGIICQ 423 librarian 12h lllanager 'lravll lil AIIOMAS MICHAEL LFONIARD 76 Hamllton Street Dorchester Lx-.Fu Ilia! :ull not perish III the :lust Whf n NOIIYIIQ Suns and Blll Ryan oul lntclscholastlc Moundsmcn of the two prevlous years were lost to the ball team by graduation the storm clouds seemed to gather ovcr the 1928 n1ne But along came Frank Merrlwell wxth a trusty left arm thrust the clouds aslde and made the sun sh1ne agaln on our dlamond prospects Lefty s ' record as varsxtv pitcher has been a very lmpres sive one His long' 11st of strikeouts speaks volumes for h1s stuff and con trol We llke to watch Lefty work on the mound her-ause we see In him that same mperturbable Splflt the same mastery of sltuatlon that IS characteristic of hlm on and off the field of play He can send just as mce a class recltatlon across the heart of the plate as any teacher would wxsh Here IS one place where he does not try to work the corners But Lefty s versatxlltv commends h1m to our respect no more than does h1s llkeable personality which has won our devotlon these past four years Baseball f4l Hoclfex f4l BVM Sodalltx 11235 Pau fhmlx mo - - , 1 'IL ll 1 'A 1 . . .. ,-, . ,, lla 7 . Y , V Y ' ' ll 7 ' ' YY . . , ' ' . - L , y 3 . . Y ' r ' ' A 1 a A . D . A . , . 1 - 4 y , . , , , . . A , ' , , ' ' . M f . . 6 . 11 . ss . ,ss K . Ieavlng here a name, I trust, ,. . . . ., , . ' , ' 1 . ' . . ' 4 7 l QL. . . S . - , ' l Y . , K. . Y . ' - . . 9 Y ' il U 9 1 , ' K4 ii ' ' I , 1 Q n u . . fl 7 Y! ' ' I . V 5 , , , . . . q 9 . rg J' A f. X

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DANIFL IOSFPH LARKIN 2 7 Florlda Street Dorchester DAN LARK The world belongs to the energetzc Smce a real good natured he man IS everywhere acclalmed Wlth enthuslasm Dan Larkln stands out 1n the class of 28 Possessmg a rare glft of w1t and lmpromptu speaklng Lark IS halled as one of the best hked and best known fel lows 1n Senlor In the electlon for Sen lor Pres1dent he came wlthln a very few votes of gettlng the Pres1dency Then and ever smce he has been work mg hls hardest for the promotlon of Senlor aCtlVltl9S He IS Photographlc Ed1tor of th1s book and was leader ln all our other affalrs Hls actlvltles mul tlplled themselves as fast as we were able to keep up wlth them Possessor of a very fine mtellect he knew how to mlx buslness studles and pleasure to make a well rounded whole Hls many publlc qualltles of speakmg and organxzmg hls enthuslasm ln affalrs for the crowd will ever make h1m a popular leader Football H2345 RPHHIGQHNCC Stag 145 Debating., ill IOHN JOSEPH LAWLESS 8 Haverford Street Jamaica Plam So didst thou travel on lifes common way lr heerful godlmess Here IS one of the most compamon able fellows of our class We have found Jack Lawless ever the soul of good cheer expressed 1n that familiar smxle of frlendllness We have hked h1m for that sense of humor and that unaiected stralghtforwardness He has ever been a dlllgellt student Wlth far above the average of success How often have we llstened to hls admlrable translatlons of the Latm and Greek authors and we must confess It envled hlm hls sklll ln deftly turnmg the dlflicult ldloms Into hone and vlgorous Enellsh Jack 15 a lover of loglc and the debatlng' socletles and the classroom have been wltnesses to his clear conceptlons and forceful presentatlons of argument If no worse fate bc-falls h1m It wlll not surprlse u IH future years to hear of hlm as 4 shlnlnq llght among the state s attorneys Debanng, 112 3 4? H I M Sozlulzty 412 3 4-1 I u 1 Aunty om l 1 f 4 I G6 99 CC S! Sl ' S! , - - I 61 97 ' ' , . . . . . ,, ,,. . l 7 1 9 9 . ' w . . ' ,. . , ' L' ' . . ' . Y ' 9 C6 , 99 ' -,ny , , .. r , ' . . . if 99 JACK ..-. . -, f. ' .U lk, . I , 1 , , I P .T ' . A . Q .- K . y. . w . S. . I R c. . 1. . . , , . . . ' -sy 1 . . .. ,.-. . 'Ill Y. A '. 1

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FRANCIS XAVIER LINSF 9 Haverford Street Jamalca Plaln He makes a solltude and calls ll peace When we say that Frank Lxnse IS of a retlrlng d1spos1t1on we do not mean merely that he draws a protectlng cover let over hlmself soon after the chlckens have gone to roost But we mean ln all truth that he IS one who wxthdraws hlm self from the not1ce of the throng H hkes not d1Splay Hls talents he will not force upon the notlce of others He 1S content that h1s merlts should speak for themselves He IS not glven to many words for he reallzes that good thoughts are dlsslpated ln overmuch speech Besldes bemg a lad of a me chamcal turn of genlus ever plannmg and x orklng for the perfectlon of varlous mechamcal deVlC8S he knows that an lndlscreet word dropped here or there may undo the work of days Many an mventor has lost the products of hls mgenulty by speakmg before the proper tlme So there IS a method ln hlS sllence and we must not deny h1m the wall of retlrement he has bullt about hlmself B VM Sodamy fl2 sm ROBERT LEO LONC' 44 Tower Street Forest Hills Bos Fame ES the ragrance of heroic deeds There was one back on the football team thlS year who stood sllently wh1le the slgnals were belng called calm solld breathmg forth confidence and courage but when the ball was passed to h1m head dow!! he would go through that lme as lf It were not there Let the llne be plled up that made no dlfference he went through just the same Th1S was our Bob Long So he was ln all hls actlvlty sllent untll called lnto actlon and then thmgs began to move Solld and chunky ln bu1Id he looked what he was a tower of strength Full of good humor hls rlngmg laugh made many a gathermg hght hearted He was a speaker too and hls showlng ln the elocutlon contests Would make anyone proud We cheered hlm as a football plaver applauded hlm as a speaker and we expect to be able to cheer h1m and hlS mlghty endeavors always Football 43 43 EZOFUIIOH f2 33 Bl M Sodalzty f12 3 4b la 4 Nzneh lhrm , N 1 A 7 U . - as ! . . 6 Y . , . . ' 7 . . - I 9 1 gy . ' , . y . . Y 1 1 l ' l . . . ,, . I . 7 if U ss - I -X ,sy . ! I 7 9 Y 7 - , . It Y! Q 7 V . '. ' v . . . , ' ' 9 Y sf 7 9 a 1 v- 5 .'. . ' ,,,f . :Ill V. '. I r-' ', 'C