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

 - Class of 1948

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Our sophomore year started with many plans for the future. Our former director, Father Leo had been transferred and Father Barry became our moderator. Jack Halloran was appointed prefect. Father Barry con- ducted many successful mission drives dur- ing the year and he also ran a very success- ful raffle for the B. C. High Building Fund which netted over 530,000 for our new school. The collection by the students of food for the Little Sisters of the Poor was tremendous. The annual novena of Grace was conducted in the respective classrooms in March and on May 3, 210 student sodalists were received into Mary's Sodality. This ceremony closed the sodality for our Sophomore year. Returning for our junior year we found things pretty much the same. To our joy we found Father Barry was still our moder- ator and john Concannon had been appointed prefect. As every year the B. C. High Sodalists collected food for the Little Sisters of the Poor. This year's collection was the best ever. As it thrilled each student to see the display of food so it must have pleased God to know how generous the B. C. High Sodality was. Again the Sodality took a very active part in the B. C. High Building Fund. Over 528,000 was collected due to the wonderful part played by the sodalists, stu- dents, teachers, friends and to the untiring efforts of Father Barry. SODALITY COUNCIL In February, Father Barry left, due to sickness, for a long due rest. In his place we had Father john Hughes, now in japan. When Father Barry returned, the annual reception of Sodalists took place and our junior year ended. Vacation passed quickly, as it usually does and our Senior Year was inaugurated with our first sodality meeting. Father Barry had gone to Holy Cross but ably re- placing him was Father Lawrence Ryan, a great sodality worker. Dick Cunningham was appointed our prefect. He received the honor of being voted the Sodalist of the Month by the Queens Work, the national Sodality magazine. Father Ryan was a well loved and hard working moderator. His untiring efforts in helping the students was a great asset to the sodality. Like his predecessors he con- ducted the drive for food for the Little Sisters of the Poor. Again this drive showed the generosity of the B. C. High students and friends. In May for the last time the Class of '48 saw the reception of new sodalists who will continue on the work where we left off. We shall always love and deeply cherish the sodality. Our grateful thanks to our Stu- dent Counsellors, Fathers Leo, Barry, Hughes and Ryan. Is it any wonder that the sodality is the most popular activity at B. C. High? For who is more popular there than the Mother of God? Riciman CUNNINGHAM Left to right: Manning Cunningham, Father Ryan, Sullivan. ,,,,+a

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SENIOR SODALITY OFFICERS Seated, left to right: Coakley, Tobin, Cunningham, Father Ryan, SJ-. Keohan, Fallon, Kendrick. Standing, left to right: Doherty, Mahoney, -Ioycc, Walsli, Flynn. The Sodality of the Blessed Mother- Guiding Spirit of B. C. High Boys The Sodality, by far the most important of all activities in the school, was intro- duced to the class of '48 in September 1944. As Freshmen we received a great joy at- tending the meetings and talking to the Blessed Virgin Mary in song and prayer. Our spiritual director was Father David Leo and Jack Casey, B. C. High's famous football hero, was prefect. The social ac- tivities started with a great roller-skating party at the Rollerway on November 1. This social event proved a great success with a record crowd of 1200. Due to a throat illness of Father Leo, the sodality was taken over by Father Paul Barry, long known for his sincere and eloquent speaking, On December S, 6, and 7 the Triduum for Purity, in preparation for the feast of the Immaculate Conception, I96 was given by Father Barry. God and His Most Pure Mother must have been proud of Their B. C. High Sons, who, 500 odd, jammed the very aisles of the chapel from the altar out into the corridor. The students of B. C. High raised 35420 for Pope Pius XII to help him continue his great work in the war torn countries of Europe. Father Leo returned in time to direct the Novena of Grace in honor of St. Fran- cis Xavier. Prayers were said daily in the classrooms by the entire student body. We think that this is one reason why B. C. High is where she is todayg because of the wonderful faith of the Catholic Boys which make up the very soul of B. C. High. In May 250 boys were received into the sodality concluding a very successful fresh- men year in the history of the sodality.



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THE RENAISSANCE - LITERARY PCJRTRAIT CF FOUR HAPPY YEARS Thankful recognition is deserved by many for making this edition of the REN- AISSANCE possible. Certainly without the financial assistance of the parents and advertisers the literary staff would have been limited in the scope of the entire pro- duction. So to all who contributed in any way to the promotion of this yearis pub- lication we render our heartfelt thanks. This year's moderator of the Renaissance, Father Laurence McCarthy, SJ., received an encouraging response to his call for members for the literary and busines staffs. Within a few weeks assignments for the individual articles were given and we were well on our way. The members of the business staff applied themselves to the task of getting ads and it was not long before advertisers started to respond generously to our call. In March, Father McCarthy appointed Edward R. Sheehan the Editor-in-Chief. RENAISSANCE LITERARY STAFF First row, left to right: Finn, Fallon, Sullivan, Barnes, Father McCarthy, S.,I., O'Connor, Cunningham, Cauley, Smith. Second row: O'Leary, Sullivan, McElroy, Malone, Durkin, Leary, Doherty, Mulvehill. Third row: Connors, Mahoney, Willwerth, McCarrick, Sullivan, Burke, Roeche, O'Neil, Greene, Sheehan. I98l

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