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

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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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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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.. ' a sy RENAISSANCE BUSINESS STAFF First row, left to right: Finn, Giglio, Natolli, McCarthy, Father McCarthy, SJ., McDonough, Hogan, Ford, Smith. Second row: Madigan, Flynn. Foley. Walsh, Mahoney. MCC-oniglc, Carrol, Sullivan, Greene, Heffernan, Shine. Third row: McCarthy, Stevens, W'illwerth, Sullivan, Racke, McDonald, Roche, Lavin, Patten, Keohan. Together, these two worked hand in hand to make this issue of the Renaissance live up to the standard paced by the previous editions. On the shoulders of Father Mc- Carthy fell the involved task of transacting contracts and business with the photog- raphers, printer and engraver. Ed Sheehan wrote the editorial on the theme of our book, and together they planned the dedi- cation and the general outlay of the whole publication. Also, without the wholehearted cooperation and willingness of the entire staff, this titanic task would have been rendered impossible. The advice and work of Dick Fallon, George Burke, Kevin Doherty, Simon Smith, Joe Sullivan and many others proved invaluable in com- piling the literary and layout project. On behalf of the Business Staff, the tireless work of Frank Green, the Business Editor, Frank Roche and many others will not be forgotten. The authors of the various articles are to be commended for their splendid work also. In short, the success of this year's edition can be attributed to energetic team-work. What is the primary objective of a Year Book? Is it not to convey the spirit of a school to the graduating class? It's not an easy task to consolidate the spirit of B. C. High within the covers of a book. If we have succeeded in doing so, and we sin- cerely hope we have, then it is because the spirit of B. C. High is something real, alive, almost tangible, and can be appreciated and put into writing by the modest efforts of a representative Year Book Staff. EDWARD R. F. SHEEHAN, Editor 1991