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

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lmmediately plans were formulated for our annual school play. This time it was a modern three-act comedy called Career Angel, the story of an angel who has im- portant dealings with a group of religious brothers who run a boys' orphanage. After long hours of rehearsals and preparation the lights dimmed in the Public Latin School Auditorium on December ll and 12, 1947, -and we were on! The play was gratifying to every one concerned. The leading roles were brilliantly handled by john Mahoney as the understanding Superior of the insti- tution, B other Gregoryf' Lawrence Sil- verson as ie ever witty, yet surprisingly sensible Angel Guardianf' Louis Gaglini as the old, nature-loving founder of the orphanage, Brother Seraphimf' and Kevin Doherty as the stern, careful guard of the orpl1anage's meager funds, Brother Fidelisf' john Doherty's and Edward Scanlon's assist- ance back stage was much needed and help- ful. We wish to extend our sincere thanks to all who attended our performance and to all who helped to make it a success. Now that we have seen our four years in a brief summary, we say again that all of us who graduate this year who have participated in the various entertainments planned by the Dramatic Society have come to develop a deep appreciation of the long and laborious work required to make the smallest production a success. Our associa- tions with Father Murphy, SRI., Father Cur- ran, S.J., and Father Mulchay, SJ., have proved to be invaluable assets to our future enjoyment of the theater. JOHN J. MAHONEN' lVllfMl'nlfRS Ol: ilillll llllAMA'l'lC SOCll'i'l'Y liirst row, left to right: Doherty, liaglini, Mahoney fl,I'CSlllCl1lJ, l:Qlll1L'l' Mulclmay, Burke, Cunningham, Butler. Second row: Marley, Desrosiers, Croake, Mckioniglc, Mahoney, llogan, Lewis, Smith. Third row: Donahue. Scanlon, Stevens, Marr. Mcllartliy, Mellonald, McCauley. XY'helan. 11051

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1945 - 1946 As Sophomores on November 9, 1945, we undertook the presentation of two one- act plays for our parents. After Philip Sul- livan welcomed the audience with his sin- cere and friendly tunes, Bernard Malone took the spotlight for his piano solo. Then came Preliminary, a glimpse behind the scenes of a theater. The exceptional per- formances of George Burke and Matt But- ler resulted in hilarious contagious laughter. Lawrence Silverson, a new-comer to our ranks, joined in the fun also. When the curtain descended and Alfred Walsh had completed his saxophone number, John Ma- honey starred as Rufus Sharp in the second play of the evening entitled, The Seventh Doctor. This work, a comedy in one act, featured Francis O'Leary, Robert Repetto, Daniel McElaney and Timothy Delaney. Paul Lynch, another new performer, ap- peared as Dr. John Rubb and our old friend, Dick Cunningham, was wonderful as Dr. Samuel Vetlcr. This ended our major entertainment that year. Father Murphy, SJ., and Mr. Draper, SJ., helped us immensely by coaching our plays. 1946 - 1947 Under the superb direction of Father joseph P. Curran, SJ., the Loyola Players of Boston College High School presented Shakespeare's comedy Henry IV at New England Mutual Hall on December 15, 17, and 22, 1946. This production merited high praise for all concerned. Our star, Arthur Gobron, was outstanding as Prince Hal. Kevin Doherty still has audiences discussing his top-notch appearance as Vernon, John Mahoney proved to be a hateful villain in his role as Worcester. Louis Gaglini,s Douglas is a character we'll always re- member. Larry Silverson did another fine job in his dual role of Westmoreland and the narrator. Matt Butler with his Peto l 104 characterization lived up to his established reputation. The fat comedy part of Justice Shallow was handled commendably by George Burke. Dick Cunningham's Moul- dy was excellent as was John O'Neil's Sheriff. Robert Stephens as Sir Walter Blunt and Paul Hickey as John were equally fine. Parents' Night on March 28, 1947, saw our presentation of Achilles, a play writ- ten by Father Krim, SJ., and directed once again by Father Murphy, SJ. In this drama John Mahoney ascended the throne on right stage to play Homer, the blind poet. Louis Gaglini donned a gray wig -o become Priam. john Keohan made a 1 .e and un- forgettable Paris. Fierce Ajax was real- istically portrayed by Dan McElaney. Thomas Donahue did Diomede and our own George Burke turned prophet as Cal- chas. Lastly, Bernard Malone appeared as Aeneas. On the same program William Ball provided outstanding entertainment with his musical keyboard and Frank Whelan delighted the audience with a recitation. William O'Neil played the violin and Dick Cunningham put on his own act as a magi- cian. A vocal solo was given by Peter Walsh. These talents blended together made an en- joyable evening of superior entertainment. Thus came to a close our third-year pro- grams. What a wealth of experience and knowledge we had accumulated! 1947 - 1948 A surprise which proved to be extremely pleasant awaited us in September of our Senior Year. Father John J. Mulchay, SJ., was the new moderator of the Dramatic Society. At the first meeting of the new year Father Mulchay, SJ., introduced him- self fthough to most of us his Geometry Classes were always to be remembered Classicsj and after we had become ac- quainted with the new assistant moderator, Mr. McGovern, SJ., John Mahoney was elected president of the society. 1

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THE RADIO CLUB The average radio listener regards radio as a deep and dark mystery. He is content merely to twirl a dial or, perhaps push a button, and sit back quietly and be enter- tained. If at anytime something goes wrong or it simply doesn't work, he must give up in -despair and call in a repair man to fix his radio. But to the members of the radio club this need not be so, many have progressed so as to be able to fix and better their radio at home. The radio club is the first in the minds of those who wish to aspire to a technical career because it combines the theoretical knowledge and pratical work of learn by doing which go to produce a good under- standing of radio and electricity. The success of the radio club is due to the sincere efforts of Father Murray, SJ. On Tuesdays he gave us many interesting and informative talks on the Funda- mentals of Radio and explained the func- tions and purposes of the various circuits. On Fridays we had shop', where we were able to build the actual circuits by the breadboard method with the aid of schematic diagrams. By building our own sets we were able to understand so much better the intricacies of radio. Each mem- ber started by building a one tube detector and adding two stages of audio-frequency amplication, and then two stages of radio- frequency amplication, and also building a rectifier which when all combined made up a complete six tube set. This being done it was then suggested by Father Murray, SJ., that each member build a set of his own choice, which resulted in a varied selection among which were a five tube superhetero- dyne receiver, a three tube all-wave radio, a fourteen watt amplifier, and a Walkie-talkie set. The radio club has given us much. We have a better knowledge of tools and a more definite idea of how to go about putting things together. Through the radio club we have acquired also a more personal knowledge of the ever forward science of radio reception which has made the world smaller and has linked far-flung countries. The ofhcers of the club were as follows: Harold McAleer, President, David Cusick, Vice-Presidentg Salvatore Giglio, Treasurer, Francis Greene, Secretary. FRANCIS GRI2liNli MFMl3l'fRS OF THE RADIO CLUB First row, left to right: Hogan, Callahan, Cusick, McAlecr, Father Murray, Greene, Giglio, Mclntosh, O'NeiI. Second row: Gaulin, Loughran, Brodeur, Allen, Rogers, Rosati, Fianna. Third row: jones, Grimley, O'Connor. Roche, Delaney, Slifer, Doherty. N061