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

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SECOND YEAR 1946 47 It was the fall of 46 and the Red Sox were f1n1sh1ng off the pennant dr1ve but far more lmportant we were embarklng on the second phase of our classlcal edu catlon We had been promoted from B C Annex on the El to B C Prep on the James On the first day we were asslgned to our new teachers whose names per haps have been forgotten but whose lnfluence has helped make us what we are These were men like Fathers F J Munphx J D Kellex Grlffln Butler Ixnch J Keane Catelv Shea Glldax Powers Wllhamson B J Murphy and Dohertx Messrs Burke Donahue Hlg gms Mollox Shme and Drapel all of the SOC19tX of Jesus and our tlreless lax teachers Messrs Harklns Duffx Kll8X Morrls and Farrlcw Bv far the most 1mpress1ve day of the veal was the dav of the Mass of the Holx Ghost On that dav we offered ourselves to the Holy Splrlt and begged H1s ald 1n the arduous xear ahead Shortlx after the gears began to turn 1n all the extra currlcula act1v1t1es The Sodalltx our most lmpoltant school actxvltx under the dlrectlon of Fr Paul Barrx S J and wlth the most generous cooperatlon of the entlre student bodx Rev Robe1tT Tobln SJ Modelatol of Athletics 45 48 18 Ru Iohn J Hughes S J I' 0111111 Studc nt Counscllol now ln Japan collected for the L1ttle Slsters of the Poor an unprecedented amount of food for thelr Chustmas dxnner at the Home for the Aged The McElrox Debatlng SOC19tX got under wax eallx 1n Novem John McLellan excellmg fo1 the second xear IH the Debatlng Room and on the stage Followlng the openmgs of these actlx 1t1es all classes and act1v1t1es halted for a three daw D611Od reserved for p1 ax er and recollectlon under the dlrec tlon of Fr James McCox ern S J On the sports tl ont all the teams had exceptlonallx fine seasons The track and basketball teams especlallx turned rn fine recolds The t1ack team bx loslng onlv to State Champ Engllsh and the baseball mne bx w1nn1ng the Boston Con ference galned honor after honor for the old Maroon and Cold The football squad and basketball team both bu1ld1ng up line Sophs for futule stal dom turned 1n good seasons desp1te the1r lnexperlence Evel vthmg taken 1nto conslderatlon the xeal p1oved to be a lousmg success both ln scholastlc bettel ment and soclal development And so suth the Under gl aduate Nlght the second xeal of oul tl alnlng came to a happx close ROBERT MCRIILLAN . I I Y . ' 1 Y L L x ' 1 . .. , - '7 Y ' I . 4 .rv - ' .yy 1 y -4. v - I 1 I .1 1 .77 'lv v - - 9 jg .. .. , , - '9 .77 7 '! v ' v - A ' L, as S. A, -7, I ' x ' 'v ' v 's. ' v S - x- s 1 - ' . ., L W. ' .Y A as . A ' 17 ' K , ' at x , 7 a . , . . , . 7 ' 7 7 ' 7 l - I 1 . . . . .' ' ' K- ber with Bob Curry, Jerry Donovan, and -Y, L 1 I . n . -7, . v Q ' ' I Y . u Q -7 ' 'V K . L , ... . .. ' .fa 1 K, K v 1. Q Y . . - . ' . , . ., . ' , Q . , , Y . . 1 , . . , 1 .Q 4 4 N I ,Wg . . , . l C . . I Y 1 4 1 l J I . c . Q .K 1 1 X K ' uy, ' 4 - 1 y ' l . . l - . . , . . K . A I I ' ' A 1 K . . , 1 7 y 1 4 . 4 ' A A 4 A 1 xi v ' -. 4 ' v I . .

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HIGHLIGHTS OF FOUR MEMORABLE YEARS HISTORY OF FIRST YEAR 1945 46 A new record was added to the dls llI1g,l11Sh6Cl past of Boston College Hlgh xx hen the reglstratlon 0ff1C9 was stormed xx1th 583 appllcatlons all of wh1ch were lccepted Thls marked the entrance of our freshman class and gaxe promlse of frultful xears to come We enjoved the CllStII1Ct1OI'l of belng annexed to the recentlx acqulred bu1ld1ng on Massachu setts Avenue However a competent group of scholarshlp winners acted as our representatlves ln the main bu1ld nw The first dav of class Recall It 7 Tense antlclpation strange faces frantic search for classrooms a mad scramble for seats near the window all these un lmportant factors accented the drawn atmosphere of those mormng hours Mental straln was relleved to some ex tent bv the showmg of a popular film Captam Eddle IH the high school audl torlum Yet thls was the lull before the storm as we were to dlscover and text books occupled our attentlon from there As the davs evolved 1nto weeks strong frlendshlps were founded and gradual acqualntanceshlps w1th the faculty mem bers resulted Rev Joseph E McGrady SJ held the respons1b1l1t1es of the Dean wh1le Rev James J Lyons SJ capablx and tlrelesslv drllled the funda mentals of d1sc1pl1ne 1nto our class rou txne and Rev Lawrence Rvan SJ mln lstered to our Splfltual needs as Student Counselor Under the dlrectxon of Fathers Murphy Dalley Rxan Ennls Drea Lvnch Caffertv McManus Kel lex Fox Shea Walsh Donohue and Delanev Messrs Connolly Casey Burke Hanlon Hammond and Hagerty all of the SOC16tX of Jesus and Messrs OKeefe Glntoff Feelex and Browne our freshman xear reaped a splendld harxest The untlmelx death of two well known classmates Edward Sulllvan and Dan McGaff1n dampened an otherwlse happy and profitable vear Though Shvlock was deprlved of h1s pound of flesh we w1ll1nglx bartered our spare welght IH help1ng to boost the bulldlng fund for the new B C Hlgh from wh1ch we dreamed of graduatlng The generous freshman Splrlt undoubt edlx furthered th1s xxorthx objectlxe Rax mond Kennx Peter lNoonan and John McLellan represented our class ln the McElroy prlze debate under the supervlslon of Mr Burke SJ Parents Nlght offered an enJoyable assortment of freshman talent and a sultable occaslon for our parents and friends to become WISE 1n the wavs of the Jesults Another freshman to be showered Wlth laurels was a dynamlc puckster Bob Greene who earned a letter for h1s brllllant defense work on the squad Wlth more than elghty per cent of the freshmen attendlng Sodallty meetlngs throughout the year a magmficent re ceptlon took place ln the Immaculate Conceptlon Church hlghllghtlng the close of the year Leavlng our famlllar haunts IH the beloved annex we looked forward to future success 1n the age old bulldlngs on James Street JOHN MACDONALD Remembel V Thx ough thls entrance we 17 I I I v v ' , , . . T S V 9 u 1 ' ' ' , . , . . ' 1 K, ,v . . . . . , C . A ' I . . . 1 A . .- , r K , L L , Q. . . , l - . . . U . . . V 7 . , . , - . Q . v - . . . . , 7 . . . . -1 7 C6 77 U . . ,, . . . , , ' . - . . . - 1 a ' K -, 'Y , . ' ' - - passed 1n September, 1945 I . . . , K . , . . , . ., 4 1 ' - n L ' v - . 1 - -1 ' . . . ' 7 7 V 7 ! ' - 7 ,, 7 ,! 9 , . -, 3 ! 7 I Y . . m 7 K ' ! Y . 5 7 7 ! . , . L K sv . 9 - Y Y 7 e 1 7 Y 4 ' I Y I v - 1 1 1 . K- v v . ! . . . , l x . . . ' ' . ' l , , . . r K , r 1 . 7 v l . y . . v v T 1 . . ' Y

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THIRD YEAR: 1947-48 On September 11, 1947, the class of 49 returned to the venerable halls of B C Hxgh to launch thexr thlrd vear of classical studles and deepenlng frlend sh1ps The followlng mornlng the new Jumors Jomed w1th thelr fellow students and the facultv to ask the llght and guldance of the Holy Ghost throughout the comlng year as Father Hewltt cele brated Mass and Solemn Benedlctlon To lmpart to us more advanced knowl edge of the classlcs was the task suc cessfully accompllshed by our home room teachers Fathers Scannell Coak ley Vaughan McLaughl1n Ryan Sull1 van and Keane and Messrs Mahoney and Fltzgerald all of the Socletv of Jesus and Messrs Cleary and McLoud of the lay faculty Ready to explam the theorems of Geometry were Fathers Mulcahy and Logue as well as Messrs K1ley MOFFIS and Broderlck Fathers Blals Sherldan and Messrs Klernan and Corkery tutored the French classes wh1le Mr Supple lntroduced the Teutomc tongue to the new German students We cordlally welcomed Fr Lawrence Ryan our newlv appolnted student counselor and under h1s dlrectlon the Sodallty of our Blessed Mother fostered the Splrlt of sanctlty and devotlon among the entlre student body Durmg the week of October 14th Father James GBVIH conducted the Jumor retreat the most important act1v1ty of the Fall On December 11th and 12th the Father Mulchay offered two splendld presentatlons of Career Angel at Latln School Audltorlum The first half of our Thlrd Year was roarlng to a close and after a cheerful Chrlstmas yacatlon we returned to face the menace of m1d years Spendlng two weeks to arm ourselves w1th repet1t1ons we completely vanqulshed our foe and emerged at the gatewav of the second semester On the evenlng of Aprll 9th the par ents of the thlrd year students re sponded 1n great numbers to the annual 1nv1tat1on to VlS1t the school and meet thelr sons teachers Through the lndustry and llterarv dbllltX of all who contrlbuted to the Botolphzmz B C Hlgh enjoy ed a smgu lar honor The Columbla Scholastlc Press Assocxatlon awarded to the Botol 19 Oul Lady s Sh11ne phzau the medal svmbollc of first p117e as It surpassed 1n hterature art and humor all other entrles ln 1ts class 1n the natlon w1de contest The Annual Pubhc Speaklng Contest for thlrd vear was held Aprll 14th The Klrk James Llvlngstone Peter Noonan and Frank Stapleton all showed fine oratorxcal ab1l1ty as John M McClellan was awarded the gold medal for h1s ex cellent dehvery of Spartacus to the Gladlators Led by the basketball squad whlch won three trophles whlle CODp1Hg the Boston Cltv Champlonshlp B C Hlgh athletlc teams scored envlable records ln everv sport Keepmg apace wlth the growmg enthuslasm for sports newly organlzed Tenms and Golf teams were added to the school athletlc roster At last we completed our final exams and enjoy mg Undergraduate Iylght wlth medals and prlzes for all who ex celled 1n thelr studles yye looked back on a frultful yeal of hald yyork and pleas ant memories J ROGER CORNELLIER Y A' I L- ' ' y .V s vi ' l K Y . Y .- 1 9 v 1 ' v I 9 'S ' . 9 ' Y v v ' - v , , . n v, 1 L , . 1 1 1 L K - v ev ' 1 'H , ' . . L. - . Y .' , . . . ' K T , c , , , 1 . A K , Y L, u Dramatlc SOC16ty, under the d1rect1on of contestants - W1ll1am Chevaller, John .vv Y L 9 I K y K ' 66 Y! ' i- , , , . . . y . . ' Y H I . - l , ' ' ya 1 ' - v ' 1 K 1 ' ! v l .Y K L U ' L , . . ' ' .1 9' , v tv- , ' ' . Y . - Y - , . y K 4 ' v' V' L, L x I A n ' Y I S Iv , L . . . , Y I 4 I ' Y . ' . ' ' ' Y I 1- 1 - . .V . - A s sl-