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

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SENIOR YEAR 1948 49 September Wlth hea1 ts full of scholarlx pr1de and ach1evement we 1eturned to ou1 well known hall as loftx Sen1o1s on Thurs dax September 9 Whlle our return was saddened bw the sudden death of Father Law1ence MCC uthx xet we faced the xeu befole us w 1th purpose and deter YTllI1dtlOIl Thls w 18 the Xe 11 Se t 9 Openlng Funelal of F1 Mc Carthx Sept 10 Vlass of the Holx Ghost Fr Hew1tt celeb1ant Sept 13 Football p1dCt1C9 1n full sw1ng react1vat1on of school socletles and clubs October XX ell settled Ill ou1 10L1tlIl6 act1x1t1es usu1l md 6XtI'd01Cl1Hi.1X were IH full swlng, we 1re1nsp1red bx Fr Logue ou1 new Sodalltx moderator e football team show s S1gHS of a D1 om1s1ng season the sound of marchmg feet RClZCl1S6ClllC6 IS launched excur s1ons to Purdx s the schedule Oct 3 Cathollc Youth P irade B C H his most 1mp1ess1xe palade Lllllt Oct 13 15 Retreat F1 A1thUTMC Carthx I have a God to seue and a soul to save We selected Daxe McGoldr1ck as our class presldent a personable and w orthx lepresentatlve of 49 November Our beloved Father Rector Robert A Hew1tt SJ was transferred to Chev erus hlS dut1es taken oxer bv the renowned Father J J Kellex S J f the football team wmds up 1ts most successful schedule 1n xears Mr O Hara and the Botolplzzan staff bol ster line trad1t1ons the lOL1Y1Cl up Nov 17 Receptlon to ou1 new Rector Father Kellew Nov 25 Thanksglvlng 13 13 t1e w1th Revere December Advent 18 upon us and w1th It the cold blasts of wmter the school was st1ll boastlng of 1ts food dr1ve for the Llttle Slsters w h1111ng, wheels md sc1aped sh1ns Chr1stmas soft l1f,hts and softer muslc the program Dec 8 Renazssance sponso1ed huge roller skatlng pa1tx at Bal a Rou nrst soclal event was blg success Dec 9 10 Arsenlc and Old Lace bx the Dramatlc SOCl9tX Dec 29 Chrlstmxs Dance at Hotel Contlnental Cambrldge crowded hall and a wonderful nlght Track hockex and basketball have begun thelr wlnter long battle for pre emlnence I WHAT WE DO NOT SEE WHEIN OUR REVEREND DEAN SPEAKS' l20l

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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-

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