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

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Pr Getting some debating essentials esinlent Malioney and Secretary llresuahan 94 Debators lYallaee, Seanlon, and Morton ui: u.wsT mzuvrixfs Soeiety of Boston Vollege Iligh Sehool is immediately reeoguized as one of the sehool's foremost organizations. ln past years the so- eiety has built for itself a reputation unsurpassed by any high sehool in New England: a reputation built on the unrelenting work of enthusiastic- and persevering debaters. lu 19.53, under the wistful guidanee of Fr. King, S..l.. the boys eontinued to glorify this reputation by attaining recognition in interseholastie debates and oratorieal eontests. John Mahoney, our president. began the aetivities by making a fine representation in the Red Feather Uratorieal Contest. During the course of the year we were fortunate to have diseussions with the girls of various Catholic High Schools on the senior debate topic. Xiee gestures, Jack 11,1-. ' n . 1 - M Q 5 z . . - . ' 4 img will THE

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L. .s- V1 BVDDING WIIITI-:us-Mr-Ilmim-ll, Muldoon, llonura, W. F. Doherty. fl!!-l'Ifl'f0T.Y Moran arul Forrvst with ffm-jno. zulvisf-r, Fr. Power. ' l BOTOLPHIAN PERSONNEL 5 ' liIcI:Nn.xN l OImI1sT .INII DON.xI.I1 BIURAN f'X3l L ilrra ry 1'ld1-'UTS .- l'o-fdifurx GIQORGI: MAOIJIJN Ed KEIIILIIILII .IOIIN MAIIONEI' BOB BAGGOT H 11s1'1lex.w E11 1'f0T.S'.' J Erma' FOLEY DIVK FAKINO JOHN HIGfiINS PI-:TE PERRON BILL DOII ERTI' JOIIN FINNEGAN SAI, BONI'Iu JOE C'OT'rI:II FRANK MVKI-:I:vI-:Ie ROY SPRING DON 3If'GL'IRPI 2 r TERRY IJUNOVAN .-1 rf: NIIKE III'NEs BILL Hlf'KP1H' Spnrfxf BILL DOIII-:RTX Bois PIIIAIO ff '1- Doherty and Bob Promo. Special mention is also due to Hen-'S our our illustrators, Jim Hickev and Nliko Hvncs. Fon- 1 ' ' sports vartomi. tributors John FlIlIl6'g1lIl and Robert Muldoon are also to he coiigratlxlatvd, -L.-4 ,,-,. N liololpliizirfs big wlim-mils :It work. Botulphiziri sliirt-Nlovvv brigaclc. 1 .H

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5?-E --A V A N NO X T S- g,1.,.A.' 1. te '--' 1 ' 4 V I ,, ., ' H af - ' , , Q6 Sh.. , Bsfk-Ipe, Fieeoeiello, Mc-Laughlin, Wallaee, Baggot, Smith. xIlDDLl'I'Ellgl9, Me- Sweeney, Hannigan, Murphy, fonroy, Leen, Madden. FR0NT1N10Il2'Lh2Hl, O'Donnell, Prcmo, Mahoney, Fr. King, Ilresnahan, Troy, Doherty, Scanlon. W' I Senior Oratorical Contests Enlivened Our Spring Semester In November, Martin U'Donnell, the only junior on the varsity squad, presided as ehairman at several of the girls V. Y. 0. Tournament Debates. Martin, who is a good prospeet for the varsity squad next year also, showed his exeellenee as an extemporaneous speaker. Jerry Bresnahan, an eloquent speaker and the possessor of the Sophomore Prize llelmate Medal. will lie a great asset in retaining the eoveted V. Y. U. trophy. Bob Premo, the factual-minded. well-read personality of the Aftirmative, is not only a top notch dehater hut also sparkles the elull with his mellow wit and humor. In addition to these members the varsity also eonsists of Joe Monahan, Hart Troy and Ed Doherty. With this group we feel eonfident that the coveted f'. Y. U. trophy will remain at B, V. High. BAPST DEBATING SOCIETY Three top-noteh debators