Boston College - Sub Turri Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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THOMAS A. BRAY Holliston, Mass. Tom I dare do all thai may become a man Who dares do more is none. — Shakespeare. IXOUS (1,2); Sodality (3); Kern Club (4). Tom is numbered among our many commuters who wind their tedious way from obscure points io University Heights. Now, if perchance you labor under the delusion that HoUiston is not on the map, you are deluded quite justifiably. However, prepare for a disillusion for we promise that our Thomas wil one day be the means of causing geographers to place a red star beside the name of his home town. Four years is a long time m the life of an ordi- nary commuter. The dreadful result — the wreck of an amiable disposition — has very frequently occurred. Tom, however, has a disposition which refuses to be ruffled under any circumstances. This may ac- count for the fact that fate destined him for the onerous task of beadle in his Junior year. At any rate he performed his task well and it did not pass unnoticed by his classmates. Among his natural accomplishments he has a latent oratorical ability, first brought into light during the happy days of Junior. Appearing in the character of a voluntary entertainer, Tom displayed in his quiet unassuming fashion the possession of a bold, clear and resonant voice. The congratulations that he received on this occasion prompted him the following year to seek membership in the Fulton. In that organization he continued his prowess with marked progress. Tom has been an extremely good student. In his early years on the Heights he was the recipient of a few prizes and all through his college career he has been listed among the honor students. His pal, Lester, tells us that it comes natural to Tom and that he sought the shades of slumber every night before the Holliston lights went out. Of late Tom has devoted all his spare time bisecting and dissecting the inferior living beings while specializing in Biology. If Tom ' s tendencies are toward the study of medicine, we feel safe to say that his past achievements are a criterion of his future prosperity. 27

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EDWARD J. AUSTEN Cambridge, Mass. Eddie Thou basl uo sorrom in th)f song No lyin er in lh f year. — Logan. IXOUS (1,2); Varsity Football (3,4); Class Foolbal! (1). Ed Austen has always guarded the top of the al- phabet during the period of repetitions, .and in view of this fact he deserves first place in order of biographies. Ed comes from Cambridge, and although we have many denizens of the University City among our number, yet we have none possessing a voice as sweet or with such a thrilling effectiveness as Edward ' s. The monotonous din of the class room is to a great ex- tent diminished when he is in the back of the room performing a song and dance act. He also lets us know that he is in the rear of the room when he at- tempts to explain the intricacies of dogma to Donahue. He has been a source of joy to all of us during his collegiate career. He has drawn us closely to him with his sunny disposition and magnetic smile. He has caused us to envy him on account of the ease with which he accomplishes things, and even when a difficult situation spreads its huge mist before him, — well, he even finds humor in it. On the football field Ed has made a reputation at least for hard work and versa- tility. He has been an end on the varsity for two years and has earned the respect of his coaches and football enthusiasts. His diligence has also been noticeable in his academic work. Ed has always clung to the books with un fa- tiguing tenacity, ever holding before him as an incentive Books are the makers of men. We are at a loss as to what occupation Ed will grapple to his heart, but we are sure, nevertheless, that he will have ease in getting to the front because of the hosts of friends that he will make.

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VINCENT P. BURKE Newtonville, Mass. Vin The man Tvho smol es ihinf s lif e a sage and acts Uf(e a Samariian. — LyUon. IXOUS (1.2): Sodality (3); Marquette (2). Vin is one of the great trio that hails from Newton which has been very much in the front dur- ing our college course. Vin is a quiet, unassuming young man, but one upon whom we could always de- pend for any class activity. His chief hobby is to ar- gue either upon the worth of certain baseball players, the superiority of a certain brand of tobacco, or upon the intricacies of ethics and psychology. His two best companions while at school were Joe Hurley and his little black pipe. Joe was Vin ' s sparring partner between classes and the pipe was his main solace in weary hours. Hardly is class over but out comes the pipe prepared to give a few moments of pleasure to this gentleman who so much resembles a blacksmith ' s bellows. There are few, however, who can boast of such a pleasant disposition as Vin displays in and outside of the classroom. Always he has inspired other members of the class to shake the grouch and seek the portals of levity. Although Vin has never sought the dazzling glare of publicity, although he has rarely sought pleasure in the whirl of the light fan- tastic, and although he has evidently not been endowed with a yearning for honor or with a zeal for high-browish culture, yet there is something way down deep in Vin ' s soul which seems to escape from its boundaries to warn us that all this honor, achievement, and renown is going to be proclaimed far and wide in his name after he has once built a starting basis here at Boston College. Vin has been engaged in the railroad business, as a city offi- cial, and has taken a hand in great municipal work and if any one of these holds Vin ' s future career for him we know that every one will hear his name even to the four winds.