Boston College - Sub Turri Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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1919 SUB TURRI 1919 THOMAS FRANCIS BURKE 533 Norfolk Street Mattapan, Mass. Tom Sailor Varsity Track (4); Sodality; League of the Sacred Heart. The biblical reference to the rejoicings at the return of the lost sheep is well emphasized in the presence of the great Sailor at University Heights. For three years he sought the light at Holy Cross College and then the spirit conquered and Tom returned to the fold. Many times did he snatch victory from the hands of his competitors both in the field of sports and in the realm of debate. No Holy Cross or Boston College track meet was complete without his presence. Many points were always credited to the Purple and White, and during the past year to the Maroon and Gold through his endeavors. As a debater, he electrified his hearers with that enthusiastic presentation that was peculiar to his personality. As a student of the classics he is highly efficient and has given us the general impression that in years to come the Maroon and Gold will be proud of him. That he shall take his place among the foremost men of affairs, more especially those of the political world, no one doubts. When war was declared, Tom was one of the first to answer the call to the colors and nobly did he fulfill his duty as a member of the naval aviation corps. Had circumstances not been adverse to his going overseas, he surely would have gained many a victory over the Hun. We must speak highly of Tom. In the athletic, scholastic and social world he was most successful, securing for himself a great reputation. Readily can we foresee a bright future for the redoubtable Sailor. We do not believe that he will follow the sea in spite of his nickname ; yet true to his nature we do know that just as when on the Heights, he will serenely sail over the seas of trouble and finally drop anchor in the haven of success. »««lfiL.. 25

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1919 SUB TU RRI 1919 ARTHUR EDMUND BURKE 1010 North Union Street, Rockland, Mass. Art Arthur B.o:nahan (1); Marquette (2); Sodality; Class Baseball (1). This young gentleman is the beau brummell of the c lass of 1919. His handsome countenance, his tail, slender frame set off by a natty society costume make him our tailor-made man and cause many of our would-be dukes to bite their lips in hopeless chagrin and useless envy. They say that clothes do not make the man, and of course we make no claims that they do; but in this case we have both the clothes and the man. Yes, and a man in every sense of the word, true to his word, loyal to his friends and earnest in his work. Although rather quiet m class, and as a rule a firm believer in the maxim, silence is golden, still after the classes are over, after the day ' s round of lectures is completed, you can find Art among the merry groups of our wits and songsters either telling a new one or humming the latest. As a debater during his first two years at college, Arthur showed that he possessed a powerful voice, an easy, graceful delivery and the happy faculty of quick and accurate judgment. In Junior we looked for him to shine forth in all his glory as an orator, but we looked in vain. The entrance of the U. S. into the war gave Art food for more serious thought and he wavered between remaining at school and enlisting. Finally he went to Plattsburg, where, as a reward for his consistent work, he was given a lieutenancy. Art has even proven himself a man. His ambitions, his words, and his actions have always been worthy of a true B. C. fellow. And in closing, what greater praise than this can we give him? For though not born nor bred in the wiles and ways of the Hub, but rather hailing from a quiet, subdued, peaceful little town, he has nevertheless caused the city fellows to watch their step and guard their laurels. We give Art back to Rockland, the same earnest and capable youth that we met four short years ago. 24

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1919 SUB T U RRI 1919 WILLIAM BERNARD BURKE 51 Elmore Street Roxbury, Mass. Billie Assistant Manager Baseball (3) ; Manager Baseball Student Athletic Council (3, 4); Class Vice-Preside (3); Sodality; League of Sacred Heart. (4); Before reading this, try to think of all the good things it is possible for one man to say of another, then read below and see how imperfectly they have been put in writing. The fact that the above name began with the second letter of the alphabet, naturally gave Billie a place among the F. I. F. ' s of the class, to which place he has proved his title in many ways. Billie came to us from B. C. High, where he had starred as fullback on one of the best high school teams in the state. Parental objections to more broken bones kept Billie off the varsity squad. We certainly missed his blond gearless head plowing through the line, and we feel sure many a longed-for yard was never our because of his absence. A diligent student, an excellent companion and a doer of things worth while, might come near describing our famous Billie Burke. He is absolutely fearless. No task is too great for him to atte mpt, and once at it, he never rests until it is completed. Consequently you need not wonder when we say he has a wealth of friends, and, better still, he has no enemies. He is big, bashful (proved by his blushes, which rival those of a girl) and kind- hearted, good-natured and generous. We are sure that these n qualities, so seldom found combined in one man, insure for him great progress in his chosen profession — medicine. He has the good wishes and hearty support of every member of the class. We are confident his work will justify our opinion of him. More than once he has endangered the roof of the chemical laboratory with his complex system of analysis. The results of many of his experiments have been startling, and therefore we feel warranted in expecting great and startling news of Billie ' s triumphs in the very near fut ure. 26