Boston College - Sub Turri Yearbook (Boston, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 492 of the 1928 volume:

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' REV. JAMES H. DOLAN, SJ. Appreciation Jfour gtjort pears fjabe toe been untier tljc guili ing {janb of tfje ntEmfaers of tfje ocietp of STcsiuS, anb EacJ) pear Ijas seen a renetoal anb an increase of respect antr abmiratton for tfjesc men, our VLeat )tti. 3t is not for us to sap totjat i)a been our progress or our acijiebcment but m all sm ccritp tue of tKtacntp=€igl]t map attribute toljat eber bcbelopment Ijas been ours, in mmb, bobp, or in soul to tfieir unselfislj efforts anb jealous care. tEo us tfjerc toill altoaps be a special recess in our jjeart of Ijearts for our Hfesuit Jfatljcrs, tfjemsclbcs exemplars of ti)e beautp of tfteir ibeals, in tljeir life toorfe = = = REV. PATRICK J. McHUGH, SJ. REV. JOHN A. MATTIMORE, SJ. PREFECT OF DISCIPLINE REV. CHARLES L. O ' BRIEN, SJ. STUDENT COUNSELLOR REV. JOHN B. CREEDEN, S.J. PROFESSOR TO SENIOR IN PSYCHOLOGY AND THEOLOGY REV. JONES I. J. CORRIGAN, SJ. PROFESSOR TO SENIOR IN ETHICS, GOVERNMENT AND SOCIOLOGY Rev. Paul de Mangeleere, S.J. Professor to Senior in French Rev. Francis J. Driscoll, S.J. Professor to Senior in Eeonomics Iev. Charles L. O ' Brien, S.J. Professor to Senior in History and Evidences life Senior junior DANIEL M. DRISCOLL PRESIDENT enior isitorp of t|)e Clasisi of 1928 TX HILE, as is piously believed and confidently anticipated, the Trump of ' Doom will, on the Last Day, call together all men, when their work is done, the Rev. Prefect of Discipline, saw fit on this momentous and never-to be-for- gotten First Day to reverse the process, so urging his famous whistle to greater heights of flute-like activity, he convened the blushing high school graduates in the Tower Building Assembly Hall at this, the beginning of their labors. Then appeared upon the platform an anonymous Scholastic for the purpose of reading its Class Ii.sts. At this point, it became the solemn duty of each one present to scrutinize carefully the party of the second part in regard to his habit and costume, and then followed an interested appraisal of his age, size, race, and previous condition of servitude. Thus came about our first contact with the Jesuits, forging as it invariably does the initial link of that chain of affection an esteem which binds every Boston College man to his Alma Mater. Thereupon, by the aid of detailed instructions to which we pay close attention, (oh the fervor of that youthful attention!) we reached at last our proper classrooms, filled with those peculiar sentiments of interest and mystery, of curiosity and hope, of awe and wonder, with which the traveler first regards the prospect of new life in a new home. Then, as the waters of many rivers, joining forces, lost their identity in the onrush to the sea, the graduates from the flower of the land, putting aside all distinctive neckwear, sweaters, and emblematic jewelry, soon became assimilated into the student body breathing the informing spirit of unity and the life-giving fluid of College Loyalty surging through its veins (applause). While the printers of the Heights and Stylus were looking about in store- rooms for the venerable editorials captioned: Welcome Freshmen, This is Your College, Hello Stranger! etc., the former organization provided a prac- tical manifestation of good spirit in inviting the members of the Class of 1928 to their first smoker. A goodly supply of remedies for the uninitiate was prepared in the Frazier Lounge Room, while asphixiation clinics were hastily arranged in tents about the ground. On this occasion, ample proof, and more than ample proof, was given that the homogeneity of the Class was more than mere metaphor (prolonged applause). Everyone was present at the smoker, there was no fee, and on the following Monday (lo! the power of the press) over thirty freshmen stormed the portals of the Heights oflice, all desirous of conducting the paper as it should be run. Tradition has it that the IQiS Editor, Vic Newton, was somewhere on the lot which may or may not indicate the truth of the survival of the fittest. Suh ' Turrl 38 So far, mention lias been made only of the traditional activity, found more or less the same in all higher institutions of learning, but all the while there was one activity going on at Boston College which must have been unique. We refer, of course, to the presentation of the twice daily nourishment to Herpicide, the bald American Eagle and Mascot Extraordinary. This appealing ceremony took place with gratifying regularity in the rear of the new Science Building, where the King of Birds held court. Alas, held is the proper tense for the regal aviary witnessed a speedy abdication of its comforts by its aristocratic tenant, who, disturbed, you may suppose, by the dignity of having limitations set upon his precinct, removed his hearthfires to the Franklin Park Zoo. There he now reigns with his metaphorical harp hung sadly on the willow tree, and he, once the proudest of the proud, is reduced to transient journalism for information regarding the College of which he is nominally the mascot! Sic transit gloria mundi ; which lament he rather freely translates as Mortality, behold and fear! It was while administering to this most interesting phenonemon that the memorial Anabasis for Syracuse got under way. Oh, time of times, day of days, when, in vehicles of varying vintage, one and all started on the trail to witness the peeling of the Orange. That the latter result was not verified mattered little to those elect who quaffed deeply from the cup of Syracuse hospitality, snake dances, hydrants speeches and the wonders of the Mohawk Trail. Yet far better is it to allow these unworthy lines to suggest than to deliniate. In our heart of hearts that novitiate expedition is depicted far more eloquently, powerfully and gloriously. It was about two weeks after this eventful trip, with all transported and transporters present and accounted for, and a new supply of Absentee Slips at the disposal of the several beadles, that the Class of ' 28 again attacked the classic lore. Simultaneously the first stones began to arise over the foundation of the New Library and the reverend members of the Faculty, correcting blue books within their cloistered precincts, watched the slow deliberate operations of the craftsmen and were given ample occasion to envy the efficiency of the steel upon the rock. But after returning Newtonward from the retreat holidays, completely shriven and humbled, we were prepared to embark on a new career of intellectual activities and as a matter of course the first object of our attention was the love-child of every Boston College man, the Debating Society. In the premier election of our college course Dan Driscoll (one of those mirrors of the future) and Frank Phelan, were selected to carry on the destinies of the Bros- nahan Debating Society and today they bask in the unquestionable light of His- tory as pall-bearers at the demise of this Society, which demise while rather un- expected was none the less glorious. Came the Oratoricals and our representative, who made a most becoming bow, was Neal Scanlon, even then showing promise of soon blossoming forth as one of the college ' s most finished orators, which promise was fulfilled as all will ' t say in Symphony Hall some three years later when Boston College defeated Harvard University and Neal contributed in no small measure to the happy outcome. After the exaltation of the last paragraph, the historian now must speak for a moment of that rainy afternoon in November when the Purple flag from Worcester was raised over Braves Field in memoriam of a 33-0 defeat. A dreary day no matter how one looks at it, but the best team won, which was as it should be, and it made Boston victories for the rest of our collegiate course all the sweeter — which is as it should be. The most widely heralded event of the year was now at hand — the election of class officers. For the presidency, nine can- didates were presented, rivalry and Washingtonian campaigns reached their zenith but when the smoke of verbal battle had cleared a way, Jim Curley stood out as the Chosen One of ' 28. As his good man Friday, Jack Delaney blushingly found himself Vice-President, while the unimportant offices of Secretary and Treasurer were emminently fulfilled by Matt Gallahue and Tim Cronin. For our A. A. representative we could not overlook our own Mike Dooley, then a callow and innocent youth. Those were indeed the halcyon days when Education Week enabled us to avoid the professorial dignity, albeit it for an hour! With the entire student body, assembled on Alumni Field to participate in the flag raising, to wade through a score of patriotic elocutions, exhortations and eye-filling expositions, the proverbial good time was had by all. In commemoration of this monster achievement the Freshman Eaglet first saw the light of day and by the end of three weeks, copies were at a premium. Requiescat in pace. Our Frosh debut into the field of drama was had with the approach of the Christmas season, when the Rev. William E. Murphy S. J., as usual cooperating with Miss Joy Higgins of the Community Service began coaching favored members of the class for the annual Yuletide Pageant. Bill Killion and Paul Hinchey were cast as kings (undoubtedly they were); Jim Curley invented a vicious scowl to por- tray Herod while Joe Quinn lisped about the stage as his precociously cherubic son. To add dignity to our master-production, Charlie Maher, Jim Smith and Charlie Kelly pranced about on the stage as soldiers, horses and spears of Herod. Rumor would have it that these dignified kings upon retiring from public view did by divers signs, inimitable pantomine and suggestion, gestures in tandem, endeavor to induce the soldiers of Herod to unseemly chortles. But inasmuch as the parties of the first part are extremely strong willed we may presume that all went well in Jerusalem and that the play was concluded in a pious and edifying manner. Yes, our novitiate Year had been an extremely pleasant one and it was with more than a touch of regret we found ourselves at the end of it. However, it would have undoubtedly been with even greater regret, as it was for some, if we were not at the end of it when the bright Junetide came! And so the last bell chimed opjjomorE When once more the curtain rises on the scene, our youthful actors, browned by the summer ' s intermission, strut proudly forth under the newly assumed role of Sophomore. It is notorious that the first duty of every Sophomore, even before he has gathered together his textbooks, is to impress the world at large and the incoming Frosh in particular with the overwhelming dignity and impor- tance of the matured and worldly-wise Second Year Students. Somehow, in the order of things, the philosophic Juniors are busy forming simple apprehen- sions, — the Seniors must surely expose themselves to the lumbagic danger of backaches should they be so imprudent as to bend sufficiently from the fastnesses of their Ol.ympian heights to observe the puny movements of Freshmen. Hence the superiority procedure is the special prerogative of the Sophomores and the dear old Class of lO ' JS was not remiss in assuming the mantle of the self-styled great, as if to the manor born. If the trusting Sophomores nurtured any high minded convictions as to their intellectuality, the reverend members of the Faculty made every effort to in- culcate the fine old virtue of humility. Even our heart felt enthusiasm for the Classics had been satiated by the end of the first semester. It was about this time that the famous ask me another plague was devastating the land with none other in the van than our old friend Tullius Cicero who leered from the pages of the Pro Milone with the well remembered sticker: Which of the two waylaid the other? Like the dear old lady who said, I am the strongest of Democrats. Don ' t dare to assail Coolidge in my presence. many of us were forced at the end of the battle to plead ignoratio elenchi, as the question of which of the two gentlemen actually survived the encounter was never quite satis- factorily settled. Milo, it is true, appeared in the senate right after the Clodius episode and announced that he had escaped death, but Mi always had such a quaint way of putting things, we didn ' t know when to believe the old rogue. But what the Sophomoric brotherhood felt to be the most unkind cut of all was the Candian mazes through which we were subjected in that intellectual monstrosity of General Chemistry. Weird, and often alarming, were the ideas garnered during the first semester and those who were not on the verge of hari kari in their attempts to express formulae were accomplishing the most astound- ing results in the laboratory. Courses may come and courses may go but there is not a one in the class who will fail to register a heartfelt sigh as he finds that gone is the time he when used to repair broken test tubes, conjure up such malo- derous results as would defy the pen of a Dante to describe, or again to watch with childish smile the esoteric wonders of the blue litmus turning red. Here it was that we first encountered the gracious presence, charming drawl and offended innocence of our old friend Chick Evans — whoever called him Arthur? — a com- bination of friend and teacher whose name it is a pleasure to recall. On Tuesday, October 13, the retreat opened with Fr. Charles O ' Brien as Master of Ceremonies. This was our first meeting with one of the best friends that a class ever had and a unanimous concensus of opinion has shown that if we have grown to any nobler manhood throughout these years, in no small measure is it the fruit of the precept and example of our beloved spiritual father. About this time the Museum was thrown open to profane gaze — a collection of birds from Ecuador and the gifts of Doctor John Dixwell with the swords and firearms of all periods as the main exhibits. Never was the oratorical power of the Celt more necessary than at this particular time to refute the now almost- certain belief that while the Administration Building might be a vehicle for Jesu- itical telepathy, the Science Building was patently nothing more nor less than an Armory. But this did not prevent the class elections with eighteen candidates, each convinced somehow or other that he was the logical man for the office, but the class saw fit to profi ' er the olive crown to Dan Driscoll and selected Jack Delaney, Babe Daley and Charlie Dooley to assist at the throne of honor. While we are on the subject of bravery we come to the Greek Academy wherein assembled more than a score of cultivated Greek enthusiasts whose work was culminated in a series of lectures delivered to an inspired public at the Philomatheia. The first of these was given by Frank Shea on The Greek Woman. Mr. Shea, in the course of his lecture, embraced his subject in a man- ner that does credit to his great interest and personal experience in these details. Other misogynists included Martie Kane, Vic Newton and John O ' Loughlin who held up other famous Greek women for the minute considerations of their audiences. During all this activity the college Dramatic Society went forth in quest of new laurels and under the capable directions of Fr. Murphy that Shakes- pearean favorite, Twelfth Night was essayed. Bill Killion after appearing as Sea Captain in the first act, assisted his classmates in the balcony for the rest of the play in getting a deeper insight regarding the cultural doings backstage. This motley group was soon joined by Frank Shea who had appeared as Curio and had spoken the line allotted to the role with his customary ease, dignity and savoire faire. But the real gem of the whole affair was Jim Curley ' s presentation as Antonio where his mastery over the soldiers of the Guard brought the house down and caused the show to be stopped for fully fifteen minutes until the audience recovered their composure. As a minor attraction, there was the sad misfortunate who by the caprice of a sudden breeze backstage was shorn of his blond locks rather unexpectedly and a good moral lesson was reaped by all. It is indeed a lasting consolation to everyone that in these days of trifling and inane stage productions, come what may, weary tragedy or pointless comedy — one can always turn for relief to those traditional Shakespearean performances rendered each year by our Dramatic Association. And then there was the Holy Cross game. Determined to avenge the name of their golden-haired Darling, the boys marched out to Braves Field in glorious array and ceased not from their toil until the twilight of approaching night had brought with it the satisfying draught of a 17-6 victory, the details of which have been inscribed elsewhere more fittingly by some other chronicler. Summing up the accomplishments of Sophomore we would say that beyond and above all else it was a year of industry, a year which had indubitably re- ceived the stamp of an Education of Letters. It had proved a connecting link between the callowness of Freshmen days and the maturity of Junior to come. But particularly it continued and cemented friendship which, though beyond any possible compilation on data sheets adds somehow that intangible zest and joy to living and to college life. Freshman viewed the physical inception of the Class of ' 28, Sophomore saw the erection of its spiritual entity in the awakening dawn of a class consciousness. junior When the roll was called once again in our third September at the Heights, the class was found to have emerged from the vicissitudes of the vacation period practically intact. There were a few, of course, whom the merry Marts of Trade enticed from our more prosaic company to pursue the way of the banknote world, and others who entered upon a higher calling at St. John ' s which over- looks the verdant slopes of Happy Valley. At once began the initiation of future members into the mysteries of the Queen of Studies under the skillful organization of thirty-third degree Masters, who stood ever and anon, ready and eager, for the summum quid , who found in her benificent service the most ecstatic of delights. After the rigid and ex- acting schedules presented us in Sophomore, Junior with its minimum of intel- lectual activity, came as one grand dream, as that Utopian reality that we at one time thought all college life to be. Undoubtedly the most exciting and cer- tainly the most interesting subject in the curriculum was Physics, administered with a marked originality and freshness of treatment which in a special way, gave it that cut of distinctiveness. As a result of daily lectures, and research from the Laboratory work, two thoughts of these man y pleasant hours remain vavidly in memory like a delicious aroma: Count Rumford — brass cannon — Munich, and You ' re not in the Old Howard now! Yet the look of eager in- terest observed in the faces of many of our embryos gave foundation, it would seem, to the impression that some actually did think they were in the aformen- tioned North End institution. Then, may it never fade from memory! there was the incident of the electrified door-knob when a tardy one approaching as if to touch it, disappointed the expectant multitude by directing toward them through the glazed window one of the oldest gestures known to man. ' y ' On the gridiron, moreover, our victories were continued and from one end of the season to the other the boys from Boston kept their flag on high. In the two outstanding games of the year with the opposition furnished by the Red- skins of the Western plains and the Crusaders from their castle on Mt. St. James, we fought with might and main and yet our best efforts were equalled by those of the opposition and when the scales of victory had turned to neither side, the combatants wiped their mud-stained palms upon their moleskins, shook hands, and retired with the thought that no ending could have been more condign. It was the last year for Cav and the great work of his boys must have been the great- est treasure that Cav was given as he started on the road of Fortune for the Home of Big Things. After the Christmas Holidays when the ungodly taste of friends and rel- atives in the selection of neckwear began to be less in evidence, all attention was focused upon the crowning event of Collegiate Life — Junior Week. May it here be recorded, though we blushingly do so, that the Class of 1928 presented the biggest, the finest, the most glorious seven days of pure, unadulterated enjoy- ment and pleasure that a Junior class anywhere, at anytime, on any occasion had the good fortune, ever to present. In preparing to bestow liberal dobs of the proverbial crimson upon school and town, nothing in substance or accident was left unarranged. Committees and sub-committees and sub-sub-committees went to work vigorously and when the opening day at length arrived, the Toepler- Holtz machine and the scholastic theories summarily despatched, not a Junior but went about with a mystic light in his eye and a history-making complex which demanded that all things attempted by ' 28 be done superlatively well. There was the Tea Dance held at the Hotel Somerset and never did Tea so nearly approach the nectar of the favored ones nor tete-a-tete mean so much. But our histrions were certainly not to be outdone by such transient and fleeting pleas- ures, coming from the intimacy of a tea dance; theirs was a task destined for posterity. With The Man From the Wide Open Spaces, as their vehicle, the members of the cast proceeded to give a portrayal that must have aroused to sub- liminous ecstacy the soul of producer Bill Marnell. Though the plot was in- volved, the characterizations difficult and the interpretation the most subtle, nevertheless it was deemed the success of the festive year, whether from the in- spiration of the setting or as the logical result of such an expenditure of time and effort, we know not, but the one thing that is absolutely certain is the success of the man from the wide open spaces. With Luke Doyle combining with Tony Russo to furnish the feminine attractions, what could we expect but that the memory of this production should live on when all else is forgotten. ' Twas hit, a very palpable hit. But if the Tea Dance was noteworthy and the play a memorable success, it is the Junior From which was the macrocosm of this great phantasy. Hardly had the gorgeousness of the surroundings, the glare of myriad lights, the beauty 5ub 44 of the night and the sweetness of the crooning strains made their jHrst indeHble impression when the wonderful spirit of this most glorious of occasions was found to be, there, everywhere. Intoxicated with the joy of it all, the magnificence of his tuxedoed classmates, the tidal sway of lithe bodies, our own Mr. Jack B. de- livered a philippic sparkling in its humor, refreshing in his dignity of his tone, bubbling over, we may say, with all that could be desired in a speaker. Sub- sequently other gentlemen gave addresses — to which they were escorted at the conclusion of the festivity. AVhen future years would find us seeking the inmost course of our heart for some fond remembrance hidden deep, of days that are no more, as we search again for just one tiny golden hour there will stand out for every son of ' 28 clear-cut and distinct, that best of nights, the night of our Junior Prom. Yet no history of Junior could be complete without at least a passing ref- erence to the interest which our youthful members evoked in extra-curricular activities. Carrying on the debating tradition of early days our newly listed Fultonians formed the nucleus for Boston College Intercollegiate Debate Teams and when you conjure up the names of Neal Scanlon, Paul Hinchey, Joe Doyle. Bill Killion, Jim Curley, Frank Phelan, oh, their names are legion — you may see that the splendid record of the Fulton throughout this year may in a very proper sense said to be the record of this, our Junior Class. For the much vied- for honor of the Western trip two members of ' 28, Joe Doyle and Bill Killion re- ceived the official imprimatur and these two gentlemen were instrumental in efl ecting, for the second time within as many years, a victory over the worthy representatives of Holy Cross. The field of journalism was certainly blessed with a talent at once promising and industrious. On the Heights there was of course Vic Newton — of whom more later — Frank Murphy, John O ' Loughlin, Martin Kane and Norman Steele. Genial Tom Heffernan found these men essential co-factors in his production of one of the best weeklies in collegiate journalism. The Stylus, no less, was for- tunate in having the executive personage of Charlie Stack ready to fill the breach when the office of Editor-in-Chief had the To Let sign hung out. Aiding him in his unenviable role were the facile pens of Martie Kane, Neal Scanlon, Vic Newton, and Frank Shea — of hallowed memory. The French Academy found its intercollegiate debaters within our ranks; the Radio Club was equally favored but even then was rivalled by the Physics Academy; and more, the Greek Academy, wonderful to relate, had occasion to draw from this fountain source of inspiration and talent for its joint exposition with Holy Cross and for the INIcCabe presentation, delineation, and explanation on the fine points of Lycias. And so, with seriousness and humor; with social and scholastic occupation, with weary hours and refreshing interludes of pleasure, the Junior year, most quickly of all, sped merrily towards its close. As a compensation for this attitude ftans souci there were the orals, but then as we saw our friends of IQ ' J? leave the Heights on Commencement night, strangely quiet so it seemed, we began to feel all at once a new sense of loneliness and of responsibility that had never been ours before. 1 vi m tmot Sometimes college years seem so long and the undergraduate, as, in mo- ments of reflection, he contemplates his Senior year, feels that it is a concern of the far distant future, a half -real possibility hidden in the clouds; but as the beautiful Indian Summer of 1927 let us back to the Heights for the last time we felt that Time had somehow deceived us, and while we went about quite oblivious to its elapse, had somehow overtaken us and run ahead. Always had there been other classmen to whom we looked instinctively for leadership but now we ourselves had ascended these snow covered tops and must, for weal or woe, reso- lutely lead the way as the Seniors, the leaders of thought and action of Boston College. As we entered the Gothic loveliness of the sacred Assembly Hall for the first time, we found ourselves convened within common precincts — in that same large hall where four years previous we had gathered for the first roll call when Fortune guided our none too confident steps to University Heights. From early days the class, — frolicsome in Freshman, sanguine in Sophomore, jolly in Junior — manifested a well developed idea that to be serious in Senior was an essential prerequisite. Those who formerly had been most ready to shake the skies with unextinguished laughter, appeared with the studied mien of University dons while those usually of a vivacious disposition budded forth with a learned dig- nity that itself was worth the price of tuition. Our final curtsey from an intellectual status was rendered all the more becoming because of the many hours of rehearsal under the beneficent guidance and scholarly preciseness of our new preceptors: Rev. John B. Creedon S. J., whose .special bent was Psychology and Rev. Jones A. Corrigan S. J., who found his forte in Ethics. Never did a class follow more intently an outline of the per- versity of Decartes, Rousseau, Boyd-Barrett, the Rationalists, Empiricists and Hypothetical Dualists nor embrace more heartily the great fundamental truths of life. Among the various absorbing subjects that were entered upon by elections, all designed to put us in closer touch with the world about us, none was more in- teresting than that which dealt with the proper rearing and upbringing of the Young Idea. If there is one diversion to be especially mentioned, what else could it be than those interesting Pedagogy clinics where practical school prob- lems were discussed and solved. Little Peter, aged eight is an habitual tobacco user in plug form and continually directs his masticated leaves into the teacher ' s lunch basket. Yoii are the teacher! Naturally enougii problems of the kind brought out a hitherto unsuspected originality and alas! many a younger brother S ' ub ' uvvi 46 or sister became the terminus ad quem of scientific corrective treatment as a result thereof! But, as is true with most college classes, we were spurred on by a keen in- terest in other things as well as in studies, and thinking it only commensurate with the worth of what we would please to call the Greatest of Classes — pardon- able optimism — it was universally agreed to make the motto of Boston College, that of ' ' 28, to have as goal the best, and only the best. It was with this in view that there was undertaken the greatest feat in debating channels ever attempted in collegiate circles. After a silence of some thirty years, and who does not believe that abs ence makes the heart grow fonder! Boston College debated Harvard University at Symphony Hall on the timely topic: Resolved: That Alfred E. Smith is eminently qualified for the Presidency. Before an enor- mous and cultured audience (there was a large delegation from Senior) which overflowed into the aisles and corridors of the classic hall our Fultonians har- angued, pleaded, orated, debated, and beamed from the bema, to leave no doubt in the minds of the judges, and the audience, as to who had carried the night. Our representatives, Messrs. Scanlon, Killion and Doyle, all Seniors, defended the honor and reknown of Al Smith just as handsomely as that of the name of the institution they represented. It was a real achievement, and all the more credit to the class which made it possible. To be sure, the task pi guiding the various college activities must fall on the shoulders of the men of Senior. Under the direction of Vic Newton, the Heights won for itself a new place in the sun, not only advancing by Gargantuan strides in quality and literary form, but what may be noted as the characteristic element in this year ' s achievement, was the new growth of student popularity. Vic, with the capable assistance of Messrs. Murphy and O ' Loughlin, produced a periodical not only fulfilling all cultural tastes but perfectly satisfactory as the expression of student opinion and the ideas and student government. The Stylus, under the benevolent guidance of Frank Shea kept up the even and conservative literary tone which has always been the goal we desired in a college monthly. Many a night did Frank flee for hours from the arms of Mor- pheus (we grow intellectual with our theme!) in order to gather by personal effort mostly, and then by cajolery, flattery and dire threat directed towards his friends, sufBcient material for the issue. All the more credit to Frank that never was there a father who had more right to be proud in the well-being of such an issue. One of the many functions performed by the Heights and Stylus offices, newly located on the mezzanine floor, was the generous opening of these splendid chambers as the browsing rooms for the entire student body. That this was an innovation of the first water is evident, and how many profited when the edi- tors coyly let fall some crumb of wisdom soon to be eagerly devoured, history recordeth not. To become prosaic — we needs must mention the work of another source of perennial joy, the Fulton Debating Society, which, under the inspiring smile of the painted orators on the ceiling, met and solved on lecture platforms, in public debates, and within its own confines, all the weighty problems of the day. As the worthy gentlemen of the Fulton crept weekly into the hand-painted wigwam devoted to their sessions, they were assured that soon there would be heard more real eloquence and more soul stirring eulogy within these trite meetings than had enabled the Society to score public victory over Pittsburg, Holy Cross, Canisius, the representatives of Great Britain, the Mason and Dixon line, and Montreal. It is in keeping with this note of sublimity that we now treat, in passing, of the deeds of our athletes during Senior year. On the track of Alumni Field, on the frozen surface of the Arena-ice, on the velvet sward of Fitton Field, on the mire of the Wigwam, — on all of these scenes of our athletic career, we have been represented by men whose every action exemplified the iealsd of their Alma Mater. There was, of course, a note of joy in Leo Daley ' s victory over the Cru- saders of the Cross; it was all the sweeter for the fact that from the take-off to the moment when the last shrill of the whistle sounded the end of the game, the Eagle was bearing itself in a manner which bespoke more eloquently than words the fact that the victory was not desired in itself, but was rather a meet and fitting conclusion for Leo Daley and the men of ' 28. Doubtless, haec olim meminisse juvabit, yet among the highlights of a pleasure-teeming year, was that most celebrated of events — the Fordham trip. There have been expeditions and expeditions but one hundred years hence when Truth gets a hearing the Muse of History will write in pure gold above them all — the name of the most eventful, the most exciting, the most glorious, the Fordham trip. It was in the middle of October that our embryonic Ben Hurs, dusted oft ' their chariots, lardered up for a week-end, and with the pride of their hearts all furbished and resplendent with Maroon and Old Gold trimmings, set out for the bad lands south of Boston. Some there were who found this as a modus for transportation; some who trusted to the goddess of Chance and the horizontal thumb; but some — and these comprised the more numerous and more fortunate contingent we may say from the prima facie evidence — sailed out upon the cerulean deep. Through the depths of the historic canal plowed our Leviathan, peacefully, but within its walls never was there witnessed within the memory of the oldest inhabitant a scene more inspiring, more impelling, more convivial. The wonders of this marauding expedition could be equalled only by the victorious home-coming. Never was there such spirit, such en- thusiasm, such a get together for Boston College men, alumni, students or royal rooters. Happy hours they were, those hours when men got together, exchanged salutations and said, I ' m certainly glad to see you ' 28; my Class was ' 18. Fresh in the minds of you, my classmates, must be these scenes so wonderful, so happy they seem to be part of some wonderful dream. In the days to come. when Boston College ex])loits are nnfolded, there will be a real thrill of exhiler- ation and of justified complacency when the subject revolves about the glory of our Fordham epic. Yes, it was a year of pleasure and a year of accomplishments. It was a year of Boston College development and the actualization of many of our per- sonal hopes and desires. Much has been accomplished; much more will be ac- complished, and in this, the Class will be as outstanding as it has been wherever the glory of Boston College is to be furthered, is to be had. Such a history must, of necessity, be sketchy and incomplete and our men- tion now and then of a few interests was merely to indicate what might have been predicated of all, while the mention of a name was meant to serve merely as a suggestion of others just as worthy. The last curtain has been rung down on the stage; Twenty-Eight ' s part is ended. In the vibrant freshness of the still-lingering applause comes a certain justifiable warm glow of satisfaction that our year has, in a very true sense been one of attainment, — not merely for ourselves but for the college we love so well. When the class has passed beyond the protecting shadow of the Towers on the Heights, there will be others to carry on the name of Alma Mater. Truly an escutcheon of the purest white is our gift to Boston College ' s younger sons, just as we in turn were proud inheritors of that emblem. And so with reluctance do we close this work, for now we chronicle the end of that beautiful era wherein youthful ambitions had rise, and hope sprung eternal. Yet this note of melancholy is tempered to a certain degree by the thought of that these days are but precursors of others to come, that the Class will find, now and always, its greatest pleasure, its deepest gratification in the service of one to whom it owes so much, under the benign favor of our Common, our Foster Mother — Boston College. CfjE jWuge inbokcb. toe git in Jjusiljcti expectanci ' to bear fjer gloriouglp recount ttc actjiebemcntsi of our rcboubtafale cfjilleg. t)c sitjall trace tfje gtorp of i)i momentous career toitt) a note of af= fection antr of Iobe==ant) lest tfjisf fjecomesf tlje master, sijf toiH temper it, as is Ijer boont, tuitJ) a toucf) of fjuman frailtp, fenoboing full tuell ttjat it is tlje memorp of tftese cfjerisljeti tours, of tf)0Se olb familiar secrets, of failings anb successes, of sorrotos anb jops, tljat 6lenb together in making eacf) inbibibual of tfjc narratibe tte faborite of J)er Jjeart. THOMAS ANTHONY AGLIO 0 a i ood beginning cometh a good end. — Proverbs. FIRST in the class and a first class fellow— that ' s Tom. To him falls the honor of occupying the first page of this monumental work, in virtue of his nominal leadership of the last four years. If first impressions really are significant, then we know that you will be favorably impressed with the class as a whole, of which Tom is a quite typical member. As Freshmen, we were not long in discovering the many and varied sides to this character. In the classroom, a quiet, thorough-going student of better than average ability; outside the cla,ss- room, an ever-pleasant companion for any event, academic or social. We soon learned to recog- nize in him a tremendous enthusiasm and spirit for all the college enterprises. Forced out of track on account of ill-health, he continued to give his entire support and vociferous applause to all our athletic teams — and how! As it has been so aptly remarked by one sage — although he may not have been a competitor athletically, socially he was right up with the leaders. In these activities he was a letter man. And speaking of spirit will you forget that Fordham trip? Scattered hamlets and populous cities were all one to our Don Quixote as he raced along with the rest of the gang; their return was not so fascinating, but even this was intriguing. Among other extra-curricular concerns, Tom held down the office of beadle s o nobly and so well in Pedagogy that it is rumored that Mr. Gillis — not of Newburyport — has ordained a condign merit for him. With his graduation Boston College will lose a loyal son and we, a bosom friend. Our best wishes go with you, Tom, in the teaching profession. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, i. Hyde Park B.C. Club, 1, Vice-President, 2, Trcasvrer,3. Sociological Discussion Club, . 51 l-i Ji . ' f GEORGE ROW ALLEN He shines by his sincerity. — Longfelloio. FROM the sedate and picturesque town of Norwood comes our hero, far from sedate, but cer- tainly picturesque. Blond haired and debonair — that was our first impression of George and age cannot wither, nor custom stale that picture of him. Scratchy came to Boston College with the reputation of a real athlete, one of the gre atest of the school boy ends, despite a physical handicap of weight. Time passed, as time will, and George is about to depart with a new reputation, perhaps as valuable, of a conscientious and well-rounded student attained by the same spirit of perseverance and grit that marked his bitter struggle for fame in high school days. Along with this he has acquired a certain something, that stamped him as personality plus. It was in company with Mike Drumray and Tenor McDonough, the Unholy Three, that George momentarily neglected the ins and outs of guinea pigs and delivered himself over to the whirligig of promenades, and Norwood society. Unfortunately for the class, his intended career of medicine deprived us of his presence at many outside activities, but with him, the task of preparation for his life work has been uppermost, and unknown to most, he has spent many a weary Saturday morning in the recesses of a biology lab. Jefferson College will be his new home for a few years. In that case, our loss is their gain but we wish all kinds of good luck to our serious minded, devoted classmate, and we intend to watch his future with interest. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, If. Spanish Academy, 1, 2. Chemistry Academy, 1, ' 2, 3, ;. Track, 1, S, 3, k-. Football, 1, 2. 52 JOHN BAPTIST ANDOSCA ' i Nothing common can seem icortliy of yon. — Cicero. EVERY so often one chances upon a fellow who is a little different from the ordinary college man. Let it be known that John Baptist Andosca is one of these rare individuals. Dis- tinguished in dress he was, as by the fascination of his name. While Scratchy Allen, on the one hand, sat and stared in mute envy at the absolute perfection of the harmony in hosiery. Jack Bagley on the other was similarly awe-stricken by the consonance of cravat; Hart, Schaffener and Marx; his Cowards handsomely polished. Nor was this the only token of our admiration, for we have always appreciated John ' s opti- mistic outlook on life, his rare ability to take things as they come, and an absolute foreignness to the meaning of worry . It is one of the many characteristics that give him a firm hold on our affection. Desolate indeed is he who does not know our Jack. The embodiment of the ideal college man. a quip for the serious, a thought of seriousness for the jocular. He goes his way un- disturbed by the minor complications of college life and classes, putting the last ounce of energy into his tasks and doing them creditably. It was due to a somewhat more mature wisdom and experience that enabled him to cope with the Ethical questions of the hour. From such a descrip- tion, the reader is at once unable to determine whether the subject of this treatise is in reality a bewhiskered sage of profound and awe-inspiring appearance or a beardless youth of pleasing and cheerful personahty. And if we have succeeded in promulgating this question in your mind, then we have managed to give you an inkling of Jack ' s character. Now the mature and thoughtful; now the carefree and light; but always John Andosca, the original. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. Discussion Club, Jf. im JOHN THEODORE BAGLEY In his experience all his friend.i relied. Heaven was his help and nature loas his guide. —Crabbe. ALTHOUGH it is claimed by many of John ' s intimate friends that he is a typical exponent of the truth that a passive listener gains much in wisdom, yet his alleged retiring disposition did not hamper his participations in those activities where the spirit of aggressiveness is indispensa- ble to success. We need but recall to mind how John went out for Slattery ' s nine and the keen bid he made for recognition in sportdom. With the grace of a Pavlowa, he would spear the pill floating on high; with the might of Ajax of old he would crash the speeding pellet to the farthest end of the lot, all the time exhibiting such a spirit and zest that those who had known him only in the environs of the inner-sanctum were all but paralyzed at the novelty of the affair. But active participation on athletic teams did not necessarily curtail John ' s scholastic endeavors, and he showed no favoritism to any one but honored them all. Stately and tall, he made his way among the classic ballrooms, now and then pausing to pass a word or two in subdued tones with his intimates. John was not of those who go about handclasp- ing everybody, emitting a verbiage of words which mean not a thing; but this lad had his hand- clasp only for those he trusted, and when he spoke there was that note of sincerity which stamped him as a man of worth. Reports emanating from Maiden would tend to show that quite a little is expected from the favorite son. From what we have seen of him, we have every reason to believe that their trust will not be denied, that John will enter the world of business and come out a winner. Baseball, 1, S, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, Jf. Discussion Club, J,. 54: l-SP: II ' ' - m f ' i HENRY JOSEPH BALLEM ' Nothing is impossible to industry. — Periander. EASTMAN ' S successor— Henry .T. Ballera. Where you see a snapshot of some otherwise sober Senior in the Campus section of this book, you are gazing at the results of Henry ' s machina- tions. For this enterprising youth, on being notified of his official appointment as assistant to the Photographic Editor immediately set about to inveigle and beguile all members of this handsome class before his little black box. Into their homes he went. Into the Stylus Office he tracked them. On Alumni Field, behind the Science Building, down to the labyrinth of the luxuriant smoking rooms of the Rod and Gun Club he has prowled. Some of the results are forever the heritage of posterity; others, ordinary decency has prevented from being exposed to the calcium. It was characteristic of Henry, that whatever task was given him to do,he went ahead and didit. Just knowing him has made our days a little brighter, and our respect for his ancient and honorable art a little more steadfast. Out of the treasure halls of memory, comes a recollection of Henry in another guise than that of the industrious student, when at the Brosnahan banquet he first revealed himself to us an accomplished prestidigitator and legerdemainist, confounding us with black magic, in company with his lately retired partner, Mr. Haney. His performances so intrigued the under- graduate body that they demanded some recognition be granted this excellence, and consequently Henry was at once elevated to a position on the Heights. After a few years ' work in the field of journalism Henry is still puzzling out whether the black arts have redounded against him. For a lad who could boast only twenty callow summers, Henry had a greater appreciation of the real value of things than any lad we ever knew. Heights, 3, i. Brosnahan, 1. Sub Turri. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, k- ' JOHN FRANCIS BARRETT He knew whuW ever ' s to be laiou-n. ' ' ORWOOD has given us great athletes, great alumni and — Sport Barrett. i. ! of characters to make up a class and each has its own unique charm. But of all the varied personalities of 28, none has brought us more joy in the meeting, old Sport. In his own way he was a character and an experience; in a way something of an enigma to his classmates, for how many knew that John was news filler for a Norwood paper? But baseball was his forte; his proclivity to give you details and averages of ball players for twenty years back; his unparalleled success as the manager of the Norwood Red Sox, traveling far and wide in search of new fields to conquer — all these we know, and know well. Yet that is not all, remember in the closing hours how John became a ' Smith for President ' booster and campaigned for votes? Unless you knew him well you got the impression that he was merely one of those quiet chaps who go about minding their own individual interests. But we knew him well and he was a constant revelation. Gifted with a keenly observant mind he always had a ready chuckle for the foibles of mankind. With a rare gift, John might have been the litterateur of the class but he preferred the amassing of shekels to delineating the discordant symphony of our collegiate course. Above all he was a desirable friend and once he had their adoption tried , he kept his friends attached to him by some indefinable charm of character. We don t know your vocation, John, but whatever it may be we venture to predict happiness for good old Sport Barrett. Track, 2, 3. Sodality, 1, S, 3, J,. Marquette. Smith for President Society, President, Treasurer-Secretary, 4 56 l(i h l ' h%, JOHN MICHAEL BARRY Music hath charms to soofh the savage breast. — Bramston. THE way to go out there! Who has not heard the stentorian roars of B. C. s one and only, the inimitable and unique, the popular and beloved, Jack Barry. If ever there was a man who worshipped his Alma Mater, who lived every moment of what his college life should be, it was Brighton ' s Boast. When first Slagle peered around the corner in twenty-four he was unhonored and unsung, simple John Barry — but when the class of twenty-eight was sadly packing up and saying farewell, there was one whom we all knew, whom we all cheered as the leader of Barry ' s Blaring Barbarians, as the most peppery firebox of them all, as the effervescent, spontaneous, Slagle. During four years of athletic and social activities. Jack has come to know us all and perhap.s there is no man in the whole class who cannot recall personally instances of Jack ' s dry humor that would insure the success of a man on any circuit. Junior dances, Senior balls. Freshman fight talks, — all would have been dismal failures without our own Slagle; but such a contingency never occurred, of course, for where you see smoke there is always sure to be fire. Whether it be as administrator of Vin Murray ' s palatial parlor, with his, What will you have, coffee? ; or on that never-to-be forgotten Fordham trip with its thousand and one anecdotes; or in the Physics room, giving his famous dissertations on the most comple.x of subjects, Jack Barry has always left a myriad of happy, whimsical, memories. There are those who have seen more, who have done more, but there is no one in this class or in any class will ever need to remark: ! say, who is this fellow Jack Barry. Fordham Trip, Jf. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, If. Glee Club, 1, 2, 3. Orchestra, 1, 2, S. French Academy, 1. Chemistry Academy, 2. Marquette. History Academy, 1, 2. Brighton B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, If, President, 3. ■ = =1 URVILLE JOSEPH BEAUMONT 7 court not the votes of the fickle mob. — Horace. URVILLE labors under the handicap of having a name which his friends have found impossible to shorten. Various nicknames have been tried without notable success, the most nearly universal being an abortion of -LTrville to Bill. Urville spent his first year in college at St. Anselm ' s, but he reformed before becoming too hardened, and transferred to the Heights. At home tJrville is noted for hi.s political propensities, and at school for his ability in French. He engages in the battles of a political campaign with a grimness, tenacity of purpose, and determi- nation worthy of a better cause. Defeat to his favorites affect him only as a spur to increased exertions in the next campaign. In this year ' s fracas, (so the Lawrence Bugle informs us) Urville garnered in the laurels of the day by tracking down with relentless persistence, and at length dis- covering, in its lair, the town ' s much missed and much discussed, steam roller. Upon his arrival at B. C, Urville joined the French Academy, and promptly became an inter- collegiate debater and tireless worker, and ever since he has consistently held positions of honor in this society, with the society finally conferring the distinction of Honorary Vice-President. But lest we forget. Bill is night school professor in the Lawrence High School and he intends to further this pedagogical tendency in years to come — and of course in a co-educational institute, for, as Bill says, environment is everything. There is not a more determined or persistent young man in the school, for he is a true example of the modern term go-getter. When Urville sets his mind on anything, he goes after it with de- termination and vigor, and usually he gets what he wants. Rare virtue Frencli Academy, Cen.ior, 1, Secretary, 2, Vice-President, 3, Honorary Vice-President, k. Sodality, 1, 2. 3, 4. [ s ' i Ajtfj EDWARD CHARLES BECHERER ' There ' s nothing ill can d%oell in .iiwh a temple. — Tempest. INTRODUCING — Ed Becherer, the guiding hand of Siih Tiirri ' s wonder photographic display. Whatever Ed undertakes, he makes a sucx-ess of, and so it was that he brought this mo- mentous task to a successful conclusion, aided and abetted by the Arlington Artiste — Meestaire Nomber Wan. To this combine you owe the deep-seated disgust, or realized hope that has been yours, but all will agree that they did their best for such a group of such subjects. In the annals of the college, not only have Boston Latin men been exemplary for their loyalty, but for their scholarship, as well. Bech was no exception. Well do we recall his singularly unique position as Lab Assistant to Father Crawford, interpolated now and then by moments of unparal- led research by the members of the Radio Rodeo — Messrs. Duffy and Becherer. Socially Ed was outstanding. A handsome exterior blended with a personal charm and mag- netism made for him the many pleasureable friendships that were his. Absolutely th e last word in sartorial perfection, a happy harmony of Kuppenheimer Kut, his exterior never belied the personality within. Perhaps it was due to these alone, that his Georgetown Reception was such a success — and we must confess we heard many soft voices murmuring the supposition. To say that we wish you luck, Ed, in the world of Real Estate, is to say what you must already know. Yes, your classmates lift their glasses to make a pledge to one whom they never will forget. May your joys be as deep as the ocean, and your sorrows as light as its foam. Sub Turri, Photographic Editor, Jf. Track, 1, 3. Radio Club, 1, S, 3, 4, President, ,. B. C. Club of Roxbury, 1, 2, 3, Secretary, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Fulton, 3. Glee Club, 1, 2. Georgetown Reception, Chairman. 59 i« M ANGELO EDWARD BENAGLIA Kind he was and quick to give his services. — Keelan ANGELO BENAGLIA, at all times, has the look about him of self-possession, confidence, and surety. About some college graduates, there is a vague air of bewilderment at the prospect of an encounter with the bleak, cold world; but to Angelo never will this be applicable; he seems to have looked into the future, weighed carefully the pros and cons, and then having made his choice, plunged heart and soul into his election. When not at work, Angelo takes up argument. He can punch more holes in what first appears as a perfectly good and workable scheme than any ten original pessimists. Just figure out some LUopian scheme and get . ngelo to show you where it won t work. And this same per- sistence is just as much in effect, since he decided to become a useful member of society, and blossomed out at all the Maroon and Gold scufHes, appearing with the Old Guard at club functions, taxiing to the hotel balls, and pirouetting daintily over the light fantastic. Yet someone has said that versatility is a lost art. True it is, Angelo was not always browsing among the verdant fields of literature, or compiling- chemical formulae, but he could laugh with the readiest, in a deep resonant manner, with a flash of ivory-white teeth. To be gifted with the gifted; to possess a keen intellect, a love of life, and an appreciation of the finer things, to be a real master of adroit humor, well, that is to be, Angelo Benaglia. Sndcilifij. 1, 3, 3, 4- French Academy, 1. 2, 3. Greek Academy, 1, 3. Chemistry Academy, 4. Taunton B. C. Club, Vice-President FERNAND ARTHUR BERNARDIN And, o Ben Adiicm ' s name led all the re.it. — Hunt. WHEREVER the Jersey Jicc Jaccs are playing, there will be found Ben Bernardin, premier sax player of that band. Ben took up the saxophone in prep school to while away the hours when he was incarcerated for minor infractions of discipline. The choice was a fortunate one for in a short time he became a member of the then unknown orchestra and blossomed into a star. Ben also has other accomplishments for, to the Lawrence contingent at least, he was the best hockey player in the city league besides being the stalwart center on the Lawrence B. C. club foot- ball team in their memorable pitched battles with Johnson High School. Despite an expressed fear of scholastic disaster, cares sit lightly on the musician ' s brow, for in the face of impending tests (and a fortiori impending disaster), he will calmly announce that he has to play the night before and just can ' t study. The incomprehensible part of it all is that he really will play the night before, and yet, when the marks are read, while his name, unlike Abou Ben Ahdem ' s doesn ' t lead all the rest, yet is a long way from bringing up the rear. The great un- answered question regarding him is, When does he sleep? as his music, his studies, and the time consumed in treking to and from the Mill City account for most of the da,y s twenty-four hours. Ben, in Junior, aspired to oratorical, as well as musical fame, and so he joined the Fulton. But alas for his hopes! There he fell into the evil company of the glee club members whose vice is leaving in the middle of the meeting, and so his foresnic career was irreparably ruined. Let ' s see you give B. C. a Paul Whitem an all its own, Ben. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, h- Fnlton Debating Society, 3, Jf. Socioloyical Academy, Jf. BROTHER BENIGNUS, C. F. X. An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. — Holy Writ. I IIIS splendid young gentleman enrolled under our banners in Junior, nor was it long before his genial helpfulness and quiet smile had won all to him. There were, naturally, many who felt that they should content themselves with a Good morning. Brother, and a remark or two on general topics, but those of us who approached Brother Benignus in more lengthy conversation found him earnest in speech, ready and capable in analysing difBculties and withal possessed of that deep and unobtrusive piety that always wins sineerest respect. There may be some who here will learn for the first time what Brother did in what we call our spare time. The Congregation of Xaverian Brothers has always enjoyed a reputation of diligence, industry, and accomplishment. The only occasion we have had to find the truth of this has more than satisfied us as to the fact. After class each day he hurried to his residence at the Working Boys ' home in Newton Highlands, where he at once assumed those various duties of teaching, prefecting and directing that constitute the very essence of life in his Congregation. Add to this the necessity of his preparing the class matter for the following day and it will appear that Brother Benignus could teach all of us much in the way of being busy! Mr. Gillis ' Pedagogy class has time after time witnessed the depth of his thoughts, the beauty of diction, the charm of manner. Clearly, then, here is one Senior whose future we do not have to prognosticate, for already Brother Benignus is long out of his apprenticeship in the heavenly art of serving God in His creatures. We are proud. Brother, to have had you for a classmate! Sodality, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 3, i. 62 JOSEPH HOOKEY BRADLEY, JR. Suaciter in modo, fortiter in re. — Aquaviva. LIKE an overcoat in summer, is an introduction to Joe Bradley, it just isn ' t necessary. Through a quatrain of years we have seen him grow in polish and knowledge, but in stature remain as we first met him, five feet four of a pleasing personality. From the cold, bleak shores of Winthrop he came each day, but rugged weather in no way dampened his ardour for athletics. Eventually his bigger rivals may have outdistanced him but it was never from a lack of effort on his part, and they always knew they had been opposed by a foeman worthy of their steel. It was only after the greatest of struggles that he was surpassed in anything, and w-ell do we remember that each spring found him reporting with the same zest to his amour premier, baseball. That is what we shall remember when the awe-inspiring cognomen of Joseph Hookey Bradley, Jr. leaps to the mind ' s eye. Diligent devotion to study without neglect of either social or athletic activities has ever been characteristic of him. He gave promise of all around versatility in Freshman, nor have these latter years belied that promise. His success is not limited to any one line but it is that of the unique success in all. Can you keep a secret? We have been informed, and by an authority of no little repute, that Commencement Day will see Joe on the trail for New York, New York, to knock at the portals of Big Business, whereupon we are assured that the hospitality he has ever extended will be continued in the Home of Big Things. Just a brief goodbye, Joe, good luck, God bless you. History Aeademy, 1. Freshman Baseball, 1. Varsity, 2, 3. Junior Prom Committee, 3. Hockey Team, 2. Sociological Society, 4. WALTER WILLIAM BREEN , 1 hooliman and yet withal, a comrade. — Anon. CERTAINLY you have met this type before; every group numbers one, each organization boasts of one, no home should be without one. For it is the generally quiet type, whose quest for knowledge is unbounded, and whose reserved nature can at times be put aside so as to show an unexpected fire, fight, pep and frenzy hitherto unexpected. In other words Walter ' s course at our noble institution was marked as that of a student and a debater. In his pursuit of knowledge, and after all this time we may say that the choice of the word pursuit is a happy one, Walter rivaled the famous deeds of Sherlock Jolmes, Craig Kennedy, and Doctor Watson. With a never wavering purpose he set out like Bacon to acquaint himself with all possible knowledge and it was no unusual sight to see this earnest lad pouring over mighty tomes in the library in the afternoon, or more particularly at 9.20 A. M. just before an Ethics exam. When Junior came and Walter plunged into the pre-medical course wielding a wicked scalpel and a nasty pair of pincers, we thought sure we had his future course of activity all mapped out. But, exercising a prerogative that we thought was only woman ' s divine heritage, he decided that this career was not for him and like Caesar he sought new fields to conquer. As we now go to press, we must report that Walter has succeeded like nobody ' s business. But it was in the Fulton that we met the real Walter, the Walter whose dissertations, exhortations, and meditations did much to enliven an otherwise drab meeting. Above all, he had the courage of his convictions. In every class, as remarked before, you meet men such as Walter. That ' s what makes college life worth while. Fulton, -3. Sociological Society, i. Sodality, 2, 3, 64 ' JJ ' WILLIAM JOHN BRESNAHAN %¥ And he can u ' ell persuade his cavse. — Measure for Measure. SO spoke the poet, and no apter quotation might be found to more fittingly describe William J., for where in the world will you find a companion so steadfast in opinion, so constant in his comradeship. Bill hails all the way from Peabody and all who know him can attest to his sterling character and clear-eyed wisdom. In common with his partner, Mr. Breen, he takes keen delight, now and then a fiendish delight, in conversing on a much-mooted question, and as often as he speaks he reveals a firm foundation of principle, strengthened by a heap of sound common sense. Bill also was a coagitator in the Fulton. Why Sam Gompers couldn ' t hold a candle to this lad in his apologia pro Lahore and his denunciation of Capitalism! The whole labor question from the open shop to the blind tiger he knows. He shrinks at the very thought of unearned increment and whatever be the cause he was espousing, even other than his beloved theme, we had no diplo- matic Richelieu, but a Billy Sunday whose eloquence was as sparkling as a quaff of old Burgundy — archaic simile. Different than most of us Bill is serious in his debating, and w e remember when he chafed and fumed at the fickleness of co-members, at length to rise to his feet and deliver a polemic more rousing than one of Demosthenes ' . To forgive and forget — a convenient motto for such as survey these biographies — is the part of this debater ' s nature and was one which makes him a likeable chap. Teaching is his vocation and to this field he brings a sound judgment and Christian virtue. Freshman Class Football. League of the Sacred Heart, 3, i. Fulton Debating Society, 3, i. Sociological Club, If. 65 iTi ' ' f f £ !, JOHN LEO BURKE Doctrina sed iiim promoiiet insitam. — Horace. SOMEWHERE in our numerous studies we have learned that while men are the same in essence they differ accidentally. But never in our wanderings have we met a fellow possessing so many accidental modifications, which seemingly should be spread among several. Everybody ' s friend, with a smile and good word for all — he is there. Tod, as we all know him, is an auto mechanic of the first water. AVhat the Hudson-Essex people would have done without him, or what in the world they ever did with him, we don ' t know. If you needed your crank case turned, your universal greased, your transmission lubricated, see Tod; he wasn ' t the doctor but he could fix it. What was lacking in stature he more than made up in spirit, in cheerfulness and in pep. Where is the man in Brighton who has not been given a welcome lift in the Nash, (or was it the Essex?) by the good St. Christopher? It was with Nancy draped on one arm. Flora on the other, and Mary trailing in the rear that Tod would smilingly walk past the bleachers, ascend the balcony in the Arena, or flip past Mr. O ' Brien of Braves Field. His school spirit stands out like the Rock of Gibralter, even in a class of devoted followers. By reason of his enrollment in the famous Pedagogy class it may be deduced that our Tod is going to be a teacher. He ought to be a real success in his elected profession, for, in our all too brief sojourn in his company he has taught us the value of his friendship, he has taught us the value of perseverance, he has taught us what true loyalty may effect. He is a great lad. We like him. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i.. Glee Club, 1, S. Brosnahan, 1. Brighton B. C. Club, 1, 3, 3, i, Vice-President, 2. 66 ' OME would saj ' that Stoneham gave us John, but we would rather put it — John gave us Stoneham. A township hitherto unknown is now pretty much on the map. Athletically speaking, track is his hobby, pedagogy was his strong point academically; ora- tory was his sin; pleasantry his virtue. Possessed of a remarkable gift of elocution, and it was remarkable, he was christened ' Calhoun ' by one of his Sophomore professors. Cal, as a student, was among that earnest, energetic class that always goes far in the world. Nor was he yet a grind. Though not blessed with the physique of an O ' Brien, a Clinton, a Durant, and although he did not have the speed of a Daley, or a Rogers, nevertheless in his heart was implanted a fervent desire to make a place on the track team. Close followers of Jack Ryder ' s boys tell us that he was making rapid strides as a trackster when a severe knee injury caused him to withdraw from future competition, and leave the palm to some one more fortunate. But at this point he decided that his talent could be turned in other directions, and then the academies received an unexpected visitor, soon to become a permanent resident. John ' s nature is of the pleasant sort. If kindness were gold of the realm this lad would have Rockefeller, Mellon and Connelly, green with envy. He never wishes anybody harm, but he always wants to see them forge ahead. A winning personality in anyone. John ' s inclination tends toward teaching, (it would seem as if half the schools in the country are going to be superintended by B. C. men) and there isn ' t a man in the class who wouldn ' t be glad to see his son enroll in that school where Professor Cahill presided. Sodality, 3, Jf. Sociological Club, i. Heights, 1. History Academy, 1. 67 im JOHN DANIEL CALLAHAN An ounce of mirth is worth a pound of sorrow. — Baxter, LIKE another famous redhead of a few years back, our Red has followed the fluctuating for- tune of King Football, not however as a participant, but in the managerial roll, and being in every sense of the word volenset potens , he was rewarded in Senior with the position of Assist- ant Varsity Manager. Although he has never received an offer from Cash and Carry Pyle, although the managers of professional football are still safe in their tempestuous positions, and while he has never sported a 77 or the iceman ' s pick. Red was just as great to us in his own way as his more famous counterpart. It must have been from watching the smashing play of his heroes on the mire of the gridiron that Red took his cue, but at any rate, his smashing play against the adver- saries was a caution and many an idealistic theory came crashing to earth once he had determined that such was necessary. In the Fulton, listening senates hung upon his tongue devolving through the maze of eloquence, a roll pf periods sweeter than a song; while in the Glee Club, inspired by whom we know not, as John has successfully managed to elude the Inquiring Reporter, he sang of some world far from ours where music and moonlight and feeling are one. It you don ' t believe us, ask Shelley. As for his ability as a humorist it might be said of him that he never dared to speak as funny as he could. Just to disprove any possible assumption that all his exercise was mental. Red was wont to don the scanty attire and raise the dust along the cinder oval. With such a fair amount of accomplish- ments, it betokens well for the future. Track, 3, i. Glee Cluh, 2, 3, . ' .. Football, Assistant Manager, 4. Fulton, 3. FREDERICK LEON XAVIER CAMPBELL ' % The gentleman is leariied and a 7nost rare speaker. — Henry VIII. AND now, gentlemen of the Kiwanis Club, we are gazing upon the original of that justly and widely heralded type, namely, the scholar-athlete-gentleman. When Frederick steps up to the plate to bat up a few difficulties of his own brand and manufacture, the opposition realizes the futility of its position. That is, all except the intrepid Chaunce Mullen, who would be bold beyond his years and take issue with the great Emancipator. But then, he also is made of the same stern and sturdy stuff and we would be loath to break the youth ' s otherwise admirable spirit. Built along the lines and spaces of the great Frank A. B. Merriwell, Freddie awes them with his very name. He is an ardent advocate of Sunday Sports, and among the handlers and booters of the pig-skin and of that even more delicate bit of membrane known as the human integument, never has there been a man more revered and exalted by the noble foreign population of Brighton. Moreover, it was largely due to the efforts of this bluff, back-slapping, forward-smearing, foot- loose and sedate he-man end that we were able to hang up our enviable moral victory over the brutal and unprincipled Junior football eleven. Freddie last year made solemn declaration in the presence of thePhj ' sics department, soon after the announcement of marks, that he was firmly de- termined to immortalize the family name by presenting to his beloved Alma Mater a memorial gymnasium, requesting only that the institution meet him half way, by hastening his entrance into the business world, his future base of operations. And when you come along later, with the Mrs. Fred, in honor of that best of comrades, we ' ll strike up, with a world of spirit, our old familiar: the Campbells are coming. Chemistry Academy, 1, 2, -3, i. History Academy, 1. Marquette. Fidton, 3, Sodality, 1, ' £, 3, 4. 69 FRANCIS PETER CAREY, JR. A little laughter now and then Is relished by the best of men. — Anon. IN one of the recesses of the administration building is a carefully guarded fortress, known as the Heights office, and in this office is a wee fellow known as Pete whose position of business go-getter, executive mind. Advertising Manager, and deadly salesman is known from one end of the State to the other. Indeed the meteoric rise of this j ournal may in a large measure be at- tributed to him, his energy, and ability. Chief among Peter ' s assets as a salesman, undoubtedly is his ability as a raconteur, and on more than one occasion has a hard-hearted business man been wheedled into an unintended buy, as he lay gasping for breath during Mr. Carey ' s seance. To watch him as he breezes up to a victim in an airy effusive manner, and regale him with some musty dodo, is a liberal education. Along with others of similar self-respect, he joined the Glee Club, and the addition of a resonant bass was a strict co-principle in the success of that organization during the Presidential year. Although Mr. Douglass suggested that he tell stories during intermissions the offer was declined on the grouiids that a strict amateur standing must be kept inviolate. The boys have told me of you, Pete; yours was a sanguine temperament only too well revealed by a pair of twinkling brown eyes and a ready smile. They will miss your flashing wit, your un- stinting generosity and sincere friendship, for they believe that the sun rises and sets on you. Yes, they will miss you, but your spirit will remain forever in the little office of the Heights. Marquette. Glee Club, 1, 2, . ' f. Heights, 2, 3, Advertising Manager, i. Member of the E. I. TV. A. Junior Pictorial, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, k- Ring Committee, 4. Siib Turri, If. Track, 2. Dramatics, 3. 70 HOWARD BRENNAN CARROLL He is complete in feature and in mind. — Two Gentlemen of Verona. WHEN the Carrolls left for class about six o ' clock in the morning, after worrying the geese and stirring up the hogs, the population of Taunton was sadly depleted in quality if not in quantity. After two score months of intimate and constant association with these boys, we are as yet in the dark as to who has the greater abundance of Christian virtue, Howard or Wallace. Just when we think we have them catalogued, some new phase or talent of either will crop up and we are lost once again in the Canadian maze. For surely, as some venerable and ancient sage would have it, they are par nobile fratrum , a noble pair of brothers, gentlemen both, splendid representatives of Alma Mater. When first we knew Howard we were impressed bj ' a depth and evident sincerity about him. Continued association has revealed the fact that jollity can be the hand maiden of such a well blended character, just as philosophy they tell us, is the ancilla to theology. Howard ' s mind, while we are on the subject, teems with philosophic lore and as an objector, Decartes and Kant come after him and while he does not possess the learned erudition of the Mr. Morris on the subject, at least he equals that worthy in will. His fraternal co-activity is synonymous with the name of the capital of Pennsylvania, and more than once he has proceeded to come to the aid of Wallace, when- ever such rare occasion presented itself. We are only too proud to extend our hands in farewell, as will we be proud in the future to acknowledge as our own, this quiet, persistent, genial, fellow. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Sociological Club, i. 71 - 1 4 f « . , WALLACE EDWARD CARROLL We have been friends together In .ivnshine and in shade. — Norton. CHARACTER is life dominated by principle. And since this must be applied to the subject of our treatise let us hasten to add that if the foregoing be true then Wallace had a world of character, for throughout the time that we have known this healthy and handsome Maecenas, his actions day and night have been guided by his high principles of conduct. A real fellow, through and through, he possessed those inbred qualities of courtesy, consideration and disposition that have won us over en masse to him. He started out on the Ph. B. marathon as a well-primed youngster and he has managed to finish the grind with a level head, sound physically, mentally and any other way you can think of. He symbolized the harmonized development of a liberal edu- cation, having by his intimate contact with the spiritual guide of the Philomatheia Club received a rigorous course which combined both material and spiritual. He knows the college probably bet- ter than any man whoever went there, and his inside information as a result of his services in the Porter ' s lodge has assured his earning a degree. Had we the luck to have had your position Wal- lace, we should not now be dreading that final Incjuisition when the orals roll round. Well groomed, meticulous in dress, unhurried in manner, why shouldn ' t he be the ideal for all boys and girls in the neighborhood? We know of no one who has a finer disposition, but neither do we know of anyone who will uphold what he believes with more vigor than this same fellow. To sum him up, he is a regular twentieth century lad, taking a great zest in life, but always the Christian gentleman. That is why we can never forget him. Chemistry Academy, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, Jf. im JOSEPH AUGUSTINE CARTY « U ' the apple of our eye. — Mcintosh. HE really is; for he was born with the golden gift of laughter, and his vibrant personality will long endear him to our hearts. In years to come Apples will be remembered, among other things, as the lad who defied the lightning with a sweater the like of which has not been seen in these parts since Billy Frazier wore knickers. That sweater was as colorful as Joe ' s personality. Who does not recall the inspired and inspiring words with which he would harangue less ardent souls at mass meetings and smokers when college spirit and the glory of Alma Mater were at stake? Was he not the lively and deb- onnaire figure at all college proms? Of a surety, brethren, he was. The most fun loving of the Rover Boys did not eclipse him in the pursuit of Euphrosyne — if metaphors may be judiciously mixed. Verily, the megrims of earthl} ' matters did not cloud Joe ' s gaiete de coeur. Aside from his perfection in dress and unbounded collegiate spirit, Joe recognized that there were finer, that there were deeper things in life. With a sternness of purpose that weaker characters might envy he applied himself assidiously to the precepts and teachings of Professor Earl Liedermann, Doctor of Physical Culture and Molder of the Physique Manly. As an avoca- tion to his industrious work for the Heights Joe enlarged his literary talents by barraging his Pedagogy instructor with weekly post cards on which he compressed a charming and naive expression of the spirit of the holiday. Surely the mj ' thical eagle that nests in the Tower will miss this light heart with its steady flow of good humor. His has been a career of activity, of devoted interest to the college he loves. As a class of heterogenious personalities departs, none will be misse d more than that Prince of Good Fellows, Joe Carty. Track, 1, 3. Chemistry Academy, 3. Greek Academy, 2. Heights, 3, i. IS WILLIAM JOHN CASEY ' There are whole veins of diamonds in thine eyes. ' — Bailey. MLE CHAIRMAN: Reverend Peres; Mesdames et Messieurs. . . It is Bill Casey, • President de L ' Academie Francaise de Boston College — who opens the annual prize debate of the French Academy with all the dignified vivacity, all the sparkling wit of the Gael, and that inexpressible something which stamps his words distinctively Caseyesque. Bill was one of that sturdy band of Gaelic pioneers at the Heights, who blazed the trail for a greater apprecia- tion of Gallic literature in particular, and Gallic culture, in general. It is but natural to expect that a fluent French debater bean accomplished orator in his native tongue. Such is our Billy. A loyal Fultonian, he has frequently contributed his solution to the greater problems of the day within that sanctum sanctorum. While a conscientious student, he has nevertheless realized the wisdom of Horace ' s plea for a modus in our rebuses ' . Every after- noon, rain, shine, snow, or sleet saw Bill with Jimmie Barrett et al stepping high and fancy with the rest of the Ryder clan, — some famous, — some hopeful, — down on Alumni Field. Bill insists he is and will ever remain a hopeful . Still, if Boston College had a swimming team, we, who have followed him — from afar — on marathonic tours of the South Shore, know that here Bill would be a star. To pen his personality is the task of another Dickens. The twinkle in his Celtic eyes, that ever present smile, — these do but manifest the man within. Perhaps that is why he has so many (and ' tis whispered — such nice) friends. But there is a modesty and frank simplicity about Bill that simply carry all before him. You meet him, know him, then live to admire him, yes, and to boast of him as a friend. Once your friend, he is your friend always — ever reliable, ever true. French Academy, 1, 3, 3, i. President, i. Marquette. Brosnahan. Fulton, 3, If. Track, 3, k- League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Intercollegiate Debater, 4. 74 WILLIAM JOSEPH CASHMAN Tho languished he could argue still — Goldsmith. WHEREVER the activities and interests of B. C. lie. there we find Bill Cashman. In every line of endeavor we see some individual serving the group, striving for its welfare, enthusiastic for its success. To such individuals, laboring not for their own prestige but for the advancement of some common cause, do we pay tribute. That is why we respect and like Bill. Long ago in Freshman, the pleading notes of his sa. could be heard at many a football game. The Glee Club welcomed his dulcet tones and on its roster we find his name emblazoned. His last love, and the most deep-seated, was the Fulton Debating Society, where as a member of the Lecture Committee and Manager of the International Debate with the All-British team, our human dynamo found opportunities to serve; and the success of these undertakings are a testimonial to his work. Only too glad were we to see Bill elected Secretary of that society and continue his unparalleled labours in the interests of debating. Why, on many an occasion of happy memory Bill was known to engage in ardent discussion with none other than the reverend professors, and on such subjects as the control of the child, time elements in nerve reaction — etc. With all this activity, he found a few moments to don a track suit and romp around the cinder parts under the watchful eye of Coach Ryder. Yes, as the years of college slip by and come to close we are happj ' to say that among our close friends was the sincere, thoughtful, considerate gentleman — Bill Cashman. Brosnahaii. Marquette. Fulton, 3, i. Sociological Club, J . Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4- 75 ? JOHN EARL CLINTON Whose wit, in the comhat, as gentle as bright. Ne ' er carried a heart-strain away on its blade. — Moore. OUR lucky star was surely in the ascendency when the fates awarded Earl Clinton to Boston College. Coming to us unknown, unheralded by the fanfare of trumpets, he is leaving us justly famous and renowned. In these days when titans struggle on the gridiron and, Men, Big Men! ' is the cry of line coaches, Fat was handicapped greatly by lack of weight. He had a mental handicap, in addition, as he was a candidate for the pivot position on a team where the immortal Heaphy and after him Diker had been wont to rove. In spite of all this. Fat carried on and won his place among our immortals and in our hearts by his gameness and his fight. He may have been baptized Earl, but to us, his classmates, he was no less than a prince. To see him, to talk to him, one would never know the honor and praise that were his. Great athlete though he be, there was ever a something in his nature and in his personality that spoke of boyish jubilance and an edan of days in the not too far distant past. Clint ' s proficiency in sports was not confined to football alone for he cavorted around the key- stone sack on Duffy ' s baseball nine as well and the averages will tell you eloquently that he wielded a wicked willow. With all this activity, never once did he fall behind in his studies nor did he ever refuse his support to the multifarious activities of his class. True, Earl was a great athlete but he was more — he was a great fellow and one of whose friendship we are proud. If it be true that success is proportioned to opportunity, then. Fat, we are certain, after seeing your courage on the gridiron, that you will go out, make your own oppor- tunities, and win the success that is your due. Football, 1, 2, 3, 4. Baseball, 1, 2, 3, 4. Junior Week Committee. Senior Sociology Academy Sodality, 1, 2, 3, It. 76 ' % J J EDWARD DOMINIC COLLINS 7 have a heart with room for every joy. TO be versatile is certainly an asset, but to have people realize it is a virtue rare. Edward Dominic, honest to goodness it ' s Dominic, came to us from Cambridge High and Latin, where he had been prominent even among the prominent, and it was not long before we became acquainted with this quietly energetic classmate. Almost immediately this man of many talents began to disperse them for the benefit of the various organizations and societies. One of the first positions he assumed was assistant to the college librarian and in this capacity many a long hour was spent with the only recompense consisting in that satisfaction which comes with work well done. Came time for the tryout of the embry onic yodelers and Eddie brought to light a mellow tenor that won for him without difficulty a place in the ranks of our song birds. Not content with being heard through the medium of an ore rotundo, Eddie determined to get himself a hearing in still another activity, the band. About this time life became just one darn thing after another for this enterprising youth. However, his fortunately happy disposition was ever ready and keen to brush dull care away with a light remark or a lighter tune. Was it to such capabilities that Ed owes his position in the inner circles as a social luminary. This was the question which prompted a careful investigation on the part of our energetic staff which cidminated in the discovery that Mr. Edward D. Collins is a gentleman of prominence in many parts of Cambridge and Brighton. We haven ' t answered the ' sumnium qvid ' ; we can ' t because that ' s in Ed ' s nature. Always depended upon you in the past, Ed, why not in the future? Assistant Faculty Librarian, 1, S, 3, 4. Glee Cbib, 2. Band, 3, If. Sodality, .}. League of the Sacred Heart, Promoter, 1, 3, 3. Marquette. History Academy, 1. 77 ml ' RICHARD JOSEPH CONDON Tliy modesty ' s a candle to thy merit. — Fielding. A DEMURE little lad gazed wistfully and longingly at the Varsity Baseball Manager as his august majesty, with royal strides, swung onto the diamond. To be the . . . That was four years ago, and today we find, the wistful little lad occupying the seat of the mighty, and the same sunny disposition and unfailing persistence which culminated in the managerial position, were in- strumental in modeling the classiest baseball schedule that Boston ever possessed. To those who may never have met Dick but who wish to do so — a hint. An open, good natured chap, with a friendly smile of welcome and keen eyes that flash both wit and thoughtful- ness — that is how Dick first impresses you. And you soon find that in this case first impressions are correct, tor Dick is all of that. We don ' t think that there is a single member of the class to be found who would say a word against him, and as for saying a word for him, our combined torrent of eloquence would rival a Niagara. Naturally popular, even before he triumphed in his goal, all affection he has aroused comes from the simple fact that he is Dick Condon. Another one of the fortes of this much discussed youth is the social world, and what with a perennial round of dansants and just plain dancing, a justly deserved fame has spread even to the cloistered recesses of certain parts of the Fenway. And we who are not in the know claim aloud to the high heavens that Justice is dead. As a finale; whereas, we of the outgoing Senior class emphatically declare that R. J. Condon has been a real pal and true, be it resolved: that success may attend him in the degree he deserves — in its fullest measure. Sodality, 1, S, 3, k- Baseball, Assistant Manager, 1, 2, 3, Manager, 1 . League of the Sacred Heart, 3, i. Sociological Discussion Club, 4. 78 EDWARD JOSEPH CONLEY ' ' He seeks the gladsome liglit of jiirisprvdence. —Coke. YOUR average collegian is a happy-go-lucky, light-hearted chap with never a vrorry about the future, bound up in the present and the present only. By way of contrast we offer a man whose snul is as far from fickleness, as Heaven from earth. In these later days there is a decided aversion to concatenated hoey as a means of illustrating (or exposing) the brilliant qualities of fellowgraduates in our Annual. Happy indeed is the time when we dispense with it altogether as we do in the case of the youth whose physiognomy you see above. Charlestown had not given us Ed for long before it was evident that here was a gem in the rough. One of Ed ' s favorite pastimes was rhyming. Nobby and neat were the lyrics he composed, as well as witty. Too often phil- osophers lose sight of the fact that they might become witty by using their wits for other ends. Too many lose the former quality in their pursuit of the latter, which is just as wrong as the converse: to lose one ' s wits to become witty. But Ed Conley has pursued the happy mean. On his own say so, we must record that indoor sports held no attraction for Ed. He yearned for the great outdoors with the free life and the fresh air, audit was not long before he was pointed out as a member of that select body who are termed regular fellows . Not a Varsity game nor a B. C. Activity passed without his shining countenance and broad shoulders among the on-lookers. Ed Conley has always been waiting for the time that he will arrive at the threshold of the Law, He has directed all his efforts to this end, and you need no horoscope to foretell what awaits him, for to us, Conley has always spelt a fair share of success. Sodality, 1, S, 3, k- Sociological Club, i. RAYMOND JOSEPH CONNOLLY When constabulary duty ' s to be done A policeman ' s lot is not a happy one. —Gilbert. KNOW all men by these presents that we have with us no less a personage, no less a celebrity, than Ray Connolly of the Back Bay. Of course Ray ' s main attractions, and let us assure you that they are attractions, come in the form of six feet two of Apollonian physique, and com- mand of presence. That is why he is held in such admiration by ... . the editorial board wanted to tell you but it was censored. The more you know of a man the more difficult it is to describe him. And what we know about Ray! But there is first his running ability. With a reputation as a high jumper. Ray made for the Heights from the High School of Commerce and found no difficulty in garnering his letter the very first year out. Turning his efforts to the other field events, our Raymond became our stellar performer not in one, but in everyone of these. Thereupon some daredevil offered to hazard a century that Ray couldn ' t turn in a creditable century, whereupon Mr. Connolly, who never turns down an opportunity to lighten the burdens of others, good Samaritan that he is, turned to the cinders and a few months later took the train for the Penn game with the Sprint Relay quartet. But it was the hurdles which offered our handsome heartbreaker a golden field and he raced over these to fortune and to game. But Ray had a nature known to few. He had a mind of his own, a mind that read not to contradict and confute; not to believe and take for granted; not to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. With marks in the sciences which were not even approached, he had a strong predilection for philosophy and her gigantic controversies. With tomorrow just around the corner we are sending forth a keen, shrewd business man, a deep-minded student, a versatile athlete, an honest to goodness pal Track-, 1, 2, 3, . Physics Academy, 3. Shooting Academy, j . Sodality, 1, 2, 3 80 im sisr ii ' fi] FRANCIh JOSEPH CONNORS ' ' We grant altho he had much wit. He was very shy of using it. —Bvtler. IF you can picture a tall, square-shouldered, pleasantly-smiling youth, with a touch of down still upon his cheek in eloquent dedication to the young god Hebe, — you have pictured our Frank. In him we have one of the anomalies of the class. From our yearling days at B. C. High we have known him as a student of the first water, but one who rarely proffered any knowledge upon unwilling ears, for he was ever loath to display a real brilliance, man that he is. Exceptionally high marks, and such marks came regularly, reveal the fact that in Frank are combined a keen intellect and unwonted diligence. All this had we known of yore, but it remained for Sophomore and Father Reynolds to ferret out his true nature and personality. The distinctive trait about Frank is the possession of a keenly-dry and penetratingly-witty humour that was ever a source of delight to his classmates, particularly Charlie Maher. Not an incident escaped him, and that which became an object of his attention was enhanced and illumi- nated by an irony and Chestertonian discussion which shall be a joy forever; but from the observer never a smile. That is why we contend that he fulfilled all the prerecjuisites of a true humorist as laid down by Father Murphy of everlasting memory. And yet, beyond all this, none could reason more logically or plan more soundly than this same Frank, a quality which will stand him in good stead in his future at Harvard Law. None had any greater spirit for Boston College and the things of Boston College. A finer comrade or truer friend we could not find in a thousand worlds. Fulton Debating Society, 3, k. Marquette Debating Society, 3, 4.. Greeic Academy, 2. History Academy, 1, 2. Sociological Club. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, If. Roxbury B. C. Club, 3, Jf. Class Football, 3. Sub Turri, |. 81 - ! P ' i i r JOHN JEREMIAH CONSIDINE Speech is great but silence is greater. — Carlyle. JUST as the immobile Sphinx sits, calm, gray-eyed and unperturbed on the Sahara sands, sur- veying the world before her with intrepid eyes so did John take his place amongst us. Amidst the scuffle and hurly-burly of our activity, John has shown himself one in a thousand, so steadfast and constant was he in all his achievements. Day in and day out, he came and took his place amongst us, serious of mien, ciuiet in his atti- tude and sure of himself. Apparently he realized that man, being endowed with two ears and but one tongue, should listen twice as much as he should speak. At any rate we surely knew that he had a keenly active brain as was evinced by his excellent scholastic standing and his observant though infrequent expression of opinion. For the few he reserved his friendship, and those of us who were privileged to be his intimates knew him for a man of strong determination and perseverance. Nor did he alone benefit from his endeavours but his head and his hand were ever at the service of less ambitious classmates, who might be confused in the labyrinth of some Latin passage or at a loss for some philosophical definition. No mean athlete either, only the elimination of basketball prevented this star from flaring. He then turned to track and many a weary afternoon found him dogging it around the oval. If anyone of us succeeds John will, because his qualifications ensure it and his high ambitions will clinch it. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4- League of the Sacred Heart, 1, S, 3, 4. GEORGE PATRICK CORCORAN Soft is the music that loouhl charm forever. — Wordsworth. PSYCHOLOGISTS tell us that a man ' s character often times may be read in his countenance, and with apologies to W. Shakespeare, and in defence of the thesis in point, we are proiid to point out an open visage with a certain reserve that stamps it at once with the mark of a gentleman. So we always found George Corcoran. George is taking the advice to beborn famous or be born in Dorchester, and thus wefind out that the family hearthfire is situated in the home of Presidents. This he has in common with many of his classmates. But when it comes to quiet perseverance, to the will to succeed, he is alone in the class, as we have found him in the matter of college loyalty. Although not a member of the athletic teams, ut sic. he was with them in spirit and woe betide that unfortunate one who happened to carp and rail at the present order in front of this Dorchesterite for he would at once draw down upon himself the overflowing, venomous tirade of the Corcoran wrath. We know George best as an orator of the old type, vehement and forceful in his utterances. Whether it was the Brosnahan or the Fulton, George was willing to offer criticism of a constructive type, if possible, and a des- tructive type if the last were necessary to waken a well satisfied majority. In the hectic gatherings, when the Old Guard had retired from the heat of argument George could still hold the attention even of the irreconcilables. If imitation be the sincerest form of flattery then wittingly or unwitting- ly George was the recipient of much that might have turned a less judicious head. It isn ' t necessary to eulogize the virtues of this lad; no biography is necessary; he is George Corcoran — that ' s enough. Fidton, 3, 4. Dorchester B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, i. Sodality, 1, S, 3, i. JOSEPH BERTRAND CORKERY The r entte mind by f entlc deeds is known. — Spenser. JOE CORKERY boards the car every morning in Cambridge and manages to reach the Heights in plenty of time for class. In fact he hasn ' t been absent or tardy since he entered Cambridge Latin School, and this little detail is aptly indicative of the character, and makeup of Joseph B. Corkery. Joe is truly popular among his classmates, and this despite the fact that he has been an ex- emplary student, commonly an inexcusable offense in the eyes of Hoi Polloi. The answer to this is found in the amiable characteristics he has displayed, his keen humor and ready wit. Although not taking active part in athletics, Joe always displays interest in them, and, like Caesar, attends all the games, but unlike Caesar, he enjoys them. Nothing escapes Joe ' s notice, not even the Scriptural quotations in Evidences. Firm in his own views, he respects the views of others. He is sincere in every act and always willing to give his candid opinion on any matter. Is it to be marveled at then, that he is so widely regarded; that his circle of friendship is as wide as are his acquaintanceships? A man who could produce such scholarly results one naturally would suppose to be a recluse, but not so with Joseph Corkery; familiarity, and sociability were of his very nature. Joe has signified his intention of following the path of Rockefeller and Morgan, and actualizing the qualifications of diligence, assiduousness and affability, which have characterized his sojourn on Chestnut Hill. We harbor no doubt as to his future ranking in the financial world. In gener- ous measure does he possess a bespectacled and pleasing appearance, likeable personality, and en- vied suavity. History Academy, 1, 2, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, .}. Librarian, 1. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, ' 2, 3, Jf. i ' ' A ' JAMES MICHAEL CURLEY, JR. He was not merely a chip of the old Block Bnt the old Block itself. —BvA-e. IX the annals of 28 ' s history none plays a bigger part than Jim Curley. We put our best foot forward as Freshmen when we elected him our Class President and from then on, almost every activity at the Heights bears evidence of Jim ' s talent and endeavour. In fact he forms a Presi- dent ' s club all of his own having at one time or another been leader of such organizations as the Fulton, the Dramatic .Associations, and, of course, greatest of all. President of ' 28 in Freshman and in Junior. Under his capable guidance ' 28 conducted by far the best Junior Prom that B. C. has ever had, and one that challenges the efforts of every incoming class. Surely every minute of Jim ' s collegiate career was 60 seconds worth of distance run. But it was in debating that we especiall.v remember him. Since its inception in 1890, the Fulton has known few Demosthenes that could converse extempore with the ease and polish that Jim possessed. We who were associated with him in these various enterprises, found him an inde- fatigable worker and a welcome associate. To all his classmates he was ever the same pleasant affable fellow, despite all his numerous honors. As one of that famed group from Boston Latin, he has carried on high the banners of that respected institution. As a life work Jim intends to choose the ennobling profession of law, and with his advent to the Harvard graduate school he brings a world of unlimited possibilities, and a distinctive manliness. Class President, 1, 3. Sodality, 1, S, 3, Secretary-Treasurer, 4. Brosnahan, Medal Winner. Marquette, Intercollegiate Debater. Fulton, 3, k- Intercollegiate Debater, Medal Winner. Oratoricals, 3, i. Students ' Activities Council, 1, 2, Secretary, 3, President, 4. Dramatic Club, President, 2. West Roxbury B. C. Club, Jf. 85 i ? JAMES EDWARD CURRAN A business with an income at its heels. Cowper. JIM CURRAN, the man with the million dollar smile and the sunny disposition. This is what his classmates think of him, and this is what he is, despite a fiery thatch of hirsute adornment that is commonly supposed to be indicative of an explosive temperament. We ' ve never seen Jim angry, not even when the milling throngs of news-hungry students surged about him as he dis- tributed the Heights in his capacity of Circulation Manager. Jimmy has never been known to extend himself along scholastic lines; that is, the press of competition never forced him or worried him but he pursued the even tenor of his way, unruffled and calm. But in a matter of class activity, athletic, social, or academic Mr. Curran batted right up with the leaders. If a Junior-Senior game was coming off he was sure to be found amongst the ringleaders. If the Heights was contemplating a vigorous drive for increased circulation, he paved the way. When it came to proms there was one, always, who arrived early and stayed late. He plunged into everything that presented itself in the course of the school year with a renewed vigor and fresh interest. Characteristic of him — taking a keen inquisitive interest everything; one of the boys. Jim has had lengthy and varied experiences. Summers found him ' knocking ' about as a carpenter aequring, as he would say, a constructive mind for his philosophical endeavours. We expect big things from you Jim and we don ' t want to be disappointed. Heights, 2, 3, i. Circulation Manager, Jf. Track, 1, 2. Hockey, 1. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, Jf. Georgetoicn Reception Committee, If. 86 Iltt m ■pMi- WILLIAM JAMES DACEY Thou hast the fatal gift of heavty. yV ' — Longfellow. OF course we can ' t put this down with the official imprimatur but our own opinion is that Bill is the Adonis of Senior, handsomest not only in this but all classes. Perhaps this is because we know the heart that beats within, because we know him for the personality he is. Arrayed in sartorial splendour, possessed of an intrinsic knowledge of all the niceties which social custom calls for, he is our idea of actualization of the idealistic ' last word . In the classroom, on the dance floor, or down on the track — ever the same, — the gentle-mannered, pleasant voiced, congenial classmate, the epitome of a true Christian gentleman. Anyone may be a social lion, but the task is to be distinctive in the menagerie of the Smart Set. Bill was all of this. Just as he found the ' ologies ' interesting so he found it equally diverting to shuffle along a parquetted floor with some august dowager, (you thought we were going to say, ' sweetyoung thing ' , but no, with Bill duty was ever first.) His efforts on the track were marked by the same constancy and perseverance that we had always associated with his name, and though fickle nature has foreborne to smile, if all that was necessary was our well wishes, his would be a position, second to none. It was there that he met Babe and upon the spot they formed a binding partnership whose symbol was the owl, and whose motto — Boston after midnight. No exploit worth recalling was not enacted by these two, no deed worth chronicling was omitted. Reminiscing. Bill Dacey. ' cheerful and kind, an admirable composure that well befits such a noble appearance, real gentleman, a fine gentleman — Bill Dacey. Track, 1, 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, Promoter, 2, 3, Jf.. Spanish Academy, S. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. Holy Cross Smoker Committee, If. Sociological Academy, U- 87 f FRANCIS JOHN DALEY His fame was great in all the land. — Longfellow. TWO large panels adorn the Prefect ' s oflBce in eloquent testimony to the work and success of our track stars. One is for the medley relay and on it we find inscribed the name, ' F. W. Daley ' , instrumental to an eminent degree in securing the intercollegiate championship for Boston College. The other is that much desired trophy awarded to the two mile team at the Penn games of 1927 and again was Babe ' s name written into our list of track immortals. Rarely do we find a runner of his calibre. Since Sophomore days, he has been a member of championship, record breaking teams, and when the best time for the two-mile distance was shat- tered, this mercury had more than done his share. When, in Senior, relay men were few and far between, he ran on several teams during the same night, evidencing his wonted stamina, speed, and most important of all, a world of courage. Versatile and consistent he has been a shining performer of the Eastern track world for the last four years and as a reward for his work, for his untiring enthusiasm, for his own personal charm, he was chosen to lead his fellow Ryderites. Their trust was borne well. Perhaps it was from running around so much, that Babe acquired the gift of savoir faire we know so well. It was with this in mind that we made him Chairman of our Senior Ball and he surely kept it rolling. A customary high standard of scholarship indicates that Babe gave all things an even break and invariably emerged triumphant. Whatever he did was done with the same dashing grace and ease. Surely did he win his way into our affections and memories and now at the parting of the ways, do we heartily regret our farewell to Babe. Track, 1, 2, 3, i, Captain, 4. Glee Club, .3, 4. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, Promoter u ' ' ffi JAMES FRANCIS DALY ' : He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour. — Macbeth. ONE of that numerous contingent that prepped at James Street and continued on at the Heights in the elusive pursuit of knowledge. A stocky frame, wide shoulders, broad smile of greeting, a comfortably alert manner, such is our all too brief characterization. To his fellow students, he is optimism personified, a capable athlete, a good student, and a splendid fellow. Perhaps are due to Jim more than any other fellow the momentous victories on the basketball court and gridiron by the class of twenty-eight against the host of twenty-seven. Sweet victories, none the less for being overwhelming! When Senior came, the redoubtable duet of Dalj ' and Houri- han had once again downed the foe, but this time it was the once jubilant Juniors. And well can we recall them flashing up and down, while Luke Doyle, like a thoroughbred, paced up and down the side lines in enthusiastic encouragement. The proud escutcheon of the class owes more than a little of its lustre to the Heavenly Twins. He was one of a group whose ability must inevitably be recognized in any other institution where athletic talent was not so promiscuous. Doubtless, time will serve to blot out remembrances of times past, but we shall not soon forget how readily Jim could laugh, no matter how trying the situation. It is on this account, my lad, that in your after life you shall not want for companionship. With an ability to temper the bitter with the sweet, to combine the serious with the jocose, we prophesy that you will win your way into the hearts of many, as you have into ours. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, k- Baskethall, 1. Sociological Di.fcv.ssion Club, If. 89 A cal A MAN interested in all the activities of college, who at the same time has found or made op- portunities for sundry skirmishes with the world of business, and one in whom is seen a quality that makes of dreams, reality, and of ambitions, accomplishments. William John was quiet, when silence was a virtue; when the interests of the class were involved, he was a dynamo of kinetic energy. He is one of those chaps who undertake everything that comes their way, performing those all-important but little-appreciated tasks. If you wanted to organize a basketball team. Bill would not only lend encouragement but the following Monday would appear in uniform which must have been collected, one piece at a time, from the world ' s championship team of Celtics. When there was some of the petty and detailed work of the Ring Committee to be done. Bill was nominated for the task. When the Spanish Academy wanted a lecturer, or Daniel Hugh O ' Leary an assistant; when the History Academy was about to start a drive, or th e Sociology Club was seeking publicity, the natural thing to do was to look to Bill Daly. This lad has shown his wares, has shown the stuff he is made of, and it looks pretty good from this angle. Another reason for Bill ' s popularity, was his economy — he conceived the idea of mending broken test tubes and get- ting credit for them, but alas, he reckoned not with the guardian of the stock room, and all his efforts came to naught. Bill is to seek a business career Ha Harvard Business School. They will receive a chap whose diligence and kindly nature is as oil on troubled waters, a benediction to harassed souls. BuaketbuU, 1. History Academy, 2. Spanish Academy, 2. Sociological Club. JOHN LACEY DELANEY ' Thinking thuf nothing icus done, if anything remained to do. — Lucan. THE thing we always admired in John was his nonchalance. It was a sign of his matured ex- perience that he could face a stiff exam, a line of hungry creditors, or a Junior Prom with the same equanimity. When Jim was Class President, Jack was his good man Friday, and when Jun- ior week came around. Jack was named Chairman, and without doubt served up the richest, most gorgeous ever, not an expense was spared. Chappy has been active in the life of the class, though during the last year his interests have been increasingly extra-mural. Perhaps the heavy envelopes he receives in the Psyc class may ex- plain this delinquency. Jack did not allow the activities of the be-spectacled litterati to disturb him; nor did he concern himself with the athletes except as boon companions in his, not their, pursuits. His interests were of a lighter sort; he was one of our social butterflies save that this one also followed another tradition and improved each shining hour — the later the hour the better. Chappy ' s dances were the haven for such rebellious souls as ' chafed against the fetters of the times ' and sought relief where joy reigned unconfined, and how! (to become colloquial). Besides his multifarious activities of the class room, and his inordinate pursuit of knowledge. Jack was an usher in a big theatre and it was always one of his contentions that he had shown some pretty big people their places. But do not think that Jack was all of froth and flutter. Those who knew him knew that that jaunty debonair manner was merely the outer cloak of an inner man who was kindly courteous, strong and wise. Here ' s luck. Jack. Junior Week, Chairman. Class Vice-President, 1, 3. Marquette. Cambridge B. C. Club, 2, 3, 4- Dramatic Club, 4. Sodality, 1, . ' T CHARLES WILLIAM DEVENEY His iness in temj. ' with smiles -Steele. PdSSESSED of a profile that would rival Apollo Belvedere ' s, a wide cheerful smile announcing to all the world the happj ' personage within, a better than average capacity for knowledge, — these, in a sketchy way are the eminent characteristics of a man in whom no common accomplish- ments are to be found. We can only begin to enumerate all the uses to which these talents have been put, but here are a few universally known, and universally appreciated. It is a well known fact that Charlie causes many a heart to flutter and not a few pulses to pulsate during the hours of his matutinal trek from Taunton on the 7.05. He is a man of many interests all of whom do not attend Boston College and the fact that Charlie goes home for the week-end is illuminating. Within our ranks, his standing has been assured by his sunny manner, class loyalty, his un- obtrusive excellence in the classics and so forth. Charlie might have been noiseless during class hours but at exam time he was always to be found as the champion of the less energetic and his lucid lectures have gone far to dissipate the abstrusities of the matter. His charm of personality is an institution in itself. Name any group whatsoever, he could be found within their midst. We valued his friendship because his was the strange distinction of being able both to talk and to listen. If Charlie had an enemy within the ranks of his college chums we have as yet failed to discover him; in fact we doubt if such a mortal could exist or even be a conditional possible. It was customary of him to be among the first and so, the class was not surprised to find that Charlie had been duly registered and enrolled at Harvard Law even before the Easter vacation had begun to take its toll. We are confident in your abilities Charlie and years hence when you are a lawyer and we have a case, we know in whose hands it will be sate. Best o ' luck. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, Jf. Sociological Club. 92 pJM ' ' ; =ii3? ' - WILLIAM DANIEL DiMARZIO He hath a stout heart and rcsohdc will. — Osgood. tv ONLY imagine a virulent, argumentative youth, vehemently exposing the thisness of that, and whatness of what to a group of awed fellow students and you have the proper setting for the introduction of Bill. Always, have we looked to him for expressions of opinion on current jffairs, expressions sometimes wrong, sometimes right, at all times direct and logical. His was the nature that cannot be satisfied with something gone wrong until an attempt be made to right it. Vigor- ously would he defend the orthodox or reject it. Just as vigorously would he defend the moderns or reject them. One would think that Bill had taken several courses in applied heresy or the science of objecting since he was constantly questioning every phase of every thesis, and later when the adamant logic of it all was clear he would fare forth across the land as the defensor fidei . To him, therefore, we would award the accolade as a leading disputant among a class of disputants. He carried the same aggressiveness with him to the football field where he toiled zestfully for three-fourths of his career at University Heights. It was only the most superb of varsity materia! which kept him from realizing his fond ambition. In the classroom Billy brought this same ag- gressiveness to his studies and his keen, analytical mind was best displayed in those fields where logic is the indispensible. Rumor has it that this he-man even knew the thesis on substance and accident in Ontology. A rare personage, as more than one has been wont to explain. Therefore, gentle reader, when in trouble think of Bill. When in sorrow, ditto. If unsuccessful, write to your Congressman. Football, 1, 2, i. Spanish Academy, 1, 3. Heights, 3, 4. Sociological Discussion Club, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. 93 JOHN P RANCIS DOHERTY Happy the man, of mortals happiest he. -Granville. A FEW years ago we had the honor to be numbered among the classmates of the greatest little sport fan in the East. What a keen disappointment was ours to find him casting aside his far famed moleskins, now to devote himself to the new roles of Freshman Basel ll Manager, and spectator de luxe. As time went on Jack found it impossible withal to conceal his golden voice, and mid tl e persuasions and zealous exhortations of classmates and hundreds of other admirers he took his place beside the Chickering, ready, if need be, to burst his very larynx for dear old .4!ma Mater. As we harken now to his celestial velvet tones, quarter-tones, arias, triads and triplets, we wonder at the courage of the man back in those dark ages. It has been fittingly rewarded this year with the Vice-Presidency of our musical clubs. Jack is perhaps the most interesting conversationalist outside of professional ranks. With his broad western accent and his rolling R ' s he holds his auditors spellbound, with countless anec- dotes of home-life out in the plains of Brighton. At times he pauses after ending a lengthy dis- course to utter this rare gem; Gad, boys, I have to stop sometimes and say to myself — it ' s a damn funny old world after all. ' Yes. all this is in the highly developed, rapid fire style of an honor grad from the College of the Broken Word. One would have to wander far afield to find another to rival Jack in handsome appearance, versatility, true loyalty, and genuine good-fellowship. Our years have been marked throughout with a universal and ever increasing regard for this lofty minded young man, in spite of his recent tendency to become a pampered social lion. Baseball, Assistant Manager, 1, 2, Freshman Manager, 3. Glee Club, 1, S, 3, Vice-President, 4- A. A. Secretary, i. Radio Club, 2, 3, i. Secretary, 2. Holy Cross Dance, Chariman League of the Sacred Heart, Promoter, 1, 2, 3. 94 JOHN BERNARD DONOHOE The joUy learned one. — Anon. JOHN B. or Bernie, as we know him, hails from Roslindale, wherein they do tell us he is widely known as a demon motorist and an equestrian of note. Horses are his hobby, yet they are not hobby horses, nor have they anything to do with that Easy Aid for Latin Students. Aside from these pursuits Bernie is an ardent member of the West Roxbury B. C. Club, where his forceful character and dynamic personality have firmly intrenched him in the position of sergeant- at-arms. Jocularity aside, we feel that we can say nothing too good for Bernie. He hasn ' t distinguished himself in any one line of activity, but he has given his whole hearted support to every line. In a retrospect of Bernie s college career, two things scintillate: his smiling, handsome presence at those functions which we are supposed to mention only in the columns of the Heights, and secondly, his neophyte days under Jack Ryder. Yet Bernie, has sought the fount of knowledge, and drunk his full, for, in the words of Pope, Good nature and good sense must -ever join. It appears that he has won his way into the hearts of a certain gentleman at the Arlington Studio, as he has always won his way into the hearts of everyone, for Bernie ' s manly countenance has adorned the wall there for the last six months as it never was adorned before. They tell us that one only gets out of college what one puts in, and if that be the case, then we look with expectancy to a real career for Bernie. We understand that architecture is his chosen life-work, and we wish him every success in it. May your star flare out brilliantly and add new laurels to your Alma Mater. Track, 1, 2, 3, k- Football, Freshman Team. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, If. History Academy, 1, 2, 3, i. 95 ! jV, ilm f ' ' DANIEL JOSEPH DONOVAN, JR. ' Tis grievous parting with good company. —Eliot. NATURALLY enough when you have a class which can boast of speed demons like Babe, milers like Slugger, and marathoners like Lorden, oh, yes, by all means, marathoners like Lorden, all recognized and all acclaimed, there is certain to be the youth who remains unknown to the world at large, but who nevertheless, is marked as a man of courage and perseverance. Early in his collegiate career that Dan went down to the track, determined to win a place on the sc|uad,and while the high calibre of material prevented him from realizing his hopes, it did not dampen his spirit, nor render him less worthy to our admiring eyes. Fortune bestowed on him a simple disposition which was respected everywhere, so that his infrequent pearl of wisdom was advice always heeded. The solace of the study hall, and a book of English Literature, supple- mented by a sandwich, had a fascination for Dan, which even surpassed that of the class roisterers. Yet Dan ' s dignity and reserve, should you penetrate it, is only a disguise which clothes a warm hearted sympathy and a spirit of fun and humor. A quiet enthusiasm for his native heath of the salt sea breezes has always pervaded through Dan ' s veins, and of all the innuendo and propa- ganda and innocuous suggestions that were ever uttered by a last-word loyalist, none could even touch Dan and his patriotic outburst regarding the South Boston B. C. Club. He will march forth with his sheepskin, which really is not sheepskin, , accompanied by the best wishes of the host of friends he has made this year for a long life and a happy one. Track, 1, 2, 3, i. South Boston B. C. Club, 1, S, 3, i. President, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. 96 , S ' iS ■ JOHN VINCENT DONOVAN ' n Friendship and knowledge in his person shine. — Heddon. WE were mighty glad to find out that John Donovan had seen the light and was returning to Boston College. For the Fame of earthly wisdom can do good for any man, but at the same time it can never have a superabundance of such as John. He is one of those jolly, good- fellows who delve into innumerable books without becoming morbid over it. He lays claim to three outstanding points of distinction, besides being a member of the most unique class in history. First his ability to discourse at length on any theme, ethical, religious, sociological, literary, and so on, and so on, and so on, — ad infinitum. Secondly there is his overwhelming avidity for evad- ing by distinction, otherwise known as a hedge, or the splitting of a metaphysical hair, direct answer to the questionnaires aimed at him by confessors, professors, and transgressors. The third and probably most outstanding characteristic is the revulsion of the experiences at the mere suggestion that he should in any way swell the excessive coffers of the El . And John has managed most capably in his daily jaunt from No. Andover to University Heights. As though these accomplishments were not sufficient, our philosopher is a confirmed addict of the merry fiddle, and we are never happier than when he is playing — in No. Andover. John was not only a light hearted lad, but a student of note, whose erudite recitations and startling expositions of the matter, have frequently snatched us from the clutch of the tempting Morpheus. Such a finely balanced combination of work and good nature will serve to land this lad at the top of the ladder. Vegetative, 1, 2, 3, If. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, If. Sociological Club, If. 97 ' ' A ROBERT JOSEPH DONOVAN With thee conversing 1 forget all time. -Gay. IN all sincerity we are proud to call Bob our friend. As the Postum people would say: There ' s a reason. In fact there are many reasons, among which are his quiet humor that was ever man- ifesting itself in a pleasant chuckle, his brilliancy that never failed to astonish us, and those choice bits of wisdom freely dispersed on every occasion. Bob fairly radiates good humor, not in a back- slapping, wise cracking manner, but of his very nature he was cheerful. Whether we were wading thru interminable lines of Hecuba or learning the nature of heat or refuting the manifold forms of Hedonism, Bob was ever ready with a word of wisdom and a quick smile of thorough enjoyment. His scholarly attainments were of the highest order and he threw himself into everything with a zest and vigour not to be denied. And yet the plea of the ancient sage mens sana in sano corpore found in him a ready response. For Bob was one of the reliables of the track squad. Every afternoon found him arduously toiling in the field events, and we were more than glad when the Holy Cross meet brought him his coveted ' B . To quote a former prof, he was full of the old vim, vigor, and vitality! Throughout a wonderful octet of pleasureful semesters we have been blessed, indeed, with classmates of diversified talents. There was the wonder athlete, the eloquent debater, the soul stirring musician. They thrill thousands, but we who daily looked into the hearts of these men, found superlative admiration for but a few. Bob Donovan was among them. Bob, it is to your sincerity in all that you did, and your modesty in all you accomplished, that you owe your host of friends. This circle will be augmented in your chosen career of medicine but none will think more highly of you than your old pals at the Heights. Brosnahan Debating Society. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, i. Track, 1, H, 3, i. CHARLES OWEN DOOLEY T His tribe were God Almighty ' n genilemen. —Dryden. FINLEY PETER DUNNE may have w on fame through his Misther Dooley, but we are of the opinion that this Class of 28 has achieved and will achieve its own modicum of glory from its own handsome, blonde-haired, Mister Dooley. See that chap skimming over the barriers on the track with the effortless grace of perfect form, or again as he flashes down the home stretch with the flawless rhythm of a wondrous machine? Yes, it is our Charlie, our premier timber topper, a member of the record breaking relay team of two years back and one of the most, nay, we venture to say it, the most popular man in the class. The poetry of motion of this fair-haired Adonis doesn ' t end with track but it is characteristic of everything he does and believe you us, he does a-plenty. Studies, sports, class officers, a certain winsome little miss, whose hair gleams like the golden sunset, all have made their claim upon him, and his response is astonishing in the case of most, and naive in the case of the latter attraction. To look at him, you couldn ' t believe half the things we know about Charlie, but just drop around some day and we ' ll sacrifice ourselves by revealing a career which would belittle that of Booker T. Washington, the beloved Valentino, and Moon Mullins. Popular! Well I should say. Isn ' t he President of the A. A.? Doesn ' t he receive violet correspondence, delicately tinctured with Golden Hour and Lily of the Valley? In the archives, it may be recorded that Mike was a born leader, a gentleman and a scholar, but we shall not refer to these; we shall merely have to seek within our hearts and there behold the beloved, the radiant, the genial pal of college days, our own C. O. D. for whom we wish a world of unlimited happiness and prosperity. Fordham Trip. B. C. Night Club, 2, 3, i. A. A. Representative, 1, S, 3, President, If. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. Track; 1, 2, 3, i. Junior Week. Y. M. H. A. Club. 99 V f MARTIN JOSEPH DOWD Nowhere so busy a man as he. ' ' — Chaucer. ETYMOLOGICALLY, Martin connotes the idea warlike ; but we murmur with the poet: What ' s in a name? For if ever Boston College had a quiet, peaceful, unobtrusive member, who nevertheless had played many an important part in class functions, that is Martin Dowd. After a miraculous migration over the Narrow Gauge, Martin would devote his time to the classics in general, and Mr. Marique ' s Greek Academy in particular, and, we blush to say it, he has even been known to give lectures on the platform with a subject such as, The Errors of the Greek Misogynists . For Marty is recognized as one of those favored children of fortune who have some uncanny power over languages, which one day may be used for the instruction of the be- nighted. Always avoiding the flare of the limelight, the Ambassador has been a familiar worker, a popular classmate, congenial, carefree, yet serious enough in studies and other matters of import. Possessed of a decidedly individual outlook in life, and having the willingness to follow as well as to give advice, he is well equipped to face the future. Marty is an ardent follower of the Drama, and has always been known as the play-goer of the class. His knowledge of theatrical life is profound, they tell us, and his interest in plays unfathom- able. To have listened to Martin ' s criticism was every whit as good as to have seen the play itself. If we may draw conclusions from the fact tha t his favorite magazine is the Country Gentleman, twenty years hence will find friend Martin snugly established in a little white farm house on the outskirts of Lynn, peacefully puffing his pipe, while a large herd of Jerseys and a huge flock of tvo-legged egg plants are making money for him. Marquette, 1. Fulton, 3. Hi.itory Academy, 2. Greek Academy, Biblophula, 2, 3. Librarian, 3, k- Sodality, 1, ' 2, 3, i. 100 ?- f? ' - ARTHUR GIRARD DOWNEY ' beseech you all, he better hnoum to this gentleman. • m-ft — Kepler. ROSY cheeks, coal black eyes, a Pepsodent smile never had such charm as when displayed by Arthur Downey. He is another one of those quiet chaps, is Arthur, but what makes him a little apart from the hoi polloi is his composure. You would never see him discomforted if you waited til the Heavens fell; unruffled and calm, his watchword, morning, noon and night was ever: All is quiet along the Potomac. Art possesses the God-given trait of thoughtfulness — thoughtful- ness of his classmates, thoughtfulness of professors, of everyone ' s feelings and opinions. He was a friend to sooth your cares. There was something of the inexplicable about Arthur. We have marvelled at his interests in the rather somnulent hours of early morning classes; we have admired the complacency of his manner; and so it was with an air of bewilderment that we watched him rouse himself to a vigorous denunciation of the opposition, or defensive stand for his own beliefs when occasion demanded. Arthur always lived his ideals, and beneath his sturdy little frame there was a heart of gold. In a little back-alley room the Roxbury Boston College Club holds out every Friday afternoon and it would be supposed that Arthur would be a moderator for the more fiery members. But when there is a question of running a hop, financing a show or staging a debate, he may be seen right in the midst of the battle. When the Sociology Discussion Club undertook the socialization of the college and the solution to all those gigantic problems which have stirred the world for ages, Arthur could be seen in the forefront drinking deeply of the Pierian spring. In the field of big business, the report is circulated. Art will go and in that case the financial powers that be, had best look to their laurels. Roxbury B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, J,. Sociology Club, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, . 101 MAURICE JOHN JOSEPH DOWNEY have always thovght the actions of men the best interpreters of their thought. — Locke. AFTER all is said and done there is nothing which will characterize a man like his deeds. Though we may say the nicest things about him there is always a half-murmured question within us that will not down, What has he done? In the case of Maury Downey we need ask the question but once. To build one ' s self into a debater requires no slight persistence and per- severance, but to further one ' s energy after that to debating in French, necessitates real work. Xay more, he has happily ensconced the dignified position of Business Manager of the Stylus. Those who realize the difficulties of that magazine during recent years know what happy effects his tenure of office produced, so that if the Stylus continues to advance as it has under Maury ' s canny eye and hand, no little of the consequent merit must go to him. These activities show his boundless energy making itself felt in divers ways. It is really our greatest criterion of what will be done later on — we need have no fear for him. To his friends, Maury is much more than an energy machine. They have found him unselfish to a degree that is noteworthy among a group of too-ambitious college men. He has been of that happy-go-lucky type which we all admire, especially when we can but imitate. His heart was as big as himself and if you remember his six feet plus and his broad shoulders that is saying a great deal. Whatever he does and wherever he goes our best wishes go with him. May he dent the line ahead of him as he used to do in our Junior-Senior football games! Brosnahan, 1. Marquette, 1. Fulton, 3, i. French Academy, 3, Vice-President, |, Intramural Debater, i. Intercollegiate Debater, i. Stylus, 1, 2, 3, It, Business Manager, J,. Baseball, 1. Sodality, 1, 2, S, i. Sociological Club, i. fli ml PCi ' ■wSw- ' - iJi j - :r JOSEPH BERNARD DOYLE ' An honest man ' s the noblest work of God. ' a. J ' .. ' VS 3 — Pope. IF we were to ask anyone of the class, which member, in their opinion, was most likely to succeed, we think that the answer would be — Joseph B. Doyle. We have realized ever since Frosh that here was a man, somehow set apart from the rest of us. Not that he isolated himself — far from it. He mingled with every group, took interest in every activity, and as far as we recall was ever ready for any entertainment. But over and above all this, he was a student of untiring en- ergies and relentless purpose, who never once lost sight of what he was striving for. Joe came to college to learn, and how well he has succeeded! He was a brilliant student, ever ranking amongst the leaders, and winning the coveted recommendation to Medical school. Just as Midas turned to gold everything he touched, so Joe crowned with success his every endeavor. He leaves a splendid record as a debater, having three times debated Holy Cross, participated in that glorious Western trip and was instrumental in defeating the school across the Charles. Where he found time to fulfill the biological demands of Father Dore, the debating necessities of Mr. McGuinn, and the scholastic requirements of the ' regulars ' , is one of the unsolved mysteries of our little class. Perhaps it was due to his invincible combination — perseverance, self-confidence, and application. We respect Joe for his high ideals; we admire him as the quintessence of sincerity; and we like him for a friend. Most of all did we rejoice at the ready ease with which he laid aside all scholar- ly dignity and abandoned himself to the frivolities of bridges and proms to the social whirl and the social girl. We have no fear for the future. Boston College and the class of ' 28 are proud indeed to number him amongst their sons. . Fulton Debating Society, 3, i, Vice-President, |. Jf. Western Trip, -3. Oratorical Contest, 3, Jf. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, ' 2, 3, Jf. Chemistry Academy, 2, 3, k- 103 ' ' f LLOYD LUKE DOYLE It is better to ipear out than to rvst out. — Cumberland. IF ever there was a prize for the man in ' 28 with the most extensive experience, that honor would surely be awarded to I.loyd L. Doyle. If ever you were present at any of those lunchroom dis- cussions held on divers subjects, you could not fail to see Luke there, in the middle of a crowd, ges- ticulating emphatically to bring home his point. Whatever the topic, whether it be sports, phil- osophy, or the Unfair Sex, the arguments advanced by Luke always carried the day. Our friend prepped at B. C. H. where, in his senior year, he captained the championship swimming team. Continuing his prowess in this line at the Freshman outing held at Riverside, he carried away the prizes in the short dashes, especially the dash for lunch. Since his matriculation at the Heights, Lloyd has been prominent in all the social activities of the class, but the crowning achievement of his collegiate career was reached when he played the female part in that Junior epic, The Man from the Wide Open Spaces ' . Grace was a knockout, and her exhibition that memorable evening is still talked of in dramatic circles. A rabid sport fan, a staunch supporter of all the functions that have for their aim the welfare of the college, Luke can well be cited as one of the representative members of a remarkable class. In his spare time Lloyd increases his bank roll as well as his experience, by serving as waiter in al the big hotels in town, while in summer months he toiled as chief clerk in one of the most exclusive establishments in the Adirondacks. It is with the hotelmen that Luke intends to cast his lot after graduation, and now that college days are over, Luke, in parting, we can but wish you Godspeed on the long road to success. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. Class Football, 3, i. Junior Show, Hotspur, 3. Dramatics, 3, i. Allston B. C. Club, 1, 2, S, k. Treasurer, 2, Jt, President, 1, 3. 104 An abridgement of all that wan pleasant in man. — Goldsmith. TO see him is to know him. Short in stature, with an ever pleasant mien and laugliing blue eyes — that ' s Charlie. To the public and those with whom he dealt in his capacity as football manager, he was known as Mr. Driscoll,but we had long ago supplanted that formal title with the simpler and more lovable soubriquet of Bunk . Bunk is just as unaffected and friendly in spite of his honors, as on the day he first put in appearance at the Heights, when some of the boys thought Frank Reynolds was showing exceptional taste in the selection of mascots. But we soon realized our error, when he enrolled as assistant manager in Freshman. From the start his efficiency and above all his cheerful willingness to do everything, assured his choice of football manager in Senior. No matter how busy the time, or how tense the situation, he could be relied upon to do the job. His work won the tribute of many of the players and coaches as one of the best, if not the best manager we have ever had. But Bunk ' s dynamic energies were not content with merely one activity. The Heights wel- comed him as cub reporter, and much of the genius that can be found within the columns of this celebrated journal is due to the initiated and inspired pen of the happiest-going of their lot. In the springtime our Achilles ' pen was laid one side while his fancy turned to higher things. Evi- dently his motto was ' ad astra per aspera , for every afternoon found him flinging himself hither and yon in the pole vault with a zeal worthy of a Sabin Carr. We are not sure of your future occupation. Bunk, but we are sure of your future, for your name certainly will always stand out in golden letters on our book of friendship. Football, Assistant Manager, 1, 2, 3, Varsity Manager, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. Track, 3, 4. Heights, 1, 2. 105 DANIEL MICHAEL DRISCOLL The heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, the hand to execute. ' — Junius. PRESIDENT of twenty-eight — simple expression of our faith in Dan. Once before, testimon- ial to such a personality and executive ability was given, by his election as our Sophomore President. Now. in Senior, we pay him our highest tribute; we assign the destiny of this class of Boston College into the hands of one whose integrity, whose charm and character make us proud of him. Through days of trial and worry, on academic seas, stormy and calm, through the hazard- ous weeks of activities, Dan has been the watchful leader, who kept us united and strong by reason of our respect and devotion to him. Whatever success we have achieved, has been due in no small measure to the effort and capability of Dan DriscoU — we recognize and appreciate what he has done for us. For most, the duties of class President would be more than sufficient, but for him it was a question of what more he could do for Boston College. As Vice-President of the Brosnahan, he gave his time to debating. The spell of Drama called him, resulting in a portrayal of Shylock, which clearly established his title as our leading Thespian. The mere title of President of the Dramatic Association did not prevent him from devoting a part of his time as reader for the Musical Clubs. Yet such honors are passing, fleeting, transient things. What will abide with us, is a remem- brance of Dan himself: the considerate classmate; of unfailing cheer in the most trying of times. For you, Dan, a proper niche in the scheme of things is assured; but however high the ladder of success you ascend, be certain that you will never go far from the thoughts and hearts of twenty- eight. Class President, S, 4. Brosnahan, Vice-President. Dramatics, 2, Secretary, 3, President, If. Marquette. Fulton, -3. Musical Clubs, leader, 3, 4. Students ' Activities Council, S, 3, It- Sodality, 1, 2, 3, Prefect, i. 106 su ii ' ALLEN FRANCIS DRUGAN w s ; There is no treasure, the which may he compared unto a faithful friend. — Collier. IXCE this pen picture is to be for posterity, Muse, let it be in accord with the character of the man who honors it. Of all the quiet and reserved members in the class, none is more dear to us than Allen Drugan. Seated between those two strong, silent men, Dan DriscoU and Mike Drummy, it was a contest to see which one would be the first to break down, but at this writing the question is still in doubt. As a schoolman, Al proved himself a capable student, of no superficial scholarship. Class over, Allen was sure to pace it down to Alumni field, where he essayed the unappreciative ranks of Hiker Joy ' s . 11-Americas, or as Spring appeared he showed his versatility by hazarding the role of relief pitcher on the ball nine. Like so many others, he was content to waste his sweetness on the desert air, but there were yet some who appreciated his worth. Then to satisfy his abnormal in- tellectual cravings, and they must be abnormal to be so satisfied, he would hie himself to the Fulton there to shame many a debater, profligate in his verbiage, by the frigid austerity of his passive resistance. But the Arc de Triomphe for this adept, hlase individual would appear to be the Wakefield town hall when the horns blew forth, the ancient and honorable feet burst into rythmic break-down, the country damsels, and shy farmer-lads echo peals of excited laughter, as the band swings into the ecstacy of Turkey in the straw . Yes, Allen, it is all of these little gems that go to make up the beautiful tiara of College Life. While you have had the crown, you have worn it as a king. Football, Varsity, 1, 2, 3. Baseball, 1, 2, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Marquette. Fulton, 3. 107 ' frv MICHAEL FRANCIS DRUMMEY Hail to the chief who in Irinmph advance. . -Scott. HATS off to the leading citizen of Norwood! And here we have the greatest of species re- memorativae in regard to her beauty, wealth, and general utility. It is our personal opinion, notwithstanding, that if Norwood took to eulogizing Mike as much as he commends her wonders, she couldn ' t even then fully treat of his fine qualities, and your correspondent for one, would never tire of listening. Now turning our attention from the matadorial art for a few terse moments, let us focus our attention on more modern sports and tell you who Mickey is. He happens to be about the greatest little pig-skinner ever to graduate from a High School of the afore- mentioned metropolis. Not only that, but he has been an indispensable cog in our own great class football machine. At baseball, he was a recognized power, but sad to say his career w ith the willow was abruptly curtailed by a severe wrist injury, a few seasons back. Thereupon, Mike displayed his dynamic Christian, which is not to say fatalistic, spirit and optimism, and turned his attention to philosophy — which was a good thing. (Now, take it right, Mickey, old man; so you could become a staunch Defender of the Faith.) He became equally proficient in the ancient languages. A rabid Boston College fan is our Mickey and his heart-felt huzzas and exhortation may be heard at about every sport gathering, while his graceful figure is frequently seen draped over a bridge table or a mantlepiece in the homes of prominent citizens of the erst-while city-town. His company is continually demanded bj ' the three of them, but he manages to shake an educated hoof at the Silver Slipper. We look forward to seeing Mickey ' s cheering presence at those annual reunions. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. J unior Week. Discussion Club, Jf. History Academy, 2. 108 mr di, . i; DANIEL JOSEPH DUFFY ' = Pax vobiscum. — Vulgate. IN telling you about Dan, we are faced with a difficult yet pleasant task. A biographer might fill the page with flowery, complimentary phrases which are really deserved but which might appear to be meaningless verbiage, or one might simply catalogue his virtues and so let you form for yourself your own impressions. For we think that not everyone is aware of Dan ' s ability or his character. In the classroom he was quiet and yet thorough in his work. In his associations he was ever a perfect gentleman and the crux of agreeableness. Whoever penned the maxim. ' Silence is Golden ' could find no better character to personify his truism than this same Dan. While the rest of us may be elocuting volubly on things of which we know little, Dan is standing there observant, keen to take in everything, now and then flashing a slow smile of appreciation, and all the time silent within himself. Only those who have penetrated the outward reserve of this sterling Dorchesterite, can fully appreciate his worth. Ever a diligent student, while he failed to obtain supreme honors as far as marks go, he did achieve our respect for his steady persistence. From the distant past, come mem- ories of Dan as a speedy halfback or flashing shortstop of our class days and outings, for in our narrower world Dan was an athlete of no mean ability. It was only the superabundance of first string material on the hockey team that prevented him from winning a regular position and a raft of ' Regular Bostons ' . In saying goodbye, we voice the sincere hope that our paths may often cross, that we may re- new the friendship which the four years have wrought. Brosnahan. Marquette. Spanish Academy, 1. Discussion Club. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. 109 [% ' ' fA JAMES VINCENT DUFFY Ge money; still get money: still get money boy. No matter hy what means. — Ben Johnson. SHYLOCK had nary a friend, but Jim Duffy was as popular a man as you ' d find in a month of Sundays. Although it is not listed below, the chief activity of this youthful Dorchesterite was in quest of the material. The almighty dollar, that great object of universal devotion through- out our land, had no more genuine devotee than this lad who has held a brace of offices calling for qualities not only of acumen, native shrewdness and ability, but the trait of a bloodhound in track- ing down to his hiding place the object of pursuit. As Class Treasurer Jim got in more trouble with the recalcitrant members. than a one-armed paper hanger with the itch, but in the end Jim came through with colors flying to the consequent stabilizing of the ever-fluctuating resources of the Class of 1928. Jim was not only Class Treasurer, but Business Manager of Dramatics and the fact that they were able to put on as extensive a program as they did, is due in no little part to the financial grasp of this lad. The only office connected with money that Jim never held, was Business Manager of the Sub Turri, and the members of the staff with all due respect to him, are glad that he wasn ' t, because in all probability the giant production would have resulted in a book two by four with about fourteen pages altogether, a cloth cover and no binding. But all merriment one side, Jim is about the best little Treasurer in the world. He always has the interest of his class at heart, and the trust we have in this handsome youth may be seen from the fact that he alone was honored by a reelection from Junior to Senior. The soul of honor and honesty, we would trust him with our all till Judgment Day. Our motto shall ever be: In Jim we trust. CZa.ss Treasurer, 2, S, 4- Sociological Club, If. Glee Club, 3, President, i. Dramatics, 3, Business Manag 110 MICHAEL JOSEPH DURANT 0 great in conraije, conduct and in fame. — Dryden. SIX feet two, eyes of blue, my what that six feet could do! Ask any of the tackles or guards who played opposite Mike, whether they came from the cultured fields of Washington, or the sweeping praires which produced the Centenary Gentleman, if you please, Suh. There is no need of asking Tom Gemelli, the other half of the combination because his answer would be as open, and frank, as the nose on his face. They were together, those two, no matter what the game or what the price. It was up to Mike to make the decisions, and Tom executed them with the finesse that resulted in Michael ' s being always in the money. Just as surely as Mike could wade through the opposition to Scholastic Psych, or Ethics, so surely could be dissipate the opposition to the Boston College football machine. After laboring in obscurity, or practical obscurity, as a substitute tackle for three years, he decided to bring his light from behind the bushel and the fourth saw him as a guard whose work was outstanding. It was shoulder trouble this year that forced Mike to enter the games, all strapped, padded, and harnessed up, looking more or less like Lon Chancy in the Hunchback of Notre Dame. But, oh, how this big boy would burn them up for old B. C. As a weight man, Mike fondled the sixteen pound ham- mer to garner a letter and five points for the Maroon in his Holy Cross meet. But everybody who knows Mike will feel that we haven ' t been touching on that particular phase of his individuality that is most outstanding — his scholarship, and that ' s no palaver. For as a Classicist, as an Ethician, as an authority on Eugenics, Michael was there a hundred proof. As you forge ahead, Mike, won ' t you lend a helping hand to those of us who have not your ability, but who always fol- low you with their well wishes? Track, 2, 3, 4. Football, 1, 2, 3, h- Baseball. 1. Sodality, 1. Ill f- ' CHARLES THOMAS DURGIN My tongve wilhin my lips I rein. For who tall-s mvch, rmist talk in vain. — Gay. HOWEVER hackneyed may be that pet phrase of biographers, ' quiet and unassuming ' , the truth will out and so Charlie Durgin becomes one of the species. Not quiet and inactive l)ut quiet, solemn of thought and sound consideration, slow to act, but once decided, speedy in ful- filling his resolution. For some time now we have tried to come upon Charlie at the unusual moment when we should find him excited, but our sleuthful work has been of no avail. If ever he has been prey to anger, excitement, fear, passion sorrow, love, we doubt it, for morning, noon and night he preserved the same philosophic calm. Any emergency, delightful surprise or irritating moment failed to move his equanimity. In fact when someone decided to move his very soul and accused him of living in Taunton, Charlie merely arched his eyebrow and in the words of Mark Twain, who had been in- formed of the rumor of his death, replied slowly, The report, I believe, is slightly exaggerated. Charlie is a devotee of the simpler life. All his verbiage he set aside for the blue books, and then not without success. Charlie ' s interest in Pedagogy has led us to the belief that he intends to follow in the footsteps of Commenius, Rousseau and Mann. This profession will be favored by a keen mind which looked askance at the false and shallow and took only the good and true as its own. Desolate is he who failed to know the character of Charlie. At once the lord and pride of Somerville, pursuing his way serenely and quietly, always reserved, with a devotion to college, he is one of those of whom we would predicate an indefinite continuity. Uiniory Academy, 1. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. 112 MARTIN PATRICK EGAN Noblesse Oblige. A TALL spare youth from Lawrence, holds the unique distinction of being the unofficial Senior class match supplier. No one seeking a light would think of applying to anyone else if Marty were around, for he possesses the happy faculty of dispensing the much sought combusti- bles numberless times a day with all the grace of Noblesse oblige. But for all this he is possessed of three insidious vices. He is a radio fan of the most depraved type; a rabid, if long distant, follower of the Boston Bruins, and a human encyclopedia of baseball statistics. The first named weakness causes Marty to sit up into the wee small hours of the night, stalk- ing the elusive California stations to their lair, while his lamentable love tor the pro hockeyists renders him violent should anyone insinuate that the Bruins are not the last word in hockey style. To counteract these, however, Marty is a misogynist. To him girls, and especially talkative girls are an evil, to be endured stoically if by any catastrophic chance it should be necessary, but an evil to be conscientiously shunned. But, de facto, the Lawrence boy is a quiet, modest, somewhat reserved, not to say bashful, in- dividual, who is unwilling to push himself into the spotlight. It would be no libel to call Marty a student. While his marks are not always the highest attainable it is not through lack of effort, for he applies himself to his work with earnestness and consistency. Because of his quietness, he is not as widely known as some members of the class, but by all who do know him he is respected and liked for his unfailing good nature and willingness to oblige. Sodalily, 1, 2, 3, i. B. C. Club of Lawrence, 3, Jf. Sociological Discussion Club, i. 113 JOHN PATRICK FINN He was a scholar. — Henry VIII. THE outstanding scholar of the class. All doubt as to the certainty of this was completely annihilated when the office grudgingly conceded a 99 to John in subjects which meant only nightmares for most of us — Chemistry and Psychology. Yet any display of his brilliancy was al- ways involuntary. His, was a certain reserve that made whatever genius this humble class may boast of, appear unpretentious. With premier honors associated with his name, such was the character within, that one would certainly fail to appreciate the fact from John ' s manner and con- versation. In many a place and on many an occacion has he shown himself the companion that he is, perhaps no place more patently than in Chem lab where the office of song and dance man always was in order. John was a paradox in more ways than one. To see him puzzling out an intricate equation in a reeking laboratory, one would little think that his greatest delight lay in rowing over the seven seas with James B. Connolly. It is rather incongruous that John ' s hearth fire should be located in Lowell. Not that we have a subtle aversion to that humble hamlet, but it is more natural to think of our Ancient Mariner as a son of Gloucester, perhaps of New Bedford, with a heritage of marine ancestry in his blood. The tang of the salt air, the call of the gulls, gentle roll of the cerulean sea — this was the life tor our sailor boy. Refreshing is it to find that old romance is not departed when we come across the striking drawing of a clipper ship, as it sails in majestic glory — across John Finn ' s Psych book. 1945. most successful alumnus. Of course I knew him. He was my class- mate. B. C. Club of Lawrence, 1, 2, Secretary, 3, Treasurer, 4. Nautical Academy, 3, President, 4. Sodality, 1, !2, 3, Jf. 114 l s ' S ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' fM EUGENE MICHAEL FITZGERALD ' j This most gallant, illustrate and learned gentleman. —Twelfth Night. IF there be a man who does not count our own Gene Fitz as his friend, let him be anathema. And justly — for he will be deprived of the friendship not only of a real man, but an extraordinary conversationalist, a pleasant comrade, and an individual whose fame as a real thinker will one day reflect due glory on the college and the class which produced him. You know. Gene is a Cantabrigian, and of course, plays hockey, but for some unsounded reason, maybe an injury, he never used a talent which would have placed him in the top rank of collegiate goal-tends. However, as far as we have been able to ascertain, this is the only virute he possesses which he has failed to actualize — for in every other line of endeavor, he is outstanding. Such was his nature that even as beadle, he could steer his bark between the Scylla of the ' give-me- a-break boys ' , and theCharybdis of the faculty-observation to safety and unmitigated admiration. With the exordium to Philosophy, Gene reached his true stride. He was one of the few indi- viduals of whom it may be said that with none of the customary ' boning , merely on the strength of his own brilliancy, he could acquire knowledge with a facility and speed all his own. He was no one track mind, and a hobby of reading: biographies, essays, poems, didactics — individualized him. You should suppose that he would find work in some library during the sleepy days of summer; but no, spurred by a desire to study the complexities of human nature and to increase the family ex- chequer, he devoted his talents to handling the sleeping reservations of the B and M R. R. Either Business or Law school will find Fitz enrolled in her ranks with the coming fall. We will miss that charming personality, that interesting comment, that stamp of real manhood. With a chorus, unanimous, we gather around to say; Goodbye, Gene, we ' re proud of you. Hockey, 1, 2. Sociological Discussion Academy, If. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Junior Week Committee, 3. FRANCIS EDWARD FITZGERALD silent address is the genuine eloquence of sincerity. — Goldsmith. RIVALLED only by the Kelly family is the clan of Fitzgerald in the eyes of this class, and among the latter is Frank E., a worthy and an outstanding representative. Each Fitzgerald with separate talents, each renowned in his own particular line, and Frank is no exception. As the Muse of History tells us, the Framingham Weekly burst into news in 1924 chronicling the news that a favorite son had entered a favorite college. To this thriving little city it meant that the door of Opportunity had swung wide open for another prospective citizen, but to the Dean it meant a further complication in cataloguing the Klan, while as for his newly-made friends, they found no complication at all in cataloguing him as quiet and self-effacing but as an honest-to-goodness manly personage. Now that Commencement has come around, we find him yet in the same category, but with an addition of other striking qualities which have increased our respect for him. Characteristic of Frank is his happy facility of adapting himself to all situations. Whether in the studied atmosphere of the classroom, or in the more heated atmosphere of the tunnel dis- cussion, or facing the wintry blasts with fellow-pedestrians, would-be autoists, a gent of the horizon- tal thumb; he maintained an even unperturbed disposition, that accounted for his legion of friends. Even to his friends, Frank has not confided what the future has in store for him, but we may hazard an optimistic forecast. A sincere B. C. boaster, in short, the kind of fellow you would choose to carry on, conservative in his friendships, but once made, indomitable in retaining them, a chap you would honestly be glad to call, My Pal. Framingham B. C. Club, 1, ' £, 3, i. Sodality, 1, ' 2, 3, 4- 116 ft j At| !£ iPf ' ;? 5 '  - . ' V 14 JAMES FRANCIS FITZGERALD Gaily the troubadovr Touched his guitar. -Bayly. ORPHEUS, unbeknownst to his Christian brethren, must have been the patron saint of little Jimmy Fitzgerald when first he appeared on this land of eternal strife. All his life has he been devoted to his Music; yea with him it is the Prophet ' s art, among the gifts that God hath sent, one of the most magnificent. Untwisting all the chains that tie the head and soul of harmony, Jim would leave us enraptured by his gift. But being also of mere mortal clay Jimmy ofttimes transferred the idealistic nature to one of utilitarianism and it proved a profitable source to this peerless conductor. But outstanding as he was with the fiddle, Jim ' s ability to step around was one of the discoveries in the realm of lost arts. Whether it be a Charleston, a Highland Fling, or a Black Bottom, the way that Jim would shake those limpid limbs of his would be a caution to Dr. Walsh himself. If you ' ll upward turn your gaze once again and peer intently you may see that he was the young fellow who drove about in the Nash all over Nantasket Bay last summer accompanied by such a pleasant looking comrade. What a lucky fellow! But no, stay yourself, green-eyed goddess, it was only Jim ' s sister; who, after hearing about his hair-breadth escapes from the yawning arms of the Great Beyond, refused to risk life, limb and property in the rear seat behind such a devil-may- care chauffeur. But Jim was a true representative of the Celtic temperament. Lover of music, lover of fun, though he be, he still found time to peruse the Book of Knowledge. . nd Jim had a good mind. Why, with such a comrade, such a friend, I fain would walk to journey ' s end. Orchestra, 1, 3, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. History Academy, 2. 117 JOSEPH FRANCIS FITZGERALD ' This the noblest Roman of them all. — Julius Caesar IF loyalty to Boston College is evidenced by deeds which tend to her greater glory, then none in the class has a greater love than Joe Fitzgerald. From the time of our anabasis in September until our exodus in June, the colors of maroon and gold were being borne gloriously and honorably by Joe Fitz. The spiral of a pigskin, the flash of a puck, a speeding pellet — every expression of B. C. athletics found Joe always willing and eager to serve his Alma Mater. Yet it was particularly on the hockey rink where this star was in the ascendancy, for there is no one who, after seeing those thrilling dashes down the arena ice, that brilliant puck-carrying, the deadly body-checking, will deny the acclaim of critics that Joe is Collegiate Hockey ' s Premier Defenceman. It is customary to refer to every athlete as being a student-athlete, but the truth will out — suffice it to say, that in his four years as a collegian Joe has never once been sent to the penalty box for scholastic deficiency — and we, who recall the mazes of Chick Evans ' Chemistry and Father Creeden ' s Psychology, pay tribute to such a record. Yet, while we admire Joe as a three-letter athlete, while we respect him as a student, we shall always love Joe for his own true self. As our own Fitzie, our quiet, retiring, ever smiling Fitzie, we shall always remember him. If to bear fame lightly and well is a qualification Joe certainly pos- sesses that virtue — for all praise, recognition and laudation has left him ever the same. As time goes on, his friends will be proud, Boston College will be happy, Twenty-Eight will be honored, to smile and say, Joe Fitzgerald is our own, — for Joe will carry on. Football, 1, 2, 3, It. Baseball, 1, ' 2, .3, If. Hockey, 1, 2, 3, J,. Sodality, 3, 4. Junior Week Committee. Ring Committee, If. Dramatics, 1, 2. History Academy, 3. Sociological Diseussion Club, If. 118 PJJ ' J- WARREN JOSEPH FITZGERALD ' ' The mirror of all courtesy. — Henry VIII. A VERSATILE collegian, is Warren Fitz. Almost from the moment he cast his lot with ' 28, Warren ' s genial, generous nature, attracted friends to him just as surely as the sun must attract the heliotrope. In him we have the last but certainly not the least, of that famous group of Fitzgeralds who represent, more than any other, the best element of the class, including within their number, athletes and scholars all, and perhaps it would not be amiss to classify Warren as fulfilling the last reciuisite, usually associated with the athletic and the scholarly. Either in speech or in action, Fitz possessed a gentlemanly cleverness which soon placed him among the elite of the class. In him you had a cavalier of the old school, one of the kind you thought existed only in Thackeray ' s Virginians , the kind who are always considerate of others, self-contained, sometimes having a conviction to defend, and the manner in which it was so defended, was the acme of all that is socially and culturally proper. In Sophomore, Warren was a member of the Sophomore Dance Committee and his quiet enthusiasm resulted in his placing again as a silent but effective cog in the machinery which ar- ranged the Holy Cross Dance. But in Junior it was that Warren took his place in the guise of histrion, when in the company of such talented performers as Lloyd Doyle, vulgarly referred to as Luke, and Tony Russo he strode the boards to take his place among the immortals. What Mantell and Barryraore have been to the world, Warren Fitz was to the Class of ' 28. x Ithough a delega- tion of imploring Alumni implored the services of Mr. Fitzgerald for this year ' s presentation, they were refused on Warren ' s resolution to rest content with laurels already won. And so you see, that is why we have come to look upon Warren as a friend, true-blue. Cambridge B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, 4. Junior Play. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. 119 ri ii EDWARD WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS Absence makes the heart grow fonder. —Bayly. A RARE gem in a new setting. It was not until Senior, up to which time he had been hoi-ahing his best for the Cross, that Fitzie changed his habitat to dwell among us. But so unobtrus- ively and so surely has he made his way into our midst, that it may surprise some to find that Ed has been on the Heights for so short a time. After an attendance at Gardner H. S. Fitz enrolled at Dummer and is the sole representative of this academy that we have. Gardner, Mass., the Seat of the Chair Industry, being a bit too far distant even for a traveler, its son was forced to enlist under the banners of the Brighton Boarders and soon as a regular Lake St. trooper; making the meals of the boys more appetizing by reason of his tales of travel. Travelogues from Central America to the Orient were the theme of this precocious Newman. Detailed picturizations of the Land of Divine Ancestry, the Serpent of the Orient, the Isles of Fear, were given in his own inimitable, interesting way. Not of the bookish type, Ed has succeeded in impressing himself favorably on the professorial mind in Evidences and Law, and this despite such distractions as could be offered by Jim Forsythe and Tim Mannix. In common with all the men that the Cross has sent to us, Fitz has been a real gentleman, and a real chum, full of pep, ready, come what may. Socials have been enlivened by his attendance and it seems that wherever we met (and who knows but that it was a case of cause and effect?) a good time was had by all. That we made ourselves familiar from the start, we are thankful; for in this instance — absence has made the heart grow fonder. Golf, i. Track, i. Rod and Gun Club, Honorary Member, Sodality, 4. 120 FORREST JOHN FLOOD Great floods have flown from simple sources. —All ' s Well Thai Ends Well. FORREST is one of our deep thinkers. As one beholds him at work or walking about among the various filling stations in the lower regions, one thinks, Lo, the philosophical calm! The scholar! The searcher! But not so, — what we gaze upon is the man held in restraint; the unruly spirit checked by the domineering forces of rational human nature, metaphysical essence, and the stream of consciousness. We of the class, however, know that underneath he has the full flowing fountain-head of a dynamic youth which at times pours forth unstinted. In our happy luncheon hours, free in our Senior lunchroom from the undesirable company and nauseating childishness of underclassmen, he displays many a quip and crank and wanton wile which are, to say the least quite admirable in one of such tender years. We are told that in the Pedagogy class there are few who can rival him in the tutorial wisdom of which we have seen so little in the past twenty or twenty-two years. Tis said he knows just what ' s what in the Educational Art; whether it be You are the teacher ; You are the superin- tendent ; or You are the janitor, what would you do? Forrest always knows, and we think we have an idea what it is. At any rate, it isn ' t very difficult for us to conjure up a phantasm of Forrest J. Flood seated behind the polished desk with a likable smile infusing knowledge into the eager ears of the little ones. Whether he be in grammar school or college, whether he has a dul group or co-eds, we wish this fine gentlemanly fellow the reward he so deservingly merits. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, Jf. Sociological Club, . History Academy, 1. French Academy, 2. EDWARD JOSEPH FORD The mildest manners and the gentlest heart. — Pope. WE have always heard that the Granite City has been the mother of true and loyal sons, and her representative in the class of 28 has by his record of devotion and loyalty weaned us over to the truth of this claim. Eddie Ford upon graduating from Quincy High School entered Boston College. Though reticent and unassuming he immediately made his presence felt among his classmates. His dili- gence and perseverance won for him the regard both of his professors and his classmates. Though hampered to a certain extent by the fact that he was a distant commuter, Eddie never- theless took a keen interest in all the activities of the college. While the activities of the classroom were paramount in his college life, still he did not reduce himself to the common grind, but was ever interested in and often in attendance at the sport classics, and the various extra curriculum pro- jects of the college. The class of 28 will always remember Ed as a gentleman, scholar and good fellow. He it was who never gave offence and was always ready to lend assistance to a friend. By his constancy in work he attained a grade of merit which was envied by many of his less constant classmates; he it was who was always cheerful and never averse to a joke. The class of ' 28 extends to Eddie their sincere congratulations and best wishes for future suc- cess. Let us hope that his future life will be marked by the same constant endeavor and success that his days at the Heights were, for such is the reward of merit. Sodality, 3, i. French Academy, 1, 2. History Academy, 1. 122 JAMES MATTHEW FORSYTHE Whate ' er he did, was done with so miich ease. In him alone ' t toas natural to please. — Dry den . BY reason of our friendly rivalry with the Crusaders, we have profited greatly, but little did we realize that the greatness of the fame of University Heights would bring about the conversion of James Matthew Forsythe, for two years, an ardent rooter at Mt. St. James. Jim not only transferred his being to Boston, but also, the man that he is, his loyalty and affection. For what function of ours would have been complete without Jim; his companion in fortune, genial Tim Mannix, and the third member of the triumvirate, another one of the immortal Fitzies, but this tinip a Hoiah Fitzie. Three musketeers nonpareil; may they dwell with us forever! Always quiet and reserved, Jim did not thrust his acquaintanceship on any one, but those who came to know him, realized that what is truly precious is not to be found everywhere. It is for this reason that we find Jim, President and organizer of the Western Massachusetts B. C. Club, and when you realize the geographical location of said club, you must admit that Jim has the courage of a lion. If you want the true philosophy of life, expressed in language deliciously tinctured with a con- spicuous R, consult J. M. F., for in him, we have one who not only knows what to do, but how to do it — and how. Nothing perturbs his unruffled calm, and while our youth of Holyoke, has not ex- pressed his intended vocation, those who know him best, prophesy a smooth-mannered corporation lawyer, dictating the policy for Timothy Mannix, and Co. — Importers and Exporters — mostly Importers. Class Football, 3, 4-. Fulton, 3, k- Trach, If. Musical Club, i. League of the Sacred Heart, Promoter, 4- Western Massachusetts B. C. Club, President, 4. US { jC ill fi m -. ■f JAMES JOSEPH GARRITY Mine own fumiliar friend. — Psalms. HANK is best known as an authority on anything and everything that pertains to sports and the world of athletics; probably the best versed man in the college on football, baseball rules and regulations, and justly renowned as the manager of the widely known and successful Rox- bury Towne Team, a football aggregation that has met and usually (not always) defeated all comers. Question his ability? Did he not coach the undefeated Senior football team through two seasons, two glorious seasons? After proving himself a valuable adjunct to the Fulton Debating Society and having given the same whole hearted effort in his Senior year Jim was dignified with the awe-inspiring title of Chairman of the Literary Committee, in which capacity he attempted unsuccessfully for six fervid weeks to put through a debate on Companionate Marriage. As chairman he was largely re- sponsible for some of the most interesting debates staged during the year and those he refused to stage have won for him the undying approbation of his fellow Fultonians. The inevitable questions arises of what to do after Commencement. For Jim it means Gradu- ate school and a further preparation for life. As one who knows you, Jim, let me predict with the rest of your class that a sterling character, a loyalty and devotion to school, to class, and to friends truly unique sincerity of purpose, can together yield but one conclusion — a career of honor and esteem for an honest-to-goodness fellow. Baseball, 1. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, I,. History Academy, 1, 3. Roxbury B. C. Club, 1, 2, Secretary, 3, Vice.PresidenI, i. Fulton, 3, It. Literary Committee, Chairman, 4. 124 o merits modest men are silent. And so we take tnis opportu few that Walter Gaudet would never, upon any occasion enumerate of himself. He was not the outstanding member of the class, nor the outstanding member of any particular activity; but what he was, and it is all that we would ever ask of any man, was a friend in need and a friend in deed. Walter is no giant in stature but, as it often runs, what he lacks in size is equalized by his energy and all around ability. In Sophomore, Walter decided to follow in the footsteps of former greats and near greats, and one fine sunny afternoon, reported to Jack Ryder that he guessed he might as well give Jonesy a break. And Jonesy got his break. For after trotting around which seemed to him about three or four hundred miles, he limped back to the training room to render himself to the soothing adminis- tration of the Rubbah. But Walter, like the memory, lingered on, and soon graduated into the ranks of those who can do a iAO under fifty-five seconds. It is the various predilictions of life that make the world go round. Some in the class devoted their time to Chemistry, a few of the more ignoble souls found their pleasure in Calculus but Walter thought that there was nothing quite as pleasurable as to drink deeply from the cup of knowledge which philosophy offered. The ens a se, the essence of logical truth, and the nature of substance was the daily diet whereby Walter was nourished to a student of such accomplishments that it is very difficult to sufficiently treat of them in such a short sketch. As remarked before AValter was not the greatest in the class, but as is now evident, there was none better. Track, 2, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. i .c |4 m Mm li II -Kid WILSON LEO GEARY Clariim et venerabile nomen. — Lucan. WILSON was twice blessed from the very start. Little did his parents realize the great name that they were giving to this healthy, happy babe that Baptism day; little did they realize what a tremendous influenee the fact that he was born in the shadow of the inspiring Bunker Hill Monument would have on the sturdy little lad. And so with the weight of a wonderful name, and the inspiration of environment. Buzzer hopped aboard the ' 28 speed wagon in Sophomore. Better late than never, true enough, but better never late for we were deprived of his pleasant comrade- ship for a whole year. When inquired as to what qualifications he possessed, Wilson merely re- plied that he was a graduate of Special Latin; no further credentials were required for Special Latinites always satisfy. Immediately, and perhaps it was because he was still among the un- initiate, Wilson began his startling documents that were to be the fortune of posterity. For four months Buzzer was a steady Stylus contributer,but we suppose it was some Senior Sage who took the youthful essayist by the hand one day and showed him the results of continued progress in this depravity. At any rate Buzzer severed his connections with a dispatch and suddenness that was nothing short of startling, for one so leisurely in his daily conduct. All of this goes to show the fascinating will power of the man — really, a remarkable fellow. While the President made his real bit for tame in the classroom, this was not the only arena in which he played his prowess for his ability as a hoopster in extra-collegiate circles has made us curse to the high heavens the day that this was eliminated from Varsity sports. Buzzer is a hard-working young man, and time must find him in the van of life ' s army. Greek Academy, ' 2. Stylus, 2. History Academy, 3. Sodality, 2, 3, Jf. 126 THOMAS MICHAEL GEMELLI ' •= He treads in the footsteps of a migliti man. — Van Burcn. IX person, the Pythias of that immortal team which so added to the lusture of the class, Tom Gemelli. Albeit that he is the smaller member, no less true is it that he is the dynamic force that keeps the team a-going. Possessor of a fiery Latin temperament, once the Mike makes a de- cision Tom carries it out with just such a vim and vigor as that of a death-defying toreador pro- ceeding about his gory business with speed and dispatch. Durant will ejaculate, Shoot the works! and the little fellow will then proceed to the task at hand with an uncanny ability, that usually culminated in his dividing the business with his partner. To reverse the usual order of things and ascend from the ridiculous to the sublime, let us give Tom the credit that is every whit his due. For four years he has taken all the knocks and bangs of scrimmage, ever striving to make the varsity, an ail-American Ail-American. Few are the men who could be subject to the tossing and buffetting that Tom withstood, and not a single individual but the whole school rejoiced when Dyna-Mite was awarded his letter by the coach and fellow players, as a tribute to his grit and gameness. By this time you must realize that Thomas is quite a youth, in fact the friend of all, happy-go- lucky, comforter of the conditioned and generous to a fault. In an emergency he can be depended upon to produce anything from a spark plug to a pair of suspenders. His date and address book, looks like that published by Father Dolan or the Bell Telephone System. There can ' t be a dark cloud when Tom ' s around, he won ' t let you see it for the silver lining. That ' s why we are reluctant to say goodbye to this lad. Footbotl, 1, 3, 3, It. Ba.schaU, 1. A. A. Representative, 3, i. Sodality, 1. 127 ' ?!fe?W« W JEROME PAUL GILL f A man of letters among men of the world. — McCauley. LET us present our own musician par excellence, Jerry Gill. While many embryo masters of melody heed the blare of the sax, Jerry succumbed to the dulcet strains of the trombone. Not content with mastering the instrument, Jerry proceeded to impart the secret to others, and it is reported that the sequel to Saxophone supremacy in six lessons will be A trained trombonist in three lessons, by J. P. Gill. Since his advent into the ranks of ' 28, Jerry has manifested an active interest and a willingness to aid in all the class projects. In fact Jerry was the first member of the class to offer himself to the destroyer of self-confidence, the effusive Mr. Arlington, surviving the ordeal, Jerry instilled hope in the rest of the class, and for his pioneer work we dofl our hats to him. But to return to his musical accomplishments for it is here that he established his supremacy. Not only in his mastery of the trombone but as a soloist has he delighted the audiences of the Musical Club concerts, as well as the thousands of unseen listeners who tune in on B. C. Night. Jerry, however, did not confine himself entirely to the activities of the musical clubs, for he early attached himself to the Business Staff of the Heights, and the business acumen he showed in ad soliciting won for him the position of Assistant Advertising Manager of that worthy publication. In every undertaking. Music, Business, Studies, Jerry has been a leader. What shall we con- clude? Band, 1, ' 2, 3, i. Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, i- Heights, 1, 2, 3, A. Glee Club, 1, 2. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i- History Academy, 1, 2. French Academy, 1. 129 ALBERT HENRY GIROUX A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance. — Proverbs. AL (IIROUX has been a power among us in spite of his youth. We treasured him because of his innocence. He endeared himself to the hearts of his professors because of his wisdom. Unselfishness is an elusive quality, difficult to define yet more difficult to practice. Yet, if we should try to epitomize Al ' s character, we could do so no better than to say that he was wholly and entirely unselfish. His always was the function to carry out some unobtrusive measure, important in itself but without the glare of publicity. Let Al do it, was the motto; it was sure to be well done. I guess our first glimpse of him was of a rosy cheeked, bespectacled youth, seated imperiously behind the wheel of a vehicle of questionable vintage, while about him there was scattered what seemed to our inexperienced eye to be the greater part of the Freshman class on their way to the Seven Hills of Rome. Of all the philanthropic, munificent, and charitable practices, none was more meritorious than aiding the night workers, late risers and followers of the extended thumb. He was always an energetic worker in class; a supporter of those organizations which are not in- cluded in the curriculum; a well rounded chap. In spite of his ten talents Al might be seen any day in the Senior lunchroom, smoking Chesterfields, discussing what was of interest to the little group gathered around. Every cloud has its silver lining and Al was always riding inside, ready to congratulate those who had succeeded, to enhearten those that had failed, to encourage those who were about to try. A man of Social Uplift was he. He will forge ahead. We know. Tennis, Assistant Manager, J .. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, k- History Academy, ' 2. French Academy, 2. 130 JOSEPH GREEN, JR Fortune favors the brave. — Clavdianus. THE first thing about Joe Green that impresses you is his size, the second his geniality, the third his capabiHties. Perhaps his capabilities should come first for on making his acquaint- ance you will find that this particular trait is his chief virtue. Instinctively do you know that he might be entrusted with a job, however Important, and you would find it accomplished in the best possible way, in the shortest possible time. As a monument to his apprenticeship of three years as Assistant Varsity Hockey manager, Joe was entrusted with the destinies of the Yearling Hockey Sextet and it is to his credit that this outfit, the first of its kind, enjoyed a thoroughly successful season, to put it moderately. Not content with devoting himself to the executive end of Athletics, for three years Joe was a member of Cav ' s crew of martyrs the All Americas. As to where Joe ' s heart is, nuf sed. Mr. Green has ever nurtured a secret desire to be the proud possessor of a tux and hence our hero decided that the Glee Club would best satiate this yearning. Let it be known here and now that it is a real distinction to be a member of that organization, what with a never-ending round of concerts, choruses, and collations. So it is that for four years a booming basso voice has enhanced the syncopation of that society. Few men have been more popular than Joe Green. It is to be expected that few will be as successful. His friends at the Heights, and they number every member of the class, bid him farewell with a deep regret. Football, 2, 3. Hockey Assistant Varsity Manager, 1, 2, 3, Freshman Manager, i. Glee Club, 4. A. A. Vice-President, i. Stylus, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. Sociological Club, Jf. 131 f ' I ! ■ ' - mm y w WILLIAM JOSEPH GREEN ' Thou hast a voice who.sc sound li like Ike sea. ' ' — The Tempest. BILL GREEN is the most individualistic in an individualistic class. Harken to him for but a moment and you will hear a manifestation of one of those many traits that have made Bill the best known and most discussed member in ' 28. And let it be known that his voice so sweet, his words so fair as some soft chime had stroked the air; and though the sound had parted thence, still left an echo in the sense. This stentorian acquisition, gentle reader, masked a tender heart; tor the warm autumnal breezes at Braves Eield on Saturday afternoons, gently wafted over a bellicose Come on, Boston! which won for him more affection than a million other qualities could ever have done. Bill is a he-man of strong and resolute character. Those fortunate and favored beings who are privileged to come into direct contact with this lad meet a man who thinks and acts for himself, who impresses one as a being with a sufficiency unto himself. You can see it in his countenance — handsome in a masculine way, with wide-set steady eyes and a strong square jaw. His very walk, stamps him as a man of dogged persistence. Prudential as the Rock of Gibraltar and resolute as Mussolini was he, and once Bill had set upon his course all the king ' s horses and all the king ' s men couldn ' t swerve Bill off his line of attack. For him, there was a line of demarcation, where studies ended and work began, and even in his moment of leisure Bill was the tireless worker. On the gridiron, he showed his pluck. He never made the Varsity — he may have lacked weight, even natural ability, but never spirit. It is with a sigh that we have to say farewell to a man so endowed with high principles and strength of character. Football, 1, 2, 3, i. Sodality. 1, S, 3, i. 132 ' fe J m m JOHN EDMUND HALLIGAN, JR. A ' Thou were ' t my guide, philosopher and friend. — Pope. CERTAINLY not euphemistic are the nicknames which we have given our classmates, but they do manifest a deep friendship which must have expression in an endearing term all our own. And thus it is that we have dubbed plain John E. with the quaint cognomen, Jocko , and by this we all know him. Jocko ' s history is illuminating. Early in 1924, he took the only gift that Winthrop ever offered anybody — a street car — rode to patrician Newton, and there proceeded to establish his vegetative, sentient and intellectual functions. Once settled, a genial and generous nature immediately attracted new comrades to it, and the acquaintanceships, which ensued, quickly ripened into enduring friendships. By some trick of the gods. Jocko was finally persuaded to join the ranks of the Fultonians, and for the rest of his collegiate career became known as the strong, silent man of that organization, when, inexorable as the Three Sisters, he refused to be inveigled into any political campaign. It was this same quality which stamped him as outstanding even in the gargantuan throes of the Junior-Senior football classics, where the calm serenity of his ways was still in evidence. Commuting from Winthrop is not at all bad, but to have to return there — there ' s the rub. Yet through it all our Jocko secretly nurtured the advice of Byron: Merriment is a philosophy not well understood. It is the sunny side of existence, — and he learned to smile. Who can deny that the days at the Heights have served their purpose for John? He leaves behind him a pleasant page in our collegiate diary. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Fulton Debating Society, 1, 3. Hockey, 1. Greek Academy, 1. League of the Sacred Heart, 5, 4. History Academy, 1. 133 ' ' fi WILLIAM ANTHONY HARRINGTON What a mighty virtue was encompassed in that frame. — Campbell. THE attentive student in the classroom, the bane of a peaceful lunchroom, the partner in evil of Art Shinney, and finally the patient and caducous biologist of the lab— all these parts have been played, and well-played by our Hago. You know. Bill has inherited this moniker along with the privilege of signing his checks with the inspired letters of Harrington . What an in- trinsic part of our college has he been! Cares have vanished, gloom and worry have had precarious existence in the presence of this rotund and jovial Charlestownite. Born in the sunny side of Bunker Hill, he has been looking upon the brighter side of life ever since and even on the hot pursuit of adversaries Hago could be counted upon to lighten the effort with his mirth and rouse the cacophony of our louder brethren. Yet, all was not joy and laughter with our aldermanic classmate as may be seen from the fact that of his own free will and being in full possession of faculties he elected the pre-med course in Junior and carried on to a glorious and wonderful conclusion. Those of his fellow-sufferers who joined him in the cabala have taken pains to inform us that he wields a wicked scalpel and a handy line but that he always complained his feet couldn ' t reach the floor from those infernal high stools. In addition to his academic labor, which was a labor of love, Hago acquired a proficiency in amassing the coin of the realm. But even this didn ' t prevent the effervescent one from being on hand when a Prom was on hand — and how that lad could promenade and sip his demi-tasse. Quite a youth, as folks have been wont to remark! Charle.itowa B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, 7,. Greek Academy, 1. Bro-mahan. Marquette. Chemistry Academy, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, . 134 S3- II JOHN FRANCIS HAYES Wisdom is better than rubies. — Proverbs. CARDINAL virtues of travel are found in the traveler of tlie class; he has a routine all his own. The calmness of daybreak in Worcester is disrupted as John dashes madly for the choo-choo (his youngest son ' s terminology for the railroad train) the wife ' s parting osculation neutralized with a slab of Beechnut chewing tobacco. Some there are who might go a mile for a Camel, but John covers some hundred odd miles for his education ; a Roads scholar if ever there be one. As President of the B. C. Worcester Club John brought the battle to enemy territory and his work as organizer, constructor, executive and sole personnel of that famous organization has come over land to add to the honor of his name. I believe that it was in the Fall of 1925 that Jack first darkened the oflSce of the Dean, con- tinually to brighten our lives from then on with his genial presence, for he counted that the most completely lost of days on which one has not laughed. It was this incurably sanguine tempera- ment that soon secured for him a standing in the notorious back row where his wit and wisdom freely displayed on any subject will be transmitted by Tradition and History. With Connie O ' Donnell on the one side hammering home the thesis on the Socialistic State, with Bernie McCabe on the other enumerating the object ions to Monogamy, could one year of this render him little less than omniscient? Everyone likes John, admires him as well. The poet remarks were man but constant, he were perfect and in the eyes of his classmates John is the soul of each, for he is perfect in his constancy, and constant in his perfection. John is an outstanding example of what man may accomplish if he has courage and persistence. In addition to this he has an infinite supply of lovable personal traits that enable us to say, Vale Amice Noster. History Academy, 2. Sodality, 2, -3, It. Marquette Debating Society. Worcester B. C. Club, President, Jf. 135 WILLIAM FREDERICK HAYES Come give vs taste of your quality. — Hamlet. THIS ni friend is not the Czar of Hollywood, the man who holds in his right hand the fate ol all tandom but this is plain Will Hayes whose activities read ; track, debating society, social and journalistic satisfactions social tendencies, religious fervor and interests in the classics; in fact e er thing except the prenticeship of David Garrick. We had almost said that despite this long list of occupations Bill was the quiet kind, till we reflected that Bill ' s boon companion has been the irrepressible Joe tartv and to be taciturn in the company of Joe Carty is a metaphysical impossibilitv or I 11 osculate our pineal gland. Despite this ciuestionable connection, Bill has re- nmned with a poise that bears out all the Hns of equilibrium, due, no doubt, to the fact that he is a pa ' it grand master ind thlrt third degree member of I ' ncle Sam ' s time killers. Bill has always been the buh irk ot the Roxbui Post Office, at least, so Mr. Leen, the jolly old soul, has remarked man a time Bill will tr almost an thing he is always willing to learn. He shuffled into some track shoes ind slid out to lumni field he swallowed a couple of Smith Brothers and rushed up to the Debating Societj he read o er the monthly effusions of the Stylim and joined the Heights: he took T postgraduate course in De Quincey and Oscar Wilde and joined the Greek Academy. It s not often that vou chance across a man like Bill. If you relied only on the information that he ga e you about himself you would conclude he was a nonentity. If you ' ll look up his record ou will see that he has been doing things. May his tribe increase! Heights 1 Greet -Icudemy 1 Marquette. Trade, S, Roxbury B. C. Club. 136 — Meredith. AS elastic as our imagination may be, and we can even picture an Ethics class without an elec- tric chair, still no stretch of our internal sense faculties can produce a phantasm of without Jake Healey, he of the unruly golden locks. A decided blond by nature, not by choice, Jake remained one of the boys, but somehow or other different. There wqs a crafty crew that came from Somerville before Jake ' s curly head and cherubic smile appeared around the corner and restored to its once proud place, the fair name of that suburb. He was always a welcome sight at all our concourses because his joyous, buoyant spirit never dulled the edge of husbandry. But the color of his hair was no indication of the gray matter within. Jake had the philo- sophic mind and amid a whirl of distinctions, sub-distinctions, assumptions and sub-sumptions he managed to keep a level head. The old saw that there is no man without his particular talent had its application in this par- ticular subject. At first, Jake joined the squad as a patient of Doctor Jack ' s Health Unit com- posed of those boys who are out there running every day without ever the thought of turning in an even creditable mile, but as he travelled over hill, down dale, and cross-country, he became imbued with the desire to do something big. In Fall and in Spring he blazed away at the cinders; Winter found him grinding out miles on the wood and saucer, and while at this reading we have not heard of a special delegation requesting Mr. Healy ' s active presence on the Olympic team, he has forged right ahead and made something out of himself. He says the priesthood will own him; and if any of us happens to stroll down the aisle while you are expounding your text, don ' t smile, for there may be a spontaneous B. C. Ray, for the Rev. Jake Healy. rack, 1, 3, 3, Jf, Glee Club, 1. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, Jf. Fulton, 3. History Academy, 1 137 1 f ' EDMUND JOSEPH HEALY He is the sweefesf of all singers. — Longfellow. WITH all the snvoir (aire of a born cosmopolitan, Ed registered with the class. For want of a better phrase we shall describe him as a gracious gentleman. Possessed of the suavity and finish of an artist Ed early established himself as a musician of merit and his fine tenor voice added harmony to the octette while now and again he charmed the audiences of the Glee Club with beau- tifully rendered solos, and the many encores and repeats to which he was forced to respond, attested to his popularity no less than to his ability. Faithfully serving apprenticeship as cub reporter, Ed ' s labors were rewarded in Senior by his appointment to a desk editorship on the Heights where a facile pen was soon seen in prolific and well written journalism. This combine of musicale and periodical would seem to have left Ed with little idle time on his hands but such a busy existence did not deter him from lending a de- bonair presence to any and every social function of the class. Possessing such talented powers, one would expect to find Ed a most enjoyable companion, and this he was. His sallies of wit, varied and frequent, served to while away many a dull hour. Such pleasant traits are harbingers of a most STiccessful future. May your influence be as inspiring, and your success as sure as has been that of your beloved and reverencj uncle. May your days be filled with the same superlative charm, humanity and personality that have ever been his. Clee Club, 1, 3, S, i. Heights, 3, i. Spanish Academy, 2. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, k- League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, Promoter, 3, i. 138 THE ancients had their Helen of Troy, but we, of this little class, have our Hellen of Hudson, — and as we feel sure that you would far rather hear the public life of the latter, than the private life of that celebrated lady, we shall accommodate you. John comes from Hudson; yes, the train stops there twice a day, at sunrise when John hops aboard and at sunset when comes John and the end of a perfect day. For the ordinary distant commuter the ' ratio studiorium ' is the be all and end all, but not so with this pioneer, for whenever a tux was in order, or dancing shoes on the menu, he would come early and stay late. Pedagogy claimed his greatest attention, due in part to an interest in his life-work, and in part to a certain magnetic personality which hypnotically drew his individual interest. We are indebted to John F. but no more particularly than for his frequent discourses, and impromptu criticism on Kindergarten Activity, on which certain line, he enjoyed a reputation as authority equalled only by that of Mrs. Elizabeth P. Peabody. What particular field will be his after completing the Graduate Course, has not been confided to us, but in common with the genial Mr. Gillis, we hold that full expression of his individual talent will be had only in laboring among the little ones. It is with the deepest regret, John, that we make our farewell bow to you, — you have done more than your share in brightening those carefree days. We shall miss your contingent and the blare and crash that sounded the tocsin that they were oft ' with a shout and a laugh for Gods own coun- try. We shall miss the old familiar Monday mornings when the wheeze of a Ford or the purr of a Lincoln announced that the boys were ready to carry on for another week. Olint jiivabit meminissel Track, 3. French Academy, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, Jf. History, 3. Fulton, 3. 139 X i ,v,. i V ' ' V ? ' JOSEPH FRANCIS HERLIHY He can write and read and cast accompt, monstroiisV — Henry VI. DK LYING into Shakespearean lore you are sure to come upon one crack that you never seem to forget. It is: Some men are born great; some achieve greatness; some have greatness thrust upon them. In this last class certainly is Joe Herlihy. Joe was born in Chelsea. It is an established fact, at least we hope so, that environment has a great influence on character and so we can well account for Joseph ' s ambitious nature and his eager search for the elusive Eagle. To be- come irreligious and break the seal of the sagillum Joe for the past few years has aligned himself with the Chelsea teaching staff where he displayed his knowledge, wit, disciplinary measures and inside information for the benefit of the Chelsea night school pupils. During Pasa, so it is rumored, Joe comprised the total population of the school — superintendent, night watchman, students, teacher, and janitor. It was not until Junior that Joe started to take interest in the Spanish Academy but his ac- tivities tor the rest of the course more than made up for any sins of omission. As Mr. Conlin ' s special lieutenant he was always ready to defend the home of the fair ladies, romantic lovers, sym- phonic language and strong onions. In addition to the many endearing friendships which he established in Newton, Joe Herlihy was especially active in espousing the B. C. cause in Chelsea; not only this, but the Maroon and Cold was waved belligerently in the council rooms of the Chelsea K. of C. when Crusader supremacy was broached, and no man was foolhardy enough to twice risk the Herlihy wrath. Omnino man who has won for himself the esteem of his fellow students. Spanish Academy, 3, J,. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, J,. Chelsea B. C. Club, 1, 3, 3, 4. 140 WILLIAM MICHAEL HIGGINS ' A friend is of all possessions the most valuable. ' — Anon IF Bill had any worries — and knowing Bill as we do, we feel morally certain that a man of his type would have more than his share when moments of levity gave way to perplexing thought — he certainly was most effective in concealing them. That is why we like him. For him it was not ncessary to engage in outside activities to become an object of popularity, since popularity followed spontaneously from his congeniality. Always with a good word for everybody, through the quad- rivium of happy years he showed a deep appreciation for and a desire to acquire true friendships. As a student, if memory serves us rightly, Bill ' s strong point was Economics and an excellence mind for the accurate, happy, and surprising solutions of proposed bvisiness problems, was his. Ergo, we contend that if William follows his natural bent, delves into the intricacies of the business conglomerations, ' e will surel.y hilluminate the ' umble name of ' Iggins. With his omnipresent flivver, Bill furnished one of the custom ary modes of transportation between Xewton, Jamaica Plain and points North. After performing the duties as caretaker of the Faulkner Hospital, Bill became one of the most popular young men in that particular district and an inveterate raconteur of Nursery Rhymes, as well. His ease in extemporizing on these choice morsels was due to a marked ability to concentrate, a very laudable quality not generally found in those of Celtic origin, at least so are we told. All of which is just another way of saying that Bill is a good fellow. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. History Academy, 1. Sociological Club, Jf. X i m js-r? ' ' PAUL RICHARD HINCHEY The presiding genius of this place. — Vergil. NOW and then college life blesses us with the presence of one of those rare mortals whose capacity for achievement seems unbounded, whose loyalty is limitless, whose depth of character is bottomless. Of such a happy genius, is Paul. To say that in him we have a student, a debater, an athlete, an active devote to social life, is merelyto classify him as a jack-of-all trades; but to become explicit and show Paul as the shining light of Pre-Med and the .Su6 Tj rri, a Marciuette prize winner and a Fulton debater ranking with the best; as a non-pareil hurler whose fast ball brought joy to the none too joyous hearts of Jack Slattery and Hughie Duffy; a chauffeur e.xtraor- dinary whose joy rides from the Watch City to Dorchester and southern climes in a certain little run-about are our common fortune — all this elevates him from the ranks of the commoners to the seat of the elect. As for loyalty, its very name is united to this man ' s. Every B. C. activity: smoker, football game, sodality, prom, there wasn ' t a one we can recall which was not graced by Paul ' s presence — and active presence. Two bright-blue springtimes have seen P. Richard piloting a happy-go- lucky quintette to Pennsylvania, Phila. (and way stations). From a youth termed at once irre- prehensible, incorrigible, and irrepressible, he has metempsychosed into our ever-lovable friend. The play days are over, Paul; the work days have begun. So we say farewell to the memory of the most versatile member of a versatile class, to loyalty personified, to the best-loved of them all, the happy, care-free, gloom-dispelling, dearest of friends, Paul Hinchey. Sub Turri, As.nstant Editor. Brosnahan. Marquette, S, Winner of Marquette Debating Medal. Fulton, S, Intercolleqiate Debater, 3, i. Oratorical Contest, .4. Sodality, 1, 2, 3. Heights, 1. Chemistry Academy, i. Baseball, 3, i. 142 fffi i iS THOMAS FRANCIS HORAN ' I hold he loves me best that calls me Tom. — Hcywood. FROM the drowsy hamlet which gave Mahan and Casey to Harvard, comes this stalwart gentleman in the hope that he may establish another equally famous line at Boston College. He remained to win a host of friends, even those urbanites who generally have no use for a man of the wide open places. Now and then some one of the Reverend gentlemen would address him as the late Mr. Horan, for many a time and oft, he was with us in spirit only. The reason is not diffi- cult to discover. The spirit was willing, but the flesh was weak, and anyone who has watched Tom Horan ' s ravages in the lunchroom must surmise that Tom would have to arrive at the break of day in order to satis fy his cravings before the first bell rang. In happier years, he was a staunch supporter of Father Fitzpatrick who bestowed upon him an affection which was equalled only by that for his little tin whistle. When the later regime installed a new incumbent in the office, Tom soon made his way into good graces and came to the conclusion that his efforts were not without their compensation. One accomplishment this young gentleman possesses, if not his chief, cer- tainly his most interesting, is that of bridge expert. We don ' t know whether he had to go outside the square to find partners, but many a moments diversion has been provided for us by a rapid-fire discourse on the subject, which soon degenerated into a discussion, not of the fine points of the game, but of the partners. It is of such men that the bulwark of any organization is built and that walk of life which is honored by Tom ' s presence can thank the gods of chance and 1928. History Academy, 1. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. 143 Kli f ' GERALD RUSSELL HOUGHTON An affable and courteous gentleman. — Taming of the Shrew. A LITTLE work, a little play, and there you have Jerry Houghton. The especial field for the province of his first quality has been L ' Academie Francaise where a late entrance was rounded out by Jerry ' s unanimous election to the roll of Secretary- Treasurer. Week by week with the same conscientiousness that characterized his scholarship in the classroom Jerry would assign debates, make reports, check up on the dues, harangue the Frogs extemporaneously, and would retire at the end of the day worn out but blissfully happy. The second, his time of diversion was seen on campus grounds as he reeled off a quarter or a half. Off the campus this particular side of this particular nature was evident in many Roxbury homes, principally because Jerry is the fellow with the educated digits, whose mandolin, is so trained that all it needs is a pair of legs to stand up and do a varsity drag in accompaniment to its peppery strain. Many the time and oft has Gerald been likened to a Don Juan strumming on his mandolin, drifting down the moonlit stream, crooning to — as she gazed up at him from the bow of the softly moving canoe. At all times, Ed Becherer has been his counsellor, his financial adviser, and you may be as- sured that he was very good at each. Due to Ed ' s eloquence in re the compensation from real es- tate, Jerry is now wavering between the business world and the field of Robert Mann. In the summer months between those periods when he was helping the financial district satiate their thirst and their petty vices by serving up chocolate walnuts and Fairmont sundaes, Jerry could be found in the cold sea brine of L Street. Happy days, Jerry; you ' ll be heard from later. French Academy, 3, Secretary-Treasurer, i. Track, 3, i. Glee Club, ' 2. Radio Club, 3. Roxbury B. C. Club, 3, Jf. 144 JOHN FRANCIS HOURIHAN 0, I am stabb ' d willi laughter. — Love ' s Labour Lout. THE felicitous, good nature and good humor so characteristic of the Gael found a worthy resting place in the heart of the irrepressible ' Happy ' . Conjure up an individual deserving of such a title, and you have made the acquaintance of John Hourihan. It was a pleasure to watch him in class. When asked some pertinent question, like the growing crimson of the rising sun would his face become diffused until, to wander a little far afield, as a veritable rainbow, it would resume its normal tranquility and the colors fade into the sunny lines of his countenance. This striking quality was manifested on many occasions and none more strikingly than the night of the Junior- Senior basketball game when Happy came, arrayed for a rugged session, clad in garments whose different shades, tints, colors, and pigmentation could be rivaled only by Charlie Maher ' s neck- wear, and whose predominant characteristic was a bright crimson that blended beautifully with the suffused splendor of Happy ' s glowing visage. Small wonder is it that this lad combined with Jim Daley to annihilate the Junior hordes by a crushing attack which brought the multitude of fair supporters to their feet in appreciation of the wonderful work of a certain youth so resplendent- ly bedecked. But after the abolition of basketball as a Varsity sport, Happy confined his vegetative pro- pensities to track, and while Lloyd Hahn will never have cause to worry about his laurels, Hap ' s progress was steady and after a while he really became right in the know. Each Summer, Happy, clothed in a newly found dignity, slowly wends his way to State Street to enroll under the banner of Banker and Tradesman; but we are given to understand that all future Summers will find the N. E. A. with another member added to its ranks. Basketball, 1. History Academy, 1. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, If. Track; 3, i. MMM4 JOHN AELRED HUGHES ' And he led botdlij leitJi his bii buss dniri -Lindsay. 10. tlie clock points to ten minutes beyonci the zero liour and Mr. Hughes, late from iledforrl. _j Mass.. steps across the threshold. The Rev. Sophomore professor greets him with a fero- cious scowl and a stentorian roar that would have put the rugged Russian bear to shame. Yet he halts not the progress of this imperturbable j ' outh. John approaches the desk with a cherubic, disarming smile, beards the lion in his den, and for some unaccountable reason, with attitude most wonderously altered, the prof, cheerily allows the youth to take his seat. Always will it be an occasion of wonder to us how this master diplomat warily secured his entrance into class day after day, especially when so many less gifted souls were thwarted in like attempts. Perhaps the secret of it all may be found in John ' s rare accoutrement of urbane manners and a smile that would launch a thousand ships. At any rate, we may find in these particular charms the esoteric and erotic influence that John exercises over the palpitating hearts of the Medford ladies. If it is true that John was eminent as a personality, no less true is it that he was preeminent as a man of diverse talents. As a musician nonpareil many of those classmates who have seen John ' s inspired look as he tiikled the cymbals maintain that that look could be equalled only in that noble painting of The Spirit of ' 76 . For four years John gave whole-heartedly of his efforts for both the Band and Glee Club and Orchestra, wherein he established a fame which long will endure. Farewell, John, we certainly will miss your hearty laugh and pleasant manner. Bund, 1, 2, 3, 4- Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, .J. Orchestra, 3, 3, k- Track, 1, 2, 3. Marquette. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Pj S ' ° GEORGE FRANCIS HURLEY i What siocct delight a quiet life affords. — Driimmond. O have known George for four years would have been a pleasure tor anyone, but to have had, i we did, an intimate comrade-classmate day in and day out, has given us a host of memories ve shall always treasure. For the benefit of those who do not know him, we shall introduce s we have come to know him. V glance at George of Dorchester, it would not be immediately apparent that his majority is ame distance away, or that when our Astyanax first arrived at these Scholastic Portals, he not j ' et become accustomed to the toga virilis of full fledged man. We are yet at a loss to understand why it is that George took a passion for Father Boehm ' s Philosophy course, but be that as it may we grudgingly saw that no condition lists yawned menacingly at him when the per- centages were announced nor did the College Treasurer gleefully rub his hands at the anticipation of another stone added to the Library. That is why, speaking ex cathedra, we infallibly predict success for George when he rides into Washington, D. C. next year. George was the sort of lad who got his matter in capitolio as well as in folio. One characteris- tic, evident in all his actions, which one might well emulate is, that he was always a booster, with a good word for everything, a kind word always at his disposal. Which brings us to this — George Hurley is a great lad; no fear need be wasted on him. Sodality, 1, 2, S, 4- Hintory Academy, 3. Marquette, 2. Discussion Club, 1). that had 147 ' rf- LEO JAMES JENNINGS He knew what in what. —Skelton. LAVOISIER, to the general run of students, did the world an irreparable injury when he gave to Chemistry a place in the scholastic sun. But Leo Jennings is different — daily he worships it, goes to sleep and rises with it, revels in it, yearns for it — it is his passion. In the ej ' es of Leo the flare of trumpet and tinkle of xylophone must yield sway to the flare of a Bunsen burner, and the tinkle of breaking test tubes. The Chemistry lab became a common meeting ground for the youth- ful Steinmetz and his followers, wherein experiments were demonstrated, theories explained, diffi- culties cleared up. And so it was only natural that when the Chemistry Academy was convened, Leo should be their leader and the wisdom of the choice has never been doubted even for a single moment. By his efforts the club has reached new heights, has brought new interests, and earned the respect, the pride of all. Yet his endeavors were not wholly inclined to the scholastic field.- Strangely enough for one so engrossed in things scientific there certainly was a romantic tinge to Leo ' s nature. The Glee Club numbered him among its integral parts and what is of interest, we are informed that in other haunts than these did he make use of that fine tenor of his. It will be proud talk that will emanate from Somerville the day that this physicist makes his mark in the world. You can ' t keep a man like Leo down in any line of endeavor, and we expect to hear great things of him, perhaps as a chemist, mayhaps as a lecturer, but in either case — great things. Chemistry Academy, 3, President, If. Physics Academy, ,i. Radio Club, 1, 2, 3. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, ' £, 3, Promoter, J . Glee Club, i. 148 ' ?;?; «■(.. ,■;„ f I CHARLES HOWARD JOYCE ' i I am the very pink of courtesy. — Romeo and Juliet. TAKE a student and a track star weighing about 135 pounds aunaturel, season with a bit of a smile, mix well with a genial disposition and a manly exterior, and you have — one of the greatest little recipes in the world, Sonny Joyce. But Sonny ' s chief bid to fame was made on the cinders where he battled his way with the good, the bad, and the indifferent, practicing daily, sacrificing much. In Fresh, we had a cross-country team, believe it or not, and Sonny was the captain, but his real recognition came when he was selected as a member of the four-mile relay. In the eyes of many this culminates his work ath- letically but it is our humble opinion, as we recalled the individual thrill s of the Eagle-Crusader battles during our existence, that nothing stands out more strikingly than Sonny ' s brilliant finish in the Junior Meet when after trailing until the last few yards he came from behind to snatch vic- tory from the Purple, to gladden the hearts of Jack Ryder and his fellow-Juniors. Track habits were left behind when Sonny entered the classroom. No thrilling finishers to break a sixty, for he always haid the pole and held it. As an addict of Mr. Fitzgerald ' s advanced course in Latin, Charles has been as successful as he was directing certain parties to certain places in a certain part of the Hub. Charlie made a good-looking athlete and all-round man. ou should see the ' studied carelessness of his attire, and all the other things that short story writers ascribe to the ideals. While we may associate with this mark of nobility, a fine character, a splen- did affability, a brilliancy as keen as the blade of Damascus, there will always reside in us the mem- ory of Sonny who to others, less favored than ourselves, was known as Charles H. Joyce. Track, 1, 2, 3, i. Sodality, 1, S, 3, i. Spanish Academy, S. 149 1 J mm f ' MARTIN JOSEPH KANE Plaijiie take the age; I irill irritc for Antiquity. — Lamb. SKED to name the most versatile literateur at Boston College one would almost unhesita- X _ tingly nominate Martin Kane. A top-notch writer for both of the college ' s publications, the Heights and the Stylus, Martie also favored the Fulton Debating soecity with much-appreciated specimens of his particular genius and was even heard upon the lecture platform while an active member of the Greek academy. From his freshman year Martie was associated with the literary monthly. His contributions gave evidence of a more mature and readable style than most collegiate writings. He specialized in the short story and was perhaps the most capable master of this literary form in the college when he graduated. Martie wrote essays, as well, for the Stylus; essays of the side-splitting, Mark Twain brand, which marked him off as one of our real wits. His poetry was truly splendid and we can only selfishly regret that there was not more of it. The Heights, quick to recognize a talented writer, settled upon Mr. Kane the dignity of chair- man of the Editorial Board, and it was on this paper that Martie showed himself to be as fine a controversial writer as the college has boasted for some time, engaging in many thrilling pen duals via the Communications Column. With his pal, Vic Newton, was formed the literary combine of the College. Martie Kane gives every indication of having before him a most promising future in the lit- erary guild but has decidedly not let the fact ruin his hatband. His is a quiet and unobtrusive disposition and he is still known to blush. All in all, a proper man as one may see upon a summer ' s day. Sociological Discussion Club, Secretary-Treasurer, i. Siylus,l,EditorialBoard,2,3, AssistantEditor,Ii. Heights, 2, Chairman of the Editorial Board, 3, J). Fulton Debating Society, 3, It- Greek Academy, 3. Dramatics, 2. History Academy, 1. N. E. I. N. A., S. 150 1 J ' MfiMk I ll W mi FRANCIS CORNELIUS KEADY ' In years that bring the philosophic mind. — Wordsimrth. FRANK KEADY might best be characterized as an earnest and capable student. Indeed he was more than this for he took prominent part in extra-curricular activities, but an inordi- nate, yet not unwholesome pursuit of knowledge was the outstanding trait that marked him off from his fellow students. His interest in the tongues of Homer and of Cicero was manifest his first two years and so we found him a medal-student for whom classical love was a raison d ' etre. As a certain somebody once remarked, somewhere, facilis descensus Averno. When Junior and Senior rolled round Frank threw himself heart and soul into the study of Philosophy, a subject well suited to a clear, logical mind and to a rare ability to see things steadily and to see them whole. Indeed he was shown conclusively that a classicist and a romanticist may also be a philosopher for his attainments in the former branches were equalled by his profic- iency in the latter. They say that no man is a prophet in his own country but we dare to be per- verse and predict that some day shall see him amply filling the Chair of Philosophy; well, in Boston College, if Fortune smiles and they have one endowed. Soul of constancy was he in outside activities. The History Academy found him a priceless aid in the acquisition of valuable knowledge and information for lectures; the Glee Club saw in him an accomplished violinist, whose participation in that flock of concerts was a boon Heaven- sent. A familiar figure at those social activities we will long remember him as a sturdy supporter of everything pertaining to his Alma Mater. Frank ' s intended profession is teaching and if one may judge from what he has done in college his courses will always be marked by the indelible stamp of scholarship. Orchestra, 3, If. Chaucer Club, 3. History Academy, 1. Sodality, 3, k- League of the Sacred Heart, Promoter, 1, 2, 3, U. Librarian, 4. 151 JAMES HENRY KEITH do prcsenl you with a man of mind. Cunning in science and the mathematics. — Taming of the Shrew. JIM KEITH is representative of that select ' group of students known to the world as Ph.B. men. Famed for its athletes that vigorous old course has known its share of scholars as well, and of the latter, is Jim. Not one of the litterati nor of even the so called intelligentsia, quietly and efB- ciently he has been developing a naturally keen mind. With him failure is never associated and each reading of marks found him in the circle of the elite. So much for Jim Keith the student. Like everything else there has been progress of evolution during our sojourn here and particu- larly so among the most important phases of college life, the extra-curricular activities. It was men of the timbre of Jim that made this possible, men who did not labor for the white spotlight of publicity but put their shoulders to the wheel and gave their best for whatever cause that called. Particularly has the Spanish Academy been uplifted by the able Castillian lectures of Senor Keith. Really, to look at him now you wouldn ' t think that he was the type that had the fervid Spanish blood coursing through his veins, would you? During the time that he performed under Jack Ryder ' s watchful eye, he showed himself it not superlative, at least versatile. Now he would throw the hammer, now the javelin, try the pole vault, broad jump, do a cross country jaunt and then tear like mad down the hundred-yard course. A brief stay at the History Academy and a few minutes farewell in the lunchroom would complete another well rounded day for Jim. As the poet would say There ' s more to this fellow than appears on the surface. We can ' t fathom Jim ' s intentions but it would be no great surprise if the town of Everett were to be gifted a tew years hence with a Spanish pedagogue who, we ' ll tell the world, is ideally suited for and one peach of a fellow. Spanish Academy, 1, 2, 3, Jf. Track, 2, 3, . History Academy, 1. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 152 m JOHN FRANCIS KELLEHER ' S Such popvlarity must he deserved ' . — Chesterfield. IN the fall of ' 24 when Cav called his men together for the initial practice, there was among them, a retiring and modest yearling, answering to the name of Smokey Kelleher. Today, the sum- mertime of ' is, we send forth from our doors, the universally known and liked Smokey, a three let- ter athlete, personification of personality, and loyalty to the College he loves so noble and so well. It is men of the type of Smokey Kelleher, forever giving all they have, doing their best, struggling their hardest, who enhance the Fame and Glory of any institution. If there be such a recluse as would fail to know him from his record on gridiron, rink, or diamond, or from his vibrant charm when in the classroom — we have yet failed to meet him; for everyone knows our hero. Athletic activity is Smokey ' s forte — continuing his work from ' 24 Sophomore saw him with a coveted B in hockey and baseball, only the perversity of Dame Fortune, who sent him to the bench with a leg injury, prevented him from joining the elect of the three-letter class at this time. However, Smokey has carried on, and what he has done is an open book to all of us. It is impossible to put John Francis in any one category. In his enthusiasm for sports, his eulogies of the merits of the Cambridge B. C. Club, his interviews to reporters, his inevitable pres- ence at every hop or carnival — he is the nearest thing to perpetual motion that we know. The charm of this handsome youth has won for him a world of friends and supporters, of both sexes, and from all indications the postmaster at South Bend, will be overwhelmed next year, as we under- stand that .John intends to further his education in Knute Rockne ' s school of Boyology . Farwell, Smokey, neither your deeds nor yourself, will ever fade from the hearts of your class- mates. laseball, 1, 2, 3, J,. Hockey, 1, 2. 3, Jf. Football, 1, 3, 3, 4. Sociological Club. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, J,. 153 v trJ ' ' i ' CHARLES PATRICK KELLEY Society is my calling. — Vincent. HI Chick! If the number of greetings and salutations from members of our own student body is any indication, Chick must be a very popular young man. Greetings at the Heights are many and varied but never a day passes without a recognition of the personality and charm of Charles P. Kelley of the borough of Dorchester. We might make use of a world of laudator} ' ad- jectives and hackneyed phrases, in summing up the virtues of our own Chick, but none can better the sincere testimony of his own classmates when they say of him, Chick is a real pal. As Vice-President of our own twenty-eight in both Junior and Senior, Charlie performed the duties of his office in a manner which never made us regret our vote of confidence in him. Coming from the High School, it was not long before he had earned the confidence of both professors and students, as those who were in Fr. Murphy ' s room can well testify. Sodality day would always find Chick in the procession, and his presence at all social functions was equally as commendable. Whenever the boys gathered around in that den of iniquity, euphemistically termed a cafeteria , for the sake of a little harmony. Chick ' s fine tenor voice could be heard clear and melodious above the rest. If you don ' t believe it ask Fr. Mattimore, or Fr. Fitzpatrick. It would be as impossible to think of a Hamlet without his soliloquy as it would be to think of a Chick Kelley without his Miah Manning. The Gold Dust Twins have been together for the last five years and one and all hope that if they can continue their inimitable friendship in their own inimitable way, may their tribe increase. Class Vice-President, 3, i- SodaUly, 1, 2, S, J,. Junior Weel-. 154 JOHN ANDREW KELLEY A just fortune awaits the deserving. — Statuis. HE ' S not so large — about five-five and one forty pounds — but he is a titian-haired blonde and that is sure success in any league. Hockey is his game and in that he does not differ from many who overcame the initial handicap of Cantabrigian citizenship. During three long winters our own Snooksey sharpened skates, toted towels, and lugged luggage, and the culmination of his innermost ambitions was realized when came the glorious day of his election, to no less a berth than Manager of the Varsity, of the Varsity mind you — and thereby hangs a tale. Last season one of our stalwarts became too familiar with the boards at the Arena rink and when the splinters had come to rest, he was found to be unfit for further campaigning. What to do? As managers are supposed to do everything do-able, why not make our Snooks a puckchaser? We did and he did. As a result we have been honored with the only playing manager in collegiate hockey circles and what is even more remarkable his virtues at the one were equalled only by his virtues at the other. Whether dashing down the rink, dribbling like a pro or outwitting the opposition John was in there fighting like a Spartan, as good as the best. But eventually Winter gave way to Spring and hockey to baseball and Snooks appeared on the spot in the role of speed-ball artist. While we don ' t prophesy that our favorite will burn up the big leagues, he did all that we expected of him and more. What else can a man ask. You may have gathered that Snooks is versatile and you are as correct as Heaven. Cheerio, old chap! We shall miss you. Hockey, Assistant Manager, 1, 2, 3, Manager, i. Varsity Player, 4. Baseball, 2, 3, Jt; B. C. Club of Cambridge, 1, 2, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, Jf. A. A. Council, i. 155 CHARLES PATRICK KELLY Who is the happient of men. — Goethe. UNIQUE in many respects, this class is singular as possessing two individuals of the same name, of identically becoming virtues, but diametrically opposed in natures and personality. The subject of this immemorial biography is Charlie Kelly, member of the Brighton contingent, by universal consent, Ducky . Of pleasant demeanor and open heart, simply knowing Charlie made the world just a little brighter. An ambitious nature, this youth preserved that well-groomed and prosperous appearance by ministering to the wants of unfortunate, and fulfilling prescriptions — of all natures — in a Back Bay drug store. We used to see him at 1.15 sitting back in state, while Jim Smith went out on high, discoursing, challenging, and explaining, now and then driving. First impressions are permanent, and Father Murphy made such an indelible impression on an unsophisticated Freshman, that Charlie hazarded the field of Drama, and a real part of the success of the Christmas play was due to his histrionic ability. That this was not followed up by the newly found John Barrymore is, as yet, an unsolved mystery. Akin to the greatest of athletic and scholastic exploits was Charlie ' s work as promoter of the League of the Sacred Heart, for he was one of Father O ' Bie ' s band who successfully conjoined every member of the class, a feat unparalleled. We have been together with Kel for eight years, prepping with him at the High School We have found him a happy, loyal friend, a real man. We have found him trustworthy, ambitious, and responsible. So will it always be said of him. Drumatir.s-, 1. League of the Saered Heart, Promoter, 4. Discussion Club, |. 156 JOHN JOSEPH KELLY And the beadle held his head high, as all beadles should. — Diekens. BEADLES, ever since little Oliver found them so hard to get along with, have been popularly looked upon with scathing disfavor. They are pictured as shriveled up old misers, with pinched and rat-lik« features, and possessed of the sort of hearts commonly attributed to pawn- brokers and policemen. Even college beadles of this era usually find some difficulty in pleasing everybody — there are so many who are prone to carp at the beadle ' s strict adherence to law and order. But through the smoke and the cries of those who are recorded on the Book of Absentees, Jack Kelly has remained untouched and the usual odium attached to the office has not been his. How could it be? If there is a pleasanter fellow in all Christendom, the writer of this history has yet to find him. The.y tell us that there is only one car leaving Hyde Park mornings which will get the student to college on time, and it was the practice Jack got chasing this car out of the village which made him one of Mr. Ryder ' s tracksters. Mr. Kelly, as a middle-distance runner, made Mercury glow with happiness to think he had found a successor and it was only the fact that Mr. Kelly did not enter Pyle ' s Marathon Derby that made it possible for some one else to win the grind. Between relay races and what-not he has held down the position of President of the Hyde Park B. C. Club, in the eyes of local inhabitants, an executive position second to none. During his sojourn under the towers he has in like manner graced a few of our multiplex academies — among which it suits us to mention the Spanish Academy, and the Sociological Discussion Club, which, someone says, is not an academy. Such a past augurs well for the future. History Academy, 1. Track, Freshman Relay, 1, Varsity Relay, S. Spanish Academy, 3, Secretary, 2. Sociological Discussion Club, U. President Hyde Park B. C. Club, . Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. 157 JOHN JOSEPH KELLY Honor is the reward of virtue. — Cicero. FOUR years is all too short a time to trace back the course of our friendships. But throughout these years, we have come to a sincere appreciation of Kel that has only been strengthened by the passing of time. It is far easier to say that he was popular than to assign reasons for such popularity. Perhaps it was his geniality, or his abilities, or his rare gift of humour, or a combina- tion of all, that endeared him to us with bonds of affection that will endure long after these college days are past. We have found him an able orator. We have admired the scholarship that brought him various academic honors. For his assistance towards Svb Ttirri we are his eternal debtors. His athletic proclivities revealed to us his all around abilities. But above and beyond all these, do we esteem him as the constant and delightful companion of these halycon days. Athletic contests, debates, academic affairs, smokers, — all have attracted his interest. Amongst other extra-curricular activities, initiations were his worry, telephoning his nemesis, musical comedies his hobby, reneging at bridge his delight, and gentle laughter his constant at- tendant. He had the happy faculty of plunging whole heartedly into everything with a keen in- quisitive interest, and yet never to such an extent that he lost sight of what was going on about him. He always had a pleasant, quiet chuckle ready for the foibles of humanity, a chuckle that on several unfortunate occasions was known to burst forth into uproarious gales of convulsing mirth. Yes, our Kel, — what greater tribute. Sub Turri, Associate Editor. Bro.snaliun. Mar( iictlc. Fulton, .S, i. Sociological Discus.ii0n Club, Jf. Track, 3, i. Lclkjiic of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, History Academy, 1. Greek Academy, 2. Baseball, 3. FRANCIS MORLEY KENNEDY There is no treasure the which may be compared Unto a faithful friend. — Collier. THE world can be conquered by smiles, remarked the sage. If this be true, Frank, the world is yours — for through the stormy seas of Sophomore to the crest of Senior, your omnipresent good-humor and charm were two of those things, Avhich made college life worth while. Every summer his rotunder half — Joe McCarthy, tells us — Frank makes for the hills of the Nutmeg state, where a dulcet, Room 38, this way, madam, yields an emolument sufficient for all collegiate socials. Ever the cynosure of all eyes, at a soiree or dansant, when accompanied by his Diana-like soeur, his presence was a magnet, inevitably attracting the gaze of all twenty-eight. Don ' t you remember when Frank, daunted by Joe McCarthy ' s taunt that the pre-med course would be a tartar for him, accepted the gauntlet, became an embryonic medico for a year, to the satisfaction even of the Hudson Hustler? Or when he became one of Jack Ryder ' s unknown and unsung Hill and Dalers, so that he could the better make the grade to Brighton-on-the-Abattoir. ' For Frank the class-room held no fears, Alcestes, Sodium Carbohydrate, Toepler-Holtz machine, the Universal idea — all received the same sang froid and, when the marks were wailed out, Mr. Kennedy was not far from a summa . The chimes are ringing an end to our joy-days, but they can ' t bring an end to our friendships. Tf any word of ours may speed you on the road of success, consider it as said. Truly a friend in the past, Frank, shall we not continue that friendship in the future? Track, 1. Heiyhts, 1. History Academy, ' 2. Marquette. Sodality. 1, 2, 3, k- 14 ' f im EDWARD AUGUSTINE KENNEY Principle is ever my motto, not expediency. -Disraeli. THERE are some whose advent is widely heralded in advance; there are those who can com- mand attention upon arrival; while there is still a third class who slowly and surely win their way and gain the recognition that is their due. Ed hails from Medway and well she may pride herself on having produced a son of courage — he elected Calculus — and of a fine manly appearance. As quietly and unobtrusively as the dawn did Ed Kenney make his way into the reclusion of those who seek a Ph.B. and for a few months his presence passed all but unnoticed. Yet a few moments spent with him on the subject of efflorescence and deliquescence or an unbalanced equation that somehow never would seem to balance, soon wakened us to the fact that here was, iyi persona, one of those individuals whose actions are louder than their words, whose outlook on lite was that of another Metchnikoff. Wish more had a few of his qualities. The patience of a Job was necessary for the course that Ed undertook, but Job was a nervous wreck compared to Mr. Kenney. And how could he be otherwise? There was, on the one hand, Frank Kennedy, the soul of silence, and on the other, Mr. Kenney number two, whose verbosity made a certain Mr. Snyder of dramatic fame appear like loquacity personified. In Senior we feared the worst, and it came. Eddie surrendered himself, body and soul, part and parcel, to the greatest brain disorganizer in amateur ranks. But we hasten to add that even after the most careful investigation at the hands of this energetic staff, Ed appears as capable as of yore. Looking mystically in the future, Ed, we forsee that you ought to be right up there with the leaders. Radio Club, 2. French Academy, 2. Chemistry Academy, 2. Sodality, 1, 3, S, 160 imarm ' : JOHN EDWARD KENNEY Delightful task ' , to rear the tender thought. — Thomson. WELL, if it isn ' t John Kenney, according to his own statement, is a native of one of the most progres- sive parts of Boston. You ' ve seen him at Braves Field or Fenway Park in tlie same old seat, fifth from the left in the front row, declaring to the high heavens the glory of old B. C. And he ' s been that, always that, a real rooter for everything that had the heaven-sent touch of Boston College. In early years, John made debating the topic of the day and in this field he showed his per- sonality by the norm of popularity when he was honored with the office of Treasurer in the Bros- nahan, and Vice-President of the Marquette. In the summertime John is to be found with the Hanley Oil Company, spreading oil, and believing that this function was more than enough for one half the year he discontinued his debating at the Heights. But, like so many of us, he was not able to conquer the old weakness and it was no surprise to pick up the ' Paper for People Who Think ' and read that John was gesticulating for the St. Alphonsus Association. In spite of the fact that he was intimate with Mr. Giblin, formerly coach of B, U. John never let us in on the ground floor, and throughout these years we have been unable to discover just what the reason was for John ' s interest at the Giblins ' . Was it a free pass to the Bravps? . Vs a staunch supporter of the Roxbury B. C. Club, was he known to all of us. It was his side passion. He reveled in its glories, he drunk deep of the cup of its miseries. But behind it all he had the thought that it belonged to Boston College. You know, this is one of the things that makes John so likable. Loyal, generous to a fault, sincere, a regular fellow, John Kenney has often been tried and never found wanting. 3ro,snahan Debating Soeiety, Trea.inrcr. Marquette Debating Society, Vice-President. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, If. 161 im ir f ■ ' EDWARD LAWRENCE KIERNAN Let no man despise my youth. — Coogan. TRANQUILITY, so we are told, is conducive to success; therein lies the key to Eddie ' s fair share of fortune. Who in the class has ever seen this precocious commuter from the distant fields of Taunton, ruffled or chagrined by any of those college tribulations, which to a less sanguine temperament causes hours of anguished moments? It was only Charlie Deveney who really knew the secret to Ed ' s character but he could never be induced to solve this enigmatic complex. Youth must be served, and youth must be respected; Ed Kiernan was always the object of service and respect: service at the hands of Gene Fitz who was always taking a fatherly interest in this Astyanax, while respect came from all those who realized all his lovable qualities. Taunton was glorified in our eyes by his presence for such an even temerament was a selling point for any community. With a real sense of humor he was able to mix the cheery side with the serious, or the serious with the cheery, if you will, and that rare characteristic placed him on a particular lonely pedestal in a class composed of the ultra-serious or the ultra-humorous. In company with so many of his kind, Ed has been a reliable, and an old reliable. Volubility was supplanted by a quiet worth; a wilderness of words gave way to a talent for accomplishment. No fete found him absent, no friend in need found him lacking. He was the essence of what a true commuter should be with his tales of conquest, his eulogies of the old home town and his certain disdain for all Bostonese — except, naturally Boston College. Carrying the battle to the opposi- tion it was the men from Boston town that had to glorify her reputation. College has been made all the finer for his presence! May the good Lord create more of his kind. B. C. Club of Taunton, 1, 3, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. History Academy, 3, i. 162 i,sa . «  «=««s « ' %- ; WILLIAM JOHN KILLION ' fS For Boston ' . For Boston ' . — College So7ig. BEHOLD him and be not deceived. At once the hero of untold escapades, beloved of all woman- kind, brave and true, the author of a hundred romances, his own, he is the darling of our hearts, is Billy Killion. Whenever there ' s frolic and fun there ' s Bill; whenever there ' s a B. C. function, a Fordham trip, or just one of those convivial gatherings, he is sure to be there — with the wife. But there is another, though less interesting side of this nature. In all sincerity it may be said that he is one of the most talented men that ' 28 can hope to produce. As Editor-in-Chief of the Sub Turri, he may say with the poet, Exegi monumentum. . Whatever of little merit there is in this work it is his labor that has brought it about and we shall carry away in our memories a lasting impression of all that he was and all that he has done. At first he contented himself with garnering medals for scholarship and honors as a dramatist, but in Junior he blossomed forth as one of our premier orators and debaters, the culmination of which was winning the Oratorical Contest, selection as Salutatorian and as a shining light among our Senior philosophers. But Bill never would have achieved the popularity he has, had he been a scholar and nothing more. Together with him we have played an assortment of roles through college life. Now a night school student; now a high school teacher; now the financier and man of Chance, the racon- teur par excellence skilled in the art of mimicry, always the welcome friend, the most ardent of Boston College rooters. Bill studied with the most studious; joined the company of the most fun loving. Certainly his career here is a precursor of a brilliant success and we are one in wishing our Bill the very best of luck and good fortune. Sub Turri, Editor-in-Chief. Heights, 1, 2. Brosnahan. Marquette. Fulton, 3, Treasurer, |. Intercollegiate Debater, 3, i. Oratorical Contest, 3, Winner, |. Dramatics, 1, 2. Glee Club, 1. History Academy, 1, 2, 3. Students ' Activities Council, i. 163 . If? ' ' II -tela f JOHN PATRICK KILLOURIE Patience and shvffle the cards. — Cervantes. NATURALLY enough, since we have had in this notable assemblage exemplars of Paul White- man, of Steinmetz, of Demosthenes, we should expect to find emulators of, well, say, — Milton AVork. And so we have, in the person of John Killourie whose bridge games fought daily on the 7.11 Lawrence Special are worth your while. John is none of your lukewarm gamesters, your half-and-half players who have no objection to take a hand, if you want one to finish out a rubber, who affirm that they suppose they might while away an hour very agreeably. These trifles are the curse of a table, they do not play at cards, but only play at playing them. John Killourie is none of that breed. He enjoys a thorough paced partner, a determined enemy. He gives no favors; takes and gives with no concessions. All people have their blind side — their superstitions, and I have heard him declare svh rosa, that Hearts are his favorite suit. That is why the escutcheon of the Lawrence smoking car contingent is undimmed. So it was with John in everything he undertook, whether it was donning a track suit for Mr. Ryder, fingering an Ethics notebook, overhearing an Irish bull, or himself pondering over the latest Scotch atrocity, ' twas always a matter of attention. So it was with his optimism, with his humor, with his good nature. For him mediocrity was not to be suffered, not to be contemplated. Excelsior was his banner, ' optimum ' his maxim. The contemplation of all that was good, bad, or indifferent was always done with the view to a further betterment. There always was something better in sight. And thus it is that we have come to associate with John Killourie the thought that the best is none too good for such a man. Track, 1, 2, 3, i. Fulton, 3, |. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, Promoter, 3, i. Lawrence B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, h. Sociological Institute, 3, i. 164 AFTER a heart-to-heart talk with this practical every day philosoplier, influenced by his never failing optimism, his clieery bits of wisdom and sparkling observation upon the greater prob- lems of life, we were restored to a saner view of the true state of things and to a realization that scholastic difficulties are not after all the worst thing in life. In Alec we found a classmate of many a talent, reserved, yet light hearted; studious, yet sociable. When most of us were speeding the time of day in erecting castles in the air. Alec would seek the green retreats of Academis and he realized that there was no Royal Road to success. He learned to live and lived to learn. That is why we were not surprised when Al elected the horrors of a pre-med course in Junior, and reports from those regions would tend to show that the old home town anon will have the countrj ' doctor. But to this trait of industry he combined that of recrea- tion and along with his friends was a constant supporter of everything with a Maroon and Gold tint to it. John ' s one ambition was to become a member of the Varsity Hockey Team, and it was with this intention that the young aspirant first made for the Arena ice, but not hailing from Cam- bridge the incubus of our hocke.v stars, he was forced to abandon the idea, to sit in the balcony and cheer his head off ' for his more fortunate brothers. It is typical of him. He was a veritable gift from the lap of the Olympian gods! To be cut off from the companionship of such a classmate, just when we have got to know each other best is far from pleasant, but we look forward to that first reunion when we may sing paeons of thanksgiving for having known him. If we told him that now, he would blush, and until that day, we will merely wish him a silent prayer of good luck. Chemistry Academy. History Academy. League of the Sacred Heart, 3, 4- ' 4 ' DAVID DENNIS LEAHY Full of dignity and grace. — Darby Hicks. STATISTICS show that in 192-1, the great winds of the North Shore blew Hingham Dave Leahy, right up Commonwealth Ave. to University Heights and that it certainly was no ill wind, we ' ll all agree. Content to rest in athletic laurels won in Hingham High, Dave preferred to range his guns against the well nigh impregnable fortress of the Ph.B. curriculum, until at length even Chem- istry and Physics were forced to sip defeat from the cup of the youthful Haig. It was during the Ph.B. Square Table, held daily at 1.15, around which sat the truly master intellects of the class, discussing momentous questions of the day and the night, that Dave ' s cheery disposition and humorous asides , were received in becoming manner. In the classroom no Sphinx could be more quiet, for with Mr. Kotarsky, on one hand, and Fred L ' Ecuyer on the other, never was such a League of nations more disarming. That group in the science class which was pleased to know Dave internally, assert that his intended vocation lies in the realm of Big Business but Dave, ever taciturn, refuses to confirm the charge. A rare combine will it be, if Tiny Martin joins him in the official capacity as partner, and well may our alumni guard what precious shekels they may have been able to amass. Rest as- sured that no matter what comes Mr. Leahy ' s ledger will always have a comfortable figure on the right side. This class, Dave, is ready and wilHng to tell the world that whoever may chance upon you in days to come will only be the happier for having done so. We know! Chemistry Academy, 1, ' 2. Physics Academy, 1. Sodality, 1, 2, S, k- FREDERICK EDMUND L ' ECUYER ' 0 piloV. His a fearful night There ' s danger on the deepV —Bayly. WE surmise that it must be in the blood — the blood that gave birth to a LaCoste, a Borotra, a Lenglen. At any rate, we have had in our midst a virile enthusiast who was, at once, the organizer, promoter, manager, and propagandist of a hitherto unknown and unrecognized Boston College Tennis Team. For three long years Freddie has been eloeuting daily before both the reverend moderator of athletics, and the graduate manager, in an attempt to see his beloved sport get its proper place in the sun. As yet success has not crowned his efforts, but the attention that has come from his energetic espousal of this worthy cause, is bound to get its due. If there be any one who is not cognizant of the other half of the well-known Managerial Twins, let us with indignation hasten to say that it is the effervescent Bunk DriscoU. Always have we seen them together, chuckling together, gamboling together, reminiscing together, studying to- gether. About the same size, both possessed of the same happy nature, we look upon each as the animate shadow of the other. They have been a heavenly pair, and to decide which is the better half would foil the judgment of a Solomon. In the summer time Freddy makes tor the bounding main and plies the checquered way be- tween Gloucester and Antigonish, and when he returns in the fall, his are the happy experiences which we gather around to listen to, now and again interspersed with a cryptic Driscoll remark. They are truly treasures. It is over now, and so we stand around and see Bunk, filling up, and sayin g, Bon Fortune, Fred, and may some day see an intercollegiate tennis crown on the head of your Alma Mater. Dorchester B. C. Club, 1, S, 3, i. Heights, 3, 4- Tennis Team, Manager, 3, Jf. Track, 3, 4- 167 .c f Y EUGENE LEHANE And good hick go with thee. — Henry V. HAD Gene no other claim to fame than the fact that he was once a member of Fred Gilhs ' immortal class, there was no doubt that the good old-fashioned name of Lehane would come down through time, immemorial, sanctified, illumined and dignified by this wonderful fact of facts. Perhaps that is the reason why he is the favored son of the Pedagogy class and why he is the life of any party. Whenever a suggestion, a correction, a bit of information, or the interpretation of someone ' s cacography is demanded Eugene is the Johnny-on-the-spot. In this class he is in a class all by himself. With a true sense of values, monetary and otherwise, in and out of our es- teemed professor ' s classroom, he is always found ready to give anyone the proverbial break, a potent factor in making him the jolly good fellow he was. He has a sense of humor that is well developed but he is above the witty cynicism that betrayed the immature youth of many of the present choir of modern undergraduate. Gene, as distinguished from his other friends across the Charles is a firm believer that under all speech that is good for anything, there lies a silence that is better. He is a man who will be swayed neither by circumstances nor popular opinion. Overriding that sociological principle which maintains that man is irretrievably influenced by environment. Gene crossed the Charles to forsake his native heath and give his talents to Boston College of Newton, Mass. As you may well surmise, a man strong-willed and of discriminating taste. It might also be mentioned that he is newly-wed to the Class of ' 28 — further proof, if it be needed. Go where glory waits thee; but while fame elates thee, O! still remember me. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Sociological Club, i. History Academy, 1. 168 CHARLES JOSEPH LEONARD S Music, when soft voices die, Vihrafes on the memory. —Shelley. THUS, softly runs this time honored verse which, in tracts of this nature, may be employed with the appearance of aptness when it refers to one who has shown a deep-dyed taste for Caloiope ' s special field. Charlie Leonard early attached himself to the much maligned Glee Club, and being the possessor of a splendid baritone, greatly enhanced the work of that organization. Add to this the fact that he played the saxophone in a way which made your fingers tingle and your feet hard to get along with, then j-ou may safely conclude that Charlie has said it with music during his sojourn here at the Heights. Socially, Charlie has been even more of a success than is usual with those who apply them- selves so assiduously to a specialty as he did to his beloved music. No festive occasion was com- plete in the full sense of the word without his genial self to make the affair social and sociable. Gloom never rested very long where Charlie chose to hang his chapeau and long will he be remem- bered by his classmates as a distinct asset to any occasion when good fellows get together. That Charlie has the makings of an influence in the literary field is not generally known, and least of all was it known to the editors of this book until he appointed himself as an immortal his- torian of great men and great deeds. Then did it become apparent that such ability could be equalled only by such modesty. Like most young men at this stage of the race toward the Day of Days, Charlie is undecided as to what will follow the sheepskin. His friends advise him rightly to concentrate on some field of endeavor where those same pleasant traits that characterized him in college may be used to best advantage in the sterner game of winning his daily bread. Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4. Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, i. History Academy, 1. Sub Tiirri. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, If. 169 ' 4 1 , , , Ay ! A uf J ,- i ' i : GEORGE ANTHONY LEVANGIE A paiient man ' s a pattern for a king. ' -DeH-i THE tourist who loses his way in his travels from Boston to Brockton passes through Holbrook. Mass., a small hamlet on the left hand side of the road. On the roster of this small but really exclusive town may be found inscribed the name of George Anthony Levangie. Blonde George has the distinction of being the sole member of the class who hails from Holbrook and after gradu- ating from Sumner High School, he decided to cast his lot with his present fellow collegians at B. C, the other two graduates not choosing to go to college. As the Holbrook B. C. Club, George An- thony has gone the three musketeers one better for he is all in one; and one in all . During the first two years at Boston, George was forced to take an initiation from Mike Durant which sur- passed anything that you may have occasion to read about in the Plastic Age. But his wiry frame and good nature stood him so well in his ordeal, that he came through with flying colors to win not only the support of his classmates and professors but the undying enthusiasm of Big Mike. For sometime George was fortunate in having the use of his cousin ' s Pontiac Six, you see he was frank enough about it, and many of the Hyde Park boys received a life saver as they were just about going down for the third time. The great distance from Boston back to the sticks never prevented George from being a royal rooter at all the games, with ardour undampened and it is rumored that he and Ed Ford hiked homeward from the Junior Prom after escorting two young ladies home to Chelsea. George is a universal favorite, and why shouldn ' t he be? With his attractive appearance, unobtrusive nature, and even disposition, he fulfilled all the requisites of Newman ' s ideal of a gentleman. Holbrook B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, It. Sodality, 1, 2. 170 ' ANTHONY FELIX LIPP Blessings on thee, little man. — Whittier. ' % Tv FROM the viewpoint of size Tony is almost a negligible quantity, but considered from the as- pect of his knowledge of German — he is a veritable Bismarck. It is seldom that we have a specialist in such a course, what with our untiring zeal for the classics, and the Romance languages; but it remained for Tony to prove the sole inspiration and shining light for Fr. Boehm. It was this knowledge which was an invaluable aid in his comparative study of the great German philo- sophic minds, during the course of his Senior year. What day would be complete without one of Tony ' s searching questions, incontrovertible testimony that he had the philosophic mind, or a willingness to argue to the final end, his dogmatic position? Even when madly ascending the Heights at 9.27 in his mighty Shenandoah, Tony would be content to drop the wheel, the better to argue his point. It was with surprise that this eminent biographer learned that Tony was a member of our own military club — for who could see within that boyish exterior the desire to be some dynamic Prussian militarist. Some would have it that Tony ' s ambition is in another line, in the sphere of the Harry Hartzes or the Peter de Paulos and well might we so infer from seeing Tony ' s racer chugging up the hill every day, just in time to have the boys sneak in when the re came a Mr — , Please get a note. Yes, he was the good Samaritan to more than one of us. Well, on your way, Tony, and let your high ideals guide you to a spot in the Calcimine. We shall look forward to seeing you again, even as we waited anxiously for your return to Newton every fall. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, It. South Boston B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, i. Military Club, 2, 3. 171 1 = ■v., s ' I ■ ' iff- ' trll JOHN CHARLES LORDEN 0 Romeo, Romeo; loherefore art thou, Rovieo? — Romeo and Juliet. IN Johnny Lorden, Boston College and the City of Elms may well boast of one whose quiet wit and humor have won for him a host of friends. Always a loyal supporter and follower of B. C. activities, whether at a football game, an intercollegiate debate, or a prom, we were certain of finding John there lending his moral and physical support; while as for his interest in extra-curri- cular activities, John is in a class by himself. Fluency in the language of Cervantes caused our hero to become a charter member of the Span- ish Academy, which for four years has thrived on his talents and spectacular pantomimes in per- sonification of the honorable Don Quixote. In fact such is his mastery of Romance languages that some day we expect to see John as one of Uncle Sam ' s representatives ' in a little Spanish town . It would be a shame to confine John to one single endeavor, and so he has become an equally active member of the History Academy, the B. C. Military Club, the Chemistry Caucus, and finally the track team where John used to pace out fifty laps a day, emulating his famous sire. It is thirty years now since the fame of the Lorden family was broadcast to the world and daily we sit in patient expectation to see history repeat itself. Some day John will enter the teaching profession and there is one class which certainly will predict a success which he has infallibly achieved in the past. Spanish Academy, 1, 2, i. History Academy, 2. Track, 2. Glee Club, 3. Military Club, 3. 172 CHARLES JOHN LYNCH Men of few words are the best men. — Henry V. SHOULD we believe all those old saws and wheezes we hear so often, we must conclude that a man cannot do two things at once. Now we always wished to cast these overboard, so we take a fiendish delight in presenting the lie direct to this p articular atrocity, and it is none other than the sanguine personality of Charlie Lynch who from Freshman and Senior has performed the naive feat of holding joint membership in the student or play group in the day and the prosaic working group when lights are low. It should be supposed naturally enough, that such hard- ships would leave the performer calloused and serious, but not so. Never in all the days of asso- ciation with Charlie Lynch have we found from his lips anything but a greeting high and wide, and a hearty word of greeting. Every man has his particular vice, and Charlie ' s special was that antedeluvian gas box he drove up daily in a whirl of smoke, oil, dust and cinders, bearing, for no reason whatsoever, the once-honored initials of Essex! Every morning would see him at school in plenty of time, except the morning the universal joint broke, and when the bell let it be known that 1.15 had dawned and Fr. Corrigan had said — Oh — , Charlie would make for the parking space and with a whirr would be off once more to South Boston, except the afternoon that the front wheel broke off. With his goal nearly in sight, we cannot but feel that Charlie ought to make a real teacher, for in all sincerity he has managed to teach a group of calloused college men how to meet adversity and success, with the same pleasant smile, how to take the bitter with the sweet, how to do two ; at once, — and what is more to do them well. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. South Boston B. C. Club, 1, S, 3, Vice-President, i. 173 JOSEPH KING LYNCH My angel, — his name is Freedom, — Choose him to b e your king. — Emerson. IF at first you don ' t succeed try, try again. That ' s good, not original, but good. Now does it apply to J. K.? It is this way, that Joe never enrolled under our banners until Sophomore year and consequently only then did he realize, as he has so often told us, just how much he had been missing. Continuing on the career which he had started at Brown University, Joe necessarily spent a good part of the time in the Lab as an aspirant to the noble art of Hippocrates. Yet it seems that Joe is more fortunate than most of our friends for he is twice fitted and twice armed for the battle of life; his two professions may be either the medical or that of the traveling salesman, for he does upward of eighty miles daily in his commutation from that flourishing, what shall we call it, hamlet, Foxboro. It was only after Joe had been in circulation for some little time that we became aware of the personality of the fellow. First of all did we find out what a calm, unruffled character he had, a bit serious, perhaps, but for all that, a steady reliable chum. Yet we can conceal it no longer. We had always been sus- picious of the Ethiopian in the lumber and our suspicions had been verified. A man with those blonde smooth locks and suave manner, could not be otherwise than a power in society and deep investigation revealed the fact that J. K. is not only prominent in Foxboro but he also holds forth in parts further West, North and South. Recollection of his sardonic speech and wry smile will remain with us for many a day together with the hope that the Doc very soon may attain the goal of his wish. Chemistry Academy, 3, ! . Sodality, 3, Jf. ft ■ ' Nature might stand up. And say to all the world, — This is a man! OUTSTANDING; as the culmination of all that is gentlemanly, cultured and refined has Wil- liam Gordon Lynch impressed one and all. Polished, handsome, modest almost to a fault he is one of those rare individuals who can meet a world of variated personalities, each with a dif- ferent set of likes and dislikes, and earn for himself only the highest opinion. Indeed, in a class composed of leaders in scholarship and athletic ability, there is bound to be one who will be the personification of the true gentleman. Gordon Lynch is our candidate for this, the highest of honors. He prepared at Loyola, in the quaint. Old- World city of Montreal, and while he has always been the acme of loyalty to the Boston Eagle he has nevertheless possessed a deep-dyed affection for the standards of Loyola. We, as well, are debtors to her. After such a eulogy, and it is every whit deserved, it is diflScult to believe that Gordon is human, but we can go further and say that in common with all of us, he has his foibles. Did he not scrupu- lously preserve for posterity reams and reams of those remarkable discourses, striking ideas, and excrutiating experiences, delivered in the choicest of diction, and marked for their originalitj ' and freshness of version, which were the eternal joy of Freshman A ? Has he not accepted Aristotle ' s dictum, even to the extent of barely reaching the return Boat from Fordham because of inordinate attention to a certain Manhattan maid. Graduate Lynch will soon enter the ambassadorial field under the payroll of LTncle Sam. In- deed, a worthy representative, with Chesterfieldian manners and the soul of a gentleman. French Academy, 1, 3, 3, i. Brosnahan. Marquette. Sociological Discussion Club, i. Sodality, 1, S, 3, 4. Allstoii B. C. Club, 3, 4. History Academy, 1. 175 ,v. ■ iii vC ' ,■ GEORGE HENRY LYONS A proper man as one shall see on a summer ' s day. — Midsummer Night ' s Dream. WASSAIL to our handsome, titian-liaired friend, George Lyons. That he is handsome, merely glance above and be convinced; that his wavy hair is auburn, titian, red, or what have you, just take our word for it; but that he is a friend, a true, sincere, and loyal friend, attend to the unanimous acclaim of his enthusiastic classmates, as they proudly call George their own. We believe that to appreciate him, you must know him. laugh with him, work with him, in the classroom, the laboratory, the football field. Never a star in the football firmament, for three long, weary years, George plugged along with that assemblage of unknown martyrs, the scrubs; his reward — everlasting work, a modicum of glory. In tribute and in admiration, we pay our respects to George as a member of those All Americas, who knowing their day was never to come, gave their best for old B. C. George is an anomaly in more ways than one — a fiery red head, yet mild disposition — a foot- ball player, yet a member of the Chemistry Academy — a member of Senior, yet affable, and good- natured. If Hollywood unwittingly prescinds from George, Medical School, will claim him as her own; and it is here that we expect to hear from George again. Yet as the years roll by, and once again come dansants, smokers, or Holy Cross Games, remember George, to look up your old class- mates, and once again we ' ll review together those day of happiness. Goodbye, old friend, and good luck; that ' s all that we can say. Hi.itonj Academy, 1, 2. Radio Club, 2. Chemistry Academy, 3, i. Fulton, 3, i. Football, 2, 3, i. Track, 1, 2. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4- 176 JOHN JAMES Mc4ULIFFE You know, he was a shrewd philosopher. —Butler. THE clock strikes ten. A door opens only to be quietlj ' closed as in a phantom-like figure glides. Have you late permission, sir? a sonorous voice inquires. A modest, Yes, Father, greets the weary interrogation of the gentleman and the youth with head erect advances to meet his brother-commuters. These likely lads, who come from every point of the compass, constitute the homines docientes of the class. Distance must lend enchantment in the case of John, because to this biased correspondent from his place in the gutter, he appears to be quite a youth. Mac possessed the philosophic mind; no question about it. In Father Doherty ' s room of scholars, everyone outstanding, John was the lad who made them all green-eyed by the way in which he answered those objections. His big floral friend from Haverhill, Mr. Jones I believe it was, never quite understood this particular act of depravity and most of his time was spent in seeking to ex- plain away the horrible malady, but the malady lingers on. Mac used to think quite a bit of his friend, used to tell of their thrilling exploits, and used to practice generally the keeping up with the Joneses. In the later days of his college career. Jack decided on a pilgrim ' s progress and in company with Bernie McCabe, he started for Washington, where they had the pleasure of a personal i ntroduction to the Assistant Secretary of the Secretary of the Assistant Secretary to the President, and at length rode in on high, to take their governmental examination like Grant took Richmond. If Mac serves Uncle Sam with half the fervor that he did his college, Government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth. Fulton, 3. Junior Play. Haverhill B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, President, 4. BERNARD AUGUSTINE McCABE Besides, ' tis known he could speak Greek As naturally as pigs squeak. —Butler. B ERNIE is a man of many nicknames. In the course of his scholastic career he has managed to acquire more fairly original appelations than any one of our acquaintance. Caesar, Ding, Yindy, Bernie — he answers to them all. The first is a relic of prep school days when it was applied because of his phenomenal ability to turn incomprehensible Latin into intelligible English without the aid of the well known Student ' s Guide. This ability still inheres in him, for in Junior and Senior he was numbered among the heroic few who elected the ancient language. Never did any one ' s looks belie the individual more than do Bernie ' s, for he is a rather diminu- tive, solemn-looking individual. But in contradiction to his appearances, he is a most optimistic soul. Even under the withering fire of sarcasm, directed at him for his Frank Lockhart propensi- ties in a flivver of questionable vintage, and for his sporadic ventures into the realms of sport, Bernie maintains an equanimity which is amazing; nay, disconcerting. Along with this is united a propensity for mischief which is the delight of his classmates and the despair of his professors. And yet despite the handicap of such an easy going temperament his marks have been consistently good. In Junior the Lawrence youth decided to emulate Daniel Webster, so he became a member of the Fulton. Daniel ' s laurels are still safe, but Mac really did nobly. Bernie is destined to go far. He makes friends naturally and easily. To his classmates he represents the actualization of mnltuni in parvo . Greek Academy, 2, 3, i. Public Lecturer, 3. Brosnahan. Marquette. Fulton, 3, Treasurer, i. I ntercollegiate Debater, 3. French Academy, 2. Lawrence B. C. Club, 1, S, 3, Jf. Sociological Academy, . Sodality, 1, S, 3, J4.. 178 mr k%i M rv JOSEPH FRANCIS McCARTHY TJnj modesty ' s a candle to thy merit. — Fielding. HOLLISTON, next station! With a sigh, Joe McCarthy ceases his meditations on how the jolly old Psychology prof allowed all the boys to walk into class twenty minutes late with- out seeing the Prefect of Discipline, and taking his Psychology, Ethics, and Handy Translations under his arm steps down from the train to start out for the luxuriance of the palatial McCarthy mansion. In case you may not know, gentle reader, where this thriving village is, the next time you are passing from Framingham to Milford and see a drug store, a post office, and a delicatessen half way between your destination, drop off, you ' ve come to Holliston, the birthplace of Joe McCarthy and Paul Shea. It is said that although Mac is modest and retiring in the classroom, once he dons the white coat of Remey ' s Drug Store, there resounds peals of girlish laughter and we understand that Joe is some conversationalist. But Joe will not further his education in this line, for in the near future he intends to sit behind a desk and te ach amo-amas-amat to some group of youngsters. In all the time that we have known Joseph F. he has appeared to us to be a very shrewd fellow with a willingness to work with an attention to his own affairs, with a sense of comradeship, not extended to all, but extended whole-heartedly to the few he liked. There have been a few of us who were permitted to know Joe familiarly and we have seen in him the typical B. C. man, not the average one, but the one you would like to see as the average. Whatever high school or college may have you in their ranks Joe, they may be sure that if you employ the same qualities then as you do now, you will have no disciplinary problem either by direct or indirect control. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. History Academy, 3. 179 JOSEPH MICHAEL McCARTHY An acre in Hudson is better than a principality in Utopia. — Macaulay. WHAT pleasanter task is there than to eulogize on the merits and virtues of genial Joe Mc- Carthy? For to know Joe is to like him, and the more you know him, proportionately does your regard for him grow. Who in the class has failed to benefit by the omnipresent jollity and even disposition of this prospective medico par excellence, ever unperturbed despite the daily ordeal of Chemistry and Biology, and a lackadaisical journey from humble Hudson, to the wilds of Centre Newton? Unknown to most of us, Joe had one weakness, or rather fondness, which consisted in an inor- dinate interest for all things Radcliffonian, the causa quid, being revealed at last year ' s Junior Prom, — and the revelation itself revealed that this lad is a connoisseur. Can you not picture a youth, in Vin Murray ' s cafeteria, with eyes closed, elocuting on a cozy little hamlet, nestled far away in the heart of the Nutmeg State, which the angels decided to call Hudson ? Whether it be a question of quality — population, sleigh parties, post offices — in all three Hudson was sure to play the Abou Ben Adhem under Joe McCarthy ' s dulcet persuasion. Perhaps this is what prompted Joe to leave the luxuriance of his Hemenway apartment and return to his first love. As doctor we can predict nothing but success for you Joe, but as Mayor of Hudson, only those who have heard you dwell at length on her civic virtues, can realize to what heights you would ascend in such a position. But whether it is a doctor or as Mayor, we will never fail to have pleas- ant memories of Hudson, and that best of friends, genial Joe McCarthy. Chemistry Academy, 1, 2, 3, If. Sodality, 1, S, 3, 4- Hudson B. C. Club, Secretary. 1, Treasurer, S, Vice-President, S, President, 4- 180 i. . ?i ?: - I ' f m i PAUL JOSEPH McCARTY ■ There ' s divinity in odd numbers. — Merry Wives of Windsor. SHOULD you see a handsome, raven-black curly-haired fellow, flashing up and down the cinders of Alumni Field, now and then stopping to chat with a coterie of admirers from Simmons, Mt. Ida or Emmanuel, then know all men that here in persona is the dramatis persona of this little drama. Paul may never have endangered the regal crown of Nurmi, Paddock or Lorden, but his faithfulness and doggedness in this line is characteristic of the man. Be not mistaken, however, that Paul was nothing more than one of those who also stand and wait. He was an orator of the Old School, though it was not until he came under the tutelage of the little Major that he blossomed forth full-blown to the miniature Emmett that we have known. But more, Paul ' s virtue in the ore oriundo did not stop with exhortations and oratorical display, but weekly we were favored with as fine a selection from the ancient work of Shakespeare that ever a class has been privileged to behold. All of his art in pantomime mimicry, in fact the whole of his histrionic career was culminated in the masterful characterization of Shylock after only a week ' s special training by the little Major. Paul was the last word when it came to attending B. C. functions. In company with Frank Cadigan and two other pleasant comrades, Paul was there, at basketball games. Junior Proms, or debates with a constancy and an avidity which entitles him to sit in the front ranks of those who not only love the college but who show that love by their action. After you pave the way to fame and glory as trustee on the Boston El , Paul, be sure first of all to reduce the fares and then don ' t fail to join that select old crowd of Royal Rooters. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, J). History Academy, 1, 2. Discussion Club, Jf. Track, 1, S, 3, i. 181 ANTHONY EMMETT McCRANN He loas a man, take him all in all I shall not look i pon his like again. — Hamlet. KEEP all you have and strive for all you can — could well be emblazoned on the escutcheon of this hard-headed business man. Emmett was as thoroughly steeped in the idealism of Wall Street and Rotary, as his patriotic namesake was immersed in the movement to free Ireland. The Mac in his name proved to be something more than a mere accident as those who labored in producing this tome can well testify. Certainly Dan DriscoU ' s was a discriminating selection when it resulted in the appointment of Tony as Business Manager of the Sub Turri. In his un- enviable roll to publish this valuable monument of literary and historic excellence, Tony assailed butcher, baker, candle-stick maker in the unholy pursuit of ads. We shall never forget how un- happy it made this financial wizard to be obliged to reply, when questioned as to the possibilitj ' of securing an ad from the Noonan people: Too late for Herpicide. For sad though it is to relate, Anthony Emmett is in a state of incipient baldness. Served with the cares of this economic avoca- tion, Tony is rapidly assuming the appearance of the proverbial billiard ball. It is a melancholic truth that internal activity too often results in external wear and tear. Debits and credits, profits and losses have caused his forelocks to become more and more estranged from his eyebrows. We venture the thought that all lofty peaks are said to be bald. You can ' t be superlative when talking with Tony. Friend, scholar, business man, reliant and loyal he was all that and more. Some day, Tony, you will make them all proud to have known a man of your character, your stability and your promise. Sub Turri, Business Manager. Brosnahan. Marquette. Fulton, 3, i- History Academy, 1, ' £. Rod and Gun Club, Jf. 182 JOHN WILLIAM McDEVITT They also serve who only stand and wait. — Milton. JOHN WILLIAM McDEVITT has an opinion on everything under the sun and is never hesi- tant to express his views with characteristic force and vigor. The many who have known him during his sojourn here will remember him for this trait above all others. He is as energetic as the proverbial bee and his industry has always been used to good purpose. After he had outgrown the duties of a sedulous altar boy, he became Assistant Football Manager for three years and his dis- position of the arduous duties connected with that post of honor has won for him such praises of his superiors as justify our contention in calling him the best little football manager that ever assisted in football management. Bill, you know, has served many a cup of chickory in Vin Murra.y ' s emporium, in fact, has been accused time and time again of entering into clandestine correspondence with party of the first part to maim, cripple or otherwise incapacitate the undergraduate body. As a resident of Maiden, the City Beautiful, he has been eager to uphold a ncient tradition, being especially ardent in con- trasting home life to the horrors of such places as Roslindale, the Suburb Superb. What John will specialize in, years to come, we don ' t know as he has been surprisingly reticent in this matter of special interest. Although he has elected Pedagogy, let us pray that Mr. McDevitt, bluff hardy fellow that he is, will find his life work in another field. Anyone who can so successfully enter the lists and do combat with cavalry man, Fred Gillis, is surely deserving of a higher place in the sun than that of President of Princeton University. Football, Assistant Manager, 1, 3, 3. Maiden B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, It. Sodality, 1, S, 3, A. 183 ' 4 1 Lllrii ' 1 - H V i BERNARD CHARLES McDONOUGH, JR. 4n easy-minded soul, and always was ' — Aristophanes. PRESENTING — a renowned member of that muchly heralded but little appreciated contingent of world fliers who in their daily migrations to and from Boston College have in four years covered a distance equal to more than three times the circumference of the earth at the equator. Of course there arises, Bernard C. McDonough, traveler, gentleman, humorist, brummel — truly a man of variegated complexities. In the course of your trade, if you chance upon a tall, well-mannered homme du monde of sizeable proportions, and particularly bland countenance, with a dryly clever knack of speech giving vent to quizzical comments upon the world at large, and Lawrence in particular; mayhaps gazing with a critical eye at some ravishing blonde of the Roman type at Park St. Station then know ye well that here is Barney, who in the classic words of Horace, may well be described as an ' avis rara ' . After that breathful, suffice it to say what we all know: the eagle screamed from his aerie on high and the bells in the towers chimed merrily the happy day that Barney nonchalantly strode up the broad highway to these hallowed halls. Throughout these years that he has graced us with his presence he has constituted the veritable ' esse quod ' of University Heights. Forever refreshing his travel-jaded companions with jibes and puns of wisdom rare; attentive in class, assimilating surely whatever fell from professional lips. With Bernie McCabe, his direct antithesis, but boon companion, he has succeeded in setting aside in our heart of hearts, a cozy little place for Lawrence. Lawrenee B. C. Club, 1, S, 3, i. Sodality, 1, S, 3, k- History Academy, 1. 184 PATRICK FRANCIS McDONOUGH 0 temporal mores ' . — Cicero. IF youth but knew and age but could! How often Pat must have so mused from the lofty citadel of ' laudator temporis acti ' . Manj ' of the younger ones had the desire to address Pat as the Governor, but we compromised and now he is affectionately hailed as Old Ironsides. But unlike that age-worn, battle scarred relic Pat is a youthful vivacious member in the life of the class. Not only does he bring to the problems of the college day a wisdom and good counsel which only the buffets of adversity and the experience of years can command but he is ever foremost to say a good word, to do a good turn for the Maroon and Gold and his own gentlemanly, considerate ways bear out everything he may say for his college colors. In more ways than one Pat has been in- soluble enigma to us. Many of his traveling acquaintances are wondering who it is to whom Pat so gallantly bows and beamingly smiles as he early wends his way Newtonward. After hearing many of Pat ' s inimitable descriptions of the bleak, cold world we have come to the conclusion that per- haps it isn ' t so bleak or so cold. At any rate we put out the mat with a big welcome sign upon it and have always found a response in that gentle smile of his which he has steadfastly distributed 365 days of the year, a smile that can portend only a happy ending to a collegiate career that in Pat ' s case was certainly well spent. He may never have attained the scholarship of a Mullen nOr en- deavored to wrest the debating laurels from Billy Cashman but he has shown himself a persevering student and a loyal rooter. As the tocsin sounds the departure of the old and the arrival of the new, we will be thankful for having had Pat as a classmate. History Academy, 1. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, If. 185 ' 4 1 . ' ! ' J i iHOMvs j()si:rn 1(DOnough Conqvest pursues, where ■jurarje leads the way. — Sir S. Grath. IF winter comes, what care we? For in our midst we have the tall, the blond and the handsome, a Grecian god of Celtic origin and Viking-like appearance. From the rural stretches of a town which has mothered many a great Boston College man, from the pretty little town of Norwood, came Tom at the instance of Bennie Murray, loyal alumnus and now in the position of Athletic Coach of Norwood High, at which institution it might not be amiss to mention that Tenor secured quite an enviable reputation as an athlete of the gridiron and the diamond. It must have been the pursuit of the elusive electron, or the trials and tribulations of distant commuting, which pre- vented Tenor from taking active participation in varsity competition. However, in the interclass game the opposition may well and regretfully attest to the prowess that this lad is capable of dis- playing, for almost single-handed he annihilated the despicable Junior eleven. (As to this latter eleven . Tenor will tell you that it is poetic license to refer to that number) . In secret vaults it is whispered that this noble rustic has Thespian tendencies. In those fortunate regions where Tom lias taken the leading role in several dramatic productions he is a real matinee idol with a follow- ing which would embarrass the beloved .John Gilbert and Snub Pollard. Here at least is one book we can judge by the cover, for if Tom is pleasing in his exterior, just as pleasing is the heart beneath. After making the rounds with Tom you must inevitably come to the conclusion that he is a regular fellow who likes a good time and whose quick wit makes him an ideal and jovial companion. Tom insists that he will teach but we should always prefer this manly figure as an adornment of the cinema ' s silver sheet than on the dull unappreciative rostrum of the pedagogue. Football, 1, 2, 3. History Academy, °2. Norwood B. C. Club, 1, ' 2, 3, J,. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. 186 JOHN RONALD McGILLIVRAY My dancing days are done. — Beaumont and Fletcher. DANCING his way into tlie hearts of his classmates and holding their affection by diligent work and a ready smile — such was the characterization of Brother James in the 26 Sub Turri and well may it be applied to Brother John of the Class of ' 28. Versatile? Jack Donuhue, Joe Friscoe and Pete Blackbottom all rolled into one could not approach this stepper, with the Educator Shoes when he starts through his motions. At the Holy Cross smokers or at any col- legiate function when John got in trim he looked like a cross between a whirling dervish, an amoeba with sciatica, a decapitated rooster, and a Scotch Highlander who has just found a ten dollar bill. The last word in motion, the personification of grace, the readiness to oblige, Johnny McGillivray was the kind of a stepper you ' d be proud of. When the call of the Glee Club became too siren-like, John was unable to stand the lure and he presented himself to Mr. Douglass ready to surrender heart and soul for the advancement of his new love. The B flats and the D sharps have had Johnny in constant attendance, and when he had ceased chorusing the praises of Alma Mater to the azure vault of Heaven he would step across the room to Mr. Sullivan ' s Dramatic association ready to assume any role in order to carry on the name of the McGillivray family so firmly established two short years ago by Brother Jim. It was an honor for any college to include Jack on its roster. Wherever he may go, to ascend the bema, harangue an audience, vocalize, or Terpischorize, you may be assured that when they find out that it is Johnny McGillivray who is the headliner there will be a packed audience. Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, i. Dramatics, 2, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, k- 187 JOSEPH ERNEST McGOLDRICK His only fault is that he has no fault. — Pliny the Younger. WHEN to the sessions of sweet silent thought we summon up remembrance of things past, outstanding among the species rememorativae with whicli we shall while away our senility well be the image of that youth, true blue, Joe McGoldrick. This capable lad who always gave of himself so unsparingly to whatever duties were his, in his own modest way carved for himself a certain locus in the affections of his classmates. So serious and scrupulous of obligation was Joe that he early won for himself the solitary dis- tinction of paying class dues on time. Yet he who found in him merely the minute man ever ready to respond to duty ' s clarion call must fail to know Joe in toto. Not merely a student, albeit a bril- liant one, nor merely a loyal supporter with the spirit and fervor of a true son, although he was by all means that, Joe was beyond and above all these, a splendid fellow who secured for himself a circle of admirers and friends, which, select in number, were the last word in quality. Had not so much of his time been occupied in the service of his fatherland by devoting his attention to the mails and possibly to the females, Joe would indubitably have earned for himself in extracurricu- lum activities an emminence comparable to that which he had attained in more purely academic pursuits. Long after the memory of his well gotten up recitations and sedulous devotion to duty has passed away we shall remember Joe McGoldrick as the lovable chap whose personality made so many of our college days the richer and which renders most likely his possibilities for a well deserved place in the sun. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, If. Fathers ' Day Committee, If. Sociological Club, i. ssQs .titt?:piE ' ra-rart:p ' ? ? ' is: !w-; tv JOSEPH GEORGE McKENNA He lives obscurely grea t. - Newboldt. DO you recall that eventful night, when clad in the raiment of the fancy ball with your lovely Chloe clinging to your manly side, you were returning from that delightful affair where you had dallied too long? The hour was late, Chloe was cold, she lived in Milton, and you had the exact sum of one dollar and sixty-five cents. Those were troubled moments when you were seriously considering the advisability of manslaughter for the next taxi driver. Cab, sir! A familiar voice recalls you from your morbid meditation. You glance up and recognize the Heaven-sent features of Joe McKenna — wasn ' t it a grand and glorious feeling? We know not how often Mac played the role of the good St. Christopher to fellow students in equally straightened circumstances, but more than once has he proved a boon to men of Boston. Despite his vocation as transporter of the fruit and produce men of Cambridge, Joe has attained a remarkable standing in his avocation, the classroom. As a specialist with the pestle and mortar, Joe was one of the few students in a none too studious class who qualified for graduate research work in Chemistry. In any classroom, in any gathering he stood forth with the brilliancy of a satellite, his sunny locks hanging about his temples like a golden fleece. Joes hirsute was quite the boast and toast of the class. They prided themselves as much as he did. Joe in all probability will continue on in the field of Chemical Research, if he follows out that line in which he has shown the most promise. There is no reason in the world why fortune shall not abide with a youth of his industry and capabilities. Chemistry Academy, 1, 2, 3, 1 . French Academy, 2, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. 189 m9 ? ■ , .■ « ' JOHN JOSEPH McLaughlin In the bright lexicon of youth, there is no such ivord as — -fail! ' ' — Bidwer -Lytton SHEER grit, adamant will-power, determination, and unyielding courage, characterize John McLaughlin ' s success. No one in the world ever thought that he would be a runner, this slight, little fellow, who when graduating still remained in the tissue weight class, weighing in at 110 pounds ring side. The Moerae must have been spinning overtime when he reported for a work out with Jack Ryder ' s more or less famous Physical Culture Squad . But John ' s middle name is — consistency — and when Sophomore came Coach Ryder saw in this wee lad a portential runner, and thought it might be possible to mold our Mac into a miler. With a crash did Slugger make good, in fact, to become a member of the Eagle ' s four-mile relay at the Penn Carnival. What he did there is a mark of the stuff that John is made of. Running anchor with a handicap of more than 25 yards, he set out after his man, fighting every bit of the way, struggling until the last lap came when with the strength borne of a fighting heart he made his last great spring which bore him on — and on — just to fall short of winning by a meagre six inches. John bowed his head in sorrow, but the great crowd there, rose to its feet and gave such a demonstration of appreciation to the heart beneath as the green sward of Franklin Field had not seen for many a moon. And just such a glorious manner did Mac carry on right to the end of his Senior days. Whether it be a mile, a half, or any distance, you could be sure that a man was running the event. The same dynamic force characterized everything he did: work, play, study. It is the quality that makes everybody respect him and honor him, for Boston College has never had a more gritty rep- resentative in any athletic line. Track, 1, 2, 3, 4. Sodality, 1, S, 3, . 190 MALCOLM AUGUSTINE McLOUD ' i Stately and tall he moevs in the hall. The chief of a thousand for ijrace. — Franklin. GOLDEN is the combination of scholar and athlete, and all-golden is the man who, in our own class, is typically illustrative of this combination. During this collegiate maelstrom, Mai has yielded to none in scholarly accomplishment, and the record he has set in this field is a credit and a distinction to the sckoo! and class that produced him. Striving for the olive crown, no less, was Mac among the elite. As a weight thrower and sub- stitute to Zeus his prowess was known all over the campus; in summer, at L Street, his exploits as quoit player, weight-man, and distance swimmer were both envied and simulated by the Brownies, old and young. As we looked upon this six feet plus of supple manhood, blonde hair, blue eyes, and poised figure we thought of what a virtue it is to be able to pose at once for the classic Le Penseur and the classy Discus Thrower . Not only was he a man among men but .... Dudley Street terminal, scene of myriad con- quests, will surely miss the art of the Master, and more particularly a little blue-eyed, hundred pound bit of Heaven. Gone will be the scene of conquest, gone the conqueror, but the conquered still will linger on. Masked by an appearance of nonchalance and sans souci, there lay beneath an infinite ability. Just as certain as he was not a grind, so it is certain that he was preeminently a scholar. For you, Mai, the cornucopia of prosperity and happiness is assured. Football, 1, 2, 3, i. Track, 1, 2, 3, It. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Brosnahan, Secretary. Spanish Academy, 2. 191 BERN RD FRANCIb McM NUS Zealous yet modest ' MODESTY and Bernie McManus go hand in hand; it is a candle to his merit. Nevertheless he who so assiduously avoided the limelight and so scrupulously shrank from imposing him- self on those who would have welcomed it, made an impression on his intimates, quite as indelible as that of the most flamboyant personality in our midst. Mac, by the way, was not always with us, but is a welcome addition from the Old Guard of ' 22. In the days of his blossoming youth, before he and Ty Cobb found old age creeping upon them, Mac secured a position on the Varsity nine, and it was no varsity drag. Now after Bernie ' s short stay we have come to the conclusion with Bacon, that old wine is best to drink, old authors to read, and old friends to trust. It was six years ago that he forsook the path of study for the Marts of Trade, but fortunately for us he returned to the life of leisure. On his return, somewhat wiser and more mature than most of us by dint of his rugged experience, Bernie barkened not to the lure of baseball and dramatics, and remained steadfast and constant to his newly-wed, his books. Though it is not generally known, Mac now and then, on the general precept about all work etc., put on the buskins and the mask of Drama, for the upliftment of all Cambridge. His excellent rendition of one of Sheridan ' s masterpieces was provocative of much discussion in the greater dramatic circles of the town. Not always is the truth said about a man, but it may be fairly said of Mac that he is the type who will make good. If the breaks are not forthcoming, he will make his own. More power to him. Baseball, 1. Cambridge B. C. Club, 3, i. Sodality, 3, 4. FREDERICK VINCENT McMENIMEN medias res ' - Horace. BATTERIES— for today ' s game! For Boston College— McMenimen, catching. For tour wonderful years has the announcer been announcing this announcement at every B. C.-H. C. conflict. In Freshman, Bo came to the Heights as an all-scholastic athlete and he has far exceeded our fondest hopes. For four years his name has emblazoned the roster of our athletic teams, football, basketball, and baseball, but it was in the latter sport that he took his place amongst our immortals. An uncanny ability to size up the opposition, his rifle-shot arm, and a potent bludgeon have easily made him an outstanding star in the collegiate firmament. Even today through the crisp Spring air we hear a, How to go out there. Lefty, boy! We can still look back, reminisce on his fiery aggressiveness and vigor, which conjoined with singular virtues of leadership and popularity brought for him the captaincy of the nine and a universal privilege to call him, Bo . There is another side to this character. In him we recognized e.xecutive ability, class spirit and we made him Chairman of our Junior Prom. The fact that it was the greatest ever attests to his endeavors. Scholastically Bo was immune from the pitfalls of Avernus, for his was always a good standard despite participation in a host of activities. It has been a pleasure to know him and to watch him. So do we say au revoir and silently hope at some future date we may be stitting in the grandstand and hear the old familiar cry, Batteries— for today ' s game! For Boston — McMenimen, catching. Baseball, 1, %, 3, i. Football, 1, 2, 3, i- Basketball, 1. Sodality, 1, S, 3, i. Junior Week. History Academy, 1. PAUL ARTHUR McSWINEY His mind his Innqdom, and his wiU his laio. — Cowper. PAUL is our own local naturalist, a hardy youth who delights in wresting a precarious living from Dame Nature, accompanied only by Ring Ting Ting, the wonder dog. ' Oom Paul is a local boy, folks, and in the early stages of his chequered career he was a rather precocious youth, an infant prodigy, as it were, while at the High School. It was there that he insisted on leading the class and receiving many medals for his acumen, accuracy, presentation and appear- ance. But Paul arrived a the conclusion that excessive mental activity of this sort would result disastrously, at least we so gather from the monosyllables and gutteral sounds he uttered when we asked for a short history of his career. Only one activity would he admit while in college and only by dint of long untiring efforts did we persuade him to vocalize Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. Long association with Herb Ott may or may not be the cause of the sudden change in Paul for the better, when he started his college life, but at any rate he became a real intra vert answering only enough to get by with eighties and nineties. Paul has two weaknesses, the first is that he intensely dis- likes having his picture taken (ever since reading Schopenhauer on human vanity) but after we had inveigled him into having the operation performed, the vice was uprooted. Secondly he abhors Gillettes, Ever-Readies and the like, scorns social custom, and thereby hopes to gain for himself distinction equal to that of another McSwiney; this insidious malady persists. Yet after all is said and done, murder will out, we must admit it: that Paul ' s future seems to those who know him best (and consequently like him most)to be second to none. A great lad, he is bound to be a great man. With a mind keenly penetrating, with ability equal to that of anyone in the class, with the courage of his convictions we ' d rather say that here ' s a lad who will make good. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. 194 ROY CHARLES MacDONALD Well versed in the language of chivalry. — Miles. FORTUNATELY for the class, for the college, and for the world at large, there is always a certain group of men who are willing to make any sort of sacrifice, in the performance of what they deem their duty. Their endeavors are not confined to any one field of activity, they are om- nipresent. Little did we suspect when we knew Roy a few years ago that he was to become a vital, a potent and a deciding factor in the founding of a Society. In the reputation that he has gained as President of the Spanish Academy because of the work which he has done for its advancement, Roy is in one sense a debtor; but that institution which he has headed for a whole year now, is no less indebted to Roy because his administration has resulted in a present flourishing condition and new acquaintanceships for the tongue of Cervantes and Ibanez. It is undoubtedly the manifold duties and seering cares of this office that have been conducive in separating Roy from his tonsorial equipment. Roy ' s activities for the year read like an arithmetic progression. In the Glee Club he har- monized; in the Fulton, by way of contrast he sat awe stricken, perhaps overwhelmed; as a mem- ber of the Heights, he has succeeded for a while, at least, in withholding the day of dotage, which has been predicted now for the last seven years; in the Sociological Club he was a charter member and took active interest in Labor, Capitalism, Prohibition, and Presidential Prophesies; a Thespian in parish dramatic productions. Quite a youth we ' d say. Roy intends to carry the higher learn- ing to the fertile fields of Porto Rico. Success must follow this lad as surely as day follows night. Spanish Academy, 2, 3, President, If. Heights, 3. Track, 2. Glee Club, 2, 3, i. Fulton, 3, If. Students ' Activities Council, i-. Sociological Club ' , i. 195 EDWARD JOSEPH MacISAAC Whatever sceptic could inquire for. For every ichy he had a wkerefor. — Butler. BEHOLD him: true philosopher, unruffled of spirit, calm, cool and collected in the heat of con- troversy! Neither earthquake, Psychology exam, or the call of the god with a little bow and arrow, could shatter this worthy ' s piece of mind, his utter serenity in the face of a crisis. All this we affirm to spite a shade of hair which euphemistically and from a bottomless well of human charity, may be called auburn. No indication of the choleric in the temperament of this titian- tinted son of Boston. Together with the old reliable Alec Ross, Ed was co-found er of that mcst illustrious of institu- tions, the Scotch Academy of Boston College, the only organization of its kind which existed with- out the payment of dues. These two intellectuals banded together pledging themselves to perse- vere in the popular rising of heather mixtures and plaid neckties among college men and to refute by the spotless integrity of their daily life all calumnies directed against the native land. Arising from an embarrassingly inquisitive mind was a propensity for deeply thought-out questions during the heat of lectures which always served to brighten the weary hours of mass instruction. In the Fulton, rare was the occasion when Ed ascended the rostrum but when he spoke the logic of his arguments could not be denied. With the invaluable experience and the enviable poise he has acquired throughout these years his career in the world of business should be a continued series of successes. Our only regret is that we have not had Ed ' s company throughout these four years but without a doubt half a loaf is better than none. May you go over the top, Mac, with the same smoothness, affability and cheerness that has characterized your stay with us! Sodality, 1, 2, 3, h- Spatiish Academy, 1, 2. Fulton, 3, k- m ' ' fU iM CHARLES ANTHONY MAKER ' Soft as some song dimne thy story flows. — Horace. IF the loud laugh bespeaks the vacant mind, Charlie went a long way in revealing the vacuity of his classmates. Whenever we recall the social groups which gathered in the lunchroom, the corridor, or the campus, we shall always associate those happy moments with Charlie ' s mirthful greeting, I say, boys, have you heard this one? And yet one who would find in him only the encyclopedia of humorous stories or laugh pro- voking quips would do him a great injustice. Due to a naive modesty Charlie concealed a his- trionic and forensic ability which he intends to use later in his career, and of whose fruits we mo- mentarily tasted in the Senior Oratoricals, when Charlie ' s eloquence properly blended with a ju- dicious concoction of humour and delicate satire left a hall-full of guests spellbound and awoke us to the realization that full many a flower was born to blush unseen and waste its sweetness on the desert air. By combining the social virtues with the academic he became an accomplished Terpischorean and was quite as popular at the college dansants as he was in demand for solo contribu- tions of his art at the B. C. smokers and banquets. It would be only a prosaic truism to tell the world that Charlie was extraordinary in booklore and in his studies; we expected these things of him from the day of his entrance when he smiling walked into Fr. Murphy ' s classroom secure in the fact that he was a scholarship man. Although it is unfair to prophesy any future less than an executive position for one of his abilities, we cannot down an expectation, nay a hope, that Charlie at some time or other will be the Coryphee of a famous musical review. Sodality, 1, 3. Brosnahan. Baseball, 1. Fulton, 3. Dramatic Club, 1, 2. Newton B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, President, 4. Oratorical Contest, 4. History Academy, 1. Marquette. 197 DENNIS FRANCIS MANNING 7 stood on the bridge at midnight As the clocks were striking the hovr. ' — Lo7igfellow. KINDLY step this way, young lady, and meet Dinny Manning, oft-times known as ' Here ' , or ' Miah ' . Now that you ' ve been introduced you must know that Dinny is just as much our Man-about-CoUege as in Charlestown, they tell us, he is the Man-about-Town. Such popularity is deserved, especially when applied to Dinny, the inimitable; Dinny, the enviable; Dinny. the conquerable. What college function would be complete without our own Miah, the social lion of ' 28? Wherever dance, concert, game, or contest be, Miah was present as usual with at least two fortunate members of the opposite sex draped by his manly side. Yes, heaven ' s gift to the ballroom; and as one tittering debutante quoted with a far away look in her eyes, Only heaven is given away. Yet he did not devote himself entirely to the social whirl for he has made an indelible impres- sion in the field of literature and science. Physics and Chemistry were his specials, and long after the other men had gone about their daily pleasures, Dinny was to be seen searching into the mys- teries of the scientific field. Well do we remember back in Frosh A, the day Mr. Manning took the chair in Latin to render his memorable dissertation on that masterpiece of Horace, 0, Fons Bandusiae . For weeks the learned Manning had been in preparation and it was indeed a pleasure to hear the translation, meter, and erudition. A radiant personality, a keen mind will soon place our Miah on the pinnacle of the business world. If we have any say in the matter, Dinny, then fortune is yours for the asking, for you will always be to us — the treasure of them all! Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. History Academy, 2. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 3, 3, i 198 JOHN JAMES MANTLE Happy am I; from care I ' m free. — La Bayadere. THERE is an inadequacy of mere language to depict his personality, or convey to you our im- pression of him. Johnny came joyfully into our midst one fair Fall day from Boston Latin, determined to carry on the record so handsomely illuminated by a previous Mantle. With a rare rep as a pitcher — you know he had performed the singular defeating of holding at bay the cham- pionship St. John ' s team — he came to us, and well has he borne it whether directing the moiety of a doughnut with uncanny aim at Charlie Maher ' s proboscus, or performing a la Walter Johnson on the mound, in Senior work. But it was when he first enrolled under the banners of Freshman and Sophomore A , suffi- cient claim to Fame for anyone, that we were first favored with that merry contagious laughter which carried everything before it like an Autumn gale. This was the happy beginning of many a famous or infamous session when there was unfolded everything from an individual romance to a general uproar. An Angel of laughter. Apostle of mirth; though, there were other appelations which we shall omit because of the fear that the Folks at Home would find them fishy. Who was the professor who could withstand that cherubic, jovial open countenance? Frankly we never met him. The gentleman from Waltham might go, the gentleman from Cambridge, always referred to by the faculty as ' that certain city across the Charles ' might come, but John Mantle was ever the white-haired boy, the prodigal son returned, the favorite of the Sultan. Most loyal of royal rooters, happiest among the blissful, worshipped among the popular, John, my boy, go to it! Baseball, 1, 2, 3, A. Glee Club, 1, 2, If. Junior Shoic. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. 199 ANTHONY SAMUEL MARTIN Sweet are the tises of adeersity. — As You Like It. RAREST virtue in that rarest of mortals: the ability to smile in the face of adversity. From regions made famous by Roger Williams came Tiny Martin hailed as a future gridiron great by reason of an exceptional prep school record made at Providence Tech. AVith a bang did Mr. Martin start and by mid-season we found him as first reserve varsity guard, but there the box of Pandora must have been opened, for trouble after trouble after trouble followed, seriatim. Search your memories, enumerate all the injuries to which gridsters are subject, and credit Tiny with every one of them. That Tiny, Spartan-like, bore them with a smile, is typical of the man within. Fame came not to him from the world, but unbounded respect and admiration from his ow n classmates. Being a mere mortal Anthony had his failings; one being an overpowering and engulfing penchant for philosophical distinctions, and we call on the Reverends, Sullivan and Corrigan, to testify how he could distinguish, sub distinguish, and yet again subsume. A second failing, one more insidious — though who might withstand it. ' — was an inordinate affection for bridge parties in the vicinity of Oak Square. Yes, June, a sheepskin, and a one way ticket to Providence will mean that more than one quartette will miss the old familiar, one spade, two hearts, — and with the latter, a sigh. Possessed of pedagogical aspirations. Tiny has always absorbed everything brought to his attention, and many a time has it been remarked that his was a mind exceptionally clear and logical, that to a superlative degree was he endowed with that most uncommon of senses; common sense. Tiny, you know we wish you luck! Football, 1, ' 2, 3. Baseball, 1, S, 4. Sociological Discussion Club, k- 200 J. ' Ju . ' !S :i : ' A JOHN FRANCIS MARTIN With malice towards none, with charity towards all. . — Lincoln. IT is with the greatest pleasure that we present for your kind consideration, no less a personage than Terry, the smaller half of the Martin duet, Terry and Tiny. When we recall Frosh and all of its different aspects, we come to the conclusion that the pair might very well have been intro- duced as the mighty and the mite, with Terry as the mite, but the sudden change from the leather upholstered air of South Brockton to the salt sea breezes of Weymouth has worked wonders with Terry and he now has, as a result of this marvelous treatment, guaranteed to the fullest extent to do the business in four applications, put six inches of muscles on his chest, two on his forearm and five on his crustaceans. We don ' t know whether Joe Carty beguiled Terry into taking Earl Lied- erman ' s Course, or whether he has been leading the simple life, but as the French say, facts is facts. Often the time that we have stopped to meditate on the extent of the loss which might have been sustained had the call of the wild, wild waves prevailed and Terry elected to remain behind in Weymouth instead of favoring us with his sunny presence. Terry ' s the kind of a boy that every- body likes; he just hasn ' t got it in him to make enemies because first of all, he is always willing to think the best of a person, he is outstanding in his fairness, and he goes around in good company. Thanks Tiny. You don ' t have to write any obituary notices about Terry — about which you hoped he might have been. He always lived up to what was best. Sociological Club, 4. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4- History Academy, 2. 201 MARTIN WESLY MASON tender heart, a will inflexihle. —Lo One the disappearance THE beginning of the twentieth century marks two important events, of the one horse cars; the other the appearance of Bud Mason. There are some whose deeds have gone unsung in the clamor and haste that marks lite, but Hud was one of the more fortunate few whose qualities assured recognition. With a fine likeable cheerfulness that has persisted in spite of his share of ill-fortune, Bud has won an enviable place into the heart of this class. In the halcyon days of his academic career he was an all-scholastic football player, promising well to fill the gap of other days. But Bud suffered an injury that was to foreclose on the mortgage to fame that was his. Forced by the irony of fate to watch from the side lines the exploits of those for whom he might have been a leader, this Simon Stylites endured his cross with never a word of complaint. Between the Glee Club and the Chemistry Academy he was kept fairly busy but not busy enough to prevent his journeying to Brighton now and then. Indeed it has been said that Roscoe slept in Wollaston, enjoyed himself in Boston, and healed his tender heart in Brighton. After all this you may well surmise that to attempt to fix upon this able youth any kind of conventional description or appelation would be a futile waste of time, effort and valuable paper. SuflBce it to say that his was a true- blue personage, as we well saw if we were accompanying him on a Syracuse trip, tripping the scale like wood nymphs over the moss in a woodland dell, or heating a test tube with a silent prayer on our lips that the next moment would not see us in eternity. You ' ve been a great lad Bud. We are not going to predict success for you. It ' s not necessary. Football, 1, 2. Radio Club, 1, ' 2, Treasurer, 2. Scientific Academy, 3, President, 3 Glee Club, 2, 3, i. 202 ' % FRANCIS XAVIER MATCHETT ; Young fellows will be young fellows. — Bickerstaff. WE had always wondered in the High School whether Frank would ever be able to grow out of short pants, he was such a little lad, and though today we find people looking upon him as a mature college man, the change has been so imperceptible that we still look upon him with a fatherly tenderness and pride ourselves on his naive precociousness. For everybody likes this rosy-cheeked, smiling boy who always seemed somehow or other to be a little more natural and unsophisticated than the rest of us — and we did ourselves proud on his account. With somewhat of a shock did we come upon Frank busily cataloguing and assisting at the Boston Public Library, and later the fact was established that Frank was one of the bulwarks and pillars of Mr. Belden ' s force. His cooperation and kindly help to our boys was always evident, and his presence will be surely missed by the under classmen when Commencement finds Francis embarked in his career. But the real scene of his triumphs was the Senior lunch-room. We see him yet in soul-stirring debate with Tim Mannix, Charlie Maher, and Connie O ' Donnell discussing the real problems of life while the hoi polloi vulgarly engaged in missle-throwing. To say that he was ever victorious, is to say what is common knowledge; but if you have not known the timbre of the opposition he was opposed to, you cannot appreciate how glorious was the triumph. We do not know what you intend to do in life, Frank, but we are supremely certain of this: that the sme spirit, the same enthusiasm, the same zest that you have manifested here while one of us shall be characteristic of your achievements in the days that are to come. Sodality, 1, , 3. Glee Club, 1. Roxbury B. C. Club, 2, 3. Greek Academy, 3. Heights, 3. 03 EDWARD LOUIS MEADE Travel, in the younger set, is a part of edvcation. — Bacon. LET this brief account serve to further acquaint you with one of our best loved classmates, our own rollicking Red Meade. As a scion of the eminent city of Brockton he has secured the same degree of reputation among his friends and admirers as has his mother city in the indus- trial world. His modest but numberless virtues conjoined with a sanguine cheery disposition made Red the hail-fellow-well-met that he was with all the boys. Influenced bj ' these valuable traits, no doubt. Father Boehm installed Ed as presiding officer over his Philosophical Discussion Club and the reputation the young fellow has made in this particular circle has traveled far and wide. East and West, to make him a real figure in that body of men who court the favor of the Queen of Studies. It is really unfortunate that the exigencies of travel from the distant stretches of the Shoe City prevent Ed from taking a more active interest in the debating societies for his ready wit and stirring eloquence would have made him somewhat of a platform personality. This young man ' s ability was not purely academic for Ed, albeit belatedly, sought a position on Hugh Duffy ' s baseball nine and his humble efforts were rewarded by the praise from the Old Sage himself. In the hectic hockey game between Junior and Senior, the generous checks philanthropically handed out by Ed that evening were roundly applauded by a fair coterie, but hardly gratefully received by the younger group. Yes, Rodney, as he styles himself, in his more aristocratic moments, has been quite a youth and so it is with the deepest of sorrow that we have to say to him; Over the river, Ed, bring along the wife and kiddies when you drop in on us sometime to talk over the days at old B.C. Sociological Club, Jf. Baseball, 3, i. Sodality, 1, H, 3, k- 204 KENNETH VINCENT MINIHAN ; pecunia primum i -Hora oS IF editors are to edit, poets to rhapsodize, and essayists to essay, then the wherewithal must be supplied on which to litterate. All of which brings us to the young gentleman above. In the case of the Stylus, the ratio essendi has been supplied by Minnie, not that he owns a paper mill, but he was instrumental in securing all the ingredients from the printer ' s ink up, by reason of his activity as Advertising Manager, and of this species he is a member par excellence. A go-getter in the last sense of the word. Impossible to phase, self-possessed, no business man was able to resist the logic of his arguments, nor the charm of his mannerisms, and the man who has yet been able to upset the well-known equilibrium in Minnie ' s case has not been found. It may be that his phenomenal success is indicative of a high degree of personality, elsewhere vul- garly termed it , or of the truism that business gentlemen prefer blondes. Be that as it may, and as that may be, Minnie has been right in the money when it comes to advertising. If he had a first name no one knew it. He was Minnie to us all; not Kenneth, nor even Ken, just plain, intimate, Minnie, with his distinguishing long stride and that funny manner of cocking his head to one side and looking at you through those 0. ford silver-rimmed glasses of his. How you ' ve changed from high school days, Minnie. We hope you will change no more and ever be the same easy-going comrade of old. Kenneth Vincent Minlhan — quite a youth we ' d say. Styhis, 1, 2, 3, Advertising Manager, Ij.. Heights, 2. B. C. Club of Cambridge, 1, 2, 3, It- Junior Week Pictorial, Advertising Manager. 205 ■ r v EDWARD LAWRENCE MONAHAN From a little spark may burst a mighty flame. — Dante. THOUGH investigation has failed to disclose the existence of a military organization in West Chelmsford, nevertheless this flourishing hamlet is able to boast of its Little Major . And thereby hangs a tale. But if you want to get the real story on this redoubtable hero seek no further into the recesses of this printer ' s ink, but visit the village store, upstate, take a seat near the stove and. hear the natives, amidst carefully aimed knd delicately timed tobacco expectorations, extol young Ned Monahan who goes to Boston College. After his novitiate at Chelmsford High, Ned marched into Freshman where it was necessary to raise his chair that he might be visible to the professorial eye. What Ned may have lacked in pounds or in height he more than made up in intellectual achievement that soon marked him as one of the class savants. In Chemistry, the bugaboo of so many of us he took an especial delight, and during Senior year he made many warm and fast friends among whom may be mentioned Fichte, Rosmini and the Positivists, John Stuart Mills, John Henry Morris, and Boyd-Barrett, Kant, Connelly and the Rationalists. The exigencies of daily commuting prevented Ned from assuming a superlative standing in the activities beyond the pale of the curriculum. Athletics is his favorite topic. He is an ardent booster for a greater B. C. and when class spirit is to be distilled his work is that of a finished diplomat. When June comes along with a degree, Ned will be free from the question of joining the great army of the unemployed, but will proceed to honor and astound the faculty of Harvard Law by his enrollment and his profundities. Sodality, 1, 2, 3. Military Club, i. 206 J, FREDERICK ALFRED MONCEWICZ ' ; Lei him who has u ' on_it bear the palm. — Nelso7i. WHOEVER has declared that we can truly judge men by the company they keep, has at the same time secured for this class its reputation of excellence, for one and all sought for and esteemed Freddie ' s company. At times we have occasion to answer the belligerent contention that college sports are over emphasized and then we call upon Freddie as our argumentem ad hominem . He always managed to give studies and athletics an even break and invariably emerged triumphant in each. There are times when one gets weary of characterizing a man with the trite expression student athlete but without being in the least syrupy we may declare that Fred is nothing else but. Banny — it seems he got the name from his capable management of a ball team at the Cape during summer time — was a brilliant star amongst the galaxy of performers which these years have borne. The girdiron, the hoop-game, the diamond, all numbered him amongst their devotees, but it was when spearing the pellet, whipping it over to first, or doing a Frank Merriwell with a double that bounded off the score boards in Fenway Park to win our first Cross game, that he really made his name. It was Freshman. Coach Slattery, desperate for a shortstop. Along comes Brockton Freddy to show the world he was the man among men for the position. Four years later. He has played his last ball game, doffed his spangles, his position is once more open for competition, but the way in which he carried on has been a credit to him. Scholastically, Freddie yielded to none. Modest, reserved, sacrificing, conscientious, and amiable — it will be a long time before his place can be filled. We know that however tortuous the road, however long the journey, Freddie must eventually come to the sign post, reading — Success. Football, 1, 2, 3, 4. Baseball, 1, 3, 3, 4. Basketball, 1. 207 v.. m ' A FRA.NCIS P TRK K MOR N Gentlemen stand barl a fnaf wan pa sc9 — Browning . THERE is a certain satisfaction in seeing a man successful in his class duties as Frank is; the satisfaction is greater when we realize that he is one of those who do not confine their philoso- phy to class — who, even forgetting syllogisms remember that a philosopher can be a wit as well, for Frank has been blessed with a nimble wit that sees a bit more of the human element in what others say and do. Many a dull quarter of an hour has he whiled away with his keen observation of men and manners. His whimsical eye sees life with a large L . The pictures he draws have the twinkle and spark of the unusual. He is never flat or stale — always profitable. He can piggle distinctions with you if you wish — he can go into the Chemical Laboratory and tell you of his dis- coveries of the new element Pandemonium (symbol DT) ; or he will take you on a tour of inspection and lecture you on the gargoyles or those queer, bow-legged creatures perched in the niches above our Gothic doorway. A description of Frank would have to touch upon a thousand similar intangible things — just those qualities that have made his presence welcome and his bans mots a delight. Not the least of these is his modesty. Few beyond his immediate circles of friends know his exceptional knack of composition and his delicate gift for writing poetry. He will not be able to conceal these other qualities much longer. The real litterateur of the class, skilled in both the classical and the ridicu- lous, we prophesy that Frank will some day head either the North American Review or Leslie Judge. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4- Stylus, 1, 2, 4. Marquette, 2. History Academy, 2. Sub Turri. 208 liiSl if ' Sis ' , % EDMUND ERNEST MORANTE i 7 am not of that feather to shake off My friend tvhen he must need me. — Timon of Athens. ED MORANTE has a penchant for good books and discussion. It was Francis Bacon who said : Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. That is the reason for Ed ' s trinity of qualifications, well informed, ready and exact. Old books, new books, classical books, books not so classical, as long as they were books, they had an appeal for Ed which could not be denied. Yet he went further in applying these to those discussions which arose from time to time, and when an answer was needed at once there would be one forthcoming, pro- found with the weight of learning and trenchant with wit. During his summer vacation, Ed refuses to stand around and allow his talents to go wasted, and so he devotes his fluency and logical nature to the task of selling magazines throughout New England, all sorts of magazines from the Ladies ' Home Journal to Captain Billy ' s Whizbang. Hov many a poor nursery maid is trying to gather a few cents to pay on the next installment of the World ' s Greatest Periodical because of a moment of weakness under this spell-binder. .A few of the more pessimistic souls predicted that Ed would find the going rough, but he himself is rough and ready and kept the woodsmen in Maine working overtime trying to supply woodpulp for the overflow production being turned out weekly in magazine houses all over the world. Ed intends to do his future pleading before the Bar of Justice and if the judge is as favorable to Ed ' s cause as many New England housewives have been, there will be no kick coming. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. History Academy, 1. 209 JOHN J MES MORIARTY Man IS a social animal. — Seneca. IF you need reference to the school calendar, see Moriarty. If j ' ou are caught in the toils and want to know the ropes, ask Moriarty, and if you ' d like to know when you ' ll get your ring, see a fortune-teller. There have been times when even the powers that be have sought his aid, and not found him wanting. He is the original Man-of-the-Campus, which by no means signifies a limitation of locus; for John is always welcomed with open arms, be it at Simmons, Wellesley or Mt. Ida, and it is said that when he goes home to his native Holyoke on vacation, whole classes at Smith and Mt. Holyoke find excuses to linger over. Creatures of discerning taste. As a student, John has a native aptitude for getting at essentials, while he discards the super- fluous. This has given him a keen understanding of routine matter, along with a wealth of eco- nomic lore, gleaned from well-thumbed volumes during spare hours. Thus we see that there is somewhere a firm that will not carp and worry over wasting time on their new man; for John, to our mind, is just that right mixture of congeniality, confidence, and competence which any business man might desire to shoulder the burden of responsibilities. It was not until Junior that he came here from the Cross, and as a consequence our college days are only half as pleasant as they might have been. John with Al Ross formed an extraordi- nary pair whose exploits were worthy of some ancient bard, that they might be chronicled in song and passed down to future B. C. ites. With a passion for hard work, and a keen enjoyment in pleasure times, his sojourn has been impressive. This lad has great promise, we ' d say. Sociological Academy, If. League of the Sacred Heart, 3, i. 210 JOHN GIRARD MORRILL Words of truth and soberness. — Acts. AFTER following John Morrill about for twenty-four hours, should you be any sort of a sage, you would give yourself over for many months to consideration on the reflexes, psychological disposition, general tendencies and modest complexities, of our present glorious, younger genera- tion. Because John Morrill whether doing the expected or the unexpected, is always likable. Quite in contrast to the temperament you might expect of the ordinary debater, John is about the most even-tempered, agreeable fellow we ' ve met at the Heights. He doesn ' t bother to say anything unless it is a good word for somebody that consequently finds a warm welcome in any part of the institution. Perhaps his outstanding characteristic is his aptitude for humor and the enjoyment of others. This easy-to-look-at young man is night and day on the lookout for the bright and snappy and long before you have reached the point of the story, John may be seen with that impish grin of his in pleasant anticipation of what is coming. John is not the final word in gathering medallions or premia, but when it comes to clear straight thinking or native shrewdness, so it is our humble opinion, he yields to no one. Starting in Freshman by joining the Brosnahan Debating Society, he has climbed up, up, up in the ladder of debating excellence, until today he will ascend the rostrum, ready to defend the frothy or the deep against all comers. Without being a grind, he has been a student; without being a course enthusiast, he has lent a dignified presence to all of our academies. It is this diligence which John has continually exercised which enabled him to get the results, and we look forward to great doings from this likable oil man from Everett. Bro.inahan. Marquette. Fulton, If. Spanish Academy, 3, 3. Greek Academy, 2. Everett B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, President, Jf. 211 WDREW JOSEPH MORRIS Nothing great loas ever achieved without enthusiasm. — Emerson. THE pride of North Andover was no novice even on matriculation, for St. John ' s had sent to us a three letter athlete uniquely versatile. Physicjue alone prevented Andy from joining the ranks of Heaphy, Darling and Urban, for willingness never was lacking. It was on the diamond alone where his ability was recognized, and to this day we recall him cavorting around the keystone and shortstop positions, continually chatting, legs uncharitably distant, vigour personified, a miniature of that famous old Dutchman, Honus Wagner. If pepper were the only prerequisite, there would not even be the shadow of a doubt as to just who was the real satellite in Duffy ' s aggregation. We don ' t recall a lad in the game more popular, captaining the Freshmen nine in twenty-four, later to be brought up to the Varsity before the season was closed. The soul of wit, the soul of honesty, Andy Morris was the greatest little utility outfielder of all time. However, his athletic ability was not confined to the National Pastime. Football, basketball, hockey and swimming he thrived on, quite as versatile in the field of sports as Leonardo da Vinci in the realm of art. Yet while we had expected to know Andy as an athlete, it surprised us to find our intimacy rather consisting in the joys of friendship. Many the argument of adamantine logic was aroused by . ndy ' s insistence that No. Andover is not a waystation but is on the main line. Haberdashery is the line whereby Andy picks up extra coin of the realm, and a certain ungodly taste for flaring ties and kerchiefs. What biography could do him justice. ' Merely remember Andy Morris and find the true worth in Life. Baseball, 1, 3, 3, i. Hoekey, 1. Sodality, 1, S, 3, i. ' isj? U dk t JOHN HENRY MORRIS TV Cogito, ergo sum. — Descartes. WHEN all is said and done, when Time begins to take its toll, when college days are growing dimmer and dimmer, there will still stand out in bold relief the memory of one character and his philosophy — John Henry Morris and the Morrisonian Psychology. Truly John is a per- sonality, and a distinctive personality. Here was no gullible mind, no one book philosopher, but a man of parts, extensively read and reading. From Freshman to senile Senior, there was always one willing to seek the truth, and who pored over the dusty tomes of Socrates, Suarez, and Schopen- hauer in the eternal chase. A keen mind, a flashing smile, the personification of earnestness, — we see him yet quoting Xietzche and Boyd-Barrett, as if they were playmates. Always a comment from classmates, varying with a varying opinion, Interesting, Ridiculous, Unusual , Heroic ; — but certain- ly a unanimous, Unique . John Henry seems by nature to be a champion of the despicable minority, and days at the Fulton were only brightened and enlivened by his colorul presence, as he rose either to launch into a violent tirade against the established order, or to praise in dulcet syn- chronization the merits of some also ran. In a class of average college men John was one of the few who could be truly described as a man who thought for himself; and the happy possession of a keen mind, an extraordinary memory, and an immutable conviction, served to make him the char- acter that he was. If there is any Justice in life, one of our class will be a real success. Whether you agreed with John or not, you must, of necessity, have joined us who have come to love him, in the chorus, Farewell, John, and good luck — You are a man. ... Sub Turri, Associate Editor, Heights, 1. Marquette. Fulton, 3, 4, Intercollegiate Debater. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, Promoter, 3, i. Band, 1, 2, 3, i. Dramatics, 2. History Academy, 2, 3. 213 ' l ARTHUR IRWIN MORRISEY Connected as it were by some relationship. — Cicero. WHENEVER you are at a loss to know whether or not it was Siwash or Burlap that won the annual tilt on the glorious field of lacrosse back in the golden days of ' 98, you need only seek out our own Arthur Irwin and you would have your wants supplied with an accurate and de- tailed account. For Arthur distinguished himself as a savant extraordinary, always Johnny-on- the-spot to dispense the age, color, complexion, peculiar vices and virtues of all subjects athletic. Perhaps it was this unusual propensity of his toward the field of Olympus, although he remained a non-participant, that characterized Arthur as such a consistent supporter of Boston activities. It was a pleasure indeed to see him moving through the great crowds that thronged the proms, or as he marched through that wondrous vale of Avalon, a tall distinguished figure with a carriage debonair befitting a prince. The same nonchalance characterized his attitude in class. We wondered how he could assume that air of sang-froid when the name of Mr. Morrisey was directed in conjunction with the electric chair. Arthur remained seated with air serene while Richard bared his head to the sacrifice. What perfect composure! we were prompted to exclaim, and thereupon followed a series of in- vestigations, the like of which the world has never seen and which enables us at this time to make our startling disclosures to the world. As a near relative of our beloved J. I. J. C. S. J., Arthur ' s position at Boston College was somewhat similar to that entertained by the Prince of Wales at Oxford. Both were immune to the bacteria of disaster. We know Arthur that you will carry on in the realm of contracts, torts and sales — even as with us. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Scientific Academy, 2. Neivion B. C. Club, 3, 4. m tm RICHARD JOSEPH MORRISSEY There is likewise a reward for faithful service. — Horace. IN large bodies of men it is the privilege of but a few to scintillate with the brilliancy of leadership, for the vast majority of any group whether by necessity or choice seek a place in the shade. Yet here and there like stars in the drabness of night there shine forth a few, some for their versa- tility, some for their personality, some for their idealism. Among this latter number was Dick Morrissey. Since his departure from St. Mary ' s Preparatory in the fastnesses of Pennsylvania, had he given us no other impression, Dick would undoubtedly have marked himself as a man of high ideals, be it in the classroom, the ball field, or the library. When queried as to what fields he is about to select Dick replies, Business, and we see only fair fortune for him in a career where qualities such as he possesses are essential. Aside from his interests in the Roxbury B. C. Club where he has held the highest possible offices for the last few years, Dick is keenly engrossed in baseball and every Spring reports with a snappy step and a heart full of affection for the old college game. Real varsity timber, he, and not only could he spear them with the best, but his work at the plate always made him a dangerous man to the opposition. Constancy! O, Constancy! Thy name is Dick Morrissey. More than one of Duff ' s aggregation who possessed more natural ability than Dick would have done well to emulate just a mite the continued trials of the man who used to sport the blue, blazing Buick with the awful Klaxon. Vale, Dick, yours is the happy distinction of departing from a group of loyal and admirers numerically identical with the Class of ' 28. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, Jf. Roxbury B. C. Club, 1, 2, Vice-President, 3, President, i. Baseball, 1, 2, 3, k- 215 WILLIAM GABRIEL MULLEN Wearing all that tceight of learning lightly. — Tennyson. HERE ' S an introduction to one who needs no introduction. The man to whom are brought all the little difficulties which cause anxiety to the entertainers of Smart Set, in himself the perfect host, the epitome of Emily Post ' s dicta, the ringleader of Allston society. Yes, Chauncey is a real character, exemplary of real college life, one who could study with the most studious and who at the same time could attend to a side of college life which comprises perhaps the greatest value of college days, the forming of friendships, and its ensuing social aspects. Indeed one of the most captivating bits of diversion to be imagined was enacted a few months back, with Mr. Mullen himself presenting a droll imitation of a family reunion with Mr. L. Doyle. He is a man of many names, to one of which he bears a strange and unbounded antipathy. But we know you don ' t like the sound of Moon , Chauncey, and so we won ' t breathe a word about it. . nd well may it be asserted that our hero has been a man of many words, for during the last few days of December it has been his wont to roam in philosophical calm among the giants of the forest. Truth was not his guerdon, though it is a beautiful recompense. Chauncey ' s reward was a far more practical one. For be it known that Chauncey ' s forte was Business. Without a peer in business acumen this prince of good fellows must seize Opportunity by the forelock and establish his fortune, just as surely as the night follows the day. The bells of University Heights will toll mournfully as Chaunce Mullen passes out, but a new set of Chimes may be endowed by our Achilles in years to come after one of his celebrated coups on Wall Street. Brosnuhan. Marquette. Football, S, 3. Track, ' 3, 3. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, If. 216 GERARD FRANCIS MULLIGAN ' He stands in the shadow of a ighiy name. — Lucan. LINDBERGH and Chamberlain belong to the world, but Jerry Mulligan belongs to Boston College — and we have no cause for envy. Jerry spends his spare time in the heights ' , but the greater portion of his activities are centered about the airport where he has found the same suc- cess in learning the intricacies of Wright Whirlwinds as most of us have while delving through the ins and outs of Hypothetical Dualism. In the words of a certain reverend philosopher, Jerry is a high flyer who confines most but not all of his talent to aviation. Anent the prosaic adage of versatility, our sorrel thatched friend once essayed the roll of athlete, but somehow or other most of the time was given to applying resin with a skill that bespake long practice. The ranks of the Thespians called. Now Jerry had a deep-seated conviction that Shylock should be blessed with a brogue, all of which was very well from the point of view of the Shamrock but not the Shakespearean Shylock. However in one field of excellence our subject yields to none, as a raconteur, as a conversationalist with a charm and fluency which enthralls all that are fortu- nate enough to come in contact with these singular blessings. Our college days have been pleasant, and we are grateful for them, and more particularly to one who has been especially eflncacious in causing these joy-days. For this we shall ever be debtors to dear old Jerry Mulligan. May we look into the crystal ball? For a long time now Lindbergh has monopolized public attention, but inevitably there will be one to take his place. Why may it not be that best of friends, that most interesting of personalities, Student Pilot, Gerard F. Mulligan — U. S. A. Baseball, 1. Football, 1, 2. Track, 3. Dramatics, 2, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3. Father ' s Day Committee, Chairman 217 y;= « V, jC CHARLES BENEDICT MURPHY ' Worth, courage, honor, these indeed Your sustenance and birthright are. — Stedman. THERE is at least one in our midst who whether by nature or choice has chosen the via media, that happy course pursued by those who are not boisterous and yet are certainly not self- effacing. We call him Charlie, but you know his type without our going into details, for everyone notices that individual who happens to be endowed by Fortune with a rare and pleasing admixture of joviality and quietness. There is sometliing of the Stoic in Charlie, unaffected by madly rushing passions, indifferent to frivolities, possessed of all the courage and determination that accompanies deep convictions, and yet again, you see you can ' t exactly catalogue this character, for never did an Epicurean laugh more heartily than did Murph when Charlie Maher had just finished one of his time-consuming, heart breaking, rusty anecdotes. Primarily he was a student, and perhaps it would be no hyperbole to say that he was a scholar, but never did he abuse his faculty by degenerating to a book-worm. For several years the cinders on Alumni Field claimed him and if you dallied around late enough in the afternoon, you might see Charlie blazing out his daily four laps, or flashing down the lanes in a fast ' 20. Baseball, hockey, and football came in for their share of activity, and while Charlie was never seen bearing home the olive leaf in triumph, had his versatility in the four branches been compounded into one, we should doubtless be eulogizing the name of our latest football, track or baseball phenom. Charlie ran true to form socially as well, and as an active member of the Newton B. C. Club, everything was in order from a dance at Nuttings to bridge at the Newtons. Always the essence of companionability much of the pleasure that came from the days at the Heights can be traced to a real pal, Charlie Murphy. Track, 2, 3, If. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, Promoter, 1, 2, 3. Newton B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, Vice-President, 4- 2U ! l- CORNELIUS MENCKEN MURPHY. As you may have surmised the middle name was not handed to this helpless babe at Baptism but rather was it the gift of his classmates in confirmation of Connie ' s philosophic tendencies. While not possessing the national reputation of that celebrated individual, and while his literary attempts have been confined to the rather narrower sphere of the classroom compendia, Connie yields to no one, not even his exemplar, in enthusi- asm, originality and promise. Rumor hath it that more than once has Con entertained the excru- ciating idea of inaugurating a new system of philosophy, embracing what or advocating what we know not, but it was assured that this system would be noted for its novel propositions and the upheaval of age worn tradition. The germ of thought, however, never received the proper nutri- tion and the World is the loser. It cannot be said that Connie was just another one of the Murphys; he was, is, and always shall be Connie Murphy — no other. In the first place his individuality is assured in that he acknowledged as near relative no less a personage than our old professor, an outstanding individual if ever there was one. Secondly, there was Connie ' s smile. As he languidly lolled in his chair you could see his smile lingering in the twilight zone of the sardonic and the optimistic. The only Schopenhauerian who supplanted the master ' s misanthrope doctrine by broad sympathy; the only Nietzschean who did not think himself the Superman. Connie, we wish you had published your philosophy. I think it would have been a transcription of the Golden Rule. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, 3. History Academy, 1. 219 ®i I J 1 jV ■-T-M: EDWARD LEO MURPHY Veni, Vidi. Vici. — Caesar. IF you owned a snapp.y Chrysler Roadster, had the grace of a Maurice on the baUroom floor, a knowledge of style which would leave Paul Poiret a prey to the green-eyed goddess, why you ' d be something of a personage, don ' t you think? Whenever there was a committee formed to stage a little celebration, or when the Newton B. C. Club was engineering one of their annual orgies, Eddie was always on the deck ready to put the thing across. And yet, most glorious of contradic- tions, Eddie was a real philosopher, a philosopher of human nature which served him in good stead on many an occasion that he recounts. Then again, we recall with what readiness he mastered the sometimes dubious, always difficult, thesis on conjugal society. Perhaps, however, this is due quite as much to his empirical observation as to his faculty of ratiocination. Eddie ' s affaires de coeur during this short period of adolescence are history: they belong neither to the class, the college nor Eddie; they belong to the world. Half the beauties that came from the football, base- ball, or hockey game were there either because of Ed, or with him. Sweet are the uses of adversity! Had Ed not had the misfortune of a serious sickness, we would not have had the fortune of his company. And to think that now you can no more conjure up a picture of 1928 without Ed, than you could of Ross without his modest blush! Handsome in manner, handsome in act, as gentlemanly as he was proficient in his studies, a good mixer, the last work in raconteurs — no wonder, we shall never forget Eddie Murphy. History Academy, 1. Newton B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, Secretary, 4. Sodality, 1, 3. 220 t ' f tet; fi FRINCIS L WREACE MURPHY ' 7 uouhl rather hi rtglit than he Piesidcnt -Clay. IX a class endowed so prolifically with talented and famous Murphys, none shone more brightly than did our own Francis L. — the Celtic contribution to the Nordics. As fellow-musician, we were forced to admire his orchestral art, as brother Fultonian his forensic fervor, as connoisseur on manly virtues his Appolonian exterior, as critic of the first water his attitude with regard to the more interesting half of life. In him Mr. Ecker found a persevering and talented worker; Mr. McGuinn, a conscientious and untiring lecturer; and we, a friend tried and true. With an ambition to be a legal light always uppermost, Frank ' s every effort has been devoted to the attainment of this ideal. Whether Boston U., Harvard, or Northeastern will do the honors we know not; but we do know that they will receive fertile soil. What a strangely delightful contradiction was Frank. In the beauteous colored raiment of the Chesterfield, there would he stand, stoutly defending the principles of the Schoolmen against all heretical ' onslaughts; Adonis in person divulging the technical rant of the philosophers; Beau Bruramel dissertating on Hylo-Morphism and Hypothetical Dualism, at once the acme of gentle- manly charm and refinement as well as the cudgel of orthodoxy annihilating with one fell swoop the invincible errors of Kant and Darwin. Yet we value him not so much for his controversial skill as for his ideals, his loyalty to college and to class. Where there is such a preponderance of similar cognomens, he is twice worthy who secures for himself recognition and appreciation. Surely do we recognize the modicum of honors which came to him; just as surely do we appreciate his manliness. Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, i. Orchestra, 2, 3, k- Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Fulton, 3, i. I m- Sr« ' «  - ' FRANCIS ASSISSIUM MURPHY Prend moi tel que je suis. — Loftus. THE scene is the Heights ' office. A large group of students are gathered in a knot: cub re- porters of the Weekly are seeking instructions from their Managing Editor; French Aca- demicians would confer with their Honorary President; Fultonians humbly request an excuse by their Secretary; members of the Students ' Council have business with their Treasurer. Hercu- lean tasks for a duet of tireless workers to accomplish and yet this is an intimate picture of Frank Murphy doing his daily dozen, directing, instructing, conferring, and smiling — tovjours un sourirel With a reputation gleaned as a student at Boston Latin safely tucked away, Frank became en- gaged in everything the college had to offer from the very first day of his arrival. With a love for the Language Universal, he joined the French Academy at its inception and with his industry and earnestness he became a real live wire; in fact, an intercollegiate debater with a Purple feather in his chapeau. Present members of Father de Mangeleeres brain-child have selected him as their Honorary President while his active work was continued as zealously as formerly by his work on the Literary Committee. The Heights, too, has been a touchstone whereby we can mark the merit of this tireless young worker, and a steady rise in the grade of honor was culminated with an ap- pointment as Managing Editor whi ch gave him an opportunity to express and to develop initiative and executive capacities. Such is the secret of Frank ' s faculty of making real friends — his loyalty and devotion to his cause. Heights, 2, Desk Editor, 3, Managing Editor, Jf. French Academy, 1, Secretary, 2, President, 3, Honorary President, I . Intercollegiate French Debater, 2, 3. Fulton, 3, Secretary, l .. History Academy, 1. Students ' Activities Council, 3, 4, Treasurer, i. Sodality, 2, 3, |. Discussion Club, 4 222 • ' Pt  • THOMAS ANTHONY MURPHY ' Tommy was a piper s son. He learned to play when he roas young. — Phillips. AND now we offer you for inspection the funniest, most obliging, red hottest, soul-stirring, mirth provoking, blues dispelling pianist that the College on the hill has ever seen. How many a happy idle hour have we whiled away listening to Tommy play! He could improvise at ease and had the gift of rolling off any tune, that would be called by a critical and enthusiastic audience. What a repertoire: classics, operas, musical comedies. Tommy had them all at his syncopating, fascinating finger tips and we had them ever in our ears in those happy-go-lucky days. Noon recesses the boys would surreptitiously sneak off to the auditorium and hold an impromptu concert or Glee Club with Murph presiding. What a familiar scene: Tommy at the Steinert, someone saying, — The horse race at Tia Juana, Tommy! For bs it known that he was a professional musician nightly in that Brockton theatre — and how he accom- panied those news-reels. Those indeed, were the golden days, Tom, and the delightful hours, when we got together, around the piano. How different was Tay Pay in the classroom. All seriousness, industrious to the Hth degree he was forever taking notes assiduously and giving the strictest of attention to the lecturer. What a friend to have; now jubilant, now doleful, always interesting. Truly shall we miss you and while we know you had your serious moments, yet the Tommy we ' ve known has generally been all laughter and music and so we hope that your future life will be one grand sweet song . Glee Club, 1, 3, 3, If. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. 223 ' ' l tr 1 ' A JOHN JOSEPH N GLE A finished gentleman from top to toe. — Byron. WE select John as this year ' s example of the typically average B. C. student — and by this we mean nothing but praise. Although he hails from that part of Boston noted for its fresh sea breezes, there is nothing fresh or breezy about John; in fact he is a quiet, unobtrusive sort of chap whose chief business, it appears, consists in the making of sincere friendships in his own quiet way. Johnny ' s career has been one common to the great. In the first place this fair-haired youth has his monicker — the histrionic title of Konrad . Without trying out for any particular sport, he, in common with most of us, gave his enthusiastic support, for none of the ecstasy, the thrill, the glory of it all was lost in this lad. He, too, has his favorite sport, handball, but since they have not as .yet placed this in the curriculum of the I. C. A. A. A. A., he was forced to rest content with the laurels earned as champion of ' L ' Street. Scholastically, — and though you might not think it from some tabloids, it is a vital part of certain colleges, — he has been no grind, but has managed to secure some fair degree of credit, and startling as it may seem, he has kept a spotless record — perhaps unlike most of us. Yes, we are sure he has a hobby, the C. M. T. C, which enderared him to the heart of the Little Major, Bobbie-R. Extra-curricular activities? Certainly — and fine work has he done in the French Academies and the Debating Societies, and what we would have done without this voluntary services, in the lecture dates, Heaven only knows. You know he claims that he is of a phlegmatic disposition, but to us who know him it falls in no single category, for we have seen him choleric, melancholy, nervous, phlegmatic and sanguine — all. As final proof, that John is as you and I, he hasn ' t the faintest idea of what he is going to do after Commencement. But we know what a position will be his from now on. Yes, there can be no doubt, John Nagle is the typical I, B. C. student — and so, the salt of the earth. French Academy, 1. Marquette, S. Fulton, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, If. 224 Wfi m JAMES HENRY NASH, JR. A. Studious of laborious ease. — Cowper. NOT just another Nash, but the Nash. Like young Lochinvar out of the West or Tennyson ' s brook, there winds his way to the Heights every matin time, this stalwart son of heath and heather, this man from the vacant spaces of Western Massachusetts. Others may be content to be mute inglorious Hampdens of their village but Jim could uphold the home town, a thesis in Psychology or other diversified and equally difficult themes with a breath taking nonchalance and discernment. It was a feast of wit and a flow of soul to gather around and revel in his argumenta- tion. Jim would hurl a veritable blast of invective and subtle distinctions at any adversary and when the battle would grow doubtful, a counter attack of insidious satire and pungent wit would carry the daj ' . From his association with the cosmopolitan, Jim has acquired something of a suave manner. It was Jim ' s wont to sally forth oft in the stilly night to make his rounds in the upper crust and empirically we have observed that not only did he know his way about but he knew his telephone numbers, addresses and Dromedaries. To prescind from these trivialities, the point at issue is: What vocation will this esteemed, admired, and universally liked young gentleman pursue. The fates ' homespun reveals that it will be the legal profession, wherein he cannot help but make his mark with the backing of a keen mind, a ready wit, and the moral courage of knowing that his classmates are rooting their best for — Jim Nash. Fulton, 3, i.. History Academy, 2. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. 35a« jjaBs; gaeE; 3iSS3 s 225 114 VICTOR JOSEPH NEWTON ' Here comes Monsieur le Beau With his moulh full of news. — As You Like It. ONE of the first things Vic did after paying his matriculation fee was to scout out the Heights office and announce his intention of writing for that paper. Having learned all there was to know about the news department he sought transfer to the editorial board and there found his forte. Editorials, pungent, pithy, witty and always timely flowered from his pen in a steady stream with the result that in his Sophomore year he was elected Chairman of the Editorial Board. Here he took to writing features as well as editorials, to serve the Stylus, as well, so that his versatility might not suffer. While all this was going on he found himself elected Grapheus of the Greek Academy and startled his friends by lecturing publicly on feminism in Greek literature. The culmination of his college career as a writer was his election to the position of Editor-in-Chief of the Heights, an ofliice which he has filled with the same zeal and capability that has characterized his other projects. As editor he has represented his paper at several Intercollegiate Newspaper conventions and has always come away from these with one or two sound ideas which he has immediately put into effect. Under bis guidance the college newspaper has prospered. A column, On This and That , in which he genially gives his views on current subjects has become a n eagerly read feature of the college weekly. All in all it may be said that it was a happy day for the Heights when Vic Newton was elected to the editorship of that estimable paper. Quite evidently Vic is to embark on a newspaper career once he leaves the towers on the Heights. Quite evidently, too, he will be successful in his chosen career, if past achievement is any criterion. Heights, Editorial Board, ' 2, Chairman of Editorial Board, 3, Editor-in-Chief , If. N. E. I. N. A., Vice-President, J .. Stylus, 1, 2. Fulton, 3, . Greek Academy, Grapheus Students ' Activities Council, 3, i. History Academy, 1. Sub Turri. 226 WILLIAM FRANCIS NOLAN Consistency is a virtue. — Proverbs. COLLEGIATE in his atmosphere, collegiate in discourse, collegiate in dress, collegiate in his whims, yes. Doc Nolan is collegiate. . n all ' round good fellow with an enviable personality and the man-about-town appearance; tall, swank, and nobby. Doc has been up in the know- throughout his collegiate reign. To mention tennis in the same breath that this name is mentioned is tautological — pardon me just a moment. Doctor, while I explain to the uninitiate that this connotes a needless repetition — to resume, for from the very day that he spotted the two handsomely preserved tennis courts lying between the Administration and Faculty Buildings, a keen determination gripped him to see to it that sometime he would lead Boston College ' s tennisons to battle. Tempus fugit, and Doc today is basking in the pleasant sunshine of the publicity which comes to him as Captain of a tennis team which has enjoyed a thoroughly successful season. Real credit is due him because it takes much sacrifice on the part of a pre-med student to give his time to the court game. Loyalty might be the Doc ' s middle name for surely there is no one whom we can recall who so conducted himself in the alleged B. C. manner, who may even compare with our own William Fran- cis. Be it a football, basketball or hockey game — a dance, a debate, or what have you, — every- where that B. C. went the Doc was sure to go. But his was different from the ordinary, vociferous, lip-service loyalty which we are so used to hear from members of the undergraduate body; Doc galvanized his love into action. No little credit for the wide success of the newly organized B. C. Club of West Roxbury is due to its recently elected Vice-President. In losing him we cannot help but envy those who will receive the merry happy presence of — the pal of our college days. Tennis, 1, 2, 3, Captain, Jf. Junior Week. Roxbury B. C. Club. History Academy, ' 2. Sociological Club, If EDWARD FRANCIS O ' BRIEN Any color, so long as it ' s red. Is the color that svits me best. —Field. BANG! barks the starter ' s gun. In a shower of cinders, a storm of splinters, the field is oft. Yes, and their fiery leader is none other than Red O ' Brien, Behemoth of the Boards and Colossus of the Cinders. Was it not back in the autumn of ' 2-1 when we would go down to .Vlumni field to look over the prospects and see a sorrel-topped youngster pushing his legs around the endless track that we stopped and reflected: a man must love his college, and love his college a great deal to sacrifice the pleasures of these beautiful afternoons in order to clip a few seconds from his running time. And did not our admiration increase when we chanced upon the same youngster scurrying through rain, hail, sleet, snow, hurricanes and tornadoes in his infinite battle with time? There must be a conclusion and it is that if fight, if grit, if courage, mean anything. Red will report a world of progress very soon after Commencement Day. But Edward received his just share of recognition even at home; it was not always a lonely jaunt before empty stands. Every important track meet in the East has seen him pushing out his Maroon colored B in the general direction of the well known worsted. The Penn relays know him as a member of those famous fighting relays that Boston College sends down every Spring. The N. E. A. A. U. meets have recognized him as a man of no little talent. Those duel affairs with Holy Cross more than once rewarded him with membership on their honor roll. Yet beyond and above all this, this class has known him as a persistent plugger in every line of endeavor, as a tireless determined worker for the cause of Alma Mater. And after all isn ' t that just about the highest compliment we can pay? Varsity Track, 2, 3, i. Cross Country Team, si. West Roxbury li. C. Club, I4.. Sodality, 1, ' 2, S, It. 228 THOMAS JOSEPH O ' BRIEN There ' s gold, in them tha ' r hills. —Obee. YALE may have its Charlesworth; Notre Dame can have its Smith, but we of Boston College and the class of ' 28 have our genial, our beloved, our own Tom O ' Brien. Whether as the peer- less leader of our football team, or the effervescent pepper box on Jack Slattery ' s baseball nine, Tom has set an example for all of us, as exemplifying the true Boston College loyalty, manliness and courage. What heart has not thrilled to see Tom on the gridiron, whispering encouragement to one, a word of congratulation or confidence to another, — and through it all — giving everything he had to render triumphant the Maroon and Gold he loves so nobly and so well. ' When we look back thru the years to that final, glorious Holy Cross victory, the spirit and courage of the son of the Pine Tree state will stand out — a source of happiness and inspiration to all of us. Yet Tom ' s work did not cease here, for he carried on just as sterlingly on the baseball field, by reason of a combined natural ability and untiring work. In the classroom, no less, Br ' er Rabbit endeared himself to us with his envied drawl and his dry humor; for when he spoke, neither a Sheridan nor a Peter Finley Dunne manifested a more pungent native wit. In that common Celtic attribute Tom is a than whom there is none than whomer, while for honest sincerity, who cannot recall with pleasure a Thank you very kindly, Paul. ' We understand that it is Tom ' s ambition to be a teacher-coach, and you may be assured, Tom, that whatever you do, or wherever you go, you will be followed by the sincere admiration and a wish for the best of luck from — your old classmates. Football, 1, 2, 3, h- Baseball, 1, 2, 3, 4. Sodality, 1, S, 3, 4. Leagtte of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, 4. 229 FREDERICK THEODORE O ' CONNELL Good nature and good sense must ever join. — Pope. IT is a story, sad but true, that we have to unfold at this time, mates. It concerns Freddie O ' Connell, the party of the first part of this biography. Fred was born at an early age arid though he did not eat his parents alive, he soon manifested by the volume of his infant voice that he was destined to be a top kick of the Army of the Republic. When this future Napoleon arrived at that point in his life when men realize that there is no law prohibiting washing behind the external parts of the auditory machinery, he enrolled himself as a member of the sons of rest who yearly raised the dust at Devens. Virtue has its own reward and this year Freddie expects nothing less than a commission in reserves, not to mention the usual crop of blisters. But Fred not content with soldiering all summer, added insult to injury by bring- ing his militaristic doctrine to the college. As a charter member of the M. C. he handles the funds of that organization, whenever there are any funds. Xow comes that part of the story which we have termed sad. Although a son of the people and a good democrat, this incipient Arnold has been accustomed to ally himself with Capitalism as represented by Socony, and Republicanism as represented by Oil. It has been a long grind, Fred, but to one who has been so fortunate in the pursuit of knowledge as well as in the pursuit of military fame and wdio in addition to that has manifested the ability to dabble with Plutocracy, there can be but one conclusion. Need we mention it. ' B. C. Military Club, 1, S, 3, If. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. 230 wTt: CORNELIUS GREGORY O ' DONNELL ' 0 fnend[ best of friends. — Longfellow. CAPTIVATING Connie, they call him way up north in the shoe machinery belt. We call him Corn — he has such lovely ears. Every summer you may see his mountainous bulk, blotting out the sun, the breeze and the sad sea waves on one of our so called, seashore playgrounds. When they tendered him the position he was dubbed with the intriguing title of lifeguard, although he never saved a life, but then, everybody knows that the duty of a lifeguard is to be ornamental, rather than useful, and Connie certainly lived up to the first prerequisite. As a member of the Cafeteria Cavaliers, and in company with Pyle Tuohy, Buskin Russo and great, big, indifferent Chick Kelly, he dictates the sartorial mold of this famous institution. One seldom expects to find hero worship on the part of a teacher for a student, of course you expect it from those Seniors who don ' t know Connie as intimately as we do — he ' s so impressive! But in Sophomore year, Mr. O ' Donnell received daily the admiring glances of the little Major and this hardy fellow was pointed out as an exemplar about which we should model our lives. Ye gods! Connie is distinguished for his social activities in Lowell; for his shrewd business head; for his unusual classroom ability; for the spotlessness of his integrity; but one of the greatest achieve- ments as culmination of his collegiate record was the putting into operation of the Commuter ' s Caravan, a monster green and orange bus, the colors being to placate both elements in the neighbor- hood. Connie O ' Donnell has always made his way in the world. He always will. So go to it, Con- nie, and make good that prophec.y of ours. League of the Sacred Heart, Promoter, 1, 3, 3, Jf. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. B. C. Club of Lowell, 1, 2, 3, i. 231 ALAN FRANCIS XAVIER OTARRELL Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more. — Much Ado About Nothing. DEAR Al: There seems to be a craze for open letters sweeping across the country and as you may have surmised from your infallible powers of ratiocination we have fallen victim to it. And your letter appears to be more personal than the efforts which usually appear on these pages for you encourage one to be personal. You didn ' t know that Al, did you? You ' re a likable chap all right, there ' s no question about that, even if you go around with Blowse Tierney, but you ' re too darn modest. When we see some of these talentless merchants monopolizing the spot- light we wonder why you didn ' t stand up and demand your place in the sun. For Al, although it isn ' t very modest of us to say it to your face, you ' re sort of there with the goods. Anybody who can punch the time-clock as long and laboriously, do less for good Uncle Sam than you did Al, would have to get up before the sun. And then you know, you ' ve really got the ability to talk with the best of them. We ' ve heard you before, elocuting in the Marquette, the lunchroom, or along the boulevard discussing every subject of note that ever was encompassed by the human mind, from the objections to monogamous union to the capability of Chaunce Mullins. Al, if we may express it in the vernacular, you are there with the groceries. And if you want to know it, whether you become encrimsoned or not, you ' re a scholar of parts. Somewhat capable in Greek, inheriting the paternal love for the exact sciences, with a little affection, don ' t deny it, for the philosophy which gives the Brighton boys a chance to dispute, you never let the whole world know y our ability, but honestly Al, you ' ve got more than a share of it. The world is going to get a good man, if you can take the word of — an old pal. Glee Club, 1, 3. Brosnahan. Marquette. History Academy, 1. Brighton B. C. Club, 1, 3, 3, li. Greek Academy, 2. DENNIS JOSEPH O ' LEARY ' ' ' A. ' ' There ' s honesty, manhood and real fellowship in thee. — Henry IV. MOST students go through a long period of orientation before they are thoroughly acclimated- Denny needed none. Straightway he made himself at home and began to cultivate ac- quaintances as assiduously, and as successfully as he cultivates those gardens whereby he helps to beautify the City of Elms and Laurels. For, now that the secret is out, few realize that their classmate, who is always so interesting, is a past master in the Art of Landscape Gardening. When Dennis finally settled down — well shaken — he began his work of spreading sunshine. No matter what happened, whether delivering learned dissertations on the Industrial problem, cor- recting the beloved J. I. J. C. S. J. on that question of the one fifty years, Mr. OLearys cheery voice was always in working order. Had Schopenhauer heard his peal of genuine enjoyment, he would have turned optimist. In Senior the Heights found an embryonic Brisbane rapping at its door, and it was with a hearty handclasp and real affection that Denny was welcomed to the news staff. Then it was that the news, and all the news, of the Senior Class was written up in an inimitable, epitomized style, and it was due to this more than to anything else that the Heights managed to survive the obituary notices. When Frank Phelan inaugurated the Eighth Wonder of the world, it was Mr. O ' Leary who became one of the charter members and an interested sociologist whose constant attendance was a caution. We know negatively what Denny is going to do. He will not enter the seminary. He will not write poems in the springtime, or join the staff of the Braggiotti Sisters. He will not teach school, stud} ' law or medicine. The only thing left is, marriage. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. Heights, 4. Sociological Academy, 4. Marquette. 233 ! i A m M f ■ ' JOHN EDWARD O ' LOUGHLIN r ic editor sat in his sanctum, his countenance furrowed with care. — Carlton. ANY biographer who endeavors to trace the course of John ' s activities on but a single page will be impressed at once by a limitation of space and by a consciousness of the many activities tha t were John ' s. With a Celtic love for the forensic art he has devoted himself whole-heartedly to it in capacities which range from the humble debater of the Brosnahan to Vice-President of the Fulton. But John ' s especial forte was journalism and it was his particular regard for this field that enabled him to secure the proud offices of Desk Editor and later Managing Editor of our weekly. It was in the latter office, especially, that John displayed his true character, for to labor long and diligently, to fill those gaping spaces with last minute stories, to hear the oft-repeated question, When is the issue coming out? , and still retain a smiling countenance demands a disposition which is found only in such as John E., who was liked and respected universally, from the younget aspirant on the staff to the most radical of the Junior reporters. With all this you would naturally feel that the so cial impulses must have been sadly neglected by this energetic young editor; but no, whatever function there was, would be enhanced by John ' s smiling countenance as well as that of a pretty Somerville miss draped by his side. May you continue John, along the walk of life, smiling, energetic, patient, versatile, loved by all, — as ever. Brosnahan, Secretary. Marquette, Secretary. Fulton, 3, Vice-President, 4. Editor of Fultoaian. Heights, 1, Intercollegiate Editor, 2, Desk Editor, 3, Managing Editor, If. Stylus, 2. History Academy, 1. Greek Academy, 2. Somerville B. C. Club, 1, 2, Secretary, 3. 234 CHRISTOPHER CORNELIUS O ' NEILL Well-versed in good society. — Chesterton. UBIQUITOUS Mr. O ' Neill. Everywhere is he seen, dissertating, managing, lecturing, or approving, — but everywhere. Friend Chris would hardly qualify for the physically undeveloped class of the Society of Yandering Cripples. He stands upright in the oft quoted six feet in his Holeproofs, and is burdened with an uneasy insomnia preventive. All of this has gone to make him the major member of the Somerville contingent, and the graceful fruit and produce man of that city, that he is. With the tact of a bar-tender, the nerve of a plumber, the agility of St. Vitus, and the happy faculty of doing the right thing at the right time — which enabled him to withdraw from the Fulton after testing out that worthy institution for two abominable weeks. At least once a week, we expected the query from Chris, How are you going socially ' . ' ' and though time after time we were not able to satisfy him with much intriguing information on the subject, it is one of those things we shall sadly miss after graduation. If the week had been event- ful, we did not need to tax our powers of ingenuity and imagination, but we told, the old, old, story, to one who took a fatherly interest in the little things that at times seemed so unimportant. The way that Chris responded to Mr. Gillis ' questions was a rare treat, and it is this which makes us feel that he will labor among the Young Learning. He was an astute and sa:gacious mortal, was Chris, and one and all feel that he can fill a large place in the world. Fidton, 3. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, 4. Sociological Club, 3, i. 235 WILLIAM EDWARD O ' TOOLE His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles. His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth. — Tioo Gentlemen of Verona. A DRAMATIC episode. The scene is laid in the great hall; the time, ten oclock in the morning of a bright De- cember day. Within are gathered the cognoscenti of the great institution — all — all but one, in- tent, imbibing the psychological lore that falls from the lips of the professor. Suddenly a pause; with eyes flashing, hand outstretched, the speaker thunders, My dear child what are you doing? It might be expected that one so addressed would fold up his tents, but no indeed, with bland in- nocence and complacence, he replies: Studying, Father. I sincerely hope that it is Psychology. No, Fathers Evidences. The literati astounded; the reverend gentleman smiles. Here was a man who above all things loved Truth. Thus in a few lines we have the picture of Billy O ' Toole above everything else, honest, sincere and fine. Tall, bespectacled, well-groomed, of serious and dignified mien, he first gained a favorable notoriety by reason of his philosophical prestige in the eyes of Fr. Boehm. Bill ' s marks were t esti- mony to his qualities of mind, to his application and industry. The profession of Commenuis calls, and Bill will answer the call to instill knowledge into the crania of the growing generations, upholding the standards of the Athens of America. Quietly as comes the twilight did Billy enter our ranks, and so will he depart, not however without having his classmates feel that there has passed from the ranks a thing as beautiful as the gorgeous sunset. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. HERBERT JOSEPH OTT In him virtue and good sense arc one. — Armstrong. THE coy youth whose picture dignifies this otherwise unpresentable page is the illustrious scion of an illustrious house, a scholar, a gentleman, and a fine specimen of what the 1928 model college graduate should be — young, inn ocent, industrious, intelligent, with a heart for any fate and all that sort of thing. Yes, in other words, this is Herbie Ott known to thousands of admirers as Hott Erbie. He arrived in our midst possessing somewhat of a record as a basketball artist, if I may say it myself, in fact, his all-scholastic calibre was about universally recognized. Of course, as a matter of course, basketball was abolished by the authorities that be, but did that discourage our hero. Who would be so brazen as to say: yes? He achieved much local fame in staid circles — by bouncing pennies off the cerebellum of the late lamented Charlie Dowd. The latter gentleman had great respect for Herb because rumor had it that Mr. Ott was a welterweight with death in either hand. There is at times some discussion as to the exact nature of the smile which perpetually il- lumines the countenance of our chubby youth. Some insist that it lives, moves and has its being in his even-going temperament — others hold that it is nothing more than the spirit of goodness within making its way through the flesh to blossom into radiance; in either case it is the real article. Not only an entertaining fellow to meet, but rarer still, his friendship means something. This lasted throughout the many years we have known him, and we anticipate many years ahead. Few, have we known as Herbie; few have we liked as Herbie. As the coffee colored lad in the melon patch remarked, Oh, man! Oh, boy! y, 1, S, 3, If. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, k- 237 ? ' JOHN MURRAY PAGE Mens regnum bona possidet. — Seneca. THE above is a photographic likeness of a gentleman who was born in Massachusetts but who is from Missouri. Being of a maturer nature than most of us, Murray was continually inves- tigating into the summum quid of. each and every theory, whether it be the profunities of Psy- chology or the intricacies of his Buick. The last named appendage was most dear to the heart of Murray who continually observed Father Corrigan ' s admonition to have reverence for antiquity. John Murray ' s process of investigation is quiet, but — if you wish to know the author of the newest books, ask Murray. If you want a critical discussion of some literary work seek out Murray. Despite the general impression that John ' s opinions are immutable, it is recorded that after two years in attendance at the Spanish Academy he finally saw the light. Murray doesn ' t believe in compromising principle. Despite the fact that in him we have no social lion, John is particularly popular among the lower classmen — a true test of personality — and we find many in these ranks who maintain that if this loyal son of Roxbury spiritedly devoted himself to the National Pastime, many of our boys would have to look to their laurels. He has been particularly quiet but his worth has somehow managed to seep through his stoicism. There is only one regret that we entertain as we close this humble biography and it is that it is being written on the eve of Murraj ' S departure from our mutual institution. But such departures serve to summon up remembrances, and when they have John Murray Page as their subject we hold that they are indeed pleasant. Basketball, 1. Baseball, 1, 2, 3, i. Spanish Academy, 1, 2. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Roxbury B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, k- Greek Academy, 2. 238 FRANCIS WILLIAM PHELAN ' Their ever to a soldier kind. ' — Homer. the C. M. T. C. IT ' S the old army game, ' mutters Frank, as, in his capacity of President Club, he surreptitiously inveigles other unsuspecting defenders of the nation into the club. Frank hails from Cambridge, and he doesn ' t play hockey. But these, dear reader, are far from being his only claims to distinction. When we think of Frank, we also think of the spoken word. Delving through the dusty tomes of Freshman days we find that Frank was the sole member of the class to qualify for the annual Oratorical Contest. An exceptional ability as a persuasive and convincing speaker was promptly recognized in Freshman, when he was elected President of the Brosnahan Debating Society. Continuing his ceaseless efforts to advance our standards in debating, he took part in some ten public debates, with his usual brilliant success. We could wish for no better classmate than Frank. His virtues were virtues indeed and this brief enumeration is hardly necessary tor those of us who have worked and labored with him. He could study with the most studious, converse with the most serious, laugh with the most frivolous and enjoy himself with the most abandoned. Summer found him drilling and marching under the hot sun of Camp Devens. Winter found him still marching, in the promenades of the social season, especially those of our Sister Institution. Others, besides his classmates, found in Frank many admirable qualities. L ' envoi is, that, as we move forward into a new world of activity, you will ever preserve that same enthusiasm and high ideals, that characterized your undergraduate days. Sociological Discussion Club, President. Brosnahan, President. Marquette. Fulton, 3, 4- Intercollegiate Debater, 3, k- Class Secretary, 3, i. Students ' Activities Council, 1, . Fultonian, Manager, 3. Cambridge B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, k. Military Club, President, | 239 L « ! ,jV. ' m m m ? ' ' EUGENE JAMES PLOCIENNIK c served ivith glorij and admired siteeess. — Cymheline. OF the virtue of consistency, our adamantine young athlete has been endowed with his goodly share. He is one man — and we mean just that — who never failed to report for a rough, tough, and burly scrimmage because of chickenpox, spavined heels, outspoken onomatopoeia, or because he just washed his hair. With all such malformations and misdemeanors, Gene has fre- quently entered the fray and soundly trounced varsity, coach, water boy, and freshman managers, the while singing his jubilant ' doremi ' . Likewise has he been a mainspring on the baseball club, a backstop, as it were. But more. Gene is one of the most diligent students we have ever seen. It is perhaps sufficient to tell you, that from a rear seat we have frequently watched said Mr. Ploptik, no Potlick, ahemi Polpneck, well, anyway he frequently knew his Ethics so well that he spent the whole hour writing out treatises on the condition, essence, nature, and value of co-education. Like unto many other of our brilliants, he has developed a very pleasing voice and this comment extends as well to his conversational tones as it does to his harmonizing in the Glee Club, in which latter august assembly he has been elevated to the office of Business Manager. By the high frequency with which the words Hi, Gene! are broadcast in these parts, you might surmise the Sociology Club had started on another drive. But if you watch carefully, you will see Mr. Pogstick in the vicinity basking subliminously in the warm glow of friendship and admiration exuded by this fond salutation. Gene, we hope that you will never let anybody, no, not anybody, keep you out of circulation. You ' re too good a fellow. Baseball, 1, 3, o, Jf. Football, 1, S. Olee Club, 1, 2, 3, Business Manager, i. Fulton, k- Spanish Academy, 1, 2. Basketball, 1. 240 m fmi I ' i sdS HAROLD LESLEY QUALTERS Come and trip it as yc go. On the light fantastic toe. —Milton. MERELY linger for a moment and peruse the benign expression gazing down upon you, re- flect on the majesty of that brow, commune with the placid depths of those soulful eyes. It is none other than that best of scouts, that man of the chequered career, Harold Lesley Qualters. Everyone knows Harold, for Harold knows eveyone. On emigrating from B.C. High, he immediately sauntered down Alumni Field and announced to the world that he was out for the position of Freshman Track Manager. Echo voicing no protest, our friend at once assumed these prosaic duties, which four years later culminated in his appointment as Varsity Track Manager. The literary fields, no less, have been enriched by their genial young zealot, for the sporting columns of our weekly news-organ, have been spiced and humanized by a myriad of his matchless sport comments, while all credit for last year ' s Junior Week Pictorial must accrue to the indefatigable work of H. L. Qualters of Hyde Park. Finally, and at last, much of little virtue that this humble book may possess comes from the destructive criticism and constructive works of the neophyte news-getter. What would our glee club have been without one voice, which, trilling with unbounded sweet- ness and freshness, stirred us to the depths? Need we say whose voice or what depths we mean. ' Throughout his collegiate career, Harold has been active in every extra-curriculum activity, — and it was particularly in these fields that he established himself as the real pal that he is. When we reminisce we shall always recall that carefree, light-hearted companion, that friend tried and true, with whom we spent so many pleasant hours. Track, Assistant Manager, 1, S, Varsity Manager, 3. Heights, 1, 2, 3, k- Dramatics, 1, 2, 3. Sub Turri, Associate Editor. Glee Club, i.. Junior Pictorial, Editor. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, Jf. Hyde Park B. C. Club, Secretary-Treasurer, |. 241 JOSEPH LAWRENCE QUINN we do meet again, we ' ll smile indeed. — Julius Caesar. OUIET and thoughtful by nature, he was like a work of art that has to be known to be appre- ciated. An easy-going manner masked a brilliant mind; a carefree heart failed to reveal the constancy of his comradeship which endeared him to us as the Fides Achates of our wanderings. Simply: he was a born companion, a real friend; and as for steadfastness, the union between Joe and Paul Hinchey would have put to shame the loyalty of a Damon for a Pythias. To be a scholar is not uncommon, but to be scholarly with dignity and grace, that is truly a virtue. Whether through the classic years with Father Murphy and Father Reynolds, or delving into the esoteric mysteries of Biology or Chem, Joe was always a leader, but a pleasant one. As an example of Joe ' s sense of responsibility and zeal for hard work, suffice it to say that when Sub Turri was seeking for one to handle the Activities Section, Joe volunteered his services, and the work he has done since that day should place him in the Book of Christian Martyrs. A score of years hence, little shall it matter who led the class in Psych or Ethics, little difference will it make who headed the French or Chemistry Academies; but the things we shall treasure will be the happy hours, the real friendships that are one with men like Joe. His lot has been to devote a whole hearted enthusiasm to everything, and as a result, studies have come easier, proms have been peppier, and the pageant of life has been happier, because of him. Let ' s drain the flowing bowl, in a toast to his ultimate success and happiness. Sub Turri, Associate Editor. Chemistry Academy, 3, Jf. Sodality, 1, S, 3, Jf. Brosnahan. Marquette, Fulton, 3, Jf. History Academy, 1, S. Sociological Discussion Club. Heights, 1, 2. Dramatics, 1. JA %. I« ALBERT RIPLEY RAFFERTY A ' Thou art a fellow of good respect. — Jvliiis Caesar. AL SMITH might have risen from the humble but honest dwellings of the East Side to the Executive Mansion in Albany, but Al Raflerty has changed from his chorus of Choo-choo Rah-rah for Holy Cross, to an eloquent admission of loyalty for the Maroon and Gold. Who said that there was no chance of advancement, no gate of opportunity open to the young of America? The best part of Al ' s meteoric rise is that it was sudden and spontaneous, and with the members of the clergy do we strongly affirm that any one, if on the right road, may remain there, but that it takes a strong will to change from the Primrose Path. Be that as it may, we hasten to add that while at the Heights such has been his track perform- ances that ' R ' has come to represent Running, Ryder and Rafferty. The last named gentleman was not so constituted as to waste valuable time over long distances, indeed he could not afford to do so as he lives in Marlboro, and his ability was confined to the sprints. Whatever success he has attained has come only through tireless effort, and self denial. Publicly must we commend him for his spirit. Yet what would a college training be without the curriculum itself? Al ' s answer to this query was satisfactorily answered by a real interest in the all important majors of Philosophy and Classics. Not of a mathematical bent, he has swung with the pendulum to the other side, and devoted his interests to the Humanities. On the threshold of Life Al pauses, for he has not confided to us what secret ambition he nurses. Yet we have no qualms about this young man for a month after commencement we shall be sure to find him in medias res . Track, 3, 4. Sodality, 3, f. Sociological Discussion Club. League of the Sacred Heart, 3, 4. f ' KENNETH GERARD RICHARDS Ad inujucm factus homo. — Horace. THE oldest college preparatory school in the country did not dim the lustre of her record for producing true gentlemen and exemplary scholars, when she sent forth to the Heights, Ken Richards, who has marked himself quite as indelibly by a golden silence, and an infectious laugh, as any of our more voluble brothers. Following in the footsteps of an equally charming brother, Ken has left nothing but pleasing memories of the genus Richards . No one of us will ever forget those happy and profitable days spent under the guidance of Mr. Marique, in the classroom or in the historic Greek Academy — and of all the loyal supporters and willing workers who gathered around in closed session, no one was more ardent or industrious, than Ken Richards. Yet it was in that little cluster of classical enthusiasts, gathered together in the little old converted anteroom, enthusing frenziedly over the merits of Aristophanes or Sophocles, that Ken endeared himself to all. If there be truth that one language, one man; two languages, two men — then Ken must be once alive and twice dead, for he certainly knew his Latin and Greek. As an elective. Ken chose pedagogy and so we infer that he intends to join the ranks of the teaching profession, and who can say that the name of Richards will not be ranked with a Rousseau, a Pestilozzi, a Commenius. If we hear of Ken as head of the Department of Oriental languages at Columbia, there will be a general unison of, Good luck. Ken, we always knew you were a classy classicist. Greek Academy, 1, S. Sodality, 1, S. 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 3, 3, . 244 JOSEPH CORNELIUS RIORDAN Silence is more eloquent than words. — Carljjle. RIP roaring Red Riordan. occupies the center of the page and if you are to believe his class- mates, it is well occupied. Red is one of those excitable chaps to whom a trans-Atlantic flight or 100 yards in eight seconds, occasions a heartfelt flicker of the eyelids. He is the man who hails from Brockton, the city of shoes, strikes and lockouts, but why hold a man responsible for his birthplace? With Frank Moran and Tommie Murphy leading the way they make the daily trek on the trail of King Education and four years of fealty have shown Red a loyal and industrious subject. Had you the time or inclination to migrate to the fresh air belt you might see him ever and anon holding forth in the lower lobby before a group of his constituents. What can be the subject of such earnest discussion and awe-inspiring pantomine? Sports. Fashion? Society? That ' s three strikes and you ' re out. Philosophy is his game and he is a money player. He is the self- appointed defender of scholasticism, the guardian of the faith and in these days of books, booms, and Menckens, all contributions are greatfully received. When Joe arrives at the Nirvana, the Eudaimonia, or wherever philosophers go to, — Suarez, Anselm, Palmieri will all be there at the station with one of those ancient German bands in honor of the coming of the conquering hero. The afternoon sessions whereat Mr. Joseph C. Riordan presides give the lie direct to all who main- tain that the day of oratory is done. Joe expects to don the preceptorial gown and guide the younger generation along the path of truth and righteousness. They will be very well guided, say we. Brockton B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, |. 245 XM ' ' WALTER BERNARD ROGERS The mildest man in with the bravest heart. — Homer. WHEN we were verj- young, it was our delight to read about those athletic heroes who sat upon the cold, hard bench for four years, and then in the major game of Senior year went out to run the length of the field for a touchdown, or to break the worsted in the last event of the day and bring with it Victory for dear old Mt. Union. As we grew older we came to the conclusion that such fiction was little less than insulting to our rapidly developing intelligence. But now we pause, wonder, and reflect that perhaps there was some grain of truth in those stories that were the delight of our youth. Because. ' Walter Rogers. Frank, I mean Walter, reported for track in Freshman, a novice if there was one. But such was the dint of his labors, his perseverance, and his will, and so rapid his development that he would have been a fixture on any relay team other than a college which harbored such men as McKillop, Ingoldsby, Daley and McCloskey. Obviously a raan s job to displace any member of this quartet, but Walter with the constancy of a Penelope and the stubborness of an Achilles, trained diligently day by day until Senior came and brought with it his opportunity. How well he has succeeded has been written on pages far better suited to extol deeds of merit. With the same tenacity of purpose has Walter devoted himself to his studies (that ' s a credit to him), to subway acquaintances, and the forming of friendships. How he accomplished all that he did is a matter for the prophets of good and of evil because Ben Franklin ' s admonition was fol- lowed to the last degree by our hero. The future can hold no fears for sucli qualities. Goodbye, Walter, your class and college are proud of you. Track, 1, 2, S, i. Relaij Team, 4. Sodality, 1, ' £, J, 4. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, J,. 246 JOSEPH LEO ROONEY A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays And confident tomorrows. — Wordsworth. WHOEVER heard him called Joseph? The Baptismal font notwithstanding, classmates and friends have taken it upon themselves to address this likeable chap as Leo — friend Leo. It is because of our erring nature, I suppose, that often we neglect true worth, and so it is with the case in point, the quiet chap. Not always noticed, but once understood never forgotten. It was the mutual good fortune of those be-spectacled pre-meds, among copious other blessings, to know Leo intimately, and in him they have found a real friend, a friend tried and true. Good qualities Leo has in abundance: good nature, a cheery and cheering personality, an un- obtrusive reticence — these to the nth degree. When we find a man who after hours spent on an ex- periment which brings no success, merely smiles and enthusiastically begins the ordeal anew, we maintain that in such a one there is a spirit for whom life ' s obstacles will only be stepping stones to real achievement. Real fellowship? You should naturally suppose that after spending some seven hours a day in school work generally and the odiferous labroom in particular, Leo would not have much time for outside activity but somehow or other he always found enough for those unfor- getable companionate discourses, for which Vin Murray ' s cafeteria was the incubator. Yes, Woburn ever will be able to proudly bear her head ahigh if she continues to foster sons like Leo. Social affairs of the local B. C. Club found him at the helm and, so we have learned by innuendo, the inevitable result of these was daily harangues with Doc Nolan about a certain young miss in the old home town. Play days, Leo, and work days. Now they are gone; only memories remain. Chemistry Academy, 3, 4- Physics Academy, 2. Sodality, 1, S, 3, Jf. 247 ALEXANDER JOSEPH ROSS Another one on the Scotch. — Hinshea. WELL, girls, here he is. You need turn no further. This is the picture you will want to cut out and paste in your album. Alec, we call him Alec you know, is famed throughout the Newtons as a scholar, athlete, and gentleman. All acknowledge his capacity as to the first and last, but the middle term — , we shall prove by empirical observation and the common testimony of mankind. Alec joined us in Sophomore, after transferring from Amherst College where he had been learning how to be a president. Now that he has an A. B. degree he plans higher things. In the classroom, you know, he was a magnet for some of the highest marks in Senior, and an omnivorous taker of notes, nonsense, and sketches drawn by Tony Russo. Remember Alec ' s it ' s nothing un- usual look as the Dean read off his 100 percent mark in Law. ' ' Space does not permit a full account of Alec ' s record smashing feats as pole-vaulter. In fact his feet smashed more cross-bars and poles in a week than coach .lack Ryder allows his squad in a whole term. With the grace of a Paul Whiteman he would hurl the pole into the slot in the ground, scramble to its peak and dive over the bar to the soft turf far below. He has twice cleared eight feet in this manner, but despite his honors he remains modest and unassuming as ever. As an instigator of class reforms he is without a peer in modern collegiate annals, and facts bear us out in this. Who tried to outdraw Tony Russo every Evidences period. ' Who insisted on passing more or less facetious notes to Ryder when that worthy was busy studying Psychology or confounding the class with a recitation in that subject. ' Who smoked Old Golds with reckless abandon. ' Echo answers — Ross, that ' s who. Au revoir. Alec. May your progeny be many and blessed with your own ability and happy disposition. We meet again — sometime — somewhere. Sub Turri, Associate Editor. Track, 3, 3. French Academy, 3. Sociological Academy, ' V. - M ANTHONY ALBERT RUSSO ' His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand; His I ' -. ' ' . •■;i 7f4 nanners were gentle, complying, and grand. — Goldsmith. COLGATE or Pebeco are not inserting their advertisements into this world famous periodical — the young man gazing down upon you is none other than Tony Russo, artist and actor, who is letting us know that all ' s well with the world. Despite the handicap of being seated between Ross and Ryder throughout a storm-infested year, Tony managed to survive all the cuts made by Ethics, Psychology and Law. From his work as Staff Artist for the Heights he has ascended another rung in the CKrsus honorum by characterizing the leading lady in the Junior show. What a queen! His work in this production went the rounds of Back Bay ' s dramatic circles so that his Senior year found him star- ring as leading man in two productions of a prominent dramatic school, both offstage and on. Came summer time with Tony managing a well-known golf club and after becoming adept at the old man ' s game, appearing as a charter member of our own team here at the Heights. Many a happy Evidences hour did Tony spend drawing pictures of professors and fellow students. A stroke of his magic pencil here, another there, a dot or two, a couple of eyelashes, one or two ears, and a prominent character about the campus would appear upon the horizon. Since Tony elected journalism he will probably be found, another Sydney Smith. If not that, then, of a surety, as one of those heart throbbing, soul stirring, pulse throbbing, cinema heroes. If the time and effort he has given to his artistic work for the Heights and Sub Tiirri, be any criterion, his should be a fortunate career. We wish you a world of good luck, Tony. Sub Turri, Staff Artist. Heights, Contributing Artist, S, 3. Junior Play. Dramatic Association, 3, i. Secretary, I . Oolf, If. North End B. C. Club, President, If. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Treasurer, 2. 249 ' ' y JOHN THOMAS RYDER Wit and wisdom are born with a man. — Selden. ONE of tlie w. k. than-whomer species, of which, by the way we predicate an indefinite con- tinuity. Jack is a proHfic writer of satire and diatribe, though somewhat inspired at times, paradoxically enough, with the mellow, eulogistic style of the trained and truly-socialized sports- writer. In addition to his duties as Varsity Track Manager, he has been our sports correspondent to the Herald, and his assiduous efforts to inform us on college athletic affairs through the columns of the Heights were fittingly rewarded this year, with the editorship of his particular department. This was an omen of great portent for us, as Jack strongly advocates publishing, All the news thats fit to print. Much of the pernicious and degraded atmosphere of this present volume may be traced to this man of parts, for he has been a voluntary or involuntary contributor to every de- partment from Athletics to the Campus Section. In the happy days of carefree youth, he was known to have latent potentialities as a runner. Egad, they were remarkably latent! remarked our versatile subject in one of his own inimitable discourses; but despite the many allurements presented to an instinctive appetency for the adula- tion of the Nation, he foreswore such native aptitude for pedular activity, and devoted himself to business and literature, interspersed with a varied and extensive study of all Psychology systems. But our Jack is truly a man of worth; whether as an executive, commentator, or friend in need. A modest reserve, which never descends to cold aloofness, and a deep-seated generosity, will be remembered with keen pleasure, and the many men at the Heights who have made his friend- ship, feel certain that they are, indeed, possessors of a priceless treasure. Heights, 1, 3, 3, Sporting Editor, 4. B. C. Press Club, i. Track, Assistant Manager, 1, 2, 3, Varsity Manager, Jf. Sub Turri, Contributing Editor Sociological Academy. 250 sfei f ' I PAUL FRANCIS SAKAS ' Fairest and best adorned is he whose clothing is humility. — Montgomery. THE College man that the man on the streets seems to be familiar with is an oratorical, dog- matic, vulgarly dressed, self-conscious, egotistic individual who is foi-ever intruding himself upon those who would much prefer to be left alone. Fortunately for us this type is in the minority and is ostracized to dark forgetfulness by the serious minded, even tempered, unobtrusive student who realizes his purpose in coming to college and bends every effort to the realization of that pur- pose. In this latter class is Paul Francis Sakas and it is men of his type who have managed to up- hold the oft-endangered respectability of college life. Paul hails from Brockton. We suppose that she finally decided that a standing in the world could not rest solely on the magnificent shoes which are produced, between strikes, and so she felt called upon to do something in perpetuam, accomplishing this by sending Paul to the Heights. Paul has been a rather quiet fellow during his stay among us, but who could expect otherwise when one reflects that he had to make the daily pilgrimage from the Shoe City surrounded by the Babble of Tongues erected by the voluble Messrs. Moran and Murphy. There were times however, when Paul asserted himself, as a member of the Glee Club caroling a, For Boston. Night after night would see Paul coming from Mr. Ecker ' s quorum exhausted by the unaccustomed use of these members. As it is with all of those who say the least, and the full experience of twenty odd summers has shown us to be infallible, Paul has been a man of action. With a complete set of notes on the philosophy lectures many of the foolish virgins of the class surrounded him on exam day to share in the harvest of his labors. Natural habits of industry, of perseverance, will stand him in good stead after Commencement Day. Glee Club, 1, 2. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, Jf. Tennis, 1. 251 ■v v, V, l ' ' f NEAL THOMAS SCANLON marched the lobby, twirled my stick The girts all cried, ' He ' s quite the kick. ' — Caiman. THERE is little doubt in our minds that this splendid, cheerful, intellectual, diligent, kindly, munificent, and athletic Man-about-CoUege must have been born with the golden spoon of eloquence in his mouth. A cursory glance at the lengthy list of Cornelius ' s activities at the foot of this page will convince the most skeptical that Neal was here, there, and everywhere as far as the various activities are concerned and in all of them he ranks with the leaders. Gifted with Irish eloquence, Mr. Scanlon soon made himself a presence in the Brosnahan, rose to the Vice-Presidency in the Marquette, enrolled in the Fulton in Junior, assured victory for his college in intercollegiates debates, and in the beginning of the Senior year was inaugurated to the Presidency, amidst great pomp and splendour. Yet another rung in the cursus honorum, when nominated later for the rococo office of Censor; but after a campaign marked by chicanery, Pennsylvania methods, and pernicious propaganda, one of the Junior party eked out a barren victory over our hero. His literary accomplishments? Why Cornelius has been a constant contributor to the Stylus, with a delightfully satiric account on the degeneracy of debating, a zealous journalist to the Heights, marked occasionally by the roll of Irate Subscriber, and what is not of much consequence, Associate Editor of this book. He is a nonchalant sort of chap, rather likable, with a modest roll of R ' s ; for which we gladly forgive him, as he is really a good enough fellow at heart. Sub Turri, Associate Editor. Brosnahan. Marquette, Vice-President. Fulton, 3, President, J . Prize Debate, 4- Holy Cross Smoker, Chairman. Oratoricals, 1, 4- Intercollegiate Debater, 3, 4. Stylus, i- Heights, 4. History Academy, 2. Greek Academy, S. SALVATORE SCELSO, JR. My favored temple is an humble heart. Hey. DON ' T be deceived by the title; he ' s really not half as dignified as he sounds, in fact, he ' s a regular fellow with a fine, easy-going nature. Salvatore Scelso, Jr., is a friend of Michael Gilarde and both of them pair up with Emory Joseph Ernest Zirpolo — and the poet had the au- dacity to remark, What ' s in a name. ' When Salvatore was in Latin School, he was a student of parts and in particular was the young gentleman adept in Physics, where his exposition on such subjects as the W ' heatstone Bridge never will be forgotten. Fully tested, he came forth, to be initiated into a membership of that hardy band by Masters of Ceremony, Charles Evans, Supreme Kleagle of Chemistry and the Reverend Fr. Slattery the adamantine instructor of Biology. And so it is that this defender of old Falurnian has wended his way through the Ph.B. course eventually to further his line at Boston U. and then, citizens, beware, Cave Scelso; look to your appendices, livers, and Achilles-heels, he is a dangerous man with a scalpel. Sal is a motivating force in the founding of the North End B. C. Club, and by the way that club was the first organization bearing the name of the college to sponsor a purely intellectual ac- tivity. That occurred a while ago when the Fulton Lecture Team appeared before the club and its guests. Others have profited by experience. The chief end an-d aim of this organization was the good of the college and where that was to be had, there was Sal Scelso. He is qualified by every mark to make a real good showing. Sodality, 1, S, 3, i. North End B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, i. THEODORE JOHN SECKEL They only are truly great ii ' ho are truly good. —Ibid. FAIR Woburn, loveliest village of the plains awoke one night from a deep sleep of peace to find that she had sent the prodigal son to that Nurturer of plagiarists. But Ted must have found a real luxury in doing good in these benighted parts for he has rounded out four real j ' ears as a glori- ous exemplar of the Brotherhood of Man and the Fatherhood of God. Without garnering to himself any trace of notoriety Ted has insidiously made his way into our hearts and in him we have found, quaintly enough, the serious so mixed with the laughter of the gods as to present an actualization of that well-known psychological dual personality. Many a drab, dull moment was brightened by his facility in seeing the whimsical side of life, but when it was a matter of attention, gentlemen, that was required, Ted was nothing else but. We have always admired his supreme confidence in human nature. When days grow dark and one is about ready to accept the count, Ted is the type of chap who appears with a smile in his eye, a pun on his lips, ready to brighten the moment with an enheartening flow of optimism. Woburn ' s social functions more than make up in quality, what they may lack in quantity, at least if we are to be- lieve Ted, and we surmise that he has been an active co-principal, though a silent partner in these afl airs. We have an inkling of what this Woburnite intends to follow up and we believe that it will be no rash prediction to mark a prosperous future for an old classmate, if capability, sincerity, and industry be any gauge. Keep the faith, Ted — the faith in Boston College and her traditions, and may we still be friends as the years roll on. Sodality, 1, 2, S, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, k- 254 FRANCIS STANISLAUS SHEA None hilt himself can he his parallel. — Theohald. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! Presiding over the destinies of this page is, as the inscription indicates, a photographic representation of the features of one Francis S. Shea — student, writer, and friend par excellence ' . Of course there are few, if any, on the Heights who do not know Franic — it isn ' t being done — but for the benefit of those outside the College who have heard and read so much about him, the present masterpiece has been copied from the Museum wall. From the time when Frank joined us in Sophomore we have marvelled at the typically modest unfolding of his versatile nature. Besides maintaining a high standard in his class work, he seemed always to have reserve energy for any other activity that presented itself. He debated with the debaters in the Marquette and Fulton; he orated with the orators in the Prize Contest; he was dramatic with the Dramatic Club, gleeful with the Glee Club. And when the erudite members of the Greek Academy convened in august session to distinguish between Sophoclean sighs and Euripidean groans, lo! who but Frank was elevated to the exalted office of Archon! But if love is measured by sacriBce, we should say that his favorite among so many activities was the Stybis, for more than once during his Editorship in Senior, the proverbial midnight oil vouchsafed its feeble encouragement to his almost single-handed efforts to keep the College monthly up to its traditional standards. Frank is brilliant, unselfish, energetic. How can he fail in life. ' Stylus, 2, 3, Editor-in-Chief, Jt. Glee Club, 3, i. Soloist, 4. Sodality, 2, 3, k- Prefect, 2. Dramatics, 2, 3. Students ' Activities Council. Marquette. Fulton, 3, If, Intercollegiate Debater, 3, If. Oratorical Contest, |. Greek Academy, 2. Archon, 3. X J ,v,. JOHN EDWARD SHEA And good hick go with thee. — Hcyiry V. REALIZING that there is a Destiny which shapes our ends, rough-hew them as we may, Johnny Shea l eared not, but trusted Providence which came to him in the form of sickness — and that is how he enrolled among the upper burghers of 1928. It w.as early in our Senior year that a great honor was visited on the house of Shea. John E., by royal appointment was made purveyor of pronunciamentoes to the body politic. And did he purvey? With the regularity of clock work, with the precision that marks the rising and the fall- ing of the tides, the reading of marks, and the appearance of the Stylus, our golden-haired brethren would carefully and judiciously carry to the throne of power the proclamation of command and prohibition of demand, which flowed from the facile pen of the Dean ' s office. John must have been preparing each day at least ten minutes in advance for the great eclat; his timing was perfect. When it was the consensus of opinion that another distinction would result in our composite death, John would dignify the session with his appearance and we were saved for another day. .John is a philosopher among philosophers. In fact the story is that in addition to splitting a hair ' twixt south and southwest side, he can give you the diameter, circumference and specific gravity of the bristle. Of this Fr. Doherty testis est; the Reverend Fr. Creedon testis est; and Fr. Corrigan is another one of the testices. John is as steadfast as they come. TTnostentacious, ambitious and conscientious, we ' d say that there ' s something in the world for a man like this. CiimhridgeB. C. Clnh, 1, S, 3, J,. llistorii Academy, 1. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i- ■ ii fj JOHN JOSEPH SHEA He was a man. — Hamlet. ALT. south-paws are crazy, so they say. May we humbly, but firmly and emphatically correct such an erroneous impression by submitting for your patrician approval the pitchingest pitcher that ever slow-balled, fast-balled, out-curved and tantalized the opposition to death as he cut, smashed and lopped off the corners of our Alumni Field rubber. Lefty started out on his meteoric career as a youth by pitching pennies. After a postgraduate course in pitching horse- shoes and poor debtors, he entered Boston College and the Twilight League. John started his battle but with the old reliables, Mullowney and Shea, virtually monopolizing the attention of the public, our hero had to plod on silently; but right, as always, triumphed and with Junior Lefty was sitting on top of the world. For further particulars consult Jack Barry of Worcester. Lefty is likable enough, goodness knows, because of his own personality, but when you bring in the facts t hat he pinned the B and a delicious one it was, on Holy Cross, why man, you make him second to none. But the Purple did not selfishly control the whole defeat column at the hands of this youthful portsider, for many the club that has had to sip defeat from the cup offered by Lefty. Between seasons, John J. spent his time along with 229 others in acquiring the college mind, l)ut now and then, he takes a postgraduate course in the pursuit of the elusive coin of the realm. He chose the college man ' s refuge, insurance, as his special mode of self-expression. Was he successful? Ask Alec Ross. Some day Lefty will occupy the topmost rung of the proverbial ladder, and there will be not a man but will wish him the chance to enjoy it. Baseball, 1, 2, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, I,. Sociological Club. Maiden B. C. Club. 1, 2, 3, !,. Dramatics, 1. History Academy, 1, 2. 257 LAWRENCE MICHAEL SHEA His fair exterior is a silent recommendalion. —Cyrus. WE don ' t suppose the Big Wind had l)h) vn any of the Sheas over here in time to take part in the Revolution but out in Concord they settled when it settled, probably anticipating a renewal of the battle. In the interim it developed that a later decendant of this old line took to using new weapons, forsaking, we might say, a part of his Celtic heritage. Thus today, we have Larry Shea eager and ready to argue at length and at high C on philosophical subjects galore. He gives a real spicy dictum on Ethics and Psychology, most fittingly beautified by the diverse ora- torical arguments and figures to be found in his well-worn Coppens . Larry shows his deceptive concessionary style by frequently prefacing his rebuttal with a complimentary, Well, that ' s all very true, Ray, Init. . . . Larry M. is also an athlete of note, being one of our most consistent trackmen. High jumpers may come and go at the Heights but Larry may always be seen out on the field perfecting his form. He has become one of the old reliables, and we look forward before the close of his collegiate career to great results, from a combination of earnest effort, natural skill and graceful form in scaling the willow. Larry, as mentioned elsewhere in this book, (cf. Silk, Ed. W.) has become a greatly Improved young man under the watchful eye of the smooth Mr. Silk who constantly cares for, instructs and remonstrates on the folly and foible of over exuberant youthfulness. Attempting to reward the said philanthropist in a worldly way, he was graciously refused by the kindly old man. A lad just as handsome within as without. He will push his way to the top. Larry boy, a world of good fortune we wish you. Track, 1, 2, 3, i. Discussion Club, ]).. History Academy, 1. Sodality, 1, S, 3, 258 Counts his sure gains, and hurries back for more. — Peter Nitnig. FOR a man who will take a chance, the world can hold only success. Paul should roll along, easily and naturally to an ultimate triumph, no matter what business he may pursue. Every drawing, lottery, or whatnot that was needed for the stabilization of any of the finances of the col- lege always found Paul a willing worker, a willing contributer, and willing heart. When it was for the sake of the Sub Turri, he was always for the money. And yet never did he go into things blindly. One of Paul ' s idiosyncrasies is the way in which he used to have his tickets printed for the grand prizes given away each year; he shunned eleven, twelve or twenty-one, but sixteen, twenty-five and thirty-four always meant business. No wonder the Sub Turri was a financial success. In his younger days, Paul was somewhat of a pitcher, never a Waite Hoyt or a Walter John- son, you understand, but yet, quite a pitcher. But when the increasing years and the arduous duties of Seniority caused him to hang up the spikes and confine himself to mental conditioning he had left behind him one glorious year when he pitched for that memorable tribe of yearlings which crushed all opposition and found itself on the top of the Freshman Baseball heap. Paul is the inspiring genius for the baseball statistics which appear in this nebulous periodical and while on the face of it, it would not appear to be much labor, you can ' t imagine how extremely difficult it is to get pre-game statements from modest ball players — clever use of oxymoron. Well, Paul, the last hand clasp has been given, the last goodby is said, so together, Let ' s get the business. Sub Turri, Contributing Editor. B. C. Club of Hyde Park, 1, 2, 3, i. Heights, 1, 2. Sociological Academy, If. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, If. Rod and Oun Club, 4. JOSEPH TIMOTHY SHEEHAN Worth, coyrage, honor, these indeed your sustenance and birthright are. — Steadman. THE white light of Truth if focused long enough on the Stygian darkness of error will inevitably pierce that darkness, and if those who have toiled in inky surroundings have not completely lost their better selves, that light will have a salutary influence upon them. With such an involved preface, suffice it to say that Joe Sheehan, one time Dominican forsook Providence and came to old B. C. His dictis slat thesis. Had Joe no other claims to greatness, his fame would rest secure because of the fact that he is the only man within memory of the oldest inhabitant who has preserved a discreet silence amidst that- wilderness of words known as the Fulton meeting. For that Joe, gratias tibi. But Joe had other claims to distinction; his exceptional brilliance as a philosopher, as a classicist, as a peda- gogue, as a real student. Despite evil influences of his earlier collegiate training, he has managed to absorb the true Doctrine with an elegance, ease, and precision truly remarkable. There are times when he lapses into a certain absurd doctrine as to the nature of Grace but that failing will be remedied through the medium of adamantine logic. Rumor has it that Joe is about to inject new life into a rapidly declining journalism, for his life-work; the object of his choice is the Boston News Bureau, which daily, has already profited by the customary Sheehan diligence and doggedness. He brings to it a world of ability, a dignified maturity, and real maiiliness. The two years he has been with us served only to increase the respect and admiration which his first appearance aroused. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Fulton Debating Society, 3, i. Greek Academy, 2, 3. Hi.itory Academy, 2- WILLIAM BARTLEY SHEVORY Ingentes animos angusto in corpore versant. , THE truth of the old adage, Good things come in small packages, was evidenced in the fall of 1924 which saw the entrance of Bart Shevory, H. P. to the college on the Heights. What our hero lacked in the physique of a Sandow he made up in other ways, known to all of us. Bart began his voluntary duties, as the Fashion Pace-setter of the class, with the appearance of The Sweater. It is said that all the beauteous colors of the spectrum and the overpowering brilliance of the Aurora Borealis were rolled into a ball of yarn and made into a sweater for our Bartley, that never will be forgotten — that never can be forgotten. Came Sophomore, and Bart astounded his brethren one morning by driving to the Seat of Culture, in a vehicle of well-known make, announcing that he and his bosom pal, Paul Shea, were about to start for Fordham, and desired company — to pay for the gas, and to pump the tires. This august company departed, to engage in exploits that space and modesty must, of necessity, circumscribe. Yet do not think, gentle readers, that Bart had come to college to gambol, and not to study, for when the marks were read, Shevory: William Bartley, was always in that select and envied minority. For a life hope Bart nurtures a secret desire to be a prosperous Real Estate dealer, ever since he sold the Memorial Town Hall in Dedhara to unsuspecting visitors. But these are the fond memories of his college days, which are our mutual treasures. Many there are whom we can give but a curt nod, but to Bart we give our deepest secrets, receiving in return, a wonderful friendship. We feel that he is fully prepared for life, to do his work well, to gain an inevitable success. Farewell, Bart, old pal! Sociological Club. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. 261 ' ARTHUR PAUL SHINNEY ' ' The glass nf fashion and the mould of form. — Hamlet. OTHERS may be great debaters or mellifluous songsters, but in the sartorial field we cast our vote for Art as ' 28 s than-wliomer. Who can forget those flawless synchronizations of ties, kerchiefs and collars? Who can forget the subdued hues of his neckwear subtly blended with SOX of many colours? But lest you get the impression, dear reader, that Art ' s sole motto was It ' s the cut of your clothes that counts, let us hasten to correct the impression. Art was a stu- dent of parts as his pre-med elective would indicate. Those who worked with him, will tell you how he could dissect the unsuspecting pig with neatness and dispatch; or dabble with cone. HN03, sealing wax, and other sundries in chem lab., and come off immaculate, and with unbroken spirit, while we of lesser ability stood around in awe. But if Art was not all for clothes, neither was he all for study. His high spirits were ever com- ing to the surface and many times have we seen him hastening from a Chem lecture to the lunch- room in search of recreation that generally took the form of a most violent evidence of aft ' ectioii for his partner in evil, Hago Harrington. On that memorable Fordham trip, we found Art a most entertaining companion and talker. A true delight it was to listen to his breezy and penetrating comment on all manner of subjects. Altogether a fellow to be known, a man whose acquaintance was worth cultivating, and whose friendship we value. When you are Doctor Shinney, we hope that we will never have occasion to need you, but please Art don ' t let that deter you from making us a call, — lest auld acquaintance be forgot. Football, Assistant Manager, 1, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, Jf. Leagtie of the Sacred Heart, 2, 3, 4. Chemistry Academy, 3, -4. Everett B. C. Club, 1, 3, Treasurer, 3, Vice-President, 4. 26 ' -Z : - EDMUND PATRICK SILK Let me have about me men that are, fat. — Julius Caesar. WHO was it, I ask you, that tracked down the human derelict after he had absconded with thirty cents ($.30) from the Treasury of the Sophomore outing? Who that secured the many ads for this book, even tried for that of the Noonan company, after our own despairing busi- ness manager cried, It ' s too late tor Herpiside ? What did the gentleman at the back of the Assembly Hall say? Ah, yes! It was I, Edmund Silk, none other. More power to you, Scott} ' , you are indeed a born business man and one destined to go far. It has taken no small bit of travail, really, on Mr. Silk ' s part, to compose and counsel the more recalcitrant and youthful elements among our number. However, he has reformed and subdued such rebellious souls as Larry and Lefty Shea, two trifling specimens of puerility. And that ' s no goose talk. By showing these youngsters the value and wealth of interesting conversational topics to be gained from the various philosophical sciences, our great reformer had made of them real men fit to defend the cause and make the world safe against light wines and beer. Gad, men, the very words make me shake! When in the days of our far gone immaturity, we would become surfeited with the designs and combinations we had been pouring over in the style pamphlets, we were wont to cast the hodge- podge one side and say, We ' ll wait and see what Scotty is going to feature this spring! Then, joy of joys, to gaze upon the myriad plaids, Scotch mists, checks, the latest in hatbands, and other iridescent trappings, effected by our buxom, handsome. Highland laddie. Much you have done, Eddie old boy: more yet we would ask. For us, remain the same good natured, regular fellow that we have always known you! Sub Turri, Advertising Manager. Glee Club, 1. Junior Pictorial. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, k. 26£ m im Ix fH 1,, , yj?V ' ' ' - ' ' JAMES THOMAS SMITH Fate tried to conceal him by naming him Smith. — Holmes. THE following are wanted at the Dean ' s office at 11:15 — James Smith, etc., etc. — Yes, to Smitty has fallen the unique and unwonted distinction of consulting The Dean, more often than any other Senior, but, let us hasten to explain, — purely in a business capacity. Answer echo, Me, too. Yet to think of Sraitty is to think of his accoutrements; and to this may be ascribed the reason why the classic Mr. Moran has dubbed him Noah, effectively describing Jim ' s run-about, not as a car parked on the Heights, but as an Ark resting upon the serene peak of Mt. Ararat. And to sail the unbounded main in this Ark constitutes the thrill of a lifetime, provided only that Jim be at the helm with Tommy Murphy gasping commands through some port-hole. But Jim did more than visit the Den of Inirjuity, and run about in a run-about while at the Heights. From his pioneer days under the tutelage of Fr. Murphy, when he essayed the field of Drama, Jim has identified himself with the multifarious duties of all debating societies and acad- emies. Of a not unsubstantial avoirdupois, one would e.xpect him to be good-natured, and so he is, but not to a fault. Wherever occasion presented itself none could be more serious and painstaking and we have no less an authority than the critical personage of Fr. Creeden who declared that Jim ' s themes were a model of legibility and scholarship. Now Jim, we must away, but we shall ever remember your infinite thoroughness your felicitous friendship and good nature, — qualities that have made uncommon the common name of Smith. History Academy, 1. Sodality. 1, 3, 3. Jf. Lcaytie of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, j. 264 ' .0 ' - ■ ' ■■ NORMAN ALOYSIUS STEELE ' ' ' Thy heart is true as steel. — Midsummer Nights Dream. WILL SHAKESPEARE says that all the world ' s a stage and if what he says is true, then Normie has played his varied assortment of parts: Bealdle, financier, Romeo, ethician, dra- matist, student, athlete, Mattapan-eulogist, committee-worker, silent partner, Steamship agent, man-about-town, and before we forget it, he was just about one of the best-liked men in the class. I don ' t blame you for letting your eyes stray to the top of the page again, because he really is different. Perhaps the feature of a character replete with extraordinary qualities was Pete ' s personal magnetism that drew everyone and everything to him. To illustrate, just as soon as he set out to make a name for himself, honors, offices, and the royal purple surrounded him. As Business Manager of the weekly, it was he who functioned as the lure for unsuspecting shekels to the Heights coffers, in order to ensure its continuance and prospects. He had found his hobby. So financing the Fordham trip was the next stroke. How well he succeeded may be seen from the fact that he was able to sweeten and beautify tlie trip, with as nice a bit of humanity as you ever saw. Personal magnetism still at work. As a supporter of athletics, he dwarfed the mighty Stentor. At dass-football he was an un- tamed lion. A perfect histrion for the College Play. Shuffling a graceful and rythmic ground gripper at the Philomatheia Ball. All in all, these years have been at once pleasant and profitable for the mild mannered, debonair comrade whose gift of ' savoir faire ' was second to none. A real chap — we ' ll miss him! Heights, 1, 2, Circulation Manager, 3, Business Manager, Jf. Dramatics, 2, 3, Jf. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4- Sociological Club, It. Orchestra, 1. Radio Club, 2. 265 ; ! A. mm HERBERT GEORGE STOKINGER Tho ' modest, on his unembarrass ' d brow Nature had written — ' Gentleman ' . — Byron. YEAR-BOOKS are generally famous or notorious for the quantity and quality of their inde- fensible idealism which they concentrate into the average biography. Like all monumental epitaphs, the college graduates, one and all, appear equally remarkable for being the most sincere Christians, the most benevolent neighbors, and the most honest men of their time. .4s one looks about him he wonders how mankind could have so basely degenerated from such excellent predeces- sors. The editors go into a huddle and the resulting pronouncement is that only an act of Provi- dence can prevent the worthy ' s scaling the heights of worldy success. But once in a lifetime edi- torial hearts are gladdened because a man comes along, the statement of whose deeds is funda- mentaliter in re. The only difficulty in dilating on Herb is to know when to stop. Herb is an athlete, and a real one, whose outstanding achievement in basketball was the caging of the winning basket against the Cross in the final moments of play; whose climax in baseball resulted in his clinching an outfield berth on Duffy ' s nine in Senior year. Herb is an executive, and a man so devoted to class welfare that he was willing to take the most thankless job on earth, as Chairman of the Ring Committee. For all of which gratias tibi. But above and beyond all this, even more outstanding than his loyalty, more paterit than his willingness to serve, is that ineradical stamp of, what shall we call it? — yes, of the gentleman. There is no one in the class who will gainsay this. Herb, there is no need of saying that we respect you, admire you, and love you; you must know it. In all sincerity, whatever little we may have is yours for the asking. Basketball, 1. Baseball, 1, 2, 3, k- Ring Committee, Chairman, If. Sociological Club, J,. History Academy, 1, 2. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, If. Junior Week. 266 ' %;y ANDREW JAMES SULLIVAN, JR. ' % Exhausting thovght. And hiving wisdom with each studious year. — Byron. DORCHESTER has produced more than its share of rogues and hence it is only compensatory that once in a while it should make good with an Andy Sullivan. Andy chums around with Ken Richards, the state surveyor, and also is a product of B. L. S., but has as yet managed to keep his character unsullied. When not engaged in Sodality devotion, Andy is achieving fame in the State Street Journal and supplies the housewives of Uphams Corner with bread, rolls, cake, pie and pastry, not to mention lady fingers and pretzels. In the good old summertime Andrew, no doubt inspired by the military attitude and propaganda of a certain gentleman, betakes himself to the dens of Devens, refusing to believe that war is naught but toil and trouble, honor but an empty bubble; and Andy has always stood ready to fire the shot heard round the world. Andy is one of the few men in the class of whom you can say that he is more than a student; in fact, a real scholar. His notes are always a model for neatness, accuracy, fulness and perspicuity. He has come to college with a goal in view and now at the end of his time he is going out with the satisfaction of a race well run. Some of his intimates would have it that Andy will spend the next few years in the neighbor- hood of Lake Street. Others think that it will be in tffe vicinity of Weston or Shadowbrook. Wherever it is, he will, as he always, has, devote his talents, and they are many — Ad Majorera Dei Gloria m. Sodality, 1, S, 3, 4. Sociology Club. EUGENE JOSEPH SULLIVAN Tall and blonde, a right merric gentleman. —Duval. IN the dim, drear and hazy past, the goklen days of the free lunch and the brass rail, when the dollar was considered a coin of rare value, and the college man a rather startling creature, Gene Sullivan was a member of that famous old class of 4B at James Street. Gene is different, always was. At the age when most babies are crying or sucking their thumbs, Gene was essaying on the Granolithic man, shaving, and sucking at a pipe. As Father Time labored, the blushing babe grew in size and wisdom, until at length we received him, a full blown youth, mature in judgment and knowledge. As a student, Gene was no blear-eyed grind. Rather he was one of those chaps who picks kn owledge up easily and discloses it knowingly. He did not loose his heart to Latin and Greek, in the original, but, oh, how he reveled in his Logic, Ethics, Psychology, and Sociology. The law is going to miss another Choate if it does not get him before the church bells toll in Medford. He had a heart as plastic as artist ' s clay. A plea directed at Gene ' s seat of emotion was al- ways productive of results. That is why he was among the first to pay up his class dues. He is successful as a student we admit; he has a potency at class meetings we readily grant: his ability to rhapsodize about Medford is unquestioned; but when we speak of his rapid-thought action if the least occasion arises, we are prone to seek a brace of dictionaries and ensnare a con- venient encyclopedia while we painfully mangle a deficient mother tongue in a vain effort to des- cribe his merits and epitomize his signal victories in this regard. Above all he is a sensible chap. Sodality, 1, 2, .3, Jf. History Academy, 1, 2. Spanish Academy, 1, 2. Sociological Academy, i. JOHN ALEXANDER SULLIVAN The noblest mind, the best contentment has. — Spencer. WHEN knighthood was in flower, in the chivalric days of King Arthur and the romantic era of the Round Table there would have stood forth in that collection of Last Words in Courtesy, the most fastidious of them all, John Sullivan. For John above all else is this: the essence of courtesy and gentlemanliness. Wherever he may be he stands out like a beacon light, reflecting his own ideals. There is a little town a few miles out from Boston, known as Arlington. For a suburb it has the peppiest, most exhilarating, red-hot organizat ion that any town of its size would ever want to boast. And who do you think is President of this Arlington B. C. Club. ' You guessed it, you sly old cross-word puzzler, it is the subject of this handsome compendium of useful information, bound in Maroon volumes one dollar down and all the time in the world to pay for it. Among the activi- ties in town, none is looked upon with more anticipation than the annual dance, and John ' s dance this year was what Lindbergh is to the air, or what the mother-in-law is to the bridegroom, the last word. When John goes home at night burdened with books, he trains himself in the speaking arts in order that he may vanquish the Dartmouth contingent composed of Miles Lane et al. But Sul, due probably to the fact that truth is infallible, leaves in his wake a multitude of awe-stricken, envy-smitten, suburbanites. John ' s execu tive ability was only heresay to most of us, until Father ' s Day appeared. Then we came face to face with the realization of his ability. That it was the best ever may be traced to no little extent to the work of Johnnie and to express it in the vernacular: he ' s there. Arlington B. C. Club, 1, ' 2, 3, President, 4. Fulton, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. v- ¥1 - :v?% ' ' ' FRANCIS JAMES TIERNEY am a citizen of the world. — Laertins. HAIL to the protagonist par excellence. The way in which this fellow sported his verb parts and accessories, paradigms, syntaxes and translations (verbal of course) one would come to the conclusion that we have a native of the land of Helas. That is until we heard Frank use the mother tongue, and then the notorious Celtic characteristics asserted themselves. The only objection that we had for his aptitude for Greek consisted in a lengthening of assignments made in commensuration with his speed. But gradually the folks observed the growing tendency on the youth ' s part to look for companionship of local color in Greek restaurants in the wee sm ' hours of the morning, and there was an end to it. All that has changed now, and his neighbors have told us one of their entrusted secrets that Frank is definitely headed for the Seminary. Perhaps he ' ll be enrolled as a Greek missionary. It came about during Senior that Frank was chosen to head our newly organized Brighton College Club. Being a real manager and a fine drawing card in his own essence Blowse played no small part in that enjoyable series of aS ' airs immediately launched forth by the new Society. For a man who has been tied up in governmental procedure, Frank has been very active in the class activities and we paid him somewhat of a tribute of the esteem in which he is held, by choosing him for the Vice-Presidency. French Academy, Orchestra and Fulton — all have had their claim on him and from what we have seen of his work there and in the classroom, we have every reason to expect real things from the future Alumnus of Boston College. Orchestra, 1, 2. Class Vice-President, 3. Brighton B. C. Club, President, i.. Fulton, 3. Brosnahan. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. 270 PATRICK ANTHONY TOMPKINS ' «; ' Bold as a lion, he advanced to the fray ' — Taylor. MR. PATRICK TOMPKINS is here presented for your consideration and consequent ap- proval. To evaluate Pat, requires .some exercise of discrimination. We don ' t know wheth- er to consider him in the light of champion time-killer of those devotees of repose who gather daily at Uncle Sam ' s rest house, the G. P. O., or as the go-getter salesman who could sell pineapples to a human skeleton, or coals to Newcastle. We don ' t know whether to exhibit him .is the one long- shoreman who ever worked for twenty minutes consecutively or as the smartest cook who ever burned a biscuit. In such difficulties, we must naturally turn to Pat, as we know him, as the fiercest, most loyal and ardent supporter of things Bostonian that ever lived. If ever there was a man who was one hundred percent for the college, that was Pat. From the day he opened his eyes as an infant Freshman until the time he was about to dash forth to put the world on a paying basis, Boston College has been his only love. At class meetings, he was a lion on offence and a she-wolf on the defense. Open, frank and aboveboard he was one of those from whom we could expect an honest suggestion of fair criticism and open disapproval. If the Sub Turri needed someone to complete the quota on the chances, Pat would return full handed; when class meetings were in a state of apathy, Pat was the man to kindle the .spirit. When the Marquette would want to carry out a publicity drive, Pat would be there with his services. Although the busiest man in the col- lege, he always found time or his college. Glee Club, 1, i. Marquette. Fulton, 3, 4. Roxbury B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, Treasurer, i. 271 kJ . |4 ALBERT ROY TRIBBLE, JR. Talk of iiolliing bid business, and dispatch that, business quickly. — Aldus. IX every class you are sure to find some Captain of Industry, whose every thought is concerned with amassing the golden hoard of Midas. 1928, in this respect, yields to none, for standing in the forefront is that Master Mind of Finance, that hybrid Carnegie and Rothschild; A. Roy Trib- ble. From a successful administration of the Stylus treasury in his Junior year culminating in the glorious achievement of stabilizing the vacillating Fulton funds, as a result of his directive genius in the Harvard-B. C. debate, Roy has blazed the way for future near-greats in years to come. Would that his ability had been as pronounced on the tennis court, but we few who strolled out to watch fatigued Tildens, and hear the cry — Forty-love! knew only too well that Roy was nestled in the tender arms of the Thing which is Blind. A keen and penetrating student of that most monumental of works, Elbert Hubbard ' s Scrap book, A. Roy took an inordinate delight in murmuring quotation after quotation into our respectful ears. A good student, an extensively read young man whose conversation never grew tedious nor thoughts pedantic. Discussions in the Stylus office were sure to be blessed with Roy ' s opinion, and it was always found to be sane and logical. The Tribble family has done much for the college, and this particular member is not the least of the lot. His four years under the Towers were four years of accomplishment, which may well be followed by younger brothers. When Business calls, Roy will be found ready. Brosnahan. Marquette. Fulton, 3, Jt, Censor, Jf. Harvard Debate, Manager. Stijlus, As.sistant Advertising Manager, 1, 2, Advertising Manager, 3. 272 ART TUOHY ever and always is calm, cool, collected, imperturbable. War, Famine, Pesti- lence, and Death might ride roughshod the length and breadth of the land, and we are firml convinced that Art would turn not a hair. Perhaps this composure may be traced to those days long ago when certain members were initiated by Father Richard O ' Brien, retested by Father Murphy and came out of the caldron tempered and inured, come what may. With Chick Kelley and Miah Manning, many are the exploits that have been chalked on the credit side of the ledger from the time when Art first appeared as Father Murphy ' s white-haired boy, extending up to the present when it is clear that the faculty have fomed a universal idea regarding him. Mr. Tuohy ' s peculiar contribution to Art, Humanity, and the H. C. L. lies in the fact that in his spare time he guides the faltering steps of those who, in the name of amusement, stumble around the stages of Mr. Loew ' s (requiescat in pace) cinema and variety houses. Any moment he may be seen about the Orpheura bestriding his world like a Colossus, barking commands like a Mussolini directing with the benign countenance of a Simon Legree. Many the class that owes Art a deep debt of gratitude, and in particular have the chairmen of various college entertainment committees silently blessed his name, when, in search of talent for the delectation of a class, hypercritical, for all the fact that they were reduced to penury, they have found one always willing to exert his in- fluence to secure artists of distinction, gratis. Let ' s hope for the sake of the school, that there may be someone to take the place of this quiet, willing, generous, loyal supporter. We wish there were more like him. Heights, 2. Arlington B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. 273 WILLIAM FRANCIS WALSH ' What sweet delif lit a quiet life affords. — Driinu] nond. IF we were to put down the qualifications of our ideal Senior one of the first things we would ask is that he have a smile like Bill Walsh ' s. Many years hence when we have occasion to recall Bill, we know that the first picture that will come to our minds will be a serene smile and we know that we will think of him then as we do now. Bill is the possessor of an imperturbable calm and an even disposition that has many times been our envy. No matter how stormy the course of our collegiate career, he could be depended upon for a gloom dispelling smile in any situation. He took everything in stride whether Chem exams, Junior proms, or philosophy orals. And speaking of philosophy. Bill belonged to the common sense school, for he long ago recognized the futility of constant worrying over academic troubles. Horace never needed to caution Will, for a happy mien and he were identical; while the ' Gnothi seauton ' was advice well heeded by him. He was older than a lot of us and perhaps it was on that account that he seemed to know what he was (loing. Behind that smile of his one felt that here was a man who had a purpose and who was achieving it. He went in for books but never let them become his master. He indulged in social life but with a due moderation that characterized all his activities. Here is a man of whom we would say with the poet, What friends thou hast and their adoption tried, grapple them to thee with hoops of steel. Bill, four j ' ears of Greek, Chem, and such have failed to erase that smile and it is this remembrance of you that we will carry away with us. May your days outside these college walls be just as steadfast. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 3, 3, i. 274 ' m HI EDWARD JOSEPH WATSON ' Who tempers the heart with golden happiness. — Heywood. TO be the Boswell of Ed Watson is not a task, but a pleasure; for in our humble gathering there is no one who will fail to give his unqualified imprimatur that Eddie is the smilingest member of a smiling class, and this despite the fact that at one time Ed was honorary member of Fr. Keat- ing ' s immortal Quartette. To the ability of Ed, there stands as eloquent testimony, the fact that a Watson was among that select and august circle which managed to elude the omniscience of Father and escape to Junior. Here it was that an operation proved a severe taskmaster, causing him the loss of a valuable year, but the newly gained honor of membership in the Greatest of Classes. Due to the medical tone of the family name, Eddie has had no more privacy than a goldfish, for a Quick Watson, from Mr. Gillis, inevitably would be concluded by Mr. McDevitt ' s cryptic, The needle, — and Ed would blush once again. The chief memento that Ed leaves behind is this: a deep loyalty and spirit for all things B. C. Beginning with the callow days of Freshman, down thru the decades until we had become sober Seniors, there was one in our class who was there to lend not only moral but physical support. Due to the unholy influence of the late departed Mr. Buckley, Ed is a member of that host, dubbed by those who know, Knights of the Highway, and we who know him feel that B. C. could have had no better ad on the highways than a cheery Going Down, and a winning smile. Who can tell, but twenty years from now, a Pierce, covered with banners, will drive up to a group of Boston boys, while they shout, Come on fellows — Here ' s B. C. spirit; this must be smiling Eddie Watson. Sodality, 1, 2, 3. i. League of the Sacred heart, 2, 3, !t. Baseball, Assistant Manager, 1, 2. 275 HILARY HUNT WHELAN A pleasing countenance is no slight advantage. — Oind. NESTLED in the green-clad mountains of Pennsylvania lies the little institution of St. Mary ' s. Frankly, we don ' t know whether or not there are mountains in Pennsylvania, even if there are we don ' t know whether they are green clad, and finally, even at that it ' s not in our line of knowl- edge whether or not St. Mary ' s is nestled in them. But it did make a rather impressive beginning, don ' t you think. ' It is terra incognita, but it is a land which has played the Lady Bountiful to us, in sending Hilary Whelan who came in the year 1927 and lived happily ever after. One of the factors contributing to this happiness, undoubtedly, is membership in the pedagooey class of good old Fred G. — s, the collegiate Burton Holmes. Fred and Hilary got along famously, because both loved children and have quite an interest, have both, in Fred ' s exploits while over there. At the outset, Hilary must have realized the worth of these monumental lectures, because the notes which were taken down by this zealous young individual were complete in every detail, and had they been continued, would have formed the greatest collection of novel experiences, ever gathered into one portfolio. Wh en writing of Hilary we feel a sen.se of restriction in that neither these words nor his picture can faithfully represent to you the type of man we have known. He is radiant with good nature, the soul of affability, the kind of a companion you ' d like to go away with over the unchartered main. Not to have known him for our whole collegiate career has been something for which we shall never forgive ourselves. He is the kind of man whom everyone would like to have as a friend forever and a day. Sodality, Jf. League of the Sacred Heart, . 276 JOHN FRANCIS WHITTAKER ' To be simple is to be great. — Evierson, LET us halt a moment to pay our respects to a member of that very necessary coterie, the student. Though he was near the foot of the class alphabetically, Whit ' s scholastic standing was among the best and he can be characterized impartially as one of the most energetic, pains- taking, all-round scholars of whom this class can boast. Unlike so many of us whose designs and purposes were rather nebulous and whose choice of subjects was catch-as-catch can, Jim had an objective in view from the very day of his arrival and he has worked toward his goal with a grim tenacity of purpose that will neither be denied nor satisfied until the sheepskin is wrapped up in mothballs. Electing the Ph.B. course has meant not only long hours of constant devotion to Physics, Chem and other outrages, but it has also deprived us of association with this calm, self-possessed student in the various activities. However, he did find time to enroll in the Chemistry Academy at which he was a never failing attendant. It was men of his ilk that gave Leo Jennings the will to carry on. Though Jim ' s acquaintances were legion, especially those who convened in the bright Spring mornings at the El, few really knew him, we believe. Underneath a calm exterior there beat the sympathetic heart of a man to whom promises could be confided, to whom one could look for assist- ance, secure in the belief that both assistance and advice would be forthcoming. To him we may honestly apply the term Good fellow. He has been a friend of the truest type, and one to whom the goods of life will ultimately fall not because of brilliant talents, though he has many, but because of a sterling character that has never failed to impress both his professors and his classmates. Our heartiest au revoir to you, Jim. Chemistry Academy, 3, Jf. Sociological Club, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. 277 % ' FRANCIS XAVIER WILKIE All mankind loves a lover. — Emerson. SdMEONE of the greater poets of the world — Service or perhaps it was Kipling — in a lucid moment offered for our approval a bit of verse which was unwittingly dedicated to our hero. It is somewhat sonorous, is this old ballad with its constantly recurring refrain of: boots, boots, boots — and that ' s where Boots Wilkie comes in. If there is any justice in the future life, Boots will have a monopoly on supplying O ' Sullivans to the court of Heaven or wherever else he may be. How often, ye gods, how often has Frank burst open the door to come trippingly up the aisle with those ungodly twin trip-hammers of his to rouse us from the drowsy land of Nod. But that isn ' t the half of it Annabelle. Frank is very much in the social eye and any even- tide you may hitch the horse to the hitching post and going within the hospitable portals of the Jacqueminot, you may see him stepping out a few measures with a certain blonde Dorchesterite. As a reward for faithful campaigning, Mr. Wilkie was nominated Chairman of the Senior Dance Committee, staged a mock murder trial, the afternoon of its adoption, but retired victorious from the field of battle. You may have gathered from the above that Frank had little or no use for the proverbial learning — which only goes to show how wrong a person may be. On the contrary, a delightful friendship arose between Fr. Corrigan and Frank because of the latter ' s scholarship. Whenever a point of Ethics was to be decided, who could it be, but our blushing subject. The same for a solution in Chemistry. A well-groomed appearance, an exceptionally fine, good nature will pave the way for our own Frank. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Chemistry Aeademy, i. History Academy, 1. Glee Club, 2. EMERY JOSEPH ERNEST ZIRPOLO All ' s irell that ends ivcll. — Shakespeare AS a special reward for those who have read faithfully the biographic sketches throughout this book, we are happy to present as the final offering — none other than our own famous Zip. You will remember him perhaps as the little fellow who with diploma firmly clasped in hand entered the door, entrance, portal, or what you will, of Boston College with a name thatbore the weight of story, Amorous Generous Earnest Zirpolo. Then did our hero set himself to the task of devouring all that Education had set before him. The results were not of a nature to banish Zip ' s famous smile, and consecjuently at the end of the road we find him occupying the position of a consistently successful man at the books and a popular and well-liked fellow withal. We fear, however, that Zip has drawn too much inspiration from the feats of the swiftly flying steed of classic lore, for the rate at which he gallops to Boston College in his famous-flying Ford, is surely calculated to inspire dread in the hearts of all pedestrians who are unable to climb trees, or mount house-tops for the occasion. It was in pedagogy that friend Zip rose to heights untried, and the man, the time, and the occasion, blended together to produce a contributing result that went to make it the greatest of all classes. Truly, Zip is so well liked and so universally respected at the Heights that we can, without fear of contradiction, bid him adieu with the remark: as Boston College judges men, there is none better! Baseball, 1, 2. Track, 1, S. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, i. Heights, Advertising Staff, 1. ' 2, Circulation. J,. Chemistry Academy, 3. History Academy, 3. ' msi €x€la matt of 1928 Francis J. Anderson James E. Barrett Bernard B. Bartick Henry A. Bernazani Joseph C. Borowski George A. Boutin Charles D. Bowler Frank C. Calnan John L. Carnegie Yvan Caron Joseph F. Cavanaugh John I. Chagnon Ignatius D. Chamberlain Nicholas F. Chiros Harry R. Chisholm William P. Chisholm William S. Clarke Francis P. Conlon James J. Conlon Paul C. Connell Thomas H. Connery Francis R. Connolly Thomas H. Connolly, Jr. Marcus Corcoran Albert H. Cote Randall L. Coyne Timothy J. Cronin John S. Dale Francis J. Daly James E. Delaney David G. Dillon John L. Dolan Joseph F. Donoghue Robert J. Dorey William B. Dow Francis D. Dower John R. Driscoll James A. Dunn Albert P. Dum as Richard V. Dwyer Joseph A. Farrington Thomas F. Flaherty Edward J. Flood George H. Foley Ernest A. Ford Harold P. Foster Edward J. Fraher William C. French Matthew J. Gallahue John J. Gartland Henry P. Gately Francis J. Greene Eugene J. Haney Francis H. Hannigan Richard T. Hardy Raymond R. Harris Gunard E. Haugh John J. Healy Arthur K. Heaphy James C. Heffron Philip G. Hennessey Horace A. Herlihy William P. Herlihy James P. Higgins Edward G. Horan Walter E. Huskins Edward F. Jones John J. Joy Charles G. Keleher Neil J. Keliher John H. Kelly Edward F. Kennedy George J. Kingston John J. Lane Augustus A. Lawlor Jerome H. Lynch Francis T. Lyons Leo J. McCann James F. McDermott William H. McDermott 280 William McHugh Thomas F. McKay Francis J. McNamara John B. MacDonald Francis R. Mahar Francis J. Mahoney Ehas A. Mealey Arthur M. Morrissey Daniel J. Murphy, Jr. John P. Murphy Richard F. Murphy John A. Murray John P. O ' Donnell James F. O ' Neill John P. Plewokas Joseph R. Powers Thomas J. Reardon Harold A. Reilly John P. Russell Lawrence M. Ryan Paul A. Ryan Francis J. Santry James L. Scarry John G. Schultz John A. Sears Francis G. Shea Joseph A. Shea Charles F. Stack, Jr. John J. Sullivan Philip L. Sullivan Arthur W. Terminiello William D. Thomson John J. Toomey John T. Toomey Bernard H. Unsworth William L. Walsh Raymond A. Wardell Martin J. Whelan George F. Whitcomb WILLIAM F. FLYNN PRESIDENT Junior y,si trfje Junior €la To fittingly chronicle the year ' s history of the Juniors would be to launch forth into a stream of superlatives, of the more pleasant kind. For, indeed, this class has approximated during the past year the best efforts of its prede- cessors, and not content with this in many cases has gone beyond into unexplored regions and set up precedents. Let alone preserve Boston College traditions, it has sought to initiate them, and there is none who would be so rash as to gain- say the success of their efforts. As a result of elections which had been held the previous Spring, 1929 inaug- urated the year with the following in office: for President, William F. Flynn; Vice-President, Leo P. O ' Keefe; Secretary, Alfred J. Monahan; Treasurer, Phillip P. Stuart, and Francis J. Harkins as Athletic Association Representative. The selection which the class had made was justified when the splendid spirit of cooperation that existed among the men became apparent. In brief can it be said of them, they did their work well. The usual strong football contingent greeted Coach Daley and proved to be a reliable source of material when men were needed to carry the ball or halt the foe during the gridiron year. The Junior organization was headed by Warren McGuirk, captain elect for the coming year, Al Weston, Bud Dower, Kennedy, Tom Smith, Bill Hafferty, Whelan, Mahoney, the two Kilroys, Sheehan, Beech, Wilczewski, Ed Donahue, and Ed Bond. A sizeable crowd, in truth; an asset to any mentor. T ' would be a wearisome quest to discover a class that has ever been more capably represented on the grid. Although the Winter had many other attractions for the boys, nevertheless in the rush of events, hockey was not ignored, and again the Junior claimed a large delegation. There were among others the impenetrable Morrissey, Speedy Doc Fallon, Blackjack McNamara, the hard shooting and high scoring Nick Tedesco and of course our own Jack Martin. Track boasted a limited but a select group. Keenan, Harkins, Markey, Reegan, Beech, Whelan, and McDermott, manager for the coming year. There may have been more, but so fast were they, even as those mentioned above, that they could not be seen as they passed by, and so the irony of fate becomes patent — their own excellence prevents the communication of their deeds to posterity. Still fewer Juniors labored with Duffy ' s diamond devotees. There were, how- ever, peppery Hank O ' Day, Hugh McNulty, twirler par excellence, Al Weston, he of the mighty whack, and versatile Bob Smith. Only four there were, few in number but as for quality each one positively superb in his separate department. In this age of over emphasis, novelly enough, activities of the intellectual order were not entirely neglected. Twenty-nine placed two men on the Fulton Prize Debate and let it be announced that Messrs. Leen and O ' Keefe certainly knew their oratory. Carrying on the work of these young zealots were such as- piring Demostheneses as Frawley, McManus, Taylor, and Sullivan. Dramatics, with a year such as was not approached in a decade, found two wonder workers in Fitzgerald, the immortal, and Hardigan, the incorrigible. Of course, the Academies have their numerous allotment, and among them the work of Al Taylor in the French Academy was outstanding. In the musical club Junior gave from a cornucopia, Kelly and Keenan appearing as a duet of hard workers for Mr. Ecker. Considering the Junior Class from the most important standpoint of its social achievements, one needs only recall Junior Week. Always a headline event at the Heights, it reached its most extensive proportions during the past year. One solid week of entertainment was provided and enjoyed, not only by the Juniors but by the large delegation sent from the classes in the college, and the enthusiastic representation of Alumni. The climax was had when the ever colorful Prom at the Statler, where to the tepid strains of Burt Lowe ' s orchestra, the largest crowd in the history of the college was assembled. As a means of diversion, the Juniors engaged profusely in class athletics with the Seniors as their opposition, but the year ' s schedule found them unable to cope with so mature an adversary. Football resulted in an overwhelming victory for Senior, hardly a satisfactory result for so gory and glorious a spectacle. The keenest opposition of the year was had in basketball which went to Senior by a shot from the floor, but two nights later the hockey game saw the older brothers running up the decisive score of 23 to 2 over the Juniors ' more inex- perienced icemen. The final joust of the year witnessed another Senior victory in the gamboling on the green contest where superiority of numbers made its presence felt. It was mutually agreed that the last was one of the most suc- cessful seasons from the point of view of intra-raural athletics that has ever been witnessed at B. C, and the Junior class takes the greatest of pride in its ability to offer such worthy competition to those whose calibre is recognized everywhere. At this, the period when we are about to start the conclusion of our collegiate career we take great pride in the fact that we are following in the footsteps of the Greatest of Classes. Their work ever shall be a beacon light, a touchstone whereby the Class of ' 29 shall model their future activities, their future hopes, their future ideas. JOHN B. GILLOOLY PRESIDENT opl omore Wr ' i. Ef t opljomore Clagjs THIS, the class of 1930, has finished the first and doubtless the more difficult half of the race toward its desired objective. Now it cannot resist the in- clination to pause for a moment and look backward with a sense of achievement on the first part of the course where the Dust of Yesterday is now settling forever. A sense of achievement? Yes, for much has been accomplished. A sense of pride? Truly, for much has been accomplished well. A sense of regret? Un- doubtedly, but it is a novel regret, not of things undone, but a regret that these days are past and over, that only memory remains. This is the spirit of the class of ' 30 at the finish of the half way mark. Many of its members, we find, have added a new lustre to Boston College by reason of their exploits and all have increased within themselves a greater devotion to her fair name. Surely the class of ' 30 is on the road which will bring to it that consumation devotedly to be wished. In retrospect, we review with just pride a highly successful year initiated by marked maturity of judgement when John B. Gillooly was selected to guide his class over uncharted seas. The office of Vice-President was held by Ed Sliney, stellar defense man of the hockey team. John F. Dwyer, active member of the Heights sporting stafl , Marquette, and Dramatic Society, competently managed the records as Secretary, while the purse of the class Treasury has been guarded well by John J. Hayes, recently elected Managing Editor of the Heights, and Secretary of the French Academy. The Glee Club was most fortunate in having as members men of the type of Larry Gibson, one of its best tenor soloists, as well as Regan, Griffin, Geary, Higgins, and others of the class who so copiously gave of their vocal talent. The Marquette Debating Society has had one of its most successful seasons under the guidance of Mr. Procter, and no little of its great improvement has been due to the directive work of Presidents Hogan and Ward. The Gargan medal, awarded to the outstanding debater in the society was awarded Harold Sullivan who was forced to his best by such able speakers as John Dwyer, John Grandfield, Leo Moran and Neil O ' Connor. That the Class of 1930 had more than its share of future Shaws and Ches- tertons may be seen from their work, and their able work, on both of our journals. The Heights particularly has profited, by the industry of John J. Hayes now managing editor, by Gillooly and Dwyer on the sporting staff, by Wells and Jellison performing their editorial functions, by O ' Connor, Merrick and Porcis who have been busily engaged on the business end. What would have happened had Higgins, Kelly, Cotter, Koen, McCarty, Trainer, Ward, and Grandfield been absent from the new staflF only Messrs. Newton and Spenser can fortell. The Stylus owes much of the beauty of its current efforts to the exceptional pre- sentation of Wells and Koen. Sxxh ' !Turrl At once there comes to mind the brilhant work of Paddy Creedon, wliose performances on the gridiron last Fall were scintillating if ever that word can be rightfully applied. Following up the lead established by his comrade Charlie Murphy provided more than a few thrills as the outstanding end of the season, while the work of Pedro Herman, Luke McGowan, Di Venuti, Convery, Mirley, and Leo Muldoon helped Leo Daley fashion a fighting team whose spirit was best exemplified on the sward of Braves Field that last memorable November day. The tracksters enjoyed a fairly successful season and well they might if 1930 had anything to say in the matter. The two-mile relay which was the boys ' particular hobby this year was enhanced by the consistent work of our own Billy Mulcahy. In the sprints. Jack Ryder was hard pressed for material, but Joe Kamesh did more than his share in upholding his particular part of the burden. There were many others who ' also ran ' , and then there were the real point winners among whom might be mentioned John Sullivan, John Tripody, and Muldoon. The good old National Pastime was particularly fortunate in having a wealth of real material from which to draw. It was a satisfaction to see many of the boys coming from behind to win positions for themselves in competition with men a class or two higher. First there was Charlie Murphy whose work as pitcher was particularly commendable; then of course there was Paddy Creedon to bob up once again and show himself the all round athlete that he is and to cover the infield like one possessed. In the outfield Joe Kamesh and Larry Gibson romped around like thoroughbreds, and with Jim Regan, furnished the remaining talent of the class in this particular field. The hitting of the boys was everything to be desired taking the horsehide for a merry ride time after time. Perhaps it was on the ice more than anywhere that Sophomore was par- ticularly munificent. On right wing, there was Larry Gibson whose dashing play, pepper and fight brought rounds of applause to his team ; in the nets there was Leon Fitzgerald, the old dependable still making his brilliant saves; Johnny Groden emulating the work of his brother, Perley Payson, and Ed Kelliher rounded out a gang whose work can only be talked of in superlatives. The outstanding class activity of the year was, of course, the well attended joint-smoker of the classes ' 30 and ' 31. With the talent taken from both classes this smoker was a real step towards cementing the bonds of friendship between Sophomore and Freshman. All in all we may certainly say that the men of ' 30 have given their very best efforts to advance the standards of their college, that their work has been done to a nicety of perfection, that they may well guide their future actions by the past. ' utrl ROBERT A. SULLIVAN PRESIDENT Jfresifiman tKfte Jfresiijman Cla s; ' ' I HE year 1927 witnessed two outstanding events — tlie flight of Lindbergh and the assemblage of the Class of ' 31 at Boston College. Heralded as one of the most talented, and certainly the largest class ever to tread the Dean ' s Carpet in silent awe she has proved in one short year, that while confidence may often times be misplaced, she for one has lived up to her reputation in the fullest degree. Certainly the responsibility of upholding the Athletic and Scholastic glory of Boston College is no light duty, yet if past events mirror the future, if the spirit of loyalty and cooperation that has been continually manifested by every individual in ' 31 may be indicative of future athletic and intellectual power one is surely justified in concluding that this class is capable of carrying on those proud traditions that are at this time being handed down by the present Senior class. Sound sense and real acumen were seen in her very first selections. Robert Sullivan, track star, premier good fellow, and zealous worker was elected to the office of President; Richard Gorman of football fame was appointed as Vice- President; Arthur Norton to the position of Secretary and Edward Connelley was named Treasurer. Began a period of unification and introduction of in- novations. There was presented half way along in the year what has come to be known as the ' Frolics ' — a night of entertainment furnished by the talent of the class, with the purpose to make a real acquaintanceship and to secure a com- mingling of the boys. It was a great night; it was a great success. Score one for the Class of ' 31. Perhaps the most important thing, at least in its effect upon newcomers, was the introduction of the Freshman rule for the first time at Boston College. The Freshmen had a team of their own in each athletic branch — and what teams! On the gridiron their work was unbeatable, and it would be impossible in so short a space to give to each member of that notable team the full praise he deserved. We may sum it up truthfully, by saying that never has there been a finer aggre- gation to represent the college on any field of sport. There was of course, Andy Anderson, one of the best little centers in the world, Johnny Dixon, Colbert, Marr, Antos, Gorman, Buckley, Aaron, Young, among a group of others nearly as good. Small wonder is it that the class may boast of an undefeated team. May this record be continued in the future. AVhen the call for track candidates was sounded, the quality of the freshmen who answered must have warmed the heart of Jack Ryder and brought to him roseate visions of championship relays. There was Tommy Meagher, the old English High and Huntington star; Bob Sullivan of Latin School; Finn of Sonier- ville, along with O ' Brien, Trum, and Brosnahan. Boston College ' s supremacy on the boards will be soon reestablished by this group of capable representatives. 292 Wl The same championship calibre was had, even on the ice, when a freshman hockey team defeated the best teams in and about Boston, teams which laid claim to championship title. It is more than an idle rumor that there were men on that team who were varsity timber, and for whom Coach Sonny Foley would have given almost anything. Sanford, Horan, Dumphy, Temple, Marr, Scull}% Hern, Carey — those are names that some day will represent Boston College, and will furnish her with another period of sextets equal to those of the memorable days of Hughes, Foley, and Morrisey. With the first summons of Frank McCrehan, newly appointed baseball coach, another galaxy of stars presented themselves. Pitchers, catchers, out- fielders, and infielders, there were a host of them, premier in quantity as well as in quality. The Class of ' 31 may very well boast the greatest array of star pitchers ever to enter the college. With Dixon, Rosy Ryan and Donovan, all scholastic pitchers ready to fast ball, slow ball and curve the opposition into oblivion. But the real prospect is Shaker O ' Connor whose record at St. John ' s and in the Blackstone Valley League against men like Nekola of Holy Cross points the way to a career of glory. There are others whose reputation is patent: Horan, Finnegan, Colbert, and Temple are a sample of what may be expected in days to come. Debating, for the Marquette, saw a new enthusiasm and the Freshmen were certainly instrumental in bringing this about. Frosh was represented by a team composed of real logicians who unanimously defeated both Providence and Dartmouth. John Wright, must be mentioned in particular for his work has merited a supply of favorable comment both on and off the campus. In the sphere of Drama, the two productions, Pals First and If I Were King, re- ceived abundantly from the talent of the incoming class, whose diligence and interests were an example to their older brethren. As in debating, so also in dramatics was the work of one man praiseworthy. John L. O ' Sullivan, with an unusual technique, proved a valuable member to Mr. Sullivan ' s organization. As for the Glee Club and the Orchestra, never were they more enthusiastically supported by a freshman class. Support of all the activities has been the watch- word of the officers and they have been successful in instilling the same idea into the members of their class. Throughout the year there have been many col- legiate functions, but each one of them has been supported to the fullest extent. These loyal rooters deserve the same credit that those in more active pursuits gain. Among those who throughout the year manifested that spirit of good fel- lowship, cooperation, and self sacrifice which has made ' 31 the great class that it is, may be mentioned John Chisolm, Leo Amrhein, and Darby Hicks. So much for the deeds of Freshman. As her accomplishments have been innumerable, so have the wills of her sons been indomitable in the cause of Alma Mater; and the will to succeed is the surest sign of success. 293 udont iVin©3 WILLIAM J. KILLION EDITOR ut) l urri Jilliam foftn Hillion Cbitot-in-Cljicf 9E(£(iE!tant Cbito; 91. €mmett jlHcCrann l usinese iHlanagcr €limunt) . giilb aiibertising iHanaacr i eal VL. lanlon associate (Ebitot iintijonp 9. 3RuS£io an Cbitot iiarolb %. Cualtcrs HTobn tE. iiapber 3lai)n p. Jfinn Cljarles p. ©risftoU (gcorge J . ILponsi Otoarti C. Pccl)ercr tiotograpljit Cbitot J cnrp 3J. ISallem aesietant botograptjic Ctiitoc Poarb of Cbitorg fogeplj H. ((Buinn actibities C itor associate Ctiitor Contributing Cbitorsi jHartin f . ISanc Cljarlcs I. ILeonatb Contributors fofjn . iWorrill JfraiTcifi f . Connors €ugcne f. lociennife 299 FRANCIS S. SHEA EDITOR tplug TN the front rank of collegiate literary magazines stands the Stylu. ' , proudly, - ' -as is her right. Her prestige and renown have been won after many years of excellence along literary lines, and exchanges from numerous colleges through- out the length and breadth of the land testify to her general excellence and su- periority. It would be presumptuous, indeed, to omit mention of those who toiled before us on behalf of the Stylus, during the forty-three years of her exist- ence, — so to those zealous souls, we express our deepest gratitude, and reserve to the Class of 1928 its own modicum of praise. Time after time has our magazine been designated as one of the best college magazines in the East, superior in tone, color and treatment, to most. Such a favorable expression of opinion is truly heartening to those men of ' 28 who devoted much of their time and energy to the betterment of their journal along both literary and business lines. The all important task of Editor-in-Chief was assigned to Francis S. Shea, a man admirably suited to this position by reason of his several years ' experience as a contributor of worth. To Mr. Shea, more than to any one else in years, is due the success in keeping current issues at a uniformly high standard, and a successful completion. The Class of 1928 offered the services of a quartet whose efforts through- out the year were most favorably received. From the versatile pen of Francis Moran there came plays and essays of a rather extra-collegiate note, the maturity of his selections received many a favorable comment from beyond the Campus. In Charles Stack and Neil Scanlon we had a duet whose poetry and prose were of exceptional merit and always well-turned. Essays, poetry and short novels flowed with beauty and enheartening regularity from a real prolific litterateur, the Assistant Editor, Martin Kane. The business department was ably organized by Maurice Downey of Senior whose acumen and ability in matters pertaining to his office resulted in the in- troduction of new filing systems and the consequent stabilization of a once jeop- ardized exchecjuer. The onerous burden that falls to the Advertising Manager proved to be no Tartar for Kenneth V. Minihan whose work throughout the year merits only the highest praise. The head of the circulation and mailing depart- ment, Wallace Carrol, found his detailed and burdensome duties only an oppor- tunity — yet no little task with a circulation of over 1700. For the Stylus, as we look back over the year ' s work, we can see definite results, definite progress, definite promise of even greater things to come. The Class of ' 28 has nothing to fear from comparison. 303 VICTOR J. NEWTON mW TJOSTON COLLEGE may well be proud of her undergraduate publication - ' - ' which at this time can lay deserved claim to the high praise given it by our Rector, Father Dolan, when he characterized The Heights as the leading college weekly in the country. The four years which the class of ' 28 spent at B. C saw a real progress and advancement for The Heights until now, only some nine years after its inception, it is an established tradition at University Heights and a source of pride for all of us. While we were still Freshmen, Jim Tobin put the paper at the very pinnacle of New England college journalism by helping it found the New England Inter- collegiate Newspaper Association. Followed the several reigns of Bill Consodine, Tom Heffernan and Vic Newton during which the paper maintained its steady, onward march; grew in size and gained in quality. The ' 27- ' 28 Board, consisting with but one exception of members of the class of ' 28, did much to secure a proper position for The Heights in the scheme of things. Many of the innovations which have helped The Heights along its way, may be attributed directly to its present editor, Vic Newton. AVhile still a sophomore, Vic was raised to the Purple by being made Chairman of the Editorial Board and he immediately made the editorial column the readable one it is today, by injecting a lighter vein into what had too often been a dry-as-dust column and by introducing therein the department known as Editorial Comment. The paper has been considerably humanized by the skill of staff artist Tony Russo. A distinct innovation was introduced this year. Working for the first time under two Managing Editors, The Heights found itself blessed with the personnel of Frank Murphy and John O ' Loughlin, a duet of energetic workers, whose co- operation has been mainly responsible for the singularly fine arrangement of the weekly. Martie Kane, stepping into the post vacated by Vic Newton, main- tained the breezy and vigorous style of the editorial column and likewise accomp- lished what no other editorial chief had been able to, the organization of a really efficient board of assistants. Jack Ryder ' s sportorials and his generally fine sporting page were avidly consumed by the readers and stand as a remarkable tribute to Jack ' s organizing ability and insight into Eagle sport affairs. The business department functioned as never before, leaving a healthy total on the right side of the ledger. Chiefly responsible for this atrocity was Pete Carey, Advertising Manager; Jim Curran, of the Circulation Department; and Norm Steele as a Business Manager of the first water. By a record of progress and achievement, Twenty-Eight, has left an indelible impression for the archives of The Heights. 307 NEAL T. SCANLON PRESIDENT Jfulton Bebating Jfregfjman THE Brosnahan Debating Society, pride of our youth, is now no more. When the Class of 1928 passed over the uncharted main from Freshman to Sophomore the plan was conceived to unite both lower classes in one con- solidated society, the Marquette. With the realization that three debating so- cieties in a college prevent coordination, yet the consciousness of ' 28 with its memories of those heated arguments and orations which frequently flared forth in that wonderful Freshman Society, leaves more than a tinge of regret at the thought that its days are over. Yet the consolation lingers, that never were the last days of any institution more splendid. Frenzied disagreement there was to be sure, but it was the element which stimulated new interest and enlivened those ancient forums. The first elections of the neophytes resulted in the selection of Francis W. Phelan as President. Frank proved to be the last word in executive control mod- erating the radical, stimulating the conservative, elements. His tenure of office proved to be so satisfactory to the youthful debaters that he was elected once again at the beginning of the second semester. In Mr. Evan C. Dubois S. J., the moderator of the Brosnahan, we had one whose whole-hearted interest in our welfare proved to be the foundation for future success and as an evidence of his tlioughtfulness let it be recorded that it was his custom after each meeting to give some short instruction, often a mimeographed instruction on the principles of argumentation and debate. The chief events of the year for the Brosnahanit es were the Sophomore- Freshman debate and the Prize Debate. In the former was argued the question of extending Boston city limits but our inexperience proved too strong an obstacle and our more experienced brothers managed to gain a 2-1 decision. In this, the initial debate of our collegiate careers, the members who represented the Bros- nahan acquitted themselves in a highly creditable manner which augured well for the competition in the Prize Debate. It was James M. Curley, Jr. who carried off premier honors in this time-old meeting which was to mark the beginning of the end. Mr. Ciirley ' s eloquence and logic surely won for him his honors, but it was no easy task in the face of the opposition offered by Paul R. Hinchey, Neal T. Scanlon, Lloyd Carnegie, Joseph Donoghue and Francis W. Phelan. As the culmination of the academic year, a banquet was tendered to the members of the society by the members of the society. After the royal repast the meet- ing was adjourned to the Chemistry Lecture Hall where cinemas, and home talent in the person of Daniel Duffy with his syncopating violin and the com- bine of Ballem and Haney with their sleight-of-hand were in order. Thus ended on a night of nights our first contact with collegiate debate and of it we have only pleasant memories. Snh ' Turrl 310 opfjomore With a full year of college debating experience the potential Ciceros of ' S advanced one rung in the climactic ladder of oratory upon their entrance into the Marquette. It was unfortunate for those who had gained so much from Mr. Dubois ' supervision that the duties of classroom and in particular the late lab- oratory hours of Biology necessitated his withdrawing as moderator, but it was a real compensation to find Mr. A. Lawrence Foran, S. J. as the newly appointed faculty director of our organization. For many years the Marquette had been exclusively a Sophomore Society but one such as this appeared to have the definite disadvantage of being composed of an entirely new personnel as each Sophomore class passed along. In order to off -set these handicaps and form a more permanent union, a miniature as it were of the Fulton, there resulted a merger of the Sophomore and Freshman Debating Society, and in this way there was accomplished the purpose of having a nucleus, experienced in the machinery of the Marquette, which always will remain to carry out the tradition. The first event of note was the election of officers and after the smoke of battle had cleared away Joseph F. Donoghue, at the present temporarily so- journing at St. John ' s Seminary, emerged with the palm that betokened victory. Throughout the year Mr. Donoghue was the essence of everthing a Chairman and President should be. With the cooperation of Neal Scanlon, he planned a most ambitious schedule of public debates among which were contests with Fordham, Boston University, Brown, Georgetown and Holy Cross. Although, through no fault of our own, some of the schedule was not carried out, a most successful year was had both from an intellectual and financial viewpoint. In order to account for the steady rise in excellence by the youthful mem- bers it is necessary to turn to the weekly debates and the open discussions which followed, which were of good calibre. Mr. Foran introduced a novelty for the Marquette as a further means of stimulating interest and practicalizing the course. The first was the formation of a three party system. Democrats, Republicans and Progressives, each with its leader, each with its particular cause and each striving to outdo the other. The second innovation was the appointment of a board of judges, consisting of members who decided each week on the merits of the de- baters and their argumentation, a task which hitherto had been undertaken by the moderator. The first public intercollegiate debate of the Marquette was had with the Freshman Society of Brown University, in which the younger members of th g society by their adamantine logic proved to the judges as well as to the audience that they were superior. Following this victory came the Prize Debate. From an unusually large number of contestants, the selection of five Sophomores and one Freshman, resulted. Paul R. Hinchey, Francis S. Shea and James M. Curley harangued 311 on the question of the federahzation of coal mines and were pitted against Joseph Doyle, Francis W. Phelan and Henry Leen. Because of the clear-cut analysis and brilliant argumentation of the evening it is all the more credit to Paul R. Hinchey that he was enabled to vanquish his opponents and thereby gain the beautiful Gargan Medal which year by year is awarded the victor. In the final public appearance of the Marquette, the laurels of Boston College were upheld against our ancient nemesis — Holy Cross. Joseph Doyle, Henry M. Leen and James Curley left little to be desired in their consideration of the Monroe Doctrine and after a fusilage of verbiage pro and con, the Marquette metaphorically raised its flag in triumph in a well earned and priceless victory. The work was done the playtime begun. One and all, the members of the Marquette gathered round to quench the flowing bowl in commemoration of what had been the most successful season ever enjoyed by that ancient society. Represented by undefeated teams, successful in accomplishing what their im- mediate predecessors had not been able, emerging victoriou s over the Cross, she had completed her most important season, in sense of accomplishment, that it ever was her fortune to celebrate. SFunior The time had come at last to assume our places in the Senior Debating Society, named in honor of Father Fulton of hallowed memory. It was with something akin to awe that were enrolled under that famous banner and deep in his heart each of the prospective members secretly nursed the hope that his would be the name some day to be engraved on the scroll of fame in the Fulton Room. Under the tutelage of Mr. Walter A. McGuinn, S. J., the moderator, guiding light and active principal of the society, the class of ' 28 won signal honors in the art of Demosthenes. Of the twenty-flve debates in which the Society participated the class was represented in 22, sometimes by one man, often by the entire team. At the outset of a most ambitious schedule, the Fulton found as its opponents two International teams from opposite sides of the world, one, from ancient Cambridge in England which was forced to acknowledge the superiority of our men and the other from far away Antipodes, whose representatives, perhaps the finest collegiate debating team ever to appear in the United States, proved to be too mature in thought and in strategy for the men from the States. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology presented the opposition for the first debate in which any ' 28 men took part under the new standards. Opposing the recognition of Soviet Russia, William J. Killion ' 28, Joseph B. Doyle ' 28, and William M. Gillin ' 27 argued poignantly enough to gain a unanimous victory over the institute. It is a significant fact that these two ' 28 men made such a fine pre- sentation in their initial appearance for the Fulton and that both men henceforth were in a majority of the debates for the year. Certainly ' 28 had proved an apt pupil. Here was an auspicious start. Suh 312 urrl 3S3«SiKras®3sassaseis«KS!i53aBSasa!! Emulators of their ancient exemplar, Daniel Webster, came down from the hills of Hanover in defence of co-education, but Neal Scanlon ' 28, and James M. Curley ' 28, convinced the admiring audience that while the fair sex has its proper place, it is not in the male classroom. Following this victory, the boys traveled away from home to meet the logical representatives of the City College of New York. Perhaps they were still overwhelmed by the immensity of the big town, or perhaps it was condign justice for the defeat suffered in the previous year by the City College men, but at any rate, the Fulton forces were eventually routed in this pitched intellectual battle, and Francis S. Shea ' 28, Neal Scanlon ' 28, and John J. Lynch ' 27, were unable to find judges who sympathized with their arguments on the Philippine Islands. It was the mellifluent droll of the Southerner which was heard in the Assembly Hall when we upheld the cancellation of War Debts against a duet from Ran- dolph-Macon of Virginia. Though our guests chose to differ with us in opinion, they were forced to acknowledge, at least for the night, that the men from Boston were superior in logic and oratory. With the success of the partnership of Joseph Doyle and William Marnell now clearly established, there began the beginning of a really touching relationship between these two men. As the Fulton broadened in the scope of its activities, it soon became ap- parent that the opposition furnished, no longer was provincial or sectional but now had reached the point when it might rightly be termed national . Fol- lowing the gentlemen from Marquette who established the reputation of that city for something else than Budweiser, came a debating representation from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, with somewhat of a reputation for forensic skill, to renew on the bema the contest which had been concluded on the gridiron. To oppose these men, James M. Curley, Joseph Dolan and John Devlin, were chosen with the question once more regarding the timely subject of War Debt cancella- tion but the home debaters were this time defending the negative and despite the change in tactics the Fultonians proved their versatility by scoring another victory. In traveling northward to Waterville, Maine, Paul R. Hinchey ' 28, Francis W. Phelan ' 28 and William M. Gillin ' 27, not only had a great social success but met the championship Colby team in a verbal struggle to the death. Though in a strange country, and defending a position which their brother debaters had pre- viously attacked, the recognition of Soviet Russia, this trio by reason of their fine appearance and particularly their effective rebuttals annexed another victory and thus proved that there are two sides to every question. Shortly afterward, another expedition was organized, this time for Montreal to deny that govern- ment was infringing upon individual rights, but, unfortunately Messrs. Shea and Dolan were unable to win over the judges to their point of view. There was consolation in the fact that variety is the spice of life, that such an incident hap- pens most infrequently, and a good time was had by all. By this time it was patent that the glories of Fulton debating was known throughout the East but not content with this, a western trip was planned which would assure the fame of the Society throughout the land. During Easter week four men embarked on the Voyage Perilous with the reputation of their College and their Society in their hands. Joseph B. Doyle and William J. Killion of Junior were paired with Frederic McDermott and William Marnell of Senior to compose a quartet of nonpareils. The team traveled throughout the West and South to meet such worthy opposition as Marcpiette University, St. Xavier, Loyola, Western Reserve, Western State College of Kalamazoo, Pittsburgh and Penn State. In all ten debates were arranged and the men debating considered both sides of such subjects as Prohibition, the War Debts, the McNary-Haugen Farm Relief Bill, Philippine Independence etc., never debating twice on the same side of the same question, and emerged with a series of victories and a splendid presentation which assured Boston College recognition wherever they appeared. At home, the good work was still being carried on and the Fulton was gaining victories seriatim. Messrs. Ray, Lynch and Scanlon, conquered Rutgers on the prosaic Independence of the Philippines. On the subject of a uniform Mar- riage and Divorce Law, St. Viator, came, saw and was conquered with Francis Shea and James M. Curley of ' 28, pairing with Joseph M. Dolan ' 27 in the victory. A trio of ' 28 men opposing modification of the Volstead Law won a victory by the closest of decisions. Bernard McCabe, Francis Phelan and Paul Hinchey were the Prohibitionists. For a conclusion of the year ' s work came the debate with Holy Cross. Only a victory over our ancient rival would suffice as a just reward for a most successful year. To this task were appointed William J. Killion and Joseph B. Doyle ' 28 and Frederick McDermott of ' 27. Down from Mt. St. James came a trio de- termined to avenge intellectually their physical defeat. But the fates ruled otherwise. For the Fulton earned a unanimous victory over the Purple, in a victory made all the mo re sweet for the fact that it had been all too rare. Mentor Determined to carry on the work which it had begun in Junior, as the more vital of the younger element of the Society, the Class of ' 28 strove all the harder to complete their ideals of a well-rounded society. Whatever success had been achieved in the past year was due to ' 28 men more than to anyone else, and so we were all the more determined to keep our record intact. The quality of the opponents during this, the Senior year, has been excellent, and their reputation has been more than sectional, it has extended nationally. So the series of vic- tories that the Fulton achieved has added enormously not only to her prestige but that of Boston College as well. For this, we, in all modesty may fairly take our due, remembering always that there was the loyal support of the Junior Class. S ' ub 314 The executive duties of the Society for the first term were intrusted to Neal T. Scanlon, whose work as President was equalled only by his worth as a debater. It was early in the collegiate year when a debate was arranged with a team not of national calibre, but of international calibre. The Union of British Students, with the formidable reputation of almost two score debates, a majority of which resulted in victories behind them, presented the opposition for Francis W. Phelan ' 28, Henry Leen ' 29, and Captain Paul R. Hinchey, ' 28. The ques- tion concerned the merits and demerits of the Democratic principle with the col- lege favoring the present American system. Before a gathering which filled to the overflowing the new Library Assembly Hall, the home team was adjudged a unanimous decision over their friends across the water. Not only was the affair a financial success in every sense of the word, but such a victory, international in fame, served to enhance to some little degree the fame of the society. Then was presented a climax of our debating careers on the Heights, when we begged to difl ' er on a much mooted but popular question with the gentlemen from across the historic Charles. It took the time, the men, the place, and the occasion to stage the culmination of our debating success. As a subject for de- bate there was selected the Presidential qualifications of Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York and the successful consideration of his many virtues may or may not be the tocsin of an event of worldwide importance. It at least consti- tuted a radical departure from the wonted dry-as-dust topics. The men selected to uphold the college honor were Neal T. Scanlon, William J. Killion, and Joseph B. Doyle, all of ' 28, whose records in the debating line were highly presentable Never in the history of intercollegiate debating has such interest been aroused and although the subject was discussed in the spacious confines of Symphony Hall, it is to be regretted that a larger auditorium was not available to include the many hundreds who were turned away. The men from Boston College made a re- markable performance and not only won the acclaim of the audience but that of the usually-moderate newspaper critics. It was a glorious conclusion and one which augured well for Boston College superiority in the world of letters that she should so emerge from the largest and most widely heralded collegiate debate ever to be held in America. Spurred on by the accomplishments of the first semester, the Fulton now bent its energies to the conquest of new fields. For leader, the Society chose James M. Curley, Jr. who had been prominent in debating activities since his Freshmen days when he had been awarded the Brosnahan Medal. Gifted not only with debating skill, but qualities of leadership, Mr. Curley brought the con- nections of the Class of 1928 with the Fulton Debating Society to a successful conclusion. In the annual Prize Debate, conceded to be the most bitterly contested of the whole year, six of the foremost debaters were chosen: Messrs. Scanlon, Doyle and Killion defending the right of the Philippines to Independence and ' ut rl 315 ' M finding keen opposition in the argumentation of Messrs Leen,0 ' Keefe andCurley. In common with those of other years, the selection of the winner was most difficult but at length the judges awarded the palm of victory to Mr. Curley. No respite was offered the hardy collegians and the next week on the calendar was a serie s of Southern invasion. The first of our opponents came from Buffalo, where we had been defeated the previous year, but Thomas Sullivan ' 29 and James M. Curley ' 28 won the judges over to their point of view in the question of protection of private investments in foreign lands. The gentlemen from the home of Niagara Falls and Shredded Wheat presented a world of fire and all- round merit, and the decision which might have gone either way was no reflection on their calibre. A most auspicious start was this against the invasion and so with confidence and an undefeated record, the Fulton prepared for the de- baters from Tyrone, Pennsylvania. However, the equilibrium of Fortune ' s balances had to be maintained, and this team which the Fulton had defeated in their triumphs the previous year, themselves decided that turn about is fair play. With a world of reductio ad absurdems and logical ignoratio elenchis the Penn State gesticulators were enabled to vanquish William J. Casey ' 28 and Albert Taylor and James McManus 27, all three of whom were making their debut as Fulton Intercollegiate Debaters. The work of this trio was all to be desired, and the two to one adverse decision against them was just another one of those things. The expediency of protecting private investments in foreign lands was still the subject of controversy when the University of Pittsburgh knocked at the gate of University Heights. These gentlemen, although also defeated by the Fulton on last year ' s Western Trip, proved to be as interesting and able a group of orators as had graced our platforms throughout the year. Fully aware of the talent of these orators, we endeavored to repeat our victory of the previous year and in this debate, John Henry Morris ' 28, made his maiden bow, aided and abetted by Leo O ' Keefe and John Frawley of ' 29. These representatives, argued their way into the hearts of the judges and the audience, and when all was said and done, the men from Pittsburgh had to return to the Smokey City with the admis- sion that Boston was still the Hub of the Universe. Only the contest with Holy Cross was left to climax a glorious season. Those who represented the college, Messrs. Doyle, Curley and O ' Keefe, were exemplars of their previous training and the result was inevitable. A decision is to be desired, but it is the impression you leave on the minds of your audience that really establishes the success of the college. That is why throughout the four years, the Class of ' 28 has yielded to none. Walter G. McGuinn, S.J. Jfulton iJloberator What the Class of ' 28 has accompHshed in debating channels is here re- corded but at th is time it remains for us to pay just tribute to one who has made all this possible. After Mr. Martin Harney, S.J. had departed leaving behind a stabilized and newly-respected Fulton Debating Society, as well as a certain rememberance of his own great-hearted self, it was a difficult task indeed to assign anyone to fill Mr. Harney ' s position and carry to successful conclusion a program as yet embryonic. That Mr. Walter McGuinn, S. J. has been able to do this to an emi- nent degree is a real gauge of the man. Under his inspiring hand and personal charm the most ambitious schedule ever undertaken by a Fulton Debating Society was carried through to a glorious finish. Under his leadership there was concluded and splendidly concluded, the finest and greatest collegiate debate ever held in America. To him and to him alone belongs the credit of what shall soon be tradition; to his leadership may be traced the reason for our achievements; to his own lovable personality, and fatherly, nay, brotherly affection is due all that we personally are or hope to be in this particular field of glory. ' ?lutrl 317 DANIEL M. DRISCOLL PRESIDENT ©ramatitsi tEJje dramatic si ociation GLORIFIED by Shakespearean tradition, has been the name of the Boston College Dramatic Association for some fifteen years. For over a decade the custom has arisen to produce a play from the Master-hand in Eiizabethen splendour as one of the highlights of Commencement Week. To our privileged numbers it has always been a really inspiring sight to witness a play in the beauty of our Gothic surroundings. For a setting we have had nature ' s work: a soft June twilight playing about the towers which later, as darkness fell, were to stand out all alight, the shimmering of the twin lakes on the side, and the soft velvet of the verdant carpet — combined to make a perfect background. There have been many Thespians of note before our stay at the Heights, naturally enough, but within our ranks, we have been privileged to have men of outstanding ability and we trace back now to the glorious days of Freshman as proof. Under the dulcet persuasion of the Rev. William E. Murphy, S. J., our be- loved moderator, a few aspired to the role of Barrymore, Warwick and Lieber. The men of ' 28 completed the whole list of dramatic talent for the year, by taking part in Episodes of the Nativity Cycle of York Mystery Plays, where Paul R. Hinchey, William J. Killion, James M. Curley and Joseph L. Quinn turned in masterly performances in their variated roles. Appreciation of the work done by the boys was sent Fr. Murphy by Miss Joy Higgins, Director of the Com- munity Service. But it remained for Sophomore to furnish the means whereby the real talent was revealed, especially in that remarkable production staged during the Christmas-Tide at Boston College High School. The three members to represent the class were James M. Curley, as the Duke, Francis Shea as Curio, whose lengthy discourses required much effort and industry on the part of the future Stylus Editor and William J. Killion who portrayed the character of the Sea Captain. It was during this memorable presentation that there occurred what has come to be known to the Dramatic World as the wig incident and the scene of the soldiers because the remarkable exhibition produced by the young men was such as to stop the show with prolonged applause from the aud- ience in appreciation of their efforts. The annual Commencement Day pro- duction was As You Like It . The success of their classmates must have proved an inducement to a great number of ' 28 men for among the cast, composed mainly of our then Sophomore-ites were Lloyd Doyle, Norman Steele, Daniel M. Driscoll, James M. Curley, and William J. Killion. No longer mere tyros in stagecraft, these men played their parts as if they felt that all the world ' s a stage and they were deserving of a large share of the credit for this success. It was easily in beauty and in presentation the best that had been produced at University Heights. It was in this year that James M. Curley ' 28 was elected to guide the destinies of the Society as a recognition of the part played by his fellow fledglings. ' urrl Unable to halt the flight of Old Father Time, another year rolled Ijy, and lo, there was before us the vista of a glorious Junior year. Dramatics occupied a part both serious and entertaining with its Shakespearean production and the Junior Play. For the first, The Merchant of Venice was chosen and the great progress that was made is undoubtedly due to two members of our own class, Daniel M. Driscoll and Francis S. Shea. In Dan we had a perfect char- acterization of the money lender, Shylock, while Frank Shea ' s ])ortrayal of the portly Portia was a masterpiece. This proved to be the first of the plays under the new regime of Rev. Augustine Fay, S. J., who had stepped in successfully to the unenviable task of completing the great work of Fr. Murphy. But it was our famous Junior Play that marked a culmination in Dramatic Art. There was Anthony Russo and Lloyd L. Doyle in the role of as charming leading ladies as ever donned wigs, while Michael Gilarde and Peter Steele proved themselves to be not unfamiliar with their role of tenderloiners. The Man From the Wide Open Spaces ' long will live in our memories as the finest thing ever produced anywhere by those who donned the buskin. Although, in Senior, other fields of activity called away most of the histri- onics, two men carried on in an eminent degree the work of their predecessors, Daniel Driscoll and Norman Steele. This year was enlivened with much of what has been the idea behind ' 28 ' s advancement, the introduction of innovations, and the willingness for originality. Departing from the ancient custom of pro- ducing only Shakespearean plays, the class decided that while this mood of ex- pression had its own particular virtues, nevertheless, it had no monopoly in this line. A modern play by Lee Wilson Todd, Pals First was given in the Fine Arts Theatre on the evening of December 14 and was repeated two days later. Among the notables of the cast, were Daniel Driscoll as Judge Logan, Norman Steele as Gordon and John F. Fitzgerald portraying Danny. The play, under the direction of Dramatic Coach Ralph M. Harrow was such a success as to necessitate a third performance during Junior Week. The most pretentious program that had ever been put on by the Boston College Dramatic Association, was sponsored in Commencement Week of the Senior Class. The vehicle of expression was If I Were King written by the well-known playwright, Justin McCarthy and based upon the life of the capri- cious Francois Villon. It was due to the energetic work, encouragement and foresight of Mr. Francis V. Sullivan, S. J. that the play proved such a success. Among an extremely large cast were Daniel Driscoll as Louis XI, John F. Fitz- gerald as Francois Villon, and Henry Leen as Thibaut. The offices of the So- ciety for the past year were: Daniel M. Driscoll ' 28, President; John Fitzgerald ' 29, Vice-President; Anthony Russo, ' 28, Secretary; Lloyd Doyle ' 28, Treas- urer; and Business Manager, James V. Duffy ' 28. And thus ends the finest, most glorious and successful years of Dramatic History that Boston College has ever been pleased to have. ' urrl 321 JAMES V. DUFFY PRESIDENT iHusfical Clutjss f)e iHusiical Clubg To say that Boston College has this year produced a Musical Club of the very first water is to mention the obvious; for far and wide has been heralded the glorj ' of this organization, and its performances have been such as to merit the most glowing of tributes from an otherwise conservative press and public. A general superiority which had started to manifest itself during the past years has been realized and culminated in the work of our own organization during this, our Senior year. The fact that the average person attending a concert of a Musical Club scarcely can appreciate the tireless effort which the moderator, director, and members of the Club have given so unsparingly, in nowise lessened the tediousness of the rehearsals, and inconveniences, which were necessitated. Onlj ' too eloquently does it bespeak the spirit of this club, which found its largest membership and certain talent among the members of 1928. There has been witnessed, during the past year, a remarkable increase in the number of concerts rendered by the Glee Club before various social organ- izations in the neighboring cities. Wakefield, Reading, Melrose, Roslindale, Rox- bury, and the Newtons have been among those who heard and appreciated the efforts of our mellifluent songsters. At Fall River, yearly, the Glee Club tenders a concert which ranks it as one of the best of the year, and this year found several thousand people attending and warmly applauding the work of the special ar- tists and the Glee Club as a whole. The most successful of the activities of the Musical Clubs are the annual affairs held at Symphony Hall and the Joint Concert with Holy Cross, as well. On the evening of March 18, the combined Musical Clubs gave their annual concert at Symphony before a large and appreciative audience. The soloists for the evening were Francis S. Shea ' 28 and Edmund W. Healey ' 28, whose selections were beautifully rendered and were so well received by the audience as to necessitate several encores. The octet numbers found particular favor and two presentations especially, ' Sea Chanties and Friends of Yesterday were the object of approval. Throughout the year, in radio concerts, college affairs, set appearances, these men were instrumental in securing the well-deserved approbation which their organization merited. For first-tenor, there were Gibson and Qualters; Francis Shea and Healey chorused as second tenors; Messrs. Kelley and Keenan comprised first bases; with Edward Burns and Geary rendering the second bases. Thus far much has been written about our vocalists but, as is usually the case, little or no mention has been made of those who so generously submerged their individuality in the orchestra. Senior was most fortunate in possessing within its ranks many an able musician who has given most certain proof of his ability at the different lectures and concerts. With Francis Keady, violinist, Francis L. Murphy, he of the trepidating saxophone, John Aelred Hughes, manip- 325 ulating the dFum sticks, and Jerry Gill, whose fiddle always was in working order, there was rounded out a quartet whose activities assured the success of the or- chestra throughout the year. Whatever any organization accomplishes is a reflection on the character of its leaders, and so it was with our Musical Clubs, which were indeed fortunate to have as moderator Mr. Edward Douglass, S. J., whose interest in their suc- cess was only equalled by his practicalization of that interest. A graduate of Boston College himself, Mr. Douglass not only assured an artistic accomplish- ment, but so ably has he managed the Exchequer and directed the publicity, that in the eyes of the undergraduate body he is second to none as a financier. His untiring labors have won for Boston College, a secure place in the World of Music. In the person of Mr. James Ecker, the society found a man capable of di- recting successfully all three departments, vocal, orhcestra, and band. Never was there a more loyal, a more enthusiastic, a more energetic worker than Mr. Ecker, who by dint of his personal charm has been the ultimate cause of the excellence of our organization. Success speaks for itself. Mr. Ecker has given unstintingly and it has been due almost entirely to his lone skill of accomplishment, that we scored so highly in the Intercollegiate Contest. They say a man is never a prophet in his own country but we are so rash as to predict a well-earned victory for the College before many moons have passed. No less heartily have the officers been aiming toward the common goal. In James V. Duffy they found a man capable of assuming the duties of President, even while undertaking the heavy responsibilities of his own Class Treasury. As seconder he had the finest little seconder in the world, Vice-President, John Doherty. The records, plans, and details were kept faithfully by John McGil- livray, while Business Manager Eugene Plociennik deserves a word of com- mendation for the businesslike manner in which he carried out the extremely ambitious program of the year. Some time back the custom was inaugurated of introducing a reader into the musical program. In this capacity Daniel M. DriscoU ' 28 and Francis Shea ' 28, both of whom have achieved some fame along dramatic lines, have carried out their part of the program with a vengeance. From a score of the members of Senior who were engaged in Glee Club work for a period of some four years it is possible to mention only a few. The incoming classes have an unenviable task in replacing this talent. John Mantle, Francis Carey, Joseph Green, Roy MacDonald, Martin Mason, William Nolan and Harold Qualters may be cited as instances in point. When they are recording the accomplishments of the various classes in Boston College ' s progress in the musical field, may we not be so intrepid as to believe that Twenty-Eight will assume the role of Abou Ben Ahdem. We are happy in being able to further the work of men such as Mr. Douglass and Mr. Ecker. 326 Suh V 327 WILLIAM J. CASEY PRESIDENT Jfrcntf) i)t Jfrencf) cabemp ' ' T HE growth of the French Academy from a small, struggling society, to its - - present position of eminence is intimately connected with the progress of 1928, from its Freshman to its Senior year. Through the four years they have been conjoined, the one an integral part of the other. Together will they cel- ebrate the auspicious occasion of their birth, and the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the French Academy will at the same time be the fiftieth year since the arrival of the newly born Class of ' 28. It is for this, particularly, that our own class has a unique interest in that which they consider their own, UAcademie Francaise. The origin of the Academy may be traced to the untiring zeal of Rev. Paul deMangeleere, S. J., moderator, and guiding hand, who first conceived the idea of refounding an organization which might enable the student body to gain a more intimate knowledge of French Literature and Culture, making it possible for them to acquire a real fluency in the use of La Langue Universelle. A native of Belgium, Father deMangeleere is an extraordinary linguist qualified both by experience and knowledge to guide the destiny of his youthful neophytes. The accomplishments of our class have been manifold. To say that 1928 was especially engrossed in the welfare of this organization is to say the ap- parent, for many of the charter members were ' 28 men and two of its four pres- idents have come from this same fountain-source, while its first public debate and in fact its first intercollegiate French debate found men from the present Senior class among its most capable representatives. Among the charter members were: Francis A. Murphy, William J. Casey, Urville Beaumont, Gordon Lynch, Maurice Downey, and John B. Andosca — full of enthusiasm for their new enterprise. The program of these men was an am- bitious one and as early as the second year of its existence did the French Acad- emy conduct two public debates. The first, an intra-mural debate, was held at the Philomathia Club House on a question of poignant interest, the ability of France to pay her war debts. It was here that Francis A. Murphy and Urville Beaumont made their first appearance, with Gordon Lynch acting as chairman of the debate. Because of the interest aroused, negotiations were started for a public debate with Holy Cross, and with the holding of the debate in Worcester came a unanimous victory for the College and new laurels for Frank Murphy. That the industry, perseverance, and good will of Mr. Murphy were de- serving of recognition must have been realized by his comrades for he was chosen to take the leadership of the society in his Junior year. The oflice of Secretary was assigned to Urville Beaumont with John B. Andosca acting as Chairman of the Literary Committee. Hitherto, practically the entire burden of this undertaking had been placed upon the shoulders of the moderator and the pres- ident but at this point began the dawn of a new era in the history of this society 330 a ?OTR tf 3i2e ise Somewhat after the matter of a debating organization, debates in French were scheduled at the weekly meetings, to be augmented by lectures on celebrated French writers and their literary works which were prepared in advance by the individuals of the Academy. By this time, such progress in the use and fluency of French, had been real- ized that a second intra-mural debate was presented at the Philomathia Club House. The question chosen was, Resolved: That there exists an over-em- phasis of football in American Colleges. Maurice Downey ' 28 and Harve Bedard ' 29 were victorious over Francis Murphy ' 28 and Joseph F. Birmingham ' 29. Included in the year ' s activities was a musical lecture by Madam Brondel- x-Vllen, a graduate of the University of Paris whose subject proved to be, Old French Songs and Folk Lore. During the fourth of its existence the destiny of the Academy was entrusted to William Casey ' 28, President, Urville Beaumont ' 28, Vice-President, Gerald Houghton ' 28, Secretary-Treasurer and Emile Himend ' 29, Sergeant-at-Arms. In recognition of his efforts and activity on behalf of the society, Francis A. Murphy was accorded the honor of being elected Honorary President. Since its inception, each year has seen a novelty or an increase in the affairs of the organization and the past year proved to be in line with what had gone before. An increased membership, a renewed interest, a most ambitious pro- gram of lectures, literary and social orations and debates was carried through weekly at the meetings of the Academicians. The custom was inaugurated this year of awarding prizes at the annual intra-mural debate which by this time had become a tradition for the members of the academy. The third debate to be staged at the club house proved to be perhaps the most spirited, certainly the best presented of all the contests. Francis A. Murphy ' 28, William Casey ' 28, Maurice Downey ' 28, and Albert G. Taylor ' 29, vied for the coveted honor of winning the first award, the judges at length deciding that Mr. Taylor had slightly the better of Mr. Casey who was given second prize. To Professor de Beauvivier, a debt of gratitude is due for the interest that he stimulated throughout the college in this yearling organization. This year pass on the last of the charter members of L ' Academic Francaise. What a group of names, whose individual interest cannot be enumerated, whose concentrated efforts can hardly be believed! There was Murphy, Beaumont, Casey, Downey, Houghton, and Andosca. Inspired with the zeal of a pioneer, they have labored unselfishly and certainly not in vain. They have left a bright and shining record. Theirs has been a record of achievement with the figures 1928 emblazoned on the forefront. ' utrl : SSSSSi S5SSaiSS;S! 5SS!ffi!SSSSSSS2 331 ROY C. MacDONALD PRESIDENT cabemp % l l Jje panigf) cabemp THE Spanish Academy, while recent in origin, is none the less dear to the heart of Boston College in general and in particular to the little group of 1928 men who for four years have labored in its interest. The Academy has accom- plished much and at this early date we find two former members of the Academy, Thomas O ' Brien and Joseph M. Dolan, profiting as a result of their extra-cur- ricular Spanish training to the extent of teaching in the high schools of Porto Rico. To its present moderator and presiding genius, Mr. Conlin, is due more than to anyone else the founding, construction, and continuance of the society. Undoubtedly it was the intimacy that Mr. Conlin acquired with men of other nationalities while heading the English department at the University of Porto Rico which enabled him to present the fine course of lectures delivered by foreign consuls and representative men that he has. As head of our Spanish department he has enabled many of us to gain a wide knowledge of the Spanish language and customs through his personal sacrifice of time and labor. The first officers of the Society were headed by John Foley, Joseph Dolan and Edward Mullowney in our Freshman, Sophomore, and Senior years. Under the guidance of these men and with a small coterie of 1928 men, enthusiastic, but then unheard of, the Academy has not only increased membership but has presented a varied and intensified series of lectures and motion picture presen- tations regarding the Spanish speaking countries. During the past two years there were some very interesting and instructive talks but none more outstanding than that of Senor Naranjo, the Columbian Consul. In Sophomore was held the first public debate in Spanish and the question at the time attracted much interest. The affirmative of the proposition, Re- solved: That compulsory attendance at class is detrimental to college edu- cation, was upheld by Daniel H. O ' Leary and John O ' Brien, while the resolution met its opposition in Martin Davis and Roy MacDonald. The present in- cumbent, Mr. MacDonald, who was then a Sophomore performed notable work that evening and it was probably due to his work that the negative was enabled to tie their more experienced opponents. The Academy progressed to no little extent in Junior under the leadership of John J. O ' Brien as President; Thomas O ' Brien, Vice-President; the effer- vescent, spontaneous and erudite Daniel Hugh O ' Leary as Secretary; and Martin Davis, Treasurer. For the official publication of the Academy, El Eco was adopted. Outstanding in a colorful year, was the lucid and brilliant exhibitions of the scholarly Secretary who was the greatest compendium of useful information on the land of Cervantes and Don Quixote that an academy had been pleased to know. But it was in the Senior year that real progress came about to make the Spanish Academy one of the outstanding organizations in the college. Among 334 V a group of 1928 men all of whom had taken acti of the Academy there was one who stood head and shoulders above all the rest, and for his whole-hearted enthusiasm, Roy Charles MacDonald was elected President. For the office of Vice-President, Mark Creehan of the Heights was selected; for Treasurer, Francis Gallagher; for Secretary, Thomas Kelly; with William La Fay as Chairman of the executive committee, completing the list of offices. The Academy was content not only to preserve the traditions of other years but with originality and independence it branched out into new fields of development. Subscriptions were taken up for many contemporaneous newspapers among which were ElEco andLa Prensa and they with a small collection of Spanish plays and stories provided an embryo library. Many plays which furnished an op- portunitj for the men to display their talent were given, the two most important being Ganarse la Vida and 11 Trovatore . Continuing on the weekly lecture work of the previous year, each member was assigned a Spanish speaking country about which he reported throughout the year its various conditions from a social, political and economic viewpoint. The range of subjects was very wide and some- times lectures were given on such topics as The Relation of the Irish to the Spanish Peoples , Lives of Spanish Authors , Ponce deLeon . A series of lantern slides and motion picture programs were arranged by the moderator and the subjects of particular interest concerned Argentina, Peru and Chile. Due to the increased interest in American action in Nicaragua all possible details were discussed in the Spanish tongue. Throughout the year several informal debates were given and with much success. However, the most important event of the year by far, and due to the fact that it was carrying out precedent established in other years, was the public de- bate held on the subject Resolved: That this house deplores the present policy of the United States in South America. Not only because of the particular in- terest in the question, but also because of its novel character, wherein the evening program was conducted entirely in Spanish — due to both these reasons the debate was a real success. Leo Moran ' 30 and James Keith ' 28 upheld the affirmative of the proposition and were opposed by Francis Gallagher ' 30 and Roy MacDonald ' 28. Of course, Mr. MacDonald was excellent, but the work of James Keith deserves particular mention because of his energies and devotion on behalf of the Academy. It is with the satisfaction of a work well done that the present administration passes on the burden to the incoming Junior class. Much has been accomplished but it was made possible only through the enthusiasm and self sacrifice of a hand- ful of members from ' 28. What the future holds in store no one knows, but Senior may depart with the realization that its task has been accomplished to the Queen ' s taste. 335 LEO J. JENNINGS PRESIDENT Cf)emis!trj OCIENCE in a classroom must of necessity be more or less theoretical. There is a large field of knowledge to which the student cannot have access in the Lecture Hall or in the Laboratory. To supply a long felt need of personal contact with the commercial scientific world there was founded during the month of October 1926, the most recent of extra-curricular organizations, the Chemistry Academy. In this, the completion of the second academic year of its e.xistence it has established for itself a splendid record of accomplishment. Since its inception, the Chemistry Academy has so flourished and so pro- gressed that today we find it in a most prominent position among its fellow- institutions. In the minds of its organizers, was always the very definite aim of fulfilling that need for which the academy was founded and so it was that ])lans were drawn up whereby the student might not only see the theory of his particular world but obtain practical benefit as well. The bi-monthly meetings of the academy assumed the form of lectures delivered on various chemical subjects by men who are in every sense of the word specialists in the respective branches of their profession. The program of lec- tures has been nicely balanced between subjects of research chemistry and chem- ical engineering, each lecture being supplemented by a series of interesting ex- periments. One of the interesting features of these programs was the period for open dis- cussion and questioning which directly followed each lecture through the kindness of the speakers of the day. In this way many difficulties which may have re- mained in the minds of the Academicians were cleared away and a world of in- teresting sidelights on the industrial problems were discussed. Membersliip in the academy has proved most advantageous for men who intend to further their study in the field of research or industrial chemistry by opening to them dis- tinctly new phases and furnishing a means of personal contact with members of the profession which may in time be profitable. The part played by Twenty-Eight men in the success of the Academy has been one which can be truthfully termed of the greatest. Not only was a keen interest in its activities displayed but their constant attendance at the meetings and spreading of propaganda throughout the school was highly instrumental in whatever was accomplished. Leo J. Jennings ' 28, served the society as Pres- ident and a most efficient President he was, cooperating always with Fr. Hohman, acting as Chairman of the lectures and arranging the lecture-schedule. The office of Secretary-Treasurer was capably filled by George H. Lyons ' 28 while John F. Whittaker ' 28 served in the capacity of correspondent to the Nucleus, the monthly magazine of the American Chemical Society in which journal the meetings of the Academy were recorded. 338 To these men must be given a share of credit but to Rev. Arthur J. Hohman, S. J., the founder, prime-mover and guiding genius of the Academy, appreciation is particularly in order. It was through his connections that such prominent lecturers were obtained and it is due to his efforts that the members of the Chemistry Academy were enrolled as bona fide members of the American Chemical Association, a nation wide organization. Following is a list of those lectures which were delivered before the Chemistry Academy during the scholastic year 1927-1928: November 8 Lecturer, Francis Xavier Ford, Boston November 22 December 3 December 17 Illuminating Gas ; College ' 24. The Application of the X-ray in the Testing Laboratory ; Lecturer, Professor H. H. Lester of the Watertown Arsenal. Oxygen the Wonder Worker ; Lecturer, E. G. Harcke of the Air Reduction Sales Company. Manufacture of Dextrin ; Lecturer, Frank J. Murray of the Thomas Leyland Company, Inc. Relation of Chemistry to Geology ; Lecturer, Rev. Michael J. Ahearn, S.J. of Weston. Applications of Dye Stuffs to Textile Fibers ; Lecturer, Law- rence Ryan of the Pacific Mills. Manufacture of Sulfuric Acid ; Lecturer, Harold C. Webber of M.I.T. Clear Fused Quartz; its Manufacture and Uses ; Lecturer, Dr. E. R. Berry of the General Electric Company. Immunity in its Chemical Relation ; Lecturer, Dr. Timothy Leary of Tufts Medical College. Coal Tar Derivatives ; Lecturer, William D. O ' Brien of the Dodge Chemical Company. As it may be seen no efforts were spared in securing the finest of lecturers and a diversity of subjects which would give a well rounded consideration to the members of the Academy. Now and again motion pictures and lantern slides supplemented by lectures were given the following weeks to bring home with poignant force the application of what had been stressed the previous week. Stu- dent papers on other matters of interest were delivered bi-monthly on a series of subjects which ranged from the chemical property of hydrogen to the manufacture of sulfuric acid. Particularly fortunate were the members of the Chemistry Academy in securing men of practical experience, whose kindness in volunteering their services has placed Boston College in the position of debtor and which resulted in the presence of an attendance larger than that of any other activity in the college with the possible exception of debating. The Class of ' 28 feels something of a justifiable pride in the part she has taken for the advancement of this, the latest and consequently most interesting of our many academies. January February February March March April 17 H 28 13 27 17 FRANCIS W. PHELAN PRESIDENT ociolostcal Bisicugsion Cluti Wi)t Sociological W tn ion Club ONE of the striking characteristics of this class was its untiring support of those activities entrusted to its keeping by those who went before. But it was not until Senior year that 1928, in culminating its achievements, endowed its Alma Mater with an organization of its own, entirely new in the field of modern intercollegiate activities and with advantages almost unlimited for its members. Not only that but the establishment of the Sociological Discussion Club marked a most distinct step forward in student initiative at Boston College, for unlike other activities, it came not from the prudent suggestions of the Faculty but rather, spontaneously from the efforts of the student body. Only a Senior can realize the loss as the Sociology course approaches its close in the latter part of January. The broad yet distinct lines of Social Service and its meaning to the community, the state and the nation, cannot but appeal to one who is on the threshold of the world where these doctrines must be applied in a practical manner. It was, then, not only with the idea of furthering our studies in Sociological questions but also to seek practical solutions of them by consideration and au- thoritative advice that the Discussion Club was conceived. The plan was first sponsored by Class Secretary, Francis W. Phelan, who in his Freshman year had founded the Boston College Military Club. The immediate and unanimous sup- port of the Senior Class was evinced at the suggestion and a petition signed by over seventy-five Seniors for the permanent establishment of a Sociological Discussion Club, was addressed to the Students ' Activities Club. At a special meeting the Council appointed a formal committee to organize the club. After a month of strenuous investigation and planning the constitution of the new club was presented for ratification. Its constitution presented a strength which is unusual in College societies, built along the Rotary scheme, with none of the de- ficiencies of the latter; it presents a policy concise and enduring. The stability of the club was largely due to the influence of Rev. Jones I. J. Corrigan, S. J., who, thoroughly approving the purposes of the club, lent invaluable council in its for- mation. The membership of the Discussion Club is largely taken from the Senior class, — those who have selected the course in Sociology receiving preference. The extent of interest shown in the new venture may be estimated by the fact that at its first meeting over one hundred students applied for admission, and of this number, ninety Seniors and ten recommended Juniors were elected. The attendance at its meetings during the year was probably at as fine an average as that of any other organization we have, for frequently even standing room was occupied in the Fulton Hall where the assemblies were conducted. The significance of the Sociological Discussion Club can well be measured by the fact that it has as Moderator, one of the foremost Jesuit educators in S ' ufo If—ill ' urrl 342 America, Rev. Fr. Corrigan, a recognized lecturer and authority on tlie subject, who, in accepting this position of Faculty Director of the Club has given it a status in the field of Social Service that otherwise might have been unattainable. The officers of the new club have been prominent in the class during their four j ears at the Heights. Francis W. Phelan ' 29, organizer, was elected its first President, while Martin J. Kane ' 28, of Heights fame, was elected Secretary- Treasurer. The three members of the executive board to be appointed were John E. O ' Loughlin ' 28, James M. Curley ' 28, and Alexander J. Ross ' 28. At the first assembly of the Club, Hon. Frederick Doyle, Assistant District Attorney of Sufl olk County, addressed the students and several hundred other students who were guests of the club, on the subject, Probation and the Crim- inal. The reception accorded the speaker and the valuable information ob- tained assured success form the start. The speaker at the second meeting was Rev. George P. O ' Connor, Director of the Catholic Charitable Bureau, who de- livered an address on Social Service . This brilliant speaker made an excellent impression. On April 18, in accordance with the decision to meet every two weeks, the Society had as lecturer. Dr. Charles F. Wilinsky, Director of the Boston Health Units, who spoke on Child Hygiene . Dr. Wilinsky, who is one of the foremost child specialists in the country, left a wealth of material with his audience. The activities of the Sociological Discussion Club, were formerly concluded for its first term on May 10. With the election of new officers, the Discussion Club, gift of the Class of 1928, was handed down to the undergraduate body. At this meeting General E. Leroy Sweetser, Commissioner of Labor Industry in Massachusetts, delivered a remarkably informative address on the question of un- employment in this state. The distinguished guest of the Club treated this important problem from an entirely new angle which bespoke his ability as an eminent authority on labor conditions. Fr. Corrigan concluded the Assembly with an eloquent reminder of the progress of the Club during its first period and of its tasks and hopes for the future. It is the earnest wish of everyone who appreciates the value of such an institution that his forecast of future triumphs will be realized. DANIEL M. DRISCOLL PREFECT l cligion REV. CHARLES L. O ' BRIEN, S.J. tubent CouusieUorsi BY this time the office of .student coun.sellor has become a permanent insti- tution and well may it, for in all truthfulness it can be said that nothing could ever be conceived which would be more effective in strengthening the bond between Faculty and student body and the formation of new intimacies which re- sulted in God-given and necessary advice in time of need. We of Senior were particularly fortunate in having as Student Counsellor, Fr. Charles L. O ' Brien S. J., or as he is more affectionately known by those he loves Father O ' Bie — we know he will forgive us. It was in Sophomore that Father came from St. Joseph ' s, Philadelphia, to Boston and while we profited at the outset by his own great-hearted personality, it was not until this very year that we came to look upon him not only as a counsellor, not only as a fatherly advisor, but as a best of friends. Whether it was a Moderator of the League, as Professor of Evidences, we admired and respected him; but it was in the roll of spiritual advisor and foster father that we came to really know and to love our Father O ' Bie. The other three classes were equally fortunate in their counsellors: Father Dolan for the Juniors, Father Kelley for the Sophomores and Father McDermott for the Freshmen. As upper classmen we had no occasion to seek their advice, but we found those units wherein they worked cjuite eulogistic in their praises, and it may be said briefly that they fulfilled their office to the eminent satisfaction of everyone. ' urrl ONE of the strongest tenets of our Jesuit education is the fact that the well- rounded development of any man extends not entirely to the realm of the physical and the intellectual but that the consideration of soul and of character is a necessary prerequisite for the harmonized fulfillment of the complete man. It is, then, most apposite that the two outstanding activities of Twenty-Eight, from the viewpoint of interest as well as attendance, should be those which have as their ideal the spiritual well-being of the student. One is the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary which traces its source to the very year of Boston College ' s inception and at no time during its existence has it been sponsored more sincerely or devoutly than at this very time. Under the guidance of Father McDermott and Father Quinn, the present moderators, the meetings held every Wednesday have been filled to the overflowing. This year it is intended to have a representative present at the meeting of all collegiate sodalities in St. Louis during June. The officers of the Society are Daniel Dri ' scoll, Prefect; Frederick V. McMenimen, Vice-Prefect; and James M. Curley, Sec- retary. The work of these men was outstanding in carrying out the principles for which the Sodality was instituted. A second and equally important factor in the development of Catholic man- hood is the League of the Sacred Heart, which, through the efforts of Fr. Charles L. O ' Brien, S. J., enjoys a one hundred percent personnel of the student body. United in common prayer and with common intentions this League serves as a means for the vivifying of the faith, unifying ideals, and actualizing the beliefs of a Catholic education. Whatever of an executive nature was required, Father O ' Brien supplied; whatever incentive or urge was needed, his inspiring leadership furnished. A great number of the Senior class were instrumental in bringing about the desired efl ect not only by silent cooperation but by their active work in the distribution of leaflets and carrying out the hundreds of little details that an increased student-body necessitated. The benefits of their work, in bringing directly the monthly intention of our Holy Father the Pope is patent, when the external forces of Materialism and the agnostic attitude of so many prominent men, all college graduates, may be seen cropping up everywhere. The work of these organizations has been carried to a successful conclusion and it is all the more enheartening when one considers that neither is compulsory, but that all — time, effort, and patience have been voluntary gifts of the college body. Certainly this augurs well for the future. MRS. VINCENT P. ROBERTS PRESIDENT fjiloinat eia ' I O the Philomatheia Club of Boston College is due the gratitude of the entire - - student body, and in a more particular and special way of the Class of 1928. The women of this Club, the mothers, sisters, and friends of Boston College men, have truly proved themselves staunch supporters of our collegiate activities, both intellectual and social, and for their kindly aid, we take this opportunity of expressing our sincerest appreciation. Founded in 1915, shortly after the College was transferred from James Street to its present location, it has enjoyed a remarkable growth imder the suc- cessive leadership of Mrs. Edwin A. Schuman, Mrs. Augustus P. Tilton, and Mrs. Vincent P. Roberts, until now it includes in its membership over fifteen hun- dred loyal supporters, who by their work have justified their right to the title which acclaims them as friends of learning. This, the thirteenth year of the existence of the Philomatheia, has not, as one of a superstitious turn of mind might expect, proved an unfortunate one for that organization or for the present undergraduates of Boston College, but on the contrary, our mutual experience has been beneficial and delightful. In ac- cordance with the avowed purpose of fostering art and culture, a glimpse into our past four years will reveal that the Philomatheia has constantly fulfilled its aim. In particular does the Sub Turri acknowledge the gracious assistance that this organization has accorded. As well may the rest of the college express their gratitude for similar interest; yet to relate in detail what has been done in the past and what is planned for the future is unnecessary; every Boston College man is certainly familiar with it. Prizes for excellence in study, for debating, and for athletics, together with a number of scholarships have been endowed but it was not until Senior that we came directly in contact with the munificence of the Philomatheia. Among the extra-curricular activities at the Heights which have par- taken of the many kindnesses of the organization was the Greek Academy and while this Academy has now gone out of existence, because of the many men of 1928 who were actively engaged in its work and who consequently benefitted, a passing word of appreciation must be noted. Each year the Academy arranged a full course of lectures on the ancient literature and litterateurs of Greece and these were made possible only by the use of the Club House which was tendered by this organization through their spiritual director Rev. Daniel J. Lynch, S. J. For all its presentations, the Club House has also been placed at the disposal of the Moderator of the French Academy, Rev. Paul deMangeleere, and this has contributed in no small degree to the success of their functions. In the recent Seance Dramatique et Musicale, a diversified program was presented, all the needs of which, including a stage were met very efficiently by the Club House m im facilities. AVhat has probably appealed most poignantly to the student body and of course to the Senior Class, has been the Philomatheia Ball tendered an- nually to the graduating class. Great is the expectation with which each Senior looks forward to the event and contrary to the opinion of Cicero, we may say it from empirical observation, the realization exceeded even the anticipation. AVith the huge ballroom of the Statler adorned with the Maroon and Old Gold, an orchestra of excellent reputation furnishing the syncopation, the Seniors as the honored guests of the evening displaying their individuality with their college colors across their billowy tuxedo shirts — what could it be but the affair of the year, the greatest success of them all. Yet another debt of honor due the Philomatheia Club. Of recent years the fame of the Fulton Debating Society has been spread nation wide and no little of the reknown achieved may be ascribed to the interest of the members of the Philomatheia Club, who assisted not only by their atten- dance at the intercollegiate debates, but also by the many whist parties which were run in order to finance the extensive schedules of the past few years. Not only have we met the members of the Club at the regular meetings held in the Assembly Hall on the second Friday of each month, but we have met them wherever assembled friends of Boston College. In its President, Mrs. Vincent P. Roberts, we have one who has given whole-heartedly of her time and efforts. To Rev. Daniel J. Lynch, S. J., Spiritual Director and Treasurer must also be expressed our gratitude; in no less a degree to William Cardinal O ' Connell, Honorary President; Mrs. Martha Moore Avery, Honorary Vice-President; Mrs. Vincent P. Roberts, President; Mrs. Charles J. O ' Malley, First Vice-Pres- ident; Mrs. Frederick M. Mahoney, Second Vice-President; Mrs. M. J. McGuire, Recording Secretary; Mrs. Daniel J. Buckley, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Michael J. McCarthy, Assistant Treasurer; as well as to the members of the organization, one and all who have been so interested, so sacrificing and so enthusiastic in the accomplishment of their cause — the advancement of Boston College in every possible way. ■? tO - ■■ ' • ' ™ ' « ' S . vt2= ' ' ' ' ' -- ' 4 Jforetoorb DLUE SMOKE, curling and eddying from a dozen beloved Meerschaums, set- ■ ' - ' ties over our heads as though to unite us all in a single communion of hearts and of minds. There is silence — a silence that leaves each to his own thoughts — but within, for us, there is but thought: Commencement is at hand; it is the final gesture. As is the wont of those who have reached this glorious but melancholic finale, memory turns backward to retrace the events of these four happy, happy years. Some bewitching spell steals over us we fall into a reverie which turns to that which is gone forever. Once more we enact the glories of yesterday, the drama that for us has passed into history — to live again, in fact, those times and scenes which memory holds so dear. As the light of other days creeps round us, we see again the beauties of autum- nal days, ive stand on the hilltop once more and see below us, on the field, dozens of moleskinned warriors flashing hither and thither — a myriad of flying footballs. Wc are at Braves Field for the game. Dull leaden sky overhead, tense throngs banked in tiers around the freshly limed gridiron, thud of leather on pigskin — the game is on. Then the gathering gloom, which brings with it waving lines of victorious rooters who swarm over the torn battlefield with wild exhaltation. The scene fades in its place comes another cameo, just as treasured. Fitton Field is vibrant urith color, azure sky overhead, a velvety green carpet below. Once more the pitcher unbends in his particular poetry of motion, along the base- line players are dancing up and down, the crack of ash on leather, a mighty roar release ' s pent up emotions . ... it is Victory. How memory has enshrined these precious keepsakes, those ancient joys of anticipation, the sheer exaltation of it all, the thrills, the heartbreaks, the groans, the cheers, all, our happy lot for four short yearsl And yet now she fails to bring back to eager desire the actual bliss, the color, the enthusiasm of those golden hours. That is gone foreverl Vet, as the Romans of old were zealous to entrust the part they had played to the tradition of the race, so we of ' 28 lohose days are numbered, can proudly affirm that we too have played a noble part in the tradition of great Boston teams and great Boston athletes. Our stewardship has been fulfilled. Silence comes over us we sit motionless with our thoughts the clouds of smoke are thinning, the spell of Yesterday is gone, the scenes that just now flashed across our vision must recede to some sacred corner of our memory. Within are etched indelibly those 7iever-to-be-forgotten years. To our hearts there comes a poignant, an overwhelming affection and sorrow for the things that were, that never icill be again. The King is deadl Long live the Kingl ' S ' urrl 355 THOMAS J. O ' BRIEN jfootball f y -.4 i CoacJ) Heo l alep CAV had gone — and to fill the place of the old master there came a veritable novice in collegiate coaching fields, one whose association with men had proved himself superlatively endowed with the qualities of leadership and charac- ter. To the watchful care of Leo Daly was entrusted the reputation of our Alma Mater on the gridiron, yet at the same time he was deprived of many a means for the safeguarding of it. With the inauguration of the Freshman rule and the realization that a new regime constitutes what has proved an impasse for a score of less determined predecessors — no one knew better than Leo Daley the enormity of the task which confronted him, but it served only as a goad to give his heart ' s best for his college. It was some twelve years ago that Leo Daley himself wore the colors of Ma- roon and Gold and heard a series of ' B. C. Rays ' eloquently testifying to his great- ness. Now he had come back to us, not to play, but to direct, and the same faithful perseverance which characterized his work a few years back was ever manifesting itself, lending to him in the light of those he coached, some indefinable trait of personality which made them care not for themselves, but for Leo Daly and Boston College. To say that Leo Daley ' s stay at Boston College was a glorious one, is to say the obvious. He did not produce an unbeatable or an unbeaten team but his men were in there fighting every moment, giving a glorious, a clean, a sportsmanlike account of themselves, and it was only the inevitable lot of Justice that Leo Daley ' s boys should climax their season, and his work, with the most desired feat of the football world — a victory over Holy Cross. 858 sJ wSWiifSlS., ' J ' ' ' ' ™ ' ' .-.. Jfootball OLDEN days of football . . . Spiral of a pigskin in mid-air; shrill call of a J whistle; courage, perseverance, clearly lined on twenty-two, begrimed faces, as they struggle for glory and victory; motley phantasmagoria of color in the stands; thundering echoes from swaying cheering sections; a setting sun; dulcet strains of Hail Alma Mater floating sweetly over the gridiron; victory and bursting hearts — what joy days the mystic chords of memory do recall! jFrESf)man For us the norm of success on the gridiron has ever been our classic Holy Cross struggle — and the lone defeat suffered in callow days of Freshman was more than atoned by a final glorious victory in twenty-eight. Since the day of our matriculation, we have been represented in B. C. foot- ball, — and represented well. No shining light of glory in frosh, it is true, but twenty-eight numbered in its ranks, men, real men, who were to take the emblem of the Maroon and Gold, and pass it down to the years to come, illumined by a noble victory over the Cross, still sacrosanct. Virtue is its own reward, and for four years we had Clinton, Tom O ' Brien, and Durant, a bulwark in the center of the line, while earning the coveted B . That their work was an inspiration to the other stalwarts wearing the numerals of 19 28 was evidenced by the courage of Joe Fitzgerald, Gemelli, Kelleher, Tiny Martin, McMenimen, and Freddie Moncewicz. Starting off the season in a mad whirl by overwhelming lesser lights, we headed for Syracuse to peal the Orange. Although the thousands of rooters, who made the never-to-be-forgotten expedition prayed for victory, a clever and well piloted machine was not to be denied, with Syracuse victorious in a heads up football game. 359 ■■■i . ' .-i ™;  jKvbi:: ' When the smoke had cleared away, the virginity of our goal-line had been besmirched, and the Eagle limped back to its nest with a 10 to defeat tied on its tail. Little Allegheny proved mighty in spirit, but though they played a sterling game throughout, we twice managed to place the pigskin under enemy goal- posts, sending the plucky Pennsylvanians homeward with a 13 to setback. Came the Redskins of Haskell Institute out of the West. However, the Redman did not seem to feel at home in the new Wigwam, especially in the face of a magnificent performance by our golden-haired Chuck. When the pow-wow was over, Lo returned to the open spaces, having imbibed of the bad medicine of a 34 to 7 defeat. Thereupon, entered the Centenary gentlemen, from Louisiana, Sah, with a sound knowledge of football, a coterie of real football players, and for coach. Bo McMillan of Centre fame. A real and a close battle was waged on the mar- shes of Braves Field, as the tune 10 to 9, indicates. Due to the scoring ability of Mexico Farrel, the fleetest back seen at Allston this season, and Portly Plaster, the Plethoric Plague of Providence, the bad news read 10 to 9, in the Gentlemen ' s favor. With the ball on their own one-yard line and the possibility of a blocked kick. Centenary strategy resorted to a safety and a few seconds later the whistle sounded the knell of the game and Boston hopes as well. The M. of Vermont came and saw, only to return to their Campus, with a 33 to 7 defeat. The All Americas were given their chance, and played an All American game. With the objective game at hand, all was expectancy; but, when dusk fell on the field, the Purple, flashing with Wallis, crashing with Mahaney, over- whelmed the Maroon and Gold in a 33 to nightmare. Defeated, whitewashed, but not dispirited, the Boston contingent payed a mighty tribute to the team of twenty-four. Cheer after cheer rent the air as all Boston payed its respect and admiration to Chuck Darling, the greatest Roman of them all, to smiling Bill r : !% ; Cronin, to Koslowsky and Ward, to Dyker Doyle, our fighting, lion-hearted Dyker. Their work is done, but they will ever live in our hearts, and we will feel mighty proud of them and Boston College when we recall that fighting team, that glorious team of twenty-four. opJjoniore Cav ' s ability as Peerless Mentor was never more strikingly shown than in ' 25 when the clarion call revealed a group of willing but inexperienced youngsters. Graduation had robbed him of a whole team — Darling, whose punting, ball- carrying and inspiring personality, had won many a game, Koslowsky, a smashing tackle. Bill Cronin, B. C. ' s great defence back. Hap Ward, as line crusher — and Dyker Doyle whose work as pivot man envied that of Heaphy. AVhat would Cav be able to do? The opener was with Catholic University but it was no eye-opener, as we barely managed to eke out victory over the McAuliffe Charges, by a single point. Catholic U. had started to come in the football world, but the loose playing of the Heightsmen was not particularly enheartening. In a return engagement, the Haskell Indians, visited the Hub once more, and once more were defeated by a team which played for the breaks, and got them. With a spirit of never say die, augmented by the Educator toe of Art McManus, the boys found them- selves eking out victory by the narrow call of 7-6. A great game it was. Boston University proved an easy opponent and as a result the Back Bay boys were overwhelmed by a count of 51 to naught. A distinct improvement in team-work, offensive drive and defensive strength was patent, and B. C. rooters left the game with a warm glow within. Jack Cronin ' s work was outstanding — long spirals of sixty yard recalling days of Fitzie and Chuck, his crashing tackles, his sweeping runs, encircling the end for yard after yard. For Boston U., Bill French, man about town, played a much talked about game, (indicating that he was yet to be heard from). The score seemed to be a silver lining for the un- tiring work of Cav. Reduplicating their splendid efforts of the previous year, Tom Davies ' char- ges, played a game worthy of any team, but were defeated, by the close racket of 14 to 7, — the ubiquitous Okie O ' Connell recovering a fumble, while Bud Dower speared a forward pass to run the remaining distance to the goal posts. For Allegheny, fullback Dahl was a Tartar, as he tore, and crashed and bent the Boston line; while his brother mountaineer, Dolde, directed the team like a little general. The difference between victory and defeat was a punter, and in that department Jack Cronin acknowledged no superior. How potently and effectively the squad was harangued the following week, may be judged by the avalanche which swept over Providence, leaving in its wake, a 51 to disaster. West Virginia University has a Triumvirate which could compare with the best of the land, in Glenn, Farley and Barnum, and it was due to the work of this Terrible Trio, that the Maroon and Old Gold was first forced to sip the cup of defeat. Displaying superlative perfection in the old Cavanaugh Shift, the three horsemen rode rough-shod over our neophytes, but never did a team acquit itself so splendidly in the face of a 20-0 defeat. Every inch of ground was fought; every moment of play was a thriller, and when the game was ended West Vir- ginia payed a deserved tribute to a fighting team. Fate is inexorable, and as the team from University Heights had twice before been victorious by a single point, so now she was forced to yield the palm by jufst such a modicum to the mountaineers of West Virginia Wesleyans. No one of Boston will deny them their deserved victory, but we had hoped to see a more condign ending for our group of lads who were playing as if their hearts would 1 - ' •■ XSys ' -%v S£r :P ffii.BssTCaa?sjawiH ' 7tt break, against a team that was so manifestly superior. After the Methodists had crossed our goal line in the fourth period, a resurgent JJoston team had du- plicated the effort with a series of trick plays centered around McNamara and Jack Cronin. The crowd was hushed knowing that Art McManus was out, as the point after touchdown was tried. The attempt was just short of success, but it was enough to deprive us of victory. Cav ' s genius came into its own against the Crusaders, as he overcame them in a thrilling duel to the tune of 17 to 6. A radical change in offensive saw Cronin in thrilling end runs; a usual McKenney generalship, as the Cross spread out, smashing the center of the line; the heroic playing of little Kobalinsky. A great Purple team, dazed, bewildered, saw a greater Boston team ride on to victory behind a group of fighters, while a score of Regular Bostons rung down the curtain on nineteen twenty-five. STunior Junior year was marked by the final appearance of our own Cav, and as a fitting tribute to his leaving, an undefeated football team. After seven years ' work for the College on the Heights he was leaving, with a work well done, and a memory which Time itself could not dim. And wh at fitter testimonial to his work as moulder of men, could there be, than that football team of twenty-six? The first number on the program was Catholic University, a fast, well organ- ized team, which, with the aid of a muddy field, held the scoring power of the Eagles to a single touchdown. The Washington team proved to be a harder nut to crack than was expected, and returned, feeling they had creditably acquitted themselves, as they had. Fordham was victim to an unexpected aerial attack which netted two Boston touchdowns, before the second period was well under way. The New York team was bewildered and Al Weston, the fleet footed Mercury of the Heights team. found it easy to knife his way through the Hue, swelling the final score to 28, by his merciless off-tackle play. However, the outstanding play of the game was turned in by Joe McKenny, ever alert, who seized the pigskin relinquished by New York before the whistle and solitarily wended his way for a 60-yard touch- down. Typically illustrative of Joe ' s ability. As an after course the Eagle flew to St. Louis, feasted on the Westerners and returned leaving them only the spirit of St. Louis. Although Boston managed to keep her record untarnished in defeating the valient Villanovese of Harry Stuhldreher by a margin of 19 to 7, it surely knew that it had been opposing a great team and a truly great coach. Opening up a bewildering series of cross-bucks, forward passes, Notre Dame shifts, the Penn- sylvania college, made the finest showing of the year. The next game, with the Haskell Indians, was perhaps the most thrilling in four years of collegiate football. In their last season of tutelage under the Hanley Brothers, they came out of the West, undoubtedly the finest team in the country, with a star in McLean, whose glory shone brightest of all in the football firmament. The first half started off all B. C. with Weston and Cronin, alter- nating to garner three touchdowns, before the Redmen got their bearings. But that second half! With a rush and a whirl a One, two, three, four! that re- lentless red machine marched from one end of the field to the other, and by a mighty effort secured the tying points. A memorable game, a tribute to the great teams engaged in it, long will it live in our hearts. As anticlimax, the battle of Gettysburg was re-enacted, Boston shooting everything it had at the southerners, forcing them to return with a 39-0 reverse. A scoreless tie tells the story of the Cross game in a nutshell. Two superb teams, drilled to perfection, keyed to the highest pitch of excitement, each the complement of the other, scjuared off, fought a thrilling duel from one end of the te . - 9. 364 field to the other, concluded in a tie, shook hands, departed for University Heights or Mt. St. James, each claiming a moral victory for itself. A muddy field and an inspired Purple team stopped the offense of Boston; goal line stands and the peerless punting of Jack Cronin, crushed Crusader opportunities. Fate was fair in an estimation of their virtues — she declared them equal. Thus came a happy ending for a great coach and the undefeated team of twenty-seven. Senior With our Senior and final year, there was inaugurated a new era for Maroon and Gold sports. More important by far than the number of games won or lost, was the introduction of the graduate-coaching, and the definite establishment of the Freshman rule, with Freshmen Teams in every sport. With a catch in our hearts we saw classmates playing for their Alma Mater for the last time — but we rejoiced in their playing a man ' s game. Their loyalty and devotion to Leo Daley and their college in the face of a world of hardships shall ever be a source of pride for them as well as a source of inspiration for us. Instead of the usual zephyr for the opening game, we encountered a whirl- wind. Duke University, heir legitimate to the Duke millions proved to be a Duke ' s mixture too potent for our embryos. The Southerners demonstrated hidden ball plays typical of the South, and they certainly satisfied. The Blue Devils criss-crossed and triple-passed our aggregation to the score of 25 to 9, their lucky strike being in the person of a gentleman named Jenkowski. This Turkish Trophy along with Buie and Warren, scored all the points for the to- bacco boys. Weston duplicated for B. C. with Captain Tom O ' Brien displaying his usual sterling brand of football. The annual Columbus Day fracas went to a powerful aggregation, in the person of Geneva College, but, if ever a team deserved a demonstration for their indomitable spirit and great-heartedness, it was our own Maroon and Gold- and they certainly received it throughout the game. Coached by Bo McMillan, of Centenary fame, the Pennsylvanians were able to cross our lines but twice, even with such stars as the mature Flenniken and Schachern. Three times in a scoring position, the Eagle was handicapped by penalties, yet throughout the game, Al Weston, Creedon, et al., fought to the last ditch. A rejuvenated Boston College Team with two veteran line men transferred to back field berths completely outplayed, outguessed and outfought, the Bob Cats of West Virginia Wesleyan. The play of Moose Do wer and Zeus Wil- czewski in the backfield showed the wisdom of Leo Daley ' s choice when they labeled the mountaineers with a 33 to defeat. O ' Brien and Earl Clinton did heroic work on the line, time and again breaking through to drop the ever dan- gerous Roderiquez and McClung for losses, or to nip the Virginians ' tricky plays in the bud. Then came the Fordham trip. A wildly cheering, madly enthusiastic horde of Boston Rooters, drunk with e.xcitement, seized every possible vehicle where- with to transport them to Lil 01 ' N ' York. The Eagle continued its annual meal of the Fordham Ram, by the decisive score of 27 to 7, but it remained for a Cavanaugh coached team to put across the first touchdown against the college in eight years. Who will ever forget Al Weston ' s runback of the opening kick-off through the whole team for a score, or later when he criss-crossed from one side of the Polo grounds to the other to duplicate this feat. ' Outstanding, also, was the work of O ' Brien, scoring on a blocked kick, and that of Charlie Murphy whose snaring of passes was something to write home about. On the following Saturday the blue clad men of Villanova clipped the Eagle ' s wings to the tune of 13 to 7. As the shades of night were falling, Gillespie, Stuhl- dreher ' s fleetfooted back ran fifty yards for a touchdown and with it, victory. 366 The Pennsylvanians had a reputation to uphold and they certainly did with an infinite maze of intricate plays which bothered us throughout the afternoon. Bud Dover ' s carrying of the ball contributed the scoring for Boston throughout the afternoon. The defeat itself reflected only glory for Leo Daley and his boys; it was the injury to Tom O ' Brien which was to prove costly. What with the strongest aggregation ever assembled by Georgetown and an absence of O ' Brien in the line, Weston, Creedon, and Smith in the backfieJd, defeat was to be expected in the clash between these two great Jesuit rivals. The Eagle substitutes fought valiantly and well, in the face of a great team com- posed of men like the famous Nork and McLean. Georgetown ' s strength lay ])articularly in a facility with the short pass, making her total of seven touch- downs via this route. With a typical Boston spirit the subs fought to the very end, no less than five times holding the mighty Southerners on the one-yard line. For the first time since the wholesale injuries of the team began, B. C. was able to present a quasi-regular lineup against the Aggies, and the score of 19 to 0, kept in proper proportions by a muddy field, did not reflect the spirit and vim displayed. While the quagmire made the footing hazardous, and though the field was only 90 yards long, the fight of the reorganized and recuperated maroon and gold backs was enheartening. Weston and Creedon shone on ofi ense, while Clinton played the pivot position perfectly. There are inspired teams and inspired teams, but the Boston team of twenty- eight will go down in History as yielding to none. Handicapped throughout the year by a newly instituted Freshman rule, by a change of coaching personnel, bj ' the loss of material, the team had to fight, and fight hard, for everything it had achieved. The battle with the Crusaders is the crux of the year ' s work. Would they fail Boston College and Leo Daley? The answered by rising to un- believable heights and before 40,000 cheering, partisan spectators, bore aloft '  ' « in glory the banner of the Maroon and Old Gold. Day of thrills! A blocked punt by the ubiquitous Charlie Murphy was garnered by Warren McQuirk, to give the Eagles a touchdown, and with it victory! From whistle to whistle it was a battle between two splendid, fighting teams — Holy Cross with its Donovan, the slippery Captain O ' Connell at center, Blondey Ryan, sending the beautiful spirals through the sunlit air — Boston College with two peerless ends in Murphy and Mort Lenane, Fat Clinton, playing the finest game of his career, Tom O ' Brien hurling the enemy back, time after time, — a backfield composed of Weston, Dower, Smith and, of course, Paddy Creedon whose spirit and play was a thing of beauty and a joy forever. Yes, when sweet victory was ours after a contest which never willbe for- gotten, a breath of wind carried across the field the rising notes of a chorus of Regular Bostons, in elocpient testimony to a team of never-say-dies,to the memory of Leo Daley, to the spirit of Boston College, and with it was run down the cur- tain in the great drama of football for Twenty-Eight. Golden days of football CHARLES P. DRISCOLL Manager • ' •■j fe - : '  «iv i ; jj AU-American timber, if ever we had it. Fc three years Tom ' s work was great, but in his last year it was nothing short of inspiring. Prompted by a sense of responsibility, and trust, which Captaincy of the team had given him, as well as by admiration for Leo Daley, Br ' er Rabbit ' s playing was such as to thrill the hearts of all Maroon and Gold followers. Around him the team was built offensively and defensively, and the glory of 1928 football year can be traced, in a great measure, to the leadership and person- ality of this son of the Pine Tree State. You ' ve been a great leader, a great football player, and a great man, Tom. A real pivot man was Fat. Undertaking the job of filling the shoes of a Dyker Doyle or a Heaph, is some assignment but Clint carried on like nobody ' s business. A sure tackier, a bullet- like passer with a knack for divining any sort of standing centers in the East. Without a doubt his Senior year was his best and throughout every game of the year from Duke to that with the Purple his work was outstanding. You can now go, Clint, with the satisfaction of a job well done. Coming to the Heights with a fine football record earned at St. Anselm ' s and English High, Mike immediately undertook to earn a berth on the Ca anangli-coached outfit. For three, long, hard years Mike labored at guard and tackle, until the fruits of labor were rewarded and Mike found himself a regular on the Varsity. Pos- sessed of a powerful physique and a keen mind, he was ready, come what may, a bulwark on de- fence and the last word offensively. Through- out his entire Senior year, this Dorchester youth was called upon time and again, and the way he responded is a story all its own that any B. C. rooter will be glad to unfold. 370 Joe received the clarion call of King Football graciously and went out for a Varsity position with a vengeance. Darling was there as was Jack Cronin, brother Bill, Plaster Ward and the rest, so Fitzie had to rest content with being a developer for those in there. In Junior he rested but when Senior rolled round, it saw him and his educated toe alternating with Bozo at half. It is typical of Joe that the last play he made for his Alma Mater on the gridiron, resulted in a terrible injurj , but from Joe there was never a word, and it served only to endear him to Boston hearts. Joe Fitzgerald Here we have a typical representation of that loyal gang of never-say-dies, Boston College ' s Ail Americas. Four years of loyal plugging, of heart breaking effort, mark Tom Gemelli ' s con- tribution to football, though all the while he knew that lack of height would forever prevent his making the ' regulars ' . Every day, and every moment that Tom was out there, he was out there fighting, keeping the Varsity on its toes at all times. Fidelity was at last rewarded and the coveted ' B ' was awarded a man who had always given his best. Tom ' s work ever was typical of his sportsmanshii and manliness. Tom Gemelli Smokey Kelleher! A name to conjure with whenever Twenty- eight ' s sport activity is men- tioned. From Camljridge Latin he stepped di- rectly to the quarterback position on the Fresh- man team, and his work against Dean Academy and St. Anselm ' s augured a rosy future. After a fine year in Sophomore, it seemed that Smokey was due for a great finale but the old leg injury in Junior, and fractured ribs plus a dislocated shoulder as a result of the Wesleyan game, in Senior, tolled the knell of active work for the Smoke. The same fight and pepper was still there, however, and with the close of the year came another letter for a fast-growing collection. ■ MoKiov l i:r,i.i;iii;i! FREDERICK V. McMENIMEN CAPTAIN Pasfctiall Coatft ugf) ]Buiiv WITH the passing of Jack Slattery to the Big Tent there was left a vacancy in our coaching ranks which many thought could not be filled and so it is all the more credit to Hughie Duffy that he was able to carry on to an eminent degree the work of his pi-edecessor. There is no need to vaunt the achievements of Hugh Duffy — he is one of baseball ' s greats, a real old timer who played big league ball in the good old days prior to the existence of the American League and which latter organization owed no little of its start to the energies and efforts of their young star. In those halcyon days he established a batting record the envy of his successors, and while the Hornsbys the Ruths and the Cobbs have tried their best. Coach Duffy ' s record remains intact. For a man to teach baseball and baseball alone is usually the test whereby a college coach is judged . But Hughie Duffy teaches more than this, he teaches sportsmanship, fair play, and manliness. Though a veteran of the old school, harsh and tyrannical methods never found favor with him, and working on the principle that encouragment achieves more than sarcasm, and friendliness more than superiority, his record this year is eloquent testimony to the success of his psychology. With Duf it was a word of praise, a note of consolation, a promise for the future which he gave to his boys. Indeed in a very fitting sense may they be called his ' boys ' . It is not rash to prophesy that Hugh Duft ' y is well on the road to becoming a Boston College institution. In his own quiet, friendly way he has made his way into our hearts as an ideal mentor. May his work at Boston College long endure! 374 : J pageball CRYPTIC, Play ball, a pitcher ' s poetry of motion, sharp crack of the - bat, white pellet soaring thru the clear blue of a May sky, like a bird on the wing, georgeous pageantry of thousands resplendent in Purple or Old Gold and Maroon, in hushed expectancy — such are the scenes that make the National Pastime second only to the love of the gridiron for Boston hearts. jFrcsiijman Spring of Freshman year, despite the loss of invaluable material for our neo- phytes, found a newly acquired enthusiasm, because it brought with it an am- bitious schedule of ' 26 games, and a great baseball personality in our new mentor. Jack Slattery. The big problem was to find someone to fill the place of Frank AVilson, who upon graduation had entered the Big Tent, but with the appearance of versatile Owen Murphy, the question was answered. Truly a galaxy of stars. With Darling, Cronin and Costigan patroling the gardens; an infield boasting such personages as Sonny Foley, Moncewicz, Cronin, Captain Gus Whelan; and for battery candidates, Ed Mullowney, McCrehan, — being received by O ' Brien, Al O ' Neal and McMenimen; — everything augured well for a great season. Twenty-eight rejoiced to see the unexpected success of the classmates — Bo McMenimen acting as first-string catcher, while Fred Moncewicz precociously cavorted at short stop. Confidence exuded from the nine as it began its invasion of the sunny South, but the fickle Goddess of Fortune was not so sunny, and in short order four reverses were rung up at the hands of the formidable representatives of Villanova Georgetown, Catholic U, and the Quantico Marines. But the spirit of never- say-die prevailed and the home season was ushered in by a vindicative 15-4 sub- mersion of St. John ' s, followed by a 10-5 repete over Vermont. Up to this time only the batting eye of the men saved annihilation, for our pitching had seen better days, but from then on the combine of McCrehan and Mullowney, took a hitch, and gave the boys something to talk about. Administering a much needed duet of whitewashes, the college overcame Middlebury 2-0 and sang Lehigh ' s swan song with a chorus of 14 runs. Providence, next on the menu, also ran. Then followed victories, which were all the sweeter because of remembrances. After a 6-2 win over Pennsylvania, we encountered a trio of auld acquaintances of the Southern trip, in the person of William and Mary, Villanova, and Catholic University and lest they be forgot, B. C. turned not the other cheek, but pro- ceeded to give a most vigorous accounting of itself. After a highly successful season only the Cross games remained — and they were epics. Though defeated twice, we certainly were not disgraced before the 375 thousands who lined Mt. St. James to witness a truly marvelous demonstration. In the first, a real pitching battle, in which Cheese McCrehan slightly bettered the great Ownie, was concluded by one of those errors which gave the Purple a run, and the game. Disappointment was squelched in time for the second, only to be renewed when the College came out on the wrong end of a 2-1 score. The first season of the Slattery regime had come to a close. A work well done was concluded, a new spirit had been awakened, and B. C. represented by a nine worthy of itself. opfjomore Whatever success the team enjoyed in twenty-six is due in no small measure to a combination of the smile of Captain Bill Cronin and the staccato of Jack Slattery. Looking backward, the material for the year appears to be exceptional, but it is only because the enthusias m of the one and the talent of the other made it so. The pitching assignment was carried out by Andy Carrol, and Ed Mullowney in a superlative manner, and they were complemented by Al O ' Neal and Bo Mc- Menimen behind the plate. For an infield combine we had. Bill Cronin dashing around second, Al Weston, only a freshman, guarding the initial hassock, with the infallible Clayt Haley and Fred Moncewicz making it a Round Robin. The outfield was no problem but an opportunity, where Owen Murphy, Tubber Cronin and of course, Dinny McNamara, cavorted about. Gone were Sonny Foley, and Gus Whelan from the inner guarden. Chuck Darling from the sun field, and Cheese McCrehan, pitching mainstay — but those who succeeded them, carried on in a way that did our hearts good. In toto, the Southern trip was a great success. For an eye opener Andy Carroll subdued the strong Yillanova team, in a stellar hurling performance, but the Quantico Marines, behind Bales, proved to be opposition of a sterner mold, and set us down with a lonesome duet of runs. This set-back was for- gotten, however, and the Slattery men won two well earned victories over George- town and Mount St. Mary ' s to the tune of 7-2 and 7-4, disrespectfully. Spring- field furnished the opposition, for the hojne-coming, and they were able to make only a 19-2 impres.sion. Marathon Day saw a corker, Fordham, collegiate champs of the year, edging our huskies out by a single run, 4-3; but, undeterred the boys went out to win from Villanova by the close racquet of 3-2, swamp St. John ' s 11-1, and bury Norwich under an avalanche of fifteen pesos. That a real rivalry had sprung up with Boston University was evident in our games with the Back Bay Institute, when the Eagle took a brace of hummers, 4-2, and 3 to 0. In a return engagement with the boys from Quantico, Al Weston turned the trick with a Babe Ruth, and the Devil dogs lost the decision. Came the Holy Cross game, and as thrilling a game as had been seen all year was climaxed by a glorious victory over the Purple. It was a fitting reward 376 for the labors and virtues of the team of Captain Bill Cronin and their beloved leader Jack Slattery. junior Defensively and offensively the team had to be bolstered up. Ed Mullowney and Andy Carrol, pitching mainstays of last year, had departed, and it remained for Lefty Shea to take up the burden, aided and abetted by Steve Bridey, Mc- Nulty and Pedro Herman. Men of the type of Owen Murphy, Fritz Costigan, Bill Cronin, and Clayt Haley, had to be replaced for batting and fielding strength, a well-nigh impossible task for anyone but our own Jack Slattery. The loss of Tubber Cronin, whose injury in last year ' s Villanova game, was still troublesome, was offset to some slight degree by the return of Joe Mc- Kenney to the fold, this time in the capacity of outfield guardian. The regular battery of Lefty Shea and Bo McMenimen, was good enough to represent any college team. In the inner garden appeared a duet of new faces: Fat Clinton at second, pairing with Hank O ' Day on the hot corner; while Al Weston and Fred Moncewicz rounded out a likely looking quartet. The wide open spaces were ably disposed of with Capt. Dinny McNamara cavorting in center, flanked by Joe McKenney, and Joe Fitzgerald. As an entree for the southern trip came Springfield, who saw, and returned con- quered — jumping to Annapolis, the following week to meet the Naval Academy. Although the sailor boys tried hard enough, our batteries were too potent and the Slattery men gave them a 15 to 8 barrage. The second start was a replica and, saw Steve Bridey in his inaugural, handing out a 7-5 medicinal. At the Capitol, however, fortune flickered, and Georgetown triumphed, as did Villanova three days later. Sandwiched in between the two was a B. C. victory over Cath- olic University to the tune of 5 to 0. Coming North, the team journeyed to Hanover, there to lose a sizzler by a single run. Hugh McNulty registered our first home win over Manhattan, but the Boston Terriers, scored a 9-6 grand slam, in a loosely played ball game. At this point, the team took a decided brace, and turned in real performance. Cor- nell and Colgate were the first victims, being carved 7-2 and 6-1. Fathers ' at the Heights saw a thrilling duel between two fine collegiate clubs, the Eagle, finally triumphing over Fordham by the music of 4-1. With her Hanson, Syr- acuse invaded the Hub but their battery allowed us too many hits, the final tabulation being 8-4. In Providence we met a Tartar, but the siege guns got into action and nosed out the Dominicans, 9-6. From the South, Temple appeared but the best they could do was a 10-1 racquet. However, the real story of the baseball year, is found in the triple string of victories over the haughty Crusader. Jack Slattery, at length, found his teachings bearing fruit, when the College scored a memorable Memorial Day victory by an 8 to 4 fusillade. The second encounter, a hard-fought game, went to the Eagles 377 principally because of the heads-up work of Clinton, O ' Day and McMenimen. As the climax, a last game was staged in Worcester, and it was easily the best of the series, Hughie McNulty pitching masterly ball, and Dinny McNamara closing his career in a blaze of glory. We, of twenty-eight, are proud to share a part in the glories of such a year. s tmov When Senior year came, it brought with it a multitude of changes, for good or evil, we could not, as yet, foretell. Gone was Jack Slattery, to seas untried, as manager of the Boston Braves. His task had been completed, and how well may be seen from the fact that since his advent Boston College had risen from a position of mediocrity to one of virtual leadership. Gone was the fleet-footed Dinny McNamara, Tubber Cronin, the beloved McKenney and Ray Finnegan. For the first time a Freshman rule had been inaugurated and the galaxy of stars which the incoming class harbored, must wait for another year. With a schedule which boa.sted in its ranks some of the best teams of the East, it was an anxious crowd of B. C. rooters who anxiously scanned the opening line-up when the team of eighteen had hit the trail for the Capitol City. The pitching assignment was placed on the manly shoulders of two old reliables. Lefty Shea, of Maiden and Hughie McNulty of Brighton, with Mantle, Charlie Murphy, and Hinchey to carry on. There was a wealth of backstop material in Captain McMenimen, Portland Tom O ' Brien, and Tom Smith of Cape Cod fame. Tom and Bo alternated and produced a sterling game of ball. The in- field was a college ice, Al Weston looked better than ever on the first hassock; Fat Clinton took an on and off day with Paddy Creedon at second; Fred Mon- cewicz had things all by himself on shortstop, his wing better than ever; while Hank O ' Day at third rounded out as pretty a collection as ever you ' d want to see. Unfortunately for the college Joe Fitz ' s knee put him out of the running after he had completed a week or two of sacrifice. Competition was keen for the outer garden berths, but Larry Gibson cinched one with his playing, Andy Morris effervesced his way into another, while Herb Stockinger and Smokey Kelleher sort of split things up in the left part of the house. The lid was blown off the old pastime at Washington where the boys met an undefeated and powerful aggregation in the Georgetown nine. The boys from Boston, however carried too many guns and the beginning of a most sat- isfactory season was ushered in by a 7-1 verdict. In the second set the Ma- roon and Gold did not have to travel far, but they remained in the Spotless Town to pen a 15-3 defeat on Catholic University. Weston ' s two homers in as many days were the talk of the town, and it looked like a big year for the handsome lad. Everything appeared to be in the clover until old Jupiter Pluvius lent a hand and succeeded in postponing all but two games, and perhaps it might have been just as well had he postponed these. Temple, was the first of the braces and she 378 ■,„i iW waia :«!iHiij., managed to eke out a 5-4 victory by the Narrowest of margins and the concerted efforts of all the Olympian gods. To Villanova we came next, but the hosts were hardly hospitable and the Eagle departed to its nest nursing the sting of an in- hospitable 5-4 treatment. From the Bad Land of the South the team returned to play off a double- header on the nineteenth, opposing Dartmouth in the matinee festivity and Ford- ham oft ' ering the customary Patriot ' s Day dinner. The story of the Dartmouth game was simply a story of the boys getting all the bad baseball out of their sys- tems at the expense of victory. The Indians went into the ninth one run behind but when hostilities had ceased the Big Green had turned Hanoverward with a l ' -2-9 story. Up to this time, the reason for the team ' s mediocre showing was almost inexplicable, with poor pitching the probable cause. Here a brace was taken, and the boys started to carry on. It was the best holiday crowd ever which came to see the Fordham Ram and Boston Eagle gnaw away at each other to a 1-1 standstill, when a cloud burst put an end to all activity. Syracuse was the next visitor, but the Orangemen came out in the wrong end of a 12-9 story. The boys had finally got the light, and with games in the horizon with such aggregations of Notre Dame, Cornell, Georgetown, Fordham, Colgate, Dartmouth and others of similar strength, it was extremely fortunate that they did. Three games are to be played with the Crusaders of Holy Cross this year and while this is a baseball history, not a fore- cast, we may venture to predict RiCHAHD J. Condon Manager 379 ' ■■ ' ■•■■: If; -; ' :: ' ' . ai.5Jvi ■ ' ■■• ' ' -- - ' «asi ' ( :? How to go, Lefty! Of course it is our own Bo McMenimen, our peppery, spontaneous, effervescent, backstop, shouting encouragement to Mr. Shea of Medford. An all-scholastic product of B. C. H., Fred immediately stepped into the catching birth, and held it for four years, reflecting only credit upon himself for his great work. Chosen to lead the Maroon and Gold nine in Senior, Bo has proved a real leader, and a fine sportsman. If a certain prophesy comes through, and Bo should don the mask and mitt for the Big Show, we shall be only too proud to say Why, he ' s of twenty-eight; he ' s our own. Captain Bo McMenimen Clint, besides being varsity center for three years assumed the role of infield mainstay. Graduating from the role of Bill Cronin ' s under- study. Junior and Senior saw this youth scin- tillating in a way all his own around the key- stone sack. Earl always could wield a wicked willow when the time was favorable, and many a victory is due to his work, while his vigor, en- thusiasm and pep enlivened many a tried session to bring about renewed life and fight. Football and baseball days are over, Clint, but you go out, with a work well done, and the well wishes of all Maroon and Gold supporters. Earl Clinton Here ' s to the greatest athlete in the class. Whether it be the gridiron, the rink, or the dia- mond — Joe has performed in a manner which left nothing but praise. Boston College was well fortified behind the plate in ' 24, and Joe, nominally a catcher, was destined for the outer garden. With Tubber Cronin ' s unhappy in- jury, Fitz was given his opportunity and he made good with a bang — cracking out a home run, which rolled past the flagpole, in his first time at bat. It is typical of Joe ' s work through- out the collegiate year, and under the duel regime of Slatterly and Duffy, our quiet ever- dependable Fitzie, turned in some beautiful performances. Joe Fitzgerald Here he is again. With Joe Fitzgerald he marks the coiitrihiition with the Class of ' 27 to (he honored roll of Boston three letter men. Smokey is an outfielder and a ball hawk if ever there was one. No one could gainsay Smokey ' s fight, pepper, pep and enthusiasm and his own |)ersonality has done as much for the team as has his playing ability. When Smokey got the call to take his turn with the regulars, there was no one in the world happier than his own classmates. He always seems to have the old jinegar, the loyalty is there; the ability also — it all goes to make Smoke a real athlete. Smokey Ikellbher Fred Moncewicz In the spring of 1925, it remained for Freddy Moncewicz, former Brockton High luminary, to prove the solution to Jack Slattery ' s short- stop problem. Since the day he was given his Lry-out Fred has held down this position — and hoiD. Possessed of a remarkable throwing arm P ' red ' s pegs to first were a thing of beauty — every move a picture. His work on Duf ' s aggregate was enhanced the more for his being an exemplary scholar and a real manly chap. The able management of his team on the Cape for three summers has carried for him the mon- iker of Banny. If he follows the road of his captain they would make a great combine, would — Bo and Banny. Perhaps more than to anything else, — Andy owes his success to his genuine enthusiasm. With a whale of a throwing arm, a knack of con- necting with the old pill at the right moment, Andy had all these qualities hidden away until his Senior year, when Joe Fitz ' s unfortunate in- jury necessitated someone doing something. Andy seized Opportunity by the forelock, made the Southern Trip, carried on like a Trojan and so leavened another care from Hughie Duffy ' s worried brow. We expected Andy to give a good account of himself but we must admit that he has exceeded even our fond expectations. 382 ' ■■•■ia j Wt! iiwft! ;i - ... Even with such opposition as Eddie Phillips, Al O ' Neil, and Hap AVard, all, backstop material, Tom O ' Brien ' s first appearance on Alumni field was impressive. Thence, after sojourning at his summer home in Maine for a year, Obie returned to alternate with Bo McMenimen behind the plate. After Pete Herman entered the college, he found that Tom was to be his battery-mate, and from their first appearance, when thej ' blanked Catholic U. they have proved a peach of a duet. Tom ' s greatest strength lies in his hitting ability, and his prowess along that line has made baseball history for twenty-eight. Whatever success the Eagle has attained in the baseball firmament during ' 27 and ' 28, has been due to the tireless efforts of Lefty Shea. With the graduation of Mullowney and Carroll, the burden of the twirling department was shifted to Johnnj and how well he carried on may be seen from the fact that, mirabile dictu, he humbled the proud Crusader time after time. Besides a strong south paw, Lefty ' s greatest asset lay in the wealth of experience he acquired in twilight league circles. With a world of speed, an infinite assortment of curves and hooks, and a tantalizing floater — Lefty managed to keep the College seal, ever clear and bright. Tom O ' Brien Lefty Shea After singing his swan song at Milton Acad- emy, and coming to the Heights, Herb Stock- inger went out for the ball team. With a world of speed, an unquestionable grace and facility in gathering in the high ones that come to the outer garden, because of the wealth of material, Stockie was forced to wait until Senior to win a permanent berth. Everybody was happy to see him make the Southern Trip, for never has B. C. had a more gentlemanly fellow in any of the activities of her sportdom. Stockie has made good with a vengeance with Duf ' s huskies, and while he knows we wish him luck we ' re going to repeat it, just for luck. Hebb Stockinger 383 FRANCIS J. DALEY CAPTAIN tEratfe ' ' ™ ' s b; f ■• ,,.-r|V: ' .1iW-eai -.vi Coacl) 3 ack Epber IN Jack Ryder Boston College may boast of one of the finest track coaches throughout the length and breadth of the land. For nine years now we have been blessed by his happy presence and not a loyal son among us but would want our Jack to stay for a score of nines. Many a name has he raised to the heigh ts of fame. Such men as Jake Driscoll, Dick Murphy, George Lermond, all known to sports lovers as real champions, are among countless examples of his ability. But it is not in training the individual alone that Jack finds his forte, for throughout his life work the success of his record-breaking relay teams are at once the admira- tion and envy of the rest of the collegiate world. Jack knows and coaches track from beginning to end. Yet for all his crowded work shop, he has never failed to encourage the most unlikely prospect and the only ciualification exacted by our coach is the fighting heart, the ability to give that final surge, regardless of victory or defeat. And in his own racing days, his own courage and perseverance, time after time, carried him to victory over the middle distance in close to record figures. Call it personality, call it character, call it manliness — call it what you will, one thing is certain: that Jack Ryder has made his career and his work a lode- stone for attracting a world of friendships. In the firmament of track you will find that the stars respect and admire him, while the lesser satellites think that nothing is too good for their Jack; they worship him, they love him. It is this mutual bond of friendship that is the key to Jack Ryder ' s success. His own great- ness is reflected in his protegees and we hope and pray he will continue to turn i men that are a credit to him and to his sport for many years to come. Bon voyage. Jack. m7isimss irf i j: j .i i}ym5 i;iisss .-j !;ctift -jr ii: ' i iftvatk X 7 ' HEREVER Boston College men congregate there will always be a subject ' ' for them to eulogize upon. It is the story of the rapid rise of their Alma Mater in the sport firmament, and as the story unfolds itself there will be revealed with striking force how rapidly Boston College has come to the fore in the realm of Mercury. In brief it may be summed up as the story of Jack Ryder; but even at that, no one would be more ready than this same Jack to tell you that it has been accomplished by cooperation, effort, self sacrifice and unfiagging zeal on the part of his pupils as well. In a sport where individuality is triumphant, nevertheless, we have been privileged to see within our short stay at the College on the Heights more than one example of unselfishness, of a willingness to sacrifice one ' s own glory for the good of the college, fellow track-men and coach. That is why we hold that there never has been a more fit sphere for the testing of manhood and the determination of quality. Ours has been a song of gladness and of victory for many a moon, but never was the fact brought home to us so poignantly than in victory how mercurial is the favor of Fortune. In victory or defeat we enjoyed every moment of our track-life. In it there was something, somehow, very fine, something splendid. Let us see them once again; the high jumper floating with flawless form and effortless grace over the bar; the perfectness of motion as the hurdler beautifully topped the timbers; the tenseness of the dash men waiting for the crack of the starter ' s gun; and then, that mark we never shall forget, the look of a bursting heart stamped on the face of the man who is giving his all, but who knew that it would not do. This is the great lesson — this is Track. jFregfjman Inaugurating a highly-successful season with a flash and a dash, the track- sters showed the quality of their metal by turning in highly encouraging per- formances at the Brockton and the Boston meets. Here it was that our own Mike Dooley made his debut as a hurdler, and in memoriavi let it be noted that it was only Charlie ' s lack of height which prevented his being one of the country ' s best timber toppers, and considering this handicap he has turned in many truly remarkable performances. After these conditioners, the Rydermen made for the Home of Big Things at the K. of C. games where Luke McCloskey ' s wonder 880, to subdue the fast finishing Helfrich, was rivalled only by Frank Hussey ' s demonstration that he was one of the country ' s best, when he fairly flew over the 100 yard stretch to equal the world ' s indoor record. Records were endangered and rivals humbled 387 h -■ j for the rest of the season by sparkling individual performances turned in by Lermond, Hussey, McCloskey, Daley and Flahive. In the relay groups, a superb rivalry developed between two sister insti- tutions which was concluded by each taking her share of the much vied-for honors. Although represented by a sterling quartet of half milers whose efforts would in another day be crowned with success, the Maroon and Gold was forced to accept defeat from a marvelous organization. Throughout the entire season the Eagle team of Welch, Tom Cavanaugh, Pat Mahoney, and McKillop dogged the Georgetown four, until a last bitter burst of rivalry forced the Hilltoppers to twice establish a new mark for the distance concluding with an unbelievable 7-Ai ]5erformance at Millrose; with the Heightsmen themselves being under the old- record figures. With a heart breaking consistency the boys from home would lead the frolic for three quarters of the way only to have the unbeatable Georgie Marsters burn up a terrific half to place the Southerners out front at the breasting of the tape. It was a sad but true repete over the one mile route, but defeat at the hands of such a galaxy of stars could bring only glory. However, the sun was bound to peep from behind the clouds, and it found our lads at Baltimore annexing the first leg of the Civitan Club trojjhy emblematic of the country ' s best over the medley route. With a duplication of this the next two years, the trophy was borne back to rest at the Heights. An even more spectacular performance was turned in at New York when the boys not only outdistanced opposition in a breath taking race but flashed by to overturn the time for 2400 yards which had not been even seriously approached for a score of years. The former mark was smashed by 12 seconds after Luke McCloskey running anchor, careened by Walter Mulvihill of Holy Cross to the tune of 1:11.2, a new record for the distance which was not accepted due to its being made in a relay race. A very successful indoor season. Virtue hath her own reward, so they say, and in eloquent testimony of this, was the Penn Relay Carnival where Boston College became the cynosure of all eyes in the athletic world by winning two of the major relay titles. In the distance medley, record figures were expected, but all talent for the race seemed to be in the home team which outdistanced the field by a hundred yards, with Penn State and Princeton trailing after. Only the absence of stiff opposition prevented this invincible quartet of Bill McKillop, Louie Welch, Tom Cavanaugh and George Lermond from emblazoning their name with an indelible stamp. No such run- away was had in the four mile relay, and it took a world of pluck and courage and heart to keep the record of the Maroon and Gold sacro-sanct. Three of the old reliables were called upon to repeat their great work : Lermond, Cavanaugh and Welch, with the old Roman, McCloskey, finishing out a great combine. It looked bad for the college when blonde-haired Louie Welch started out on the last mile, ten yards behind Penn State ' s anchor, but with a spirit of never-say-die i rM £wa ' -4Ea:£l? tmS iHeSSHPiS i f ZttJ- Louie took a hitch as he flew down the home stretches and with a resurgent power he passed his rival to breast the tape, and bring with it, Victory. All in all, a glorious year for the neophytes. opf)omore In this, the second year of our competition on the cinders and upon the boards, was brought home to us with poignant force the element which Lady Luck plays in any athletic contest, whether by a smile of approval or a frown of disapproval upon lucky or luckless athletes. With victory achieved in no few instances, there was nevertheless, many an occasion where some heart-filling competition on the part of our boys failed of success by the slightest of margins. Real competition was had throughout the year, and perhaps the most out- standing point of track glory for Twenty-Eight was the new development and repeated successes of Babe Daley whose beautiful performances as anchor on the two mile relay was culminated at the indoor Intercollegiates when the rela,y title for this distance was garnered in. Yet another star was to appear on the horizon for the class. Since his matriculation on the Heights, Frank Hussey had been performing like a whirlwind and it was his fate to equal the world ' s record for his specialty, the seven ty-yard dash, in the semi-final of the Inter- collegiates, only to have Russell of Cornell favored by the judges in the final heat of the day. Among many other individual performances, two were outstanding as testimonials to the men themselves and the coach who had developed them; Joe Ingoldsby, running away with the six hundred yard championship in the American Legion Games, to be followed a few moments later by a victory for his classmate Bill McKillop over the same distance, to bring away with him the Colonel Gaston trophy. As ever, it was the Penn relays which swung open the portals for the out- door season — and a glorious season it was, viewed not in the light of victory won but in the representation of fighting hearts. Both in the two mile event as well as the four mile, losses were suffered but only after heart breaking efforts on the part of the anchor men, who just failed of clutching elusive Victory. In the two mile runaway the Eagles had assumed a commanding lead for fully four-fifths of the distance but the Babe, with a game leg that he had pulled the week pre- vious could not give his best and was forced to relinquish the lead to Campbell of Columbia a few yards from the tape. But it was in the four mile relay that we saw a really magnificent effort. Starting behind on the last lap, fully fifty yards in the rear, Tiny McLoughlin of our own class set out after Stuart of Penn State and the sight of both men racing down the home stretch neck-in- neck brought the cheering throng to its feet in admiration of Slugger ' s great attempt. The distance medley race offered real competition and Luke Mc- Closkey had to step a wonder half to place Boston College in the front and repeat the sparkling performance of the previous year. 389 When Spring rolled round the Holy Cross meet brought together what was thought to be two evenly matched teams, but the boys from University Heights defeated the Crusaders in a most decisive fashion, coming out on the upper half of a 92j to 42 victory. Frankie Burns furnished the only real cheering for the Worcesterites by edging out Bill McKillop in the quarter mile but with Frank Hussey monopolizing the dashes and Joe Ingoldsby, his newly-nurtured mous- tache shaved off, and his partner Luke McCloskey out-distancing the field in the half, no difficulty was again offered to the college in the running events. It was the same for the other half of the story, what with Wilczewski and Beach working overtime to net twenty-five points between them and Ed Hawley report- ing for track for the first time, to surprise Jack Ryde r as well as the gathering, by winning the broad jump. The Intercollegiates were held again at the Stadium and a big representation was sent from University Heights, but the only thrill that was handed down to posterity was the race turned in by Luke McCloskey whose bid for the half was only inches short of realization. A slow starter, our Lucius was about lost in the shuffle of the pack until 150 yards from the tape when he let loose everything he had and set sail for the fast flying Soapy Watters of Harvard. The race was an epic, and it was only by a meager six inches that our Mac failed to over-haul Watters. The great race run by Luke was typical of that turned in by our men through- out the year. Junior Babe Daley, whose work was to be rewarded the following year by Cap- taincy of the team, was practically the whole story of Twenty-Eight ' s feats in Track during 1926-1927. With an undefeated two mile relay team both indoor and outdoor as the outstanding note of Junior, we were happy to see our own Babe as a necessary link in the combine. Beginning with the Millrose games, continuing on with the B. A. A. meet where the team defeated all such comers as tempted fate to meet them, climaxing in the indoor games at New York these tracksters proved themselves the very best in the land by not only outdistancing their rivals from Georgetown, Penn State and the Cross, but by turning in figures which boarded dangerously on record breaking marks. Came once again the Penn relays where our boys were determined to wipe out the stigma of defeat unfortunately suffered the previous year. Through a track buried beneath mud and ooze which made the footing precarious this team of flyers, newly christened Mud Horses carried on with the same con- sistency, to appear as full-fledged champions and allay the fears of loyal sup- porters. Their work for the year unfortunately failed to set a new mark for the distance but this quartet of real racers will ever be remembered as the team of unbeatables. At Baltimore the medley team composed of two veterans. Babe 390 Daley and Luke McCloskey, augmented by a duet of new faces fair-haired Joe McCabe and John Russell romped off with the title for the third successive year. This good work was repeated at the Fordham games, which marked the fifth time that Boston College teams had won the event. Some stepping! Lest it be overlooked, let it be recorded now and forever that it was another ' 28 man, Walter Rogers, who was alternate on these relay teams for two years. Always ready to step into the berth if occasion demanded, Walter ' s consistency, grit, and determination will rank him as one of those unsung heroes whose pluck has made possible Boston College success. A set of individual performances in keeping with that turned in by other years is illustrative of the work done by Jack Ryder with what can be considered only fair material. At the N. E. A. A. U. games Billy McKillop for the second year led the way in the Gaston special over the six hundred distance while Cap- tain Luke McCloskey turned in a win over the one thousand yard route, to be followed a few weeks later by his work against Lloyd Hahn in the thousand and a great fight with George Leness of Tech at the Knights of Columbus meet in Boston. The Holy Cross duel was won only after the stiffest of battles, one of those things you read about: a one point victory. The same men who had come through before, repeated again; Frank Hussey in the dashes, McCloskey, Daley, and McKillop in the middle distances, while Wilczewski and Beach carried through their end in the field events. Ed O ' Brien and John McLaughlin hustled over the mile and three mile to round out creditable performances. At the New England Intercollegiates held at Brunswick, Maine, the Ryder men came through to eke a snappy fourth. At the outdoor Intercollegiates, this j ' ear held at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Luke McClosky once again provided the feature race of the games. Profiting by the e.xperience of the previous year Luke raced to the front immediately and led the pack for most of the way only to have Proudlock of Syracuse jump him, gain a three yard lead and finish bj the same margin in front of him. It was a fighting race all the way and the fact that Luke did not win it rather served to endear him to the hearts of the followers of the Maroon and Old Gold. s miov Had the members of 1928 been a little more imbued with the spirit of brag- gadocio, the writer would be inclined to eulogize in a superlative degree, men, who upon their entrance, were deemed to have but the smallest share of natural ability, and yet who by their own efforts as well as that of their beloved coach formed a nucleus of a real fighting team. We do not mean to say that they ever startled the world by the wonder of their achievements, but always they gave the best they had and this very fact, that they carried on as well as they did, gives them in our eyes a special place of glory. 391 As is the custom, the season saw its opener in the annual Brockton Fair Meet where the Eagle garnered his customary places and as this was the only- outdoor affair of the fall it necessitated the boys keeping in condition by daily workout on the board track which had been laid on Alumni Field. Opening the indoor season at the Brooklyn College games, the one mile team composed of John Woodworth, William Mulcahy, Walter Rogers and Francis Daley trailed a Holy Cross four by the scant margin of a yard and a half, in a race that was a hummer all the way. There was no chagrin in losing to a team regarded by com- petent critics as the best mile quartet of the year, in fact which won every race with but a single exception. The same story ran true to form at the Fordham College Meet in New York, where the Medly Team went under, at the hands or rather at the feet of New York U. Joe Kamesh ran the 220 leg of the race, Bill Mulcahey, the 880, Captain Daley the 440, while little John McLaughlin finished out the mile. Bill Edwards, dusky track star of N. Y. U., perhaps the best in the country at his distance, had a little too much for Slugger to overcome on the anchor leg of the race, and the Eagles were forced to accept second money. At the Knights of Columbus games held at Boston late in January, the boys went out to defeat New Hampshire State University over the four-quarters route while the Freshman assemblage ran away with Bridgton Academy in their specialty. This quartet composed of Tommy Meagher of Huntington Academy fame, Charles Finn of Somerville, Bob Sullivan of Latin School with Austin Brosnan finishing up, were victorious over the one mile spasm at the Millrose games held in Madison Square Garden, February 2. A couple of days later we entered the annual B. A. A. Meet at the Boston Arena and though the work of the boys was all to be desired especially that of Babe and Slugger McLaughlin, (the work of the latter earning for him the enthusiastic acclaim of the crowds). Mis- tress Fortune once more turned her fickle face as our lead-oft ' man stumbled on the first corner and fell with a crash that sounded at once the loss of victory and a knell for Boston hopes. Even the Freshman team got the fever and after leading for three legs of their relay blew up and lost to Holy Cross by fully forty yards. At the indoor meet of the I. C. 4. A. our two mile relay hit off a fast pace and while for a time they appeared to be the cream of the lot they were unable to overcome the jinx that was on their trail and they had to be satisfied with a fourth place, although two weeks before at the Meadowbrook Club games the same team placed second to Georgetown with practically the same opposition. Feeling that every lane must have a turning we cheered our teams off as they left for the Penn Relays. Here was just another repeat of what had been going on all year. In a cold, numbing rain, which left the men ankle-deep in mud, the two mile relay tried their best to bring home the cup which would have been theirs had they been able to turn the trick in what would have been the third straight year of victory. The boys were primed for the occasion, were really expecting to surprise the folks back home and were defeated by the elements rather than a lack of ability, for they always have been known to do poorly in bad weather, and in the face of this it was somewhat enheartening to find that they had managed to turn in a fourth, as had the one mile team out of a field of twelve competitors, every one good, while our younger brothers over the short distance, finished a close third after the team had been shot to pieces by the schol- arship ineligibility rules. It had been the first time in nine years that the college had failed to garner a win for at least one team. But two things did more than their share in righting the year for Boston College on track: one was the fact that a group of less-talented individuals should really do so well, and the second story was the appointment of Coach Jack Ryder to the United States Olympic Staff, an honor long due our beloved mentor. We of 1928 will ever remember him as the best in the game, the man who de- veloped them all, the only coach who never cut a man from his squad, always ready to aid the dub as well as the star. JOHN T. RYDER Manager g S3«W J5 t 393 -,,. C. ■ ' Vr i ' f ™ ' ' ' ,,,, The Babe has beer iber of sn a member oi every im- portant relay team at the college during the past four years, crashing right in on the Varsity Quar- tets his Freshman year and since then, staying there. He was a member of the Medley Relay Team, that gained possession of the Civitian Trophy from Baltimore. Three consecutive summers he ran on the two mile relay team, being a member of two victorious Penn Relay races. Over his specialty, 600 yards. Babe has flashed to beat them all, and in his Freshman year, was a member of the world ' s record breaking 2400 yard relay. Some record! Some Captain! Versatility is Ray ' s middle name from a track viewpoint. He has thrown the discus, put the shot, hurled the javelin, leaped over the bars, timber-topped and stepped some beautiful quar- ters during bis track history on the Heights. Just to show that he can step with the best, Ray set out and won for himself a berth on the one mile team, competing at the Penn Relays this year as he had done on the sprint relay team in Junior. When Zeus departed Ray was ready to step right into his place in the decathlon, and his work there has been outstanding. To glance at his picture one would never imagine that a man of Charlie ' s height could ever be a real hurdler. But be not deceived, for Charles Owen was one of the best collegiate timber-toppers in the East. Coach Jack Ryder has often remarked about the fact that Charlie was just about the best man over the distance for his size. Mike did not confine his talents to this field but any day he wanted to, could dash off a beautiful quarter with the best of them. This lad never made his best record in a time trial, but it was when the opposition was keenest that he was best. ■X ' - Captain Babe Daley Ray Connolly Charlie Dooley 895 Known to most of the followers of the Eagle as a bear-cat football tackle, Mike is a letter man on the track squad as well. He did not know just what was his strong point but early in Junior, Coach Ryder made his call for the weight men and this handsome lad reported for the hammer throw. All winter long, Mike threw the big 35 pound hammer and when able to get o utdoors with the regular 16 pound implement, he improved so over night, that his faithful work was rewarded in what is the dream of all Eagle track men — a first place in the Holy Cross meet. The only factor which prevented Sonny from becoming one of the best milers ever to represent the Eagle is that bane of every track- ster, the unexpected sickness. More than once has Sonny made a relay team only to be taken sick the day before the race and lose the chance to represent the Alma Mater. After captaining the Freshman Cross-Country Team Sonny went out to make good, but it was the same old story, until the Holy Cross Meet in Junior, when the old Trojan came from behind to defeat the Purple star and garner a first place. Sonny got his opportunity to show his metal in Senior year and the lad has made good with a bang. John McLaughlin, our own Tiny , Slug- ger , Here , or what have you, may be slight in build, but oh my, how the boy could step an 880 or a mile. His determination, grit and fight- ing heart, early endeared him to all Boston Col- lege men. As long as he had breath within him, he was out there fighting as a member of the two mile relay, medley relay, and the four milers during his collegiate career. Never conceding a race, always with a world of pluck, he was the best miler we had during the whole four years. Tiny was like duralanium, the new metal — light but strong. Red, need we say why he is thus hailed, has been the Eagle ' s fastest two miler during the past year and he is no slouch over the mile distance as well. As a member of the distance medley and four mile relay teams Red has often carried the Maroon and Gold to victory, both at the Penn relays and at the many indoor meets. This lad reminded folks of the great Nurmi in action — his face an expressionless mask and legs working like a machine. According to his own testimony, one of his greatest bids to fame is the fact that he has never run in a B. A. A. marathon. Great work, Red! For three, long, cold, lean years, the only ex- perience that Walter had in the way of a track performer was a vicarious one. On both the one and two mile relays, Walter had been an alternate but he easily made sure of his place on the two mile team in Senior. He is now rated good enough to be scratch man in the handicap 880 held at Madison Square Gardens this year. Walter was always ready to step into the breach when the time came, and usually showed him- self the best little filler possible. Walter ' s work this year has been such that he is ranked today among the best in his profession. JOSEPH E. FITZGERALD CAPTAIN Hocfeep Coaci) James! Soitp WHEN it was bruited about that Sonny Foley was to take over the position of Hockey Coach, a great big cheer for Sonny echoed to the lofty rafters, for his selection had struck a most responsive chord in the heart of the student body. When you think of personality, of friendliness, of all those virtues that a leader is supposed to have, if you want to find the personification of them all — only think of Sonny. Well-wishers he has by the score, and among them all there are none more ardent or more sincere than those of the Class of ' 28. To the field of hockey, Sonny brings a world of experience gleaned right in our very midst and, what is a matter of special pride to us, in a sport marked for its non-observance of the Marquis of Queensbury ' s rules, he has conducted himself always as a gentleman. That is why we were sure that our hockeyists had obtained an ideal coach. During his four years at the Heights from 22 to ' 25, he was a member of those famous sextets which were busily defeating one and all, the college teams of America and Canada, as well as the championship B. A. A. outfit. As a result of their incomparable work the reputation of Sonny and his brothrs, spread nation- wide, so that today hockey fans have placed in an inviolate niche the memory of those teams, in whose success Sonny was a potent factor. Considered in the light of games won and lost our team was certainly not the salt of the earth, but viewed in the light of overcoming difficulties, of climaxing the season with two great victories over the Cross, of accomplishing what we had no reason to expect, — the team and the coach who produced it, deserve more than a modicum of praise. Whatever Sonny has accomplished this year has been due to the loyalty which he instills into the hearts of those who serve him. He won universal respect and admiration by his happy nature and genial smile. While our hockey fortunes remain in his hands, Boston College rests supremely confident. 400 ocfeep N the horizon of athletics no sport looms more pretentiously for Boston - College than does hockej ' , and the reason is that the Alma Mater in a very fitting sense may be termed the Foster Mother of the ice game on this side of the border. For years there were housed beneath her historic towers the leading exponents not only in collegiate but all amateur ranks; for years she boasted of a team yielding to none, beginning with the fighting sextet of twenty-two and three and nobly continuing on with the immortal array of midgets unanimously acclaimed the greatest collegiate hockey team ever assembled in the United States. Small wonder is it that Boston College has displayed such a love for and an in- terest in the Canadian National Pastime. But then there is the game itself. Distinctive in its premium now for co- operation, now on individual brilliancy — as some lad dribbles, dodges, faints and twists to pierce the opposition and, drawing the goalee from his net, to send the puck between the strings with a harmonic zin(i The cheering factions, midst the color, life and vivacity of the equally enthusiastic supporters, lent the unique note which stamped it indubitably as — Hockey! Four blessed years have come and gone; for the most part crowned with victory, here and there spiced with honorable defeat; but always tinctured with that love of sportsmanship which is a Boston College love. And that really is the acid test! jFrcgfjman With the reappointment of Charlie Foote as Hockey Mentor the Maroon and Gold ship of puck chasers set out on the high seas in search of plunder with Pirate Captain Jack Culhane mastering the crew of fine and hearty braves. In this devil-may-care contingent were three members of 1928 who did more than their share in bringing home the bacon. Joe Fitzgerald, Smokey Kelleher and Snooks Kelley, found their names on the roster, the first two giving great promise of future greatness while the latter served as manager until the Senior season, with the cooperation of Mistress Lady Luck, paved the waj ' for his accession to the center ice position. The good ship Nancy started oft ' in what at first appeared to be a disastrous expedition but before the sails were furled on the homecoming it had turned out to be the Voyage Nonpareil. The season ' s opener proved to be a tartar for the Foote aggregation when the Boston LTniversity Terriers managed to squeeze out a win by the slimness of a solo talley scored in the early minutes of the game by Charlie Viano, premier defense man of the intown boys. Taking the puck from his own wing position he skated through the entire Boston defense to hang up the only score of the game. The Maroon and Gold outfit came back with a vengeance and peppered goalie Martin but the guardian of the net played his position like a champ and not a one 401 slipped by his eagle eye. The absence of Tubber Cronin and Eddie Mullowney undoubtedly greatly weakened the Eagle ' s chances of coming out on top. Toronto University and McGill, both the best in their line among Canadian hockey teams, were next on the menu and administered a duet of setbacks to the clan; the former winning 4-2 while the latter had the best of the story by a 2-1 layout. In the Toronto game the ancient and honorable Lou Hudson, displaying his usual brand of spectacular hockey was responsible for the setback but in Red Groden who played opposite the gentleman we had a real representation and Red it was who did all the scoring for Boston town. The McGill conflict saw the Eagles battling valiantly only to be defeated in the closing minutes of the set-to by a long short pass from in front of the net at the hand of McGill ' s left wing. But every cloud must have a silver lining and Boston asserted itself with a bang. The first event on the win column was marked by the defeat of the amateur championship outfit of the Boston Athletic Association to the tune of 2-0. This game, the first of the Windsor Cup series, was a benefit performance for Leo Hughes, former Boston College captain who lost his left eye in a skirmish on the ice while playing for the LTnicorn at Pittsburgh. This contest marked the return of Tubber Cronin to the lineup and the way the Cantabrigian showed up certainly gave the Maroon and Gold enthusiasts something to cheer over, particularly when he zipped home the two points registered. But the battle between Geran and Foley at center ice was the thrill of the evening, and for pure out-and -out playing ability it was the finest hockey duel which Boston had seen for a year. The second encounter with the Terriers was one which we had been looking forward to — and oh my what a difference! The Eagles with full strength swept aside the foe and when the session was over the flag had waved three times, Jack Culhane, left wing man for the college sending home two of the disks while Sonny Foley caged the other. The Back Bay institute was unable to pierce the defense put up by the Foote-men and were reduced to playing long shorts at Fitzy but that didn ' t help matters a bit. The result was as it should be in the order of things. The next event of the Freshman season was marked by the second battle for the Windsor cup, wherein the collegians lost by the narrow score of 5-4. The conflict was interesting all the way with Geran and Foley renewing their feud and though the little fellow outplayed his rival, victory was finally made certain for the B. A. A. by the long dashes and remarkable dribbling of the ever alert Har- rington. When the Montreal Athletic As.sociation came to Boston they had hardly expected the fate that was to be theirs, but 3-0 was the whole story and the work of Joseph Fitzgerald was a potent factor in warding off more than one vicious attack by the flyers from the North. The final game of the season which was to decide the winner of the now-famous Windsor Cup was played off on the ii itey je ir i ' ms iiei ' ' i ' jztt ' r ' -irui irr- ' 402 « «SfI SE:-i3S?S 3i! Arena ice to a packed house and ended in a 2-2 deadlock, but having i of goals the Eagles brought the cup back to the Heights Trophy room as a tribute to a successful year. The very score itself indicated the battle that was waged on the glassy surface of the Arena ice. The color was there and when two over- time periods could not even then decide the victor, everybody went home content and the Eagle returned home to his nest to rest up for another season. opfjomore After two successful years as hockey mentor out in the Golden West, Fred Rocque returned to the Eagle ' s stronghold to carry on the work of Charlie Foote as well as his own remarkable career of the past. During this season a fine team was developed and although the material was of no mediocre kind nevertheless Coach Rocque had eminently managed to build up a hockey club worthy of the college colors. The startoff was played against the fast Tech Beavers who had come to the Arena with no little reputation but in a game replete with thrills and spec- tacular playing the Engineers went down to an overwhelming defeat to the accompaniment of a 7-1 tune. For the initial game it was exceptionally fast and in particular must we mention the work of Joe Fitzgerald and Eddie Mullowney, both defense men who stirred things up at all times by their long- dashes down the ice, clever dribbling and per usual, beautifully checking all offensive attacks. The Pere Marquette organization proved to be a beaut and while the col- legians were handed a 3-2 setback it was no discredit to them to be so defeated in a close, hard fought game with such mature opposition. For the college Red Mahoney, playing left defense, accounted for all Boston tallies. But the Eagles were not to be denied. On the trip to New York a pair of Montreal teams were taken into camp. The first game with the Military Academy of Montreal ended in favor of the Rocque Charges 7-6 while the widely heralded University of Mon- treal sextet came out on the wrong end of a 4-2 score. As a result of these exhibitions Boston College hockey earned a secure place in the heart of New York fans. The work of Joe Fitzgerald was outstanding during these games, and less Time neglect to record, there was a Gene Fitzgerald out there working every day. An injury during this year caused his withdrawal and deprived the class of boasting one of the leading goal-tends in college hockey. In the annual skirmish with Boston University there was an unusual interest this year for the collegiate crown of the Hub was at stake. Both teams appeared evenly matched and played with all the pep and color of the big leaguers. It was a hectic battle all the way and the best team won by the score of 2-1, which of course is as it should be. The revenge of the Heightsmen was all the sweeter as it was an atonement of the defeat which the Pioneers had administered to them 403 last season. With scrimmages galore, the playing of the Big Three — Joe Fitz, Cronin and Groden — outstanding, it was voted by newspaper critics one of the best games of the season. Somewhat encouraged the boys then hopped a limited to the Northern provinces for a test with what Canada had to offer. But the Rocque-men had struck an unbeatable gait and gave the Wanderers of Sherbrooke a taste of American ingratitude by registering the rubber disk several times to the Cana- dians ' naught. Whether you believe it or not there was still another college in Montreal which had not been defeated by the Eaglets. Loyola college enjoyed this unicpie position but not for long, although we were received with welcome arms and the cordiality of an old master only too willing to show his tricks of the trade. The boys from the States however, had too much of a combination and before the Canadians awoke Ed Mullowney et al. had returned to Newton with a -t-0 conquest. STunior As Coach Fred Rocque looked over his material he saw more than enough to satisfy him that he was in for more than a fair season, but all successes which B. C. had enjoyed in the winter sport and all that she anticipated was over- shadowed by our inability to secure games with American collegiate clubs. Just as the championship two mile relay of that year was obliged to go to foreign fields to get competition so Boston College hockeyists found a disconcerting necessity to travel afield for their games. And the sad part of it all was, contrary to the mistaken idea of our American college adversaries, that the team was no superlative machine but just a good hockey aggregation that would furnish opposition for the best without ever the fear of being championship calibre. The opener with Toronto was played before one of the largest amateur houses of the season but it proved that the Northerners, who are blessed with an opportunity to play their National Pastime six months out of the twelve, were too strong an aggregation for any team to make their debut with. As it was, although the Canadians outskated our men and sank the puck four times to the lone effort of Captain Tubber Cronin, the Bostonians surprised their partisans by putting up a really sterling brand of hockey for an introductory game. No one expected the collegians to take a fall out of the University Club which was without a doubt the best amateur team in the country and ranged by many experts as capable of winning the Olympics. It was somewhat of a surprise to hockey followers to find the Rogue-men holding the opposition to the remarkably small score of 2-0. The rejuvenated Maroon and Gold showed a remarkable improvement over their former festivities with the Canadians, and even then might have come out on top of the pile but for the great work of their fellow alumni — Ed Mullowney, Henry Groden and Jack Fitzgerald. Though the boys had to travel outside of their class they were showing the sport world their calibre. ?;aiC5i Bi3W?j3?WiCt( 404 The Tech Beavers offered a dainty morsel and our game with them turned out to be the best encounter of the whole year filled with the thrills and sen- sations so dear to hockey lovers. During the first period in a mad scramble in center ice Larry Gibson, then a novitiate, sent the puck flying for a pretty hole in one and ended the scoring for the night. The Tech men went at it with hammer and tongs to even up the story and the Eagles were not content to rest on their laurels but put up a beautiful offensive game, and yet such was the work of the goalie that the last whistle sounded the end of a 1-0 spasm in favor of the boys from Newton. In the Springfield game which ended with a 4-3 favorable deci- sion, 1928 came into its own as Smokey Kelleher our flashy wingman sponsored by Joe Fitzgerald sunk all the disks of the evening. How important a good goal tend may be was emphatically shown in the second Boston University game when the Boylston Street boys sought revenge and got it in a battle which was replete with hard checking and fast skating. Gregoire, flashy iceman pushed the little black rubber past Leon Fitzgerald three times and the lone goal registered by Tubber Cronin with a long shot, was the only mar on a beautiful night ' s work turned in by little Silverberg — not from Boston College. The closeout saw another team from Montreal visiting the hometown; this time the Loyola boys, known to all of us from the happy eulogies of Gordon Lynch, one-time undergraduate. From a standpoint of clever hockey the game perhaps was not up to par as the favorable score 8-6 indicates; but for real honest-to-goodness thrills it was a corker, but even here it could not even compare with the reception afterwards given to the boys from Loyola at Beacons- field as one of the highlights of Junior week. s enior Our Senior year of hockey was particularly remarkable because of the in- troduction of the graduate coaching system bringing with it, no less a personage than our own Sonny Foley, one of the greatest center icemen that ever donned collegiate garb. No less was the season marked as the final appearance of Cap- tain Joe Fitzgerald, Smokey Kelleher and Snooks Kelly the only playing man- ager not in captivity. To say that these Seniors were instrumental in the success of the past season is to plumb the depths of modesty. It was in these men that Sonny placed his chance of victory and how they came through may be seen from the fact that two defeats over the Holy Cross Crusader, now coming off his horse to don the steel of Alumino, were hung up as a climax which decided whether it was to be success or failure for Boston teams. Captain Joe Fitzgerald and his men met the fast Yale sextet at New Haven for an eye opener. The Foley charges were unable to check the sweeping on- slaught of the Blue forward line during the first minutes of play and before the game has been far advanced Ding Palmer, Yale forward, leading wingman of 405 ' M collegiate hockey sunk the puck to ring up four chuckers for Eli Yale. This strategy was most opportune for the men of Blue because the third period found the boys from Boston peppering, barraging and in general making things miserable for the New Haven goalie. The first marker for the College was registered by Nick Tedesco after speeding from his own goal to carry on, outskating and out- foxing the Yale defense with a shot that was the prettiest of the game. Before the curtain was rung down on the night, Yale had made another and Montreal Nick retaliated after a perfect pass from Joe Fitzgerald. Had the boys played the same brand of hockey for the first two minutes that they later exhibited it would have been a whale of a game all the way through. New York University was the next game scheduled but due to belated winter and lack of ice the game was called off. This was to be expected in Southern climes but it proved to be the same story at New Hampshire State University. In the second game of the season, that with the Boston University puck- sters, one of the merriest battles seen in many a moon was enjoyed by those who stormed the Arena ice. A humdinger all the way as the 3-3 tie indicates, from the opening to the final gong the Pioneers and the Eagles fought for supremacy of the city. It was not until the intowners drew blood by twice tallying that the Foley men awoke to the fact that they were behind and immediately proceeded to score three goals in rapid succession. There was only a minute left to play when Gregoire of the Terriers let one drive from center ice which took the goalie by surprise and evened the score and thus it remained after two overtime periods found neither team able to add to their scores. All the more credit must be given the splendid showing of our own contingent by the fact that neither Joe Fitzgerald nor Larry Gibson were in the encounter. As is always the case with any rivalry between Boston and Holy Cross there was a great crowd that turned out to see the opening of relations between the Pur- ple and the Maroon and Gold on the ice. It was the spectacular playing of Cap- tain Joe Fitzgerald coupled with that of Smokey Kelleher and Art Morrisey which gave us a 5-4 victory over the Worcesterites. But a word must be said in praise of the playing of Joe Sliney and Dickey Harrel who did remarkable work in their fi rst appearance at Boston. A sweetheart of a goal caged by Larry Gibson in the closing minutes of play decided that Boston College should open its hockey rivalry with the Cross by victory. A real classy exhibition of college hockey was witnessed when our boys went under at the hands of the St. Francis Xavier College of Antiganish, Nova Scotia, by the narrow margin of 2-1. From the opening gong the little fellows kept Leon Fitz busy warding off shot after shot and it was only to his remarkable work that the score was kept down to a pair of markers. For the Nova Scotians, McCann was the outstanding player; for the Eagles, Art Morissey starred. Boston University next came along to play off the tie of a fortnight ago and Boston was defeated 3-2 in one of those see-saw tilts despite the fact that Ray 406  ■■ ' • ' ■ rtllt« -- ' '  ji Connelley had placed a bet on the Foley contingent. Lawless it was who was responsible for the set-back and his clever work in outskating our defense men enabled him to register two of the tallies while his teammate Whittemore ])aired with him to score the deciding tally of the game. Captain Joe Fitzgerald, despite a recurrence of his old injury, played as fine a game as j ' ou might see, in keeping with the work he had been doing all year which stamped him as one of the best, if not the best in collegiate circles. The boys from Worcester-town made Boston their goal once again with high hopes and pleasant expectations after their remarkable exhibition of yore. As this was the crux of the year ' s work and the line of demarcation which meant for the boys the difference between success and defeat, they combined like they had never done before and despite the clever stick work and skating ability of the Purple they submerged them with a flock of goals. Joe Fitzgerald captained his team to give one of the outstanding performances of the year and was ably seconded by Nick Tedesco of Junior. It was a fitting climax of the year ' s work that the two final goals of the 6-2 defeat should be hung up by Smokey Kelleher and Snooks Kelley both of Senior, both great hockey players, both fine fellows. JOHN A. KELLEY Manager S ufe ' STurrx saaK isssisisgsssssssi 407 Four years of varsity playing for the Maroon and Gold marks the contribution of our own Joe Fitzgerald, versatile Captain of the college sextet towards the success of hockey here on the Heights. His hard checking, clever dribbling and exceptionally fast skating have combined to make him the outstanding defe nse man in the East for the past three years. But perhaps Joe ' s most valuable asset was a quality of leader- ship which imbued in others the same devotion and loyalty that was his and which assured his success as leader of the 1928 hockey contingent. Joe was the Peerless leader — a Boston College leader. t ' Ai ' TAiN Jii].; Fitzgerald Smokey is a real athlete; he loves sports one and all but there is a special place in his heart of hearts for — Hockey. And why shouldn ' t he? Rung by rung he has ascended the oft quoted ladder; in Freshman substituting at center for his present coach; in Sophomore alternating with Henry Groden and Tubber, but with Junior he went out to clinch a regular position at left wing and for the last two seasons he has held it down gloriously. Last year Smokey tied for scoring honors; this year his work was even more flashy, marked as it was at all times by the old pepper and fight. Smokey, you ' re a great lad! Favored ones, this is Snooks Kelley the play- ing manager who can play as well as he can manage, and that ' s saying a word or two. Mr. Kelley ' s early ambition was to manage the Hockey Club and after this unnatural craving had been satisfied Mistress Fortune made her debut, Snooks accepted and became a peach of a center iceman. Not the fastest man in the world on skates, our fair-haired cantab more than excelled by his proficiency in carrying the puck and his earnestness. It takes a clever man to do two things and do them well, and Snooks Kelley is just that. Smokey Kelleher Snooks Kelley 409 WILLIAM F. NOLAN Sennisf tB ennisJ T70R ten j ' ears now, tennis has lingered in the twilight zone which marks the ■ - distinction between a full fledged and an unrecognized Boston College sport. Yet despite the fact that up to tlie present it has failed to receive the recognition of our Athletic Association and that those who labor will not receive the much coveted B as compensation, a few loyal devotees have of their own eft ' orts managed to place tennis on a self-supporting basis. Whatever progress has been made, and those who have traced its course during the past two years must admit that it has been nothing short of super- lative, is due in every detail to the capable management of Frederick E. L ' Ecuyer, who by his solo efforts has financed and produced a schedule which kept his team in action throupliout the whole of the collegiate year. The annual Fall tournament was run ofl ' in splendid fashion and the manner in which our Tennis Manager conducted it is worthy of note. A record entry of almost 250 answered the call and from this motley mul- titude emerged a newcomer, Francis Broughton ' 31, virtually unknown, who scin- tillated to edge out a narrow victory over his Captain, Doc Nolan, of Senior in the finals. After the tournament a drive was started to have the course recon- structed and plans were made for ten new courts which were ultimately erected in back of the Science Building. In Doc Nolan, the team had a Captain who was a worthy successor of Tom Egan, and that is saying some little bit. Doc paired up with William F. Flynn, President of the Junior Class, to present an unbeatable combination. Among the rest of the racquet handlers was Vin Roberts who transferred to the col lege from Santa Clara University, where he had not only won the championship but entering other fields, had placed well up in the Coast final. Many engaged in active competition but special mention must be given the work of Jerry Antos, Mai Haggerty, Vin Roberts, Frank Broughton, George O ' Connor and Nick Tedesco, of hockey fame. Well might those arranging the schedule of other sports take pattern by the work of Manager L ' Ecyuer. Beginning on April 28, games were played with Clark, Tufts, Boston University, Brown, Springfield, Massachusetts Technology, Worcester Polytechnic, New Hampshire, Assumption College of Worcester and the field of ten was concluded by a hummer with the ancient and honorable men of Holy Cross. Due to the fact that the prospective courts were delayed in their construction, all of the games were played away from home, but next year a home and home arrangement will be had. Despite the lack of facilities for practice and the difficulties arriving from non-recognition, the boys came through with flying colors to defeat the majority of teams played. 413 An epic of the Fordham trip. The non-stop flight to Gotham. Editor ' s Note: — This hitherto unpubhshed log was found written on the head of a common pin inside a medicine bottle floating off the Battery, N. Y. Copyright infringements will be prose- cuted to the full extent of the publisher ' s resources. FRIDAY, Oct. 26, 1928, 9 A. M.— Groomed the recumbent chariot, The Falling Star , for non-stop trip to New York for the Fordham football game tomorrow. Crew composed of Flight lieutenant, Chaunce Mullen, A.B., Pilot, Frank Soup Campbell, A.B., First Mate, Tony Russo, A.B., and Chief Tor- pedoman Scratchy Allen, Ph.B. The latter gent will be the machinist in charge of the motors. 10 A. M. — Tearful partings from families. Posed for movie news reels. One does get awful bored after awhile. Motor throbbing like a pile driver. Mayor of Brighton makes speech of thanksgiving at our leaving the city and gives Commander Mullen a letter to the Mayor of New York. We suspect that it is a Butterfield pattern. 11 A. M. — We ' re away, cried the monkeys. Lindy himself never made a neater takeoff ' . Forgot to put on rear right wheel but too late now. Motor coughing steadily, may have to drop it at Rutland. Escorted by police we soon are on the Worcester road. 11.30 A. M. — Fog and rain. We fear an ice formation on the mudguards may send us into nose dive. Allen wants to go home. Commander Mullen quiets him with such well chosen words that Scratch ' s looking as blue as Luke Doyle did. Pilot Campbell having difficulty holding this meteor on the road. S ub 416 u 2.30 P. M. — Weather fine. Have reached Chestnut Hill. Russo draws a large crowd by his antics. Really there is no clever to that fellow ' s limitness. We are coasting through a rolling farm country where they make the rolling mills. Only six punctures so far. Two front tires stuffed with grass. 8.00 P. M. — Watertown. Met by huge throng at the town center. Me- chanic Allen installs new motor. One of his own invention. 8.01 P. M. — New motor blows up. Allen prostrated with grief. Saturday, 8.00 A. M. — Remained in Watertown all night waiting for new motor to arrive by air mail. Natives here enthralled by our stories of life back in Boston. Campbell distributes soup to the fisher folk. Wish Bill Killion were here. 8.30 A. M. — Letter carrier arrived with new motor. It is the best pocket type. It is hard to leave the hardy hospitality of the town gaol but the open road beckons. ' Tis not for us to question why, ' tis but for us to do or die. 9.15 A. M. — Just dropped rear end after Mechanic Allen found that it was only in the way. Boiled our breakfast on the radiator. Plenty to eat as we have been constantly barraged with tomatoes, eggs, and other fruit in more or less degrees of mellowness. It is really a touching tribute. 11.00 A. M. — Have just left main road as Pilot Campbell lost map and states that we are now on a short cut. Expect to be in New York for Yom Kippur. Farmer with 12 gauge just missed us. We receive a warm greeting everywhere along the route. 12.00 P. M. — Back in Chestnut Hill. That ' s where Campbell ' s short cut led us. Commander Mullen has gone berserk. Puts stamp on letter to Mayor of New York and drops it overboard. Campbell and Mullen are having it out in the cockpit. Russo and Allen are at each others throats in the cabin. We ' re heading for the reservoir. We ' re going down, down, down, blub, blub, gurgle, blub 417 Luke Doyle ' s inimitable impersonation of the eternal feminine in the Junior Play. makes 418 ——%, That old familiar, on Tuesday morning: What, late again . . four times this week. Degrees in jeopardy. What ' s your name? John Henry ' s pertinent and interesting queries on the thesis of promiscuous osculation. The apology nonpareil: What can I say, Father, after I say I ' m sorry? That Fordham Trip! The New York boat on Friday night! ! The New York boat on Sunday night! ! ! Eedee — beedee — bobo. Wannabuyaduck ? Men, the hour is at hand. Who won the war, and how I did it — by Bossy. Meestaire Noomber Wan. Steady pleese; ' at ' s nize. Vehrry goo-ood. That ' s the kind of recitation I like to hear; not so bad. The electric chair. The boys who gave the boys a break. You are the teacher, what would you do? I would deal with it sum- marily. Now, last time we saw The electrified doorknob and he who got shocked. Don ' t forget, Barry, you ' re not at the Old Howard now! Ownie ' s a baby. . . Ownie-e-e — Oh, Ownie! Say fellows, Ownie ' s a baby. Now, gentlemen, this is a moot point — but as man to man, it may be de- fended on both sides. Those ' blue ' books. The cattle song. That rather droll exhibition of two gentlemen of the roped arena furnished by Messrs. Luke D. and Chaunce M. The other battle of the century held weekly in the Heights ofHce. The Senior outing! Junior philosophy — those who distinguished. Senior philosophy — those who submerged. Say, if you fellows want to start anything do you think that ' s nice, hitting your professor with a doughnut? Er-r-r! one moment — get out! The little Major and his ' rugged Russian bear ' . At Emmanuel. Joe Quinn ' s dill emma. The Class! ClasiiS elections Most gentlemanly Most persevering Most studious Most loquacious Most beloved Prof Most popular Most tactiturn Most talented Class merchant Class conveyance Class babies Class spectrum Class humorist Class wit Favorite smoke Favorite amusement Class romanticist Class iron man Biggest eater Class songster Class twins . Class naturalist Class doctor Favorite editor Favorite hotel Favorite actress Favorite actor Favorite parking space Opinion of Heic hts Opinion of Sub Turri Best athlete Best coach . Best little half-back Best looking College myth College grievance College slogan College type (feminine) Best dresser Best course . Best year Class desire (suppressed) Herb Stokinger, Ed Becherer Tiny McLaughlin, Johnny Lorden Joe Doyle, Frank Keady, Moon Mullen . Considine Father O ' Bie Dan DriscoU Curley, Morris, Cashman, Tribble Two twenty-nine (tied) Scanlon The thumb Wampus selection Charlie Maher John T. Ryder, Bart. Tony Russo, Connie O ' Donnell Sid ' s and Bidd ' s (Censored) Ed Murphy B. A. B. E. Daley Killion Ed Healey, Frank Shea L ' Ecuyer-Driscoll Luke Doyle, Ray Connelly . John Kelly (Beadle) Modesty forbids . U. S. Hotel, Lennox Clara Bow, Billie Dove Tony Russo They mean well A very remarkable publication Joe Fitz, Smokey Kelleher Hank Garrity (unanimous) Jack Doherty Bill Dacey, Myself The board The lunchroom O. K. Emm Anex . Not particular Art Shinney Philosophy, Chemistry Leap, Senior . If I were Dean S ufo ' urrl Milliam Piir ' Jfra ier A Biographical Sketch. (All rights reserved) GUARDIAN of our physical, mental, and spiritual welfare, arbiter in all our disputes, fount of knowledge in Ethics and Psychology, ever solicitous of our well being, generous to a fault, a man among men, yea, a veritable super- man, — this in brief, is not a description of the one and only Bill Frazier. Far more appropriate is it to picture him as a hard-riding, leather-tanned, straight-shooting, son of the western plains, whose natural environment is behind a pair of flame and smoke spouting six-shooters defending some helpless school teacher from the ruffians of the rough, tough, and nasty town of Prairie Dog. Spurning all offers to commercialize his ability by making stage appearances and likewise turning a deaf ear to the honeyed words of D. D. Kyle promoter extraordinary, Bill, then a callow youth in his forties, renounced his former mode of life and set out to do bigger and better things. Hitching his wagon to a star he drove through the underbrush and cactus finally stumbling across the Heights away back in 1917 A. D., so we learn from the musty files of the journals of that age. Presenting the proper credentials he was inducted into office midst pomp and splendor and the mighty huzzahs of the great throng. To this day Bill ' s escutcheon bears the likeness of the broom, the dust- pan, and the barrel. Although Chief Floor Clerk, and an undefeated jockey, he bears his honors and responsibilities modestly, and always has a kind word (a peculiar kind) and helping hand for the students. Asked by this reporter to say a few words to his friends of ' 28 Bill remarked: I ain ' t got much learnin ' but I know this much, namely, viz. and to wit, if you don ' t get out of my way I ' ll massage your squash with this broom. Having delivered himself of this Philippic, which contained intrinsically much of his homely philosophy of life, he continued to manicure the smooth surface of the lower rotunda with a skill and style that were wordless ex- pressions in rythmic rythm and bespoke the master craftsman. Bill gives all the credit for his success to himself and to the steady use of the famed Dr. Heap ' s Flookumize Powder the only powder that does not bite the tongue. Activities: — Warden of the towels, Guardian of the soap, Ass ' t Pilot, 1, 2, 3, Chief Pilot, 4.. Honorary Colonel of the Lunch Room Loungers, 3, 4. Explorer of Abandoned Lockers, Sole survivor of the first carload without a cough. Pioneer of the development of the broom and dustpan. First man to film the horrible Newt and gruesome Salamander in their nests on the wild Russian Steppes. S ub ' S ' urrl 422 Twentieth Century Morality Play Place: Desert town of Thylus. Time: Spring of 1928. Cast: Doc Rolan, Bill Million, Gay Bonnelly, Paul May, Jim Elly, Dike Murant and Pony McBrann, — all bad men of the notorious Million ' s gang. Also the sheriff. Scene I — Opens with all of cast, excepting sheriff, riding closely-bunched over arid wastes Bold Bad Bill : There ' s gold in them thar hills, boys. Doc Rolan: Yes, and I ' m a-reckonin ' on gittin ' my share on it. Jim Elly: The rest of us ain ' t ridin ' fer our health neither; we wants our split of the swag. Million: Wall then, let ' s git to ridin ' fer it, an ' we kin settle the divvy arter we git it. You got the map, ain ' t you, Bonnelly? Bonnelly: You bet. Boss. Let ' s go. We don ' t want the posse right on our trail. (All ride hell-for-leather towards the foothills.) Scene II — The gang arrives in the -hills, and Bonnelly draws forth the map from the saddle-bag Bonnelly: Well, Boss, she ' s just as I copied her from the old desert rat, arter I drugged him in the Lucky Strike. He won ' t know the diff ' til he comes to the cache. Million: Are we near the old bum ' s dust yet.! Gad, this place is too open! (The boys start growling in agreement with the sentiments of their leader.) Bonnelly : She should be right over thar behind thet big rock. It ' s a skeery place, full of bones. Indian buryin ' ground, I guess. (Gang rides to boulder.) 424 Scene III — Boys have found the dust, and are arguing over the division. Bleached bones are scattered about. Pony McBrann: Gosh, boys, tliar ain ' t enough here fer seven. Let ' s shoot fer it. (All except Million swiftly draw their guns.) Million: Naw, he don ' t mean to use yer shootin ' irons, boys. McBrann: No, boys, I means t ' put u p a target ' n ' roll these old bones lyin ' around here agin it, nearest two men to split the dust. (Boys roll bones at target off stage.) Rolan: Looks like Bonnelly and McBrann wins the dust. (Bonnelly McBrann argue about throwing for all the dust. Horseman appears riding fast to the spot. Rest of gang melts away, leaving the two still arguing.) Curtain falls amid loud applause. If you don ' t, we carry our own. You old Scene IV — (Two still arguing, horseman draws near). Bonnelly: That ain ' t even enough for one of us to have a good time. narrer back, let ' s throw the bones, winner take all. McBrann : Wall, you won ' t be satisfied till you git it, so I ' ll roll the bones with yer. Enter the Sheriff, stealthily, with enigmatical grin: — Tacky Sughrue: Wall boys, guess your game ' s up. Don ' t reach for your irons, I got you covered. I ' ve had my eye on this spot for some time. My deppit ' s been camping on them rocks above watchin ' you fellers. Come along quietly now. Bonnelly and McBrann, together: We didn ' t mean no harm, sheriff, we wuz only foolin ' . McBrann: I done it for the wife and kiddies. Sheriff (gruffly) : Old stuff, Mac, I saw the whole pe ' fo ' mance, and your case will have to go before the board of seelect men. Bonnelly: I cal ' lated these old bones would git us in trouble some day. should have known better. We ' re goin ' straight after this, eh pard? McBrann (Sniffling) : You bet! (Fade-out, sheriff leads culprits back over the primrose path.) Curtain. At this point the audience rises, and gives thunderous and prolonged ap- plause, and catcalls for the authors who are far away in a safe place. We ' 5:06 6:30 6:35 6:37 i abio proabca t program station M. c. aa. a. W- Sir John T. Ryder — reading from his latest essay, Pioneers in Procrastination. He says in part: Today they walk a mile for a Camel but yesterday Washington walked -tOO miles for a Yorktown. Jack Barry ' s Sand-Blasters. They will include in their program Phantasie in Psychiatry (McKenna) ; also selections from Murray ' s Brew Room. Edw. Becherer, commercial photographer, speaks on How I made the biggest still of the month. Schopenhauer Morris, statistician — Antinomies of Correlated Dismaheirostatismatics. (Visitations — 8 to 10 P. M.) Barry ' s Orchestra in request program in rotogravure will feature — The Eagles They Fly High In Mobile. Talk by Dr. J. Doyle — The proper care of the liver and onions. Correct time according to the Old Howard Watch — The watch with eighty less parts. Your own station will now indemnify itself. Please stand up. A short talk on Spring fever; its cause and effect. Given by Charles AV. Driscoll, W.E.T., President de jure of Siwash U. Song by Fat Qualters Chick Kelley, the scoffrooms bards. Talk by Pop Reynolds on Good old Anglo-Saxon words; their spelling and application. Treatise by Bugs Murphy on How I made Boston College. Poem by Jamie Bresnahan — Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child. to 10:30 Movies — probably Dennis Manning in The Toreador. Aviation talk by Col. Gerard Mulligan How to fly by night. Sport talk, The greatest passing combination in cubist football. — Bill Killion and Ray Connolly. A fable with a moral, What the future holds in store for me — Charlie Lynch. War Song — Onward Christian Soldiers rendered by C. O. Dooley of the Humboldt Avenue Y. M. H. A. Murray ' s Male Quartet wall conclude the entertainment with a swell Spanish number. 430 Pop Conccrtsf Now, my dear young man, suppose someone should say to you — Well, for instance, take a two-dollar bill and a twenty-five dollar bill. Who ' s the biologist in this class? And unless you immediately remodel your method of procedure, much as it is against my will, I shall be forced to cause your expulsion. Now, take a person of Keltic origin, — When you turn to page 222, I think you will notice several animadversions there. I was talking this morning with a gentleman of no little reputation, and he had a somewhat interesting commentary to make. We-e-e-e-e-el, I ' ve been through a great many prisons in my time, and — Young man, this is no beauty parlor. Now, I am inclined to believe that this conclusion is not fully warranted, be- cause That ' s very good indeed. Now, I called on you today, young man, because I noticed yesterday that you were indulging in an unusual propensity for loquacity. Gentlemen, come to order! The gentleman behind the gentleman in front of Mr. Hinchey will please answer that difficulty. Why, my dear child, I do believe you ' re looking at that book. Hylo-morphism — Now, let us see, — who ' s strong on hylo-morphism. Gentlemen, I do seriously wish that before entering this classroom you would attend to all such contingencies as may arise during the course of my lecture. Campus ILasit Morbs! Ipso facto, — out you go. Give me the nickel and I ' ll shoot the whole works! Well, I ' m sorry, but — So we takes these two monkeys, and — fine business. I ' ll smack your sassy face! . . . . and the ethical. Oh! Psh — ! Just put it on the cuff. Go easy! That ' s all I ' ve got. All right, any questions now? I want to get ahead. What! No book? ! No more peanuts! What did you have to bring that up for? No-o-o-o-o-o- Good-night, Luke. Ye Signer Outinge! ! ! ! ! Zirpolo. S ub ' lurrl ' sseswsi-s sss sasiRsessasssapsBssffis:? 432 1 ' • 1 bbanceb irrational Ps pcjologp tKfjegig 000 PROPOSITION :— The Newt, the Hydra, and the Salamander, are forms of animal life which should be cultivated in every home. Status Quaestionis: — Many Mathematicians, Morticians, Ethnologists, and Scoff-Laws teach that the Newt, the Hydra, and the Salamander, are forms of life to be deplored, excoriated, indicted, discouraged, exterminated, and if necessary as a last resort, annihilated. They further maintain that these external objects in rendering an external sense faculty proximately disposed for the proper exercise of its perceptive act are ipso facto endangering the morals of the country ' s youth. Kant maintains that these forms of life are merely subjective, that is, they are found only in the head, and can be rendered hors de combat by a vigorous applica- tion of the Categorical Imperative. We, however, hold between the two, and maintain that these forms of life are essential to our rational unitary nature and the perfection of our vis aestimativa. This theory, however, is only a probable one, cf. Maher, LLLXIV. Since these acts are vital and emanate from the intrinsic determinants extrinsically assimilated by the N and the H and the S, these animals are endowed with vegetative faculties called phantasms, dreams, reveries, halluci- nations, or according to the Billingsgate of the age — fogs , (cf. Maher 1, 2, etc). Therefore we hold that the trio have constitutional rights under the laws of this nation. are forms of animal life — Admitted by our bitterest adversaries — the Kantian Stokers who claim that nothing is not something but something is not nothing. This is of course only a virtual image, that is, it is in the mirror but it isn ' t. which should be cultivated in every home — To the home America looks for her future citizens. Modernistic thought, morals, loose living, slander, back- biting, libel, and petty larceny must be eradicated. In order that this may be accomplished every housewife, every home, every nursery, should be equipped with the three household pets, viz, i.e. and to wit, the N, the H, and the S. These will keep the attention of the kiddies centered in the home. A tragic example of the home conditions in this jazz age was offered recently in a newspaper headline which read, Pool room burned, 150 boys homeless . If that home had been outfitted with the N, the H, and S, the fire would never have occurred. This is a complete disjunction and admitted by our adversaries. Adversaries: — All Mechanics, Post Hole salesmen, Morris and Cashman. Proof of the Thesis: — Not necessary, for the thesis is only probable. His dictis stat thesis. Suh 434 436 The Oracle: How does the sympathetic nervous system operate, Mr. Mur- phy? Tommy (from reverie) : Distinguish the major; denied the minor. The energetic one: Two bucks, right. Party of the second part: What! refreshments two bucks? I ' ll bring my own. Luke: Here, take my card. John: Now then, gentlemen, we ' ll have a little army quiz. Henry: Oh, for the good old cavalry days! We want the cattle song. Stoky: What size ring, Jack? Doherty: Er-ah-gee- Stoky: Here, measure your finger! Ibid: Never mind — I know — ah, er — Oh . . . . ! Size one! Killion; What ' s the idea of going over my head? Remember I ' m the only editor around this place. The only reason they call Al Ross, Cinders, we reckon, is because he used to be hot stuff. Soup : Boston ' s the best place to locate. Chaunce: No sir; New York is. We ' ll leave it to Dapper. Dapper (schoolman) : We hold between the two. The Novitiate: What do you mean by ' eternity ' ? The Initiate : Now, let us see — you understand, I could express it much better in Latin, of course. Eije Senior ixian= ons The tower bells now knell our college years, The Seniors hurry happily away, Forgotten now, — the trials and anxious fears That led unto the Graduation Day. Forgotten are the worries and the grind, The long examinations one must pass; Forgotten not the friends we leave behind, Nor ties between the Faculty and Class. Yet student years with all their calms and squalls In retrospect as yesterday we see, The four-part voyage, memory recalls That ended with the Bachelor ' s Degree. The Freshman seeking Wisdom as his meat, Devours the upperclassmen as Its source. Whose ev ' ry crumb and tid-bit doth he eat. We ' re speaking metaphorically, of course! The Sophomore with still less timid strides, Can strut about the lunch room with the best; He roughshod o ' er the ancient classic rides. And leads his Noble steed unto the test. The Juniors fresh with philosophic wit. Define their terms, or simply apprehend, Should adversaries contradict a bit. They spear them with distinctions to the end. At last beneath the lofty Gothic lamps, That cast their jaundiced smile upon the floor. The psychic-minded Senior then encamps. To battle with the old Scholastic lore. Each in his hard old chair so strictly placed. We sat for hours that seemed eternity; Without a move for fear we ' d be disgraced. Or otherwise, be marked an absentee. Let gold be brought and stones from lands remote. To bear the names of that beloved pair. Who said: My dear young man have you a note? Or: Mister So-and-so will take the chair. m 1 ' Whenever from the noble rostra ' s height. Some youth was summoned to the daily test, Each unprepared one nearly died of fright. Or sighed the buttons off his Sunday vest. But some were equal to the mental spree, For whom distinctions never came too thick. Who analyzed: To be or not to be, Distinguo, Pater, non est ens ut sic. And others then became quite balmy, blarey And growing eloquent upon the orgy, Would cjuote a page or two from Palmieri, Or give some sentiments of Tongiorgi. Adown in dungeons deep did demons dwell. Who made their millions on the scanty ounce. And verily the food did taste like, — well, A place politeness bids us not pronounce. Well were they skilled in cutting pies in eight. Their rolls were old enough to stand alone, And bitterly did many a man relate. That asking there for bread, he got a stone. There in the Lunch Room ' s noisy give-and-take, We never breathed without the awful fear. That some might give our coffee cup a shake. Or others hang a Bismark on our ear. Sweet Bismarks, — rightly chosen was thy name. May Time ne ' er of thy fame be cancellor, For while thy sturdy qualities remain. Thy patron saint ' s the Iron Chancellor! Full many a tone of cigaretted hay, Was smoked in Heights, and Stylus Rooms unseen Full many a butt was quickly snapped away, To save detection by the Reverend Dean. Full many the bones that deep in graveyard mold, Now with the dust of countless ages mix. But none so blessed as those that once were rolled Across the floor to fall a double six. SjS ipg53i«SiSia)SS2SSgSafS!«5SWffiiB BSa!8ffi 438 Perhaps within our humble walls were laid. Ambitions for some high and famous place; Perhaps some planned to ply the Bootleg trade. Or make a fortune with a phoney ace. Some would-be Thomas Heflin here may hide, Whose words could stem the Mississippi flood; Some silent Billy Snyder here reside. Some Tunney guiltless of a Dempsey ' s blood. The worst of ills that pressed poor students down, The vilest menace to the public health. Were crawling yellow creatures out from town. That bore the mark of Lake Street — Commonwealth No more shall these things break a Senior ' s heart; We give them to the Everlasting Fires; There may the trolleys shake themselves apart, Or otherwise express suppressed desires. O Muse awake and tune the festive lyre, Invite the heavenly realms to celebrate, This is the day and hour of our desire. That crowns the Class of Nineteen Twenty-Eight Here ends the Class — with countless heroes blessed. With stars in ev ' ry sport and college game; May future parents lull their sons to rest. In lullabies that tell them of our fame. Now, Alma Mater, leave thy halls we must; We hope as best we ' re able to express And to the feeble care of words entrust Our gratitude we would had nobler dress. 439 epilogue g)ub urri unber tfte Wo utr. Jfor four blissful pears, its loftp, slenbcr spires, stretcfjing eber uptoarl) fjabe spmfaolijeti for us our unrelenting quest totoarb tlje goal tljat is noto aci)iebeb on ti)is our rabuation iiap. TEijose tijimes, bitjose mellob) notes tjabe albiaps marbeb tfje fligfjt of time, noto mournfuUp toll tl)e knell of tlje passing of tbe Class of 1928. Pet, just as it first rebealeb its majestic self to us from afar, as toe Ijasteneb up tbe long abenue slope toitl) eatl) returning pear, so sljall it eber be first in our Ijcarts, eben at tbis bap of beparture. anb so tbe memorial of our college bapS tafees on a neto signifitance anb tl)is, tlje ub tEurri, sball be tbe bonb ttjat toill bring us nearer to tbose baN lotoeb baps of bappiness tofjitb toere ours . . . . . ub mvi. W: i cfenotDlebsmentsi FROM the kindness and gracious assistance of the many friends both of college and class, the editors of Sub Turri have plenteously drawn. To them is due in a large degree whatever success this volume may attain. To one and all we are indebted and to them goes our sincerest expression of gratitude. Es- pecially are we indebted to : Our Dean, Rev. P. J. McHugh, S.J., whose cooperation and ready aid were always ours for the asking. Mr. WilHam C. Root, President of the Eagle Printing and Binding Co., whose per- sonal interest and yeoman service made pos- sible this volume, Miss Cooper, and Mr. Howard of the Howard- Wesson Co., whose work in the en- graving and art details of this volume was all to be desired, Mr. George of the Arlington Studio, who made possible whatever photographic excel- lence there is in this Suh Turri, The many members of the staff of the Bos- ton newspapers whose services were so freely given and whose advice was so essential. 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