Boston College - Sub Turri Yearbook (Boston, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 496 of the 1929 volume:

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JAMES H. DOLAN, S.J. RECTOR pilllllllllllllTT Jfor four pears fjag ti)is fiftp-Seconb grabu- ating clasg of Jioston College been unber tljc capable guibing tanbs of membcrg of tl)e otictp of STesus anb it rcalijca tfjat tofjatcbcr map Jjabe been its bebelopment in minb, in bobp anb in soul, it is birettlp attributable to tljeSe solbiers in tbc ILorb. JBebitateb from tlje institution of tfjeir orber i to tlje ebucation of poutfj, tl)e jeal of tf)e STesuitS )a ncber flaggcb so tbat, boton unto tlje present bap, tfjosc h3f)o Ijabe stubicb at tfjeir feet Ijabe been assureb of tf)e best tljat Cbuta= tion Ijas to offer. |tyii Me can neber repap tfjcm fullp, but toe can [ afforb tfjem all tfje Satisfaction tfjat tl)ep in tfjeir Jjumilitp anb Selflessness besirc, bp birecting our libes in accorb toitfj tlje principles tljep fjabe tauglit us==9b majorem Bei gloriam. REV. PATRICK J. McHUGH, S.J. DEAN JIEV. MICHAEL F. BYRNE, S.J. it fPf !p f p! (5 IO REV. THOMAS A. FAY, SJ. PREFECT OF DISCIPLINE 7 rrTTTimiig REV. JAMES W. KEYES, SJ. PROFESSOR TO SENIOR IN PSYCHOLOGY THEOLOGY, AND EVIDENCES REV. JONES I. J. CORRIGAN, S.J. PROFESSOR TO SENIOR IN ETHICS, GOVERNMENT AND SOCIOLOGY M u. n Rev. James W. Keyes, S.J. Student Counsellor Rev. Patxl de Mangeleere, S.J. Profe ' ssor to Senior in French Rev. Francis J. Driscoll, S.J. Professor to Senior in Economics mmM m Rev. Francis J. Dobb, S.J. Professor to Senior in Biology Rev. Arthur J. Hohman, S.J. Professor to Senior in Chemistry William E. Fitzgerald, S.J. Professor to Senior in Latin i SS H m ' %- M ; George S. Clarkson, C.P.A. Professor to Senior in Accountancy Frederick S. Conlin, A.B., A.M. Professor to Senior in Spanish Joseph J. Hurley, A.B., LL.B. Professor to Senior in Jurisprudence John J. Lyons, A.B., A.M. Professor to Senior in English and Education MiiimiiiiiiiifiV JB M tmov Junior opfjomore Jfregfjman r- m WILLIAM F. FLYNN PRESIDENT enior ON THE DAY FOLLOWING THE IDES OF THAT SEPTEMBER IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE; OF THE INDEPEND- ENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINTH; FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS, THE THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIFTH; IN THE SIXTY-SECOND YEAR FROM THE FOUNDING OF BOSTON COLLEGE; WHEN CALVIN COOLIDGE WAS PRESIDENT OF THESE UNITED STATES, ALVIN T. FULLER IN THE GUBERNATORIAL CHAIR OF MASSA CHUSETTS, AND JAMES M. CURLEY, MAYOR OF BOSTON; IN THE RECTORSHIP OF THE REVEREND JAMES H. DOLAN, S.J., AND IN THE DEANSHIP OF THE REVEREND PATRICK J. McHUGH, S.J. ENTERED THE CLASS OF 1929 UPON THE PAGES OF HISTORY ?|is;torp of tfje Clagg of 1929 jFres!f)man THE summer of 1925 had seen many changes in the faculty of Boston College, one of them outstanding and paramount to the youths who were about to enter — the appointment of Rev. James H. Dolan, S.J. to the rectorship of our future Alma Mater. In the second week of September, four hundred strong, we marched in mass formation to the very stronghold of the citadel on the Heights — the Senior Lecture Hall. The stragglers were rounded up with shrieking blasts of that far-famed whistle. All were assembled, the assignments were read off and we hastened to seek that one of the eight Freshman sections wherein we were to spend the year. Arriving there we found some of our old high school friends and quickly made new friends. A schedule was made out, a long list of the required books was issued and then we retired to the nether regions to talk it over. Class work soon began in earnest in our Poetry Year and many and fearful expressions of the beautiful such as All alone in the park were turned out. In our Latin we more or less fluently defended our fellow poet Archias, while in Greek we apologized for our poor defense of Socrates. Under the guiding in- fluence of Mr. Harney, S.J. we learned that history repeats itself and compared present day evils with those of Rome before the fall. On October 23rd, after careful supervision by the upper classmen of the issuing and filing of nomination papers, we cast our b allots in our first class election. That night at the Senior Reception to the Freshmen — held as usual in the form of a smoker — we were formally received by the upper classmen. After a few novices had been assisted into the cool, reviving air out-of-doors, the election returns were announced. By an almost unanimous vote Bill Flynn was elected President of the Class of 1929. The competition for the other offices was much keener, but in the final count we found as victors. Bob O ' Donoghue as Vice-pres- ident; Jack Barnwell, Treasurer; Bill Drummey, Secretary; and Louis Scol- ponetti, A. A. Representative. The banner of 1929 was presented to Bill Flynn by the President of Senior and the meeting adjourned with the singing of Hail! Alma Mater. A few days later the three lower classes gathered at the Church of the Im- maculate Conception for the annual retreat. Our beloved Father Charles O ' Brien, S. J. was retreat master, and his forcible sermons made a lasting impres- sion on our memory. We returned to the Heights and to that contagious spirit which pervades the atmosphere prior to the Holy Cross game. We predicted, hoped and prayed, and after the splendid victory of 17 to 6 filled the air with our victorious paeans and the smoke from our flaming red torches as we snake-danced our way into the Common. The work of Marty Whelan, Warren McGuirk, Tom Smith and Big Six Al Weston brought them the first beam of recognition which never dimmed, but grew stronger and stronger in the ensuing years. The team had gone through its season undefeated, and our class had in large measure contributed to its suc- cess. The successful closing of the season left us in an affable mood to discuss the intricacies of Horace and Plato. We listened in wonder to the story of the new oxygen treatments which were alleged to be perpetrated in the Chem Labs. Again, we would pause and consider the situation which always resolved on the same barrel of apples. This period of intensive class work occupied our efforts until, with many happy wishes and the customary presents, we forgot the Classics in the enjoyment of the Christmas holidays. We returned a few days after the New Year and entered upon the final drive for the mid-years. Hockey began to get in full swing with Nick Tedesco and Art Morrissey augmenting the ranks of the veteran pucksters. Both boys made favorable and lasting impressions culminating in the double captaincy in Senior. The second semester began without any appreciable loss in the ranks of the yearlings. The arrival of snow and sleet slackened our morning arrivals, but the Reverend Prefect of Discipline had laid in a plentiful supply of slips for those individuals who arrived Monday late for the fourth time that week. Braving the elements, the Class of 1929 held its first social on February 17th at the Copley Plaza, and many were the Frosh who made their painfully conscious debut that night. However, they soon overcame this difficulty and an enjoyable evening was spent by all. During the winter season the academies and other extra-curricular activities flourished with expanded ranks. The Greek Academy, under the direction of Mr. Marique, S. J., presented various spectacles before willing admirers at the Philo- matheia Clubhouse. Not to be outdone by explorations into Ancient Greece, the Marquette Debating Society merited entrance into the Hall of Fame by its ex- cellent victory over Brown University when, by the silver-tongued eloquence of Messrs. Connolly, Leen and O ' Keefe, the visiting orators were completely out- classed and outspoken. A new academy appeared in our midst — the English Academy — whose meetings were famed throughout the college and still are the subject of much discussion. The fleeting snows soon succumbed to the budding days of spring. With the new season came several innovations to Chestnut Hill. On March lltli the en- tire student body assembled in the new Auditorium under the direction of Mr. Harney, S. J., and a new social hour was inaugurated. The assembly was voted a complete success and all were in favor of its continuance. The Easter vacation rewarded our vigils and mortifications of the Lenten season which had had as a necessary result the lessening of social life. However, a week afforded us ample time to return to our usual stride, and we went back to the Heights well-satisfied. Imagine the balmy air of a beautiful spring day. the dreary monotone of the lecturer ' s voice and not a chance for a respite. How- ever, judging by the sounds of cowhide meeting ash that were wafted by the breeze across Alumni Field, it is to be feared that many a French and Spanish class had its numbers depleted. A moment ' s distraction was offered by the sounding of the Newton fire alarm. We restlessly changed our positions and endeavored to return to our slumbers, but the shrieking of sirens and the clanging of bells awakened us to a premonition of disaster. The Frosh classes were dis- missed and we immediately rushed to the scene of the fire. Clouds of dense black smoke enveloped the roof of the new Library. The sparks of the class never hes- itated but followed, and in several cases preceeded, the firemen up the ladders. A few chemicals were directed at the base of the blaze and soon the fire was out. Nor did our entertainment cease there. In turning around the aerial ladder truck, the smoke-eaters from Newton demonstrated th eir ability along navigation lines by tying it up into a knot. There were a few e.Kciting moments when we feared that an Alexander was needed, but at length the tangle was straightened out and we returned to our classes. Our initial collegiate year was rapidly drawing to a close. The storm clouds of Election Day loomed upon the horizon and there followed many secret cau- cuses, speeches and promises. When the smoke of battle had cleared away we found Bill Flynn reelected as President, while the other offices changed hands — Shiner Keenan, Joe Orpen, Al Monahan, and Jim McManus being the re- spective new incumbents. The baseball team, ably abetted by Hank O ' Day, Hugh McNulty and Al Weston was thumping its way into the leading collegiate ranks of the East. The track men daily ground out weary and wobbly miles in preparation for the coming New Englands. Then it was that various sections of the class scat- tered to sundry localities in our fair Commonwealth to spend a single day in oblivion of the impending finals. Last minute cramming, frenzied flight of pens across the pages of those blue blue books, the ringing of the bell, a half-dubious, half-hopeful glance at our offerings, and the exams were over. On June 1st we chugged our way to Worcester to see the Cross garner in a 3 to victory. Even in defeat we made merry and were royally entertained by the purple rooters. Sixteen days later it was our turn to rejoice as the Eagle topped the Crusader 2 to 1 in a game replete with thrills. With this as a fitting climax we brought to a close our freshman year — the first step in our progress towards further glories. opt)omore The peaceful summer months passed quickly by, and, as the call of study sounded once again, we left our various pursuits of wealth and pleasure to wend our devious ways to the Heights. No longer were we easily impressed and gullible youths, but now quite dignified Sophomores, with a mission of impressing n that same dignity upon the new Frosh. The weather provided a fitting back- ground for the renewal of old acquaintance and the discovery of assignments which in most cases strengthened the bonds of friendship forged in the previous year. The appearance of the college had changed little since the preceeding June — the only difference being the slow progress of the new Library. Each morning, as we observed that day ' s stone being hoisted to place, we argued as to which of us was the donor. Alumni Field renewed its former appearance as various under- clad Nurmis and Paddocks sprinted and loped around the cinder path, and over- clothed warriors sweated and groaned ' neath the invincible rays of a blistering sun. A number of changes in the faculty resulted in the addition of Rev. James J. McDermott, S. J., Rev. James J. Kelley, S. J., and Mr. Francis V. Sullivan, S. J. to the ranks of the Sophomore profs. With their able assistance our other profs, endeavored to carry to a completion the study of the Classics as the ancient embodiment of the principles of our Rhetoric Year. However, it is to be feared that some of us — more cynical ones — arrived at the conclusion that everything was in the satchel, that Milo had been framed and Clodius had got what he deserved, and that Cicero had lost his case because the jury was bought; while as to Greek — from the perusal of Oedipus Tyrranus, it looked like quite a family affair; and, finally, ample proof was afforded by Shakespeare that the Danes were all either crazy or dead. Let not the reader, however, think that we failed to de- rive benefit from our pursuit of the lore of the Ancients — our vigorous display of forensic rhetoric in the halls of the Marquette belied this unwarranted conclusion. In fact there was so much rhetoric that Henry Leen, the Chairman, sadly battered the gavel in a vain attempt to stem the torrent. It was in our Sophomore year that we were initiated into the mazes of col- legiate chemistry and made our first appearance in the abode of smells presided over by genial Chick Evans. Each day we were greeted by the same drawling Last time we saw . . . , and woe betide the slumberer or those who put no faith in note-taking. However, it was the Chem Lab that we enjoyed more than the theory. There we could concoct brews and produce unbelievable odors to our heart ' s content. If the experiment did not turn out well, one could always pilfer results and residues from the reagent shelves. Twice a week without fail would the Anarchist, Mark Coakley, startle us with a violent explosion or with different varieties of chemical fires. There, too, it was that Jack Twombly lost his pants — the result of a little experiment with acid — and had perforce to borrow a pair of overalls from a good-natured janitor. All in all, it was not a disagreeable pastime if one kept up in his experiments. As a tonic to our daily grind we attended the football practices and in the games cheered the Eagle on to victory. Catholic University, Fordham, St. Louis, West Virginia, Wesleyan, and Villanova fell before the onslaughts of our unde- feated and invincible team. Haskell Indians, by a superhuman effort managed mi s mi II to tie that game in the second half, 21 to 21. Next came Gettysburg to be swamped by a rejuvenated team. Then came the bombshell which stunned the entire student body — Cav, the beloved mentor of the Eagles on the gridiron was leaving at the end of the season to go to Fordham. It was a regretful but none- the-less mighty ovation that greeted him as he took his place on the side-lines for the Holy Cross game. Then, though the game ended in a scoreless tie, was the season brought to a close. In his last year at Boston College he had coached a team that had been undefeated and had been tied but twice — a satisfactory climax. Football passed on to its place in the Hall of Fame and the members of the class applied themselves with renewed vigor to the arts and sciences. The retreat had been given at the Immaculate by Reverend Father Fox, S. J. of Holy Cross. Strengthened thereby we dwelt more studiously on the assigned subjects. Christ- mas holidays soon arrived and passed all too soon. Then came the long steady grind till Easter, with but three holidays intervening: the Term Holiday, Wash- ington ' s Birthday, and Evacuation Day. Other events, however, varied the monotony of the pursuit of knowledge. On January 6, 1927, the Sophomore Class conducted a New Year ' s party at the Elks Hotel which proved to be the out- standing feature of the year up to that time, and which likewise proved to be an unqualified success socially, financially, and otherwise. Repetition time now changed the aspect of night life and for a brief ten days the sons of ' 29 exhibited remarkable diligence in following the lectures of the as- tonished profs. This was easily recognized as the preparations of peace for the time of war. The end of the month with its accompanying exams, an annual affair about which much is said in the course of four years, produced plenty of rough going, but by dint of some knowledge and plenty of breaks the Sophs man- aged to weather the storm. Another event of note which took place about this time centered around the Dean of the Lower Rotunda, none other than our old friend Billy Frazer. It seemed that Billy mistook his kneecap for a block of wood and drove a nail into it before he discovered his error. However, to the relief of all, the injury was not serious and Billy soon was able to resume his functions. It was during the winter and early spring months as usual that the various academies commanded our attention by their flourishing activity. Hand in hand with our Latin, Greek and English went these extra-curricular activities which acquainted us with the interesting events, private and otherwise, in the lives of famous figures in classic literatures. The outstanding production of the year was the concerta presented by the Greek Academy under the direction of Mr. Marique, S. J. There before the entire Sophomore Class various sections expounded and explained the mysteries of Oedipus Tyrranus and were subjected to studiously searching questioning by their fellow students and by members of the Faculty. This concerta was such a success that later on in the year another one was given, this time on Lysias. Nor were the sciences neglected. A new academy appeared p in our midst — the Chemistry Academy — which aimed at the exposition of the practical side of chemistry in everyday Hfe. The Marquette Debating Society increased its membership and activity. The French Academy once again took on Holy Cross in a debate in French, this time on the war debt question. Three B. C. men, including Joe Birmingham of ' 29, again sent the boys from the Mount back defeated. We were on the last long mile of our Sophomore year. We turned for a time to watch the scintillating performance of Al, Hank, and Hughie as the baseball team swept on to the conclusion of a brilliant season. Then for a night we put such things aside with our studies and turned towards our Sophomore Prom — the grand finale of the year ' s public activities of the class. On the evening of May 11th at the Statler, and to the entrancing melodies of the Pennsylvanians, old friendships were renewed and new ones formed as we waltzed and swayed. The coming of dawn reminded us that June had not yet freed us from the demands of our studies. A few weeks later the more distinguished members of the Marquette De- bating Society, chosen from the ranks of ' 29 and led by Messrs. Leen and O ' Keefe, decisively showed their deliberative ability by defeating the choice of the Class of ' 30 in the close of a successful forensic year. Meanwhile the Thespians of the class refused to be threatened by the impending exams and were busy in the pro- duction of Shakespeare ' s Merchant of Venice under the able direction of Mr. Joseph Whelan. The class election returns heartily endorsed by an almost unanimous vote the candidacy of the man who had continually and tirelessly labored for our advan- tage — Bill Flynn. The other offices were awarded to Leo O ' Keefe, Al Monahan, Ben Carey and Frank Harkins. There was but little time left for a few days of intensive study, a week of ner- vousness and unrest, the taking of exams. Finally all was over, and we passed forth from the portals, qualified now to wend our way into the intricacies and subtle hair-splitting distinctions of the philosophers of the ages. However, befo re we scattered for the summer vacation, we moved enmasse twice to Worcester and once to Fenway Park to see the Eagle thrice rout the Crusader. Thus ended our Sophomore year — by far the most difficult scholastically, but by far one of best sportifically. Sfunior In the fall of 1927 we returned to the Heights with our numbers practically intact save for those who left to enter the seminary. Then came our introduction to the glories of philosophy as taught by Aristotle, St. Thomas, Urraburru et al, who we were very significantly and emphatically told are those known as the great minds of the ages . And if there were some among us who rather wondered why the great minds busied themselves about such things, they preserved a dis- creet silence in accordance, of course, with the first law of Nature. What with studying that monstrous mechanism, the syllogism, which equipped us with the ability to prove just about anything, along with notions, fallacies and the other tools of the philosopher, there was, (for which praise be to heaven), little time to defend the poet Archias, rescue the heroic Alcestis or write outlines of very little oratorical and scarcely more plausible speeches. So we found, not without some little relief, that our days of classical study were relegated to the past, and that we were required to retain just enough Latin to attempt to decipher the meaning of those phrases which the philosophers are unable to translate into English. Then, too, we found that in place of brewing odoriferous messes and working with crucible and with tong we were compelled to acquire what is alleged to be a gentleman ' s knowledge of Physics. It was in this course that, to the complete astonishment of Fr. Crawford, S. J., and the inimitable John Biell, Frank Cadigan demonstrated the superiority of man over machine. Came October, and with it the New York trip. On the closing day of the retreat, during which we were strengthened against the wiles of the White Way, the Class of ' 29, to a man, in company with about one thousand other students and alumni and a number of those ubiquitous persons designated as friends of the college, set out for the Fordham game. By rail, by boat, by flivver and by thumb they arrived in the Big Town and looked it over to the discomfiture of its citizens and certain of the inn-keepers thereof, before hieing themselves to the Polo Grounds. Midst the blare of our band the game commenced and the kick-off saw Al Weston legging it through the Maroon team for a touchdown. The final whistle saw the foe routed to the tune of 27 to 7 and the making of whoopee was begun. It did not cease until the last, lagging Freshman had reached the common in the victory parade after reaching home. A few weeks later the season was brought to a happy close when the tin soldiers from Mount St. James came, saw and were conquered by a 6 to score. Weston, McGuirk, Zeus and Smith were the Big Four who were largely instrumental in this victory for us. With the football season behind us, we proceeded to elect a treasurer to take the place of Mr. Carey who had departed for points west under the influence of Horace Greeley. Phil Stuart was easily victorious in the campaign, and the officers began their plans for the best and most complete Junior Week ever re- corded. It was at this period that the Dramatic Club presented Pals First at the Fine Arts Theatre. The class was represented in the two leading roles by John Fitzgerald and the unforgettable Buzzer Barry , of happy memory. The Christmas vacation began, transpired and closed almost before we were aware that it was at hand and we were back with numerous fond resolutions con- cerning the paying of attention to Ontology and Physics. That we did is attested to by the fact that not one of us but knows that where a thing is not, there it is II 1 r« as if it were nothing and that thirty-two feet per second 2 is the speed of a falling object. On January 9 an event occurred which, we blush to say, interested us far more than anything in the realm of metaphysics. The election of Warren McGuirk, genial gentleman from Dorchester, as football captain, took place, and Jackie Flynn of Everett became manager of what was destined to be our greatest football team. The hockey team, aided and abetted by Newton Nick Tedesco and Art Morrissey, was sailing along smoothly, or should one say skating, winning a fair share of victories, notably those over Holy Cross. Then came the news for which we had so long awaited and philosophy, physics and kindred unimportant things were set aside in the hustle preparatory to Junior Week, considered in student circles, at least, as the outstanding event of the year. Theodore Mc- Donald was appointed General Chairman of the Week and with a sizable corps of assistants drew up a schedule for the seven days which he proudly announced was to be the biggest and best Junior Week ever conducted at the college. This, of course, was nothing new in the line of announcements, and certain calloused Seniors were heard to emit cynical chuckles when the aforesaid state- ment was attributed to Ted in the official news organ. The primrose path of the week led us from the hills of Newton to the Halls of Kenniore, from Cambridge to the Back Bay and at last from the theatre in which the Buzzer and Fitzie again displayed their wares into the main ballroom of the Hotel Statler. Here Bert Lowe ' s band supplied what is popularly supposed to be music and amid a gorgeous setting made possible by the efforts of John Donahue, Chairman of the Promenade Committee. We congregated, resplendent in Tuxes , wearing a fair damsel on our trusty right arms and prepared to make merry. And we did. In fact, we made merry so effectively that everyone attested to the truth of Ted McDonald ' s boast. The whole Week had gone off well, the Smoker under the direction of Henry Leen, the Communion Breakfast under Vin Sullivan, the Basketball game under Bud Dower, the Tea Dance under Warren McGuirk, the Show under John Fitzgerald, the pictorial set a new standard of excellence under Dan Healy and Jack Spencer, but it remained for the Prom to cap the climax. The crooning rhythm of the devotees of the great god Jazz, the flicker of the spotlights, the gleam of gems which bedecked fair young arms and fairer young throats, the stately dignity of the Grand March and finally the sad-sweet strains of Home, Sweet Home, bringing to a close one of the nights we shall re- member for many a year all contributed toward making the evening a fitting climax to an eventful week. One worthy says, The night is over, but its memory lingers on. After the ending of the mattress-flattening contest which began as soon as we were able to reach our homes and continued far, far into the day, we found that the Mid- Years, those gloomy, haunting spectors, were upon us, bringing with them the odor of midnight oil and the not-too-impossible idea of flunking. i4 But they came and passed and were passed and are preserved only in the memory of the apprehension we felt and in the dusty records of the Dean ' s office. With the passing of these impediments to a student ' s happiness, the Academies once more came into their own and resumed their places of honor. In the Fulton, Henry Leen, Leo O ' Keefe, Jim McManus, Tom Sullivan and Al Taylor upheld the honor of the class in intercollegiate debates. Others of our classmates went forth in the lecture debates, approving and denouncing with great vigor the pop- ular questions of the times before clubs, church societies, fraternal organizations or wherever anyone might be so unthinking as to invite college youths to declaim in their midst. In the field of Journalism Jack Spencer, Larry Fennell, and Denny Sughrue stepped forward to fill the vacancies caused by the exodus of the men of ' 28. In the literary monthly Jack Kelly, assisted by Ed Lee and Jack Spencer assumed the burden of producing musty, didactic essays of the contro- versial order, resurrecting ancient plots , bedecking them in new names and new faces and calling them short stories and of composing bits of poetry, concerning which we shall content ourselves with saying that they meant well. Joe Bir- mingham ' s herculean task was that of keeping the red ink out of the ledgers. The French Academy and the Military Clubs, under Al Taylor and Joe Birming- ham inveigled many a youth into their toils. About the middle of February the entire student body was saddened by the death of the mother of Fr. Dolan, our Rector. The class presented a spiritual bouquet to the beloved Rector, friend, guide and counsellor to each and every student. With the approach of Spring the new Library Building was formally dedi- icated. Perhaps the most beautiful building of the college group it stands, with the others as an enduring tribute to the founders of Boston College and to Fr. Gasson, S. J., who instituted the work at University Heights. The baseball team went through its season with a splendid record, due, as mucli as to anything else, to the excellent work of Hank O ' Day, Hugh McNulty, Al Weston and Bob Smith, who represented the class on the Diamond. At the close of the season Al Weston was elected captain, a well-deserved reward. As the year drew to a close the class elections were held, and the class, showing once more that it recognized real merit and ability, elected Billy Flynn its pres- ident for the fourth time. Leo O ' Keefe was again chosen vice-president and Al Monahan was re-elected secretary. Paul Markey was chosen treasurer and Jack Kennedy as A. A. representative. Thus endeth the third year, with mingled toil and pleasure. It has passed far too quickly as is the fate of all that is enjoyable, but as we glance back and its memories steal back into our minds we recognize it as our most pleasant year Sub Turri. 11 n U s enior When first as humble freshmen we entered the classic portals of Boston College we had a vague, confused concept of the fact that some day we would be members of the Senior class and supposedly the leaders of the student body. That day, however, always seemed dim and distant even when we gathered in September of our fourth year at the college to be assigned our places in the Senior Hall. As Fr. McHugh waved us to our seats and greeted us as Seniors we were amazed to find that we felt none of the enjoyment and pleasure that we had always imagined would be ours on that memorable day when we became members of the Senior class. Instead we were not a little depressed and not a little sad- dened as we realized like the Babylonians of old that our days were numbered and that in a few short months we would be graduates and would leave for the last time the holy walls of Alma Mater. After the Reverend Dean had finished his address we convened in the dank and musty caverns of the lower rotunda where lurk the demonaic Frazer, the class misogynists and the serfs of the lunchroom. Here we gazed with mingled awe and anger on the changes that the summer had wrought. In place of the rickety tables and chairs of Vincent Murray, Esq., we found the tables of the Waldorf Company, minus chairs. Thus the headquarters, lounge room and op- erating base of the entire student body was transformed into a certainly cleaner, but considerably less comfortable restaurant, wherein smoking was prohibited by a stern decree. This decree was later bolstered up when the Board, recognizing its need of a sanction, applied the famous demerit rule and announced a penalty of several demerits for smoking in lunchroom. This rule was circumvented by the simple device of standing outside the pales of the lunchroom and blowing smoke inside to the discomfiture of all and sundry. With all the advantages and disadvantages duly noted we began to adapt ourselves to the new environment. We discovered that Ethics and Psychology were to be our most important courses of the year and formed the major part of our schedules. Realizing the need of application from our past philosophical studies we were soon, particularly as regards psychology, in viedias res. During the vacation period certain changes had been made in the college faculty which concerned the class very vitally. Fr. John B. Creeden, S. J., had been trans- ferred to the deanship of the Graduate School and in his place Fr. James W. Keyes, S. J., had been appointed as Professor to Senior in Psychology and Evidences. Fr. Keyes was also Student Counsellor to the class and we found him a lovable and kindly man, intensely interested in the class and ever ready to assist us. Fr. Jones I. J. Corrigan, S. J., remained as Professor to Senior in Ethics, So- ciology and Government, and we, as have many classes before us, profited im- mensely by his lectures for Fr. Corrigan is one of the foremost sociologists in the land and a man whose advice is often sought in governmental and church circles. i1 8 Mr. John Lyons took over the teaching of Pedagogy, Rev. Fr. Murphy, English Literature, Rev. Fr. Higgins, History and Mr. Schrader, Mathematics. A glance at our schedules satisfied us that application to our courses was necessary. Yet it was not all monotony. How often were our classes enlivened by the pleasing anecdotes of our professors! How frequently was our interest captured by the discussions of the doctrines of Hobbes, Locke, Hume, James, Mill, Spencer, Bain Tain, Sully, Ribot, DesCartes, Tongiorgi, S. J., Palmieri, S. J., Liebnitz, Schopenhauer, Kant, Royce, Simniel, Paulsen, Malebranche, to some extent Rosmini, S. J., and of all the other adversaries of the one true philosophy. Closely allied to our studies was the Fulton Debating Society. LTnder the leadership of Henry Leen and Al Monahan about twenty members of the class were enrolled into the ranks of the favored intercollegiate debaters. Harvard, Fordham, New York LTniversity, New Hampshire, Colby, Bates, Loyola and Pittsburgh were met on the platform. To mention the Fulton immediately re- calls the splendid victories over Oxford, Sydney and Harvard in which the class was represented by Henry Leen and Leo O ' Keefe. Many lecture debates also provided opportunity for members of the class to gain forensic experience. In literary fields the work of presenting to the student body the latest and most interesting bits of scandal was successfully carried out by Jack Spencer. In his struggles to maintain the dignity demanded by his position and to gather sufficient copy to insure publication on time Jack was frequently forced to remove his feet from the editor ' s desk and call upon his associates, Larry Fennell, Denny Sughrue and Mark Crehan to sally forth in search of news that ' s fit to print. Despite the tribulations of such a life Jack managed to weather the storm and to hand down in ioto the honorable edition to the Juniors who took over the reins of government early in April. The Stylus under the capable direction of Jack Kelly, assisted by Jack Spencer, Charlie Stack and Eddie Lee loosed upon us a conglomeration of essays, stories and poems that must have caused some of the old masters to gibber and shriek in their shrouds at the profanation of the mother tongue and the absolute disre- gard of the rules of writing. Joe Birmingham was again in charge of the financial end of the journal and his was a mighty task. In the realm of athletics the teams were beyond the usual standard of excel- lence. Again we boasted of an undefeated eleven, this time untied, which crushed such formidable opponents as the Navy, Duke, Fordham and last, but by no means least, the worthy gentlemen from Worcester, who trekked back to Mt. St. James drubbed beyond possibility of alibi by the clear margin of three touch- downs. The Hockey and Baseball teams as well as the tracksters upheld the position of the college in the athletic firmament and did their part to round out one of the most successful athletic years enjoyed by the college in what the Boston Post would refer to as many moons. h u If To turn away from sports to the daintier social side of the year one cannot pass over the Philomatheia Ball. Under the direction of Frank McDonnell the Ball was held at the Hotel Statler on the evening of January 7. It was attended by the majority of the class and was outclassed in splendor only by the Junior Prom. It was just about at this time that the Sub Turri began the tremendous work of compilation with Joe Birmingham at the helm, his head still unbent before the storm of anathematae that the owners of the printery were later to hurl upon it, and with Tom Conroy, playing the role of Shylock, as pilot. April with its unrelenting rains spared us its damp attentions not even on Patriot ' s Day when each of us who is so blessed escorted his dad to Alumni Field to witness the downfall of the Fordham horde before the slants and shoots of Hughie McNulty and the murderous bats of AI Weston and Hank O ' Day. Jerry Mahonej ' was in charge of arrangements and through his persistent efforts he made it a day long to be remembered. We draw near the end. Little more remains to be chronicled about the Class of Twenty-Nine save what shall be written in the Book of Deeds in later years. More might have been said, but to have said all would have filled the pages of a vaster book than this. So many deeds and many names shall remain unstoried to be stirred but by the call of memory when in quiet and in solitude we hark back to four glorious years passed in close contact with our good professors and the members of that noble band, the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty- Nine. May our fellowship remain unremitting throughout the years and may we ever remain loyal to the precepts taught us at the knee of our loving and loved Alma Mater. Then we shall have achieved something. Thus ends all that we had hoped to do. For things undone grant us for- giveness, for things done, say of us but that we have done them to the best of our ability. No man can do more. Thus endeth the fourth year; thus endeth this history. CHARLES QUINCY ADAMS Yoiir singing strikes my eager ears Like music of the choiring spheres. — Kilmer. CHARLEY ' S activity is certainly not commensurate with his size. His originality and his bright vivacious ways have made him very dear to all of us. We understand that he is to further his studies at Harvard University and our loss is their gain. Joyce Kilmer must have anticipated the advent of one Charles Adams on this planet when he wrote the above lines. But if he hadn ' t anticipated it or even made Charley ' s acquaintance, at any rate Charley has attained the high plane which fits him for such a striking eulogy. His forte is with the Glee Club, and as a member of the Octette his sweet tenor voice has thrilled the audience at all our concerts. And what would we do without his sunny disposition and ready wit to shorten and enliven the trips of the Musical Club. ' ' Then don ' t forget that Charley is George ' s right-hand man when it comes to taking pictures. In addition to being a very jolly friend and one of our boon companions we find he is a very faithful stud ent. Charley ranks high in all his studies and thus we are assured that he will make a credit- able impression on the Professors across the river and attain the same high grade in whatever line of endeavor he applies himself, just as he has attained and succeeded under the Towers. May your voice always charm; may your friends be always numerous; may your career be a successful one. Best of luck, Charley, we know you are a credit to Boston College and that you will ever hold aloft the banners of the Class of Musical Clubs 2, 3, Business Manager i. Heights 2, 3, Intercollegiate Editor Jf. Dramatics 2, 3. Marquette S. Sub Turri, Assistant Photographic Editor 4. EDWARD THOMAS ADAMS An inborn grace that nothing lacked of culture or appliance. The toarmth of genial courtesy. The calm of self reliance. — Whittier. EVERY task, in order that it may succeed, requires an understanding of it and a worthy pur- pose. To Ed the four years were to be an apprenticeship to life — a formative period in whicli to burnish natural talent and to acquire real culture. Knowing this he came, and knowing it he has won his laurels. An air of quiet distinction clothes him and is intensified by natural grace and harmony of feature; for we would have you know that Ed is the class Adonis, if it is possible to select one. Added to charms of person are those of mind and heart. He is a gentleman, in the true sense of the word, modest but not diffident, firm but not harsh, and kind with the gentleness which would inflict needlessly not even the slightest pain on anything. After all, it is such as Ed who make our journey less arduous and long. It is meeting such as he, that makes us realize that the world is not such a bad place after all. Such men convey a good and true impression of a school, for they are the real products of Catholic College education — the Catholic gentleman. Truly the campus has been a pleasanter place since Ed came amongst us as a bashful lad, and his passing as a self reliant gentleman will be as the passing of the sun. The cross roads are at hand — we must depart with a warm handclasp and a heartfelt wish that we may meet again and often. Though fate carry us far from the graceful towers, we will always be classmates together — of ' 29. Sodality 1, 3, 3, i. Spanish Academy 1, 2, 3, k- Marquette 1, 2. Sociological Club 3, i. nt hi iiiiiy JAMES HENRY ALPHEN Lei me have men about me that are fat. — Shakespeare JIM is charm personified. Here ' s a man of varied abilities, and accomplishments, — one who is always in demand, but seldom to be found. Over and again he has proven himself a good friend, always ready to help. Jim has been elected secretary to more organizations and clubs than we can remember. Surely such recognition and popularity should be deserved. He gets the full- est enjoyment out of everything, — yes, studies as well, for he is one of our best students. The cold climate of New England will never numb his body or mental powers. His high scholarship is due to his keen logical mind and to unusual industry. Jim is also one of those who surprise us by exhibiting those fine qualities which we did not know he possessed. However, we have our reasons for believing that Jim is not so retiring as he seems. He has often expressed the desire to make week-end trips to New York City. We have an idea that there is some special attraction in New York, but that is hardly an implication. We prophesy that some day Jim will be world famous for his practice of opening discussion periods in the Fulton Debating Society. His enthusiasm, loyalty, and willingness to work was no small factor in the wonderful success which that body experienced during the past year. Capabili- ty spells its name all over him and casts Jim ' s spell all over everybody else. If the past War had been but a combat of tongues, this young man would have scored success for the Allies in the first debate. May you be just as successful outside the hallowed walls of B. C. Sodality, 1, 2, S, If. Marquette, 1, 2. Fulton, 3, It. Dramatics, 2, 3. . Heights, 2, 3, i. Radio Club, 1. Chemistry Academy, 2, 3, i.. Military Club, 3, i. GERALD SYLVESTER ANTONIA Avoid prclension; nature never pretends. — Lavater. TJARDOX! a question please! ' — What is this, Mr. Antonia? This dialogue is to connote X the type of gentleman which we can only attempt to eulogize. Interrogater is the cogno- men that this worthy individual has earned for himself by his ability to draw out discussion on moot questions. The courts may refuse to consider them but this was not justification to keep Jerry silent in the classroom whenever the opportunity was presented. However, the great number of his questions did not in any way decrease their degree of sensibility and his classmates always welcomed them. The hockey squad will miss an old standby when the first roll is called and Jerry is among the missing. He answe red the first call for candidates in Freshmen and immediately went out to prove his mettle as a veteran campaigner. His work was of such high calibre that his teammates recognized his superior ability by awarding him the captaincy. He continued his sterling work through the rest of his four seasons being regarded as the coach s Ace in the Hole to be thrust into the fray when aggression was needed. Taking nothing for granted, Jerry will surely find solicitude in business where the tone of things is to prove contentions and answer attacks on questionable statements. We earnestly ex- pect to see G. Sylvester Antonia of the Class of ' 29 in the register of successful alumni in the course of a decade. Hockey, 1, Captain, 2, 3, i. Sodality, 1. Junior Week Committee. Dramatics, 2, 3, i. Sociological Club, 3, Jf. • § 5 l i W ' Jc GEORGE MICHAEL BAGAN We arc (ill charmed by neatness of persoti. —Ovid. WELL, Well, this looks like another representative of Cambridge. It is indeed, as George himself would express it. George prepped Cambridge Latin School, the incubator of many of our greats, both scholastically and athletically. Though George has never entered the field of sport, he has more than held up his end in scholastic endeavours. When George came to the Heights, he left behind him a record in affairs both social and scholastic, and it was only natural that he should keep up his good work in such lines. George had no sooner shaken off the dust of Cambridge than he began to make himself heard, high upon the hilltop. No subject was too deep or erudite that could stop George. So it wasn ' t long before George ' s opinions, when solicited, were often considered trustworthy. But after all, such distinctions in the scholastic line were outshone by his social career. It was nonsensical to ask George how he was going socially. Whenever the Maroon and Gold colors were displayed at any downtown activity, George ' s cordial greeting would be working over- time. The qualities he has shown on the Hill will be of immeasurable value to him in later life. Go forth then, George, and may many years of success await you. Sodality, 1, 2, S, If. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. French Academy, 1, 2. JOHN JOSEPH BARNWELL We live under a government of men and morning newspapers. —Wendell Phillips. IN every class there are always one or two who stand out preeminently in their chosen field. Their final success depends inevitably upon a certain natural bent for their work, together with a zealous and consistent application to its fulfillment. Jack is a striking example of this truism. Whenever the subject of college news reporting is under discussion, his name is instinctive- ly associated with it. Under the tutelage of an eminent professor, himself a former newspaper man of wide and startling experiences, Jack embibed all the principles requisite for renown in this most engaging profession. Filled with the desire to emulate, if only in the slightest degree, the accomplishments of this remarkable man. Jack began in Freshman to lay the cornerstones for a college career that was to see in Senior his name emblazoned on the front page of a leading Boston daily. The Heights found him a most consistently, interesting writer and rewarded him in Senior with the office of Sporting Editor. His sportorials featuring every edition were truly a tribute to his judicious selection. In class and without, Jack had an easy manner, a facility in making friends. To an affable disposition was added a certain maturity that lent respect to affection. To prophesy is alwaj ' s precarious, but we can judge the future from the mirror of the past, so Jack, knowing you as we do, we sit back confidently and await the returns. Heights 1, 2, 3, Sporting Editor J .. Secretary-Treasurer Athletic Association Jf. Business Club 4. Treasurer of Class 1. Press Club 3, Vice-President Jf. Fulton 3, i. 1IIIIIIIIII } -- 1llllllllllll WILBUR JAMES BELL He was a reray parfit genfil kiiighf. — Chancer. IT is said that environment and associations of place are a strong force in the moulding and formation of human character. We are inclined to admit the truth of the above proposition at least in the specific case at hand, that of Pat Bell. Born in the shadow of the splendid obelisk on Breed ' s Hill, or is it safer to say Bunker Hill, Pat exemplifies many of the characteristics of those patriots in whose honor the monument was rasied. Courage to assail and surmount the ramparts of difficulty that have been raised in his path and the ability to surge ever onward in the press of battle are perhaps his birthright from those who laid down their lives on that immortal hill. At any rate he has evidenced their possession in almost his every act during his four years among us, whether it were in studies or in one or the other of the academies. And ever he has pressed onward toward still other victories, he has preserved a constant op- timism, he has hidden away under a cloak of modesty a man ' s sterling qualities. Such virtues indeed presage a happy life, an unruffled journey down the highway of the years, spreading good cheer and doing kind deeds. Four years have seen us friends; let us not permit the sad-sweet exercises of commencement to mark the parting of our ways, Pat, but rather let us stride together down the long highway that leads away from our college days and ever remain members of one great friendly company, the Class of ' 29. Radio Clvb, 1, 2. MarqveUe, 1, 2. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, 4. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, S, J,. JOSEPH FRANCIS BIRMINGHAM By their fruits ye shall know them. — Scripture. IT is proverbial that well begun is half done. So when Joe was appointed Editor-in-Chief we felt sure that the book ' s success was guaranteed. And that we are now doubly sure, you may be the better judge. Don ' t draw the inference from this that Joe ' s place in the hall of fame rests on this book alone. Rather, this is the culmination of the literary and business ability he has manifested since he was a mere Freshman. Joe has a philosophical attitude on life that makes us eye him with envy. He never allowed his composure to be ruffled, but maintained the even tenor of his way, while we were trying to grasp the proverbial straws. Such an outlook, backed by his natural talent should carry him far in the world of business. We can never picture Joe in the future pacing the floor before the fireside, puzzling over a momentous problem in the familiar to be or not to be manner. Rather, our vision is of Joe simply doing things. Don ' t let anything ever worry you, Joe, You ' ll get there before the rest of us anyhow. Svb Turri, Editor-in-Chief. Marquette, 2. Fulton, 3, 4. Sodality, 1, g, 3, 4. French Academy, 1, S, 3, Chairman Literary Committee, Jf. Military Club, 1, 2, 3, President, . Stylus, 1, a, 3, Business Manager, 4. Student Activities Council, 3, i. EDWARD WILLIAM BOND A well hred man. — Anon. THIS rambling redhead made things brighter for us in college. He had one of those effervescent dispositions that made his pleasantness all-pervading, as we would say in natural theology. His intellectual achievements are well known, but he attained to the heights when he gave one of his inspiring readings, notabh ' Lasca or some similar solemn theme. Eddie may be available as an entertainer for parties and the like. He dazzled folks on the gridiron, playing varsity football for four years. He was a quarter- back, recognized as an excellent passer and field general. He matriculated at the Heights during a plethora of quarterbacks, and in his Junior-Senior years he saw much service in the varsity games as the relief to the great Al Weston. He was drop-kicker of extraordinary ability despite an old ankle injury received when he was a Freshman at the Heights. In baseball, Bond was on the varsity squad during his Freshman and Sophomore years. He did some exceptionally fine batting, but his extra-curricular activities kept him off the baseball squad in his last two years. He was a member of the History and Spanish Academies, being particularly prominent in the latter. In other words, he knew his Spanish. In future years, if you ' re looking for a versatile young man who is an athlete, student and en- tertainer rolled into one, you might get hold of Eddie. Football, 1, 2, 3, k- Baseball, 1, S. History Academy, 1, 3. Spanish Academy, 1, S. Sodality, 1, S, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, 4. CHARLES AUGUSTINE BOURDELAIS It i.i good to jest. —Elizabeth. MANY men from Lawrence have come and gone through the portals of Boston College, but never anyone finer than Charlej ' Bourdelais. After his entrance from St. John ' s Prep four years ago, Charles made a good impression scholastically from the beginning of his college career. It is not always the man who takes part in the most activities that displays the true type of college man, especially in the case of most of our long distance commuters who are obliged to pass many precious hours journeying to and from the Heights. This reason, which to us seems enough in itself, did not prevent Charley from indulging in some extra-curricular activities, for he somehow found time to attend the French Academy. But Charley did have his weakness. Remember in Junior Philosophy his never-failing habit of closing his eyes, though not in sleep, (as he himself has said), but merely to rest them. In his Freshman and Sophomore years, he answered the call to the track, and portrayed great possibilities. The recurring factor of a long trip homeward, however, finally compelled him to refrain from this branch of athletics. Should he east his lot with the business professions upon graduation, we have no doubt as to his success, for through college he has shown the necessary foresight and wisdom in his numerous undertakings, as a ballroom manager, contest editor, and present tea room director. Cheerio, Charlie! Track, 1, 2. French Academy, 2. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, 4- HllllllHIII ' ' YiiiniiiiiH DERMOT FRANCIS BOWEN Here ' s a heart for every fate. — Byron. WHAT is so rare as a day in June? To this famous poetic query, we respond that that indi- vidual who has a felicitous combination of industry and recreation, and of mature wisdom mellowed with a judicious sense of humor, is a creation whose very rarity emphatically points out that here we have with us a veritable gift from the lap of the Gods. Would that there were more of such stalwart and upright characters, and we cannot but sing paeons of thanksgiving for the tact not only that we have known him, but especially that we have had him with us for four years. Beneath his rugged, rough and ready manner, under that veneer of sophistication, there beats a heart of gold, and his quiet unselfish actions have endeared him to all his associates. Though moderate in stature, he was gigantic in his willingness and capacity to accomplish a prodigious amount of work at which lesser lights would tremble even to consider. This is attested by the fact that he was able to strike a happy medium between scholastic endeavor and social obligation. Although Dermic might be termed a Knight of the Ballroom floor it was never to the detriment of his academic standing. The proof of this lies in the fact that he elected Pre-Med in his last two years. Not only that, but he was one of the honor men in that course. With his very presence exuding confidence and permeating good cheer, it is certain that in years to come few of us can hope to achieve the popularity and success that must ultimately accrue to our friend and classmate. Dermic Bowen. Sodality 1, 2, S, 4. Leagve of the Sacred Heart 1, 2, 3, i. English Academy 2. YIHIIIIlllTri CHARLES JOSEPH BOWSER Gladness of heart is the life of man. — Anon. WHAT would we do without Charley? His motto is Smile, and we had to smile with him. He could find a laugh in everj ' thing, — even in the Psychology Lectures. Amid such cares Charley was always serene and none-the-less capable, — never at a loss for an answer. Charley is a fine student and is, therefore, a welcome friend of the Profs. It would be hard to distinguish one subject that perhaps Charley shines in more than another. They are all on the same high par. But if we must choose one in which Charley is pre-eminent, — it is Law. You will not go far astray if you follow your studies of Law, Charley. This young man is also said to have a dual personahty. That may sound like a mystery story, but, if it is, we haven ' t reached the solution. For we know only one side, — that of the boy who goes cheerfully about his work, and energetically into all his studies. The other side to us is still a profound secret. Perhaps an investigation of his social activities would disclose the truth. With all joking aside, we see in Charley, the typical All American Boston College student. He has always lent his best efforts to further the interests of Boston College, and we know that in the outside world he will do the same for his Alma Mater. Sincerity is a by-word with him. Whether it be studies or extra-curricular activities he is classed parexcellence. Boston College will miss your sunny presence from these walls and we in the graduating class wish to ask you not to stray too far from our folds. We predict a great future for you, and may you fulfill our expec- tations. Sodality 1, 3, 3, It. Marquette 1, 2. Fvlton 3. Chemistry Academy 3, i. Discussion Club i. PAUL LARKIN BRODERICK Thov living ray of intellectual fire. — Falconer. ANOTHER son of Somerville is Paul Broderick. Paul is one of the youngest members of the class, but is surpassed by none in brilliancy. His auburn hair is the outward manifestation of the genius within, and the brightness of his countenance is a sign of the still brighter spirit of his heart. K-g After graduating from Somerville High School, Paul entered Boston College and pursued the 1 1 course leading to a Bachelorship of Arts. He was by nature a good student and applied himself diligently to his studies. He took a particular liking to the Classics, especially to Latin. When Latin became no longer compulsory after the first two years of the college course, Paul decided to take it as an elective. After graduating he intends to enter Catholic University and there pursue the study of the language of the Ancient Romans. But Paul did not confine his interests to Latin alone. He has been successful in Greek and English and last but not least he has made fine grades in Philosophy. He has also taken an active interest in Debating. In addition he was a member of the Heights staff, where for three years he did commendable work on the news staff. Nor is it in intellectual pursuits alone that he excels; he is a fine tennis and baseball player. Paul has made many true and lasting friendships during his college course, and all who know him sincerely hope that he will be most successful in whatever he undertakes. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, J,. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 3, 3, i. Heights, 1, 2, 3, i. Margvette, 1, 2. English Academy, 1. B. C. Club of Somerville. KENNETH ALFRED BROWN Faithfulness and Sincerity first of all. — Confucius. IN every body of men there are those who are characterized by a spirit of reserve unmarked by any desire for publicity or notoriety. Often within the breasts of such individuals there may lurk hidden fires of genius and leadership, which spontaneously burst forth when the occasion demands. Such is the case of Ken Brown. When Newman sat down to write his definition of a gentleman he must have had Ken in mind —quiet, unobtrusive, strikingly singular and pleasingly affable. His singularity is essentially scholastic since he revels in rather than revolts at his studies. These are obstacles which he con- siders only in the light of their insurmountability. The easier road or the line of least resistance is conscientiously avoided by this rare individual. In his last two years amongst us, Ken has been particularly engrossed in his pre-medical studies If perseverance and a keen, alert brain are any criterion, this young man ought to make an e.vcep- tionally fine medical man and a credit to the profession. It is no remarkable sight to observe him pouring over a microscope or delving into the anatomy and physiology of some organism, until the shades of night have long since fallen. Nor has Ken been so absorbed in his scholastic standing as to exclude participation in extra curricular activities. He is a debater of no mean forensic ability, as any brother member of the Marquette or Fulton societies can well testify. Blessed with a winning personality and the delicate art of producing the maximum of result with a minimum of effort. Ken has been an ideal classmate and bids fair-to-be an ideal Alumnus. Marqtiettel,3. Fulton Debating Society 3, If- Sodality 1,2, 3, It. Chemistry Academy 2,3. yiiiiiiiiiiM ROBERT FRANCIS BUCK None hut himself can be his parallel. —Theobald. THIS presentable youth with a tongue in his head and an indulgent eye for Nature, meander- ing in constant search for ideal Beauty, is a bit of an eccentric — he finds time to be sincere. Unlike most of us, who see in troubled water, the stars, reflected and distorted, albeit beautifully, he beholds them fixed as the coolly eternal verities. While this most estimable virtue provides him with no sympathy for unfortunates who express themselves in obscure paraphrases, it enables him to achieve ready concession of minor points, which is the noble art of courteous living. Where- fore with mingled surprise and delight we learn he intends entering the diplomatic service. We are under the impression that sincerity is a quality with which the history of statecraft does not exactly teem. We are surprised to find Bob capable of intrigue and delighted that diplomacy is to discover virtues in itself of which it never dreamed. He possesses that most laudable trait, loyalty. You may not always win when he champions your cause but you will be fighting with a man by your side, rare satisfaction, indeed. He is proficient in the science of conversation. No one in the world can say more in one word or less in ten thousand, than he in his humor. Nor is this entirely oral, since integral to it are a gracious inclination of the head, an interrogative brightening of the eyes and the gestures of a Grandee. Fair words and free are condiments added to our wonted dinner of dust and ashes. Their remembering may prove Nepenthe, who knows? Hockey, Assistant Manager, 1, 2, 3, Manager, Jf. Heights, 3, i. Vice-President of A. A., If. Assistant Class Prophet, If. Cheer Leader, Jf. Glee Club, 3, Jf. Fulton, Lecture Debater, 3, If. Track, 1, 2. Marquette, 1. Business Club, If. French Academy, Jf. HENRY JOSEPH BUTLER True merit is like a river. The deeper it is, the less noise it makes. — Anon. HENRY thinks he s quiet; at least, he tells us so. But most of us have an altogether different opinion. Well versed in the topics of the day, the classics, in fact, in almost any subject, Henry can do more than his share of the talking. Henry proved his ability from the very start of his college career. In Freshman, he won a place on the Latin and Greek honor roll. However, Henry ' s fame rests not onlj ' on his first class scholastic standing, but on his many extra-curricular activities as well. In Sophomore, he was one of those few enlightened individuals who whiled away many genial hours in Mr. Marique ' s rather informal Greek Academy. In the French Academy, of which he is an energetic and capable member, Henry held the responsible position of President of the Literary Committee. A great part of the Academy ' s success this year is certainly due to him, whose arduous task it has been to provide interesting and worthwhile subjects. Not content with all this, however, Henry has also been actively engaged in the affairs of the Fulton Debating Society. Zeal and good deeds can have but one result — the happiness and contentment that only good work can bring. Henry has always been to the fore when there was question of work to be done or kindness to be shown to anyone. Such a character has no need of a herald to proclaim its vir- tues to the world. They are self-evident. And yet he thinks that we think he ' s quiet! Sodality, 1, 2, 3, I,. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, S, i. Fulton, 3, i. French Academy, 2, It- Greek Academy. Press Club, 2, 3. nF JOSEPH CLIFFORD BYRNES Wisdom is better than rubies. — Proverbs. ON the many occasions when the Glee Club sought to destroy the peace of eventide, a fellow classmate from Framinghara, shed his serious student air and entered whole-souled into the spirit of the occasion. We mean Joe Byrnes, of course. Joe was a student of the pessimistic school of Schopenhauer when first he came to the stronghold of the Schoolmen on the Heights of Chestnut Hill. However, that far-famed system, an essential part of the widely-famed Ttatio Studionim, supplied the answers to all his philosophical difficulties. From that day onward Joe proved the maxim that man is a social animal, by his consistent attendance at college functions. Ever the ardent student, Joe was not content with the knowledge imbibed in the classroom alone, but rather sought to perfect himself by means of those supplementary disseminators of the arts and sciences outside of the regular curriculum. The French Academy counted him as a zealous member, one who could be depended upon to quote a verse or two of some celebrated poet oT give an apt passage from a famous prose writer. In the Chem Academy, Joe did wonders with test-tube and reagent, producing curious and unique odors and brews. To fulfill that old Latin adage, mens sana in corpore sano, Joe wisely mixed track with his scholastic activities, and many an afternoon saw him jogging around the cinder path on Alumni Field. Now, as we take leave of you, Joe, we wish you the best of luck in days to come. GleeClub,l,S,3,i. French Academy, S, 3. Track, 3, i- Chemistry Academy, 1, 2, 3, 4- Sodality, 1, 2, 3, |. Fniiiiiiiiiiy FRANCIS CLEMENT CADIGAN Affection is the broadest basis of a good life. —Eliot. THERE is something about Frank that makes it extremely easy for him to make friends. Whether it be his fascinating smile, naturally pleasant disposition, or openness of heart, we cannot say. One thing, however, we do know, that our class immediately placed him in the fore rank of good fellows when we assembled for the first time back in the fall of 1925. Frank in- stinvtively makes you like him from the very start and his friendships always retain that same wholesome affection. He had a charming way of getting along with everyone and this includes that particular group who favor making our college co-educational. When this classmates dis- covered how far along this particular line Frank had progressed, his times were hard indeed, for boys will be boys, and once in the saddle they certainly can ride. One day in particular we will always remember. Blessed with a splendid physique, it re- mained for Frank to uphold the glory of the class, not only in the scholastic but in the physical as well. That memorable Physics hour saw the introduction of one of those innumerable machines that test the strength of body and mind. When Frank had had his turn two things were noted, the need of a new instrument and the augmented glory of our class. Always a gentleman, he has seriously pursued his studies, and now with graduation on the horizon, his must be a genuine satisfaction as he looks back over four years well spent. Our one wish in parting is that all our friends in the years to come will be of Frank ' s sterling calibre. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, 1 . League of the Sacred Heart, 1, S, 3, 4- Football, 1, S. Discussion Club, 4. EDWARD DANIEL CAHILL leave my character behind me. — Sheridan. THE grave and serious gentleman whose likeness is reproduced upon this page is another of those Pre-med students whose names are ever to be found well toward the top of the list of scholastic ratings. But lest the photographer ' s art does not suffice to bring out the twinkle in his eye, and deceive you into believing that Ed is some prodigy of gravity, let us haste to explain that we who have known him for four years are well aware that the aforementioned twinkle denotes a keen sense of humor and an appreciation of the joys of good-fellowship and cameraderie. As is the case with most of the Pre-med men, Ed was able to find little time for participation in extra-curricular activities, but this did not prevent hira from being a valued member of the hockey squad during his first three years among us, and there are many who consider it extremely unfortunate that the press of scholastic duties prohibited his appearing on the ice during the past season. Rumor, as well-founded as any, hath it that Ed will be enrolled in Dental School next fall, for it is here that he feels his capabilities will find their best outlet. Needless to say, there is not one of us but predicts success for Ed in this field, or in any other in which he chooses to embark, for we have not endured the tribulations of study in the arts with him for four years without coming to recognize in him that same steadfast and patient persistence which has carried so many others far upon the road to great achievements. Sodality 1, 2. 3, 4. League of the Sacred Heart 1, 2, 3, i. Hockey 1, 3, 3. PATRICK GERARD CAHILL With the conversing, I forget the way. PHILOSOPHY we are told is the science that seeks the ultimate why of man and man ' s. If such be the case, then Pat is the last word as philosophers go. Whether in class or out, to question eternally was second nature for him, and the uncanny delight he took in it was a marvel to behold. But let we create the false impression that Pat has but one side to his nature, and that the inquisitive, we hasten to assure you that he has plenty of the activity of the go-getting type. While not himself an ardent disciple of Terpsichore, as the genial master of ceremonies of their socials, he promoted most delightful times in this already famous time-making town. Nature smiled on Pat by endowing him with a keen sense of humor. His ready wit which savored of the Hibernian was forever coming to surface and when coupled with this ease at coming back made him a master of the gentle art of repartee. As a student, he carries with him the respect of the entire class. From his Freshman days, his work has continuously met the hearty and marked approbation of his professors; and while at times his outspoken frankness might dis- turb their peaceful equanimity, his sincerity was too deep to resist. Pat ' s inspirations are turned to the Medical Profession. He has chosen no rose-strewn path to success, but we, his classmates, vouch that when his ships do come in, it will be due more than all else to his happy temperament that made joy of work and mirth of sorrow. English Academy 1. Marquette 1, 2. Chemistry Academy 2, 3, If. RUSSELL FREEMAN CAHOON We have been friends together In sunshine and in shade. — Norton. INvery truth Fortune smiled brightly when quiet, unassuming, capable Russ Cahoon decided that it would be worth while to take the long daily trek from the town of Ayer to attend classes beneath the Gothic towers of Boston College. The fickle lady ' s smiles were distributed widely upon that occasion, falling with equal warmth upon us, who are his classmates, upon the college and upon Russell himself. Upon us, for otherwise we had been denied the privilege of knowing him, the gift of his friendship, the joy of his soft voice in conversation and the pleasure of his com- panionship. Upon the college, for on that day she gained a fine student, a worthy son and one who will bring glory to her name wherever the Fates have appointed his path. Lastly, upon Russ himself because he could have made no finer choice in his selection of an Alma Mater. Russ elected the Pre-Med course and as a consequence has found little leisure for participation in extra-curricular activities. However, he did manage to find time to join the newly formed Rifle Team and remain a member of it throughout his Junior and Senior years. This with the Chemistry Academy, the Sodality and the League formed Russell ' s extra-curricular interests. It is very likely that Russ will enter the medical profession, and that next year will find him entered in some nearby medical school. It is uncertain yet which school he will attend, but it is evident that the school of his selection will be the richer by one first class student and one splendid gentleman. Vaya listed con Dies, Russell. Chemistry Academy 3, 4. Marquette 1, 2. Rifle Team 3, i. Sodality 1, 2, 3, If. League of the Sacred Heart 1, 2, 3, 4- hllllllHIII 7 ' JOHN LLOYD CARNEGIE The whole praise of virtue lies in action. AS our strongest proof against the charge of indolence launched at the college man of the present day, the Class of 29 submits the name of J. Lloyd Carnegie. To him and him alone was assigned the task of placing the Fulton in the public eye, of stirring interest in it in the sur- rounding localities and drawing the crowds that its forensic endeavors most justly merited. As manager of all the prominent debates held in our Senior year, his efforts met with startling success. Due to his ceaseless activity, the attendance at the intercollegiate word-duels swelled from a paltry few into enthusiastic, over-flowing audiences. When we consider that the position of Debate Manager is probably the most thankless office one could hope for, we marvel all the more at the efficient manner in which he performed the affairs of his position. Easy it is indeed, to strive when the hand of reward stretches out encouragingly, but to work for a cause so untiringly with no thought of return is noble beyond words to express. Possibly to forget for a while his many cares and give expression to the beautiful as his indi- vidual fancy dictated, Lloyd was prompted to lend his vocal support to the college octette. Op- eratic success was his from the first, for in no better way could the natural, wholesome disposition of Lloyd be enjoyed than through song. We who have known the worth of your friendship, Lloyd, and have watched you quietly, ceaselessly perform your tasks, wish you all the success that is bound to come when you meet life ' s sterner needs. Brosnahan 1. Marquette 2. Fulton i. Debate Manager i. Prize Debate 4. Oratorical Contest 4. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, Jf. Octette 3, 4. Dramatics S, 3, k. Golf Team 3. hlllllllMII 7 JOSEPH FALLON CAVANAUGH A smooth and steadfast mind. Gentle thoughts and calm desires. — Anon. SLIM, serene, smiling. To Joe, nothing seems less expensive than books, nothing dearer than a good time. The only failing we find in him is the failing of memory which occurs daily when he forgets that the first period is not the second. But under no conditions forget that Joe always arrives sometime, — if not later. One thing we hope, is that the Boston El does not become aware of his practices and methods of transportation. If they do, watch out, Joe. Happy thoughts, happy smiles, and happy laughs were Joe ' s contributions to his class. And the class could hardly make happy enough respon se to him, especially at thrilling moments when he arose either to contest or to defend the theories of Descartes, Spinoza, and Vasquez. Joe is also a sincere student of advanced chemistry, and as such has earned the title of Our Scientist. Under the name of science, he raises little flies with pink eyes. He carries his scientific spirit further, and investigates the cinders on the track, as well as the hand-painted scenery on the Fulton ' s walls. In fact, we have yet to discover where his spirit of research has failed to penetrate. Joe has made a host of friends during his career at the Heights, and we may attribute it to his sunny disposition and equanimity of spirit. His facial vasomotors are in good working order. Really, we had believed that the day of blushes had gone by — but not in this case. We wish Joe the best of luck and much success, and we hope that he will never forget the future class reunions. Sodality, 1, S, 3, i. Leagve of the Sacred Heart, 1, £, 3, 1 . Chemistry Academy, 3, 3, i. Marqiiette, 1, 2. Fulton, 3, J .. English Academy, Serpent 1. HARRY ROBERT CHISHOLM Let ' s drink to the health of a jolly good comrade. — DePackey. GOOD old smiling Harry! Cheery and optimistic, long will he linger in our memories. De- servedly popular, he had no enemies for to know him was to like him. Coming from the little hamlet of Saugus, he managed to make his presence felt in a big city to a very great extent. We intend to be present when he is crowned Mayor of Saugus. The biggest factor in establishing Harry ' s success at the Heights was his pronounced ability on the cinder track. His form was beautiful (on the tra ck, of course), and his faultless stride could always be relied on to pull him through on the home stretch. When a man has so distin- guished himself in one line of endeavour, it is natural for a biographer to rhapsodize on this one phase of college life to the neglect of the others. So it is with Harry. His prominence on the track almost blots out of our vision his support of all functions, both scholastic and social. Let us simply say, Harry has always been a true B. C. man. Naturally we all wish the likeable chap who has so quickly wound himself around our heart- string the best of good luck in the future. He has not revealed to us any definite plans he may have made for the future, but anyone who works as faithfully as Harry cannot help but succeed in his chosen work. Track, 1, S, 3, If. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, If. Chemistry Academy, 1, 2. Fulton, 3, Ji. Fiillilllllll 7 ' jiiiiirnTTT; WILLIAM PETER CHISHOLM And ever against eating cares Wrap me in soft Lydian airs. — Milton. HOW well Milton has echoed our cry to one of our most talented members. And ever against eating cares — shades of Vin Murray ' s lunch room; wrap me in soft Lydian airs — we needed something soft and soothing after battling with the hungry horde down at the lunch counter. Bill supplied the necessary reaction. Surely it seems fitting that Orpheus should smile upon one of our number so that we may be cheerfully furnished with anything from stirring marches to still more stirring dance music. Bill ' s claim to fame rests in his ability to bring forth the blues, breaks, and so forth from that instrument of modern jazz music — the wailing saxophone. And with it he bids fair to rival Ted Lewis, Paul Whiteman, and other leading exponents of modern music. Prescinding from the fact that with the sa.x Bill makes plenty of sound, we find Bill a very quiet, serious, and studious fellow. Bill came to us from the class of ' 28 and their loss was our corresponding gain. And we wish we had met him earlier to thereby enrich our years by his pleasant friendship. Bill came quietly into our midst and with the exception of an occasional blast from his sax, has gone unassumingly but none-the-less steadfastly towards his goal — a college degree. As he passes out of our midst we wish him the best of luck and success in the cruel, cold world — but then Bill has his sax to warm things up. Band 1, 2, 3, Jf. Track 1, S. Orchestra 1, S. Marquette 1, S. Dramatics 1. Sodality 1, 2, 3, i. JOHN FRANCIS COLLINS A day for toil, an hour for sport. But for a friend is life too short. — Emerson. A SOFT kindly wit and a quiet interest characterize John pretty well. Always we shall have a pleasant memory of the subdued humor of John, whispering into our ear an exasperating riddle or unfurling, amid paroxysms of glee, a clever pun. One look at John and one hark to his pleasant conversation — and you have chosen another friend. Other things he has tho ' in the line of real accomplishment to stamp him as a college man. The ease with which he assailed the steel-clad mystery of knowledge — and the facility with which he bored in and artistically selected the more important points of wisdom, was just short of miracu- lous. We often wondered if John had the plugging inclinations of some of our sturdy classmates, to what heights of scholarship he would soar. We cannot help but recalling, when John ' s image recurs in our mind, the standard of a gentle- man — one, who never offends. Never can we remember John willfully offending anyone, nor are we able to conjure in our imagination, a phantasmitic sense, any picture that plays John in the role of the offender, tearing down Cardinal Newman ' s apt definition. He hasn ' t confided, has John, what he intends to accomplish, after he descends the concreted way to Lake St. for the last time, but we are sure that if abihty and unobtrusive common sense are of any avail, success will crook a beckoning finger to John. May we meet again, John, for we have enjoyed knowing you and regarding you as a friend who spoke a temperate word. Spanish Academy, 1, S, 3. Track, 1, 2. Marquette, 1, 2. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, . League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. EDWARD JAMES CONNAUGHTON Nothing is denied to well-directed labor. T this time it is fitting that we make a full stop and pay deserved tribute to one of the most . scholarly men in our class, Ed Connaughton. In his four years at the Heights he has com- piled a record in all studies that few will equal and none can surpass. Language, arts, sciences, and the abstractions of philosophy all looked alike to Ed; he did everything and did it well. If among our many extra-curricular activities there existed an academy known as the Student ' s Club, then Ed would be the unanimous choice for the presidency of that worthy organization. How he managed to stay at the top and yet attend every collegiate function that was con- ducted, is a real puzzle to us. He followed athletics as keenly as he pursued his studies, which is equivalent to saying he was 100% perfectly loyal to all college activities. Add to this the fact that he worked for Uncle Sam during his spare time after class hours, and one will begin to appreciate, even if one cannot fully understand the type of a man that our classmate is. Rumor hath it that our loss is to be the teaching profession ' s gain, and if this be true, we can but congratulate that august body of task masters on the acquisition of such a splendid student and gentleman. Knowing you has been a pleasure, Ed, and we trust that the pleasure will be ours for many years to come. Your success has been ours. Luck has played a very minor part in your upward climb. It was sheer ability. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. French Academy, 1, 2, 3. Greek Academy, 1, 2, 3, Jf. Track, 1, 2. Tennis, S, k. GEORGE EDWARD CONNOR Contented jci little, and cantie wi ' mair. — Burns. ANOTHER one of our ambitious pre-meds! When a fellow comes to college at all he usually means business. But, when, in addition to the regular studies, he selects the stiffest course offered, he certainly serves notice that he is a real student. Such a fellow is George Connor. He has made good in college and will be successful in the future because he knows the meaning of hard work. Lest the impression get abroad that George sees only one side of life, we would have you know that he was a star track-man in his younger days before an unfortunate injury cut short his athletic career. He used to run as smooth and swift a six hundred as any man in the old stamping ground on James St. In college he devoted himself exclusively to his studies. When we say he is quiet and unassuming we are not trying to fill space but only to give a real picture of our class- mate. He tended strictly to business and always it was his own business. Everyone likes him for he is a thorough gentleman. The rarity of such creatures on this mundane sphere makes them all the more likeable when we are fortunate enough to encounter them. George has signified his intentions of entering Tufts Medical School in September. Boston ' s loss is Medford ' s gain. But knowing George we realize that he will not forget his old friends. As for them — they will not forget him easily. When in the future, so meone asks if we are acquainted with Dr. Connor, it will be our pleasure to say, Know him. ' Why we went to school with George. Chemistry Academy, 2, 3, If. Sodality, 1, 2, S, i. Discussion Club, 3, It. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, S, 3, 1). THOMAS AUGUSTUS CONROY Of him, the early years were spent. Seeking the what he might invent. — Pat. Pending. IN the month of September in the year of grace 1926, there entered into the College of Boston from Harvard, one Tom Conroy. Not only did he enter the building, but forthwith he plunged into the midst of college life, — that merry-go-round of studies, sports, socials and sundries. So rapid was his assimilation of the spirit of the college that within a year of his admittance, he was selected to fill that most responsible yet thankless position of Business Manager of this yearbook. Tom ' s added cares and worries in Senior, however, couldn ' t change the man we had come to know before. We find our language inadequate to depict his personality or to convey to you our impression of him. His smile caught us; his wit and humor held us; his friendship made us his willing prisoners forever. Tom is versality itself; he does everything and does it well. With his trusty camera he wanders about the campus taking snaps and movies with the ease of a veteran. The pictures he develops are outrivalled by the word pictures he paints with his inimitable and picturesque vocabulary. When in years to come we look back on the years spent on the Heights, our thoughts must inevitably turn to Tom. For thoughts, like other things, have a tendency somehow or other to focus themselves finally on an object that is pleasing, natural and true. Sodality, 1, 2, S, . Heights, 2, S, i. Fulton, 3, i. Glee Club, 2, 3, 4. French Academy, 3. Sub Turri, Business Manager. Radio Club, 3. Chemistry Academy, 3. Business Club, |. JAMES RICHARD CORKERY As blithe a man as you could see. — Wordsworth. IN this corner, ladies and gentlemen, we have one more faithful disciple of Hippocrates in the person of smiling Jim Corkery. We are proud indeed to have had him for a classmate, and prouder still to be numbered among his friends, for be it known that Jim has some very nice friends. It would be strange indeed, if this were not so, for we do not stretch the truth a bit when we break down and admit that Jim is one of the most likable fellows in the class. That quiet humor, the snappy repartee, and the choice bits of wisdom and sage philosophy, contributed on any and all occasions, have endeared him to us beyond any of his brethren. We believe that really to appreciate him you must know him, work with him in classroom and laboratory, and laugh with him in those happy hours when books are laid aside. Yet all was not mirth provoking with J. Richard, as may be seen from his election of the pre-med course in Junior, a course that he has just brought to a successful and well-earned conclusion. We have reason to believe that Jim is right in the front rank in his chosen field, and we confidently expect that the future holds no terrors for Doctor Corkery. With such personality that all who know him call him friend, with such gay humor that the hardest task seems but play, he cannot fail to succeed. We cannot say goodbye to you, Jim, so avf uyiede rsehen, may we meet again. Chemistry Academy 1, 2, 3, i. Sodality 1, 2, 3, 4. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. English Academy, 1, 2. Illllllllll ' ; JAMES COLEMAN COYNE 7 know not that the men of old Were better than men now. — Houghton. BACK in the days of old, when knights were bold, men vied with one another, so they say, in deeds of chivalry. But, with the advent of subways and the nineteenth amendment, chivalry ut sic, seems to have been relegated to the limbo of forgotten things. However, gentle reader, pause a moment ere you pass to the contemplation of athlete and debater, and consider a twentieth century knight in the person of our own Jimmy Coyne, one of Melrose ' s finest. Fortu- nate indeed were we that James was born several centuries too late to join in the quest for the Holy Grail. After recovering from his initial disappointment at discovering this slight error in dates, Jim decided to do the next best thing, and forthwith started in pursuit of the elusive A.B. Thrice fortunate, were those denizens of the marsh lands across the silent Charles, that Jim chose to pass through Harvard Square every morning at about 9.15, thus saving many a precious cut for the lucky Cantabs. But, not content with the manifold duties entailed by his courses in Psych and Ethics, Jim used to repair nightly to Huyler ' s, where his savoir faire amazed the dowager duchesses of Beacon Hill, and cut quite a swath among the dowagers-to-be. James has not informed us as to what occupation he intends to devote his talents after gradu- ation, but we believe that he is destined to go far, for he makes friends naturally and easily. Au revoir, Jim, the best is none too good for you. League of the Sacred Heart, Promoter 1, 2. Military Club S, 3, 4. English Academy 1, 2. Sodality 1, 2, 3, i. French Academy i. MARK JOSEPH CREHAN I ' ou can depend on him for every duty; He is as tnie as steel. — Holmes. WE wonder how Holmes happened to describe our Morey so forcefully. His description isn ' t quite adequate, however, for he hasn ' t mentioned the ready sympathy and cheery friendship which we have come to know and prize. Morey is a Hail thee — well met — good fellow amongst us. He is rather famous here and elsewhere, and perhaps we can enumerate a few of his claims to fame. First, he is a member of the famous Iron Hat brigade. Marks derby is now a familiar landmark of the college and is duly appreciated by all the students showing visitors about the grounds. But we must not limit Mark to these few remarks. He is a vital part of the business end of the Heights. It is he who assures the circulation of the weekly news organ of the college. He has filled that office .so ably that he was the logical choice for that position in the edition of the Junior Pic. and needless to say, the job was finished to the King ' s taste. To Mark we offer our heartiest wishes for success. We will miss his breezy presence, but with our fulness of heart we will give him to the ever temperamental public and we know he will ' click. ' Goodby, Mark, meeting you has been to our credit. May your friends be ever numerous, and may you ever be our friend. Heights, 1, 2, 3, Circulation Manager, .4. Stylus, 3, Circulation Manager, .4. Spanish Academy, S, Vice-President, 3, 4. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. JOHN JOSEPH CRONIN The wisdom of the wise and the experience of ages. — Disraeli. FOLLOWING in the wake of the famed Tubber, Bunny joined us in Freshman, bent on maintaining the record established by his illustrious predecessor. Realizing the futility of emulation in the athletic world, the blond-haired Cantab sought recognition along other lines. The vehicle on which he elected to ride to fame was his own frivolous fliv. While in itself a most inoffensive object, the legally minded of Senior have constantly involved it in a maze of litigation. Probably no creature or thing in the history of law has been the subject of so many cases or stirred the juridical frenzy of youthful aspirants to the bar as has this formidable Ford. And it was none other than its distinguished operator who took the leading part in all these dis- cussions. With an interest bordering almost on avidity, he followed each lecture and none were complete without his proverbial objection. No one enjoyed a discussion on some disputed point more than he and while his engaging man- ner of involving fellow-contraversionalists in sundry contradictions was most disconcerting, he more than offset it with his generous good nature. An ardent and legal enthusiast in things B.C. he graced all activities from sports to socials with the equanimity that rests highly on the brow of all frank men. Possessed of an exceptionally facile mind, ready of wit, with an unerring desire for the facts in every case, we find Bunny ' s character generously endowed with all the essentials for future Engii.ih Academy I. Sodality 2, 3. League of the Sacred Heart 1, 2, 3, i. JOHN LAWRENCE CROWLEY But he whose inborn worth his acts commend, Of gentle sovl, to human race a friend. — Pope. LAR.RY hails from Rockland, a quiet, distinguished town, far removed from the bustle of the city. Verily, Larry upholds the traditions and fair name of this aristocratic suburb. Re- liability is his greatest asset, and together with his good-nature and amiability has earned him a host of friends throughout his four years at the Heights. The boys of Freshman G will never forget Larry ' s brilliant array of cravats, especially that j ' ellow linen bow which caused even the dapper Professor Yantis to gasp with open-mouthed amaze- ment and resulted in the class recognizing Larry as the college connoisseur in what the well-dressed man is wearing. For all his snappy ties, Larry was ever one to seek what he explained was calm contemplation and poetic ease. Thus does the soul of a poet burn in the heart of the philosopher as Larry ' s has ever been the last word in the philosophical disputations which were conducted in the library under the disapproving eye of the hovering Joe. Larry is also a musician of note, and tickles the ivories in a mean way. Not even to our dying days will we forget Larry pounding the keys at that memorable Lake Boone outing, which owes much of its success to him. His cheerful, quiet ways and sterling qualities have enabled Larry to win the honor and esteem of his classmates, and it is with regret that we must part from him; first, however, wishing him the best of luck. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. English Acadcmij, 2. French Academy, 2. Physics Academy, 3. JOHN THOMAS CUNNINGHAM Thou wert my guide, philosopher, and friend. — Pope. NOT always is the man who takes part in the most activities the typical college man. Often many unforseen circumstances force many men into a retiring position, especially here at Boston College where commuting makes such great demands upon a student ' s time. However, John Cunningham found ample opportunity to lend us the cheerful and genial spirit of his com- panionship. Most especially do we recall John ' s services in the class football and basketball games. Back in his prep school days Jack made a fine reputation as a three-letter athlete, starring in football, baseball and basketball, but here on the Heights he confined his interests to class activities. It was Jack ' s brilliant dashes through the tackles and his excellent defensive work that greatly enabled us as Juniors to trim the class of ' 2S. Also there are many of us who owe much to Jack because of the philosophical discussion he often led especially on the days before examinations; many were the mysteries of Ontology, Cri- teriology and Cosmology that he explained and cleared up for us less fortunate ones. John has been preparing for the teaching profession, and it is our prediction that he will not be a teacher in name only. Jack will surely be a teacher of the old school, one whose task has not been finished with the bell, but one who will always be seeking the welfare of his pupils, and who will teach them to love and respect him even as he has taught it to us. Sodalify, 1. 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart. Discussion Club. miiiiiiiiii y BERNARD JAMES DALY ' To thine own self be true. — Hamlet. GLANCING at you from this page, gentle reader, is the countenance of the mild-mannered and none too loquacious Bernard J. Daly. Bernie ' s chief indoor sport on wintry afternoons was attending the surgical clinics in the various hospitals down-town and gathering knowledge from witnessing operations, major, minor, and otherwise; the gruesome details of which will be furnished upon application to Editor. For a bashful fellow, Bernie, seems to have acquired an overwhelming popularity. Bernard is a member of the Early Risers Club, but he certainly would not receive honors, for very often he was rather winded when he arrived at the station, and occasionally he arrived a little too late, the choo-choo having pulled out, of course this may have been caused by late hours, for a little out of town girl was occasionally favored with his company. Missing the train never worried Bernie, he would quietly sit down, light up a cigarette and read the paper. When the next train pulled in, he would board it and quietly resume his reading. As soon as he arrived in Boston, however, he was all activity. He would dash into the subway station, bowling everybody over, saying politely Pardon, pardon, and although many angry eyes were forwarded towards him, he usually grabbed the first trolley and most every time we would see Bernie, dash in at nine-thirty, on time for Psychology. A thorough gentleman has Bernie proved himself to be, and we can only predict a prosperous career as a doctor for this smiling youth, whose mission in life will be to alleviate the pains of his fellow-men. Chemistry Academy, 2, 3, i. English Academy 3, i. Track, 2, 3. Sodality, 1, ' 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart 1, 2, 3, If. FRANCIS JOSEPH DALY Equal to all thiiigK. — Goldsmith. OUIETLY, as the twilight follows the sunset, Frank came to us four years ago. And just as quietly has he done his work, knowing that not by the spasmodically brilliant thing is success achieved, but by doing ordinary things well. Frank began doing good work the first day he came to the College, and he has been doing them ever since. Versatility is this young man ' s forte. In his Freshman year, he served on the staff of the Heights, where his hterary talents were especially appreciated. In his Sophomore year he forsook commercial literature and enjoyed a year with the English Academy. In spite of numerous other activities, he yet found time to join the Chemistry Academy. In the field of athletics, Frank ' s versatility was also very much apparent. In Freshman, he was a member of the hockey squad. During the remaining years, however, he devoted himself to raising the Golf Team to the present high status which it enjoys in the collegiate world. His executive ability and power of organization were recognized and rewarded in Sophomore, when he was elected Secretary of the Class. Whatever Frank may choose as his vocation, there can be only one possible outcome — success for himself and glory for his Alma Mater. Sodality 1, 3, 3, i. Golf 3. 4. Hockey 1. English Academy 2. Chemistry Academy 2. Heights 1. Secretary of Class 2. n JAMES ARTHUR DEAN He lives long that lives well. — Fuller. DAME Fortune smiled one of her prettiest on the Heights when, four years back, she favored us with this most Hkable of Quincy High grads. Clamoring for admittance, did you say? Well, hardly, for Arthur is not just that type of a fellow. Rather to the contrary, he is somewhat reticent of manner, presaging the profound scientist who will no doubt on some future day help make the world a better place in which to live. For Doe is one of our chemists, and a headliner at that. For three long years has he toiled assiduously in the laboratories, and true to his nature, he has few vain regrets of cut periods. The Chemistry Academy counted him in its august assemblage, and, naturally enough, he succumbed to the allurements of Biology as well. Oft will it be our pleasure to recall hira, his eye to the scope, an intent figure, heeding no distraction. Nor was his appreciation of things cultural blunted b,y onerous dissections and noisome syn- theses, for Arthur ' s towering figure regularly graced meetings of the French Academy and the English Academy of happy memory. Versatile to the extreme, he even found time to make of these pursuits a hobby. If we can judge by his staunch support of our man.v associations and activities, by his solid character, and by his evident appeal to all, the future should hold no pitfalls for the Doc. Ac- cordingly our parting word, Success to .you. Doc, charming fellow and real scientist. History Academy, 1. English Academy, 1. French Academy, 2, 3, k. Chemistry Academy, 2, 3, 4- Sodality, 1, 3, 3, 4- s yiiiiiniHlrl CLEMENT ALOYSIUS DERBY A gentleman makes no noine. — Emerson. THIS young gentleman with the sad eyes full of mischief and mystery is Milesian born and American bred. He has that intangible and enviable air of belonging to an era that has passed, to a yesterday already remote, and consequently full of glamour. In equal proportion, also, he has the manner of the top of the morning — a mild May morning — the inevitable result of the combination to which he is heir. Fittingly enough he has the tongue of a poet, and would he but wield a poet ' s pen, mayhap we were less the poor, benighted creatures that we are. He is a bit reserved — almost aloof — but neither shy nor cold. Like all the Celtic dreamers he worships at the altar of an almost incompre- hensible beauty. And beauty is necessarily detached from all that is topical or merely historical, or documentary or only actual. So are the mystic-minded less gregarious than other men, being akin to the gods, and far worthier of understanding and friendship. Prudence and expediency and the rigors of riotous reason win no place in their regard; hearts are ever wiser than heads. All this does not deny him that efficiency which usually accompanies a quiet disposition, like penetrating wisdom. For he has that tranquility which predicates accomplishment, great and small, carefully done. Excellence is its own well modulated praise; there is great quiet in great depths. Moreover, we felicitate him upon his simple faith, more precious than rubies, or emeralds, or fine gold. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, 1 . Leagve of the Saered Heart, 1, 2, 3, 4. English Academy, 1. II DANIEL JOHN DEWITT For he was a goodly fellow. — Tongiorgi. WHEN the future historians come to turn over the pages of the proud records of New Eng- land ' s Smoky City, we prophesy that they will find emblazoned thereon in letters of gold the name of our Dan. If you should presume to demand of us our reason for this bold claim, we have but to point to the honor he has attained within these walls, and ask you if we are too auda- cious in so affirming his future recognition. Strong and handsome, presenting that rare Viking aspect, he was a figure to attract attention wherever found, and attract it he did. But, true good fellow that he is, he did not allow vanity to change him from the fine modest friend that he has always showed himself. As a scholar he merited acclaim of classmate and professor alike, and few could defend the subtleties of thought as well as he. We will not pretend to predict what future place Dan will hold, but we will say that we are certain it will be high and worthy of his ability and character, one in which he will work not for himself but for the enlightenment and joy of others. It is with distinct sorrow that we bid him farewell, but with a feeling of joy, too, that we had the fortune of knowing him and becoming his friend. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. Chemistry Academy, 1. English Academy, 1. Chrysostom Senate, S. DAVID GIBSON DILLON What should a man do but be merry? Sha. THERE are one or two men in this institution — Do you remember that Dave? We ' ll never forget it! It will take more than the ravages of time to eradicate the fond memories we have of those happy days in Freshman D. When, later on, we look back on our years spent at the Heights, is it rash to say that the most welcome memory of all will be of those self-same days? If that be true, your place in our affections is secure, Dave, for any memory of those days will be in a large part, a memory of you. You will pardon us dear reader, for addressing ourselves exclusively to Dave. We are just selfish enough to make our swan-song to the doctor in the nature of a solo. Don ' t misunder- stand! The selfishness is on our part and not on Dave ' s. Any man who spends four years in the hard grind of college football and for three of these years plays on the far-famed All Americans cannot have a grain of selfishness in his makeup. Dave stood up like a man in those days. When the going was the hardest he battled in the thick of the fight, neither asking nor giving any quarter. Nor did his efforts go unrewarded. The last Cross game found him in the lineup, repelling the charges of the Crusaders with a willingness and determination that few raaj ' equal and none will surpass. To have gone through without j ' ou, Dave, would not have been living a life. May we meet again soon and often. Football 1, 3, 3, I,. Spanish Academy 1, 2. Sodality 1, 2, 3, i. English Academy 1. Sociological Club 3, 4. Chemistry Academy 1, 2, 3, i. Y iiiiiiiia j FRANCIS JAMES DINAN Perfect possession . ... all at once. — Boeihius. FROM that famous region across the river came Frank, four brief years ago with a desire to leave that low Charles River Valley country and scale the lofty summits to the aerie. Thus he joined us, fledglings all, but now full eagles grown and capable of soaring anywhere. Etymologi- cally his name well explains the man, for Frank is frank — no one will dispute it, yet his is a kindly frankness which does not wound but springing from sincerity and loyalty, makes him a friend to all. Named for some illustrious forbear, he set about to vindicate his name and to prove that his character was such — and as such he has proved to be. With whole heartedness and earnestness he zealously carried out to comple tion whatever he undertook and as a result won the admiration and loyalty of his friends. This same zealousness has won for him high scholastic honors which were well deserved. A more loyal and steadfast supporter, no man, place, or cause has ever had and it is with regret that we see Frank pass from our midst, but we can be sure that if Frank ' s past is any criterion of his future, he will reach the goal of his ambitions and sit on the top rung of the ladder. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, S, 3. ,. Track, 1, 2, 3, k- French Academy, 1, 2. 1 n ARTHUR BARR DOLAN The best of vs are conscious of being, at times, somewhat awed by the colossal institutions about lis, which seem to be opposing our progress. ' — Philips. THE Judge was a royal rooter for the College at a time when most of us were devoting our time exclusively to the task of securing a diploma fro.n the local grammar school. Coming to B. C. meant for him a change merely in location and not in his affections. Perhaps the hardest thing Judge was called upon to do at college was to live up to the reputation of his father before him. In our opinion he has succeeded even in this. For four years the Judge has been a real Progressive. He was constantly striving, not only for his own betterment, but also for the betterment of his Alraa Mater. In the words of a great statesman of the present day He was entirely unwilling to abide by the old order of things unless and until he was convinced that it could not be made better. In his spare time Judge took to the Links, where he was quite proficient. Between strokes we can readily picture him laying his clubs aside to argue quite heatedly over the respective merits of Chuck and Al and Cav and Joe, or what have you. But whether in or out of class, the Judge always was a thorough gentleman. He agreed like a gentleman or he disagreed like a gentleman — but always like a gentleman. No one can say with certainty what the future holds in store for the Judge. If he gets out of life only what he has put into it, a successful career lies before him. Here ' s an inside tip, folks; don ' t sell the Judge short. English Academy. Sodality 1, 2. 3, k- Fordham Trip 3. League of the Sacred Heart. Golf 3, i. hliiiiiimi ' p - JOHN LAHIFF DOLAN Truth alone is final. — Sumner. WE have before us now a great little sport in the person of John Dolan, or as he is more familiarly known Cozy. A sport in the fine sense of the word, he is a jolly comrade at all times and many a happy hour has flown by in his company. In these days one must act his part and keep abreast of the times. The Jacket is the thing at present and John interprets the mode. Now don ' t be hiding in the closet, gentle reader, he is not a bold, bad gangster but a devotee of the gravel court. In brief he is a courtly racqueteer. Alas we are treating the matter too frivolously and are printing a false one-sided picture of our little friend. More serious things than play have claimed his attention, as his success in his studies manifest. Gifted with a clear brain developed along logical lines, he has been able to grasp readily philosophical studies, so as to be able to argue successfully and originally upon these topics. Debate, you must know, and certainly would if you came down on the train mornings from Lowell, is a favorite sport of his and one must be adept at the art to match wits with him. Wide and purposive reading have given him a grasp on the facts of all questions of current interest. You can ' t beat facts. Whatever he may do after leaving the Eagle ' s nest, we are sure of his success, for personality plus ability make an unbeaten team. We bid a fond farewell to Cozy and old B. C. Glee Club 1. Marquette 2. Radio Club 3. Fulton i. Discussion Club 3, i. Sodality 3, 4. League of the Sacred Heart 3, Jf. ' JOSEPH MICHAEL DOLAN - Good counsel has no price. — Mazzini. YEARLY the neighboring hamlet, that is Brighton sends a worthy delegation to the Heights, to carry on the splendid work of her sons that have gone before. Joe was a member of that gallant band four years back, and he has more than fulfilled the hopes that were so judiciously placed in him in the verdant days of Freshman. His high school days had been spent within the classic walls of Boston Latin and with a solid schola.stic record behind him, he started his college course with all the confidence that goes with youth. Joe ' s was a reserved, serious nature in everything that pertained to the classroom. Essen- tially one who saw the purpose of an education, his one aim was to be worthy and true to that pur- pose. Application to study he found an easy task, and when we combine with this his facility to grasp and retain the subject matter of each day, we find the reason for his progress. Lest, however, one gather the impression that Joe was the type of student that we term a grind, let it be known that Joe had that heavenly gift of placing everything in its proper perspective. He was a fellow that one liked to be with in those happy after-school hours, when the boys gathered to chat of af- fairs past, present, and to be. Blessed with a disposition that nothing could ruffle, his friendships were legion and lasting. There was nothing that Joe would not do for his friends and to speak of reward is to forget the character that was his. Joe, may every success be yours, and if you meet in after life, men as fine as yourself, we know it will be. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, J,. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 3, 3, 4. Discussion Club, J,. PETER FRANCIS DOLAN He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one. — Henry VIII. HERE is a delver into treasures of old, into the lore of long ago. Pete Dolan, linguist and scholar, an omnivorous student of languages whether dead or alive. He is one of that class which reads the works of Latin authors of whom those of us beyond the pale have never heard. Curious works for which there are no aids to be obtained on Cornhill. A German student of parts he is also — one would swear it was old William himself when Pete starts to spracken. Concealing his accomplishments, as is his wont, beneath a quiet, reserved and modest manner, Pete has dazzled us at times with his brilliance — a feat not easily performed in this day and age. An almost inexhaustible store of knowledge manifests a long apprenticeship to the muses, and a diligent study thereof. Things that require thought, keen and constant, have been objects of his seeking, and he formed them as he willed. A scholar and a gentleman is Pete. He would impress one as being an ideal college man — intellectual, refined, diligent in research, helpful to his fellows. Yet he is not too solemn, but always ready to join in the gay times with a quip and a merry story — ready to dance or to play when the work of the study is done. He is no dustj ' grind, but the student who happily mingles his work and play to procure a most successful blend. Since he came to the Heights we have learned to know him and to like him, — a man and a friend, a worthy son of Boston, a credit to her teachings, a comfort to her in her age. That which ability and diligence assure, will he attain. His pathway upward leads — he is a good climber. English Academy, 1. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, 4. Discussion Club, 4. ■■y ' tllHIllirirri EDWARD THOMAS DONAHUE Earnesi, active industry is a living hymn of praise. -De Wald. THE above quotation sums up our opinion of Ed better than we can. Following in the steps of an illustrious brother, Ed came into our midst four years ago. With a persistent effort, equalled only by his natural talent, he slowly but surely forged ahead, and now we find him as one of the finest and most respected men in the class. In Freshman, Ed went out for football, and like all new-comers, he battled against terrific odds. In Senior he played in everyone of our games, starting several of the most important con- tests. The progress from lowly scrub to varsity guard was made neither by accident nor incident. It was won by sheer ability; it was won because, as always, the man who won ' t be beaten, can ' t be beaten. It was off the field of play that Ed made his deepest impression on us. In most men, one can select a specific, outstanding quality and attribute his popularity and success to this. In Ed ' s case, the task is well nigh impossible, for his particular qualities are so numerous that at best we can only generalize and say that he has character. The best tribute we can pay Ed is to say that going through college without him would not have been living a life. Whatever you do or wherever you may go, our best wishes go with you. Hasten the day when we will again see your smiling countenance, and hear the friendly greeting: Hello, how are you? Sodality, 1, 2, 3, |. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, k- Football, 1, S, 3, i. Baseball, 1. History Academy, 1, ' 2. French Academy, 1, 2. Peabody B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, i. n JOHN JOSEPH DONAHUE Whose armor is Ms honest thought And simple truth his utmost skill. —Sir Wotten. IN the classroom or out of it, John is always the nucleus of a ring of friends. As is ever the case, intellectual independence and force command their full measure of allegiance. His appearance but confirms what one learns of his character by further contact with him. Regular of feature, firm of chin, and keen of eye, one knows instinctively that there is an orderly tho agile mind and a resolution not to be gainsaid when once convinced of the soundness of a course of action. These qualities, tempered with a sharp sense of justice and an optimism born of a courage characteristic of him, soon won tribute from us all. He is as ready to laugh in fun as to sympathize with one in sorrow. Softly now, and we ' ll let you in on a secret accomplishment — Johns particular forte leans toward soft lights, soft music, and soft smiling eyes. Not that we condemn him for it — Oh no! Rather we envy the ease with which he establishes himself in such circumstances and vainly wish that we too might enjoy such sources of inspiration. Because he makes friends so easily, both here and in whatever circle he moves, who would not be his friend, because he has what makes a man a man. We hold him in fond memory, a memor.y ihat but mellows as old wine, becoming more precious still, and in his passing from these halls, we bid him not adieu, but au revoir. Marquette, 1, 2. Fulton, 3, Jf. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Track, 3, !f. Heights, 3. English Academy, 1. Chairman Junior Prom, 3. Chairman Frosh Reception, 4. President B. C. Somermlle Club, 3. lil Hill Wf JOSEPH DANIEL DONAHUE Knowledge is the measure of the mind. — Greville. FOREST Hills is very well represented in the Class of 1929 by Joe Donahue. Joe is a graduate of Jamaica Plain High School. At Boston College he has pursued the course leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree. Joe is very quiet and reserved. He troubles no one and is troubled by no one, but in his own quiet, perserving way he has acquired a fine knowledge of whatever branch he has taken up, to- gether with the grades such knowledge brings. Joe intends to attend Law School next year and contribute his talents to this profession. That he possesses the qualities desired in a barrister is beyond question. He has the mental ability as his college record will show. He always has believed that you get just as much out of college as you put into it, and has always applied himself diligently to his work. In Philosophy he has shown his logic and clarity of thought. No one could defend a thesis better than he. Finally, Joe has that which is so much needed in lawyers of the present day — honesty and con- scientiousness. We feel sure that wherever he studies Law and wherever he practices it, he will be successful and his entrance into this profession will be a benefit to the bar, the courts, and the com- munity. Joe leaves Boston College with the best wishes of all for success in this or any other career that he shall choose to undertake. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, If. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. Chemistry Academy, 2, 3. History Academy, 3, Jf. Assistant Manager of Baseball, 1, 2. LEO CHRISTOPHER DONAHUE Character is stronger than intellect. — Emerson. DONAHUES are common and so are Leos, but Leo Donahue is a most uncommon chap with a most uncommon personality. Leo has a most congenial disposition. He wears a smile so continually that it seems as if it were a necessary part of him. He is always cheerful and optimis- tic, even in the face of a Biology exam. And yet, beneath this constant flow of mirth there runs a strain of seriousness. For while Leo is always bright and happy, he never neglects his studies. On the contrarj ' , he is a very good student and receives very good marks in all his subjects. Leo is a native of Somerville and a graduate of Somerville High School. At Boston College he has taken the Arts course. Not satisfied with confining himself to the college curriculum, he took up debating. Here he displayed his ability to argue and debate with keenness and logic. But in addition to participating in discussion himself, he took an active interest in attending inter-collegiate debates and supporting the teams taking part therein. In his Junior year Leo elected to take the Pre-Med course and here as in all other subjects he has been very successful. Next year Leo will enter Medical School and a few years hence he will receive his M. D. That he will be successful there is no doubt; and that community will be greatly blessed in which Leo decides to practice his profes.sion. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, S, 3, 4- Marquette, 1, 2. Chemistry Academy, 3, If. French Academy, 1, 2. Fulton, 3, k- LEWIS CHARLES DONAHUE None hut the brave deserve the fair. — Dryden. YOUNG womankind the whole world over, your prayers are answered now, the golden age has returned, the millenium is here. Behold Lewis, don of all the dons, gayest of all the gay caballeros who have, since time began, serenaded the beloved beauty from rose garden or river. Truly a stalwart, handsome fellow, six feet of bone and sinew ready for anything. Football, swimming, tennis, mountain climbing all find him full of pep and the zest of the eternal boy. Throughout his four years in the Eagle ' s Nest he has always been well up in his classes despite the fact that prescriptions and sodas required part of his waking hours. Nor is he a man of one book, but equally proficient in all branches. In Psych he has ac- complished the well nigh impossible — copious lecture notes which can be understood. With equal ease he has taken his seat in the famous chair of the Ethicians. Bugs and chickens have also been the object of his tender care in Bacteriology and Zoology where he carved like a maitre de table, cutting poor little foetal pigs, etc. into little pieces. The pre-med course has claimed him, and next year we expect to see him hard at work in Medical school. Lack of space compels us to close — though we might go on — and say our adieus to Doctor Donahue, prince charming with a stethoscope. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, 4. French Academy, 1, 2. English Academy, 1. Chemistry Academy, 1, 3, Jf. 100 ViiiiiiiinM GEORGE PATTERSON DONALDSON His life was gentle. — Shakespeare. WE OF 29 select George as the classic example of what a good college student should be. Uniting the finest qualities of heart and mind with a wealth of natural ability, and pursuing unmoved by difficulties the noblest ends by the purest means, he has had the satisfaction of being well up among the leaders throughout his entire college course. No one could begrudge George any of the honors he has won, for he is the type of fellow one likes to see succeed. The laurels of victory rest naturally on his brow; he deserves everything he got — and more besides. George ' s reputation rests not only on his scholastic achievements, for many of our student academies numbered him among their most valued members. The English, French and Chemistry Academies, the Fulton and the Discussion Club all felt the influence of his intellectual acumen. But, why go on — we know the fruits of his labors, and deeds are always more eloquent than words. Sayeth the sage, ye have seen his deeds — why should their praise in words be sung. ' ' Predicting future success for George is not being presumptuous in the least. It is simply the calling into play on our part of a little of the same common sense with which he is generously en- dowed. Success, George! English Aeademy, 1. Fulton, 3, i. French Academy, 2. Dramatics, 3, i. Chemistry Academy, 2, 3, 4. Library Staff, i. Contributing Editor, Svb Turri, |. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, Jf. 101 PAUL HENRY DONOVAN Blessings on thee, little man, —Whittier. AN ancient saying has it that good things come in small packages, but as is the case with mos t proverbs its exceptions are so numerous as to have become the rule. In Paul, however, we have one at least, for whom the proverb holds and to whom even the most impatient at prover- bial wisdom cannot deny the application. Whether in the study halls, defending the position of the schoolmen against the iconoclastic onslaughts of Spencer or Descartes, or hurling opposing half-backs to the turf in the savage jollity of inter-class football, or hurtling through the air in the jumping pits during the class games to win dearly coveted points for ' 29, Paul has always been to the forefront. Again, his boundless energy found an outlet in the activities of the South Boston Boston College Club. The members of that body, recognizing his capacity for doing things and doing them well, chose him as their Secretary in his Sophomore year. It is needless to say that he justi- fied their choice. We who have known him for four years are aware of the tremendous amount of determination that is to be found in that small frame and can safely prophesy that on whatever walk of life the Fates have appointed for him, he will travel far. It has been good to know you, Paul, and we feel that we, each and every one, have been bene- fited and bettered by your example. We know, too, that fears for you are idle, for if pluck, de- termination and grit count for anything in this work-a-day world your efforts will win success. Trad-, 1, 2. 3, If. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. French Academy, 4. B. C. Club of South Boston, Secretary, 3. 102 ALFRED CARLTON DOWD The modern majesty consists in work. — Carlyle. EVERETT is renowned, in the class, for things other than mere newspaper reporters. We pre- sent Al Dowd, sometime assistant manager of our championship football eleven, and a con- scientious and tireless worker. Al was one of those rare oddities, who can be spurred on to effort by that ephemeral goddess who has always eluded our ken, — altruism. No one will deny this, who has been familiar with the work Al has done during the football season, when all hopes of fitting material reward had fled. It is the spirit of self-sacrifice, this willingness to help out, that specifical- ly characterizes Al, and it is this same spirit that has endeared him to all of us who have had the pleasure of knowing him well. We are accustomed to know Al as keeping well within himself, and always portraying the full- ness of propriety. But such is not the way he is known in Everett, not that he forgets, you under- stand, our ratio studiorum. Never! But we mean he merely indulges himself in the glare of amateur spotlights and grease paint. Al was a part time actor! We know that he had kept this fact a secret in the rotunda, but now the world knows. And we have reliable information that Al does a good job as a Thespian. We can easily understand his dramatic success, if he is half as sincere in this line as he is in his college life. Be careful, Al! Don ' t let your blond hair get you into trouble, and whatever you do, and wherever you go, may you be always characteristically the same as we knew you and highly re- garded you at the college. Assistant Manager Football, 1, 2, 3. Sodality, 1, S, 3, . League of the Sacred Heart, 1, S, 3, 1 . B. C. Chib of Everett, 1, 3, 3, k- Sociology Club, i. 103 DANIEL FRANCIS DOWER A dower right in the Hall of Fame. — John Law. GOOD athletes are proverbially reticent and our own Bud is no exception. The thud of his almighty toe on the pig-skin as he sent it on its non-stop flight from goal to goal is the only sound we have heard coming from his corner in the past four years. Not that Bud wasn ' t friendly and sociable. Far from it! Bud had his own quiet way of forming friendships and he sealed them forever with the most contagious grin in the Class of ' 29. Bud came to us from Norwood High with quite a reputation as an all-scholastic football player and speedily won for himself a position as regular end on the varsity. When the coach needed a punter, Bud dropped back a few yards and hoisted the ball onward and upward in the most approved Chuck Darling fashion. When line-plungers were at a premium. Bud stepped into the full-back ' s shoes and rushed through like a bull in a china shop. In his spare time he caught passes and tackled the opposition, never seeming to weary of the incessant grind. In short, the idea we want to convey is that Bud was 100% All-America football player, if one ever lived. What he plans to do in the future, he has kept in the dark. If he follows the coaching game he can ' t go wrong. Bud, if you can teach others how to play the game as hard and clean as you played it, you ' ll never produce anything but a winner. So long. Bud. Football, 1, 2, 3, i. Sodality, 1, ' 2, 3, 4. League of the Saered Heart, 1, S, 3, i. 104 miiiiiinii y JOHN JOSEPH DOWNING Fair science frowned not on his humble birth. —Gray. OX this page, ladies and gentlemen, we are presenting a renowned member of that widely heralded but little appreciated contingent of Roads Scholars, who, in their daily peregrina- tions to and from Chestnut Hill, have in four years covered a distance equal to more than three times the circumference of the earth. Of course, it is none other than smiling Jack Downing, traveler, gentleman, scholar, and chemist par excellence. Long before the sun rose in the dim reaches of Taunton, Jack would rise and, with his beloved Chemistry under one arm, start on the long trail to the Heights. That Jack could make this long trip daily and still attain the high scholastic rank of which he is the proud pos.sessor speaks volumes for his intellectual ability. Yet we cannot record with absolute truth that Jack ' s endeavors were entirely confined to the scholastic side of college life. Strangely enough, for one so engrossed in things scientific he was blessed with a dryly clever knack of giving vent to quizzical comments on the world at large and Taunton in particular. It was during the daily session of the Round Table, around which sat the truly master intellects of the class discussing momentous questions of the day and the night, that Jack ' s cheery disposition and humorous asides were received in becoming manner. But, in class or out, we have nothing but happy memories of Jack Downing. The sterling qualities which have stood him in good stead during his college career will take him far along on the road to success in his chosen vocation. Chemistry Academy, 1, 2, 3, Jf. Track, 1, 2. 10,5 BERNARD THEODORE DUFFY Bold as a Hon, he advanced to the fray. — Taylor. TO carry the ball for the last run in the final game of one ' s senior year is a distinction ever to be proud of. When Ted Duffy took the ball in the last play of the Holy Cross game for a gain of fifteen yards, he earned this distinctive honor. After a short stay at Dartmouth, Ted decided to desert Hanover and come to the Heights. Possessing a fine personality and equally well-endowed with athletic ability, he quickly acclimated himself to the life of the college. Our first picture of Ted is that of an ulstered, madly-rushing youth who usually managed to make the French classes a trifle late after the long and tedious journey from the University City. Sound counsel from certain sources served to correct him of this habit, however, and we now see him Johnny-on-the-spot. Ted went out for the football team in Junior and engaged in quite a battle for one of the half- back positions. He started several games and acquitted himself in great fashion. When base- ball, which is Teds best sport, rolled around, he reported with the other candidates and was chosen to take the Southern Trip. He participated in both sports again in Senior and he graduates as a two-letter man. It is not only as the athlete, however, that we wish to remember Ted, but also as the real fel- low who never sought to offend but always to please. We all feel sure that he will carry this atti- tude into the world with him, and to greater heights. Football, 2, 3, J,. Baseball, 3, 4. Hockey, 3, 4. Track, k- 106 WILLIAM ARTHUR EDMUNDS Modesty is the cloak of the truly great. — Coolidge. A VOYAGER, venturing forth from the shores of Cantabrigia, bent on the accomplishment of doughty deeds in learned halls, came Bill Edmonds to the Heights four all-too-short years ago. Modest, quiet, unassuming Bill would be the last one to desire the words of praise which this humble biographer will presently scatter broadcast over the virgin whiteness of this page. Where other men strove to blazon their names on the imposing roll of honor of the extra- curricular academies and societies, Bill was content to wander on the too often untrodden ways of study of the arts. Yea! we venture to assert that the timeless principles, the eternal verities of the great minds of the ages, taught beneath the towers impressed themselves upon him as they did upon no other, and that they will remain with him down the long trail of lite, ever carrying him on unto the attainment of Eudaemonia. Studious, capable, one of the real pluggers of the class. Bill endeared himself to us because he was serious, because he was in earnest, because he was the typical college man, one who realized what education means to a man in later life. No need is there to wish you luck. Bill, one so serious and sincere can never fail to arrive at the top in his chosen walk of life. Here ' s a wish that our paths may often cross! Sodality, 1, 2, 3, . French Academy, S, 3. Chemistry Academy, 2. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, S, 3, i. 107 Illlllllllllf) LOUIS XAVIER FAHEY A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market. — Anon. THREE guesses as to who delights us with his dry humor, amuses us with his quaint ejacula- tions, and astonishes us with his wide knowledge. Louis Fahey? Right the first time. We cannot soon forget the sympathetic thrills which traversed our spine whenever Lou renders Al Jolson Mammy ' songs. Nor is his dramatic power reserved for special productions. It is shown every day — much to our delight. In spite of his evident fondness for graveyards — i.e. the dead militia — we still maintain that Lou rightly deserves the class title of Original. Louis ' greatest claim to fame can be justly laid to the Fordham trip in 1927. Lou is one rabid B. C. fan — that ' s what I mean. At the football games who kept B. C. ' s score so high? — Louis — he worked on the score board. This however does not limit the scope of his endeavor, for he displays his intelligence to great advantage in the classroom and is ever ready to engage in lengthy and heavy discourse on vital points of Ethics, life and its problems. Where Lou ever finds the words he uses is a constant source of wonder to us. We feel a rhyme coming on so let ' s fit it to Lou, — Sometimes verbose, and often jocose. That is Lou and as a fitting ending as he himself would say, c ' est a rire. Louis, we are glad to have met and known you. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, Jf. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. Discussion Club, 3, 1,. History Academy, 1, 2. 108 nt) y 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 [TrI PATRICK THOMAS FALLON Besides, ' tis known he could speak Greek As naturally as pigs squeak. —Butler. TWAS not the fact that he was President of the Boston College Club of Salem that won for him our affection; but ' twas our affection for him that unanimously elected him President of the B. C. Club of Salem. The Witch City certainly redeemed itself for the misdemeanors that legend has thrown about it when it sent Pat Fallon to Boston College. Coming to us from St. John ' s Prep, it took Pat but a short time to demonstrate the full measure of his scholarship. As one by one his efforts were rewarded with the highest honors that the college confers, we could not have reproached him had he stood up in our midst and flung at us the challenge of the explorers of old; After the Alps — what mountains have you to conquer. ' However, Pat in his characteristic unassuming manner would keep from you, if we were to allow him, all knowledge of his excellent scholarship. He would not let you know that as Archon of the Greek Academy in Sophomore, he amazed student and professor alike with the wealth of Grecian lore he had acquired. He would have us pass over the fact that in Chem he was unequalled and in Philosophy he had no peer. We say adieu, but not goodbye. When we meet again in after life, and we trust it will be soon let us hope to find you with the success you have richly merited and the good fortune you deserve. French Academy, 1, 2. Greek Academy, 1, Archon, S. Sodality, 1, 2, Vice-Prefect, 3, 4- 109 i HENRY PAUL FARRELL Constancy is the complement of all the other human virtues. — Mazzini. IT is proverbial that some men are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them. It is a matter of common knowledge, however, that relatively few men are born great, fewer yet have greatness thrust upon them, and still fewer achieve greatness. Our friend, Henry, must be placed in the category of those to whom greatness comes through achieve- ment or perseverance. That he persevered is evidenced by the scholastic standing he maintained during his four years of intellectual probation amongst us. Of all the qualities one could desire in a classmate, there is none held more highl.y than the ability to maintain a placid demeanour under any circumstances, however trying. All of which explains, to a certain degree, our esteem for our genial classmate, Henry Farrell. If Henry has ever become excited, we have failed to discover him on that momentous occasion. However annoying or pleasing the situation might be, be well assured that the smiling and philosophic Henry faced it with his usual serene calm. Wherefore we all envy and admire him as one gifted with a most fortunate temperament, enabling him to smile at the turns of Fortune ' s wheels, be they favorable or otherwise. As he turns his back on his Alma Mater and goes forth to wrest a livelihood from sordid world, we can indeed say — There goes a man. French Academy, 1, 2. Manager of Band, 3, 3. Sodality, 1, S, 3, 4. Neioton B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, If. nt 110 JOSEPH AUGUSTIN FARRINGTON Keep your eye on the ball. —A. Dubb. MAWTHEB., what is the man doing? Hush Psych dear, he will hear you. I know Ma, chimes in Ethics, He went to school with dad. He ' s seeking Eudaimonia, a hole in one. The above, overheared by the Chronicler, introduces to us all none other than Joe Farrington, golfer, extra-social of the Class of ' 29, and the famous class twins. It simply shows that Joe be- lieves in applying his ethics to golf, and that Tim has used the principle of t he double effect. But seriously now, Joe is a prominent member of the class, and leads our merry pill-chasers in their excursions over field and dell against Brown and others who are so rash as to shake a niblick at us. He has, to resort to argot, the goods, in golf and tennis. Yet not alone in them. The library found him a faithful patron, especially before a test or exam when Ego, i.e. my passing cluster of thoughts, shared with him an alcove. There we teed up often and unscrewed many an inscrutable thesis, and blew to bits many an adversary. Happy days indeed of rigorous, mental work which Joe enjoyed. Oolf, 3, Manager, Jf. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. Sociological Discussion Club, 3, 4. llllllllllly THOMAS PATRICK FAY ' Business despatched is business well done. ' ' — Bidwer-Lytton. IF perseverance and business ability make for success we can safely predict that Tom will arrive. Receiving his scholastic foundation at B. C. High, Tom entered the College in his quiet way and proceeded to establish himself in the esteem of new and admiring friends, of whom there were many. Here too, at College, did he manifest his talents as a scholar. In Meta- physics few were so skillful as he, in arriving at the solution of some profound problem or baffling difficulty, and his interest and attention was joy to many a laboring Prof. But one must not be led to believe that Tom s ability lay in this one direction only. He is a firm and ardent advocate and propagator of extra-curricular functions. In one particular field his activities were outstanding. If we recall correctly, it was due in no small way to his courage and untiring, unselfish, efforts as Business Manager of Dramatics that recent aspirations in the theater merited wide acclaim for their excellence. His executive ability, coupled with cheerful and faithful service, won the cooperation of the entire company with the ultimate results so well known. As a true friend, generous and ever ready to give his best for his friends and his Alma Mater; as a scholar, who could penetrate to the true wisdom and worth that lay beneath the superficialities, and the mere face values of persons and things; and as a splendid, all-round. Catholic gentleman, we are sure that he will for a long time be remembered by his College and class. So long Tom. May we meet again. Dramatics, S. Business Manager, 3, i. Track, 1, 2. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, I4.. Stylus, 3, 1 . Discussion Club 3, If.. Sub Turri, Advertising Manager. 112 t iiiiiiiiiiy YiiniiiiiiTrl LAWRENCE BERNARD FENNELL Wit is the finest sense in the loorld. — Person. ABLE and willing, paradoxically careful and carefree, Larry drifted amiably through his four years of college, making friends everywhere, enjoying in their fullest measure the delights and pleasures of the life collegiate. By some miraculous means or other Larry found time to excel in several of the more abstract subjects, notably psychology. Among the extra-curricular activities Larry ' s first love was The Heights, but he was also enrolled in the Business Club and the Discussion Club. It was to the aforementioned news organ, however, that Larry gave his best efforts, and after three years of apprenticeship, he was rewarded with the position of Advertising Manager. It was primarily due to Larry ' s efforts that The Heights was able to present its now historical maga- zine issue at this year ' s Holy Cross game. Gifted with a certain dry wit, Larry was always a leading figure in those daily conclaves of humor and badinage that occurred in The Heights office. It was this rare ability to see and point out the humorous side of even the most serious matters, as much as his geniality and everready friendliness, that made Larry well-liked by everyone whem he encountered. It is understood that Larry will enter the business world. He is admirably fitted for this as exemplified by his work on The Heights and in the Business Club. A hail-fellow-well-met, regu- lar in the strictest sense of the word, there will be a large empty spot in our hearts after Commence- ment Day brings its partings and farewells. Heights, 1, S, 3, Advertising Manager, k- Business Club, 3, i- Discussion Club, 3, |. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Night Club, 1, 2, 3, k- League oj the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, 4. 113 yillllllllllrj JOHN FRANCIS FITZGERALD We arc no other than a .moving roto. Of magic shadow-sha ' pes that come and go; Round with the sun-illnmin d lantern held. In midnight by the Master of the Shoio. ' — Fitzgerald. THE Class of ' 29 goes on record here and now as proclaiming Fitz the greatest actor ever at B. C. This may sound to some like a challenge but we ' ve been waiting for four years to get that off our chests, and this is the first official opportunity we have had to put that statement down in black and white. However, Fitz ' s fame as an actor is not to be the subject of this little sketch. On the contrary, let us say something about Fitz we know better; the humorous, jesting, witty Fitz, who looked at college life through rose-colored glasses and lightened our burden when the load was heaviest. In a word Fitz has a vision broad enough to penetrate the glitter and glamour of the world about him, and long since did he perceive the homely truth that all men, be they in humble or exalted position, are essentially made up of the self-same stuff. Perhaps he acquired his vision from the varied roles he played on the stage. Now he was king, now clown and now king again; but all the time he remained the same old fun-loving Fitz. If he decides in after life that the play ' s the thing, the stars of the dramatic world may well look to their laurels. Marqvette, 1, 2. Fulton, 3. English Academy, President, 1. French Academy, 1, 2. Sodality 1, 2, 3, 4. Chemistry Academy, 2. Sociological Club, 4. Dramatics, 1, 3, 3, President Jf. Tennis, 1, 2, 3, i. ' 4, 114 EDWARD JOHN FLOOD Then came the flood. — Anon. ALL of us are possessed with some natural talents, and it becomes a simple matter to apply them. Ed Flood was endowed with certain natural talents but unfortunately for him they are not those that can be best applied in his position in life. As a student Ed put in many hours of hard brain exercise commonly termed as burning the midnight oil. No one can doubt that he obtained the desired results, for we have the facts of his success in scholastic achievement. It would be hard to determine any benefit that he has derived during his four j ' ears that has not come only after much and continued effort. His scope of acquaintances was not great for Ed is very quiet and unassuming. However, all who have had contact with him either in a scholastic or social way have been desirous to count him as a friend. Like the great oaks he never changed; except as the oaks grew in size, he grew in knowledge and esteem by his classmates. In future years we hope that we may learn that people are as proud to claim that they have had connections with him in business or industry as we are to claim that he was in our class. There is not one of us who would not go out of our way just for the privilege of a few words with Edward J. Flood — a welcome acquaintance. English Academy, 1. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, If. History Academy, 1, 2. Marquette, 1, 2, Treasurer, 2. Track, 1. 115 LI yiniiiiiiiiij JOHN FRANCIS FLYNN By the work one Icnows the workman. — La Fontaine, THE pleasure one experiences in writing up Jack is equalled by the sadness one feels at the thought of bidding him farewell. For the four years that he has been in our midst, he has pursued his work so quietly and diligently that few realized the progress he actually made. How- ever, the men with whom he associated dail.v were determined that his efforts should not waste their sweetness on the desert air. So it was that the football squad assembled to choose the men best qualified to guide their destinies in our Senior year, elected Jack to the office of Varsity Foot- ball Manager. The unprecedented success of our warriors on the ancient turf of Fenway Park best reflects the wisdom of their choice. Although of a very quiet disposition. Jack has made many friends among the Class of ' 29. Many there are who inspire friendship by the arduous greatness of things done. A very select few, among whom we number Jack, draw us to them by their mere presence. We do not mean by this that Jack ' s accomplishments were negligible. His record would refute any such assumption. Rather, the impression we seek to convey is that it is not so much what Jack has done as what he is that makes us cherish him as one of the finest gentlemen we know. Jack has not as yet revealed what his plans are for the future. To whatever field he brings his quiet effort and persistent diligence, success for hira is certain. Keep up the good work, Jack! Football, Assistant Manager, 1, S, 3, Manager, Jf. English Academy, 1, 2. Sociological Club, i. Sodality,!, 2, 3, i. 116 iiiiiiiiii y Vl ll llll WILLIAM FRANCIS FLYNN Write mc as one that loves his fellow- men. — Hunt. FROM time immemorial men have selected leaders to guide their destinies. Many times the choice is difficult; the relative merits of the contenders are weighed in the balance and only after a long process of trial and error does the winner emerge triumphant. But for the Class of ' 29 nature had simplified the task. Early in our freshman year we recognized the sterling character and outstanding ability of Bill Flynn and elevated him to the highest office within our power to bestow. From the day of his initial triumph to this very day he has been at the helm and has held the rudder true. Reading the above paragraph, the reader may look for some extraordinary reason as the cause of such unprecedented popularity. The answer is a simple one. It is summed up in one word — unselfishness. It was not that he thought of us first and himself afterwards; he thought of us first and never thought of himself at all. The only reward he expected, the only reward he could hope to secure was the good will and cooperation of his classmates. As for the good will — you ' ve always had it, Bill and as for our cooperation, — wherein we were successful we are thankful — where we have failed, it was because we were unable to measure up to the high standard you set. Bill, you deserve all the happiness and good fortune the world can bestow on mortal man. Class President, 1, S, 3, i- Heights, 1, 2, 3, 4, Business Manager, Jf. Student Activity Council, 1, Secretary, S, Vice-President, 3, Honorary President, 4. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, Vice-President, Jf. Marquette, 1, 2. Fulton, 3. Track, Assistant Manager, 1, 2. Tennis, 2, 3, 4. Sub Turri, Managing Editor, If.. 117 hliiiiiiiiii y yillllllllllrl FRANCIS XAVIER FOLEY n the full tide of crperimenf. — Jefferson. CHELSEA sent to the Class of 191 9 Frank Foley, as a graduate of St. Rose ' s in that city. Frank entered college as a Sub-Freshman, due to the fact that he lacked a few necessary points in Latin. Here he applied himself most diligently and so successfully that the following year found him a full fledged member of the Sophomore Class. Frank took Biology and Chemistry in his Junior and Senior years. Here he showed his ability to utilize time to the best advantage. He always accomplished his work in the shortest possible time. He never wasted a minute. In spite of this fact his work was always neat and accurate. Next year Frank will be numbered among those happy souls who are matriculating at Medical School. If his work at college is any criterion of his future work, Frank ought to be most successful there. A few years hence and Chelsea or some other place will be graced by the presence of Francis X. F ' oley, M.D. Whether he will be a physician or a surgeon is not known, but we do know that which ever he becomes he will be a success, for he has always been smart, ambitious and conscientious. We know that it is hardly necessary for the members of the class, and especially for his friends in the Pre-Med course, to offer him the best of wishes for that success which he so rightly deserves. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. Spanish Academy, 2, 3. Chemistry Academy, 2, 3, Jf. 118 Vllllllllllld EDWARD JOSEPH FRAHER Meat feeds, ettiith deeds, but breeding makes the man. — Scottish Proverb. WORLD, meet Ed Fraher, courier du bois. Each day the rising sun finds him speeding along the forest trails from the pleasant hamlet of Medway to the heights overhanging Olde Bos- ton. Like those noble messengers, nothing stops him, nothing delays him — whether Winter snow or Summer ' s scorching heat and the matin never finds him absent, but always on time and ready for the day ' s work. Methinks Ed, in his younger days before he joined us, must have been a member of that organization whose motto is be prepared. This habit of preparedness has preserved unshaken his equanimity, when in the hushed moment at the start of class, the Reverend Ethician ' s pencil has posed above the class plan, only to fall and consign some poor wretch to the chair — that Siege Perilous wherein no man may safelj ' sit. His grades in his undergraduate days show that this is not a recently acquired perfection. On the contrary thej ' show that Ed never believed in trusting to natural talent alone and to inspiration in a crisis. The real interest of the college and the good of her sons have always been close to his heart; good breeding has set a mark upon him, and his gentlemanly behavior will always reflect honor upon old Alma Mater when he has climbed into the limelight. Au revoir, Ed old boy, and bon voyage. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, Jf. Marquette, 1. History Academy, 1. French Academy, 1. Hello Club 119 JOHN LAWRENCE FRAWLEY Manner, as much as matter, constitutes eloquence. — Delsarte. IN answer to the clarion call summoning the men of 29 from neighboring glens and dells to the Heights, there joined us some four short years back, one John L. from the distant realms of Brockton. Possessed of a splendid record of scholastic achievements, his aspirations for even greater victories were destined from the start to be gloriously fulfilled. Debating circles enfolded him from the first, and Freshman saw him a member of the team that so completely annihilated their older Sophomoric brethren of serious mien. His interest in the gentle art of oratory quick- ened to a pace that left competition behind and placed him in Senior in the front rank of our inter- collegiate debaters against the leading colleges in the East. But John was more than a debater to his friends; blessed with the faculty of retaining an even disposition, his circle of acquaintances formed at the Heights is a secure and abiding one. Perhaps his most striking characteristic is his absolute complacence with life. John could quench an un- expected fire in his vest pocket with the same ease with which he buttoned that doublebreasted garment. In class his work placed him consistently among those who knew their Ratio. His friendship through the fleeting years of college we shall long cherish and in the years to come may his cheery Hi greet us as often as an ample career will permit. Sodality, 1, 2, 3. French Academy, 1. Marquette, 1, 2, Secretary, 2. Sociological Discussion Club, 3, If. Fulton, 3, Vice-President, 4- Intercollegiate Debater, 3, 4. Tree Orator. B. C. Club of Brockton, 1, Treasurer, 2, 3, President, 4. 120 JOHN JOSEPH GALE, JR. 7 iceigli the man, not his title. — Wycherley. JOHN lived in Dorchester while attending the College and daily braved all the hidden dangers and transfers which menace commuting to old B. C. His cheerful disposition and social in- clinations and good nature have made him a friend of everyone with whom he has come in contact. The devotion of much of his time to many outside activities — among which might be men- tioned many affairs of the heart — have failed to lessen Jack ' s scholastic ardor. In the Spanish Academy Jack has been one of the outstanding members. His many lectures and readings have been one of the main activities of this society. Indeed, wherever there be a lively lecture or debate, there one was apt to hear Jack ' s voice, be it in the Chemistry, English, History, or Spanish. While it is true that in after-class activities Jack is quite a speaker, he is very shy and quiet in the regular classes. As a matter of fact the only time that he has been called upon was the fifty- four times that his name has been heralded forth for the sole purpose of that slip of admission. Jack gets to school just in time to open the door for Father Keyes, but sometimes the thumb- ing is not so good, and hence the slip. His real honest to goodness friendship, personality, and determination are qualities which will aid materially in the success that we know will follow him and mark his every effort. To have known such a sterling character has been an inspiration, the memory of which will not be effaced in the ensuing years. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, g, 3, h. Sodality, 1, £, 3, k. Spanish Academy, 1, 2, 3, 4. History Academy, 1, 2, 3. 121 Fniiiiiiii ' 7 cr= ' =5r WILLIAM BARRY GAVIN Of earth ' s goodn, the best is a good wife. — Simonides. WHEN we look back in years to come and review familiar haunts and faces, there is one that is sure to come back strikingly to us all, and that is Bill Gavin. Versatile and pleasant, he will always hold a prominent place in our memory. We have often wondered, yea even marvelled, at the fact of a man descending out of the regions of gases, syntheses and precipitates, and while still muddled by repeated inhalation of the noisome fumes abounding therein, stepping up to the platform and nonchalantly wielding the baton over the assembled orchestra, or rendering a sweet strain from his responsive Stradivarius. No trouble for Bill. His versatility made the step from the scientific to the aesthetic a short one, easily bridged by the able. How often have we been captivated by the brief Hi, accompanied by a smile lurking about the corners of Bill ' s mouth. Many of our happiest hours can be traced back to those fests in which Bill played a leading role, despite the many demands on his time. Our days together are over. Bill, and while we shrink from the words of parting, let us hope for early and frequent reunions. As we leave. Bill, to you and your gem from the foothills of Idaho, all health and happiness. Band, 1, 2, 3, 4. Orchestra, 1, 3, 3, J,. Musical Cluhs, 1, 2, 3, i, Vice-President, Jf. Concert Master, 3, 4. Captain, Married Men ' s Ball Team, If. 122 CHARLES FRANCIS GLENNON And thvs he bore without abuse The grand old name of gentleman. — Tennyson. WHEN we proclaim to the readers of this volume that Chick Glennon is chiefly celebrated by his classmates for his ready smile and cheerful demeanor, they, perhaps not realizing the rareness of a real, open, frank, honest smile, may consider that we are under-estimating his other talents when we consider his smile as the chiefest of his gifts. We really are not, for one needs but to see Chick smile to become convinced of the truth of the pronunciamento which begins this in- sufficient biography. Chick was not one to be content with smiling his way into the hearts of his classmates, how- ever. He preferred to be known to them as a man of action, and that he was, his doughty deeds in the Marquette and Fulton Debating Societies and in the Spanish Academy bring testimony. Perhaps for more than even these, his classmates are grateful to him for his ready assistance in times of scholastic stress (remember his propinquity to the dreaded Electric Chair). A good student, finding his courses fairly easy. Chick, unlike many another good student, was always ready to proffer assistance in things scholastic. This unselfishness is typical of the man, and stamps him for what he is, an iV-1, regular fellow. May our paths cross often during life. Chick, and may each parting be shorter than the last. Best luck. Chick. Marquette, 1, 2. Spanish Academy, 1, 2, 3. Ftdton, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. Jamaica Plain B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, 4. 123 nt EDWARD FRANCIS GLYNN Great oaks from little acorns grow. — Anon. SHORT of stature but long of ability, expresses in a phrase the outstanding characteristics of our classmate from Lawrence. The majority of the class have not come into intimate contact with Eddie Glynn, since he is one of those untiring commuters. For four years, Eddie has trod the weary path from Lawrence to University Heights, and in that time, despite the difficul- ties in his path, he has earned the enviable record of maintaining a general excellence in scholastic endeavours. Eddie never degenerated to the much-despised level of the grind; on the contrary, he took an active and a healthy interest in all the activities of the class, athletic and social. In addition to this, Eddie has been the Vice-president of the Lawrence B. C. Club. We have come to know Eddie, not merely as a real modern he-man, but as a student whose academic duties are recognized and fulfilled as such withovit ostentatious note-taking or inordinate cramming. Especially in these obligations which the world of today is sadly inclined to take lightly, we find him in the foremost ranks of those who truly appreciate the significance of the ethi- cal ought. He is above all, another of that legion of sons whom Boston College is proud to call her own. A greater testimonial no man could desire. An already busy world will soon have to acknowledge the fact that Eddie is in it and that he means business. Four years ' contact with him convinces us that Eddie should be a top-heavy favor- ite in the coming battle of life. Sodality, 1,2, 3, i. Business Clvb, 4. Track, 1,3. Fulton, 3. French Academy. 1, 3. B. C. Clnb of Lawrence, 1, 2, 3, Vice-President, |. 124 JAMES HALPIN GOOD Not always right in all men ' s eyes. But faithful to the light within. —0. W. Holmes. GREETINGS old Poker face. Long have you been with us and ever the same good old Jim, ready when needed and able to be found when wanted. We have often thought that mel- ancholy claimed you for her own as you usually seemed to be in deep meditation as if care were sitting heavily upon your shoulders, or as though you were making decisions for the World Court. But now we think we have found th e secret, you were looking sire like perhaps down the long dim aisles of the future into the Universal Land which Plato discovered. This thought upon your part we do not disparage for that is the one thing which college men should do, and don ' t. It is by thought, too, that one knows oneself, which is most important if we are going to reach that particular niche in which we are supposed to take our place. We urge you to continue in your patient application and industry in the task before you, for it is by such that that contentment and peace of mind are attained. Let duty as now, be your boon companion, but let also quips and cranks, jest and youthful jollity pal around with you a bit. Come smile and laugh for that is the way to stay young. Even if your motto is There was an owl sat on an oak. the more he saw the less he spoke, the less he spoke the more he heard, the primary end of speech is to communicate your thoughts to your fellow man and give him the benefit of them. Adios, Jim. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, It. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, 1 . French Academy, 3, 1 . Military Club, 3. English Academy, 1. 125 HERBERT DANIEL GORDON It is tranquil people who aecomplish much. — Thoreaii. IF you ever hear a terrific noise, followed by a loud explosion, don ' t look for Herb, for you ' ll never find him there. You see. Herb is one of the quietest and calmest young men that our college has ever known. Who doesn ' t recall at 9.40, that our classmate softly opened the rear door, and stole noiselessly to his seat, while the less fortunate and more noisy of his brethren were caught in the act by the genial professor of Psychology? In the spring this young man ' s fancy turned to thoughts of baseball and permit us to say that Herb was as slick an outfielder as ever drew on a mitt. The one noise he was responsible tor was the crack of the bat on the ball, and for that we will readily excuse him. It was always a pleasure to meet Herb around the lower rotunda. In a class that featured many of the all-talkie variety. Herb was a great listener, and was always interested in what one had to say or do. When he did talk, he said something, as which of you did not. He is a friend of the first water, at all times regular, and a thorough gentleman. We hate to take our leave. Herb, but custom decrees that we must. If we don ' t meet again soon, it won ' t be our fault; knowing you, we know it won ' t be yours, either. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, J,. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, S, i. Baseball, 1, 3, 3. Track, 1. Chemistry Academy, 1, 2, 3. Spanish Academy, 1, 3, 3. 126 WALTER ALBERT GORMAN Let ' s reason teitli Ihe worst that may befall. — Shakespeare. TO one who has traversed the long stretch between Coolidge Corner and Kenmore Station in the wee small honrs of the night, the familiar face of Walter was to be seen passing in the opposite direction. Under his arm was the inevitable Psychology or Ethics notes, and upon his face was the expression of one who is content with the world and its beauties. To hardened Seniors who look upon the world and its vicissitudes with the cynical eyes of men of the world, take a note out of Walter ' s book and believe that the man is the master. Hence Walter ' s confi- dence, and he has earned it. Walter ' s deep bass voice has been an asset to the Glee Club since his advent into College and he will be missed in this activity next year. But as an advertising salesman he has shown great promise. The Stylus drafted him this past year, and in a year that has been quiet in the extreme as far as advertising goes Walter more than carried off honors. It is unnecessary to say we will miss Walter ' s companionship. The undergraduates will miss his serious mein next year around the Stylus Office, but we may see him often on the Beacon Street car or else at the University Club. Hence we know that he will not be a stranger to us — and we feel fortunate that the companionship of one so amiable and talented will not be lost. And we may prophesy so much as to say that Walter will be one to whom we may in later years point as a shining example of Boston College and 1929 success. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Heights, 3, 4. Musical Clubs, 1, 2, 3, i. Greek Academy, 1. Discussion Club, 3, i. Stylus, 1, 2, 3, Advertising Manager, 4. 127 illlHIIIIIIH CHARLES VINCENT GROARK Hitch your wagon to a star. — Anon. AT last we found a man without an enemy! Long has been the search, gratifying the results. Who along the campus does not know our genial Shorty with his cheery hello and witty retorts? Rumor has it that were our hero of the sock and buskin ever to train his artillery on the Profs, said gentlemen would flee in panic, for whenever one sees Cha rley, he always sees two books tucked under his arm. Like Cicero ' s, they are his sole source of joy and comfort. Psychology and Ethics never had any snares too tricky for Charley. It would be a terrible (n(.T pas to overlook his loyalty to our Alma Mater, for there is no better booster nor more staunch supporter of Boston College than he. Whenever any historical questions of importance crop up, it is none other than genial Charley who is called in to settle them. History and he are synonymous. Some day when the mists have rolled away, when all the Seniors are in the millionaire class, along with the rest of the Iron W age Levelists, who knows but our clever Charley, now President of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (for this is to be his field of future endeavor) will welcome them with fond embrace and place them all in lucrative positions. Here is hoping that our happy go lucky punster will always have Dame Fortune smiling on him and perhaps some day we will read over his desk, in emblazoned letters, the motto of his success; Take a chance, you can ' t lose. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, If. Discussion Club, 4. 128 EDWARD HALE GROARK Occas are rare: and those who know how to seize upon them are rarer. — H. W. ShaiLK THE other brother; this subject of the optics has had the good fortune to be known as his brother ' s brother. He was a real wit on such occasions as he saw fit to grace activities of the class room. Not wishing to disappoint, he often sent his contribution to the good feeling of the lecture hall by the trust of that worthy, his brother. Eddie was always considered as one who knew what it was all about. To be precise, no discussion was too deep and no subject too pro- found for his reasoning process as is known to all who have been present at Senior Class lectures. If one wanted to make friends with Eddie all that he had to do was to make the fact known to this personage and the feat was accomplished — toiite de suite or even sooner if the time element was to be omitted. It was the open truth that he really desired to increase his store of friendships. Although he came to us after two years at our sister college at Mt. St. James, he overcame this difficulty and was soon abreast of the times in the number and scope of acquaintances. It is a hard world we admit, but against this fact we place that of real positive a nd active knowledge to produce after a short ageing by experience that much sought for satisfaction of triumph not only in business but also in society, for knowledge brings friendships as well as eco- nomic progress. With the aptitude for both — we have but to wait. Sodality, 3, 4. League of the Sacred Heart, 3, 4- Business Club, If. Musical Club, If. 129 WILLIAM ANDREW HAFFERTY May you live all the days of your life. —Swift. NOTED authorities on sports are continually reminding us that the old time football player is rapidly vanishing. So it is with considerable pleasure that we present Bill Hafferty as our contribution to the old school. In Freshman he cast his lot with the Varsity and for four years he hurled his powerful frame about the gridiron with a reckless abandon and utter disregard for life and limb that made the old-timers take Bill to their hearts forever. Bill ' s fame as a varisty end is secure. But we know him better as a classmate and staunch friend. Bill is a good student and was consequently free from the worries which are wont to harass many of the so-called student athletes. Bill was bona fide in this respect as a glimpse at the records will attest. Besides this, he was well-liked by all the fellows for he was genuinely interested in everyone ' s progress and possessed a grace of good listening as well as of good speaking. In other words, Bill is a well-balanced man without a grain of bluff in his makeup. When these characteristics and qualities, so promising during his collegiate career, expand to their full development in years to come. Bill cannot fail to make the grade. Watch out. Bill. Football, 1, 2, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, k- League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. 130 ' illlllllllllri FRANCIS GERARD HAGGERTY Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities. — Emerson. IT is no easy task to write about Mai, — not that the subject matter is scarce, but rather be- cause it is most difficult to translate a disposition such as his in terms of mere words. The popularity of some men depends on athletic prowess. Marked success in extra-curricular activi- ties gives others their claim to fame. But Mar ' basked in the sunshine of good-fellowship just because he was Mai. As Captain of the Tennis team he demonstrated leadership and talent sufficient to make the season a most creditable one in every respect. When we say that Mai knew how to serve there will immediately be a misunderstanding, but we are referring to that powerful overhand stroke which blasted opponent after opponent from the clay courts. However tennis was not his only racket. In the social swim he breasted the current with an ease and grace that made him a pronounced favorite with the opposing sex. But regardless of the function, he never permit- ted his calm demeanor and genial disposition to become ruffled in the least — for, as we said before, he was always Mai. Just what his intentions are for the future, he has not as yet signified. We know that Mai will make no hurried decision and that whatever he selects will be the right choice. We won ' t attempt a prophecy, but will rest content with the positive assertion that he will make good. Watch out, Mai! Tennis, 1, 2, 3, Jf. Captain, 4. Sodality, 1, S, 3, Jf. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, k- Discussion Club, 3, i. LEO CHARLES HALEY To laugh is proper to the man. THE creator of Gargantua and Pantagruel would have keenly appreciated Leo, for he dearly loved a man who could laugh, and laugh as much for the sake of laughing as because of the fact that his sense of humor had been touched. Such is our Leo, great, hearty, burly, jolly Leo, his voice ever booming a hearty salutation to all, perhaps the most carefree man in the college, not so much because he has no cares, but because he has a sense of humor and refuses to allow his cares to affect his outlook upon life. (Here permit the biographer to obtrude himself long enough to state that he has been accustomed to seek an interview with Leo as an antidote after conditions in Physics). Leo is a better than fair stiident, and has at times been a prominent member of various acad- emies and societies, but, in later years, when we cast back over our college days we will remember Leo not so much in the classrooms, in the halls of societies and activities as in those get togethers in the Lower Rotunda where his hearty laugh triumphed over the rest, and his shrewd jests sent us on our way chuckling. Wherever the fates place you, Leo, in the race of Life, you will have the rest of us under a handicap, for the gods have bestowed upon you the greatest of all their gifts. Laughter. Good luck to you, Leo. May it be that you find the parting as sad as we. Chemistry Academy, 2, 3, Jf. Spanish Academy, 2, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, k- League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, 4. 132 WALTER JOSEPH HARDIMAN 0! am stabb ' d with laughter. — Shakespeare HE S a deep one, he is, and clever too. For four years we have watched him and loved him, at times amazed at his brilliant achievements in the classics and philosophy, again thrilled with his remarkable achievements on the stage, and always convulsed with laughter at his unequal- led humor and matchless wit. If we were to pick one man out of the class in whose company we wou ' d wish to pass the rest of our life, there is no doubt that our choice would be Walter. His career through college has been one success after another. In Freshman year he helped to put Charlie Dowd into the records of the class as a tradition, and throughout the four long years he has faithfully perpetuated the memory of that remarkable teacher, not merely at school, but abroad. Always a Gr eek student of note, he was chosen by Mr. Marique, S. J. in Sophomore to represent the class in a public disputation in Sophocles ' tragedy Oedipus Rex. In Junior and Senior while still continuing his preeminence in his studies he devoted much of his time to dramatics, being elected Vice-President of that society. Playing the part of the first clown in Hamlet, he set a mark that will always stand as a tradition in Boston College Dramatics. But why go on. ' ' Let us with our word of farewell give tribute to that noble character, that jolly good comradeship, that brilliant wit, always alert to point a moral or adorn a tale. Walter, If we do meet again, why we shall smile; If not, why then this parting was well made. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, If. English Academy, Sergeant-al-Arms, 1. Dramatics, 1, 2, 3, Vice-President, 4. Marquette, 1. Beadle, Freshman D. 133 Ill FRANCIS JEROME HARKINS Hail Alma Materl Thy praise we siitg. — Alma Mater Hymn. TO chronicle fittingly the accomplishments of the gentleman whose photo graces this page would cause Boswell to tremble indeed. But no account of the activities of the Class of ' 29 would be adequate without a relation of Frank ' s accomplishments, however meager our powers may be in such an attempt. That vague, indefinite element of college life — school spirit — found its living counterpart most decidedly pronounced in everything Frank performed. In the realm of athletics no more ardent or zealous worker in the interest of B. C. could be found. As a fitting tribute to his zest for action, we chose him as our A. A. Representative in our underclass days. In recognition of his work and the capable manner in which he had performed the above mentioned office the entire student body made him their selection as President of the Student Athletic Council. But added to this splendid record, Frank has actively engaged in sports competition himself. A fine natural runner, his diligent persistent training was more than rewarded by his splendid show- ing at every meet. At the football classics while not engaged in guarding the sanctity of the student cheering section from the baneful influence of outsiders, his energetic, pep-injecting gyra- tions announced that a Regular Boston was in order. Frank put that same zeal, the same spirit in your future work and your way cannot be resisted, your fame is secured. Student Athletic Council, 3, President, i. Track, 1, 2, 3, i. Fulton, 3, Jf, Intercollegiate Debater, i. Sodality, S, Jf. Cheer Leader, 4-, Marquette, 1. Discussion Club, 3, t. Business Club, 4. Heights, 1, 3. 134 EUGENE JOSEPH HAYES Discretion of speech is more,than eloquence. — Bacon . CENTURIES ago Socrates expressed the opinion that humiUty betokens genius. The appli- cation of this statement to particular individuals has been made many times since the Gre- cian scribe enunciated it in the forum in Athens. Only those who have been intimately associated with him know that this virtue may be most properly applied to one of our outstanding representa- tives from South Boston, Beano Hayes. If humility were measured in kilowatts, our classmate would be a veritable powerhouse. If genius were subjected to quantitative estimation by candlepower, he would make quite a blaze. His self-effacing, retiring disposition, however, is not the product of an inferiority complex, but the conscious realization that the virtue of humility is its own reward. Thus the genius in his soul is partially hidden under a cloak of reticence. Psychologist, ethician, historian par excellence are but a few of the appellations accorded him by faculty and classmates alike. The same zeal and perseverance which carried him to the very nadir of scholastic success was manifest in all his activities, wherein his achievements speak for themselves. If the fulfillment of Socrates ' words mean anything and if ability and personality can consti- tute a criterion of success, then our friend will undoubtedly outdistance the ordinary run of mortals in the race for fame and happiness in this life. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, 4. History Academy, 3. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, S, 3, Jf. B. C. Club of South Boston, 1, 2, 3, If. 135 ARTHUR HENNESSEY He that hath knowledge spareth his words. — Proverbs, xvi, 27. WE may say of Art that he was a typical Boston College man. Always ready to give his support to the activities of the college whether on the athletic field or in the classroom. Art was well-known and well-liked. His name has not been emblazoned in the worlds of sport but he bids fair to be heard from in a far greater field. In his calm and unperturbed way he has gone about stocking up his storehouse of knowledge, to release it whenever it will do the most good. Quiet and unobtrusive Art has always been, for such a manner suited him best. To Lawrence High School, we owe a great debt because it gave us Art. His activities in the French Academy at that school brought it success and recognition. Coming to Boston College, he joined the French Academy and was responsible for no little of its success. He spent part of his time on the track, not as a member of the varsity track team, but as one who believed in mens sana in corpore sano. Reserved though he may have been, there were few in the class who could boast of a devotion to the college and its welfare more intense than Art ' s. He loves the college and is loath to leave it, but we know that such loyalty as he possesses has in back of it a wealth of noble spirit which will bring renown on Alma Mater, and for himself a righteous and lasting success. Track, S, 3. Lawrence B.C. Club, 1,3, 3, Jt. French Academy, 2. Sodality, 3, If. 136 hliiniiiiii j ' JAMES ALFRED HENNESSEY have done my best, what man can do more? — Henry Ford. ALLOW us to present at this time Big Jim Hennessey, one of the most hkeable chaps in the Class of ' 29. Four years ago he came to us from the wealthy town of Brookline where he established quite a reputation as a gridster of the first water. Allegiance to his studies prevented Jim from engaging in the Fall sport at the Heights, but his work in those bloody conflicts, the class games, made it apparent that the Varsity had lost a rare prospect. The results he achieved showed the wisdom of his course, for his four years sojourn among us always found him well up among the select circle who ruled the scholastic roost on the Heights. Let no one, however, think that Jim closed his eyes entirely to the delights of the life collegiate through his zest for study. Far from it. When the call was issued for candidates for the class football team, Jim was the first to respond, and well it is for the athletic prowess of ' 29 that he did. for to him is chiefly attributable the notable victories secured by Twenty-nine on the gridiron. Towering over his classmates like a Colossus, he threw back play after play with the aggressiveness of a McGuirk, and opened up gaping holes in the opposing lines through which the fleet John Cheever Kelley danced and swerved his way like a woodland sprite to full many a touchdown. If Jim be but as successful on the gridiron of life as he has been on many a turfed field, we, his friends, need have no fears concerning his success. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, J,. Discussion Club, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, 4. Chemistry Academy, 2, 3. 137 EUGENE EDMUND HERLIHY EdvcaUon is to be used and not worn. — Cannon. THE school that sent Hogan to the New York Giants and Danny MacFayden to Bob Quinn ' s Boston Red Sox sent Gene Herlihy to Boston College. Just as the former two were success- ful in their endeavours along athletic lines, so too was our Gene in the pursuit of his less famous but more worthy goal. Scholastic excellence was the mark at which he aimed on his entrance to the college four years ago, and it takes but a glance at the records to show that he attained it. An ardent student, he avidly attended to the words of wisdom that dropped from the lips of the Rev. Jones I. J. Corrigan, S. J., Professor to Senior in Ethics, Sociology and Government, one of the foremost sociologists in the land, and a man whose advice and counsel is often sought in governmental and church circles. Gifted with a most engaging personality and with what almost amounted to genius in making friends, Gene succeeded in winning his way into the affections of his fellow classmates from the very start of his college career. If Somerville can continue to send to Boston College men of the same mould as Gene, then she need have no fear of not being ably represented under the towers on the Heights. Best luck. Gene, may your successes in later life only be equalled by your successes on the Hieghts. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, J,. Marquette, S. Oolf, 3. Tennis, i. FREDERICK JAMES HOBBS In the strength of this I rode. Shattering all evil customs everywhere. — Curtis. HOBBS did you say? Aye truly a philosopher indeed, but not Hobbes, author of Leviathan, for our Fred ' s is straight, sound philosophy, as he can readily show. Notwithstanding, this strange coincidence has caused him a great deal of, may we call it, persecution from the seats of the mighty, under which he has never flinched. There is no philosophical question which has hither- to come up, which a little application on his part has not mastered. Suffice it to say that he has taken his seat in the Siege Perilous with all the coolness of a Galahad, and has left it victorious. But philosophical subjects and the classics have not taken up all of his time. Such skill as he has in hockey and baseball presupposes a good deal of practice. Speaking of baseball it is the regret of all of us, that Fred couldn ' t have weighed just a few pounds more, he has plenty of sand and was rightly acclaimed in the college publications two years ago as certain Varsity material for the old backstop position. Truly he is a prince of the blood and the true and rightful heir of Blarney castle. Fred also has a love for nature and the beautiful, for the sunrise and especially one beautiful dawn, made musical by the song of birds and lilting laughter of a fellow rover. May all the blessings of the world and skies be yours, Fred old boy. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, Jf. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, k- English Academy, 1, 2. 139 miiiiiiiiii 7 EUSTACE BEALS HOOD Parting with fnends is temporary death. — Michael Angela. COMPLETE unselfishness is a quality few of us ever attain. Yet no character can have per- manent charm without it. It differs from cliarity in that while charity covers a multitude of sins, unselfishness prevents their commission. If ever a youth was permeated with this self- effacing generosity that boy is Euie Hood, whom his nautical-minded friends call Skipper. So much so that he has hidden his light under the proverbial bushel and remained comparatively quiet in our midst. Which is by way of being the vice which creeps into this virtue. He might have been one of our greatest athletes — he had the brawn, the intelligence and the courage — but when the opportunity of working presented itself he found superior wisdom in sacri- ficing his football ambitions when affairs might have been easily arranged to suit those aspirations. His imagination and keenly receptive sense of the humorous undoubtedly would have obtained him high place among the literateurs and journalists, but he abandoned a field in which he might have shone to others no whit worthier than himself. Not that he lacked either the skill or the will to do did he stand back but rather because things of greater value turned his attention aside and and most too decent humility urged him to leave other pies to the fingers of those more free to stir them. This very reserve is fortifying. This all-pervading thoughtfulness for others necessarily produces a just estimate of one ' s own abilities and capacities. It gives that calmness and sym- pathy which render great men desirable comrades and la.ys the foundation of friendship as sparkling as old wine. Football, 1, a. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, J,. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, S, 3, i. 140 yiiHiiiiiiM CLEMENT VINCENT HORRIGAN With mirth and laughter let old lorinJdes come. — Milton. BROCKTON is the home of many famous sons of Boston College. Clem Horrigan is a new addition to that now long list. Being of a modest disposition, he has not been prone to ad- vertise his abilities, but little by Kttle, unusual gifts of an intellectual and social nature became evident and his naturally sunny nature has put him in a high place in the esteem of both the faculty and the students, not only of his own class, but those of other classes. It has been a great pleasure to all of us to have known a fellow that can be cultured without being pedantic, fun loving and humorous without ever being offensive, and of good character with- out being prudish, a typical Boston College product. He is of a somewhat visionary nature, but has the faculty of putting the products of this poetic tendency to practical use. This, together with a gracious personality and the moderate use of God ' s gift to all those of Celtic blood, should carry him far in the business world. As he leaves the college he will carry the best wishes and highest expectations on the part of the class for his success. Benedict ' s Club, i. Sodality, 1, S, 3, 4. PATRICK LAWRENCE HURLEY Let ns then be tip and doing With a heart for any fate Still achieving, still pursuing Learn to labor — — Longfellow. BEGORRY, here ' s Patrick himself, fresh from the town mid the waters of the Siberian seas, where the primordial slime can still be seen on the mudflats, namely Noddle Island. But they have sprouted wings over there now, and we have expected any day to have a flaming comet or like celestial body land on alumni field, namely flame headed terrestrial Pat. Pat like Kipling ' s Fuzzy- Wuzzy is a first class fighting man whether it is with brains or brawn as his fellow classmates have found out. He has shed light upon the hidden obstruse abstracts of ontology and psychology and has never been found wanting when a question in ethics was put to him. As a comrade too he has also proven himself. All gloom vanishes when Pat comes around for it cannot stand the dazzle of his ambrosial locks and his laugh would awake the dead to join him in glee. He has a way with him too which would lead one to believe that he might have stowed away on one of his ships and made a pilgrimage to that old Castle in Ireland where you hang by your toes like our ancestral apes, to kiss a stone worn away by the lips of thousands. In all he has the brain of a scholar, and the heart of a fighter and a man. Cheerio, Patrick old pal. Sodality, 1, S, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, S, 3, i. English Academy, 1. French Academy, 2. Chemistry Academy, 2, 3. 142 THOMAS FRANCIS JORDAN Roll, Jordan, roll. —T. A. Fay. HAIL, friends! Gaze upon the squarest fellow that ever wore a derby hat. From the day that T Francis first navigated up from the Prep-on-the-Jaraes, better known as B. C. High, his course has been completely unruffled. With singular skill he has avoided.the rocks of scholastic difficulty which are marked with many victims; with outstanding consistency he has brought the good ship College Daze up to the happy harbor of graduation. But that is not all-Freshman found him in the public speaking academy. Sophomore in the Chrysostom Senate, Jumor and Senior saw him as a candidate for the track team. That sleepy little town in the hills where John Eliot and the Indians smoked the pipe ot peace is the home of Brother Jordan. His peaceful, unassuming manner shows that the good residents of Natick can continue to be peaceable-even among the new Indians. But then, John El.ot did more than most men-he made his mark and kept his scalp, which was no small acconiplishment. Well we sav with all confidence that Tom Jordan is going to do the same thing. He is destined tor the top and he is going to get there with his scalp and with everyone ' s best wishes. If his getting to class every day be a criterion, then there are going to be many lifts along the way. We would like to linger longer and say a whole lot more, but we leave that to better pens that will in the future write the achievements of the Class ot ' 29. For the present, in the words of our Roman friend — Frater, ave atque vale. Track, 1, 2. English Academy, 1. Chrysostom Senate, 2. Sodality. 143 EDMUND MILES KEEFE For every why, he had a wherefore. —Butler. IN those dim, distant days when philosophers not only sat but thought, they came to the judi- cious conclusion that true wit was the rarest gift of the Gods. Fortunate indeed is he who can brighten life ' s sometime weary hours with humor that refreshes and stimulates. Such a happy in- dividual is Ed of the Peabody Keefes. Many a pleasant hour have we spent treating of things scholastic, while Ed ' s undeniable charm hovered over all. Those discussions after class are torrid affairs to be sure. Arguments pro and con fly fast and furious with total disregard for all principles of logic. The portents predict immediate and disastrous brainstorm, but all this is dispelled by Ed ' s Saharan-like remarks, for no one can wax serious when he utters one of those inimitable quips. But underneath it all, Ed bears the marks of a true scholar. All his talents were not devoted to the class-room, however, for in his outside activities, the Fulton claimed him as a most valued member. Late of Wednesdays, Ed might be found in the Sacred Chamber discussing eloquently and with utter disregard for the dictates of time-tables, the pressing questions of the day. Here too, he displayed his facility in defending his position by that rare combination of logic and humor. Would that we could journey through life with so pleasant a companion as Ed, by our side, but the fates have set the day for parting, leaving us only memories of days that were but are no more. We can predict only the best for Ed as we look back upon our associations with him. His rare gift to see the humor of life ' s game is bound to see him through. Greek Academy, 1, S. English Academy, 1. Fulton, 3, i-. Peabody B. C. Club, Treasurer, 1, S, 3, i. Sub Turri, Contlibuting Editor, i. HENRY ROBERT KEEN AN He all the country could outrun Could leave both horse and man behind. — Wordsworth . TRACK! For the past four years, Shiner has been disturbing the cinders of Alumni Field, as one of Jack Ryder ' s dependables. He has turned in some very fine races for his Alma Mater, and always had plenty of that important materia that is so essential in the success of any athlete — grit. Shiner uses the same drive in overcoming his studious difficulties as he does overcoming an opponent ' s lead on the track, and he usually is successful in overhauling both. He combines that commendable habit of a gentleman—proportionate speech— with a directness that cannot be mis- understood. It really is unfortunate that Henry didn ' t go in for debating as well as singing. That reminds us. Shiner warbled melodiously, as a base member of the college octet. His deep voice and his imposing presentation would have lent dignity and ability to the venerable Fulton Debating Society. But there is no time to talk of what might have been. Shiner has covered himself with enough glory in his four years in his track, glee club and class activities to satisfy the most particular. He has everything necessary for success. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, i. Track, 1, 2, 3, k. Musical Clubs, 3, i. Soloist, 4. Octet, 3, 4, Vice-President, i. Spanish Academy, 1, 2. Dramatic Club, 3. Discussion Club, 3, 4. Class Vice-President, S. West Roxbury B. C. Club. 145 JOHN CHEEVER KELLY The music in my heart I love. Long after it was heard no more. — Wordsworth. POET, singer and pianist extraordinary is J. Cheever, — all the way from Jackson, N. H. Poet he surely was — for his beautiful lyrics of the sea graced the pages of the Stylus throughout our college years. Singer — one who has heard him harmonizing with the college quartet will vouch for his vocal ability. Pianist — no college function was complete unless Jack could be induced to tickle the keys in his own superlative fashion. As you have perhaps gathered from this. Jack is quite a talented young man when it comes to the finer things of life. However, one has not gotten an adequate picture of Cheever until we paint him as the star football player of the 1929 class team. Just as his poetry and his music expressed the fine qualities of his soul — so did his prowess on the gridiron reveal the strong heart and bold courage which he surely possessed. On top of it all. Jack was a great fellow to meet and know. He batted socially with the select four-hundred hitters; he followed every activity of the class and he certainly knew when and how to celebrate. If this isn ' t versatility, then we have been misinformed. We don ' t like the idea of parting with you. Jack. Somehow, these four years have just raced by and left us breathless. We wish you every success in the future — and, by the way. Jack, when you come to the reunion, bring your music along with you. Styhis, 1, 2, 3, Editor-in-Chief, . Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, President, i. Orchestra, 1, S, 3, k- French Academy, 3. Track, 1. Octette, 1, 2, 3, i. Night- Hawks, 1, 2, 3, President, 4- Old France, 3. Sodality, 1, S, 3, |. 146 FRANCIS LEO KENNEDY Gentle of speech — Beneficent of mind. — Pope. IN every body of men there are those who are characterized by a spirit of reserve unmarked by any desire for publicity or notoriety. Often within the hearts of such individuals there may lurk hidden fires of genius and leadership, which spontaneously burst forth whenever occasion demands. Such is the case of Frank. He has pursued his college course without unduly shining in the center of the limelight, although at times his wit and his convictions have made Frank a well known figure that shone at the center of many a controversy. To our surprise and amazement we have just found out that he lives in Dorchester, for we had the impression that he lived somewhere near the suburbs of the North Pole, or some other far off point. This thought, however, is perfectly natural from the fact that his arrival into class every morning is usually subsequent to the time when Father Keyes says therefore, and the class begins. Lest we have given the impression that Frank is a grind, let it be said that nothing is farther from the truth. He has attended all the proms and has given no little time to outside social activi- ties. He has done all things and done them well. He says that he expects to teach and we are sure that he will steal his way into the hearts of those with whom he comes in contact, just as he has so quietly stolen his way into ours. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4- League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. 147 K W, h1iiiiniiii y Yiiiiiiiiiiig JOHN JOSEPH KENNEDY Courage is the complexion of virtue. — Anon. THIS blond apparition confronting you, fair reader, is Jack Kennedy. Jack was sent to us here on the Heights from Milton High. Many times during his four years with us. Jack seemed about to eclipse many of our college ideals, but it remained for his Senior year to witness the realization of any of these forecasts. Perhaps Jack ' s only enemy in the world is a little feller named Jinx. Despite the enemy ' s repeated coups d ' etat Jack ' s Senior year saw the little fellow outwitted. Repulsing the onslaughts of the Jinx ' s best weapon, Injury, Jack promised to show us a little splendour, athletically speaking. That Jack lived up to predictions, might be taken from the words of Coach Joe at the Night before Smoker, when he said that Kennedy is too good to play as a regular; he is more useful to us as a utility back because he can step in as a quarter or a half back. Although volumes could be written of his athletic glory, yet this lad continually shone in the classroom, where he distinguished himself equally as well. Jack ' s work in the Chemistry Labora- tories indicated a keen sense of analysis and his diligence in solving the most intricate problems only showed the importance he placed on this line of endeavor. Get along Jack, and give it to them, the Class stands behind you and we know that you will not let us down. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. Football, 1, 2, 3, If. 148 HENRY ALBERT KIEVENAAR •1 generous man is always a gentleman. — Albertits Magiivs. ASKED to name the most energetic men in the Class of ' 29, one would unhesitatingly number among them Henry Kievenaar. One need hark back no further than to the work he did as Chairman of the Class Gift Committee, in which capacity he labored unceasingly, setting numerous propositions before the class until he found a suitable one, to find a splendid example of energy and thoroughness, not to mention business acumen. Yet with all this business ability, this preciseness and accuracy, Henry was one of the most regular fellows in the class. Generous, friendly and possessor of a pleasing personality, Henry made many friends and no enemies. It was only natural that Henry should join forces with those who were engaged in organizing the newly-formed Business Club, and it is largely due to his efforts that the Club met with the suc- cess that it did during the first year of its existence. Another activity that claimed much of Henry ' s time and efforts was the Sociological Discussion Club, and to it he gave as unstintingly of his efforts as to any other activity. Who can ever forget the venerable Essex in which Henry was wont to wend his way schoolward or the tremendous throngs which he carried in it wherever he went. ' One often feared that his generosity had gotten the better of his common sense and wondered just how the ancient vehicle was able to stand up under the strain and not disintegrate like the wonderful one-horse shay. Best luck, Henry. We will meet again. Business Club, i. Diseussion Club, i. Track, 1, 2. English Academy, 1, 2. French Academy, 1, 2. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, S, 3, i. 149 illlllllllllr| II 8 BERNARD JOSEPH KILROY My mind to me an empire is. While grace affordeth health. — Southwell. 7E ROCKNES and ye Ropers look to your laurels! Another Joe McKenney has risen 1 amongst us in the person of Bernie, coach of St. Mary ' s invincibles. His record threatens to eclipse your own — his past successes presage a glorious future. O shade of Horace Mann shake in your winding sheet, for death has not rendered you secure from the surpassing competition of our pedagogue! On his very first day in the Eagle ' s nest on the Heights, fresh from Mercersburg Academy, he set out to win, Friendships and honors in recitation hall, in science laboratory, on the athletic field, and in the ballroom were mere futurables then. But now he has reduced them to free futures and realities as his great popularity, second only to that of brother Cupie, if second to any, hears ready and eloquent testimony. The — ologies and the — gogies, the — istries and the — ics caused him only momentary panic; careful application of Prof. Tobie ' s rules prepared him well, and what need for fear. ' The football team found him a bulwark of strength in the pivot position — his opponents found him adamant and impregnable. In all activities he was an earnest worker, a willing scholar and a faithful friend to professors and classmates. Now as we pass to the inimitable Cupie , we bid you a gay au revoir with a warm handclasp of friendship. Football, 1, 2, S, |. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i, M. of G. i. Spanish Academy, 1, 2, 3, i. Sub Turri Staff, If. Chemistry Academy, 1, 2. 150 = 5 = JOHN MICHAEL KILROY Laugh and be fat, sir. — Be7i Jonson. THERE is no need to introduce this smiling countenance that confronts you. Dean Academy received full benefit of his pleasing personality for a few years, but he finally got around to us at the Heights. If Kewpie didn ' t know you, it wasn ' t his fault. His numerous friends around the College or around town will testify to that. Kewpie ' s very appearance on the athletic fields always tended to draw roars of applause from the spectators. The term Pep-man has been attributed to such a source as Kewp; according to rumour it formally originated in Belmont where he happens to rate a million dollars. Kewp was a potent constituent of the football squad for four years, but he came into his own in Senior, especially in Buffalo where some fair rooter thought he looked rather big in the No. 1 jersey. Speaking anatomically, Kewpie was the moral backbone of the squad, for his presence on the field seemed to drive away the tedious routine of everyday practice. Although he has had a glorious career on the field of sport, this did not seem to cast a shadow over his social activities. Kewp did not have much opportunity to show his steps on the gridiron but he more than made up for it on the ballroom floor. So far, he hasn ' t disclosed his future plans to us, but if he continues to display a person of general well-being, we know that he will gain his end, whatever he may do. Keep that smile and glad hand working overtime, Kewp , and you ' ll get along. Football, 1, S, 3, ,. Baskefball, 3, J,. Prom Commillee. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, . 151 VITALIS RICHARD KUNDZICZ Time and I against any two. — Philip II. ANOTHER name is now added to Brockton ' s distinguished roll of honor of B. C. grads. And well may the Shoe City be proud of having such a son as Vic. Joining us in Freshman from St. Mary ' s of Michigan he soon commanded our attention as one of outstanding qualities shown in the classroom as well as on the campus. Possessed of a keen intellect, a pleasant disposi- tion and a ready wit, his companionship was always something to be cherished by those who knew him. Especially do we remember him for his famous dissertations. On what, you ask. ' On every- thing in general and nothing in particular. ' Vic is one of those fortunate individuals blessed with the talent of being capable of arguing on any subject that might arise, and, too, not only argue but know what he is talking about. If outside activities had not occupied his spare time, the Fulton would have heard much from Vic. In class he ever set a high example for the rest of us. Attentive and serious, he devoted him- self entirely to. study and to absorbing as much knowledge as possible; his motto, a place for everything and everything in its place. Vale, friend, our life is the happier for having met you. Sodalifj , 1, 2, 3, U. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. B. C. Clvb of Brockton, 1, 2, 3, Vice-President, 4. 152 WILLIAM JOSEPH LA FAY Thus scorning all the cares That fate or fortune brings He makes the heaven his book His wisdom heavenly things. — Campion. BILL has been a very busy person in his four years of collegiate activity. His principal extra- curricular activity is the Spanish Academy. Bill holds the President ' s reins in this society and has guided it to a very successful season. If you have never heard WiUiani wax philosophical, you have missed one of the most important extra-curricular sessions of the school. It is very interesting to hear him interpret the Psychology and Ethics, and decide finally and emphatically the little wrinkles and difficulties that sometime crop up in studies, even for Seniors. Bill has been a serious student since his Freshman days, when he amazed the class with his strict application in the face of great odds. His perseverance and subsequent scholastic success are characteristic. He will undoubtedly be very proficient in any line of endeavor he shall choose to follow. Constant dripping, you know wears away the hardest stone. Bill has been able to gain a deal of attention without being pretentious or seeking. His per- sonality invites a willing confidence, and one ' s confidence is never misplaced in Bill. He breathes a note of sincerity that is very refreshing in these days. Here ' s a hope that success kisses you lingeringly. Bill. English Academy, 1. Spanish Academy, 2, 3, President, 4- Student Activities Council, 4. Sodality, 1, S, 3, J,. 153 yininiiiiiH JOHN JOSEPH LANDRIGAN luwe a friend, a kinder friend has no man. — Lamb. JOHN is methodical without being meticulous. His bent is toward scholarly achievement, and in his four years at the Heights he has always been well up among the leaders in his class. John has a habit of being consistently logical, and this proved very disconcerting to all opposition he has met in intercollegiate debates. John ' s interest in debating has been his most serious colle- giate activity. By dint of hard work and earnest effort, John advanced himself to the front rank of Fulton debaters. His success in intercollegiate argumentative engagements has justified his being selected to represent the Fulton. John presents a paradox in college life that defies explanation. Despite the fact that he is a debater he is rather reticent and non-committal when not on the public platform. Debaters in the past and present have inclined to words, practically at all times, so John ' s reserve is hard to comprehend. John has a l iberal supply of that quality of stick-to-itiveness that will carry him far, once he has walked beyond the shadow and influence of the Towers. Tho ' it is the custom to attribute virtues lavishly, at a time like this, we really can not become too enthusiastic over the personality of John. We have found him ever to be a true friend. And that is enough to say of any man. But on top of John ' s staunchness, he combines a systematic tirelessness to arrive at the bottom of things. May your success in life, John, be commensurate with your ability and worth. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, If. French Academy, 1, 2. Marquette, 1, 2. Fulton, 3, Secretary, 4- Intercollegiate Debater. 154 EDWARD URBAN LEE Of sili ' cr tongue and ready loit. — Lord AckoiKski. TO chronicle in a fitting manner tliis man ' s deeds would require more space than we have at our disposal. For Ed is versatility itself, and what is more — a good fellow. His prolific pen has adorned many a page of the Stylus with poetry and prose; his journalistic talents found a read} ' outlet in the columns of the Eeightji; his powerful oratory echoed and re-echoed through the halls of the Fulton. With all his activities Ed somehow found time to study and maintain a consistantly good rating among his classmates. Probably Ed s greatest asset is his pleasing yet powerful voice. A little story will illustrate this strikingly. The Fulton put on a radio debate and he was one of the participants. A few days later, he received a letter from Station WNAC offering him a tryout as a broadcaster. The next time we heard Ed ' s voice it was while we were sitting by the fireside tuning in for the evening. But expression alone without the thoughts behind it would not have carried Ed very far. It was the combination of both that made him so successful at college. And it is our confident prediction that this same combination will carry him far in the years that are to come. Ed has signifieft his intention of entering the legal profession in the fall by signing up with the new law school. Success should be his for he has all the necessry qualities for a good barrister. Nothing can bar you from courting fame and fortune, Ed! Marquette, 1, S. Fulton, 3, Ceiisor, i. Intercollegiate Debater, J,. Heights, 3, 3, 4. Stylus, 3, Jf. Sub Turri, J,. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. 155 HENRY MICHAEL LEEN Choice word and measured phrase, above the reach of ordinary men. — M ordsworth. COLLEGE days are the happiest in life, because of the lasting friendships they make. The presence of the venerable Mike these four fleeting years, brings home this fact more forcibly than the words of any sage. To have numbered him among our friends was a college life well spent. Graced with that inestimable faculty of fluent speech, together with a keen mind and ability to get one of his own across, he was what is rarely found, a natural debater. Lest any doubt exist on the matter, why — just inquire of the surrounding colleges, or, better still, journey to the land down under (Sydney is the spot) and mention the second speaker. Be assured that Mike was the last word in debate, when those oft repeated words announced that Mr. Leen would con- elude for Boston College. That same skill marked his scholastic endeavors throughout, and Senior found his name still secure among the leaders. That he was brilliant in achievement no member of the class will deny, but the test of his ster- ling worth was found in the way he mastered his seeming failures. Truly can it be said of him that he was mighty in victory, but inspiring in defeat. To you, Mike, we pay one last tribute of ad- miration and respect. We leave, happy in the recollection of a noble friendship, confident of the success that must be yours, hopeful that we may be, as you have been, a proven son of old B. C. Marquette, 1, President, S. Gargan Medal, S. Fvlton, 3, President, J .. Intercollegiate Debater, 1, 3, 3, J . Student Council, 1, 2, Secretary, 3, 4. Chairman Junior and Holy Cross Smokers, 3, i. Assistant Editor, Sub Turri, 4. Oratorical Contest, Jf. Commencement Orator, J .. 156 GEORGE PATRICK LORDAN Ape not the conserratiees. — Boyd-Barrett. IX the world of today when competition is so keen, and the world no longer makes a path to a man ' s door, advancement and success depend upon ones self. It is the man who does not wait for opportunity to come and knock at his door, but who goes out into the highways seeking her, who rises to his proper level. It is the aggressive individual, the player who in the game of life gets the jump on his opponent, that gains the goal. Such a forceful individual have we in George Lordan. A man seemingly built for power: a man who relies on his own resources — a man who knows and believes in himself. Though this characteristic is his most outstanding mark, it is not his only claim to our attention. A healthy mind and body to supplement his self-confidence, keeps that out of the category of being a ludicrous pompousness, and assures him of at least an equal break in the battle of life. Application to work when it is necessary, and a nonchalance which the Murad ads along the country-side, assure us is the only road to success, in social affairs, complete the picture of this tall handsome son of Boston. Get into the thick of the fray, George, keep your eye on the ball, forget not to assert yourself, and you will get there. Sodalitij, 1, 3, 3, 4. Discussion Club, 1, 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, S, I,- EDWARD JOSEPH McCABE He fixes good on good alone, and owes To virtue every triumph that he knows. — Wordsworth. A YOUNG man smiling pleasantly, a lock of his black hair curling out in greeting, his honest brown eyse twinkling, his right hand raised with three fingers outstretched in his charac- teristic salute — it ' s Eddie McCabe. Hello Jim! Ah, Bill! Senior, Junior, Soph or Frosh, Kddie knows them all. Nor is his field of activity less extensive than is his acquaintance. Eddie has had dramatic aspiration at periodic intervals. He has made many contributions to our various literary organs. Members of the Fulton no doubt recall his forensic battles at their meetings. Throughout his college years he has been a constant attendant at sodality. We might go on indefinitely reciting Eddie ' s achievements, for no society in the college was so great but that it welcomed him with open arms, nor was any activity so lowly that Eddie refrained from lending it his invaluable as- sistance. In the vicinity of the Witch City, Ed is quite a society man. His fellow-townsmen would have you know that he is President of that exclusive North Shore Club, the Boston College Club of Salem. Last year he was Vice-President of the same organization. So you see that socially Eddie need offer apology to none. To sociability, add .sincerity, strength of character, clearness of perception and perseverance, and it seems certain that Eddie will leave behind him footprints on the sands of time. JS. C. Club of Salem, 1, 3, Vice-President, 3, President, If. Sodality. 1, ' 2, 3, 1,. Fulton, 3, i. Dramatic Club, 3. Discussion Club, 3, 4. 158 Viiiiiiiiiiiw CHARLES JAMES McCANN He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city. —Proverbs XVI, 32. CHARLIE came to us from Rindge Technical School highly recommended for his scholarly efforts and achievements. After entering the college, he pursued his scholastic course serene- ly and confidently with a quiet, yet determined, manner, always sure of his way, and doubting not his methods. Although he may have seemed to some of us rather quiet, to those who are close in his friendship, Charlie was more, — he was a real friend, one for whom no sacrifice was too great, one who could be trusted, one who had real devotion to his Alma Mater. This gives one a true insight into the character of Charlie. As a rule, because of his quiet nature and his tendency to remain in the background, he did not attract much attention in the busy whirl of college life. However, his determined efforts at scholastic excellence gained for him the admiration of the entire class and brought many into the select circle of his acquaintances. We will watch Charlie saunter up for his diploma with regret, but we have the consolation of knowing that some day in the near future his name may be blazoned forth to the world as a success- ful man and as one who has done credit to the teaching of Alma Mater. So long, Charlie, and the best of luck. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, J,. Cambridge B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, J,. League of the Saered Heart, 1, 2, 3, . 159 yillHIIIIlIrl WILLIAM JOSEPH McCANN Oood manners and good inorals are sworn friends and firm allies. — Bremer. TO proclaim to the world at large that we all know Billy McCann is to usurp one of the pre- rogatives of the philosophers, namely, to assert something that is self-evident with the air of one making a great discovery. Billy is a quiet fellow, who nevertheless has rarely any time hang- ing heavily on his hands. Democratic in spirit, polished in manner and friendly towards all, Billy is a true son of South Boston. A loyal member of the Boston College Club of that section, Billy was chosen Vice-president of the organization for his Sophomore and Junior years, and might have held it again did not outside duties demand too much of his time. During his first two years at the college the Spanish and History Academies occupied many of Bill ' s spare hours and to them he brought the same energy that has characterized his every en- deavor. Again, Billy shone as did no other when it came to the social activities of the class, and rare indeed was the dance or prom which did not find him among those present. A fine gentleman, easy of manner and gifted of tongue, we will not go far amiss in asserting that Bill will climb the ladder of success to the topmost rung. We have rejoiced in knowing you. Bill, and we hope that the Fates have not decreed that our paths shall lie apart. B. C. Club of South Boston, 1, Vice-President, 2, 3, i. Spanish Academy, 1, 2. History Academy, 1, 2. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. 160 ALLAN JOSEPH McCARTHY Silence, the perfect herald of intelligence and loyalty. — Shakespere. WE of ' 29 will have much to look back upon with pleasure in years to come, but outstanding in our college days will be the memory of those who went their way in a characteristically unobtrusive manner, who in their unmanifest activity pushed us across in all we undertook. To this coterie belongs Alan, one of the real men in the gang. No social event came off under our direction at which Alan was not present. He became a familiar figure to us all, not because of a blazing headline announcing him to the world, but because of his giant physique, to which was added a calm reticence and plenty of loyal interest. Outstanding to all because of his lofty frame, his presence added much to the dignity of the Marquette and Fulton, at whose sessions he was an unfailing attendant. Other academies saw him frequently, but his forte was the French group. Our day of socials and academies is past, but Alan will still remain with us, unobliterated by whatsoever distraction the future may introduce. As you go, big boy, be assured of our best wishes. We ' re all rooting for you. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, I4.. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, S, 3, i. Enlish Academy, 1. French Academy, 1, S, 3. Marquette, 1, 2. Fulton, 3, i. 161 EUGENE GREGORY McCARTHY Integrity gains strength by use. — Tillotson. GRADUATION brings wi th it many joys, the degree, the diploma, and new worlds to conquer. But with it comes many regrets, leaving behind our beloved towers, going beyond reach of the familiar chimes and parting with such a fine fellow as Gene. He is the type that everyone can get along well with, not only with the students but with the athletes as well he has something in common. He can enjoy a joke with the best of them and work with the most diligent. So it is that he has made friends and kept them. So it is that we will miss him when it comes to the cross- roads. In his last two years Gene subjected himself to the acid test when he elected the most difficult course the college gives. That he has succeeded in hurdling every barrier is a tribute to hard work and persistent effort. How he found time for eveything is difficult to understand, when we con- sider he worked in the office of the Boston Globe, during his whole college career. The situation ceases to be remarkable and becomes strictly paradoxical when we take into account the fact that as Manager of Tennis, he arranged the most attractive schedule in the history of the college. Whether Gene stays in the newspaper game or decides to venture into the business world, is immaterial so far as our predicting good fortune for him is concerned. He will do his work faith- fully and do it well and we can expect no more from any man. Tennis Manager, 1 . Marquette, 1, S. Track, 1, 2. English Academy, 1. Chemistry Academy, 2. Spanish Academy, 1, S, 3. 162 v ,il 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 m EUGENE JOSEPH McCARTHY There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast withers as rapidly, that ohich grotos slowly, endures. —J. a. Holland. THESE words might well have come from the pen of our friend Mac. They seem to express, so concisely and aptly, that philosophy of life which is his, as manifested. to us all during his four happy years on the campus. In this sentiment Gene came to us from that far town of the Saxons. In this knowledge he bound himself to a lengthy and arduous apprenticeship. In his Freshman year his longing gaze fell upon the coveted berth. Senior Manager of baseball. So Mac enlisted in the ranks and slaved away day after day, at the menial jobs of a baseball squad. They were not pleasant days entirely, for he did more than his share of the work, and not a whit of the glory came his way. It is fortitude that wins, fitness that survives. In three short years he has risen from those toiling ranks of yore — he has received his commission — an Eagle is perched on his shoulder and a golden B on his chest. He is The Manager. The same spirit, prudence and perseverance, an unbeatable battery, assure him a place among the captains courageous, a commi-ssion above the ranks of the drones and the wastrels and those who will not use the talents given them. Then will he ride upon the Eagle ' s back — holding a dark red banner with a golden S — Success, the prize of toil — at last. This is our wish and this our prophecy — a steady upward climb to the golden heights in the sunset. Assistant Manager Baseball, 1, 3, 3, Manager, 4. Chemistry Academy, 3, i. French Academy, 1, 2. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. History Academy, 1, 2. 163 E FRANCIS EUGENE McCARTHY nice the Unighter that opens the lips and the heart. — Hugo. NOTHING in this life was meant to be taken too seriously; least of all, one ' s self. The step from the tragic to the humorous is a short one, and those who realize it early in life are fortu- nate indeed. No one among us was better versed in this natural wisdom than Frank. It was this sense that enables him to jest with the jovial, laugh with the light-hearted, and wisecrack with the wittiest. If the adage be true as to how this world reacts to Jean qui rit and Jean qui Plent, then Frank ' s success in the future is assured. However, Frank need not depend solely on his cheerful disposition. He has in addition the qualities of persistence and industry on which to build his life ' s work. For three years he toiled faithfully during the brisk Fall afternoons as one of the hard working and seldom appreciated un- dergraduate managers of football. In class he has always shown himself to be better than the average student, especially during the trying Junior and Senior days when so many frail crafts fell victim to the treacherous rocks of metaphysics. When class was done and the gang congre- gated in the sacred sanctum of the Heights, Frank took on all comers in the general art of repartee. Frank goes forth to battle well equipped to match wits with the best that can be offered. Carry on, Frank, and you will never want in material goods. As for friends, you ' ll have them anyway. Assistant Manager of Football, 1, 2, 3. Dramatics, 1. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i-. Chemistry Academy, 3. English Academy, S. Discnssion Club, If. 164 WILLIAM HENRY McDERMOTT 0 king of realms of endless joy. My otim, my golden baker ' s boy. — Kilmer. ALIVE wire, always on the spot, whether to manage the affairs of track, to help put across class functions, or to make us laugh — that is a passing glimpse of Bill.- The glimpse must be passing, for if we ever stopped for an adequate study of Mister Track, the book would never go to press. Working on the principle that worry shortens life, and having no inordinate desire to pass pre- mature from this mortal coil, Bill packed away his troubles and spent four carefree years with us. His presence brightened the track room, enlivened the team ' s trips, dispelled gloom from the lower Rotunda, and made of the Law class a distinct success. Prominent in our activities, he did not neglect things higher, and oft was the stately Senior group roused from pensiveness by an unusually brilliant dissertation from Will on matters sundry. And said dissertations were not held for the Heights alone; they penetrated the environs of Philly, Washington and the South Shore, and those that were blessed with his friendship, derived there- from the sensation of eternal springtime. He didn ' t blaze any trails, he painted them, and left them gleaming golden. Time exacts from us an adieu. Will boy, but we hope it will be au revoir, for to drift too far apart from your delightful self is, to us, calamity itself. Make it good. Track, Assistant Manager, 2, 3, Manager, . Dramatics, 2, 3. Glee Club, 1, 2. French Academy, 3. Greek Academy, 1, 2. 165 hliiiimiii ' ' Viiiiiiiiiilft CHARLES JAMES McDONALD Four years ago I ivatclied you climb the hill. — Thewrcchior. AFTER graduating from our famous prep on the James, Charlie decided to join the legion of the undimmed here on the Heights. During the past four years he has been a well-fitting cog in the machinery that makes high-soaring eagles out of tender fledglings. As a result, he ranks high in the estimation of his associates, who certainly know how to judge a man at his true worth. Charlie ' s future in the college was assured the very first day of class when he was assigned to to that now famous section presided over by Charlie the Elder. He was a charter member of the English Academy of happy memory, the stamping ground of the future literary lights of the nation who in time will even surpass the great minds of the ages. The first symposium which the Greek Academy had found him in attendance, awaiting the crisis patiently. Then, too, the French Academy numbered him among its most ardent and enthusiastic devotees. We need say no more. Such an impressive record speaks for itself. Soon you will make use in a practical way of the theoretical knowledge you have gained here at the Heights. Let the eternal principles you have learned here be your guiding star, and you will go far, Charlie! Sodality, 1, 2, 3, Ji. French Academy, S, 3, i. Greek Academy, 1, S. English Academy, 1, S. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, J,. 166 8 m m HI I Kf ' - g, T 1 JBJw !; a™M am] 2 m 1l lllllllll FRANCIS JOSEPH McDONNELL Great worhs are performed, not by strength, bid by perseverance. —Steele. NOW and then college life blesses us with a fellow as fine as Frank. No man in our class has been a more integral part of our four years here on the Heights. His loyalty and devotion to all things pertaining to Boston College have made us respect and admire him. It was not until Senior that he received any tangible reward, though none had worked more faithfully than he. So it was with a keen sense of pleasure that we learned of the newly formed Business Club and that the honor of Presidency was bestowed on Frank. It was not as a student and loyal supporter, however, that Frank made his deepest impression upon us. He won our hearts as a genial companion and regular fellow. Whenever the boys assembled in the lower regions in the vicinity of the Heights or Stylus, where the air is much cooler, he was sure to be found swapping stories with the best of them. Just a breeze, how about it Frank? His hearty laugh reflected the genuine sense of humor the Gods had bestowed on him. Socially Frank was up with the leading batters well over three hundred, to be specific he was really up with the four hundred. Bill ' s choice of Frank as Chairman of the Senior Ball came as no surprise to those in the know. There will be no difficulties for you in the future, Frank. Your days of distinguishing will be over. Just keep plugging, day in and day out, remembering that more success has been won in this world by perspiration than by inspiration. Above all, don ' t lose your sense of humor. Best of luck, Frank. FiiHon, 3, i. Business Club, President, 4. Press Club, 3, 4. Heights, 1, S, 3, 4 Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. English Academy, 1. 167 I EDWARD JOSEPH McGANN No thought of Flight, None of retreat, no unbecoming deed. — Milton. POWER of accomplishment is of all the qualities possessed by man, the most universally ad- mired. It is this which raises some men above their fellows, it is this which makes the giants of industry and the pilots of government. It is all very well to dream. It is the dreamer who looks in the future, and builds in fancy marvelous things. But it is the doer who brings that dream out of the land of shadows, and makes it fact. The world cannot get along without either; but ah, how fortunate when one amonst us combines in himself both. In times of crisis and emergency, men of such calibre arise to save the day. It is such mettle as in Ed, that typifies the man. And still, this is not his only aid for our attention. For coupled with capacity for toil unlimited and a calm indefatigable self-reliance we find in him the qualities of nature ' s noblemen — a gentleman of character. Not a gentleman in the frivolous sense, nor one of leisure, but one who does his part, who offends no one, causes no pain by caustic wit, and renders assistance gladly when he can. This is a Christian gentleman and Ed is one. For four years now, Ed, has been with us, sharing our sunny hours and our sad. Unperturbed by misfortune in his own case, he has been a rock of strength for us. The parting time has come, and we do feelingly and truly predict that Ed will succeed when he can expend all energies of his being upon one task. He will finally write victory upon the sunset sky of life. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, S, 3, If. History Academy, 1, 2. French Academy, 1, 2. 168 JAMES JOSEPH McGOVERN He thought as a Sage. — Beattie. MAGNA Cum Laude — This is the phrase that has so often been affixed to the name of James J. McGovern when the ratings for studies have been passed out that it has become part of his cognomen. However Jim or Terry as he is most commonly hailed has also rated another Magna cum laude, this time from his fellow classmates. His ready Celtic wit and his optimistic and fun loving nature have pulled us happily over many a darkened road. For four year.s Terry has excelled in scholastic achievements, for four years he has spread joy and dispelled gloom. He has never refused his aid or help whether it was to the class in general or to a faltering classmate. To top all this off only once have we seen this most amiable lad in the throes of intense anger. That occasion came, when upon the eve of the much talked of and much advertised dual marathon between himself and Eddie Flood for the class championship, Jim was suddenly stricken sick and was forced to call off this feature athletic event. This sickness, he claimed robbed him of his one and only opportunity to gain the laurel of an athlete. It is rumored that Jimmy will grace the teaching profession. If this is so he will be undoubt- able the success as a distributor of knowledge as he was an assimilator of knowledge. Our best wishes for your success and prosperity, Jim. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, k- Track, 2. English Academy, 1. French Academy, 1, 2. Chemistry Academy, 2. Radio Club, 3. I 169 Viiiiiiiiim WARREN PIERCE McGUIRK The race by vigor, not by vaunts, is won. — Pope. OUR Captain! No more in the crisp days of the Fall, as dusk is slowly falling, will the name of McGuirk re-echo across the field; his task on the gridiron is finished. Warren, entering the College from St. Anselm ' s, commenced his career at the College by making the Varsity in his Freshman year. For four j ' ears his iron frame and indomitable courage swept aside every charge of the enemy; for four years he played on a team that was never beaten by Holy Cross; in his Senior year he led a team which defeated the Navy and then went on to the undisputed champion- ship of the East. Proclaimed by many as one of the outstanding tackles of the country, and by all as the greatest tackle in the history of Boston College — so reads the record in athletics of Warren McGuirk through that entire career on the field ever the true representative of Boston College. It is not only as the athlete that the greater number of us will remember Mac, but rather as one who has always been the best of comrades. Ever ready with a cheerful hello, even to the most insignificant of beings, the Freshman, his fine disposition has carried him far among all. And so in departing we give to him the high title of AU-American both on and off the field. Football, 1, 2, 3, Captain, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, . GEORGE WILLIAM McHUGH Calm conlem-plaiion, and poetic ease. — Phillips Rnssell. OF all George ' s fine qualities, in our opinion the most attractive is that of dependability. It was that Big Brother appeal of his which often assured us in Freshman and Sophomore of a lift when we were stranded in some classical translation; while in Junior and Senior that sarae old helping spirit straightened out many of our Metaphysical difficulties. George is naturally quiet and reserved. However, in Sophomore, despite his calm manner, he gained the reputation of being a very dangerous character. It happened that in the first day of Chem Lab, George quite forgot the instructions concerning the use of gunpowder in experiments. The result was a thundering concussion and a blackened ceiling. We feel that George will make his mark in life as he did in the Chem Lab. No account of our friend would be complete without mention of the fact that he is an ardent devotee of Terpsichore. His activity as a prize hoofer throughout the town of Rockland is well known, where he has served as judge in many dancing concerts. We remember that long period in Junior when George was unable to attend school because of an injury received in this way. George has always been a headline student, having held a high standing in scholarship during his whole four years. We know that with his cool optimism and glad helping hand George will spend many happy years. Sodality, 1, 2, S ' , 4. French Academy, 2. English Academy, 2, 3. Chemistry Academy, S, 3 League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i- il THOMAS FRANCIS McKENNA Unworded •presence, more musical than any song. — Rosetti. THE greatness of 1929 might be laid in a great part to the many of her sons, who, content to remain in the background and avoid the spotlight, formed the impregnable groundwork on which was reared up our Gibralter. Our solidity and unity is our proudest boast, and men like Tom McKenna made us solid and unified. Tom held no high offices in name, but he holds what we consider about the highest office at- tainable in college life, the whole hearted esteem, admiration, and the unstinted friendship of every one of us. His activities were widespread, and his presence paradoxically retiring. Tom was a booster, one of those who are a thing of beauty and joy forever to class officers and committee chairmen. Quietly he carried on, always along with us, never speaking out of turn. In the classroom, on the track, and in the academies, and at all our affairs, his excellence and reticence were manifest together. It ' s time to break it up, Tom, but our words of partin g to you are not attended with so much sadness because we know we ' ll be seeing you soon and often, since we know that where B. C. goes, there goes Tom McKenna. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, S, 3, h. Track, ' 2, 3, i. English Academy, 1. Chrysostom Senate, 2. Chemistry Academy, 3, 3. History Academy, 1, 2. Greek Academy, 1, 2. 172 YiiniiiiiiTrl EUGENE LAWRENCE McLAUGHLIN We are here, there, and everywhere. — Urrabumi. 1 HE metropolitan man is the best term that can be predicated of the personage pictured above. There is not one of us who would refuse to believe that Gene would be as much at home in the open spaces as he is within the confines of the classic walls of Boston. Gene could acclimate himself to any family circle or any group assembled for psychological discussion. Nor were his activities confined to discourse for every branch of collegiate activity could well be touched off with that discriminating McLaughlin finish. Students, actors, domestics, and business people; friends? Sure! Why not? All these varied types of individuals go together to make up the store of acquaintances of this man of the world. He has friends everywhere and gaining more every day. Each new adventure brings new additions to his already goodly store of recommenders, for his every enterprise is fairly assured of success before undertaken as a result of his long and varied experience. Gene will achieve the goal if this golden gleam is possible to men of this type. Perhaps he has seen too much of it already; there is only so much for each one of us: let us hope the great and lasting triumph is still in store for our envied classmate. When THE opportunity knocks, he, above all men of our knowledge will have the power to recognize it. French Academy, 1, 3, 3, J .. English Academy, 1. Baseball, 2, 3, If. Dramatics, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, i. West Roxbury Club, 3, Secretary, 4. t a hi IIMIY Vlllllllllllr) CHARLES JOSEPH McMANUS No matt u ' orks harder. — Mike Angelus IT is a sad, sad, thing that people cannot read in the pages of the past, events of the future. We are a people who judge all things with a standard of size, who like big things, talk big things, and do big things. Hence our usual disregard of things diminutive, is only natural. And yet why should we look down upon our little friends of B. C. ' l29? History shows that often those smallest in stature loomed largest in world events, that many a pigmy frame harbored a giant soul. Prominent among the Little Men of ' 29 is Charlie. For all that, he is not one whom we may justly term a lesser man or less of a man. In skill and energy he balances and offsets that natural disadvantage of not being a six-footer. Intellectually has he outstripped many a physical giant. In intramural activities scholastic and academic, he has never taken a back seat, in discussions of the Clubs, he has always been able to speak intelligently about the matter at hand and to give us sound advice. His common sense Pedagogy and Psychology may easily have been a source of delight to the inner circle. His knowledge of big politics and graft connected with Tammany, etc., gave him a greater insight to the study of government. To sum it all up briefly, Charlie is a competent, keen-minded scholar, serious or gay as the occasion demands, a helpful little friend, an able business man, and an all-round sport. A health to you Charlie, and a B.C. ray for McManus. Sodality, 1, S, 3, It. English Acadeviy, 1. Discvssion Club, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, S, 3, |. Vilililiiiili JAMES JOSEPH McMANUS Smiles are smiles only when the heart pulls the wire. — Winthrop. WHEN Jimmie spoke his words always carried conviction — when he laughed your cares vanished on the wing of genuine mirth — but ah, when he smiled, man — in the broad sense — simply bowed before him. But beneath that happy carefree exterior was. concealed a distinct seriousness that never failed to reveal itself when Jim set out to accomplish. Debat- ing it was and debating it continued to be that claimed his devotion. While hardly con- sidered a plugger by his friends, his natural gifts along this line assured him of success from the start. Blessed with an easy stage presence and endowed with that rare faculty of never once being lost for words, he merely smiled the opposition into acquiesence even while rending their most vital points. In class he offered his classmates and teachers a paradox for with nothing to fear in the way of physical breakdown from undue concentration, his uncanny ability to solve the most perplexing philosophical problems, either in open forum or from platform left us all wondering. Possessed of a highly developed gregarious impulse, in the Social world Jim handled his invitations with the ease that comes to one who has been around. Through the years that stretch ahead into the broad vista of life, may your path, Jim, be as bright as you have made ours by your sterling worth. Tower Orator. Fulton, Intercollegiate Debater, 3, 4. Dramatic Society, 1, 2. English Academy, 1. Marquette, 1, Vice-President, 2. A. A. Representative, 2. Discussion Club, 3, 4. B. C. Club of West Roxbury, 3, 4. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. 175 PAUL McMANUS I warn you young men, no trifling. — Cozzey. WITH a smile and a happy word, he goes about, exemplifying the old adage, Laugh and the world laughs with you. A good student, bright, frank and true in everything; it is never- theless for his kindly willingness to oblige as well as for his quiet and consistent faithfulness that we know and admire him most. Blest with a sociable disposition, Paul seldom misses any of the good times held by the class, and supported by his sidekick, Ed, he is usually in the forefront at all the picnics, proms and social events. To feel a good horse beneath his saddle is Paul ' s greatest hobby. He claims that this is due to his love for exercise, but we have a slight suspicion that this enthusiasm has been engendered by his old habit of galloping over the musty pages of the ancient classical writers. As a philosopher he knew no peer. The ease with which he wrestled with the most intricate problems of metaphysics, and the dispatch with which he disposed of those elusive distinctions which have puzzled the best minds of the ages leads us to believe that Paul ' s future is secure. As he strolls down the highways of life, we are confident that the world will recognize the ability that is his, that ability which we who know him have long since perceived and envied. Marquette 2. Fulton, 3, |. English Academy, 1. Histcry Academy, 1, 2. Dramatics, 3. Sodality, 2. Roxbury B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, Jf., President, i. 176 hlMlllimi ViiHiiiiirIa t FRANCIS JOSEPH McNAMARA To be a fine gentleman is to be a brave and generous man. —Steele. THE fact that he is a gentleman of the first water is perhaps the best reason that we can ad- vance in attempting to explain why Frank has been eminently successful in the past and why he surely will be in the future. He possesses, as few do, the grace of never giving offense to anyone ; his wit is genuine; his manner easy and natural. An adequate description of Frank would have to touch upon a thousand intangible qualities of gentility which always make his presence a delight to his fellows. We confess our inability to properly estimate these things. However, we can speak of what Frank has done in our midst. Entering the pre-med course in Junior, he took careful aim of the most difficult target, fitted his shafts and watched them .speed swiftly in their course. So true was his aim and so accurate the flight of his arrows that he hit the bull ' s eye fairly and squarely. In other words, Frank was one of the two men selected to represent 1929 in Harvard Medical School. The same skill and diligence marked his eft ' orts in his other courses and Commencement found him well up in the class. Vale, Frank, you leave a group of men who have learned to respect and admire you. Your future associates cannot but do the same. Here ' s wishing you every success! Chemistry Academy, 1, 2, 3, Vice-President, . Hockey, 1, 3. French Academy, 1, 2. Fulton, 3, Jf. Press Club, 3, . ' ,. Vllllllllllld HUGH WALTER McNULTY Victory is his habit. — Franklin Roosevelt. FOUR years ago a slender, handsome youth approached Jack Slattery, coach of Varsity base- ball, and announced his intention of becoming a candidate for a varsity pitching berth. A year later and he was firmly ensconced as premier varsity hurler, a position he has held ever since. Three victories over Holy Cross are sufficient warranty that Hughie will never be displaced from a high and honorable position in the Boston College Hall of Fame. Since that memorable time he has turned back many of the most redoubtable teams in the East and pitched his way steadily into the top rank of collegiate moundsmen. Second to none along athletic lines, we respected and honored him for his skill on the mound and his conduct on the field, but it was rather for himself that we really liked him best. Gentle- manly, friendly, with ready smile and equable manner, Hughie won a place in our hearts long be- fore he won his varsity berth and the coveted B, and he will hold it long after the wild acclaim of crowded stands has hushed into a faint, soft whispering in the galleries of the sport world. A good student, a splendid friend, Hughie merits perhaps better than any other the applica- tion of the terms, scholar, athlete and gentleman. What need to predict success for Hughie, if he curves the ball down the alley of life and across the home-plate of achievement as easily as he has done it on the ball field. Good luck, Hughie, we shall not see your like again. Baseball, 1, 3, 3, i. Sodality, 1, S, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, 1 . 178 ' illlllllllllrl JAMES JOHN McWADE Mac u ' eighed alt things carefiitly. — CharlesdoiL ' d. THE young man pi-esented for your approval here is noted for many marks of distinction. Probably his greatest claim to fame is his predominant position as a member of that famous triumvirate, whose witty jests, sparkling humor, and happy fellowship have so often caused us to bow down in admiration before them. When little Paul, good old Don, and Sunny Jim gathered in the lower rotunda they were always surrounded by hosts of friends who took keen enjoyment out of their attitude on all subjects as reflected in their most interesting conversation. Jim has always been a good student, ever seeking to better himself and his companions. His questions to the professors were always explicit and to the point, and cleared up many of our seem- ingly insolvable difficulties. No social function was complete unless Jim was there to charm those of the opposing sex. The Spring months found him out on the track in company with Paul. It has been reported that Jack Ryder had cause to smile when he first clocked the pair for the 100. In short, Jim went into all the activities of the college with an enthusiasm that knew no bounds. He leaves us the better for our having known him. It is rumored that Jim will go across the street next year. If he decides on this course of action his future is secure. The business world will lose a most engaging personality but a higher world will gain it. May you be happy in deserved success, Jim! Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. Track, i. Marquette, 1, 2. Fulton, 3, 4. French Academy, 1, 2, k. History Academy, 1. 179 YiiiiiiiiHig DONALD BUCHANAN MACDONALD Enthusiasm is the breath nf genius. — Bcaconsfieht. INTRODUCING Don, the scion of the Codman Square MacDonaUls. The term Loyal Rooter ' applies in all its phases to Don. To imagine any athletic encounter without the presence of the leather-lunged Don is absolutely impossible. It has been rumored about the col- lege that he alone drowned out the entire Dartmouth contingent on one hectic day up in the wilds of Hanover. His war cry of Come on gang, eat ' em up is well known by the athletic followers. Don is one of that far famed group of Specialties as he prepped at the famous Special Latin Class at Boston College High School. He has shown the fruits of his labors by the learning he has displayed in his various classes. Don is a good student and is especially adept in his knowledge of the classics. Who can for- get Don, the sensation of Mr. McGrath ' s Greek Class. ' His knowledge is not confined to scholastic lines alone. He is an authority on sports, and he will quote rules and regulations on any sport upon the least provocation. Don cherishes fond hopes of becoming one of the famous educators, and he will be if he follows the example he has set in his many and various business enterprises throughout his college career. We take occasion now to wish him the utmost success and the greatest good luck in his chosen field of endeavor. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, Promoter, 2, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, i. French Academy, 3, i. English Academy, 1, 2. History Academy, S, 3. 180 JOHN JOSEPH MAHONEY Genius may conceiec, but patient labor must consummate. — Horace Matin. IN tlie entire class there were very few who attained recognition during our initial year, but among those so favored room must be made for Jerry. His genial, beaming smile and his un- mistakable evidence of comradeship drew the eyes of the homesick and lonesome Freshmen to him long before the.v were even acquainted with the men in their own section. His incentive was the true spirit of Boston College gleaned from his earlier training at High School. His devotion to the Maroon and Gold did not end with the campus activities, but afternoon and early evening found him sweating and toiling on Alumni Field as the scrubs vainly battled in an attempt to avert disgrace as well as disaster. Nor did the coming of the winter months relegate Jerry to the background. Scholastic activities and especially the Marquette Debating Society were augmented by the arrival and industrious endeavor of the Dorchester youth. The following years were but a repetition of the first. Devoted interest and loyalty to his Alma Mater were ever foremost in his mind tho he never gained the fame of a regular nor the dis- tinction of highest honors. In Senior his steadfastness was rewarded, Jerry was elected Censor of the Fulton, and appointed Chairman of Father ' s Day. Virtue brings its own reward, Jerry, and from those who are deserving never turns awaj As we separate to take up our various duties in life there is no space for fear or worry, concerning your endeavors. Such a faithful smile and a spirit of just one of the boys cannot be tossed aside so lightly. Good luck Jerry, and greater success! Varsity Football, 1, S, 3, Jf. Freshman Baseball. Marquette, 1, 2. Fulton, 3, Jf. Discussion Club, 3, i. Father ' s Day Chairman. Business Club, Secretary, i. 181 JOSEPH PATRICK MAHONEY speech is icorih one sela, silence is wortli two. — Talmud. ONE often finds in silent, quiet persons an unwillingness to enter into group activities, so too in collegiate circles one finds that, more often than not, the quiet members of the classes do not enter into many of the extra-curricular activities. This was emphatically not the case with Joe Mahoney. From his freshman year Joe enthusiastically and energetically allied himself with several of the academies, notably the English and Chemistry Academies. A member of the Mar- quette Debating Society, Joe seldom had anything to say at the meetings of that ardent body, but history records that when he did say something it was well worth listening to. A golfer of note, Joe perhaps knew more about the game than any member of the class, and many an afternoon found him using his spare moments whacking the little pellet down the fairway to the envy and despair of many an older devotee of the ancient game. Quiet and unassuming Joe consistently did well in his studies, being constantly in that select group that ranked at the top of the class — he was never the pedant mind you, for he was blessed with the saving grace of humor — and if he but succeeds as well in the future we, his classmates, will be eminently satisfied. Godspeed, Joe! English Academy, 1. Marqneite, 1, S. History Academy, 1. Track, 1, 2, 3. Spanish Academy, 1, 2, 3, i. Chemistry Academy, 1, ' 2. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Golf Team, 3, i. 182 E JOHN TIMOTHY MANNING Tranquility, xhnrip of a might within. — Oscar Popocatapetl, IN the harrassed days of Junior and Senior, when Junior Weeks were weeking and Proms were promming and Commencement was commencing, when those in the know were running around with gaunt, hungry and hunted look, when the school was all agog at an important event in the offing, there were some who kept us all normal and sane by the expedite way they had of coming through in a pinch. J. T. was one of these. Like many of his felllws, he was quiet. He did not have much to say, but he could do much. And he never failed to do much, when called upon. We well remember the remarkable change of the John on the football grid, doing a great job. at tackle against the mass formations of ' 28 and 30 from the John in Senior Hall listening to a lecture in Psych or Ethics. Where he crashed and felled on the one hand, on the other he was calm and tranquil, and his soft voice in recitation seemed an unreal emanation from the mighty frame that revelled in hitting the turf on Alumni Field. We hope that your work in the past has presaged your work in the future, John. , We feel that it has and expect much from you. Remember that we are always with you, and all our best wishes and regards, great as they are, are summed up in our final, sincere, Good luck, boy. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, £, 3, U- English Academy, 1, 2. History Academy, 1, 2. Class Football, 1, 2, 3, i. B. C. Club of Jamaica Plain, 1, 2, 3, 4- 183 Rlllllllllll ' THOMAS JOSEPH MANNING Always at work. — Voltaire. IN Tom we have another of those individuals (thank Heaven they are many) whoso achievement of a college degree reflects all the more credit on them because they themselves have contributed towards making its attainment possible. The sage Periander has said, Nothing is impossible to industry, and in so saying he has briefly characterized Tom Manning, for on the day on which he ascends the platform to receive his college degree Tom will have demonstrated the truth of that axiom. Nor did the press of Tom ' s outside duties deter him from engaging in the work of several of the extra-curricular activities, for as early as his Freshman year, Tom was included among the members of the Spanish Academy and the History Academy, not to mention the ill-fated English Academy. His four college years found him taking a constant part in the affairs of the South Boston B. C. Club, serving on one committee or other at each function of that estimable body. Again the So- ciological Club placed demands on his time during the Senior year, so that we all have wondered just how Tom was able to carry on, combining, as he did, outside work with study and both with extra curricular activity. In what direction Tom ' s path lies, none can say, but we leave ourselves open to no possibility of error when we assert that, if Tom enters upon his future work as energetically as he has in his work until now, there can be no doubt as to his future success. English Academy, 1. Spanish Academy, 1. History Academy, 1. Sociological Discussion Club, .}. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, i. B. C. Cbib of Sonth Boston, 1, S, 3, It. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 3, 3, 4- 184 TIMOTHY PAUL MANNIX Health and benediction await him. —OX ' onnell. IT has been a source of great wonderment to all as to just where the broad A has its real home. The question becomes all the more involved when we consider our old pal of the Senior Class. At what prep school, college, or in what section of our beautiful land did Tim acquire his accent, or on the other hand is it something quite natural? Since he comes from Holyoke, the western metropo- lis of our state, and as he possesses that air of good fellowship which we associate with a man of the West and add to the picture a certain sombrero of the western type we are inclined to think that it is a trait of the Berkshire character. At a time when we are drawing so many of our students from the Berkshires it is quite necessary that the Senior member of the group should set a good example to all the others. During the afternoons of tall football practice along through the dreary afternoons of winter and during the days of Spring at the baseball games, Tim has ever exhibited the real qualities of friendship, ever ready with a hearty handshake and a good word to those whom he meets. As time goes on may that friendship become the more mellow, and may it bridge the years as cables of true steel. To you Tim we wish every success and from you we expect the same spirit of fra- ternity you have always shown. Chemistry Academy, 3, i. Sodality, 3. Sexton, i. Musical Club, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 3, 4- 185 PAUL JOSEPH MARKEY Lei him but smile — your cares depart. WHEN time has dimmed the memory of our college days and faces that were wont to greet us morning after morning have dimmed with the passing years, we venture the observation that the memory of The Markey will still remain fresh in our minds. Ability to make lasting friendships was his outstanding characteristic, and from Freshman year the circle of his acquaint- ance widened, until in Senior their number was legion. Despite his host of friends in the class, Paul could not be prevailed upon to seek executive honors until his Senior year. Genial though modest, he consented to enter the race for the Treas- urership. In this his first political skirmish his efforts met with success and the class installed him as First Lord of the Exchequer, and High Chief Custodian of the Funds. Our choice was ad- mirable for Paul ' s ability to create interest found no exception where money was concerned. His natural speed in the cinder-sport caught the fancy of Coach Ryder from the start, but his decision to follow track seriously coming late as it did in his college years undoubtedly deprived him of the place in the athletic sun he most surely would have won. The whole-heartedness with which he devoted himself to everything he undertook in class- work, track duty, social contact or Fultonian endeavor is the strongest guarantee of Paul ' s future success. Goodbye and Good Luck, Paul, and may the joy of your smile ever linger with us to brighten the memory of other days. Marquette, 1, 2. Fulton, 3, i. Sociological Club, 3, i. Executive Committee, i. Trade, 3, 4. Class Treasurer, A. 186 VllllllllIlM JOHN DOMINIC MARTIN Knowledge is more than eqiiieuUnt to force. — Johnson. EVERY successful organization has a group of quiet, unassuming individuals, whose energy and genius provide the impetus for its success. One of the most assiduous, yet reticent members of this class has been John Martin, a popular son of our own Garden City. With a re- markable tenacity of purpose he has devoted his time and talents unstintingly to the development of his physical, spiritual and intellectual nature. Needless to say, the Faculty ably assisted him in his intellectual development. To his own initiative, however, must be attributed the credit accruing to him for further development of his cognitive faculties. His literary bent found a ready outlet upon the completion of our newest marvel of Gothic architecture, the Library. In his Senior year John was a member of the Library staff. Though he devoted his energies to extra-curricular activities of an intellectual and spiritual nature, nevertheless in the field of athletic endeavors he was especially proficient. In his Fresh- man year he was a member of the Yearling baseball squad. In his remaining years, however, he devoted his talents almost exclusively to Hockey, gracing the squad with his presence for four .seasons. Although John has not as yet signified his intentions as to his future career, it is thought that he will carry his ingratiating presence into the busy marts of Trade, where such desirable talents are sure to be well rewarded. II, 1. Library Staff, Jf. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, U- League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, I,. Hockey, 1, 2, 3, k- ARMANDO GUIDO MELARAGNO FuHhfulness and sincerity first of all. — Confucius. IT is four years since Mel betook himself from Little Rhody to spread the fame of its great- est city among those at University Heights and Beantown respectively. Now, any student of medicine can tell you that doctors are made not born. Accordingly, each afternoon, while others are enjoying the great outdoors, found this embryonic surgeon in the laboratory, mixing the ele- ments or scrutinizing some microscopic creature. This incessant research work, however laborious, did not keep Mel from his regular partici- pation in extra-curricular activities, of which his most liked were the French and Chemistry Academies — surely a great combination for any lover of science. Providence, %ve know, has its Sonnenbergs and Steam-Rollers, — not to forget the Grays ' — and they have certainly brought it fame. But we venture to predict that a future day may find the capital of Rhode Island priding itself not in its mat, gridiron, or diamond champions but be- cause a native son has become a veritable successor to the great Pasteur. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, Jf. Chemistry Academy. 3, 3, i. French Academy, 1, S. 3, 4. Promoter of the League of the Sacred Heart. 188 KEELAN SAMUEL MILBURY Good humor is goodness and wisdom combined. — Meredith. MIL, although one of the busiest members of the class, seemed to find time to be with us on all occasions. He was one of our leading social lights, combining extra-curricular activity with studies in an ideal fashion. He was a Royal Rooter par excellence. To paraphrase Mary ' s little lamb — wherever the athletic teams went. Mil was sure to go. No hockey, baseball or football game would have been complete without him and his cohorts. He even travelled to the Southland in his Senior year to exhort the baseball team to greater efforts. He was an athlete himself during Freshman and Sophomore, years, being a member of the varsity track squad. Great things await Mil in the cold, cold world. He had a genius for business management and the personal contacts that are so necessary in life. He served on several class committees and promulugated the idea of good-fellowship on every occasion. As a member of the debating societies, he displayed considerable prowess in open discussion, later continuing his successes on the floor of the lunchroom — a real arena of debate in which truth was forced to sell itself in the open market. In many vacillating moments, Mil proved helpful to his classmates, buoying up depressed spirits with a love of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness that made him welcome whenever good fellows got together. Sodcdity, 1, 2, 3, i. English Academy, 1. League of Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, 4- Marquette, 1, 2. Discns. ' iion Club, 7,. B. C. Club of Somerville, 1, 2, 3, 4. hiiiiiiiiiii y WILLIAM THOMAS MILLER Vehrrry good, Mr. Miller. — Corrigam. CONSCIENTIOUS, quiet, and ever thoughtful of others — these words sum up briefly the characteristics of Bill Miller. He was a rather retiring fellow and did not extol his own merits, but to those with whom he was more intimately acquainted he was a friend who could always be relied on. He performed many an act of kindness that was unknown to other than his close friends. His activities in scholastic as well after-class activities were always known as being of a most outstanding nature. As a member of the Ph.B. Class, his ability for hard work and brilliant re- sults were manifest and commendable. His bent was that of a scientiiic nature, and as a mathema- tician he was always with the best of that select group in which membership is of itself no incon- siderable attainment. Do not think, however, that because he is a real student, Bill is a bookish individual. Gifted as he is with a keen sense of humor that causes one to classify him as anything but a bookworm, his circle of acquaintances is very broad. Such characteristics as he possesses are indespensible requisites when one is called upon to fnght his battle in the great arena of life. The numerous friendships which he has moulded and cemented together may be considered as a criterion of the popularity that will follow in his wake, regardless of the business or professional field that he may choose to honor with his personality. Cheerio, Bill. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, J,. Fulton, 3, i. Chemistry Academy, 1, 2, 3, 4. 190 hlllllllllll ' - ' illlllllllllr) ALFRED JOSEPH MONAHAN 0 pallid imni! Labour stark! Behold irc hrinij the second ark! The Press! The Press! The Press! —Elliott. WHEN you gaze at the countenance reproduced on this page, you are looking upon the lilie- ness of one of the most famous members of our more or less famous class. Since we ' ve known Al, he has been affiliated with one of Boston ' s leading dailies, and permit us to say He is there. Whether it was a question of a batting average, a debating record, or the exact mileage from Boston to Buffalo, Al always had the facts and his information was available to all for the mere asking. But Al ' s claim to fame as a newspaper man is far, far beyond our poor power to add or detract. It was as a regular fellow that Al won our hearts. The office of Secretary of 1929 was conferred upon him early in our college career and so efficiently did he perform his duties, that to us his re- election meant nothing more than a mere formality. If Al did not enjoy hard work he managed to conceal his feelings effectively, for when the going was hardest, Al laughed loudest. And when the returns were in and the results published, take our word for it, Al had plenty of cause to emit some of his choicest vociferous chuckles. It is a foregone conclusion that Al will make the newspaper game his life work. It the past be any criterion of the future then we need have no anxious moments regarding his success. If there is anything more we want, Al, it is more of the same thing. Marquette, 1, S. Fulton, 3, President, i. Press Club, 1, President, 2, 3, k- Heights, 1, 2, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, J . Sub Turri, Sports Editor. SiniiiHiiM ARTHUR MICHAEL MORRISSEY The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed. — Sheridan. IN the winter of 1928 or 1929 did you ever see a big, black-haired, broad-shouldered defense man on the Boston College Hockey Team cut loose from his berth, sally up the ice on a lone expedi- tion, lift the puck from the ice with a swift stroke of his stick and bang it into the net? Well, if you did, or even if you didn ' t, that was Art Morrissey, Captain of the Eagles 1929 sextet — none other than the gentleman depicted above. Art did not confine his activities to the Hockey Team, however, and it was off the ice that we came to appreciate what a friend he was. He took the stiffest course at the college, the pre-med, but always had time to spend in the many philosophic dissertations that are held in the nether regions of the Tower Building. Art was also one of the supposedly rare race of student-athletes. No defense of the latter part of this hyphenated word is needed if you ever saw him on the runners; and, as to being a student, suffice it to say that he was close to the top in all his scholastic endeavors. Art is slated for Medi- cal School, and if in later years you should happen to need a dependable physician, look up his name in the phone book and by all means call him in. In his quiet way he is a willing and worthy helper since he is the kind of fellow who does things while others are only talking about them — one way of insuring a successful shot into the net of success in the game of life. Hockey, 1, 2, 3, Captain, !,. Sodality, 1, S, 3, 4. 192 II JOHN FRANCIS MUNGOVAN A martial strain will urge a man into the front line of battle. — Tvekerman. WHEN the band marched out on the Fenway Park field last Fall to the strains of For Bos- ton, the crowd was surprised with the precision and snap with which the band went through its manoeuvers. They were as raihtary as any band could be. This smart appearance was due to none other than the above young man who, putting aside his baritone horn, devoted his time to the training of the band in marching. He was, in addition, active in the roster of the Military and Rifle Clubs, and enthusiastic as well. The Stylus, not alone the object of his menacing gifts, was also favored with some of his lighter fancy when John waxed poetic for some few issues at the start of the last season. These offerings proved a great boon to the monthly, then in the throes of its annual struggle to get under way. As an officer in the CMTC, a host at a prominent mountain resort, a familiar figure on the waxed floor, or as a propounder of sage opinions in the many sessions of the lower regions, his de- meanor always retained that innate grace which is his outstanding characteristic. May ' this same nicety of manner attend you always, John; our memories of you will linger. Chemistry Academy, 3, k- Glee Club, J . Dramatics, I4.. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, Jf. Military Club, 3. Executive Officer, 4. Rifle Team, 3, It. 193 EDWARD FRANCIS MURPHY Next to the virtue, the fun in this world is lohat we can least spare. — Strickland. THE transition from youth to manhood is often accompanied by the acquisition of a certain guile and craft which unfortunately conceals from view the man behind the mask. In Pat ' s case no such difficulty was encountered. He grew mentally and physically without losing one particle of that natural simplicity and honesty which allows us to know him as he really is. When we say knowing him, we mean liking him, for the two are synonomous in this instance. Entering college signified to him entrance to a new avenue of life down which he strode, ob- serving the sizes and shapes of the various abodes with an eagerness to discover who was who and what was what. His temperament kept him on the sunny side of the street and the warmth and enthusiasm of his every effort penetrated the shady and cooler sections. In the field of Dra- matics, he exhibited marked business ability. His tendencies toward the rhythm of the dance testified emphatically to the oft-quoted truism that man is essentially a social being. To the famous, or perhaps better styled notorious, English .4cademy he brought those qualifications in the highest degree which that organization demanded of its loyal and devoted members. In short, Pat did not merely go thru college; he lived a college life. It is not without regret that we bid you farewell, Pat, but it is with a note of confidence that we wish you good luck in the future. When you return to the college as an old grad we hope and feel we will find you unchanged in every respect, — for that ' s the way we like you best, Pat! English Academy, 1. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. Dramatics, i. 194 RICHARD FRANCIS MURPHY A dancing shape, an image gay. To haunt, to startle, and waylay. — Anon. WHY worry? Better late than never, is this young fellow ' s watchword. He gazes on the world in the true spirit of optimism. Situations which would overwhelm the rest of us neither daunt him nor disturb his peace of mind. We don ' t mean by this that Dick holds him- self aloof from his fellows. Not at all, for there isn ' t a better known man in the class. He holds the record of being the fastest thinking and fastest talking member of this illustrious group of fast thinkers and rapid talkers. And if the above mentioned fact is not sufficient to convince the casual reader that Dick is unusual, we hasten to inform you that he, on occasions, indulges in poetry. Just what these occa- sions are we have never been able to determine, but the fact remains that he has produced some very creditable verse. As he has said so many times, The pen is mightier than the sword. As versatile as any of the gang, a highlight socially, a crashing linesman in the notorious series with ' 30, a worth committeeman, and a rabid philosopher, he should be an exemplary alumnus. May your career be presaged by your college days, Dick, for then it will surely be a happy one. Dramatic Club, 3. Glee Club, 2, 3, 4. Marquette, 2. Fnlton, i. French Academy, 2. Discussion Club, 1 . Philomatheia Ball Committee, . 195 • yiiiiiniiirld EDWARD BOYLE MURRAY The dotony fvzz of youth blooms on his cheek. — Boy de-Barrett. MIGHTY treader of the cinders, mighty master of the rostrum, mighty toreador of the rotunda hearken to our words and blush not. ' Words taken from the lips of one G. Don, fellow of the rotunda, and dedicated to Ed Murray. Sufficient for the exordium. Consider Ed introduced, the bows made, the so glad we met , mutually extended. Now the massacre begins; clear the arena. So let us hie to other phases of the defendant ' s past. His social career — from a wall-nut in Sophomore, to a budding deb in Junior, and in Senior, one of those gaj ' and debonair monarchs of the ball room beau monde. A spectacular rise to game it was, a la Horatio Alger. His athletic career was not so spectacular. Under the careful tutelage of Jack Ryder, we find Ed at present breaking his own record for the mile — in 25 minutes, 4 seconds. When the mil- lenium comes, he expects to captain the cherubic team of harriers. Class football does not enter into athletics, for it is reserved for the war department and the hospital notes — being a bloody fray whence many torn and bleeding defenders of the class honor are carried off on shutters, wheelbar- rows and shovels to Jonesy ' s sanctum. Though Ed received his full share of bumps and bruises, he is still carrying on nightly for Uncle Sam. Alas, space bids us hastily conclude what might, like the brook, run on forever. We have taken care of Ed ' s scholastic, social and athletic career so far; the future we dare not predict — we might be right. Therefore do we conclude. Goodnight, Ed, this is Station BULL signing off on 15 motorcycles. Fulton, 3, i. French Academy, 1, 2, 3, i. Track; i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i-. 196 JOHN JOSEPH MURRAY dreamt that I dwelled in marble halls. — Bun7t. HE is everyone ' s friend — this is the way to look for the cognomen of John. For truly it can not be said that he had any particular friends, if the term may be used; he generalized this idea in human nature. John would always be wont to speak of a classmate as ' friend and partner, and he would always carry out the principle even to the splitting of the spoils. If a classmate was in need of assistance to complete an experiment or to give proof for an objection Jawn would not wait until his assistance was solicited but would volunteer and usually aid his mate to a successful end. John recognized the obligations imposed by class activites early in our Freshman year. The occasion for the show of loyalty did not matter to him. A smoker was just as much an occasion demanding the attendance of the members of the Class as a lecture in the classroom. He an- swered every call for class activities, he played on the class football teams and was eager to take the cudgel for ' SO in other fields of sport. So long as it was for the glory of ' 29, he was certainly to be included as a supporter. Going into life with this same idea in mind, John can not e.xpect repulsion in his hobby- friendship, although he is mindful that the other lines of endeavor are difficult of entry. However, if he keeps this same spirit foremost and blends it with his chosen work of life, we, his classmates and friends, will certainly grant him that success his spirit deserves. Sodality, S, 4. English Academy, 1. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. History Academy, 197 MOST of us are content to perform one task and do it to satisfy ourselves, but Tim is content only by doing many things and satisfying everyone. When the call came for Freshman hockey candidates, Tim reported for the dual post of player-manager, it was not of his nature to aspire in one capacity. He played on the Freshman hockey team the entire season and continued the next season as assistant manager. In this office he did sterling work for two years and as a Senior he managed the Freshman team of ' 32. Of course Tim had two marks among his classmates; his exceptional ability to stretch to the heavens and his reputation as a good sport. One had but to mention an adventure and Tim was on. New York or Baltimore, Let ' s Go was the dynamic response. He was always ready to carry on the honor and traditions of our predecessors at College. If back in ' 98 they did such it was sufficient cause for Tim to perform this function. Boston ' s great men were guided from above if for no other reason than that of the close proximity of the towers, he contended. ' 29 firmly believes Tim will continue to perform many duties to a complete and satisfying end. We feel secure in making this prediction for we have the numerous examples of his successes as a student in the social as well as the scholastic and sporting fields. If a man does things good for four years and gives not an instance of a failing, this fact is the best proof to be advanced for con- tinued and accelerated success. Sodality, 1, S, 3, 4. English Academy, 1. Freshman Hockey, 1, Manager Jf. Assistant Manager, Varsity Hockey, 1, S, 3, If. 198 EDWARD DENNIS O ' BRIEN A demon spoiler of the ojf-tackie slant. — Palmieri. THERE is no other suburb that sends a larger quota of students to the college than Cambridge. However, this is not because of its superior number, but rather on account of the capable representation which each one from that section has afforded. One of these contributers is Red O ' Brien. You might know him by his true appearance; that handsome head of hair might be envied by many a mortal, that mighty physique might be coveted by many a lineman. That remarkable intelligence was certainly admired by us all who had the privilege of hearing him dis- course on the whys, hows and wherefores of Divine Concurrence. His record in the classics and in philosophy has always been one of high rank. Ed has ap- plied himself to his studies as should a diligent pursuivant of higher things. His company was welcome everywhere. It is difficult to convey the exact note of his personality by saying that his smile and pleasant disposition made him so agreeable, for these same qualities may be predicated of many a young man, but the fact still remains that his good nature and good fellowship are real reasons for his popularity. When you call a fellow a true friend and mean it, it is, consequently, a great tribute. But that is precisely what Ed ' s fellow classmates term him. Therefore, the conclusion, Ed is a true son, one hundred percent, of Boston College. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, . ' ,. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, If. Spanish Academy, 1, 2. Football, i. 199 ' iiiiiiiiiiini FRANCIS EDWARD O ' BRIEN Science is like virtue, its own exceeding great reward. — Kingsley. IN every class there are certain men who by sheer perseverance and industry have brought them- selves to the forefront both along academic and extra-curricular lines. Often handicapped by difficulties unknown to even their closest friends, diligence, industry and willingness to work have triumphed over every obstacle and brought them to the conclusion of their college courses well near the top of the ladder of collegiate achievement, beloved and admired of all. Such a man is Frank O ' Brie n. Ever a man of few words even to those most intimate with him, this lack of verbosity has not precluded many friendships and many successes. An assistant to the justly famed Fr. Crawford, Frank proved a source of encouragement and inspiration to the members of the Junior Class when the logarithms and ohms were coming too fast. It is written in the record that he himself found no difficulty too hard to master in that obstruse and far-too-practical subject. Physics. Perhaps years to come may find Frank turning out a physics text-book for the use of future Junior Classes. We rather dislike thinking of Frank as writing a text-book, particularly a Physics text, but as it ' s an ill wind blows nobody good, it will probably enjoy distinction as the first human text-book ever written on the subject. But whatever field you enter, Frank, be you physicist or teacher, know you always that the be st wishes of ' 29 go with you. Sodality, 1, S, 3, i. Track, 2, 3, k- Spayiish Academy, 3, k. Chemistry Academy, If. Tennis, 3, -J. Discussion Clvb, J . Sub Tiirri, 4. 200 JAMES JOSEPH O ' BRIEN Good nature and good sense must ever join. — Po-pe. HERE we have another of the many famous and illustrious O ' Briens of Senior. Jim is well known to all by his smile and sunny disposition. His Fliv is a thing of national renown, and to ride in it, if you can, is considered quite the thing by every Senior. -Although Jim certainly has the capacity for athletics, he has had to confine his outside activities, after school and Satur- days, to work. However, Jim, in the midst of all his work, found time to support the athletic teams on im- portant occasions. One of these occasions was the never-to-be-forgotten Navy trip. In fact he was such a loyal supporter at this game that for a week after the trip he could utter but few audible sounds, a consequence of his lusty cheering. But Jim figured that it was better to lose one ' s voice than to lose the game. Scholastic activites, however, were never neglected by Jim for he has always stood high in the class in his studies, and he has good reason to be proud of the example that he has set for his fellow-classmates. Jim has not yet signified what line of endeavor he intends to follow in after life, but we feel sure that his choice will be a wise one. Good luck, Jim; and may your sunny disposition be just as much a source of joy and happiness to others as it has been for us. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, 4. Track, 3, i. Dramatics, 3, i. Spanish Academy, 1, 2. English Academy, 1. 201 JOSEPH BENEDICT O ' BRIEN The man who consecrates his hours By vigorous effort, and an honest aim. — Young. SWIFTER than the fleet winds, adown the blue lanes of the skies, whirl time into eternity. Each hour hour is swift, but the happiest hours are the fleetest. Thus has our tour year stay upon the Heights passed like a day in Spring, all bright and joyous because of the gay hosts of comrades about us. In their van always was Joe. Like a deep woodland pool he seemed upon our meeting, calm and unfathomable. A vibrant calmness, teeming with the joy of living, and welling up from springs of mirth below, spontaneous humor — no stagnation here. He is soothing, restful company, needing not speech, and that is the true test of friendship. As in the pool we gazed, we found in its clear depths noble qualities. A virtuous heart armored with firm resolve, to seek and find its place, and there administer each pleasant duty given it by God. Dual was his allegiance, to letters and to art. For though he does not flaunt his skill and publish it from the house tops Joe is an artist and a nature lover. As such he sees beauty and good in everything, that is, and thus goes on happily and serene, with care riding but lightly on his shoulders. Though each foothold must be carved out of the adamant cliff of time, you will scale the heights where the golden sun gladdens the heart forever. A merry climb, old pal. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. French Academy, 1, 2, .3, |. Discussion Club, k- English Academy, 1. Fulton, i. Heights Art Staff, 3, i. 202 vniiiiiiiild ROBERT FRANCIS O ' BRIEN It is the mind that makes the man. — Ovid. DORCHESTER has always been known as a town which can truly boast of its sons. Her many sons at the college have increased our esteem for her to a high degree. Cheerful, likeable and quiet, Bob is not the least of the sons of Dorchester. From the classical days of Freshman unto the last bitter philosophical hour of Senior, Bob has been an ardent supporter of the college activities, whether they were athletic, social or intellectual. Asked to say something about Bob ' s ability along scholastic lines one would merely reply that Bob is an alumnus of Boston Latin School. No further words are necessary. We need not say that Bob was an assiduous student, and one who alwaj ' s maintained an enviable position in the first ranks of the scholarly portion of the class. His activities give further testimony to the fore- going statement. The fact that he was enrolled at various times in the English, Greek and History academies show that his interest in .scholarly attainments was not confined to the classroom. On the other hand, the fact that he was a member of Jack Ryder ' s track squad gives evidence that in Bob one need not expect to find a gloomy, dusty grind. Far from it. One glance at his cheerful, smiling countenance, and one knows that here one has a hail-fellow-well-met who will certainly be a huge success along the pedagogic lines which he intends to adopt. Best luck. Bob! Track, 1, 2. English Academy, 2. Greek Academy, 1, 2. History Academy, 2. Chemistry Academy, 2, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4-. nt YIHIIIllMTrl ROBERT WILLIAM O ' BRIEN A worthy and righteous gentleman. — Simmel. HERE is another pilgrim from a distant shore, another Tubal Cain — a man with a Spartan physique and an Athenian psyche, a man developed in mind and body. Chelsea is his native habitat, but what boots that, if he be a real man. For four years, now, he has proved his mettle in our midst, in study hall, and down on Alumni Field when we really couldn ' t think of going to that last class. A more intrepid warrior never engaged in those bloody fracases, known as class football games. A more staunch friend never breathed the cool breeze which blows across the Heights; a more faithful son of Boston never trod her Gothic halls. A more earnest seeker after knowledge ever browsed in special rooms or read in the great reading hall of the new librarj ' . What is more, no more brilliant debut into the social world has ever been known at the Heights since Bob made his. But a short time ago, a big bashful boy, now he is a polished man, for such is the power and influence of our fair counterparts whom we pretend to scorn. When, in the happy hours of retrospection, we call up again the species rememorativae of our college days, an earnest sober, guileless lad will stride upon the platform of our minds. It will be Bob, our comrade and friend — for we all have been friends together, and such friendship as ours will stand the test of time. To you. Bob, we bequeath our hearty wishes and happy memories of days well spent beneath the towers that rise on University Heights. Spanish Academy, 3, i. Discussion Club, If. Dramatics, S, 3. English Academy, 1. History Academy, 3. Sodality, 1, S, 3, Jf. 204 THOMAS LEO O ' CONNELL Smooth runs the water lohere the brook is deep. — Henry IV OUIETLY as the twilight follows the sunset, Tom came to us four years ago, and just as quietly he has done his work, knowing that not by the spasmodically brilliant thing is success achieved but by doing ordinary things well. Tom began doing good work the first day he came to the college and he has been doing it ever since. Tom was robbed of his great chance to gain the spotlight when the Athletic Association de- cided to cut basketball off the list of recognized sport teams. Lulu , as he is more popularly known, has starred at the court game since his early high school days. However, deprived as he was ' of an opportunity to bear the maroon and gold upon the court, he has cast his lot with the semi-professionals around Greater Boston and for years he has played an excellent game for the St. Alphonsus A. A. of Roxbury. Nevertheless the student body has had an opportunity to see him in action, for it was his excellent floor work and remarkable ability to cage the ball that has accounted for the two vic- tories of the Class of ' 29 over those of ' 28 and ' 30 in the annual Junior-Senior games. Tom has chosen the field of medicine in which to star for the rest of his life; he has prepared for his future studies by undertaking the difficult pre-medical course here at college. We are sure he will succeed and we ' ve nothing but good wishes for so loyal a friend and classmate. Sodality, 1,2, 3, It. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 3, 3, i. Spanish Academy, 1, 2. French Academy, 2, 3. Chemistry Academy, 2, 3. 205 niiiiiiiiiit ' YMiiiiiiirra JOHN JOSEPH O ' CONNOR Well versed in the language of chivalry. — Miles. ONE clear September morning, four years ago, a quiet chap sauntered up the path to Boston College to have his name enrolled among her sons. Today he goes forth again into the world, grown both in body and in mind. East Boston, hitherto, has sent many fine boys to Boston College, but none finer than Johnny O ' Connor. As was to be expected, John pursued his collegiate course with profound interest. What seemed to appeal to him most was the Scholastic Philosophy, nothing, however, unforseen, since nature had endowed him with a logical mind. He was always ready to point out the flaws in the theories of Kant, Descartes et al. Yet we must say with considerable pride that he was one of the keenest and best students in our class. His marks in the Sciences and Classics were worthy of emulation, but, true to his nature, no one of his classmates has heard him dilate upon them. Johnny has always been a student who has applied himself to his work vigorously and faithfully; and then when the course of studies was over, has made enjoyable the moments of recreation which we have spent with him. The only regret that we have is that we did not know him sooner, for his virtues were many and his faults few. Such a combination of excellent talents cannot but meet with great success in the battle of life, and it is with the greatest of confidence that we prophecy an interesting and profitable future for our classmate. So farewell, Johnny, and the best of luck to you on your journey. Track, 1, i. Spanish Academy. 1, 2. Chemi, try Academy, 2. Discussion Club, 4. English Academy, 1. Greek Academy, 1, 2. 20G EDWARD FRANCIS ODAY The right man to fill the right place. — Layard. THE young man you see above is Edward Francis O ' Day. Now if you were to ask any one in tlie class if tfiey linew such a person they would most likely reply in the negative. But just ask if Hank is any place around, and immediately a reply of some kind wHI be obtained. Every- one in Boston College knows Hank O ' Day. First of all a real friend and a fine athlete, he is the type of man it is a great pleasure to know. Hank is also one of the most conscientious students that ever attended classes inside the walls of the Eagle ' s aerie — the kind of a student that professors sometimes dream about but seldom have the opportunity to see in person. On the baseball field is where he let loose his surplus energy. Hank held down third base for three of our four years here, and what a ball player he was! He led the Eastern College batters for the greater part of 1928, and was up with the leaders at the close of the season. Hank got his early education at Lowell High, in which town he also enjoys quite a reputation, though he temporarily transferred his allegiance during his college days to Brighton. Although it sounds like the well known Tom Rover style of writing, Hank is a gentleman, athlete, and a scholar, literally, figuratively, and every other way of speaking. Foretelling the future is poor business. However, making the notation that Edward Francis O ' Day is going to make good in this old world is just plain common sense, written a few years before the facts of the case come to pass. Baseball, 1, 3, 3, i. Track, 1. Football, 1. Greek Academy, 1, S. Chemistry Academy, 2. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. 207 FRANCIS PATRICK O ' HARA He found shelter among books. — Lamb. FRANK forms one part of that quiet, unassuming contingent found in every class. Their presence is invaluable, lending as it does that stabilizing, conservative element to an otherwise impulsive generation. Modesty is but one of the gracious virtues that bespeak the character of our worthy classmate. That old adage, declaring companionship of books lends one a calm, serene demeanor, finds consummation in Frank. School activities miss the genial company of Frank, for duty called in other lines of endeavor. In after-school hours, he could be found in the shades of historic Copley Square, dispensing literature to a book-loving populace. Yet, despite the fact that other factors forbade an active participation in extra-curricular activities, he tirelessly devoted himself to the work of every debate. His are the deeds that go unheard of, unsung; but there is not one member of our debating teams that does not thank him from the bottom of his heart. His was the thankless task of locating that seemingly inextricable data that must be had for any winning cause. That he did it with absolutely no thought of that share of glory that rightly he could claim, we who have worked with him will readily testify. The man who acts instead of talks we all admire, but he who acts for another and says nothing, is a gem that any class might well boast of. We go our separate ways now, Frank, but you will always carry our best wishes for success, and we, the pleasant memory of a real, unselfish fellow-classmate and friend. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, . League of the Saered Heart, 1, 2, 3, J .. History Academy, 1, 2. Discussion Club, i. 208 YllllllllllTri JOHN HENRY O ' HARE What more can I say than this rich praise. That you alone are you. — Anon. HERE is a man who I know has gathered about him as large a circle of friends in his four years of college as any man at the Heights. John bids fair to be one of the most popular of the graduating class. His ready smile and outstretched hand have broken the ice with all of us, and we have welcomed him as a boon companion in the Class of ' 29. Sh-h-h, we have heard it whispered about that Hecker used to be a very prim and proper person. Hasn ' t he changed. ' His ideas and tastes now run to big things. Now John is one of our liveliest members. Whenever music is heard his slogan is on with the dance. No college Prom is complete without Hecker. Full of life, jovial, and witty, — so we sum up his winning ways. But let us not stop here. John has brains, pep, and plenty of good sense, too. The rumor has gone the rounds that when John has his sheepskin he is to wend his way to South America and make more sunny its climate by his presence down there in the position of overseer on one of the rubber plantations. We wish you the best of success and luck in your undertaking, John, but don ' t forget, if the climate ever gets unbearably hot as we have been advised it does at times in that hemisphere, the class of ' 29 will always welcome you in the U. S. A., — John O ' Hare, our comrade at the Heights. Sodality, 1, S, 3, h- League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. 209 y LEO PATRICK O ' KEEFE The elocution of a great intellect is great; his language expresses not only his great thoughts, hut his great self. — Newman. WHEN you glance at the enviable record at the bottom of this page you will perhaps think you have the secret of Leo ' s popularity at B. C. But facts and figures chronicled upon paper fail to tell the real story. There is something indelibly impressed upon the character of a few men which lifts them far above the ranks of mere mediocrity and makes them tower above their fellowmen. That something — though lacking human definition, description, or measurement, — is none the less present in Leo ' s case. Throughout our four years at college Leo has stood out as a leader in every branch of student activity. An excellent scholar, Leo has never been known as a grind, but was as much at ease upon the polished floor as on the public platform. That is saying a great deal, too, for many were the warriors who felt the string of his shafts as they flew with unerring accuracy from the trusty bows of his logic and eloquence. That his friends are legion is evidenced by the fact that the last time he ran for a class office he was the only unopposed candidate on the senior ballot. Armed with a genial and kindly disposi- tion, a keen intellect, an attractive personality, a wealth of oratorical ability, and a born genius for leadership, Leo leaves us to train for the legal profession. The best of luck in your life ' s worki Marquette, 1, President, 2. Fulton, 3, Vice-President, i. Intercollegiate Debater, 1, 2, 3, k- Fulton Medal, J,. Sociological Club, 3, President, It. Student Activities Council, S, President, 4. Oratorical Contest 3, Winner, Jf. Class Vice-President, 3, 4. Sub Turri, Assistant Editor, If. 210 hlllllllllll ' ' YiiiiiniiitH WILFRED LEO O ' LEARY Poor is the friendless master of the toortd: A world in purchase for a friend is gain. — Young. 1 0 say a man is noble is great praise, for nobility contains within itself all of the other attributes and virtues that make a man. No man is truly such who lacks nobility in some degree. Bill possesses it preeminently. Nobility is either inherited or natural; Bill has both kinds. He has, however, no need of seeking out the glories of the past to determine this fact. During his days at Latin School and at the Heights he has made a veritable host of friends. He has a way with him, a truly Irish inheritance, which facilitates acquaintance, and clinches friendship. And that, once formed, is not easily broken, for if ever a man were true to his friends. Bill is that man. To designate Latin School as the scene of a man ' s prep schooling is sufficient assurance of his scholastic standing, but a few words would not be amiss. Always did he make the select coterie of leaders, (no easy task in our illustrious group), and never was he lacking in assisting some of his less erudite brethren. This was far from being his only virtue. Ever a live wire in affairs of state, a staunch supporter of things athletic, social and scholastic, he seemed at all times in our midst, distributing priceless gems from out his vast fund of good nature. Clearly an unusual mani As he passes on with the rest of us, our parting wish is, to Bill, all health, happiness and fortune in your chosen path. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, J . League of the Sacred Heart, 1, S, 3, 4- French Academy, 2, 3. Discussion Club, 3, J .. Fulton, 3. 211 ' The JOSEPH FRANCIS ORPEN ewurd of one dvfij i.i the jiou ' er fo fulfill another. -Eliot. A SHARP pistol crack, a sudden spurt for the fore position and then that sense of expected- ness as the white-clad figures speed over the cinders in the gruelling collegiate two-mile. Surely here is one group where consistency and courage must be recognized, and that ' s just what we admire as the slim, speeding figure of Joe raced by. Fresh from an enviable record at Medford High, the likeable Joe elected ' 29 as his class, and we, his classmates, declare as one that fortune beamed on us with his choice. His ever present smile, amiable disposition, and sincere friendship endeared him to all with whom he came in contact. But beneath that happy exterior was concealed a seriousness of purpose that revealed itself in everything that Joe undertook, be it in track work or in the pursuit of that last ultimate Why. His untiring devotion to the Ryder cause in Freshman, was observed by the class and they elected him to office for the following year. Knowing Joe as we do, we deny any connection be- tween his ability to run and the office of Treasurer that claimed him in Sophomore. But the cares of this position, interfering as they did with that which came nearest Joe ' s heart, caused him to re- linquish his post and devote his time unstintingly to the cinder path. For four years we have basked in the light of his sunny smile; for four years we have bantered with his happy line and ever have we recognized his courage and loyalty to a cause. Joe, in after life, preserve that same old spirit of determination, wear that same old smile, and the world is yours, and, what is more, my boy, ' 29 will be there rooting for you, as of yore. Track, 1, S, 3, i. Englinh Academy, 1. Class Treasurer, 2. Discus.non Club, 4- 1, 2, 3, i. 212 JOHN JOSEPH ORZECK ■4 gentleman makes no noise. — Emerson. OF all the qualities of hand or brain most needed in the present day and age, foremost is energy. It is that which surmounts the insurmountable and accomplishes what the crowd would consider impossible. Here is a very dynamo of human energy, and strangely enough as it may seem, and even contrary to our principles of Physics, it is all Kinetic Energy, active, inexhaustible. It was this energy which brought John from Framingham High to our arched halls back in the Autumn of 1925. That same quality enabled him to make the grade from Sub-Freshman to Sophomore in a single year. Thus he became a member of the glorious class of 1929. This and a natural talent brought him to the fore scholastically and kept him there. Yet this is not his only claim to our attention. To them we must add, a consistency which has brought him over the road for four long years, never missing a day. His friendly smile, no doubt, is also responsible, for no motorist could pass him by, as a total mileage of fifty-thousand miles in four years at a total cost of twenty-five cents would testify. His travel has had a broadening influence upon him, and all provincialism and narrowness is absent. Next to travel his chief recreation is debate. Question s political and economical, with now and then a dash of philosophy, have been his forte. His skill in Economics has won him the title of Banker. But he tells us that he does not intend to compete on Wall Street, for a nobler cause is calling and he must go. Good luck John! History Academy, 1, S. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, It. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. Chemistry Academy, 2. Fulton, 3. 213 JOHN FRANCIS PARRELL Press on! a better fate awaits thee. — — Victor Hugo. TO know how to do a thing is one thing, to do it is another thing, but — to do it differently is — well, another thing again. This was the goal of Frank Parrell. It was all well to study an experiment to enable one to perform it, but he willed to find another way to do it so as to accomplish the same end. This purpose was always apparent in the handiwork of this mortal. His sense of satisfaction comes only as a result of personal labor. There is one record which Frank Parrell may rightly lay claim to as a son of Boston; the greatest number of spike prints on the cinder track. He could recount from memory the best per- formances of all members of the track team. He paced practically every man at some time to assist him in his preparation for a forthcoming meet. In this task he ran every distance ever con- ceived by potential record book makers. Some part of the successes of the track squad could be attributed to Frank, he might be termed the man behind the scenes of the cinder track. Originality was not originated by Origen but it was a quality which even the antedel uvian men sought for and had always been recognized as a desirable characteristic in men down through the centuries and today we find it firmly embedded in J. Francis Parrell. This is good insurance for success with premiums prepaid! Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Track, 1, 2, 3, i. Tennis, Jf. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, S, 3, i. French Academy, S, 3, J4.. Chemistry Academy, 3, If. 214 WILFRED JOSEPH PELTIER When %oe idealize the real, we sacrifice to artistic fancy. — Fuseli. THE old adage that size is not a criterion of knowledge or context is well illustrated in the case of Pel. If a discussion is in progress this personage may be concluded to be one of the par- ticipants, not because he contended the know it all, but rather because of his refusal to take statement without proof. To use the vernacular; he had to be shown in a similar mode as the novel Gentleman from Missouri. Let us figure it out is his principle. Neither the greats of old Greece nor the ambitious of our generation could sway the belief of our popular classmate unless their statements were accompanied with ample proof and justification. Upon becoming associated with us in Freshman he at once became a true son of Boston. If the College was presenting a function on the same evening that the Scotish Economists were lecturing, one may well anticipate the notice that Wilfred J. Peltier was among those present at the Boston College affair. Royal Loyalty with integrity may well be postulated of Pel. There was never a question in the nebular form in the mind of this worthy member of ' 29 as to whether he loved life less or Boston College the more, for there was no life with which Boston was a mutual- ly exclusive entity. A continuation of the same determination and coincidence to ideal will surely merit and pro- duce realization in a few short years to come of the pinnacle in the chosen field of Pel ' s endeavors. Ambition could want no stronger mettle than the ingredients of his character. Sodality, 1, S, 3, Jf. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, 4. English Academy, 1. History Academy, 1. ' Wfc . . m 215 hillllllllll lllllllllllr JAMES EDWARD PENDERGAST Thy modesiij ' s a c:iiidle fo thy merit. — Fielding. A THOROUGH gentleman of serious endeavour, a good student, an able scholar and a hai] fellow well-met is James Edward Pendergast, whose very likeable and handsome face graces this page. One of the Old Guard presided over by Father O ' Malley, Jim, throughout his college career has proved himself a worthy product of the genial teacher. It was always more for the sake of parrying with words and phrases than from any desire to parade his knowledge of things philosophical, that Jim was wont to enage in dispute, for his innate modesty has ever rendered him one to conceal skill along any line rather than exploit it. It was probably this trait of his rather more than any other of his innumerable good qualities that en- deared Jim to us who knew him best. It has well been said that modesty is the virtue that one best likes to find in one ' s friends, and after knowing Jim for four years one can well believe it. It is rumored that the business world is the goal of Jim, and we salute and felicitate the Babbits on their good fortune in luring into their field such a man as our friend and classmate, Jim Pender- gast. Best of luck, Jiml Sodality, 1, S, 3, If. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 3, 3. . ' ,. Fulton, 3, i. Discussion (Hub, If. 21G JOSEPH RICHARD POWERS The golden mean between saying too muck and too little. — Syrus. MANY a great man has been noted for not being talkative. Too often, on the contrary, has the man with a good line, to descend to the patois of the times, been credited with knowl- edge that he does not possess. On the other hand, often a man who does not have much to say has more real knowledge than his more talkative associates. Such a person is Joe. He usually played the part of cheerful listener, but every so often he would come forth with an opinion or viewpoint which would certainly have all the earmarks of sound reasoning behind it. Joe has not confined his efforts entirely to the more serious pursuits of College life, but has aided materially the many social activities of the College. It is this spirit of co-operation, engend- ered and nurtured so early in the game of life which Joe will undoubtedly find a very valuable asset when he fares forth from these sacred precincts. More than this, Joe has that priceless gift, less tangible but far more potent, a winning per- sonality. Personality, according to Mr. Webster, is that quality which lends distinction to a per- son. Need 1 state that our genial classmate is the very epitome of distinction. Whatever line of endeavour Joe may choose to follow, he will carry with him the best wishes of his fellow classmates. A good scholar, a good fellow, a gentleman, — adieu. Sodality. 1, 2, 3, . League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, 4. Band, 1, 2, 3, 4. 217 EDWARD JOSEPH QUINN His the holy calm that leads to heavenly mvsi7ig. — Rogers. OUIET, calm, studious, only the close observer can notice the glint of Irish humor and love of a joke in Eddie ' s eyes. On the surface of things one would never suspect him of a love for horse-play and friendly tussles or conflicts of wit, yet we who have been close to him can give notice that he is always ready to put aside the sober robe of the student for a moment of fun. A good student, always well up in the first third of the class, Ed often amazed us by the philosophical calm with which he met the exams, bane of the collegian ' s existence. While the rest of us wor- ried and fretted, Ed assumed that easy manner of let come what may and proceeded to garner consistently good marks. Devotion to studies hampered Ed in taking part in extra-curricular activities, but he did manage to find time to take an active part in the affairs of the Sociological Discussion Club, very probably because the Club was so closely allied to the regular curricular work in the subject. With the Sodality and the League of the Sacred Heart, it formed the sum total of Eddie ' s extra- curricular activites, but it formed far from the whole of his devotion to the college, for each and every athletic contest found Ed numbered among those present, cheering on with might and main those who were bearing the Gold and Maroon in the field. Ed ' s future work is shaded in doubt, we might advance a guess as to his probable field, but we will not. Suffice it to say that Ed will do as well as can be. He is like that. So long, Ed! Sodality, 1, S, 3, k- Sociological Discussion Club, Jf. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, S, 3, Jt. 218 JOHN JOSEPH QUINN None hit himself can be his parallel. — Anon. THIS is Jack Quinn whose eyes are ever alight with fun. If you need a blue book for an exam, or if you desire an accomplice for a trick, apply to Jack. He simply can not be stumped. Jack is busy from morning to night, hurrying here, there, and everywhere to attend to his manifold duties. Bill Flynn knew his onions when he appointed Jack as Chairman of the Ring Committee. It was a big undertaking, but he has handled it so well that not a murmur of dissent or dissatisfaction has been forthcoming. May Jack be just as successful in the insurance game to which we understand he is leaning in 1930. Jack started on the right path through a now famous four years when he enrolled in Charley Dowd ' s Freshman Class. No one will ever forget those exuberant imitations of Charley ' s class presided over by the inimitable Walter Hardiman,— and with such notorious characters for stu- dents as Jack, Bill Flynn, Dave Dillon, Mike Leen, and many others. Well, it will all make food for thought to be remembered many years to come. Jack is one of Boston ' s true sons. He possesses that savoir faire, that smoothness of manner and affability of speech for which we all earnestly strive and so few acquire. That is a precious heritage from our ancestors. Our city as of course you know, is noted for its culture and dignity. Certainly Jack has his full share of each. But may we not attribute his power to charm to his un- failing willingness to oblige. May good luck attend one of the best liked of our class— Jack Quinn. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. English Academy, 1. Baseball, 2, 3. 219 DAVID GEORGE QUIRK It is tranquil people who accomplish mvch. — Anon. IF that famous poet, Anon, has spoken truly, then the reason for Dave Quirk ' s classroom suc- cess is known to all the world. Dave is the very personification of tranquility, and as such, is a source of never ceasing wonder to us, to whom college life is one worry after another. Nothing ever disturbs him, nothing has yet ruffled that characteristic Quirkian composure. Those who have been privileged to attend the same classes as Dave during the two years since his transfer from St. Anselm ' s, know full well the continued e.xcellence of his marks. One can more readily appreciate his worth when it is explained that Dave arises each morning with the milkman in far-off New Hampshire, and treks a weary way to the Heights before most of us have turned over for another nap. We first met him in Junior where his quick comprehension of the ens ut sic, and his unfailing accuracy in pursuing the elusive erg and the wandering watt won our undying admiration. And, although David G. is our idea of a real student, he is anything but a bookworm. His keen wit and ready retort have enlivened many a lunch hour for us. We are glad to have known you, Dave, and we know that those sterling qualities that you possess will help you over many an obstacle in the years to come. Sodality, 3, 4. Chemistry Academy, 3, If. League of the Sacred Heart, 3, Jf. Biology Club, 3, i. 220 FRANCIS THOMAS QUIRK Who mi.red reason icifh pleasure, and wisdom with mirth: If he had any f units, he has left us in doubt. — Oliver Goldsmith. AS time goes on, we come to know all our friends. So have we come to know Frank Quirk, a friend who has all the attributes necessary for friendship. Frank seldom indulged in public disputations for reasons peculiarly his own. But if it so happened that you met Frank alone you soon became aware that he was not one of your one-book scholars, but one with a knowledge of divergent subjects. Frank is naturally quiet and unobtrusive but his presence is always observed and noticed, especially when called upon to answer some Ethical or Legal Question. His voice is never raised above its natural soft tone. Nothing of the frivolous is to be found among his charac- teristics, although he is not without a sense of humor. In Junior, Frank, the always willing and efficient worker, ably assisted the class officers in the activities of the year. Besides being one of the motivating factors in the program of the Chem- istry Academy and Radio Club he contributed greatly to the successful functions of the Boston College Club of Cambridge. Nor did any athletic event seem complete without the stout exhorta- tions of Frank ' s spurring on the team. As to his future endeavors he is rather taciturn. It is rumored that he will continue his studies at Law School. If so he should show his worth as he is a diligent student and gives his whole and undivided attention to the matter at hand. In any line that he may choose, his employer may be certain of the best that is in him. Leaving us now, at the close of four years, we wish him the best of luck and prosperity. Chemistry Aeademy, 2, 3. Radio Club, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Cambridge Club, 3, i. 1® 221 1 i FRANCIS DENNIS REARDON Labor is the law of happiness. — S ten ens. FRANK is one of these energetic youths who adhere to that famous adage, No price is too great for an education. Prompted by such a sentiment, he joined that body of hardy pioneers who have so ably represented the Spindle City at the Heights. Day after day, with his brief case (always a distinguishing characteristic of Frank ' s personage) tucked tightly beneath his arm, he boarded the memorable seven-fifty-six train for Boston, praying hopefully the inexorable nine- thirty chimes would find him present and accounted for among his brethern from parts less remote. But despite the discomforts which all commuters must suffer, Frank found time to engage in a number of activities. His prowess as a trackman was greatly recognized by his associates, es- pecially in his junior year. Besides this, the discussion club claimed him as one of its most earnest members. Frank, also had the ability to make strong friendships. The glittering smile always so generously registered on Frank ' s countenance, coupled with his engaging personality has carved for him a warm spot in our hearts. With his pleasing manner and scholarly accomplishments, Frank ' s success in his chosen field is assured. If it be true that one gets out of life just what he has put into it, and we believe it is. then nothing but the best is in store for you in the future, Frank. Here ' s the best of good wishes. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, k- Marquette, 2. Sociological Clvb, 3, It. Fulton, If. Lowell B. C. Club, 1, S, 3, -J. Pre.iident, J,. 222 JAMES JOSEPH REGAN The mildest manners with the bravest mind. — Pope. JIMMY Regan has endeared himself to his schoolmates by his quiet, friendly manners. He is remembered as a valued member of the track team, and although he was not sensational, he was alwaj ' s dependable. Coming from Lawrence, he has done all in his power to spread the fame of his fair city among Boston College men. In his Senior year, he was treasurer of the B. C. Club of Lawrence, and under his guidance the treasury has assumed substantial proportions. His untiring efforts have been in a large part responsible for the success of tlie many functions of the enterprising club. Jimmy, belongs to the early Bisers ' Club, hailing from far off, but he never seemed to mind getting up, for no matter how early it was he always had a smile for everybody. A firm believer in the value of looking on the bright side of life, he used to keep his friends in an uproar with his witty remarks. How Jim did like to wander down Washington and Tremont Streets. James is quite a politician in his home town. Very often he is seen walking down the main street with two or three Big Shots. It is rumored that he is in the KNOW and he has already held quite a few positions of responsibility in Lawrence. Actions speak louder than words, and it has been in this respect that Jim has excelled both in his class work and in his social activities. Here ' s hoping that he will be holding a high political or business position in the near future. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, . French Academy, 1, 2. Track, 2, 3, i. Fulton Debating Society, 3, If. B. C. Club of Lawrence, 1, 2, 3, |. Tl. 223 ROGER MICHAEL REGAN He was consequentlij, therefore a very good student. — B II ncha-B n ncha. ROGER comes and goes about the Assembly Hall with little noise. He seems to many to be a very reticent youth. This is not true, however, as he is merely unobtrusive. When he applies himself to a problem he usually solves it successfully, as those who sat near him in class can testify, and in taking down notes in Ethics and Psychology he is without a peer. Consistent excellence has marked his four college years, and each time on the publication of the marks the name of Roger Regan could be found very near the head of the list. This fact takes on a double significance when we consider that every morning Roger arose with the first flush of dawn to travel long, weary miles from Lowell to the Heights. Commuting that distance for four years is in itself a remarkable performance, but to do so and at the same time attain marks that few can surpass is a feat deserving of the greatest praise. Roger, you have finished to begin again, the lesser done, the greater to unmask. Steadfast and earnest as you were, unchanged and unchangeable you shall rise to even greater heights. We bid you farewell as a student. We shall all meet again in larger fields, and there we shall find the bonds of friendship still unsevered and as binding as in our college days, strongest in the network of those which hold us to you. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. Discussion Club, 3, i. Marquette, 1, 3. Greek Academy, 1, 2, 3, 4. Tennis. 3, k- 224 Fniiiiiiiiii ' 7 yiniiiiml, ARTHUR FRANCIS REIDY We meet thee like a pleasant thought. — Wordsworth. ANOTHER voyager from Lowell, one of the many industrious and illustrious sons of the Spin- dle City who have graced the campus on the Heights during the past four years, Art Reidy came to us from Lowell High and we all of us very promptly and readily awarded him a sizeable niche in our hearts. Pleasant, likeable, a ready (no pun intended) and willing worker, several of the college activities found him a handy man to have enrolled upon their rosters. The Lowell Boston College Club in particular found him worthy of high honors and his Senior year found him doing a Charlie Dawes for that august body. The Musical Clubs, the French Academy and the Chemistry Academy found him a useful member. Another side of his character presents him as a fierce and raging member of the class football squad, forsaking his gentle deme ' anor and pleasant way in that bloodthirsty sport known as a class football game. Art ' s dignity and serious mien is only a disguise which, when penetrated, reveals a fine spirit of fun and humor. He is naturally industrious and a rare occasion it is, indeed, that has found Art wanting when the professors were in need of a particularly intelligent answer to a difficult question. After setting forth these characteristics, it is needless to predict success for Art. It is written that he shall succeed. So long. Art! Lowell B. C. Club,!, g, 3, Vice-President, i. Musical Clubs, S. 3. French Academy, 1, 2. Class Football, 2, 3. Chemistry Academy, 3, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, k- 225 yiniiiiiiilH JAMES JOSEPH RILEY The true measvre of life is not lencith, but honesty. ' —Lijhj. WHEN Jim Riley came up to Freshman H class room just four years ago, when he climed up those three flights of stairs and entered that little two by four marble-walled enclosure that was to be the seat of learning of thirty-five embryo scholars for a year, the fellows that saw him come in should have sent a delegation down to the Dean to thank him for giving that class the first opportunity to make a friend of a regular fellow. Some times a man comes along who stands out like one of the few peaceful spots in a riotous world, who is unswayed by trivial or weighty reasons from doing the regular thing at all times, and who weathers all the trials and tests of fr iendship. That ' s Jim Riley. Jim is a quiet fellow, but his quietness is the kind that makes you glad you know someone who possesses that qualit.v in such perfection. After meeting Jim in his first year at the Heights, missing him for a summer, and then coming back to see him again, — it ' s going to be one of the penalties of graduating not to see him in the old familiar haunts next fall. Jim will be making some more new friends by that time, but its very certain that he won ' t forget his old ones, nor ever be forgotten by them. In fact there will be a big number of his classmates, this one included, who will see to it that they keep in touch with that regular fellow and real friend, Jim Riley. So long, Jim, see you at the next Fordham game. Musical Club, 1, 2, 3, i. Track, 1, 2. Football, 1, 2, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. 226 VINCENT PAUL ROBERTS ' A proper lan as one s, hall . a summer ' s day. ' — Shakespeare. IF we never meet a finer gentleman than Vin Roberts we will not be in the least surprised. For such a person would be beyond our power to conceive. You can ' t single out any predominant trait in Vin and elaborate on it for his qualities are so harmoniously blended in one wholesome character that they defy dissection and description. The best we can do is to emphatically declare that it was a happy day for us when Vin saw the patches in the royal purple and decided to feather his next where the eagles come to roost. Many of us knew Vin in high school and so the start of Junior year merely found us welcoming a long lost friend back into the fold. Nor did it take long for Vin to get into the swing of things here at the Heights for Junior Week found him occupying an important chairmanship and the latter part of the year saw the institution of a golf team here at the college under his guidance. His Senior year found him holding the position of captain to the devotees of the great god Niblick, and an active member of the Varsity tennis team. The splendid records set up by both teams is in a large measure attributable to Vin ' s splendid and sportsmanlike play and their acceptance as minor sports is due to a very great extent to his efforts. To say that Vin is likeable is to assert the self-evident, to pronounce him generous is to gild the lily, to say that he is one of the most popular and well-liked members of the class is only to give him his due. We have no fears concerning his success in life, we know without the saying that he will always be a credit to his college and his class, a true and thorough gentleman. Golf Team, 3, Captain, 4. Tennis Team, 3, 4. Sodality, 3, It- League of the Sacred Heart, 3, 4. Chairman, Patrons Committee, Junior Week. 227 yiiiiiiiiiiM HOWARD FRANCIS ROONEY Silence thai ivins where eloquence is vain. — Uayley. CONSCIENTIOUS, quiet and ever thoughtful of others — these words sum up briefly the characteristics of Howard. That he is conscientious is self-evident to anyone who claims him as a friend. Although quiet almost to the point of reticence, yet he possesses that dash of initiative and determination which is characteristic of so many quiet individuals. The third quali- ty, thoughtfulness for others, will be amply testified to by any of the football residents of Brighton, for, rain or shine, he never failed to give the boys a lift up the hill. By many other similar acts did he endear himself to his classmates. Such manifestations of altruism would seem to indicate that this quality is inherent. Although he applied himself diligently to mastering the subtle distinctions of philosophy, the intriguing phrases of the languages and the dimensions of the sciences, he still found time to attend the numerous, sundry duties incident to the management of a theatre. This, then, is the reason why Howie always wore that grave sombre demeanor that bespeaks the serious-minded man. His was the two-fold task of student and man-of -affairs; and while it was not accomplished without undue zeal on his part, he now possesses the happy advantage that comes to one who blends the scholastic wit h the pragmatic. To one who can lend to the blissful years of college life the same studied maturity that is Howie ' s we can predict only the brightest of future success; but to one who so completely loses himself in the interests of others, we saj ' the world is his, whether emoluments come or not. Sodality, I, 2, 3, k- League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, k- Discussion Club, i. ilWHIIIIII THOMAS HENRY ROURKE The lasting and crowning privilege of friendship is constancy. — South. TOM is another of the high lights hailing from the Spindle City who selected Boston College as their Alma Mater. He entered the institution with high hopes and aspirations, and he set about earnestly to see these ambitions realized. Throughout his entire scholastic career at the College, he has been characterized by a seriousness that told of his sincere endeavors. Endowed with a fine personality and known to his student colleagues as an accomplished humorist, Tom ' s presence has always served to enliven the student associations. Like all the sin- cere sons of the Celtic race, Tom showed a keen appreciation for all branches of the Arts while at the institution, notably among which was his constant membership in the Glee Club. Tom has represented the College at numerous concerts given under the auspices of the Club. Notwithstanding the pressure of his scholastic work in his Junior and Senior years Tom has steadfastly maintained his position as an eminent member of the Fulton Debating Society. Fre- quently the student body had the pleasure of listening to Tom ' s ability in logic plus his entertain- ing and witty temperament. Thus, Tom ' s sincerity of purpose and scholastic abihty at the Heights maintained for him an enviable place among his colleagues. With these well-merited accomplishments and with grati- tude to his Alma Mater, Tom goes forth to achieve an eminent position in his chosen field of en- deavor. Sodality, 1, S, 3, If. French Academy, 2. Fulton, 3, i. Musical Club, 2. Boston College Club of Lowell, 1, 2, 3, Treasurer, 4. 229 Fniiiiiiiiiiy ANTHONY REGINALD RUSSO An honest man ' s the noblest work of God. — Pope. BRING it to Tony, he ' ll help us out. Sure enough, our faith in him was always rewarded by his best efforts — and let us say here, that his best was always worth while. One did not have to seek further than the Library or some quiet corner of one of the study halls to find him earnestly translating the laughs and quips and pungent wisdom of Juvenars satires for some bud- ding neophyte. He gloried in those subtle distinctions so essential to the philosophical mind. Right and wrong moved to their proper spheres when he turned to some difficult ethical case and with clear insight saw things in their relationship. His outstanding accomplishments, however, were within the field of science. His perform- ances here have been particularly brilliant. Whether called upon to prove as fact some physical hypothesis or to give answer to biological problems, Tony was always ready, with results that were gratifying to his Professor and a source of edification to his fellows. It was in Chemistry, how- ever, that he merited highest honors, for with ready grasp he soon acquired the fundamentals and then in his Senior year plunged into individual research work in an effort to solve some of the many problems which the field presents. We feel happy with Tony in his wise choice of a career, and we have no doubt but that he will attain a full measure of success. Cheerful and helpful always, with a ready smile and still readier wit, he made our days here with him brighter, and that brightness will remain with us long after we have parted. Marquette, 1, ' 2. Sodality, 1, S, 3, i- Spanish Academy, 3, i. Chemistry Academy, S, 3, If. English Academy, 1, 2. 230 JOHN JOSEPH RYAN Thinks nothing done ivhile aught remains to do. — Rogers. IT is not always easy to make a character analysis and secure results which are satisfactory and redound to the praise of the man under the microscope. Here we have been singularly fortu- nate for John has never been and we can safely prophesy, never will be found wanting in any such examinations. He came to the Heights from that city where time means so much and yet so little, the very abode of Father Time himself, and yet a place where the people seem to stay perennially young. Of course, we mean Waltham. Incidentally, John first hied himself to Mount St. James, the demesne of the iron-clad Crusader, in his pursuit of culture, but, realizing, no doubt, the error of his ways, he came to the Heights. He is a real man. He is one in whom sterling qualities have their being, and yet are hidden beneath a cloak of modesty. He is one who considers the cause, and the worthiness of that cause, as being of prime importance, and who works for that cause for the glory of doing, not for the re- ward. John is a most energetic person. His ability to accomplish most when he seems to be doing least has been a boon to many a venture. His connection with and work in behalf of vari ous extra- curricular activities testify to his untiring labor for the progress of old B. C. A sunnj ' sanguine temperament is his. His happy smile indicates a happy heart, the happy heart conscious of good done. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, 4. League of the Sacred Heart, Promoter, 2, 3, 4- Chemistry Academy, 3, i. French Academy, 1, 2. ' iiiiiiiiiiira WILLIAM EDWARD RYAN 0{ surpassing beauty and in the bloom of youth. — Terence. HE was born with the gift of laughter. No matter how difficult the going or how serious the trouble, the hearty and happy laugh of Bill would ring to lighten the tension. Sincerity is a quality one is wont to admire in a fellow being, and in Bill we have exemplified the very quintessence of sincerity. In the classroom Bill ' s work has always been of the highest calibre. Bill had a particular yen for Sociology, and especially for Sociological Research Work. In his Senior year, the twenty-five hours ' work in the field scarcely dampened his ardor for the work. Not content with this. Bill enrolled as a member of the Sociological Discussion Club, and every one of the guest speakers was the target for a barrage of questions. Here, indeed, is a socially minded individual. Although he was particularly interested in his own advancement, yet this did not preclude his individual loyalty to the Class. Bill gave his whole-hearted co-operation to any movement that was afoot. He even suffered physical abuse in his Junior year, when he enlisted as a member of that famous Junior Football Team which trounced its traditional rival, the Senior Football Team. Bill carried the same spirit of co-operation into the Boston College Club of Brighton dur- ing the last four years. If the characteristics of our friend, so promising during his collegiate career, continue to expand, then a most prosperous future is assured to him when his faculties have fully matured. Thus, whatever walk of life he chooses, his numerous friends know that only success can ultimately crown his earnest efforts. Sociological Discussion Club, li. Junior Football Team, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4- Ilrighton B. C. Club, 1, S, 3, i. 232 PHILIP HENRY RYNN Labor is the law of happiness. — Stevens. PHIL is a lad of a most complex nature. One moment we see in him one of those fortunate in- dividuals who seem to see humor in almost every conceivable situation, a man who laughs at life and its problems; the next, we find a serious student of human nature, and it is perhaps the peculiarities he finds in his fellow-men that causes him to smile so broadly. Fortunate, indeed, is he who thus can laugh at life ' s foibles. Doubly blessed was Phil, for if ever a young men needed the presence of a happy disposition during his college course, it was he. His was not the sunny path that the world attributes to the average degree-seeker. On the contrary, for four long years he has hastened from the consistent, steady grind of the classroom into the turmoils of modern business. But this was typical of the man. He had set his course, and, irrespective of the sacrifics incurred, his was the will to go through. Deprived of the opportunity to enter many of the various academies, he applied himself all the more diligently to his classes. Happy as he was, it remained for the all-encompassing juris- prudence to captivate him entirely. Phil ' s moot questions of law gave us all especial delight, and if he takes as much pleasure in after life from his various undertakings as he did from his brief but replete legal controversies, his will be a happy existence, indeed. To you, Phil, we give our meed of praise; we will always remember your gracious wit, your unrufHed disposition, but most of all your courage in meeting and overcoming all obstacles placed in your path. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. Discussion Club, |. English Academy, 1. LynnB. C. Club, 1, 3, 3, .{. 233 FRANCIS JOSEPH SANTRY Come and trip it as ye go On the light fantastic toe. ' — Milton. FRANK is another of those valiant lads who hails from the town of St. Patrick ' s Day celebra- tions, the home of the L St. Brownies, South Boston. An ardent devotee oi Terpsichore, mem- ory fails to recall the social function of the class, or any other class, for that matter, at which Frank was not present, accompanied, oddly enough by the same diminutive bit of feminity. Nor was his support of the college activities confined to the social world. Wherever the athletic teams of the college journeyed, there followed Frank, enjoying every moment of the trips and making them enjoyable for everyone else. The local Boston College Club was another organization which had Frank ' s constant support and ready aid, and his name was always to be found on one committee or other, giving his best efforts to make the function a success. A good student, a better friend, Frank, with his inseparable companion, Marty Whelan, formed a familiar duet in the lunchroom discussions of mice and men, and many things, and cab- bages and kind. Prevented by press of outside duties from joining forces with many of the extra- curricular activities, Frank was nevertheless anything but a 1.15 bird, for he might have been found around the school on many an afternoon until the twilight hour when even the hardiest of denizens of Heights, Stylus and Sub Turri homeward plod their weary way. Yearbooks are accustomed to predict success for everyone, we do not have to do so for Frank for everything in which he has engaged until now has turned out successfully. Good luck, Frank! B. C. Chih of South Boston, 1, 2, Secretary, 3, 4. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, k- League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, If. 234 LEO CHARLES SHEA In the bloom of youth. HAT ' S off— strike up the band— everybody sing, Hail the conquering hero comes. Leedle Ikey comes into his own. A man of whom the bards of years to come will glorify in song- Ike Shea— the renowned in story for his feats of prowess on the athletic field. Unphased by any- thing in the world, or by the world itself. A philosophizing hockeyite, a debating diamond king, a harrier who rejoiced in the lore of the ages and the wealth of the sages. A fierce debater, bombastic and tenacious at times of his stand though he was, few could van- quish him. We gave up long ago and but a few of the most hardy among us dare cross swords with him in physical combat or debate. Imbued with a strong and enthusiastic spirit, he entered on any undertaking with a will, dug his feet in and plowed through all obstacles. Especially was this noticeable in regard to his reading. A voracious reader— he gobbled the classics, biographies, travels, etc., picked them to pieces or gobbled them up in their entirety. Alas, all men have their faults— Ike is no exception— his is an incredible credulousness, a great gull- ibihty. So truthful is he that he could not imagine anyone exaggerating. So he sits open- mouthed and heari us rattle off lies that would K. O. Ananias in the first round. So much for Ike, a boy with a strong back and a strong mind and one who is sure to succeed. You ' ll get by, Ike. Trach, 1, 2, 3. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, 4. Class Hockey, 3, 4. 235 II Vlllllllllllrl PHILIP JOSEPH SHEA His only fault is that he has no fault. ' WHAT more pleasant task is there than to eulogize on the merits and virtues of this genial graduate of St. John ' s High? For to know Phil is to like him, and the more you know him, proportionately does your regard for him grow. Who in this class has failed to appreciate the ever recurring jollity and even disposition of this prospective medico, whose equanimity was never known to be ruffled even by the daily ordeal of Chemistry and Biology? But to really know Phil we believe that one must work with him and laugh with him in class room, laboratory, and in those happy hours when books and bookmen are relegated to the back- ground. Born on the sunny side of Porter Square, he has been looking on the brighter side of life ever since, and even in the hot pursuit of adversaries, Phil can be counted upon to lighten the effort with his mirth, and to arouse, on occasion, the raucous laughter of our louder breathren. Yet, when circumstances required it, Phil could be solemn as a judge, a fact which any of his pre-medical brothers will be glad to corroborate. In addition to his academic labors, Phil has also acquired a proficiency in amassing the coin of the realm. But this did not prevent our sunny friend from being very much among those present whenever a Prom was on hand — and how! 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 paeans of thanksgiving for having known him. Marquette, 1, 3. Fulton, 3, 4. Chemistry Academy, 2, 3, i. Track, 1. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, 4. 236 DONALD RICE SHEEHAN In a %oord, to be a fine gentleman is to be a generons and brave man. — Steele. THAT ideal combination — scholar, athlete, and gentleman — so desirable and so rarely found, is well exemplified in Don Sheehan. For this big guard with the broad intellectual forehead, the aggressively determined chin, the quiet blue eyes and the .friendly smile, excels in many lines. In the classroom Don ranks among the leaders. The sciences are his forte, particularly chem- istry in which he has achieved brilliant success; while in all studies his ability is far above the average. Furthermore he has been a prominent member of the Chemistry Academy since its inception a few years ago. But Don is probably best known for his athletic prowess. During his four years at Boston College he has been a member of the varsity football squad. Winning a regular guard position in his Freshman year, he continued the career begun at Salem High School to its climax in the glorious 1928 season under Coach McKenney. Opening broad holes for his backs, smashing many an op- ponent ' s play, down with the ends under every punt, frequently to drop the runner in his tracks, — Don was an invaluable member of the keystone trio in that irresistible and impenetrable line. Now as he enters upon a new and broader field of life, we have no doubts of Don ' s ultimate success. Unquestionably his social attitude and natural unaffected ways will win him a new host of friends. His honest, determined, capabable efforts cannot fail to bring him material prosperity as well. Irreproachable moral character completes the picture of this true representative of the highest type of Catholic manhood. Football, 1, 2, 3, i. Salem B. C. Club, Vice-President, 4. Chemistry Academy, 2, 3, 4- 237 JOSEPH FRANCIS SHEEHAN Study is like the Heaven ' s glorious sun. — Shakespeare. WHEN Joe Sheehan receives his sheepskin on June 12, the faculty of Boston College needs must have that oft-referred to mingled feeling. They must have been happy to see one of their finest students receive the reward he so richly deserved, yet they could not but have felt sad at the realization that never again could they sit back contented as Joe recited one of his perfect lessons. Whether it was in the translation of a difficult passage from the ancient classics or in the solution of a bafHing philosophical problem, Joe was ever and anon the man of the hour. He was the ideal student. Coming from B. C. High, the winner of a scholarship in competitive examination, Joe soon demonstrated that success was habitual with him. Not even the delightful distractions of the notorious Freshman D group could turn him aside from his scholarly duties. Sophomore, Jun- ior and Senior found him winning summa honors with a regularity that grew monotonous. His achievements were only surpassed by his modesty and reluctance to talk about himself. Social functions usually found him among those present as indeed did every activity of the college. Summing him up, we can say truthfully, that whatever he did, he did well. Joe is going to join the ranks of the pedagogues and it is no idle boast to say that his future success is conditioned by no other element than that of time. ' 29 is proud of you, Joe. English Academy, 1. Sodality, 1, Secretary, S, 3, l .. B. C. Club of West Roxbury, 3, If. Class Hockey, 3, 4- Track, 2, 3. Discussion Club, 3, i. 238 hliiiiiiiiii y RAYMOND JOSEPH SHEEHAN A moral, sensible and well-bred man Will not affront me. — Cowper. A LYNN Beach hurricane presented Ray Sheehan to the Class of ' 29. He insists that it was a zephyr that wafted him to Boston College, but we know better.. The B. M. and the Boston L are no sea breezes. Ray is a quiet chap, in fact he is the only quiet member of Fr. Corrigan ' s commuters row. Perhaps that is why he absorbs such a deep knowledge of the science of right and wrong in human conduct. But Ray is noted not only as an ethician. In Junior, he took the Pre-Med course and for recreation continued the study of Greek. Clever fellow! Ray had blue eyes. The last time we saw him he was wearing a blue suit, blue shirt and blue cravat. His exquisite taste may be responsible for the popularity of Boston College on the North Shore. At any rate, Ray had much to do with it, for as President of the Lynn B. C. Club, he has been a hard working booster of Alma Mater. If one of the seventeen best known teachers ' agencies gets Ray a school in the far West, we shall miss his smile hereabouts, but we may be sure that wherever his work calls him his under- graduate work will be reproduced on a larger scale. Watch it up, Ray boy! 1, 3, 3, k. Chemistry Academy, S, 3. Discussion Club, 4. Rotunda Associates, 3, 4-. Lynn B. C. Club, President, If. 239 JACQUES SIMARD Art is the gift of God. — Longfellom. MORE powerful than the tongue of the orator, more beautiful than the pen of the poet, more expressive than both together is the gentle touch of his artistic hand. It seems futile to the writer to eulogize Jack ' s ability at any length when this book bears mute yet eloquent testimony to the excellence of his handiwork. He is the type of man that unfortunately we seldom are privi- leged to meet, gentle, kind and scholarly, and when he passes from our midst it will seem like the ceasing of exquisite music. Jack lacks none of the courage that a man should possess. Not only have his thoughts strayed far above this mortal coil, but he is an ardent devotee of Lindbergh ' s favorite outdoor sport. From his activities in this direction it is plane to see how he feels about his Wrights. But seriously, there is no one among us who can better lay claim to the title of an educated gentleman. For he possesses learning, culture and refinement in an eminent degree. As we go to press we learn that Jack intends to transfer his allegiance to Cambridge next year in the Harvard Business School. The change from the Maroon to the Crimson will make no appre- ciable difference in him except to further develop his keen intellect. Our best wishes go with you. Jack. We ' ll see you at our reunion next year and, God grant, for many years to come. Sodality, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 3, 4. Sub Turri Artist, i. French Academy, 3, i. Dramatics Publicity, If. 240 — Longfellow. FOUR years ago, following in the footsteps of other great athletes, a genial, sunny-dispositioned, smiling youth came out of the wilds of Norwood and entered Boston College. Bob Smith? you ask. Right the first time. An all-around athlete in prep school, at Boston College Bob de- voted himself to baseball with an enthusiasm that deserved a better reward. Considered through- out his four years on the Varsity squad a vastly better catcher than those whome he understudied. Bob remained a second stringer for some inexplicable reason, possibly because the others had more experience. This, however, did not prevent his being in there all the time, doing his best, and on those occasions which saw him in the regular lineup, doing a splendid job, holding the pitchers with all the finesse of a big-league receiver. It is recorded that during his Freshman and Sophomore years Bob took part in various pro- ductions of the Dramatic Club, those classic presentations of the works of Shakespeare, which in other days raised so high the standard of dramatic productions of the school. Then, too, history, records that Bob, was a member of that glorious triumvirate, Murderer ' s Row, which graced the second last row in the genial Father Doherty ' s Junior philosophy class. But history, since it concerns itself with deeds and happenings, fails to record that Bob, with his unfailing friendliness and ready smile, found a place in the hearts of his classmates second to none other. Best of luck. Bob, and every success. Baseball, 1, 2, 3, i. Dramatics, 1, S. Sodality, 1, S, 3, i. 241 THOMAS ERNEST SMITH A face that cannot smile is never good. — Martial. IF the above quotation be true, then certain it is that no one will every say that Tom ' s face is not good. For second only to the fame of his football ability is the fame of his smile. To those of us who have had the pleasure of being with Chappie for the past four years, that grin is an old but ever pleasant story. To those who have never seen it we cantruly say, There ' s a lot you haven ' t seen yet. But it is for his gridiron achievements that Tom has received his greatest acclaim. Starting in at Rindge Tech he soon became known as one of the finest ball carriers in the history of the school. In his last two years at Rindge, Tom was selected as an all-scholastic back in recognition of his excellent work. From Rindge Tom wended his way out to the Heights. Starting in where he left off in high school, Tom became one of the mainstays of the team in his Freshman year and has continued to star during his whole four years but in a different role than formerly. From the offensive star he became a great defensive star. Instead of the touchdown-maker his marvelous ability as an interferer caused him to become the Star-maker. Tom, you certainly deserve all the breaks in the great game of life. The whole class is pull- ing for you! League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, h- Football, 1, 2, 3, |. Night Club, 1, 2, 3, 4. 242 JOHN JAMES SPENCER Blest with a taste exact, yet unconfined, A knowledge both of books and hitman hind. — Pope. WHAT the towers are to the Heights and what the foundations are to our Gothic structures, Jack was to journalism at Boston College. As Editor in Chief of the Heights he produced as high grade a college newspaper as we have ever seen, and as a columnist he personally gave to us the most fascinating item of the whole paper. When .Tack goes, the prophetic Parakeet goes, the delightful Mister Pepys goes; and his successor is faced with a most difficult task in finding char- acters to take their places. To us. Jack is more than a journalist; he is as fine a young man as one could meet in many moons. If it be true that genius is the capacity for hard work Jack ' s exact status is determined for he was always ready and willing to do more than his share in every phase of college activity. Quiet and unassuming he went about his work, never coveting the honors and distinctions that were well within his grasp. The Junior Week Pictorials and the souvenir program of the Holy Cross game — both distinct innovations in journalism at the college — owed their success primarily to the inspiration and perspiration of this same young man. If Jack shows the same marked ability and effort in the field of journalism that he has evinced among us for four years, who will gainsay his future triumphs? Keep up the good work. Jack, we ' ve placed our bets on you. Heights, 1, 2, 3, Editor-in-Chief, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, Prefect, 4. Stylus 3, Assistant Editor, i. Student Activities Council, 3, Vice-President, Jf. Fulton, 3, 4. Sub Turri, Assistant Editor. Junior Pictorial, Managing Editor. B. C. Club of South Boston, 1, Treasurer, 2, 3, President, i. 243 CHARLES FRANCIS STACK Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling soids. —Voltaire. EVERY class may be divided into certain clearly definable tj ' pes into which its members fall and belong of their natures, but Charlie Stack fits into none because he partakes of the virtues of all. Yet lest you conceive the notion that here you have a paragon of perfection, let us haste to announce that it may not be said of Charlie that he is a man without a single redeeming fault. Those who have encountered him in verbal conflict will readily testify to the contrary, for he presses his theories on life and living and, in fact, everything with singular pertinacity and in despite even of metaphysically certain proofs against them. Generous nature has endowed him with two of her rarest gifts, the bitter-sweet laurel wreath of poetry and, he r most treasured endowment, a sense of humor. For four years the outstanding poet of Boston College, if not of every college, in his Sophomore year Charlie was awarded the Intercollegiate World Gold Medal for poetry in recognition of the excellence of his work. Charlie consistently contributed excellent poetry to the Stylvs. Scholar, gentleman and, best of all, a true friend, Charlie leaves with us a lasting impression of Old World courtliness and breeding, and a firm conviction that this old planet cannot be so bad after all, since it has given us Charlie Stack. Stylus, 1, 2, 3, 4. Editor-in-Chief, 2. Heights, 3, i. Fulton, 3, i. Winner, Intercollegiate World Gold Medal for Poetry, 2. DENNIS BLASE SUGHRUE The mildest manners and the gentlest heart. — Homer. IF a gentle, unriiiHcd demeanor and mildness of speech and manner are the marks of gentility, then Denny is the first gentleman of them all. Terrible the misfortune that might shake him from his accustomed calm and great the offense that might change the soft, drawling cadences of his voice into the sharp notes of anger. They have yet to occur, and their failure to do so stamps Denny as a fine gentleman. When in the Heights office others swore great journalistic oaths and rushed about in bewilderment before some problem, Denny quietly gathered the assistant editors about him and gave directions which almost certainly resulted in its solution. In those singularly tense moments before examinations, while the rest of us nervously moved about incjuiring of each other, Are you set? Denny took his ease and awaited the fatal moment with philosophic mien. Such calmness, such ease of manner, can only arise from that quiet certainty and that assur- ance in his own powers with which the true man approaches decisions and tasks. This might be noted in all Denny ' s doing, whether it be as Managing Editor of The Heights, in the Spanish Acad- emy, or in the stud.y halls. In the Dramatic Club this temperament admirably fitted him to play great gentlemen and — sh! — great ladies. Nor were his successes confined to these lines, for rumors of his great popularity at a certain Fenway college have been bruited about, and it is said that rare- ly indeed, did that college have a prom or hop at which Denny might not be found. At any rate, Denny, we predict success for you; no one as likable could fail of its attainment. Heights, 1, 2, 3, Managing Editor, |. Spanish Aeademy, 1, 2, 3. Dramatic Club, 2, 3, 4. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, |. JOHN JOSEPH SUGHRUE ( is tranquil people who accomplish most. ' —The BROTHER to the worthy gentleman whose face adorns the previous page, John is perhaps as unlike Denny as brothers can be. Both gentlemen, both quiet, both industrious, John was the more studious of the two and yielded not so readily as Denny to the siren call of Terpsichore. Again, John, though a number of the extra-curricular activities bid him welcome, never rose to the high oiBces to which he might had he not preferred to devote the major portion of his time to study. Generous, affable, smiling John endeared himself to us all. We respected him as a student, be- cause he was never the pedant, we were glad to have him as a friend because he was always pleasant, because his wit was always gentle and never cut, but most of all, because he was himself. John interested himself in the Sociological Discussion Club, the English Academy, the Chem- istry Academy, the History Academy and for two years he joined company with the weary plod- ders who work out daily under the able tutelage of Jack Rycer. We have no idea just what John will do after graduation, but it is safe to predict that he will fit into his niche in life just as does every other cultured gentleman. John will be a success unless the world has no more use for likeable, smiling generous chaps who make true friends and are worthy in the sight of God and men. English Academy, 1, S. History Academy, 3. Cheviistry Academy, 2, 3. Track, 1, S. Sociological Cluh, 3, k. B. C. Clvb of Cambridge, 1, 2, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. 246 EDWARD LEO SULLIVAN Charms strike the sight but merit wins the soul. —Pope. FOR four brief years the chief characteristic of this Dorcliester representative has been modera- tion in whatever task he has undertaken — and accomplished. Ed, as he is most commonly called amonst us, would be a model for any of us. He possesses those necessary qualifications for success in any pursuit; moderation, determination and real ability. He is true to himself and true to others. As a student Ed has applied himself with diligence and sincerity, having succeeded in placing himself on the honor roll on several occasions. His characteristic manner is betrayed even in his studies. With nothing to worry him, he doggedly remains at any task which is placed before him, completes it and says nothing until he is called upon, at which time he has something worthwhile to say. Ed has sacrificed much time toward physical perfection and could be seen almost any day on Alumni Field. This has helped him greatly, being an asset in all his endeavors. His spiritual welfare has been by no means neglected, being a faithful and loyal member of the Sodality, seeking spiritual food for the task of life. Ed is going to study for the degree of Master of Arts and then begin instructing the youth of the nation, at which we all know he will be one of the best. Ed, old boy, keep up the good work, carry on in the future as you have in the past and you are bound to succeed. When we meet again let us hope to find you with all the blessings of success. English Academy, 1. Greek Academy, 2. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 3, 3, i. Class Football, 2, 3, k. -Ytlllllllllltri FRANCIS JOSEPH SULLIVAN Laiig]i and the n ' orld laiiijJis inth you, — Svlly. IF we did not know that Frank Sullivan has his heart set on studying medicine, he would most certainly be our unanimous choice for the most successful business man of this illustrious class. It is our firm conviction that more ingenious schemes have emanated from his fertile brain in the past four years than have struck the captains of industry in the past generation. Just to let the reader in on some of the facts, it is our belief that Frank ' s mercantile brain was behind the great coup that sought control of the slot machine combine, and finally forced that huge industry out of business by their clever machinations. But it is not as a business man that we remember Frank best. Rather do we recall the happy companion of classroom and laboratory, the merry discoverer of new and shorter chemical process- es, the genial inventor of that new scale of measurements (beginning two gurgles equals one cc), the companion and co-partner in evil and lunchroom golf with Phil Shea. Perhaps this dominant characteristic of Frank ' s has something to do with his popularity in that certain Fenway institution. Certain it is that this ready wit and ever-present sense of humor will be no drawback in his chosen field of medicine. Rather we would count it a distinct asset, which, added to his demonstrated intellectual ability, will take him far on the road to the success which he so richly deserves. Sodalifi , 1, 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. Heights, 2, 3. Spanish Academy, 1, 2. English Academy, 1, 2. Chemistry Academy, 2, 3, 4. Oolf Club, 3. Discussion Club, 4. 248 fniiiiiiiiny Vlllllllllliri HENRY ALBERT SULLIVAN To owe an obligation to a worthy friend Is happiness. — Chanon. HENRY came to us after some years spent in the marts of trade following the completion of his prep school course. Thus it was that he entered upon his college career with a knowledge of what he was doing, of what he wished to attain, with a serious determination to secure that wish. He set to work with a will, and, slowly but surely, mastered one branch of science after another; chemistry, physics, psych, ethics, pedagogy, etc. ad infinitum. He clearly visualized the futur- ables, the signa rationis and the scientia media. Conscious of hours of preparation, he feared not the time of inquisition when he had to take his place in the infamous Siege Perilous. Quiet always, reserved yet friendly, he worked in our midst and merited our regard and the commendation of those members of the faculty under whom he studied. He lent his support to those activities outside the curriculum which needed his cooperation. In short he did all things that were necessary, all things that were fitting. Unostentatiously he labored here, and quietly he departs, choosing the paths of nature to the bustle and hurry of business life. If the past is any criterion of the future, Henry ' s way will always be serene. Chemistry .Academy, 2. Physics Academy, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 1 . 249 hlllllllllliT ' yillllllllllrl JOSEPH GERARD SULLIVAN A rovsing, good fellow. — Thomas Aquinas. ONE smile worthy of a place in the hall of fame is that of Joe Sullivan. His has a very unusual quality — perseverance. No impending disaster, scholastic, financial or elevated railway can rob him of it. Perhaps that is due to many summers that Joe has spent absorbing sunshine at Oak Bluffs. Again it might be attributed this past year to his happy proximity to the rotunda door which opens and closes so easily. Sully was one of the busiest men in the class. While the city was still asleep, he would leave his far off Everett home for the long journey to Chestnut Hill where he sated his thirst for such ungodly subjects as Biology, Inorganic Chemistry and Calculus. He was no one-fifteen student. When the Biology lab closed for the night he could be found hard at work as commissary of the Physics Department. Joe and Edison were certainly busy men. Sully ' s black curls were always evident in the midst of some group of lunchroom merrymakers. Of Senior ' s nine Sullivans, none was better known or liked than Joe. What wonder! Sully is one of those rare souls who can find inspiration for wit in a cup of Waldorf coffee. Whatever Joe takes up in life, will find him a credit. We hope, however, that he will give full sway to his passion for mathematics and some day discover a new celestial body, thereon to sit and scatter joy to a happy universe. If not, he will at least get us back again a five cent fare. Holy Cross Reception, Jf. Discussio7i Club, i. English Academy Trumpeter, 1. Chemistry Academy, S, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, |. Rotunda Cbib, 1, S, 3, 4. 250 niiiiiiiini ) r YllllllllllTri LAWRENCE CORNELIUS SULLIVAN Not only stn ' k-e while the iron is hot, bnt make if hot by striking. — Cromwell. SPRING has returned to the north, and is indeed most welcome here, — the more so for the lonely winter. Thus is it fit that we should be gay and full of joy, and write sprightly and lightly of our little friend Larry, who keeps Spring with us all through the year. With many a merry quip and gay snatch of song he brightens his course through our Gothic Halls, chasing away the shadows and coaxing in the sunbeams. His philosophy of life is a sound one, it is to take all things as they come with a smile. Even though sad yourself, don ' t spread gloom. Be an optimist though it may hurt. Make others gay — and get the maximum from life. Consequently Larry has always been a popular fellow and a social lion. It was Saint Mar.v ' s loss and our gain, when Larry decided to join our ranks, for he brought with him not only sparkling eyes but also a clear and shining mind. Being of a logical bent, he has sharpened his native wit by logic and philosophy so that no question finds him without an answer, and no study has left him vanquished. Our only regret is that Larry has not the sirength as well as the brightness of the sun tor what a boon he would be to a discouraged team. He would enliven it and bring back that pep and courage that was slipping. Larry has laughed his way through life and won his way into the hearts of everyone. Carry on, old sunshine. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, S, 3, 4. Dramatics, 2, 4- Discussion Club, 3, 4- yiHiiiiiiitTi RICHARD STARKEY SULLIVAN Wit i.i the flower of the imagination. — Livy. IN a class blessed with a plentitude of SuUivans the name of R. Starkey must be placed in the front rank. Dick is probably the most unassuming lad we can boast of. Only his professors and his intimate circle of friends were aware of his sterling scholastic qualities, for Dick would dis- cuss any subject, in preference to himself. From these few brief remarks one might gather that Dick tended to the morose. On the con- trary, we who knew him well will always number him among our wittiest acquaintances. When- ever he was present the air fairly rang with laughter. In a small gathering Dick reigned supreme; his ability to crack ' em, as the expression goes, grew more pronounced with the years, when to his inexhaustible supply of witticisms he added a philosophical tinge. His observations on life in general were something to be remembered. To our minds his most fitting position in life would be in succeeding Stephen Leacock. Anyone who can observe them with the same quaint humor as Dick should capitalize on this talent. For four short fleeting years we have enjoyed his friendship. The time was short but close association gave us an insight into his character. If one felt a little despondent with the affairs of the world, a short intermission with Dick would relieve that feeling. Our only wish is that we could tarry awhile with him, but fate rules otherwise. To you Dick, we extend our sincere good wishes for success; you ve made our fleeting hours together joyous indeed, and our memory will always cherish the thought of your own wholesome self. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. League of the Sacred Heart, S, 2, 3, h- English Acadeviy, 1. Discussion Club, i. 252 Klllllllllll ' ' = = 7 ' ■ llllllllllTri THOMAS PATRICK SULLIVAN For even tho ' ranqnishcd, he could argue still. Goldsmith. LOWELL ' S gift to Boston College! O fortunate you, who were privileged to fall comfortably into a seat in the sacred Fulton chamber, and lend an ear to the static humor of T. P. Sulliv an, that first annoyed you because it kept you awake — but once thoroughly alert you enjoyed because it breathed the free note of Celtic wit. Tom has bombasted away many. a slow-moving hour, and his prolific tongue has enounced some sharp slams at the powers that guided the destinies of the Fulton. He was also a member of the French Academy, but it takes more than a foreign language to hold Tom, — he wants to talk and he philosophically determined that language was merely one more impediment to overcome — so Tom overcame it, and waxed eloquent in the tongue of Pere Marquette. Tom has certainly benefitted by the philosophic studies he pursued at college. He is essen- tially a philosopher. He jests — but his words are freighted with message; — he clowns but every movement is heavy with an undercurrent of sage advice. Everything he looks at through the happy vision of philosophy, and that accounts for his beaming countenance that has become a landmark of Lowell. We know you ' ll find success, Tom. We ' ll meet again! Fulton, 3, Secretary If. Heights, 2, 3. Lowell B. C. Club, President, i. French Academy, 1, S, 3, Vice-President, 4- Marquette, 1, Z. English Academy, 1. 253 ft Riniiiiiiii y VINCENT PATRICK SULLIVAN Gentleness and affability conquer at last. — Terence. ALWAYS a leader in class affairs, one has but to delve into his record as a student at Boston I atin School to see that Vin did not spring into the limelight over night. When Vin matricu- lated at Boston College it was our gain and some others loss. A manly fellow, steady and loyal to his friends, is just a brief summarj ' of his salient characteristics. In Junior Vin put over the Communion Breakfast with a bang, while in Senior his activity in behalf of the Press and Sociological Clubs was immense. Words can never bring out his fine points. You have to meet Vin to really appreciate him. Beneath that quiet demeanor of his lies a heart of gold, a dynamic spirit that does what it intends. A gentleman in every respect is Vin. When it comes to reporting, Vin holds his own with the best. Each morning one can read his interesting articles about Boston College athletics in the Herald. Who knows but that sometime in the near future he will blossom out as a rival of Rex Beach or James Morgan? Having been a member of that group of disciples of Demothenes, known as the Fultonians, it is quite apparent that Vin is very able to express himself at all times. A loyal son of Boston College, Vin has guarded her best interests at all times. Whatever field of endeavor that he enters, he will prove himself a credit to his Alma Mater. Here is wishing Vin prosperity and happiness when he enters the great battle of life. The stage is set — the man is ready to play his part. Good luck, Vin! Track, 1, 2. Fvlton, 3, k- Discussion Chib, 3, Secretarij-Trca.inrer, J . Sodality, 3, Jf. Press Club, If. Heights, 4. 254 WILLIAM LEO SULLIVAN He sees the bright side of life. — Rabelais. HAIL, chief of the gloom chasers, most loyal son of Boston ' s loyal sons, last but not least of the mighty Sullivan clan. Bill Sullivan, greetings. As a rule any overflow of words or use of superlatives in a year book write-up is discounted at least ninety-nine per cent. Readers are of the opinion that exuberance and the last burst of affectionate friendship preceding the throes of parting causes distorted vision. Often this is a true conclusion; but here we are both cool and collected. This is a rational write-up of a rational man — ratio ratiocinatae. Daily swinging along through rotunda and arched hall, Bill chased away the dark and misogynistic satellites of Schopenhauer and let in those dancing Monads of the optimists. It will not rain, it cannot. We will not lose, we cannot. The exam will be easy, it cannot be hard. Such were the bright words by which he cajoled us to a happy frame of mind when im- pending exam or invading team threatened our peace of mind. Game after game found him cheering loudly and long, putting into the team that fighting spirit which he himself possesses. Debate and concert, too, found him there. A ready and a faithful supporter of all activites — social, athletic, scholastic — has he been. Such faith and loyalty alone would mark him out, even without that cheery courage in afflction and defeat. Ability to make and to hold firm friends, a magnetic personality, a keen perception and a true gentlemanliness characterize him as a true college man. We must leave you now. Bill, but not for long. We will meet again and rest by the side of the road that leads to Eudaemonia. French Academy, 1, 2. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. 255 EUGENE RAPHAEL SWANSON 0 fireman, safe my child. — O ' Donnell. WITHOUT a doubt you have met this type before; every organization boasts of one; in fact, no home is complete 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 to show a fire, fight, pep, and frenzy hitherto unsuspected. In other words, Gene ' s career at our noble institu- tion was marked as that of a student and a scientist. With an unwavering purpose, he set out to acquire all possible knowledge, and it was no unusual sight to see this earnest lad poring over mighty tomes in the librar ' of an afternoon, or even at the unearthly hour of 9 A. M. — before a Chem exam. With the advent of Junior, Gene plunged into the mysteries of Pre-Med, where, tis whispered, he wielded a wicked scalpel. This latter circumstance gave rise to the rumor that he had his future work all mapped out. But, exercising a prerogative that we thought was woman ' s divine heritage, the stalwart Nordic has decided that this rumor is greatly exaggerated, and like Alexander before him, he seeks new worlds to conquer. Doubtless time will serve to blot out many remembrances of times past, but we shall not soon forget how readily Gene could laugh, no matter how trying the situation. It is on this account that we prophesy that he will win his way into the hearts of many, as he has into ours. Dramatics, 1, S, 3. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. ALBERT LEO TAYLOR Some must be great. Qrcat offices will have great talent. — Cowper. IN a class liberally endowed with men of various and sundry talents, Al Taylor stands out prom- inently as one of our Bona-fide intellectual giants. By dint of perseverence and untiring effort, he rose rapidly to the pinnacle, and like the mists of the mightly Atlantic that Longfellow so beautifully describes, he has Ne er from his station descended. We admire him because the honors and distinctions he earned with the fruit of his every effort. We respect him because the laurels he won rested so naturally on his manly brow. But we like him because he is himself. The quiet dignity that was part of Al ' s nature displayed itself on more than one occasion when he was elected to high positions in the various undergraduate activities. The French Academy was quick to recognize his ability and made him its president. In his public appearances his ex- cellent usage of the French language, together with his clear thinking and clever reasoning, at- tracted favorable comment on all sides. Nor did Al devote himself exclusively to orating in foreign languages. He represented the Fulton in public debate and one who has engaged him in verbal tilt will attest to the fact that in Al he encountered a foeman, worthy of his steel. We don ' t say if but when he rises to an eminent position in the not too distant future, we believe we should be pardoned were we to remark somewhat boastfully, I told you so! French Academy, 1, Librarian, 2, 3, President, J .. Fulton, 3, Intercollegiate Debator, Treasurer, If. Greek Academy, 2. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. 257 ITlllllllllll 7 NICHOLAS PAUL TEDESCO dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more, is none. — Macbeth. WELL indeed does Nick exemplify the above words. Few there have been who have worked more faithfully and more loyally for Boston College than Nick. It would be difficult to find a man with more friends or one better liked than the genial hockeyite from Newton. To those not intimate with Nick he is well known for his hockey ability. It was in this sport that Nick found his greatest love and also his greatest disappointment. After three years of faith- ful work his ability and determination were rewarded by his fellow players when they elected him to lead the team in nineteen twenty nine. Then came his great sorrow. After weeks of intensive practise just on the eve of the opening game the doctor ordered him to give up hockey permanently. What a bitter blow it was to a man who loves the game as Nick does, none but he can know. But like the real man that he is, he took the loss with a smile and continued to help Boston College by assisting the coach to mould his team. Here is a man with the real college spirit — a man who could smother his own sorrow in helping the cause of the school. It has been a pleasure to know him, it will be a pleasure to remember him in the years to come. Hockey, 2, 3, Captain, If.. Tennis, 2. Chemistry Academy, 3. History Academy, S 258 7= = JOSEPH BERNARD TONDORF A youth to whom was given So much of earth, so much of heaven. — Wordsworth. NOT in every class is found the like of Joe Tondorf . He is one of those fortunate individuals endowed with the rare vision that enables them to see clear through the darkest clouds and perceive the sunshine beyond. Blithely, happily, with carefree demeanor and a ready smile, Joe trips cheerfully along with a laugh for adversity and a smile for woe. But, pray, gain not the im- pression that Joe is an irresponsible gamboler on the lawn of life. Far from it, for to his good humor were added those most excellent of virtues, sincerity and capability. A glance at the im- posing list of activities at the bottom of this page is sufficient to show his capabilities and the good use to which he put them. As regards his sincerity, we, who are his friends give testimony, for we found him ready with the gift of his friendship and quick to offer with an open generosity any- thing that lay within his power, . nd generosity is the true criterion of sincerity in friendship, just as sincerity in friendship is the only criterion of sincerity in all things. In after years. Joe, we will remember happily, how, trim and white-clad, you danced before our cheering sections and, in response to your graceful gyrations, called forth the tremendous vol- ume of sound that is a college cheering section in action, but what is better still, we will remember you as a friend, generous, willing and able. Godspeed, Joe. Track, 1. Assistant Busiriess Manager of Sub Turri, Jf. History Academy, 1, S. Cheer Leader, S, 3, i. Musical Clubs, 1, 2, 3, Jf. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. 259 EDWARD FRAHER TRACY 7 do not distinguish by the eye, btit by the mind, which is the proper judge of men. — Seneca. WHEN Ed Tracy came to the college, Weymouth had contributed another loyal son to the Heights, a true representative who was to exhibit that which is typical of Boston College — real manhood. And often it has been manifested. There was hardlj ' an event of note, sponsored by his fellow classmates or by the college, which he did not attend. His interest found its quiet way into many and varied lines, for they include about everything from charter membership in the Discussion Cliib of the lower rotunda to that higher group, of like name, engaged in sociological pursuit. Before philosophy caught Ed in its beguiling snares, he performed with the track team, and his flying spikes cut many a furrow in the cinder bed. A consistent performer, he showed the promise of becoming a winner for Jack Ryder, until other duties lured him away from his favorite pursuit. And, remarkable to relate, he even forced the great Twombly to outdo himself if he would retain his cherished title of ' 29 s champ taxi pilot, which same is no mean showing, for many have tried thereat, only to fall in dismal failure. With it all, Ed, you showed great persistence, interest, and loyalty, and we hope those same traits will prove your pavement to greatness. Sodality, 1, S, 3, 4. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, 4. Marquette, 1, S. Fulton, 3 i. Track, 1, 2. Discussion Club, i. 260 GERARD ARMAND TREPANIER ' T ie best of prophets of the future is the past. — Byron. FOR the good-natured, t ' un-Ioving president of the Lawrence B. C. Club we are indebted to St. Anselm ' s College. Gerry dropped in on us from the Manchester institution in the middle of Sophomore and lost no time becoming a loyal son of old Boston. He was remarkably successful in this respect and except for an occasional flight into Benedictine Psychology he betrays no trace of his northern origin. To the interests of the Lawrence Boston College Club Gerry has enthusiastically devoted his natural talent as an executive with the result that the up-state organization is one of the most energetic boosters that the College has. Lender his leadership the club has had a very successful season — as Boston College men who journey Lawrence-ward will testify. Gerry has a fine record as a student. His favorite subject is French literature with cross-word puzzles running a close second. It is claimed that he can quote Rabelais backwards — much to the edification of those who don ' t speak the language. If the business world claims Gerry we predict a brilliant future for him. Whatever his life work may be he surely will carry with him the best wishes of the many friends he has made during his three years at University Heights. Sodality, S, 3, Jf. League of the Sacred Heart, 2, 3, i. 261 GEORGE TURCO Thy memory he green. — Hamlet. AS we glance back over the annals of other years, we find accounts of men who stood forth with courage and insight, men who were not afraid to admit mistakes and to mend the errors of their ways. Such is George Turco. For two years he served as underling in the courts of Mount St. James, learning the tricks of the joust and the tournament. But in 1927 — he followed the ex- ample of full many a predecessor and rode forth from under the parapets, forsaking the armor of the Crusaders for the pinions of the Eagle. All of which might be briefly said. George came down from Holy Cross to join us in 1927. For two years then he has been with us, two years, brief in time, but long in remembrance. He has taken part in our gala days, laughing and shouting with the rest of us, with us grinding away for the dreaded orals. Fortunate indeed we who shared his friendship, for that was a privilege all did not enjoy. Strong himself in character, a man, he preferred men about him that were — fat. ' So all did not qualify. Many thought him bashful and retiring, but he was only quiet — and that not always. George had his moments. What need to predict success for George. One who possesses his ability for making friends cannot fail to go far in whatever line of endeavor he chooses to make his own. Good luck, George. Sodality, 3, i. League of the Saered Heart, 3, k- yillllllllllH JOHN MORRISSON TWOMBLY True nnt is nature to advantage dress ' d. —Pope. A FAMILIAR figure about the Sub Tvrri Office, a cigar in his mouth, Jack, as he is more famil- iarly known, has been listened to eagerly and often with bated breath when the ever old and ever new discussion of woman arose. And yet we know that Jack is really bashful. He has been seen but two or three times in the company of the fair se.x, and always with the same one. Hence all the mysteries of Jack ' s source of knowledge. In law he is a veritable Blackstone — to those who sit around him— and the same may be said about him in Ethics and Psychology. But in Chemistry Jack made his mark. In fact so good was he that one day in a moment of forgetfulness he applied acid to his trousers instead of his beaker, with the momentous result that there was a considerable flurry until a pair of overalls was hastily borrowed from a good natured janitor. But to be really serious. Jack has been a welcome acquisition to the .Sh6 Tiirri OfEce since that remarkable volume was started this year. It is the regret of Fulton that Jack did not indulge in forensic debate. Informally he is unbeatable. We will miss Jack in the years to come, but those of us who are fortunate enough to be near him the coming years will be well rewarded to have such a fine companion to pal around with. We augur great success for him and only hope he will not forget us. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. I. T. 0. A. Club, i. 263 miiiiiiiiiiy FRANCIS JOSEPH VOSSAHLIK The secret of success is constancy to purpose. — Disraeli. OUIETLY as the rainbow follows the rain, Frank came to Boston College four years ago. And just as quietly has he done his work, knowing that not by the convulsively brilliant act does one gain success but by doing the ordinary things well. So persistently did he pursue the elusive Goddess of Knowledge that today, at the end of four years of study, he is one of the ranking students in the graduating class. His ability in e.xtra-curr icular affairs is not so well known for its versatility as for its quality. His leading activity has been the newly organized Rifle Club, and that rugged determination with which he is blessed is shown again because, from a novice in the use of firearms, he became unques- tionably the leading marksman of the Rifle Team. Coupled with his activity on the Rifle Team is his love for aviation. He is well ver.sed in the mechanics of several types of planes and intends to follow aviation as a career upon graduation. His love for Boston College has been the uppermost thought in his mind during his four years and that love included in its scope things scholastic, athletic and social. His presence was noted at all athletic events, and, although his attendance at proms has not been of such a nature as to earn for him the reputation of being a social lion, yet it has been suflScient to show that he was giving his support to a Boston College function whatever its nature. Continue in the future as you have in the past, Frank, and success will be yours. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Track, 1, 2. Chemistry Academy, 3, 3, k- Class Eoehey, 3, 4. M EDWARD ANTHONY WALIACKAS Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast. — Romeo and Jtiliei. IT has been wisely said, that constancy achieves its purpose and ultimately leads to the intended goal. If so Wally need not fear, assured is his success. For in this stalwart son of Boston, we find the very personification of determination, the very strength of Gibraltarand the truth of abso- lute fact, which he knows well how to apply. His chosen profession is medicine, and his application to the work required in the pre-med course presages a successful future and bears eloquent testimony to his ability and industry. The attributes which make for a true comrade and a successful man are ability which no one denies him, optimism, which is ever patent in him and perseverance in the path of duty and right- eousness, that do or die spirit which keeps one plodding on slowly perhaps, but ever forward. Ergo. He has ever been a tower of strength among us. Therefore we feel confident in prophesying that whether he be a country doctor, driving miles to take care of his people, or a great specialist, his old classmates will find him an able and willing friend, with a strong arm to lift our bodies and a merry tale and kind counsel to receive our drooping spirits. And so, strong, silent man, we bid you Godspeed along the road. Sodality, 1, 3, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, S, ],. Chemistry Academy, 2, 3. 265 yillllllllllr FRANCIS PATRICK WALSH Tlio ' inodesi, on his unembarrassed brow Nature had written — gentleman. — Lord Byron. IF culture were the only aim in seeking an education there would have been no need of Frank ' s going to school. He always impressed us with his finesse and dignity. Now we do not mean that he is of that quiet retiring type; on the contrary he is of quite an enthusiastic nature. In Freshman he spent many hours describing the quaint little town of Hudson to us and dissertating upon its fitness as a locale for class outings. So convincing was he that we hied ourselves to the genial fastnesses of the town, disported ourselves there and returned convinced that Frank would surely be a success as a realtor. But it was not only as unofficial publicity man to the Class of ' 29 to the town of Hudson, and as critic to the downtown theaters that Frank gained fame here at the college. He endeared him- self to us by his geniality and friendliness as well as by a certain native seriousness and diligence along scholastic lines. For, contrary to the omniscient public opinion, a man is respected as much for his eminence in classes as for any supremacy in extra-curricular activities. Frank is gifted with a singularly benign outlook upon life, with a very palpable sense of humor and a native wit that make us certain of his success in later life. For success will be his, unless ability and perseverance are destined to go unrewarded in this workaday world. Best of luck, Frank! Sodality, 1, S, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. 266 THOMAS FRANCIS WALSH An harmless flaming meteor shone for hair. — Cowley. ANOTHER son of Boston Latin School, who made his mark at the eagle ' s roost on the Heights. Franna was well up in both studies and sports at the institution in the Fenway and had a good prep course that stood him well at Boston College. As a snappy shortstop on the Freshman nine Franna made his debut into B. C. sportdom. Few were the balls that got past his section of the infield. In all the class hockey games, too, Franna did his part nobly. Nimble he was on the runners, and nimble he had to be to save his skin in those fierce scrimmages that took place in all those famous battles in which the Class of 1929 took part. In his Senior year track found him numbered among its devotees. Despite all his athletic activities Franna still found time to devote to e.xtra-curricular pursuits of the arts and sciences. The French Academy proved a wide field for further development in that romance tongue. Chemistry intrigued him with its odors and explosive mixtures, and, as a result, he attended the meetings of the Chemistry Academy. Wherever there was something doing one would see that flaming red head of Franna; when- ever there was some college function, there one would be sure to find him in company with the in imitable Starkey and the pride of Randolph. Such a wise mixture of the studious, athletic and sport life have made a finished man of Franna. With the aggressiveness of the red-headed and the tact of a gentleman he is sure to make a success of life. Best wishes, Franna. Freshman Baseball. Class Hockey, 1, 2, 3, .f. Track, i. French Academy, 1, 3, 3. Chemistry Academy, 2, 3. Sodality, 1, 2,, 3, . ' . 267 miiiiiiiiiiy FRANCIS DOMINIC WEAFER It is the mind that makes the man. — Ovid. DORCHESTER has sent many an able son to the college on the hill, and it is men of the type of Frank Weafer that keep the name of that drowsy hamelt forever in the calcium. In fact, Frank himself has scarcely been out of the limelight since he took his first 100% from the eminent custodian of the crucible and tongs, the cheery, chuckling Chick Evans. Yes, friends, you ' ve guessed it. Frank is one of those hardy he-men who have hied themselves to the dim reaches of the Science Building day after day, month after month, there to pursue amidst noisome, not to say obnoxious vapors, the ancient art of Lavoisier and Scheele, of Priestley and Gay-Lussac. His uncanny skill in separating the baby electrons from their parent atoms was re- warded most fittingly by his election to the office of president of the Chemistry Academy. No better leader could have been chosen than our Frank, for we would have you know that his ability extends also to the field once dominated by Webster, Bryan, et al. Under Frank ' s guiding genius the Academy has prospered mightily. Yet his endeavors were not devoted solely to chemistry, though that is his first love. Rumor hath it that the subject of our scrutiny has ere now been known to desert the shrine of science for the purpose of whiling away a pleasant week-end now and then in one of the outlying villages. The proms, too, knew his genial smile and winning personality. To his every activity he brought an abiding enthusiasm; to us he brought a lasting friendship. Brilliant, forceful, genial, his leaving is but a prelude to far greater success. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Trad; S, 3, 4. Chemistry Academy, 3, 3, President, 1,. 268 viiiiiiiiTTTa EDWARD ALBERT WEISS What we seek, we shall find; what ee flee from, flees from us. — Emerson, THE above inscription was undoubtedly written for Ed Weiss. It is a real bona fide example of putting the man to words it such a feat was possible. He signed up with our outfit at the beginning of our Junior year, transferring from Pennsylvania State College, the institution of his native state. At once he was marked as one who desired to know; who aspired to knowledge. He was in no sense a grind, but a real student and one who really studied to learn that which was offered and be able to apply it in a practical way. After a task was performed the next step was to apply it in other ways. Social activities were on the same plane as scholastic endeavor in the ways of Ed. Whatever concerned the college was of primary import; and he treated them all alike, discussed them in a business-like way and tried to make use of every opportunity to show college interest in all matters of loyalty and support. The world awaits men of this type, and our classmate runs true to form in fact and theory (not those gained from the thesis books). A painstaking workman is the desire of every employ- er ' s heart; and if any merchant-man has this desire unfilled, it would be to his benefit to negotiate with Edward A. Weiss of the class of ' 29 and feel secure in his success. Sodality, 3, ! . League of the Sacred Heart, 3, 4- Chemistry Academy, 3, 4- Business Cluh, 4. 269 EDWARD ALBERT WESSLING Rejoice, young man, in thy youth. — Holy Writ. ASOCIAL at the B. C. Club of Roxbury? Why, see Ed Wessling, he ' ll tell you about it. Thus was often remarked of our Ed who knew much about social events and still more about the B. C. Club of which he was one of the leading lights. A gay man-about-town he was, one who knew the correct way for bankers to take their relaxation. At every function he could be depended upon to be among those present, and his pals, Jimmie and Paul. However, the gay life did not absorb all his time. The weekly sessions of the Marquette and Fulton were enlivened by his lengthy but witty harrangues. Dramatics, too, found him ever will- ing to carry-on as a soldier should. Martial was the clash of arms when Ed appeared in the back row. Ed certainly fitted well into the picture. A familiar sight down on the track was to see Ed jogging around the track with that select group from Twenty-nine — not for any cup or medal but merely to keep that schoolboy figure. Ever a jolly figure in our midst, save during enforced absences for parking a car in the wrong place, he will be one to enliven the tedious moments that may arise in the banking business. Best of luck, Ed, and may you soon be the leading banker of Roxbury and surrounding towns. Marquette, 1, 2. Fulton, 3, 4. Dramatics, 3, i. Track, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. Roxbury B. C. Club, 1, 2, 3, Vice-President, !). 270 illlllllllllrl ALFRED JOHN WESTON Fame has eagle wings. — Beaconsfield. ALL classes are wont to boast of their great athletes. But in proclaiming Al Weston the great- est of the greats, ' 29 does not need to resort to vaunting or idle boasting. Not words but deeds have proved his prowess and his record in the last four years stands unequalled in the history of Boston College athletics. Supreme on the gridion and on the diamond, he has well merited the title of All-American Al. This sketch is not intended to be a history of an athlete or athletics. Rather, we shall endeavor to set down our impressions of the man we know. Long after the memory of sparkling end-runs and terrific home-runs has faded into the past, we will remember how he gave the ball to a team mate when the scoring play was used or how he sacri6ced a mate to second when a smashing hit from his potent bat would have brought glory to himself. He knew the meaning of sacrifice; he had learned how to submerge his own personality in a common endeavor, and the inevitable result has been victory for Boston College. There is not a man among us who does not appreciate and admire you for it, Al, and it was only your mod- esty that has kept us from telling you so for four years. When you go into the athletic world, you will find us rooting for you wherever you or we may be. You are bound to make good because you have always played the game fairly and squarely. Good-bye Al! We shall never meet a finer sportsman! Baseball, 1, 2, 3, Captain, i. Football, 1, 3, 3, All-American, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i- 271 MARTIN JOSEPH WHELAN We have an inhiitive sense of our duty. —Swift. THE consciousness of duty well done is reputed to give mortal man the keenest satisfaction that he can enjoy. It is for this reason that Marty Whelan may always look back with con- tentment on his four years at the Heights. Whether it was as an end, breaking up well formed interference with limitless courage, or as a philosopher, spearing difficulties with the subtlest of distinctions, Marty gave to the task one hundred percent of the energy and ability that he pos- sessed. The ardor of his work was equalled only by the success that met his every effort. The dominant note in his character, if four years constant association with a man can qualify us as judges, is his sincerity. One was always sure when he had any dealings with Marty that here was a man who said what he meant and meant just what he said. His frankness and directness never cut or left a sting, for in Marty ' s makeup there was no room for even the slightest trace of bitterness. The gentleness of his touch in the classroom and elsewhere was in sharp contrast to the ferocity of his charge on the gridiron. And just as he left us refreshed, with a feeling that we had been in the company of a gentleman, so too, did he leave his opponent bruised and breathless, with a sensation of having done battle with a warrior. Whatever Marty decides to do, we know he will do well. That he will choose the right path we have no doubt, for Marty knows no other. Football, 1, 3, 3, i- Track, 1, 2, 3, i. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, 4. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, If. yiiiiiniiilrl EDMUND JAMES YATES The last shall be first. — Holy Writ. FRESH from the Garden City came Ed Yates, the quiet, unassuming fellow whose name comes last of the names of Twenty-Nine. After the fashion of the great minds of the ages, namely, the Schoolmen, we must distinguish. Last in name, we concede, last in .achievement, we deny. Nor was he last in the hearts of his fellow-classmen, for his easy, friendly manner won him many a true friend. Unlike most distinctions, however, this one really means something. For Ed ' s place could be taken by none but himself. Conscientious, trustworthy and reliable, he combines within himself those qualities which will necessarily crown his efforts with success in whatever line of endeavour he may follow. Ed ' s humor and seriousness are well blended. He has a smile and a cheery word for everyone and is always ready to join in contests of wit or or physical strength with his friends. A valuable sup- porter of every activity, he has ever been called upon to aid, Ed never shirked, but, putting his shoulder to the wheel, he pushed lustily till the desires end was accomplished. Of whatever op- portunity he may avail himself, if he maintains the same evenness of disposition and applies himself with the same studious zeal, he may be assured that more than ordinary fortunes will reward his efforts. Sodality, 1, 2, 3, i. League of the Sacred Heart, 1, 2, 3, i. 273 )tvt enbetf) t }t tale of eacl) man )i oton htthi; anb besinnct!) t }t storp of tf)e beebsi tijat men of ttoentp=nme Ijabc bone together toiti) one anott r 274 €xda mU of 1929 TT is but fitting that we pause a moment and dedicate a page or two to the mem- - - ory of those classmates of ours who are no longer within our midst, in order that, glancing over the list of their names, we may remind ourselves of those who, through no fault of their own, have fallen by the wayside. One of our former comrades has departed this life; others through sick- ness and misfortune were forced to depart these classic halls. Others were lured to the marts of trade by the sibilant call of Mercator; still others departed this stronghold of the Schoolmen to go across the way to still another hill to take up the burdens of the disciples of Christ. Thus it was that we lost full many a worthy fellow, thus came the empty spaces in our ranks, there passed out of our ken many a familiar face, but, al- though they are no longer amidst us, strong bonds still bind us to them, our former classmates of 1929. 3n iWemonam t!rf)omasi 3. l eagan of Cambribge, i}Hags(. ©etcaseb Mntmbet 16, 1925 275 €x=ClaiSs;mateg of 1929 Norman L. Aronson ■ Albert O. Barker James E. Barrett James T. Barrett Robert J. Barry Edwin M. Beach ■Herve E. Bedard Nunzio A. Bicchieri Leo M. Bourdeau Charles D. Bowler Arthur J. Boyden Joseph J. Boyle Ralph A. Buckley Timothy F. Buckley Harry H. Burnham ■ Paul M. Campbell Benjamin D. Carey Nunzio A. Carrozza Donald J. Carty Alvito R. Cataldo Terence G. Cavanaugh •Mark H. Coakley Brendan Coleman John E. Coleran Joseph P. Connell William P. Connelly James K. Connolly John L. Connolly Joseph C. Connolly Justin J. Connor Thomas T. Connors John J. Coyne Randall L. Coyne Mark T. Crehan • John A. Cronin Leo F. Crowley Walter J. Crowley John A. Dale Peter F. Day John F. Daunis Daniel J. Decourcy James A. Devine Francis J. Donahue • Arthur J. Donnelly i Joseph J. Donoghue John F. Dowd ' William N. Drummy Albert P. Dumas ■Bernard J. Dunn Lawrence D. Dunne Neil A. Durgin Justin C. Durocher Joseph L. Dwyer Robert V. Dwyer Joseph W. Fallon Timothy M. Feeney William C. Finn Thomas F. Flaherty James L. Foley Thomas E. Foley Joseph E. Forristall Lionel Francis Mortimer H. Gavin Kamel J. Ganem William P. Geoghegan David H. Gorman John J. Graham Philip J. Guarino Arthur J. Hagan Timothy J. Hale Joseph B. Hanley Raymond F. Hanlon John W. Harrington Morris R. Harris John M. Hart John J. Hartnett Thomas R. Harty Charles V. Hayes ' Daniel C. Healey Edward P. Healey John J. Healey William L. Healey Arthur J. Heaphy Philip G. Hennessey William P. Herlihy • John J. Hill James P. Higgins Edmund J. Hogan John J. Holland James G. Homer • Edward L. Hopkins Robert T. Hughes Walter E. Huskins Francis V. Hussey Neil J. Keliher Raymond A. Kelley 276 Edward J. Kelly James F. Kerrigan John J. Kiley i ' n Francis A. Kingstoii Morris J. Lynch Joseph M. Lyons Charles B. McAvenia Francis W. McBride Joseph D. McCabe Paul J. McCann Francis J. McCarthy John P. McCarthy .U + f ' ' Henry J. McCourt Edward X. McDevitt Robert J. McDonnell ■ Francis F. McElroy Robert L. McGovern John F. McGowen Thomas J. McGrath John W. Mclntire Thomas F. McKay James J. McKeever James F. McNamara Theodore R. MacDonald Joseph F. MacFarlane Joseph M. Mannering Robert F. Martin Francis D. Mone Arthur D. Morley Harold J. Mulherne Augustin D. Mulvey Francis X. Norton Otto S. Novakowski John E. O ' Brien Gerald J. O ' Connell Timothy P. O ' Connell ■ Robert F. O ' Donaghue Francis J. O ' Halloran George F. O ' Leary William R. O ' Neill ■ James H. Phalan Henry P. Pillion Daniel B. Quill Bernard T. Rattigan Thomas J. Reagan Joseph E. Regan Walter R. Riordan George L. Roe Leo J. Ryan Anthony J. Santaniello Henry P. Santolini Francis V. Scanlan ■ Louis J. Scolponetti John J. Scully •George E. Slamin Edward J. Solari James H. Stewart •Philip P. Stuart J. Wilbur Tahaney K. Joseph Tanous Arthur W. Terminello Leonard C. Tiews William L. Tobin George J. Toolan Thomas F. Walsh William J. Walsh Leo M. Webb Nelson F. Wright 277 JOHN W. SULLIVAN PRESIDENT funtor trije 3mm Class it 11 I ' I HE Class of 1930, ever conscious that ere long it must assume the dignity - - and the responsibility incumbent on every Senior Class, has spared no pains in making itself worthy of the honor. Inspired by a sincere and abiding respect for the ideals and traditions of the College and dominated by a steadfast deter- mination to preserve them, the class has given earnest co-operation in every branch of school activity. In virtue of its undertakings and its accomplishments, the Class of ' 30 will enter Senior with a feeling of confidence, and a certain sense of worthiness. Under the energetic leadership of John W. Sullivan of track fame, the class enjoyed a happy prosperous year. Assisting him were the following ofScers: Edward Sliney, Vice-President; James Mahoney, Secretary; John Hayes, Treasurer; and James Reagan, A. A. Representative. The phenomenal success of our Varsity football team has spread the fair name of Boston College from coast to coast. The class is justified in claiming part of the credit because of its representatives on the gridiron. Our all-star halfback Paddy Creedon was instrumental in pushing the ball many times over the goal line. Recognizing his worth the team elected him to lead the team next year. In the stellar class is also found the name of Charlie Murphy. Murphy was chosen end on Bill Cunningham ' s mythical Ail-American Team. Others who added in no little measure in the conquests of the football season were Zeus , John Convery, John Divenuti, Frank Lyons, Bill Manning and Jim Sullivan. At the close of the football season the sports world turned to hockey and at the Heights many Juniors were seen pushing the puck around. The consistently good work of Leon Eitzgerald, Larry Gibson, Johnny Groden, Joe Eallon, Perley Payson and Ed Kelliher won high praise and commendation, while Ed Sliney was chosen captain for next year. There was a generous sprinkling of thirty men on Coach Jack Ryder ' s track squad. Though the Eagle harriers as a whole did not have as successful a season as usually enjoyed, some very creditable performances were turned in by the Junior aggregation. Led by Captain George Wilczewski the following men were seen in action: Bill Mulcahy, John Woodworth, Joe McCabe, Al McCarthy, Pete Herman, Jim Sullivan, John Sullivan and Bob Barrett. As this book goes to print the baseball season is not concluded and a summary of Junior players cannot be published. However, judging from the last two years Pete Herman, Charlie Murphy, Larry Gibson and Paddy Creedon are certain to make names for themselves. Nor was it only in things athletic that the talent of the class was displayed. As to extra-curricular activities, enthusiastic interest was evidenced by 1930 men. A goodly number of budding orators enrolled in the Senior debating society, and in convincing fashion presented intelligent opinions on current world problems to their fellow Fultonites. Without doubt the best Junior representative was Ed Hogan who was instrumental in the college defeating Oxford, Sydney and Harvard. Second to him was Harold Sullivan who aided in defeating Pittsburgh. The journalistic fields engaged the active attention of those of literary bent. On the Heights the following men secured board positions: Jack Hayes, Editor- in-chief; Nick Wells, Chairman of the Editorial Board; John Grandfield and Al McCarthy, Managing Editors (the latter of the two acceding to the desk upon the abdication of Bill Koen); John Dwyer, Sporting Editor; Al Porcis, Business Manager; Ted Kearns, Treasurer; and Neil O ' Connor, Circu ' ation Manager. To attain the excellence of their predecessors was no mean task, but believe it or not, they did. The high calibre of our monthly, the Stylus, was due in large measure to the offerings of Junior contributors. Worthy of special mention were the following: Bill Butler, Frank Higgins, Bill Trainer, Nick Wells and John Cusack, these last two being chosen as Editor-in-chief and Business Manager, respectively, for the coming year. The Musical Clubs had its quota of Junior members. Those securing posi- tions on the octet were Ed Burns, Frank Geary, Frank Higgins and Frank Lyons. Others associated with the clubs were John Gillooly, John Merrick, Neil O ' Connor, Jim Reagan, Don Robinson, Al McCarthy and Bob Barrett. In the social sphere, the crowning feature was, of course. Junior Week. Since September the class awaited its coming and although it seemed to have passed like a flash, its memory will last. We feel assured of that. Ed Hogan, Chairman of the Week, and Charlie Murphy, Prom Chairman, greatly assisted John Sullivan in making the Week the huge success it was. Their well thought out programme culminated in a glorious week of rousing activities. A truly fitting climax was the Junior Prom at the Statler. The palatial ballroom, gaily decorated in Maroon and Old Gold, the unique and beautiful lighting effects, the soft sweet strains of orchestral music, all provided a most colorful setting for this brilliant affair. In truth, the Class of 1930 has endeavored to play its part well. It has worked zealously, unstintingly, in the interests of the college; it has done its best to foster spirit, loyalty and fidelity; it has given its best in support of all activ- ities. The courage and confidence begotten of success in the past will undoubt- edly serve to spur the class on to do greater things in the future, though, of course, it can never hope to attain that degree of perfection held by the outgoing Senior Class. 281 ROBERT D. SULLIVAN PRESIDENT opfiomorc l fje opljomore Clasisi ' ' I Trailing clouds of glory did they come .... and apparently satisfied - ' - that no small degree of the intensity of the glory of their previous year ' s success was due to the felicity of their choice of class officers in the plastic days of Freshman. The class inaugurated Sophomore by returning to office the powers that were the year before. Hence the hands of Robert Sullivan bore alike the baton of the Varsity Relay Team and the standard of the class. Richard (Bud) Gorman, popular football man, was no less popular when a choice for the vice- presidency was to be made; while Arthur Norton managed alike the business of the football team and the books of the Sophomore secretary. In times of war, John Young pounded the opposing football lines; in times of peace, as class treas- i ! urer, he punished Sophomore pocketbooks. The office of A. A. Representative was ably filled by Joseph Sullivan. During the consulship of these men, the interests of Sophomore flourished in every field of activity. Early in the Fall, we found men of 1931 prominent on the Plains of Pigskin, where Sophomore satellites proved important planets in the Heavens of B. C. stardom. Full many a Sophomore star of potential headline ilk, the obscure bench of the subs could boast, while those who gained varsity berths more than held their own. John Dixon, Chessy Antos, Jack Marr, Jopy Shea and George Colbert were some of the more successful of these. Probably the outstanding work on the varsity hockey team was that of Pete Sanford, whose flashing feet wound their wily way for many B. C. scores. Joe Shea, and Cal Scully, performed from time to time on the slippery sheets where the Gold and Maroon rinksters spelled out their brilliant season. Indoors and out. Sophomore sandals sped about the track under the tutelage of Jack Ryder, while the times were clicked, the strides appraised, and the poten- tialities considered, of Soph speedsters. Charley Finn, — foremost of these, — had distinguished himself in ages remote by leading the champion Charley Paddock past the tape on the cinder track of Alumni Field. Bob Sullivan scored consis- tently throughout the season, seeing the soles of few competitors ' sandals; Tommy Meagher, Bill Donlan, Ed Cheney, Jack and Tom O ' Brien represented the Heights in most of the inter-collegiate meets; while Ed Connelly and Frank Bertsch, Jerry Gatturna and Bernie Trum were among the others who packed their trunks to journey into the lands of track foemen. The call of the diamond struck responsive chords in the hearts of many Sophs, notably Shaker O ' Connor, Frank Reagan, John Dixon, Andy Spog- nardi, and Joe Shea. John Temple ' s hitting so disturbed the gods hostile to B. C. progress that they intervened when an unfortunate injury removed John from the line-up. Meanwhile Sophomore voices swelled the music-laden breezes wherever the Glee Club displayed its talents. Paul Mahoney merits especial mention for his 284 work as a baritone soloist and representative in this capacity in tiie B. C.-Holy Cross song-fest. John Rattigan lent his vocal powers to the harmonizing at the Glee Club recitals, while Frank Bertsch accompanied the club with typical ability. The work of Sophs in the masterful production of Hamlet was outstanding, the stellar role being superbly interpreted by Felix Doherty. One Sophomore, Edward Connelly, Marquette man, found his way into the oratorical contest. Along like lines, several Sophomores distinguished them- selves in the ars disputandi, as interpreted by the Marquette, where Mr. Murray, S. J., labored to produce future statesmen, the applause of the listening senates to command. Jerome Doyle, Edward Connelly, and Richard Fitzpatrick, Pres- ident of the society during the second term, forced John Wright to strain his in- tellect and vocabulary to win the coveted Gargan Medal. In the literary fields, our pens were indeed fruitful. Scribes Hern, Doyle, Rattigan, Burke, O ' Laughlin, Burns, and Madden were Sophomores who studied current affairs in order that the reader of the omniscient Heights might never lack essential information. In the pages of the erudite Stylus Felix Doherty made the best bid for Sophomore supremacy, though the occasional offerings of John Butler and John Wright to the thankless Muse were not without readers. Man is a social animal; socialibility was promoted in Sophomore by such whimsical lads as Jack Chisolm, chairman of the smoker, John Rattigan, Al Fitz- gerald, and Bill Coleman, entertainers par excellence, and Jerome Patrick Doyle, whose spirit, pep, and talent kept things moving socially. Jack Harkins, Kevin Hern, Joe Kelleher, Roger Riordan, and John Green were head over heels in the social whirl. Tom McCook and Morris Whelton were active in sodality work; the acad- emies profited from the talent of innumerable Sophomore scholars. The class, the club, the campus, — all felt the presence of men of 1931. If Sophomore went unnoticed, unheard, unsung, ' twas not for lack of rooters — or things for which to root. Something attempted, something done — this and the Purgatory that is Chem. Lab. has earned them Junior Class. 285 EDWARD M. GALLAGHER PRESIDENT Jfrcsifjman trjje Jfresifjman Clasig II ■npHE class of ' 32 has passed within the portals of Boston College: the towering - - Gothic edifices, veritable treasure houses of knowledge, have acclaimed her and well may she be acclaimed. When first this largest of all classes assembled she carried the reputation of surpassing all entering classes in numbers. After treading the Dean ' s Carpet for seven months and having achieved laurels in all extra-curricula activities we can justly say she is not surpassed in talent. The mantle of being a vital link in the pursuits of Alma Mater has well been worn by the young Frosh — surely this is no light feat. If past deeds mirror the accom- plishments of tomorrow, if the same wholesome spirit that has been shown on numerous occasions, may be indicative of future scholastic and athletic poten- tiality, then well may we state that the class will be able to hurdle any collegiate barrier. As eager youths we sought men of proven ability for class officers. At the annual caucus, keen judgment and real acumen were evidenced by the choices. Edward D. Gallagher, he of the sturdy arm, athlete par excellence, and inspiring leader, was honored with the Presidency. Francis P. Kelley was elected Vice- President; Edward Burns, Secretary; William Bennett, guardian of the Treasury; and Ken Kelley, A. A. representative. Thus was instituted a regime of good fel- lowship. The prospects of the Heights, official news organ, were considerably boosted with the acquisition of P. Monroe Brown, Thomas J. Crane, Will Egan, and Carl Liddy, all imbued with the urge to write. It is safe to say that the onerous burden to chronicle fittingly the class activities will be borne by these men. In the sphere of drama, particularly in the presentation of Hamlet , the Dramatic Society received warm support and enviable talent from the class of ' 32. In fact our young Thespians left an indelible impression upon all. The rare selection of Mr. Hern as chairman of the Frolics was quite evident. Flawlessly did he execute his task — the dance was a brilliant affair, replete with innovations and a worthy social baptism for the class. This, our initial get-to- gether, proved a mecca for all. If our future proms are to be judged by the splen- dor of this occasion, then from a social view our stance is correct. Passing on to the Glee and Musical Clubs, we find their ranks greatly swelled by an enthusiastic Freshmen class. Forensic activities also claimed heavy toll upon the class. The Marquette saw the light of new success. The debate against Brown University aptly proved the real logic, excellent poise, inimitable wit and perfect suaveness of our men. Franklin Wright, Tom Crane, Joe Merrick, the two Quinns, Rogers, and Paul Brown were but a few. As for the Greek, French and Chemistry academies, symbolic of true erudition, they, too, were aug- mented by the first-year men. We note with pride that the Military Club boasts of a score or more reshmen. I i Space is precious; we must now turn the spotlight or better still the Eagle ' s Eye toward the realm of sports, the appetizer of some, the entree of others, and positive medicine to most professors. But a careful scrutiny of the records after mid-year, shows that some of our most prominent athletes, luminaries in the stadium, so to speak, rank with the very highest of our honor men. Predomi- nating amongst these is genial Harry Downes, line-crushing center, stellar de- fence man on the ice, and dependable catcher on the nine. This year marked the second that the Freshmen were represented in all branches of sport. Just one year ago the Freshman rule was inaugur ated; the re- sult has been gratifying. Space does not permit a graphic description of the var- ious sports; let it suffice to say that never was there a smoother, better co-ordi- nated team than that of our gridiron stalwarts of the past autumn. Scintillating in the large squad were Bert Gleason, Jim Heggie, Dan Quinn, Ed Gallagher, Bennett, Kelley, Hernon Nicholson, Creedon and a host of others. Bright as was the football lookout, that of track was even more so. Well may it be said that we are looking toward the dim future with rose-colored glasses. A few to report to Miracle Man Ryder were Jack Moakley, nephew of the Cornell track coach, Pasquantonio, the speed-demon, Moynihan of mid-distance fame, Joe Merrick, our timber-topper, and the rangy high-jumper, Dan McGuire. We were enabled to surmount all obstacles with this aggregation. Running concurrent with the other teams in calibre was the hockey sextet. Of the best to represent us on the gilded surface, varsity timber was easily recognized in Capt. Gallagher, Downes, Mannix, Gleason and Moore. These are but a few who some day will skate in varsity competition. Along with the spring thaw came the long-awaited baseball summons. A new enthusiasm was evident, new names were emblazoned in the annals of the national pastime, and what names! There was Harry Downes, three-letter man, a catcher against whom no base runner is safe; Art O ' Brien, a typical mounds- man, and one of our many curve-ball artists; Gleason, patroling the outer gar- den; and a galaxy of stick-wielders, eager to contest batting honors with their idol, Al Weston. Enough for the accomplishments. As we pause and retrospect over the rugged path of the past seven months we have every reason to be proud. We entered as eager, trembling youths, thirsting for knowledge, adolescent in view- point, and now the year is about to pass into oblivion. We have matured and are on the brink of becoming Sophomores. Freshmen can say with pardonable pride that they have given of their best, have been unstinting in their loyalty and have always answered the roll. 289 tubent ctibities Leo p. O ' Keefe President tubent ctibities Council THE Student Activities Council, formed in the Spring of 1925 by James E. Tobin, then Editor-in-chief of The Heights, for the express purpose of pro- viding a definite sanctioned and sanctioning body for the conducting of elections and the regulation and accepting of the various academies and extra-curricular societies, was conducted this year by Leo P. O ' Keefe, John J. Spencer, William F. Flynn and Henry M. Leen, all members of ' 29, its officers. The Council, as heretofore, was composed of one representative of every academy and society of the college, the editors of Sith Turri, The Heights and The Stylus and the presidents of each of the four classes. This body, composed of the recognized leaders of the college activities, met at various times during the year to confer on the condition of the student-governed organizations at the college and to arrange the elections of the various classes. The first duty of the Council for the year was to conduct the Freshman Class elections. At the same time occurred a special election in the Junior class to fill a vacancy in the position of A. A. Representative. The elections were conducted Thursday, October 11, by a committee headed by Henry M. Leen, Secretary of the Council. Following this, the next duty of the Council was to find means to de- fray various expenses incurred during the year. This was accomplished by the traditional means of securing money in any college, the old-fashioned rafHe. The student body responded in splendid fashion and a considerable sum was raised and set to the purpose of freeing the doorsills of the Council from the presence of various and sundry hungry wolves. 292 II II 11 Next came the consideration of the petition of the Sociological Club for per- mission to disband at the conclusion of the half-year course in Sociology. The Council was at first loath to give its consent to this course of action in view of the excellent work done by the club during the year, but assented when it was pointed out that the purpose of the club was merely cooperation with the course in So- ciology as offered by Rev. Jones I. J. Corrigan, S. J., Professor of Ethics, So- c iology and Government at Boston College, one of the foremost sociologists of the country and a man whose advice is often sought in governmental and sociological problems by Church and civil authorities. However the Council required that the Club recommence its activities in the Fall when the course of Sociology is again opened. Later in the year, the Council, through its president, promised the student body that if the football team was victorious in all its games for the year, it would bring pressure to bear on the Faculty to arrange a post-season game with some one of the Coast teams. This project was abandoned with the announce- ment that Alfred AVeston was to play with the All-Eastern eleven, and in accord- ance with the belief of Coach Joseph McKenney that the season had been rigorous enough without engaging in post-season games. The next business of the Council did not come until close to the end of the year when the time for Class Elections again was at hand. The elections were conducted by the officers of the Council, assisted by the various class presidents and other members of the Council. The elections were held on Friday, May 17, and after the tabulating of the ballots the duties of the Student Council were over and there remained only the selection of officers for the Council for the coming year. These were held on Wednesday, May 22. At the conclusion of the elections. Rev. Patrick J. McHugh, S. J., Dean of the college, spoke briefly to the new officers, assuring them of his cooperation and aid. He also stressed the need of a new constitution for the Council, since the former one is not deemed suitable to the Council in its present functions. He recommended that the constitution be formulated and ratified before the beginning of the next scholastic year. President, Leo P. O ' Keefe, President Sociological Club. Honorary President, William F. Flynn, President Senior Class. Vice-President, John J. Spencer, Editor-in-chief The Heights. Secretary, Henry M. Leen, President Fulton Debating Society. JOSEPH F. BIRMINGHAM EDITOR ut) l urri Josscpf) Jfrancis! JSirmtngfjam tlfjomas iaugustusi Conrop JBusineas jWanaacr l cnrp ilM. Heen Hco . Cljarles jf. tatfe HfatqucS itnarb art Cliitor fofjn Jf. Jfitjgcralli i ' M botogcapljic (Etiitar ailfreb I. illonafjan g pocts (Ebitor JWanaging Jgoarb llilliam Jf. Jflpnn managing Ctiitor Qtbomag p. Jfap abbertising itlanaget Sfofjn IL. Jfratolep Campus (lEJiitot fofjn I. JSarntneU assistant g port6 Cbitor 1 CfjarleE! (©. glbamsi $t)otosrap() c (gcocgc p. ©onallifion Jfrancis 3f. iWcifiamara 31. ILlopb Carnegie aggigtantsJ Jfrancis €. ' ?@rien $f)otogcapt]ic Contributing CbitorsJ HFosepf) Ki. IKonliorf JSusiness (Ebmunb M. eele lobn 5. l pan l enrp C. ISliebenaar Jfrancis HT. iHclSonneU II aul I. ilWarfeep || Milfreb . © ' ILearp Jofjn H. ©olan Contributors €litDarU m. TLtt Pernarb f . milrop Vincent . ullifaan Jfrancis 23. Meafer 297 JOHN C. KELLY EDITOR tplug 300 i CJje tplusi TT has always been the boast of Boston College men that in the literary field as - ' ■well as in the sports arena Boston College is well represented, and this year is no exception. The Stylus has, as in the past, placed itself in the first rank among the intercollegiate literary magazines of the country, and no small credit is due to the men of 1929 who have been most active in supporting the monthly. This past year the editorial chair was held by John C. Kelly who for the past three years was an associate editor. Mr. Kelly is well known for his poetry, which has graced the pages of the Stylus and for his managing of the paper. Assisting Mr. Kelly was Edward U. Lee. Mr. Lee has contributed poetry of the highest order and several short stories. It is Mr. Lee ' s first year on the editorial board, and it speaks well for his ability to be able to earn a position in his first year as a contributor. Another gentleman whose short stories have been read avidly by the student body is John J. Spencer, Editor of the Heights. Mr. Spencer has shown rare ability as an author and he will be missed next year. The Stylus has been fortunate to have as a staff man Charles Stack. Mr. Stack edited the Stylus in his Sophomore year and contributed some excellent poetry and essays. But this year he has more than outdone himself in his library articles. These have proved a source of great interest to the student body and to the alumni for whom the Stylus is the official organ. The great help of Father Rector in this project is to be commended in making the library articles such a great success. The business department was taken care of by Joseph Birmingham, who served in that department for the four years he has been at Boston College. The excellent mailing system now in vogue is due to the efforts of Mr. Birmingham and Mark Crehan, another 1929 man who has been circulation manager for the past two years. Walter Gorman, the only remaining Senior, has had charge of the advertising and the very necessary income that helps to run a good magazine has been due to Mr. Gorman ' s labors in the advertising field. The undergraduate members of the board, Messrs. Wells, Doherty, Koen and Higgins have been exceptionally talented and the future of the Stylus is well taken care of. We must also mention the two faculty men who guided us through the year, and to whom we owe many thanks for their kindness and patience, Mr. Berrigan, S. J. and Mr. Risk, S. J. f - fe JOHN J. SPENCER EDITOR leigijtg 304 tEfje eigfjtg m T URING this, the closing year of its first decade of existence, members of ■ - Twenty-Nine played a prominent part in the success enjoyed by the official news organ of the college. The Heights. In both editorial and business depart- ments they labored so steadfastly that the paper maintained its usual enviable position in the front ranks of college weeklies, both from the standpoint of edi- torial excellence and from that of financial stability. The 1928-29 Managing Board composed, with but one exception, of members of Twenty-Nine, in addition to carrying out the worthy policies inaugurated by former boards, introduced certain progressive changes which they hope will be for the betterment of the paper. Among other things, the first Heights Trophies were awarded, the Cup going to Alfred Weston and the Bat to John Temple, leading batters of the Varsity and Freshman baseball squads, respectively. On the occasion of the last Holy Cross football game the paper provided its supporters with an agreeable surprise when it presented a special pictorial issue in the form of a thirty-two page magazine, replacing the ordinary four-sheet folder of other years. The pictorial was eminently satisfactory in appearance and content, and it is rumored that the proceeds therefrom made a considerable addition to the paper ' s bank balance. In charge of the pictorial was Mack Spencer, assisted by Larry Fennell, Jack Barnwell, Jack Hayes and Denny Sughrue. Among other progressive steps taken was a reorganization of the business department, and this was put into effect with the first issue of the new managing board. Succeeding Bill Considine, Tom Heffernan and Vic Newton in the position of editor-in-chief came Jack Spencer, who also performed the duties of chairman of the Editorial Board and staff columnist, conducting the On This and That column. The Managing Editors were Dennis Sughrue and John J. Hayes, and the feasibility and practicability of the two Managing Editor system was again dem- onstrated. The other member of the editorial department was the genial Jack Barnwell, who, in the capacity of Sporting Editor, provided weekly items of in- terest along sporting lines. The business department was composed of Bill Flynn as Business Man- ager, ' Larry Fennell as Advertising Manager and Mark J. A. Crehan as Cir- culation Manager. That these performed their duties well may be ascertained by a glance at The Heights ledgers, where a considerable balance shows in favor of the paper. 305 HENRY M. LEEN PRESIDENT Jfulton jFrc£if)man ' I HE Class of 1929 entered Boston College to find the Brosnahan Society — - - the freshman debating organization — no longer among the quick. Keen dis- appointment soon gave way to unbounded enthusiasm among those forensically- minded when it was made known that the Marquette Debating Society, hitherto devoted exclusively to the sophomore class, had flung wide its portals to receive the silver-tongued orators of 1929. We responded magnificently to the invitation extended us, and so rapid was the process of assimilation that long before we had felt the wintry blasts which are wont to rage like furies about our beloved towers, we had demonstrated most effectively the ability and effort which were later to give us international debating fame. The evening of March 5, 1926 saw the Class of ' 29 receive its baptism in the field of public debate. Arguing on the negative side of the World Court question, Messrs. Leen, Connolly and O ' Keefe triumphed over the Brown University freshmen. It was an auspicious start and all signs pointed to a successful future. Less than two weeks later the annual Prize Debate was held in the Assembly Hall. Messrs. Doyle, Phelan, Shea, Hinchey and Curley of ' 28 and Leen of ' 29 graced the platform on this occasion and discussed with much vigor the whys and wherefores of Government Ownership of the Coal Mines. Paul R. Hinchey was awarded the Gargan Medal as the best debater of the evening. The decision, though extremely difficult was just and well-received by the large audience. Following this debate, an interesting contest took place between the Fresh- man and Sophomore factions of the society. The 1928 team was made up of Messrs. Hinchey, Kelly and Phelan and found sturdy opposition in John L. Frawley, James K. Connolly and Leo P. O ' Keefe. The Freshmen, defending as they were the radical side of the Supreme Court-Congress question, gave such a splendid account of themselves that the Judges awarded them a unanimous de- cision. There was now no doubt that 1929 had arrived. The climax of the season came early in May when Holy Cross sent a crack debating team to invade the Eagle ' s stronghold. The ancient rivalry once again cropped up and the competition reached fever-heat before the night was done. Those who upheld the honor of the Marquette against the Purple were James M. Curley, Jr. ' 28, Joseph B. Doyle ' 28 and Henry M. Leen ' 29. When the thunder of debate had passed and when the earthquake of eloquence had spent its force, Boston College had defeated its bitterest rival by a very narrow margin. Much of the credit for this fine victory as well as that over the team from Brown must be given to the Moderator, Mr. T. Lawrence Foran, S. J. His un- tiring energy and guiding genius were everywhere evident, and we have just 308 ' ' If y l1 enough philosophy in us to argue back from effect to cause and assign these qual- ities of Mr. Foran as the reason for our success. Thus ended our first year of debating on the Heights. In view of the seasons record, the Class of ' 29 looked to the future with a trust and confidence that the passage of time has more than justified. opfjomorc With a year of valuable experience behind us, we took the baton eagerly and started on our second lap. Whereas the year previously, we had felt timid and uncertain, now as we began our second season we were sure and confident. Henry M. Leen was the unanimous choice of the members to guide the Marquette for the first term. Likewise Leo P. O ' Keefe was elected Vice-President without a dissenting voice. Both men had made impressive records the year before which more than justified their elevation to the highest honors in our junior debating circles. James J. McManus, Francis G. McElroy and John L. Frawley were elected to fill the other offices. With such an organization did we begin our second year of debating at Boston College. Just as happened the year before the efforts of the Intercollegiate Committee on Debates to secure public discussions were fruitless. We were compelled to confine most of our activity within the walls of our own society. However, the experience and practice gained during that time certainly were recompense enough for the time given to the development of self-expression. At the close of the first semester Leo P. O ' Keefe became President with the same unanimity which had marked his previous election as Vice-President. Under his capable leadership, the Marquette went forward with redoubled vigor, determined to be up with the leaders when the half-way mark should be reached. The annual Prize Debate was held at University Heights on March 16, 1927, The question which occupied the minds of the debaters dealt with the interesting Supreme Court-Congress veto problem. The affirmative case was advanced by Messrs. Murphy, Frawley and O ' Keefe; the negative was upheld by Messrs. Hogan, Tobin and Leen. The negative was awarded the decision for having pre- sented the better arguments, and in a more polished fashion. The Gargan Medal which is bestowed each year for individual excellence upon the best de- bater of the performance was awarded to Henry M. Leen. So close was the con- test between Mr. Leen and Mr. O ' Keefe that it was only after the most mature deliberation on the part of the judges that the award was bestowed on the former. The next debate was the clash between the Sophomore and Freshman parties of the Marquette. In this debate the honor of 1930 was defended by Messrs. Ward, Gough and O ' SuUivan, while the forensic reputation of ' 29 was guarded by Messrs. McManus, McElroy and Landrigan. The issue at stake was the per- plexing problem of Immigration. The Twenty-Niners took the affirmative side and won, thus keeping the class record in debating unsmirched. 309 On the evening of May 15th the Marquette crossed swords with our tra- ditional rival in the K. of C. Hall in Worcester. Boston College placed its burden on the shoulders of Edward A. Hogan, Leo P. O ' Keefe and Henry M. Leen. The question of immediate Philippine Independence was discussed from every conceivable angle in a debate which severely tested the roof of the building. Holy Cross received the award by a two-to-one vote, although the general opinion of tlie audience was that the decision might well have gone the other way. With this debate over the term came rapidly to a close. No account of the season ' s record would be complete without an acknowledgement of the inesti- mable debt of gratitude which the society owes to its Moderator, Mr. Proctor, S. J. He gave generously of his time and energy to aid the society in all its en- deavors and his work was appreciated by all with whom he came in contact. The Officers First Term Second Term President Henry M. Leen Leo P. O ' Keefe Vice-President Leo P. O ' Keefe James J. McManus Secretary James J. McManus Kenneth Brown Treasurer Francis G. McElroy Mark H. Coakley Censor John L. Frawley Alfred J. Monahan junior Our apprenticeship having been successfully served, it was with no end of de- light that we entered the Fulton Debating Society. The influence of 1929 was felt from the day of its arrival until its departure, and the increase of Fulton fame brought with it a corresponding increase in the prestige of our class. Of the four- teen men who represented the society in public debates, six hailed from our midst. The season was a most successful one with five out of six debates won, a fine tribute to the zealous Moderator, Mr. McGuinn, S. J. On the evening of December fifteenth, nineteen twenty-seven, we opened our season against a team representing the National British Union who argued that the democratic principle exerts a corrupting influence on modern life. The Ful- ton team consisted of Francis W. Phelan ' 28, Henry M. Leen ' 29, and Paul R. Hinchey ' 28. The decision of three members of the Massachusetts judiciary was unanimous in favor of Boston College. Early in January, Messrs. Doyle, Scanlon and Killion of ' 28, participated in the greatest intercollegiate debate ever held in this country, a debate which found over a thousand people unable to gain admission to Symphony Hall. Boston College and Harvard were clashing on the merits of Alfred E. Smith, and the suc- cessful defense of the Governor conducted by the Fulton ' s best was indicated by the overwhelming vote of the audience in our favor. The annual prize debate for the coveted Fulton Medal was the next event on the year ' s program. The subject discussed was the time-worn question of immediate Philippine independence. While no member of ' 29 received the indi- 310 vidual award, yet the outcome was a victory for the Juniors. The affirmative team was made up of Neal T. Scanlan, William J. Killion, and Joseph B. Doyle, all of Senior — the same men who had defeated Harvard a short while before. The negative side consisted of James M. Curley, Jr. ' 28, Leo P. O ' Keefe and Henry M. Leen, both of ' 29. The surprising feature of the debate was that the negative side won a unanimous decision over the unbeatable Senior team. The intricate reasoning powers of Mr. Curley proved too baffling for the opposition, and he was justly awarded the Fulton medal. Canisius sent its orators to battle with the Fulton on the timely question of American intervention in Nicaragua. Thomas P. Sullivan of ' 29 and James M. Curley, Jr. of ' 28 had little difficulty in convincing the judges of the justice of their cause, what with the sharp retorts of the one and the philosophical distinctions of the other. Penn. State came next to give the Fulton its one defeat of the season by a two-to-one decision. Messrs. McManus and Taylor of ' 29 and Case of ' 28 were all making their debut in intercollegiate competition, and performed creditably. That they were unsuccessful is no reflection on them, but rather a tribute to the ability of the State college debaters who quite obviously knew their Nicaraguas. Pennsylvania sent another team to Boston, this time the University of Pittsburg. But the Fulton team of John Morris ' 28, John Frawley ' 29 and Leo O ' Keefe ' 29, ensured that a second team would not go back victorious to the Keystone State. The question of protecting foreign investments was argued with vim and vigor by both sides. However, Pittsburg was smoked out by the logic and eloquence of the Boston team. The last debate on the schedule found Holy Cross attempting to gain a leg on the trophy donated by the Newton Knights of Columbus. The Fulton team of Messrs. Doyle, O ' Keefe and Curley was equally determined that Boston College should duplicate the feat of the previous year when the Fulton received a clear-cut decision over the Crusaders. The topic under discussion was the St. Lawrence waterway problem, and the budding political economists handled the question very ably. The judges awarded the decision to Boston College ' midst the plaudits of the audience. Thus reads the record of our Junior year in the Fulton society. As is clearly seen from that record, the success of the season is due in large measure to the ora- tors of ' 29. We were now ready and willing to step up into the Fulton ' s high offices, and carry on as successfully as those who had gone before. Senior With three years of valuable experience behind us, we entered on our Senior year of debating, determined to surpass the performances of our predecessors. The remarkable progress of our orators throughout our years at college seemed to indicate that this could be done if the same zeal and energy were manifested. 311 I I I II i II 1 The executive duties of the society for the first term were entrusted to Henry M. Leen, whose elevation to the office of president marked the second time that a debating society of the college had honored him with a unanimous vote. Leo P. O ' Keefe was likewise chosen vice-president by the acclaim of the members, who realized that in him they possessed as high grade a debater as ever entered the classic halls of the Fulton. Under the leadership of these two men the Fulton ventured forth once more into the realms of national and international debate. On the eve of November second, 1928, in the famous Ford Hall Forum, the Fulton began its season by encountering representatives of that ancient British institution, Oxford University. Arguing against American entrance into the League of Nations was the Fulton team of Edward A. Hogan ' 30, Leo P. O ' Keefe ' 29 and Henry M. Leen ' 29. Even as did their forefathers of a century and a half before, the gentlemen of the British Isles found another Heights too steep to scale. After making a gallant stand that won for them the respect and admir- ation of the audience, the two-to-one decision of the judges revealed that they had been vanquished. The next contest was with Fordham just before Christmas. The subject for debate, the Baumes Law in New York State, was presented very ably by both sides. By a close verdict Fordham was declared the winner. The Boston team of Francis J. Harkins ' 29, John L. Frawley ' 29 and Harold P. Sullivan ' 30 did all that could be desired and reflected credit upon themselves and the society. Early in February we had the pleasure of entertaining one of the finest de- bating teams that ever came to the Hub, the representatives of Sydney Univer- sity of Australia. After participating in twenty-five encounters with our Western colleges they came to Boston for their only debate east of the Mississippi. The visit was a tribute to the hospitality shown to them two years ago on their eastern tour. An audience of a thousand people was attracted to the auditorium to hear the visitors offer arguments against our presidential form of government and urge in its stead the parliamentary form. Sydney was represented by three young lawyers, and the Boston College cause was espoused by Messrs. Hogan, O ' Keefe and Leen. Our team rose to the occasion, and in defeating Sydney avenged the setback of 1927. Sydney was glorious even in defeat and embarked for home with the praise and plaudits of their auditors ringing in their ears. A week later, the Fulton had as its guest the undefeated University of Pitts- burg debating team. Before coming to the Heights the team had defeated Har- vard and Boston University. We were represented by John J. Landrigan ' 29, Edward U. Lee ' 29 and Harold P. Sullivan ' 30, the first two participating in their initial intercollegiate debate. After the pros and cons of the jury system had been exhausted, the Fulton gained its third victory of the season. Thus ended the first semester. Alfred J. Monahan was elected president for the second term, with John L. Frawley as his assistant. Both men had worked hard in the interests of debating for four years, so that the trust was in the hands 312 n of very capable officers. Under their leadership the connections of the Class of 1929 with the Fulton Debating Society were brought to a very successful con- clusion. The next debate marked the climax of our four years of debating at Boston College, for we had as our adversaries three gentlemen upholding the Crimson honor. The audience in Symphony Hall numbered approximately twenty-five hundred people, who applauded with seeming impartiality the efforts of every speaker. Harvard advocated the abolition of the death penalty in Massa- chusetts and was opposed by Messrs. O ' Keefe, Hogan and Leen. The decision announced by the Chairman, Hon. Frederick W. Fosdick, was unanimous in favor of Boston College. This event stamped the season as a complete success. Loyola University next met the Fulton in Brockton. Messrs. Lee and McManus defended the Jury System most capably, but were forced to bow before the superior skill of the gentlemen from Chicago. On April sixth the annual Fulton Prize Debate for the medal donated by Mrs. Vincent P. Roberts was held in the Assembly Hall. The question discussed was that modern advertising is more detrimental than beneficial to society. Arguing on the affirmative side were Edward A. Hogan ' 30, J. Lloyd Carnegie and Thomas P. Sullivan. The negative was supported by Leo P. O ' Keefe, Alfred J. Monahan, and John J. Donahue. After a hard fought and interesting debate, the negative side was awarded the decision, and the Fulton Medal was bestowed on Mr. O ' Keefe, for his excellence in presentation, argumentation and delivery. The spindle city of Lowell was the scene of the next encounter when the Fulton took on the orators from New York University. Messrs. Monahan, Markey and Wallace defended the jury system so successfully that they won a decisive victory. On the evening of the eighteenth of April, a party composed of Mr. Fitz- gerald, S. J., Alfred J. Monahan, John L. Frawley and Henry M. Leen set sail for New York to encounter New York University and Fordham. When history is finally written, a true account of what transpired over there may be forthcoming. At any rate, the decision was unfavorable in both instances, and they left for home convinced that they had been the unwitting victims of the city slickers. From Waterville, Maine, the sad tidings arrived that Messrs. Keefe, Taylor and Kelley had been defeated by a team from Colby College. The much- discussed jury system was successfully defended by the farmers, despite the valiant attempts to change the present order. A very interesting radio debate was held early in May between two teams of the Fulton, through WNAC. The removal of New England industries was upheld by Francis J. Harkins and J. Lloyd Carnegie. They had as opponents James J. McManus and Edward U. Lee. The debate was presented very ably by both sides and the invisible audience enjoyed the program, if we may judge by the complimentary letters received by the debaters. 313 m The final debate of our college career was held late in May, with our dearest enemy, Holy Cross. The Fulton presented the same trio which had previously defeated Oxford, Sydney and Harvard. The Holy Cross case against the jury system was admirably advanced by Messrs. Sweeney, Carroll and O ' Rourke, who presented as logical and unified an argument as we have ever encountered. Despite the counter attacks of the Fulton trio, the Royal Purple prevailed by a two-to-one decision of the judges. The Crusaders thus succeeded in wresting the cup of debating supremacy from the Eagle for a period of one year. One function remained, the annual banquet held at the University Club. Around the festive board the successes and reverses of the season were again gone over in an atmosphere permeated with odor of sweet-smelling dishes and the scent of fragrant Havanas. The principal speakers of the evening were Frs. Corrigan S. J. and Keyes, S. J., and our own beloved Moderator, Mr. Fitz- gerald, S. J. Mr. Monahan, as toastmaster, provided a most interesting evening with the aid of other members of Senior. And so we take leave of debating at Boston College, hopeful that we have carried on the best traditions of the Fulton, confident that our successors will ever do the same. The Officers: First Term — President, Henry M. Leen; Vice-President, Leo P. O ' Keefe; Secretary, Thomas P. Sullivan; Treasurer, John L. Frawley; Censor, Edward U. Lee. Second Term — President, Alfred J. Monahan; Vice-President, John L. Frawley; Secretary, John J. Landrigan; Treasurer, Albert L. Taylor; Censor, John J. Mahoney. 314 WILLIAM E. FITZGERALD, S.J. Jfulton iHoberator si j J0 ACTIVITY in Boston College is more widely respected in outside circles II than the Fulton Debating Society. Especially in the last few years has its rise been exceedingly active, coming to a climax this season when three of the oldest universities in the world, Oxford, Sydney, and Harvard were met and van- quished. No one man played a more prominent part in these unprecedented suc- cesses than our genial Moderator, Mr. William E. Fitzgerald, S. J. Under his leadership, the Fulton undertook the best balanced schedule in its history. Some few seasons may have witnessed a larger number of debates; most of them a much smaller number; but none of them alone, nor all of them together could surpass the quality of engagements we had under the tutelage of Mr. Fitzgerald. Personal glory neither did he seek nor could he expect. Yet his reward was the one that brings keenest satisfaction to mankind, the knowl- edge of work well done. While his pupils basked in the sunlight of publicity, he remained in the shadows. But we know, and we would have you know that the stars of the Fulton shone, like those above, only by reflected light. We cannot adequately express our gratitude and appreciation. We can only say with the poet : To those who know thee not, no words can paint! And those who know thee, know all words are faint! 315 ©J JOHN F. FITZGERALD PRESIDENT Bramatttsi f)t Bramatic otiation ' I ' ' HE Boston College Dramatic Club has long enjoyed and rightly deserved a - ' - splendid reputation. The whole history of its activities, with its solid back- giound of Shakesperean tradition, has been one of continued success and triumph. Out of its fold have emerged actors of merit who have achieved their distinction in the Thespian field as a result of the excellent preparation they had received at Boston College. For over fifty years a Shakesperean play has been presented every year, and this fine tradition we hope will always continue to be observed. Though it may seem a presumption s assertion, the Class of ' 29 has had the dis- tinction of witnessing the most glorious years of its whole history, at the same time contributing with its members to the great successes of the past four years. As for proof let us hearken back to those early Freshman days. Under the direction of the Reverend William E. Murphy, S. J., the rollicking comedy of Twelfth Night was presented at the Boston College High School, and even the Great Bard himself would have been astonished at the royal re- ception accorded the actors as the play unfolded. Only two of our members took part in that play; John F. Fitzgerald ' 29 played the part of the clown Feste, and William F. Flynn, our venerable President, made his first appearance on any stage, being drafted for service just before the third act. It was on that night that the now classic wig episode and Soldiers ' scene was first enacted. The stage on James Street has witnessed many plays in the course of its long and checkered career, but never had it observed a play acted so beautifully as Twelfth Night. The next scene brings us to the Heights on a lovely June evening during Commencement week. There Shakespeare ' s sylvan comedy As You Like It was enacted outdoors. Using the stately Towers as a back-drop and a tree- bedecked platform as a stage, the performance proceeded under the same con- ditions that faced the Elizabethan actor. Felix Doherty played the title role of Rosalind and scored a personal triumph in that difficult character. John Fitz- gerald again played the clown, a part which he has made his special forte in Shakesperean productions. Our Sophomore year witnessed another brilliant performance. This time, The Merchant of Venice was the vehicle of the society. Daniel Driscoll ' 28 played Shylock; Francis Shea ' 28, Portia; Joseph Ryan ' 27, Jessica; and John Fitzgerald ' 29, the clown part of Launcelot Gobbo. The moderator of the so- ciety that year was Father Fay, S. J., now our Prefect of Discipline. The coach was Mr. Joseph Whalen, himself a former Boston College Thespian. This was the only opus presented during our Sophomore year, but the excellence of that performance, the harmonious acting of a cast, seeking not personal acclaim but uniform interpretation, made ample atonement for the absence of another play. And so ended the first two years, years of success and achievement indeed, but in the light of our present knowledge they were only harbingers of greater things to 318 n i m come. The Class of ' 29 had yet to impress the flash of its collective genius upon the society — but the time was not far away. The third act of any play should reach the climax of perfection, and, in our Junior year, the Dramatic Society certainly reached new heights of excellence. Under the leadership of Mr. Sullivan, S. J., the business acumen of Thomas P. Fay of ' 29, and especially by reason of the whole-hearted support of the Class of ' 29, the Dramatic Society achieved new successes in new fields. For the first time in its history, a modern play was given at the Fine Arts Theatre, running for two nights and coached by Roy Harlow, himself an actor of note. Pals First was the play, and the Class of ' 29 constituted through its representatives almost the entire success of the play. John Fitzgerald played the leading role of Danny Rowland; Buzzer Barry, the comedy role of Dominie; and Walter Hardiman, the detective role of Steele. The success of the performance emboldened the society to attempt an even more difficult play in the May of that same year. Justin McCarthy ' s If I Were King was given for two nights at the beautiful Repertory Theatre. Looking at it from every angle — the fine acting of the whole cast, the excellent scenery and lighting effects, the gorgeous costumes, and the realistic ensemble work of the mob — the performance can rightly be said to be the outstanding dramatical work of the society for many years. There may have been better individual performers in the past, better directors, but for all-round excellence If I Were King stands at the top. The leading role of Francois Villon was interpreted by John Fitzgerald of ' 29; the leading feminine role of Katherine de Vauxcelles by Arthur King ' 31, who gave an inspired performance. ' The part of the crafty, superstitious Louis X was played by Daniel Driscoll of ' 28. But what constituted the real success of the play was the strong support given by the minor characters. Who can ever forget that French army of Louis Fahey, Henry Keenan, Eugene McLaughlin, William McDonald and Paul Shea, and their heroic action in saving the city of Paris from the Burgundian host of Edward Wessling, Paul McManus and Thomas Fay — outnumbered but not outfought! The tavern frequenters — Richard Murphy, Lloyd Carnegie, Walter Hardiman and William Tobin — drank lustily and quarreled frequently, contributing in no small way to the general realistic effect. The climax of the play, the triumphant return of the people of Paris from the walls after repelling the Burgundian invaders, will long be remembered. Jack Kelly ' 29, supervised the musical effects, and the splendid reception of The Song of the Vagabonds was his reward. To Mr. Frank Sullivan, S. J. the for- tunate members of that great play will always owe a debt of gratitude for his courageous and energetic work in producing the most pretentious performance ever attempted in the history of Boston College dramatics. The Senior year found most of the class engaged in preparing for the serious work of Commencement and yet two of our fellow classmates contributed in no small way to the success of Hamlet which was given at the Arlington Theatre under the direction of Mr. John Craig, a famous actor of the Gay Nineties. Rev. Timothy Phelan, S. J. was the moderator of the society. Fehx Doherty ' 31, formerly of our own class, played Hamlet; and Arthur King ' 31 gave an amazing rendition of the most difficult role of Ophelia. John Fitzgerald returned once more to his interpretation of the role of clown, playing the part of the garrulous Polonius. Walter Hardiman played the best performance of the first grave- digger that this reviewer has ever seen on any stage, professional or otherwise. And so the curtain descends. For us the play is ended. But we know in our hearts that the curtain will rise again, that others will take our place, and that the traditions that we have carried for four years will be borne by other and un- known hands to greater heights. The officers of the society this past year were: John F. Fitzgerald ' 29, President; Walter J. Hardiman ' 29, Vice-President; Francis Higgins ' 30, Secre- tary; ArthurKing ' 31, Treasurer; and Thomas P. Fay ' 29, Business Manager. ' f ±M Thomas P. Fay Business Manager 320 321 JOHN C. KELLY PRESIDENT iHugical Clutis; 324 f)t jHusiical Clubs; ' T HE Boston College Musical Clubs have brought to a close another successful ' - season and, to those of us who leave the club, a season full of fond and linger- ing memories. In the last year it was our good fortune to be members of the finest Glee Club and Orchestra ever trained by our talented leader, Mr. Ecker. In our many concerts in and around Boston we were received by very appreciative and enthusiastic audiences and were treated in a most royal fashion after these concerts at receptions given to us by our kind hosts. Perhaps the most notable achievement this year has been that of the or- chestra. Augmented by several new members, especially in the first and second violin sections, and under the leadership of Bill Gavin, our violinist parfait, these musicians rendered their various overtures in a manner worthy of a sym- phonic organization. Their presentation of famous selections from that musical hit Connecticut Yankee was the shining light of every program. The Senior Class with the exception of Bill Gavin, claims no glory in this accomplishment, but we certainly are glad that these underclassmen will be able to carry on the glory of the Boston College orchestra during the years to come. The Glee Club was a well balanced and well trained ensemble, presenting various types of songs with equal ease and quality. Such thunderous songs as Drums and Comrades in Arms demanding strong, powerful singing, won the hearty applause of all our audiences, whereas other quiet and pianissimo pieces such as Ashes of Roses created a very striking and brilHant contrast. Our concert program, adaptable for any occasion, is a credit to our Glee Club and is another proof of Mr. Ecker ' s foresight and musical taste. In this part of the musical club the Seniors played a leading part, each man being very necessary and a real mainstay to his own section. In the second-bass section it was a com- mon occurrence to hear Dick Murphy and Tom O ' Rourke booming forth a deep and powerful low C. Likewise in the first bass section we find the old reliables, Kelly, Carnegie and Keenan, than whom there are no finer. In the tenor section Charlie Adams, Joe Tondorf and their associates could be heard with their piercing high tones. The outstanding event of the year was the joint concert held with Holy Cross in Symphony Hall. The affair was a huge success, and we are able to say with a great amount of pride that our orchestra was the finest that ever played at any joint concert, and that our Glee Club compared most favorably with that of Holy Cross. The combined glee clubs of Holy Cross and Boston College sing- ing those two famous operas To Arms and Soldiers ' Chorus from Faust, under the leadership of Mr. Beauvier M.A., guest director, was very impressive and brought forth much well deserved praise. Another part of the organization which was of the usual high standard, was our own octet. The informality of these boys, singing their rollicking and hu- 325 morous sea songs and crooning their negro spirituals, was a source of delight to all audiences. Besides the regular ' ex officio ' concerts, the octet took part in many prominent outside socials. For first tenors we had Charlie Adams and Frank Higgins; second tenors, Frank Lyons and Kevin Hern; first basses, Jack Kelly and J. Lloyd Carnegie; second basses, Ed Burns and Frank Geary. What one famous man said is most applicable to our club, Whatever any organization accomplishes is a reflection of the character of its leaders. In Mr. Douglas, S. J. and Mr. Ecker we certainly found men of superb character, not merely in musical accomplishments, but in that of much higher value — friendship. Mr. Douglas, S. J. has managed the clubs for the last three years and has raised them from the ruts of debt to a solid financial basis. As our moderator now re- turns to the confines at Weston, we, who have been with him during his regime at B. C, wish to express our gratitude for his extraordinary work and ever true friendship. Mr. James Ecker, our director, is another to whom we owe a great deal. A musician of unusual ability, he has directed the Glee Club, orchestra and band in an unparalleled manner. His energy, enthusiasm and personality have been the real reason and ultimate source of the rise of Boston College in musical circles. May he remain and continue his great work for B. C. We had a wealth of material for soloists this year. Paul Mahoney ' 31 was the individual star of the season, representing us at the Holy Cross concert and at practically all other socials. J. Lloyd Carnegie and Henry Keenan were our other baritones. These two men, although appearing rather late in the year, were really the finds of the season, and our only regret is that they must leave B. C. now. Larry Gibson and Charlie Adams were the tenor soloists. Both gentlemen have very similar voices, possessing a wide range, with very sweet tones. Charlie leaves us this year, but Larry has still another year left to sing for Alma Mater. The oflicers were as follows : President, Jack Kelly, who has been the hardest worker in the musical clubs for the past four years. He has been our student director, accompanist, soloist and band leader, besides being a very accomplished composer. With him go our best wishes for success. Henry Keenan was Vice- President, a consistent wor ker and fine soloist. Ed Burns ' 30 was Secretary, filling the position of reader also. Charlie Adams was Business Manager, an ever faithful worker. Thus we leave, carrying with us reminiscences of those successes, and wishing Boston College greater and greater success in future musicales. 327 ALBERT L. TAYLOR PRESIDENT Jfrmci) tKfje Jfrenci) cabem| A NOTHER highly successful year has been written into the records of the 1 A. French Academy at Boston College. This year has seen the society forge on to still greater achievements than before. Formerly, the members of the Academy had widened the scope of their operations by entering into inter- collegiate competition with our great rival, Holy Cross — incidently winning both debates. These activities, however, were nothing more or less than what one might term domestic affairs, since the opponents were so closely allied to us in training and tradition. Not so this year, however. The Academy had now pro- gressed to such a stage that it undertook competition with colleges other than those of the Jesuit Fathers. The Oratorical Contests with Boston University and Tufts College certainly added great stimulus to the activity and energy of the members of the Academy. In this contest President Albert L. Taylor took honors. We do not cite this as something more important than what was done in previous years; it is mentioned merely as proof that the Academy has rapidly enlarged its sphere of influence. Perhaps the Academy owes its past and present prosperity, next to the well- nigh exhausting efforts of its Moderator, the Reverend Paul de Mangeleere, S. J., to the persistent endeavors of its officers to make the society a success. It has always been singularly fortunate in securing the ablest of men for its elective po- sitions. Nor has the year 1929 been any less happy in this respect. This year the bureau of officers, headed by Albert L. Taylor ' 29, has been an outstanding one in its never-ceasing interest in anything that pertained to the welfare of the organ- ization. It would be impossible to give a detailed account of the amount of work done by those to whom the Academy entrusted its fortunes for the year, but it is appropriate that a passing tribute be paid to those who have been responsible for its success. First, and indeed without any doubt the most important, there is Reverend Father de Mangeleere, the Moderator. What would the Academy have been without his boundless energy, his courageous initiative, and his absorbing interest in its welfare! Source of all its inspiration, it is to him that the Academy owes all the success which it has had the good fortune to achieve. Next there is Professor Andre G. deBeauvivier, to whom the Academy is indebted for the many favors and services he has rendered it. Professor de Beauvivier gave freely and generously of his time in the production of Coppee ' s Le pater, which indeed was a great success. In this he was but repeating his good-will and unselfishness of former years, for this is not the first time that he has enabled the Academy to present a play to the public. Surely, the Academy can- not be too grateful for his ceaseless endeavors to further its progress. There are three members of the Class of 1929 who hold office in this society organized for proficiency in La langue francaise. President Albert L. Taylor has 330 i1 been a prominent member for four years and has participated in many intra-mural and inter-collegiate debates and lectures in the French tongue. Vice-President Thomas P. SulUvan has also been an outstanding figure in the history of the Academy. His caustic wit has long been the delight of his fellow-academicians, who never failed to attend a meeting when Tom was scheduled to speak. This year Henry J. Butler has presided over the destinies of the literary committee. Under his direction the programs of the various meetings have been aptly chosen and well conducted, including such a propos subjects as the qual- ifications of the various candidates for the presidency, the Mexican situation, aviation, travel, and historical topics. Henry is in no small way responsible for the organization and interest of various work performed throughout the year. Joseph F. Birmingham, also of the Class of 19 ' ' 29, is another member of whom the Academy has reason to be proud. Not only has he always distinguished him- self in all the intra-mural affairs of the society, but he has also participated in in- tercollegiate debates, having been a member of the team which defeated Holy Cross in the last encounter. Joe has also demonstrated his singular fitness for assuming the role of chairman at various functions. As an added feature to the program of the past year the Academy conducted an oratorical contest of its own. Before a public gathering of lovers of the French language, six picked men competed in that tongue. After much deliberation the judges awarded the prizes to Albert Thibault and Nicholas Maffeo. Thus was inaugurated another public function of the society, thanks to the efforts again of the Moderator. To the Class of 1930 we hand down the reins of government of the Academy. We are confident of their great success, for we know that the society is composed of energetic, interested and capable men. To them we pass on the work, certain of their carrying out their trust as well, if not better, than we have carried on the work of those who went before us. 331 - r- - WILLIAM J. LA FAY PRESIDENT Efje panigf) tahtmp ' I HIS extra-curricular society organized for development in that musical and - - flowing tongue which is spoken in more countries of the world than any other, was founded here at Boston College and developed more successfully with each in- coming class by Mr. Frederick Conlin, Professor of Spanish and English. Zealous indeed have been the efforts put forth by its members since its founding. The stu- dents have, as a consequence, learned much about the history, customs, and lan- guage of the various provinces in Spain and the many countries situated below the United States and extending far to the south. They have learned too, a great deal of our own early history, dating from the time Columbus discovered the new world in the name of the king of Spain. The writer recalls very vividly when as a Freshman, he heard the first debate of an important character conducted by the academy. It was a warm day toward the end of the school year, yet the event was well thronged by faculty, as well as student hearers. The subject debated was Resolved: That compulsory at- tendance at class is detrimental to college education, which statement was championed by Daniel H. O ' Leary and John O ' Brien. The negative had for its defenders Martin Davis and Roy MacDonald. Mr. MacDonald, President in ' 28, spoke well on behalf of the exponents of always attend class. His work, from all indications aided in his side tying the more experienced opposition. In Sophomore, the Academy was headed by John J. O ' Brien who is now a principal of one of the high schools in the West Indies. Thomas O ' Brien served as Vice-President, while the animated and versatile Daniel Hugh O ' Leary, kept the society ' s books, and Martin Davis, its funds. During this year, the Acad- emy ' s official publication, El Eco, was chosen, a paper ideal for a society of this type, useful information appearing in each edition, which treats of the vicis- situdes of the early Spaniards in the different Spanish-speaking lands which they, as pioneers, colonized; of the great happy memorials they left behind them to be a joy to posterity. It discusses also the great men in other lines, most notably the painters and writers, who have done much to contribute to the world ' s culture and refinement. Besides these paramount facts, it contains current events, short poems, stories and witticisms. In our Junior year, the academicians were all working as a solid unit to fur- ther the excellent work already done. Its officers were Roy Charles MacDonald, President; Mark Crehan of the Heights staff was Vice-President; Francis Gal- lagher, Treasurer; Thomas Kelly, Secretary; and William J. LaFay, Chairman of the Executive Committee. During the year many plays were presented, chief of which were Ganarse la Vida and El Trovador. Lectures, however, oc- cupied the most exalted place on the program, each member having a particular country all year on which he lectured, reporting its social, political and economical conditions. In addition, there were several debates and motion pictures of scenes 334 i in Argentina, Peru, and Chile. The crowning event of the year was the annual Academy Debate on the subject Resolved: That this house deplores the present policy of the United States in South America. Leo P. Moran ' 30 and James Keith ' 28 said Yes to this subject, and Francis Gallagher ' 30 and Roy Mac- Donald opposed the proposition. This debate was highly successful and was en- thusiastically received. The tasks of ' 28 now at an end, the spring elections were held with the result that William J. LaFay ' 29 was elected President; Francis Gallagher ' 30, Vice- President; and Leo P. Moran ' 30, Secretary-Treasurer. When the early works of this, our Senior year, had been fairly started, a surprising feature of attendance was the great number of Sophomores, most of whom possessed an amount of the knowledge of things Spanish that is expected to be found in young men of this division. By the time they have finished their Junior year and its philosophy, what with agreeing or disagreeing on matters philosophic with that great Jesuit metaphysician, Francisco Suarez of Granada, they should be very well versed in the Castilian tongue. Practically the first term of the year was consumed by lectures on the provinces of Spain, given in a thorough and comprehensive manner, even to the native dances and holidays peculiar to each. But as a part of the pre-vacation meeting of the Christmas period, a play was represented for variety as well as entertainment, and it proved successful to the degree that more were acted the period term. The piece mentioned was El Medico Infortunado in which Leo P. Moran played the part of the young in- experienced physician, Mr. Cass, the run-down letter carrier who was advised to walk in the open, and Mr. Gallagher, the role of the young and comely stage comedienne suffering from melancholia, advised of course to attend the theatre more frequently. The three players did excellently and the academicians fully enjoyed the spectacle. During the second term, more histrionic worth was displayed when Mr. Frink and Mr. Nolan, both of Sophomore, acted the short one-act comedy en- titled La Senora y la Mendiga. Within recent times, Mr. Whelton and Mr. Gunning put on El Barbero de Sevilla playing the parts of Ficoro and Rosina- Three other plays have been assigned. At this writing besides the usual weekly talks and playlets, there remain still to be commemorated the annual debate and perhaps a few cinemas depicting some industries among our South American neighbors. The outgoing class feels that it has done its work well the past year, that the Academy has profited in knowledge by its practice here, and leaves the future in hands just as capable for carrying on its programs. It thanks the Moderator, Mr. Conlin for his patient and untiring labors in its behalf, and wishes well the work of the Fathers of the Society founded by the great soldier — nobleman Spaniard, Ignatius Loyola. 335 FRANCIS D. WEAKER PRESIDENT y tCf)t Cf)emistrj atabemp THOROUGH and comprehensive study of so vast a science as chemistry is - impossible in the ordinary classroom. At most, the student can hope to acquire only a meagre knowledge of the fundamental theories of the science and some of their more general applications. Lack of time prohibits any detailed study of particular theories and problems. But perhaps the greatest drawback is the inability to demonstrate concretely what a tremendous part chemistry plays in the commercial world. Because the student cannot see the practical applica- tion of the science, his interest in it rapidly fades after the newness has gone. To supply this long felt need of personal contact with the commercial scientific world, there was founded in the month of October, 1026, the Chemistry Academy of Boston College. The Chemistry Academy was enthusiastically welcomed by the scientifically- minded members of the student body. It has progressed rapidly until now, at the completion of its third year, it ranks on a par with any of our extra-curricular activities. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. The meetings usually assume the form of lectures on various chemical subjects de- livered by men who are recognized as authorities in their particular branches of the science. Many of the lectures are supplemented by interesting experiments, exhibits, and motion pictures. One of the most interesting and at the same time most beneficial features of the bi-monthly meetings has been the period for open discussion which imme- diately followed each lecture through the kindness of the speaker of the day. During this period any questions or difficulties of the members were answered and many interesting and timely bits of information were obtained. To those mem- bers of the society who intend to continue their studies in the field of research or industrial chemistry, the lectures will undoubtedly prove to be invaluable, both because of the knowledge accpiired and the personal contacts made with prom- inent members of the profession. During the past year, the office of president of the Academy has been most capably filled by Francis D. Weafer ' 29. Mr. Weafer has been an active member of the society since its inception three years ago. In addition to serving as chair- man of the meetings, he also took part in the only student lecture of this past year. Francis J. McNamara ' 29, very eBBciently fulfilled the duties of secretary-treasurer. Mr. McNamara also participated in the student lei ' ture. William T. Miller ' 29 served in the capacity of correspondent to the Nucleus, the monthly magazine of the American Chemical Society, in which journal the meetings of the society were recorded. However worthy and helpful to the society as these men and the officers who have preceded have been, nevertheless to another belongs the lion ' s share of 338 I I i I credit for the continued progress and success of the Academy. This man is Rev. Arthur J. Hohman, S.J., founder and moderator of the Academy. It has been his guiding hand that has raised the Academy to its present high position. It was due to him alone that such notable speakers were obtained and it was through his efforts that the members of the society were enrolled as bona-fide members of the American Chemical Society. Father Hohman addressed the Academy on the occasion of the first lecture. His topic was The Chemistry of the Soil and he included an interesting description of the various strata of the earth. The numerous chemical constituents of soil and their relation to living things were con- sidered in detail. The Academy was also fortunate in having Dr. Lyman C. Newell of Boston University as the speaker at the December meeting. Dr. Newell is a well known educator and a nationally known authority on the history of chemistry. His subject was Pasteur, the Chemist. Characterizing Pasteur as one of the greatest scientists of all time, the speaker told of the French chemist ' s boyhood, his college days, and his chemical studies which finally led him to his well known biochemical researches. Dr. Newell dwelt at some length on Pasteur ' s work on the structure of crystals, the beginning of the science of stereochemistry. This lecture was illustrated by stereopticon slides of Pasteur and his contemporaries. Two very interesting lectures were delivered by members of the Chemistry Department, The Manufacture of Paper, by Everett T. Ford, and Chemistry and the Lost Arts, by Dr. David O ' Donnell. Mr. Ford has been connected with one of the leading paper manufacturers of New England for several years, and is thoroughly familiar with his subject. Doctor O ' Donnell has taken a keen interest in the so-called lost arts of chemistry, and his lecture was highly interesting and instructive. Another guest was Rev. Michael J. Ahern, S.J., of Weston College, who gave a talk on Crystallography in Chemistry. Fr. Ahern showed models of the six regular systems of crystals, demonstrating the symmetry of the arrange- ment of external and internal structure, and the importance of crystallography in industrial geology. The last meeting of the year was featured by the appearance of the Venetian Glass Blowers who gave a short and interesting lecture on the manufacture of glass, illustrating it by several experiments. The Academy takes great pride in having been able to secure the services of these lecturers, so eminent in their chosen field; their assistance in securing the purpose of the Academy has been invaluable. The Class of 1929 may take just pride in the work they have accomplished. Their efforts have kept the Academy in the position of prominence it should hold among the extra-curricular activities. We leave it now, confident that the classes yet to come will maintain the same high standards of efficiency and success. 339 r X-- lte ; JOSEPH F. BIRMINGHAM PRESIDENT iiilitarp Club E t iHilitarp Club If il I ij M I ' HE Military Club of Boston College was founded in the summer of 1926 at - - Camp Devens, Mass. Due to the large number of men from the Heights in attendance at the camp, the club was formed in three sections: one for the alumni, the main section at the college, and a branch at the high school. During the first year many new members were secured and the club made rapid progress. In its second year, under the leadership of Frank Phelan ' 28 of Cambridge, the name of the club was changed from the C. M. T. C. Club to the Boston College Military Club, and its aim was now enlarged to include agitation for an R. O. T. C. unit at the Heights, a suitable memorial for our alumni who fought and died in the World War, and for the promotion of the C. M. T. C. at Boston College. That year various war pictures were shown, including six reels of Flashes of Action. Numerous speakers appeared from military units around Boston and addressed the club. A social in which the members of the club participated rounded out an active year. In the spring of 1928 the officers for this past year were elected. Joseph F. Birmingham assumed the office of president, while James H. Alphen was elected secretary -treasurer. At the first meeting in the fall a new policy was instituted. A fencing team was formed imder the instruction of William A. Ward, and daily practice held among the many candidates. The next step was the formation of a rifle team to represent Boston College in intercollegiate matches. The first step was to affiliate the club with the National Rifle Association which arranges most of the intercollegiate rifle matches. It was found necessary to form a new organization within the Military Club, the Boston College Rifle Club. The officers of this new club were Joseph F. Birmingham, president; James H. Alphen, vice-president; Herbert A. O ' Connor, secretary; James F. Dunphy, treasurer; and John F. Mungovan, executive officer. The charter was obtained after some delay and a requisition was sent to Washington for the rifles, ammunition, targets, etc. Meanwhile, several of the club ' s sharpshooters, members of the National Guard and the C. M. T. C. were practising at a local armory. Among those who headed the list were John Mungovan, Frank Vossahlik, Jim Dunphy, Joe Paul, and Dick Ryan. In the spring, the rifle team laid aside their 22 ' s and fired the outdoor course at the Arlington Rifle Club range. Among the followers of the foils. Bill Ward, Ed Steele, and Jim Dunphy were victors in many contests, both at the Heights and at the Boston Athletic Asso- ciation club house. An important feature of the year ' s program was a lecture by Colonel James E. Fitzgerald, O. R. C, commanding the 301st Infantry at Boston. His topic was The American Army of Occupation in Germany, and was illustrated by 342 many slides showing actual pictures taken by the colonel in that country. The club wishes to express its debt of gratitude to this officer for his kind cooperation. Thus at the end of the year we leave the club — with a fine fencing team and the nucleus of a crack rifle team, certain of recognition by the Athletic Association as a minor sport. We have done our best to have the college adopt an R. 0. T. C. unit and we feel assured that such will be the case within a year or two. With best wishes for the future success of the club, we turn the guiding reins over to Mr. O ' Connor, the president-elect, and to his very capable assistants. I i John F. Mungova- Executive Officer 343 FRANCIS J. McDonnell PRESIDENT iius!mes;s! Cluti S uginesisi €lnh XXiTlTH a foresight that seems to characterize the classes of 1929 and 1930, ' there was established in the college a new kind of club whose aim was es- sentially practical and worth while. It was the outgrowth of the Business Class that was brought to the Juniors and Seniors by Mr. William J. Sheehan of the State Department of University Extension, who secured the services of Mr. John J. Morgan, widely known business executive and head of the Morgan Ad- vertising Agency as lecturer. The class, a purely voluntary group, was well in- structed in the principle points of present day business. The lessons were illus- trated in a practical working out of the problems presented by the Eagle Radio Corporation, a quasi-business body which was made up of a representative part of the class. At the end of the lectures the members were impressed with the thought that Boston College men were particularly well adapted to the needs of modern com- merce and that their cultural training would be an invaluable asset to any firm with sufficient breadth of vision to realize that the man who is trained to think is much more their potential executive than the individual who has been trained to office routine in a purely business college. The idea seemed to prevail that Boston College men of the past had overlooked this feature of their training and regarded business as something that had no connection with themselves. To break down this feeling and to bring a word of encouragement from the business of our community, this club was formed. It dispensed with entangling procedure, made membership entirely voluntary and omitted such things as fees or fines. The men who were most active in the Eagle Radio Corporation and who performed many services for the class were put in charge. Frank McDonnell and Edward Hogan were elected president and vice-president, John Mahoney, secretary, Vincent Sullivan, Frank McCarthy and Lawrence Fennell members of the executive board. The meetings were held regularly and far surpassed expectations both as to attendance and the excellence of the speakers. The first message came from the stock and bond field and was very pleasantly presented by Mr. Henry Smith of the firm of Hornblower Weeks. Mr. Smith had had previous experience with retail merchandising houses and consequently his talk was widely informative. He advised the members not to overlook investment brokerage in their search for lines with a future. The second man to co-operate was Mr. John Reddy of the New England Telephone Company and director of results in this territory. In spite of his modesty and an unwillingness to reveal the fact, he himself is a splendid example of what a young Boston College man can achieve in business. He gave a very clear exposition of the workings of the telephone organization and the part that college trained men play in it. Shortly after his lecture, an employment co- 346 mittee from the American Telephone Company paid a visit to this college and as a result some members of the Senior Class are on their way to lucrative positions. While the Business Club would like to take credit for this, it feels that Mr. Reddy was very instrumental in bringing this about. The third speaker was Mr. Richard S. Teeling, director of the Charlestown Trust Company. His talk was based on what business expects of the young man and he gave some pointers on going about getting a job. His was the viewpoint of the man well established in business toward the man just starting out. The fourth man was Mr. Knauth, manager of the Sears, Roebuck store and a very experienced business executive. He told of the importance of the buyer in the big business field and emphasized the fact that this is an age of the young executive. It was his opinion that the best positions are to be had in the new combines of big department stores. While the Business Club has other activities in mind, it feels that by the wide variety of speakers it has been fortunate enough to secure, there have been possibilities awakened that might otherwise remain dormant. Although its first service has been to the men of the Senior Class, it is the earnest wish of the officers that such an activity will ultimately attract more and more business men to Boston College, not only to give advice but what is equally important, to recognize the potentiality that lies in a cultural training. The first year has been a success. The Seniors may well be proud of the fact that this forward step began in their last year of college. They have benefited it is true, but they have likewise performed a service to the classes that come after them. Boston College is being recognized by big business. 347 r= 3 JOHN J. SPENCER PREFECT l eligion REV. JAMES W. KEYES, S.J. (t tubent CouirSeUorft A NEED long uncared for here at the Heights — that of a closer intimacy and a stronger bond between student body and Faculty — was filled three years ago by the creation of the office of student counsellor. The benefits accruing therefrom have been tremendous, both to the students and to the Faculty. To the student has been opened an avenue to God-given advice in moments of doubt and to consolation and encouragement in times of disheartedness. To the Faculty has been opened a channel whereby that closer intimacy between teacher and pupil which inevitably redounds to the advantage of both is fostered. We of the Senior class were indeed fortunate when Fr. James W. Keyes, S.J. was assigned to us as our Student Counsellor, for we found him a kindly man, ever willing to give of his time and knowledge for the solution of our problems and the easement of our troubles. It was only this year that Father returned to Boston College after an absence of three years, and took up the duties of Pro- fessor to Senior in Psychology and Evidences. Thus we knew him as teacher, as Moderator of the League and as spiritual father, but it was in the latter role that we knew him and loved him best. In the other three classes the counsellors were Father Low for Junior, Father Bean for Sophomore and Father Dolan for Freshman. We Seniors had no occasion to consult them but the lower classmen praised them as worthy and kindly men. 350 Religion SINCE Aquaviva codified and set down the Ratio Studiorum, the Jesuit plan of studies, under the precepts of which the students of each Jesuit college are trained in the arts and sciences, it has been one of the firmest principles of Cath- olic education that the well rounded development of a man and that general culture which should be the mark of one who has attained to the degree of Bach- elor of Arts or of Philosophy is not complete unless he is versed in the history and doctrines of the Catholic Church. It is then meet that, since a religious at- mosphere pervades the classrooms at Boston College, its influence should be felt beyond the walls of the lecture halls. That it truly does so, is amply evidenced by the fact that two of the outstanding activities of the students, and of the members of Twenty-Nine in particular, are those which have as their ideal the spiritual well-being of the student. The first of these is the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The founding of this Sodality is contemporaneous with the founding of the college, so that it an- tedates by many years any of the other activities of the student body. This year the work has been carried on under the guidance of Father Low and Father Quinn, the moderators, and their zealous efl orts have been rewarded by the interest of the students and their numerous attendance at the meetings. It is planned to send representatives to the meeting of all the collegiate sodalities again this year. The officers of the Sodality are John J. Spencer, Prefect; William F. Flynn, Vice- Prefect; and Joseph Cavanaugh, Secretary. These men labored diligently and their work was outstanding in carrying out those principles for which the Sodality was instituted. A second highly important religious activity is the League of the Sacred Heart, which is under the personal direction of Fr. James W. Keyes, S.J., Student Counsellor to Senior. Each month leaflets are distributed and the members unite in common prayer for the intention of the Holy Father. Many of the Senior class took an active part in the distribution of the leaflets and in the many other details which contributed to the success of the League during the past year. It is indeed encouraging to reflect upon the wholeheartedness with which the student body entered into the work and spirit of both of these activities, which are neither of them compulsory, particularly in these troublous days when the true Christian spirit of sacrifice seems almost engulfed in a wave of Materialism. I 351 MRS. VINCENT P. ROBERTS PRESIDENT ilomatfieia l jje pjjilomatfjeia Clutj U I J ' 1 0 the Philomatheia Club of Boston College, we the Class of 1929, take this - - opportunity of extending our most sincere appreciation and deepest gratitude for their many kindnesses and their unbounded generosity. Blest was that day back in 1915 when this organization was founded, recruited from the ardent feminine supporters of this institution. It has achieved remarkable success under its leaders and now includes a membership of over fifteen hundred. The club had as its purpose the advancing of Boston College in its collegiate activities both academic and social and truly has it stood by this purpose, ever fos- tering and caring for our interests. At all times the club has proved its eagerness to assist in any activity that the student body might undertake and this assistance has been the main source of our encouragement. For four years we have been continually the recipients of their beneficence and their liberality, but it is only this, our Senior year, that we have come into direct contact with our benefactors, and our affiliations have brought us the greatest pleasure and delight. The Sub Tiirri especially acknowledges the un- selfish and untiring assistance of this admirable organization and expresses its heartfelt thanks for making our task so light. In their furtherance of culture and the arts within the College walls they have spared no efforts to aid us in our ascent to the heights. They have encour- aged our work and spurred us on to greater achievements by donations of prizes for excellence in study and debate and for the progress of athletics, besides the endowment of several scholarships. Their clubhouse has ever been at our service and Father Lynch, S. J., the Spiritual Director of the club, has always encouraged the student body to make use of this beautiful building. The extra-curricular activities of the college have very frequently taken advantage of the cordial invitation extended to them and have held several functions at the clubhouse both social and academic. The Greek Academy during its existence enjoyed this privilege for many years using the clubhouse as a meeting place and lecture hall very often. So too the French Academy had the use of the clubhouse for its many public debates as well as for the drama and musicale that was produced this past year. The Fulton Debating Society in its quest for honor and fame attributes much of the success it has had in spreading its reputation and renown throughout the country and across the seas to the loyal support it has recieved from the Philo- matheia Club members, both for their attendance at the various intercollegiate debates as well as for their financial support. The Fulton Prize Medal offered annually to the prize debater chosen in competition is the personal gift of the president of the club, Mrs. Vincent P. Roberts. As yet we have made no mention of the one event that undoubtedly stands out most predominantly to every Boston College student and particularly to 354 the Senior Class, the culminating affair of our college life, the magnificent Philo- matheia Ball tendered each year as a reception to the graduating class. So at- tractive has this affair been made by our benevolent hostesses that it now stands out as the greatest social event of the college year eagerly awaited by Seniors and undergraduates alike. This year ' s ball proved no exception to the standard set in former years. It was held in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Statler, where the walls were richly adorned with Maroon and Old Gold and a well known orchestra sent forth their harmonizing syncopation. The affair was a scintillating riot of color and music. It will long remain in our memory as one of the most enjoyable and in- spiring sights of our college career, as each senior marched with the colors of Alma Mater emblazoned across his proud chest. It was indeed another demon- stration of the thoughtfulness and munificence of the Philomatheias, another debt to be added to the long list of obligations we owe to their kindness and generosity. To the officers of this club we especially render our thanks to its president, Mrs. Vincent P. Roberts who has so ably and unselfishly given us her whole- hearted support, and in like manner to Rev. Father Lynch, S. J., the Spiritual Director and Treasurer, we extend our sincere gratitude; in no less a degree to William Cardinal O ' Connell, Honorary President; Mrs. Martha Moore Avery, Honorary Vice-President; Mrs. Charles J. O ' Malley, First Vice-President; 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 remaining members, whose unselfish devotion to the interests of Boston College and in particular to our own class will long remain a cherished memory. 11 I! 355 tftletics; 358 jforetoorb SILENT group stands at the top of a gentle slope and looks down upon Alumni - - Field below. It is that mystic, misty hour that lies between sunset and dark- ness, when the shades of other years come stealing about and men are wont to stand silent and gaze back down the lane of memory into other years. Perhaps the members of that little group merely imagine it, hut it appears to them that in the gathering shadows that herald the night dim figures move, leaping and running familiar figures, the greats of other years. Out of the silence comes the sharp cry of a quarterback, the crack of a starter ' s pistol, the crunch of fiying feet, the dull fluid of wood against leather and the thunderous roar of crowded stands. The scene changes and they look down upon the field of Fenumy, watch tico great teams struggle, the rasp of moleskins and the thud of cleated feet again. ' il the pig. ' ikin sounding over the roar of the stands. Then Victory the night is reddened unth thefiare of myriad torches, and darker blots show where the victorious crowd snakedance in their joy. Again a new scene, and the bright early-summer sun pours down upon the verdant-green diamond at Fitton Field. The crowded stands lean tensely forivard, the pitcher ' s arm sweeps forivard in a graceful arc, a ivhite pellet is discharged at rifle-speed totvard the batter. He sicings thei-e is a sharp crack, the ball lines back in another direction, the throng is on its feet, releasing its pent up emotions as the runners sweep around the bases Victory smiles. Then back onto Alumni Field — fleeting figures dash down chalked lanes and arrive spent and exhausted, but happy, the high jumper soars over the standards, the body of the uwight-man ripples with muscles as he discharges his heavy mis.sile through the air. Leather-lunged announcers call out the score and as the sun sinks a figure falters down the stretch, recovers, breaks the tape and the laurel croum of Victory is awarded As they stand it is twilight again and the phantom umrriors of other years cease their efforts to greet another band that comes down the slope. Familiar faces there, familiar names the greats of Twenty-Nine have come to join those who have gone before in their phantom games on the scene of former triumphs. The little group turns away, the toioer bells toll a knell for those who have gone, but at the end comes an exulting peal for those who are to come, those heroes icho have yet to ascend the slope, those yet untried warriors irhose didy it shall be to carry on under banners of Gold and Maroon. 350 WARREN P. McGUIRK CAPTAIN jfootball Coacf) f o£iep!) MtMtnntp ' I O every one of us there comes a time when we feel like expressing our loudest - - approbation at an event which conveys to us some signal pleasure, and giving free rein to that inner surge that bids us properly respond to a great blessing con- ferred upon us. That, in very brief, is just how we felt when we heard that Joe McKenney was to make his debut as mentor of our gridsters. We expected great things to develop at his hands, and the record of his first year in the select group more than justified our trust in him. Coming at a time when the installation of a policy of graduate coaching had left us bereft of the fame that was ours in days gone by, when Cav was but a sweet memory, Joe accomplished the impossible and brought us out of the gloom when he produced what was termed an outstanding Eastern eleven. The days of representation on Joe ' s teams are over for us, but still we feel the mighty thrill of the Navy victory, the consummate satisfaction of the Fordham conflict, and, above all, the all-surpassing exultation of that long-to-be-remembered clear-cut, decisive, and unquestionable drubbing admin- istered Holy Cross. We must be brief, Joe, and so we cannot do full justice to that which you have done. But remember that we are always for you, and will always be behind you, because we respect you for your ability and for what you are, A REAL MAN. And, since, as we write, the immediate future holds great happiness in store for you, let this be our parting wish — even as you have caused us great joy, so may the years to come bring you all joy. Jfootball T70UR years of football are over! - - Yet the memories of those four years will linger forever because the staunchest members and greatest stars of two undefeated elevens were drawn from the ranks of 1929. So it is with satisfaction that 1929 can look upon the record of its athletic achievements, particularly in the gridiron where such luminaries as Captain Warren McGuirk, Al Weston, Tom Smith, Don Slieehan, Bernie Kilroy and Zeus Wilczewski have played a prominent part. For four years, Weston, McGuirk, Wilczewski and Smith were members of the varsity football teams, two of which went through the season undefeated although the eleven of 1928, on which all the seniors played, was the greatest in the college history. Recognized throughout the country as the Eastern champion by virtue of its record, additional honors came to Boston College when Al Weston, backfield star, was selected as a member of the All-Eastern team which played on the West Coast Since the norm of all our gridiron success is the outcome of the games with Holy Cross, it is here essential to remark that no member of the class of 1929 has ever played on a football team that was beaten by Holy Cross. A tie and three victories was Boston College ' s record in the clashes of 1925, 1926, 1927, and 1928. jFrcsiljman It was under the tutelage of the renowned Major Cavanaugh that our grid- iron stars had their baptism of college football. Those who sat in the scorner ' s - L - 363 seats prophesied a bad season for Cav with a whole team lost by graduation. The renowned Chuck Darling, Joe Kozlowsky, Bill Cronin and Diker Doyle had carried the burden in the years that just preceded but out of the ranks of the fd freshmen were to come men who would equal and even surpass those stars of jlf former years. It was with some hard work that Cav moulded his team for the 1 1 opening game of the 1925 season, that with Catholic University. It was with ' some trepidation that he waited to see what a new and untried eleven would do against a more experienced team from Washington. The battle was rather fiercely waged and through the dispatch with which Art McManus booted a point goal, Boston College eked out a 7 to 6 victory over Jack McAulifle ' s charges. Weston, McGuirk, Smith and Wilczewski had their p| baptism of fire. Cav had no further worries about his eleven, the only serious loss being to West Virginia University that season. Those who saw that West Virginia team step to a 20 to victory appreciate that the defeat brought no discredit to Boston College. Sports writers said that the West Virginians were the best eleven ever to perform against an Eagle eleven. It was a guards-back type of play with such speedsters as Farley, Glenn and Barnum baffling the B. C. boys. Before Boston College met that defeat, the Eagles had piled up Boston University on the rocks of adversity by a 51 to score, Allegheny was likewise wrecked 14 to 7 and Providence College was whitewashed 51 to 0. In those five games, the freshmen played a prominent part, forecasting their greatness in the years that were to come. Another West Virginia team, Wesleyan, managed to gain a 7 to 6 victory over Boston College shortly after their brothers did the trick. Art McManus, 364 sure-footed goal-kicker was out of that game and the faihire to convert was the margin of defeat. The game with Holy Cross brought a radical change in the Boston College offensive with Jack Cronin in thrilling end runs. It might just as well have been Cronin Day because the speedy Jack gamboled freely over the gridiron and when the smoke had cleared, Boston College had topped the Crusaders by a 17 to 6 score. Joe McKenney ' s generalship also played an important part in the vic- tory while Steve Kobalinski, a lithe newcomer, shone at center. No longer freshmen, the members of 1929 made their presence felt more strongly during the 1926 season. Joe McKenney was the captain, a brilliant leader because he had the admiration and respect of every one of his mates. It was in this season that Weston touched the heights of greatness. In almost every game, the redoubtable Al galloped for a touchdown, usually a ripping shot off tackle. Some of his longer runs for touchdowns were 40 yards, Catholic Uni- versity; 50 yards, Villanova; .52 yards, St. Louis University; 40 yards. West Virginia Wesleyan; 50 yards, Fordham and 78 yards, Gettysburg. And these were only the highlights. Very quickly Weston was hailed as one of the greatest halbacks of the East. And he was running at halfback in a combination that ruled the Eastern roost that year. Joe McKenney at quarterback, Al Weston and Jack Cronin at halfbacks and Tom Smith at fullback was a quartet that would strike fear into any lineman ' s heart. 365 The season resulted in no defeats and two ties. Catholic University, Ford- ham, St. Louis University and Villanova fell before the Boston College on.slaught, although the latter eleven, coached by Harry Stuhdrehler, gave the local boys plenty of trouble. A typical Notre Dame attack consisting of cjuick shifts, crossbucks and forward passes had the Eagles baffled for a time but the greater power of the Maroon team told in a 19 to 7 victory. The next game with the Haskell Indians has been called the greatest game in our college history. Certainly in no other game has there been such thriUing football, such spectacular reversals, such amazing contrast in play. It was Weston and Cronin who made everyone sigh Lo! the poor Indian in the first half of the game, ripping off three touchdowns so that the Eagles led bj a 21 to score. But the Indians had yet to hit the warpath and with Tiny Roebuck and Jim Stidham, each of whom weighed over 21.5 pounds, opening holes in the line, a little back named Smith punched out three touchdowns to tie the score. It was a battle of two great teams and no one envied the Indians the tie which they had earned. The battle of Gettysburg resulted in a 39 to 9 victory for Boston College, a well-earned rest for the Eagles who were considerably battered and bruised after the Indian encounter. It was with considerable optmism that the Eagles faced toward the Holy Cross game. An undefeated season in which the Eagles had tied the highest- scoring football team in the country — the Indians — made all the B. C. fans sure that the Crusaders would be properly repulsed. Two superb teams squared oft ' 366 n U and fought a duel which ended in a scoreless tie. The peerless punting of Jack Cronin crushed whatever hopes Holy Cross had of victory but the great Maroon machine of Boston College could not function effectively on a muddy field. junior A new era in Boston College sports provided for graduate coaching and with the departure of our much-beloved Cav to Fordham, Leo Daley ' 16 was ap- pointed as head coach. The freshman rule was also inaugurated so that Coach Daley was faced with a real problem to produce an experienced team. A fighting bunch of Southerners, known as Duke University, came out of the Southland to take us by surprise in the opening game of the season. Passes filled the air and criss-cros.ses had the Boston College linemen baflfled as Buie, Jankoski, and company had a field day out on Braves Field. Al Weston and Tom O ' Brien, captain of the 19 ' -17 team, were the luminaries for Boston College in the disappointing opener. Geneva, coached by Bo McMillan and with such stars as Flenniken and Schachern, was our next vi.sitor. The Geneva team garnered two touchdowns and the Eagles, always fighting, were forced to lose three opportunities for touch- downs because of penalties. Injuries had taken their toll of the Boston College squad, a jinx that was to pursue the Eagles until the week previous to the Holy Cross game. If ever a coach was beset with difficulties — the change in rules, the installation of a new system and the bugbear of injuries, it was Leo Daley. Against West Virginia Wesleyan, a rejuvenated team was sent with two linemen shifted into the backfield. Bud Dower and Zeus Wilczewski made good 8 I . i-„. ' -_ ' j)«. L2 ' it3;. ' 367 on their shifts by leading the Eagles in a 33 to slaughter which was the Wes- leyan game. Our trip to Fordham was the next on the schedule. Practically the entire student body went to New York to see the Eagles clash with Fordham, coached by Major Cavanaugh. It was Cav against his former charges and the Major had to watch his Bronx outfit go down before the football masterpieces of Al Weston. Weston took the opening kickofiF to run ninety yards for a touchdown, the most spectacular individual work of his college career. Not content with that run, he took a punt and wcaved his way sixty yards through the entire Fordham team for the fourth touchdown of the game. The score was 27 to 7. Linemen and backs who had their first collegiate instruction from Major Cavanaugh bit the hand that taught them. Harry Stuhldreher brought another one of his magnificent Villanova football machines to Boston on the following Saturday. This time, it was Villanova that got the decision by a 13 to 7 score. The dusk was falling and the Eagles were leading, 7 to 6, when out of the gloom came a speeding back that was Gillespie of Villanova. He made a 50-yard run for a touchdown that meant victory for Villanova. Georgetown ' s strongest aggregation, with an attack based chiefly on passes, overwhelmed a crippled Boston College team in a battle of Jesuit rivals. Nork and McLean were too good for an Eagle team composed of substitutes and the visitors scored seven touchdowns. Against the Connecticut Aggies, Coach Daley was able to send a complete team of regulars for the first time in the season, butthe condition of the field kept 368 some of the varsity players on the bench. The muddy field presented hazardous footing but Weston and Creeden shone on the offense which resulted in a 19 to victory for Boston College. It should also be set down that the field was only ninety yards long, something that rarely happens. After struggling against adversities all year, the Eagles came into their own in the game with Holy Cross. The Crusaders were the favorite to win because of the disappointing season of the Eagles. But the best-laid plans oft-times fail and so it was with Holy Cross. Boston College clearly outplayed the Crusaders in spectacular battle before 40,000 persons at Braves Field. The climax came when Holy Cross was forced to punt from behind its goal line. Charlie Murphy blocked the kick and in the scramble for the ball, AVarren McGuirk covered it for the touchdown. The score was 6 to 0, a deserved victory for Boston College. Senior Possibly it may seem that a great deal of attention is paid to the backfield men in this story of days gone by. That is inevitable but it must not be suspected that such men as McGuirk, AVilczewski, Sheehan, Donahue, Hafferty, Whelan, and the Kilroy brothers were not doing valiant work. McGuirk was recognized in his junior years as one of the outstanding tackles in the country. Elected captain, he added to his laurels in the senior year. We could have opened our senior year under no more favorable auspices than with Joe McKenney as head coach. If ever a coach could be sure of support from the student body and alumni, it was Coach McKenney. And it was because he made good in his first year of coaching that the class of 1929 can take a certain sat- i 369 isfaction in knowing that at least its members helped to make Boston College the outstanding team in the country, conqueror of Navy and winner of nine straight games. The 1928 season was opened with a game against Catholic University. The Eagles piled up an early lead and before the game was over, forty-three players had represented Boston College. The score was 38 to 6, yet the Eagles attempted only straight football with a 59-yard run by Al Weston as the feature. A week later, the Navy loomed as our opponent down at iVnnapolis. The Navy team was ranked as one of the best in the country, a rating that was borne out by its success in later games, yet the Boston College outfit handed the mid- shipmen a 6 to defeat. During the entire first half, Boston College thoroughly outplayed the Navy. The touchdown came when our Heavenly Twins — Fat Creeden and Al Weston — did their act. It was the first quarter. The ball rested on the Boston College 31-yard line with the Eagles in possession. Pat Creeden slipped off right tackle for a run of thirty-eight yards before the Navy safety man brought him down. Twice Weston cracked tackle for a total gain of eight yards and on his third try, he was loose through left tackle. Cutting back, he crossed the goal-line without being touched by a Navy man. The failure to kick the goal only heightened the excitement be- cause in the second half. Navy threatened to score four times, once reaching the one-yard line. But a staunch line in which Bernie Kilroy and Warren McGuirk stood out stopped the midshipmen just short of a touchdown. Duke University was greeted to a 19 to defeat in return for the beating which they gave the Eagles a year previous. The Boston College defense was very strong in this game, most of the sports writers remarking the rugged tackling. | Si« glpii « | 370 11 Boston University fell before an avalanche of passes, engineered by Al Weston, and lost by a 27 to 7 score. The first touchdown was a typical Weston and Creeden parade. The other touchdown came on long passes, one from Wes- ton to Murphy of forty-five yards. Manhattan College was whitewashed, 61 to 0, with a little lad named Chessy Antos running wild on a muddy field to score four of the Eagles ' touchdowns. Al Weston made two touchdowns and duplicated his pass of the week before by tossing forty-five yards to Murphy for a score against Manhattan. Maj. Cavanaugh brought a highly touted group of sophomores on his Ford- ham eleven but the Eagles gained a 19 to 7 victory. Boston College scored early on a plunge by Creeden, but the try for goal failed. Cullen of the visitors scored and Tracey kicked the goal so that for the only time in the season, Boston College was behind, 7 to 6. However, Johnny Dixon intercepted a pass to run for a touch- down and Austin Brosnan recovered a blocked kick for a third score and the pos- sibility of defeat was then remote. Next the team journeyed to Buffalo to do battle with an undefeated Canisius team coached by Luke Urban, an alumnus. Canisius was defeated 24 to on a field of slippery clay. Murphy, Weston, and Creeden were outstanding in the backfield on that occasion. Jack Kennedy led the Boston College attack upon the Connecticut Aggies as the Eagles garnered a 51 to 13 victory over the boys from the Nutmeg State. The Aggies, incidentally, were not only undefeated but unscored on before they attempted to take the measure of Boston College in our own back yard. The final game with Holy Cross was a fitting climax to a wonderful season. Boston College was easily the superior team, winning by a 19 to score. The i ill n starting team of the Eagles was composed almost entirely of seniors, a tribute to the athletic ability of the class of 1929 because playing on that varsity combi- nation meant real ability. Weston, Smith, McGuirk, Hafferty, Wilczewski, Sheehan, Donahue, John Kilroy, Bernie Kilroy, Whelan, Mahoney, Duffy, Kennedy and Bond were all members of an eleven that finished the year at the top of the Eastern football world. The three touchdowns against Holy Gross were masterpieces of strategy. The first was a down-the-alley ' pass from Weston to Creeden that covered forty yards before Pat made the touchdown. The second was a diagonal pass from Weston to Murphy, on which Charlie made a spectacular catch in the end zone. The third was a reverse play on which Joe Mirley galloped off right tackle for twenty-five yards and a touchdown. That night we burned red fire and paraded. The only regret was that it was the last time that we, as undergraduates, would celebrate a football victory over Holy Cross. i I y John F. Flynn Manager 373 374 pf Four years of football without once being out- played on the field of fray, four years of football without once failing to display true sportsman- ship on the gridiron, four years of football with- out once being removed from a game because of injury, four years of football without once being a member of an eleven defeated by Holy Cross — four golden years, climaxed by the captaincy of an undefeated and untied eastern championship eleven — this is the recapitulation of the astute record that Warren McGuirk has written in the sacred annals of Boston College. Mc Guirk has done a hard task and done it well. It is not exaggeration to say that he is the greatest Boston College tackle of all time. Eddie Bond, All-Scholastic quarterback from Everett High, is a fine example of a fellow who plugged for three years as a scrub before he final- ly obtained his letter in his Junior year. It is too bad for Eddie that he had competition for the signal berth in the person of the Big-Six. However, every time that Eddie did get into the game he was there all way. His calling of the plays justified the words of one of our famous stars of the past that Eddie is one of the headiest backfield men at Boston College. Capt. Warren McGuirk Eddie Bond Another lad who worked for four years before he obtained official recognition is Dave Dillon of the snappy comeback fame. Whenever he managed to get into the play he fought with a grim ferocity, pulling down opponent after opponent and tearing holes in the opposing line. Dave got his letter in the Holy Cross game in his Senior year when he subbed for the great Mc- Guirk. Ably did he fill his shoes, and when the battle was fought and won Dave was numbered among those who received the coverted B. Dave Dillon 375 Ed Donahue Ed has ever been dependable. For four years he has been a member of the football squad and though he never attained the rating of a regular, he was so close to breaking into the first string that the regulars had to give their best on all oc- casions to keep the Peabody boy from displacing them. Never during his four years has he shirked an assignment. When he did get into the game he could be relied on to carry out or- ders. He was a handy man to have around, for in case of injury to any of the regular guards Ed could be inserted into the line-up without weak- ness to the team. His loyalty and dependability was rewarded during his Senior year, when he participated in most of the games and received his letter. Ted Duffy The memory of Ted will linger long in Boston College football, not because of any particular brilliance on the field of battle but rather because he personified perseverance. For three years Duffy battled hard for a regular backfield post despite the keenness of the competition. No Eagle ever fought harder for recognition than the Cambridge boy and he never gave up the fight until his Senior year of football was com- pleted. A shoulder injury received early in his college career somewhat hampered his work but he was always prepared to give all that was in him when the occasion arose. Ted saw service in many games for the College and showed that he was a running back to be seriously considered. Bill was as game a fellow as ever pulled on the moleskins. Throughout the major part of four years he had a tender shoulder, but never al- lowed this to slow him up. He fought day in and day out for a wing berth, and his ambition was realized in Junior. Hafferty was one of the hardest tackling wings on the squad. That was his chief drawback as a football player. He tackled the other fellow so hard that he ruined himself while doing it. Practice scrimmages were the same as scheduled games to Bill. He played hard at all times and the injuries that he sustained as a result of this just about kept him from blossoming forth as one of the finest mortals that was ever classed as an end at Boston Col- 376 Jack is the mightiest mite of a man that ever carried the colors of Boston College on the field of scrimmage. About the campus he did not look the part of a football player, but that is what he was — and a good one, too. During his four years on the squad he was considered by the coach as one of the most valuable backs as he could fill any position behind the line to the king ' s taste. Jack shone brilliantly both de- fensively and offensively, and could do anything that was to be done with a pigskin. Speed was Jack ' s middle name, ruggedness his big asset. All in all, Jack was a most versatile individual when it came to football. Jack Kennedy When Bernie entered the college he was a full- back, and breaking into the regular ranks at that time was no small task. For two years he labored as a substitute back, almost without recognition. In his Junior year there was a scar- city of centers at the Heights and Bernie resolved f to make the grade. Step by step he picked up I i various pointers, and at the end of his third year he was playing the leading substitute role. In his final year of football Bernie made good at the very start of the season. The games he played against the Navy, Fordham, and Holy Cross will never be forgotten. His play stamped him as second to no other center in Boston College history save the immortal Jack Heaphey. Beenie Kilroy Cupie, Bernie ' s bigger and better half, certainly has been a big asset to Boston College football for the past four years. It was the smiling, chubby chap who always chased away the blues from the squad. He was always happy, and took a keen interest in making sure that all the other members of the squad were wearing a smile also. Bvit when it came down to practice or to a game, Cupie became real serious — but smilingly so. The little fellow reached the rating of a regular about midway in his final season after three and one-half years of constant and continuous plugging. He is perhaps the best known and the happiest football player that Boston College ever had. ClPIL tilLkol 377 Jebry Mahoney Don Sheehan None were more enthusiastic in the field of sport than Jerry Mahoney. His best bent was in football where for four years of plugging on the squad earned him his letter. This was the silver lining of an extremely dark cloud, viz and to wit, a shoulder injury which forced him out of the game he loved so well, in the middle of his last year. Thus it was that Jerry cheered on the team all the louder, and especially the halfback whose place he might have had. Though always a fighter to the finish, ever giving his all for the cause of Alma Mater on the grid- iron, Don ' s true worth and ability were never fully recognized except by his coaches. His final season was the most glorious of his four years of varsity football on the Heights. He was ever in the game, and always on the bottom of the pile except when the Eagles were punting. And how he used to travel down the field under those lofty spirals! The prettiest feature of four years of Boston College football was to see Sheehan charging down the middle of the field at Annapolis, headed directly for the punt catcher. It was Sheehan ' s work under punts that was very instrumental in bringing us our victory over the Tom Smith Navy. Tom is the finest defensive back that Boston College ever had. As an analyst of plays he has never had a peer on University Heights. As a tackier he was a demon. So great in fact was smiling Tom ' s defensive work throughout his first three years that he was never regarded as of any value offensively. However, under the regime of Joe McKenney the Cantab lad acted many times as a decoy in the Boston College defense. Still oftener, was he an active cog in the smooth clicking of the machine. Boston College fans will always remember Tom ' s tackle of Castree, the Navy back, as the latter tried to go from our six-inch line across the last white stripe, which would have tied the game. 378 tl All-America Al Weston will go down in the annals of Boston College football as the greatest back- field man in Maroon and Old Gold history. Big Six is the athletic pride of 1929. His first two years he ran from a half-back berth and was the equal of any in the land. His last two years on University Heights he called the signals and was the peer of every quarterback in the nation, as well as the greatest field director in the history of Alma Mater. His feats for four years against Holy Cross, his brilliant run of 27 yards that defeated the Navy in his Senior year and his work in ' Frisco as a member of the All- Eastern team will live as long as the college he made famous in football circles. Al Weston j I Who will ever forget the brand of football that Marty displayed as an end on the undefeated team of 1926. ' Both defensively and offensively Marty was one of the smartest things of his kind in the East. Down the fields, under punts, or on the end of a forward pass he was a revela- tion. He could ride a tackle out of a play no matter how big he was, and, what is more, Marty ' s end was never circled. Like other great men Whelan was modest to a fault. On the field, in the locker room and about the cam- pus. Mart ' s voice was seldom heard. He con- tented himself with doing what he had to do and doing that well. He never shirked but always strove to do more than the share allotted to him. Marty Wheelan 379 ALFR ED J. WESTON pasfeball CoacJ) llusj) JBniiv i| ' ' T HE greatness of Boston College baseball teams has been upheld in adequate IS - ' - measure by the teams coached by Jack Slattery and Hugh Duffy in the years of the Class of 1929 at the Heights. The teams have been outstanding in inter- collegiate competition, particularly when Capt. Al Weston and company swamped the best teams in the East. Much of the credit is due to Hugh Duffy. He has been an ideal coach. As a Christian gentleman of the highest type, he has imparted to the players a regard for sportsmanship, fair play and manly character on the diamond. As a baseball expert, he has imparted a thorough knowledge of the game and an understanding of the science of batting. It can be easily understood how Boston College teams gain their batting prowess. The greatest batter of his time in the big leagues, Hugh Duffy has been able to make his boys the most feared batting aggregation in collegiate circles. Never a driver, never cynical, never harsh, Hugh Duffy has drilled a team by II encouragement and friendliness to a standard that cannot be surpassed. It seems only proper that when Hugh Duffy has a kind word for every one of his players, that they should think kindly of him, that they should battle for him and Boston College with a self-sacrifice and devotion that is remarkable. II TN the Spring when young men ' s fancies are commonly supposed to turn - ' -lightly to love, Boston College ' s thoughts turn to baseball, a sport in which the Eagle ' s scream has been raucous and unsubdued. Four years of the best baseball in Eastern collegiate history has been th e record of 1929. It is enough to remark that Al Weston, Hank O ' Day, Hugh McNulty, Bob Smith and Ted Duffy have played important roles in the baseball conquests of those years. Their names are their eulogy. Jfresifjman Jack Slattery produced the 1926 aggregation whose season was crowned with a fifty-fifty break on the annual series with Holy Cross. By far the most remarkable work of that team was done by a young Fresh- man, Al Weston, who gained his first athletic fame on the gridiron. It was not until after the Southern trip that Weston became the regular first baseman of the team but he led the Eastern college batters in his first year of varsity baseball. The makeup of the team was affected by the graduation of the previous June but there was adequate material for a fine nine. Andy Carroll, Ed Mullowney and Hugh McNulty carried the pitching burden. Al O ' Neal and Bo McMenimen were the backstops. The infielders were Al Weston, Bill Cronin, Fred Moncewicz, Clayt Haley and Hank O ' Day. Owen Murphy, Tubber Cronin and Denny McNamara did all the outfield work that was needed. The Southern trip was a real success. Villanova was subdued in the opening game and the Quantico Marines, one of the best teams that year, managed to eke out a two-run victory over the Eagles. Georgetown and Mt. St. Mary ' s College were set down by scores of 7 to 2 and 7 to 4, and the home-coming game was with Springfield, Boston College winning by a 19 to 2 score. As yet Al Weston, who was to blossom out as the greatest of Boston College ' s all-around athletes, was just a good pinch-hitter. Lefty Mandeville was the first baseman and Jack Slattery was trying to find a place for this husky Freshman who could hit like nobody ' s business. Weston made a place for himself on Patriots ' Day when he tripled to score the winning run against Fordham. The Eagles won that game 4 to 3 by dint of Al ' s pinch-hitting efforts and, forever more, Al was first baseman of the Boston College varsity baseball team. 383 Hugh McNulty turned back Villanova 3 to 2, St. John ' s College was swamped 11 to 1, and Norwich was buried by a 15 to score. Boston University, packing a surprising punch, gave the Eagles a tough battle in two games but lost by scores of 4 to 2 and 3 to 0. A home run of Al Weston, many of which we had yet to see, enabled Boston College to beat the Quantico Marines in a return game at the Heights. Only a two-game series had been arranged with Holy Cross for the close of the season. Each team won a game, leaving the question of s uperiority still to be disputed. The last game at Fenway Park, won by the Eagles, was a thriller to the last out but Boston College finally rid itself of that baseball jinx — the com- plete superiority of Holy Cross in the annual series. That tie of the series set the stage for a greater accomplishment of the following season, a triple beating handed to one of the best Crusader teams. The usual graduation depletions did not have a serious effect on the varsity combination of 1927. Hugh McNulty, the ace of the hurling staff, had a capable assistant in John Shea, southpaw. McNulty and Shea did the major work all year, McNulty being credited with two victories over Holy Cross in the annual series. That feat was remarkable in itself and Hugh ' s third victory over Holy Cross in his Junior year gave him the unique record of being the only college pitcher ever to beat Holy Cross three times. Al Weston was a Rock of Gibraltar at first base and Hank O ' Day became the regular hot-corner guardian. Hank must have been hiding his light under a bushel, or something like that, because he developed into the best third baseman of Boston College history. He began to wield the willow with a vengeance crowding even the great Al Weston. Ted Duffy, outfielder and Bob Smith, catcher were also on the varsity warpath, both of them playing fine ball all season. The varsity had plenty of material. McMenimen, Smith and Tom O ' Brien were available as catchers. McNulty, Shea, Pete Herman and Steve Bridey made up the pitching staff. The infield combination of Weston, Earl Clinton, Monce- wicz and O ' Day was intact all season although a bright little youngster named Pat Creeden began to shine. We heard more from Creeden later. The wide open 384 spaces were covered by Capt. Dinny McNamara, Joe McKenney and Joe Fitz- gerald. The loss of Tubber Cronin by an early season injury was somewhat offset by the return of Joe McKenney to the baseball fold. After smearing Springfield for an opener, the boys hopped to Annapolis for a hectic game with Navy. It was a hectic game for all concerned, but the Eagles won out by a 15 to 8 score. Steve Bridey stopped Mt. St. Mary ' s College by a 7 to 5 score, but the Eagles fell before Georgetown and Villanova. A victory over Catholic University, 5 to 0, gave some cheer, but Dartmouth copped a one-run decision in a game at Hanover. Hugh McNulty sent the Eagles off to a courageous start at home by mowing down Manhattan. Boston University won the B. U.-B. C. battle by a 9 to 6 score but that game must have been a tonic because both Cornell and Colgate were smacked down by scores of 7 to 2 and 6 to 1. Once again Boston College won a major contest with Fordham, beating the Bronx outfit 4 to 1 at the Heights. Syracuse, with its great star, Hanson, in- vaded the aerie but lost by an 8 to 4 score. The battle with Providence was a tough one but the thumpers from Boston College punched out a 9 to 6 margin. Temple, highly touted, came out of the Southland to take a 10 to 1 beating. Of course, the successes of all Boston College baseball seasons are adequately measured by the success against Holy Cross. For the first time in many years at Fitton Field, Holy Cross lost to Boston College in the first game of the series by an 8 to 4 score. That Memorial Day victory was a memorable one. Hugh McNulty saved the day for Boston College in the second game and again the Eagles were triumphant. The third game, a masterly contest of extra innings, was also won by Boston College to make a clean sweep of the series. It was McNulty ' s masterful pitching that set down the Crusaders in the third game, also at Fitton Field. The winning of that game meant that Jack Slattery would have the record of coaching a Boston College team that had won four out of five games in the seasons that he coached it in 1926 and 1927. junior The race for the Eastern collegiate batting supremacy was interesting to Boston College fans this season because two Boston College men, Al Weston and Hank O ' Day, were the chief contenders for the honor. O ' Day led almost until the end of the season but Weston finally copped the honors with O ' Day as runner-up. Weston ' s success meant that he was the leading college batter of the East for two seasons, his Freshman and Junior years at college. By this time, O ' Day had come to be known as Hammering Hank. He had been the individual star of the 1927 series with Holy Cross because of his oppor- tune batting. McNulty had come to be known as Handsome Hughie for a reason not yet divulged. And the verbose Jack Barnwell had tacked the name of Bix Six on Al Weston. That trio made baseball history for our class again in Junior year. With the organization of the varsity team, Hugh McNulty and John Shea were available for mound duty. Shea was bothered by a sore arm during the Southern so that McNulty pitched in every game that was played in Southland, either as starting pitcher or relief. Hugh did more than his share of the pitching in his Junior year but did it all with a spirit of self-sacrifice that earned him the admiration of all. Capt. Bo McMenimen, Tom O ' Brien and Bob Smith were on catching duty although the versatile Bobby was assigned to pitch or even play the outfield as occasion demanded. Smith, like the rest of his Junior conferes, could hit. And when a Boston College player is praised for hitting, it doesn ' t mean a mere. 300 or so. The infield was intact with Weston, Creeden, Moncewicz and O ' Day, with Fat Clinton in reserve. Larry Gibson, Andy Morris, Smoky Kelleher and Herb Stokinger patrolled the outfield. A powerful Georgetown nine was the first victim. The Washington boys succumbed 7 to 1, before a terrific batting assault which was continued against Catholic University on the following day when the university boys were beaten 15 to 3. Then the Eagles ran into some hard luck. Temple and Villanova each eked out a victory by the identical score of 5 to 4 and Dartmouth, which should be credited as the Eagles ' jinx during our years in college, won a 12 to 9 decision. The Fordham-Boston College battle was a 1 to 1 tie when rain put an end to the battle. Then the Eagles perked up, beating Springfield 15 to 2, Syracuse 9 to 5, Boston University 12 to 4 and New York University 12 to 4. The scoffers were reduced to silence as the Eagles punched out the fifth straight victory over Vermont by a 2 to score. But Dartmouth was on hand again to put the skids on the record. The Wah-Woo-Wah boys won a 7 to 6 decision at Hanover. 386 y Next the Eagles subdued Providence 3 to 1, bringing them up to the first game with Holy Cross. The Crusaders won a 6 to 2 score and before the next meeting, also won by Holy Cross by a 9 to 6 score, the Eagles beat Manhattan and Notre Dame. The third Holy Cross game, an anti-climax, was won by Boston, 4 to 3, Hank O ' Day scoring the winning run in the ninth inning. Al Weston led the Eastern college batters with an average of .465 when the season ' s records were comulete. n u f Senior There was no doubt as to the two outstanding college teams of the East in 19 29. Boston College was one, Holy Cross was the other. The Eagles ' machine was a steamroller that flattened all opposition by dint of terrific batting, the Crusaders ' machine was built on a basis of expert pitching and fielding. It is enough to remark that ten of the Boston College squad batted over .300 during the season. That mark is something for any team to shoot at. There have been Murderers ' Rows before but no collegiate aggregation ever packed the punch of Weston, O ' Day, Creeden, Spognardi, Temple, Herman, Smith, Regan, Colbert, Gibson and Shea. That group of batsmen was feared by every pitcher in the East and rightly so. Hugh McNulty was on the firing line in the major games of the season. He had the best record of the Eastern pitchers at this writing desjjite the handicap of a sore shoulder. He had an able helpmate in Shaker O ' Connor, Sophomore south- paw who with Johnny Dixon, Sophomore righthander, was a hurling bulwark. McNulty opened the season by beating William and Mary 3 to 1. The next game with Georgetown resulted in a 7 to 5 loss, due chiefly to O ' Connor ' s one bad inning when the Washington boys scored six runs. From then on, it was a reg- ular parade for the Eagles. Villanova fell 10 to 2 before McNulty ' s shoots, Fordham fell 4 to 5 in the Fathers ' Day game. Springfield was a 17 to 2 victim, and Boston University was slaughtered in two games by scores of 19 to and 19 to 1. Bobby Smith had gained the varsity catching position by this time, joining that redoubtable trio of Senior regulars — McNulty, O ' Day and Weston. Bobby was a young man who battled his way to the front because throughout 1929 ' s baseball days, the competition for the varsity catching job was always spirited. 387 Seton Hall crumpled before a 14 to 1 barrage and William and Mary came up to the Heights for a second beating, this time by an 8 to 2 score. Springfield perked up after its earlier debacle and gave the Eagles a real tussle at Springfield. Boston College won, 3 to 2. New Hampshire State took the short end of a 9 to 4 score, Manhattan was flattened 14 to 0; and Villanova beaten 15 to 8 in a hectic game. The Holy Cross games were yet to come but concerning the merits of the teams, there was no doubt. Both were good, both were outstanding in Eastern college competition — the makings of a whale of a series. Edgene J. McCarthy Manager ?f 389 Il i Capt, Al Wkston HUGHIE iMcNuLTY What Captain Al has done on the diamond during his four years neither space nor time per- mits adequate reta])itulHtion. Weston started off with a bang in his Freslunan year in the Ford- ham game with a lusty triple in the closing ses- sion, when he went to bat as a pinch-hitter. From that day on through the next three years he has played a steady and consistent game at first. The manner in which Weston has batted during his college career is one which has set up an unbeatable record. For two years he led the college batters of the country with the willow, and during his other two he has been close to the top. He leaves labelled as the heaviest hitter that college baseball has ever known. Al con- templates a big league career, and we know that he will make good. Ted is the sort of a fellow who always gave his best, but has been more or less unfortunate when it came to making the grade of a regular. An old football injury which impaired his throwing arm prevented Ted from becoming a member of the regular garden trio. In the games in which he participated he was always there. On the bases he was as fast as any member of the squad with the exception of Captain Weston. He could field with the best of them and his sticking was always far above mediocre. The baseball coaches have frequently lamented the fact that Ted ' s wing was never strong. Had he recovered from the injury without any ill effects, Ted would certainly have made a grade A gar- dener. Hughie has been the old reliable on many oc- casions. It is said that handsome Hugh relied more on his headwork to bring him success than on the twists and twirls in his right arm. The work of Hughie has certainly justified this state- ment. The most notable features of McNulty ' s four years on the Heights have been his three victories over Holy Cross. This is a record which no other hurler of the Maroon and Old Gold has attained in the history of the diamond sport on University Heights. During his Junior and Senior years, he was called on to face our greatest foes, and his success against them has certainly been immense. Hugh ' s work will stand out on the pages of baseball at Boston College for many years to come. 0. n Hank, the hot corner guardian, is the hardest working ball player that ever wore the Maroon and Old Gold. Game in and game out, the Lowell boy has been outstanding both afield and at bat. He played every ball and could easily be picked out on the field as the heads-up member of the team on all occasions. For a long while in Junior he led the college batters of the country with his stickwork. It was Hank who instilled the old fight and clatter in the infield. It was Hank who pulled Hugh McNulty out of many a bad inning with a sparkling stop of a ball that appeared to be labelled for a base-hit. Hank will move along to faster company and we but sit by and await the returns. Every year just as Bob was about to knock off the regular catching berth, he has had the mis- fortune of having some one around who was a little stronger than he in the particular depart- ment of backstopping. During his first three years on the Heights, he had the hard luck to have two of the best catchers in college baseball, pitted against him for the assignment. Senior year brought along a hard hitting Sophomore in the person of George Colbert, and Norwood Bob had to content himself with a substitute role. Bob ' s ability would certainly have secured for him a regular post on any other college nine except the Maroon and Gold. It has been his misfortune to have such outstanding competitors for the post during his sojourn on University Heights. rf llA h (I ' Day II M 391 J. GEORGE WILCZEWSKI Crack Coacj) Jack l pber ]17 ' HEN we stop and meditate on the college and figures prominent apper- taining thereto, there rises to mind a flood of individuals with whom the greatness of Boston College and all her glories are synonymous. Great indeed has been the fruit of their efforts, but the deeds of no single one of them have been more productive of glory to Boston than the workings of one who is not formally a son of Boston College, but who is an honorary and honored son by the common consent, approbation and gratitude of every one of us. And that is ' Jack Ryder. Long before we came to the Hilltop, we heard of him, from older brothers or close friends perhaps, and we came to think of him as one who is an essential part of the institution. And great as was the expectation, greater still the reali- zation — when we came and saw the object of our youthful and insufBcient ad- miration in real life. He greeted us all with that same pleasant Hello , whether Intercollegiate Champion, or youthful aspirant, out for exercise , eager to experience the thrill of the cinders, yet withal quite hopeless as a varsity prospect. How he spent his own valuable time in fatherly advice and encouragement to all who sought it, this will long remain with us, secretly and deeply cherished in abiding memory. Perhaps, Jack, as we leave, the immediate future holds great things for you. Perhaps the unworkable material that has been yours in recent years is a thing of the past, the inevitable in a period of transition. Perhaps you are soon to re- ceive under your tutelage such as can fittingly represent you, and reflect your ster- ling qualities. We hope so, for your sake, and for the sake of the institution to which you cling devoted, unlured by external enticement. But come what may. Jack, remember us as being one and all for you, now and always. 394 (Ktack H n J i ONE of the major sports at Boston College, track is the one activity which occupies the attention of its devotees all year round. Daily, rain or shine, week-day or holiday, its numerous followers can be seen in their undress uniform grinding off the miles, sprinting up the cinder track, topping the hurdles, and en- gaging in the various field events. It is a great lesson of pluck, of unselfishness, of self-control, and the teacher is none other than that master of the cinder track — Jack Ryder, veteran coach and veteran advisor of men. Though the number of men actually belonging to the track squad is not large, there are many others who go out for this sport purely for their own betterment, physically and otherwise. They are not champions, and many of them will never approach championship caliber. Nevertheless they are to be commended for their perseverance in so salutary a sport, and it is to be hoped that they all will learn the great lesson of track under their able mentor. The achievements of the track squad during the brief space of our four years at Boston College have been set down in the following pages. However, one can commit to print little more than a bald statement of facts. To fully appreciate the heroic giving of one ' s all, of unselfish application, the teamwork and the sub- serving of one ' s own glory to the greater glory of the scjuad — to really grasp this spirit of self-sacrifice, one must be an eye-witness to these deeds. Jfrcsijjman Track at Boston College was at its highest peak in 1925 when the Class of 1929 first entered its doors. Under the masterful hand of that moulder and trainer of men. Jack Ryder, Boston College had risen to enviable heights in the track world, culminating in producing the record-breaking two-mile relay team of 1924. The Class of 1929 brought with it men who would help to keep up this high standard. On the track there was McCabe, Keenan, Harkins, Russ Quinn, and the much-heralded school-boy wonder — Frank Hussey. Riordan, Rex Beach and George Wilczewski were to win many points in the field events by their physical prowess. In the Indoor Intercollegiates in which the two-mile relay team of McKillop, Ingoldsby, McCloskey and Daley captured the title, Hussey showed his ability when, in the final heat of the Intercollegiate 70-yard dash, he was barely beaten by Russel of Cornell. Continuing the Indoor season, two star men of the spiked- shoe sport turned in a very unique performance. Joe Ingoldsby won the N. E. A. A. U. six hundred yard championship in one race, and in the very next race his classmate, teammate and relay-partner, Bill McKillop, broke the tape in the Colonel Gaston Special at the same distance and in the same time. The Outdoor season, starting as usual with the Penn Relay Games, found Boston College represented by three capable relays: the two-mile, the four-mile 395 y n 11 and the distance medley. The two-mile and the four-mile events were in every sense of the term heart-breakers. In spite of the excellent performance. on the part of the members of these teams, the Eagles were forced to take a second place in both. Tiny McLaughlin was compelled to cross the finish line a bare stride to the rear of the Penn State entrant in a race that brought every one of the 40,000 spectators to their feet to applaud the courage and fight that manifested itself in McLaughlin ' s great effort. In the two-mile event the fine running of our quartet was rendered almost fruitless when the leg of the anchor man, Babe Daley, not entirely in good condition, gave way under the terrific strain and forced Babe to yield the lead given to him by his team-mates, and to finish a yard in the rear of the winner. But those two splendid efforts, futile as far as victory was concerned, were partially atoned for when the distance medley, featuring a 1 :54 half by Luke McCloskey, left its opponents far in the rear. The sweet victory of any year, in any sport is a victory over Holy Cross. In 1926 Boston College turned back her ancient rival to the score of 92 to 43. Frank Hussey turned in a remarkable afternoon ' s work, for not only did he win, but he established the present record in the century and in the furlong. Two more representatives of 1929 stepped forward to do their share in contributing toward the win: Wilczewski and Beach monopolized the field events, garnering all told, 25 points between them. The I. C. 4A games, the grand finale of the collegiate track world, saw a rather large group of capable performers from the Heights. Although all the races of the IntercoUegiates ' games usually furnish a thrill to the spectators, since they bring together the cream of collegiate track athletes, the outstanding thrill of that particular set of games was the 880 yard run. Luke McCloskey, able, staunch and true representative of Boston College, got off to a slow start. He fell into a pocket, from which he was unable to extricate himself. 150 yards from the finish he started his famous sprint. He seemed to give everything he had, and although somewhat in the rear, he set sail after the leader. The leader had his fine margin of safety cut down to a bare six inches as he crossed the finish line with the lion-hearted Luke in second place. The outstanding feature of the track season of 1926-1927 was the undefeated two-mile relay team, both indoor and outdoor. This relay team was composed of McKillop, Ingolsby, McCloskey and Daley. Beginning with the Millrose games in New York, and continuing through every indoor meet, this invincible quartet defeated each and every team that dared to oppose them. During this indoor season these tracksters proved without a doubt that they were the peers of the land. Not only did they leave such quartets as those of Georgetown, Penn State and Holy Cross in the rear, but the times in which they were clocked were comparable to record-breaking marks. The annual Penn Relay Games gave 396 1 !l an opportunity for the boys from the Heights to wipe away the stain of the narrow defeat of a year before. So famous and powerful was the reputation of this quartet that only two teams dared face them! In weather and conditions that made speed or even sure footing impossible, this team of champions won the race. The performance under such adverse conditions caused some pseudo-humorist to nick-name them Mud Horses. Their work for the year failed to set a new mark for the distance, but this quartet of a real racers will ever be remembered as the team of unbeatables. At Baltimore the medley relay teams composed of Joe McCabe, John Russell, Luke McCloskey and Daley, ran away from the field to win the title for the third successive year. This good work was repeated at the Fordham games which marked the fifth time that Boston College had won the event. Every year the various indoor meets not only furnish an opportunity to enter a relay, but they also let the Coach enter his star performers to try to gain individual honors. In the N. E. A. A. U. meet of that year two individual performers of Jack Ryder showed up well. Bill McKillop for the second time led the field in the Gaston Special race at 600 yards. Captain McCloskey captured the 1000-yard run. He also placed well in subsequent events at the same distance. The Holy Cross meet of that year was as closely contested as any meet could ever be and not result in split points or a tie. x s a matter of fact the Maroon and Gold fliers won by the narrow margin of one point. Frank Hussey repeated his brilliant victories of the year before, coming home first in the 100-yard dash and in the 220. Wilczewski and Beach also repeated, taking the lion ' s share of the points in the field events. At the New England Intercollegiates the charges of Jack Ryder came through with a fourth place. At the Outdoor Intercollegiates, held at Philadelphia, Captain Luke McCloskey once again produced the out- standing thrill of the games. Profiting by the experience of the previous year, Luke sprinted for the lead immediately and was in front of the field most of the way — but once again the Fates blocked him, for Proudlock of Syracuse jumped him, gained a three yard lead, and finished with the same three yard margin. Though he did not win, Luke only added to his reputation as a fighter, a sports- man and a runner. Blunior Graduation and scholastic difficulties took a terrible toll in Boston College track prospects in the fall of 1927. The members of the various relay teams fought and trained just as hard as those of other years, but due to keener compe- tition and one or two unfortunate slips, the results were not as satisfactory. Starting off the season of 1927-1928 as usual with the Brockton Meet, the mem- bers of the track team won seven places. Bob Sullivan of Freshman won the novice quarter with Austin Brosnan, also of Freshman, second. Captain Babe Daley conceded too liberal handicaps in the open 4-10 and was forced to take 397 third. Walter Rogers, a Medford boy, whose dependable and consistently fine work of all year is to be commended, showed up well in the half-mile run, coming in second. Ray Connelly was awarded third place in the shot-put. At the Cal- edonian Games, Joe Orpen placed third in the mile run, while Rogers broke the tape in the quarter. In spite of the efforts of Keenan, Harkins, Beach and Wilczewski, the best the Juniors could do in the interclass meet was third. The Indoor season of that year got under way with the Knights of Columbus meet at Mechanics Building. These games were to be known henceforth as the William C. Prout Memorial Games in honor to the memory of William C. Prout, a promoter and lover of amateur sport. Coach Ryder entered two relay teams in this meet. The Varsity one-mile, composed of Keenan, Mulcahy, Daley and Rogers, turning in the second fastest time of the night, decisively beat the New Hampshire quartet. The second relay was the Freshman four: Finn, Brosnan, Meagher, and Sullivan. These latter followed the Varsity ' s fine example and took the Bridgton Academy representatives into camp by thirty yards. Continuing the Indoor season at the Boston Athletic Association Games, three relay teams were entered. In a match one-mile race between Holy Cross and Boston College the contest promised to be a thrilling fight, but Woodworth, running second, fell on a corner and lost too much yardage for Mulcahy and John Sullivan to make up. The Freshman lost to Dartmouth and Harvard. The two-mile relay team of Keenan, Daley (running his second race), McLaughlin and Rogers, lost a race to Bates and Georgetown that was a close fight all the way. At the Meadowbrook Games the two-mile team, with Mulcahy replacing Keenan, forced the Georgetown quartet to the fastest time turned in during that season. The Intercollegiates came and found the Eagles with three relay teams — the mile, the two-mile and the Freshmen medley. In the mile the wearers of the Maroon and Gold came second in their heat, but, failing to make the best second time, were shut out of the final. The time of this final was 3:31.2, a new record, serving to give an idea of the class of competition. The two-mile en- trants met with a mishap on the very first corner, when Rogers was tossed almost off the track. Due to the fine running of Captain Daley, the Eagles scored two points with a fourth place. The night was not a total failure, however, for the Freshman medley relay, with Meagher in the 880, Sullivan in the quarter, Finn in the 220, and Trumm in the mile, brought the Maroon and Gold through with a close second in the next best race of the evening. The Outdoor season started with the Penn Relay Carnival. The Eagle two-mile team landed fourth, the mile team placed fifth, and the Freshmen gar- nered a third place. The Crusaders won the. annual dual meet for the second time in seven years. The competition was such that six new records were established. Beach was i ' s the leading point scorer for the Eagles with 16. Frank Harkins took second in the two-mile. Later in the New Englands, Harkins was running up with the leaders but lacked the necessary sprint and was forced to take fifth place. Senior The start of the lOSS-lO O season was far from auspicious. At the beginning of the year there were exactly two place winners of last year ' s dual meet with Holy Cross! These two, and three other letterraen along with several good veterans of the Freshman squad were the nucleus around which the Coach has had to build up a track squad that had to compete with teams in fifteen events. This was enough to discourage any track coach, but Jack Ryder set about in his usual quiet, uncomplaining way and tried to build up a plausible front for the oppo- nents to come. Although defeated by Annapolis 86 to 40 in the first meet of the year, nevertheless the performance of the team which had such a hopeless outlook last October was pleasing to the Coach. Everything seems to run in cycles, just like the weather or the stock-market. The poor year in track has to be taken with the good. The Indoor season of the past year unfortunately has been rather poor with but one brilliant exception, and that was the work of the one-mile relay. Charlie Finn, Bob Sullivan of Sophomore, Bill Mulcahy and John Woodworth were the four members of this team. At the IC4A Indoor Games were the very creme of collegiate tracksters come to compete, this quartet turned in the fastest time ever clocked on a four representing the Maroon and Gold. Placing second in their heat the boys were timed in 3 minutes and 24 seconds. This is an average of 51 seconds per man. Even in the days of Jake Driscoll the times were not as fast as that. And to give an idea of the quality of competition, this same cpiartet turned in practically the same time in the final and could place only sixth! We could not proceed without mentioning Frank Harkins. This prominent member of 1929 has been on the track squad for four years. He is the only mem- ber of 1929 to enter Senior a letterman. His name did not often appear as the winner of his specialty, the two-mile run, but one can judge nothing about the man by the tabulated results. Jack Ryder likes to see dinners, it is true; but he also likes to see men give their best and be in there, fighting every inch of the way. We include Frank in the latter group; if more would follow his fine example of fight, grit and spirit, we would have more first place winners. Coach Ryder com- mented on Harkins ' work in the Navy dual meet and was very much pleased at Frank ' s showing. Though not blessed by Nature with champion ability, Frank was in there every minute, fighting, punishing himself, to stay up with the leaders. So it is that we say a word of praise for the fine spirit shown in all his races by Frank Harkins. Another individual whose work was commendable the past year was Captain George Wilczewski (ex ' 29). The big Hyde Park boy has always been good 399 at the various field events — in fact he placed in the decathlon two years ago. In the Annapolis meet he took one first and two second places to score thirteen points for a very creditable afternoon ' s work. Though there was only one letter man of 1929 up to Senior we cannot neg- lect to mention three men who have worked hard and faithfully but were not able to break into that exclusive circle of men who have been awarded their B . These men are Joe Orpen, Henry Iveenan and Harry Chisholm. We must also inscribe the name of that faithful custodian of towels and equipment, that ar- ranger of meets, Bill McDermott, another son of ' 29. Thus with the Ourdoor season reaching its heighth of activity, we are forced to close our chronicle of these, its achievements. We can rest assured, however, that our Alma Mater will attain new and more illustrious palms of victory under the wise rule of Coach Jack Ryder. WiTAiAM H. McDermott Manager 400 401 402 Frank crowned his four years of track activities at Boston College by winning the two-mile race in the annnal dual meet with our greatest rival. Holy Cross. Ever since Freshman days Frank trained consistently and set this victory as his objective. He certainly gained it in grand style in a most gruelling race. Frank was never gifted with any outstanding natural ability as a runner, but he had the heart of an athlete. When Rex Beach decided not to return to college in his fourth year, Frank was selected by his team- mates to serve as captain pro teni. During his leadership he proved to be the ideal type. He was a glutton for punishment and never knew the meaning of the word quit, finishing every race he started, always fighting to the finish. Frank Harkins i I Though Shiner never startled the track world with any of his performances, he has always been one of Jack Ryder ' s old reliables. Henry ' s career for the most part at Boston College has been confined to running on the various relay teams. He has competed on many occasions as the lead-off man in the medleys, and the margin which he handed over to the second man frec(uently was sufficient to cause the Maroon and Old Gold to breast the tape as victors. He attained the height of his career when he copped a point place in the Navy meet in his Senior year. He had a fighting heart which carried him to the front in many a gruelling contest. Shiner Keenan Medford High sent Joe to Boston College, and he made the grade in track. The outstanding performance of his four years under the veteran. Jack Ryder, saw Joe placing in the two-mile event at the New England ' s in his Senior year. In the many dual meets in which Joe partici- pated at the long distance event he amassed many points for the Maroon and Old Gold. He was ever a plugger in the races he ran for Boston College and many times, when it looked as though Joe was out of the running, he would un- cork a sprint which carried him to the fore in grand fashion. He had the heart of a runner and this is just the type of a boy that Jack Ryder loves to work with. Joe Orpen 403 ARTHUR M. MORRISSEY ockej , ,M. . , -,. «.v.; PIT f ' ■ Coacf) Jamesi Jf olep ' I ' HEY never came back we are advised, and supposedly on the best of good - - authority. But in the above we have the representation of a living refutation of said time-honored dictum. For Sonny , along with Joe McKenney, is one of those who has come back to the scene of former successes and triumphs, no longer as a competitor and bearer of the colors it is true, but as a mentor and guide of a new generation in the path wherein he waxed strong and glorious. How often it has been our distinct pleasure to look back in retrospect upon days gone by, days in which, although not as sons of Boston, we used nevertheless to follow the embryonic impulse rising strong within us as future members of the institution, and keep in close touch with her every activity. What a delight it was in the year of ' 23 and thereabouts to watch the icemen do their stuff at the Arena, to see them take on all comers and do away with them with an ease and dispatch that was in the very doing riding them into a National Championship in college and amateur circles. And there was Sonny in the van, his diminutive figure leading the forward line up the ice, inspiring his mates in a rapid-fire passing game, or checking back with a skill and certainty that proved the undoing of some of our more prominent local puckchasers. Blessed, or otherwise if you will, with a decided dearth of the plenteous ma- terial that wasformerly characteristic of Boston, he has worked miraculously in turning out the teams he has, and their success can be laid to his unceasing efforts. Our parting wish to him is this — that the ruling powers and gods above send him another Hughes, another Culhane, another Garrity, and many Fitzgeralds of the Cambridge and Brighton type, in order that he may impart his own skill and ice cunning to those who will be able to do it justice, and that once more we shall on Boston College at the top of the Intercollegiate hockey heap, and Sonny see top with them. 406 ocfej? fl i T TOCKEY! Winter nights, when it ' s cold and snowy and the Heights is Hke an -•- - - ice-bound fortress, the scene of sports activity turns from the wide spaces of Alumni Field to the Arena, the ice palace that has frequently re-echoed the cheers of the multitude watching the Eagles battling on runners with the foe. Here is a sport that Boston College has fostered with much success, a sport that has well stood the ups and downs of public fickleness in the last few years. Beginning with the turn of this decade hockey was made one of the major activities of Boston College. Only a varsity sport for a few years previous to 19 ' 20, it came with leaps and bounds until the pinnacle was reached in 1923 and lO ' J-J ' . During these years hockey rivalled baseball in popularity, and almost football. Club teams, Canadian teams, American and Canadian college sextets — all fell with monotonous regularity before the onslaughts of the Eagle puck chasers during these years. Amateur Champions of the United States, with victories over some of the greatest Canadian club and college teams, was the high roost to which the Eagles winged their way in those halcyon days. Morrissey, Foley, Fitzgerald, Hughes, Culhane, Groden, Mullowney, Cronin, and Mahoney were a few of the skaters that brought great renown to Alma Mater. Following this period, hockey hit upon a few lean years. Difficulty of scheduling games, invasion of professional hockey, and other things caused a slight slackening in the popularity of college hockey. But the sport more than held its own here at Boston College. In Junior, Holy Cross entered the field as a rival for high honors in this sport, and we had the pleasure of winning our first clash with the Worcester sextet. In Senior, through the efforts of Manager Bob Buck, we played a number of games with the best college teams in the East and in Canada, a long way on the return to those days of bitterly and honorably con- tested games with the amateur hockey leaders of the country. And we must not forget the social aspect of this great sport. Football games in the Fall, with the background of browning nature, and baseball games in the Spring as things are awakening again at the Heights, and down the field rings with the cries of the ball tossers and their followers — all have their place in our memories, but not in the same way as hockey. Hockey was the stag sport; sitting in a group at center ice, bandying chatter, cheers, smokes and then going into some restaurant around the square to continue the gathering. Those cold nights when indoors and coffee were the thing, when Juniors and Seniors met on the arena ice, when cheers rang and everyone was glad he was there; those were the nights — hockey, one of our fondest memories. 407 Jfres!t)man In our first year at the Heights we welcomed back Fred Rocque as varsity hockey coach. He had gone out West to give the teams in that section of the country a chance to see some teams trained by his skill in action; but in 1926 he returned to one of his former loves. The same year Art Morrissey, who was to equal the reputations that his brothers had made at Boston College as hockey players, made his first appearance in a Boston College uniform. Nick Tedeseo, who was eventually to captain the sextet, also was one of the men to answer the roll-call in that year. Ted Duffy, Joe Fallon, Jerry Antonia, John Martin were a few other representatives of the Class of 1929 in their Freshman year. Bob Buck also reported for the job of Freshman manager, to win his way after four years of work to the position of varsity manager. Due in no small degree to the efi orts of these new men as reserves, Boston College enjoyed a very fine season that year, which was marked by victories over Tech, Pere Marquette, Military College of Montreal, University of Montreal, Sherbrooke, Loyola and Boston University. The game with Boston University was one of the high lights of a very successful season, with the Eagles gaining a well-earned victory over the scrappy outfit from our neighbor with the same sur- name. The young Freshmen, who were later to write hockey history in our year, received their tutelage during that winter. They saw the high reputation that they would have to maintain when they took up the burden, receiving their bap- tism of fire with those who were then keeping hockey at its high place at the Heights. With Rocque back again as coach, the Eagles were looking ahead confidently to another successful hockey season. The difficulty of arranging games with colleges hereabout came to light in this year, however. The team was forced to play out of its class practically throughout the whole season, meeting club teams and Canadian college teams, all more experienced at the game. This was the first appearance of that difficulty that was to worry the managers for the next two years. With good material and a fine coach Boston College could have gone through a schedule of rivals of its own strength with but few defeats, but, forced to play the only clubs with which clashes could be arranged, it still had a not un- successful season. The first game of the year was played with Toronto University, the home of some of the best amateur players in Canada. The visitors had a very strong team and won a well-contested game by the comparatively small margin of 4 to 1. University Club, a team strengthened by several of our alumni, Ed Mul- lowney, Henry Groden and Jack Fitzgerald, was the next club that we faced that season. Captain Tubber Cronin showed that his team was a fighting sextet, however, when, aided by the efforts of our classmate, Nick Tedeseo, the Eagles held this supposedly much stronger team to a victory by the small margin of 408 2 to 1. The showing of the team against these two strong opponents at the start of the schedule was in keeping with the tradition of hockey at Boston College. The Eagles might lose, but they would lose fighting! What was perhaps the best encounter of the year was played with the Tech Reavers. Larry Gibson put the disk in the draperies for the first and only goal of the evening in the first period, after unscrambling the puck from a big mixup at center ice. A fast and furious battle that lasted for the remainder of the game failed to produce another score, and victory perched on the shoulders of the Eagles by the lone marker. Springfield also fell beneath the sticks of the Eagles that season. Boston University, which was fast approaching alarming proportions as a hockey rival, divided up a two game series with us in Wil. We took the verdict in the first engagement, but a fast skating center ice man and a superb goalie, Silverberg, spelled defeat for the Eagles in the second game. Loyola, a team that has appeared with frequency on Boston College schedules, and a club that it is always a pleasure to meet, also was met on the arena ice before the season closed. Boston College won a thrilling game by the score of 8 to 6, after a clash replete with all kinds of trick and fancy skating, jousts, wild scoring and all-round real battling hockey. HFunior In our third year beneath the Towers of Boston College we saw several changes in the hockey coaching staff and schedule. James Sonny Foley was appointed the first graduate hockey coach of the school, the athletic board con- tinuing its policy of putting graduates at the helm of the various branches of athletics whenever possible. The wisdom of this move has been demonstrated in the short time in which the policy has been in effect. Foley developed a very good team, and in his first season at his new assignment we again began to have success scheduling games with other Eastern American college sextets. In this same year Holy Cross began to question our supremacy at the winter sport after a lapse of many years, and we had the satisfaction of thrice defeating the Crusaders. It was in the same winter that Nick Tedesco and Art Morrissey gave evidence of their possibilities of ranking with some of the best of Boston College hockey players. The first clash of the season saw the team playing Yale at New Haven. It was a very stiff test for the Eagles as an opening engagement, as we had but two real veterans on our club, while Yale was well fortified with experienced first stringers and reserves. Ding Palmer of the Blue caught our team in a very un- settled state in the opening chapter and had rung up four goals before the bell rang to close the period. In the last period the boys from Newton had their attack functioning as it should, with the result that Yale was put on the defensive to pro- tect its lead. Nick Tedesco, our demon skating classmate, accounted for the first score of the evening for the Eagles when he ran through the entire Yale team to dent the strings with a shot that completely bewildered their net guardian. 409 i Tedesco scored another goal, after a pass from the then captain of the sextet, Joe Fitzgerald, before the game drew to a close. Cyrtis added the fifth contribution to his team ' s total in the last chapter, and the Eagles ' opening engagement ended with Yale the victor by the score of 5 to 2. We then came to one of the hardest fought games in the history of the college, a battle with Boston University that finished in a 3 to 3 tie. The intown school drew first blood by putting two by Leon Fitzgerald into our net before the clash was very far advanced. After this brace of Terrier goals, the Eagles started to do a little scoring themselves, and after a half hour of real fast hockey the Maroon and Gold sextet pulled into the lead by a one goal margin. This was the signal for Boston University to open up with an attack that resembled the assault on Bunker Hill, with the Eagles in the position of the entrenched colonials. Drive after drive the Pioneers made on the Eagles ' bailiwack, only to be turned back by the fine work of Art Morrissey at left defense and Leon Fitzgerald in the cage. With one minute left to play the Pioneers turned the trick, however, when Gregoire slammed one in for his outfit to even the account at three-all. Two overtime periods were played in the hopes of breaking the tie, but the spectators were finally forced to wend their way homeward with the cpiestion of supremacy unsettled in their minds. The following encounter was the first of the three game series with our an- cient and honorable foe, Holy Cross. The largest crowd of the season turned out to see the Eagles, aided and abetted by Art Morrissey, win a rugged game from the Worcester men. The clash was anybody ' s battle throughout, and it was not until the final bell had rung that the Eagles could afl ' ord to let down in their most persistent efforts. Larry Gibson scored the fifth and deciding tally for Boston College, followed a minute later by the last goal of the evening for Holy Cross, scored by Dick Harrell. The St. Francis Xavier team was the next opponent on the schedule. This game was also one of the closest of clashes, and it was in this engagement that Art Morrissey showed the Boston College hockey followers that he ranked with the best defense men that have ever worn the Maroon and Gold. The first period ended without a score by either club, but going into the second chapter the fireworks started. Art Morrissey made a solo up the ice, zig-zagged through the entire Canadian team, and sent the puck into the strings with a shot that it is doubtful that the St. F. X. goalie even saw. The visitors ' attack then began to function, and functioned so well that the game came to a close with the victory going back to Canada with the invaders. Games were lost to Boston LTniversity and won from Holy Cross before the year ended. Captain Joe Fitzgerald turned in many great performances before the season closed, playing for the most part when he should have been home under the physician ' s care. And lest we may seem to give ' 29 too much credit for hockey success in the winter of lOSS-lOSO, we ' ll give a brief summary of the whole 410 p I I I team. Larry Gibson, Smokey Kelleher, Joe Fitzgerald, Leon Fitzgerald, Perley Payson, Snooks Kelley, Ed Sliney, John Groden, Joe Fallon, Ed Kelleher were all important cogs in the wheel of success. But we also think that the play of our own classmates. Art Morrissey, Nick Tedesco and Jerry Antonia was of first class order, and one of the big factors in the success of the sextet throughout the entire year. Senior We had perhaps our most interesting season in hockey in our last year here at the Heights. At last we were scheduling games with the other big college teams in the East, playing home engagements with many of them. Dartmouth, Yale, Princeton, Penn, together with Boston LTniversity, Loyola of Montreal, Holy Cross were met during the season of 1928-1929 and the Eagles took a very fair share of the victories against these strong sextets. We again won two games from our Worcester rivals, and, although we twice bowed to the Boston University sextet, we had the satisfaction of beating one of the strongest clubs in the city, the Boston Athletic Association team, 2 to 1, in one of the closest encounters of the year. Nick Tedesco, who for three years had been coming stronger and stronger at a wing position until he was rating as one of the best in collegiate ranks, and who had been elected captain of the sextet for his Senior year, was the recipient of some very bad news just a week before we were to play our first game of the season with Dartmouth. He was told by his physician that he would have to forego the sport for the year, as his physical condition would not warrant playing through a hard hockey season. This was a very severe blow both to Nick, who was planning to make his last season his best, and to the whole college as well. Thus the team was headed for its first game of the year with one of the best college clubs in this section of the country — with its leader on the shelf, and most of the material out for the team — men who had only seen service with the Freshman sextet. With the club in such condition it did remarkably well to hold Dartmouth to a 3 to win at the Arena. Coach Sonny Foley brought the sextet along at a fast pace following the loss of the captain, and the showing of the team was a great credit to his coaching ability. Johnny Temple, who had played a fine game with the Freshmen in 1927-1928, and who was expected to be a cog in the varsity ma- chine of this season, was also kept on the sidelines through this season because of a leg injury that did not heal in time to allow him to get into the ice game. It was just about this time that the man who was to do more for the team ' s success than perhaps any other person connected with the outfit started to forge his way to the top. Art Morrissey had played a fine game in the previous season, but it was no criterion of the remarkable ability on the runners that he was to show in our last season at the Heights. Playing at left defense almost without break throughout the entire schedule, the last part of the season with severe, re- 411 n n curring attacks of appendicitis, he was a bulwark in the Eagles ' line of defense, and was also one of the highest scorers on the club. We met Loyola of Montreal at the Arena following the Dartmouth clash, and the Canadians showed themselves greatly our superior at their national sport. They handed us the worst defeat of the season, carrying back a 6 to verdict with them to their campus. Without the herculean efforts of Morrissey et al the score might have been still more impressive from a Loyola standpoint. By this time Foley had a hockey squad that was functioning pretty well. In Pete Sanford at center he had one of the most brilliant college centers that were seen on the arena ice during the season. Johnny Groden, Perley Payson, Joie Shea, Larry Gibson, Joe Fallon and John O ' Neil were alternating at the wing po- sitions, with Gibson and Groden carrying the bulk of the assignment, Art Mor- rissey, Ed Sliney and Cal Scully at defense, and Leon Fitzgerald in the net. At Hanover the Eagles dropped another game to Dartmouth, but this time Boston College forced the Big Green to its best game, going down battling before the superior relief strength of the home club, 5 to 2. The first victory of the season was registered away from home, when the Maroon and Gold put the skids under the University of Pennsylvania sextet at Philadelphia and won an overwhelming verdict by the count of 6 to 0. Mor- risey, Sliney and Sanford were the outstanding players for our team. After get- ting the added confidence that victory carries with it, the Eagles moved up to New Jersey for a clash at the Hobey Baker rink with Princeton, who finally was the winner of this engagement, but according to the managers and others who saw the team in action against the Tiger, it was a tough battle for the Eagles to lose. The space for hockey in this year book of ours is pretty well used up, so per- haps it will be best to summarize as well as possible the rest of what happened in our last hockey season as undergraduates. We met B. A. A. at the Arena, and set this reputedly great amateur sextet down a peg by taking a verdict of 2 to 1 after a fast and furious hour of hockey. We dropped a brace of games to the Terriers, and won the same number of en- gagements from Holy Cross. Penn. visited Boston in mid-season to drop a second return game. We met Yale at New Haven, and lost to the Blue 5 to 0. We made a Canadian trip for the first time in years, winning one from the Pacific Hockey Club and losing two to Sherbrooke and Loyola. Thus ended the schedule. A few words must be said about the team members. Art Morrissey was elected captain in the middle of the season to succeed Nick Tedesco, and his work throughout the season was of the highest order. His work on the runners would compare favorably with any of the Eagle hockey stars of the past. John Martin of Senior also made his letter, as did Manager Robert Buck. A word about Bob Buck is also more pertinent. He completed one of the finest schedules that the Eagles have had in many years, and, by his fine method of handling the work 412 y entailed in the carrying out thereof, he has left the college with very bright prospects for more good schedules. To Ed Sliney, captain-elect of Hockey, Johnny Groden, Leon Fitzgerald, Joe Fallon, Parley Payson, Pete Sanford, Johnny Temple, Larry Gibson, Cal Scully, Joie Shea and the rest of the Juniors and Sophomores who were on the squad this season, we leave the task of keeping up the fine work that Art and his mates have done during our last year. We hope that their classmates will be just as proud, too, of their hockey players and the team as we have been of ours. n ¥% m Robert F. Buck Manager 413 w - J 414 n Art is the last and one of the gamest of the Med- ford Morrisseys wlio have gained fame for Boston College. One might go so far as to say that Art has the distinction of being the gamest athlete that ever entered the portals of Boston College. When the Jiockey team was dealt a bad blow through the loss of Nick Tedesco, Art, a veteran of three years standing, took over the reins. Not a soul at Boston College knew that Art had his own physical ailment until the end of the season. From the very first game he was troubled with a swollen appendix which bothered him all daring the season, but he refused to com- plain as he loved hockey too well. There was no circling or splitting the Eagle defence with Captain Art on the job. CaPT. AuT MuKKlb.SEV The love to play hockey was in Johnny ' s very nature. His failure to make the squad in his Freshman and Sophomore years did not dis- courage him the least. As a matter of fact it just stimulated and strengthened his determina- tion. As a Junior h e broke into several games, thereby gaining much needed experience. He just missed out playing the necessary number of periods to gain his letter. Starting out in his Senior year he determined that he would make his letter. From the very first of the season he plugged and gave his all, and though he never reached the role of a regular, he was one of the most valuable substitutes on the squad, and before midseason had been reached he had played in a sufficient number of periods to win his letter. Jack Martin Nick Tedesco Newton Nick has been a standby in Boston College ice circles for the past four years. He broke right into the select group of stick wielders as a Freshman and won his letter. As a Sophomore he landed a regular wing berth and there have been few better wings in Maroon and Gold hockey than the product and pride of Newton. In Junior his work was of such high calibre that his mates decided to honor him with the captaincy. Misfortune camped on his trail, however, and, just as he was about to lead the Eagle into the first game of his fourth and final year, he was declared out of athletics by doctor ' s orders because of heart trouble. This mandate nearly broke Nick ' s heart for good as he was forced to hand over the reins he cherished so dearly. 415 FRANCIS G. HAGGERTY l ennis; 418 II ennisi TTARSITY tennis, under the leadership of Frank Haggerty ' 29, completed ' a very successful season. The past season marks the eleventh season of or- ganized tennis at Boston College. Eight new courts were opened last fall by the Athletic Association, while the team competed in ten matches against the leading colleges of the Ea.st. Tennis is the only sport which the college fosters outside of football that is self-supporting. This, in itself, is very commendable and certainly the highest praise is due Captain Haggerty and Manager Gene Mc- Carthy. Tennis has been officially recognized by the Athletic Board and is now taking the place of basketball among the major sport of the college. Frank Haggerty was elected to fill the place of Doc Nolan. During the fall tournament Frank waded through the field of entrants and, after close battles with Yin Roberts and Frank Broughton, won it. This past season marks Frank ' s third of tennis at Boston College. As a result of the spring tournament the fol- lowing four men were picked for the varsity team : Vin Roberts, George O ' Connell, Frank Broughton, and old dependable Bill Flynn. This spring Frank Broughton has played some fast matches with Hill and also Johnson, National Junior Doubles, and on each occasion splendidly supported his side of the net. Vin Roberts was one of the steadiest players on the team, and many po nts scored by the team can be attributed to his playing. His great battle in the finals of the Fall Tournament against Captain Frank is sufficient evidence of his skill in wielding the racquet. Bill Flynn, in addition to being Senior President and a member of many different student organizations found time to play a strong game of tennis. His time was well spent as his record tes- tifies and he continued the good work of his brother Eddie of former years. George O ' Connell is enjoying a very versatile athletic career at the Heights. During the college season, George participates in football, track and tennis, and in the past summer season he won quite a few important matches around his home in Dorchester. His game during the past collegiate season was brilliant to say the least. A very stiff schedule was arranged by Manager Eugene G. McCarthy. Matches were scheduled with Dartmouth, Massachusetts Technology, Boston University, Tufts, Clark, Springfield, Assumption, Brown, Worcester Polytechnic, New Hampshire, New York University, Vermont and Villanova. Due to rain, the matches scheduled to be played at the Heights were called off. However, the team gallantly held up the colors on foreign courts and fought its way to the end of a successful season. 419 VINCENT P. ROBERTS, JR. CAPTAIN (§olf olf TN the Spring of 1928 a golf team made its first appearance on University Heights. Due to the efforts of Vin Roberts and Charlie Dooley a more or less informal team was formed. The season started with little knowledge of the cap- abilities of the component members, together with the difficulty of obtaining a suitable course for the team ' s practice. Qualifying rounds were played at Scarboro and at the Commonwealth Country Club. Foremost among those men selected for the team were Charlie Dooley and Tony Russo of the class of 1928 and Vin Roberts, Joe Farrington and Bill Tobin of ' 29. After five keenly-played matches, these men were selected to represent Boston College in the final match of the season against our traditional rival, Holy Cross. In this match the Boston College golfers won such a brilliant victory that an excellent schedule was easily arranged for 1929. Only two members of the team, Charlie Dooley and Tony Russo, were lost by graduation so that there was left a fine nucleus for a promising golf team. In April of this year the first meeting of the team was held. Although Bill Tobin who had won most of his matches in the preceeding season, was lost be- cause of illness, the outlook was far from dubious. Qualifying rounds soon pro- duced three new men, Bradley, Jerry Moore and Dick Nugent. Of these men and the veterans was the team formed. In the first match of the season the Boston College golfers met Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the Sandy Burr Country Club. The Engineers were set down by the Eagles 6 to 3 to start the season off well. The next two matches were played at the college ' s home course, the Common- wealth Country Club. In the first match Boston University was set down, chiefly through the fine playing of Roberts and Moore. Bowdoin was the next victim of our powerful combination, 6 to 3. The fourth, and perhaps the most difficult match was played with Brown, a strong team which defeated Boston College last year, 7 to 2. Much of the credit for our 5 to 4 victory belongs to Joe Farrington who negotiated the difficult Rhode Island Country Club course in a few strokes over par. The Tufts match was a comparatively easy victory for the Maroon and Gold golfers, the Jumbo players losing 2 to 7 at the Unicorn Country Club. In the final match the golf team probably reached their peak for the year, Roberts, Farrington, McGrady and Murphy shutting out Wesleyan, 6 to 0. Thus was a most successful and victorious season enjoyed by our golfers under the leadership of Captain Vin Roberts. I JOSEPH A. FARRINGTON Manager 423 Campu£{ Section 9 11 (The which being a dramatic comedy in one act and one scene, based on a probably famous and certainly fabulous fable related to the students of Cribmore College by the benevolent dean thereof.) DRAMATIS PERSONAE The Dean, Parker McCrew, of whom it is said that his bark is worse than his bite (and it certainly must be so) and who looks just as do most deans — a rather harassed individual struggling bravely in a cynical age to hang on to his dignity. The Students. A typical group of youthful homo saps, considered by the dean to be of rather less than average intelligence, and by the students of Jehovah College (female) as being of rather less than the average masculine beauty. They are known to non-students by various epithets, notably, studnuts, stewdents or just plain d — n fools. SCENE A lecture hall in Cribmore College, wherein there is located a raised platform, or dais, on which Dean McCrew stands facing the students as the curtain rises. ACT I (Being both the first and the last, for which thanks be to heaven). Dean McCrew (in gruff voice) : Professor Ring tells me that the class almost as a whole has failed miserably in the first examination in applied hydraulics. Studnuts (sotto voice) : Check, Parky. 1 Dean : This condition cannot go on. You men know as well as I do that applied hydraulics is one of our most important courses and, therefore, cannot be neg- lected. Why come to Crihmore at all if not to gain the benefits of applied hydraulics ? StudenU: Darned if we know. Parky. Dea7i (adopting a somewhat reminiscent tone) : I remember a case back in ' 24, of a man who failed to apply himself to his hydraulics and failed in it for the second term, and ipso facto placed his degree in jeopardy. Stewdents: Eraburu, Parker. Dean: That young man came to me a week before Commencement with sobs in his ears and begged for another chance. I took the matter up with the Board (very audible jeers and chuckles from the students) and it was decided that he he permitted to take an oral exam before a board of three inquisitors, I mean examiners, which would determine whether or not he would receive his degree. (Applause). The exam was taken at one o ' clock on Commencement Day, and he did so dubiously that at three o ' clock when President Cozzey was handing out the diplomas to the graduates his status was still undetermined. I tell you, men, I was worried. As the reading of his name approached, with no word, things looked bad. There was the man at his place and there was I — Single Stitdnid : — brokenhearted. Dean: — in a sweat of anxiety. At twenty minutes past three, my secretary rushed up to me and said, He passed! At that moment the man ' s name was called and I signalled to him to go up and take his diploma. A serious matter, men. Students: Sounds kind of funny. Parky. Dean : I ' ve given you fair warning now, men, and I expect to see results. Students (filing out) : Ha, ha, ha, ha! Parky had better start writing fairy stories. CURTAIN ■ if£ fe u I ll Jf amiliar (Quotations; (Not from Bartlett) THE appended quotations are familiar to tlie ears of most of Twenty-Nine. They have either been set down directly from the lips of the distinguished worthies who uttered them, or have been recorded faithfully from hearsay. Having been recognized as gems of wisdom, this page is dedicated to their preservation. There you have it. That ' s the way, baby. Sockit! He consequently, therefore, said therefore, very good, where are we? We won, by golly, we won. Now,asamatteroffact,fellows,SM rwrnmusthavethatmoneyrightaway. They exercised her for seven hours. Smile joost a leedle, pleeze. My dear young men — Now if one takes the bab-by — There ' s your problem. I don ' t know the man who made that noise. I wrote to his parents last night, and when I detect him, he goes out. What ' s the name? Huskins? Herks? — oh! Hawkins. Men have been known to leave this college — You ' ll get that in Senior. You ' ve had that in Junior. Can you spare a moment. Doctor? Writeups, writeups! Was that you, Barray? Thorndike? Hardoff ? We, however, take a middle course. Into the parking space. Get this, man. It ' s vital. Suspelled! Expended! Good morning, gentlemen. ' Here ' s the situation. Not so bad, veeerry good. Off the ear. Doyouwannabuyaduck? Throw him out! You ' ve got the man now, . . . . Oh! What a squash! Clearly for the common good. Well, boys, get ready for the Americas. 428 I II II Vi U I said to him, ' Preeecisely, Mr. Perry ' . Three demerits, sir. I ' ll take this up with the BOARD. Twenty-five hours. Where IS the Catholic Charitable Bureau, anyhow. ' ' Five times three is seventeen. Hence, . . . . ' Young man, you can join my Sub-freshman class. My brother was here yesterday. Well, Father, it ' s a dark problem. Who is this Mike Lyons, anyhow? References for this thesis . . . . Great! Stand up, Charlie. this class! . . . . the worst class in history. As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted — . To a very great extent, Mr. Leen. Now, the new law school — . I will put out the lights at 11:30. (Cheers and applause). Well, Father, it was this way. Yes, Father, all the way from Faneuil. I was talking to a little girl the other day — . Hello, pal. C ' mon, Dazzy! That will be five dollars. What , wrong? I must have used the wrong formulae. G ' wan, John. Mark it O. K. How are you marking it, Mike? Poor Holy Cross. Right down from Bishop Cheeverus. What ' s that, Professor James? Did you score? Here come the Alphen boys. The following will report — . O. K., kid? Not so tough, is it? Boy, what a racket last night! If you have finished, I will go on with the lecture. Can you see it? Hail, Alma Mater! 429 r M (Of whom Psych is the one on the left, and Ethics the one on the right.) The best charm for good luck is a bab-by, or, what is better still, two bab-bies. — Thondirman. FROM time immemorial The Right Honorable William Frazer, Bart., Grand Seneschal of the Locker Room, High Keeper of the Towel, Lord Pusher of the Broom and Doyen of the Ad- ministration Keep, has been the traditional mascot of each and every class that has loved, labored and lost within these classic walls. However, of late years, Sir Willim has become remarkably snappy to friends as well as to strangers and has quite recently taken several large and voracious bites from the hands which have supplied him with provender. This snappishness was O. K. M. N. X. while confined to Holy Cross students, old grads, professors and other nuisances, but since he has extended his gulping activities to include the denizens of the Heights and Sub Turri offices, (the latter being erroneously known as the Stylus office), the High Grand Exalted Governing Board of the Student Body, viz, and to wit, Min Birmingham, Cassius ' Leen, Spiggy Spencer, Lehopeho Keefe and Jawn Schaffer Kelly, has handed down a decree against him, to wit, That William Frazer, or Frazier, be removed from the position of class mascot and the title and all the honors attendant thereunto, be herewith transferred and accorded to the Class Bab-bies, the twins Psych and Ethics, the who are sometimes erroneously referred to as Our Dancing Daughters. The twins, whose very pleasing and agreeable countenances are reproduced elsewhere on this page, came into our lives during the closing hours of the late lamented year of Our Lord, One Thousand, Nine hundred and Twenty-eight, and since that time have waxed plump and beautiful. They have been an inspiration to the members of the class, both because they were considered an omen of good fortune and as an excellent example for straightening out difficult cases in psychology. The sad part of the case is that the twins, both being girls can not be enrolled as students of the college when they reach the silly (or college) age. That is, unless by some almost impossible revisal of the far-famed Ratio, it is decided to admit as students of Boston College member s of the supposedly weaker sex. At any rate, nothing can prevent their enrollment in what is consid- ered in some quarters to be our sister college, that honorable institution, Jehovah College for Fe- males, where they may become learned in mice, and MEN, and menny things. Activities: Nightwalkers ' Club, 1. Class Bab-bies {for all time). Howling Club, 1. Bottle and Crib Club, 1. Sub Turri Staff. Winners of the Golden Spoons, 19S9. Glee Club, 1. 430 9 m Captain OTarren illc uirti Jfootball 431 Class elections 11 I I College Grievance Most Popular Best Dresser Most Gentlemanly Class Merchant . What B. C. needs most What B. C. needs least Best loved Professor Strictest Disciplinarian Favorite Actress Best Athlete Student Grudge Favorite Beadle Class Babbitt Favorite Book Favorite Dramatist Favorite Latin Phrase Favorite Type of Girl Opinion of Heights Opinion of Stylus . Class Ventriloquist Class Shibboleth . Opinion of Fulton Class Twins Favorite Poem Most Active Most Taciturn Most Talkative Mightiest Man Favorite Actor Favorite Newspaper Best Lecturer Best Debater Best Orator Opinion of Sub Turri Most Quiet . Favorite Course . Pre-Med Favorite Favorite Traffic Cop Class Song . Tie between philosophy and 3 point rule Bill Flynn Shorty Groark Joe Powers Jeremiah L. Carnegie Real B. C. men The wiseguys Fr. Keyes, Fr. Dore Charlie Dowd De gustibus non disputandura Al Weston No Parking signs Herks D. Buchanan MacDonald Alice in Wonderland Billie Shakespeare Operatio sequitur esse Ipso facto. Nice (Deleted as unprintable) They try hard Wolter Urraburu, wurra, Urraburu Undoubtedly mean well Tim ' s; Alphen. Character of the Happy Warrior McGuirk Tom Conroy Jim Good Tom Smith Fitz Fellowship Forum, The Pilot Jonesy Leen O ' Keefe Speaks for Itself Dave Dillon Evidences Biology Gasoline Gus The Cattle Song by B. ugs Murphy 432 433 mmms m ii 9 j f m 434 Piirbt S f 436 i ilM , e ltqT)- 437 n f)t ri onerg of Henba (The which being a drama of the tragi-comic variety, having to do with the student body of Cribmore College and the Police Department of the town of Kiel, notably the chief thereof.) DRAMATIS PERSONAE Al Morton, a gentleman of the press, owner of a police badge and a student at Cribmore College. Jim Manush, a student, chiefly known for a ready smile and a readier line. Chief Bender, Chief of Police of Kiel, who is covered with gold braid and filled with the righteousness of the law. Sergeant Hamm, of the Kiel Police Station, the who is six-feet-two and weighs two hundred pounds, more or less. Leo Kean, student, the posessor of a glib line and an ability to bull-doze the most astute. SCENE I (A truck-load of stewdents comes down Beach Avenue, the boys singing For Cribmore at the top of their voices. A minion of the law stops them and demands silence. After consulting a volume of the law he arrests the driver of the truck. At this juncture Al Morton approaches, discloses his police badge, and demands the release of the driver.) 438 Al: I ' m a reporter and it seems to me, that is, I think this man should be released. Serg. Hamni {who has just approached, pushes Al in the face and says) : Skee . (Al retreats a moment, then approaches again.) Al: It seems to me that you should let this man go. (Serg. Hamm replies as before). Al (doum but not out): It seems to me — (At this juncture he is seized, tossed into the Black Maria, which starts off for the local Bastille as Jim Manush leaps onto the running board). Manush: Sergeant, can ' t you see fit to let this young man go? I ' ll see to it that he gets into no further trouble. (Here Manush lays his hand on the Sergenat ' s shoulder. This is observed by the patrolman, who sees in it an opportunity to ingratiate himself with the Sergeant). Patrolman (Seizing Manush by the colar and wiping up a considerable portion of Beach Avenue with him): Sthrikke the Sergeant, will you? Resist arrhest, whill you, me bucko? (Throws Manush into wagon). (Black Maria fades into distance). SCENE II (The Bastille at Kiel, Cell Number One. Manush and Morton are seen clinging to the bars, the while a concealed orchestra plays softly The Prisoner ' s Song and Four Walls ). Manush : Well, what are we going to do? Morton : It seems to me — (Manush removes a section of the wall and crowns Morton with it). (Another student, John Bramwell Booth, enters). Manush: What ' s hot, Jack? Jack: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, — gee, let me out of here before I die laughing. (He go es out, followed by a volley of expressive, if inelegant, epithets. Fadeout shows Manush and Morton clinging to the bars, looking sadly out). SCENE III (The ofBce of Chief Bender. The chief is seated at his desk, smoking a very fine Havana cigar, just presented to him by a bootlegger friend. Leo Kean enters, accompanied by Egbert Jordan, a resident of Kiel). Kea7i : Chief, you are a man of long experience. You know young men. Chief: Well, um, er, yes. I think I do. Kean: Of course you do. A man of your wisdom and intelligence couldn ' t help knowing them. Now, you know, there is not a young man in our party for whom I would not vouch individually, but collectively, ah! Chief, there ' s your problem. It ' s another story. One young man does something in the spirit of mob enthusiasm which he would never think of doing if he were alone, a nd immediately the others follow his example. A terrible thing. Chief, as of course you very well know. 439 Chief: Oh, yes. Of course. Kean: Think of the effect of this mob enthusiasm, Chief. Think of the broken hearts this will cause if the news ever gets out. Think of those men expelled from dear old Cribmore. I tell you, Chief, they ' d die for dear old Cribmore. Think of their fond parents, the good name of the college, think of just about anything, Chief, except keeping thos? youths incarcerated. Can ' t you free them. Chief? I know you will, I can see the kindly, fatherly light in your eyes, your natural tendency toward mercy. I know that in such rare men as you the steel of the law is rendered malleable by the milk of human kindness. I ' m young. Chief, but I know men. Chief (flattered): Well, yes, I have a boy of my own. I was young once myself, but— Kean (interrupting) : Thank you. Chief. I knew you would release them. Shall I tell Sergeant Hamm to unlock the cell? I thank you. Chief, the stu- dents of Cribmore thank you, the college thanks you, everyone thanks you. Chief (carried away) : Release them, sergeant. 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Cobap h3e part; tfje fleet passes beponb tlje fairtoap anb separates, eaclj sljip to tabe up its appointcb course, some to sail far anb neber return anb otljcrs to return Safelp to tlje moor- ing. 0 tlje ub tlurri. tljc memorial of our college baps, tabes on an abbeb significance, for it sfjall be tfje means of recalling our tfjougljts to tljese baps, toljiclj Jjabe been tlje Ijappiest of our ltbes==tlje baps spent unber tlje tlotaier. m r Viiiiniiiniii 451 niiiiiiimiiNV y lllllllllllTTTTT C i s j m m cknoU)lebgment£ IT is no more than right that we should dedicate a page at this point as an evidence of the gratitude which e feel to those friends of the college and the class without whose aid and cooperation the editors of this book could never have completed their task. We owe a debt which we can never repay to : Reverend Father Patrick J. McHugh, S. J., Dean of Boston College, whose advice and as- sistance were ours but for the asking, Mr. J. Robert Brawley, ' 20, for his kind assistance in the art work. Miss D. C. Cooper and Mr. Russell Knight of the staff and Mr. Howard of the firm of Howard-AVesson Co., Engravers, for their valuable assistance and advice concerning the art work of this volume. Mr. William Root of the Eagle Printing and Binding Co., for his patient and philosophical acceptance of the trouble caused him by our many delays and uncertainties, Mr. George of the Arlington Studio for the expert manner in which he handled the pho- tographic work in this volume. The ladies of the Philomatheia Club for the financial a.ssistance which, in accordance with their custom, tiiey rendered Sub Turri, The members of the stall ' s of Boston news- papers for their generous assistance in the securing and selection of pictures. The Advertisers whose generous assistance was perhaps the largest factor in enabling us to carry out our plans for this volume of S!t6 Turri. m m i IHIIIIIIIIIII ' ' llllimilllllllr 453 Adams, Charles Quincy Adams, Edward Thomas Alphen, James Henry Antonia, Gerald Sylvester Bagan, George Michael Barnwell, John Joseph Bell, Wilbur James Birmingham, Joseph Francis Bond, Edward William Bourdelais, Charles Augustine Bowen, Dermot Francis Bowser, Charles Joseph Broderick, Paul Larkin Brown, Kenneth Alfred Buck, Robert Francis . Butler, Henry Joseph . Byrnes, Joseph Clifford Cadigan, Francis Clement Cahill, Edward Daniel . Cahill, Patrick Gerard . Cahoon, Russell Freeman Carnegie, John Lloyd Cavanaugh, Joseph Fallon Chisholm, Harry Robert Chisholm, William Peter Collins, John Francis Connaughton, Edward James Connor, George Edward Conroy, Thomas Augustus Corkery, James Richard Coyne, James Coleman Crehan, Mark Joseph 26 Aberdeen Road, Somerville 121 Western Ave., i .lIston 22 Adelaide St., Jamaica Plain 614 River St., Mattapan 2561 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge 31 Temple St., Boston 33 Mystic St., Charlestown 848 Fifth St., South Boston 96 Ferry St., Everett 47 Spruce St., Eawrence 16 Mt. 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