Boston Latin School - Liber Actorum Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Class Day Exercises, scheduled for Friday, the thirteenth of April, were postponed un- til Monday because of the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. At twelve-thirty, the Graduating Class of 1945 filed into the School Hall, while the school band, under the direction of Mr. Sor- dillo, played its opening selection. Already in the hall were the juniors, sophomores and families and friends of the class. Mr. Gardner, acting in place of Mr. Powers, immediately turned over the meeting to the Vice-President of the Graduating Class, Bertram Rodman. The latter, speaking in place of President O’Neil, who is in the armed forces, delivered a brief, but fitting address. He then called upon Merrill Lov- inger and David Yarosh, w r ho brilliantly played a piano duet arrangement of the opening movement of Beethoven ' s Fifth Symphony. Next on the program was the Class Ora- tion, in which Peter F. Hines proved his oratorical prowess. After a musical inter- lude by the band, Deane George-Adis and Kenneth Donovan delivered the Class Proph- ecy. Its unusual opening and — (who can tell?) — uncanny foresight rank it as one of the best ever. Next, Norman Cutler de- livered the Class Will, in which the class left everything, including some things it never possessed. An address by Francis R. Sweeney, ’20, Colonel in the United States Army, had been scheduled next. The Colonel, who had come to the Latin School on Friday, was unable to leave his Washington post again on Monday. Following a long-established tradition the Seniors rose and sang their Class Song, the words and music of which were written by John M. Hughes. Following this, they slowly filed out the center aisle, accompa- nied by the strains of Auld Lang Syne. Special credit must go to the Class Com- mittee, composed of Francis J. Collins, Chairman James J. McMorrow, Co-Chairman Matthew D. Branche, William J. Con- nor, Albert H. Crowley, Charles F. Field, Peter F. Hines, Gerald B. Kelley, Francis X. McLaughlin, John K. Meany, Robert J. Murphy, James W. O ’Neil, Edward L. O’Neill, Arthur N. Pernokas, Bertram Rod- man, Richard C. Semonian, Richard L. Sidman, James L. Trayers. Lest we forget, due mention should be made of the forgotten men — the ushers. Chief Usher was Richard B. Sullivan, assisted by his aide, Paul C. Haley. The ushers were: Capt. Warren A. Colson, Capt. Frank J. Finnegan, Capt. Paul A. Kennedy, Capt. Paul J. Stamatos, Capt. David Yarosh, Lieut. Alan R. Bush, Lieut. Theodore A. Coshnear, Lieut. Theodore P. Valias, Lieut. Joseph T. Vanderslice, Lieut. Stanley E. Jensen. Page Twenty -two

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t 1ST REGIMENT Col. — Thomas Finn Lt. Col. — Emanuel Kelly 1st Major — Richard Brown 2nd Major — Warren Colson 3rd Major — Gerald Kelley 4th Major — Francis Sullivan 2ND REGIMENT Col. — James Sullivan Lt.-Col. John Kenney 1st Major — Paul Solomon 2nd Major — James Fitzgerald 3rd Major — Arthur Quinn 4th Major — Richard Sullivan

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Glass i Banquet An orgy of ticket selling and last minute preparation ushered in the first banquet ot the Class of ’45, held in the Monaco Room of the Hotel Lenox. For a few days pre- vious to May 10, the banquet date, it seemed doubtful that there would be any food at all. All apprehensions were dispelled, however, when the waiters brought in the main course, Lobster a la Newburg. After the one hundred guests had dis- posed of one hundred-twenty ice creams for dessert, our genial toastmaster, Lee J. Dunn, rose to introduce the speakers. The first was Mr. Pierce, who read let- ters from two boys in the Armed Forces, Class President Jim ' ' O ' Neil, and Bill” Shields. Both expressed deep sorrow at not being present, and their words reflected the thoughts of all the members of the class who are serving their nation in various parts of the earth. Mr. Levine then spoke of the intangible attractions which constantly turn a graduate ' s thoughts to his Alma Mater. He showed the importance of maintaining class unity in the years to come, and demonstrated that it is the duty of every member of the class to attend the banquets and reunions which serve to hold the group together. Acting through Secretary-Treasurer Mur- phy, the class then presented a gift to Mr. Fred P. H. Pike, retiring master, and Hon- orary Member of the Class of ’45. In a humorous, but sincere address, Mr. Pike ex- pressed his gratitude and avowed that he would rather be old than dead.” He has no intentions of remaining idle, however, and intends to follow the example of other masters who have retired in the past few years, and are still as young looking as the day they left B.L.S.” Thus the first of what will be a great many annual reunions came to a successful conclusion. Much of the credit belongs to the Banquet Committee, composed of Rob- ert Murphy, chairman, Matthew Branche, Francis Collins, Leo Foley, Gerald Kelley, John Kenny, James McMorrow, James O’Neil, Edward O’Neill, Arthur Quinn, Bertram Rodman, William Shields, Richard Sidman, Walter Spillane, and James Sulli- van. Page Twenty-three