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

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(Elass Smujuet The Graduating Class of 1946 held its First Annual Banquet on Thursday Evening, May 9, 1946, at the Crystal Room of the Hotel Kenmore. The guest of honor was Mr. Frederick G. Getchell. Among the other invited guests were Messrs. Joseph L. Powers, Elmer R. Bowker, Francis Cleary, Winburn S. Cannell, Lee J. Dunn, Charles S. Fitzgerald, Charles French, Henry R. Gardner, Max Levine, Wil- liam H. Pierce, Clinton B. Wilbur, Col. George S. Penney and Mr. Stephen Patten. Our witty librarian, Mr. Lee J. Dunn, well known by all members of the graduating class as a master of the spoken word, acted as toastmaster. According to custom the President of the Class, John J. Doyle, presented our guest of honor and honorary classmate, Mr. Getchell, with a token of appreciation. Mr. Getchell then spoke to us of his great sorrow in leaving B. L. S. He pointed out the value of a Latin School education as a train- ing for future work and thanked the boys for the honors bestowed upon him. The Class heard addresses by Mr. Levine, Mr. F. Cleary and Mr. Powers. The first- named master spoke entertainingly on the necessity of keeping the class together after graduation. Mr. Cleary and the Headmaster spoke on the problems faced by the Class as it graduates into a postwar world. After a delicious meal and a pleasant eve- ning the revelers left happy. Much credit is due the Banquet Committee under the leadership of P. J. Miller for the success of the first dinner of the Class of ’46. Front Row (left to right): Freeley, Collins, Cronin, Miller, Chm.; Doyle, Dobbyn, Sherman. Rear Row: Vernick, O’Daly, Reid, Myers, Keane, Vokey, MacGovern, Connick. Page Twenty-six

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(Elaas imj On Monday, April 29, the Class of 1946 held its Class Day Exercises. The Seniors filed gaily into the Assembly Hall, already filled with Juniors, Sophomores, and guests. When the orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Trongone, had finished its opening selection, Mr. Powers turned over the as- sembly to President John J. Doyle, who de- livered a short, appropriate address. A play entitled The Den of the Cy- clops” was then given by the B. L. S. Dramatics Club. Written and directed by Alvin A. Aronson, the presentation, which depicted Latin School Life, was a huge success. The Class Oration was delivered by Brendan MacGovern, who once again dis- played his usual power of oratory. After a musical interlude by the orchestra and a brilliant trumpet solo by Dean Yarbrough, Arthur Sherman and Lawrence Mintz de- livered a very humorous Class Prophecy. Irwin Braverman and Norman Williams then gave the Class Will with many un- usual bequests to unsuspecting recipients. An interesting and inspiring address to the future graduates was then delivered by Rt. Rev. Edward G. Murray, ’21, Rector of the St. John’s Ecclesiastical Seminary. After this talk, the Class Song, the words and music of which were written by Gerald H. Popkin, was then sung by the Seniors. The program ended as the Graduates filed slowly out of the Hall to the strains of Auld Lang Syne . Special credit must go to the Committee under Chairman Robert A. Freeley, respon- sible for the success of the event. Also to be remembered are the ushers led by Capt. William Reid and his aide Lieut. Albert Devejian. Front Row (left to right): Miller, Collins, Cronin, Freeley, Chm. ; Doyle, Dobbyn, Sherman. Rear Row: Roche, O’Neill, Haley, Dempsey. Vokey, Van Der Meulen, Vernick. Page Twenty-seven