Central Catholic High School - Towers Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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The seniors of 255 refurn ihey sfruggle wifh fheir physics lab. Modhqed ie? cars and dudenis in Hue school under fhe supervision of Broiher Aushn

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N. When we relurned in Sepfember we could hardly believe +ha+ we were Seniors. They had always seemed so much older and more accomplished io us. Could we possibly appear 'rhis way +o lhe under- classes? li seemed sirange ihal' picfures were being lalcen for our yearbook, ihaf we were bing meas- ured for our graduafion gowns. Of course all of fhis was noi' a surprise, buf il was diificuli 'ra realize lhal' This was our lasi year ar Cenlral Cafholic. Serious srudy prevailed mos? of 'rhe year, for class 79 9- slandings and College enlrance requiremenis were' based upon These marlcs. Toward ihe end of 'lhe year, 'rhe fellows allen gal logerher for IiHle4 bull-sessions 'ro discuss +he good old days when fhey were freshmen, sopho- mores, and juniors. There were so many good limes, so many laughs, and so many momenls of inspira- Jrion, 'rhaf Jrhe prospecl of graduarion did noi seem nearly so inviling as we 'lhoughl' il would, since il would mean leaving Ceniral. A sfudy in expression is shown here as fha seniors are caughi unaware af one of 'iheir many assemblies. See if you Brofher John seems oblivious of lhe clickefy-claclc-clock surrounding him as he inslrucfs a Senior Commercial class in ihe arf of iyping. can find lhe only fwo boys expecling fha flash. jim

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JlmK!cumof799 T SelecTing ouTsTanding STudenTs Trom a group as disTinguished as The graduaTing class oT CenTrol CaTholic presenTs a diTTiculT problem-one Trom which members oT The AdminisTraTioh and Faculry, as well as The members oT The class shy clear. One way oT judging a sTudenT's degree oT suc- cess in school is The raTing he receives from his Teacher on The basis oT his aCcomplishmenT in his parTicular subiecT. The mosT obiecTive way oT se- lecTing The ouTsTanding Senior sTudenTs here aT CenTral CaTholic is To lisT Those who received The Jlonm Bofiom Row, Leff To Righf: William Flanagan, William Brown, John Palferson, Henry Then, George Nash, and Joseph Connor. Second Row: Richard Dahm, Herberl Burgman, William GodeTTe, Ronald Benfz and William highesT averages Tor Their worlc in The various sub- iecTs. lThis raTing is based on The averages To mid- year when This phoTograph was Talcen.l These Seniors represenT The upper six per cenT oT The graduaTing class wiTh averages Tor The Tour years ranging Trom 981, down To 947,-Truly The infellecfuol arisTocraTs of The class oT '49, To ac- complish This disTincTion meanT, noT only giTTed in- Telligence, buT many hours oT arduous sfudy aT home and inTeresTed aTTenTion in The class room. Gordon. Third Row: George Lutz, Reber? Garrify, Augusf Heil, Maifhew Cassady. Top Row: Richard Gaffney, Thomas O'Leary, Norman Leisfer and Raymond D'AIessio. Missing from picfure ore Raymond Siaresenic and James McFadden