Christian Brothers Academy - Cadet Yearbook (Albany, NY)

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CORPORAL JEROME E. PURCELL Credit Roll 2 I Football 1, 4 O Intramural Basket- ball 2, 3 O Intramural Track 1, 2, 3 I Dance Committee 4 O Varsity HB Club 4. Pure has a major ambition: to be an elec- trical engineer . . . he will study at Syracuse University . . . at the moment he likes girls, movies and all sports . . . dislikes homework a11d drill . . . hangs around with Mike Riley, Garth MacFarland and Ray Donnelly . . . usually can be found at the Greek's. PRIVATE RICHARD E. REAGAN Honor Company 3. Dick likes to wrestle and box . . . play foot- ball and go hunting . . . and just about any rough sport you could mention . . . loves to travel . . . plans, upon graduation, to take a trip to California, or any place away from drill and dress blues . . . '5Dick can usually be found around the Campus Luncheonette. SERGEANT MICHAEL P. RILEY Honor Roll 1 O Merit Roll 2 I Credit Roll 3, 4 O Wansboro Rifles 3, 4 I Football 1 O Track 1 I Intra- mural Basketball l. 2, 3, 4 O Intramural Cross Country 1, 2, 3 O Yearbook Staff 4 I Senior Play 4 O Dance Committee 4 O Clee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 O Spring Concert 1, 2, 3, 4. Mike is one of the bigger Seniors . . . an avid Brooklyn Dodger fan . . . spends leisure moments with Kelly's Globetrotters,' at Bless- ed Sacrament hoop court . . . he went high societyw in the Senior Play, ladies' man back- stage . . . will never forget the great class of 55 . . . plans to go to college, then open a mammoth advertising agency. CAPTAIN SALVATORE RINELLA Honor Roll 1 O Merit Roll 2, 3, 4 I Wansboro Rifles 3 O Basketball 1 O Intramural Basketball 2, 3, 4 O Baseball 1, 2, 3 O Cross Country 3, 4 O Track 4 I In- tramural Cross Country 1, 2. Expert at breaking silences . . . deadly with both darts and baseballs task V.I. about spring of ,541 . . . sinks corner shots by radar . . . wants his own phone . . . usually out of it . . . we will mention nothing about automobiles . . . Sal plans to go to Manhattan and become the greatest chemical engineer ever born. Page fifty ff f 1' v '7 ' I 4 if , qjsz V11 - R fl: 1 ' ' Ii PRIVATE JOHN F. PRESCOTT Knickerbocker Scholastic Writing Awards 2 O Intra- mural Basketball l, 2 I Intramural Cross Country 1. All the 4'General wants to do is be a success in raising a family, to make a prosperous living and lead a good life . . . known for his pleasant manners . . . a quiet fellow, sincere and loyal . . . it was a pleasure to have you with us, General.', N . 4-4 075' '55 ' lx f x. IE I 4513 i nk. riffs l ' 4, tl - fiitrxlf U 4 XX X, MX K UIIX VJ Er Q lv ' I r ,ef Ulf, MASTER SERGEANT WILLIS E. ROACH Merit Roll 1, 2, 3 I Credit Roll 4 O Rifle Team l O Glee Club 2, 3 O Intramural Cross Country 1, 2 O In- tramural Basketball 1, 2, 3 O Yearbook Staff 4 0 De- bating Team 1. Bill', is another quiet guy around school . . . handles his company quite well . . . gets a kick out of dancing and cute girls . . . women who cause traffic jams are his main peeve . . . will become one of Uncle Samls boys after gradu- ation . . Q will some day settle down and get married. A XKN

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MAJOR DONALD J. ROWLAND Honor Roll 1, 2, 3 0 Merit Roll 4 I Wansboro Rifles 4 O Section Leaders Medal 3 O Rifle Team 1, 2, 3. L'Doc,' Rowland will be one of the most emin- ent surgeons in the Northeast . . . wishes he could get out of Trig classes to do his daily broadcasts over VVCBA,' . . . does not practice what he preaches since he is often heard saying Never trust a woman . . . is usually found at his girl friend's house . . . wants to graduate farm a Chevy to a Baby Blue Cadillac Convert- 1 e. SERGEANT Ist CLASS JOSEPH C. SAVOIE Credit Roll 1, 2, 3, 4 O Track 1, 2, 3 O Cross Country 3 O Yearbook Staff 4 O Clee Club 1, 2, 3 O Intramural Cross Country 1, 3 I Intramural Basketball 1, 2 O Dance Committee 4. 'L.Ioe is another cadet lent to C.B.A. by the fair city of Cohoes . . . if you were ever lucky to pass through Cohoes you probably saw Joe standing in front of Cohoes High with Bill Perreault and J ack Murphy . . . took care of the sale of tickets for all away basketball games and nobody could confuse him when it comes to figuring up the price . . . plans to attend Hud- son Valley Tech next fall. SERGEANT CHARLES A. SANO Credit Roll 1, 3, 4 I Honor Company 3 O Track 2, 3, 4 I Cross Country 3, 4 O Intramural Basketball 1, 2, 3 O Intramural Cross Country 1, 2, 3 O Yearbook Stall' 4 O Dance Committee 4 O Stage Crew 4. Popular with the girls . . . Chuck's first love however is a shiny two-tone DeSoto . . . Chuck can usually be found with Big John O'Connell, Pete McCarthy or Sal Rinella . . . hopes to head to Clarkson in the fall and come out a Civil Engineer . . . donlt talk to him about women drivers . . . Good luck to you, '6Chuck. SERGEANT lst CLASS ROMEO M. SESSA Merit Roll 1, 3 O Credit Roll 2, 4 O Basketball 1, 2 O Intramural Basketball 3, 4 O Intramural Cross Country 2 O Schenectady Club 1, 2, 3, 4 O Band 1, 2, 3, 4 O Concert 2, 3, 4 O Dance Committee 4. 'Sess., the musical man who likes to play Dixieland . . . outstanding soloist at Spring Con- cert . . . usually can be found with Den Cor- bett and Tony Piotrowski . . . Albany Phar- macy his future home . . . likes all Italian dishes . . . also Italian girls . . . one especially . . . great hoopster in Schenectady area. Page fifty-two CORPORAL JOHN F. ROMANO Merit Roll 1 0 Credit Roll 2 O Football 1, 2, 3, 4 O Basketball 1, 2 O Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4 O Track 4 O In- tramural Cross Country 1 O Intramural Basketball 3 O Glee Club 4 O Sentry Staff 4 O Yearbook Staff 4 O Senior Play 4. Despite his small size, Bonecrusher, co- captain of the Varsity football team, lived up to his nickname while breaking through the line . . . he is proud that he was a member of the greatest athletic freshman class in school historyi' . . . after graduating from Siena, Bonecrusher wants to own his own business. 5 X s '.. Qt' - Q3 X 0 , f 417 P1 1 3 'Xgv' Q a Xx fl Y J- vi Ure! PRIVATE JOSEPH W. SAYERS Merit Roll 3 O Credit Roll 2, 4 O Honor Company 3 O Varsity Baseball 3, 4- O Intramural Basketball 2, 3, 4 O Dance Committee 4 I J. V. Baseball O Frosh Basketball. Joe joined us in the sophomore year . . . became a well known figure in a short time . . . favorite pastime is palling with Ray Andi and Frank Wallingford . . . likes ,lack Webb and Dragnet and college clothes . . . despises girls wearing red knee-socks . . . hopes to study dentistry after pre-dental course at Holy Cross.