Christian Brothers Academy - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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PURPLE AN D GOLD Page 39 EDWARD JOSEPH DELANEY C-lass Critic '26 Eddie entered our school in January, 1923, and has been with us ever since. He came from Lincoln school, cum magna laude, receiving 10091 in the Civics regents. Because of his ora- torical aspirations he was dubbed Soap Box Eddie by the members of his class in his freshman year. Del is one of the foremost leaders of our class. This dear soul has always been a good student, and contrives always to be near the top of the class. He is truly a good boy, of Fine habits, for he neither, drinks, chews, nor swears, but his is sometimes found in the Boiler Room or at the Corner Drug Store. Del helped our class win the interclass championship two successive years in basketball and he was also man- ager of the football team, city champions in 1925. ' We hope to hear more of Eddie in the future. May success follow you as it did in your four years at C. B. .-X. WILLIAM LEO DWYER Clean, quick, modest, Jeff is semi-original, having entered C. B. A. from St. Lucy's in January, 1923. Surely at that time none of us ever expected Jeff to rise to the heights he has reached. Recently chose11 by critics as the best all-around athlete in Central New York, he certainly deserves the title. A three-letter man in the major sports for the last three years, all-scholastic choice in all three sports, captain of the football and baseball teams, the answer to a doctor's prayer during the football season, a good sport, honor student, coach of our class basket- ball team for the last three years, and-what else have you? Jeff has had so many bones broken that he says he feels like a herring run over by a steam-roller. Jeff ought to make a good artist for he is an expert on the draw. A Zane Gray fiend, he organized the Border Legion of 3B and rode the range tmovable seatsb daily, always beat- ing some villain to the draw. Jeff is probably the most popular fellow in school, because, after all, despite the honors thrust on him, he still wears the same size hat. The college that gets this bow-legged baby can thank its lucky stars, for if he doesn't break his neck, he'll put his Alma Mater on top of the world. LESTER GEORGE FALKNER Among our class of dignified seniors there are several cue artists, many athletes, and a great number of to- bacco chewers and shindiggersg but Lesty has the distinction of being the one and only milkman in the class. Lesty spends every summer on his uncle's farm where he strives to better the living conditions of the cows so he can make good his boast of having the best milk in and around the Salt City. In class Lesty does not have much to say but he can usually answer the queries of the inquisitive Brother. Lesty's ambition is to have a set of rubber milk bottlesg for at present a great deal of his prolits are lost due to the fact that glass is brittle. JOHN WILLIAM GOOLEY Here he is fellows l John Gooley, otherwise Johnny, l-Ie's the class livewire, champion ticket seller, joker and go-getter of 4B. , John's future is assured either as a salesman or a comedian. As a salesman He's there. He has all the requirements of a good salesman, nerve, ambition, ability and a good line. It is said that John can sell anything from a needle to a washing machine, and the fact is he has sold more tickets than any two boys, for any event that happened to take place. Without a doubt John Gooley is the wittiest fellow in the school. His unconscious wit, together with his Irish brogue are enough to send any off into roars of laughter. If John doesn't become a salesman the class is going to put him on the stage in a two-act comedy of our class room. Johnny is a good student: his marks for the year are among the best. He is also a soldier, having spent three summers at Plattsburg and while there he became an expert dishwasher. Johnny comes from Tipperary Hill and is a graduate of St. Pat's, the greatest school outside of C. B. A. DONALD MAURI CE GORMAN Donald did not enter C. B. A. in January, 1922, after graduating from Delaware School. Instead, he went to Central, descending upon us in September. His Hrst question was: 'lVVhere is the basketball court F On receiving directions he made such good use of the court that a movement was started to buy two basketballs, one for the Junior team and one for Gorman. Don's stock-in-trade is a mop of uncombable hair and a powerful voice, often lapsing into a gentle whisper when stumped by a question during recitation. Courts seem to have a strange fascination for Ralph, his latest triumphs having come on the tennis courts. We all wish Don success in his never-failing attempts to produce a real good wisecrack. ' BERNARD AIME HAMEL ' This cherub has been in our midst for four years. He looks innocent, kind friend, but beware. We have often seen him administer a man-sized beating to Big Ben Weiss around the yard or in the corridors at lunch period. When his grey matter functions properly, a row of tives is not uncommon on his report. Bunny has the unblemished reputation of being the most sworn-at caddy of the Onondaga Golf Club. Among the other sports that Ox has gained fame in is basketball. I-Ie was the speed boy of the class team in that sport and is at present getting famous by his baseball ability. His batting average with the 4B diamond artists is slightly lower than .0CDO. We feel confident of Bunny's success in this cruel world. At least he was highly successful in bumming to Glens Falls and back.

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Page 38 PURPLE AND GOLD , Short Biographies SENIOR B FRANCIS RYAN BISHOP In the muster of our class we have an extraordinary youth. His curly hair, always reminds of steel wooli his sunny smile will be remembered by all who have had the pleasure of seeing it. He can do most anything from calling signals to stepping to the strains of an orchestra. Athletically inclined since early childhood, he has made a name for himself in athletics at C. B. A. Quarterback on the city championship football team, one of the boys who beat Passaic, the one that won the Manlius Trophy in Tennis last year, and third base man on this year's baseball te m,-Frannie is and was all of these. Really, we're proud of him. But his biggest bid to fame, it even comes befsiire his record as basketball coach, is his ability to eat. He has four tin spoons at home, the trophies awarded by C. B. A. forsupremacy in gastronomics each year. If you do not change from the lovable person that you are, then we need have no worry concerning the future. - HAROLD CRISTOPHER BOLAND Shocking as it may seem, Jumbo smokes cigarettes. Can you imagine it-real, short, stubby cigarettes. Oh yes, they are tailormade but as for the brand, we have never been able to get close enough, on account of their pungent fumes, to sight their trade mark. Jumbo is one of'the old timers who entered our noble class as an enthusiastic freshman. He is also a disciple of Terpischore and when it comes to shaking a hoof at a shindig he! has no peer. His horsemanship is excellent and the readers may verify this statement if they will fol- low him to his Latin class, the last period in the afternoon. The class has a miscellaneous collection of shoes, cans, cats,'etc., that were heaved by persons of the second party who chanced to hear Harold's melodious voice. His voice,.one of his greatest assets has a wonderful volunte and ranges from Z flat to X sharp. ROBERT MICHAEL BURNS Bob . Burns made his formal debut to the world in February, 1903. That was the night of the big wind which probably accounts for Bob's breezy style. When he was seven years old he migrated to Minoa, where all the inh bitants gather at the station to see the trains come in. If you ever saw our beautiful Bob you would read in hi countenance the reason why girls leave home. His fame is not local. If you doubt this go to any cigar ,stor and ask for a good ten cent cigar. His spare time is spent as chief caller at the Dewitt yards. His onlyiblad habits are his love of the weed and his habit of borrowing the same. l JOSEPH' MARION BYRNE One dlark night some eighteen years ago a thin wailing cry told the world that Joe Byrne was on earth. He spent his babyhood trying to rind shoes small enough for him: but was finally forced to wear baby shoes. Even today, Joe has to go to the children's department for shoes. But despite his small feet and diminutive frame Joe has done his bit in athletics at C. B. A. Entering from St. Lucy's in his third year, Joe made boththe baseball and basketball teams. But even greater than his fame as an athlete is his fame as a concocter of frozen dainties. Ask thf-selwho patronize Joe's store. As Joe is a cheerful, industrious and manly young man we look for him to naake something of himself. ARTHUR JOHN CLEARY lf you are ever feeling downhearted look up Unnie. In five minutes he will have you laughing like a drunken hyena. ltis rumored that for one hour every night Artie practices facial expression before a mirror. Whether he does or not, he has his face under perfect control. One moment he is the personihcation of joy, an instant later one look at his rueful countenance is enough to move one to tears. lf he did not carry scrap with him, he would make a wonderful actor. Artie has a faculty of getting whatever he wants. be it a sheet of paper or a bed in a strange city, to wit, Glens Falls. Artie tells us that he will devote the rest of his life to an attempt to make everyones' teeth like his own. Artie, if you are dentist or whitewing, keep smiling and talking and you will have nothing td fear. MATHEW JOHN COSTELLO In the early years of the Twentieth Century there was born in the deserted Village of Solvay a handsome little baby. who was later destined to be called Fetch His eagerness to learn manifested itself when he was a mere child of hve. His parents moved to the Big City of Syracuse when he was vet but Eve and he entered St. Patrick's school in pursuit! of knowledge. After graduating he heeded the call of the willow. He entered C. B. A. in 1922. Steady and laborious plugging marked his whole career in the school. He ealrned his letter in football during 1925, as one of the stalwarts to gain the laurels of City Champs for the Willo Streeters. Modesty is a characteristic of Fetch He is big, broad shouldered and his smile ever illuminate the room as his tobacco juice does the Hoor. May you always be the same, smiling, happy-go-lucky Fetch. 1 i V 1 Q' THOMAS MICHAEL CREAMER A Tommy is one of those quiet, blushing lads who reply to the Brother's questions in a whisper. However, his rosy blus is the only pg-oof that we have of his bashfulness. It is rumored around school that Tommy is a shiek in wolf's clothing.....l:l01iLexer..t.his..st.1.Adinus..lad must give the midnight oil a big workout for a three or a four is about as opular with him as ants at a Sunday school picnic. Tom y is something of a tennis champ, having lost but one game in his entire career. This match was dropped to Ben Turpin who deceived our Tommy as to which side of the court he was playing the ball. ' Creamer has that pleading tone of voice that just simply compels you to let him borrow your fountain pen, paper, homework or what have you. Butuffgtz-f.o5rg,i'yLeNs:,,you, Tommy, and wishes ,you the best ofluck. . l I J l

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Page 40 PURPLE AND GOLD ROBERT JOSEPH HOPKINS Robert Hopkins, better known as Hoppy , has been a student of the C. B. A. for the past four years. He is one of our immortal athletes, having played left end on the 1926 champion football team. Hoppy is undecided whether to become a chemist or a business man. He can talk on chemistry by the yard and that's encouraging. Maybe he, is more suited for business as he has had vast experience in gas, ice, and parking stations. One may readily se' that Hoppy could qualify for either of the above positions. We wish you the best of success in all your futu e undertakings, Hoppy, but do not forget to remember your future classmates when you are sitting on the top of, the world. w ' RICHARD DANIEL HUNT Ritchie is another one of the boys, perfectly happy, and always wanting to borrow a ciggie or a chew. He came to C. B. A. in the fall of '23 and since then he has become quite a factor in its development. He can chew or smoke anything that comes in a package-which is an enviable reputation. Ritchie played tackle on the football team and was an outfielder on the baseball team. Ritchie hiked to Glens Falls to see the tournamentg but if the' readers ever saw him walk they would wonder how he did it. He shows much promise of becoming a great stludentg but, rest assured, as yet it is only a promise. 3 TRUESDELL CORNELIUS KORTRIGHT Beholid Boots Kortright, that distinguished-looking man-about-town in his own hamlet, Camillus. Of course everyone has seen Camillus, or at least has driven through it. Perhaps you blinked and missed it. VVell, it is Boots' proud boast that his is one of the first families in town Cas you drive inJ. Boots entered C. B. A. after two years at Camillus High School, and ever since has prospered under our indulgence and has learned a. great number of things. He has learned of the members of the fair sex, especially those who attend St. John's School and his repertoire of gags is inexhaustible. Boots might be termed the dra- matic critlic of 4B. His weekly schedule consists in taking in the most important cinema and vaudeville produc- tionls gf the town and passing comment upon them. Dame Rumor has it that Chester Bahn frequently consults wit oots. DANIEL THOMAS LEO Out from the lions' den of the East Side comes Danny. He has had a colorful career at C. B. A. The climax was reached this year when he made a chemical mixture that even the Brother could not identify. We are justly proud of Dan for various reasons. The main reason is that he is the only left-handed second baseman in baseball. He is the most brilliant infielder in the class and he also possesses the lowest fielding average-.0fD1. He will be an inspiration to Seniors of future years and his memory will live forever as the boy who won the leather frnedal' by giving a phenomenal dissertation on Why Don't Snowballs Bound P ' JOHN CHARLES MCLAUGHLIN Tho Mac isn't one of the original bunch, nevertheless, last September he fitted right in because of his sunny Rays. Mac matriculated at Jordan High School for three years, but, realizing his mistake before it was too late, he decided it worth while to come in from the forest primeval every day, to graduate from the great- est school on earth. Mac says he was never late for school in Jordan. Investigation disclosed that he lives across the street from the only school the town boasts of. Mac has never-been late for school here eitherg because if he misses his train, the next one gets him in time for the following day. One day, Mac was scheduled to talk on The Town of Jordan, but the class imp told him his subject was The River Jordan, and of course he took the imp's word for it. He says that speeches have always had a way of going bad on him. In grammar school, one Decoration Day, he was to recite a poem. Thru lack of preparation, he got so far and no farther. This, he says, was the only laugh the crowd had that day. JOHN FRANCIS MALONEY Page Francis Maloney, otherwise known as Nick Nick began his high school days at Vocational where he learned how to use a hammer and a saw. Later he felt the need of a change and entered C. B. A. Nick is one of C. B. A.'s all-around athletes, and played on the 1925-26 basketball, baseball, and football teams. Nick's hobby is painting. He painted St. Lucy's school and, boys it was no job to be sneezed at. Without any hesitation he will guarantee the paint to withstand all atmospheric conditions. Nick is also one of the bright scholars of the class. He can always recite his lessons without the aid of a book. Nick, with his acquired book knowledge and early experience ought not to have any trouble in becoming a first class painter. X JOHN ROGER MARA Johnny came to C. B. A. from St. John the Baptist. What was the design of those immortal gods to allow this Northside roughneck to disturb the peaceful tranquility of our school? Several days after his arrival he startled the Director by challenging him to a five-round battle, the loser to defray the expenses of school books. The Director disabused Mara's mind of such an idea, but the boy's gambling nature was to crop out again be- fore long. This time Johnny bet his fellow student, Murphy, that he could miss more times in Catechism than that elongated Irishman could. The deal was closed and our hero won without trying. Johnny's folks decided to swap their boy for a man and consequently the Military Camp at Plattsburg was favbred with his presence for several summers. Of course, Mara has plenty of girl friends, but it amounts to only the ordinary acquaintanceship, you understand, the soda fountain or the movie variety. i 1 . l