Clark University - Pasticcio Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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v - I A ' , ,ij Q' 1, ix n li 1' .x s '1' 1 Q' Q' 1 o 1 ll 3 ri 'wel l 3 4 1 ' 11 li y Y , ,q K - .1 f U l 1 . l 1 ' A J , ' rl li, , ls A JOHN JOSEPH FITZGERALD 'Tlx r 'A l -Q1 Zeta Psi -xl lj. li A l Barn March 1, 1901, ' . q K .. ,e V W Prepared at Classical High School, -3 lf W11rt'ester, 1VIar.r. Colby College, Y l 1919-1921. K. ! ay ' J lil' Newman Club 12, 3, 49, Zeta Psi , V X' Fraternity, Baseball CZ, 3, 45. lf. Y l V . -tx lf . vb 4 P. 4 I 'J 1 A BREATH of the Hauld sod , a jewel in the rough, a staunch friend, a loyal ti. .,. , , . . 'll comrade, steady, sober, persistent, and reticent. What more can we expect Y , from any mortal ? To prove Fitzy is human after such an introduction, his , 'A 2 nomadic propensity must be cited. 3, ,li At best Clark has only second claim to Fitzy. At an early age, rumor '. l, ' has it, he felt the urge to shake off the fetters and shackles of conventional- X til, ized Philistinism, and sojourn in that rustic, virgin, pine tree state of Maine lf, Y. in search of the fount of erudition at Colby. Fitzy', found truth in the old 'Q ig, saying, Money is not to be found on pine trees , and Clark was to profit by X1 ' ' Fitzy's lack of proverbial lucre. Clark's geographical situation being advan- V 'J i -l Q, tageously located as regards money markets, a solution for his ailment was -V I 'lr soon realized, hence 'iFitzy was welcomed within the wide portals to be -1. yy released after a term of four years an educated man. ' A ill, To many Fitzy is an enigma, hiding behind a mask of apparent indif- 'ix K ference. To those who are allowed the privilege of intimacy, or the few in V 'iii the know , Fitzy is quite the fellow. To those select few he taps the sub- yep ? ' terranean sources of conviviality and astounds with the wealth of the hidden, -'J :M within him. , A fl, Prognostications are always dangerous especially those that deal with inf, human conduct, but in the light of what we know of Fitzy's previous lil, behavior he will attain his end in his own steady, methodical, painstaking 31, i and industrious way. Fitzy is a good example of the forgotten man-- 94 4,4 never sensational, just lZZl7?llll1.H -,xg 'ry . l itzy , . xl lf, ' s r l X. li, 4 i A xl ll, l il 1.561

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,ij c 1. ,x n Ii lf x s '1' 1 c c I o 5 o .3 f, gg, L. lm, ' re is Q y VVILLIANI NOBCROSS FELT l f ,lily Kd' l in l A il 1,1 Born in Nvrlhbvro, Mars., 'ix f September 24, 1904. il, Prepared at Northboru High .iff 3 ' School and High School of Cam- lol ri- merce, Wurcerlr'r, Mass. ,gal f U V Gryphon: Piano Soloist for Glee ,, Club CZ, 35: President Y. M. C. A. yy ,N 'ix , ff 133: Y. M. C. A. 41, 2, 3, 49g rr hi College Supper Committee C3, 43: 1 '--4. Varsity Soccer 13, 43: Class Gift 'rl' . V Orator 141g Chairman of Gift ' 'lr fl 1 Committeeg President of Gryphon C414 Associate Editor of Pasticcio '+L A ' C4Jg Dramatic Club Cl, 2, 3, 453 All , La Cercle Francais f4D : Vice Presi- .U .. , N, dent 143. n F l 2 .ZX ,lb l i I ASK you, how can one possibly delineate Babe's character in such a limi- lil ted space? Such a brief description of such a highly versatile personality 'N would require a volume-understand that the size of the volume is not men- ' i U4 tioned-nevertheless one almost hesitates at such a task lest it is Babe of one particular day only that is characterized. Justice to Babe depends 11' upon the astral powers if such there be. .X A if Out of the sticks one day there came to us a wealth of subtle wit and if, hi humor that lay buried beneath an austere countenance, and this latter 51, peculiarity has baffled us ever since, especially as we gradually awakened rf, Y A to the fact that we had among us one whose spontaneous ability in the art , ii of repartee was astounding. Needless to say it was not a rude awakening, 'gi ll' it was one that gave us a desire to know him better and those who were 'iq it favored gained much. ,K- ,J Showing real ability and fondness for athletics, Babe has done his Y, part in soccer for the last two years, and would have contributed further ' V' along similar lines had he not been engrossed to such an extent in Romance if Ki . . . . . . , ' ' Languages. Yes, sir! His scholastic interest lies right there and strangely 5:4 is enough for anyone who comes from the aforementioned district. However, -K it is not because he has an inane desire to conjugate or learn a vocabulary, J but because anything connected with Romance has an irresistible fascination. ,fa- 'li Ah! I'll tell you but you mustn't tell anyone for only half the school knows 'X about it already, but much mystery surrounds his many platonic dates as he A ll calls them. And vou know music is an inspiration to such a delightful X .4 l 4 .li pastime and Babe is a pianist of note--how often has he entertained by 94 rendering us his interpretation of Chopin, Liszt or Silbelius? Not often 'V' ' enough is the only answer. ri if nliabei' xx p , .R f A g 4 l I 1 ' ' - 1- - f-' f - Qt' 11's 'ff rr' .rr 1 51 :re ,, ,:--f , F91 ca, l55l l

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gli' Q' l, A ll li l' .X 5 'li l Q' Qi l l 3 l U 2 fu iii, lil li. A eg U , T lt, P l J f lp i A ix r 1 I F THOMAS CONDON GANNON 1 J A A Xe lr V 'li AFA is fy ' A Yl bil! Born Sepiember 26, 1900, liz, f New London, Conn. ' iii Prepared at Bullceley High School, F New London, Colm. 'ly iixl ' ll' Gryphong Editor in Chief Clark if Monthly C4-D: Assistant Editor A M Clark Monthly C3D : Winner Pren- lj. M ' tice Hoyt Prize Cl, 31 3 Class Presi- li, dent C253 Treasurer Athletic Asso- , f. '14 ciation Council CZD. lily . l 'll his r T 'T i .t i' . FA, 1 i 7? FLY , Flea Tom , we knew him by them all, this philosopher ,ily Y. poet and dreamer, this little chap from New London, with the big mind who ' made such a great stir in the halls of Clark. Chiefly, it was his quiet, unas- f XJ' 'Qu suming personality that made him so magnetic, the cynosure of all eyes 'ii- Y ' from his first day on. Canlt you picture him now, steering a course for the fri Administration building with that inevitable brief-case, functioning in his ' ' ' ' ' fi 17 xx , il, gyroscopic capacity? There was just one thing that Fly refused to do and P that was fall in line with the rank and file and conform to the age-old tradi- I il ig' tions of Clark. He was an outlaw from custom and a pioneer in all that was yu ' strangely original. This last characteristic of his won for him the Prentice 'J it Hoyt Prize in poetry and again the editorship of the Monthly, to say nothing 'rt sa . . . . . . . i- r A' of maintaining in himself always the interest of his classmates. ik 1 Twenty years from now we visualize Fly in sober judicial garb, rap- ,XA 31, ping for order with the ebony gavel that goes with the Supreme Court bench, lg and we can hear silver tones reverherating throughout the great room as he 1 Q, hands down those final decisions framed by his able mind. If we guess lj, ' wrongly here, then there remains the other alternative that Fly will be a 'RJ Q, poet, singing his strange songs to that group who yearns ever for the mystical. -,X Ml, We know, however, that Fly will he successful in either station and 'BJ we send him on his way with every good wish for future prosperity. '- J i lv x ill! calf!-ya 7 ix, l J A 'X 1 J F i. dy fl: .w fi A il tit his 'it ii viii- -V - - Y: 1' v' V' -' 'J'-' f' f' 'I -' xr: V: W- l57l '