College of the Holy Cross - Purple Patcher Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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Class of 1934 WALSH, 534 good weather We found our athletes again don- ning uniforms, Joe lVIulligan, John Horgan and Paul Tierney reporting for baseball while Fred Nlorin, Joe lVIulready and Charley Reiss an- swered the call for track men. In the interim we have Ed Moline, john lsmvAi1uJ.l'.-1-'ARRELL Quii-k, Jim Bradley, F1-ed lVIoriarty and Phil Macken debating, the latter three combining their talents to defeat the Sophomore team and start us on our winning ways in inter-class debating, an honor never to be relinquished during our stay on the Hill. Jerry Hearn is established as our song bird, with Tom Campbell and Art Wallace our leading entertainers. John Nlatthews and Ed Kennedy are writing for the Tomahawk, Tom Shea lends his ability to the Pur- ple. We hummed Little VVhite Lies and murdered Betty Co-ed.', The only distressing note of the Whole year was sounded when Joe lVIortimer's untimely death deprived us of a sterling classmate before many of us had the opportunity of knowing him intimately. The world was still wallowing in the throes of the depression when we returned, this time to Alumni for the most: difficult of all scholastic years. Charley Reiss was starring for the Varsity, the two Kennedys and Jim Mathias again write the Cross Campus column for the Toma-

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Histor of the HARRY J. UR tale begins with the year 1930. Septem- ber of that year found us from various and lar distant places all converging to the hill that overlooks VVorcester. Bewildered, expectant, we loaded into O'Kane and Fenwick, became ac- ll- l'lUU WAN quainted with our roommates and proceeded to settle down to Holy Cross life. Fall and Football went hand in hand, and for the lfreshinan team we oiiered Charley Riess, Bart Hanus, .lehher President Griflin and Fred. Drescher to form the nucleus of a successful team. Scho- lastically we find the names of John Scott, Pete Kennedy, John Matthews and George Hoyt listed among the preeminent students. Class elections resulted in the selection of -loc Donelan for the presi- dency, Jim Bradley being named vice-president, while Harry Wlalsh he- came secretary and Joe Mulligan, treasurer. lVinter smote us with her icy lingers but did not deter -lack ',l,'rayers, I-Ierb Kerr and Frank O'Brien from starring on the lighting but inexperi- enced hockey team. Nleanwhile, indoors, Bill Bennett, John Quine and Joe Grubowski starred for the capable basketball team. hflid-year exams gave us our first real shock but fortunately most of us escaped unscathed. After the brief interlude life swung hack into stride again with intramural basketball easily the main attraction. Spring nodded and Holy Cross returned the salutation. Wlith the 1.4-1 ,

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hawk, while L. Don Betowski, Bob XVoods and Larry Bresnan are our able news hounds. Tom Carlin and Paul Gilvary contribute to the Rur- ple. The same staff of class ollicers is picked to lead us. During the winter months we find Tom Costello playing right wing for the hockey team with .lack Trayers and Herb Kerr carrying l on as alternates. The swimming team annexed its lirst intramural crown at the XVoreestcr Boys' Club, Joe Marnane, W7alt Byrnes, Joe Lo- Guidice, Len Langan and Ralph Smith forming a well balanced team that was strong enough to overcome all opposition. The debating team furnished us with our second unbeaten year: this time We were represented by Paul Gilvary, Pete Kennedy and Marty Healy. In the spring Joe Mulligan began to show .lack Barry that he had the stuff while Fred Morin continued to make the name of Morin famous in Holy Cross track annals. VVC were sorry to lose Larry Bresnan, whom we had all learned to value as a companion and Holy Cross man. Radios blossomed in nearly every room in Alumni. Wlc heard Guy Lombardo play Good-night Sweetheart and enjoyed the music of Ishani Jones, especially Let's Try Againfl The fall brought us back again, this time to Beaven. VVe were fortu- nate to gain as classmates Harry Kirwin, Bill Kelly and Jack McCartin. Captain McEwan counted heavily on our football men to help him produce a winning team. Charley Reiss, changed to end this year, was a star. Jebber Griflin, Bart Hanus and Fred Drescher kept apace with the others and upheld the tradition of 334 on the gridiron. The year gave rise to tl1e Mugwumps and another championship swimming team. The Prom was of course the most important social event of the year. Jim Bradley handled the affair in excellent fashion, making the week-end of February tenth long to be remembered. Ted Black played. The debating team again was successful, this time against the Seniors. Our record is now three straight victories. Ed Kennedy and Vvalt O'Haire are selected to edit the Patcher. Harry Kirwin heads the Philomath, while jim Bradley is president of the B. F. Harry VValsh becomes the leader of the Dramatic Society and Tom Shea has his splendid career with the Purple climaxed with his appointment to the editorship of that magazine. HARRY J. 'WUKLSH Secretary