Cranwell Preparatory School - Bell Tower Yearbook (Lenox, MA)

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l istiil in I V , ,l L ' isa 1 HL! earned a varsity uniform. After two games, with the infirmary crowded with injured players, Father Maxwell was obliged to call a halt to the gridiron sport. Nevertheless, sports still functioned, for the soccer team hung up a successful record. Our representative was Roberto Botero. Scholastically, improvement over our Freshman record was the keynote. Old reliablesn-Ned Soares, Vic Gutierrez, Charlie Men- dez, Miles O'Brien and Jim Halpin-rarely visited night study hall and enabled us to have the most honor students in the school BOBOLA and ALOYQIUQ While Father Bowman mapped out the march of Caesar s legions and Mister Rooney taught us to prove two triangles symmetrical we watched an immortal basketball team led by peerless Joe Ferone sweep through its rigorous schedule Bill Shea played his part in that victorious march which continued to the finals in the Class A tournament in Boston Despite defeat at the hands of Dean Academy in the Hnal game there was considerable consolation in Ferones nomination to the All New England basketball team But there was time for play as well as work Who could forget 28 1 .pw

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Meanwhnle we were wltnessmg the fimshmg touches bemg put on the new dlnlng hall Tlmes sweepmg scythe removed the whlte wmter blanket and Sprm Fever was upon us At long last we were permitted to venture onto that gllttermg floor nn the new addltlon to Cranwell Hall Several of our number earn d V baseball berths as B111 Shea and Norm Dupre became regulars Aprll and Easter vacatlon flashed by and came May with her serlous but serene moments Forgotten were the plllowflghts and the Senlor ra1ds Vlc GutxerreL and lmmy Halpm orated ln prlze debate the Senlor play was an admirable success and Mld years twin hovered over the campus But we were prepared and he followed hxs brother IHYO past hxstory ST JOSEPHS HALL We bade the class of SO ad1eu and headed home There were a few new students to buttress our ranks as we swarmed mto Berchmans prefected by unforgettable Fath r Moriarty We greeted popular Dave Dery of nearby Plttsfield sm1l1ng Jlm Oakes from Scarsdale N Y and Dlck Yates he of the gargantuan appet1te who ha1led from Bmghamton N Y A few had departed amon them Frank MOSC3f1llO B1ll Shea was soon chosen to take the helm ID h1s stead Of course football IS synonymous Wlth Autumn Several of our veterans led the V team to a perfect season whlle Norm Dupre 27 'IR as e,9',w-K E + no 'B - 319.10 0 ! .. . , . . . . U v 5 -- e j. . . ., I a . Ce FC . c , 1, . ' I If ' ,Y - G n ' c , l. . . fl- - M N , ,tn , , . . , . 7 Y ' '3 3 1 s ' - ' 3 av , ' ' , , , I 09,9 , f , an J. . fw' , ' ers., 2 -M g ilv , -l 4-f - x ' 1 e ., -. 1, -49 . A 1 Q 9,-

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BFRCHHAN S H XLI the pxllow hght that sprang the Ere alarm and Mlles OBr1tn s lil gtnulty, quellmg tht generous peal wlth a mere toothplck or tht ukes or the omnlprtscnt water p1stols3 The fuultv eventually could have wholesaled by the dozen tht Pl'1St1C plstols collected and rendered useless by Mr V1gI1C3.U s no fuss, no muss method There were plenty of surprlses Frank Moscarlllo returned NORTH from the sunny South just before mxd years Father Rector 1ssued two free weekends besldes U1OX11'1g the cstf IIIIO the old dlnlng hall Any free moments we had were spent 111 sknng 'md mtramurals besldes followlng asslduously the Korean confllct However Sprlng refused to walt Baseball beckoned Bull Shea caworted capably at shortstop on the varslty dlamond and proud Parents weekend echoed wnth debate and drama but was splashed w1th water plstols 15 well Alter plungmg headlong 1nto the Hnals we emerged LlIl1l1jUI'CCl and rmdv for a well desert ed V8.C21IlOll 79 W! Z Qavllla 0 A, 5+ any 'X IQ 39 .ff . . , . , . , c . 2 ' fl ll ' 1 2 ' 4 x I Q x V 1 u C I C 3 1 c . . x W l Y ' 1 cc X 77 . . B V. U ,, . , . C himself a strong hitter, while several played J. V. , ' I . C, r . . C 4 ,. . X . C 3 Y . . L I is - 2 V 1 . 5 P-U x . .mi x Q Q f f 'f A j' ff 1 'H 41' ' T Q f,' ,,