De La Salle High School - Meteor Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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tr Avi CLASS PROPHECY 193 2 HE morn1ng of Feb 2 1932 found me wrth my two law part -egg ners Attorneys Morgan F Murphy and James P 'VlcShane 1n bl the spacrous wattang room of the newly completed Chacago Lnron Depot ln a few mrnutes we were leavang for FFISCO N on the Colden State Llmrted to attend the Frftreth Annaversary of the foundmg of the Knrghts of Columbus now the greatest organafatlon of 1ts leand an the world At thas conyentlon We were expectlng to meet many of our fellow graduates from old De La Salle and of the famous class of 23 T h1s great mstntutnon of learn1ng as stall one of the leadmg hlgh schools of the entlre country Vw e started for our tram and as we neared the entrance we were overjoyed by the uraexpee ed aprearanee of Mr Francls Lrttleton and 'Vlr M1chaelDorgan who mlormed us tl at tl eyf were on thear way to Hollywood to fulfill a contract wath Vlr Harry Moran now the Bull Hayes of movledom We boarded our tram and on passlnff through tlae car adjolnmg tlse dtner we were surpra ed to see alread of us tl e attractaye Mr Pdw ard Dunne wlao told us that he was on has way to w rate up the conyentlon for the Chlcago Amerrcan Enterang tle daner we arrayed just 1n trme to obtam a table at wh1ch only one occupant was seated Upon clo e scrutmy we found the young man to be francas Keefe who was al o on has way to the conventaon He gave us some yery mterestang mformataon as to the whereabouts of our classmates who had played wlth htm on that wonderful football machane of 23 He told us of Edward Kayeny and Ilhomas 'Vlcl aughlrn who were now partners an the hardw are busmess an lNew X orle of Law rence Flynn and Correlaus Gr1Han who were now bro ers an St Paul and of Harold How ard who held the posrtaon of captaln of follee an St Louas XVe returned to the eoach and were amazed to find Nlr Mtchael Hogan who now eaptann ol tl e Chxeago Wlaate Sox XVe eated our elves and purclaa ed some magallnes Out at entnon w as lfTlI'I'lLLll'lILly drawn to an artacle wrxtten by the famous eeonomast Prof Samuel C olaen regardmg the Conservatton of Amerxcan forests ln the realty seetnon the stccess of realty dealers throughout the country was brrefly tabula eel ln the lllrnots column were mcluded the names of such promment real ors as Nlr John Kang F Haggans '65 Co Bolger Bros and E Really 8 Co Tlae conyentlon of the Knlghts of Columbus took place the followlng day A great number of our former elassmates were tbere as we had antxcapated Among them were tlae Rey John S hrller John Qutnn of the Thomas Cusack Adyer tlslng Company Brotl er Charles Henry lformerly our loyang classmate Leonard Halaburtl and John Doran of the A Jostes Knattang Nhlls Company of Buf falo New aorle Il lie program of tl e eonyentlon was opened wath an address glyen by 'Vlr XK1ll1am Nl Kenna tl e ehalrman of tlae conyentaon A musxeal reeltal w as glyen and conducted by Prof Paul De Salyo and has sy mpl ony orel e tra X banquet was held the same eyemng at the ho el The toastmaster 'Nlr John Halptn lntrodueed Dr John Kelly and has assrstant Dr Edward O Brnen Ihomas Cnlbrnde pray ate eeretary to the prestdent of the De La Salle Alumm As oetatton Gaye tl e farewell address The conyentron closed and our trto left for home wath thear mmds Hlled wtth the prtceless freshened memoraes of old De La Salle 4 e Nts IVV F ee ' fC I I . f 1 . -vga . : , 4-, - ' t'- al:--'71-L, , ff? r,l, . ,c egg., 4 4 .elf-'. ,NC al . l Y e 'tl y 4 . I ll . - 'I 'V ,. ' . s, 'iw , ' . . 1 , , ,IIIP ss, 1' ' . ' l l ee Ill ry I, , , . . . ,, . ,, ',l,s l 1 e ,Q . . . . . s . . . 'k' S' 1 WW-.JI - ,L . . '. . , I l. . 1 l I 11 v 1 F 1 I I 1 1 I 1 I I 1 N 11 71 1 HI I 1 L r v 1 I v I' I I ,. K, . . . Y Y Y I 1 1 V1 I I I 4 I 1 I D '1 I V1 I I I I I a ' 1 ' . , s ' ' ' . 2 ' , , , C ' V ' , - . . 1 L I I I - I' I me l . V , , ' , ' Y , f . Y ' ' L f I v I y , . .. L K IT L . .. 1 1 1 1 ' L V1 xt '43 L ' I V Informed us that he was on has way' to Los Angeles for sprang tramtng as he was - I 1- - '1 I v I 1 I e v I 1 I . . . . k , . I e 1 e 1 -AI 1 1 1 1 v 1 I 1 1 V 1 ' I I I S L e L- A . v . e ey ., - 3I v 1 V1 I I 1 I YI 1 1 ' L L V1 1 A . V I I ' 1 1 1 Au sv. C I V I A v - I-I L ' 11 V 7 7 vI L L Q L II . II A I ' vi V I , 'I ' . c ' . 1' a ' a ' A KI' 1'I VL kI V1 1 Y . V I A- 1 'L 1 1 1 1'1 kd I1 ' 1 Q Af , L I -1 1 r I I v I I II L TV I 1 I 'L 1 f1A 1 Y 1 '1 I 3 I F 'I I '1 W1 1 '1 1 T 1 V1 I 3 1. . . gt . . . s A,- A 1 I s v' 1I I 1 v' 1 I 1 1 1 ' 'f e '. 1'Il .4r.- 3 Vi, I . .4 1. ,ll 3, f.1'. .,. r' 51 Jar'-' 4, ,ilfff ' ,e fre -TA lx , 1 X K!! lx all .F g g.f ,jay , f X l 4 f -X .i p. .a' In .ieQ e ev -- 191-f R 'et-egg-

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,I r' 164 ss- 's A D JU TSR 19- U 3 I 'V f'-5 X Hx I SENIOR CI ASS HISTORX four long and arduous years of study haye elap ed slnee the eighth grade classes of l9l9 were strangers to the school and to one another We all remember that first day when each lad yy earrng that uneaeplamable expression bordermg on shyness so pereeptlble on the openlng day of school and arrayed tn our best sauntered about the cld halls lrke a shlp wxthout a rudder After gathering ln the blg assembly room we were assigned to our respectlye classes On arrlytng rn our rooms a short talk was guen by the Brother ln charge on the reasons for our presence and wlaat would be expected of us durung our career at De I a Salle The faculty of the Freshman Department of that year consnsted of the Reyerend Brothers Isa dore Joseph I-Illary John Louls and Leo After the first half of the year the faculty dectded to change the course We were the first to be affected by thas decnslon whtch became operatlve after the Chrrstmas Holidays rn 1020 'I he presernbeel course obliged us to drop the commerclal sub,eets for the flrst tyyo years Thus the Freshmen of 19 had tl e good fortune of Leung enrolled rn the first fourth year class Durrng the summer a new perfectly equlpped phvslcs laboratory was rn stalled 'I he lirst week of September found us back as Junrors There were live classes three commercial and two sclentrfic The teachers were Brothers I-Iugh Gilbert Gabriel Jultus and Charles Brother I-Ienry replaced Brother Charles ln December when the latter left for St Louts Th1S same year the Alumm Assoelatron started a drtve to pay for the com pletlon of the new addttton and as a means they gave away a Ford each week Pr17es were offered to the class that sold the most ttckets each vyeel and to the tudent who drsy osed of the most ttckets When the drlye ceased the grand prwe Preszdent lxeefe McKenna The Senlor year began on the elghth of September w1tla three Senior classes two commerclal and one SCIQDIIITC The teachers of these vtere Reverend Brothers Hugh Gabr1el ano Jullus Not much actrvtty took place durmg the first half of the year and the Chrrstmas I-Iolldays came yery qutckly On our return January 3rd we found Brotlser I-Iueh had been transferred to drrect the destxnles of Cretan I-hgh School St Paul Minnesota Brother Ellear replaced Brother Hugh and one of his rmtnal steps was to launch a lrterary campatgn to arrange ways and means of getting up the Hrst year book of the old school And to ham 'ye ovte the success of thls Annual and also our Play The second step of Brother El7ear s untmng efforts has turned to the produc tlon of the play One of the Fight This rn Us perfectlon yxlll be one of the pleasant memortes ln our after years Now that the vlsta of Learmnfv has been opened to our vrew we hope that the good Chrrstlan Gentlemen yylll remember vsrth pleasure tlae great class of 23 In these memorles vue should neyer cease to cherlsh the prrceless lessons that the good Cbrlstlan Brothers haye gryen us Among the most nr clous are those taught by Rex erend Brother I au rence Dayad our Director who has done so much for us ard xx ho xxxll contlnue nn the future to ard us asf r as may be an his power Page 76 ff ' ' I T 9' g 44x,s f! A , 1' 3 r'J ' 'ill Xx W V 1 . 7 ez I ' -' T ' K K v r I 1 V 'A J . ' , 1 -I ' I v I .Y. . .Y 3 ' K 'I D 'X A N it 1 3' Y I3 X X I 1 g , 4 ,t , , I 3 Y - ' ' A, 1 V 1 ' . We Q ' . ' ' . J 2 a ' 1 Ni' I . 4 T I 1 A o ' -r 1 , l I n I ' 1 L X y 1 Y 1 -4 .1 . 4 - . 1 I 3 . 'A k V X a 'AFord car. was awarded to the great orator and best worker of our class, Wna. . , . . . . x J I . Y . . 1 V v V1 A . C x -1 I . , , , e . , 3 2 - Y' ' . Y . 7 Y . . . . V 1 1 .45 1 I , 1 L . Y Y . . J A VI 4 K i 'v v 4 'K ' V. ' l Q 7 f ': L ' Y a 1 1 ll' -Y -J . . 1 I - L- L igflvlfyl :I':, . ,,-, ft-thx' I li IL X j ' N x XC IQ 1- T' 5: , 19,5

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'+a,Q.j'. SY DJUTOR 19-5 N , A l I :Qi ff CASIMIR PETER BALTIKAUSKI - Whiry' Class '23 Literary Society Radio Club '22 Vice-Pres. Mathematics Club '23 JOHN NEIL BERGERON - - Class 23 Literary Society Choir 20 21 R3dlO Club 22 Cheer Leader 22 23 Frenchie Class Indoor Baseball 20 2 2 Class Basketball 20 21 VICTOR EUGENE BERTRAND Class 23 Llterary Society Choir 20 21 Football 21 Class Basketball 20 Class Indoor Baseball 20 JOHN JOSEPH BOLGER Class 23 Literary Soclety Class Basketball 21 23 Class Indoor Baseball 20 21 Choir 21 Pg28 2 Vzc 1 1 1 . ' , 1 1 Y Y Y Y 7 , l, 2, 23 1 1 - 11 - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 - - - - uBO 1 , . . 1 1 N 1 1 y 1 1 1 2 '14 i - 1 'L' -'CTT' E' f15I T':3? ,, . .hilxl 1 ff 'EIA n-Qi 11, 7 FV' 1 iff it , 9 1 4 ' - ' N, 'e.-,,NV , KN, -E H ig. 'V ' C C OPC- , fl 4 g