De La Salle Institute - Torch Yearbook (New York, NY)

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if lliftlkwlifiiimii'ii f W1 C290 VH Fil ml W Fill Fil ife't'll'?'l i4f:1Qx-ilcgis 1:1111 rw'-ir: 71 V7 bij Xmryl'-dew! W 1 MICHAEL A. CALITRI Mike Our Lady Mt. Carmel, Astoria. As Jack Smythe would say, An ancient wisecracker once remarked- There are two kinds of people in this world: those who talk and those who listen'. Now Mike is essentially a listener. Perhaps his coming from the wide open spaces of As- toria, land of strong silent men, accounts for his lack of loquacity. W'hen we first made his acquaintance we met an unas- sertive Freshie, bewildered by the upper classmen. Time however is the greater healer. In the natural course of events he found that Seniors and Juniors are so- phisticated Freshmen, more or less-his debut followed. Recently Mike acquired long pants and, simultaneously the courage to tell us he's going to be a medicine man. Now, we've watched Mike search for mis- sing elements in the Chemistry lah. It is with deep sympathy, therefore that we think of Mikes future simple and unsus- pecting victims. Wie wish you all sorts of luck in curing the natives of Astoria, gutgwell, it's pretty hard to dispel our ou ts. JOHN J. CASSIDY Cass Blessed Sacrament School Wlhen the most of us were puny Fresh- ies, Cass was the Hercules of the class. Some of us have nearly caught up to him now, but we can never associate John with the conventional picture of a stubby Freshman. Wie never-knew Cassidy to be any smaller-perhaps he never was. John's claim to fame does not rest on his size only. In his quiet but effective way he has been a loyal supporter of all class activi- ties. Others may garner the laurels but without the help of his type, there would be none to bedeck them. As a student, Cass has been a steady worker, producing a consistent run of good marks through- out the four years we have spent together. john'-s great weakness is sleep. Cass can nod his noble head and wander off into somnambulant bliss at any time, though the Religious Instruction period is his favorite. In society our mlodest classmate is a lion. lfVhy he has the fairest of the fair cast- ing dreamy eyes upon him, perhaps the picture above will tell. Page tvuenty-oize We 1. .92 ll.s4.eQfs4ef fel'

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Niall ml mfiirtletliwilll l GEORGE J. ARNOLD George Holy Cross Vive-Pi-esideut 1: Track 1, 2, 3, -lg Cross-Couir try El, 45 Class Relay 1, 2, 3, 4. One of the boys from Holy Cross School is George Arnold. George first came into prominence in first year when he stood forth as one of the honor students of his class, a position he has continued to main- tain ever since. George has a mania for ties. He has them of all colors and shapes. Sometimes we fear he is about to fly away, when We behold the wings of some of his bow ties. In the field of literature, George has the knack of picking out humorous passages, or adding something of his own to make the passage humorous. George's own version of Shakespeare would make the much venerated Bill turn a handspring in his grave. It is the quality of seeing the humorous side of everything which makes George so light-hearted, and a wel- come addition to any gathering of his class- mates. But George is also level-headed and knows the right time for his nonsense. All the class activities have been ably supported by George. XVe expect George to continue his education at Manhattan College where he may yet obtain fame in collegiate circles as a cross country run- ner. Page twenty HAROLD J. BAILEY Harry St. Gabriel's School Baseball 3. The outstanding characteristic of Har- ry's personal appearance is his curly hair. The luxurious locks atop Harry's noble brow remind one of pictures we see of great musicians. Nile can't say he is a musician but we're willing to wager that if Harry changed his name to Bailowsky and posed with a fiddle, he could easily Fill Aeoliau Hall to capacity. Harry is somewhat of a theorist. He can usually be found expounding his theories, delving deep into the why and the wherefore of various abstruse matters. He is quite an expert at Physics, perhaps because he is after all interested in the concrete. Being a stocky well-built lad, Harry, naturally has a strong liking for athletics. He was an efficient performer behind the bat for De La Salle's varsity baseball team, dur- ing junior Year, and was known to have the meanest swing on the team. Wfhen Harry connected the ball bid bon voyage to the opposing players. Bailey has a happy-go-lucky disposition but can be serious when occasion demands. We wish .you luck, Harry. Deal Qtlgsii Il 5 2 bil ll

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JACK W. CAVANAUGH JAMES J. CHAMBERS Jack Public School 89 Jamesie , Big Boy Varsity Basketball, 3, 45 Class Relay, 4. ,lack hails from the wilds of Elmhurst, Long Island. He has occupied a niche all by himself ever since that eventful day in autumn back in 1925 when he settled in He is one of those humorous our midst. characters that wins you over to his side in spite of yourself. He is very ambitious, and when not studying, he prepares him- self for a successful career in journalism, by perusing the pages of the local dailies. His work and original wit has merited for him the title of class jester. Iack's hobbies are dancing and singing. His hap- py-go-lucky spirit has made him a real favorite among his classmates and we are going to feel sorry when we say good-bye. Cav , we feel, is the peculiar type that Milton chose for his Il Penseroson. He is one of those quiet chaps who does most of the listening. Every class and school activity finds him a loyal and enthusiastic supporter. It is the verdict of the ma- jority of his friends that Jack has the ability to succeed in anything that he nn- dertakes, and in any field he chooses to expand his efforts. Page twenty-two - St. Thomas Aquinas Vice-President lg Baseball 45 Football 4. Did you ever enter one of those Coney Island side-shows to find yourself suddenly facing the big giant? VVell, that's how we feel when Jamesie suddenly looms up before us. Big Boy lives in an outlying section of our great metropolis called Olinville. His hobby, next to jigging at barn dances, is the grooming of his cham- pion mushers . Jamesie has quite a team, for the old dog-sled made the train nearly every morning this past winter and inci- dentally saved Jamesie many a dime in late fees. Considering that jamesie breathes his air in a different altitude from the rest of us poor mortals, we are not surprised to hear our Big Boy is to study structural engineering. He utterly ignores the rigors of an Olinville winter which leads us to expect to read some day of a Chambers Bridge over the Yukon. l1Ve can picture Big jamesie, with the twinkl- ing blue eyes and flying blond hair, out in his element bossing the Eskimoes and driving his mushers through snowy wastes-sixty miles an hour. feiifl 92111 fam Wil