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

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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

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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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leifsatfmieetlsiili. FRANK W. CLARK A Dustyg Rabbit. P. S. 9. Deputy G1-and Knight, K. D. C.g Class President 43 Chairman of Ring Committee 4: Vice-President llg l'roxn Committee 3, 4, Assistant Business Man- ager of Toreli g A. A. A. Representative 3, 43 Varsity Baseball 3, 45 Baseball Captain 41 Mim- ngor of Cross Country 45 Varsity Basketball 3. VVherever there is fun brewing, Dusty is in the midst of it. In class and out, Frank helps to keep the spirit of fun in swing, while at the same tinte he manages competently to get all kinds of work done, at little trouble to himself.. The funny comments he springs at times in class threatens the gravity of the most serious teacher. In everything he does, whether it is presiding at a class meeting, or play- ing shortstop for the Varsity, there is a thoroughness in his work, which makes him a worthwhile fellow. He is consist- ently optimistic, and one of his favorite mottocs is All's well that ends well. He is always hoping for the happy ending. In a few years, Al ,lolson and his crowd will have nothing on our Frank. Rabbit will always be remembered by us as the genu- ine article. Rare compound of oddity, frolic and fun, To relish a joke, and rejoice at a pun. RALPH R. CLARK, Jr. Steve De La Salle Grammar President, Archconfrnternityg K. D. C.: Presi- dent, A. A. 4: President, B Class '26 1, 2, 3, 43 Debating Society: Nlaimger, Football 4: Busi- ness Mannger, Torel1 3 Chairman, Ring Commit- tee: Treasurer Junior Prom: Indoor Track Games 3, 45 Cheer Leader 3, 4g Track Team 1, 2, 3, 4. Attention, everybody! Here's our Ralph. a typical De La Sallite. Student, athlete and booster--what more could one wish. For four years the members of B have looked to Ralph as their popular leader. He has held every office in the gift of the class from commitlteeman to president. Topping them all off, the students of the school chose him president of the Arch- confratcrnity in our Senior year. Ralph came to De La Salle a wee youth in short trousers in the fall of 19x7. He received his elementary diploma in June, IQ22, and joined the Freshman B Class the fol- lowing September. During the Sophomore year he succumbed to the lure of sunny California but after a six-month sojourn returned to us at the start of thc junior Year. For the past two years he has been the live wire of B '26,'. Ralph is one of those fellows whose sunny smile and cheerful optimism you can't resist. And what a booster and worker for every- thing about the class and school. We predict a great future for Ralph, Page twenty-three 1 eel! Il anzjel llgilwl is-jj