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

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E1?EJmf1KTW+'il WU if -S JEAN E. ENGLER jean St. Johns, Washington, D. C. Swimming, 45 Tennis, 4. NVhcn the class of '26 came together for its last year in De La Salle, one of the new faces noted was that of a handsome, well built young man, answering to the name of Jean . He came to attend De La Salle all the way from St. john's in NVash- ington, D. C. His numerous friends tes- tify to his good fellowship. Jean has been with us but one short year, but in that time we have learned to hold him in high esteem, We feel confident that he will uphold the trust placed in a graduate of De La Salle. VVe shall remember him by his generosity, his high-mindedness, and his fidelity to duty. To conclude. it should be said that the good nature radi- ated by his genial smiles, and his sallies of wit have furnished the class with a stimulating merriment, and that his in- terest and endeavors in the class welfare have won for him the affection of his class- mates. Page thirty JOSEPH V. FERRER Joe St. Augustines, josey Porto Rico. Debating Soeietyg Torch Stuffg Editor of Class Paper, 3. Here you have a gentleman who hails from Porto Rico. Joe is the class linguist with more than a working knowledge of Spanish, French. Latin and Italian. His musical versatility was a well known fea- ture of ou.r class entertainments. Joe is a fellow of numerous theories. There is hardly a subject we can mention on which he has not Hxed and immutable ideas. He is a great lover of books but his youthful mind and sunny disposition pre- vent us from classifying him with the hook worm type. Joe is the kind of a fellow who can get more kick out of a Shakes- pearian play than the average fellow gets out of jazz, vaudeville or comedy. He has traveled extensively and has seen much of the world. However we feel that nothing in life has meant as much to Joe as his school days at De La Salle. We expect to hear great things from him in College. Authorship is our prediction of him. UvfiifEl3Teif axmillll Sill

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Usa at get ral rail tr it e' ral irlwl RICHARD E. DUGGAN lKDick!! Dugg Cathedral Grammar. President, Ei, 4: Torch Staff: Editor, 'The Sieve', 3, 4: Varsity Baseball, 1, 2, 3, 45 Varsity Basketball, 4. VVhen a fellow has a record of achieve- ments like those above it's worth investi- gating, and when he can top it off with Il sterling character, Commendation is in order. Dick is facctious yet sincere. reso- lute yet unassuming, and he maintains :1 happy reserve that wins respect. If he has something to say he either says it on paper or does it. No doubt Dick had something to say about baseball and he couldn't say it. So he planted himself on third base, showed h-ow it should be clone and has been doing it for four years. Wie take it for granted that Dugg will be a journalist-he has proven to us that he is gifted in this line by his editorship of 'the Sieve'. Ten years or so from now it won't surprise us to hear of Dugg run- ning the Tribune or perchance criticizing Tolstoi for his absence of plot. RONALD M. DU VAL Frog Holy Name. Debating Society. Ronald comes from the vicinity of 96th St. on the W'est Sideg sports quite a Ritzy naiueg wears collegiate clothesg is a prom- ising debater, and is a philosopher in the making. Ron has acquired the habit of reading deep booksg perhaps because he thinks deep thoughts? He often astounds us by his convincing discussions on Tol- stoi, Shaw, Chesterson, etc., although it's all over our heads. Ronald doesn't pro- fess to be a dancerg Shakespeare never danced. He doesn't even attempt to play the Ukelele. Imagine Henry Clay play' ing the ukel. Therefore Ronald cannot be classed among the scorching youths. But with all his fine qualities Ronald sometimes lapses into those habits of his early childhood that he's trying so hard to forget. It is then that his worthy teachers caution him to be himself. Usu- ally Ronald with an obliging smile snaps out of it. Our budding philosopher in- tends to still further pursue his search for higher education in some nearby univers- ity-we hope it's not C. C. N. Y. Page twenty-nine an fl i 5561

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my eaiiafisimal p ?lEaieJ1eJEaital alll JAMES J. FITZPATRICK Jim Public School No. 30. Fitz Track, 1, 23 Class Relay, 1, 2, 35 Ring Com- mittee, 4. Four years ago a little fellow from P. S. 30, joined the Freshman ranks of De La Salle. He soon won fame by his cheerful nature Fitz is an ardent ad- mirer of military life and for this reason always wore his uniform. This intellect- ual youth began early to manifest his love for the sciences. notably physics and chem- istry. Jim is a wicked stepper at a dance as many young ladies will testify. He is a well built fellow and ranks among the strata of the big fellows of the class. jim regards his school work as a duty and treats it as such. He is one of that species of beings, that can be humorous without being ridicul-ous and serious with- out being solemn. One cannot know the teflicacy of an infectious smile until he meets ,lim . He never wearies of the toilsome struggle of life but labors day after day with unfailing zest. Memories of thee Jim will not easily pass into oblivion. FRANCIS J. FLANAGAN St. Francis -:le Sales. K. D. C.: Printer of Class Paper, 35 Class Re- lay, 35 Track, 33 Cross Country, 3. Frank blew in to us one day from Belle Harbor during a big snow storm. It did not take him long to thaw out and catch up with the regular De La Salle school spirit. He is one of the class commuters, and we therefore give him little credit for standing high in his class recitations. Frank is a pugilistic young gentleman, and claims the title of the Class Boxing Champion. He stands for a great deal of kidding, and takes it in good part. NVhile at De La Salle, Frank labored under a great handicap, due to the lack of li- brary facilities in his hometown. l1Vhen it came time for making his Literature and History reports, he always envied the boys from the big town with its big libraries. VVithal, Frank's quiet and de- termined manner gives us the impression that he is the kind of a fellow who gets what he goes after. Mr. Flanagan intends to go to a college that has a big library. Page thirty-one lltfttl iatiierlili ti 9 2 El IMSHQJQJHMBMWEI