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

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1, Dfw wil l WU Kiwi DANIEL A. O'CONNELL Dan Oke Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Vice-President of the Debating Society 45 'l.'o1'eh Staff 4: President 29 Treasurer 15 Var- sity Baseball Team 3, 4. Loyalty! That is the word that epito- mizes our representative from the wilds of Astoria, Long Island. Loyal to friends, to class, and to Alma Mater. He is quiet and has an almost tacit manner of proce- dure. VVhen he has some serious under- taking in hand, he does not publicily pro- claim the fact to the world, but works quietly and persistently at it. His jovial goodnature overflows, expands, and infus- es itself into the system of all with whom he comes in contact. It would indeed be difficult to find a more boon companion than Dan , Our class-mate, too, has an innate shrewdness which is not craftiness. Dan is a leader in sports as well as in class activities. Lucky, therefore, is he who can boast of the qualities and accomplish- ments of f'Dan . We shall not forget Dan's good fellowship and his class spir- it. May success be yours. Page forty-six EDMUND I. RUNGE Ed Rungy Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn Tennis 4. A few years ago the Runge family was among the first of those intrepid pioneers from New York who settled Brooklyn, ln those days Ed was rather young, had hair almost red and used to run through the woods hunting Indians. VVhen he was old enough to assimilate knowledge he was packed off to De La Salle. Even at this age Ed was wise enough to keep his hometown a secret. De La Salle fostered Ed for four years, drew from him his frank cheerfulness and fairness and in general, the manly foundation that he was heir to. Neither were his fond companions neglectful of their protege in these days they made him other things, a connoisseur of fine pipes and tobaccoes, tutored him on Hawaii's favorite fruit fthe ukeh and put just the right polish on Ed's scholas- tic training. Ed is all ready to leave us now. His sole passion is 'Math' and he's going to use a lot of it in his life work engineering. XN'e had great material in Fd and believe he is representative of De La SZ-1l1e's ideals. Ili 92 bl J

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l Ylrll' , ' ' i, r l .. I fli ' . - . f W WILLIAM M. NESTEL Bill , Anne St. Gabriel Bill is one of the many former St. Ga- brielites to come to De La Salle. An or- iginal member of B '26 and a :rather shy young man he has always been one of our most popular classmates. His schol- astic record at De La Salle is one in which he may well pride himself. Never an ath- lete, himself, Bill is one of our team's loyal rooters. Anne as he is affectionate' ly called can be best described as pleasant, plump, and pleasing. His blonde hair, smiling face and above all that famed schoolgirl complexion has won him :nany friends. His open honest face and iove of duty prompted us to elect him treasurer in our Senior year. It is regretted that such an accomplished financier remained in our midst so long unknown. Bill's one great regret is that there are no new worlds to conquer in the field of math. Don't be discouraged Bill you'll find your ambitions realized in the engineering course at Man- hattan College. Stick to Palmolive and may good luck always attend you. WILLIAM J. NOONAN Bill St. Augustines School President of the Debating Sneiety 43 Manager of the Varsity Tennis Team -L: Cheerleader 42 Prom Committee 4: Torch Committee 43 Ring llnnnmittee -43 Vice-President 25 Secretary 3, '1'rm-k 23 Class Relay 2, ll.. VVilliam bl. Noonan entered De La Salle in February 1923, and immediately set to work at his studies. He soon attracted the attention of his fellow classmates bc- cause of his talent and splendid personal- ity. From the beginning, Bill has been building up for .himself a reputation indeed worth while. VVhcnever there is an elec- tion held for some important olfice, Bill is on the ticket and is always a popular candidate. As a public spcaker,'we may re- mark that Bill is Ol1C of the star delxaters of the class. He is also an authority on present day political, social, and economic' problems. Nothing hinders 'Bill from tak- ing an active part in all school alfairs. His election to the Presidency of the Debat- ing Society was a recognition of his quali- ties of leadership. Bill possseses the de- termination to succeed. He is a steady worker, a lasting friend and a real pal. W'e have great confidence in his ability to take care of himself and we expect in the near future to see him at the top of the ladder of success. ' Page forty-five aialh 9 2, el elm aa 1

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M3 LPRUWU WJ fW9M1U THOMAS A. SHEA CLINTON P. SHEEHY Tom St. Gabriel's Academy Clint St. Augustine's Bronx Debating Society 4. - A half-blown philosopher once said, God puts some people in the world to dig ditches and other people to draw pictures . If this philosophy is sound the Lord put Tom Shea in this world to orate. If there's any one thing that Tom can do better than the other it's orate. He paved the way for his reputation by giving ex- temporaneous interpretations in the lunch- room of VVilliam J. Bryan's 'Ode to the Monkeys , Coolidge's longest speech and Anderson's VVhy I left my happy home , etc. Next he made his initial bow to the public as a member of the debating team and won fresh laurels and violets. His voice is deep, rich and liquid. It can be caustically sarcastic and naively funny at the same time Tom has won a very spe- cial place in the hearts of his fellows as a result of that atmosphere of good-feeling: which surrounds him and which on rare occasions he enhances with a smile. He is, of course, going to study law and we have nothing but sympathy for the poor fellows who will some day try to answer his ar- guments. K. D. C. Clinton is the mascot of B of the mighty Seniors. Mascots, we know, are small people. Clint is small too-he's so small he'll have to hire a short-pants Tux for graduation. At times Clinton's teach- ers become annoyed with him. They say that, like Peter Pan, he will never grow np. But, be that as it may, our little classmate's geniality oft times makes Chem- istry seem funny and French even ludi- crous. Clint has, besides another claim to renown-his vocal propensities. Once he starts vocalizing we all forget his size and listen with admiration to the silvery rumb- lings he sweetly emits. VVe don't know whether our Clinton intends to be a doc- tor, a fireman, or a barit-one in a barber- shop symphony, but we do know we would like to have him come along with us to college to show the happy side of everything. Page forty-seven atiift-ltl it ijfi 6 l