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

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i 'JAMES J. SLATTERY Jim 3 S1ats Blessed Sacrament Grand Knight, K. D. C.: Debating Societyg Ulnss President 2, 35 Vice-President 4: Chairman Prom Committee 3, 4: Ring Committee 45 Torch Committee 43 Varsity Football 3, 4. Jimmy came to us from the Blessed Sacrament School. Slats is a rare combin- ation of talent and tact, seriousness and fun, intelligence and modesty, a good lead- er and faithful pal. He served on practi- cally every committee appointed during his four years of High School. We will always remember him by his peppy talks to the class in Junior and Senior years. -lin1's pet sport is football. In this field he has earn- ed for himself an enviable reputation, holding down a steady berth for two seas- ons on the Varsity Football Squad. jim is orderly, careful, and neat. He is an en- thusiast, easily disheartened. but more easily encouraged. He can always find a silver lining in the cloud. A Senator's job in Congress would not be too big for him. A child no more, a young man now, A graceful youth with gentle brow. Page forty-eight JOHN J. SMYTHE Jack Holy Name Whistling Smythe Debating Society: Senior Prom. Reader, bestow a mellow glance on the corner of this page where the picture of radical stands forth. He may the class have a kind face but in a close-up his whiskers give him away. His views on everything, from why Nero burned Rome to Freudian Philosophy are absolutely revolutionary. And he's ready and able to thrash the thing out with you anytime and at any place. The Bearded Lady con- tinued to come to school wearing a cake- eater suit when the school turned colle- giate -proving once more his defiance of public opinion. Our radical has a beauti- ful birdlike Whistle with which he gives vent to his feelings at the most inoppor- tune moments. VVhen a school authority confers the title VVhistling Smythe , it is something to brag about. Sinythe is liked by the boysg likes the girlsg does the Charlestong debates marvel-ouslyg and wishes to become a meclico. We hope he gets his wish and Cconfidentiallyj expect his medical career to be as revolutionary as his prep days. malaga at Qateiltlt, -Weill

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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

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LLOYD E. STANLEY Lucky Our Lady of Good Counsel Vice-President 1, 25 Senior P1-omg Baseball 1, 3. 43 Truck lg Tennis 4. One of the leaders of the class in ath- letics is Lloyd Stanley. An alunmus of Our Lady of Good Counsel, New York. Lloyd is now a resident of Bellaire, Long Island and a veteran commutor. Dashing for trains every morning keeps him. fit for the baseball season. Baseball is Lloyd's forte. For the past four years he has been lle La Salle's leading pitcher. Though he lives in a thriving community , Stan takes no dust from them city fellers . VVhen Lloyd is all togged out in his new double-breasted, with the snowflake spots. he makes ,lean Patou look the Hunchback of Notre Dame. XfVhen it comes to wit. Lloyd can give and take with the best of city folks. Stanley was born to be a Qreat business man. He looks at every- thing through the eye of business. Un- 'llUC5tl0l1Hbly Stan would make a very successful real estate operator-he has the line already. With a ready smile, a pleas- ing personality, the fighting spirit, and a strong left arm, we feel sure that Lloyd will earn future success. JAMES F. SWEENEY Chick St. Thomas, Apostle K. D. C.: Basketball tl, 43 Baseball 3, 4. NVhen our class first assembled four years ago, we discovered among our num- ber a little, blonde-haired kid. It was not long before he let it be known that he was James Sweeney from away uptown . lfVe all wondered how such an infant ever reached high school. In a short while we found that whatever Chick lacked in size. he made up in vocal volume. Argu- ment is his second nature. It's no easy task to best jimmy in words for e'en though vanquished he can argue still . Scholas- tically Jimmie ranks with the leaders. At math he is supreme. Commencement night will prove our statement. In, ' sports Chick has contributed his, share too. As a forward on the basketball court Jimmy has few peers, while baseball is his hobby.: Jimm'y's sunny smile and cheerful disposi- tion has served to dispel many an ominous frown on the part of the teacher that spell- ed disaster to his fellow classmates. Keep on smiling your way along Chick and you will continue to win friends as you have during the past four years. Page forty-nine Vail uid ll Q ull