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

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OH val tall all In reward for his excellent composition and delivery he received a six-weeks trip to Europe. Junior year carries with it many happy recollections. Wihq does not recall Rudy's novel theories on farming propounded for our benefit, De Vivo's lectures on College Life Abroad, Kellyls soul-stirring tales, Brother Be- nignus' reminiscences of Detroit, Buffalo and Troy, Ferrer's oration, our week of voluntary fasting the better to enjoy the sweets of the Erving Cafe- teria. the iron-fisted rule of Pinkey Mitchell in junior C, and a thousand others too numerous to mention? The year was brought to a close by an enjoyable trip to the Brothers training school at Pocantico Hills. September 1925 brought us together again, this time for our fourth and final year of high school. At last we had reached the noble estate of Seniors. No longer could we be frowned upon by the upper elassmen conscious of their superior years and position. XN'e had waited long and patiently for this year to arrive. The sweets of seniority were now ours to. be enjoyed to the fullest. The succeeding months were to show us though that it was to be our most strenuous year in class. VVe were greatly surprised on opening day to find that our principal for the past three years, Brother Augustus, was no longer at the helm. His many years of successful and unselfish labors at De La Salle had been brought to a close by his transfer to Manhattan Prep. He' was replaced by Brother Edward who was at one time the teacher of the Senior Class at De La Salle and recently the director of the Brothers high school in Albany. Some others of our old friends and teachers we likewise failed to find on our return. Indeed De La Salle had changed greatly- in a few months. Brother Richard who had been so long connected with the Institute that De La Salle and Brother Richard began to be synonymous, Brother Jerome an- other of the pillars of De La Salle, Brother Benignus who taught B for the greater part of the Second and Third years, Brother George who had been teacher of the Senior class for a number of years, Mr. Briody the popular mentor of C for two years, were no longer on the teaching staff. An im- portant departure was made when the military was dropped from the cur- riculum of the school. The years had reduced our numbers considerably and it was therefore not surprising to see a general reorganization of the sections of '26 -and the elimination of one of them. Brother Ambrose, one of the teachers of Sopho- more and junior years was now vice-principal and teacher of Senior English and History. Brother joseph. a new comer to De La Salle, was in charge of B and teacher of Senior Science and Mathematics. At the first meetings of our class societies officers for the first term were selected as follows: Frank Clark president of A and Ralph Clark president B , Joseph Lordi and Terence Curry, vice-presidentsg Edward Love and Edward Ghiazza, secretaries: Joseph Manning and Joseph Gunn, treasurers. The meetings this year have been devoted mainly to the con- sideration and transaction of business connected with our various activities. Page sixty-two f g-wwf 'iw-W V 7 Nw gg Y' aa Qif'3l1ViJ 19 aj

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mlmmtfuiml T EHHUCQEJCLEEQJIQJ Calm 'Sill After almost endless discussion we finally agreed upon our class i11signia. It IS a heavy gold ring set with a garnet. In Athletics we again formed the greater part of the school teams as the sport section of this volume will testify. The success of the Third Annual lndoor Meet which took place January 9th at the 102nd Engineers armory brought additional glory to De La Salle and the Class of 1926. The inter- class relay title was captured at these games by the quartet from Senior HB . Curry, Arnold, Tierney, and Grady. About mid-year the demand for a year book to be published by the Seniors became too strong to be any longer ignored. At a joint meeting of the two classes early in February it was agreed by a unanimous vote to edit and publish one. Volunteers for a staff were sought and work was begun almost immediately. TORCH was chosen as the name for the an- nual. Edward Love was selected editor-in-chief while the financing and general business management was left to the care of Frank Clark and Ralph Clark. Mid-year witnessed also the organization of three societies of school- wide interest and importance. To the class of 1926 goes the honor of in- itiating and organizing these extra-curricula activities. The most important of these was the Chapter of the Archconfraternity of the Divine Child jesus. Under the enthusiastic,leadership of Brother Joseph, the Moderator of the Chapter, three very interesting meetings have been held. The meetings con- ducted entirely by the student officers have become a feature of our school life. The second degree of the Archconfraternity was organized after the Easter holidays. This society known as the Knights of the Divine Child has sixty-five charter members, all of whom are weekly communicants. The third society has for its object our forensic development. It is known as the Eulogian Debating Society. Under the able direction of Brother Am- brose, the Moderator of the society, several debates have already been held. 'After the Easter exams the classes selected the final officers of their high school years. ln A Frank Clark was chosen president, joseph Lordi vice-president, Edward Love secretary and Andrew Dever treasurer. In B john Conroy who had been guiding the destinies of the literary society since Thanksgiving was chosen president, Lloyd Stanley vice-president, Edward Ghiazza secretary and james D'Arcy treasurer. As this goes to print we are looking forward to the final drive of our high school life. The Senior Prom scheduled for May 7th and our farewell bow 011 june 11 are the only milestones still to be passed. Page sixty-four ' miami aWaUlIi 9'12 Q