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

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. .4 , , FQ-aw f'l?.UM.L. - l SOCIALS The premier social event of the scholastic year 1924-1925 at De La Salle was the junior Prom. In this as in other activities the class of '26 prides itself as a pathfinder, for it was the first time in the history of the school that such an affair was sponsored by the Junior Class. The Prom. took place the evening of April 2-lth at one of New York's most noted hostelries, The Commodore. Van and his Collegians provided the symphonious strains for the evening's pleasure. In addition the committee surprised us all by several unexpected feature numbers, The most novel of these was entertainment provided by stars from current Broadway musical productions. The appear- ance of these notables made the event the most talked of Prom of the season. This departure was copied by many of the college proms the following year. Each of the neighboring metropolitan colleges and high schools were well represented. The evening's pleasure was enjoyed by all and it was the unani- mous opinion that our first entry into society as a class was unusually suc- cessful. The committee in charge deserves great praise for their earnest and efficient management and for the courage and initiative they manifested in treading where no one ever trod before. This work was ably executed by Chairman James Slattery and his committee which included Messrs. Grady, Gugler, Devine, Lewis, and Conroy. The committee at a later date reported the affair a financial success. g . The junior Class of the succeeding year followed in the footsteps of their predecessors who are now the lordly Seniors. The junior Prom of 1926 was held at the Hotel Majestic on january the twenty-second. An outstanding feature of this affair was the large and splendid orchestra which supplied the music. All who attended will attest that an enjoyable time was had by all. YVe extend to the juniors our felicitations on sponsoring so representative an event. Mr. Wiohleb the Chairman and Mr. Thompson the treasurer reported on behalf of the committee that the function had been a complete success. Preparations for the Senior Prom of the class of '26 began in Novem- ber when the presidents of the two classes appointed a joint committee to make a survey of the field and report to the class. This committee was composed of Messrs. Noonan, Smythe, Grady, Lewis, McGuiness, Slattery, Stanley and Conroy. The last named was chosen chairman. VX-ie felt that this event should set a new mark for the social activities of the De La Salle. Realizing that no place would so well serve the occasion as the scene of our junior Prom we again contracted for The Commodore. The date selected was May the seventh. VVe are looking forward to a very pleasant evening. Page sc'ue1z.ty-fom' are fafll .92 Qllm

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-.-Y.. - Us-. -ill' T, -- - , :M.i4-- f--:- -- ---11 Q ,TTI- Uaff iilil ills EULOGIAN DEBATING SOCIETY A Class debates have long been a feature at De La Salle, but this year, we went a. step further, and organized a school debating society. Early in the year, a call was sent out for candidates, and elections were soon held. VVilliam Noonan was chosen President, Daniel 0'Connell, Vice-President, and Daniel McAuliffe, Secretary and Critic. It was then that we ventured to carry out our work of stimulating and awakening a new interest in the student body of the school to this scholastic activity, and again establish the old-time prestige that debating held in the school in years gone by. It was decided that the society would be known as the Eulogian Debating Society in memory of Rev. Brother Eulogius who for many years was connected with the school in capacity of teacher, and was loved and admired by all those who were fortunate enough to come under his fatherly influence. The organization began to function immediately, and a list of subjects was selected and submitted to the Senior Class for discussion. It was then decided that a debate would be lugld in the school auditorium every other Friday. Mr. McAuliffe, our critic, presented for the first subject of discus- sion: Resolved, That the United States should enter the XVorld Court with Reservations. The teams selected were, john Kelly, Joseph Ferrer, and James Slattery to uphold the affirmativeg while Messrs. McGurk, Du Val. and Clark took the negative side of the question. The judges awarded the decision to the negative. The members of both teams showed marked ability, and in the presentation of their arguments gave evidence of tl'101'OLlgl'1 pre- paration. The school received our first efforts with much interest and satisfaction. Our next debate proved even more interesting than the first. ' This time we chose a subject that was a political issue of the day: Resolved, That the United States Government Should Own and Operate the Coal Mines. For over an hour the two teams discussed many phases of the question, and their efforts were received by an enthusiastic audience of Seniors and Juniors. After long deliberation, the judges finally awarded the decision to the affirmative, composed of Daniel O'Connell, Harold McGuiness, and NVilliam Noonan. Both teams were complimented for the grasp they showed of the subject and particularly for their logical presentation of the matter. Our critic now announced that the next subject would be one of local interest: Resolved, That the Motor Busses should replace the electrically driven Trolley Cars in New York City. The affirmative chose Daniel Mc- Auliffee, John Conroy, and john Smyth, while the Negative was repre- sented by George Yeoman, Edward Murphy, and Edward Lewis. The judges awarded the decision of this debate to the Negative. These are just a few of the many subjects that have been discussed and brought before the classes by the Society. The Senior class committee of entertaimnent supplied instrumental and vocal musical numbers that did much to make these weekly gatherings worth while. . Page seventy-tIw'ce V f1'f',fafif' fii 3Eii'ff.mlU1'til?mll-f.9EZll WQJQSN tid

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