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' - ., ..-- 1 l - H Y-4.,. .., tal la-fllll -rmairii- F RESHMAN MA There were twenty-five of us, on that eventful day in September, when school opened at De La Salle Institute. It was the beginning of a new and important period in our lives. NVe lost no time in getting acquainted and under the guidance of Brother Aloysius and Brother Alphonsus, we pro- ceeded on the flowery or thorny path of knowledge. Soon after school had started, class officers were elected, and meetings were held every Friday afternoon. These meetings proved an important stimulus to class spirit. Our athletic achievements were few, having had no class football team but we were well represented by three men on the varsity-Gerald and James Gaegan, and John Downing. At this time seve1'al competitions were held with the First Year B in which we were most successful, winning the Latin contest, and two of the three competitions in Biology. Then came the Auxiliary Drive. Here was an opportunity to bring honor to our newly formed class, and we made the most of it, securing more subscribers, in proportion to our number than any other class. Wfe then settled down to some hard plugging in preparation for the Quarterly Exams-our first in High School. In them most of us were successful, with XV. Dempsey, and J. Curtin in the lead. After the Thanksgiving holidays everyone reappeared at school and again we began our tedious labor of mastering the subjects which day by day became more and ll1Ol'C diinficult. Before we knew it the Christmas holidays were upon us. About the middle of January Brother Cassian received a challenge from La Salle Academy Freshman Basketball team for a game on their court. VVe organized a team on short notice and were defeated 12 to S. In the latter part of this month a Latin competition was held in which our class came out on top. Then came the quarterly examinations. The first big event of the third quarter was the De La Salle Indoor Meet. Our team, composed of VVard, Dempsey, G. Gaegan and Downing, succeeded in taking fourth place, defeating. among others, our particular rivals-First Year B. All the members of our class are active members of the Archconfrater- nity, and the class is also well represented in the second degree-the Knights of the Divine Child. p In the exams held at the end of this quarter Curtin succeeded in at- taining first place and XV. Dempsey, who had led the class during the first half of the year, was a close second. A class baseball team was soon organized and met with fairly good suc- cess. G. Gaegan also represented us on the varsity, and Downing became a member of the mile relay. Another member of our class XV. Dempsey, was elected assistant manager of the baseball team. So passed our first year at De La Salle. And what a year it has been! New friends, new teachers, new subjects, and yet in spite of all the new- ness and strangeness under which it began a truly pleasant and profitable one. Page . 'ninety-five Lirllll 95 el ealcaifl
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