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

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REV. BROTHER .AUBERT, F.S.C. REV. BROTHER .ALBAN, F.S.C MR. JAMES O'SuEA, AB.

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4 s l -C - -a A ie 6 1, av.. - sw - Bw Q l l EDWIN B. BERTINI CHARLES W. BILLINGS Eddie, Ed, Bert ' Tracie 4,' Class Relay 2, 35 Cross Country 4,' Baseball Manager 2,' Da-ace Committee 4. Edwin Bertini, an excitable youth, has been nicknamed Bcrt by his fellow class- mates. ln the Spring of 1925 he was elected as one of our baseball managers. The next two years of high school found Eddie grow- ing into quite a young man, gaining many characteristics that will hold him in good stead in the years to come. His fourth and last year developed the talent that had al- ways been covered in his peculiar type of modesty. Ed tried out for the Cross-Cou11- try team and proved to be one of the main- stays of the team. He later was elected to the committee of our successful Prom. And furthermore Eddie intends to become the regular second baseman of the De La Salle Varsity team. Besides his school activities Eddie is quite a golfer, coming very close to winning the championship of his summer home. Ed is also a brilliant chemist for he rushes through a laboratory experiment as if he understood science since his birth. Eddie hopes to become one of VVall Street's greatest brokers within a few years. Vile all know that the modest confidence which he possesses will raise him to great heights in whatever field he enters. Good luck Eddie, may your path be strewn with roses. 18 Charlie, The Alchemist St. Augustiines Varsity Relay 3, 4,' Varsity Track jCap- taiu 4,' Class Basketball Team 4. 5 One oi the most renowned persons in De La Salle is Charlie Billings, formerly of St. Augustine's school of Brooklyn. His out- standing personality has made him a popu- lar figure about the school. When Charlie was at St. Augustine's he was thelout- standing performer on the Academy track team, being the captain of the team for two successive and successful seasons. Then he entered De La Salle where he again shone on the cinder paths. Here after one year of brilliant work on the Red and Blue lteam he was elected the captain of the track team, the most coveted honor in De La Salle ath- letics. To judge from the results of the early races it looks as though Charlie will lead a team equal to the world's record- breaking quartet of 1924-25, that won the national championship for De La Salle. Char- lie is also known as a hardy pioneer in the field of Chemistry, all to ascertain what re- action will result from heating potassium iodide and manganese dioxide. Another of Charlie's hobbies is the field of mechanics. He is a bear when it comes to motors. Give Charlie anything with four wheels and he will make it go. We are sure Charlie will make a name for himself in the ,busi- ness world, as he certainly has in the annals I of his Alma Mater.