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

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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.

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L16 l ra 9 K .Q w ,, i 1 BERNARD E. BLOIS Benny, Bluey P. S. 95 Benny is one of the Old Guard, being among that select number which entered and spent the year 1923 in old De La Salle. Benny is a quiet, likeable fellow with a permanent grin on his jovial face. In his early years at Dc La Salle, Benny had an enviable record in class. He has often had his troubles, like all of us, especially in re- gard to tardiness. XVe have named Bluey the champion of the early risers. Benny was late the first day of school and has been early only twice since tl1en. Benny is an ardent radio enthusiast. He spends a great deal of his spare moments in tinkering with the invention of the century. Bluey is quite a strong man, as has been shown on numerous occasions to the dismay of some. Benny has had his trials and tribulations in school and we hope his fixture will be a happy, healthy, and lucky one. 191 JAMES J. BRODERICK Jimmie St. Gabriel's School 4iIl'lllIM'!' of the D. C. 3. 4. Jim, a bashful freshman entered thc long corridor of the old De La Salle, just four years ago. He immediately came into promi- nence due to his witty remarks at the wrong time. As he was always a very good stu- dent he found no great difticulty in attain- ing a satisfactory mark in the examinations, and lie can truly say his high school career was a brilliant success. After four years of Jim's company we have come to the conclusion that he is a true friend and a loyal supporter of every- thing' connected with the school. He has, by his ever present smile and his experi- ments in the laboratory attracted the at- tention of both teachers and students. When there is an experiment in which explosive materials are to he used. your attention is sure to be attracted to Iim's place at the table, usually because of the explosion and Hying glass. VVith this propensity in view we can only hope that Tiinmie does not choose chemistry as his life work. Only the best of luck and the greatest of happiness can we extend to Jim on depart- ing from our midst.