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

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za H 0 Armies WILLIAM A. SCHAEFER Bill St. Mary Magdalene School Track lllrmagcr 4,' Year Book Commit- tee 4,' Class Relay 1, 2, 3,' Clnrx Basketball Team 4. Here you behold our best all-around man. Bill won second class honors in his Frosh, Soph, and Junior years, led the class relay for three years, and also was on the Bas- ketball team in his fourth year. He success- fully fulfilled the duties of Track Manager and upheld the traditions of De La Salle by turning out the best relay in years. Throughout his stay at De La Salle Bill has been the class comedian, for by combining a little of the wit of Al jolson and foolish- ness of Ben Turpin, he has kept the class in humor' by his antics and funny sayings. Seldom does he lose his temper and then only for a moment. He is a friend to every fellow in the class. We hear that Bill has lately become fond of tripping the light fantastic and that he has cups to show as proof of his ability. VVatch out Arthur Murray, here comes your rival. Bill is a product of the East Side and boasts of the fact that men like Smith and NValker hail from his district. Bill is a wonder in the laboratory and can always be seen giving aid to those who are not as fortunate as himself. He tells us he expects to study medicine and we are looking forward to the day when we can call upon Dr. Schaefer. l37l HARRY A. SPENCER Silent Paterson High School, N. J. Mcnzbcr of Archcoufralz'rniz'y. Hail the pride of the Jersey farms! Of all the boys in the illustrious class of 1924, both studious and otherwise, we have Harry, saying the least but as active as any- one could wish. It was in 1924 that Harry arrived at our port, slightly bewildered at proceedings in a class so strange to him. It did not take long for someone to open a conversation with him and from that time on we all came to like him. As stated before, he is quite silent, but at odd moments he would crack a joke or two convulsing the class with laughter, and thus making up for the periods of silence. For a time Spanish has proven a hoodoo for Silent, but he has finally triumphed and now can speak Spanish as good as any Scandinavian, and we -may add, better than some. Harry is above all, a thorough gentleman, and we feel sure that in later life he will be a success. Good bye, Harry, and good luck.

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mg., - Ci -'WMM-'N 704'-Q - -M 'P ,e JAMES PRIOR JAMES L. RYAN jim Cathedral Grammar .lim De La Salle Grammar Class Treasurer lj Class Basrlzull Man- K. D. C. 3, 4. ager 1. In jim Prior, a serious minded chap, the Senior class has found an honest, capable student. At one time the class publicly showed its confidence in jim by bestowing upon him the position of treasurer. Jim's activities outside of school prevented him from participating in athletics. Jim's seri- ousness did not dominate his personality all the time, for he has a remarkable sense of humor. This was often shown, when at times, he would throw the class into con- vulsions of laughter by his antics. Jinfs hobby consists in following the news and events which occur on Broadway. His stock of information concerning the favor- ites along the Great VVhite VVay would be appreciated by reporters of the theatrical periodicalsz In time to come we may find Jim starring in one of the plays ou Broad- way, for he has the talents of a natural born actor. Jim is undecided as to his fu- ture but with his pleasant personality and that' spirit of determination which he pos- sesses, he is bound to be successful in his un- dertakings. ,lim is easily one of the best known fel- lows in the whole school. He is known both for.his big infectious laugh, and his gen- erous good nature. Jim has a big collec- tion of laughs, in fact he has a laugh for every occasion, mild laughs, derisive laughs, uproarious laughs, or what have you l Once in a while Jim has a collision with the Rev. Brother, and then the laughs are stilled for a short period while Jim nurses his sorrow, with a rueful face, but soon' the silence is shattered with another laugh, in- dicating that Jim has returned from his gloomy sojourn. Jim is also quite a musi- cian, and the whole school was thrilled by his wonderful version of Bye, Bye, Black- bird, Baby Face, etc. , Altogether, jim is quite fitted to his vo- cation in the future life both in his per- sonality and his intellectuality, for jim in spite of his lapses into oblivion. is able to secure high marks, and is rated as one of the intellectuals of the class. So there he is, a mixture of all types, comedian, student, artist, and we may add, -Gentleman. Good bye and good luck, im. ' l36l A

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als g .gg i Q 'M . reef 'UD ' -W -.....--- I 1 1 Z, DOMfNICK F. SPINA Nick, Dom DeXVitt Clinton H. S. Class Butrvllall 2. Early in our High School career Dominick -Spina earned the title of Class Authority on Latin, which title he has successfully defended ever since. Nick can also lay claim to the heavy-weight title as he far out- shadows his classmates. D'om's chief pal is Thomas McGuinness, who is also his spar- ring partner and principal abuser. Spina is a deep thinker and a quiet unassuming young man, but in reality he is the class ex- tremist, for he seldom agrees with anyone on important or unimportant topics of de- bate. Dom is the butt of many jokes, but he takes them all good-naturedly and often turns the joke on the jester. Although Dom is going to honor Fordham University by entering as a student there, he has not in- formed us as to his chosen profession in life. VVhatever it may be, Spina will, with- out a doubt, acquit himself nobly and will be a constant credit to De La Salle. VVe can only offer our friend our best wishes and these, in closing, we gladly protfer to him. ISS ARNOLD E. STANLEY Stan Our Lady of Good Counsel Stan's sterling character has won for him many friends. ln studies, Stan always stood on the safe side of the scholastic balance. Although he did not participate in athletics you 'could always find him rooting for the Red and Blue. Stan is a sort of quiet chap but can always see the funny part of life. He never endeavored to make himself con- spicuous but his personality alone made him a prominent member of the class. Even though he comes from the wilds of Long Island, Stan showed us that he is in a class by himself. Occasionally he would be the cause of some misunderstanding in the class but at the end of it all it was of no serious consequence. At our Junior- Prom Stan showed all of us that he was not so slow with the fair sex. As his high school career has been a successful one we are of firm belief that when the time comes when he must display his ability he will make a complete success of all his undertakings.