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

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The Torch CLASS HISTORY FOUR years ago, a group of boys gathered together for the first time in the auditorium of the new De La Salle building. Some were timid, others confident, but all were expectant. The class of '30 had arrived at De La Salle. We were first met by the director, Brother Edward, who divided the boys into two groups, A and B. ' Those assigned to-A group fell under the supervision of Brother Aubert, while Alban directed the B section. Upon the suggestion of Brother Bernardine, the English Instructor, class societies were organized. In A group the class presidency fell to Messrs. Glynn and Yoeman for a term of one-half a year each. The secretaries were David McDonald and Gervais McDonough, while the position of treasurer fell to Lawrence Rooney for the entire year. In B section' the president elected was Gordon Markham, assisted by Thomas Troy as secretary and Charles Passler as treasurer. In athletics we were well represented on the track team by A. Sullivan and E. Gleason. Those who have attended De La Salle or have been connected with it in any way realize the greatness of this feat. For a freshman to make the varsity track team at De La Salle is an honor indeed rare. In basketball we were not so Versatile, but We produced two teams which were a credit to both classes. . When we turned our attention to the more serious side of school, that of study, we thought that Latin, Biology and Algebra along with the others were invented solely to cause many hours of study and worry. When .we finally became able to utter an expression or two in Latin, and master a lengthy Bio- logical term, there were no bonds to'our conceit. The first quarterly exams finally arrived much to our discomfort, and we think that we can safely say that that was the most fearful time of our career in De La Salle. However, much to our relief, we found that all was not as hopeless as we feared, and tak- ing confidence from this, we bravely faced the future to take the four steps necessary to attain our goal. Shortly after Christmas the class held its first public debate. Section A was represented by Messrs. Dowd, Glynn, McDonald and Rooney. The B class was represented by Messrs. Callahan, Bachman, Markham, Passler. The Freshmen or Kids as we were called then, gave a good adcount of themselves, surprising everybody by their oratorical talent. In this hotly contested argu- ment on the Federal Control of the Coal Mines, the decision was given to the A section, much to their elation. However, the B class considered this as onlya momentary setback, and promised to' win their next debate by a wide margin. Spring was fast approaching and consequently the thoughts of the class turned to the great American sport. baseball. While we were not so fortunate as to place anybody on the varsity baseball team, still we were formidable teams that had to be reckoned with as class teams. Upon these two freshmen teams the varsity depends mainly today. 1930

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