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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l ' I 1 'lk ' ,X . x .inf lr mtv.'pv., After having made a very presentable record in the examinations, we fin- ished one of the most active and successful freshmen years in the history of De La Salle Institute. Returning to De La Salle in September, we renewed our acquaintances of the previous year and decided, as everyone does in the beginning of the year. to settle down and pursue studies in earnest. However, our class was no exception to the universal law that sophomores will be sophomores, notwithstanding the many good and easily broken resolutions made in the beginning of the year. Our first activity, as in previous years, was to elect the class ofiicers. When the dust of the battle had blown away, the following results were found: 2A President. Shaw: Secretary, McDonough: Treasurer' Geagan: B President, Fetherston: Secretary, Troy: Treasurer, Callahan. We took up the study of three new subjects in second year. They were Geometry, taught by Brother Austin: French, taught by Brother Anthony: and lastly, Ancient History, taught by Professor O'Shea. Among the new students were Donnelly and Walter Cuddy, who soon made his presence felt by obtaining ,for himself a place on the varsity basketball team. However, in our second year, the class was not content with having a regular on the team, but also had three others on the squad. They were Joe Cosgrove, an excellent guard: Arthur Glynn, former class president and promis- ing athlete, and Jack Geagan, who has developed into one of the best players De La Salle ever had. ln the class basketball tournament A had the edge on 2A although this was decided only after a bitterly fought contest. 2B then went on to place second as runner up to the strong freshmen team, which won the tournament. Summing this up, four Sophomores on the varsity squad and placing second in the tournament is quite an achievement for the Sophomore Class. Excluding the examinations, the interest of the two classes was chiefly cen- tered on the forthcoming debate between the two classes, mainly because 2B promised to soundly trounce 2A in order to revenge the setback of the previous term. The competition for the honor of making the teams in the respective classes was keen. The .fortunate ones in 2A were Messrs. Curley, J. Sheehan. Rooney and Glynn: while Messrs. Gleason, Callahan, Troy and Fetherston upheld the 2B side of the question. True to their promise 2B did emerge vic- torious, but they did not quite trounce 2A. By the victory the score between the two classes was evened, making the rivalry much keener. The Easter vacation was soon at hand, but before we left the school the old bugaboo about the quarterly exams again came to the fore. The majority of the classes weathered the storm fairly well, with Kirby of 2B and Curley of 2A standing out as the intellectual leaders. The call for baseball candidates having been issued, the Sophomore class responded nobly. The outstanding players from the second years were Glea- son, Cuddy and Hayes: while Gleason and Hayes did Well, Cuddy again stepped to the fore, earning the position of regular pitcher on the varsity. Again sum- marizing the athletic endeavors of the secfond years, we find that in basketball four Sophomores were on the squad, and in baseball we had three representa- tives. We also had three representatives on the track team. Athletically the e 'fl it 3' -41