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

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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

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The To'h S class of thirty stands well out in front with a record that is the envy of the en- tire school. As the year ended, looking forward to our vacation and back over our Sophomore year, which has just closed, our one earnest wish was that we would be as successful as Juniors as we were as Sophomores. ' We returned in September for the third time to embark on the third of the four steps that would lead us to our goal. For some unaccountable reason the former A section became B and vice versa. In the'A section Brother Edward. a newcomer, but destined to become very popular with the boys, took charge. while the B section was cared for by the efficient Brother Patrick. The new subjects were Solid Geometry and Physics. the former taught by Brother Nor- bert, who appeared afterthe transfer of Brother Patrick, the latter by Brother John, and Brother Joseph set about the heroic task of trying to teach us Latin. For the lirst time the two classes combined and a single set of oilicers was elected to govern the' third years. When the smoke of battle had cleared away, the following results were determined: President, R. Curley: Vice-President, T. Troy: Secretary, A. Kirby: Treasurer, Ed. Shaw. Upon settling down after the first few days of unrest, we discovered two new students in our midst. They were Prank Tooley and Bob Nugent, both destined to do their bit on one or another of the varsity teams. The annual call for Basketball candidates found the class of thirty answering it with the same alacrity as it has shown in the two previous years. Bob Nugent. a newcomer, in September was good enough to be placed on the varsity five and this coupled with the fact that three other Juniors made the team, namely, J. Geagan, A. Glynn and J. Cosgrove, did much to add to the athletic prestige of the class of '3o. Shortly before Christmas the annual interclass debate was held. Those selected to represent their respective divisions were the Messrs. Curley, Glynn. Reidy and Sheehan of 3B while Fetherston, Kirby Troy and Passler upheld the A side of the question. The debate, which was keenly interesting to all. resulted in a victory for 3B, the former IA and 2A thus giving them a slight lead over their opponents. On the track team we had more representatives than any other class, the Seniors included. Those wearing the Red and Blue of De La Salle on the cinder path from our class were the Messrs. Quinlan, Bourke, Dolan and Hayes In the final sport of the year, baseball, the class of '30 sent many repre- sentatives to the diamond, among whom were Bob Hayes, Bob Nugent. Charlie Passler and Joe Cosgrove. with F. Dingle as manager. On reviewing our athletic endeavors in our third year, we feel quite sure that the class of '30 did its part in upholding the sporting tradition of De La Salle and finally, upon taking our leave of the third year, we have but one mutual wish, and! thatis, that our fourth and iinal year at De La Salle be as successful and pleasant as its forerunners. 1930