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

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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

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'flilie r'ic'sfei., SIELNIUR YEAR PON our return in September, we realized our ambition of three years, we were now Seniors! It was with a high heart and great ambitions that we entered the fourth year. Brother Charles was our class teacher and capably directed us through the intricacies of Chemistry, as well as Religion and English. Brother Bernard, the popular athletic director, proved to be the capable Math teacher, while Brother Andrew taught us History. In French we again had Brother Anthony, who taught us French to no avail for the two preceding years. g In athletics the Senior class, as usual, was well represented. In basket- ball we had Bob Nugent captain. Bob Curry, Joe Cosgrove, Arthur Glynn and Jeff Bourke as delegates from the Senior class. For the better part of the year, the regular quintet was composed of Seniors. To ind the equal of this record, you will have to turn back many pages in the history of De La Salle. The most serious part of the Senior class was the annual publication of the Torch. The first business in regard to the publication was the election of editors and assistant-editors. Bob Curley, Vice-president was given the honor of Editor-in-Chief, while John Clark was made Business Manager. The various committees were then chosen and the business of the Torch was then launched. At the outset the class of thirty, resolved, as did its predeces- sors, to publish the nnest Torch thus far. Witlm the help of Brother Charles, the book, incomplete as yet, gave promise of being at least the equal of any former publication. The next activity on our program was the annual debate. However, as the two classes merged into one, this year's debate was not an inter-class debate. The question debated upon was Increase of National Defense. Those upholding the Affirmative were Messrs. Kinby, Sullivan, Glynn and Fetherston. Their opponents were Messrs. S. Reidy, Troy, Curley and J. Sheehan. The decision was given to the Negative after a very hotly con- tested argument. To return again to the athletic side of school, we ind that as usual we were well represented on the cinder path. Frank Quinlan was captain of the Cross Country team and G. Bourke, H. Boyle. E. Dolan, A. Sullivan and Bob Hayes were also members of this team. In baseball, although the season has not yet started, Captain Bob Hayes finds many fellow Seniors on the diamond with him, among whom are Joe Cosgrove. D. O'Connell, J. Reidy, R. Bullo, and Jim Fetherston. As we conclude our final year at De La Salle, we cannot help looking back and renewing in our minds all our acquaintances and teachers who left us. As we leave De La Salle, we experience two emotions, joy and sadness. Joy. in thinking over all our pleasant times past: and sadness. in the breaking of many four year friendships. In taking our leave, we wish to expre.ss our gratitude to our teachers and professors and to the Director, Brother Edward. who has guided us through four years of constant study. l lil life? 45