Fairfield College Preparatory School - Hearthstone Yearbook (Fairfield, CT)

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I JOHN J. COAKLEY IN MEMORIAM On October 29, 1948, a note of sorrow was struck in the hearts of the Faculty and students of Fairfield Prep. Mr. John Coakley, a beloved teacher at the school, had passed to his eternal rest that morning. Those who did not know this capable and friendly member of the Faculty could never fully appreciate his sterling qualities of mind and heart. Those of us who were fortunate enough to have had him as a teacher, perhaps those members of the Class of 1949 in particular, who had had him in Junior and Senior French, can never adequately express their admiration for Mr. Coakley. He loved his students, or rather his boysfi as he fondly characterized us. He always had a word of praise for us, and even when he had to be stern, his face would soon brighten up with a smile. One of his last inquiries was to ask how his boys were doing. To the memory of Mr. Coakley we here pay our affectionate tribute. Of a fine teacher and a beloved friend, a devoted husband and loving father, it would not seem too much to say that he is now singing the divine praises with the angels and saints in his new heavenly home-and still asking for his boys. 7

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Mr. Coakley with members of the Spanish Club of the Class of 194-7. They are preparing the latest copy of the Clubls periodical, El Alumno. 6

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sl J - 56 FRONTISPIECE The Hearthstone ...,...... BOOK ONE Featuring Introduction The Dedication A Tribute The Theme :G vjan-:i a Am .2 CONTENTS S at , il P J: l T A ,r The Intelligent Catholic , . . S ' 'tuall -Vigorous Catholic i BOOK TWO -Featuring The piri y Administration The Senior Faculty Th Ph sically-Vigorous Catholic , . . BOOK THREE - Featuring e y The Senior Class President The Editor-in-Chief of The Hearthstone .....Page One 4 . . , .Page Two , . . . .Page Eleven . . . . Page Seventeen l The Seniors BOOK FOUR - Featuring The Cultured Catholic ..,. .... P age Seventy-One The Undergraduate Faculty The Underclassmen BOOK FIVE - Featuring The Vocationally-Prepared Catholic , . . ,.,. Page Ninety-Nine School Organizations Former Teachers Studies at Prep BOOK SIX -Featuring The Social-Minded Catholic . ,... Page One Hundred Nineteen If School Sports BOOK SEVEN - Featuring The American Catholic . , .,.. Page One Hundred Thirty-One Features ' n afijlftiff 1, ll! ' .. HT, Q' l ' f 1 f 1 f , j I I ' I I ' J j I j j