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

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,Jottings from a Diary 1945 - 1949 FRESHMAN YEAR It's early in September, 194-5 . . . mystified Freshmen and their first day at Prep . . . five classes at Loyola Hall in Bridgeport and two classes at McAuliffe Hall in silvan Fairfield . . . our first Jesuit teachers: Fathers Dorsey fAssist- ant Principal at Loyola Halll., Buttimer, Jack- mauh, Madden, Thomas Murphy, Edward Mur- ray, McCarron and James Walsh . . . and the Rev. Messrs. Banks, Quinn and Francis Sullivan . . . we elect as sectional leaders Bob Petrucelli, Bill Brennan, Tom Liptak, Ed Sisk, Bob Don- nelly, Bob Healy, Jonas Soltis . . . Bob Maty is chosen President of the Freshman Debating So- ciety late in September . . . leafy October is ushered in . . . our first annual retreat . . . ex- ercises at Sacred Heart Church in Bridgeport . . . under the direction of Fr. William Dwyer, S.J. . . . new Alumni Field is dedicated with fitting ceremonies by Fr. Rector, the Very Rev. James H. Dolan, S.J .... a few days later we win the first game played on the new gridiron . . . against Cranwell Prep of Lenox, Mass .... in November Ed Tracey gives the address of welcome to Fresh- man parents at Bellarmine Hall . . . Catholic Book Week is observed . . . the Prep eleven wins five, loses one, ties two . . . the J.V. squad wins the District Championship . . . Christmas holidays begin a day earlier than expected due to heavy snowstorm. January and mid-years . . . the Prep basket- ball team wins fourteen and loses only four . . . reaches semi-finals in E.S.C.l.l.T. at Newport, R. I .... three Bobs, Bob Smith, Bob Petrucelii and Bob Maty defeat Dave Sullivan fadjudged best speakerj , Joe Trovarelli and Dave Phalen in the Freshman Prize debate . . . April 10th sees Prep Dramatic Society put on The Would-Be Gentleman by Moliere . . . Mark Lolatte is our lone representative . . . warm weather and base- ball and finals . . . Prizes for excellence in studies are awarded to Robert Petrucelli, Willard Bas- tian, William Choser, Robert Maty, Stanley Kilty, Thomas Haugh and Joseph Trovarelli . . . Vin- cent Vogel wins the History Essay Prize . . . class picnics and dismissal for the summer. SOPHOMORE YEAR All of us are now united at McAuliHe Hall . . . Father Kennedy, S.J. succeeds Father Reilly as Principal, and Fr. Darcy, S.J. takes over Fr. Kelly's position as Dean of Men . . . we observe the Tercentenary of the Jesuit North American Martyrs with an outdoor Solemn High Mass cele- brated by Very Rev. Father Rector . . . Fr. Daniel Creed, S.J., preaches our retreat . . . retreat Mass at Sacred Heart Church in Bridgeport . . . Par- ents' Night is held at the school on October 31 . . . the Building Fund Drive opens . . . Bob Murphy and Ray Parker are Sophomore leaders in chance book sales . . . the J.V. football team wins District Championship for second straight year . . . Varsity season not so successful . . . Johnny Liptak's passing features J.V. season . . . Christmas holidays come and go . . . mid-year exams as usual . . . second semester begins with many good resolutions. Ground is broken on January 6, 1947 . . . for the new Berchmans Hall, in which we spent our Senior year . . . Lower class elocution contest is won by Vin Darien . . . Easter recess . . . the Annual School Play. A Bell For Adano is put on at the Klein under the direction of Fr. Cum- miskcy . . . Messrs. Gilson, Rizzardi, Fattibene, Soltis, Murphy, Mazairz and Phalen form our contribution to its success . . . finals began on May 29 . . . classes ended on June 6 . . . honored at Graduation Exercises for excellence in studies were Robert Petrucelli, Stanley Kilty, Willard Bastian, Thomas Haugh, Jonas Soltis and Joseph Trovarelli . . . we say goodbye to our teachers of the past year: Fathers Deevy, Evanson Duff and Thomas Murphy, and Messrs, Buchan, Burke, McNulty and Maroney . . . we thank our sec-

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WALTER MCVETY Class President THE 1949 HEARTHSTONE EDITOR It is our honor and pleasure to present now Stanley Kilty, who was chosen by the HEARTHSTONE staff to be the Editor-in-Chief of the 194-9 issue. Class officer of his section for three years, on the Honor Roll for all four years, energetic member of the Debating Society and the Band, an aifable and obliging classmate, Stan performed his all-important task as Editor-in-Chief of the HEARTH- STONE in splendid fashion. He resides at 36 Homestead Avenue in Stratford, and was graduated from the Center School in that town. . CLASS PRESIDENT The Class of 1949 is happy and privileged to have as its President, Walter McVety. Always a resolute student, warm and sincere as a classmate, a faithful Sodalist, mem- ber of the Varsity football and baseball teams for the past three years, Walt was assigned the important responsibility by his classmates of being their leader during Senior year at the Prep. A graduate of St. Francis School in New Haven, Walt lives at 253 Chatham Street in the Elm City. We proudly salute our leader and our friend, Walter McVety. STANLEY KILTY Editor-in-Chief

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tional leaders for their efiiciency: Charlie Devore. Louis Pellegrino, Bob Murphy, Joe Trovarelli and Bill Benson. JUNIOR YEAR Back again to McAuliffe and mounting the lad- der of rank . . . we are introduced to our new teachers after the traditional Mass of the Holy Ghost: Fathers Connolly, Cummiskey, Glavin, Power, Donovan and Landry, and Messrs. Coak- ley, Gintofi, Moroney of the lay faculty . . . the first Prep Band is organized under the direction of Father Deevy . . . fifteen thousand fans attend the Prep-Harding game, won by the latter despite a magnificent display of spirit on the field and in the stands . . . Messrs. Frier, Kilty, Sullivan, Coyle, Kagerer and Foley of 749 played in the Band that night . . . the Minstrel Show at the Lyric . . . Parents, Night in the new Berchmans Auditorium at which Bill Frier and Addison Wright declaimed . . . the annual retreat in Janu- ary conducted by Father McGovern, S.,l., ending with Mass at St. Thomas, Church in Fairfield . . . Vin Darien is Co-Winner with Gene Hull of ,4-8 in the Annual Elocution Contest for upper class- men . . . Bob Maty, Bill Stephanak, Art Cooney, Hal Marshall, Stan Kilty and Bill Murcko serve as room presidents . . . The Three Wisdoms of Old Wang is presented at the Klein under the direction of Fr. J. Joseph Ryan, S.J .... Messrs. Darien, Gilson, Fattibene and Gonzalez of 149 appear in the play . . . soon after, the cast travels to Boston to participate in the Boston College Dramatic Festival . . . the Brick Campaign gets under way . . . there's so much else . . . the Father and Sons' banquet, Fr. Barry's dances . . . the Mission Crusade . . . report and honor cards, retakes . . . finals and picnics . . . all part of the Prep picture . . . scholastic awards to Messrs. Hardiman, Bastian, Tomasko, T. Liptak, Wright, and Kilty . . . and a special award for proficiency in the Classics to Tom Liptak . . . the end of an- other school year. SENIOR YEAR September the sixteenth . . . our first day in the oiie-year-old Berchmans Hall . . . meeting with our new teachers, who are listed elsewhere in this book . . . the Mass of the Holy Ghost . . . a fine football season . . . with a record of five wins, two ties, one loss . . . a duplicate of our Freshman season . . . the death of a beloved member of the lay faculty, Mr. Coakley, on Octo- ber 29 . . . the Football Dance on November 26 with Dave Sullivan Chairman . . . Parents' Night on December 10 . . . Walter McVety, as Senior President, M.C .... Bob Murphy gives the ad- dress of welcome to the parents of the Seniors . . . Messrs. Frier, Kilty, Lolatte, the German Glee Club participate . . . mid-year exams followed by the retreat, which Fr. Gookin, SJ. conducts for the Seniors . . . Mass in Sacred Heart Church closes the retreat . . . proceeds of the magazine drive are contributed to the yearbook fund . . . Mid-Winter Dance on February 26 with Bill Stephanak Chairman . . . Easter holidays April 13-25 . . . the Annual School Play, Brother Orchid is put on at the Klein in late April . . . Messrs. Gonzalez, Fattibene, McCormack, Gilson and Ondeck represent the Class of 194-9 . . . Senior Prize debate . . . Messrs. Petrucelli, Gon- zalez, D. Sullivan, Kilty participate with Juniors Buckley and lVlcKeon . . . Senior Elocution Con- test is in the offing as we write lFebruary 201 . . . we must not forget the room presidents: Bob Maty, Bill Stephanak, Bill Murcko, Charlie De- vore and Dick Bonitati . . . the Senior Class Officers: President Walt McVety, Vice-President Bill Stephanak, Treasurer Dave Sullivan and Sec- retary Bob Petrucelli . . . the members of the Senior Council: Messrs. McVety, Stephanak, Kilty, Maty, Soltis, Petrucelli, Murphy, Bastian, Gilson, Incerto, D. Sullivan, Tracey . . . our grati- tude to them all for unselfish service to the Class . . . final examinations, class picnics, the Senior Prom, and that happiest of days, Graduation Day at the Klein on June 9 . . . we are now alumni of Fairfield College Preparatory School . . . finis to four memorable years . . . we would like to express here our sincere thanks to Very Rev. Father Rector, Fathers Kennedy and Darcy, and to all the faculty members for their continued interest in and labors for our development and progress.