Fenwick High School - Blackfriars Yearbook (Oak Park, IL)

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James Aldworfh Leonard Baker John Bowman Thomas Brady Richard Brooker Joseph Brousil John Casfans Donald Cloufier James Aldworih Richard Brooker SI. Edmund-Band, 2, Boxing, 2. S. E. Gross-Glee Club, 4, Foolball, 2, 3, Baskef- ball, I, 2, 3: Boxing, I, 2, 4. Leonard Baker Mary Queen of Heaven-Blackfriars, 45 Foofball, Joseph Bmusil 3, 4, Boxing, 3, 4: Bowling, 3. our Lady of me Mounl, John Bowman h S+. Angela-Amaieur Nigl-1+CommiHee, 3: Com- 'Io n Casifans Resurrechon-Foolball, I, 2, 3, 4, In'rramuraIs d,4gF 'rbII,3gB' ,4. , , man os oo a oxmg I, 2, 3, 4, Swimming, I, 2, 3, 4, Boxing, I, 2, 3, 4 Confrafillion CommiHee, 4. Thomas Brady Ascension-Dramafic Club, Ig Speaking Club, Ig Tennis Team, 3: Capfain, 4, Inlramuralsg Free Donald Cloulier +hrow champ, 2: Tennis champ, 2, 3, 4. Nixon-Boxing, Ig In+ramuraIs, 3. 2.7

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SENIORS ln Sepfember of I939, one hundred and forfy-fhree boys enfered Fenwick High School as freshmen. Germany invaded Poland' fhus sfarfing fhe second World War, and, afler almosf a year of a war of nerves swepf fhrough fhe Low Counfries. During fhe summer vacafion came fhe fall of France. Nexf Sepfember fhe class of '43 again convened, a few new faces had appeared and a few old ones had disappeared. The summer saw fhe air blifz roar over fhe skies of England. The class of '43, sopho- mores now, was sfill unaffecfed. Many were now playing on fhe foofball, baskefball, and swimming feams. The Lend-Lease acf was passed by Congress. The nexf year was a big one for fhe class of '43, junior prom, sporfs, Wifk, Amafeur Nighf, debafing, band. And during all fhis fime we were innocenfly unconcerned, righf up fo fhaf disasfrous Sunday, December 7. There was much falk of enlisfing buf few enlisfmenfs. ln Sepfember fhe class of '43 came back fo school wondering whefher fhey would finish fheir lasf year. The eighfeen year old regisfrafion acf was passed' and war courses were added fo fhe school curriculum. Up fo fhis fime fheir high school life had been iusf 'rhe same as fhose of preceding classes, buf in June fhey would have an enfirely differenf fufure fo look forward fo. May God wafch over and profecf fhe class of '43, Senior Class Officers John Higgins Presidenfg Frank McDonald, Treasurer: Merlin McNeIlis, Vice-Presidenfq Richard Finn, Secrefary Re E. M. McGowan, O. F. Moderafor.

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SENIORS . . . John Cody William Creedon St. Catherine of Sieno'c-Wiclx, 3, 4j Blocldriors, 4, S+- EUIBIIB-Am6I'9Uf' NIQITI Commiflee. 3? Dra- Lightweight Basketball, 1, 2, 3. ma+ic Club. I: Boxing. I. 2. 3. 4. Richard Corbe++ Thomas Culler+on S+. Luke Our Lady of Vic+ory-Blackfriars, 4: Amaleur Nigh+ CommiH'ee, 3, Junior Prom Commi'Hee, 33 Foofball, I, Z, 4, Bowling-Class champ, Ig Geo,-ge Corn-,ack School champ, 35 Caplain, 4g Boxing, I, 2, 4. S+. Eulalia-Servers' Club, Ig Boxing, 2, 4, Fool'- ball, I, 2, In+ramuralsg Blaclcfriars, 4. Thomas Cusack Roosevelf-Commando, 43 Foofball, I, 2, 3, 4: Edward Codeuo lnframurals, 3, Track, 2, 3, 43 Boxing, 4. S+. Thomas Aquinas-Deba+ing, Ig Discussion Club, 3, Chrislmas Baslce+s, 3: Confrafillion Com- John De Celle mlflee. 4- S+. Lulce-Wick, 3: Boxing, 4: Band, I, 2, 3, 4. I I John COCIY Richard CorbeH' George Cormaclr Edward Cosfello William Creedon Thomas Cullerfon Thomas Cusack John De Celle 26