Fordham University - Maroon Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Officers of the Senior Class rresident........................BERNARD A. CULLOTON Vice-President............................YK.TOR S. KILKENNY Secretary.............................PAl L A. McLAUGHLIN Treasurer................................... JOHN F. McMANUS 2 )

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T A 't diligent and persevering efforts, Joe” ranks as one of the most conscientious students in the graduating class. Going out with great distinction from the class of 1917 of Fordham Prep., “Joe betook himself to St. Andrew's-on-thc-Hudson. where he entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus, imbued with all the fervor and determination to do his known duty. The demands of health, however, forced him to temporarily forsake this strenuous activitv. At all times a gentleman of the highest calibre, a fine scholar, and an ardent supporter of all Fordham projects. “Joe i a credit to himself and his Alma Mater. As a member of the college orchestra, “Joe was an able violinist, sacrificing his precious time and energy whenever the interests of Fordham called for his support. He is not the common type of a mixer, who pats a man on the back and fills him with flattery, but to everyone who earned his friendship lie always proved true blue. It was because of his retiring ways, his frank and straightforward manner, and his absolute sincerity that won for “Joe the title cf “most eccentric in the Senior class. “Joe is really “odd, not in the crude sense of the term, but because he stands out in an exceptional degree. At present, he is devoting a little spare time to the teaching of history in the Prep. But “Joe has the calling to God s Holy Priesthood, and the class wishes him every Success in all his future undertakings.