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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.
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EDWARD FRANCIS ANDERSON “ :n mhich pockets Regis High School INTO our vision swims the picture of a tall, loose-jointed human, upon whose aquiline nose rests a pair of horn-rimmed glasses known to the vulgar as “four years at Harvard,’’ and we know that “Big Ed” Anderson is again in our midst to regale us with his witticisms and his sarcastic utterances on all things modern. An enthusiastic student of English literature is “Ed.” and this strange penchant is reflected in his habitual use of “two dollar words.” Not that “Ed” is given to pedantry or to a vulgar display of his almost unlimited vocabulary; it is only that polished language comes natural to him. and the hoys knowing this lend their approbation. Nature's call can not go unanswered for “Ed and in his spare moments we usually find him enjoying the beauties of Bronx Park. Ih has communicated his enthusiasm along these lines to certain other gentry in the class, and when the weather permits they seek some shady spot in an advantageous locality and there wile away the moments in rapt attention while “Ed” divulges his expert opinion on sundry happenings of the day. At one time a reporter on a prominent metropolitan daily. “Ed” has not put aside his ambition to become a writer of celebrated best-sellers. To this end he has perused nearly all the classics of the English language in an endeavor to acquire a style of his own. Thackeray and Stevenson now seem bosom friends, and when a criticism of any English work of merit is needed. “Ed” is never found wanting. 5
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