Georgetown Preparatory School - Cupola Yearbook (North Bethesda, MD)

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Senior Class History by JAMES A. FOLEY, '35 S we passed between the tall, imposing columns which grace the front of our beloved Prep, we were filled with joy, apprehension and sorrow. Joy at starting a new lifeg apprehension as to its consequences, and sorrow because we had just left our homes and loved ones. It was in September 1931 that we departing Seniors, a small group of young' sters--fifteen, to be exact-began our days of walking the corridors of Georgetown Prep. Of the original fifteen, ten of us now finish our High School days-our four happy, happy years at Georgetown Prep. We were representative of various parts of the Eastern United States. Our largest number was from Washington and Chevy Chase. From this group comes jim Toomey, hardy left end of this year's football teamg Billy Dettweiler, who has well represented the school on the fairway, the diamond and the basketball court, and Steve McMahon, our class philosopher. From Brooklyn came Ed Flanagan, our class President, and Jim Foley. From the sunny southlancl-- Atlanta, Georgia, suh,-arrived Hughsie Spalding, our Pres- ident of the Yard and a sterling athlete. From Manhattan came two members of which that borough may well be proud -Cletus Keating and Chick Renehan, the friends of all. Altoona, Pennsylvania, sent Howard Pennington, Captain of our football team and an eminent scholar. While Jersey City contributed Tony Scatuorchio, our ideal of a real class- mate. We were capably handled in class, having been instructed in the rudiments of Latin by Mr. William E. Welch, SJ., Z1