Gonzaga High School - Aetonian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Top Row: J. O'Donnell, T. Flint, G. Garvey, T. Wilson, N. Brown, J. Chrysokis, J. Frawley, D. Murphy, J. Kennedy, F. Young, B. Storrs. Third Row: R. McBride, E. Foeckler, J. Breads, J. Lertora, G. Hughes, B. Edwards, J. Burke, T. Smith, A. Cranston, R. Eagan. Second Row: L. Schlegel, J. Clark, J. O'Neill, C. Edwards, Fr. Horigan, S. J., R. Rinn, F. Sewell, R. Barber, J. Gerhardt. Fourth Row: F. Hughes, L. Harrison, C. McGuire, E. Zimmermann, E. Kolb, T. Kerekes. 4-A The last year has arrived and we return to classrooms and books, footballs and cheers. To lead us through our studies, Father James Horigan, S.J., served as our homeroom teacher, instructing us in the intricacies of Latin, Eng- lish and Religion. Father Timothy Reardon, S.J., solved the problems of Algebra and Geometry and Mister Joseph McGee explained our new subject, Physics. For a chosen few, Father Thomas Donoghue, S.J., explained the hieroglyphics, known as Greek. Well represented in all the extra-curricular fields, Four-A numbers among her members officers in all the various societies throughout the school. ln the world of sports Four-A was represented on the varsity football, baseball, and basketball squads. Three were members of Conzaga's first string five, which gave the outstanding 'performance of the l9-45 Metropolitan Invitation Tourney. Four-A's intramural teams were all hard-fighting, with the football team capturing the senior title. All in all, Four-A is a well rounded group. one of the best of the senior classes.

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GRS SENl GENE EDWARDS and PAUL COTTON- CLASS OFFICERS lt seems hardly possible that our four years at Gonzaga have passed with such swiftness. When in our shyness we first passed through her corridors and looked forward to the day of our gradua- tion, what an eternity of days we beheld on the horizon! And now when those days have fled into the regions of the past and we stand on the threshold of a new career, in our hearts there remain only fond memories and an everlasting gratitude for what we have gained here. The debt which we have incurred, we realize fully, we can never repay, but since those who have fostered us and labored over us deserve some gratification for their kind sacrifice, we feel that we can best grant them this by assuring them of our cognizance of grave responsibilities soon to come and of our resolution to bear them in the manner in which we have been trained. g

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Top Row: P. Coughlan, F. Langan, T. Turcotte, J. Nolan, F. McNamara, F. Tully, W. McGregor, W. DeGroot, J. Glenn, T. Becker, W. Kellinger, J. Hogan. Second Row: J. Campanella, B. Ihrie, R. Connolly, P. Cosimano, B. Ostmann, T. Luzzi, P. Lotchford, J. Marshall, J. Brinks, W. Maher, W. Heneghan. Third Row: C. Hartman, W. Frisk, K. Atchison, P. Cotton, Mr. Scharper, S.J., J. Noone, R. Geller, J. Kane, G. Jelly. Fourth Row: E. Boiler, P. Mattingly, J. Foster, D. Donnellan, W. Carpenter. For the fourth and final year the familiar halls and class rooms welcomed us back to our books in September. Soon our class was formed into a well-organized group under the home room teacher, Mr. Scharper, S.J., and the newly elected class officers. Assisting Mr. Scharper, who had the diffi- cultvtask of directing us in appreciation of Latin and English, were Fr. Reardon, S.J., our Religion and Mathematics professor, and Mr. McGee, our guide in exploring the sciences. Weekly Confession and Communion, at- tendance at the K.B.S. Mass and the Sodality, and frequent visits to Our Lady's Chapel gave us the spiritual aid and influence needed in these difficult times. Nor was our class lacking in school spirit in any form. lt included members of the varsity teams, successful participants in intramurals, Aquilian, and Aetonian staff members, in fact, representatives in most of the school activities. When our final year came sadly to a close, we felt justly proud to be wearing the school ring as a reminder of an earnest application to study, excellent character building, extra- curriculars, and enjoyable social activities, all of which constitute Gonzaga.