Iona Preparatory School - Saga Yearbook (New Rochelle, NY)

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James C. Daly Yi' ...W ew. .:g,,,,,i w .Q if get-E L fe' fir-rf' ..i Gerald Donahue JAMES C. DALY St. Patrick Grammar School, Miami Beach, Fla. Debate 4, Elocution 3. James Daly is a recent arrival at Iona, but already he is distinguished to his fellow students by his quiet, reserved, and friendly manner. He can be found any activity period in debate, arguing his favorite topic, the merits of the Giants over the Dodgers. An ardent handball enthusiast, Jim can often be found in the handball courts. Notre Dame is Jim's choice for college and his absence will be felt when he leaves. 155 I'Il take the Yankees. Walter Daekerill, Jr. James Donnelly WALTER DOCKERILL, JR. Henry Barnard Grammar School, New Rochelle, N. Y. Tennis 2, 3, 4, Basketball 4, Glee Club 2, 3, 4, Swimming 3, 4, Class Officer 3, 4. Bud, as he is affectionately called, has attended Iona for three years and during that time has given his whole- hearted efforts in the Glee Club, in basketball, in swimming, and captaining the tennis team. As well as participating in these many activities, he has maintained a better-than-average scholastic record in addition to being a class officer. When Walter graduates in June, he hopes to go to Yale and Iona will then be missing one of her truest sons. GERALD DONAH U E Iona Grammar School, New Rochelle, N. Y. Debate I, 2, 3, Spanish Club lg Press Club 4, Baseball Man- ager 2, Literary Annual 3. Jerry is the other half of the legendary team of Votano anl Donahue-The Votadon. Outstanding in literary endeavor, Jerry has proved himself an able journalist as columnist on the Iona News, a member of the Literary Annual staff and script writer for the '46 football Pep Rallies. Jerry's interests are divided between sports and writing, an? he can look back with satisfaction on four years of fruitful ef ort. JAMES DONNELLY Grammar School, Mamaroneck Tennis, 3, 4, Poster Club 3, Glee Club I, 2, 3, 4. Diamond Jim DonnelIy,'one of the best dressed glamour boys ever to attend Iona, came to Iona from a whistle stop known to geologists as Mamaroneckg and has made a valiant effort to place that community upon the map 'through his personal achievements. Jim has played on the Tennis Team during his Junior and Senior years, and has also gained renown in other activi- ties, besides excelling in his studies.

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Joseph W. Coleman, Jr. .i:-- 1 'QV - ' 3 4, ,, Q i: ' 'Ayr ' 7 W-i Q' ' Y' -'Q , q V, . i. 'ga-QP Jas. ,lm-r.,.4lT-3- iii Pill' V- Robert Coughlin Curry JOSEPH W. COLEMAN, JR. St. Augustine Grammar Schcol, Bronx, N. Y. Track l, Glee Club l, Culture Club 2, Camera Club 3, Elo- cution 4. Joe Coleman possesses an enviable record of achievement which he has attained over the course of the past four years. As a freshman he was a sparkplug on the track team, and as a sophomore and junior became a member of the Culture Club and the Glee Club. Aside from these, Joe has maintained a steady average in his academic studies. Next year he wants to enter Georgia Tech to study engineering. KEVIN K. CONINOLLY Basking Ridge Grammar School, Basking Ridge, N. J. Football Manager 3, 4, Glee Club LZ, 3, Yearbook 4, Mono- gram Club 4, Sodality 4. Kev is an ardent football fan and served as manager of the football team to satisfy his enthusiasm. In addition, he has been a mainstay of the Glee Club, a member of the Monogram Club, a Sodality member, and is a section-editor of the Yearbook. Kevin also is a firm supporter of the Dodgers to edge out the Cardinals for the pennant, lona College has been picked by Kev to further his studies and his friendly, affable nature will be deeply missed, PAUL V. COUGHLIN Immaculate Conception School, Tuckahoe, N. Y. Glee Club l, 2, 4, Science Club l, Honor Student l, 2, 3, 4, Track 2. Paul Coughlin, Pab or Pablc- to his friends, has bol- stered lona's music section, both the band and the glee club, these East four years. He has also made top marks in the upper alt of the class. Not to be forgotten, are Paul's Her- culean stature and wavy hair when he forsakes Iona for a career in medicine at Fordham and Cornell. ROBERT CURRY St. Joseph's, New York, N. Y. Football 2, 3, 4, Press Club l, 2, 3, 4, Yearbook 4, Class Officer l, 4, Sodality 3, 4, Track 2, 3, 4, Culture Club 3, Junior Prom Committee, Senior Prom Committee, Dramatics l, 2, 3, Ht:-gagy gmnual l, 2, 3, Honor Student l, 2, 3, 4, Monogram u , , 4. Bob has set a record in sports and scholastics which none of his classmates has equalled. Scholar, athlete, and gentleman, Bob is a leading candidate for the titles Most Likely to Suc- ceed and Typical lonian. Civil engineering is his vocational choice and will prepare for it at M. l.T. The carefree days of youth. l54 Kevin K. Connolly ,girls-,.w.,r ff Q5 si' 3. 1 .y,,:f-'V it at ,ixwvi-1 42 af

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Albert Francis R. Duaso Fay 1.1. John Fix ALBERT DUASO Stuyvesant High School, New York, N. Y. Basketball 4. AI came to Iona last September and since then has gar- nished for himself much renown. I-le was a star on the recent basketball team with which he was associated by his unnatural ability to make virtually impossible shots. With the coming of the fall, Albie wishes to enter either Iona or Manhattan College to begin a course in physical education. FRANCIS R. FAY All Hallows, New York City Glee Club 2, 3, Football 3, 4, Track 2. This quiet, unassuming individual from New York City has graced the campus of Iona for the past four years. Frank, a better than average student, has established a splendid rec- ord, As a member of the Varsity with two years standing, he has played a fine brand of football. Not to be overlooked are Frank's achievements in the Glee Club and his various other actuvities, His personality will be nfissed when he leaves Iona in une. JOHN FIX, Jr. Immaculate Conception School, Tuckahoe, N. Y. Debate I, 2 3' Press Club I, 2, 4, Football lmanagerl 2, Sodal- ity, Football 5, 4, Science Club I, 2, Monogram Club 3, 4, Yearbook 4. John has gained a tremendous amount of popularity with his fellow-lonians because of his qu et, genial personality. Dur- ing his years in Iona, he has been an invaluable asset to the might of the football team, and is well known for his work in the Press Club. Johnny has decided to attend a business college next fall, and the well wishes of the entire senior class go with him. Michael Garvey MICHAEL GARVEY St. Joseph's, Sharen, Pennsylvania Sodality 4. Mike's home in Pennsylvania is almost five hundred miles from the portals of Iona. He lives in New York in the winter so he can attend the prep. A hard worker, Mike is consistently up in his studies. He has made many friends since he came to the prep last year, and they all wish this interesting, intelli- gent fellow the best of luck in years to come. Notre Dame ranks first in Mike's choice of colleges, Reading the news? 156