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

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Future first citizens . . . Gallagher, Cole, Dockerill and Flynn. cessful athletic squads. Their victories on the field of sports were in character with achievements reached in other fields. lona's athletic future is assured as long as it can count on a lineup of fellows such as these. With one year behind them, they now enter into the exalted state of being upperclassmen. Their period of trial has been successfully passed. From now on it's clear sailing and blue water for these tried and true veterans, St. Columba can be truly proud of his sons, for they have done and will continue to do their best in all that they do. 43 Scully, McMahon, Vranka, Nesbitt, McGuire, Walsh, and Barrett turn their attention to a difficult one. lt's on the next page. Turn over . McNeil, Maddox and Jannell. Relaxing before the bell are Siedel, Fargis, Berrigan and Boyle.

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Ww- Buddies all . . . Terry, Fix, Shattuck, Sweeney and Fitzpatrick. De Ynchausti, Wright, Cassidy, Page, Bombace, Will, and McDevitt take a breather between classes. WE DO our best in all that we do. These words, from the Song of Iona Men , were not taken lightly when this portion of the Class of '50 first heard them sung at a Pep Rally. The boys proceeded to suit their actions to the words during their first semesters at the Prep. After the opening elections, the school year swung into- high and Class l-A jumped on to the band wagon as Freshman classes have done so admirably in the past. Honor pins were not uncommon in Room 8 during the year, for when the quarterly exams rolled around they proved no obstacle to the budding brilliance of its schol- ars. Scholastically, there were no complaints from the faculty when report cards were handed out. l-A found the activity program to its liking if achieve- ment is any measure of pleasure in one's work. The boys could be seen hard at work during these periods and by their efforts they contributed in no small part to the suc- cesses which are characteristic of Iona undertakings. Athletically, it was another chapter of the same book. Achievement seemed to hound l-A, for a goodly portion of its members nailed down berths on the typically suc- 42

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Auer, Braddock, Leichtwciss, Scully, Carey and Wingert- zahn . . . last minute ciamming I-'E GREAT trees from little acorns grow. This could well fit the expected future of class l-B, for with such seeds of energy and talent as have been exhibited by its members, this Freshman group is slated for the top of the tree of success. Larry Quigley and Bill Braddock started the seed grow- ing with their honor averages after Brother Lopez broke ground the first day. As the year wore on, the branches of honor students, like George Roche, formed a sound basis for the leaves which were to follow. The activities blossomed forth in full glory with such budding virtuosos as Bill Dwyer and Vinnie Scully set- ting the pace with their close harmony in the Glee Club. The beauties of Nature are enioyed by Brosnan, Forsman, Hernandez, Dwyer, K. Ryan, De Maio, Roche, J. Ryan and Dahm.