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

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It's a private joke among Alden, Micoiino, French, King, Quigley, Keenan, Draudt, O'ConnelI. Come on and open the class, Brother. Migliaccio, Moroney, De Labry, Fitzpatrick, Arnold, and Sullivan wait. McMillen, Craco, Keogh, Shea, Cunningham, and Deeny hold an open-air study period. l-B boys sprouted into the Camera and Poster Clubs and added to the luster of the Press Club and other activities. The fruits of long labor were realized in the winning athletic squads, bolstered by the Freshman Flash , var- sity tackle Joe Leichtweiss. Pacing a mighty J. V. basket- ball team was Joe King, Hooks to the court enthusiasts. Other squads had their sprinkling of l-B members and bore witness not only to their athletic prowess but also to their new-found Iona spirit. From this auspicious beginning, the tree of l-B is cer- tain to wax strong through and beyond graduation. lt's no joke now when an upperclassman says to a Freshman, 'The greatest oak was once a little nut like you.

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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.

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