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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various extra-curricular activities. Jimmy Baisley ascended to the President's chair of Freshman Elocution and Ken Mina joined the much heralded Camera Club. These, and others like Robert Sposato and Harry Hammer, carried our name to the various other activities of the school. Along the athletic lines, we maintained the Iona tra- ditions bythe participation of our members on the various fields of sport, Chris Corkery and Dick Gates labored successfully on the J. V. football field while Al O'Neil and Joe Kelnberger observed them while circling the cinder track. There is not space to mention everyone, but it is sufficient to say that our athletic achievements rivaled our scholastic record. Under the leadership of our moderator, Brother Barry, and our class officers, President Monty Clark, Vice Presi- dent John Irwin, Secretary Tom Creamer and Treasurer Dick Gates, we have passed our first milestone on the road to graduation. Next year we become upperclassmen, and who knows . , .? Cloakroom convention . . . Byrne, Phillips, Wilson, Brophy, Mertens, Franzoni, Vogel Creamer, Harron, Cushman, Mina, Byrnes, O'Neil and Quinlan... Soinething's brewing ggxrenfiori, 1:-,ease ullol' ' 4' B - W- Corkeyungilsghuh, gimrrhe fouo K o w' ear fo the iniifrgecs, I1:naC?CJ3Q . I an