La Salle Academy - La Sallite Yearbook (New York, NY)

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AZARIAS EORENSIC LEAGUE: In the Azarias League competition, La Salle won every one of the seven speech contests except dramatics-taking fifteen individual oscars and six team trophies. Among the oscar winners were Charles Lyons, William Sheehan, William Austin, Joseph Cordova, Francis Delahanty and Reinwald Bernhardt, who in A.F.L. and C.F.L. competition collected eight individual oscars in such varied events as oratory, extemp, debate and dramatics. Also doing well in frosh speech contests were Dennis Cushman, Peter Wertz, Paul Campbell, Thomas D'Orazio, Stephen Vlomis, James O'Hare and Gerard Steffens. A.F.L. Grand Tournament-Extemp Contest Winners: left to right: C. Lyons, R. Bernhardt, W. Sheehan. DEBATE: Under Brother Edward the debaters, Dave Gal- lina, Hugh Greene, Valentine Lehr, Frank Murphy and Sal Olamia, compiled an excellent record. Their best meets were at the Peacock Tournament where they tied for second place out of thirty , schools with a 7-1 record, and at the New England Catholic Boys High School Debate Tournament where they had a 6-0 record, good for first place. Here Frank Murphy won a medal for best affirma- tive speaker and Val Lehr won a medal for best negative speaker. , W! .4 , , - L ii :vga A 3 . A.F.L. Grand Tournament-Oratorical 53 , 94,2 fl' Contest Winners: left to right: F. , gi 5 1- A Delahanty, W. Austin, J. Cordova. C 6 qi 111. .VW -is A 2.1 ' 1 - . G ,J,Zi,.., ,.,,,., - A 2 ' ,V ,. .e 3 33' W4Pi 5','f5f l, ' , N , K . 2 f -, A.F.L. Extemp Contest Winners: left to right .'f' 4,E'5jQ ,fl 0 4 C. Lyons, R. Bernhardt, W. Sheehan. ,'xJ',.4+ v 53 .- 2' -Q ' -V , ' . ' A -W if T gig flga, 3- f le, , I wal! - ' A.F.L. Grand Tournament Winners: left to right Cseatedjz R. Bernhardt, J- Cordova, F. Delahanty. fStandingJ C. Lyons, W. Austin, W. Sheehan. N. f-v ' 5

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Forensic Champions Second Place: CSeatedj left to right C. Cushing, G. Proctor, A. LeClaire W. Donovan. CStandingD C. Lyons, F Delahanty, R. Salvo, R. Bernhardt, D Pfenning. CATHOLIC FORENSIC LEAGUE: During the 1956-57 speech season, La Salle Academy's varsity speakers were never out of the top ten in any C.F.L. contest, finishing fourth in the first contest of the year in Oratory and Extem- poraneous speech, rising to take the second place team trophy in December among 34 competing schools, and slipping to sixth place in several other contests. . Among the winners of individual oscars in C.F.L. contests were Dave Gallina, Charles Cushing, Participating in trophy-winning contests: fFirst rowj left to right: F. Delahanty, W. Sheehan, W. Austin, R. Salvo, J. Cordova, R. Bernhardt, D. Pfennig, C. Lyons. fSecond rowjz A. Le- Claire, C. Cushing, W. Donovan, G. Proctor, D, Cashman. A.F.L. Novice Oratorical Contest Winners: left to right: F. Delahanty, W. Austin, D. Cashman, Arthur LeClaire, Charles Lyons, Reinwald Bern- hardt, William Donovan, Dennis Pfennig, and Francis Delahanty, Other outstanding performers were Valentine Lehr, who made the finals in the N.F.L. extemp contest, Hugh Greene, who made the semi-finals in the same contest, Nicholas Per- nice, Gregory Proctor and Steve Vavruick, last year's C.F.L. frosh champ in oratory. Since none of these boys are seniors and will all be back next year, La Salle will be solid in both quality, and depth and should never be knocked out of the top four schools. A.F.L. Oratorical Winners: left to right: R. Bernhardt, C. Lyons, J. Cordova. C.F.L. Dramatics - Frosh Oratory -

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17111 'ry 1819 Q 'Dk VV i i 1 af K if BROTHER ANTHONY MR. D. BUCKLEY BROTHER CORMAC Brother Anthony Mr. D. Buckley Brother Cormac Director of Athletics Varsity Coach Moderator, f.V. Coach ar Ina S G6Runners Up for City Title d' 1 VARSITY LEAGUE GAMES-1956-1957 -The Cards all-over impressive record of 26-7 I LSA OP' drew an invite to the post season tournament at Xavier ' 86 70 Newport R. I. Power . . . . 84 65 , St. Ann's . .. . 52 77 Quarter Final Playoffs: Manhattan 47 . . LSA 49 Rm ' ' 79 43 Semi-Final Playoffs: Dubois 56 ...... LSA 73 Pqlver ' ' 73 Zi Finals: St. Francis 63 .............. LSA 57 Rm ' ' 50 1 St. Ann's ... . 65 71 Xavier . . . ............. 88 47 1 S. Lippiello CCO-Captainl, R. Grezlak, R, McCutchen, W. Dunn fManagersJ, 86 and R. Falvey CCo-Caprainj. Everyhodylf watching that ball.