La Salle Academy - Maroon and White Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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W1 E: 1 K ' I CTA 2 .1 T 1 Q 00N and 'WHITE 5 O'Keefe, Fitzpatrick, Sullivan, Broderick, Walsli, McGettrick and Dolan. Hanley, a Physiological Chemist, was attending in an advisory capacity. We noticed the same old dreamy look on the face of the now distinguished O'Keefe. Next we caught a glimpse of the forty-seven- story Journal Building in Providence. In the edi- tor's office a heated discussion was being held to no good purpose. Editor O'Neil obviously dis- agreed with the opinion of the diminutive circula- tion manager, John Healy. The literary critic, Kelly, evidently did not think much of either plan. Lloyd tore his hair in despair, an action very rare for an advertising manager. As no solution pre- sented itself the lips of City Editor Regan formed the words, Get a whip. In an office on the twenty-second floor of the building, the firm of Donilon, Mulhearn and O'Connor was doing a rushing business in the Painless Dentist line. Across the corridor in a small office sat Walter Durkin, with hat tipped on the back of his head, a dead cigar stump in the corner of his mouth and his thumbs in the armholes of his vest. We hope business isn't al- ways like that. Across the street loomed the palatial McAn- drew Hotel. Jerry Dillon, wearing a salt and pepper suit, loafed about the lobby. Not a con man, we hope. The register of the day displayed the following names: James E.. Gough and wife, West Warwick, Embalmerg Thomas Trainor, New York, Barnum and Bailey: Peter Barrett, 52 . Tx' City, No Occupation: Gerald Roarke, Albion, Maine, Guideg John McWilliams, City, Broker: Louis Testa, Kelly Field, Tex., Aviator: Joseph Scanlon, City, Salesman. In the spacious grill, Kasparian's Jazz Hounds were baying at the diners. We recognized: Batastini, Pianistg Desjarlais, Trombonistg Mee- gan, Trumpeterg Porter, Saxaphonistg Polselli, Sousaphonist, and lVlcAleer, Drummer. Again the mist cleared and we found our- selves in New York at the Yankee Stadium. The Yanks, aided by Comunale and Janas, pitchers, and Ryan, outfielder, were desperately striving to repel the attack of Tom Harrington's Providence Grays. Trudell and Cunningham, the joint man- agers, who had guided the destinies of the team in its phenomenal pennant fight, took particular pains with the work of their star first baseman, Keane: second baseman, IVlcArdleg shortstop, lVlcNamee, and outfielder, Broderick. We leaned forward with avid interest and could not suppress a sigh of baffled curiosity as the vagrant clouds again wandered across the scene. In an instant we were transported to Murphy's Broadway Theatre, where Conaty was starring in Co-education. Fenlon played the part of a college bootlegger. Lynch was working his way through college, driving a truck for Fenlon. Loughran was the village plumber. Lovett in- structed the would-be students in horsemanship, employing Gagnon to run his stables. Connelly instructed his aspirants to frat memberships in gate

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E i is 2 Q 5 2 - 00N gtegmjtsgg and WVI-IITE 5 Qllarfn lgrnphrrg as lolrl lo folm llff. Dunn and losepli Rainvillc by c,'GSSC1l1ffl'Cl and Laomcdon OU HAVE. asked us to foretell the des- tinies of your classmates either because you are too lazy fwe wincedl or because you do not possess sufficient intelligence fagain we wincedl to make an attempt in that line your- selves. We shall do our best to oblige you, but first we must correct a false impression which the historians have spread about us. We did not die in the age of Troy because a person born to be hanged will never die otherwise. The reason we disappeared so suddenly was to carry out the wishes of the gods. We repaired to Delphi and remained there until the Cauls over-ran Greece. Rescuing the oracle from the ravishing hands of the vandals, we then escaped to the polar regions. Your kindness in rescuing Coroanthus, when he was procuring supplies for us has induced us to render you assistance in carrying out your prophetic mission. We have persuaded the gods that they will suffer no ignominy from use of the sacred crystal. With this brief and insufficient prologue we were led into a monstrous ice cavern, situated near our landing place. We say insufficient be- cause it left us totally unprepared for the splendor, which, for a time, threatened to rob us of the use of our eyes. We found ourselves in an immense vault as large as the school auditorium. From the arched roof hung thousands of iridescent icicles, reflecting the brilliant sunlight which shone through the transparent roof. They threw multi- tudinous colors on the shimmering, white silk, woven by Cassandra, into vivid scenes of the Tro- jan Wars. The center of our interest was a large crystal of purest quartz, reposing on a pedestal of platinum interwoven with gold. We were told f X that this triumph of the craftsmaifs art was the work of Vulcan. As we gazed with' staring eyes at the crystal, all the light seemed to focus upon and be absorbed by. Much to our astonishment, it gradually clouded over. At the command of the seers we dazedly took our seats nearby, on billowy, silken cushions and rested our extended arms on the quivering pedestal . The mist cleared and we saw a purple-robed Bishop haranguing an assemblage of students. With a sigh of relief we recognized our old class- mate, Basso. Among the monsignors attending was Andre Lefebvre, who seemed to agree heartily with the Bishopis statements. The majestic cathedral faded into the envel- oping mist and the imposing hospital of the Flan- nery brothers took its place. An important con- vention of the country's leading doctors was in progress. Among those present we noted McCann, 51

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1 K 2 3 Um : -: it 5 00N and WHITE g crashing. Maguire made a very beautiful camp- fire girl. Quirk did a clever piece of acting as a night-club owner. Keohane and Steinkamp were his bouncers. Swirling mists sweep once more across the crystal and we looked upon a far less turbulent Chicago than the one of the present day. Lunt, police commissioner and former boy scout, had cleaned up the city. At the foot of South Street was the plumbing concern of Carroll and Mc- Elroy. Nearby was the ollice of Casey, expert in lake litigation. john Fogarty appeared as head of the Salvation Army in this city. A glimpse of the 'W -1,. oc if se . , . . Q ...s ' n 4' 5 - , I L!! E R' 1 ., . WB ' 1' 4 in 4 ,., , -I igd! .' l v 1 ' ' ' F 'Q 7. 4 - . Q, city council room showed Alderman Rielly sec- onding the motion. Then the sunshine of the Southland shone forth on fair San Francisco. The palatial offices of Durgan. Kelly and Lenehan, built in a replica of the famous Conqueror, on which their cruises took place. The ship happened to be in port. Captain Davis was superintending the load- ing of the vessel. As we watched, bos'n Bill Car- roll appeared and piped the call to hands. In an office of the Dean Building, Kearns and Halpin were in command of a meeting. Rapid as was there discourse, Francis Healy had no trouble with his notes. Then the land of sunshine faded from our view and we saw Leon Girard and Leo Dunne building a tiny bridge over the Woonasquatucket River. In the Clair Building, not far off, Eagan, Barrie, Theroux, Gorham and Tyrell were gath- ered to divide their prohts. Don't get us wrong: these profits were legitimate. While in a radio store in the second story over an empty lot was a man trying vainly to Hx a television set. We hope you clon't always do business like that, Tommy. Then we saw a land development of Gallogly being surveyed by Carroll and Garvin. The line looked crooked to us. F ay was superintending the job for his music studio was to be built on the lot. Now with fear and trepidation we prepared to learn our own fate. Our fears were justified. Such a dark and dismal fate we cannot bear to disclose in this narrative. We are Willing, how- ever, having resigned ourselves to our fate, to tell anyone who is interested enough to make personal inquiry what a terrible life is ahead of us. ' 53