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

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Wllllllllwi , S I W f T H o N A N r E W - GD CISSQS First of all we Juniors took the measure of the Seniors in the field of argumentation. Last of all we occupied the seats of the mighty for a year and mistook them for a balcony. That is perhaps what the other classes would have us pen of ourselves, but this space must be filled and modestly we do lay claim to having some other achievements. Partakers in every activity launched, in the glory of winning we may not be permitted to participate, but our intentions none the less have been of the best ever. The Junior class of this year numbers two hundred twentyfiive, about the number that survived the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava. Heads bloody but unbowed we have placed one third of our number in the Silver Letter society and one quarter in the Gold Letter Club. There is genius without the spark! What we have lacked in the wild, enthusiastic, spontaneous fire of the mass we have made up for with the books. Many of our sections have distinguished themselves in the wide and varied fields of activity which include a modicum of the successful in Minstrel, Raffle, Band Recital and Dramatics. Cur debaters stand without peer in the school. Cur leading sections throughout the year have been 3-A, 3-B and 3eE. These groups have held the fort against every assault and campaign which the competition and spirit of the mass could offer. The highlights of attainment have been reached by our members in the Band, the Crchestra and most of all our splendid representatives in the Dramatic Club. In helds of athletic prowess we alike have done our part. We shared in bringing to La Salle another football championship. In triumphs on the ice we were represented by able and talented hockey players. Cn the basketball court and the baseball diamond our members have flashed the colors of the school with all the will to win we had in our power to give. We can FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, when we're winning We can FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, if we lose -Y F iftyfnme .

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XlHl1l!W . X THE MAP.ooN AND wi-an-re l-dn MVEIOV MERE lapse of two months between the closing and opening of school was sufhf cient to change entirely our status among the student body of La Salle. From our freshman year our eyes were directed upwards towards the senior heights. We sighed for the halcyon days that would find us strutting about the school and campus as the monarchs of all we surveyed. The new scholastic year found us just one step removed from our aspirations. T But after all, one step to us was of no signihcance whatever when we considered the class of thirtyfthree. If a distinction existed between us, it was in name only and what's in a name? +nothingg as far as the flora is concerned. As a matter of fact, the sceptre of leadership, if there be one, should have been ours this year merely on the face of the record. List any activity in the school, and on its roster the names of juniors stand out for conspicuous effort. The school band, our pride and boast, survives because its memberf ship is composed largely of juniors. In scholastic rating, the members of the junior class are the leaders in both honor societies sponsored by the school. And besides the brains we have the brawn as is witnessed by our membership in the varsity athletic clubs. This is no pretense, it is a record that qualifies us to merit the same consideration as the seniors. For this reason, exclusive of our activities, the school year was memorable for two important clashes with the senior class. We demanded the right to be repref sented on the staff of the Maroon E99 White. After a bitter exchange of letters, Mr. McCabe finally 'Lbearded the lion in his den and in an address to the senior class earned the right of representation. Others responsible for the success of this venture were G. Harden, E. Cochrane and J. Nerney. In our quest to use a club room on an equal status as the seniors we were again successful much to the latter's chagrin. And now for a review of the year. F iftyfeight

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Xlllllfflf Q ' Z - THE MAROON AND VVHITE K CID d7f9llOl1flOVQ vias to the Intelligentia! Quality and quantity introduced a Sophomore class 'r of epochfmaking achievement to La Salle. Old and new combined to garner the glories hitherto unknown save by the upper classes of other days. We came three hunf dred and seventyfhve strong and, coming, conquered. Swiftly the new students merged with the old to form a fine unit. Unce the registrar had completed his tally we were gratified to learn that in numbers we far exceeded any other division of the school. As a class we were composed of the old guard that survived the crucial tests of the freshman year, and a minority of new members who had completed their freshman year requirements in the Junior High Schools of the city. With a great deal of gusto we welcomed them into our midst. In them we realized the full possibility of contributing generously to the Academy in spirit and support. As far as school activity was concerned, we were determined to hit close to the top. In the preceding year our record was not in the least enviable. For some reason or other we could not get started. Try as we might, as contest succeeded contest, and as activif ties were planned for intramural competition, our efforts always landed us close to the bottom of the pile. There were many days in the general assemblies when we, as freshmen, sat silent and demure as we watched the favors of the office being distributed among the worthy upper classmen. But that was the past. A new year opened up before us, a year of unlimited op' portunity to reclaim the position that was rightly and justly ours because of our numbers. Let the clarion call of battle sound, we were girded and ready for the fray. Va cation had added height and weight to many of us, and these assets together with a year of experience promised us coveted places on the varsity or Junior varsity clubs of the school. Furthermore, we knew the old schedule of intramural contests, and helped by the presence of new blood we felt that the climb to the top would be made much Sixty