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

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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

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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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w:llUfff S , K 'r H o NTA N ' E Y W C asses easier. Under the direction of our teachers, many of whom were new, we were encourf aged from the start to put our best foot forward, to get together as a unit and achieve the best results in coordinated effort. We did, and the record that follows is our silent witness. Our first opportunity to claim place in the Academic sun came with the launching of the raffle. Though we did not land on top we showed our real fighting spirit. Then came the Band recital and while in the sale of tickets we were rated underdogs the student body will long remember the surprise we gave them. In studies the Sophomores showed their true mettle with a quarter of our number grabbing off SILVER L's. Witness the Honor Roll-overwhelmingly Sophs. We flew in the teeth of those exam. ghouls and laid them by the heels. The return from Inkerman was never like this. In sports likewise we played an allfimportant role. To football we gave the cream of the crop for Varsity and Jayvee alike. In Soccer Ca game considered too rough for the lily hngers and fragile proboscides of the upper groupsj we builded well. Uur hoop' sters of this season trailed Freshman battle flags all over the gymnasium parade ground. Socially this year's group was nonpareil. Who can forget SOPHQMCRE NIGHT -was that occasion a sell out! Did we lend artistry to the Band and Urchestra-well ask Mr. Roberts. What about debating? We'll argue with you about anything. Our embryonic Websters, Clays and Calhouns are typified by such representative orators as Healey, the litterateur, O'Connor, the diplomat and that fiery insurgent Michael Coyne. So it is that we the largest class in the school, put aside the habiliments of Sophomores for the toga of the upperclassman. With due respect for those we succeed we feel with' out conceit that we conhdently expect it shall drape our shoulders gracefully for we go on with the Hrm intention of doing things in a large way. Sixtyfone