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

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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

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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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llllIfllw - .S ', 7 TH ONl-I-AN TE K CBD f l I CS resA1na11 j N A clear September morn last fall La Salle stretched out her arms and welcomed to her circle one of the largest and finest Freshman groups ever to be enrolled. Strong of spirit if timid of mien we came. A wide variance was to be observed in size, some of our members being big fellows and a few veritable midgets, with the rest running to averf age. Although we entered the Academy three hundred strong and felt a tinge of smug confidence in our numerical strength, we soon became impressed with the idea that we were strangers among the large population of upper classmen. To us it was the beginning of a new life, a life that promised new friends, new thrills, and new experiences. Unf doubtedly our aloofness during the first week was prompted by the idea that as far as the old boys were concerned, we did not speak their language. Once, however, the routine of school life began to function, all things seemed to change. We found the boys of the upper division genial and warm friends. In fact, at La Salle, there seems to be no distinction for age and service. Everywhere there is a general commingling of classes, that promotes loyalty, good fellowship and school spirit. Hardly had we acclimated ourselves to our programs and class routine when the whole school was humming with the work of the extra curricular activities. There were athletic clubs and societies of all sorts to take up our leisure time and sustain our interest in the school and its work. In the world of sport, there were freshman and sophomore clubs in football. Superf vised by coaolhes and properly outfitted, we were instructed in the fundamentals of footf ball. Those who lacked the taste for the rugged antics of the grid team were induced to join the Cross Country squad. Intramural meets were arranged and a whole' hearted interest aroused among the classes. Besides these sports, johnny Krieger coaxed out another large group and taught them the principles of basketball. Everyone was taken care of and every one had something to do. Other activities that attracted us were the band, the orchestra, debating, the Latin Club and the Public Speaking Society. In all these, the class yielded a large percentage of members who proved that despite our youth we were willing to boost and carry on. Sixtyftwo