La Salle College High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Wyndmoor, PA)

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. N. V4 F 'Q 4.v-' -:JVM ' A. W' ,4- S Above: Ray Berens caialogues newlv made negaiives, while Denny Recliner and Joe Quinn examine old negaiives fo see which mighf be siill usable. Righfz Brorher William and George Forde weigh ihe relafive merifs of each piciure fallen bv fhe club. Sharpness, ccnirasi, and inieresling sub- iecf mafrer are imporfanf facfors in any phofo. 4Za4MuZL4 alarm Hampereo by inexperience, La Salle s Pholog- raohy c ub reverrneless provided an ouflei lor The ac v?'es oi La Salle s+uoenrs in Lnis lied. The cluo, corsfsing enfirely oi underclassmen coniined iis ac- rivifies lo iirning ioorball games, buf occasionally samples of rhe clubls worlq found iheir way inro rho pages oi she Wisierian and B'ue and Gold, The hfgn ignr of The cub s aciivifles come wT+h an exhi- bY'ion oi picluros ialcen, processed, and mounfed by ihe club under ihe direciion oi Broiher William, iis moderaior. The exhibii was held in coniunciion wifh ine acrivifes nigh? program oi ihe Men oi La Sa le. The eguiprnenl ar ihe clubs disposal includes a darkroom equipped wirh a speed graphic camera, en'arger, exposure me-ier and compleie supply oi iilm, ilash bulbs and chemicals. Phoiographer George Forde, +he sfudenf mosi inslrumenfal in fhe organizafion of +he Phofography Club, demonsirares io +wo nlher club members, Joe Quinn and Denny Recliner, fhe sfeps in 'ihe proper use of ihe enlarger. Forde has been insfrucfing rhe club members on various phases of phoiog- raphy such as developing, washing, and drying of negaiives, and processing of prinis including fhe seleciion of fillers and varigam paper.

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embers of the t to the offlce if y 5, K ive assignments for I members who to report when 4, layouf of ihe cenfer spread which was designed for use in fhe December issue. fl ff J The ediiorial board and senior members of lhe sralif. Sealed, leff io righl: George Forde, Phofographerg Thomas McNicholg William Ouainrance, Assislani' Edilorg William Burns, Editor-in-Chief: Raymond Berens, Assisfanf Ediiorg James Brannigan, and Paul Morris. Sranding, leff,+o righlz RoberlTillman,Thomas Dunn, Charles Di Sanfo, John McHugh, John Poserina, Edwin Morrissey, and Edwin Bonflef. The high poini of every monlh is +he day when ihe Wis finally comes back from rhe prinlers and is dislribuled. Gerald End and Jack Crimmins are falling packs of papers fo various classrooms where the sludenis are eagerly awaiting fhem. It requires a lo+ of worlr fo cover every sporf ai La Salle, bui +he Wisierian Sporls Deparfmenr does lhaf iob very well. Here Ray Berens, Sporls Edifor, explains nexf mon+h's layouf 'ro Jack Poserina, Charles Di Sanio, Jack Krimm, and James Brannigan. The fulfillmenl of ihe mon+h's blood, swear, and rears. A senior class is read- ing fhe paper wiih avid inferesi, prob- ably checking Lock and McNichol's Ex- posing Expxlorer fo see if iheir name appears fhere. The class of i950 saw one of ihe mosl imporranl siudenl aciiviiies celebraie iis 'fifreenrh anniversary. The Wislerian was founded in I-935 as an organ of rhe srudenf body, and lhus il has conlinued ever since. Serving rhe rwo-fold purpose of providing an ourlel for rhe iournalisiic abiliiies of The sraff members, and acring as a link berween school, home, and parish, ihe Wislerian was an esseniial irem during our four-year renure ar La Salle. Facul+y Fooinoiesf' Limelight and Sporrligh+ were popu- lar fearures during our freshman, sophoa more, and junior years. Wifh ihe Sepiember, I949, issue of 'rhe Wisierian, a new era in irs hisiory was inauguraied. The slyle of iype, size, and general appearance was modernized. The Wis enrered ii sixfeenih year of con- rinuous publicalion wilh iis eyes To The furure.

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Quinn Mic General 0uTdoor AdverTising has noThing on La Salles ArT DeparTmenT, Tor almosT every acTiviTy around The school has been publicized by The unique and original posTers iT produces. The Blue and Gold, The SubscripTion Drive, The Cape and Sword, and The AThleTic DeparTmenTs are a Tew oT These. James CourTney, in his capaciTy OT arTisT Tor The 1950 Blue and Gold, drew The picTures which appear on Pages 2 and 3 and Page IZ8 oT This boolc. T-le also designed The cover. The WisTerian has also beneTiTTed Trom The ArT Clubls worl: in The Torm oT The Holy Year spread which appeared in The De- cember issue. BuT These arTisTs also worlc Tor Themselves. James CourTney won The TirsT prize Tor window decoraTion which was given by The C5ermanTown OpTimisTs Club. Modern Language Weelc was The impeTus To a posTer conTesT which neTTed iTs winner, Thomas Regan, a Tive dollar prize. During The Chris-Tmas season, AlberT Damiani, TimoThy McGee, and Gerald Doyle collaboraTed To painT a magniTicenT scene oT The Epiphany on a Ten-TooT lengTh oT ordinary wrapping paper. This mural graced The walls oT BroTher 'Williams home- room, and laTer The T:aculTy T-louse. The highlighT oT The year Tor The deparTmenT was The annual exhibiT oT The yearis worlc, held in The gym. Below: Members of The ArT Club inTensely sTudy The work of some of Their Tellow arTisTs. The picTures ThaT you see are The work of abouT one monTh of efTorT. 'f 'vm,..., x if 'Lani ,.,. .T V' F! ,,., PN I 4 re f i ...-... ., yy .1 A11 'dfii -.ii : X are-sv .X -- T Q -YQ T Q .,S -- ! 2 , XX ,I qs fi X ' X as Above: BroTher F. William, by a few deff sTrokes of The brush, demonsTraTes how a shadow can be highlighTed. The sfu- denTs who are wafching seem quife inTeresTed. Below: John CourTney explains The proper meThod of mounT- ing The finished picTure To Al- berf Damiani, who appears To be disfracfed from his own creaTion.