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

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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.

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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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elipian Requlafwi Una 'JK 4 W, BENILDE CLUB: A11 members of she Benilde Club who intend to take part 1n the ' Activities Night program Should meet,1n the gym tonight at 7:30. ' The Benilde Club, under The direclion ol Brolher David Alberl, is an organizalion composed ol La Salle sludenls who wish lo sludy more Thoroughly lhe malrer ol religious vocalions. I+ accomplishes lhis by means ol reading, lallcs, and movies on The religious life. Since ils inceplion Two years ago a marked increase in religious vocalions has appeared. Their aclivilies, however, are nol con- fined 'ro These parlicular channels. The club also enjoys an inlramural alhlelic pro- gram, and usually lhere are social aclive ilies lo lceep lhe members busy. The club also sponsored several lrips lo The Phila- delphia Proleclory lo give parlies lor lhe boys confined lhere. The ollices of lhe club were lilled lhis year by Tom Birch, Pre-sidenl: Joseph Guerin, Vice-Presidenlf John Kane, Secrelary: and David Levin and John Burns, Co-Treasurers. Righf Panel, Top: Brofher David Alberf, moderalor of The club. Cenler: The Physics Lab serves as headquarlers for 'the Benilde Club meelings, usually held once a weelr during religion period. The o o o if Below-BoHom Row, lefl fo righl: Brother Alberl, F. Harlman, J. Murray, V. Connolly, G. Doyle, J. Burns, and T. Lynch. Second Row, leff 'ro righfz R. Hunl, G. Forde, F. Trainer, J. Guerin, J. Kane, J. Tierney. Third Row, lefl fo righlz C. Murphy, J. Teefy, E. Nolen, T. Dunn, E. Feuerslein, J. Devlin. Top Row, lefr 'ro righf: T. Rodgers, T. Kelly, G. Margralzf, E. Worfhingfon, J. G-rasineder, movie screen lhere is oflen pu? fo use. Boflomz Tom Birch, club presidenf, is examining one of The religious pamphlels which are placed in lhe raclrs on lhe lhird-floor corridor. -4 Q.