Loyola College - Review Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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SENIOR ARTS Grace O'Reilly, Lillian Balangero, Eva Conchatre, Patricia Doyle. FRESHMAN SCIENCE Ist row: Mary Kelly, Louella Fisher, Mary Tansey. 2nd row: Olive Gallagher, Carmencita Gallagher, Jacqueline Moisan, Shirley Collins. 3rd row: Patricia Cogan, Joan Brown, Sheila Kirk- wood. FRESHMAN SCIENCE Ist row: L. Walsh, M. Doyle, G. Curran, Vice-Pres- ident, F. Porteous, President, P. Ready, Secretary, K. Shea. 2nd row: J. Leahy, G. Panneton, L. Facella, B. Danaher, G. Flanagan, W. Kennedy. 3rd row: C. Baillargeon, J. MacDonald, R. Ménard, M. Biega, J. Leslie, L. Doherty. 4th row: L, Harvey, P. Shaughnessy, E. Corrigan, C. Dorion, T. Murphy.

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LOYOLA COLLEGE Page 36 REVIEW The first game of the season saw McGee whitewash Loyola by two touchdowns. The Double Blue made use of their weight to hammer through the line, while Loyola's passing attack, later on to come to the front, was not functioning smoothly. Hopes for a championship had just about disappeared after the next game in which Catholic High emerged a winner 8-5. The only bright spot on this contest was the improvement shown by Loyola in downfield tackling and passing. Loyola's score was the result of a Bussiere-to-Toohy pass. The annual Thanksgiving classic with Westhill was the turning point in the team's fortunes, and was a game that will always be remembered by those who saw it. In the first half, a very effi- cient Red and Gray squad bewildered Loyola with its passing and built an eight point lead. This lead they were happy to sit back and protect in the second half, and with four minutes to go they were still in command. Then the Maroon and Green struck with record speed. Johnny Meagher faded to the Westhill forty-yard line and rifled a tremendous pass to Keith English for the first touchdown. The cheering had not died out when Westhill kicked off. Ten seconds later Donn Bussiere crossed the Westhill goal line after one of the most electrifying runs ever seen on the campus. In the few minutes that remained, Westhill did not threaten the Loyola goal line, and a confident team raced to the dressing-room at the final whistle. Loyola’s confidence was strengthened by their second victory — this time against Montreal High. Though the High School boys took an early lead after a sustained march with line plays, they could not hold off a hungry Loyola backfield, and a Bussiere-to-Maloney forward gave the Maroon warriors a lead they didn’t lose. The next game, with Westmount High, was supposed to be the test for the revitalized Loyola squad. Westmount boasted a tie with McGee and had a powerful team. In this game it was Loyola that took an early lead on a touchdown by Ralph Toohy, but Westmount tied the score before the end of the half. Again it was Donn Bussiere that pulled the team out of a hole. Late in the second half he took a lateral pass from Keith English and streaked down the side lines from his own forty-yard line over the Westmount goal. A charging Loyola forward wall took over from there and twice held the Westmount backfield for three downs inside the Loyola ten-yard line. In the three games following the Catholic High game, the team had improved steadily. The backfield of Bussiere, Malone, Toohey, Salvati and English played brilliantly at all times. The line, too, which had looked weak at the start, improved until it reached a peak in holding a pow- erful Westmount team. Therefore it was with optimism that the Loyola players awaited the coming game with McGee. A victory in that game would have put Loyola in a fine position to edge out Catholic He Five minutes after the opening whistle Donn Bussiere had scored a touch against a bewildered McGee squad. For the rest of the half the Double Blue leaned oe their own goal posts and fought to prevent another score. Though Loyola spent most the time in the McGee end, there was no scoring. It was in the last play of the half that the unfortunate accident occurred which put Bussiere out for the rest of the season. The team was greatly affected by this loss as McGee scored two touches in the next half. This was the loss that sealed Loyola’s championship hopes. The one remaining game with Catholic We E could make no difference to the Loyola standing. Though it went down to defeat, it showed the spirit that was part of its play all season. JAMES LEAHY, 47. Christmas ! Mine be a tree all clothed in green, Hewn from the wooded mountain hills; With tinsel and stars to make it gleam, This Christmas Eve, if God so wills. Murray MCARDLE, H.S. '44.

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At left: 1.U.D.L. DEBATERS Seated: J. Hemens. Standing: J. O'Brien, G. Vanier, G. Desjardins. Below: DEBATING EXECUTIVE Seated: G. Morley, Vice-President; J. Hemens, Pres- ident; G. Vanier, Secretary. Standing: Councillors G. Desjardins, J. O'Brien, R. Lindsay. At left: HIGH SCHOOL DEBATING EXECUTIVE Above: PUBLIC DEBATERS J. Colford, W. Sullivan, R. Lindsay. Seated: W. Pelton, Secretary; M. B. Cashin, President; A. Burns, Vice-President. Standing: Councillors D. MacLean, M. McArdle, M, Laliberté.