Loyola University Maryland - Evergreen / Green and Gray Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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Voted llie gainesl and most si)oi ' tsmanlike tellow at Loyola, Quinny is a tyjiieal college man witli the welfare of both school and class sincerely at heart. Ath- letically inclined, he has done more for his Alma Mater in this department than any other student in recent years. His remarkable self-restraint and forbearance in the more vigorous sports has secured for him the friendship of the students and the admiration of all those who have in any wa} gained his ac([uaintance. Import- ant as these (jualities may he they are not his only distinctions. Win- ner of many class laurels and al- ways high in class rating, .Johnny has many intellectual attain- ments, the foremost of which is his extensive and thorough knowl- languages. edge of the Classical Cai)tain of the basketball quint and its veteran ]) layer, Quinny had j)ractically become the sustaining j)ower of the team. As a baseball catcher and football j)layer he has more than once attained for Loyola the goal of victory. His muscular expansion demonstrates in a truly realistic manner the havoc wrought by the “busy bertha.” As a result of these exhibitions his classmates ])erpetually assume an attitude of l)rej)aredness. This member of Senior intends to enter the j)rofession of law. His numerous ([ualifications are the best assurance of his suc- ce.ss. We hoi)e some day to find ins likeness adorning the hall of fame as a most prominent m ember of the Baltimore bar. 28

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President Atliletic Association, Cliairinan Alumni College Athletic Board, Manager College Basket- ball Team. Captain College Base- ball Team. President of the St. Thomas Philosophical Society and ex-President of the Loyola Debating Society. An “all around’” good fellow. The books he took from Loyola as premiums, both in High School and College, dem- onstrate that he is a consist- ent student. “Herb” has natural as well as accfuired beauty. His attractiveness and delicacy of car- riage prove irresistable to the gentler portion of the species, and a billet-doux in his admirable handwriting has sent many a modern Venus into a state of ecstacy. When it comes to oratory “Herb” outshines the ethereal lamp])osts. He made his debut in 1913, when he ca])tured the High School medal for excel- lence in public debate. Has now become an oratorical sjjecialisl on President Wilson and St. Patrick. But “Herb.” does not confine his activity to Classics and Philoso])hy. As an athlete he looms uj) consid- erably in football, baseball and l)askelball. As manager of tbe 1916- 1917 basketball team he merited a most enviable re])ulation. If Loyola had established a course for “politicians” “Herb” “couldn’t be beat,” and the College debt would increase by virtue of tbe innumerable medals he could not help but win. Fortunately, Romulus has chosen a j)rofession well suited to his ability and eccentricities, and some day we ho])e to find him a jirominent lawyer, but still more ])rominent as a tigure in Mary- land politics and a rival to the reputation of “Sonny” Mahon. 27

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“Mike” as our most serious stu- dent has had the distinction of being class beadle throughout al- most all classes, an ottice merited by his extreme honesty. Consis- tency in study and work is his “long suit,” but, Avhen not work- ing, Mike strives to out-distance the motorcycle “cops” with his own trusty “Indian.” Apparently a man of thought, he substantiates the appearance by delving deeply into anything that comes under his attention. A joke receives more appreciation from him than from anjmne else in the class, for, after the first laugh, he goes be- neath the surface of a jocose sa - ing or deed and finds material sutficient to occasion a second out- burst. With a true sense of the beautiful he is naturally offended hv the commonplace and has been V. . observed to turn away his eyes or U: quicken his pace whenever pass- ing a “booze joint.” With regard to jiatriotism he emulates another member of the fold, halving trained at Plattsburg in 1916 and at jircsent is looking forward to a lieutenancy in the army. It must he admitted that this rival of Jess Willard in physical strength and of Haig in strate- gic ability will succeed as a military otlicer by reason of the thorough- ness with which he attacks everything. From the day when he first entered Loyola, through the seemingly long years of high school, through Poetry, Rhetoric, Natural Science and Philosophy, Mike has retained a jiermanent position among the leaders, and it is a sure conclusion that when the Class of 1917 spreads out into the various walks of life, what- ever the way he goes, this son of Erin will again be found among the foremost of his profession. 29