Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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gr L... lin... -Qs John J. G'Brien, B.S. HCOWbOYH Flushing, N. Y. Mendelian Sociefy 3, 47 German Club, GHNNY-fhe wonder boy from Brooklyn has been guife a famous characfer abouf fhe college campus. l-le has been liked a greaf deal by fhe sfudenfs for fhe kindness, simplicify and obliging manner he possesses. G'Brien's greaf habif is being a plugger. You should see him siffing abouf fhe campus af lunch hour wifh a sandwich in one hand and working ouf a chemisfry problem wifh fhe ofher- he feared Professor Kenny and was nof faking any chances. Whaf Sfeam-boaf Bill G'Brien really enioyed was dissecfing fhe cafg fhe manner in which he would cuf and observe fhe caf was a fine piece of work. Yes, he cerfainly knew his biology. More fhan once we noficed him during fhe lecfure hour in fhaf subiecf, way in back of fhe room franslafing German classics. In explaining fhe reason for fhis he would smile and bashfully exclaim: l sfudy Biology every evening. Well, neverfheless, he acquired a credifable rafing in bofh Subiecfs. Jack now admifs he can converse smoofhly in fhe German fongue. In one of his leisure momenfs he composed a German poem. To our minds if appeared 6 worfhy one buf Jack is sfill waifing ifs publicafion in our college paper. We are Cowbo , will be a greaf loss fo sorry fo say fhaf our friend, beffer known as y lvlanhaffan. , ,,.,, , . ' Q 4 :J in i-- i i ---W i., , z ,im -,L ', i i V s, ,. - u , I73 , - ..,,

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E i C2 3 Q 1y1.Acu.uge.TjA N,!7lQE,llI Tubalcain Negron, BS. in E. Tubal Venezuela, S. A. K. D. C.: A. S. C. E. 3, 43 Newfon Mafhemafical Sociefy 2, 3, 4: Transif Club 2, 3, 4, lnfernafional Relafions Club 2: lnferclass Track 2. URING fhe fall of l928, Tubal came fo us from fhe wilderness of Soufh America, wifh a slighf knowledge of English, a greaf amounf of will power, and an eager desire fo learn. l-le foiled for a year under greal' handicap, buf affer having acquired a greafer knowledge of fhe language, became acquainfed wifh fhe American mefhods of schooling. l-le succeeded in his sfudies and became a leader in his class. Now he has finished his college career successfully. In his sophomore and iunior years, he proved himself quife a surveyor, and became so familiar wifh fhe nafives living in fhe vicinify of lvlanhaffan's Engineering Camp, fhaf during one chilly spring nighf a snake came fo share his bed for fhe evening. We expecf Tubal fo go back fo his counfry and in years fo come, if ever any one of us should visif Venezuela, he will find Tubalcain a 'successful engineer, spending his days af fhe head of some greaf enferprise, and his evenings charming his many friends by fhe recifafion of his innumerable advenfures in fhe fabled caverns of Liffle Old New York. V mu V V H V W- V, My A. ,H ,,, , ,,,., . . .. ....., . . . M - .f... . V , --.,.---,-,.,.,.,K..-,W ...,.., .,,.---.,.,,,..- ,.,, - . -- - -- - - - --- -f-j V j ' ' 'jnm lg , I ' - Q . Hy, , .,., -31, 'W -- f r -N we- Q' i Q pr f.':..Q1fgi.'4Tg '1L'j'lfg'fiT.':'ZZQQ.2T'iL'.ii2T'.i 'i L L l Ln i CD ' M O 33. if is - L, U L I U 1-f. f.-2. ilc1.a:l.:2Qf.:L.:f'f....fl1...fL1..':...f'?L,. ,.Jf.Id l72 iw OHNNY-fl abouf fhe , for flue kindness, is being 5 plug, wilh a sandwich lleleared Profesf Whai Sm manner in which lie cerfainly knev liour in fha, Suk explaining ,he Biolo ri . gy everl' eve sulileclsl Jack n ine ol lns leisure worfliy one buf SONY +0 Sa y in llanneiianl al V lifbfoc X

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,.. - - - V! ' 'N V '- RoberT J. 0'Byrne, B.S. in E. Bob New Jersey BeTa Sigma: A. S. C. E.: NewTon MaTh SocieTy: TransiT Club: K. D. C. OMING Trom mosquiTo-inTesTed New Jersey To prepare himselT aT lvlanhaTTan Tor The Taslc oT making a livelihood in The world, Bob immediaTely seTTled down To The hard grind oT Tour years. l-lowever, he had noT Taken inTo consideraTion Two Things: ThaT Trom Monday To Friday is a long, long Time To sTay away Trom The End oT The Rainbow, and ThaT young men will noT allow a pleasanT personaliTy and a sense oT humor To lie dormanT. So our days oT pleasanT comradeship were soon greaTly enriched by his irresisTible and delighTTul company. Bob is quiTe an a+hIe+e and broughT an enviable repuTaTion wiTh him Trom Prep, buT being an engineer, sporT had To be sacriTiced Tor sTudy. l-lowever, in inTra- mural sporT he proved a very capable man on his class relay swimming Team. We wish you The very besT oT luck, Bob, and we hope ThaT your advancemenT in liTe will be as assured as your collegiaTe career was successTul. i OW conl friend. Sl Shea Years his re il-liefl Came inTo class f wide and ii Tenerife du, 6 SmarT oi feierrgd +0 Taul and refusi W ll ' Those ioctl lseems HQ l r ' if ,- l 74 GQ'