Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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. . . -1-- -M if W V' Y Izliizzic- 1 Lili,--5:1111 :L-3:53 lfffrr. --rr g:::::1:.:-.::::.:-::z: 'f.: A--W-we-W--V he H-ff ' ' f - l l i l l i l l l E l if -. l T i If f al l i i , l f . f i li l ,I Michael J. Smolak, AB. Mike Yonkers, N. Y. Cross-CounTry I, 2, 3, 4: Track I, 2, 3, 4: WesT- chesTer Club. F according To a cerTain legend, all evenTs in liTe are TabulaTed in a large heavenly volume, The auThor musT have a severe aTTack oT wriTer's cramp Trom Tollowing Mike during his Tour years aT ManhaTTan. And we refer only To his good deeds. When Mike enTered our ranks we aT once considered him as a young man who would spend Tour years sTudying and doing noThing else. BUT we were wrong. As soon as The Sophomores began To haze our classmaTes Mike broke loose. More Than one member oT The preceding graduaTing class will remember how Mike helped To keep The '32 banner umcurled. Our asTonishmenT was increased when we saw Mike answer The call Tor cross- counTry. LiTTle did any of us realize ThaT This acTiviTy was his TavoriTe hobby and now we congraTulaTe him, Tor he rode iT well. In The line of scholasTic endeavor Mike always mainTained a high rank. l-low- ever, The pomp and heraldry of noTorieTy Tinds no lure Tor him. l-lis quieT and unas- suming person wends iTs way wiTh unpreTenTious sTeps. ModesTy makes him a lime- lighT dodger. To a genTleman in every sense we bid adieu. And as we look beyond The haze of promised years we can readily visualize him Supremum apud homines, Tor he will prove as able and repuTable a leader as he has proved an earnesT and TaiThTul Triend. S' HET sTalw Junior ye many oThi palafial h len poinTs We n Hudson Ca lion 1-O H16 l H The admirably, Subiecf unl lle fffsi ihi There gladudlion, Owifdg U51 'spinlu l far ,L gp, TKKQ3-f'i:5f'a A , 206 -.X L

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Waller J. Smilh, A.B. Wall New Yorlc Cily Albany Club l, 2, 3, Presidenl 4. ES, lhis is Wall. The possessor ol lhal sparkling personalily which has endeared him lo his hosl ol lriends al lvlanhallan. l-lis good cheer and hearly wil always made him a welcome addilion lo any galhering. Wall came lo us lrom lhal already lamous seclion, lhe Albany Dislricl, where he was known as a genlleman, lriend and scholar. Al lvlanhallan he polished up lhe rural roughness lhal is lhe nalural resull which comes by living in secluded sellle- menls and loday can lay claim lo being lhe example ol a lrue cosmopolile. GZ, as he is called by some, may be counled upon lo lake lhe place ol lhe explorers ol yesler-year. Many limes has he led his band on lorays along lhe shores ol lhe l-ludson as lar norlh as Albany, bul here, deserled by his associales, he ollen pushed on alone lo lhal wilderness called Scheneclady. l-le has never divulged lhe allraclion, bul we have our suspicions. lWhal lime is il, Wallffl Wall leaves us wilh lhal same inherenl good nalure wilh which we lirsl mel him. Moreover, lhe parling ol lhe ways lends a louch ol sadness al losing such a slaunch lriend. Goodbye sounds a lillle harsh so we will iusl say au revoir, Wall, and sincerely wish lhal nolhing bul success and happiness be yours in lhe game ol lile. 205

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Dominick F. Spina, B.S. Hsplnu New York CiTy M. l. C. 2, 3, 4. HE TirsT Two years oT our college liTe were spenT wiThouT associaTing wiTh This sTalwarT son oT moTher science. Spin ioined our group as we began The Junior year and losT no Time gaThering Tor himselT a hosT oT Triends. Like very many oTher college sTudenTs, Spin began spending his leisure momenTs in Meek's palaTial hangouT and aTTer a year's pracTice was able To spoT his buddy, lvlerola, Ten poinTs in a game oT billiards and win ouT, wiTh ease. We musT here and now give Thanks ThaT Dominick was The owner oT a splendid l-ludson car which aTTorded more Than one member oT The lvl. l. C. wiTh TransporTa- Tion To The college each morning and To The spring picnics oT The organizaTion. In The classroom, Dominick's quieT and reserved characTerisTics are displayed admirably. Possessed oT an unyielding spiriT, he is one oT Tew who can work aT a subiecT unTil iT is successTully compleTed. l-lence his name will be Tound amongsT The TirsT Third oT his class. There is no Telling how long we shall waiT beTore hearing Trom Spin aTTer graduaTion. l-le aspires To a noble proTession and his noble characTerisTics will go Tar Towards enabling him To realize his ambiTion. Now ThaT you are abouT To leave us, Spin, The class oT '32 Takes opporTuniTy To send you oTT wiTh a cheer. 207