Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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f l John J. Del Negro, A.B. Johnny Norfh Adams, Mass. Alpha Sigma Befa: Vice-Presidenf of A. A. 3: Baseball lg Foofball l, 2, 3, Capfain 4: Varsify M Club. T lvlanhaffan College Johnny and foofball are binomial. One cannof be separafed from fhe ofher. No duel wifh fhe pigskin ball can be sfaged wifhouf Johnny's parficipaflon. l-lis aspecf is suggesfive of vigor, fenacify, boldness. ln his eyes flash fhe flame of fhe Lafin blood full of passion and infelligence. On fhe field, when fhe baffle is mosf fhrilling, he reveals his fine qualifies of ' d min and body. When he crashes fhrough fhe opposife line wifh fhe ball in vice- like grasp of mighfy muscles and his eyes infensely fixed on fhe chalk-line, he awakens . H1 . . in e imaginafion of fhose looking on breafhless and sfarfled a vision of Greek afhlefes of old running in fhe Olympic sfadium fo win fhe la-urels of vicfory. Buf if is nof in foofball alone fhaf Del is b' hf l' h f a rig ig f, or in Academic rafing Johnny is righf up fhere wifh fhe nexf fellow. lf is seldom you find a good afhlefe and a good scholar af one and fhe same fime. Buf here is a man highly proficienf in bofh fields. ' Socially, Del is fhe ideal companion. There is hardly one member of fhe Senior class who has nof, in some way, associafed wifh him, and iudgmenf of his characfer was af all fimes of fhe highesf mefal. e . A ,i.' A . , , i J i . . 1 2 'cs i M-:.-,Q,,? .g, f if r f is . . x . ' ' ' fA,...fxf,,.i -.x1- -, ..:-..-f-A .,4. ,A .- ...H .11-.ii . ...Af 76 gg S i Posses: of fhe his ini' N noncha fllaf is period A COmp5 ll'lS fg complf Fr if. W Oi Succ Pk . tb 'sais m '

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an ion- lex ghf. ice. 7 in orf :ed ice Lhe de Ter ifi eu, William E. Delaney, A.B. Beep New York Cify German Club 3, 4: l-layes Dramafic Sociefy 3, 4. ll EEF DELANEY. The pride of fhe Senior class. l-le came fo us from Tl-loly Cross. Before coming fo Manhaffan he was a frack sfar. Since he has been here his inferesfs have been mainly philosophical. l-le spends fwelve hours a week sfudying Kanf, Aquinas, ef al. Buf he defesfs Spencer. Wifh all his philosophic knowledge he is a regular fellow. I-le can undersfand a ioke if if is explained philosophically. Our idea of a man's man is Mrs. Delaney's liffle son, William. l-le is ever willing fo aid a friend. This sferling youfh is nofed for his sporfsmanship, as is evinced by fhe keen inferesf he shows in all branches of afhlefics. Wifh members of fhe opposife sex no one is so popular. This is due fo his charming personalify and fhe waves in his brown, silky, windblown hair. On fhe dance floor he cufs a very dashing figure. Rumor has if fhaf he will nof be a bachelor very long affer graduafion, buf Rumor is a foolish dame. The parfing of our days wifh Beep will be sad. l-le was ever willing fo cheer fhe less infellecfual members of fhe class. Always helpful wifh suggesfions abouf plans of sfudyy in fhis respecf, he showed fhe well-defined marks of a genius. 75

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ralecl inny'S flame as ol vice- ilcens reel ling lele ienl nior 'ler f Francis J. De Luca Fliffnk D New Yorlc Cily Phi Rho Pl: Glee Club l, 2, 3, 43 Presidenl 4: l-layes Dramalic Sociely 3, 4. S ollen as lhe slrains ol lhe lamiliar song, Asleep in lhe Deep, reach our ears, we will be reminded ol lhe deep voice and smiling lace ol Frank De Luca. Possessed wilh a bass voice ol lhe linesl gualily, Frank was lor lour years a mainslay ol lhe Glee Club, and when chosen Presidenl ol lhal organizalion in his Senior year, his inilialive placed il among lhe leading college clubs. Noled lor his ready wil, his hearly supporl ol all lhings lvlanhallan, and his nonchalanl and debonair allilude, he has won a place in lhe hearls ol his classmales lhal is rivaled by lew. Wilh lhese gualilies he has made his years al lvlanhallan a period ol joy lo himsell and lo his lriends. Al any lime his hearly laugh may be lraced lo lhe Drugslore, where in lhe company ol Dan Kelleher, he holds sway over all. ln addilion, however, lo being lhe lorlunale possessor ol such a personalily, he has demonslraled his abilily lo complele a college career. Franlcs dearesl possession is his derby hal and he is seldom seen in public wilhoul il. We are sure lhal il will prove lo be as much lhe pleasanl reminder, lhe loken ol success, as in lhe lile ol him lo whom lhis boolc is dedicaled. 77