Oratory Preparatory School - Oratorian Yearbook (Summit, NJ)

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Football 4 V Basketball 4 Baseball 4 ALVARO MONTOYA UA1-ll For example-you know Alvaro Montoya arrived on the Oratory campus from Valley Forge Military Academy. He claims he has liked the change and con- siders Oratory to be a really wonderful place. Al hails from Bogota, in the sunny land of Columbia, South America. He has enchanted us with the vivid and exciting stories of his native land. His earnest effort to .improve his English has worked wonders. :His study habits have been a line example, Al's favorite sport is soccer, but he has very well adapted himself to football and baseball. He was a most useful sub in the varsity foot- lball team. His favorite studies are physics and mathematics, but Al does well in them all-even French II. He has a keen mind and is a good student, as Fr. Fox will guarantee. i In his spare time he visits N. Y. and Rockaway, but we are assured it is always under the eye of his guardian. Al plans to continue at Notre Dame, either in the field of engineer- ing or political science. If Al's application and effort at Oratory are in- dications of future success, then we can be -assured. Good luck, Al!

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ROBERT P. MEEHAN Bib IH a Pearl Harbof' Robert Meehan, a former Lincoln High School student, came to Oratory in September 1952 as a senior, In a short time Bob acquired the name of 'Bib which he holds in high esteem. Bib wasted no time in making friends at Oratory, winning more friends every day, with his ready smile and kindly sense of humor. Bib does well in all his subjects but claims Algebra as his favorite. A little bird tells us that Bob spends much time in Gruning's, South Orange. It could be that there is a real nice girl there, who is considered among the best lookers of Columbia High School. Bob's favorite sports are football and basketball. However, he is not limited to just these two energetic games. He also enjoys active partici- pation in baseball, as well as ping-pong, and checkers. Since Bob lives in jersey City he travels to Summit each morning, No doubt that is the real reason why he has to pass South Orange. Wfhen Bob graduates from Oratory he will enter Seton Hall for his college course. There he expects to study law and follow in his father's footsteps. We feel sure of your success, Bob. Good luck and best wishes.

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Debating Society 4 Glee Club Track 4 JOHN F. MOORE Mr. MfuCh Gaz 41 light? john Moore came to Oratory from Cardinal Farley Military Acad- emy in November of 1952. jack, as he is better known, comes from jersey City, N. J., and therefore is a boarder. When things get a bit dull on second corridor jack tries to make them more interesting by his im- personations, He also tells jokes. Some of them are old, some new, and others . . . Despite the fact that jack was a new-comer, at Oratory, he went out for both the Debating Society and the Glee Club. He appeared on the television panel of Junior Town Meeting with the Oratory debaters and acted as alternate in one of these. His initiative and desire to enter the activities of Oratory were most praiseworthy. Even if jack's stay at Oratory has been short it has been pleasant for us. His pleasing personality and good fellowship have made him an Oratory man in a short space of time. jack hopes to complete his course at good old St. Peter's in jersey City. The career of law beckons him and we wish him luck and all success.