Oratory Preparatory School - Oratorian Yearbook (Summit, NJ)

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Oh God who amongst thy Apostolic Priests didst adorn Tlhy Servant Thomas with Episcopal dignity, grant we beseech Thee that he may be associated with them in everlasting fel- lowship. . Amen. Merciful jesus, grant him eternal rest. May he rest in peace. Amen.

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ibecbcafion It is a signal honor to dedicate this volume of the Oratorian to Mr. Joseph Sheridan. It is a reward befitting one, whose professional life has been so closely bound to Oratory School and its students. Mr. Sheridan was born in the Bronx, New York, and began his schooling in St. Thomas Aquinas Grammer School there. He later moved to Long Island and graduated from Patchogue High School, Long Island. Mr. Sheridan is a member of the class of '34 of St. John's University, Brooklyn. After two years of substitute teaching in the Long Island Public High School System, he came to Oratory in September of 1936 and has been lhere ever since. Mr. Sheridan has been a resident rnember of the faculty and has commuted weekly to his home in Rockville Center, Long Island. Looking back on his 17 years of teaching at Oratory, Mr, Sheridan selected the year of 1940 as one of the most eventful. In that year he directed the still talked about play, Captain Appleseed, in St. Theresa's Hall. Over the years Mr. Sheridan has given much of his time in the position of coach of the junior Varsity Athletic Teams. His most important post, however, has been teacher of languages and mathematics. For the past five years, Mr, Sheridan has given his time and services as Moder- ator of the Latin Club. This group of students has been interested in learning more about the culture and history of Classic Rome, as well as language of the Ancient Romans. A special event of Mr, Sheridan's years at Oratory was his trip to Europe last summer. The trip lasted for about eigfht weeks and took him to Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg, Austria, Italy, England and his ancestral home of Ireland, The highlights of this trip, according to Mr. Sheridan were his audience with the Pope, and his visit to Lourdes, France. Most of the boarders at Faber Hall have traveled the same trip, with Mr. Sheridan, many times as he related his travels in the evenings, Mr. Sheridan's pleasing personality and int- erest in the boys assured them of a hearty wel- come, either for advice or a friendly chat. We realize we cannot repay you. We know that your reward, however, will be assured, even more than we could hope to return. Our sincere thanks for all that you have done for us, comes from grateful hearts.