Power Memorial Academy - Power Yearbook (New York, NY)

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NEWS tan Schools of En meerm and SCIENCE St John s Glght schools stlll haxe ap pllcatlon open X letter to the Dean of the partlcular school to whlch xou wxsh admrssxon wlll brm xou ill tht neces sary mformatlon you wrll need Xpplrcatlons for the Iona exam whlch w1ll be DIVCU on -Xprll slxteenth may be secured from the Dnrector of Xdmrs slons Iona Colle e New Rochelle, New Xorlt State Scholarship Exam Each year the State of New Xorls. of fers numerous full and partlal scholar shlps to worthy H1gh School Senlors They are awarded to the students who FCCIEWB the hlghest ratings IH their coun tles The number aw rrded IS In propor tlon to the student enrollment Ill the county In INew Xorlx Clty the exam was ad mmlstered on Nlarch 4 and 9 and was dnlded mto two days of three p6I'l0tlS These lncluded the general cate.,or1es of QU Hlstory Q23 Nlath, t3J Inne -Xrts and Q41 Sclence, but you could be asked anythmg from the color of the flag of the Repubhc of Peru to the length of t1me lt takes cream puffs to puff The mornlng SCSSIOHS CParts I and IIIJ lasted from 9 15 to 12 30 and the afternoon perrod tl art IIJ from 1 15 to 4 30 The mam bandroom was the scene of the exam The test however IS deslgned to ac commodate the talents of every student There are questlons on Nly thology Opera the Theatre Hlstology Xrtrstry and Palntlng Great Authors of the past and present and on Botany Lookmg Homemakmg Archrtecture and a hun dred and one other subjects The re qulrements for takmg the exam are a general average of eighty me but thls year the students takmg ll have been llmrted to one class of 34, gathered from the best rn each Semor room Vocatlon Week For many Powerxtes the flrst w eek 1n Aprll w1ll be a prlnclpal factor dCClCllIlD the future roles they are to play on the stage called Lrfe Ilurmg these the days the schedule IS altered to allow xarrous xocat1ons to be d1s cussed durlng rel1,1on perlod Naturallv a stress IS la1d on the need for re llgnous vocatlons but the vocation to 102 4 l J xxlllll andj lu rd omc pu X01 lll0Il wuk llltldllllt mrrrled hfe IS also taken up In each 1 xocltlon to the Irlsh Chrlstlan Broth ers IS CllSCUSS6ll A nlm 15 shown to the entlre school IH the aud1tor1um de plctlng hfe at XX est Park the Brothers Junxorate and now 1ate X SCFICS of beautl fullv colored shdes accompanled by a runmn, narratxxe show the dallx l1fe of 1 Brother from the day he YCCCIVCS hrs habit untll he oes out teachmg Xround the walls of the audxtorlum wxll be hun photos of llfe at xarlous Brother OHeh1r our uxdance d rector has a plentlful supply of book lets phamplets and other lrterature on xarrous rellglous soc1et1es Th1s tlme set aslde each year as Xocatlon VS eek plus numerous annual VlS1tS by represent ntnes of rel1,,1ous orgamzatrons have fllled the rosters of the Church clergy w1th Powermen W' LBa Belton Sas one and ,lo tllll tudw for tlle ln, exam The Power U. . U . n ra - - ' ' I ' f v 4 - . rs , 1 ' . . . - Y , , . f , L. , .Ah . . . I I -A' t v U A 4' C ,I . ' cr I ' ' ' 7 D 7 A A '. I ' 'E . it X i . ' 1 , - ' , ' , , . . Y I,uBuA J. Nlasterson. J. H4-lellllol l. J. l'al on. . ' . -lly . I-oz 5 s - -, v .i ' - I 1 ' x -- -xl . . A . 2 . . .5 5 K ,,,' , 2 . V . ' ' ' ' '. class one dav is set aside durinff which . '.,' ' . I . fs ot cr re 1..1ous or ers ouses. U I , U I ' 1 . .1 , .1 ., - u I I I - fl- K 4 . .1 A M - v . H 1 1' y A - . . .. .. . , . 1 - ,- T Y ' 4 - ' ' ' 0- , , ' V 5 v ' V ' . l - , . I I K , 2 . V B .U. .A . . L : .5 1 . . g 5 . U. . : . ' I Y . . V. ' Y . .U - , 7 2 1 5 . 7 J' Y ' 2 . I . , 7 ! 7 ' 1 - ' . ,. Y 7 7 1 A ' U . -- V . 7 . 5 , D I vb, ' . . V m ' for U , K, . -., . U r 'ig 7 t Y . p ' i ' a u ' ' - , cs . ' - s ' 'ff .

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T e Powe News of the Year ln Revlew THE PARADE Two Hundred F lfty Powermen March Proudly Up 5th Ave A very soul was nn St Pat s Day The weather was behavmg m true form, there was not a somber nor a sllent patch of terrltory throughout thls c1ty of elght m1ll1on people, and the Academy made lts tradltlonal grand ramble down Erxn s own Flfth Avenue Of the fifty two Mondays that come thls year, only one was not blue, and that was the seventeenth Farth twas emerald green' Provlded wxth proper school lI'lSlgI1aC and of course a shamrock or two our Semor year llned up at forty seventh street, holdmg thelr ears and shoutmg to one another whrlst four bands rn the nearby area spent thelr tlme tumng up Soon thmgs got more organ1zed Our Band showed up ln full regaha and let parade watchers hear Must what a real muslcal organlzatlon sounds hke They paraded before us and smartly turned the corner to proceed up Flfth Cardlnal Spellman, surrounded by throngs of prlests monslgnorx and blshops revlewed us wrth admrratron as we passed the Cathedral and the com mand Eyes Rxght was grven by Brother Hennessy At sxxty frfth we ambled by the of f1c1al revrewmg stand wrth an Eyes Left' command of respect to all the lmportant drgnltarles there From trme to tlme the Joy of the day was shattered m some poor Brothers ear as a pohte spectator would doff hrs hat and cry Afternoon Father Tralmng The last perlods of the few days be fore the Parade were used by the march ers as practlce trme wh1ch took place for several hours both 1n the yard and on Snrtreth Street speclallv blocked to 'The Band played Insh Melodies Bugle Boy The Thunderer Semper Fldelxs and the Washlngton Post March March 26 1952 traffic for the occasnon by the Pohce Dept A few formatlons here and there were strarghtened and the secret of turn mg a corner was explamed before the dress rehearsal late m the afternoon of March 14 Brother Hennessy gave them a fmal revlew told them when and where to meet and then dxsmlssed them Then Monday came, and Monday mght came and 250 palrs of feet soaked 1n 250 baslns of hot water mxxed wlth a favor1te solutron Boy they were tlred, but our Senlors would always remember the1r last magnrfrcant St Patrlck s Day at Power Memorral March 26 1952 College Info Tlme Runnlng Out Attentzon Seniors! Tlme IS drawmg near There are only four months unt1l g aduatlon Many Colleges have already closed Sept mber regxstratlon The chlef colleges to whxch entrance IS st1ll avallable are Manhattan, St John s Pratt Instltute and Iona Manhattan College apphcants must address thelr request to the OfflCC of the Drrector of Admlssrons, Spuyten Dyvel, New York The entrance test 15 to be admmlstered on Aprrl nmeteenth but rf you have good grades no exam IS requlred Brother Joseph ln h1s recent v1s1t expounded the beneflts of Manhat 101 0 0 9 - o Q Q a Q o . , . . . - 1' . 1 . . . . I D . . cr . ' 7 ' . . . ' 1 . . - . . , , 7 y - . , l ' 1 . ' Q 2 . 7 - 7 - . . . . . . . , . . . . . , 1 . l y U ' 7? ' . . . . . U 7 . , , 7 KK yy . , . . . s ' J . v ss - - 5 9 a . v YYY 9

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NEWS Prom Commlttee Report The date NIav twenty n1nth IS not too far aw av now and many senlors haye already made all the necessary arrange ments for the festlye OCCBSIOH The prom th1s vear promlses to be one of the best yet Brother H1ckey and Brother Galway 1n assoclatlon w1th the Prom Commlttee under Bob Luecly haye worked constantly for the success of the affa1r and at present are preparmg a Prom program booklet From latest reports the Prom IS scheduled to proceed IH the followmg manner Program The dance w1ll be held 1n the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Plerre where the mus1cal measures for the evenmg w1ll be played by joe Carroll and h1s band The vocalist for the dance w1ll be Carole Page w1th an asslst by two male slngers Chr1stopher Xl oessner and B111 Hesse -Xfter the dance there w1ll be d1nner at 71mmerman s The floor show w1ll be held over untll one 0 clock for the bene f1t of the Power1tes Fruzt Cocktazl Consomme Noodle Soup Turkey wzth all the tnmmzngs Ice Cream and Strudle Cojee Father s Club Murrav Davls Speaks Xt n1ne oclock February twenty slxth 1992 the flrst Father and Son meetmc, of the new year was called to order by Andy Gaynor the Fathers Club Presldent Brother T P ODwyer moderator started the meetxng w1th a prayer I41rst on the agenda was a d1scuss1on of the preparat1ons for the forthcommg, Commumon Breal-.fast on Aprll twenty seyenth CSee Potterscopcj Next the mlnutes of the last meetmff were read and all the formal busmess of the evenmg was concluded Then Chr1stopher Dunne Cha1rman of the Entertamment Comm1ttee 1ntro duced the d1st1ngu1shed speaker of the evenmg Nlurray Dayls Hr DHVIS wr1ter for the New Xorlt XX orld Tele gram and Sun IS famous as an opponent of Cflme and graft 1n publ1c office He spoke to the fathers about the re cent scandals 1n sports and those recent cr1m1nal act1y1t1es brought to llhllt by the senator1al 1nvest1gat1ons He stressed the 1mportant part ,,ood Cathollcs can play 1n publ1c l1fe For the most part Cathohcs 1n publ1c l1fe have made a good showm but as usual there are black sheep and bad apples H1s speech was on a subject yery evldent 1n our tlmes Nlr DHVIS had a very attent1ye aud1ence and eyeryone fir 'llurray Datzs agreed h1s talk was not only t1mely but also very mterestmg The eyenmg ended Wllh refreshments ln the cafeterla The tlrst Father and Son meetm of the New Xear had met w1th un1versal approyal Held at Power On Nlonday Nlarch th1rd the SCHIOFS were taken to the audltorlum at the be glnnm of sey enth per1od to wltness the slxth round of the Seml finals 1n the twenty tlye thousand dollar Hearst Ora 'F-QQ 6 gif ini 9 ll' Carole Pa e yslll be the XOCHII t hllll ,loc Larroll Band at tht Prom yy l11tl1 w1ll bc held 111 the Hotel Plerre llay 79 Niarch 26 19:12 103 . y 1 . L c V , . 1 1 A 1 '- I . 1 7 - . . . l - ,, ' ' cr ' ' , . . Y y 7 ' ' ' I ' ' v - . . . 1 7 . ' Y Y ' 1 A . d,- v T H y - 1 ra - . . . . 2 . I 1 ' A 7. , I I U ' XV0rld-Tvln'v1r11111 11ml S1111 . l , A 'I . . . l , 1 I' 'll ' ' 1 D 7 . 7 K . . . . , I r . I , , 1 h 1 n ' l ' . 1 v Q - ' ' I . , . - U Y Y 1 A . . . . 7. . .U . 5 1 - 7 , - V' ' . ' U Dlnner w1ll be as follows: . . . . A Hearst Oratory Contest v 'l U ,-, . . A 4 ,, . . V . . . ' ' ' ' - , 1 . . . . . . ' 0, V . - 5 - ' y ' v v V v- V - - ' a R . K ,' vpn 4.5.54 3 :Q.g.,f.:4jl f '5' :-1411i '1-'.-' is -yt ,x.'..',1 1 1,-gf 'F-'.'-'fr Fi ' 1 Q' Q :Q 1: 15' .. .. , , . :QQ tra.: 4: . f. ' 1 . 9.1 Q X x 0 g Y- Y .S Y. X at .S 1 U . I '. 1 . . A 7 :- u -ln . , .