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

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EXTRACUBRICULA QPOWRXNINODIM xngqt me ill All haul to Al ma Ma ter whose name we all re vere l2l By Power our Al ma Ma ter well al ways fsrm ly stand J fll No one can shalme 5 trust n her whom we all hold so dear 127 Our pndc our trust we here con fess our love a ross the land f ll And may we al ways wm for her re nown and nch er fame to l2l And al ways we wnll cher ssh though we are far a way we ll lll Crown her now and thru the years tomag nl fy her name l2l Necr for get our sa cred pledge to HonorPMA Here lt xs' Our School s olllclal Alma Mater Song 'Vlemonze lt' Show them your mlght For, when we play It s always Flght for Power' F1ght for Power' FIGHTY Travelmg Words One of the perplexltles always to be found 1n everyday llfe IS that 1ntr1cate conglomeratxon of partly authentlc state ments, the rumor From what does a Power rumor evolve? Here s a not un usual example There ll probably be no act1v1ty today l Why? I th1nk there s a teacher s meet1ng somewhere upstate Vl alk1ng down the corr1dor B111 meets an acquamtance D1d you hear, Paul? W mlght not have Actlvlty today ThlS IS overheard by an 1mag1nat1ve freshman who relays lt to h1s frlend m1nus a few essent1al words leav1ng the phrase to read No Actwzty today! The rumor whlps through the classrooms and at 2 15 every student 1n the school packs h1s books and IS about to leave when frantlc batches of teachers run around assurmg them of the1r grave error From a thousand volces comes a staccato of t But Brother I thought I There are even more popular rumors 108 m Power The best known IS the Ab sent Teacher' routme If an 1nstructor IS delayed even for a few m1nutes the word qu1ckly spreads around the class concerned that Hes absent' Note books 1mmed1ately fly out, pens are hur r1edly grlpped and tomorrows home work IS begun When the teacher arr1ves there IS a startled awkward moment, and one more class lS scheduled for de tentlon camp Another popular rumor IS the one that concerns days off NI1s1nformed by the1r companlons half the school llstens to the other half who soon convlnce the1r mformers the rema1n1ng half and all plan on next Monday and Tuesday at the Cmema but Fr1dav afternoon s an nouncements fo1l the1r w1shes The best rumor of all IS the one whlch foretells a test Most often, no exam occurs but lt does serve to keep the student on h1s toes and well versed ln h1s lessons Ed Note It IS rumored that the above rumor IS the product of the fert1le m1nd of some Brothers who major IH Psychology ll ere you caught? Are you smarter now? CPun, punj Hobby Propellors Awelghl The eng1ne whlrred and everyone has tened to be clear of the planes path The propeller was turnlng near 1ts peak of revolutxons then, the plane l1fted E . I - - 1 1 A f 1-....1.....-1, -- -- .. --M ,- 1 1 2 'zu ::L ':: - ::. -::':'::.. :: --...- -- 2 .... ----.............. ..1............ ..- ,...-..-..... I 1 I h 5 - - - . 5 fl - : '- . ..-1.........:::- : .. . :11. :- 1 in 1 n-nv--u-nun-1-an-n-11--nu-zu-sun: i -A annum nuul-1.-1 11 1:11:11 nun 11154-u -1:-'11-1-n . 1 - ' -' - ' ' - 1 t A I l i 131 iii ifiiii 7 i? .LQ ilQlQ.1l.1r1L.1l-1 I 1' le -.--.-.... -..-.-----. , .- I . . , . . L 1 u . . . H - - , . . . 7 I ' ' , rc 1 y - - - . . , . 0 . , . . . . ' . . . , s A ' . . . Y . Y ' . 1 . ' 9 , , . . y , . B 11. , , , , - , 1 . . . ' 1 1 ' . . . . , . . U . , . ' v ' ' ll! e A ' 1 w n w n . - - . n u . l A Z . . . A, , n . v . I ,, , . . ,, . ' . 4 ' ' Y 4 . . . , . Y . . . f . . 1 . - . 7 . . , . . . LaBua MOTFIS and Twomey hum our School song gracefully off the ground It cllmbed at a steep angle and headed 1nto the vast expanse of blue sky Suddenly the steady hum of the eng1ne ceased and an omlnous SIICHCC enveloped the field Wllh a splral mot1on lt plummetted to the earth 1t had so recently left and struck Wlth a resound1ng force A figure clad 1n a brown Jacket rushed despamngly to the wreck, and d1sda1n fully salvaged the scattered p1eces But th1s d1d not d1scourage Powers model alrplane enthus1ast, Davld W rlght of 401 He entered h1s home workshop and 1mmed1ately set to work on another, more lmproved model Dave has had th1s hobby for three years He was temp ted to enter th1s field s1nce most of h1s ne1ghborhood frlends were already fiymg m1n1ature a1rplanes and succeeded m conv1nc1ng h1m that he should also jom the fraternlty Dave s present a1rl1ne conslsts of four rubber band powered ShlpS HIS favor1te manufacturer of them IS the Monogram company Of the varxous types of planes Dave conslders the a1r force tighter plane the best to model Agamst h1s ne1ghborhood pals Dave often enters 1n group compet1t1on The w1nners are p1cked because of the merlts of the1r respectlve planes These 1ncluded flj durab1l1tv C21 beauty and C33 the plane s ab1l1ty to clxmb and soar for a long durat1on The Power

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LaB a Ralph Della Cava C Y 0 Oratorv Contest W znner Oratory Ralph In N Y F lnals Among the many Splflled orators 1n Brother Rrces Oratorrcal Soclety Ralph Della Cava 706 Sen1or who halls from the Bronx Ralph has been an orator slnce hrs Freshman year and durmg th1s txme has been most actlve both 1n and outslde the school Recently he was chosen to represent hrs parlsh m the New York C Y O Ora tory Contest and last February 18 was sent to the prehmmary ellmmatrons at Cardmals Hayes Hlgh School S12 out of SIXICCH contestants were chosen to com pete at Our Lady of Nlercy Parlsh for greater honors Ralph placed first among the top sur leadmc, w1th a remarkable score 292 out of posslble 3CO pomts -'kt Our Lady of Nlercy those who placed nrst and second were to represent the Bronx ln the New York frnals and Ralph copped top honors once more and on last Frlday he aoaln competed CSee next Issue for results of same J Band Personalltxes For many of our Band members lunch perlod IS a hasty mmute snack be fore almost a whole perlod of practlce under the supers 1s1on of thelr conduc tors a helpful hardworkmg tr1o In supplxmb band pleces and m h1s March 26 1932 LaB a In mock practlce Brother RICC Della Cava Hayes and Batrld e capaclty as moderator Brother NIC Gowan completes the notable threesome of dlrectors Nlr Bortman and Mr Cas s1dy graduates of the Inst1tut1on of Nluslcal Art of the Julllard Foundat1on CSee Fafultx for further mformatronj Both these gentlemen have dxstrn gulshed themselves by havmg played for world renouned orgamzatlons XX ork mg 1n the Nletropolltan Opera orchestra and Sousa Band are the accomphshments of Nlr Bortman whlle Nlr C3SSldV has played for Paul Whrtman and Vmcent Lopez The boys themselxes are qulte out standmg and as there are too many to some of the best The Sensor Aggregatuon The Bandmen are Brass R Berton crm T Bolton R Brunettr E Byrne, P Chxoto P De Fabns NI Dennehy J Doyle J Drlscoll Is Farley R Gal lagher G Gashun D Holzer, B Hotten J Jones P IXIZIS, W Ixnobloch J Nloody T Nlurray T Nlckdams, J OConnor P Polk X Russo,J Sheehy J Totten J Traynor J Trentacosta R XX olfe Reed A -Xn1exas,G Berton c1n1 J Carossela F Codderre, T Coo ban F Degenhardt J Ferrlgno J Gull foxle C Hxndman J Ixane,J Nlagee NI Nlenger C NIcCarroll J Santos F Sassone, C Stopfer, ll Waters, J fEX'l'llACURRICULA LaB a Augustzn Amevas One 0 our more amous bandsmen VK rrght Precusszon J Fogarty G Mer cer J Rerssman J Schrebelhuth G Trecco Three Olliclal Songs For nlne years now, the offrcnal school song has lam practlcally dormant Al though sung and played at some affalrs l1ke the Prom etc, lt IS an unheralded PICCC of musrc as far as the student body Does The last txme lt was published was rn the March 1943+ edrtlon of the Purple and Gold It wrll be played more often at school affalrs rn the future, and the Glee Club IS plannmg to mclude 1t ln rts currrculum of songs for rendltlon thus year If you should l1ke to play rt yourself, the words and music appear 1n the cut above For Parades Concerts etc we hase a speclal marchmg tune one that IS s1m1lar to the Xlarch from Romberhs Desert Song it rallies meetmgs and so forth there lS stlll another little known son,., and this goes to the tune of lnfhors Llwezgh Power Cheer Song Oh clear the was my boys Just clear the may Here come Power men Full of f1,ht and out to mn Roll up the score Power Mu IC by Corrigan Column 107 Q ry 5 Ili. J xx 4,14 xtl f 1 rf l X , . U yy ll ll ' 7 ,. . . . . E . . , g. f . . ' - Y ' ' . I . 1 A . . . , . ' . , . , . , . 0 I 1 A . . - i 1 - 1 7 . , . . is A A I 0 , 1 V . . A 7 ' . . 7 . . l t - . . , - , . . . - - - U , ' ' ' L . . . ' 4 ' v A ' . , . , . . , 7 7 ' . A - .1 V . - . . . . ' - . , 1 1 n 4 n A cover extensively in one story, here are - 'Y - 1 v 0' 1 1 ' V ., , V 1 1 - y , 1, V ' . . . 7 y 3 ' 7 ' I ' . . 1 v . v v . .. A U - - 1 ' r ' 7 ' ' 1 . . ' . . , . , . , . , , , , , , . U ' ' ' J. ' , , ' ' fi., ' A . , , . . , . . . , . . , . - . . . . , f , . , . . , ' 7 ' 7 ' 7 v v . f . ' . 1. .. ' ' . - ' , , a ' ' 7 ' ' ' . v. . . U P ' 7 ' 7 ' - 'U ' . t 1 , . J , . . . , . Y 7 y , . A 1 4 r . 4 3 n 7 n V. U . Q . . u ,Q - . ,.. S. V . ,, . 3

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'EXTBACURBICULA In burldrng hrs models he usually takes about three days On Saturdays hrs trme rs spent at near by parks where the space provrdes a satrsfactory flyrng freld In Dave s workshop you wrll frnd all the paraphenalra expected of a model burld er These rnclude carvrng tools, cement, clamps, scraps and a host of other necessrtres Dave plans to enter Fordham bnr versrty upon leaxrng Power and thus follow rn the footsteps of hrs father As mrght be expected of thrs arrplane fan, he wrll be majorrng rn aeronautrcal engrneerrng Thrs rs the freld he belreves he would enjoy makrng hrs lrfetrme oc cupatron Hobbres Crrtrc, Drsc Jockey, Student As the last movement of the Rach manrnoff Concerto rn C mrnor ended the drsc jockey of 604 Ernest CerJas moved a platter of ancrent vrntage from rts holder He placed rt on the phono graph and then rn total contrast wrth the prevrews prece came the rhythmrc, pulsatrng beats of jazz that became pop ular durrng the roarrng twentres Ln conscrously hrs hands and feet moved rn unrson wrth the measures of the musrc Ernest, or as he rs termed by hrs frrends Ernre , rs a person who appre crates good musrc regardless of whether rt s classrcal, semr classrcal or jazz Please do not conclude that thrs rs hrs iw 'of' Davrd Wrr ht wsrth hrs favorrtc arrplano rn hrs hands V only rnterest Certarnly not for Ernre besrdes berng a musrc lover, rs a patron of the crnema and a book lover But more of that later He rs an ardent fan of two Contrnental vocalrsts Jacquelrne Francors and Xves Nlontand Another top favorrte of hrs rs Marlene Dretrrch If you drop rnto the lrbrary after school hell be more than glad to rntro duce you to them fOn platters f coursej Xou wrll be sure to frnd hrm F,.iv .-as I Ernre Cerjas sprns a platter on the lrbrars rrrachrne March 26 1952 there srnce he rs a lrbrarran He sets hrm self apart from most other students be cause of hrs Jovral mood and helpful attrtude As we mentroned before I'rnre rs a movre goer just vaguely hrnt as to the theme of a prcture 'md Prnre wrll rn stantly recollect the trtle and prrncrple actors He rs equally well rnformed about srlent stars as he rs about rnoderns srnce he possesses a xarrety of books on the hrstorx of the crnema In Lrnre s oprnron the Prcture of the Xear Award wrll go to Decrszon Before Dawn He rates Arthur kennedy as the best actor of the year Soon when these selec trons come about, we ll see how relrable hrs predrctrons are Although not fr bookuorm but growl rng, hrs sprre moments mth readrn Ifrnre rs rlu its to be found penetrrtrng, book coxers betueen perrods He rs de xoted to hrs books and rrrll trarel to out of the wax places rn hope of rrndrnv bargarns or exceptronal xolumes Nox els are hrs usual chorce of readrng matter although he max read a book of poetry occasronallx Ernre rntends to take up accountrnv at Colunrbra upon Uraduatron Secretlx he possesses a desrre to enter the thertre world Hrs rdea of the theatrrcrl lrfe rs not the fame rwhrch results but the greatness ot exaltatron to be felt when the goal or success rs reached 109 , . . v . it v . 4 . . l 5' y Q . . . u u 4 1 rc ' ' . ra -- , . 7 re- ' i I . . . U l l..rBrr.r . . rr ' N ', U . U Y . . . . . . . I . l , , ' cz - - ra ' . . . Y I 4 7 4 . . . . L 4 , - I H I ,Y . . . v . . . , . . , . . . . H vw ' , ' , - , . 0 . . . , . . . ' , ' , ,, . . . , Y , r ' rr - - J: . , . A , 1. . v ' , . - -0 ' 1 2 ' ' FL 1 'I 'L I 7 - , - v ' . ' - , K . . . - - ' . rs . Y . v v V V. Y . V , A . . v C . J' C' C ry I N va M1 -Q - , i I 1 n Q A ' . ' c 4 1 S L . .., I.1Brr.x C N ' .. c ' ' . c I - N . a