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

Page 148 text:

EXTB ACI lllllfl LA Bob Lueck a l1St of the commxttees and the1r members Thex are as follows Ofhcers Chazrman Robert Lueck C0Cha1rman Ralph Della Caxa Treasurer Paul Corboy Commuttees 'llusrf Frank Qassone ohn Flanaffan ohn oseph Tzckets Tom Chftord Prom Booklet Jlfll Nlorrns John Howlex Pubhrztx Tom XX ard Gerald lun nrngham ueen ld Carnex Gerrx OBr1en B111 Gaxaghan Flowers B1ll Barrx, John Belton Tuxedos Nlnke Del 1neV Re zeshnzents jlm Lamphere Table lll0Hg'C77lCIIfS john Totten lrt Stexe Slms Trcaszners Carl Stopfer Larrv Rood Harry Clark john OConnor Blll Bndgeford United Classrooms New X orl IS a cltx of CIUCS wxthm a C 1tv Io thrs fabulous collectlon of tlnx mter metropolis xxhlch mclude Rockefeller Center, Grand Central and La Guardxa -Xlrport has been added one more, a foundatlon near to our hearts our own Pow er Nlemorlal ' Ton s lend ll of xour flax here I . 140 Thxs has been so for manx xears but lt does not seem that anx one has recog nlzed the fact Ieople l1xe ln Ioxxer both xou and the Brothers for do xou not spend one thlrd of xour dax here? People eat 1n Pow er xou haxe lunch and ometlmes breakfast here People trade ln Pow er X ou can bux Jackets sweaters slnrt jexxelrx such as Dllls md buttons statronrrx such as assorted grades of wrntmf paper pens pencrls rulers of several srzes Grades and hlpes and there IS alwaxs a great store of books w1th xx hlch to pass the t1me awax 'xle txen hue our own currencx m the form of lunch tlckets tffreen NOJ, xelloxx N Ol To be adnntted to the -Xcademx xou must take out xour P NI A Clt1Z6I'1Sh1lJ lapers so to speak xou must do well on the Entrance Exam These papers are renewed at the end of each semester bx means of a test to deternnne whether or not xou are worthx of remammg 1n Cod s Countrv lle haxe our own Goxernment the Irrsh thrlstlan Brothers ll e are tixed the tu1t1on Our sprrltual needs are cared for on the slxth floor, where the Lhapel 1s located and where, rn the Qacrlstx our Confessrons are heard X Radlo Network 1n the form of the P A qystem IS present We haxe a I lbrarx where xxe can read the latest magazmes and nox els Nluslcallx mmded Powermen rel ne wlth the soothrng harmonx of one of the thre bands or our Glee Club Sports for the actlxe 1n the school can be found on home SO1l, tlntramuralsj or You can bux jackets sweaters . on fore1g,n temtorx All events are re ported bx our own publlcatlon' Althou h we do not exactlx haxe our own Prre Department we haxe oxer a thousand ible bodled men xxho would surelx xolunteer to man the lar e hoses located on each floor ln tn emerffencx For escape exlts there are the hre e t e mr the eltx itor usuxllx 1 sole propertx of the sthool s still but Wlllth tonxex ance thex would undoubtlx rehnqulsh to the student marorltx lt necessarx ll e are a httle natlonalrstlc state com plete 1nd able to attend to all our wants Xl e lhe Lmted flrssrooms of Power XI6lll0I'ldl Malfetano Rldes Agillll Senlors max come and SCHIOFS may go but Nlalfetano staxs on forexer ll ho fetano rs .1 hard workmg cap1tal1st who from t1me 1mmemor1al has supphed full dress outtlts for Power Nlemornal Once a am thls xear earlx IH Aprll he was to be found at the end of the sex enth Hoor torrldor wrth hrs assrstmt measurmg, semors for the tuxedos they are to wear at the Prom and at the graduatlon exer clses The majorltg, of the Power1tes trrst meet NIr Nfalfetano IH S6Il1OI' year when thex are haxmg the1r graduatlon photos tiken It IS Hr Nlalfetanos Tux tdos which are used on thus occtslon In addxtxon to hrs serxlces ln Bentor functrons he also outtlts the members of the Power blee Club each xear when thex glVC the1r Annual Concert C une L1Bu1 Photos NY e ex en baxc our own eurrency ' The Power Y' . . . L 'V 'V 7 .7 . A L - . 1 'AI L . 3 I ' v ' 1 . , A Hg v -U iv K f l v I , . I v K v v ' ' Z V L, - ' 'V .-f . 5. 2 - ' 1 - - Y A v f . . 1 1 1, - .. .1 . , ,. - s ' ' . ' 1 ' z , . V . , VY. v G, M V y . :NZ Q - 2 J' s.' ' ti 'iz ,. sapsz l V: . iz I' tle A ' M . I - K Q I Q1 ' z , ' . 1. 1 . , -' 9 r ch ,J J K v . g .. Q . . . , ,-.2 Y. , . .. Q . Z ,, s ' s z -. ' , - 1' U c 'L -M I v N , 1 A :f 'I ' l -A l ' v v 4 ' 1 ' L ' l - 4 . - ' I , . T - ' ' - Y I 5- ' ,' 'S 'e ar ' ' 1 , . b J . '. vw - . - c . t ' ' , , ' K u L s 1 -Y y . - ' . - . , , 0 ' s 1 I 4 I A ' ld ' Jlm GW- valld for OHS year Only, and have to be is Malfetano? you ask. Well, Mr. Mat- .. TA ' . Y Z v ' M 1' 1 ' 1 1 v -. 1 ' 1 . fl - A I , . . . . AA K nt V ' V .H H' . .N v 1 Q ' Y . A . ' vc If 1 ' . T Y Y ' Y Q ,I - K .B . .q. - , 1 . V. .S , cv . Y Y V V U ZA' '., - . l . . . A' V a '- 7 J ' , . , , , , 4, . . L A - u K I , ' , A' Q 1 A . A c . I ' - x , 1 f . , , ' , ,V , 1 . , A . A c r - . ' ' 5 ZA, .' ' V ' . . ' ' ' , . D v ' , V ' ' 1 ' . ' 12.3

Page 147 text:

A Mr. Rood Stays-and A Mr Rood Goes Nlr Rood Professor of Brology, Reg rstrar and personal secretary to Brother Hennessy rs well lrked throuvhout the school Perhaps equally as popular rs hrs son Larry Rood who wrll Graduate thrs comrnff june Thrs wrll be the frrst rn stance rn the hrstory of Power or any of the Order s schools that a son of one of the faculty wrll haye fraduated from the same school -X most rnttrestrn f frct rs thatL1rry s father rs hrs broloffy te rcher fhmmmmj The possrbrlrty exrsts th it he does not lrke hayrnff hrs father as an rnstructor, but he doesnt show rt outwardly Larry fares well rn hrs marks but rs not oy erlv rnterested rn study rng Among hrs eytra currrcular actryrtres Larry rndulges rn swrmmrng He rs qurte good at thrs and was once on Brother Lawrence s swrmmrng team Hrs fayorrte pursurt rs rarsmg and tlyrng prgeons He has a large collectron of these srnce he has been accumulatrnff them oyer a number of years Hrs dad Hr Rood does not lrke prgeons but tolerates them As he savs, They make good fertrlrzer for the garden Lpon fraduatron Larry rntends to yorn the Nlarrne Corps but hrs dad rs not keen on the rdea Howeyer, rf rt rs what Larry wants he wrll permrt enlrst ment Hence rn June when drplomas are awarded to our deservrng senrors Larrv Rood wrll leaye us after four worthwhrle years at Power Sorrow not underclass men Larry s father wrll strll represent the Roods m Power Hayrnfv been at our academy nrne memorable years we may rest assured he does NOT rntend to abandon us Expert Counsel Of the many rnterestrng and profrta ble seryrces to be found at Power the Gurdance Room rs noteworthy Srtuated on the fourth floor rt can be reached easrly by both frosh and semor The Gurdance Counselor rs the experrenced Brother O Hehrr As can be ascertarned from obserya tron the purpose of the room rs to drrect the troubled or doubtful student on the May 26 1952 EXTIIACUBBICULA L.rBux llr Rood md gon lm No Slllllldf comlnn rtron trusts ln any IC B sclrool ny rc a lowtrrulus proper path toward the solutron of hrs drffrculty Thrs IS a general statement as the problem may be anywhere from a class drffrculty to the choosrng of a vo catron or a college Xl hateyer the prob lem rt wrll be serrously and methodrcally delyed rnto be rt trrtlrng or of major rmportance Nlanv students are hesrtant rn seek rng gurdance from one outsrde therr rmmedrate famrly Strll others would consrder rt extremely dependent to look to any one for ard In the prryacy of the Gurdance Room these fears are soon forgotten Brother O Hehrr s frrendlv and consolrng manner rs one whrch sr lently demands the students confidence Brother rs y ery defrnrte on the pornt that the rntentron of gurdance rs not to vo out and do thrngs for a person but rather to show hrm w hy he rs capable of handlrng srtuatrons by hrmself If you wrsh you may procure a host of lrterature on yocatrons to the relrgrous lrfe and al o rnformatron regardrng professrons from the Counselor Power rtes hayrnff any drffrcultres whatsoeyer would be foolrsh not to take adyantage of the wondrous opportunrty whrch the gurdance room affords Prom VICIOUS Crrcle Durrng the last few days of May, sen rors were w atchrng the Prom brd wrth an rncessant anyretv Not unlrke worrred ll all Street brokers these speculators wrnced as many of therr perplexed bre low or ,grrls were scarce A vrcrous crrcle eyolyed srnce those dropprng out mrght rarse the brd compellrng, strll more to drop out bec ruse of the excessryely hrgh rite Fhey sit around neryously watch rnf to s e rf the brd would rncrease from NIS to N19 S but rt drdnt tlt one hundred Powerrtes attend the Prom brd wrll be N18 If one hundred frtty vo the brd wrll only be N17 J Tryrng to conyrnce senrors to attend therr Prom rs one of the marn functrons of the Prom Commrttee Besrdes th1s the C ommrttee must make arranffements for the yarrous necessrtres whrch form the foundatron of the successful Prom These rnclude refreshments flowers musrc and a host of other not to be for gotten rtems As a trrbute to these frne Iowerrtes who deyote therr trme to the successful outcome of the Senror Prom we comprled wrth the ard of charrman 39 . ' l, ,.V'v. '- - .Y rs 7 .l ' v l I' rw ' l ' , -' , V , , F' .. . . . ' r . ' g 1 '. ' 2 ', '. ' ,,,' 2 . 5 L 7 l , ' ' v . . . . . . V K ,L A rl I ' ' ' ' , ' ' '. ' .'IY1'. . c , A . y s . U 7 v ,, . . I . . . . D Y! v v . . A I ' ' - . '. 1 , ' . . . 1 . . , ' - ' 'L V V V 1 ' ' I f v ' D - ' . . Z thren dropped out. Either funds were v v . . A T . . Y yr v s s n 7 ,V ' , ' 1 4 - v v v ' V 4 , - ' 'Y 'l 1 s ' ' ' ' 7 . I v Y ' ' ' ,r - - i ' f ' - z . 1' Ja ' 1' r. - ' , V Y, 1 . ' -I 5.5, ' ' v ' cs, . ,, . . . . Nt x N G G m , - , . ' - t t . . . ,ZO . . . , I , . - , X . . y . .- - v I 1' T ' l v. NT ' v r. ' 7,15 . ' .' 1, C ' , rs ' V' Y' ' . . , , . . . l ' ' ' A ' t I . S . . . . 3 V y A ' . - , -. , . 1 . ' . . . ' ' Q V . . N. . f 2 . 1' 5

Page 149 text:

llELIGION 51135 XM V3 1 1 1 llll tttut 111 it 11111 Il00lx ofl lllf 111.1111 0311 Have You Seen St joseph? Ha1e 1011 seen St jo eph 1ate11 or n1a1be 1 should ask if 1o11 h11e seen him at all? N131 be 1ou h11ent noticed him 1411611 but he stands ln '1 spec1a111 made '11co1e opposite the n11111 entr1nte C-Xmsterd 1111 Me J to t11e school It is 1 p11ce sclclont frtquentetl 111 t11e e TX 1111 on thttr 11 1X to tht It lL 1e1s room tl erh1ps th It s 111111 To describe h1111 '1 littlt 111ore 111111 he 1s a stat11e about 111e teet to11r inches in hewht holdinff 1 sn1a11 1111108 ot the Christ Child 111 his tather11 'arm H1 face shows a sad expression prob 11111 he ls 11orr1ed about protectm 1nd pro11d inv for the H011 I 1111111 C 16 N Lf alonff 111th 1 1111 others thtt st1nd ctbout the school b1 it Nl 1tt11e11 p1r1sh 11h111 the1 I'6fl6COI'lICCl their own church Nhw 76 19:17 Pentecost Occurinff ten d11s 11ter t11e fe1st of the -Xscension Chrtsts 1sce11t into he1 X011 Pentecost 1s one of the most 111117011 an fe1st c 11s in the h1stor1 ot e urch It 1 pop111r1 1111111111 1 B1rthtl11 oi t11e C hurch s 1 britt r111t11 111 11111118 tht Xpostlt teturntd to tl11 upper room lt 11e 11ttr t1t -Xsct 11111 1r lord 111 1 ter Gslls L s 1111 thit t11e1r lt 1der 111 ffone 1e1 11ere 1111111 to 1enture out ide the Ce11 1t1e le t the1 be Obl9CIs ot ridicule to R11111111 nd he 611 e er torturt 11111 Cl6ll11 1 e ll lor ten d 11 thu rem 1111111 lll the 11pper 11111 pr11111 1 1 1111 1 Xc11oc1tt 1 t 11161 pro1111 1111111 11111111 on the 111or111n 1 ot the tenth day, they heard a great noise, as the rushing of the wind, and suddenly no- ticed tongues of tire above the heads of each person in the room. They were the first to receive the Sacrament of Confir- mation, by which they receive the graces of strength and wisdom from the Holy Ghost. Now they had become soldiers in the arn11 of C hrist The1 were willing to do an1th1nff for their IJIXIIIB Commander e1en stiffer death for His sake No lon ger did the1 remain in hiding in the Qenacle 11161 now went fear1ess11 forth to Teach all nations On that first f1a1 alone Peter con1erted n1ore than three thousand people This was the real beginning of the Church, and since then tt has spread to e1er1 corner of the earth to us, and todav we ha1e the pr1111ege of Catholi ci 1 After Communion Thanksgiving 11 hen we learn that an important per son is cominff to 11s1t us we make e1 ery preparation to make him we1con1e We clean our houses from top to bottom we brinfr Ollt the best s111erware we go to extrt tro11ble in prepftring meals to Slllt his t1ste lll short 11e do e1tr1th1nff to n1111e his st 11 1 p1e1s1nt one 7 If we do these thinfrs for 1 guest it ls on11 proper that 11e should do the s1n1e 111d e1e11 n1ore for the personal Xl it ot C,-od H1n1se1f Through Penance 11e C111 make our souls spotless an throuf h 9 1net1t1 inn Grace we c 1n '1dorn our soul 1111 it ls I'1t tor a nf' The most precious 111o111e11ts of our llll ire thost 1111n1et111te1 ltter H011 11111111111111111 esus Christ Our orc ll XX t c Ill pe 111 to Hllll per on 1111 1s1s H1111 tor our needs thank H1n1 tor His Goodness 1lNl seek ad11se for our own pec111 problems To txlse 11111 '1d1ant1ffe ot thi e1ent 11e sho111d pend some t1n1e in pra1er and Ill6CllItlllOIl Durinff our con1 11111111011 with God 11e should obser1e tht 111111111111 point 1 1 -X rt 111z1t1o11 ot 11ho 1s 1311356111 in our stbtlls that ls jesus Christ God n1an re 1d1 illfl waiting to help us 141 , 'v I-5 1 V I 1 1 , 1 H ' I - . ., A ' '1, M L ' ll '. ' C I I' . . 5 1 f ' , ' it c ' ' . F5 .V Y Y y . 3 D v vf f v 2 ' aj: 1 1 . l,.l111.1 v 1 . i , T11-littl-S sz 'S ' 1' ' ' ' . ' K u . 'z . 2 ' . , 1-1 'I 3 ' -' T fqff , if ' 2 .' . ::,. d L ' ' L ' ' . 5 T ' . . . . .. - . .3 ' ' V - , . 1 : ' 111 . ' ' 3 1 1 ' . , ' h' ' t zi 1z ': ' ,' th 5 1 ' 1 1' 1 ' Ch ' . 's 11 1 ' ' as the H 5 . 5. -- K K 1 A .- U 1-- L., - - ci' 1 1. fl Y: it 1 L '51 ' 1 '- 1 ' I.L'I.,f1lllX'O' 1 ' ' ' z 'ent , ' ' 5 M ' . A ' ' . v . . , ' , , llllfl 111111.z1ct11:1111-t111'el1s 11'1th1n our very students. but the lay faculty pass htm betore this great feast. X1 e 14111111' that my muh Ve ', L.. ,- .2 -. 1 ,C-1 1 A 5- is - . 1 1 U ' . ' 1 ' z ' '. or 111 t'e111'1. 251 11 .:'111s' ot . i 1 5 1' 9 5 i . . . X . V the' , 111 Mas . I : 3 'hri:t. 5- ' ' 5 .N A 1' . . . 'Q N ' 1 ,' 1: ts, .tl .' e 55-1 5 '5 ' . . 5 L . .' . 5 ' 1 ' 1' ' 5' - S Z 5- I' - rs f S Cr . . . . , , I ': ' ' ':' '. s. 's L5 5 -5 - 5 2' L ' fe 5 ' ., -, . , Y the 1 s 21 t bl' 's. or 1 st they ' 3 ' 5 M ' ' ' '- - ' 'sk suft' 1. 1 tsjssdid. . 'f' , 'P ff - . 5 .Q :I . , 1715 L , , Q . D , ro . 1 u 111111 'z1sti11Q. 1 ' '11s for 1 ' -' M f' fg Th statt 1111: present1 1 to us. ' ' , ' 5 .- , -X , 1 , A t11e . ' I 1 11:1 Jesus 1 sed , 1, - , - - . -, , - L 5 L , 1 . 1 1 1 - . 1 1. ,' 2 ' ' '. 'g ' 1 g , . .,':. , 'L. '