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

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NEWS L1Bux A smirk a Gllllli' a snu er Nh llucllzrawuts a ood pose nounced oxer the I -X that the Senror prctures would be ttlxen on Nlondaw Tuesdrx and 'NX ednesdax September 24 2: and 26 at Nluellers Photo Studro and that the upperclassmen should malse appolntments at the photobrapher s for one of these days Went by Cab 'Nlost taxled ln groups of four or frve Lpon arrmng they filled out classrtica t1on cards and warted on lme whrle Nlr Nlalfetano oftlcr il outtrtter for Power rssued the tuxedos Nlr 'Nluellcr told the Qenxors that thex were the h tndsomest f roup he had worked on thls tear Thelr resultm, sm1les were dulx recorded hx the tlatter mg fotog Lxllun All reads for rmmortalrts ff lxevler If foona x and N llallox .1-IIIPX we rc- ln fore hung sllot ln llr Nlueller 8 Mass Gff to a Good Start I-ollowmff a cu tom datrnff from the tlrst xear of Power exrstence the fac ultx and tudent bodx Gathered rn full force to open the school xear wlth the tradltronal Nla ot the Holx Ghost Beautrtul Qt Iaul s C hurch was trlled wrth 1030 lowerrtes on Nlondax morn mg Qebt 70 Ihe N11 Commencec at nlne o clocl-t when Rex father XIcNIahon pastor of the parrsh beffan wrth the word that expressed exactlx the feelrnv of all In Nomme Patrrs et F1l11 et Qplrrtus Sanctr Amen for thus d1d we dedrcate ourselx es The altar bows who asslsted Father L1Bu'x Two Pow erlnen 1n plentw of tlme for lla s on Sept 19 E Kellv, and P Heuvhes ohn lxcllx Iours Comez 1nd Teddx Coiltlx all students at Power XX hen the Nlass ended and praxers tor the comersron of Ru sra had been ottered Brother Henne x rntroduced the repre entatlxe of the Chancellorx Othce ot the Propafatlon of the Falth Iather Xlrlex Thrs re pected prret poke ot our enero ltx to the mrs rons x lnceu he sud Power as been one ot the leadmf H1 h Schools contrrhutrnf After hr short talk on the mrs tons todax and an appeal for llberalltx as apparent as rn the past Powerrtes marched towards 61 t Street to begrn the dax and the xear rn the proper wax wrth God Achvmes A hush spread oxer the audrcnce lwerx one warted for the curtam to rrse Suddenlx the pitrons hrolse loose 1 breat hand clapplnf as ituxedo clad xounf man strode to the center of the stage The trme 5 30 the occaslon an annual concert the xoungs man -Xugustrn Anrexas the place QHTDCQIC Recrtal Hall Hrs four elasslcal selec trons were well recerved -Xugustm played the second half of the program arranged hx hrs rnstructor the ilrst part of whrch was pl ned hw some fellow students Ihe DI IITIQI didn t thlnls thrs so much of a fe at I onlx played for an hour he sald X Q03 student hrs muslcrl mmded ness has broufht much fame to the school Pow 1 r Photo Powtr at tht splrltual powc rhousm- Iradltlonal Nlas- of tllt Holt Ghost opt Il- the xear The Power X It , : J ' , ,vl A ', 1 Z 1, z ' '. Q 3 ' . 1 4: rs S 1 5 . v Ax. MM N-.I - ' , ' s ' 's If . - -- ali - - , ss' I , T 'v S T U S l ' T ' 9 s 'V V ' 1 ' ' . ' 'm . , 5 , 5 ' U 7 ' 1 ' - T . ' . . . J - 5' 1 g s l vs 1 s ' ,Q ts Y' n , 1 s A - last pear. l 1 l. iz . ' ht s f..'I,-. ,ass l , - ,- - - , I . . H V , , 4 ll L . is T .' 4- . S ' . . . . 5 's-5' , . . ' .s . , - ' . . , A ' 5 , . ' Q t . 9 c ' 'k I I ' Y ' . . . . , '. , ' ' 2' J g t V ' ' . ' . fffml MF- LOOIWY- at the Holv Sacritice were Tom Murrav. P0Werlte Clves Concert V y 1 ' . . .1 ' V 1. . x . ' . 5 v Z Y A . iv. 1' . 4 ' - . Q U U , g . B, Z 4. - . . U - ' . e : . - V ' T l . . . 7 X - , . A A 7 ' it Q .' Q V ww Q - 1 - v ' 'w 1 1 v - - 1 z . 4- 1' , A l A 1 KV - I .,' 5' Z . 4' 'V 'V 'V V 2 5 M zl 1 K 'l -f ' . , Y 'b v . . ' M ' U Y V . ' . A ' ' 1 l 'As 5' Z ' - I ' ,' ,' ' A s. . : . v - is ' . . C . . A X

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NEYVS circled one of the fingers of each person in the crowd, be it index, middle or otherwise-right hand, or left. Despite the annoyance that one of the admirers displayed at being sum- moned from his rapt absorption in items golden, round and amethyst. we were sufficiently able to distract his attention and drew out of him the by now super- Huous observation, Rings arrived! Ordered last spring the rings were de- livered early in September lhthm the first week of school the proud possessors were given their treasured items and with the sparkling jools fmallv es conced on the favored finger the last Soak it! . . . No, son. not your head! Life proved fraught with danger those first days to the new ring owners. Gaz- ing starry-eyed at his prized possession and contemplating how it could be shown to best advantage at next Satur- day night's date. many a senior risked life and limb as he descended the stairs to the cafeteria or trudged over to the subway on the way home. During the day blackboards were unseen books un scanned and teachers not heard ktten tion was focused rmgwards The Lynlcs those unrung seniors although in a minority were in evidence LxBi I Hmm , this your rm' 9 Brother Deady in the auditorium hands em out to proud Seniors and greatest mark of seniority had been -X queer place to keep a mirror attained Cub scout emblems, grammar school pins and merit badges were has t1ly discarded as the sixth and seyenth floor inhabitants CSeniors to the unen lightenedj assumed the dignity and yestige of office had been bestowed The begemmed seniors encountered the usual experiences of new ring own ers ll 1th1n a few days Brother Deady who handled the transaction was be sieged with the usual queries Brother my ring is cracked XX hat should I dog Next time don t beat your fist against the wall Just because you re sent to detention Brother it s stuck It don t come 0 November 9 1951 quipped one XX ell will ya look wot he got in the cracker Jax box chuckled classman an under X senior ringless to be sure was the chem discoyered hard at work in lab XX hen approached on the subject of rings he merely muttered Iron py rites Iron py rites and went back to h1 fuming test tubes lnintormed by this reply a chemical dictionary of fered the solution Iron py rites Fe S gold tool y Gold Lndlsmay ed by these remarks the seniors kept their rings yery much in eyldence Hay ing scraped together the price of the ICC they were hardly Uomv to abandon them to obscurity Perhaps some day they will be buried in the top drawer of a dresser along with a few unused collar buttons. theatre stubs. a fraternity pin and the other forgotten mementoes of a faded past. but for the present the rings the thing. L Bum The standard of our tudents The Great Seal Power Nlemorlal Xcademv, Pro Christo Rege 1931 So reads the leg end on our school crest Present on the ofncial stationery on the school tlag banners pennants senlor rings sweaters and even note books and pencils what each part of this specially designed symbol represents is a httle known tale Insignia of Power It goes without saying that the con splcuous words Power Nlemorial -Xcad emy tell the name of the school the date 1931 representing the year ot its establishment Proclainnng the Diyine Nlaster to ll hom the Xcademy IS dedi cated stand the words Pro Christo Rege our all For Christ the lying XX 1th1n the Gaelic cross that forms the centerpiece of the eal and likewise in the mterlacmg yyork ot the outer circles is seen the characteri tic Celtic design which denotes the Iri h origin of the Congregation ot the Lhristlan Brothers of Ireland The circle is chosen because lt is the symbol ot the endless ages of eternity Forming a setting lor this cro is the shield ot the Lru ader It be peaks the Crusade pur ued by our Brother tho e noble hearted knight ot thi twentieth century yyho e ole purpo e 1n hte ls to wield the powerful weapon of Christian Education to win the yy hole world Pro Chri to Rege Activities A La Nlueller It yyas a Thursday afternoon early in September when Brother Hickey an 7 . . . y I . . H. ,, . . . K, ., . . ' 1 - y y 7 Q l sl 1 l Lk ' g H . . r, 2 li ,nu .A 1 o -n Q1 . . r V. . . y . y Q v . S l ., l. , A , ' - v rv ' V . Y . Q .S . . A I .4 ' - I' I' 7 ' 1 5 . - . .5 . bearing befitting their state: the highest -A , ' , , - ' . V ' I ' ' L' ' n 1 I :A p l . ,' - . s ' ' ' s s. s 's - ' ' - , ' v , ' 1 . . N ' ssss 7 - v 5 ' S 1. ' -' -' 5 K '- s - ' ', s ' 's ' ' N ' .' ' .' ' ' ' 'i ' s s s 44 , - ' , ' N 7 , ' , .Q U .Q . , . I. V ' 1 I . '3 - .. T 1 -., v ' v 7 M V N . .S N C4 ' ' - . - . ' .' . . ' rv ' . ' . . , , Y. , '. h ri A ffl, 'Y J V. . . V . V J - ,

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Achvltles Chrlstmas Cards One of the t1n1est chaps 1n room 404 came laborlng down the stalrs towards the second floor last Frlday strugghng mth an abnormal load of books clutched m both arms In addmon to the welghty tomes of hterature and hlstory that werghed hlm down a curlous assortment of multl colored boxes surmounted the cluster of texts X 1s1on obscured h mlssed the last step Books flew m all d1rect1ons and the curlous boxes spewed forth thexr contents Chrxstmas cards llttered the floor October mnght seem a trlile earlv for Chrlstmas cards but Brother R1ce was anxrous to get thmgs off to an early start before competltlon from other sources should hlnder sales Each year a Chrlst mas card sale rs organlzed w1th proflts accrurng to both the 1nd1v1dual boy who sells the cards and the mlsslons whlch recerve the balance of the profit The seller has to turn IH a stated rate on each box and h1s lndlvldual proflt con SlStS of the dlfference between that rate and whatever he sells the box for The majorlty sell a box for about thlrty five cents above cost In plugglng the sale of Catholxc Chnstmas cards the help gomg to the m1ss1ons IS only one ltem of consldera t1on as wlselv remarked Chrlstmas cards wlthout Chrlst or wlthout a re l1gl0l1S m0tlf are hardly sultable for dls 'fha - --v- -'-'- 'w- -- -vu -vnu- 1-nu-eq LaB Forward Uarch Brother Henne leads our Semor contmrent at the Columbus Daw Parade November 9 1951 NEWS LaBua True Chrlstmas Splrlt Pow er Freshman salesmen examlne one of the Yuletlde reetlngs sold bw the boxful last month tr1but1on among Cathollc famlhes A cluster of candles and holly snow draped evergreens or two barklng scottles are as allen to the splrlt of Chrlstmas as the fever of commercral act1v1ty which IS often the only evldence of Joy ln many a Scrooge hke heart at th1s holy season Haxmg scraped up the scattered cards the lad at the foot of the stalrs tugged at h1s belt readjusted hrs books and puffed hls way across the school yard and out the gate The Chrlstmas card sale was launched' Columbus Day Parade Left, Rlght Hlp Hup Attentlon' Forward Nlarch -Xt this command two hundred Senlors their eyes brxght thelr feet eager began the lon,, two mlle trek down Flfth -Xvenue thus helpmg to commemorate the four hundred and slxtleth annxversary of Col umbus d1scovery of -Xmerlca The march preceeded by two days of drrll practlce both m the school yard and the slxty fxrst street armorv began 4 ' LaB a Hip h1p lnp Power come marc-lun up the awenue GPS Out of teph 9 ' Y . .. . . . ' l 1 , . , e . . . I Y , . . . . . U . Y h U . U . . . .. . . . , ' r n . . . . . , 3 D l n if . A v . . . - Y Y , ' v ' 77 . . ' . U , . , f . . . . Mlssuon And: - - - - . ' . 2 A ' 1 t, ' , . . . Y . . - , - V ' . . . Y ' ' . H ' 1 . . . . ' 1, F ,mn , ...M if if - . - 5 2 a in , , 1: - r,. -Jn E - 4' 5 4 . ua U Y U -N u H . . . ,N Y , v Q . - I - ' say . - . S g . . . s . U X 3