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

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EXCHANGE I'd like to deny the charges that I'm using a ghost writer. You readers should know by now that Ilm the only guy who can turn out stuff like this. During the past few weeks we have received some correspondence from the Freshmen asking us to provide them with information on various subjects. Since I am an authority on various sub- jects. I have undertaken to answer their questions in this column. Dear Sir Is there a cure for Asthma? Gustatc II md 309 Dear Breezy If vou will tell me what this girl Asthma IS suffering from I will be glad to inform xou whether or not there is a cure for her ailment Dear Sur I am going up for mv driver s license next week and I know all the answers except one II hat is the white line run nm clown the middle of road and hi h ways used for? II zll Gabb 904 Dear Gabby The white line down the middle of the road is reserved for bicv cles Dear Sir II hat makes the Hoon shine? Ima Pest 101 Dear Pain The people IH the hills of Ixentuckv are what makes the Uoonshine but are unable to sell it due to governmental conmvance I feel better now knowing that I have contributed to someone s education PROF: Give me three collective nouns. STUDE: I'Yacuum cleaner, garbage can. and flypaperf' Oh, shades of Johnny Ray. Commercialite I-'rom the Iona News we borrow a few somethings or other which were found glaring from one or two of their recent test papers. Hlloses received the Ten Command- ments on Nlount Cvanide Ihe oxernment of ln,.,lrnd is limited mockery 'I he Nlediterranean and the Red S are connected bv the Sewaf e C anal IX hat s th rt? Sou sav that no one in Power would ever make a mistake like that? Sou didnt see mv examination paper did voug I remember puttlnff down on mv historv test that General Gr mt vv ts a pifeon roost on the XX est Sir e II h it s with the water pistols? I saw 1 couple of te rchers totinff 1 brice of them Ihev cl timed that thev took them from some Sophomores and were goin to destrov them but I noticed 1 fe v box s from some of their cl rsses drv in their laces with a handkerchief C ur or xerv verv curious The Senlor s Prayer Ilear Lord observe this bended knee This vi age meek and humble Xnd heed this confidential plea Xoiced in a reverent mumble 1 k no mu lcles or tu HARVEY WIHY B008 .4 1 'LJ i X Wm 93, N-I' gf V8- No heavenly radiogramst I only ask for once, just once, To pass these last exams. One little lull. Lord. that's my plea, Then loose the storm again: Bless all my profs and asks them to Be reasonable. Amen. Anonymous CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Il -XRX IO SIFAK LP at meet mfs conferences public gatherings etc We trun vou by mail to speak up ind et rid of that old idea of speaking straight ahead or sideways Box J GFT SX NIP ATHX FRONI I' R I E N D S neighbors, and even casual acquaintances Ile ship for S29 43 a complete box of our Svm prthv betters CO D Box includes simulated black eves arm and leff c ists broken plastic noses, etc Box II C IxI STOXF Send S1 98 for an icturl chip off the Irish Blarnev Stone in Ireland Thousands of peo ple w ho have bought these stone chips have written to tell me of their good fortune after acquiring one of these tone chips I am the direct Descen dant of Patrick Blarnev of Ireland who was the original owner of the famed Irish Blarnev Stone ll rite to I irok llri hj limptxlion Box 386 Bronx N X By Tom Cadogan Nfay 76 1932 D' . . L W ' , ' is Q A 1 . X Q. v H . , , v 5 A ,, Y . . I ,. , . - Y ,. I tl gl , .A U2 L. a ,Lx A 5, Z Un, ' ' , 77 . ' . 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SPOR'l'S Track: Lapplng Up Sunllght With the feyer that comes with sprin begms to sweep oyer us we are easnly apt to for et that eccentrlc roup of sportsmen usually hurled deep ln the catacombs of the Xcademy But a speck of sunll ht so to speak has bur t forth upon them They now scurry to a neyy residence at 72 Street Xle now flnd them lappm 1n the golden sunl1,,ht and bem cooled by the balmy breezes of the Hudson Rxyer S1 h 'XI hat a l1fe The future forcasts encoura mg ports of a strong sprmff team but un fortunately an lnadequate dlstance club In the X arslty sprmts NI1ke Twoomey and jack Howley predominate Both are members of the last year s champron shlp 880 yard relav whlch held three records Nhke a resourceful Junlor elegantly masters the 220 m a fast 23 seconds jack a three year yars1tv com petltor and the team capta1n toes the 440 m a casual 52 seconds L1kew1se not to be underestlmated are Tom Rynne and jlm N101 r1s Tom lS a tlreless Soph omore wrth a brlght future who can out class the best squlres fn any ey ent from the 100 to the 880 An emment and vet eran X arslty man IS hustlmg JIITI w1th no equal for his lwhtenmg start He runs a fast 100 and a very llvely 440 Jay Vee boastmg about we fmd a specxal collec tnon of spmted young speedsters Lead mg the pack are Berme Romero and Vmme XI eber of 220 fame Berme sports a good 20 foot broadjump and takes to the skles wlth an excellent 5 9 hl h Jump -Xnother star man ln the 220 IS the mmble Dlck Nlartln, a good man to have around for scormg a flock of pomts at a Nleet Llvmg 1n a world all thelr own we dls cover jlm 'NIcDermott and John XIull1 gan who take great dehght ln yarvln thelr eyents smce both run anythmg from the 100 to the m1le 1n good t1me Both are young and talented and should be comlng 1nto real prommence 1n the near future In the flymg n0s we en counter a group of potentlals mamly composed of Coffaro, OConnor Row land Nan Horn, and La Dectro Thls year Power wxtnesses the great est turnout ln Frosh history Not only 156 Y mme XX tlrcr tof 220 f unc! trlcs a are they numerous but also talented an unusual trall for Freshmen Dlck Bohan h1 hest scormg Frosh Basketball player surpasses all IH blastm through hrs 220s ln 24 1 and broad jumpmg an amazlng 20 feet Comtemporary runner ups are Shea Bowes and Ianuzzl The mlghty dtstance men who never succumb to fatigue are Joe Cahlll and Jerry Crlb ln The Day ot days Hay 30, the after math of Prom mght w1ll find all loyal and ardent supporters of the Purple Serge seated 1n Kan Cortlandt Stadlum to wltness the -Xnnual Irzsh Chrzstzan Brothers Nleet ThlS ey ent IS the CQUIVH lent of the Oly mplc Games as far as the Brother s schools are concerned Intense rryalry IS portrayed by the partlclpants from Rlce -Xll Hallows Iona Blessed Sacrament and lower who vxe for the beautlful hrst place trophy and the hon ors attached to IIS aqu1s1t1on All mem bers of the team w1ll represent thelr schools and thus each eyent wlll be a keystone m the eventual wmmng of the trophy Speclal SIQDIPICHDCC will be at tached to the wmmng of the 220 and the 440 'NI1ke Twomey wxll represent the Iurple Serge agamst two of the fastest sprmters around one from -Kll Hallows and the other from Iona There IS a strong chance that the exxstmg record held bv R BllCkI'ldgE of Power last year w1ll be shattered I ower s only defending champ jack Howley IS favored to agam cop the 440 against brtter opposltlon XY Po p tstern Roll at 72nd Street Grounds X. Brother Delaney and J Shea compare tallles at the NIcet s end from Rlces entry and also break the 6XlSllI'lg record S1 9 The 50s and 100 s wlll be somethmg worthwhlle see ln smce they are always bltterly con tested by Power and R1ce Both teams wxll have strong 880 and mlle relays and xt w1ll be mp and tuck to the fm h The Purple stands a good chance of toppm, the Green from Rlce X llttle extra help wlll go a long wav so lf there IS any one who can run or jump let htm report to the Coach NIr Humphreys who wrll equlp them By scormg onlv two pomts IH the meet they wxll w1n a team letter Its worth trylng The Power . . ' ' U 1 ' n ' ' ' . ' ' cg. , . . KY U' A rw 4 . 1 . . . - g , Q ', . s . v V I rr ' 0' 'U 5 . U v V 5 v . V .U , v . , . 5 . . rr' cr re- rs I rs x 1 ' Y 1 ' ' . J ' . . ' ' V . V ,, . yy' ic i A T l 0 vi . l -I 3 X I L D X' 1 I 1- f 4 . V 1 4 Y , , - L H . . , ' 1 . . . - - I - 'cr ' 0' ' l ' h a ' . . U . ze . A . . . ' ' l ' ' U A s - . . ' U - V7 l . V. , , . 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FACL LTY Brother O Hehzr Brother O Hehu It rs not drffrcult to recognize those quahtres which enabled Brother OHehrr to take the difficult task of conducting the Guidance room at Power He IS a man endowed with a deep and thorough understanding of the student A teacher of Algebra Latin Fnglrsh and Relrgron he has also ren dered rnxaluable serrrce to the Seniors rn their preparation for college entrance Brother Deadr Of all the personalities that will stand out rn the students minds rn the rears to come surelw Brother Deadx will be among the first and foremost He came to us rn 1944 stared three rears left rn 1941 and returned rn 19:0 He rs the school Bur sar and a much experienced instructor rn XX orld Hrstorr and Rehgron for he has taught college students rn Brrtrsh Columbia and H S men on our XX est and hast coast Brother Kellr During the past few J , r Ptgnataro 158 Brother Dead3 rears as an instructor rn lhx srcs In termedrate Algebra English and Re heron he has won the confidence of hrs superiors and the deep respect of those under hrs gurdrng hand No doubt mam students hare and will attribute to hrm their success not onlr to scholastic matters but also rn sports as he rs the moderator of the Fre hman Basketball Team ll: Pzgnatazo He teaches us Spanish and rs a graduate of Brooklxn College and lolumbra L nrxersrtx Hrs extensrxe knowledge of languages and successful method of teaching has been garned through an rntensrre studx of I-rench Qpanrsh and latelx German Before hrs rears at Power Nlr Prgnataro taught for Lncle Bam Hrs schedule rs a busx one hrs trme lrmrted ret he rs nexer too busr to ard hrs students Brother Nolan Thrs quiet and deter Brother N olarz Brother Kellr mined Brother rs known among t us as Hrs rnfectrous humor and unremrttrng labor has earned for hrm a high place the af fectrons of Power men In hrs off hours he attends Iona College where he rs w orkrng on a degree rn l'nglrsh He was born rn X ermont grew up rn New Xork and as a Brother taught rn elementarx schools rn New Foundland He has now returned to hrs natural habrtat and rt rs hoped to stay the chem teacher par excellence Bfothez Ixent Ixnown among us for hrs frasp of mam subjects rs our own Br kent Though confined chreflr to fresh man rear where he teaches Latin Xl Uebra and Religion hrs frrendlx manner has made hrm friends throughout the whole school He rs a natrxe born New foundlander and a teacher of mam rears experience Hrs last assignment was at Holx Famrlx -Xnnex rn the Bronx L rBui Photos Brother Kent The Power ,f 34 I C Q , ' v ' 1 1 , . .. L . . - . .5 V V S v v. 1 S M Y . 'v 1 n s I u I p , ' , ' , . ' 1 'l V , . , ' quick smile and ready wit. and for his ., . . . . , v ' ' v v v . R 'SV B 1 . 5' ' . . . iv .Y. . v. , . Q A l F ' . ' I ., 4 23 ' 18? ,- 'r .','3 - . ' 39 99 mi Ill . ' A v '