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

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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 '

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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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ALUMNI Joseph Furey Writes Nlany years have passed slnce I left the hallowed halls of Power Nlemorlal but never have I forgotten my four years there Nlemorable frrendshlps and exper1ences at Power are often recalled 1n my remmrscent moments To thus very day I cherlsh the tralnmg that I recexved from the Chrlstlan Brothers of Ireland as I know most Power alumm Old Buddues ll hen I left Power ln june of 1946 I enlxsted 1n the L S Navy and when as signed to boot trammg I found that I hadnt really left Power for m my boot company I was happy to fmd four other members of the class of 46 Three of us remamed together for about one year before bemg reasslgned I can drstmctly remember our bull sesslons about Power and the pleasure and prrde we experlenced by retellmg the tales of our school on Amsterdam Avenue All three and It was not untll a Power Alumm meetmg a few years later that the three of us met agam Cum Laude After my dxscharge 1 started college under the GI B111 and rn june of th1s vear I w1ll graduate wrth honors from St Nllchael s College 1n I11noosk1 Park Xermont Durmg my stay at St NI1 chael s I have been a member of the stu dent Councll for two years and Treas urer of that orgamzatnon 1n my semor year Nly mayor held at college has been Accountmg xth11e I mlnored 1n Educa ron Hy future plans are to attend Grad uate School and possrbly enter the teach mg professlon I hope thxs brlef hlstorx SBIISIICS your request and mll be of mterest to your readers Thank xou for notfxm ne X ours trulx Joseph A Furey Class of 1946 Attorney at Law One of Power s frrst raduates a man who attended the school when rt was located at Its nrst srte up on 124th Street IS now a member of the Le al staff of the ll estern Lnron Tele raph Niay 26, 1902 Company H1s name? Harry-I Burke class of 1932 Fordham Scholar After leavmg Power he went to Ford ham Lnlverslty where he recened h1s B S Degree ln 1940 He then studled law at the L mverslty s Law Evenmg Ses snon and recelved hrs dlploma ID 1946 A year later he was admntted to prac tlce as an attorney and counsellor at law before the New Xork State Bar Todav besrdes workmg for llestern Lnlon he has a well buxlt up prrvate law practlce Joseph A Furey Class of 1946 Harrw ,I Burke Class of 1932 Alumm Notes o Frank Xlartens f4SJ enllsted m the Army m 1946 and was assigned to the Nledxcal Tra1n1ng Statlon at Camp Polk L A to be educated as a medrc After a perrod of two months he was sent to japan mth the occupatlonal forces There he recerved the Army of Occupa tlon Nledal as well as the 11 orld V1 ar II X lctory Nledal Presently Frank 15 vsorkm for the New Xork Herald Trl bune and hopes to become a l1notyper o Leonard La Bua f49j brother of Tony of 7C6 who w1l1 graduate thls year has been elected Presldent of the New man Club of New 'york Lmverslty o Patrlck J Nlulhearn Q 455 served three years ln the Navy Arr Force I june 1930 he graduated wnth a B A Degree from Iona College and later started teachmg for the N Y Board of Educatron at P S 17 1n Wrlllamsburg Brooklyn as a teacher of mentally re tarded chlldren Pat completed his NI A Degree at N Y U rn Educatron Psycho logy and has started his Ph D there o The followmg members of Nlanhattan College are Power Alumm and are llsted on the Deans Honor L1st for January School of Arts and Scuences Fzrst Honors Charles D FHVBIIO Edwardj Mrcek Second Honors john E Bujake lllllram V Garcla Xlalachy T 'llahon School of Engmeermg Fzrst Honors John E Brennan Second Honors ll 1ll1am J Lrell School of Busmess Fzrst Honors Anthonxj Grech Trmothy P Nlurphy Second Honors Nlartm I Beck john J Garrett Rat mond E Nolan o james NI Farley C491 recently grad uated from The State Lnn erslty of New Xorks Instrtute of Applled Arts and Sclences Jrm IS a member of the Unrted States Coast Guard Reserve and ns also the Corre pondence Secretary of the P NI A Alumm Socrety o Robert Donahue C SOD s now a mem ber of the Nlartknoll jumor Semmary ln Clark Summxt Pennsylvama 159 n , ' o u o l ' l ' ' 7 ..-.Tl , ' , . . A . y . v ' v I , I . A A 7 , - A . . . . , S . I V .4 my I ' H ' .l rx ' . ' ' ' d0. , v - ,, ' g A' ' - '- v - I ' 7 ' ' . 2 I . . . - - ' i 1 s n A 7 - ' v - ' . 7 ' A' ' I ' ' , , - Y , f . A. . I n . . . . , cr 1: ' l - - . . . , of us served with the Navy Air Corps A ' ' ' . ' ' l l 0 l H 3 2 . .. . . - . , . . . . tl . u V - . I . -, -.' gl h - ' rl , - I -,, 1 . . - A 0 , ' , - Q I V v s 1 v ' 7 7 v 7 I ' ' g . s - , X U F. . . E D - 7 , N , . g 1 .V . Y , S I ,S y . t