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

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EXTRACUBRICULA sembled outslde the school to board the chartered bus whlch would take them to Hackensack New jersey At Passalc and Lmon Streets at exactly two o clock they began paradmg Each year we recelve many rnvrta trons to play at varlous eyents Thrs year for example flfteen were recexved and subsequently declmed for that many engagements could not posslbly be fulfrlled The only one accepted was the Holv Name Parade bookmg m the Clty Across the Rlver These parades are held annually IH honor of the Holy Name of jesus Last year we also marched wrth the soclety s dlvlslon of Salnt John s Cathedral, Pat erson The T hunderer Bugle Boy Irrsh March Melodxes and of course the most approprlate The Holy Name March , were played Scholarshups Freshman Awards The novl hommes or new men at Power are lnfrltrated wlth several wmners of full four year scholarshlps to the Academy These seven fortunate frosh may be unheard of as yet but show promlse of brlghtenlng our lucky star ln the fields of hterary, oratorlcal and athletlc endeavor The Flre Department of the Crty of New York awarded ll 1ll1am Iuschmerer now of 308 a full scholarshlp Thls delegate from St Pascal s rn Queens IS Jomed by another wlnner Francis Maru tollo C3065 of St Francxs of Rome par rsh Thomas Maher C301 from Good Shepherd m Manhattan has come here Silent plctures don t reveal the sweet harmony of the Glee Club 12 We re here today to dlscuss the before crltlcs Brother lNa le N Nealls and on a Holy Name Department of Sam tatlon award John O Farrell C3061 from Our Lady of the Angels parlsh m Brooklyn IS here on the Cathohc Gulld Department of Correctlon scholarshrp Sports Scholarshnps Basketball awards brrng both Tom Dalley of St joan of Arc and john Do hnac of Manhattan s Holy Cross parlsh to Power james Porter of Our Lady of Lourdes m the Clty IS here on a track award There rs no need to wlsh them the success ln Power that we know hes ahead of them for that lS already ev1 dent ln the hearty welcome accorded all newcomers bv each of the remalmng three years Sophomore JUHIOI' and Senlor A word of vrarmng to the Class of 1954 though a great deal IS expected of you and your scholarshlp wmners don t let us down Glee Club Song Masters Each actmty day the Glee Club IS hard at work ln the audltorrum rehears mg 1ts numbers for forthcommg con tests Led by maestro and Off1Cl3l moderator Mr Perrault these muslcally mmded Powerltes are not overly optl mxstlc ln thelr hope to do even better this year than last yet these are the same group of students who recently LaBu'r declalms dehator Charles Tambuollo ,l Scott R W'olfe J Mallum, P Mac'VIorrow brought choral fame to the portals of the Academy For the beneflt of any new freshmen who havent heard an explanatlon of our current melodlous success Enterrng for the f1rst trme a contest held under the ausplces of the Cathohc Glee Club League Power easlly got through the pI'6llITl1I'1dl'l6S held at R6glS and a score of exghty frve percent Thus quahfled for the fmals at Town Hall the Glee Club competed agamst the very best of Cathohc Hrgh School smgmg roups Fmergrng vlctorlous they brought home an average of mnety three percent and a Gold Cup for the Trophy Case Debate A new program 1n connectlon wlth furthermg general lnterest ln debate IS Going to be 1n1t1ated ll 1th the wholehearted cooperatlon and approyal of Brother Hennessy a serles of mtramural debates have been planned durmv the next months These vnll be held 1n the audltorlum before an aud1ence of students and teachers Representatlves from each class of each vear vull be evenlv dnlded and one srde compr1sed for example of Fresh men classes 301 306 302 and 308 wrll take pro and 303 306 and 307 will take negatlye After the arguments the wmners w1ll The Power ' m ' X . N , - . . V 7 V , . , . - I . . I . 3 7 7 7 ld ' ' '7 A Q. D i S J, . 7 . . . . , tx H L1 as I 7 7 rr ' , ' U A A . U v 7 L 4 K A ll . 66 9 - ss - . . T U . U U , . , . , . r ' . l . r 4 . at ' ' va 44 ay , A 1 . , . . . 3 I ' ' . . . , . i . . N . ., . . ' 1 - - ' . Y . 4 ., . l . , . Hlgh School w1th a 'Class A standlng, - ,. . . A , ' I ,f .L y - . J ' . . . I . I , , . . f f , . , A , - . l . . . . - , I U . . . , ' V . r- - J 7 . A , U ' ' - A , 8 l 7 0 . . . , V 7 7 ' . . . . D 5 . . . . -4 ' . ,., . ' v ', 0 Q ,, ' . . A 1 I' A D l . . '. . 7. ' v 1 V Keeler 2 at - - 9, q ' v . , ' v , A x ' Y . . , .

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EXTBACL BBICL LA Hobbies Trams, Tracks and Toots Around the mountain came the long silyer tram Suddenly it shot off the track and tumbled into a rayine with covs and wheels dying, through the dust as the undercarriage came apart It sounds like a catastrophic accident but no one was hurt Xou see it was merely a model on a four foot table in Nick 14089 Lacalamita s house Cardboard Village Surrounded by a maze of track and iutomatic switches a little town nestles among pl ister hills a prosperous paper and glue community to complete the illusion of reality Xt its outskrrts the daily milk tram rushes past on its way to town speeding oy er O27 gauge tracks Automatic switches located at strategic points allow a yariety of paths to be selected by the operator Over in a corner of the room Nick is crouched oyer his control board the heart of the complicated mechanism On it are the complex controls which make the switches moye the cars uncouple and the wat r towers and log loaders operate A complete line of these trains and miniature accessories are put out by many companies among them Lionel Nick s usual supplier -Xnd so as the caboose is swallowed up bv the green paper mountains we leaye ic worrying if the 2 ZO wil e through on time Tomahawks and Arrows Dark figures moyed through the for est and in the distance could be heard the soft but ommous sound of Indian tom toms -Xn uprising of the Indlan Nationf' Hardly Perhaps their ancient festlyal rites? XX ell not exactly but you were close In truth these Indian war r1ors are no more Indian than you or I but are young men enthused by Indian lore and the nobility of the Redman Xmong us in Power is one of these pseudo warriors our own Gerald Fitz gerald of 302 Gerald belongs to Troop 213 of the Boy Scouts in Queens This is an organization which produces gath erings in which -Xmerican boys may blend into the spirit and tradition of the Old XX est In relation to a full time hobby Ger ald can think of nothing better and takes great pride in executing the age November 9 19.91 l C il e Wxlsh In a little country town It s a lay out like this one that appears in 'Nick Lacalomita s rurnpus room old ceremonial and ritual dances of the Indians ks Gerald would reply if you asked htm the Indians were not the sayage uncultured people you might think they were They were masters at of bray ery The Plains Indians had cay alry equal to the best Furopean regl ments The Dog Soldiers were a tribe of Indians who on entering the battle field would hurl their spears into the ground and lash themselyes to them so they could not retreat Thus they fought until yxctory or death was attained His peaceful nature was brought out by his skill in agriculture and weaving -Xn extremely ardent hobbyist, Gerald practices the Indian skills by making moccasms leggings war bonnets and other Indian paraphernalia He intends to participate in a pageant given by the during 'Slay But for now we will leave this Irish Injun as he goes to his tepee for a traditional old Indian meal of corned beef and cabbage Band Power in jersey Last October 14 was the scene of great activity as the Senior Band as Po er Photo Down Haeken ack Hain Street Brother Kostka paces P NI A finest during Holy Name Rally 11 ' Y . D . .' , F' . ' . Q A . , , 1, X 1 2 ' - -' - 5 ' , ' V . 7 2 ' . L4 r ' ' 1 ' y v ' .. , ' - 3 ' it i 2 ' A ,. 1 . x 7 ' n , 1 r V A ' 1 1 A ' . H 7 I . A .l Y . . ' y Q - v Y v . . . . ' 9 ' - the art of war and lived by high codes Boy Scouts in Madison Square Garden ' ' ' f , ' ' ' 4. I ' vw ' V - 1 - 1' I s U V Y . ., . . . . N' k ' ' : ' l b .' - ,' - . 1 T' . I I A n . VY' - xv ' fs f ' ' s 's I ' ' .- .- fs . ' - C 1- . u 'Y- , - 3

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EXTBACUBBICULA be awarded on stage a silver medal from Brother Hennessy. The purpose of these debates is to stimulate interest in public speaking and its values in business and social affairs in later life. In addition to this debating system the usual debate society has been or ganized the Seniors and juniors under the direction of Brother Conefrey and the Sophomores and Freshmen under the guidance of Brother Nagle This year s debate topic IS Resolved That all -Xmerlcan citizens should be subject to conscription for essential service ln time of war Fathers Club On October 30 at 8 30 the Fathers Club held its flrst meeting of the year in the school auditorium and the or ganization elected their officials In ad d1t1on to the four officers of last year there will be two new positions ASSIS tant Treasurer and RCCOfd1Hh Secretary Rev Bro T P O Dwyer will replace Brother Hickey as moderator -Xn in crease will take place 1n the numbers of class representatives so as to distribute the work more evenly The forthcoming Communion Break fast was the chief topic of discussion The first meeting was the most import ant as it gaye the new members a chance to get acquainted besides presenting an opportunlty to settle the schedule for the coming year Ph to Another hot daw Why sure ay Joe Ha ter on lat left! while wood men Don Canfield Larry Han lon and Pat Ferrara erye em up 401 s Hike Math Teacher Cooks The sweet smell of JUICY hot dogs wrapped in scizzlmg delicious bacon flowed around the campfire in the wilds of Englewood woods deep in the heart November 9 19:31 of New Jerseys frontier. 'tFresh batch of 'Pigs in a blanket' coming up cried chef Brother Dille- muth, Come and get 'emi' At that seventeen members of 401 plus Brother Kelly and Brother Martin rushed for the treat, which they drowned with soda pop ll hen asked how the franks turned out Brother Dlllemuth replied Xl ell no one died of ptomame poisoning but th1s reporter hasnt checked with the hikers yet so I can t be sure The hike has taken on the airs of a tradition for room 401s occupants have been going on these annual hikes for some time It all begins by meeting at Power from Where the Wanderers tray el across the George Washington Bridge to a designated New jersey location This year they were accompamed by Brother Martin soon to embark for South Africa who wanted to know what life 1n the raw really was like Luckily there were no mishaps and it may be supposed he concludes that roughing it can be fun At any rate he leaves for the dark continent early in December Achvlhes Future Farmers A proud rooster crows to greet the new day It IS but 5 30 and the morning is cold and damp without the warming rays of the sun In the dark bunk house Don Holzer searches blindly for his work clothes then struggles to dress himself In similar circumstances were Jim Phe lan Dan NIcXe1l and Gerry Cunmng ham who also arose to the cackllng of Offered a chance to escape from the hot and humid city and to enjoy the freshness of the upstate farms some in dustrlous boys decided to spend their summers profitably and healthfullv Let us chose one of them for instance Don Holzer who plans to become a farmer and follow him through the course of a typical Farm Cadet day First and fore most on any farm is the duty of carm for the cows It was his Job to milk them regularly eyery morning and eyery eye ning Haying completed this task h returned to the farmhouse for breakfast After the meal was frnlshed the re mainder of the day s work was continued cleaning the barn mowing the hay reap mg or thrashing oats chopping nrew ood cutting away brush, and many other tasks essential to the farmer. At 5:00 he again milked the cows, thus completing his chores for the day. After supper, Don could listen to the radio, play ball, or, on Friday nights, go to town, in the cool, cool, cool of the evening while we were sweating lt out in humid New York City College Entrance Seniors, Get Busy Hes you d better hurry and start get ting some information about Colleges if you intend to go to one' LaBua Hand o Destzny M I T Pratt or COIIIIIIIJISQ W hlch wlll tlus Senlor lookln over catalo ues choose? A penny post card addressed to the College of your choice wlll bring you a complete catalogue and an application blank This does not bind you ln any wav and if you should change your mind about going there are no ties to break The reason for the rush IS that all institutions of higher learnlng are swamped with applicants ey ery year and the early caller has a better chance of getting in Wondering If you hay ent yet decided what one you will o to and intend to contmue your education you can saye yourself a lot of trouble and numerous penny post cards by y1s1t1ng the library anv day after school or during lunch period Three shelyes of catalogues from the leadlnv Colle es of the nation and in formation about the y arious scholarships offered to fourth year men are to be found there Start doing something about your future 13 . . V . . H . . i . . . . . ,, , 1 . Y . . , , . . . . H . . . ' 7 ' Y l - . . . . . , 7 , . - vw . . 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