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In Your OPIIIIOII QUESTION ll hat IS xour fazorzte excuse for not domg xour homework? Michael McMahon Semor Room 606 Nly excuse IS the cor nrest most unbehev able rn the eyes of everyone rn this w1de world, and lts only one that gets results ll hen Brother L C NIcSw1hlovkdh says says O K N ke let s see the homework I sxmply reply Honestly Brother I forgot lt The Xeah, we know look always changes 1n a few moments to a thoughtful Xl ell maybe you drd No one he thrnks would use that bewhrskered old fable unless xt was true And Ah Sweet Nlystery of Life, rt works Wzllzam Gaynor Jumor Room 504 I should refuse to an the grounds that lt mlght tend to 1ncr1m1 nate me However rf you w1ll grve me as surance that no facul ty member wrll read thls, or better strll that no faculty member wrll take th1s matter rnto hrs own hands I wlll let x ou ln on my secret ll henever I fall to do my homework I try to be as 1nconsp1cu ous as possrble but rf I am caught I usually have a case of ptomarne ready to excuse me If thxs doesnt work-oh, well' Ive gotten to be an expert at domg homework over tive trmes ten tif teen, etc , etc Tzmothy Lynch Sophomore Room 406 I m not too worrled about the Brothers I have to grve excuses to the next day, I have to have a good llne ready for the mater and pater when they get IHQUISIIIVC about my not brmg mg home any books The explanatlon But I don t have any homework to do IS wearlng a b1t thrn and I m a wee blt shakey All a Brother does IS send you to detentron whrle pop sort of he, uh It s very pamful 34 Joseph Sparo ze Freshman Room 305 IX ho me young man? Ill haxe you know I m hrghly msulted I have never, rn the entlre hlstorv of my l1fe at Power Nlemor ral, resorted to such underhanded tactlcs Imagxne me of all people offermg an excuse for not domg homework? Do you reahze how degrad mg such a thrng would be? IX hy the Brothers would have no respect for me my classmates would have no respect for me and aboxe all I would have no re spect for myself I have never offered an excuse I srmply say wrth a note of sarcasm rn my vo1ce I drdn t feel hke domg rt last nrght so I drdn t, so there' 1 And furthermore I love detentlon rt s so ugh' Jumor Room 604 VS hy I just say to the Brother, You must Gerard Gallagher reahze that the mflu ence of Uncle M11 t1e on the cultural aspect of the Amen can educatlonal sys tem IS no small thmg Therefore, I just couldn t mlss hrs mstructlve so srlly qys each Tuesday nlght tfor you see I only skrp homework thenj and you couldn t expect me to be a well rounded c1t1zen of P 'XI A lf I were not prohclent 1n drlettantlsm now would you? . Brother Hennessly M Sc LHRISTMAS MESSAGE Qulet calmness and seremty rergned rn that judean mght when the herald angels appeared to the shepherds who were keeplng watch over therr flocks That peaceful scene was typlcal of Hrm who was born that mght rn Bethlehem s manger He was born to be the Prmce of Peace and to bestow on men the peace of God that surpasseth under standmg Hrs gospel was grven that rt mrght spread peace and good wrll among men Is lt not strange that men wrll search everywhere else for a solutron to therr problems except m the one place where that solutnon can be found? Chrrst IS the Savlour of the world not only rn the sense that He d1ed for our sms and gave us the means of sanctrficatron and sal vatlon but ln the sense that He alone can brmg peace order and tranqurlrty to thls world Glorv to God zn the hzghest and on earth peace among men of good will Men of good 'wzlll That IS the secret of lt all Nlen have not glven God that good wrll Let us at least durmg th1s Chrrstmas season, give Hrm our good wrll Let us open our hearts w1de to Hlm Let us ln our own llttle way and wrthm our lrttle crrcle, make Chrrst hve and relgn upon earth There ns a peace that can come from God alone No amount of materlal prosperlty nothing than man of hrmself can do, could grve rt to us Peace wrth God peace wxthm our own souls' It lS especially thls peace whlch Chrlst brought Into the world on the flrst Chrrstmas Nrght to men of good wzll Thanks be to God for the peace the sweet securlty, the rlchness of our Cathollc Faith' It rs for us to endeavor to match Hrs love for us by a great love for Hmm Out of love for Hrm let us recelve Holy Communron on Chrrstmas mornmg, and accept Hrs blessmgs as the best of all our Chrrstmas Grfts May Chrrstmas, wrth nts glad trdmgs of peace on earth renew rn us a love for peace and the pursurts of peace, and gne to all men everywhere the Joy of peace on earth to men of good w1ll If only we have that good w1ll we can have peace Peace w1th God Peace wrth ourselves Peace wxth the world That the students of Power Nlemorlal -Xcademy and thelr good parents and frrends may have that peace IS my de vout wrsh and my prayer for you durmg Chrrstmas and throughout the New Xear Brother ll llllam A Hennessy The Power . . 7. , . . . 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VOL II No 2 DECEVIBER 21 1951 T e Power News of the Year ln Revlew Publwhed by the Students of Power Memonal Academy under the direction of the Chnstran Brothers of Ireland TABLE OF CONTENTS ALUMNI CLASSES EXCHANGE EXTRACURRICULAR FACULTY FEATURE IW YOUR OPINION NEWS POVVERSCOPE RELIGION SPORTS SPORTS COLUMN News Edztor Daniel Shanahan Art Edstor Thomas Cadogan Religion Ed1t0r Kevin Costello Sports Editor James McCaErey Business Editor John Rooney Executwe Edztor Gabriel Walsh Layout Edrtor Robert Eagan Extra Curncular Eugene Johnson Class Edztor Joseph Flanagan T ypmg Editor William Brrdgeford Alumm Edztor John Gibbons Czrculatzon Manager Vmcent Iuzzxlmo Exchange Editor Wlll18m Gaynor Faculty Editor Thomas McFadden Photography Edztor Anthony LaBua Semor Brograplues John Egan Audztor Peter Deutsch NEWS STAFF John Curry Eugene Desposrto EXTRACURRICULAR STAFF Thomas Jessop William Hurley William Meier LAYOUT STAFF Robert Stewart CLASS STAFF Kenneth Bowen James Green Brian Gavin SPORTS STAFF J Howley C Hennebeul R Cubells James Cunning ham James Joseph Dems Fenton Lawrence Hanlon Richard Martin PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF Gerald Keeler ART STAFF John Brehanny Lawrence Gately Richard Johnson Thad deus Dewjewskn Thomas Stack COPY BOYS William Hmd Vhlliam Lacey Edward 0R1ely Michael McCrann DISTRIBUTORS Fahey Barry Cleary McDonald Irwin Clifford Obert Maurer Murphy BOOKKEEPERS Lamphere Tighe Toner Riewerts Gotti Joseph Gallic ASSISTANT BOOKKEEPERS Ward Gallagher Egan Gallager Cos grove BUSINESS ASSISTANT DIRECTORS McDermott Curley MODERATORS Brother P G McFadden Brother H P Dxllemuth THE COVER In many homes and parishes Christmas Cribs and stables now hold a prominent place Exactly what design the original had in those far off days in the village of Bethle hem IS a pomt that has challanged the ingenuity of many an artist with hammer and saw or brown paper and paints The Crib at Power IS a tradi tional thing occupying the far end of the corridor on the sixth floor Our interpretation is that of a rustic stable replete with cattle, overhanging eaves fencing, straw and a pair of turtle doves nesting in the loft On the back cover is a shot dug up from the files, time honored and beautiful December 21, 1951 I Hate Me Oh how I hate people who are never satisfied with anything So theres a little war on, so what? So we all may be blown to blts with these new atomic and hydrogen bombs, so what? So the whole earth goes blooey, so what? -Xfter all, what are you worried about? fYuk, yukj Are you thinking of the Irymg pan on those red hot coals down yonder all ready and waltmg to cook your goose? Fret not, at least youll have securzty You won t have to worry about being dlspossessed, or having to move There s no cars to watch out for at crossings, no mdlges tnon after meals, and no high pressure salesmen to bother you Theres just you and your horns and your little barbed tail Again I ask, what are you worrying about? What good does worry do? Since nothing happens like it s sup posed to youll only be more disappointed 1f nt doesnt happen the way it should have Th1s is a crazy world It always has been, always will be, and is that way now For instance, I wrote th1s editorlal to get you to be S8115 fied with everything, while all the time I know that the editorlal below thls one will be about my dissatisfaction with television Come to thmk of lt, my not being satis fied, e g this editorial, automatically makes me drssatis fled I hate people who are that way, consequently, I hate myself But don t mind me I told you this was a crazy world I just thought I d prove it I Hate Sponsors that I and mllhons of other TV ers everywhere were morons? I know I m no Einstein, but I can t be as stupid as they profess It seems to be part of the advertising corporations stock in trade that the public 15 an organization of 1ll1ter ate and downright dumb people of all ages who can neither read nor write, nor possess the ability to detect audible sound and legible writing when lt appears on their se s Some big compames must even beheve that we are unable to grasp a term of more than four letters to Judge by the preference shown for the misspelling of words l1ke does and contractions for words like fabulous Did you ever notice the basic presentation procedure? They first tell of the product and its vlrtues, then they flash the name on the screen in case you did not grasp that carefully pronounced single syllable Ah but their little game is not finished, they now slowly spell the brand out letter by letter Then the whole word lights up and flashes off and on like a neon sign while it IS repeatedly voiced, once per Hash Perhaps, they must reason someone hasnt yet been sold on our stuff, so they send in little leprechauns to dance around, scrub smks wash floors and powder ladies noses wh1le a pleasant little ditty blares in the background All I can say IS, It s just TOO MUCH' . , . A a ' ' 7 . , . . . . . j 7 i a . ...,.. ss . . . . . 34 - - . . . . . . . so .' . . . . . . . . sr , . . . . . . . . 61 . . . . . sa ' A . . . . 42 ...... 46 ' . . . . . . . 62 . . . . . . . 54 . . . ...... 48 .... 59 . ' ' ' ' ' - , . . . . , 7 1 u, ' . 1 1 . . 1 l . y ' . . . , . : , ' ' , ' ' Where did advertisers on television get the impression ' n ' ' 7 : . , . . , . I ' . ! D I I 7 1 D t 1 ' 7 : . . I , . I . ' . 'A ' ' ff 'l A . 1 y . l , ' ' l- rr v as v . . . . I H ' ' u ' IK Y ' V 77 35