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

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T Powe News of the Year ln Revlew DANCES X'Wl We And the Band Played On Malone and Shanahan supply the muslc that lssued forth from the Juke box trlghtl at the Halloween Hop Pete Panther At The Sodahty Dance Oh how he d dance The clrck of a Senlor s heels could be heard as he hur ned up darkened 61st Street towards the school It was a cold and moon washed evenmg and there was a touch of Wmter m the a1r but he notrced none of th1s for h1s thoughts were on the dance he was hurrylng to It was the Annual Halloween Hop sponsored by the Sodalx ty and held m the Audrtorlum beautl fully decorated for the mght The por A contented group at the Semor dance Spotted here are POWBIITCS E Carney A LaBua and T Barrone December 21 1951 I C 3 X ' '- . . N I ' r, . , h . 7 ' ' 1 ' ' H ' H - r. , ,UE i 1 . . . - ' 'ME ' . I 7 , W , N ,, . LaBua LaBua came and the well pleased crowd of cg N , . . . . . . . , . . . . , - 0 J v ' , ' . . . , I, . A ' ' ' - ' 7 . . , . A . . y .- l A Uv - , D , - f 7 7 , . U. . . . U , i - A ll Irons l, 1 . l . , , , ' H 3? . , . . . . 9 December 21 1951 tals and walls were adorned wlth varx colored leaves and srlhouettes typ1fy1ng the myst1c1sm of All Hallows Eve The wrndows were red draped and soft colored llghts played on the couples al ready assembled Although rt was only 8 30 and the dance was just begmnmg a fine crowd had already gathered Pete met many charmmg gurls from Domrnr can Commercral St jean Baptlste St Mrchael s and Cathedral The recorded musrc was judged terrrfic The rec ords were the newest most popular tunes and had been prcked by a Commrttee of students At mtervals couples strolled over to the counter where two Sodahsts all decked out 1n aprons served refresh 1ng cokes ffor a feel Twelve thlrty soon Semors clalmed the1r coats rn the check room and left for home muslc st1ll sp1n nlng ln the1r heads Turkey Trot On the Frlday after Thanksglvmg the Sodallty sponsored a Senror junior Turkey Trot The settlng for the evenln s enter tamment was the school Assembly Hall Soft colored lights played dreamlly down upon the shmy red paper maskmg the stage The crlmson drapes that hung 1n the Audrtorrum two years ago were dns covered and subsequently put to good use they were hung ln the stage back ground and around the multlcolored Juke box The dance was run by Sodalrsts They manned the record machme took t1ck ets sold refreshments establxshed a check room and decorated the hall for the mght Soft slow dancmg was the order of the evenmg 1n contrast wxth the merry prancmg of the Hallowe en Dance crowd Qabowej untrl Nlr Rood armed wrth some square dance sets After a few al lamand lefts had been called the crowd was trred out and they were thankful for the seremty of Because of You 37

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The Powerscope I hope I hope I hope The grammar school chnldren takrng the entrance exam for the year 1n s1x months special course two weeks ago were made to feel verv much at home upon arm al at the school The contestants rn the Scholarshrp Entrance race were after fimshmg the1r fifteen mmute I Q addressed by Brother Hen nessy He wrshed them the best of luck 1n therr two hour ordeal the next portlon of whrch w1ll be Englrsh qurz Brother Kostka made hrs customary appearance durmg the course of the afternoon 1n search of potentral fresh frosh talent or as he sa1d 'Nlen for the Band Glee Club Baseball Track Handball and Swrmmmg teams and most lmport ant of all, Power needs men for the Tlddley Xhnks competltlon C Y C Power had the largest representatlon of any boys school rn lNew York at the monthly Holy Hour of the Cathohc Youth Adoratlon held at Blessed Sacrament Church on 72nd Street Thrs was because of the voluntary pledge of the entlre Press Club to attend, and at both the November and December meetlngs Power was m the majorrty Newly Created Editor Semor john Nlartens of 707 was elected the edrtor rn chref of h1s Scout Troop s paper the Scoutscope It was john s Job to start from scratch that rs, so far as foundmg the paper He has put out three rssues and the style, we note jealously, IS copled from The Power For further detalls on the man, see the story on page 43 Did You Know? INOt one rn a thousand boys rn our school can tell vou 1ts exact SIZC To be exact only one IH one thousand forty one can and that one IS me So that thls srtuatlon w1ll be ow ercome speedrly I ll 1m part all my rnformatlon to you Flrst as to ltS slze Power IS one hundred feet long and one hundred feet wrde by one hundred twentv feet hrgh There are exghty mne rooms all totaled ln the bu1ld1ng and two hundred and erghtv wmdows let abundant sun shme lnto the Powerhouse C1x1l Defense by the way certrfles the establlshment as 10002 bomb proof Some of the walls here are three feet thlck so that ratmg should come as no surprlse Mnssnon Mass Amld the Gothlc splendor of Salnt Patr1cks 36 Cathedral our Sen1or Sodalrty attended the Annual XIISSIOII 'Hass rn honor of Samt Francls Xavler Thrs mass was celebrated by Bishop Flannely rn the absence of the Lardmal He was assisted by the Cathedral Cholr and the Cadets of Xavier At the Lonsecratron of the Nlass the Honor Guard of the school w1th drawn sabres and muffled trumpets formed a cross m salute to therr Commander After the Hass all left wlth an mcreased reallzatron for the need of Nlrssron xocatrons College Informatlon As the school xear wanes and the passmg days brmg us closer to the day of days graduatron, the word scholarshxp IS belng mentloned promlnently wrth all and sundrx Scholarshlps are bemg offered to all students who can quallfy rn the exams held at all our local colleges Fordham Unlverslty Department of Arts and Sc1ences offers four full scholarshlps whrle Manhat tan 15 holdmg IIS test on Aprrl 19 at mne oclock Iona college w1ll have rts exam on Aprrl 16 Applr catlons for th1s test may be obta1ned from Mr Kass rn the llbrary Woodslde Retreat The Reverend Father James P Dermody, ln a letter read over the Publrc Address System by Brother Hennessy 1nv1ted the students of Power Memorlal to attend a teen agers Retreat to be held rn that prlests parlsh St Teresa s for three days Powermen avarled of the opportumty On the Arr Three students of P NI A Gabe Walsh Bob Eagan and JIITI McCaffrey were scheduled to appear on a forum ox er R3d1O Statron VI FIA at Fordham Unlverslty The Trend 1n Intercolleglate Athletlcs Today was dlscussed over the F AI arrwaves at Q 30 on VI ednesdav October 31 Ah these Brothers Last Ixovember 29 the enthuslastrc and energetlc portron of the Senror Sodallty spent from 2 15 unt1l 6 CO oclock decoratmg the Assembly Hall fthats the other lrttle known name for the Audr torrumj for the dance to be held that evemng at exght sharp The Job they knew would be a drffir cult one so they 1nv1ted some Brothers to help them So do you know how the aforementloned Brothers helped them? They went out lnto the yard and played Basketball came rn to see how the work was progressmg and retrred to the bandroom to serenade the workers Serrously though w1th out thelr adxlce the stage could not have been assembled and decorated properly and the Sodal ISIS asked me to comey therr thanks to those un thanked members of the faculty, and as you ve read I ve done so Hurrah for me and the Press Clu ll The Power I I 7 V V 7 1 9 ' V ' . ,. U u u . ' 7 . - - , 1 . 7 - ' , . V. . . . ., ' - ' Ai 1 s 4 ' J v - 1 . . ,, . , . . , - Y . . . . . , , , . . A . .. rn , - - ' A 7 7 Y 7 ' ' ' y ' . . ' ' 7? u Y ' v , . . as ' ' U ' U 4 4 1 7 u , ' 1 ' J - during November. It was pleasant to note that some I . l - A . .7 7 . I ' A . ' A 7 . n y v 7 ' ' , 7 W . . H . . . ' 7 -, - - . V . . 'Q ' 7 7 , ' s , . Y . . ' 1 - - . . . -. . Q D . 'U . ' '- v , ' r 1 , . . . . v . . . , . , 7 V , . - . 1 . . f , . . ' . Y. ' ' . l y l - , . . If V ' 7 y ' ' 1 7 S ' A ' ' ' ' ' b. .!

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NEWS But this peaceful scene was marred glee- fully by a double dose of the 'Mexican Shuffle which had everybody on their feet. This was the juniors first taste of a Sodality sponsored dance It was to have been entirely Third X ear affair but wasnt because of the heartbreaking lack of support on their part The Sen iors then came to the rescue and it be came a co Third Fourth Year affair and a successful one in spite of the Junior letdown Prom Commlttee The Prom IS well on 1tS way The Committee is buslly working on the de tails of the blggest Senior event of the year Bob Lueck a newcomer to the senior class of cheery Powerites was appointed chalrman at the first meeting LaB a The MUSIC Committee Dlvlslon of the Prom Committee Frank Sassone john Flanagan and john Joseph check a score Honor Roll 301 Vincent Duffy Edward Gurba, joseph Hassett Roger Kenny Wil ham Lacey Joseph Lombardi John Moody Patr1ck McMorrow Mlchael lNorton William OConnell Leo P1 p1no Patr1ck Porzio 302 Louis Amoroso Hermann Cabral john Farrell Cornelius Curtin 303 Gregory Delgardo joseph Flana gan Vlncent Gallagher John Garga nlgo john Morgan Joseph Pleloch 305 Philip Ahearn james McCorm1ch Henry Monahan Dennis Naughton john 'Nloore john Sexton Joseph Sparozic james McGrath Peter Maglnn Francls Martello John O Farrell Richard Relssmann George Rokenbrod Terrence Sullivan James Yorke 307 joseph Benenati Kenneth Bialy Vlllham Boylan john Martello Don ald 'NIcCabe Charles Tamburello 308 Thomas Basick VS 1ll1am Cassidy joseph Corcoran James Dowling Robert Hoffmann Nhchael Hyland Paul jack Edmund Ixendall Xlncent Nlalafronte -Xrsenio Nlartinez james 'NIcCabe Paul Nlullaney Robert Naun Peter O Shea Xl 1ll1am Rusch meier Xincent Russo Frederic 402 john Bastias james Boyle Don ald Byrne james Byrne Thomas Dowling James Dunn Richard Freedman Thomas Healey Frederick Hellmuth Herbert Huss John Muel ler Michael Quinn Danlel Ryan, Richard Stern William Wilson Ray mond DeF oe Richard Delaney 403 Edward Ross 405 Thomas Hickey Joseph O Connell Robert Van Horn 407 Harold Mylett George Perez Ed ward Ryan John Scott Edward Sul llvan 408 Francis Lo Destro 504 Michael Estlvo Vlilliam Gaynor Richard Page Rlchard Percudanl George Y arwood 505 John Myers 604 Thomas Cadogan kevin Costello Nlncent Donnelly Robert Dowling Pat Dundas Donald Dupier John Hart Tom Hynes Eugene johnson Rlchard Leatherman Mike Link john 'NIcEll1gott Tom NIcNIahon Dan NIcNe1ll Pat Reilly Jose Rivas John Totten 607 john Fogarty George Berry 705 Tom Clifford Peter Deutsch Vlll 11am Gavaghan james Hayes james Lamphere Rubrecht Obert james Reddy Joseph Yamaoka Schmld John Vi hlte Theodfffe YG1 706 Frank Batridge Ralph Della Cava CU Joseph D1G1acomo Louls Gomes An 401 Ronald Burk Thomas 'NIcLough thony LaBua john Polk Joseph Rod lm john Relchhold Albert Tedorl rnguez 38 which was held at 604 under the guid ance of Brothers Hickey and Galway Ralph Della Cava was voted as his as sistant The Prom bid adds up to seventy dollars and can be paid on an mstall ment plan basls This will prevent the upper classmen from putting a fatal dent in their much used wallets Fifty cents IS the smallest payment which can be made and a recelpt will be surrendered to the payee each t1me an amount IS deposlted All the facts about the prom were ex plamed to the semors at an Assembly held the day before Thanksgiving All the usual events of a Senior Prom will take place plus the added treat of a turkey dinner at Zimmerman s The Prom IS go1ng to be held at the Hotel Pierre one of the nat1on s foremost hotels and the number one establish ment in the nation for service according to the list officially published ln The Book of Hotels Father s Club Years Blggest Meetlng The Power spirit was truly exempll fied at the last meeting of the Father s Club Tom Gorman one of our out standing graduates displayed this by his leaving a very important basketball game which he was refereelng right 1n the middle in order to attend tthe meet 1ng He had misunderstood the date and thought the affair to be three evenings away but had no hesltance ln racing up The Power . . , . 7 7 b . - 4 Y . 7 7 . . , U 2 2 2 ' 2 2 ' - . ,. 2 2 ' D y . . - ,. - 2 2 ' ' ' - 2 2 , . . 2 2 2 2 - - . . 2 2 A y , . . . . . . Y ,. . , . 2 A n '2 . n 7 7 7 y - , h , . . - I . v y I ' f 1 : . 7 ' , ' 7 - 2 2 - - a 7 ' 2 2 ' . - ' . . . , , - 7 7 ' - . . . , . . 2 2 ' A ' - 2 2 l . . A 2 2 . ' . . A 2 2 . . V. . ' ' A 2 2 2 2 . . . . . , A 7. . . . , , . 306. W 1ll1am HlgglHS, Thomas Maher, , . . A , T , I . . , 2 ' ' .' .' . 2 y I 1 ' - . , ' , , 7 ' I , 1 n Q u ,. . . 2 2 . . . . U - ' ' 2 2 , , , .22 ' - 2 2 2 7 7 . Q . 2 A 2 ' . A 2 - . - l . ,. . . - , . . , . , , - . . . 2 . . - - - 2 2 2 7 7 2 A 2 - v ' . , . . , 2 2 A , . A , - 2 2 ' . , - L , x , 2 2 ' ' ' Y 7 V' . n n 1, - , , ' 2 2 2 I , 7 ' . . ' ' ' . I. . V 2 2 .' , , - ' 2 2 e ' - -' ', - ' 2 2 ' , I, . . . ,