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

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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, . . . ,

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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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'NEWS to Pow er to fulnll hrs promxse In hr speech one whxch ex erx Power student should hate heard he stated h1s prrde 1n bemg a graduate of the Acad emx and mstrlled a greater measure of that prlde 1n all those attendmg Nlr Gormans speech had been pre ceded by an address bx Ur Jo eph K1ng sports colummst for The II orld Telegram and Sun The exenmg had be gun bt the showrnv of the illm The Nlalung of a Yankee the story of a ballplax er from hrs mtrorluctron lnto the mrnor leagues untxl hrs day of days m X ankee Stadlum At the conclusron of the speeches re freshments were served and Brother O Dwyer the new moderator w1th 'NIr -Xndrew Gavnor the Presldent, declared the affarr to be a huge success L IN Y YY orld Tclcgrclm and Sun Sports Colurnm t Joe Kmff Exams Dreaded Days Nox ember 14 and 13 seemed just hlte am other daxs 1n 1991 s elexenth month There was ru t enough ot an 1n troductlon of Xhnter to make worlnnv pleasant and all of Pow er w as fex er1 hlx takmg adx antaffe of the weather uar terlx Exams w ere here Dues Irae There was a srlence 1n the school usuallx re erx ed for the lrbrarx and thls arr prexarled al 0 on the mneteenth when Report Cards were dl trrbuted Brother Hennessy h1mself gaxe them out December 21, 1951 LaBua The mlllmv throng awalts the hour of retrlhutlon as the EYHIHIIIBIIOII Day LllIlChllIllC IS about to termlnate to the Ireshmen and Qemors whrle the other cl rssmen recelx ed them from their teachers Entrance Exams On Frrdax December 7 school was drsmrssed at twelxe o clock The reason potentlal February Irrosh were taltmg Entrance Exams rn the afternoon Powpxc Tom Carman Xlmost IOOO most of whom came from Long, Island rnvaded Power After haxmg, pald therr fee they were ar ran fed rn groups of twenty ive and under the leadershxp of Semor proctors, were taken to the classrooms There they had thexr nrst taste of l1fe at Power, for the Exams were preceded by a Hall N1ary LaBua A brood of sounff uns wlth tlrelr que tlonnalres Lv vxi , , ,'. v ll - .' , 'D ,. Q 7, 7 vf V' A 1 7 ' l l ..U . U . . - l l. : g ' - ', A Thousand Strong r 5 1 N .S . U .S y E . Q - , . 1 5 ' X . a . - A we v 5 Q v .S . . D v , I o I n . Q C a 39