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

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EXTR ilfl BRICL LA because of the success of the recent Chrrstmas Concert and because of the mtluence of thls cheerful season The Club was saddened at the begm nmg of the year for the popular Mr Dellalre had left Power He had helped to drrect the group along nts glorrous way last year and he and Nlr Perreault had led rt to success Now Nlr Per reault IS gomg lt alone but Judgmg from the program up to the present we see a cooperatlve body excellent moderat1on and a br1ll1ant future It IS ln good hands for the musrcally mclmed mae stro has among other accompllshments, studred under the respected and re nowned muslclan, Judson Rand The fact that the Choraleers meet w1th the approval of Brother Hennessy further assures us of fine qualrty The Club s1ngs popular songs old favorrtes and patrlotrc tunes The aver age member IS a partrcxpant because he llkes musrc and has a deslre to slng The rehearsals may tend to get tedlous at txmes but for the really serlous member they are a pleasure It IS regarded even as a sort of heaven by a few for SIDCC they are prohrblted from talkrng durmg classes smgmg provrdes them wrth an outlet for any overflow of exhllaratlon Keele Llcorlce sucks and olden horns combme for Hr Cassedav Band Concert and the Band Our band has made a most rmpressxve fi ff' LaB a The Glee Club Smgmg provzdes them uzth an outlet or any over low exhzlaratwn from marchlng tunes rn the Holy IName Parade Qsee page 113 to well orchestra ted classics for the Chrlstmas Concert, held last Frlday December 14 In preparatron for the presentatlon, the Band practlced for months such drf iicult offermgs as selectrons from the ballet Henry VIII besldes a composl tlon by Samt Saens and a selectron of Franz Schubert s melodles In order to balance the concert they rncluded Star dust a popular song and m keepmg w1th the sp1r1t of Chrrstmas Rudolph the Red Nosed Remdeer 1213's ' Scoutscope Photo record durmg the perrod of the past 4 51-out 1. always prepared three months, and has play ed everythrng and December 21, 1951 Nlr Casseday Brother NIcGowan and Mr Bortman hope to add to the accom plxshments of last years Band 1n de featlng such schools as Rrce Instrtute and Cardlnal Hayes both noted for thelr fme mstrumentallsts and to do as well and even better 1n thrs year s contests Hobbnes Semor Scout -Xlthough 1n our last ISSUE we gave you an account of a typrcal boy scout we cannot Justlfy ourselves rn not ac qualntmg you wlth another B S John if ff- 1 Scoutscope Photo ,lolm puts lns trammg to work on a rnultlple fracture 43 , - . . . ' , VII' '31 fr ' Q '12 HQ ' - ,wwf 'J I? f ' N t . .. 2 ' ' f-6 ,jfj 6 'W ' . . - :V 'N Wi' fm , . . . A A 1 ' 7 I I I ' , J , . j ll . . . I as - - - '- . . . ' if I - - v I . . , . 7 - A - - 7 F ' 7 , ' 2 . . , , - - 1 Cl 77 ' ' . . . . g 7 ' . - cg I 1 YY ' D A 7 Y Y , ' ' ' ' KK . 1 Q J I ' - V - ,, . . . - . , ,, P' , t ,, l . , S l .r K x 1' . . . U L- , . I I I 1 . . ,,. . ' I ' ' me ,' 1' '- 4 5 1 Q' if ' . .1 at-aw 1 .. I . , - -. Q - , - , a , ' I 'g ' , 1 , ' 'Q v ' 1 . . f A - . . ffm I3 k 'Q

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EXTBACIJ BRICULA Debate Intramurals, etc S rtinf the xeir off with 1 rou n series of tr uments the debiters show small need of improxement Thex are enjoxmg Power s second xear as mem bers of the Catholic I-orensic League a societx to which onlx top debaters and debate froups max belonv So far we haxe as charter members of this I eague Prank Batridve Ted Le Comte and Nhchael Hx nes IX e haxe all witnessed the Intramurals and the talents of our distinguished de clamators Nlanx of us wonder xxhat is behind these coura,.eous xouths who fe irlesslx 1 o before the masses 1nd con fidentlv delix er their orations They are taught to delixer an argu ment wh1ch stands up and cannot be easilx refuted Thex must be composed at all times at these Intramurals and all the school plus the facultx aereed to their success Here s a lost of the 1nter class debaters Senmr I Cdl Ralph Della Caxa James FltZg1bbOIIS, Frank Batridge ames Junior Year james NIcCaffrey 'Xhchael Hynes Ted LeC omte Robert Dowling Xl alter II atson Richard Page Sopho more I var Frank Del Barto joseph F VR alsh john Bastias Henrx Nlallon Dennis Scanlon john Scott Fzeshman Iear Richard Dunne William Sulli van, John Nlartello Hermann Cabral X mcent Nlalafronte George Nealis LaBua LaBua That Sllcnce wn 1 I1 t hemv pald much dllCIII1OI1 to as these orators practlce vxhlle tl1e1r comrades compete 1n the Audltorlum ardent followers of argumentatists liked them for their d1rectness of ap proach lax men enjoxed them for their good presentation and interest of topic This was for manx Powerites their nrst these It accomplished another purpose, popularitx Judges Inxited to the affairs are manx offi cials some unknown to the student bodv This 1ncluded the Rex erend Brother 'Nl Ixellx Principal of Sacred Heart Xcade mx Reverend Sister Florence Lucille LaBua I-33113 Brother Henne x presented awards for flood speakln 1 and poise urh a wa dl plaxc tl 1n tht tlo 1 up at tht rl ll 447 Principal of St Paul s School Rexerend Brother Lannon Superxisor of I C B Schools Also acting in the capacitv of judges were Reverend Father NIcGough our well known School Chaplain and The Catholic IX orld The Debate IS an active activity That IS they have a long and lnterest mg schedule Thev will test the1r skill 1n such events as the Fordham College Debate Tournaments in Februarx and Nlax and the Edmundian Forensic Tour nament m April 'llore students are tak ing part in class dlscussion and debates as the result of haxme seen it done and are molding themselxes into public speakers of merit In add1t1on, the Club hopes to enter the followmg speech contest txpes, Dramatic and Humorous Declamation and Oratorical Declamatixe and Extem poraneous Speaking Glee Club Vocahzmg Well IX 1th ardent desires to please their tutor Nlr F Perreault who IS slightlx handicapped bx the complexitx of the job undertaken alone bx h1m th1s xear the students of s1ng1ng spend their time during act1x1tx period in rehearsing t present there IS increased enthusiasm The Power fta ' A I' z ' 1 si K Q ' 3 2 gi .. z 5 - ' , ' v l v 1 f . i . - . M ,g . l ,I I . -v L . ,1 , I' ,,. . ' W v 5 5 - .5 A K 1 1 ' Y H rw f 1 L ' I cr ' K ' 1 1' g : z ' - - i N i. S tn .is . I P A I l ' - ,V rs 1 ' ,, . . 1 . i Q Y , . .S ' i ' ' . - r' , . . . . . I: . I . . ' A 7 ' 7 J ' 7 v 1 ' ' ' Y ' Hayes, Wayne Monahan, James Reddy. experience at hearing a debate, and for Power's Robert Kass, noted critic for ' ' - ' ' ' X tt ' v 11 -y 4 v ' ' iv. - U . . . U v ' v . v' ' r - . . '. . '. L Y , p ' 7 V I . .. A . Lv - I 'V' ' ' 3 . A . . A '- 1' ' , ,- , - i., I I 7 1 - v -v l ' iv 7 Y.. u . . . M. 'A 55, ' r ' . 1' ' 1 . . , S , S -. S 'S . - , ' 5 7 S I 1 1 , . .

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EXTRACURRICL LA M Martens john a Power Semor and Explorer Scout extraordlnary may well represent the helght of amb1t1OH both for the nov1ce and the old hand at scoutlng Presently holdmg the rank of Star Scout john IS Semor Den Chref of Pack 160 Medrc of Troop 160 and advlser to Troop 43 VS 1tn SIX actr e years of experlence behlnd h1m he can boast of a host of merlt badges lncludmg Flrst Ald Flre manshlp Pubhc Speakxng and numerous other awards Vt h1le 1nterv1ew1ng john we asked hxm what he enjoyed most as a scout He answered, I hke camplng tr1ps the fun of sleeplng out and wrth an ardent but subtle grm added and especxally eating out It IS of 1nterest to note that john has obtamed the Ad Altare Der Medal Cto the Altar of Godj an award glven only after a scout altar boy serves a hundred masses and passes a r1g1d exam John IS mdeed very proud of lt and feels very rndebted to Brother Conefrey for as john wxll tell you, 'It was only be cause of h1s expert tutorlng that I re 37 John has taken the Standard Flrst Md Course and has just completed the Ad vanced one glven by the Red Cross Upon graduatron from Power, he w1ll enter the Army Medrcal Corps for three to five years and then take up Surgical Doctormg But for now, john wants to wlsh a 'NIerry Chr1stmas to all and to all a good hlke Hobbies Photo Bug Pllll2ltCllSt Photography and stamp collectmg john Gargamgo of 303 IS a person who C0mb1HCS these two splendxd pastimes jack comes from St Iaul s Parlsh and IS an actlve Altar Boy He has a col lectlon of approxxmately SOOO stamps most of wh1ch are kept rn a box He possesses an old and challengmg album the mere SIZC of whrch would dlscour age the less enthuslastlc collector Jack s chorce of collectne stamps mclude most ly forelgn and some domestlc lssues On a ramy day or ln hrs 1dle moments he IS assured of an mterestlng act1v1ty XX e mentloned before that Jack IS also a photographer He belongs to The Altar Boys Plcture Club a group that goes on tr1ps about once a week to the country On these excurslons a shutter fan s heaven, he thoroughly enjoys hlmself H1s 1 OOO snapshots undenlably show thrs he IS an easy prospect for any of the cond1t1ons that furnlsh ln sp1rat1on to the cameraman Jack s fav orlte lnstrument IS a kodak 616 hlS constant compamon Thus w1th John Garanlgo we have both the mdoor and outdoor types com blned Whether at home prylng stamps from letters or crossmg a stream ln quest of a perfect shot, he IS content 3 LaBua Have you notlce the odd arran ement of the perforatlons on tlus one? ohserwes G Del ado as J Car am o checks wlth the catalo r- 3 44 LaBua Wm ht and Wlooney cxammc some Power buttons from Brother D s warehouse Bookroom Prlde of H P D At 8 30 sharp every mornlng 1n a l1ttle nlche on the second floor, the up and a beamlng Brother H P D1lle muth begms the days act1v1t1es 1n the book store W hat ll It be boys? IS the now classrc opemng sentence Xour 1dle buck or quarter or d1me or mckel can purchase anythmg from a retractable four color pencll 1351 OOJ to a package of pennant stlckers QS OSD Powermen of d1st1nct1on sport that ele gant and well dressed a1r for they are outfitted by Brother D dAcadem1e Sweaters 1n two dlfferent color combr natlons Jackets to su1t all tastes, fatlgue outfxts and jerseys, all emblazoned w1th the Power 1ns1gn1a, are stocked rn every srze Freshmen decorate thelr attrre exther w1th brg ZZ x ZZ buttons or sedate 1 x M, gold p1ns whrle fourth year men wear the same artlcles except for the word Semor placed on them Pens both ball po1nt and the fountain type penclls, bookcovers, loose leaf bmders paper, banners, and pennants are also to be found Incxdentally, you can buy books there too frf you try hard enoughj Cafeteria Culp Culp Pete Panther the genlal guy who rep resents our student body slts down each The Power Y . I . . A . , - , Y ' ' 57 , . . V I I ya n -.Y s I I I . u c K J l ' k J . . ' n Q 4 J ' . A . n - . . . 3 , 7 . . Y , . . . . . , ' , . . , -x CK y n 1 Y 1 - . ,, . y . . . ' H ' ' ' ' sf M- l - at 'H ' Y lg A ' 4 A' f ' ' vu Y 79 7 H v X J , . . ,, ' ' v ' . . . 7 7 ' ' - . . . . . . - . , , ' 1 ceived it. ' . . . . wooden window of the book room rolls . A . . s Y ' s l ' - . 0 - 1 , v a 1 1 , ' - Ac v 1 - an ' . ' ' ' 1 A A ' - , , , at , 1 - ay 7 Q . . . ' ' ' ll If ll fl ' ' IK ' 77 , 7 J 1 i ' I 1 ' ff' . Q . 7 s 7 if 3 as , Y - U - - as ' l 1- ' ' . ' g. . . . U. 'g . 14 ' ' - , '