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

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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 ' ' - , '

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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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Wednesday to a lunch of 106.3 pounds of mashed potatoes as the main course. This snack is followed by' 1,100 sand- wiches of all shapes. sizes and varieties. Of course, he must wash down this gour- met's delight, so it is floated through his esophageus by one hundred twenty quarts of milk and a gallon and a half of orange juice For dessert forty PICS and two double decker lay er cakes enter his seemingly bottomless stomach Then since he is still usually still quite hungry thirty packages of pot ito chips and slicty boxes of pretzels are munched upon Pete rather likes ice cream and usually has about three hundred s1xtV portions Two hundred boxes of assorted cookies finish their texts and notebooks. Brother O'Sulliy'an then entered the room, took his position at the desk and began his lecture to some sleepy and knoyv-it-all faces. The topic was t'The Action of the Lift Pumpf' Brother declaimed about the lift pump's dependability on unbal- anced pressure, the practicability of it, etc etc When he finished he posed a few questions to nnd out whether or not the student body was paying attention Looking at a likely prospect and voicing the following ouestion What would happen lf I were to try to l1ft water using this pump to a hel ht of over thirty four feet he got an unexpected answer The freshman pondered over the question and w1th cautious elocution R ltr EXTIIACUIIIIICYLA LaBua Green helps Flanagan clown w1tl1 some poison ln the lab wlule and other technical studies of high school and if the student so wishes, col ege From conducting interviews and pub lic opinion polls, we hnd that at the beginning of the General Science Course the student is eager, attentive and pos sesses a desire for enlightenment Vl'hen he first enters the lab he IS fascinated but after that the novelty wears off The instructor has to possess tact and teaching know hoyv in order to keep the interest of the student body, and this knowledge 15 owned in no small mea sure bv Brother O Sullivan Brother NIC Padden and NIr Reed the school s peda gogues in the fleld of test tubes and Bunsen Burners The N11 sdarnes 0 Donnell and Pennf lla wait on liun ry IIPIJCFCIHGSHICH mlurln the second lunt ll pt rlotl - , . , , , . 0 . . . ' . v' ' , u 1 , N 'Q ' A . ' 4 ' 5 . Z ' . u' . . I 1 . ' . g . . ' , 'i 7 - v y , 5 . . .- , I 7 , . . 3 V . .Y 4 r V V 1 ' r., ,- w ' b ' .V Y 1 - ' . , r , ' I I 'K , 5 Q . 1 - l I 1 t , 1 'vp . . 1 H ' c ' ' ' Q ' tt ' sr A' - 1 ' , F , 1. ' v . . . V . ,- v , 'v v v ' 7 ' Y A A S . - - c . ' ' vu Q - V . v ss v D ' . . ' Q . - b ' . . . ' 'U - M , - AI ,F . , b uv E 5 S ,, S P . . - 1 ' -Y h L ' ' l S 'S . . . , . . -.3 A U ' ,' as sf ,H 5' ' 5 S . 7 a grand meal Specials Power s Cafeteria sery es him two hun dred franks two hundred hamburgers a hundred and twenty chow mein sand wiches and one hundred plates of spa ghetti as specials on different days of the week Nleals like that are what make our students the energetic Poyyerhouses they are Pete Panther is one well fed individual Laboratory F rosh Learn Sclence Eighty feet shuffled enthu ia tically into the General Science Lab The young freshmen took their seats and opened December 21 1901 stated Xour efforts would be doomed to failure as pneumatic pressure would be useless in th1s regard over thirty four ee XX hen Brother O Sullivan arose from the lower extremity of the room fthe tioorj he still yy ore a look ot amazement and decided it was safe to adopt a new topic Of cour e responses from the pupils arent always this precise but that doesnt take away from the fact that Brother O Sulliy an IS a commanding be mgn and forcetul teacher The General Science Lab is not an elaborate affair but it ls sutncient and sery es the needs for in tructing Powerites in the funda mentals ot Science a subject which will aid them in study ing Biology, Physlcs L1Bua Later Billy Hind how that gent how lna 6I'1Oll moment 45