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

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FEATURE Chrrstmas, Its Cold RR' It was the coldest afternoon bene could remem ber Hrs ears felt brrttle wrth the brtrn frost he feared to touch them lest thex crumble lrke cracker du t lhe collar ot hrs new brown coat was turned up and shoulders hunched he nestled hrs head rn the warmth of a scarf The swrrlrng snow whrpped about hrm a few trme a he lett Power and made hrs wax down olst Street Change Jrnffled rn hrs pocket and he telt the crunch of new dollar brlls rn hrs hand It was December 21 Q hrrstmas I' Xe wa almost here and he had boupht no g,rfts Qhrrstmas rt s cold he muttered and then chuckled It zs Lhrrstmas and rt s cold all rrght and he began to thrnk about the Xule Season and brrghtlx decorated trees and Nlrdnrght Hass and Chrrstmas Crrbs and an He paused at Columbus kxenue The lrghts were weather I oor Brother Sullrx an he laughed Ihe lrghts chanfred He crossed and strode on towards Broadway and john poor john he contrnued thrnkrng of the story behrnd that Lrrb the one burlt last year by three modern musketeers bene could prcture Brother Sullrxan frostbrtten and shrxerrng amblrng from shop wrndow to shop wrndow down rn Barclay Street last Xuletrde He could see hrm stop rn front of a relrgrous goods store examrne the Crrb drsplay pull out a pad and try to sketch desrgn and note proportron But snow would melt on the exposed paper and blot hrs efforts To make thrngs worse he couldnt wear gloxes rf he were to make a good sketch, and rt got so that Brother couldnt tell hrs frozen Illl'-'GFS from the pencrl Further uptown rn fact at Xmsterdam and Srxtw trr t another Brother hands drdnt feel too well as he ro ed down the starrs wrtlr 1 g.,rant armful of wood Brother Drllemuth Hot to the cellar let the wood tumble to the floor whew ed and went up for another load hxerx thrnv seemed to be ,gorng along nne the plans were comrnv the wood w as here but Har Xe gods No one got anx has How can you hare a thrrstmas C rrb wrthout hax 9 bo Brother bounced up the starrs leaped to the sec ond Ilrtht up another and another and another strll He stopped looked and lrstened After 3 OO oclock the school rs as srlent as a graxeyard Fxcept that rs for a farnt clrcketx clump clrcketv clump The mrmeograph machrne' Someone was at the mrmeo Brother could guess who rt was He heated a srgh of relref smrled bouncv arr common only to hrm john NI turned grrnned Hr Brother and went on wrth hrs clrckety clump clrckety clump Brother just stood and watched No words passed between the parr john s smrle faded suddenly 'XX hen Brother D s thrs quret somethrng, s rn the arr he thought -X srde glance assured hrm he was rrght Brother looked ready for the krll john john my boy 'NO' shouted John I dont know what rt rs but I wont do rt I wont AW, look Brother Look all I gotta do for Hr Burns, and thrs bunch for Brother Isostka, and thrs for Brother Hrckev and Brother Drllemuth just smrled aww , I 1---.., LaBua Powprc 5 He began to tlrrnk about and tlle Hanger- that Brotlrer Sullrw an new ed thc- Xule season tlrrouglr tht- -tore wrnrlows down rn Barclay Street 48 last Dt fl rrrlrer The Power cc . 9 as - - r - , . Z., I . . Y. . . i I x ' l U . 4- Q 5 ' k 1' - - . , ' , , Q LIQ ' ,i ' Q ' z f' ' ' . l D v, 1 ' I F' 1 T I ' M . ' 'I ll- 1 ' 1 M V. . V v . ' . u . S 'S , , , . v . . 7 ' , , ' . . ' y ' , . V L I , P' ' , ' .. . . '. V ' . - r- -- J ' r h . , ,. , . . . I . . . . . , . - ' , . , wr . v . ' ' A I U I. t . 1 y - 7 -T . Fl . - . , . . . . .. 7 . . ' 7 , A . . A ' . ' Q ' . 7 , A fr... . f V 9 5 ' k 1 1 q ' , B v Y B.: V . v . V 1 V . 7 . . . 32311151 hrm- m0V1n?l 55 5l0WlY 215 the H3550 In lhl5 rather strangely and stalked into the room with that , L- I ' - l' ' ' ' s Q . ' Q I I 7 i . A 1 7 ,, . , . LQ ff ' ' f' 4 Y u V N U 1 N r . ., 7 . T . v , y , . , , j , , , , . , ' ' ' ' KK ,I . , . . . ' ' ' Q ' ' rr' ' as tc S , , - ' . v . 3 , F , ' . Y . . , . . 5 A , I re nf- Xaw Z I , K K ' 5 M. I ut .-5 , , 4 . A T ' T -mw.g,:u. , VV I A

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BELIGION LaBua The hand ofthe dark unknown asks Reilly to pentrate the depths of his Jin lin pocket for the Forel n Wlissions Forces At present the enrollment totals almost ZOO OOO The National Organization for Decent Literature, the lN C C 11 and many others have been campaigning against the present condition of the newstands By now they have gained the respect of many magazine publishers who are giv ing their utmost cooperation However there can be no real work done without the cooperation of American youth It depends on you You don t need a special drive of any kind It doesn t re quire an organization to remember your motto Dont read it dont buy it Give all such literature a yery wide berth of its effects among the Armed Forces This IS what thev want sav the pub lishers Should you eyer come across such trlpe spend five minutes usefully b writing to these publishers and yoicing your disapproval They probably won t print your letter but they will knoyv how you feel Dont forget the 6th and 9th com mandments for which this organization stands Don t read it don t buy it Missions It is Religion period and as Brother explains the fundamentals of Our Faith he deviates slightly from his usual course December 21 1951 of study and calls upon you to put his teachings into practice He announces that it IS time to collect for the missions and as you di down for that last dime that you sayed instead of buying an extra sandwich or piece of cake you feel satished that you are doing your part to help the missions vet you might wonder exactly what happens to that nickel or dime VR ell first of all the Chancellor s of fice assesses each school in the -Xrchdio cese on a per student basis Brother Deadv explained that the assessment 1S collected quarterly and that if the entire sum is not collected from the student body it IS to be paid from school funds ment for the hnal quarter of last year fell short because of the slow down last june durin exam time Naturally we can expect the same thing to happen next june so it might be a good idea to giye a little extra noyv as an insurance against a possible slow down later on in the year Excerpts From The Bible But take heed to your selyes lest your hearts be oyerburdened with self indulgence and drunkeness and the cares of life and that day come upon you as a snare For it will come upon all who dwell upon the face of the earth 11 atch then, praying at all times that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that are to be, and to stand before the Son of Man. 121 chap. 34-382 You have heard these emphatic words of the Gospel in which Christ describes and warns us of the end of the world. Even as we approach the Joyful feast of the Nativity these words are brought back to your mind that you may think on them and remember that some day some time when you least expect it God is going to close the door and you are either going to be securely enclosed in eternal happiness, or locked out in eter nal darkness where there will be ' weep mg and gnashing of teeth We must always keep up our guard to ward off any punch that temptation may throw at us, so that we shall not be caught unawares A mortal sin IS a fatal blow and weve got to get up before we are counted out Sanctifying Grace IS our protection Actual Grace is our strength, and heaven is our victory Come to Nle all you who labor and I will give you rest Take Hy yoke upon you and learn of Me for I am meek and humble of heart and you will find rest for your souls For Hy yoke is sweet and Nly burden light fSt Nlatt 11th chap 28 301 Here is an open invitation to anyone who will heed it Jesus invites us to lml tate His own perfect life as a means for our salvation There are many ways in which yve can do this one of the best ways of course is to take up the life of a misslonarv For as His yoke was to teach all mankind therefore He com mands us to Teach all Nations Such teaching working and praying for the loye of God and fellow man is a perfect imltatron of Christ Therefore it is a perfect means of the salyation of your own soul and the souls of many fellow men Hoyvey er this is not the only wav in which you can model your life after Christ s For his yy ords, I am meek and humble of heart certainly giye the ideal formula for ayoidmg most of the capi tal sms that plague mankind Xour mls sionary lite in the secular world consists of giy in a worthy example of Catholic liying and haylng a good knowledge of your faith and thus ward off all attacks against it 47 - 2 1 ' 2 . h V n - ' H Y . .. g . g V I ' .g A . . 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,lolm walked to the nearest stahlr Xfter IlllS lt would he And so John went out for some hay BY this t1me Gene had reached the subway and the Crib story f1ed h1s mind He dashed h1s pass entered the gate and boarded a downtown tra1n 'Nlom and s15 must be at 34th Street now waiting for me Hope this tram hurrles Ill be late H15 mind was filled with Christ robe or bedroom sl1ppers or P H15 eye chanced on the magazine the man next to him was reading Nice picture, he commented mentally Good composition A sailor com1ng home on Christmas leave dufflebag on his shoulder A dufhebag he grinned, and h1s thoughts wandered back to John 11 ell, lt seems Brother D1llemuth or rather john needed something to carry the hay back to Power in but what? Brother needed to concentrate so he bounded up a few flights of stairs Nothing like bounding up a few flights of sta1rs in order to concentrate you l-.now This thought the Rev Brother presents a problem But he bounded up st1ll another fhght of stairs and inspiration came at last' He went to h1s room snatched h1s laundrv bag emptied it of his old socks shirts etc and leaxmv the floor a perfect mess brought the four foot hi h blue duflle bag down to John John winced and left a slight glare 1n h1s eg, es He knew just what he was to do, and d1d lt He walked acros town to the nearest stable and announced Brother D1llemuth sent me I want some har X1 hos he? said the bi fellow nearest ohn SCRXNI Later John ters d1sappo1nted told Brother who explained things to h1m FEATI, BE les Brother 11 as he about nme hundred pounds heaueri Xes Brother JOHN How could you expect hzm to be kindly d1sposed to you? -tw gee How was I to know horses wasn t Catholic? But he tried again at another stable Brother D1llemuth sent me I want some hay After john explained, the man grudgm ly called an aide and told h1m to take John down 1nto the cellar, and take care of him The cellar' moaned john but with an eight foot bru1ser behind h1m John d1d as he was told The man gave him a lecture on the price of hay as he filled the dufllebag He mumbled something about ' X1 ell go broke in no time This stuff s s1xty bucks a ton We lose money on small deals like this etc etc Xlhen he got back to Power John found Brothers Sullivan and D1llemuth working on the crib following the water soaked plans The three worked together finished it and brought lt up PICCC by p1ece on the elevator to the sixth floor where 1t was assembled hay and all BUT Genes stop 34th Street had come and he left the tram TIS a good story and one day Ill tell the rest of the guys You can t enjoy a tale 1f you re the only LWB Q were h1S Nlother and sister -Xl1ce on the platform and there were so many thmgs to get so many thmgs to buy Powprc John ll as he taller than youu brou l1t up to the sixth floor where It was X95 Bmthef assembled hay and all December 21 1901 49 H ' fr , . ac ' - it ' ' Pl , . V cc ' - ' A 7' v ' 71 cz 11 , I ' 2 ' ff , V ' ' 77 R 7 ' ' . 5 --is ' A '..i 1 A , M . U . Ar , I5 U Y ' H CS 73 7 ,ff Y! . u ' I ' 7 . . . , . 5, . H. H 113' 1 1 . ' 1 .' 1 Um as v 1 5 . I I I v , ' - ' , ' 7 7 ' . ' 7 7 Y . . . ' . , 7 I D 1 g . ,A . , ' 4- 7 7 7 7 l Q u 1 1 ' ff, ' y 7 , . . , . , ,, . . V. . - . . . , 1 - ' mas. Will I buy pop some of his special cigars, or a bath- one who knows it . . . His chain of thought broke. There , I y . . .. ii . 1 - - 3 , ' y I ' 'F 11 ' ' . . . y . 77 ' ' . . . . , . . . y I . U . 7 ' 1 ' ' ' I v v Ki ' 77 7 ' 7 H 77 . , . v . . U f , Y Y 7 Y '7 7 V D cr 'o' - 7 C v . v' l 'U U v Y -S . I c. - , , -2 K, . . ., . . v . g J . 14 vw , , ' ' ' A ' 7 7 , 7 7 K. . , '7 l . I y ' 1 n I U g . 4. ' ,, va 5 Y 9 gg 1 ' e , - 5