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

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VOL II No 3 FEBRUARY 18 1952 The Power News of the Year 1n Revlew Publsshed b the Students o Power Memorial Academ under the rrectzon of the hrustran Brothers of Ireland ALUMNI CLASSES EXAMS EXCHANGE EXTRACURRICULAR FACULTY FEATURE TABLE OF CONTENTS IN YOUR OPINION NEWS POWERSCOPE RELIGION RETREAT SPORTS SPORTS COLUMN News Edrtor Damel Shanahan Art Edrtor Thomas Cadogan Religion Edutor Kevrn Costello Sports Edutor james McCaRrey Budneu Edstor Vincent Iuzzolmo Executwe Edrtor Gabnel Walsh Layout Editor Robert Eagan Extra Curricular Eugene johnson Class Edztor Joseph Flanagan Typmg Edator Wxllxam Bndgeford Alumni Editor John Clbbons Circulatron Manager Luke Staunton Exchange Edator Wllllam Gaynor Faculty Edrtor Thomas McFadden Photography Edstor Anthony LaBua Semor Brograplues Iohn Egan Audrtor Peter Deutsch NEWS STAFF John Curry Eugene Desposrto Thomas Scullnon Meler LAYOUT ASSISTANT Robert Stewart CLASS STAFF Kenneth Bowen james Green Brlan Gavm SPORTS STAFF I Howley C Hennebeul R Cubells james Cunnmg ham James Joseph Dems Fenton Lawrence Hanlon R1chardMartm PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT Gerald Keeler ART STAFF John Brehanny Thaddeus Dewlewskl Thomas Stack COPY BOYS Wrlham Hand Wrlham Lacey Edward OR1ely Michael McCrann DISTRIBUTORS Fahey Barry Cleary McDonald Irwm Clrfford Obert Maurer Murphy BOOKKEEPERS Lamphere Toner Rrewerts Gallagher Bovnch Egan Maurer CIRCULATORS McDonald Obert Curley Barry Cleary Murphy MODERATORS Brother P G McPadden Brother H P Dlllemuth THE COVERS So much IS sand about the present day s sports, espec rally Basketball, and the glamor and Q thrlll of a brg game, we trled th1s Issue to envlslon the contrast between thxs favorlte Amerlcan sport m 1952 and as we beheve It wrll be 1n 2931, some one thousand years from today The comparlson lS based on the cur rent vrew of the game to be found ln our Sports sectlon and the modern th1rt1eth century concept to be found ln the Feature The back cover IS a vrew of our Band as they played the schools 0fflCl8l marchxng song ln the Chrxstmas Concert February 18, 1952 A Theory Is What You Make It An 1dea xsnt responslble for the people who behev m xt, sa1d some w1se sage, and may I add that People ho belxeve m half baked ldeas aren t responslble' Ever so often some Nlumufmck gets up on a soap box and sounds off about somethmg say for lnstance, Preyudrce It s the shame of Amerrcal An evxl that needs to be obllvxated etc Hell defame prejudlce untll every one of hlS two llsteners are sure that there am t anythmg worse The rxdlculous part of rt IS that all such a person and hrs audlence accompllsh IS the acqulsltlon of a pre judlce agaxnst prejudlce The speaker who can offer a solutron and solve a problem IS the worthwhlle man, not the one who restrlcts hlmself to what he doesn t llke about somethmg or other lNe1ther IS the guy who, to all mtents and purposes, IS just talkmg for the Joy of hearmg hlm self sound off l1ke h1s bxg brother rulers of the world on whom the VICC of speeches and promlses wlthout actlon has fallen Really what Im trymg very hard to say IS that words are frultless thlngs Domg not thmkmg, not talk mg domg IS what counts The one way you can usefully use your vocab IS ln Wfltlllg and even that lS not as powerful a force as example I mean, anyone can get up A on a platform and rant about hrs pet ev1l s ev1l But not everyone can come up wrth a ag- X X good Oflglllal 1dea for combat mg lt on a large scale Whlle K X, joe Bram goes ahead blubber mg about prejudlce, he s wast mg God s tlme and mme joe Brawn goes ahead and for Gets that he rs Joe Brawn and the mcest, most deservmg, handsomest, most faultless guy ln the forty erght states, mcludmg Brooklyn and there just isnt anyone better, f just show me the bum Ill shove, hrs teeth down hrs throat J he s fast on hrs way to becommg the guy he and I ln our state of lN1rvana thmk we are Llke I sald, a brrdbramed 1dea 1sn't responsible for the meatheads that belleve m rt so combat the fantasy not the fanatlc Therefore, the thmg to do IS concen trate on those meatheads Lets hope you re not worse and let those characters go thelr merry way Be a Crusa der, a Chrlstopher INIP the products of a graveled mmd m the bud, and then pave a clear path m a detoured bram Let the slgnposts to hrs thoughts read ' Construc n Ahead not Dead End Can Go No Further All well and good but you can belxeve ln a thmg and yet not practlce rt the best way you can fjust look at your Rellglous llfeb You can hate a thmg and yet not do anythmg to eleuate the condltron fjust look at your last report card J You can, on the other hand, work hard at a thmg and yet not be successful but just look at St Isaac Joques fHe d1dn t convert the Indrans He lust ffot martx redj Xl hether you can fret xour free Express pass to Heax en or not, you can be a materral faxlure and stxll hop the local 1 . , . 9 tr ' - y - - e W . . - . , . , Q 0 . 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In Your Opinion by MIKE MCMAHON QUESTION' Do you expect to fight in a Thzrd World War? fAsked of members of the Semor Classes J James Hayes, Semor Room 707 No It matters not how bleak the outlook things are always bet ter than they seem and we should take a brighter forecast of the present world sit uatlon if only for our own peace of mind and soul, if not for the excellent and quite true reason stated above Anyway, I believe that people are sick and tired of war Why, there have been countries fighting each other almost without letup for the past five or six hundred years How much can a people take? There are only so many to kill and thats all I d0n't think people want their homes, their famllies, everything taken away from again after just a very short period of rest between wars, and for some there has been no rest at all Yes, I think that there will be peace for some time now The World IS weary of War Gerry 0Br1an, Semor Room 607 I agree with Jim Hayes, in a way but feel that man is by nature a greedy and warlike animal, and that there will be a Third a Fourth, a Fifth, etc etc, and no letup in them until there IS no more to destroy People are, as jim says tired of war, but man in general likes to fight and there will always be a war Thomas Murray, Senzor Room 607 The War made famous by the phrase, War to end all Wars, has not yet come, though we have been waiting for it since 1917 I hope I never see it However if I do have the misfortune to be among those that have to attempt living through 1t, and if I can help try to make that vain dream of a War to end Wars a reality 1n the hope that I will be proved wrong I will do it So frankly 66 speaking, I cannot give you an answer to your querry, because, you see, I don't know. All you can do is do your best in peace to prevent war and your best in war to attain peace Then you pray that you re still ahve A rather pessimistic attitude, I know, but that s just the way I feel pessimistic, despondent Do Unto Others Do unto others as you would h they should do unto you I know of no finer, greater or more appropriate quotation for these times, or for any time an ideal that it be hooves every individaal to live every day of his life Now what are ideals? How do they benefit one? Why do ideals make life more worthwhile? Ideals are the models the patterns, the lmages by which one may live most completely Ideals, like a great strong cable, serve to bind together the finest Brother W A Hennessy MSC experiences of all mankind Ideals of courtesy kindness, friendship loyalty faith and courage, with many others unite to make life more pleasant and to help to alleviate human suffering In contrast ideals can forstall many actions and much of the discord and bitterness that endangers the very souls of men and of nations The building of ideals should be para mount ln the life of every 1nd1v1dual For like the ripples in a pool, high ideals reach out farther and farther to touch and improve many unknown lives God grant that each of us may take as his personal responsibility the attainment of high ideals for himself and for all with whom he associates What a vast increase in the sum total of human happiness it would mean if each one of us were to be always as kind as he could be. Why, earth would be almost heaven if all unkindness were eliminated from our lives The worst kinds of unhappiness, as well as the greatest amount of 1t, come from conduct to each other If our con duct therefore were under the control of kindness, it would be nearly the op pOSlte of what it is and so the state of the world would be almost reversed Kindness is infectuous One kind action leads to another Our example is fol lowed This IS the greatest work that kindness does to others that it makes them klnd themeslves Let us try to 1m1tate the goodness and charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus In our thoughts Do we try to see the good rather than the evil in those around us, to fix our thoughts upon their good points rather than dwell upon their weaknesses and faults We ourselves have our failings as well as our good cruahties we should like others to dwell upon the latter rather than the former In our words Do we try not alone to think but also speak well of others, especially behind their backs It IS base and cowardly to say of another in his absence what we should never venture to assent before his face Be tender of the reputation of your neighbor as you would wish him to be careful of your own The best plan is to make It an invlolable rule never, if possible, to say a hard word of anyone In our aetzons Negatively and posi tively, negatively by never doing what would hurt or injure others positively by showing them all goodness and con slderatlon in our dealings with them Furthermore we must help our neighbor spiritually and temporarily we must assist the poor, the sick, the afflicted we must pray for the conversion of the sin ner and be full of tender pity for the children of the Sacred Heart in Purga tory Thus shall we 1m1tate and become dear to Him whose Heart is Full of goodness and love ' Remember the following advice I pass through the world but 0 If therefore there rs any good that I can do, any kmdness that I can show to any human bemg, let me do rt now, let me not defer or neglect rt for I shall not pass thzs way agazn Brother Wzllzam A Hennessy The Power . , ' . , ' . . . . . . . , - 7 ' 7 7 7 n 0 . 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The Powerscope Reverend Faculty and Boys Please accept the express1on of our most heart felt gratltude for the most generous cooperatlon wrth whrch you responded to our request for a donatlon of tobacco for our aged gentlemen You certamly have equaled, rf not surpassed last years mark whlch we reallze IS due to the fact that the faculty encourage the boys to brxng thelr donatrons Thanks to the generouslty of our good benefactors llke yourself we were able to make Chrlstmas a very pleasant one for our aged Guests W e smcerely hope that you too had a most enjoyable day and shared ln the joy you so generously provlded for others Assurlng you all of a dally remembrance ln our prayers and m those of our aged guests wrth every other best w1sh for a very happy and holy New Year, we remaln, Very gratefully yours, In jesus and Mary Llttle Slsters of the Poor Orchuds IS now the most popular publlcatlon Coutsrde of our ownj w1th everyone connected wlth th1s magazme Newsweek IS credrted w1th bemg the most conslder ate and prompt people we have dealt wlth ln a long trme When we wrote them for permlssxon to use a prcture of one of our alumm that appeared 1n News week they rushed us a plcture from the1r files greatly mconvemencmg them and leavmg them wrthout a copy of the prmt, a speclal arr gunned plc Somethmg New Provmg agam that Power IS always first wxth the finest ln equlpment, desks to fmt everyone from the tmest frosh to the most expansrve soph have been mstalled m two of the underclassmen rooms These, to be specnfnc, are 304 and 404 In the for mer the desks are made to fit those who can squeeze 1nto a 197 w1de 31M hlgh portable, whrle the latter are for those who need seatmg space 1n a 292 x 311 7 Take a gander at em they re really the latest ID comfort Communion Breakfast The alumm of Power Memorlal Academy cele brated the twenthleth anmversary of the foundmg 68 of the1r school wrth a Commumon Breakfast at the Hotel Empxre on December 2 Francls Van Damn one of the earllest graduates and now a promlnent attorney acted as Nlaster of Cermonles Bells Bells Bells Nlystlfned IS the woru for occupants of frfth srxth and seventh floor rooms as thev dally doubt therr hearlngs The llght ungle Jlngle heard at dlversl fred moments IS not m vour mmds boys so fret not 1ts only the smgular comumcatron system used by the Brothers Each has a specxal rmg or swnal and responds vshen that rmg lS heard The nearest 'mter com 1 by the Chapel on the srxth floor Knlghts of Columbus The twenty thrrd Annual Metropolltan Cathohc Hrgh School Basketball Tournament sponsored by the Kmghts of Columbus, w1ll be held rn the Grand Ball Room of the Columbus Club One Prospect Park West Brooklyn 15 NY on Frlday Febru ary 29th Wednesday March Sth Frrday March 7th Monday Marmh 10th Power has already accepted xts 1nv1tat1on to partlclpate The Tourna ment w1ll open on Frrday February 29th at 6 30 PM The prlce of admlsslon wnll be 35100 for adults, S 40 for students Term Report On Wednesday and Thursday, February 6 and ants of thelr sons Conferences on the boys pro gress were held 1n every classroom and many report cards were drstrlbuted The evemng began wlth an address by Brother Hennessy from the Audntor rum Parents were d rected to the varrous class rooms by Semor procters Fathers Club On january 16 the Father s Club of the Acad emy met to elect new offrcers The results were Andrew Gaynor, Presxdent john J Henrv Vrce Presrdent Harry F Boylehart Treasurer Dan Huggard Asst Treasurer W1ll1am Costello Re cordmg Secretary A tentatlve date Aprrl 27, was set for the commg Communion Breakfast Medal Winner Brother Hennessy, by means of a speclal news release forwarded to us announces that Peter Deut sch IS the 1952 wmner of the Bausch and Lomb Honorary Scrence Medal for achlevmg the hxghest cholastlc record m scrence subyects durmg hxs Hlgh School Course He w1ll have a chance to compete for a scholarshlp worth up to 33 200, offered by the Bausch and Lomb Company The Power , I ' , , . . D D 4 1 . ' . J. 3 .. 7 . .- , , 7 J D 7 7 ' . ,. - ,, .Q . i . 7 , , . . 7 . 7 . . . f f 1 . 7 ' -- - n 1 1 , , . I I 1 l 'T , l y , 1 f . f 2 , . . . . . . - ' ' d- Newsweeky WI-he magazme of news slgmhcanceny 7, parents of the AC?-.'OCmy s scholars met the pe - . . . - g ' - y u a n I n ' I , 7 - l y , - . Q v .7 . Q - 7 3 l 1 - s ' 1 - y , . ' Il e Il ' 2 , , ' If K All X ll. D ' , - I 7 ' , 7 ' . . 1 1 . A . i . y L ' .