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

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Rev. Bro. Gerard J. Power Vice Principal With the arrival of Brother Gerard Power at the Academy, the school has had the privilege of the many years of expert teaching techniques and leadership qualities, akin to this most inspiring Brother. Having taught at many of the foremost school in the States and abroad, Brother Power has a wide and varied outlook into our modern society. Accredited to his scholastic achieve- ments are Masters degrees in Education and the Spanish lan- guage, both from the University of Washington. Due to his many varied talents, Brother Power now operates in the capacity of Vice Principal, a position he cheerfully and sincerely performs. x 1 . fluff! Rev. Edward J. McDonald, C. S. P. Chaplain The wisdom, patience and profound concern for the spiritual needs of Powermen has already endeared Rev. Edward J. Mc- Donald, C.S.P. to all the students who find Father is indispensi- ble in solving their spiritual dilemmas. After studying in Wash- ington at Saint Paul's College, Father was ordained to the Paul- ist Society as a priest on June 7, 1947. Having served as as- sistant in Utah, Texas, Illinois and Canada, and as a chaplain for the U.S.A.F. in Korea, Japan, and the Philippine Islands, Father McDonald came to the Church of Saint Paul the Apostle as a curate and now leads Powerls cohorts in spiritual unity.

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Rev. Brother Alphonsus L. Pakenham PRINCIPAL Rev. Brother Alphonsus L. Pakenham the guilding light and tower of strength upon whom rests the laborious and trying tasks of maintaining both the official and the academic status of the Academy, has in his past few years as principal set the hallmark of Power's quality high on the rosters of educa- tional achievement. Celebrating his Golden jubilee, last year, Brother Pakenham has had a greatly varied teaching career which has literally taken him to the ttfour corners of the worldf, Traveling from Cork, Ireland, which was the scene of his initiation into the ranks of the Christian Brothers, to the rock bound shores of that citadel of the Mediterranean, Gibraltar, where he spent seventeen years of his life, filled With both accomplishment and pride at the advance made in that country by the Congregation of which he is a member. Distinctive in a lifetime of distinction is the well deserved honor of being founder of the Cardinal Newman College in Buenos Aires, Argentina. More than a few institutions are able to claim Brother Pakenham, as being their administrator over the past years. Most prominent among these are the Cardinal Newman College of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Iona Prep and of course our own Power Memorial. Not onlv has the fame of this man spread throughout the circles of the Brothers, but also amid the centers of learning out side that little world . Numbering among these accomplishments is membership in the Association of Modern Language Teachers and the National Catholic Education Association. Brother Pakenham's affable personality, intellectual and adult ap- proach to student-teacher relations is effective and inspiring.

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Administration corsmwuro f Z, Z X, Mr. Daniel A. Rood Registrar During the thirteen years Mr. Daniel A. Rood has been at Power he has served as both teacher and Registrar. In the class- room the subjects of French, Biology and Algebra have been en- livened by virtue of his genial personality. Having been granted his baccalaureate degree from the New York State Teachers Col- lege in Albany, he has taught in St. Cecilia's and Sacred Heart. More memories are enkindled in the hearts of alumni when they return to the Academy by the familiar figure of Mr. Rood than by anything else at Power. The future graduates hope he'll be on hand to greet them should they have occasion to return here. Rev. Bro. Stephen C. Murphy Treasurer Brother Stephen C. Murphy, who has made the Academy the locale of his endeavors for the last six years, is at the present engaged in the instruction of Religion to first and second years. Brother holds a Bachelors and a Masters Degree in Arts from St. Mary's College in Halifax. The main duty of Brother at Power is to accept the student's tuition. Perhaps the most widely traveled Brother, he has seen Ireland, his birthplace, and Canada and Newfoundland where he taught in all the Brother's institu- tions. Brother has deservedly received the admiration of all with whom he has been associated. May he spend many years here. iq Rev. Bro. Thomas V. Ryan School Bursar Located on the second floor of the academy, the bursar's office is the extremely important hub of the financial affairs of the school. These daily monetary problems and commitments are under the very able pilotship of Brother Thomas V. Ryan, school bursar. While Brother is laden with the daily pecuniary business that necessitates much time, he also maintains a full academic schedule. Religion and English, which he imparts to the juniors and seniors, comprise a major portion of his teaching roster. Coming from many and varied schools in Newfoundland, this is the ninth year that Power has enjoyed his distinguished service. .few Mrs. Beatrice Davis A Secretary . The secretarial tasks of Power are important spokes in the aca- demic and complex wheel that turns with precision the scholastic workings of the academy. As Bro. Pakenhams secretary, Mrs. Beatrice Davis handles this job with the utmost competence and poise. A graduate of Walton High School and the Bird School of Business, Mrs. Davis was employed by an electrical company be- fore joining the staff of Power. With the administration of her secretarial duties and the added task of housewife and mother, Mrs. Davis enjoys her leisure time in relaxation or recreation in the field of bowling or in the Hi-Fi world of recorded music.