Quigley Preparatory Seminary - La Petit Seminaire Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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0 if' 1953 JAMES JOHN O'BRlEN St. Lucy's Parish Baseball, Tennis, Glee Club, Candle, Catechist, Pilgrim in St Anne andthe Gouty Rectcrf Head Librarian, Schola, Monogram Club. NNell groomed, neat appearance, courteous. Add these up and you have Jim O'Brien. Re- r ferred to by some of the profs as a chip off the old block, he is one of fifth year's real gentle- men. Don't let his reserved appearance fool you, however, because Jim is a real live-wire when he has a tennis racquet in hand or when seated in front of the eighty-eight. His willingness to help others, shown best by his many activities, was o boon to all this year, since Jim was Head- librarian. ROGER TIMOTHY O'BRIEN St. Odilo, Berwyn Schola, Sacristan, Librarian, President of Propa- gation of the Faith, Business Manager of the yearbook, Candle, Intramural Basketball. Meet the Promoter. lf you want to build a church, finance a magazine, or underwrite the foreign missions, call an Rag. His flair for whip- ping up schemes, stunts, and projects and his ability to draw treasures from dry sources won him the office of President of the Missions and Business Manager of Le Petit. ls also labeled scourge of seniors and mercenary leech. This talent for filling the class coffers, plus his popularity, made him a class officer---Treasurer. EDWARD GERALD O'CONNOR St. Matthew Parish Catechist, Schola, Baseball, Librarian, Life Guard, Rose in Kind Lady. Quiet, reserved, never cracks a smilef Uke would fit almost any description other than this one . . . lt doesn't take much to get Ed laughing but its a Herculean task to stop him. Ed, another true son of Erin, used a wee bit of the old brogueu and a whole stageful of acting ability in handling the part of Rose in Kind Lady as well as any real veteran could. RICHARD CONWAY O'CONNOR St. Felicitas Parish Glee Club, Chant, Candle, Typist for New World Campaign, Prompter for Quartet in Q Minor, Henry in Kind Lady. An air of distinction, a natty appearance, and a constantly calm disposition mark R. C, off for iust what he is---the gentleman of the gradu- ating class. After hearing o filibuster on one of his shorter vacations, it's agreed that he is also the most traveled member of the class of '53 All who saw Kind Lady will remember Conway as Henry the dapper swindling vil- lain, a part which R. C. played so convincingly that underclassmen have been watching him with c wary exe ever since opening night

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my .-aaql' W? wjmx will if? - 'NDI' FLM MILAN CYRIL NEMECEK St. Cyiil and Methodius Parish Sacristan, Ceremonies, Major League Basketball, Baseball, Znd year champions, Pretect Beadle, Catechist, Candle Stott, Schola Cantorum, Monogram Club. Mick takes naturally to every sport from basketball to tennis l-le was a mayor league stalwart for four years, and captured the tennis and handball championships in fifth year. As well as being adept in all sports he also was very capable both as a sacristan and as a mem- ber of the ceremonies group, After 315, it not ringing up points for the Meese or cleaning up the sacristy, Mick and his peppermint pole could surely be spotted in 305, where a seniors locks were shornfat cut rate, of course ALOYSIUS JOHN NEUMANN Our Lady of Mercy Parish Baseball, Basketball, Handball, Pina Pang, Chess, Swimming, Tennis. Determination and muscular build are two at Al's Outstanding characteristics. Because of his set spirit as well as his accurate exe he is a constant threat in any major league tussle on the basketball court. After 3:l5 out at Lake Shore Al would use his bruising build in the football season to give the passer a quick rush and in the baseball season ta give the pitcher a real reason to worry it his turn at the bet was Coming uD. JOHN ROBERT NOAK St. Albert the Great Parish Beadle, Waiter, Chant, Le Petit Meet Dan'l Boone, Quigley's pioneer. Yes, he hoofs a mile and a halt just to catch a bus tor school. l-le is torn on the horns ot two dilemmas each quarter, will his general average be 9-1 or 95? lke and Mamie missed him somehow in their political round-up, politics is his indoor sport. ln thc pre-class gab tests, this likeable, unassuming fellow can swing you enthusias- tically to his side of the fence. EUGENE BRUNO NOWOTARSKI St. James Parish Intramural Basketball, Monogram Club Lite Guard. Practice makes perfect paid ott big divi- dends for Gene, he dove off the spring board a non-swimmer in trrst year and emerged :i lite guard. On terra firma he stars in basketball, both by his dribbling and ball stealing leading his team to championship this year During the summer Gene plays a hot shortstop at ldiis Park nc-ar his home.

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l Qt, 1- f 61:55 C7 JAMES wii.i.iAM o'DoNNELi. Sf. Lucy's Parish Glee Club, Choir, Basketball, Baseball, Mona- gram Club Jim has been singing almost every year since he was a Hbenny He belonged to the Cardi- nal's Choristers for the first few years and then during fourth and fifth year he contributed his bit to making our Glee Club the finest in the land. l lis seemingly quiet reserved self seems to disappear whenever hes leaping for a re- bound or flagging down a long drive in the outfield where he has constantly been an asset ta his roam's softball team JAMES FRANCIS OULETTA St. Mel Parish Choir, Glee Club, Baseball, lntramural Basket- ball, Living preof that good things come in small packages. One of the most energetic and en- thusiastic members of the class, Jim is a rabid Blackhawk fan who seldom misses any of their home games, Always a gracious host, l-le enter- tains his classmates at his cottage in Vtfaucanda where many a QPS man spent happy weekends during the summer Jim bases his defense of the West side on what he calls its two most distin- guishing features, St, Mel's Church and a cer- tain pizzeria' -Ouletta's Pizzeria. EDMOND THOMAS PARKER St. Sabina Parish Choir, Schola, Life Guard, Orchestra, Le Petit Monogram Club, Catechist, Make-up, Mr Foe, ter in Kind Lady, Stamp Club. Ed is an all-round championship product from St. Sabina. His diversified activities range from stamp collecting to catechising and music, Around school he is considered a suave, con- tinental gentleman, replete with courteous bows French and Latin phraseology. l-lis English- speaking vocabulary is one of the best in cap- tivity, All his versatility and talents were put to good use when he played the role of business man to perfection in Kind Ladyfl PAUL JOSEPH PARRINGTON St. William Parish Life Guard, Basketball, Baseball, Chess Club Pope's Schola. lf looking for Paul after 3il5, you would probably be able to find him in one of two places down in the pool teaching the bennies the finer points of aguatics, or up in 309, either playing or kibitzing one of the major chess matches of Fifth Year , . . Always eager to take part in any class activity, Paul was par- ticularly happy when he was able to help his team take the intramural championship in Fourth Year. Usually quiet and reserved, Paul surprised one and all when he broke up one of our Speech Classes with his Sid Caesar-like antics in pantomming his first shave.