Rice High School - Edmundian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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'vt 'R LIBRARIES ARE FOREVER rearranging, it seems. Here, to make room for more new books, Freshmen librarians Dennis Desmond and John McGurrin clear a shelf in the fiction section. FRESHMAN EDWARD DUFFY, below, goes through a stack of returned books and replaces the borrower's card in the flap of each book. Teachers mode certain that the library was in constant use. Q A .- L fs ,, .,,. .44 443 I t ld Ni -aff. OVER IN THE MAGAZINE SECTION, Emith Fludd and John Lopez flle some late issues of America . The library has a good collection of the best secular and Catholic magazines. They were filed neatly in labeled boxes. THE LIBRARY'S CARD catalogue was kept in order by Junior Robert lnsull. He checked books in and out and visited the classrooms to collect overdue books. Bob was a librarian lost year. JOHN LOPEZ, below, who repaired books with Robert Rod- riquez, works in the library's far corner. Repairmen stored their tools and materials in the box on floor. The library was moved to the first floor during the summer of '57. Q -'ap frft5?if elif: ii? A gf Qi? Y IR.

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ll, -3 THE LIBRARY CLUB, as in the past, was small but very efficient. Brother Long, school librarian for many years, assigned each member to a particular task which they soon became expert at. They worked during study period and after school keeping track of the books, rounding up overdue volumes, keeping the library clean, and repairing the damaged Librar, llluh SENIOR ROBERT RODRlQUEZ puts a book back where it bolongs in the library's reference section. Bob, a four year member, spent most of his time repairing the damaged and worn books. :gf books. Seated with Brother Long are: Edward Duffy, Dennis Desmond, John McGurrin and Robert lnsull. Standing in the back are: Emith Fludd, Robert Rodriquel and John Lopet. They enioyed the work and did a great deal of reading themselves. SENlOR EMITH FLUDD served as a sort of doorman during the study period, He stamped students' library passes as they entered the library to get books. Emith is a four year member of the stuff. N? V Q .V S

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SOME MEMBERS of the Indoor Varsity team pause for a picture in the warmup room of the 168th St. Armory. They are, in the usual order: Quill, Murphy, Lattimore, Brown, Scott, lannuuo, Gaston, Madigan, Senior, O'Brien. This was at the CHSAA Relays in December. wELL-MuscLEo JUNIOR Pete Danois manages to recover a loose-ball during the first half of a terrific game with LaSalle. Pete saw action in every game as did most of the others on the small, ten man team. x lor physical stri-ngllt and i'nilui'alii:n Rice enioyed a good, average year in sports. Although frustrated by almost insurmountable odds against schools which enjoy larger enrollments and more adequate facilities, the fighting Irish played and fought hard in every sport. For them, the im- portant thing was to take part-an adage often snickered at today, but really lived by and believed in at Rice. ln the following pages, pictures and copy will tell of the victories and defeats of the Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshmen and Intramural Basketball, the Cross-Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track, the Fresh- men and Varsity Swimming and the Handball teams. lt is the story of a well-organized athletic program in which the maiority of the students take part.