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

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rio' me ,W me, 1 l38 EVIDENCE OF THE ASIATIC FLU which struck the maiority of the students. Here, part of the long line of students are shown outside the office as they line up to get admit slips for class during the epidemic. High absentee rate returned to normal after a few hectic weeks. ll Yliill' like many other ears. .. FOURTEEN MORE RICEMEN enter the Brotherhood, at left. Those to receive the habit this year were: left to Right- First Row: Brothers Eugene Maiorana, Daniel McCarthy, Patrick Kelly, John Greenan, John Hannon, Alfred Rottino. Second Row: Brothers Christopher O'Brien, Gerald Killeen, John O'Sullivan, Jeremiah O'Mahoney, Dominic Sanpietro, Michael McElhatton, John Fagan, James Doherty. Six underclassmen entered the Juniorate. lSee pages 80-81.l SENIOR BILL MURPHY l47l, above, uses the stairs as a temporary office while checking his bus pass receipts. The passes, sold by Murphy and assistant Phil O'KeeHe l47l, were sold an a weekly or monthly basis-depending on the line used. Subway students had less trouble-but the savings in transportation money were worth the effort. THREE SENIORS VISIT the seldom seen roof garden-a product of one of the Brother's work. The little garden is the only bit of nature around the school, and during the summer, though small, is quite beautiful. These Seniors are William Cadigan, James Cavanaugh and Stanley Bartnicki-all of Room 72. The garden will be in bloom again this summer. -a a a .f , .4 Q.. Wg

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1'9 ,N f' '21 SOPHS-mostly from Room 58-appear quite absorbed by the Graymoor vocation movie-one of the many films that students saw during the school year. Mindful of the tre- mendous numbers of vocations from Rice, religious orders are anxious for an opportunity to meet the students. BOB McALLlSTER l3-56l and Ed Kildutf l4-73l are doing pretty well with these lovely girls-considering the two boys had never met them before. It would be nice if there were more to this love story but Bob and Ed never saw them again. HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS, Tom Ferguson and his girl Noreen, stand one out during the first school dance. Tom appears unaware of the camera, while Noreen displays a suspicious look. Fergie was a typical Senior. An average student, he earned his date money by ushering at Radio City Music Hall. FOUR MEN IN A BOAT-a scene from the '57 boatride at Playland. The three whose faces can be seen are Neil O'Neil, Gene Guerin and Pat Feerick-all Seniors this year. Scene was repeated at '58 outing. Q . wi ,dex i

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g 1 pe , -M., if--F' sr' . .,...,,g.,,V f-3 -fi . V www In . ,tjefjx BARRY'S TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERV- ICE in action. Michael Barry l43l had the task of,coming to school early each morning and answering the phone until the office opened at 8:15. APPROACHING EXAMS have Sophs Gerard Saviola and Thomas Bartolotta in frenzy, above. Here, they pour over a Spanish dictionary in search of the right word. Both were in 2-58. A FOURSOME OF RICE STUDENTS, at right, do a bit of loitering in the school doorway despite the signf-which was not meant for them anyway. They are Fred Martin i2-58l, John Stack l'l-46l, YOUNG LOVE BLOOMS in early October at the flrst dance. Here Joe and Art Gorman lboth of 47 and no relationl send two young things into a tiny with SENIOR ANTHONY DeCONClLIlS above appears to be trying to catch up to the Russians as he weighs a small flask of some potion on one of the new scientific scales Two Senior classes studied chemistry with Brother Fish. their smooth line. Both social lions- especially Art-they were at all the dances. Francis McGowan l2-58l, Michael Rivers ll-48l. They must have been latew since latecomers use front door. Q 0 THE 8:44 RUSH across 'l24th St. was made each morning by hundreds of students trying to get in the school before the deadline. Students were supposed to be at school by 8:45p ready to start prayers at 8:55. Latecomers got ing. . ,..,..,, V ! '