Seattle University - Aegis Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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-----------------------------Tfie €CHO---------------------------- 2A Class RES NON VERBA— Deeds Not Words.” This is the history of 2A. The first roll call of the year found us twenty strong, eagerly entering upon a new and more difficult period of our school life. Providence disposed kindly in giving us such capable teachers as Mr. Carmody, S.J., who led us forward in the difficult quest of literary finesse; Mr. O’Hara, S.J., who untangled for us the mysteries of Euclid; Fr. Nichols, S.J., who broadened our knowledge of History; and Mr. Sweeney, S.J., our moderator, who assured us it was a pleasure to work with a class so well founded in the fundamentals of Latin. As a class we maintained a high scholastic and conduct record throughout the year. Listed on our honor roll were Meagher, Conley, Albrecht, Kane, Goerig and McGuire. Nor were we wanting in school activities. Our interclass Christmas greeting was adjudged the best. We gave the seniors a close contest for the Loyalty Banner in the first semester, losing by only a few points, though outnumbered two to one. We have hopes of capturing the Loyalty Banner for the second semester. In Athletics, Ed Logan represented us on the High School football and basketball teams, earning letters in both, while in Junior football, awards were earned by Goerig, Mullally and Lyons. In Junior basketball, Goerig and Rebhahn won letters. Seaver and Dibb were members of this squad. Positions on the Junior baseball team are held by Rebhahn, Mullally and McGuire. In the cast of The Seven Keys to Baldpate,” 2A was represented by Peter, Goerig, Bauer, Moriarity and Magnano. 2A led all classes in supporting the ticket sale for this play. The orchestra numbered among its members Meagher, Conley and Bauer. I'he cover design of this annual was sketched by 2A’s artist, John Peter, who also won recognition for his artistic ability in numerous other ways. In the Gold Medal Debate Peter represented us, being voted second best speaker. We were represented in the Junior Elocution contest by Goerig, Moriarity and Magnano. Goerig was awarded the Gold Medal, while Moriarity tied for second place. On the newly organized Palestra Staff the class was represented by Meagher as managing editor. The Sodality claimed McHugh, Meagher, Conley, Starr, Grady, Rebhahn, Mullally, Magnano, Goerig, Albrecht, Dibb, Bauer, Kane, Moriarity, Peter and Seaver as active members. Our class officers were Magnano, president; Starr, vice-president; Mullally, secretary and treasurer. ❖ 2B Class THE question is: 2B or not 2B.” Well, if the immortal William must know, we reply with, We are not to be, but we are.” If Shakespeare saw fit to write of us why shouldn't we carry on. Sobeit! After the second election (the first had more votes than voters) the following furniture was awarded: the president’s chair to Henry Martin; the vice-president’s stool to Pat O’Donnell; the writing table to Tiger Doyle, while Aldo Morelli fell heir to the traditional shillalah. Our teachers were capable and inspiring. With a benign patience Mr. O’Hara, S.J., guided us through the realm of Literature, the mysterious labyrinth of geometrical symbols and the intricacies of correct public speaking, while Mr. Dussault, S.J., our beloved moderator, made us History wise and wise Latinists and otherwise tended to our religious instruction. Enthusiasm in school activities found our class ever-responsive. Potato Day, Gym decorations, and Landscape Improvement Club were all synonymous for 2B successes. Individually—well, listen: Tiger” Doyle, the school’s most publicized student, competed creditably in Junior football and baseball, while his performance in Wah Wah” was uproaiious. Though only a Sophomore, Aldo Morelli filled a first string guard position in football a la Metzger of Notre Dame. Martin played along side of him occasionally. Page 13

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----------------------------The €CHO------------------------------- ball teams included a number of Third High men who gave great promise of developing into stars” in their final term. After vacation this same group of boys, with a few exceptions, exchanged greetings once more and renewed studies where they had left off last June. It was hard to believe —but they were Seniors! The extreme pleasure for which they had waited and toiled during four years had at last been reached. Mr. Carmody, S. J., directed the destinies of the class in no uncertain manner, and he helped in making our last, the most successful year. This term vanished quickly and the question concerning the school Echo was once more revived. After much discussion it was decided to put out a small edition at depression prices.” Now we are at the grand finale of our high school course, one which has elapsed all too quickly for most of us. The friends we have made in this brief span of four years always will linger in our memory. A standard has been established by this band of young men, which the other classes will endeavor to equal. Let us continue our meritorious work throughout life and uphold the splendid record of our school. Thus with a fond farewell, the class of 33” bows out of the picture. 3A Class USHERING in its new school year to the tunc of Happy Days Are Here Again,” Third A immediately proceeded to foreshadow a bit of its anticipated happiness by placing at the helm of its destinies such worthy leaders as Cliff Kossel, president; Joe Wittman, vice-president; Joe Phillips, secretary and treasurer; and Bill Russell, athletic manager. Father Moffatt, S.J., kept us within the fold by his capable explanation of the truths of our Holy Faith, and Father Nichols directed the toddling footsteps of the embryo French students. Mr. Burris, besides teaching Spanish, ruled with gentle sway over the top-floor room whence issue all the peculiar odors known to chemistry. To Mr. Logan fell the difficult if not hopeless task of convincing the class of the beauty lurking in Cicero’s interminable sentences and of guiding through the mazes of Grecian lore a small but select” group of heroes. The animated eloquence of Mr. Dowd made his English class the bright spot of the day, while Mr. Walterskirchen, with all the systematic precision of his gridiron coaching, initiated us into the workings of Uncle Sam’s policital and civil machinery. Every school activity was 3A’s activity — from Sodality to Athletics. Kossel and Divine, besides teaming up in the Gold Medal Debate, were active in Sodality work; the Alameda flash” also won high praise in the Sodality oratorical contest. The rejuvenated Palestra looked to 3A for its editor, Joe Phillips and for Dave Mitchell, Fred Conyne and Bill Russell, news-hounds par excellence. Silent but dependable Henry Claeys talked a dozen classicists” into subscribing for a national Latin magazine. Wittman, Carroll and Russell appeared in our dramatic presentations at St. Joseph’s—Athletics? Here’s where we shine—with Joe Phillips, captain-elect of next year’s eleven. Carey, James and Russell on the football squad; Doc” DeDonato and Carey starring on the basketball floor and sharing with Wittman and Conyne 3A’s glory on the diamond. Jay” Gallagher, Frank Carmody and A1 O’Donnell did their stuff” in Junior basketball. And of course you’ve heard of Rohrbach and Scott of Dougherty and Roberts, of Sifferman and Wood, not to mention Barney” Welch. Look for them next September when the 3A chorus takes up again its theme-song for their biggest and best of four happy years— Happy Days Are Here Again.” ❖ ❖ 3B Class 1ISTED in another division of Third High we find: Richard Cahan, George Canney, George Costello, Patrick Dougherty, Bruce Fitzgerald, Joseph Gallagher, Patrick J Gallagher, Robert Hurd, Edward McCullough, James McGowan, Patrick McGuire, Walter Nitsche, John McCarthy, John Ouellette, George Pishue, James Thompson.

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------------------------------The €CHO---------------------------- Junior football and basketball had Andy” Andrews, property man and elocutionist deluxe, and Minnie” McNamara, a 7 Keys” Thespian, as members. Emerson wore the mask in Junior baseball. The culinary activities and co-op store was handled by Cour, Dahline and Martin. Johnson was cur horticulturist, John Tobin, the Junior football manager; Pat O’Donnell, the harmonica melodist, while Ad Smith (yes, one of the Smith brothers) was the faithful custodian of the Chapel hymn-cards. The Irishers,” Casey, O’Brien, Ryan, Garrick, McNerney, Herkenrath(?) and Kelly, have always lent willing hands to the affairs of the moment. With such splendid teachers, fine officers and lively class members, the slings and arrows of a boy’s outrageous fortune—school—have been taken and put in our own quiver for future use. After all is said and done, maybe if Shakespeare were writing today he would not say, 2B, that is the question,” but rather, 2B, that is the answer.” Remember us by our motto, Esse quam videri—To be, rather than to seem.” 1A Class 1IKE Ulysses of old, we forty singing Freshmen smote the sounding furrows” of ignorance and sailed far into the glowing West of knowledge and culture. Worthy navigators, like Father J. E. Moffatt, S.J., steered us over the lumpy seas of Latin. Mr. Leo Sweeney, S.J., stood at the wheel through the treacherous Algebraic reefs. Mr. J. P. Logan, S.J., stood cn the upper-deck, on the serene sea of Religion. Mr. Edgar Down, S.J., shouted directions in the eddying maelstrom of English and History. From the successful Potato Drive, in November, to the defeating of the O’Dea Frosh ball team, 9-8, in May, we, now thirty-six Freshmen A” have, figuratively speaking, frescoed on the walls cf Seattle College High School, a glorious mural of splendid spirit, athletic prowess, and enviable scholarship. We’ve decorated the Honor Roll. We’ve defeated Freshmen B” in every sport. And besides being runners-up for the intramural basketball title, we ran O’Dea a close race for the city championship, losing the final game, 22-21. Jack Naughton, class president, audited” all the Student Council meetings. Dick DeDonato, vice-president, won second place in the Junior Oratorical contest. Dick Kelly, a placid class secretary . . . Tom Finn, a treasure-less treasurer . . . David King, a bouncing sergeant-at-arms . . . Will Rogers has humor, and so has Joe Carey. Jack Ncscr will soon show Brisbane how to column. Noah Webster wrote the first dictionary; R. O’Gorman memorized the first . . . Would you please lasso the lone Irishman from this quintet: Aversano, Calcarro, Costello, Scarpello, Ursino? Well for euphony’s sake! . . . And these boys are tranquil and quiet, especially in class: K. Oesehli, F. Sullivan, J. Henscn, J. Kelly, and T. Finn. Did you know that J. White advocates the abolition of Jug? F. Forrestal and E. Donohoe invented Jughouse Fables?” J. Kearney has never been in Jug? And E. Dahl is a musician? Joe Russell, a poet? H. Bennett a catcher, and J. Green a third sacker? Roy Crawford, a deep thinker? N. Brislawn a designer of sea-horses? And P. Ciauden and Eddie Sheehan big league material? F. Hebert a prominent Sodality Man? R. Mills-paugh, an author? M. Potts, a personality? D. Denning has an irresistible smile, and broad? Of course, O’Byrne is Irish? That J. Ostcrman simply cannot blush properly? T. Wilson, a man of ideas and affairs? The most unpopular member of First A” is John Doe. Pseudonyms: J. Naughton, SPIKE. E. Donohoe, SPECK. M. Potts, SPEAKIE. A. Calcarro, DOUBLE R”. J. Green, JOE. R. O’Gorman, SHORTY. J. Osterman, WHITIE. N. Brislawn, SHADOW. D. Kelly, JOCKO. F. Ursino, CHICCIO. ONE-WORI) DESCRIPTIONS: R. Kelly—drawlish. E. Sheehan, well-padded. J. Noser—epitomic. M. Costello—palmolive. CATCH AS CATCH CAN: K. Oesehli is said to be the Mystic dreamer of the Arctic Sky.” . . . F. Herbert is awfully snake-shy. . . . R. O’Gorman’s stupendous orations . . . D. King, a chalk-hoarder . . . J. Kelly’s map at the specimen . . . First A” has the following centers: LITTLE ITALY . . . THE SO-ing CENTER . . . SLEEPY HOLLOW . . . THE VERBAL TRIUMVIRATE. Page 14