Seattle University - Aegis Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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The €cho IB Class IN recording our first year’s activities, the rapidity with which the school year passed surprises us most. However, a little reflection makes known to us that the seeming rapidity was due to the pleasant and profitable system governing our daily work. Our Reverend Principal, Father McNamara, kindly but firmly, kept before us the qualities to be attained and the manner of attaining them in order to become properly educated Christian gentlemen. The appreciation of the class is unanimous for our teachers—Rev. John Moffatt, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Burris, Mr. Logan and Mr. Coen. If our class reached a high rating in school activities, it can be attributed to the ability and leadership of our class officers—Walter Moore, president; P. Cull inane, vice-president; Robert Trotter, secretary; B. Brannigan, treasurer; James McDavitt, athletic manager; D. Cullinane, Sodality representative. OUR HALL OF FAME Clyde Berrest, Bernard Brannigan, John Carmody, Dave Cullinane, Paul Cullinane, Mathew Corcoran, John Coughlin, Dave Conner, Richard Des Champ, Leo Freely, John Flajolc, Hiram Gill, Bernard Henneman, John Harrington, Frank Haupt, William Holliday, Gordon Johnson, Wm. Lucas, Albert Minker, Walter Moore, Leonard Morgan, Thomas Neilsen, John McGaugh, James McDavitt, Emmit McGuire, Wm. McChcsncy, William McGinnis, Edward O’Flynn, Bernard Storey, Albert Wood, Charles West, Carl Yocum, Robert Trotter and Frank Brandmier. CLASS PROPHECY However near Jack McGough came to pred'eting the future of our class members (not so bright for some) we are inclined to agree with the poet: All are architects of Fate, Working in those walls of Time; Some with massive deeds and great, Some with ornaments and rhyme. Nothing useless is, or low; Each thing in its {dace is best; And what seems but idle show Strengthens and supports the rest. DIFFICULTIES Homer Gill would like to have the fellows send to him all words and expressions whose derivation are causing international confusion. Gordon Johnson has proposed the word kidnap,” which is responsible for the following dialogue: Neilsen— That’s easy. It means kids taking a short sleep.” Gill— But kid means a young goat, and nap means the outside of cloth.” Lucas— Well, what does kidding mean then?” McGough— I know. The kid is sleeping in nap covered cloth, and taking it away is kidding.” Brannigan— Hey! I read in a paper that a man does not last long unless he kids.” Brandmier— I propose that we coin a substitute for kidnap. Let it be kidsnap.” Henneman— How could an old man be kid-napped?” Gill— I see a busy year ahead of me.” Page 15

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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

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The €CHO Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary IN Seattle College High School, as in all Jesuit institutions of learning, the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin holds a place of paramount importance among student organizations. The main aim of the Sodality is to foster holiness of life in its members through filial devotion to our Blessed Mother and to carry on the great work of Catholic Action in its manifold phases. This year's program of activity, under the direction of Rev. J. E. MofTatt, S.J., included a series of illustrated lectures on the lives of various Saints given in the Catho- lic High Schools and many of the Grade Schools of the city; a most successful ’'Bundle Drive” for the poor at Christmas; the daily distribution of Catholic literature by the Sodalists; frequent literary contributions to the Diocesan paper, and the donation of P Catholic books to the Public Library. A new impetus was given to Sodality endeavors by a visit of Father Daniel Lord, S.J., for whose meeting our Sodalists acted as hosts, and following which the Seattle Sodality Union was formed with our Sodality as the center. As a part of our contribution to the activities of the Sodality Union, we initiated an interesting New Year Resolution” Contest, and directed a very successful Catholic Press Month drive for the Northwest Progress. This year also saw the first Annual Apologetic Oratorical Contest fostered by our Sodality in which speakers from eleven schools representing Seattle, Tacoma, Yakima and Moxee took part. A unique distinction is ours this year in having received personal messages from the President and Mrs. Roosevelt in reply to letters pledging the loyalty of Seattle Sodalists and our prayerful co-operation with our Chief Executive. Mother’s Day was observed this year as usual with a novena of Masses and Communions offered by the boys for their mothers. On the closing day of the novena mothers and boys assisted at Holy Mass and received Communion together in our chapel after which breakfast was served and a program rendered by the boys for their mothers. As a fitting close to the year’s program impressive May devotions were conducted each day of Our Lady’s month with the entire student body attending. Thus, then, with a prayer of gratitude to our Queen and Mother for the numerous favors showered upon us we close our year’s work with a sense of satisfaction in the accomplishment of worth-while things for a noble cause. Page 16