Southeast Catholic High School - Crystal Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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LWAYS FHIE DLY had mediocre success, il added immeasurably lo 'lhe spiril and sporlsmanship displayed by pasl school reams. Their proclice sessions were noi en- lirely wilhoul mirlh and enjoymenl. l'low could lhey be anylhing bul enjoyable wilh a double-'ralking end like Bill Shanahan and such linemen as Cahill, Flack, Kelly, and Hopkins? Then came lhe Thanksgiving Dance. Wasn'l lhal' lhe nighl 'fhe gym was crowded lo capacily wilh Casanovas and lheir dales? Sludenls so lull of lurkey and lrimmings lhal lhey seemingly abslained from jillerbugging! Looking over lhe floor, one mighl have noliced McLane, Smylh, Kelly, Knapp, McDonald and olhers wilh lheir one and onlys lol The lime, of coursel gliding over lhe ball room floor. The slag line, loo, seemed lo have an enjoy- able lime jusl slonding aboul looking official. Rev. Joseph DorFf, O. Praem., B.A., Chemislryg Rev. George J. Feider, O. Proem., B.A., German: Frofer William Fanning, O. Proem., B.A., American Hisloryg Rev. Philip Gomoche, O. Proem., B.A., English: Rev. Alfred F. Geimer, O. Praem., BA.. Arf and Hisforyg Rev. Dominic H, Hockers, O. Proem., S.T.D., Religion.

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SU THE ST PAC TLTY ENIBEH5... The firsf peacefime year since Pearl Harbor found reconversion acfivifies in full swing af Soufh- easf Cafholic. When school doors opened in Sep- fember sfudenfs found if a bif difficulf fo believe fhaf Fafher McKeough had leff fo ioin fhe faculfy of fhe Cafholic Universify of America and fhaf a new principal had been appoinfed. l-lowever, if did nof fake fhe Very Rev. L. A. V. De Cleene long fo ingrafiafe himself and fo malce good friends of every sfudenf, Our school moved forward smoofhly and successfully during his firsf year as principal. 'fThings gof rolling quickly and long before mony boys had recovered from fheir Labor Day sunburn DZOO-some scholars found fhemselves deep in fhe fhree R's. Wifh fhe coming of au- fumn fhe foofball feam fool: fo fhe gridiron and foughf well under fwo new menfors, Mr. Bob Mc- Namara and Mr. Lou Fiorella, Alfhough fhe squad Fofher Renfmeesfer helps one of his siudenfs wifh c problem Rev. Claude J. Barnard, O. Praem., B.A., Religion: Rev. Quenfin J. Boelhower, O. Praem., B.A., Mafhemoficsg Rev. Louis G. Bourgoin, O. Prcem., B.A., Prinfingg Rev. Walfer Burke, O. Praem., B.A., Geomefryg Rev. Francis Ciliberfi, O. Praem., B.A., Lafing Rev. Robert Cornell, O. Praem., B.A., Nafionol Problems.

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EAP BLE A Ill SPIHI li... Wifh fhe coming of Chrisfmas mosf of fhe fel- lows found worlc af fhe posf office or nearby de- parfmenf sfores in order fo reinforce deflafed wal- lefs offer splurging for Sanfa giffs. For many of fhe boys if was fheir second or fhird year as mail clerlcs. Some of fhem hasfily loolced for old ocquainfances and had a fine fime sorfing and car- rying fhe holiday mail. Wifh fhe end of war came fhe subsequenf dis- charge of millions of service men. Nof only alumni buf also many veferans who had gone fo war be- fore finishing high school refurned 'fo Soufheasf Cafholic. These veferans, Prolcop, Sasso, Jennings, Scardigli, Buonano, Di lenno, D'Amico, and Sfuski proved fo be indusfrious and serious sfudenfs. We can only presume fhaf fhey appreciafed fhe happy carefree high school days affer fhe vigorous frain- ing and combcif They had experienced in The armed forces. Rev. Roland J, Hoffman, O. Praem., M.A., English: Frafer .loseph Holmes, O. Praem., B.A., American Hisforyg Rev. Roberf Hyde, O. Praem., B.A., Geomefryq Rev. James Johnson, O. Praem., B.A., English: Rev. Edmond R. Kinafe, O. Praem., B.A., Physicsg Rev. Harold Koeppen, O. Prcem., B.A., Hisfory and Music. Fafher Cornell feaching one of his Nafional Problems classes.