St Anns High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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-I MYLES JOSEPH TRAVERS Baseball is favorite sport . . . Legion of Honor Medal in Sophomore Year . . . mem- ber of both the baseball and basketball varsities . . . has played in several intra- murals . . . incumbent of several class offices . . . hobbies are water polo and ballet dancing . . . is seen with Lane, Mul- ligan, and Fitzgerald . . . will attend St. John's . . . would like to become a Sports Writer in the near future. STEVEN VINCENT WICHIK Steve's an old face around the Academy, twelve years to be exact . . . a four year Sodality man . . . active in Forensics and intramurals . . . member of the Blue and White Staff . . . favors Spanish . . . al- ways seen with Paltauf, Rodgers, Smith, Schwarz, and Ryan . . . a National Guards- man, plans to ioin the law enforcement ranks . . . Best of everything, Steve. in-r JOHN JOSEPH ZABOROWSKI A four-year Sodality man . . . played in many intramurals . . . favors Sciences and Math courses . . . an accomplished bas- ketball star . . . friends are Resker, C. Mc- Dermott, Ryan, Rodgers and Smith . . . in spare time he surveys and does repair work on radio . . . member of the Blue and White . . . aspires to Civil Engineering . . . we're going to miss you, Zeb. EDWARD JOHN ZEMAN Science is best subiect . . . a four-year varsity track man . . . has played in all intramurals . . . modern music titillates him . . . often seen with Charbonneau and Bury . . . might accept Georgetown as site for his medium to B.S. degree . . . keep going Zeke, and you'll run yourself to the tap of the ladder of success. 48 FRANK JOSEPH TURLEY A scholar from Blessed Sacrament, Queens . . . best subject is Chemistry . . . follows basketball and football . . . likes popular music . . . is seen with T. McDer- mott, Anstett, Reilly, Torney, and Swing . . . will attend St. John's . . .will miss you, Frank . . . JAMES DENNIS WESTWATER Arrived from St. Catherine of Sienna R. O. C., Manhattan . . . a four-year So- dality man , . . Stanner and Forensic vet- eran . . . has played in all intramurals . . . follows all sports avidly . . . confides in Tancredi and Campanella . . . will endea- vor to Engineering in college . . . Best of everything, Jim! 'sq YW 'sf ia 5.

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