St Francis College - Franciscan Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Rev. Thomas I. Conerty, S.T.D. Professor of Philosophy Rev. John J. Fleming, S.T.L. Instructor in Philosophy Rev. Brother Pascal, M.A. Instructor in Philosophy Rev. Thomas J. Sutherland, B.A. Professor of Religion Fr. Conerty As a cooperative expert he cooperates on everything but term papers. . . . Write a report on it.” . . . Shepherd of the Seminary students . . . instructs pre-Meds on the choice of cuts. . . . “There’ll be a test next Tuesday” . . gets seasick when he smells a herring, the red variety. Brother Pascal Really has something up his sleeve. . . . 44 We must bridge that gap . . . unhap- piest man in the Glee Club. . . . “Consider this watch — take away the shape, the arrangement, and the color — what have you left? (Ed. note. .Nuts.). . . . Aie you coming to the Concert tonight?” . . . traveling library. ... St. Thomas rates first on his best-seller list.

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William E. Schwendeman, M.A. Professor of English Warren E. Gibbs, M.A. Instructor in English Francis A. Delaney, M.A. Professor in Speech fcnqliAh, Mr. Schwendeman Traded his conductor’s cap for a copy of Browning. Art connoisseur. . . . “Back home we scooped the fish out with our hands” . . . the Chamberlain of St. Francis . . . rarely sits at his desk. . . . “Where are the galley proofs? ’ . . . “Well, here’s an idea for a column! Lucubrations — Wise and Otherwise.” ... “I was an elderly looking Fresh¬ man at Marquette at the time-” . . . Favorite mark for Freshman compositions — A ? — (Ed. note: he knows the upperclassmen’s work is borrowed). Mr. Gibbs Naval Officer in W orld W ar I. . . . Collector of unpub¬ lished manuscripts by famous authors . . . never uses notes . . . authority on Shakespeare. . . . Mr. Chips of St. Francis . . . favors ‘tea time recess’ for late classes. . . . “No, Mr. Sammon, I am not familiar with the West’s repertoire.” . . . “I’ll never forget the time my horse and I parted com¬ pany — there’s a great deal of cactus in Texas.” Mr. Delaney Ardent foe of “Brooklynese’ . . . executive type — gets things done, pronto . . . local hospital staff member. . . . “How’s the Jersey Chapter of the W.C.T.U., Pete?” unties tongue ties . . . youngest Faculty Club President. . . . “Write it in Phonetics. . . . Ode to Mayhem: “The erl serled the derly.’ . . . k W e will now have an eight minute speech on ‘The Political Situation in Tasmania’ by Mr. Zegers.” (philoAopJn Fr. Sutherland “Go home and read your catechism!” . . . 4 Rel. 402’ or the ‘Facts of Life’ . . . hieroglyphic diagrams. . . . “This fellow, Sorokin, really has something on the ball.” . . . Father Lord’s Brooklyn Ambassador. . . . “Fine! That’s it exactly.” . . . Mighty Atom of the Religion Club. . . . “Step right up. boys, and I 11 let you in on the greatest little bargain there is for only 25 cents. . . . The cause of the Protestant Re¬ formation was.” . . . “Well. It must be about time for another Religion Club assembly.” Fr. Fleming Ethical, even when making up tests. . . . Philosophy with a smile . . . learned the intricacies of Italian Cooking at the American College in Rome. ... “I even noticed that a few years ago when I was in Europe.” . . . “There was a girl standing on a cliff.” His self-mortification — teach¬ ing class during the W orld Series.

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Rev. Reginald McKernan, H.D.E. Associate Professor of Latin and Greek Rev. Otto V. Beck. Ph.D. Professor of German Rev. Brother Camillus. M.A. Professor of French Dante S. Sena, M.A. Instructor in German janjquuaqsLiu Fr. Beck 1 ales of the Old Germany. . . . ‘Early to bed and early to rise.’ . . . Decorates his classrooms with maps and mountain scenes . . . culture personified . . . gourmet knows more of the international picture than John Gunther. ... “I zee ve haf av- scholar in der class.” Fr. McKernan Exponent of Gaelic culture . . . more degrees than a circle . . . scorns Science Students as barbarians ... his hat is a potential bomb shelter ... he likes plenty of elbow room in his car . . . asked by an L Campus habitue — “Father, how do you say ‘Yankee Bean Soup’ in Greek?”