St Francis College - Franciscan Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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JAMES J. CAMPBELL Bachelor of Arts Bishop Loughlin Memorial Part of the “Gold-Dust” combination of McWil¬ liams and Campbell . . . takes notes while his “burden” and better half sleeps . . . “You’ve got to meet the situation squarely — show them who’s boss” ... an ardent committee man . . . knows more people than anyone in the school . . . “Why don’t you guys smarten up?” Basketball Freshman , Varsity 3, Student Council 3, 4; Class President 3, 4; Junior Prom Chairman; History Club 2, 3, 4. JAMES F. CHAPIN Bachelor of Science Far Rockaway High School A hick from the sticks . . . school by day, Macy’s by night ... “I got my car if you can get me some gas and a date” . . . lives on the Long Is¬ land Railroad ... if you want to he confused, ask him a question in Biology . . . “The thigh bone attached to the leg bone” . . . “Now wait a minute” . . . booster of all school dances . . . waltzed himself into the army reserves. Mendel Club 1. 2, 3; Indicator Club 1, 2, 3; German Club 1 , 2; Franciscan 3; Soph-Frosh Dance Committee.

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DAVID S. BALLANTINE Bachelor of Science St. Simon Stock High School “Present” . . . neither smokes nor drinks . . . One of the original “Tea Dance Boys • • • “Have you heard Eleanor Steher singing Mozarts ‘Le Nozze de Figaro’?” . . . Mainstay of the Glee Club . . . “Yes Mrs. MacDonald, Yes Mrs. MacDonald” . . . Spends his long weekends in Boston . . . One “B” in three years . . . “Duns Scotus, here I come!” . . . Ace in Chcm ... if he could only Rhumba! Deans List 2, 3; Voice 3; Class Basketball 1, 2, 3; Indi¬ cator Club 1, 2, 3; French Club 1, 2; Glee Club 1, 2, President 3; Debating Society 3; German Club 2. ROBERT E. BETZ Bachelor of Arts St. Ann’s Academy “Junior” Betz . . . The one-man Post Office of Jackson Heights . . . “He’s a wheel” . . . lost without “Moose” McCabe . . . “It wasn’t my turn to study” . . . never did find out where he got those hats . . . “What a ‘fink’ ”... always could manage to get a report overnight . . . still quot¬ ing authorities for the Suez Canal of 1867 . . . Junior’s “mayhap I will” vs. Mr. Lc Clair’s “for¬ sooth you better” . . . hopes to be the first Amer¬ ican ambassador to San Bernardino some¬ place in the Pacific. History Club 2, 3, 4; Religion Club 1, 2, 3, 4; French Club 1, 2; Aero Club 2, 3; Class Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Franciscan 4.

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JOSEPH P. CLARKE Bachelor of Arts St. Francis Preparatory The “monster” is every bit of 5 ' 6 . . . firm be¬ liever in repetition and gesture . . . off women for life . . . “They get you into trouble” . . . financial hacker of Bro. Finharr s war bond drive . . . dislikes chapeaux . . . “They weigh me down” . . . opera fan by profession . . . Text hooks via Brooklyn Public Library . . . Boy, did I tell that guy off at the Draft Board last night” — got his release too . . . Class President 1 ; Student Council 2 ; Phi hho Pi Fra¬ ternity, Praetor 4 ; Track 2 , 3 ; T.O.S.F. ; History Club 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ; Religion Club 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 . THOMAS J. CRONIN Bachelor of Arts Bishop Loughlin Memorial Red hair and Irish ancestry ... “I don’t see it that way, Brother” ... A course in argumenta¬ tion might raise his “B’s” . . . hack seat Tom . . . “Let’s not he hasty with this thing” ... de¬ mands salute from naval reservists . . . the N.F.C.C.S. as a means to a social end . . . night life on Queens Boulevard. Class Basketball 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ; History Club 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ; Arts Club 2 , 3 ; French Club 2; Religion Club 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ; Soph-Frosh Dance Committee ; Class Secretary 1 , 2 : Vice-President 3 , Franciscan 4 .