St Francis Preparatory School - San Fran Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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MR. LAWRENCE TOWERS LATIN, ENGLISH Latin Club How can you expect to learn Latin when you don't know your English . . . Certainly you get a mark for each day . . . Try Barnes and Noble, if you think you can do better . . . Write the rules five times and have them time stamped . . . Read the Latin first and please read it in Latin . . . Surprise test? Of course, but that should make no difference . . . Now, about those patrons . . . Don't crowd, come up one at a time with your six patrons . . . No patrons-no holiday. 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? REV. GEORGE HOLZHEIMER RELIGION Sit down, Junior! . . . The unfortunate part of it all, is that men still insist on marrying women, and therefore marriage must have man and woman limitations . . . We can be sure of one thing at least, that when you get out of here you'll be good heretics . . . O. K., Beau Brummel, you're beautiful, now put away the comb . . . lf you didn't make the Principal's List, don't be discouraged, because you can always stop studying and make my preferred list . . . Your author may not think so, but l do . . . Haven't I told you a dozen times that St. John was not one of the Synoptistsl . . . Would you two like to be alone? . . . That might get you S64 on a quiz program but you'lI never get to heaven on it . . . Don't think I have anything against marriage-I think it's won- derful-for everyone but me! . . . Don't ever mention Social Justice without mentioning Social Charity. 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? MR. EDWARD TELLI ER BIOLOGY Head Football Coach, J.V. Baseball Why are we here? . . . Not because you are not all there? . . . You are going to study matter-lanything that has weight and occupies spacel . . . ln botany the seed is an embryo plant . . . Don't let them grow in your ears-it's not hygienic . . . You will learn the anatomy and Physi- ology of animals and yourself . . . When you have finished the course you will know the difference between man and mouse. 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? REV. BROTHER FIDELIS, O.S.E. RELIGION ls he a tall man? Not at all man? . . . Does he wear glasses in his classes? . . . Where to put the absent slips . . . Life is a warfare, there is no doubt about it . . . Oh, for fourteen husky, intelligent linesmen, seven halfbacks who can kick and throw . . . Just a little assignment for the weekend . . . Don't be naive. ' i' ts. as 2?

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2,8 . is e REV. BROTHER TIMOTHY, O.S.F. MATHEMATICS Moderator Varsity Football, Coach Freshman Football: Moderator Varsity Track, Coach J. V. Track, Coach Handball One of the aims of this course is to teach you to think- use the in- telligence that God gave you , . . The practical value of math is limited but its carry-over value is immense . . . Anybody can pass if he is willing to do some work . . . One has to work fast and accurately- time is always an important element . . . One minute to go-you'lI be marked on the method if not finished . . . Don't memorize-reason . . . Steps should be in logical order. You're not alert-you have to think fast . . . lt's a small written 'a' not a printed 'A' . . . Wake up! You're in Row B . . . Extra-curricular activities will be taken into con- siderationf' 224 224 274 24 224 24 224 224 274 24 MR. BRUNO VALENTI FRENCH French Club ln view of the fact that you are now Seniors, we try to treat you on that level . . . If you don't appreciate it, we shall act accordingly . . . Please start translating! . . . into French? . . . Oh, no, any language will do . . . Perhaps you don't know any English words of more than three syllables . . . What word does cadavre suggest in English? . . . Think hard, we know that it's difficult . . . Well, uh- cadavre? . . . Good, and what does that mean? . . . l don't know! 224 224 24 274 224 224 224 224 24 274 REV. BROTHER AUSTIN, O.S.F. RELIGION Assistant Moderator Football, Moderator Freshman Track Hey Buddy! . . . Where is your tie? . . . Put on a shoelace . . . All rosaries in evidence . . . Whatl, A member of the Devil's Advocate Group? . . . Is this a new heresy? . . . Not in the head, Maurice! . . . You cannot justify a mercy killing . . . The track team needs your sup- port . . . Gosh! . . . Those holes close fast-our backs aren't that slow . . . Massachusettes also has football teams . . . It would never happen in New Jersey. 274 224 224 224 224 24 224 24 224 MR. THOMAS J. McNIFF ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS That's problems five to twenty, INCLUSIVE . . . An equation in Math is similar to a sentence in English-both transport a definite meaning . . . You can never, never cancel terms . . . You say, Only God knows the answer. Then God passes and you fail . . . An extensive and fluent vocabulary is the mark of an intelligent man . Don't say it unless you are able to diagram it . . . Writing does not depend solely upon the entertainment field for its existence . . . The price of tardiness with regards to book reports is ten points per day . . . Be as a painted ship upon a painted ocean . . . Stevenson probably thought Long John and his crew were terrifying, he should have seen some of you cutthroatsf' Faculty taining table . at Bur ,Mouniaim

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REV. BROTHER EDWARD HISTORY, RELIGION Assistant Moderator of Music Department My dearly beloved students, when you answer a question on the ex- aminations please give the facts briefly and to the point . . . If you can- not put your answer in black and white, l will be forced to put you in the red, and you accordingly will then have the blues . . . Remember it is not how much you write that counts but what you say . . . Give your attention to the conductor . . . Of course you're to read the music. 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? MR. WILLIAM GILROY MUSIC Director of the Band The location and use of the semi-tone in the musical scale is all im- portant . . . The weird sound of oriental music is achieved by using no semi-tones and our modernistic music, with it's harsh harmonies is due to misplaced semi-tones . . . The difference between Major and Minor depends on use of more semi-tones in minor than major . . . Musical scales have no relation to scales used to regulate the diet nor to measure distance in space . . . Each note in the scale is correctly located according to it's vibrations scientifically determined and not guessed at . . . What is your favorite music? . . . The Hot Canary . . . Oh well! 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? REV. HERBERT P. REDMOND RELIGION This course takes in a little of everything-from Catechism to Spelling . . . What does your mother do with you when she has company? . . . Compulsory Education is the curse of the nation . . , How old are you, Junior? . . . Athletic scholarships are the beginning of athletic scandals . . . Look in the other direction, I don't get paid that much, 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? MR. ALFRED E. PAYNE HISTORY Bowling Coach History is one subject from which you must be able to draw your own opinions . . . Never let anyone tell you that this is the way it was . . . Let's face it, friend, the Department of Sanitation is not a necessary society . . . l still think that Napoleon met his Waterloo when he married Josephine . . . Oh, for a radar controlled bowling ball-we could even beat a team of Ned Day's . . . Don't worry about rolling up your pants when you cheer, you fellows are much more attractive than any group of girl cheerleaders. 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? ,..Ditter...Di9tgr... ...Dlthr...Ditto1'4.. Dil-ta... ,