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

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f f 1 One quarter of a century of service. For two traditional figures at Saint Francis, the year 1957 marks the completion of their twenty-fifth year as members of the faculty. MR. LAVVRENCE TOWERS. In looking back over the years, Mr. Towers is recalled as moderator of Senior Promsg as a familiar figure in many student skirmishes While fulfilling his duties as official collector of all sorts of tithesg as a dispenser of texts during some seventeen years spent in the book storeg and as a teacher of latin whose phenomenal success with Regents examinations was recognized fin .citing only one exampleb by Cambridge Pub- liSllt'l'lS selecting him as editor for their second and third ycar review books. MR. THOMAS BOORAS. Here or anywhere stands thc dean of swimming coaches. The massive accomplishments of his teams range from Private to Catholic high school championships: from Varsity to Novice and Frosh titlesg from indiiidnal to dual mf-1-t titlesg from a conceded State championship to bn-aking thi,- XVorld's Interscholastic Record for the 200 nn,-ter ri my. Pr-rliaps a statistic may best sum up his contribution. No less than fifty- nine distinct championships have come to Saint lfrantis tliroufh the unrivalled coaching of Mr. Booras.

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,urill LMI' mem zz REV. BROTHER ALPHONSUS, O.S.F. Assistant Principal Progress is a law of life. Impelled by a Divine predestination all creatures, but one, inevitably move forward toward their maturity and perfections. And, as we all know, that one exception is mankind. In virtue of his gift of choosing, a man may or may not arrive at the summit of his potential. The Prep has sincerely attempted to place before you the means for the full development of your varied talents. Thus, intellectually, the curriculum 'now includes courses ranging from advanced alge- bra to the study of Vergil. Sports-wise, our teams are nationally famous. Socially, the faculty-sponsored program is more intensive than ever before. Aesthetically, the Music and Publication Depart- ments have consistently drawn honors in competitions, some of which were national. In extra-curricula activities, projects have been undertaken that might possibly have exposedius to a charge of uextremismi'-under school supervision prepsters fly the skies, sail the seas, and drive the highways. All then should find here some scope for their inclinations. An almost proverbial characteristic of human beings is that a man never stays just as he is, if he does not progress, he must recede. To paraphrase St. Paul, when we were children we understood, thought, and acted as children, but now that we are about to be- come men let us put away the things of childhood and press forward to the things that lie ahead. A 'J' eff REV. BROTHER TIMOTHY, O.S.F. Principal

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