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

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REV. BROTHER BENICNUS, O.S.F. Religion Music Department, Third Order Eehh watch it bucco . . . When I give the testy westy it will be on the material covered-no phoney baloney . . . Get on the beam-don't get drippy . . . Are you chewing gum in my class? Put it on your nose and no buts . . . Remember, clowns and comedians belong ini the circus . . . Pardon beg? . . . I may not look human but I am . . . Wax eloquently but don't slip . . . Ehh Murphy X., you've heard of the blitz- kxieg, haven't you? . . . Fifteen dollars, get it . . . What happened to Moses when he found himself in the dark? He tumed on the Israelites . . . Zwingli-Z-W-I-N-G-L-I . . . 7:30 SHARP-BE THERE!! . . . Do you want my glasses? Perhaps then you could see better? . . . I repeat, DON'T VISIT ROOMS!! . . . Ann Bolynn-with her head tucked in. Ehh Hayzie, are you a character? ,X ,, ,ij .AI .ZQQ I r 5 MR. VINCENT O'CONNOR Biology, Physical Education Varsity Football Coach, Field Events Coach Okay, Varsity up. As you know you played a pnetty good game Sunday, boys, but of course it could have been better Just because the score was 80-0 . . . Now Iohnson I only saw ZW rolls down field . . . Gatti, stop dancing with Machellig I know he's big, but make an adjustment Armstead, don,t stand there and let them hit you call a time out with your Indian call . . . Giacinto, if you dont stop combing the hair on your chest at time out your going to Alabama Poly . . . Now remember boys, next week at Stepinac, we have to beat fifteen men. Piscopo for tl'11S game, I want your riccardos on for the kick off. MR. JAMES McHUGH History Varsity Coach of Track and Cross-Country, Athletic Control Board, Committee on Extracurricular Activities I'm appalled . . . Wait a minute we're making a gross error here . . . Now how did we off on that tangent? . . . Do you know what I'm talking about? It's not the people on Mars . . . Do you have those terms checked off in your glossary? In what, invisible ink? . . . If you look at his paper again you'll eat it and you'll get zero . . . Mr. Mu1'DhY Stick YOUI head out the window and see if it's raining . . . You don't know when World War II ended? How can you call your- self an American? . . . That's a bad cough you've got: What are you taking for it? . . . What's the matter with you Mr. Hayes are you in LOVE? 22

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111 place of the usual presentation of the fflculfy 85 so many robot purveyors of a cur- riculum, we have chosen to view each of them in the honest individuality for which he will V always be remembered. REV. BROTHER VINCENT, O.S.F. Chairman Latin Department F rench, Mathematics, Religion Driver Education, Illustres Viri, Moderator and Coach of Handball, Book Store Surgite . . . Not all Fakirs are in India and not all lyres are musical instruments but they all play the same tune . . . lim not always right but I'm never wrong . . . What knave does not recognize this as a perfect example of Hysteron-Proteron? . . . Of course you have trouble with Latin. There was only one person who didn't and his mother died when she was only four years old . . . And then Venus walked upt to Aeneas and said, Hi big boyn . . . Tell me, are there any more like you at home? . . . Where do you get those perenthetical expressions, Cassandra? . . . Ohl What a beautiful Chiasmus! MR. ALFRED PAYNE Chairman History Department Moderator of Senior Prom Start us off Rizz . . . This is a Democracy. During the course of the term many political questions will arise, and for those of you who do not agree with mc9well there are always the open windows . . . All right, don't go beserk men . . . You open. the window and influenza . . . Say Furno, ever hear of the Fordham Baldics . . . Back in 1795 the Seminol Indians were giving us a lot of trouble till Gary Cooper came along and took care of them in Distant Drums . . . Print that, Marino . . . XVas Roosevelt responsible for NVorld XVar II? NVas he? Yes he was-Teddy Roosevelt that is. However that is neither here nor there . . . Let's think, get a couple of cells working . . . Sober up McGowan. Either shape up or ship out . . . Tomorrow a debate. This side of the room support the Democrats, the other side will go Republican- I will be impartial. REV. BROTHER LINUS. O.S.F. Chairman French Department Bonjour, mes amis - qui est absent anjourd' hui? . . . Ou est votre absent pass? . . . Les Trois Nlousquetaircs sont comme les cowboys, nest ce pas? . . . Monsieur, estes-vous coin- fortable? . . . Lisez, sil vous plait, Monsieur jones . . . Bonjour? Non, il fait niauvais aujourdlhui . . . Quel est lc date de la ft-tu nationale de la France? Le huit avril? Stupicle gareon - Nest le quatorze juillet . . . Pour Noel, lc garcon n recu un stylo. Il dit? Ahh lc- stylo est pour les oismuix - je desire un auto! . . . Parlez francais toujours cn classe. Los autres professenrs pcnseront que vous ctcs nialadc a la tote, mais c't-st OK.

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REV. BROTHER CYPRIAN, O.S.F. Latin, History Athletic Director, Athletic Control Board All right gentlemen, on your feet . . . XVhat are you fellows living in-a vacuum? . . . Lower those windows . . . I've reminded you five timesg if ye must speak, do so in a moder- ate tone of voice . . . How many of you had it wrong?-Tsk, BAD MEN . . . Come up here child of God . . . Back to your seat, peasant . . . Stop your barking gentlemen-youire not HOUND DOGS! . . . Correct, you're SO smart . . . Will you go away peasant . . . You're all grown men-not children. And that's how I'll treat you-like men . . . Perhaps I'm ex- pecting too much of you but if the work in here doesn't im- prove I'll have no pity on you. REV. BROTHER DE PORRES, O.S.F Mutlzcmutics, Religion Freshman Truck and Cross Country NIR. PATRICK GLEASON Biology Freslunzm Basketball Coach Boys, today we are going to study about the amocba. Do you remember yesterday when we studied about eellsg well, the amoeba is a one eelled animal . . . Yes son, what do you want? XVhatl You've lost your pen and have nothing to write withl Use your head . . . Now getting back to the amoeba. Take out your books and I'll give you notes on it . . . Speaking of alligators did you hear about the lady who walked into a store for a pair of alligator shoes? The clerk asked her what size he took . . . In closing boys, remember never to kick anyone in the stomach, especially when his back is turned. 23 llow many of you went to grammar school? . . . Gentlemen, I bet I eould give a fifth grade test on addition, subtraction, multiplication or division, and you'd fail it . . . XVhat angle am I working with? llere are a few tidbits for you to play around with . . . Easy now, doift push the panic button . . . llow did I get the answer?-plucked it out of the skyg how else? It's what? lt's in your hat and over your ears, that's what . . . XVhat do you do with your head when you're not hammering nails? . . , llave you ever seen that before? No? VVanna bet? , . . Come on, this stuffs easy . . . li you have a question raise your hand . . . XVell, they tell me that all kinds of people make up a world.