St George Academy - Crusader Yearbook (New York, NY)

Page 18 text:

Mr. Francis P. Driscoll, M.S. n.CllS O us cone ublolx, Mr. Maloney arrived in our Senior year, and, though his teaching was confined to other classes, many Seniors knew and respected him.' It was he who provided the Baseball Team with the courage to keep trying in the face if adversity. Mr. Baranec, the Dean, when we first came to know him, impressed us as quick-tempered and earnest, an exact ing teacher,famous for long homework assignments.t As the years brought some little measure of maturity to us, however, we realized that he had always had our best interests at heart, and that he had worked long and hard for St. George and his students. Mr. Thomas P. Maloney, Cand. M,A During our four years at St. George, we were taught our Religion by many of the Basilian Fathers. During these years we came to know three other Fathers as Principals, each one of them made a deep and lasting imyression upon us. All of our teachers, those who have gone and those who still remain, played a prominent part in molding our characters, both the mental and the moral side.

Page 17 text:

Mr Stephen D. DiBari, Cand.PhD. Mr. Thomas P. Daly, Cand. M.A. Mr. John J. Planell, Cand. M A As the Junior Year got under way, there was a decided change in HThe Rulers of Our Fate.M New faces and an increase in numbers was noticed.' As the term progress- ed, we became accustomed to the eccentricities and idiosyncracies ot'tne NMasters.M Mr. Uacaci, the Business Law professor, wielded a big stick, Mr. Caso, the Biology instructor, made a big click. Still in there punching were the n0ld Profs,u Messrs. Kelley, Matthews and Stead, all three of them wonderv in Kal if our brains were of lead, fbi if our heads had turned into jelly, or, CCD whether we were just cashews or cementheads. The department of languages was presided over jointly by Mr. Cacaci, who called his char es NKiddies,N and Mr. Bove fFrenchi, who probably was often dis usted with the luck E that had brought him such Hstud- ents.M English, intertwined with a philosophy of life, was taught by Mr. McCue. Amid fierce threats to snap something or other, he inaugurated the first school dance. In the course of that school year, Mr. Kelley found that he needed a new coffee pot, Mr. Bove looked for and found some cross-country runners for the Track Team, Mr. Stead drove up one day with a deluxe baby-blue and pink car Kthe word Hearn is used advisedlylg Mr. Matthews started a school paperg and Mr. Galdi institu- ted a 'hands-out-of-your-pocketsN campaign. As Seniors, kingpins became we. On equal terms with the faculty, we assumed ourselves to beg and once more, though mighty Seniors were we, we soon had that idea completely dispelled from our minds. Little boys were we, and told not to make it so obvious.' Since we thought we were so big, we were urged to dress like men: Wear a tie! Mr. Avallone, our new teacher of Qhemistry, found that we were more inclined to respond to his tie camp- algn than we were to study and apply the Table of Atomic Weights. Mr, Starrs, with Chaucer and Shakespeare at his side, tried to instil some culture into us. His compositions were everyone's delight, and 311 did them cheerfully. Mr. Kelly had taken up as a sideline the selling of sports equipment, it was softly whispered that he planned to enlarge his coffee empire. Father Melnick taught Religion, and Md. Shust took over the Business courses. Although we never had Mr.DiBari as a teacher, we always considered him a swell fellow. He did teach the Seniors a thing or two about the right social technique for a boat ride: Plaudits and thanks to Mr. Daly for assisting us in deciding what to do after graduation. More thanks to Mr. Planell, who helped us with the plans for the Senior Prom and school dance, though he deserved more cooperation.' Mr. Driscoll provided many a pun Ctaken from Milton Berlel and jokes for us all:

Page 19 text:

! ! Perhaps the position of the Senior is not equal in honor and grestige to fthe glory that was reece and the grandeur that was Rome,H but in is own e es and especially in the eyes of the lower classmen, he outshines them both. He walks throu h the school 2 amidst the envious lances of the other students. He gas reached the goal toward which they are striving e is the living proof which helps them to endure he weight o three years of toil and waitin . To them, as well as to himself, the Senior is the fulfillmen of dreams. And the Senior nay well consider himself just tha for he has finishe the courses of the three lower classes: and whether he is a member of the intelligencia, or Nthe s in of your teethn club, he has a right to the honors of Senior year. We are happy and proud that we are Seniors, that we are near the end of a hard trailg but yet, while we look forward to graduation, we also remember the good times we have had together. Tha is why our leave ini wi l be tinged with not a little sa ness N sadness brought on b the breakeup of our class. For, though there have been scraps, they have been overshadowed b the num er of firm friendships that have grown through the years. Our unity came and grew from the experiences which we s ared. Some were hapgy, some were sad. But now, in thin ing back Jver the years, we seem to be able to recall only the good. EDWARD ALDSWOBTH Possessor of one of the best scholastic records, Ed won the General Excellence medal as a Junior, then became the class president during his Senior Year. BORIS BERHOWSKI Always ready to lend a hand with any lettering job needed around the school, Boris served as the capable Art Editor of the school paper for three years. THOMAS BRENNAN We will all remember Tom for his dry wit. He served as a class officer during his Junior and Senior years. THOMAS BURKE Class officer in Junior and Senior years, a Thespian, a barker at the bazaar, soft- ball player and an Uncle Miltie for four years.