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

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WU? Wllh JOHN CLARK An attack of polio during his Senior Year didn't slow this boy down one bit. John came back as cheerful and deter- mined as ever. JOSEPH CBAVEN A Student Council member in his Junior year after serving as a class officer the year before, Joe handled a barking post during the bazaar and headed a corner in Senior 301 EDWARD DIXON Ed participated in track and softballg served his school as President of the Student Council and his class as its presidentg and was editor of the yearbook and of the school newspaper. JOHN EGAN THE Latin student and best orator at St. George, John served on the rewrite staff of our yearbook, was noted as an all-around scholar who won the Hayden Scholarship to Fordham University. Remember the da we took our entre ance exam? We entered the school, wideweyed and nervous, as all freshw men do but we were prepared for an N thin but what we saw: a gaping hole in t e middle of the cafeteria locr, the result of a fire which had taken place the previous week. We can still see the poor Dean telling us of the advantages of coming to Saint George Academy as we stood looking at the chasm. ad we not been impressed by his sincerity, we mught not be here today. The thing we liked best about Freshman Year was the system of having a different teacher for each subject. Thus, if we did not get along with one another would be along in fortywfive minutes. That year we all enjoyed Mr. Goupe in the nglish classg his rapid fire speech provided free showers for the ront rows. The funniest episode was the startling firecracker explosion in the course of s science acture on spontaneous combustion. Mr. Goupe turned various shades of red, whi e and greeng our turn to change colors came when his irritation asserted its se . FRANK DeLUCA Was active on the varsity baseball team, the Thespians the bazaar and softball. He served as Vice-President in his second and third years.

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! ! 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.

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Though all of the rooms were not scuyied, all were being used. This is he situation during our Sophomore ear. The yearlings tried to run mmpant throughout the building. They Jon learne . George Scheuer, Jig illen and James Duffy locked Re mvanaugh in a closet one day. Then, zile Scncuer went down or a crowbar, lm and James poured water in while ad howled in anguish. what happened zen the teacher walked in o the room, nd best be eft unrecorded here. intelligence was beginning to :velopg minds were being formed inors were heaped upon us: we were ven Lating we were given Geometry. lesar, Pythagoras and the Fayden eorem appeare as if out of a mist, it no one cared. Then, the ukeign Terror began: blood was to uflow the halls. And suddenly, disciw ine returned and so did he care. ennan and Graven joined the foldg inton and Lennon arrived on the ene. The first thing Lennon did was bury his nose in a Geometry book. Irish giant in the person of Tommy lryan came to St. George. With the rival of this agent of St. Patrick e schocl was given a chance to start on a good foundation. Everyone took Geometry like a duck to oill No e unders ood angles very well, but e boys were begunning to appreciate e symmetry of curves. Trots made 3 translation of Jason and his Argow uts easy, but Mr. Matthews roared, 'll stomp on youfn and the boys cided to give them up. The fris y arlings let loose a stray mongre the eometry class: Mr. tead ept m in the room, saying that the pup oked more alert than some of he udents. English threatened to some a lost ar . We lost a softball me to the faculty team by one run. en Mr. Galdi be ted one into the ver, the fellows retaliated by tyw 5 knots in his shoelaces. The Boat e was wonderful, thrilling,exciting d expensive. MICHAEL DERBY Red-haired, big-hearted and friendly, Michael was very well liked. He was a capable member of the staff of this yearbook. GERALD FITZGERALD FITZ, one of the Ureconstr- uction boys,U was active in the Thespians and Bazaar, and played baseball during his Senior year. JOHN GIBBONS Was on the rewrite staff of this yearbook. His fast patter and quick mind should make him a wonderful politico some day. JOHN GILCHRIST Jack was on the Library staff for two years, a staff member of the yearbook, and one of the builders of the Chapel. He won the Faculty Award for Service to the School. THEODORE GULAHEK HZbOjH ran on and was manager of the track team and Art Editor of the yearbook. His nrolly-polyu game was a top attraction during the Bazaar.