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

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Edward Kelly Best Perfomance - 19118 Q7'Qe,b lam Toward the end of March, 1949, a newly-formed dramatic group decided to call itself The TheSpian8. From that time on, The Thespians became a name that represented one of the most active and best-liked organi- zations in the school. On Friday, May 27, 1949, they presented Eleven Against the Sea, by James Reach. By the high quality of their performance, they showed them- selves to be capable and energetic artists who could stage high drama. This year, The Thespians' per- formance of Brother Orchid, by Leo Brady on January 17th, was received with great enthusiasm by a capacity audience at the St. George Parochial School Auditorium. John McGarrity, a Junior, put on an outstanding per- formance in the double leading role of Little john Sarto and Brother Orchid. Ed Kelly and Bernard Whelan acted the part of the gangstersg and James Walker,George Fioto and George McBride were Brothers of the Flowers under Cornelius Caplice as their Abbot. Newcomers like Charles San- filippo, Dan Sullivan, James Neylon, and Richard Parcesepe merited high praise for their character interpre- tations. Through both of these successful seasons, Mr. Stead was their friend as well as their director. He earned a justly high place in the regard of The Thespians and the student body of the school. Gerard P. McGa.rrity Best Perfomance - 19119

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Pa GI' The Oratorical Society was first organized in 1948, with Mr. Kelley as its Moderator.' The small but serious-minded group of budding young orators went to work without fanfare, they debatedgthey practiced gestures and dictiongthey wrote and rewrote speechesgthey did their very best to master the many techniques of public speaking. Then, a contest was announced to choose the best speaker of the school. At a special assembly, a board of faculty judges chose John Egan as best speaker. This year, the big news was that the best speaker of the school would represent St. George Academy in the Hearst Oratorical Contest. Again, John Egan, now a Senior, was chosen over the stiff competition of such Senior speakers as Gerard McGarrity, Bernard Whelan, George Dittrich, George Fioto and Seiichi Saito. In the Catholic high school section finals of the Hearst Contest Hearst Contender john Egan John, although not chosen for the national finals,brought.great credit to our school when it became known that several judges had given him their vote for first place in the contest. School Orator ical Contest Orators with their Moderator

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The Thespians and their Moderator Sad.Sanfi1ippo Meet the Brothers Final Scene: Death of Brother Orchid Eleven Against the Sea Everything ready?