St Johns Academy - Aquila Yearbook (Plattsburgh, NY)

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L I ASS HISTORX It was qulte a l1ttle crew that found ltself 1n Rooms 9 and 10A on an early September day four years ago A bxt confused at flrst of course we were typlcal bexuldered freshmen not really knowmg whether 10A was an extenslon of Room 10 or whose home room the Study Hall was But how we learned' Only days later the prodlgles of the class of 48 were scampermg through the halls 11ke veteran semors We frosh enJoyed a slelgh r1de tsome of us st1ll have plctures of that werent we small l and a dance durmg the school term so you see we were soc1ally lI'1C1lI'l9d even at thls tender age Because of thls 1ncl1nat1on to be soclable we acqulred durmg our flrst year the stlgma of bemg a very talkatlve class Although we know Slster Mary Inez and Slster Mary W1ll1am meant no offense they really d1d use drastxc means to check our lmpulses to talk rather well shall we sheepmshly say mcessantly Thls year the class welcomed the followlng to 1ts numbers Barbara Ryan Helen Devan Helena OConnell Dorns Duquette Lucllle Provost Arthur Rabldeau Morrxs Dutton Ph1l Seney Barbara Brunell Betty Gooley Joyce Brandell and Arthur Rock The now greatly strengthened class of 48 elected 1ts freshmen offlcers Pres1dent Donald Bull1s V1ce Presldent Larry Infante Secretary Ann Hlckey Treasurer Jack Sharron And then we found ourselves Sophomores were we proud' Our class talents were d1v1ded between rooms 14 and 10 Slster Mary Carmelxta and Sxster Mary Aloyslus succeeded Slster Mary Inez and Slster Mary Wllham 1n TRYING to subdue ou1 SOCIHI 1ncl1nat1on twhlch was as you recall to talk to anyone at any tlme 1n any placel Thls year we elected the followmg Pres1dent Thomas McGav1sk VICE Pres1dent Jack Sharron Secretary Betty Gooley Treasurer Sally Larav1e Although we lost one member Tom Haley the class had a few addxtlons Robert Jock B111 OBr1en and George Waldron The Sophomore Hop was the blg soc1al event of the year tho a few lucky ones attended the Jumor Prom and were real grown ups The fellows were makmg names for themselves ln the sports world Donald Bull1s tnow Dud to everyonel headed the 11st wlth vars1ty football basket ball and baseball to hls name already Tom McGav1sk and Larry Infante Jomed Dud and held posltlons on the basketball varslty Baseball season found Dud Larry and also George Dyer all playmg for SJA Room 11 was h1t by the class of 48 wlth full force We I'CJ0lC6d Jubllantly over the fact that at last we were all together agaxn Slster Mary Estelle became responslble for us and took over that Job forsaken by so many of the faculty before her eventually f1nd1ng It xmpossxble too Our httle group tnow quxte ex pandedl Just had to be SOClab16 so talkatlve we rema1ned Flass offlcers thls year were Pres1dent Francxs Doherty VICC Pres1dent Betty Gooley Secretary Ann Hlckey Treasurer Larry Northup We lost a few more from our merry ranks thls year when we sald goodbye to Bob Jock B111 O Brlen Lucxlle Provost Helena O Connell and Morrxs Dutton Pearl Hayes was the only newcomer The Jumor glrls of course were 1n1t1ated mto the Junsen Club twho was the cad who took PICTUTQS of us J What a txme plgtalls pmcurls and scrubb1ng the sldewalk wlth a tooth brush were we embarrassed' tWho was the cad that took plctures of us J The class sponsored several small dances and then there was the Jumor Prom W1ll you ever forget lt' Soft hghts a w1sh1ng well gllSlCYl1l lg stars tremember our theme STARDUST91 gay streamers balloons and Nap Llght s dreamy musxc what a nlght' The Junlor boys were m the sports hmcllght we recall for the football varslty boasted such Jumors as Dud Bull1s Tom McGav1sk George Dyer Larry Northup Bud Schurr and Larry Infante Basketball clammed four Jumors on varslty Dud Tom McGav1sk tnow McGo0 1 George Dyer and Larry Northup flnally baseball wlth Tom MCGHVISR George Dyer Larry Infante Dud and Bud Schurr sharmg honors 1 1 1 1 1 ' ' J I I I ' ' 1 1 1 V . 1 1 . . . . , . . . . . . . . , - 1 - 1 . . . . ,. 1 - ' 11- 11 1 1 ' . . , , . , . . 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 - , . . H N U .... ,, . . - f 1 1 1 -v K f 1 1 ' . , . . 1 1 - . , . - 11 11 - - ' 1 1 - 1 . , . . . . . - 11 - 11 - 1 1 ' ' . 7 . 4 . , . . , . 1 1 1 ' , . . . . . . . . , . . . , , . , . - . . . , Y . . 1- 1 - 1 1 . , . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - tl 11 -' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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1 stnlorf, 1rc1c css 1 l'1 hft,1n 1 1 p., 1 ll Hllfkllbll 5, mup h1s ost as llI'llllS 1st years Presldt nt I'11n Dohcrty h1s ltl us '1nd Blfll Snoxx Ulf Cl'1r'1 l11t1p1tr1rl1 haxe too Bull LaDuke and Loy 1l Duc 1ttc Jomed us xxlth then talents SlSlfY NI1ry Lrsula xxas handed that Job ' We lm 1rn1d 1llyU11 but 1l1s xxe talked all year too' Class offleers xxere Pres1dent Donald Bullls X tee Pres1dent Mary O Connell 'ieeretary Betty Gooley Freasurer John Roach I'he flrst blg th1ng on our SfhCdU1C xxas tl1 1t SUllQh h1t The Rrunboxx Mm st1rls st 1rr1ng those unforg,ttt1blc putormers B111 LlDlllxC .lot Abr'1h1n1 John Po 1ch C morgt Waldron Jack qhnron 1nd Larry 'Xlorthup Ihr ftlloxxs xxuc Illllll 1ls eoursc ll Alttx J1nuf1ry exams xxt sud goodbye to Ioyu B1 1ndt ll 1nd Phylhs F1 1x1s o xxtu olt o 1nd hc r 1au ln 1 xxo lo mot 121 mcmbcr of our Qroxxd xxhen John H01Ll1 took h1s s1d tucxxc ll 1nd xx 18 otf lol tl1 XII Iforee It xx 1s an unhappy el1ss all dtelaed m grun th1t stood around tha 1111 road statlon and ealled goodbye to 1 popular and nex er to be torbotten member ot tht class of 48 In the Senlor sports xxorld the folloxxmg played xars1ty football Dud Bullls Bud Sehurr Larry Northup Pom BICGHVISIK Paul Laranne Loyal Dueatte '1nd John Roach In the baaketball fcld xxe found Dud Bulhs Ton1 NleGax1sk Jack Shar ron and George Dyer As our yearbook goes to press the baseball xarslty has not yet been el1osen but xxe feel eonfldent that the sen1or elasf, xx1ll be xxell repxesenttd Plans for the Semor Peeept1on 1re undarxxay noxx '1nd ln 1ll pxobablhty lt xx 1ll be the most sueetsstul formal of the yc 11 And so xxe come to the end of the h1story of the el1ss of 18 We IL so11y to lcfixc thc school te'1chcrs and 1114 nds xxe xc comm to loxt sth 1nd xxe SIHCLILIQ hope thty xx1ll ra n1c mbmr us as xxc xv1ll It n11n1b11 tl1en1 No, it CZlIl'l be! Are we F02 lly' 51 ' 1 2l 12 ly? Cu 't's true. ' 1 11' xvitl, 21ft 1r seannin' th1 ro we notiee our re 2 2 1 'rr If l .' 21 fexx' ol' its 'JI' 2 IJ 5 ' 2 1 , 2 1 ', 2.' 1't 2 2 .' ' 2 l ,22 2' . ' ' ' 12 '2 .1 1 . 2 ' ' J ' S 1 ' '1 12 1 2 '12 1 , 2 if 2 V ' ' 1 ,,,, . :2 ' J '1 2 1 ' 2 1 2 2 , .21,11 '1 , 1 . 2 2 11 . 1 1 2 12: 21t it 21nd the shoxx' xx'ent over' big: lllemember our own Al Jolson Jack Sharron, ol' ' 11 2 2 ' '1 52' 1 '1 . 12 1 2 1 ,12 xx'h '1'1 t f' t 11 Il' '1 ' tle ' rld. Un St. l'21t's Day' we St 2 l 11 1 1 1 1 ' 21 ' 2 ' ef 1 Lx ' no v Z v - - 1 1 fy X ' X , , . ' Q ' . 2 ' ' ,:' ' : -S, r' , H , V I- , I I , U C . . I A . A , 2 L., A Y B- 'I . 1 K - ' f ' I f A ' c 1' ' 'U , ' ' ' . A. K, . L . 2 I , V Y C . E N . . . Y. i 5. 2 , 'S , Q 1- . ' 1 .X L. . . 11 1, ,s.. ' C ,A-1 '-', K- -1'-1. - 1 '--- 'Z ' ' 11--1 1 1