St Johns Preparatory School - Prep Shadows Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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ROBERT EDMU ND O'MA RA J. V, Football 2, 3, Speech l, 2, 3, 4, Forum 4, Mathematics 4g Moore Honor Society 3, 4, German 3, Intramurals I, 2, 3, 4. When anyone speaks of versatile men around the Prep, Bob's name is sure to come up. He participated in athletics, speech and all social affairs. As a pre- med student at Rochester, Bob's success in life is practically insured. JOHN VICTOR VIGORITO French 2, 33 Speech 2, 3, Laboureans 2, 3, 4, Rod Owl 4. The boy with the pepsodent smile and the ever cheering word has earned himself a niche in the hearts of those he went to school with. It his works on committees in the Prep is any precedent for the future his success is assured. 7 i O ROBERT JAMES ROMANELLI Poster Service Squad: French Clubg Intra- murals I, 2, 3, 4, Baseball 4. Bob the refugee from Ozone Park possesses a competitive spirit in athletics beside being a proficient student. The possessor of a magnetic personality and likable nature we're sure he will reach success. WILLIAM LOUIS WERNER Dance Committee 35 Prom Committee 4, Football 3, 4, Latin Club 3, Intramurals I, 2, 3, 4. The future doctor has been a rugged com- petitor on the gridiron. He has been a success throughout his four years at the Prep. Here's hoping the best for big round Bill at N. Y. U. 25 DANIEL JAMES SEERY Biology 2, 3, Physics 4, Spanish 4, Intra- murals I, 2, 3, 4. Dan has been intelligent student during his 4 years at the Prep. His humor and witty remarks have been appreciated by all his friends. Dan is planning to finish his schooling at St. John's College. GEORGE ANTHONY WILSON Band I, 2, 3, 4, Intramurals I, 2, 3, 4, German 3, Biology Ig Latin 2, 3. A prominent member of the band during his stay at the Prep. George was one of the best liked men in his class. He is a better than average basketball player and he was always at all Prep social affairs. George is sure to be a success in whatever field he enters.

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AUGUST RADUATES During the present world crisis the regular high school course has been speeded up so that students could complete one or two years of college before being called into the Armed Services. Students will- ing and able to do the work completed English, His- tory, and Religion courses during the summer. We are the first group to graduate under this new plan. THOMAS JOSEPH KAISER Speechg Debateg Dance Committeeg Boat Ride Committee, Play Committee, Caf- eteria Squadg Student Council. Tom is well known throughout the Prep for his zealous work in the speech club. During his stay at the Prep Tom has acquired many friends. We are quite sure that Tom will be a success. FRANCIS JOHN McNABB Poster Service 3g German 35 Physics 3. Quiet, but well liked, Mac was without a doubt the class grind. His likable person- ality will surely make him as popular in St. John's University as it has at the Prep and his perseverance can only assure him of success. 9 RONALD JOHN BELMONTE Latin l, 25 Red Owl 25 Mathematics 3 Physics 3. Many a class was made more enjoyable b the presence of Ronnie and we wish hir good luck and great success. DONALD PETER O'CON NOR Basketball lg Physicsg French 4, Intramural I, 2, 3, 41 Moore Honor 41 Student Coun cil 2. Doc is one of the all aroundmen in hi class. He has always kept his marks nes the top of the class and has supplemente this accomplishment with freshmen basket ball and with his popularity and fun lovin attitude. 24

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C L A S S Y OF JANUARY 1952 ln February, i948 we entered St. John's Prep, quaking freshmen. We shall neither for- get Father Cotter's telling us of the difficult task ahead nor how it became reality after the first report card. There are many freshman experiences which are etched vivdly in our memories. They include elevator-pass sales- men and our first march up Fifth Avenue on St. Patrick's Day. Other firsts were the boat- ride, concert, and play of that year. During our Sophomore and Junior years our class gained in both school spirit and in pres- tige. We finally reached the Senior year, the most cherished goal of all St. John's students. lt is this year that we shall relive the most, and probably the event which will be recalled the most often and with the deepest feeling will be the Senior Prom, the pinnacle of our social life at the Prep. The Prom was not only a thrill and experience that will stand out always in our memories, but it was a mirror which re- flected what the Prep had accomplished in the molding of shy green freshmen into natural young men of poise and balance. During this year class 4Bl captured the intramural basket- ball championship with an unbeaten record. This team formed the nucleus of the Senior squad which defeated the Faculty. St. John's lost a great many of her leaders when the men of January '52 came of age to graduate. The baseball squad was sparked by John Powers, Jim Shea, Charley Cheswick, Kevin Dowd, and Danny Lynk who was ac- claimed by the Herald Tribune as the city's most valuable player. Leo Pedlow, Vinny Griffin, Jim Shea, Jim Munroe, Jack Flood, Jack Walsh, Charley Ches- wick, and,Danny Lynk led the gridclers in maintainingftheir high standard of play, their efforts culminating in the greatest victory ever witnessed in the Brooklyn Prep series. Heroes of the basketball team included Jim Murphy, Kevin Dowd, Danny Lynk, Bill Mc- Donald, and Jim Shea. ln other sports Jack Walsh was a mainstay of the Mermen, while the Trackmen included Pat McCarthy, Tom Conway, and Ray Murtha. The key men of the Bowling Team were Ray Kearns, Jack Pellman, and Jack Flood. Remaining classes will find it difficult to fill the vacated shoes of Frank Nicastro, Alex Windorf, Ray Kearns, Cyrus Dolce, Matt Hermes and Bill O'Connell, erstwhile members of the Moore Honor Society. Gerald Kelly directed the Poster Squad while Anthony Wenderoth edited the Red Owl and Greg Geis the Prep Shadows. Our class was ably represented in the Band by Gerry O'Connell, Lou Cartolano, Anthony Giammarino, Howard Boite and Cyrus Dolce. We shall not forget the booming voice of Vinny Griffin who became the first seventh- termer to represent the school in the Hearst Oratorical Contest. Danny Lynk was elected to the Presidency of the Student Council and Vinny Griffin be- came the Vice President. These and many other classmates will long be remembered for their devotion to the Prep and to each other. Joining the alumni we are tinged with a sense of sadness, for we realize that we shall ever long for our days at Prep. We shall always be proud to have been a part of the titanic spirit of St. John's, and we are thankful for the training we have received at the hands of Father Cotter and his most able staff. We therefore, lcmk to the future equipped with learning, developed in character, grounded irrevocably to American principles, and forti- fied inthe knowledge of Gods justice. ze. g