St Johns Preparatory School - Spire Yearbook (Danvers, MA)

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W .,.., V. THE FINGER OF AUTUMN touched the campus cmd we strolled along the main driveway through sunshine and shadow. AUTUMN MEANT FOOTBALL, the tang ot October, the tens1on and excltement oi Sunday afternoon games U1 the stadium O . , . , .1,, ,,,,s, if Q Ag - f' am, Q QW , 4

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all lqplquuuupuu-v AND ON THE FIRST DAY back we talked of many things: ot the summer just passed: of the year that lay before us. And so another scholastic year lay before us, as bright and shining as a newly-minted penny. Back to the Prep We came, from many towns and cities, from many states, even from many countries. The gold of September sunlight was on campus walks and buildings, and it was good to see the old famil- iar faces and to swing back into the routine of Prep life. September forget-me-nots: Bob Michaud unpacking his collection of cat clothes . . . Dick Nickerson lovingly placing his new girl triend's picture on the desk in his room . . . Bob Uricchio smuggling in a month's supply of fudge . . . Charley Emerson un- furling the Maine banner for a wall decoration . . . Bob Guertin--larger and more important looking than ever . , . Cars parked once again on Spring and Summer Streets . . . Brother Bernard-the pro- verbially busy bee in the bookstore . . . Radio music blaring through the halls of Xavier and Ryken after the deep silence of the summer . . . Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream . . . Hey, there, you with the stars in your eyes . . . All of us with stars in our eyes as we suddenly realized that we were Seniors and were nostalgically commencing our last year at St. Iohn's . . . Other memories, tender and sad and joyful . . . The tragic death of Arthur Cronin in the Manchester Central game and the poignant sorrow that de- scended upon St. Iohn's . . . The Retreat and autumn sunlight pouring like a blessing through the stained- glass windows of the chapel . . . Homework cmd homework and still more homework . . . Talk among ourselves of many things: of dates and summer ro- mances and the college we'd like to attend . . . Foot- ball practice under a warm September sun . . . The social leagues in action . . . So many memories, so many little things to pack away in the scrapbook of our hearts. -Q 5

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AT LUNCHTIME we basked in the October sunshine still warm cmd friendly and discussed the problems of the day. wt. October . . . Multi-colored foliage . . . The trees a masquerade of riotous color . . . The scent of burning leaves drifting into the classroom . . . The feet of cross country runners pounding the hills and dales . . . Extended daylight saving time and the late au- tumn sunsets With the spire of Xavier Hall silhou- etted against a flaming western sky . . . Football, and a thousand and one chills and thrills . . . The 25 to 19 win over Christopher Columbus with Tony Capodilupo making three of our four touchdowns . . . The 7 to 7 tie with St. Sebastian's- a real ding-dong battle that had the spectators in turmoil . . . The Saturday night rally before the St. Mary's game . . . Floodlights down in the Stadium and ear-splitting cheers rolling up to the autumn stars . . . Ierry Duff and his corps of cheerleaders . . . Snatches of the old Prep songs: Far above the neighboring hilltops . . . And then on the morrow the 24 to 0 win over St. Mary's . . . UGO! GO! WHERE? WHERE? WE WANT A TOUCHDOWN OVER THERE! . . . The 24 to 6 victory over St. Iohn's of Worcester . . . Gridiron recollections-pleasant ones . . . October . . . Pete Murphy decorating the corridors with signs and placards before each game . . . The end of the first marking period and the resultant gloom or gladness . . . A happy general week-end . . . Rosary in the chapel before school and during the lunch period . . . The school year slipping re- morselessly by . . . The Sodality Dance at the Hotel Hawthorne-the first big social affair of the season. An enchanted evening. And a truly wonderful time after the dance at Suntaug or Holiday. 7 x At Suntaug: Tony Capodilupouarid Pat . . . Ioe Le- pore and happy-go-lucky dates. And, lim gfnm1-abouf-fownl,.3'.- .af-israfHQ1fd'c91:,s-fHati1'1i.fheiHPxErffir ssmped, , ,... M T Wf?f?Q'?l?F113f'?1'f'?ilf9P'l5t??f.5f?5iF9' sp: rf. le--- f i::.ZiEff135I1-'.Tiieehedmiilgfflehh-MCNf1mC1rd,Wifh Cf radiant tig' ggiigbigfrfrgpkgison, fQGerry Duff, rom smile, T i .sg-'ffffiigfif-57f?WS'WQVQIYT'9'1fhefin9'--Q 1..-:.g'- --vtqwlzy. -f -1, 1. . ,,w52j,,,1, - , . '-,p.,,N--uw 3', ff x . . . . . ..,c -nz 4 ... s- -...-.,., . s.. 'A'-ui- .. s.. V - .. , ... rf., F,-. .QUT i.,., w ,,f,,. ...., . . . , V 1 , hu- -X, .',..-V, ,Y-V -.,..,,,.-f.xv.,.. ,,.-V3-N, I .,.,, .f,.,y :L r A 'xslt' 'P lv f- - P-rf I ir, .'-'of'-'f.'?1'ii'fff' kv ,A Q j- -xxiat-,Z l-1:---3f1gi'.g-ywg' 1- ' ii ' ' ' ' -.,,-.:,-, o. 1 ,g..,r.. -. 4.1 ' Cii-.1-1 - young, if our lives knew no A . Montlilof the Rosary-before school or month of wonderful weath- in an autumn sky . . . The old T to the cindermen: Three 'ff,'g'.'Talks the Quad at dusk or over cigarette.. . . Where Was the time . Wasn't it strange and yet really not of peace and contentment that the Thursday night confession? be grand-or would it be?-if We fisttriseif an April Or May? the luncln period . . . The Marian Year rapidly ,, - ml fel'-1 ,. ..-- . .H fr-A.-I ,A-Q -L33 gf It , - fy - Yjvtp .-.19 'E 3597. fs-gg 3 ,- -L-Rf, Z 4. 12,12 Z, .Jw-F :.' L, 2 'Leif-c 3,1 i1.,.ALg or, 3, - rf, X ,, Lo., '.'f.: . '1.l f' -A EL - f ' r ' fb-I I 1 1 Zfffilf-Q a ..,l'- '1' 3-. gi li sg 71 Q wi.,--,A T-..,:: Q X 11- ., 4 .A - is - -f 5.12243 '- -' N' -f 1 ii:-' 1 w ' . ,,1,j' Q: ?..,, ,,-,v.,-, ,Z 4 .. L-, u Y , 'J' 7' L.-'ll vJ' , V ill - .'-' '- '-J 1 A - -54, ,fzv 5 ffsgfza ,Z gg 13:'zf..,- wx- 03, .afjgf-7 w x Q , U .1222 .to eil 2 1-pw' f ' 'S jkmzx 's'1,'::+'-.uf - 1 h g..,.. U, 1 ,nk-.f,,. , ,. 7 , J.. fifv 91. ff- 1 'Sf' - .122 Q z 'fl '91 1-' V B11 'W' lsjzwjl. :FJ 5':,i..1-L, A75 fb.,-g .. 1.5-A13 3:1 ,. . ,r11.J', ,a Y 2,1 Q-f, ,-1. ,if fu ,icy I, gk f. 1 ', vox' w - - . . -t 11.-,gin I'-gif? ., A741-A, ,JW gh, f 33- ,ii X., K . 7 qc? ffv-jp WMF. 'fig Z: .'f,l':' .4 .1 qi,-. - .io-.. -fn-J - X --1 x f f ,-'gfli fa.. .nf ::, fLj 'W f'. .i'A-- 'Jim ' ' -' 6'-.Af '-- if '. 7 512: K I . ,L1-3.5: L,-'L' - X '-1,2 Q asa . 1 -. v .,t drawingfto a close-' and the graces that had been showered uponlthe world. October .V . Swirlinglleaves in the Quad . . . The long, long thoughts of youth . . . The sound of a booted football . . . The weary feet of cross-country runners . . . A golden month.