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

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E -if A - ON NOVEMBEH 21st tribute was paid io Mr. Iczmes S. Daley for twenty-five years of service io the Prep. 1+ X i,..i14 ' -Q-. UVEMBEH

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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.

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CHEER-LEADERS Frame, Pollard, Duff, and Murphy do a little rah-rah stuff tor the photographer. run. November . . . Month of the Holy Souls . . . Chill winds and leafless trees . . . Francisco Zubiria and our other friends from South-of-the Border buttoned up their overcoats! . . . And still other football vic- tories: over St. Bernard's and Keith Academy. And then the loss to Malden Catholic in the season's finale. But it had been a good season. So many of the S2294-1-?39P2'bfQQ129441P1r2Qfgf1?QIsi-,'1?912iffif.- Pierce, Dick! Clancy, F rank'Grady,letc.--had played a terrific brand of football throughout the 1954 grid campaign. Nothing but praise for the squad and its capable coaches. T 'T A T ' ' N N C T W November . . .And the wind howling through the Quad had a shriller note. The fall of our Senior year FOR THE CROSSCOUNTRY MEN November meant the State Meet at White Stadium and cr gruelling 2112 mile was bowing out and many of our classmates had played their last game of football for St, Iohn's . . . And then on Sunday evening, November Zlst, we gathered in Memorial Gym and paid glowing tribute to Mr. lim Daley, a great teacher, a great coach, and a Prep fixture for twenty-five years. Track men of other days spoke and wandered through Memory's throat gmailgat just alwee bit misty-eyed. I And then the mad rush for home and the Thanks- giving Holidays. Turkey and cranberry sauce and a very'specidI'danceithE1t'we attended with a very special girl. Looking back-wasn't it really won- derful? ,S crllgfofeitlsf gag-their QldiiiQ:miumi4uH1PzirIlQHfeg-,