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

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December . . . A short month scholastically . . . The first snowfall of the year and the campus a white blanket of radiant loveliness . . . Hockey on Myrtle Pond: the scrunch of skates on ice, the mad dash for the puck, Harry Deferrari, Iim Heron, Tom Foote, Ray Gallagher and all the gang in a grand and glo- rious scramble, December winds blowing snow gusts in our faces. December . . . Dick Killeen's contemplation over whom to take out on New Year's Eve . . . Mr. Daley putting our trotters through their paces each after- noon in the gym . . . Dave Perini's nightly weight- lifting class in Pete Drott's room . . . Iohn Lyon strug- gling through Wuthering Heights . . . Then our first formal dance on the memorable night of December 10th: a beautifully decorated gym, scintillating mu- sicp dancing on clouds or stars or sunbeams-or so it seemed. She looked wonderfulg we were all men of distinctionp the night was made for us alone. Tux, evening gown, corsage, dance program, the sub- dued glitter of Christmas tree lights, another en- chanted evening. December . . . The first All-Xaverian Tournament . . . The melodic chant from the Quad as the Seniors broke out with Christmas carols . . . The sound of gargling from the washrooms as the Glee Clubbers prepared for their first Songfest . . . Ralph Countie trying to fit his crazy, mixed-up fiddle into a suitcase . . . Hockey playersrshoveling on Myrtle Pond , . He-ctic social league 'games that kept us yixalbnfly busy in the afternoonr Q ' p f ' rvi' Decemloerl . 'The-hindefirxable Christmas' creepingisuupon us . . . BrotherHIohn:getitii:tgf'i11f,Q'2gg1l3 hhditchfistfnixs,rr'ge,1ights't'r.e,udv shdppihqs in:t1is?'bCf9:k.75RCii5lfFi?'lGhfi51imfif5'ifw?f!iS 1- '.4j,'f-.1P14iiSr bsifig 's1i1sffig5?sghdf5rtsigidds.i,for fthe Q 'Q 'Should I get 55935 iiifiiileiiti'-ills' Ofxfi ',i, 15F1I1rI5O?H1,P,f5H?.tShe never P av costs' torj1'ot of money . . . Something-A f ' theflatmosphere. D.ecegg,p,,i'xf-Lg? weekQbe'foref,'our- departure sfqfshvme-11f1i4st,fkf43Q,fhQUSG1Qf1i4fshdisvlrs?tdstishfhs - - - , , x 1 - '5f3l?F1t?l i'lf l?Pl1?5Zff5QT5?l??C?f4fFluYfs19Yl9 f -eff '??4-Howl 'WHY sghouldxl qsendllthiiiyear? . , , And 'fl??St'i1G129'Dl5?2iHU'5i71'l51i1?iTtl19'4iiSf1Ffbl?liiDf1-Ot our Senior ' 'V-faces! The rsstdiiaeh fhhghslfigsris gaps fish! ,But sua-Lzmdes enough 'oneito Tom and Ioe and Bob 'i :Fi f '- ,DecefxnbeLg5igtA,warrrifamglQtender month . . . The big dinnherig6n'Qftlief.flaStf'3night 'before We started the trek good' fellowship and big steaks Cluliflonhert and the old, fa- niiliqr msiqdhssl . YQ 'Ifhe'1aslt, restless night . . . The Big,,iDbty3vj.ff-ff..,iHere5jl'ioome,' Santa-. . . Here I come. M6H1,i'U-T151Ql3'e3d7-ankilall my hometown friends . . . Sldighitbqllg ringing: in my heart . . . Goodbye, Prep . . . Goodbye, Brothers . . . See you in 1955!

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, y. NUAHY THE STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD in action. Steve Pierce presides. CAPTAIN IOE LEPORE goes Way, way up miter the elusive bull. 1 '