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

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X X in Troditionol woys . . . S U v 0 v I5 x U b labor intellectuallyg forced, by school tradition and infiuence, to kv give his very best seholastically. But he is also offered a varied L schedule of athletics and other extra-curricular activities designed to develop a well-rounded human being. Dances and social affairs ' are conducted at regular intervals. In short, every attempt is made B 5 by the school to have its graduates develop into zealous Catholics, K solid and respectable citizens, thoughtful human beings. The ' P school authorities feel that the Prep curriculum in its present 5 state is both traditional enough and modern enough to prepare St. ,lohn's students for both time and eternity. V 9 g s L L il Below: Library assignments, both the regular and the ubrowsingv type, bring Prep students into con- tact with the great minds of the world. To the right: Athletics play an important part in Prep life. Joe Timilty, Prep lialfback, gets away for a long gain. Q.

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ixed it lots gf Q .... Yes. Prep life was lots of fun-as we realize when we look back and savor the memories that were ours .... Benny Clark and Mike Cassidy talking about Brother ,leremiah's English test .... The tramp of feet through the halls at 2 :30 .... The whirlwind of leaves and dust in the Quad- rangle .... The shoving and the pushing in the canteen line .... The scurry for a cigarette between the second and third periods .... The shriek of a whistle from the football field .... The Tenseness on exam days .... The bundles of laundry in the basement of Xavier .... ,lim McNiff using the rosin bag .... The delirium in the stands during a close basketball game .... Dan Pierre's perfect follow through .... Tim Murphy getting set in the batter's box. Q . . . The traffic jam at the Prep Stadium on a Sunday after- noon in autumn .... ,lourneying to the Lynn Arena on a cold winter night to watch the Prep hockey team in action. . . . Frank Connery blessing himself before a tricky and important shot .... Bob Pendleton gobbling 11p an aerial and swivel-hipping it into the end zone .... John Mul- ville's appetite .... Mike Cortcse driving on through for an eye-catching lay-up .... A spectacular tap-in by Gerry Riell .... The reviving tingle of a cold shower after a hard game .... Sodality meetingsf. . . The thump of the juke box in the canteen .... Frank Dermody saying: 'Ll don't understand, Brother. . . . Bill Douglass on a long jaunt around left end .... John Kelley adding the extra point. . . . Kidding Neil Burke about you-know-whom .... Phil McCarthy poling out a curve to deep left center .... The tingle in our blood at the approach of the holiday season in December .... The long. long thoughts of youth .... The hush in the chapel as we waited for the Retreat Master to start his conference .... The talks by Father Hudgins on Sunday night .... The precious moments of adoration on First Friday .... Dances at Nazareth .... The football dances that we attended .... So many. many memories and recollections .... The opening kickoff of the football season with the evergreens of Cronin Stadium outlined against an autunm sky .... Clee Club Concerts: many voices raised in happy song .... The long range assign- ments in a certain teacheris class .... The sounds from a Latin class down the hall: HF9ll1il1lI.fl?I71fl1II9.fPlIlfllll0.,, . . . A game of ueggsn in the Quad .... A thousand and one recollections that will brighten all ollr days .... The words of the dear old song: liar above the neighboring hill- top .... M