St Johns University - Yearbook (Queens, NY)

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JOHN E. BANFIELD, B.A. Minute Men l, 2g Crusade Society 1, 25 Bronx- Manhattan Club 2, French Club 2, Intramural Basket- ball l, 2, Softball 1, 2, Football 2. Jack was a student at St. John's before the war. After a stay in the service he came back for his degree. One ot the main fixtures at all St. John's basketball games, Jack is a hard- working student, as well as an authority on lrish singers and dancers. DOMINICK R BARBARO, B.A. Philosophical Society 2, 3, 4, President 2. Take a daily diet of Arthur Murray, add a dash of philosophy, serve with a well worn dance floor and you have Dom. l-le loves to trip the light fantastic and it is his contention that dancing brings out your hidden personality traits. This self-styled terpsichorean-philosopher intends to enter the public relations field. May he glide through this with as much ease and skill as he does over the dance tloor. RICHARD J. BARNETT, B.A Intramural Basketball 3, 4, Softball 3, 4. Dick's boyish smile and sartorial elegance make him a standout personality about the school. His complacent, natural attitude en- deared him to many. As he goes through law school we know his amiable qualities will soon be acknowledged and will aid him towards his goal.

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JAMES P. ATTRIDGE, A.B. 'Intramural Basketball I. Another English major, Jim is expected to exhibit his wares as a teacher. The elder brother of the St. John's Attridge family, he possesses a keen mind and the necessary perseverance to insure success. One of his many accomplish- ments has been the gaining of a host of friends while at the Wigwam. JEREMIAH J. ATTRIDGE, B.A. Sigma Tau Alpha I, 2, 3, 4, Intramural Basketball I, 2, 3, 4, Intramural Softball I, 2, 3. Jerry is one fellow the Indian is proud to number among its sons. He exemplifies all that a St. John's man should be, both a good friend and a Christian gentleman. With his unmatched personality and fine singing voice he is a credit to his royal Celtic forefathers. Soph Frosh Hop Dance Committee 2 French Club 35 Glee Club, Secretary 3, Treasurer 4, Intramural Basketball 3, 4. X is one of the vast horde of St. John's Prep alumni roaming our sacred halls. Easily one of the best dressers in the school, he pre- sents a dashing Latin appearance which abso- lutely floors the lyou'll pardon the expressioni opposite sex.

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Zl FRANCIS A. BASTA, B.A. Altar Society 3, President 4, Torch, Assistant Business Manager 45 Le Cercle Francais 3, Catholic War Veter- ans l, 2, 3, 4, Retreat Band 4, Chaplain 4, Vincentian Staff 4, Crusades 41 Student Relief Committee 4. Frank's middle name should be Sinceri'ry for the good service it did him and his col- league's in the activities in which he partici- pated. Never one for the limelight, you would always find him giving everything, backstage. Most sincerely we recommend him to the sem- inarians who will be his future classmates. WILLIAM H. BECKERT, B.S. Roger Bacon 2, 3. Bill's college career, much delayed by the war, found him consistently near the top of the Dean's List. His amazing knowledge of Biology won him membership in Roger Bacon and a student-assistantship in the Biology labs in his senior year, and his quiet manner and warm humor won our friendship and respect. GEORGE J. BAUMBACH, B.S. German Club 3, 4, American Chemical Society 2, 3, 4, Catholic War Veterans 2, 3, 4. George, a former Prepster, plans to enter the industrial field of chemistry after gradua- tion. His quiet and pleasant disposition, which has endeared him to his friends, should insure his success in his future work. A i