St Johns University - Yearbook (Queens, NY)

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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

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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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RAYMOND J. BEHAN, B.A. Intramural Basketball l, Committee 2, 3, Debate Council 2, Treasurer 3. Ray was one of those boys who carried a great deal of responsibility while at St. John's. Not only was he supporting a wife and child, but he also managed to become an active member of the Debate Council and Intramural Basketball Committee. With his sincerity, dependability, and willingness to do his best, Ray will surely attain success in the business world. Skull and Circle Honor Society, Whos Who Among Students , Sequoya Co-Editor 2, Editor 3, Student Coun- cil 2, 3, 4, Soph-Frosh l-lop Dance Committee 2, Lyceum 3, Roger Bacon 3, 4, intramural Basketball 2, 3, 4. Equally at ease with rhetoric or reagents, in the lab or in the lyceum, Eliot attains and com- municates a lively interest in everything his curiosity unearths. Fueled on black coffee trio sugari and kept on course by his acid humor, the ex-birdman flies the wing off any con- versation. Varsity Basketball Manager l, 2, Torch l, 2, Philo- sophical Society 3, 4, Glee Club 4, American Chemical Society 3, 4. Definitely a member of the intelligentsia in all his studies, chemistry in particular, definitely a man of clear and positive ideas the'll talk your ear off on Scholastic Philiosophyi, defi- nitely a personality kid , as all who have met hi'm will attest, Ollie is a fine example of Cath- olic education. Truly St. John's loss will be an outstanding gain for all his future contacts.