St Johns University - Yearbook (Queens, NY)

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QT 8 Will 7 1951 Bound together by these six short weeks of co-activity, our class initiated its four year span of doing. From plans laid the month before, we set out in November for our first blow out, a party at St. Boniface Hall on Election Eve. While the beer flowed in the background fin harmony with the musicl, we played some silly get acquainted dancing games. Amazingly enough, we got acquainted! And on one of the many pillars in the room, someone had tacked a list of the names of the freshman girls with the intention that our gal- lant freshman males should make sure the females were properly escorted home. So, with Bill Keane's car packed, to the breaking point, each girl was delivered safe and sound. It was during this first November that we were introduced to another of UC's traditions: the dec contest. We were stunned at the store of talent floating around the school, and applauded in unanimous agreement when Elinor Heiner copped first prize. Some of our fellow frosh like Pete Donovan, Marge Sullivan, Arlien Brumit, Bob O'Shea and Joan McCabe caused raised eyebrows too, when they took this opportunity to exhibit their dramatic prowess in the auditorium of St. Vincent's Home. Raqmond Warren Batt B,A, English Brooklyn Preparatory Indian Societyg Student Council: Delegate 7953-54, Co-Chairman-Athletic Com- mittee l953-54g N.F.C.C.S.g Le Circle Francaisg Debate Clubg Intramurals, Radio Workshopg Speech Club: St. John's News: Sports Editor i952-53-54, Editor-in-Chief i954-555 THE JOHNSONIAN 7955: Sports Editorg Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. Not merely another editor of a college paper, but a real and talented journalist, Ray was the reason and guiding hand behind the work-filled idea of putting the St. John's News weekly-and its culmination in an All-American dating. He was a 5 A.M. commuter from way out on the Island who performed his all-day, all- night newspaper tasks in a professional, polished and necessary efficient manner. Newsday had the fortune of monopolizing most of this Who's Who's spare time since the end of junior year and rewarded this budding Hearst with more than 75 bylines to date. But Ray is not only a talented individualg he has the make-up of a leader and an honestly real person. When he sat down to knock off the sports section, THE JOHNSONIAN staff, with a sigh of relief that this section was in the best of hands, said with the rest of the school: Okay, Chief! -30 Barbara E. Becker . B.A. Social Studies Academy of the Holy Angels Radio Workshop: Stagers. This rabid O'Connellite is perhaps the only make- up artist allergic to'make-up. Barbara has the perfect voice for quelling any sixth grade ,riot which might arise. She is a true Sophist with a tendency towards sarcasm in humor and a pain- fully honest manner. Her debutante air and one raised eyebrow accompany her to the cafeteria for her drink-coffee, talk-about-anything sessions. She is a real sincere buddy to all. An August wedding with the rest of the crowd will be the high point of the future.

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lt seemed that adoption into the family entailed quite a number of unusual antics. All right, we said like sports, we'll go along with these people. So, donned as propellered little ,boys and rag-a-muffined girls, we pranced about for hazing. And after meet- ing such of these middle-men as Frank DiMartini, Audrey Murray and Jackie Sweeney, a great majority of us were ready to rebel, to quit, to bid a not-too-fond adieu to UC. However, we stuck it out, and after Burying the Hatchet on the Friday night of that horrible week, we were glad. Not only could we recog- nize each other, but those vague greetings of a few days past turned into hearty signs of friendliness when we met our co-sufferers and recalled Bill Fenwick and Pat Muldoon as our best dressed hazers or Joe West- man and Dee Moran as the best sports. We even knew some of the upperclassmen and felt a creeping sense of being not just anyone, but someone in UC. We as a class first hit the News headlines this month with our elections. The tall and short of it? lt was just that way: Sal Agro became our first prexy and John Quinn the scrawniest veep ever. Marge Labdon was voted our secretary and Bill Fenwick, student council delegate. Margaret Barbera B.S. Biology Franklin K. Lane High School Delta Kappa Deltag Biology Seminarg Gens Romana. Marge is a science major with an unscientific tropism for Elizabeth Barrett Browning poetry and Puccini Operas. Those mad earrings and a special weak spot for law students are special traits of Marge alone. lf there isn't a new rhumba step to learn, she'll settle for a listen to other people's problems-followed by a philosophical dis- cussion with Marie, Irene or Joy. Marge includes in her plans work in Bacteriology while pursuing a graduate de- gree, then biological research. Joseph J. Barra Philosophy-Speech Saint John's Preparatory Indian Society: Chorus: Concert Choir: Fencing Clubf The Gaels, Intramurals: Radio Workshopg Stagersg St. John's News: Chief Photographer I95l-52g 1952 INDIAN: Photography Editor: i953 INDIAN: Photographer Editorg THE JOHN- SONIAN 1955: Photography Editor. Whenever we heard . . . an A flat coming on . . . we knew that chorister Joe was present, try- ing to prove that he was a baritone-and not just another frustrated tenor. A conscientious intra- mural player and professional-like photographer for yearbooks and the paper, his major was picking out a major. Those volcanic eruptions emitted from lO0l evidenced Joe's role as Indian Trouble Maker, 1953-54-55. But other roles calling for acting, singing and directing gave all UC proof of his real talents-and though not many knew of it, the sword-play, so well done in Cyrano, owed its success to his coaching. ln the past and in the future, dreams of replacing Alfred Drake and put- ting his Cisitalia in working order fill Joe's mind. 27

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Florence M. Beqina B,A, Philosophy Bushwick High School Catholic Action: President lEvening Divisionl The President of Catholic Action is well on the road to becoming a true Catholic intellectual. Florence is a Dean's Lister and winner of the Sociology medal who found On- tology rewarding and Professors Hughes, O'Connell and Scully most stimulating. Her very special and rare charm along with her true femininity, brains and writing talent make up a winning combination. Florence is an avid fan of Commonweal and Integrity and devotes her spare time to reading, music and oil painting. The source of her store of anecdotes is found to be her co-workers of the U.N. She never lets us forget her continual theme: the need of reconstructing the social order. Ronald J. Belrnonte B.A. Mathematics St. John's Preparatory l954 INDIAN: Intramurals: Math Club. Ronnie's a math major with his sights set on a career in economics--a subject for which he even did outside reading at UC. Beneath that iet black crew cut operates an extremely apt intellect which was responsible for the original ideas behind Phi Eta Chi's prize-winning Communist Party Dance. Ronnie loves to talk with or listen to anyone with a sound idea and can forgive any sin but lateness. This cheerful, understanding coffee cup phi oso- pher certainly has all the makings of a success in any field. Margaret Anne Bellows B.A. English Fort Hamilton High School Los Hispanosg History Club, Stagersg Epitomeg 1954 INDIAN. The familiar face found in the final lineup for Miss S.J.U. contests these past years has been our own Peggy Bellows. Chores such as this are routine for Peggy whose poised, well-groomed look has formerly graced the modeling pro- fession. Her sleight-of-foot specialties were displayed in the choreography of Bock, Crook and Scandal. Peggy is a devotee of poetry, ballet and winter rides on the ferry. Constant daydreaming and a new engagement ring put that oft-seen glow in Peggy's eyes.