St Josephs Collegiate Institute - Star Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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'T H E S T A R ilaistnrp nf bzniur Glass that bright and balmy morning of the fourth of Septem- 35r5 7 W ber, 1923, about 135 bashful boys of different ages and fgljgfg E non-descript appearances timidly entered the sacred por- gm tals of St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute. As soon as that first dreadful realization of our insignificance had passed ' ' away, we began to amble around viewing with awe the severe-looking classrooms, the mysterious laboratories, and strange-look- ing blackrobed men-all of which sights were to become familiar and even dear to us in the course of our four years of High School. Finally a halt was called to our aimless wanderings when Brother Columban, the Principal, led us into the Assembly Hall and lined us up., There, after a short talk, he divided us up into four classes and led us off to be introduced to our teachers, Brothers Edmund, Lawrence, Augustine, and Mr. John Mullins. No lessons were assigned on that first day, and even during the entire week that followed the real difficulties of a freshman did not sink into our bewildered and perplexed minds. Soon, however, things began to assume a different aspect as the regular daily routine of hard work began to be followed more closely, but, realizing that we were no longer children we manfully settled down to our tasks and forgot that we were newcomers. Then came the first real trial of our short high school career-the First Quarterly Examinations. Most of us went through them, however, tri- umphantly, Miller and Schirman leading in 1 D , and Falkner in 1 A , The second quarter was very short on account of the Christmas holi- days, and in general passed away rather uneventfully. Again We faced the Examinations and again We conquered. Then began the long third quarter and we settled down to an uninterrupted grind of ten weeks of hard work from which we again emerged with flying colors. Finally came the last lap of our first year. In spite of spring fever, the call of the wild, and a thousand distractions, we steadily plugged along to a successful close with Miller, Schirmann and Falkner still in the lead and therefore winners of the coveted Gold Medals. School was dismissed and we entered upon a welcomed and well-earned vacation. 1 fl JH

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THE STAR 1 Of our sheiks you will now be told, Jim Privietera knocks shebas cold, Yet he always has his work, Nor does he ever his duties shirk. Joe Chute is also spick and span Some even claim he's a ladies' man But the language of Milton he can't master His pen goes quick but his thoughts go faster. William Lee has a studious look, Of quiet wit, always with a bookg He is not of the boisterous sort, But takes and gives like a good sport. Hank Guarino, of business mein, Once in a while with a. smile is seen: John Se-bert, guardian of our dough, As treasurer with figures is not slow. Lester Brass is our brilliant star, As a diligent student, he has no par: And Edward Mathias follows him With steady persistence, dour and grim. Sarkis Anthony is a quiet lad, Although he's not noisy, he's never sad, Fred Kilroy, too, hasn't much to say, But his nonchalant smile proclaims him gay. Daisy Dolan's no friend of books, But their contents assumes by his owlish looks: Bill Gardiner'-s a youth of likable poise, With contagious smile, and averse to noise, And. last comes our Charlie, questioner of renown, Whose last name is Schnitter, well known in the town, Some think he's too fussy and full of zeal, But to all those who know him. his friendship is real. FRANCIS C. O'CONlNOR, '2T. Twenty sawn

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THE STAR Time and tide wait for no man , is a true saying, but never so true as when that time is pleasant and agreeable, and so it was that all too soon our vacation came to a close. With the advent of September we re- turned to the battle grounds, no longer mere rookies or inexperienced warriors but war-scarred veterans, the haughty possessors of the proud title of SOPHOMORES. After looking over the school to see if any changes had taken place during our absence, and having critically inspected the timid freshmen, with mighty stride we proceeded to our new rooms. We missed a few of the old faces, but there were many new students to compensate for the loss. The four former first years were merged into two large-sized -classes under the tutelage of Brothers Justin and George. Soon the dulling reminiscences of vacation passed into oblivion and we settled down to serious Work. During the first quarter our interest was taken up greatly by the St. Joe's Championship Football team. The First Quarterlies rapidly ad- vanced upon us, but we met them fully prepared. Christmas came and went and so did our second Intellectual Trial of strength, all gone through, however, to the tune of Success. During the third quarter there were but few outside activities to distract us from school w-ork, so when the exam- inations came we simply devoured them. The last quarter of our Sopho- more was spent with a little anxiety, however, by some members, but most of us realized that the real difficulties of life are those that we never meet, and so with light hearts we entered upon another vacation. Upon returning to s-chool in September, 1925, we were surprised to find that a few of our companions of Sophomore year, finding the grade too steep, were not present for the Junior year. We got over their loss, however, and soon we were all hard at work under the direction of Brother Malachy. With few exceptions We succeeded in passing the first and second uarterlies, but at this point our teacher was taken ill and was re- placed by Brother Francis who guided our destinies for the remainder of the year. During our career as Juniors We found time to indulge in many extra-scholastic activities. Representatives of 3 A gained placed on every varsity team, and to cap the climax our basketball team surprised the school 'by defeating all their rivals, including the Seniors, thus gaining the interclass basketball cup. The year passed quickly, indeed, and soon we found ourselves in the role of high and mighty Seniors. 'l'arsnt'y 1 e