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

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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

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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 Here was a busy year, filled to capacity with scholastic and social activities. We were again under the guidance of our former teacher, Brother Malachy, and with his willing help and untiring efforts the entire class succeeded not only in making an enviable scholastic record, but a record in extra-class activities as well, for we undertook, on our own initiative, many affairs which went over big . The Senior Smoker, previous to the annual football clash with Canisius was a large factor in St. Joes' overwhelming victory. The proceeds of this smoker financed a football banquet tendered the greatest team in the school's gridiron history. In like manner the Senior Roller Skating Party was a huge success, both socially and financially, and we were able to make a nice contribution to the St. De La Salle Auxiliary. We were Worthily represented in the inter- class debates by a team which would have done credit to any school, and our speakers in the various assemblies before the entire student body dis- tihguished themselves. But with all these activities we did not nglect our main purpose in school, and the comparatively small numlbers of failures in our class bespeaks hard work and constant co-operation with our teach- ers. With these facts in view we feel that we are leaving an enviable record at our old Alma Mater, one that may well be emulated by senior classes in the future. BARRETT-PESCHIO, '27 QQQQWREVIEWING the history of the class of '27 B , we look 'F' if' 'ESQ back to that all important day, September 4, 1923, when we first came to St. Joseph's. Brother Columban, then QQ Qi director, addressed us on the advantages of higher educa- -. J '11 tion and assigned us to our classes according to the subject we wished to take. With Brother 'Columban's advice still fresh in our minds, we began our freshman year with a determination to make a success of high school. We were somewhat unaccustomed to the activity of our new life, but we soon adjusted ourselves to conditions. Like freshmen of previous years, we furnished amusement for the upper class men, especially for the sophomores, by our mistakes and blunders. In spite of the many obstacles encountered, we successfully completed our first year. Vacation, like all vacations, passed too quickly and we returned as sophomores. We were sophomores not only in name but in action. We lorded it over the lowly and bashful freshmen and assumed the pompous air of all-importance usually connected with the name Sophomore. Th I1