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

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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

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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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THE STAR The second year was an all-eventful year in our career, and our class made several records. Members from it formed the backbone of the great football team which defeated Canisius for the Catholic Prep Champion- ship. Besides developing athletic heroes our class produced several fine scholars in the persons of William Lee, John Sebert, Lester Brass, Sarkis Anthony, and our famous Bill Ready. Last but not least among the feats of our sophomore year we carried off the banner for the school field day at Fort Erie. It is impossible for us to forget our wonderful teacher Brother George. The hotly contested debates held under the direction of our witty English teacher, Brother Justin, are still fond memories of our successful second year. The reopening of school brought the majority of us fback to old St. Joe's for our third year. The spirit of activity and school loyalty that we had fostered in our earlier years remained with us, and, as Juniors, we took a lively interest in all the affairs of the school. In the early part of the year We carried off the banner for selling the most tickets for the St. Joe4Canisius game. In the St. La Salle Auxi- liary drive we stood out prominently. We have a cup to show for our success in the interclass athletic competition. In the ad campaign we were first or very close to it, and we did our share to make the card party a success. In school athletics we occupied no mean position. Jack Griffin played as football captain and John Candee represented our class as a star player. Bill Ready and John Burke, then a member of our class, acted as managers in major sports. Lest, perhaps, some person think that our class was developed only athletically, it is fitting that we mention here, hat 3B produced scholars as well as athletes. We cannot give their names here sin-ce space does not permit. Probably many of our successes in the Junior year were due to our wonderful teachers, Brothers Malachy and Paulian. It was with difficulty that we understood Brother Paulian at the outset, bu-t as we came to know him We realized many of the things done by him that we were apt to critize were done for our own benefit. ,The majority of us will long rememlber the snappy and peppy sayings of this jolly yet stern teacher, and we will never forget the lengthy penances that he assigned to us in his just endeavor to correct our many faults. We met with a. serious loss about mid-year in the person of our respected teacher, Brother Malachy, who was taken seriously ill and forced to leave us. We were somewhat reccvmpensed for his loss by the genial Brother Francis who took his place. With many regrets we parted with our teachers and fellow students in June for our vacation. Thirty one