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

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THE STAR On our return in September for our final year we were met by many agreeable surprises. We were welcomed to the fourth year by Brother John who was already well known to the most of us and by Brother Malachy who had again returned to St. J oe's. The return of John Sefbert, one of our best English scholars, from Springfield, Mass., after a year of absence was a source of delight for us. Lafayette lost two of its most brilliant students in the persons of Ed. Mathias and Bill Gardiner. We believe that these notable scholars made a wise choice in selecting St. Joe's for their final year. One of the first acts of the class was to organize a Society to enable us to take a leading part as Seniors in school activities. From the begin- ning, our Society was an efficient and successful organization, due to the able supervision and direction of Brother John. Thoughts of the many lively meetings held will long remain in our minds. One of the most interesting of the many activities carried on by the Senior Class was debating. Many snappy debates were held in the Evg- lish classes, and in the gym before the student body two debates between the two senior classes came off. Of course it is almost unnecessary to say that 4B was victorious in both debates. Memorable among the enter- taining and interesting class debates was that between Cuba Candee and Manilla Griffin. Another unusual activity in which Senior 4B participated was the circus. It was a big success, and everybody who attended had such a won- derful time that it will undoubtedly be an annual affair hereafter. The victory of our football teamover Canisius Prep and the wonder- ful successful year was in no small measure due to Four UB . John Candee played as captain until he sustained an injury that prevented him from finishing the season. Jack Griffin and F. C. O'Connor were star players while Kerin Lyons represented our class as manager. In all projects carried on by the school We have tried to do our best. We have given our support to the faculty and have received theirs in return. We have made mistakes which we hope others will profit by, and we feel satisfied that we have made a success of the time spent at St. Josephis. We take this occasion to thank God for blessing our work and for enabling us to come to St. J oe'sg to thank our teachers for the many favors they have conferred on usg and last but not least to thank our parents for the many sacrifices they have made to send us to a Catholic High School. In closing this chronicle we entreat the under-class men to be ever proud of their Alma Mater, to be loyal to it, to cherish the ideals fostered for many years and to carry on all activities to the best of their ability. CHARLES SCHNITTER '27 B , 71 iyf

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T H E S T A R Qlllass iBrnpbz:p ut Qeniur SEI T WAS in a San Francisco newspaper dated August 25, 1946, that I noticed an article concerning the dedication of eaea E a new addition to St. Joseph's Collegiate in Buffalo. A Q city-wide celebration was planned for September 1, and the notables of many States were already gathering in Buffalo. Being a novelist, I am, more or less a free lance and being, if I may dare to say so, rather successful, I am able to tour the country at will. I called up Neil Riley, a movie star at Hollywood and told him of the article. He suggested that we go to Buffalo for the big event and that we pick up Jack Burke, a big oil merchant, at Denver. Al Patouillet, of the Federal Railroad Board sent out a special to meet us at Chicago. Al regretted that important business detained him at Washington. Aside from meeting Jack Ray, selling oranges and chewing gum on the train, the trip was uneventful. WEE? We registered at the De Wink, Buffalo's largest hotel, and were surprised to find that John Kelly was manager. John was glad to see us and said that a number of our classmates were in Buffalo for the celebration and that Charlie Schirmann, Joe Schieder, Martin Hickey and Walter Miller were stopping at the De Wink. Dan Peschio was a perma- nent fixture at the hotel. Dan, it seems, was proprietor of a tonsorial parlor in the basement. John said that many of his patrons assured him that they had never experienced a closer shave than that which Dan gave them. At dinner we all sat at the same table and then did I learn how suc- cessful my former playmates were. Charlie Schirmann was playing an engagement at Ray Hodges Little Grand theatre. Charlie's specialty is a one-man act entitled Funny Faces. Joe Schieder, it developed, was town marshall of Ebenezer. It was his own fault, though, for Brother Malachy always warned us that we would take the downward path unless We stayed away from small towns. Walter Miller was director of Miller's Follies of 1946 , appearing at Bill Roche's Silk Stocking Cabaret. Walt had not changed very much. The only difference I could notice was that he had gained his heart's desireg he was sporting a trick little black mustache, the kind he had tried so hard to grow in his school days! Martin Hickey enjoys the distinction of being New York's only gentile Fawnbroker. Martin assured me that he is always willing to help along anyone on the path to financial ruin. irly four